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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-08-20
WHY NOT PAY UP?

DO you owe any money to mer-
chant or individual? II so, nav il
and get it behind you.
The indifference to paying debts
by those who are abundantly able
to do SO, is more responsible
for the continued depression in
business than all other factors
combined, greater than war,
greater than tariff. greater than all.
If every person owing the small
sum of S. to merchant or bust
ness concern would pay even half
OF that sum the help to business
would be immense.
Debt is an endless chain, it COM
mences with the individual,
courses through the retail mer-
chant, the wholesaler. the jobber.
and the manufacturer; finally
again reaching the wage Garner,
whose wages are cut when col
lectlons are bad or are thrown
out OF employment altogether be-
cause of shutdown of plant.
Mr.. Forgan. the great Chicago
banker, in 1907, when a great deal
OF talk was heard of an elastic
currency, dryly remarked that it
wasn't so much expansion of cur
rency that this currency needed
as it was contraction of debt.
Any fair thinking man al but
agree with Mr.. Forgan.
Debt contracting has been too
easy; it should be curtailed. But
where debt has been contracted,
the debtor should by all means
pay the debt.
What we need now more than
anything else, in our opinion, is a
loosening up of money. Those who
owe money to merchants or to
others can be of great aid in bring
ing this about if they will but pay
their debts or at least a part of
them.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-08-20
EARLY FALL-SOWN OATS BY FAR
THE BEST YIELDERS.

It is worth while to again call attention to
the superiority of early fall-sown oats over late
fall seeding, says the Progressive Farmer.
In the Cotton Belt the superior yields of
early-sown fall oats are so regular and certain
that too much stress cannot be placed on the
necessity for early fall seeding.
Even as far north as Tennessee, and even
though late fall-seeded oats are frequently win
ter-killed, early fall seeding-September-has
given good yields and better than later fall seed
ing-October-as the following results from five
years tests show:
lime OF Seeding Yield per Acre
Sept. 6 to Sept. 20 41.8 bushels
Oct. l to Oct. 10 4O.5 bushels
NOV s to Nov. 3 8.4 bushels
September is the time for sowing oats in the
northern half of the Cotton Belt and September
20 to October Is in the southern half.
The Red Rust-proof varieties, if sown early,
are unquestionably the best varieties for the
Cotton Belt. The early seeding of oats this fall
will mean millions of bushels added to our yields
next summer.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-08-20

Lefore county is to be congratulated
upon the selections made in naming the gen
tlemen who will be in charge Of her official
positions during the four years beginning
January 1st next. Senator w. NJ. Whit
tington, Representative W. S. Barry, Chan
Gerry Clerk A. R. Bew, Sheriff T.. C. Carrot,
Circuit Clerk G.. Sharkey Pate, Supt. of Ed
ucation J. R. Hughes, Treasurer j. T. Elan
agan, County Attorney Means Johnston, and
Supervisors J. L. Montgomery, j. G. Pleas
ants, M. S. Wilson, J. L. Haley and S. l.
Brown, as we'll as the various Justices of
the Peace and C~onstables, are each worthy
and we'll qualified, and can be depended
upon to faithfully discharge every duty en-
cumbent upon them. While the splendid
gentlemen defeated by them would have
made capable and efficient officers, it is no
reflection upon either Of them to say that
it would have been difficult for the people
to have made better selections than they
have seen fit to make.
Next Tuesday, August oath, the run-off
for County Tax-Assessor will be settled be-
tween Messrs. J. E. Dennis and Harris
Gray, two of Greenwood's highly esteemed
citizens, and the contest for this important
position promises to be close, as their friends
are taking an active interest in behalf of
their respective favorites.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-08-20

The man who owns his own home is in
a position that the renter can never reach,
The renter usually finds. that his rent is too
high, or he is dissatisfied for some reason.
and is restless, and discontentment stalks
before him. He wants to move. He does
not take the same interest in municipal af-I
fairs, in his own affairs, nor is. he, as solicit.
tous OF his neighbors, as the man who owns
his home. The Commonwealth is a staunch.
advocate OF the homecoming habit,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-08-20
THE HUMPHREYS HIGHWAY.

Messrs. Provine, Morrison and Jackson,
the contractors, have about one mile of road
to build and the Humphreys Highway will
b~e.completed. These gentlemen have made
a frst-class job Of this magnificent highway,
and it is a stretch Of public thoroughfare Of
which our people justly feel proud to boast.
The influence Of the building Of this high
mately result in the construction within the
next few years of similar highways all over
Lef1ore county and throughout the entire
Delta country, and the value of these modern
thoroughfares to this section will simply be
~incalculable.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-08-20

Nothing adds more to the attractive
ness of a town or city. and makes a better
impressions upon visiting strangers, thar
newly painted residences, good sidewalks.
clean streets, and alleys, and withal, q good
number OF shade trees and ornamental
shrubbery and flowers in your Yards. IS Is
indicative Of refinement, culture. ..oood
taste and thrift. These are q few Of the
reasons why Greenwood makes such 4 favor
able impression upon visitors.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-08-20

There is a difference! When a rich man
enlists in a cause it is at once suspected he
is to get something out of it-when a poor
man does the anne thing he is accused of
wanting to ''make" something out of it.
Nobody sincere! Cussed gwine and comm!
What's the difference.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-08-20

Buy at home. The home man
spends the dollar here and If you
trade with him you may see your
dollar again. Send il to Z mail
order house and its goodbye for
ever.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-08-20

If Bill Stegall pulls through for the
Legislature in Pontotoc county's second pri-
mary next Tuesday, he will be the logical
fellow for Speaker of the Mississippi Legis-
lature. This will be more in keeping with
the eternal fitness Of things politically and
morally speaking.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1915-08-20
MOBS PLANS WERE
WELL CARRIED OUT
Lynching of Leo. Nj. Frank Was
Plotted For Weeks, Says One
Who KnOws-Burns to AS
sist in Catching Outlaws.

Atlanta, Ga, Aug. lS.-Onc state
ment regarding the lynching of Leo
Frank published here today quoted n
citizen of Mariettu whose name was
kept secret but who was said to be
in a position to know, as follows
Ever since Governor Slaton COM
muted the sentence of Frank the
hanging has been i'm process of for
mutation. There was not missing
thread from the fabric of the YER
fected scheme when the twenty-five
men set out early Monday night for
Milledgevillc.
Meetings were held in spot so con-
Spicuous that you would be astonish-
ed to hear its name called. A leader
was chosen, Il man who bears as rep
utable name as you would hear in
any lawful community. Hundreds of
men would have obeyed him.
The twenty-five men chosen, al
though this was not the entire num-
ber available, were business-like. as
well as determined. Like business ven
lures, they would not go into it with
out first knowing every lay of the
land.
advance men were sent to Mil
ledgeville, where they made thorough
observations Of the prison and its
surroundings, which Included barbed
wire cntanglements, and acquainted
themselves with the telegraph and
telephone connections.
"On Monday night two men were
sent in advance of the main body.
They reconnoitered and severed telc
graph and telephone connections with
the prison so that authorities i'm the
surrounding territory could not be no
titled and intercept them as they car
ried Frank to his place of death.
1T was originally planned to take
Frank to the cemetery in which Mary
Phagan's body is buried, but daybreai<
overlook the captors. There was no
little dissension over the proposal to
hold the lynching in the woods where
it took place, but word from the mob's
leader silonced all opposition.
Asked to recount the actual hanging
OF Frank and what happened he is
said to have replied.
Nobody ever will know that outside
of the men who were actually pre-
sent"
Not even what Frank said?"
He never confessed" was the con-
cluding answer according to the pub
lished account
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1915-08-20
MRS. DALEY DEAD.

Mrs. John d. Daley, whose illness
has been frequently mentioned in this
paper, died at her home in Baptist
Valley last Sunday morning, the i'm
mediate cause of her death being par
alysis. She was in her 55th. year,
and had been lifelong member of
the Methodist church. Besides Il hus-
band four children survive her-Mrs.
John Waldron, Mrs. Allen Thompson,
Miss Ellen Daley and Ben Tom Dali
ey, all of whom are at present liv-
ing at home.
The funeral was held at her late
home Monday morning. The burial
occurred at Dailcy's cemetery. The
services at both places were in charge
of Revs. Greear and Yost, of the
Methodist church.
The pall-bearers were as follows:
Geo. w. Mccall, H., p. Britain, Mac
Catron, Ed. Daley, jeff Gillespie,
and jeff Ward.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1915-08-20
MONTH OF JULY
BREAKS RECORDS
Norfolk & Western Hauled More
Coal Than in Any Previous
Month in HistOry-August
VIII Make Good Showing.

Announcement has been made by
the Norfolk & Western that the month
of July was the biggest coal shipping
month in the history of the railroad
The shipments in July 1915 exceeded
those of July 1914 by 173,9SO tons
The total shipments for July were
2,S54,4 ,445 tons.
1t is conceded by railroad men that
the month of August will break the
July record by thousands of tons
The Telegraph of yesterday, in ex-
planning this enormous coal output
says:
taking into consideration the fact
that the Pocahontas field was placed
under development as far back as
thirty-two years since, a record year
of the magnitude 1915 promises to
be quite naturally might be viewed
except by those conversant with the
mining business, as u result of alb
normal demands created by the war,
but figures bear evidence that the pro-
duction is not inflated but absolutely
subsequent to the continued develop
ment of the field, and, of course, the
widening of world markets. In the
early days of the field it was natural
ly expected that each successive year
would make Il new record, but since
the district has become so extensively
developed the fact still remains that
the Norfolk e Western mining dis
trict continues to augment it's yearly
output, relatively on as large scale
just as it did in early years. The fact
is that the past decade has more than
doubled the combined output of the
preceding twenty-five years, while
with mining and railroad facilities
being improved all the while and vast
tributary areas of mineral yet un-
touched, it is only reasonable TO eX-
pect larger increases every year.
These days of large developments
are illustrated by the relative parts
the Pocahontas field and the Norfolk
& Western railroad as coal carry
ing road play in the worlds coal traf-
iic. AS an instance, the Pocahontas
field, with its several tributary dis
tricts, taking in the coal output of the
counties of Logan, Mcdowell, Mercer,
Mingo and Wayne, produces now n
larger coal tonnage annually than the
whole State of West Virginia produced
no farther back than the year 1901.
The Pocahontas field, with its allied
districts which the Norfolk and West
ern serves, is the largest producer
among the big mining districts of the
state, producing approximately two
and two-ffths of the output of the
state, or one-twentieth of the output
of the United States, the Norfolk and
Western being second only to the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad as the
largest coal carrying railroad in
America. Therefore, it is to be seen
that the production of the field is to
be guaged only by the law of supply
and demand, while the coal producers
of this field are losing no opportunity
to expand their field"
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1915-08-20
ERRORS CORRECTED.

An error or two slipped into the
paper last week, which we're very an
noying to those concerned. The state
ment was made that "Mrs. S. C. Ora
ham" had undergone surgical ope-
ration in a Bluefield hospital, where
the name should have been "Mrs. S.
M: Graham" In the local notice of
Miss Stephens, the new music teacher
in the High School, transposition of
lines occurred which made the article
sound ridiculous. The linotype offers
every chance possible for making err
rors like those referred to, but we
are consoled by the fact that the big
dailies are guilty Of similar offenses
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1915-08-20
Fined for Throwing Rocks.

Sam Angles and wife, and Ida
Pruett and Floyd Pruett, were before
the local bar of Justice Wednesday,
charged with throwing rocks in the
reservoir south of town. They were
convicted of the offense, and Angles
and wife were given suspended SEN
tnce of 30 days in Jail and find $3.50
each. The Pructts were given sus-
pended sentences of 10 days in Jail
and find similar amounts. The charge
OF enforcing the Jail sentences will
be passed to the new administration,
which will take office the first of
September.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1915-08-20
MOST PRISONERS FOR 12 YEARS.

The Tazewell county Jail has had
more prisoners within it's portals the
past week than has been the case
for twelve years, it is reported.
On last Tuesday there were twenty
eight prisoners in Jail, six of whom
were sent to the convict camp this
week, leaving at this time twenty
two. The authorities are unable to
understand this condition of affairs
In August 1914 there was only one
prisoner confined in Jail. Among the
well known characters who are spend
ing the time here are:
John Chambers, George Smith,
Muncy Cline, Charles Moore, Arthur
Neel, moonshiners; Frank Lampkins
Felix Lawson, Dave Bailey, Mary
Elswick, Cleve Short, Rebekah Short
Will McClanahan, Milton Henry, Lace
Dingus, and Sadie Day. Most of these
prisoners will be given a trial at the
term of court beginning Monday.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1915-08-20
NORTH TAZEWELL.

North Tazewell, Aug. 16.-Mrs.
Pearl johnson, daughter of the late
Meek Snapp, of Burke's Garden, with
her daughter and little son, were at
the home of her uncle, Mr.. IL. M.
Smythe, last Sunday. Mrs. Johnson's
husband, n real estate man of Wash
ington, was killed by an automobile
accident at his western home, while
his wife and children were visiting
at his old home at Sweetwater, Tenn.
She was met here while visiting Mrs.
Crockett Bowen, by her uncle, Chas.
Snapp, of Glade Spring, and from his
home will start home via. Sweetwater
Tennessee, and when there to con-
tinue the business established by her
husband.
The second call on the social re-
serves has been issued and in res
ponse the Frying Size of North TaZe-
we'll are in camp on Clear Fork, and
are being drilled for the battle of life
by experts who are supposed to have
become immune to its vicissitudes.
The physical drill is eXcelent-con-
sisting of the pleasant evolutions of
the "lovers' leap" and the divers
Dip" The first is ingenious in the
extreme. A number of graduated logs
are used, beginning with small sizes,
and two recruits, while holding hands
are made to jump them without
breaking the grip)-proceeding from
day to day until they become expert
they can't "get around" The "divers'
because units go through the exer-
else instead OF Couples" and the
boys say that it's lonesome under the
water. TO overcome the objection the
commandant has offered a valuable
prize to the "single" diver who goes
deepest, stays under longest and
comes up dryest.
Running exercise has been discon-
tinued after one day S trial. On that
occasion the Fryers succeeded in not
onl y out-racing the speed chaperon
but out-distancing her by. four miles
and some couples were scandalously
late in getting back to camp. Train
ing will probably end by the last of
the week, and almost Immediately the
class OF the reserves will be succeeded
by the Broilers. Mrs. Grundy herself
has been invited to come out and look
after this lot, and if she can't come
some anxious parents are thinking
of asking the Governor to call out
the militia.
Coming from church Sunday night
there was a euro nix-up on The
street corner which in happier time:
was illuminated by the i. E. L. P
ssearch-light. The parties" "nameles.
here for evermore"- collided on the
sidewalk, and the first words they
had exchanged for months were word!
of apology and regret.
And cf such is the kingdom Of
darkness" The old mill has a new
miller and the wheels go round, whilt
WasCott ginger ale has had "the'
season of its bright and sparkling ex
istence. JOHN.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1915-08-20
A LONG AND HAPPY LIFE.

Mr.. and Mrs. John P. Gcse have
sont out invitations to the celebra-
ton of the twenty-fifth anniversary
of their marriage. The celebration
will be held at their home in Burke's
Garden on Wednesday afternoon,
August 25th., from 5 70 o'clock.
The occasion will no doubt be men,
orable one. Mr.. and Mrs. Gose have
hosts of friends in the county who
will enjoy the privilege of celebra-
ting with them the ending of quar-
ter of Il century of happy married
life.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1915-08-20
THE EDITOR AWAY.

Mr.. j. A. Leslie, editor of the News
is off on his annual visit to his old
home in Botetourt, and the date of
his return to his sanctum, sanctorum
is still an unknown qauntity. Cards,
ETC., received here from him state
that he is 'having the time of his
life," but give no intimation of an
expected return. "When the cats away
the mice will play" and if the editor
extends his vacation to too great a
length, he may find on his return that
"the force" his quit the job and gone
fishing.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1915-08-20
TANNERSyILLE.

Tannersville, Aug. 1S.-Mr. R. H.
keister left last Wednesday for City
Point, where he anticipates working
q while.
Mr.. C. p. Harman of Maxwell. was
here shaking hands with the voters
Friday.
Mr.. Ira Wyatt is at home again
after spending several weeks in n
Bluefield hospital, and ut the home of
his uncle i'll Thompson Valley. We
regret that his condition is not i'm
proved rs much as was hoped for.
Mr.. S. l.. Whitehead spent the week
end on a business and pleasure tri, .
to Sugar Grove.
IS the guest of her uncle, j. n. Nit
chell.
Mrs. Jas. Peery. of Pisgah, was the
guest of Mr.. G. w. Miller Saturday
night. Little Miss Susie Miller re-
turned home with him Sunday.
Mrs. Helen Blevens is visiting her
grandmother, Mrs. Wyatt, in Smyth
county this week.
Mr. and Mrs. j. f. Taylor left Sat
urday for several days visit to the
latter's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Cox, in
Lvnchburg.
Mrs. VIM. Atkins has returned from
Il few days stay at her home in Ma
rion, TO be with her mother, Mrs.
Sallie Holmes, who continues to be
in precarious conition.
Miss Mollic Crabtree is at home
here after a weeks visit with rela-
tives at Broadford.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. A. Whitehead we're
visitors to the home Of w. H. Neces-
sary Sunday.
The follouinn ,,,ora er,,oe+e of NJ.
and Mrs. l. l.. Patrick Sunday: Mr..
and Mrs. w. r. Patrick, an children;
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Il. Brewster, and
little girls; and Mrs. r. p. Hit, and
children.
Misses Vicie and Jennie Whitehead
spent the weekend visiting their sis
ter, Mrs. George Gates, in Smyth
county.
Messrs. Joe and Oscar Barnes, of
the Cove, ID. G. Lowe, of Cedar Bluff,
were here looking over the road last
week, i'll view of change in the road
between Laurel Branch school house
and w. III. Necessary's, and the inn
provement on other roads. On seeing
the almost impossible condition of the
road at some places they were willing
to increase the appropriation to make
it sufficient to repair the road as it
SHOulu Dc.
Mr.. c. w. Asbury was a visitor to
the home of his son, Miller, at Five
Oaks, last week.
Mr.. r. p. Hit was a visitor at ]. /.
Hits Sunday.
Avery Crabtrce, who works at
North Holston, spent the weekend
with homefolks.
Lee Patrick was visiting at G p.
Holmes Sunday.
Frazier Necessary and John Miller
left Monday for West Virginia, where
they expect to go to work.
Messrs Dan and Archie Thompson
had the pleasure Friday to run the
first automobile across Clinch Noun
tain via Mr.. II. C. Asbury's. This
road was regarded as almost impass-
able for a buggy. But now when it
has been shown that the little Ford
can travel it with a little repairing
it would take the place of the turn
pike road across Flat Top and Clinch
mountains, that has been travelled by
so many auto-tourists to and from
Tazewell, this route will save a few
miles in distance, and gives but one
mountain to cross. Some move should
be made to have this road improved,
as it is only about four miles across
the mountain, and is the road of the
citizens of Poor Valley, by which they
reach the county seat. They would
gladly cooperate in any way to re-
PAIR this important piece of road.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1915-08-20
Beautiful Flowers from City Hall.

We are indebted to chief of police
John S. Thompson for a beautiful
bunch of flowers, brought to the Office
yesterday afternoon. The flowers, a
general collection, were grown on the
lot adjoining the Getty hail." which
Sageant Thompson has nursed during
the past season. Experts have pro-
nounced the collection one of the best
seen here. Sergeant Thompson poss-
esses many of the qualifications of a
man. He will hand you boquets when
you deserve them, and if you break
the law he will arrest you and take
you to Jail with the same grace. There
are few communities in Virginia that
have an officer that possesses the
qualifications possessed by the Taze-
well Coop"
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1915-08-20
EASTERN STAR PICNIC.

The annual picnic of the Order of
the Eastern Star will be held at
Chestnut Grove, at Shawvers Mills,
on Thursday, Aug. 26, at six o'clock
p. M, and return home by moonlight.
In event of unfavora5!e weather on
that day, the picnic will ,,a postponed
until the next day. All members of
the Order are expected to bring ianch
for themselves and such guests as
they may invite.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1915-08-20
ONE WEEK MORE OF
PANAMA CONTEST
Candidate Who Will Be Given
Free Trip Across Continent
And Return Has Only Few
Days to Secure Votes.

The great Panama contest will come
to an end one week from tomorrow,
and the young lady having the largest
vote will be presented with free
ticket to the Panama-Pacitic expos-
tion, or will be given line piano.
The next week will tell the tale.
The contest will close Sturday eve
ming, August %, at 6 o'clock sharp.
The following is the standing of
the candidates in Wednesday nights
cOunt.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1915-08-20
WHEAT DRILLS.

The American Seeding Machine Co.
manufacture the Superior, Kentucky,
Farmers Favorite, Empire and Hoos-
Ter drills. Here is what they saw in
regard to these drills: "The Superior
is the peer of them ALI" We have
them on hand, ready for delivery.
STAR MOTOR q MACH. CO.
TaZeWell. Va.
Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1915-08-20
NOTICES!

On last ewek the water supply be-
came very low and the Sergeant went
over the entire water works and
found the water was being wasted.
There is record of all leaks found
at that time, which will be charged
on the next months tax for the work
done by the town on the same. Look
out for your own water lines and
spickets as the next time there will
be fine.