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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-03-05
Greenwood, Miss. Feb. 10, 1915.

Greenwood, Miss. Feb. 10, 1915.
Mr.. Editor:
In commenting on a communication
Of mine in your last issue you said that
the statement that the new admins
tration had shown a saving Of $21o. 25
for Jan. 1915 as compared with Jan.
1914, in the matter of street work,
would be
Amusing if it were not so downright
ridiculous. During January 1914 there
were 81 days of good working weather.
During Januory 1915 there were Is days
Of the worst weather we have seer in
many years, the precipitation being
four times greater than in January
1914"
The writer ear see nothing ridiculous
in the statement. If it was unjust to
the previous administration, it was, on
the contrary, serious matter, demand
ing correction.
1t is not the privilege of a writer, if
he wishes to command the unqualified
respect of the public to be prejudiced,
unfair, unjust, illiberal in what he says
to garble or distort facts to carry a
point or gain a temporary advantage.
Such was not the intention of the
writer. The statement referred to was
based on an item appearing in a pre-
vious issue Of n Of local papers,
and referred to solely as q credit to the
new administration.
In view of your comment, however,
and with the intention of correcting the
injustice indicated, the writer went to
the U. S. Weather Service and the
City Hall, and asked for the official
records and facts, with the following
results:
The u. S. Weather records show
that it rained five week (work) days
during January 1914, and ten week
(work) days during January 1915-the
average precipitation during the five
days in 1914 being 20 of an inch, and
the average during the ten days in 1915
being 1922 of an inch.
Also, that nearly one-half of the
total rainfall for Jan. 1915 fell on Sun
day, the 31st-a date that was not in
Guided in the calculation referred to.
To avoid any possible claim of injus-
tice, or of manipulating figures, com
parison will be made from Jan. 1st to
Feb. 14th. for the years 1914 and 1915
the last date being the latest for
which figures are available for the lew
administration.
From Jan. l to Feb. ID, 1914, it
rained ten week work pays, with a
total precipitation of 5.N inches.
From Jan. l to Feb. II. 1915, it
rained II week (work) days, with a
total precipitation of {. 20 inches.
From records at the City Hall it is
shown that for the period from Jan. /
to Feb. Il, 1914. 636 work days were
paid for, while for the corresponding
period ia 1916, $40 work days were
paid for.
This shows q decrease of 66 days, or
1914 per cent.
From the same source it is shown
that the pay roll of the street depart
ment. from Jan. l to Feb. II, 1914,
Wa $ea9. 65. while for the eorrespond-
DeHe5l y la16 il Wags)0k&rsA
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-03-05
SALARIES WIN BY ONLY Is VOTES.

The election on the question of ratify-
ing or rejecting the salaries fixed by the
Mayor and City Councilmen for themselves
resulted in the salaries being ratified by the
narrow majority Of THIRTEEN votes out of a
total Of 300 votes cast and counted-there
being 161 votes in favor and 148 against.
The ratification Of the salaries as fixed
by the Mayor and Councilmen was not at all
surprising to The Commonwealth. While
we knew that quite a number of our most
substantial citizens and taxpayers were op-
posed to the unreasonable salaries named
for these officials, we were also pretty we'll
satisfied that the Mayor, the Councilmen
and the numerous city employees, as we'll
as some of the close personal friends Of the
gentlemen whose salaries were to be voted
uponl, would vigorously work and use their
influence in behalf of the proposed salaries
(which they did]-hence we would not
have been surprised at a majority of fifty or
sixty votes being cast in favor of the exor-
bitant salaries fixed.
While the attitude of the Mayor, the
Councilmen and the different city employees
in getting out and actively working with
and appealing to the voters to support this
salary Ordinance, appeared rather indicate
If they had not done so the Ordinance
would have easily been defeated by fully so
majority.
11OWCVCl, CHclo ID OHc gratifying led
ture connected with the result of the cleo
ton, VIZ: The large vote cast against this
high salary proposition indicates a good,
healthy sentiment among the taxpayers of
Greenwood against reckless extravaganza
on the part of our public officials in the ex-
penditure of the money they have to pay to
defray the running expenses of the city
government.
This sentiment is not only increasing
here, but throughout the county and State,
and The Commonwealth proposes to assist
in the agitation of the question until every
State, county, city and town official is placed
upon a reasonable salary basis and the fee
system is completely stricken from the
statute books Of Mississippi.
We, have as heretofore stated, nothing
but the kindest feelings personally toward
the city officials and their employees-but
we nave always advocated that which we
considered for the best interests of our
town, county, state and country, and shall
continue to pursue that course, regardless of
personal feelings or private business policy.
We have no special or political favors to ask
at the hands Of any o~ffice-holder or office
seeker anywhere, and shall ~criticise them
whenever we think they deserve it, regard
less of whether it disturbs their tender SEN
sitive natures or not.
We want to again assure our readers
that the result of Tuesdays election had it's
gratifying features as we'll as it's objection
able side, and we are not the least worried
over the narrow margin of votes polled in
favor of the salaries fixed.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-03-05

Lef1ore county's. Sheriff and Tax
Collector received last year SIT, 933. OF
from the emoluments of his Office. We
would like to be Sheriff of Leflore
county about one term. -Kosciusko
Herald.
The editor of the Herald is not by
himself in wishing to hold this office
for q term. We have several worthy
citizens here who also want to hold and
receive the emoluments of the Sheriff g
office.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-03-05

The people who buy SINGER SEW
ING MACHINES realize that a sewing
machine is something o than . piece
of ornamental furniture, and that upon
its faultless operation depends . large
share of the daily comfort Of the
si6gss MN y y ohsss t6jSg1sN
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-03-05
CREDIT DUE DIR. GATHINGS.

Jackson, Miss, Feb. 1.-THE Mississippi peni-
Tertiary, consisting of four large plantations, aggre-
eating about 25,OOO acres of land, with properties
and equipment of all kinds, and cotton and other
unsold products on hands. is valued at s., 245, $50 81.
This is the sum total of the report made today
to Gov. Brewer by the appraisers, J. w. Stewart and
j. J. Evans, appointed a month ago to make the an
nual inventory.
The inventory shows that the value of all prop
critics is $311 O 10 more than shown in the last re-
part, the increase being so large because about
$500 bales of cotton on hand is included. The re-
port filed at the beginning Of 1914 showed a total
valuation of 81 ,934, 1852.
The appraisers value the total land acreage of
the penitentiary at 81 ,565, 10. The personal prop.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-03-05

The Department of Agriculture is
making apple syrup, but Kentucky
doesn't understand why the regular ap-
pie product isn't good enough.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-03-05

MR.. HERR WRITES SOME MORE
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-05-13

BY the time the European war ends, if the present pace is con
tinucd for three years, the debt will be large enough to keep The
human race huStlng for a thousand years to meet the annual in
tcrcSt.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-05-13
RlDDER JusTlFlEs ACT.
Prominent New York German Com
r1ents an Catastrophe.

Prominent New York German Com
ments on Catastrophe.
New York.-victor i. Ridder, son
OF Herman Ridder and treasurer Of
the Stats zeitung, holds that Ger
many was Justified in destroying tbs
Lusitania as an act Of reprisa'
against Great Britain. Explaining
N his father WAS confined to his
home by Illness. Mr.. Ridder dictated
this statement:
q am very sad TO hear the news
of the Lusitania. still hope there
has been no loss of life but 1t seems
Impossible that so great a ship could
be sunk without some loss OF life.
PERSONALLY ] feel much the sarne
as | did on the day the news came
of the sinking of the Titanic. This
sinking of the Lusitania is greatly te
be regretted, as It has no material
bearing on the war either way. But
at the same time, we Germans fee
that the attack was iustiflable. but
purely as an act of reprisal. Fur
'thermore. SUFFICIENT warning was CIV
en- by Germany
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-05-13

The Barnes Roosevelt suit is still continuing its merry
And Teddy is still getting newspaper advertising.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-05-13
PRAISE FOR BEER.
Speaker at Meeting of American
Society of Chemists Declare
They Are Affinities.
FROM SAME

Here are a chemists definitions:
MlK-Hydrolyzed Carbonaceous infusion, with
or without flayoring substance.
BEER-Fermented carbonaceous infusion with or
without flavoring substance.
Beer and milk have similar characteristics, are
of nearly equal food value, and are produced in the
same manner, according to DR.. Edward Gudeman in
an address last evening before the Chicago Chapter
of the American Society of Chemists.
"Beer and milk are afinities," said DR.. Gudeman. "Both
are produced from similar raw materials. In one case the
materials pass through a mechanically operated contrivance
called a brewery. In the other the materials pass through
3 more animated ccntrivance owned and operated by q
female animal. i
"The changes due to metabolism in the brewery and in
the digestive organs differ SO little that an analysis of both
beer and milk show the following: Water, SIS per cent:
acidity, 2 per cent; ash, 3 per cent; difference, 14.5 per cent.
ave can make milk into beer, and in fact, there are pro-
ducts on the market now made in that way. Koumiss is milk
with an alcoholic fermentation of "a per cent.
SAYS IT HAS FOOD VALUE
elias beer a food value? don't think anyone will denv
chat it has a great food value, nearly equal to that of milk. It
Is a food, a condiment, astimulant and sometimes a delicacy.
"Why do men drink beer? Some of them for the food
value, ignoring the taste and the aroma. Others for the
taste and aroma, ignoring the food value"
DIR. Gudeman advocated the setting of a standard for
peer similar to that placed on milk. The standard. he said.
would only determine the maximum amount of water to be
placed IN the brew = Chic0eo Herald, Moyek L-lsIN
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-05-13
IN AN EMBARRASSING SITUATION.

The members of the supreme court Of South Dakota re in an
embarrassing situation with reference to the point raised by the
state auditor regarding the legislative "aHowance'
There is not the shadow Of doubt but that if the lower courts
had been interested, either directly or indirectly, in a case coming
before them, it would be held that Is interested parties they were
not competent to pass upon the merits of the question.
.As the Saturday News observed some time ago, the members Of
the supreme court felt a degree of timidry in accepting the original
allowance, At any rate, they hoped that the question of their right
to it would never be raised in a formal way.
In other words, the members of the supreme court, i'll accepting
the benefits Of this legislative allowance, entertained some doubts
concerning the legality Of the act o respecting the propriety there
of.
1T may be recalled that it was said Of Caesars wife that she
should be above suspicion. All will agree that members Of the sup
rene court should be placed in the same category.
The members OF the supreme court knew, and they still know,
that if the legislature has the right to make "A allowance Of fifty
dollars q month it also has the right to make the allowance five
hundred dollars a month.
They knew, and they still know, that if the legislature has such
right the constitutional provision regarding salaries is itself "un-
constitutional" and therefore null and void.
When we follow this question to its logical conclusion, what
the use of having a constitution if the Legislative allowance is no
evasion thereof
This does not take into account the reasonableness of the sal
airy. That's another matter altogether If no man can live com
fortably on the salary stipulated, why did he accept the office? 1t
was certainly not forced upon him.
We shall await with some degree of mingled amusement and
apprehension the decision of the South Dakota supreme court re-
gardmg this question.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-05-13

It's too bad that the court in the Barnes Roosevelt controvers,
rules out so much Of the rendered evidence. What the countr
would like is to get a view of the whole situation on each side
since this suit was instituted largely to put a quctus on Roosevelt
typewriter.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-05-13

If every man who cries out against the catalogue houses would
only himself buy all his needful things at home there would be quite
a p~erceptible increase in local trade, we fancy, applied to any com
munity. It's sort o. human to want the other fellow to do unto
yon as he would want you to do unto him, but when it comes to
reversing tho ~iever-wel, that different you know.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-05-13

General Sherman was surely right when he said that war is
he'll.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-05-13

"A printer in a ~neighboring town got from a merchant a state
ment printed by an outside house. He paid with a check printed by
an outside house. He got a receipt printed by an outside house
And then he wondered no longer why the printing business in hr
town was so dull.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-05-13

Dick Halliday presided at a bankers banquet recently, serving
as toastmaster. Dick says that one of the bankers discussed
ssIhe sucker who persists in doing his banking business in red ink, y
and that all the while he was talking the aforesaid speaker was
looking straight at the POSTMASTER. Well, almost any banker
wouldn't miss it much, we opine, if he persisted in looking at print
ers in discussing the red ink phase Of banking,
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-05-13

Associate Justice Hughes of the supreme court doesn't want t
be president. lie has intimated that under no circumstances wi
he accept a nomination.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-05-13

There doesn't appear to be any likelihood that Germany will
be whipped very soon, but if Germany herself feels that it cannot
succeed, as some newspaper correspondents tell lis, there isn't much
evidence of it on the surface.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-05-13
SPENDING MONEY.

Spending money is the only enjoyment somr people get out of
In a sui. in Chicago the other day a woman said she would pre-
fer death to living on a patry three hundred dollars a month.
"What get out Of money i'll the way of living is all can ex-
pcct to get out Of life, she is quoted as saying.
And there are thousands and tens of thousands of people like
her in this rcsprrt-not merely women, ethrr. Some men have
caught the contHgion.
There is some basis Tor the contention that the American peo-
pie are the greatest spcndrrs N earth. The question should come
home to each and all with reference to how long they can keep
spending money at the present rate.
General Sherman was surely right when he said that war is
Keep cool-dont lose your heads. That advice which the
American people can well afford to follow just now.
The Barnrs-Rooscvc1t suit is still continuing its merry grind.
And Teddy is still getting newspaper advertising.
Elihu Root is a brainy man, beyond question, but we doubt
whether he would make the best republican timber for the presi
dental race.
Associate Justice Hughes Of the supreme court doesnt want to
be president. He has intimated that under no circumstances will
he accept a nomination..
BY the time the European war ends, if the present pace is con-
tnucd for three years, the debt will be large enough to keep the
human race huStling for a thousand years to meet the annual in
tcrcst.
There doesn't appear to be any likelihood that Germany will
&c whipped very Soon' Dt II Germany herseIi rHs hat IL cannon
succeed, as some newspaper correspondents tell lis, there isn't much
evidence OF 1t on the surface.
It's too bad that the court in the Barnes Roosevelt controversy
rules out so much of the rendered evidence. What the country
would like is to get a view Of the whole situation n each side,
since this suit was instituted largely to put a quietus on Roosevelt
typewriter.
If the supreme court holds that its members are not entitled to
that legislative allowance, they may have to put back into the
treasury all that they have drawn OF such account. If they decide
general salary grab. The supreme court is between the devil and!
the deep sea.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1915-05-13

Keep cool-dont lose your heads. That's advice which tn
American people can we'll afford to follow just now.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-07-16
TELLS OF HORRORS
IN LOWER PERSIA
Letter From Missionary
Read Before Presby-
telian Board.

NEW YORK, July 15.-The Pres
byterian board of foreign missions
made public today a letter from Mrs
j. p Cochran, a mission worker at
Urumiah, Persia, written May 20, a
day after the Turks and Kurds left
the place because Of the approach Of
superior Russian forces.
The letter, addressed to friends in
America" described in detail the
suffering Of the people during the
occupation Of the town by the Turks
Writing of the scourge Of typhoid,
Mrs Cochran says:
we had some Turkish soldiers in
the hospital with it and the people
were ignorant and careless and we
had an epidemic. We have zoo new
made graves in our compound at the
college as the result.
Mrs Mcdowell died, and this
week Louise Shedd. In the hospital
there was a time when the head ply
sicians assistant, Doctor Daniel, who
died with it, the matron druggist,
all the nurses, the cook and the bake
woman, the steward and washer
woman were all down together and
25O patients to be taken care of. In
the city it was even worse"
OF the general situation Mrs. Coch-
ran said: Turkish rule and Kurd-
ish plundering reduced the inhabi-
tants to the verge Of starvation and
ls yet the end is not in sight
yesterday the Turks and Kurds
departed and it is supposed the Rus.
slams are a&out to return. We haven't
had a word Of war news during 1915
so far, but we have had a telegram
from the American ambassador in
inquiring for our
safety and have sent kilograms say
ing we had not been disturbed per-
sOnally.
1--WE are still feeding thousands of
people just enough bread every day
to keep life in their bodies and have
saved the Syrian nation, but have ac-
cumulated thirty or forty thousand
dollars of debts which we don't know
where to find the money to repay"
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-07-16

emily, the ship is sinking. You've
got just two minutes TO dress
"Good-bye, dear. 1t can't be done
Puck.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-07-16
KILL RESIGNS AS
W. A. LEAGUE HEAD
But Team Owners May Not
Allow His Resignation
to Stand.
special To The Morld.

Special to The World.
NJ ALTSTER, July William y.
Hill, president of the Western Asso-
citation Of baseball clubs since June
Of 1911, this morning mailed q circu-
lar letter of resignation to all direct
Crs of rhe league explaining that the
affairs Of the association were forcing
him to neglect his private practice, q
thing he can't afford to DO longer.
The resignation is 90 become effective
at once, or as soon as a successor can
be selected. Just what VIII be done
with the resignation is a matter Of
doubt 1t IS left to the directors to
call a league meeting to elect a sue
cessor. and it is thought probable that
the meeting will be held at NcAlester
next Sunday HIPS letter declares
the resignation is definite and final
Hill was elected in the middle of the
1911 season {, succeed A. j. Baker of
Joplin, who resigned when Joplin
withdrew from the league and though
carrying an orphan team through "a
hard season, all six clubs finished.
The three Texas towns raised the cir
cult TO eight clubs and President Hin
had hoped, if ne had remained on the
job, to place the Western association
in the class Of G or = baseball by 1916.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-07-16
TENNIS CARNIVAL
WILL START TODAY
Best Players of Tulsa VIII
Compete for Honors
With Racquet.

The annual city tennis tournament
begins this afternoon. That it will be
cne of the most successful and inter
csung ever neld in this city seems
already assured. The entry list indi-
Gates that every prominent player in
Tulsa will compete for honors Prac-
tically all Of last years stars viii be
back to defend their hOnors or to seel,
new ones Many new racquet wiCldcrs
are to compete against Veterans who
know the game from every angle.
While the tournament proper be-
gins this afternoon, the most interest
ing and thrilling part of it VIII not
occur until Saturday ana sunday.
The semi-fnals will be played Sat
urday and the finals SUNDAY The
finals are to determine the city cham
piOuShip both i'm singles aud doubles.
Much interest is being manifested
in the tournament and large crowds
are exp aCtcd to witness the games.
National tournament rules are to be
observed, while Sp1lding's champion
ship balls Will be used i'm each and
every match
Singles First Round Matches.
c. r. RoasCr anG Lawrence Brod-
don
Bob Galbreath and W Il. Pomcroy
L. G. Cardiff aid s. NJ. De Sclding.
II. A. Wakefield and A, -. sloan.
Paul Reed and Paul RoswCrth.
c. Bradcn and W. NJ Cappe.
Fred Daniels and Ben r. Rice
w. b. Abbott and Ralph Lockwood.
Judge NJ. A. breckenridge and
G. G. Grove.
b. G. Kennedy and Joe Cappcau.
Is. M. Prohst and John Freeman.
Robert GalCr and less Terry.
John Shakeley and john Howen-
dohbler.
Ray Kessler and Row Floyd Mur-
ray
Lawrence Askew and Carl Magee
Harold Murray and Harry Camp
Doublcs-PrcIiminar Round Matches.
Campbell and sloan VS. Grove and
Kennedy.
Dc selding and Wakefield vs. Dan
iels and Freeman.
Lockwood and Cdppeau vs. Hrobst
and Pettus
DoubIcs-F'rSt Round
Galbroath and Cardiff VS.. Winners
of preliminaries
KesIer and Aslcw VS.. Graham and
Hcnry
HowendobbIer and Magcc vs. Reed
and BOsWorth
Roesar and Terry va. Rice and
Abbott.
Murray and Murray VS.. Brown and
Adams.
breckenridge and Pomeroy vs..
Cope and Shakolcy
Walker and Duell VS. King and
Newlin.