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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-02-19
Youna Mend RusIneaa Laanue.

Convinced that by organization and
concerted effort they can greatly ~
sist In the material welfare and prof
ress OF Jackson, about n hundred
young men met to discuss the propoI
sition to form q young mems business
league.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-02-19

Michael Maznck waH dangerously
burned when two men soized him On
IN" street In the Italian section Of
kanEhB City, No. and after pouring
oil on his hair and clothes lighted
them.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-02-19

Change Bed Of Creek.
The Jackson commission govern
mcnt has undertaken the task q
widening and % Tar = possible, viii
81 range Of available funds, straightse
~ ths BED " Town Crssk.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-02-19

Ihrr" unmarked men robbed tho
Merchants and Mechauics' bank N
San Antonio, Tex Of about s1,I00 and
ra"ap"d IN an automobile.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-02-19

Bound fast to chairs with their sus.
penders, The cashier and his assistant
OF the Farmers State bank at Medi.
eAne Lake. Mont, were compelled to
witness the looting OF the bank by
.wo niasked robbers who escaped with
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-02-19

Az "A result Of the fight in Panama
In which several policemen and Amer
lean soldiers were killed and many
persons wounded, Brig. Gen c. n. Ed.
wards recommends the disarming of
the Panama police.
Newark post., 1915-02-24

Estate of John w. Pennington,
Deceased.
Notice is hereby given that Let
ters Testamentary upon the Es-
tate of John W. Pennington, late
Of White Clay Creek Hundred, de-
ceased, were duly granted unto
Harry P. Joslyn on the 18th day of
February, A. D. 1915 and all per-
sons indebted to the said deceased
are requested to make payment to
all persons having demands
the Executor without delay,
and all persons having demands
against the deceased are required
to exhibit and present the same
duly probated to the said Executor
on or before the 18th day of Feb
ruary A. D. 1916, or abide by the
law in this behalf.
Address
Harry P. Joslyn, Esq,
Attorney-at-Law,
Wilmington, Del.
HARRY P. JOSLYN,
Executor.
Newark post., 1915-02-24
PUBLIC SALE

The HOUSEHOLD GOODS of
Mrs. Harry Campbell will be sold
at
r. T. Jones' Storage Rooms on
Saturday, March 9Th, at 2 o'clock.
Rubber tire buggy, good as
new; 2 sets of single harness; lap
robes; l felt blanket.
1 oak dining room suit, in good
condition; l upholstered sofa and
chair; 2 bed room suits; double
cot with mattress; / single cot; rs
yds. Brussels carpet; Is yds. mat
ting; lot of pictures; 2 Morris
chairs; rockers; some old chairs !;
3 tables; l drop-leaf table; 1 set
of drawers; l No. 8 cook stove,
good baker; l self-generating gas
stove; lot of dishes and kitchen
utensils; l leather couch; / Velour
couch; l combination book case
and writing desk: l ladies' writ
ing desk; / oak chiffonier; chunk
stove, never used; l go-cart, rub
ber tires.
Newark post., 1915-02-24

FOR SALE CHEAP at farm
near Thompson's, Delaware, to re-
duce over stock:
One horse, Bill, weight, 1850
lbs, work anywhere; fearless of
autos, engines, etc.; cost $S1.10
cash, March 1913; about IL years
old; a little thick winded; sell
$4,000 cash. Frank, about II
years old, sound, fine-looking,
work anywhere; weight 1915 lbs;
price $4,000 cash (worth $75.00O.
One bay colt, two years old last
August; sired by Palmer's Fam
Gus "Sisalson"; sell for $4,000, or
exchange for cows, worth $125.00.
One prime (but not registered)
large male Chester White pig,
$4,000.
J. J. CHAMBERS.
Newark post., 1915-02-24
Newark Trust and Safe
Deposit Company
Apple and Peach Trees
FOR
Spring 1915 Planting

Yellow Transparent, Williams Early
Red, Early Ripe, Red Astrachan, Grimes
Golden, Stayman Winesap, Nero, Nam
moth Blacktwig, Jonathan, Paragon,
Winesap, Stark, York Imperial and
number of other varieties of apple trees
one and two years old.
Belle of Georgia, Connects Early,
Champion, Carman, Elberta, Nixon,
Hiley, Beers Smock, Salway, Ray, Walk
ers Variegated and number Of other
varieties of peach trees.
These trees are all clean, healthy and
true to name. Our record for sending
out stock true to name and healthy
should be worthy of consideration by tie
prospective orchard planter.
We also have California Privet Hedge
plants, Cherry, Pear, Chestnut and Japan
Walnut trees, Grape Vines, Currant and
Gooseberry plants.
Prices reasonable Catalogue free.
THE DELAWARE NURSERIES
D. 5. COLLINS, Manager
Milford Delaware
Newark post., 1915-02-24
A Leading Qestion

In the blue days between Christ
mas and New Years, when a print
ing order would have caused either
Of them to start an inquest to de-
termine the sanity of the customer,
two printers met in the corridor,
says the Associated Advertising.
"Just transacted some business !"
quoth one.
"Naw,' said the other in a tone
to tease a further response.
eyes l did just mailed a let
ter" said the first.
Newark post., 1915-02-24

ballot, and finally our great pubic
school system, as means looking to
the development OF this reign OF
reason. We are willing that our
international troubles shall be set
tied by international reason. We
are working for international
democracy.
Great organizations have sprung
up throughout our country to fur
ther this purpose: The American
Peace Society, 100 years old; the
World Peace Foundation, the Car
negie Peace Foundation, Church
Peace Union, and the American
School Peace League, formed to
work through the teachers Of the
country, who hold it within their
power to teach the generation to
think internationally.
In the second place Europe sins
against the reason of the world in
going to war over cause which is
not a rational cause. 1t would have
been difficult for Europe to have
arbitrated in the instance Of the
present conflict, for there were no
logical complaints to be presented
before a court of international JUS
tice. The struggle is founded mere
ly upon national prejudice and rae
ial prejudice; upon national hat
red and racial hatred.
In the third place America be-
lieves in encouraging all the means
Of searching for truth. Since the
war began German professors have
burned their diplomas from Eng
lish universities; the search for
truth is hampered. We had gained
an international literature, an in
ternationalsexchange of political
ideas. Suddenly all this that
America has stood for in her cos
mopolitan population is brushed
aside, and national prejudice and
racial hatred given full sway.
In the fourth place we in Amer
lea have been building up a civiliz-
alton based upon cosmopolitanism
we welcome all, because in this
great nation, we need them. Amer
lea has become the great melting
pot Of the nations; out of it has
come an amalgamation of all the
cultures Of the world. We don t
believe that the culture of one
is better than that Of an
other; we believe in approaching
all that is best in England and Ger
many and Russia and France. We
believe that individuals are ends in
themselves and not things to be
used. The glory Of America is the
opportunity that the average man
may come into his own. This aver
age man that America has been
fighting for is losing his rights in
Europe.
In closing, the speaker declared
the time has come when you and I
must mold public opinion; when
we must strive to make the terms
Of peace not such as shall SOW the
seeds of international war; we
must advocate an international
court which shall administer inter-
national justice, which shall main
tain compulsory force to deal
with warning nation as a crimin-
al, for like criminal it sins
against the world. Before war can
cease we must develop a new inter-
rational life, new international
1t is for America
o light the torch that shall lead the
world.
Newark post., 1915-02-24

The contents Of Edward Herben-
er's store, including typewriter,
cash register, cameras, supplies
and all store fixtures, will be sold
on Saturday, February 81, at 1
o o'clock. ADV.
Newark post., 1915-02-24
Farm for Sale

1O1 ACRES About z miles from
Newark, Del. Good Dwelling, Barn,
Granary, Chicken House, Etc. Good
fertile land. Immediate possession.
Will sell for less than $50 per acre.
Newark post., 1915-02-24

FOR SALE CHEAP--One buggy
set of harness, hay tedder, horse
rake, corn planter. Apply to
FRANK SPRINGER,
2.24.3t Go Joseph Rankin Farm
Newark post., 1915-02-24

To which the other responded,
breathlessly. "Tip me off-where d
you get the two cents" -Ex.
Newark post., 1915-02-24

SOCIALISM
More than million voters in this
country are for Socialism; what do you
know about itf Don't be ignorant of
your times or stupid in refusing to know
facts. Copies of "The Christian Social
ist,' edited by clergymen of the Hpisco-
pal church, and other political literature
sent free on request.
A. N. ANDREWS,
Box 25,
tt. Wilmington, Del.
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NOTES MUST BEAR STAMPS.
Attention Again Called to the Federal
Act.

Columbia, Oct. 16.-Although at
tention has been called to the federal
act requiring stamps upon notes and
other papers held by banks and other
financial institutions, there appears
to be number still ignorant of
the requirements, which imposes q
penalty for violation of this section
of the Emergency Revenue Act. 1t
is necessary to place upon every note
stamp of the denomination of two
cents for each one hundred dollars cr
fraction thereof, and should inspection
be made by an officer of the internal
revenue office and a note found with
out stamp it is necessary to report
this violation to the collector of in
ternal revenue.
Collector Hayward said yesterday
that warning had been given the va
rious banks that under the law it
would be necessary to inspect these
notes and other papers, and, of course,
when it was reported to him that the
required stamps had not been affixed,
it would be necessary for him to en-
force the penalty or require the party
affected to submit suitable offer in
compromise which would be forward
ed to the commissioner of internal
revenue at Washington for final ac-
ton. The collector has my power to
overlook a matter of this kind.
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THIRD DEATH OF ATLANTA FIRE

Atlanta, Oct. 1S.-A third death was
added to the Mutual Film disaster list
yesterday morning at S:3 0o'clock
when Miss Lucille Davis. one of the
girls trapped in the secord story
supply room, died at Grady hospitai,
to which she had been carried in an
unconscious condition.
Miss Davis was dragged to fresh air
by Fireman John Abbott, one OF the
first to reach the supply room when
the fire department arrived upon the
scene. She was lying upon work
bench at the window opening or an
alley in the rear of the building. Evi-
IDENTIFY she had attempted to jump,
when her dress caught in a work
mans wise near the window.
The two other girls, Miss Westbrook
and Miss Ram, found in the same
room with her, were either dead or
dying. Miss Westbrook, stenographer,
was dragged from the building dead,
while Miss Lottie Ham, in asdying
condition, was carried down the lad
der and vain attempt made to re-
suscitate her.
The police have satisfied themselves
that the fire was unavoidable. AL
though nothing can be obtained show
ing the origin of the blaze, it is gen
orally accepted that it originated from
spark from the electric renovator
used on the first floor, on which the
films are stored.
Other victims of the fire are recov-
ering at Grady hospital.
A Gordon of police was required to
keep guard over the burned Mutual
exchange all day Sunday. Sightseers
and curiosity-seekers thronged the
place from morning until dark. The
clerks and attaches of the office who
had been spared from Saturdays
flames succeeded in saving a large
amount of records and valuable pa
pers in the safes and desks of the
second floor, all of which were re-
moved to the Rhodes building offices.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1915-10-22
GRAVE CHARGE MADE
AGAINST GREER MAN.
Robert McElrOy Alleged to Have Been
Accessory Before Fact in Girls
Death

Spartanburg, Oct. 18.-Robert Nc
Elroy, formerly proprietor of press
ing club in Greer, was lodged in Jail
here today, charged with being an ac-
cessory before the fact in connection
with the tragic death of Annie May
Glenn of Greer, who ended her life by
drinking poison at her home two
weeks ago, declaring she did so be-
cause her lover, who had promised to
marry her, had disappeared on the
eve of the wedding. In statement to
the wife of a minister who came to
her assistance the girl is said to have
mentioned McElroy's name.
McElroy was arrested in Laurens
Saturday by Sheriff John d. Owings
of Laurens. The death of the Greer
girl was one of sensational character
and aroused much feeling in the town.
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DECISION AS TO CROP LIENS.
Handed Down by the State Supreme
Court on Saturday.

In an opinion handed down Satrr-
day the supreme court affirmed the
decision of the lower court in the
case of Dean Farmer against Greer
Fertilizer company. The opinion,
written by d. E. Hydrick, associate
justice, is as follows:
Careful consideration Of the con-
stitution and statutes on the subject
shows the intention of the lawmakers
that crops shall not be exempt, under
the provisions for homestead and ex-
emption of personal property to the
heads of families, from attachment,
levy and sale to enforce the payment
of obligations contracted in and for
the production thereof. From the
standpoint of law and morals, such
obligations are of the same nature as
purchase money obligations and should
have the same protection"
Local attorneys do not attach a
great deal of Importance to this de-
cision, this having been the general
understanding among the Anderson
attorneys on the subject. 1t is inn
portant only, they say, because no de-
cision on this particular question has
been handed down by the supreme
court.-Anderson Mail.
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POTASH is FOUND
IN UNITED STATES.

Washington, Oct. 1S.-Production
for the first time in the United States
of commercial mineral potash, for
which in the past Americans have
spent millions of dollars abroad an
nually, was announced last night by
Secretary Lane. A report has just
reached the interior department
from special agent of the geological
survey telling how by simple pro-
cess potash had been produced from
alunite found in Plume county, Utah.
AS alunite is known to exist in
large quantities in Utah. Colorado.
Nevada, California and Arizona, Mr..
Lane believes the discovery assures
the country of an adequate supply of
potash for agricultural purposes, and
for use in the manufacture of ex-
plosives.
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which / received today. I would not
have gotten it if we had sailed as
booked. There are three of US to be
in stateroom together. Mrs. Lake
said she had never been seasick in the
least as many times as she had been
over. They are certainly sweet cou-
pie.
A young man missionary is to be
on shipboard but though we are all
bidding for him-poor fellow, Mrs.
Lake says he has been spoken for on
this side of the waters.
Don't be alarmed about the fire on
ship. No baggage was on; only cotton
and tobacco were burned. The ship
will now be gone over thoroughly, so
don't worry.
We finished lunch at 4:3O today
and remarked that at home you were
sitting by lamplight probably knitting.
With love to you all.
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Vancouver. Oct. II

Vancouver, Oct. II.
You all think you have had a big
time but just wait until tell you what
time we are having. A fire broke
out in the hull of the Monteagle among
the cotton the day before we were to
get on the boat and two days before
we were to sail. 1t was not serious
fire to damage the vessel but damaged
the cotton and all of it had to be un-
loaded. This takes considerable time
for they would not leave without it
was unloaded and all are gone over
to see that no fire remains. This will
delay US several days longer and of
course we are now at the expense of
the Canadian Pacific at their hotel
called Vancouver. The swellest place
| have ever seen-a beautiful History
building. You walk along never hear
ing a football, as you enter your ele-
gantly furnished room your lights
flash on five wall lights beside the
centre light-grand plush chairs and
cushions. There are five of US to-
gether-three in one room and two
in another, with bath between. Have
hot and cold water with ice in a
spigot-all sorts of lovely fixtures.
Large closets with coat hangers and
lights that flash on as the door opens.
Telephone, paper, ink and pens, tele-
gram blanks and laundry blanks, etc.
A maid sits out in the hall to do your
bidding. We go to the dining room
and order anything we wish and it
does not cost one cent. Really every
thing is just so grand it took us about
one-half hour to discover what every
thing was. Of course we were not
accustomed to such treatment and told
the ship folk we did not care when we
set sail as we were very comfortably
fixed. They have not given anything
definite as to the sailing but it is
supposed it will be Friday or Sat-
urday of this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lake have Joined US;
they are lovely people. We are about
ne now and we don't try to keep up
with each other but each goes his own
way. Really it seems providential
that the fire broke out before the hole
was shut up; 1t surely was very
definite answer to prayer.
Mr.. Wakefield wrote me letter
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y
who has gone out to China from the
First Baptist church, has been writ
ing all along the way to her home folk
and they have kindly allowed us to
publish extracts from these letters.
She described the country through
which she has passed and the letters
are very entertaining.
Canada, Oct. 8.
We are still travelling with only a
stop here and there through this
prairie country. 1t is simply indie
scribable-the immense stretches of
wheat fields. Much of the wheat is
in shocks in rows as far as the eye
can see are these mounds of wheat.
In other places you can see them
threshing wheat and they have reg
ular mountain high straw stacks. In
other places all this has been done
and you see man driving six horses
to one plough and another following
with the same number of horses. The
rows look miles long and I suppose it
takes all these horses to ever get
anything done. The railroad track is
as straight as ruler and you can
leave a town for miles and miles and
look down the track and see it, espec-
tally the grain elevators which are
high tin houses for storing grain.
Towns are small and far between. 1t
is clear and cold. Old Jack Frost has
all the grasses stiff and the boards
and everything are hoary white.
When we came into Canada last
night there was terrible commotion.
We soon found out that it was the
custom officers and that they had
looked through all our baggage to see
that we did not smuggle things.
/ dropped letter in box in Moose
Jaw, wher we stopped one hour, US
ing United States stamp, but / do
not suppose it will ever reach you.
You have to use Canadian stamps put
ting five cents on letter and two
cents on a postcard-war tax. We
also bought some cold cream and
mentholatum and had to pay about
four cent on the dollar for war tax.
So unconsciously we are paying to
keep up the war.
More exciting was the chase we had
for a train called out as going to
Vancouver. 1t looked like our train
and had pulled in, Mrs. Greene, Miss
Johnson, Ruth Truxton and I made a
dash for it. A train man asked me
where I was going; I told him from
st. Paul. lie said, "I knew you were
on the wrong train," so helped me off
and sure enough 1 was. The other
folks went on the coach ahead and no
body told them. That was about IL
and they did not join us until four at
a station about 100 miles on up the
road. Before this we had gotten a
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1915-10-22
A BLOW TO HER PRIDE.

An old Scotswoman who had re-
sisted all the entreaties of her friends
to have her photograph taken and
who was at last induced to consent in
order that she might send her like
ness to her son in America, is the
heroine of the following anecdotes in
Tit-Bits:
On receiving the first proof she
failed to recognize the figure thereon
represented as herself, so card in
hand she set out for the artists studio
to ask if there was no mistake.
"Is that me?' she queried.
,"Yes, madam" replied the artist.
"And is it like me?" she again
asked.
eyes, madam; it's a speaking like
ness"
"Aweei," she said, resignedly, "t's
a humblin' sicht."
1t is what a woman doesn't know
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mage and is more steady than the
larger ones.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herring and three
children are here, too, with us and I
know Irma Newcombe is in the city,
but have no idea how to find her, for
there are so many stopping places. I
met girl who came from st. Paul,
who is going on a pleasure trip to
Japan to see sister over there. Our
whole train was made up of tourists
to the exposition and sightseers. A
large party was going to the Phil
lipines, so you see we are not risking
for the Lords sake any more than
others are for pleasures sake and we
have His promise. l think our delay
is providential, though, of course, we
are anxious to be across.
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SKETCHES OF LETTERS
FROM MISS LORA CLEMENT

message from them telling us where
they would meet us.
We have been all day passing
through beautiful mountain country
so beautiful that 1 cannot describe it
to you. We look first one side and the
other for fear of missing something.
Have been on the observation about an
hour. How can l describe the Rockies
to you? Some or rather most of
them are nothing but bare rocks peer
ing up some l Ia miles, some higher,
while we were at a tremendous ele-
vation. On top and in the crevices
is snow which is their only covering.
We have seen four or five glaciers
never had any idea of them even
from pictures. Way up between the
mountain peaks is this broad bed of
blue ice covered with snow. We came
to few where there were cedar and
spruce trees but most of them are
small in body and low. Where there
has been larger timber, the forest fires
have only left the trunks of the trees
standing. 1t looks in contrast to
some others as if they were bald
headed. We have had a peep at the
Albert Canyon gorge $50 feet deep.
1t was grand to look down and see
the water dashing along at such ter
rife speed. Guess the Southern Pow
er company would like to have it. All
along the mountains small streams
come bouncing down, not being able to
help themselves. / never knew that
the hard work in China had such a
grand trip attached to it. l have been
lonesome for you all great many
times, especially when | think of the
great distance between us.
We are very comfortably situated in
private boarding place here in Van
couver, accommodating about 60
guests, I presume, but they call it
private. 1t is less expensive than the
C. P. Railway hotel, which is the
grandest ever. When we arrived we
learned that the boat was to sail Oc-
tober IL, now it is indefinite-perhaps
few days, perhaps a week, but
there is daely. If you white any
thing more send in care of steamship
and we will get it.
Vancouver, Oct. IL.
1t is Thanksgiving day here. We
walked in the park today and saw the
lovely flowers. The rose bushes looked
like vases. The limbs are pruned for
about three or four feet and they'll,
branch out and bloom just at the
top. You wire them up to a straight
stout stick up to that distance. They
are lovely. 6ear this in mind and
fix one, anyway, like this.
saw the Monteagle as soon as I
arrived. At some distance it did not
seem so very large but know it is and
it is said to carry very much more ton
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Temptation never fails to come to
those who wait.
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1t is what a woman doesn't know
that worries her.