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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-02-25
AN APPEAL TO CONDUCTORS.

Under recent date the Illinois Central Railroad
Company and the Y. C M. " R. R. Company issued
a pamphlet form appeal to their conductors, calling
attention to the frequency of law suits brought
for which they have been held responsible through
the act of their conductors, and urging that they
exercise all possible caution, tact, and care in the
proper handling of passengers, and in this way
avoiding unnecessary litigation.
The appeal is issued by General Manager F.. J.
Foley, from the head Chicago office, and is very in
large number of such cases are either fictitious or
do not possess sufficient merit upon which to just
ify a jury III returning a verdict against the COM
panies, shows that the juries generally sympath,ze
with the individual bringing the suit, and naturally
lean in that direction, and declares that this situa-
ton is OF serious import, the costs of such suits
being enormous outside of the question of verdicts
being rendered against the companies.
The analysis of the suits brought in this con-
neCtion shows that a very large per centum of them
are based on alleged assaults, discourtesy and
reputation of the railroad is in their keeping, and of
their conductors. The conductors of the railroads
are frequently confronted with situations calculated
to overtax the patience of an ordinary man, and
they are often called upon to lay aside all personal
feelings and to realize that they are called upon to
exercise patience and discretion beyond the or
binary.
cases conveying a general idea of this general stu
alton, and while it is commended that all of the con-
ductors were not guilty as charged in the law suits,
and only in very few instances, Manager Foley,
speaking for the Company, shows that while the
Company does not object to defending a conductor
and their other trainmen when they are in the right,
that they cannot defend him when he is in the
wrong; and therefore he urges the incumbency upon
these trainmen to cultivate the arts of courtesy,
tactfulness and diplomacy. aud that the exercise of
good judgment will controveFt fraudulent designs
be seeking to lay foundation 10 mulct the Company.
The cases appended to the pamphlet total one
hundred, and represent the staggering sum of
in Mississippi. This timely appeal to their trainmen
will not only result in a better effort on their part
to improve their service to their companies, but
will have a resultant effect of good on the part of
the public, who should also try and give the same
consideration to the Companies and their trainmen,
as they expect of them.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-02-25
A GREAT PICTURE PLAY

Motion picture lovers were treated
to two exhibitions of the famous
preparedness motion picture, "The
Battle Cry of Peace, at the Green
wood Theatre last Monday afternoon
and night, good crowds witnessing
this great spectacular production.
The picture is in nine reels, and is
a wonderful creation, and it's patrio-
tism and wonderfulness make quite
an effective appeal to those who see
it.
Norma Talmadge and Charles
Richman, two of the V~itagraph's
most versatile stars, carry off the
stealar castles, and are given a
wonderful support throughout. It
is regrettable that much larger
crowds did not turn out to see this
wonderful motion picture spectacle.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-02-25
$500 ~ FIRE LAST NIGHT AT THE
BUCKEYE OIL MILL.

The recent new additions to The
Buckeye Cotton Oil Co.. just west of
this city. containing fully $40. 900 worth
OF cotton seed hulls. were destroyed by
fire last night between IL and IL
o'clock.
The origin of the fire is unknown, but
as soon n it was discovered the mill
force got busy and with their splendid
fire-ighting facilities prevented the
spreading of the angry flames to the
other buildings Of the big plant.
The estimated value Of the building
and its contents 10 easily $50. 900.
The building and its contents were
fully covered by insurance. carried by
companies represented by the Delta In
surance & Realty Agency Of this city.
The Buckeye people will rebuild on
the site of burned building at an early
date, we learn, and the new structure
will be larger and more substantial in
every respect.
Notwithstanding the late hour, q
large number of our citizens rushed Ia
the Ger of the big fire.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-02-25
THE BIG PROBLEM.

If the southern farmer is even moderately wise
he Will reduce his cotton acreage from last year
rather than increase it.
Figures were printed in yesterdays issue of
The Commercial Appeal showing actual experiences
IN the past where small cotton crops had brought
more money than large ones. This is not only true
OF the entire crop, but it applies as we'll to the indi-
Vldual. IL every man who expects to plant to secure
100 bales of cotton this fall will cut his acreage so
that he may reasonably expect a return of 80 bales,
he will receive more money for the 80 bales than he
would receive for 100 bales if he produced that
many. The same. ratio applies to the grower of Is,
10 or five bales.
The export outlook, instead of growing brighter,
is steadily growing more gloomy. Should Germany
carry out her intention of attacking armed mer-
chantmen without warning after Feb. 29, not only
would this country face a grave danger of being
drawn into war, but the cotton grower would face
ADDED freight and war risk charges and the number
OF ships would face a certain decrease. With ex-
ports so hampered, there is no possibility of domes-
tic sources consuming a large crop.
On the other hand, the demand for food crops
bids fair to increase. Corn and wheat and oats,
hogs and cows and chickens, bid fair to be even
higher next fall than they have been. before. For
eign nations can and will have these products, and
we also have 100000 people in this country to
everything to eat. While it may not be decidedly
bearlsh on cotton, it can easily be MADE so with a
big yield this year.
If farmers Of the South increase their cotton
acreage this year at the expense of feed and food
high prices and pay for it out of low-priced cotton.
The safe and sane thing to do is to grow enough
OF feed and food for home use and some to spare
for the market. Any product of diversified farming
can be sold at a good price this fall, and even if it
could not. the added value of cotton which comes
from a small yield would justify the selling of any
surplus grain at low prices. Corn and COW peas.
gardens and chickens and more live stock will solve
the problem. Appeal, Goth inst.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-02-25
LEFLORE GROCER cos NEW
BUILDING CONTRACT LET.

Messrs. HUMPHREYS & McGinnis have
been awarded the contract for the con-
struction of the new SIS. 900 two-story
brick building of the Lef1ore Grocer
Co., on Fulton street, near the C. E..
Wright Ice & Coal Co. and the South
ern Railway, and the work has already
begun preparatory to laying the founda-
ton of this splendid structure, which
will be 100x14O feet, and the contract
provides for completion of the building
within sixty days from date.
The home of the Lefore Grocer Co.
will be modern and up-to-date for the
proper handling of the wholesale bust
ness, and the owners are to be COM
mended for giving preference to our
home contractors in awarding the con-
tract. .
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-02-25
COL. DICK A BOOSTER

Mr.. w. H.. Dick went to Greenwood
on Wednesday night to attend a meet
ing called by the Greenwood Business
League to lend his aid and influence
in securing the immediate .construc-
ton of a permanent modern high
way through the counties of DeSoto,
Tunica, Coahoma, Tallahatchie, Le-
Flore and Holmes, as a link in a great
national highway between Memuhis
and the Gulf Coast. Mr.. Dick is
taking a very commendable interest
in the good roads movement, and now
that the hills have won in the first
skirmish he suggests that all the peo-
pie of the Delta get to work and boost
for the hill route from Memphis to
Enid, then to Oakland, Grenada.
etc. This would bring the "Jefer-
son Davis Highway" into T~allahatchie
County, and would be better for the
section than any other route
that has been proposed. However
a highway will be built through the
Delta, and it will pass through Tut
w1ler, Sumner, Webb, Albin, Swan
Lake, Glendora and Black Bayou,
on to Minter City and Green
wood. And after it has been COM
pleted, branch roads will be built
from Minter City to Philip, and from
rhlllpp to the adjacent settled Sec
tons of Tallahatchie and LeFlore
Counties, which will be a great aid
Philip in a business way-Philipp
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-02-25
U 10 DAYS SALE

The attractive first page amour
cement of the Ten Great Days of
Shoe Selling at Crull's popular shoe
store, beginning Saturday, February
26th, speaks eloquently for itself.
This is indeed a golden opportunity
to buy spring shoes at remarkable
bargains, and the public will un-
questionably take advantage of it.
MI. Crull is a shoe expert and the
slogan of his staunch establishment
is "Shoes That Satisfy" and he
religiously lives up to it.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-02-25
BANKERS GROUP NO. 1 HOLD
MEETING HERE

Forty members of Group No. l, Of
the Mississippi State Bankers Con-
vention, held their group meeting in
Greenwood Wednesday, the main
deliberations of this body consuming
all of the afternoon. Practically
all of the banks in Group No. 1 Of
the State Bankers were represented.
and importance was given the gath
ering by visitors from Memphis, st.
Louis and other large city banks.
The meeting was called to order
Wednesday afternoon at two o'clock
at the Confederate Memorial Build
ing, and while in the city the bankers
were eloquent in their praise of the
convention facilities of this beauti-
full building, and also made special
mention of the strides Of steady
progress in evidence in the "Queen
City of the Delta.
The meeting was presided owe by
Mr.. V. r. Patterson, cashier of the
Grenada Bank, of Grenada, and MI.
w. T. Winston, cashier of the Cleve-
land, Miss, bank. These gentlemen
are the two vice-presidents of the
State Association under the original
grouping of this District, which later
has been amalgamated from two
groups into Group No. /.
The delegation Immediately got
down to discussion, eliminating all
formalities, and splendid attention
was given the speakers, who were
Hon. H. M. Cottrell, of Memphis, who
has personal charge of the agricul-
tural extension work being operated
by the Memphis Business Mems Club,
and other sources. Director w. T.
Pate, of the Farmers Institute of the
A. & M. College at Starkville, and
Secretary T. H. Dickson, of Vicks-
burg, of the Mississippi Bankers,
also delivered addresses. Informal
talks were made by several Of the
bankers present, all of these discus
sions being along the line of safe
farming, and especially touching the
relation of matters vitality interesting
to the bankers. The addresses were
full of emphasis on the necessity of
farmers, in this section, and else
where, first raising their food and
feedstuffs and necessities, and then
the engagement in cotton production
for their surplus crop. Interesting
and instructive statistics we're shown
deliberately, and of the dependence
upon this idea of farming to effect
the full development of u wonder
fur resources, and to place our Sec
ton of the state on a safer business
plane, and level our credits.
The local banks extended charac-
teristic Greenwood courtesies to the
visitors throughout the day, and the
visit was not only one of instruction
and resultant of great benefit but
was a most pleasant me-. Similar
meetings were held by Groups 2, 8
and 4, over tie state this week. and
effective re~suf.ssare sure to be i'm
mediately attendant upon the state
bankers to cooperate with the
farmers.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-02-25

Mr.. Tom Storm, the general
representative of the United States
Fidelity and Guaranty Co., of Balti-
more, was a prominent visitor in this
city, as the guest of Mr.. Shelby S.
Steele. MI. Storm was here looking
after the interests of his company in
this section, which are so ably
represented by the Delta Insurance
and Realty Agency, and made many
friends in this city during his visit.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-02-25
CROP PREPARATIONS PROGRESSING.

Splendid progress has been made with farming
preparations in this section of the Delta during the
past two weeks, and if the weather continues
favorable corn and cotton will all be planted con-
siderably earlier than usual this Spring. From what
we can learn ample acreage will be planted to feed
stuffs for all necessary home consumption in this
section, and the cotton acreage will probably be
slightly increased as compared with last years crop.
Our farmers and planters should. however. be cau-
tious and not increase the cotton acreage too much
because q big crop inevitably meaps q low price
for the fleecy staple. Make plenty Of feedstuff and
let the. COTTON Be yopr surplus crop, and You will
5hen.b - able q aeontol kbe pEjcG
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-02-25
Mr.. J. K. Murray and his daurhte

Mr.. J. K. Murray and his daughte
MISS Mary Lane, of the ''Sari" Com
pany which played at the Greenwood
Theatre Thursday night, were the
guests of Mr., and Mrs. Calhoon Wilson
during their short stay in Greenwood.
Mr.. and Mrs. Murray are old friends of
Mrs. Wilson's mother. Young Miss
Lane is only a short time out of the
High School and has a voice and per-
sonality of rare promise. Her mothers
stage name is Clara Lane.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-02-25

Agent F. Herr requests US to call
attention to the fact that the train
formerly leaving Greenwood for
Memphis a 4 a. m. has been changed
to $3.50 a. M, and the 1926 a. m.
train to Memphis has been changed
to 1913 a.. m. This schedule has
already been put into effect, and the
travelling public is requested to take
notice Of same.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-02-25
WISE GOOD ROADS SUGGESTIONS.
The Commonwealth:

L0ItO II OOH1TIOUW6dIIu.
Now as the Legislature is still grinding away
and not doing much there is one question Of vast
Importance to the country that l think is entirely
out of the hands of the Legislature, viz: Good
Roads. This question ] think is entirely in the
hands Of the Boards of Supervisors Of each county
OF the State. We do not need a State Highway
airy ranging from one thousand to twenty-five hun
dred dollars per year. AL we need Is a good road
machine, run by a capable man under the supervis-
ION OF a capable road superintendent After this is
done, surface the roads with gravel or the cheanest
and best material to be had. and we will have GOOD
roads. and by doing this I've will have connected
high ways from one county to another and conse-
manent ones and tine salaries paid these surperious
superfIuous officials would 90 q long ways toward
building these roads.
live twelve miles from jackson. Six miles d
BEEN my work done.o6 t in oysr. y months, SIX
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-02-25
THE CITY GROCERY co.

The City Grocery Company have
some attractive offerings for the
public in this paper, and it will pay
you to read their advertisement each
week. Their goods are all first
class, their prices r right, and they
appreciate your patronage.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-02-25

miles is common hill dirt road that a contractor goes
over twice a year, and consequently we have no
road except in the good old summer time."
Now, would it not be better for each county to
issue bonds, build good main roads and do away
with this yearly tax on the people to pay road con-
tractors and still have no roads?
The annual tax we pay for road work would
pay for the bonds, and ali interest on them.
Plocahontas, Miss, Feb. 19. NJ. P. CASKEY.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-02-25

Mr.. w. NJ. Dubard, one of
Grenada's most substantial citizens,
was a prominent Greenwood visitor
the first of the week, the guest of the
family of his daughter, Mrs. c.. L.
Lomax.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-02-25
ROSE AND PANSY PLANTS

Potted Rose Plants, 20 cents each,
or six different varities for S1.OO.
Also Giant Flowering Pansy Plants,
in bud and bloom, SO cents per
dozen. Phone 787, or apply to 900
Henry St. ]. w. BELLE.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-02-25
LUMBER co.

Special attention is directed to the
attractive advertisement of the
Greenwood Lumber Co. Watch for
the weekly changes in their an
nouncements in this paper for the
next twelve months and you will be
the winner thereby.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-02-25
NOTICE

The Republican Executive Com
mittee of Lefiore County is hereby
called to meet in the city of Green
wood, Mississippi, Saturday, IL
o'clock noon, March 4, 1915, at the
Colored Masonic Hall.
Signed: j. F. STRONG.
Chairman.
]. E. Wicks, Sec'y.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-02-25

Hon. R. H. Pate, of the Depart
ment of Agricultural Field Work of
the A. & M. College, made US a
pleasant call Wednesday while here
attending the District Bankers meet
ing, before whom he delivered a
splendid address.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-02-25

Mr.. V. S. Doyle, Secretary of the
Shellmound Plantation Co.. and The
aco Co., near Schlater, was a
business visitor to Greenwood We'd
nesday, and made US a pleasant call,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-02-25
NOTICE

Train 323 will be held at Grenada
until $3.50 p. m. March End, for the
accommodation Of Greenwood dele
gates returning from the Highway
Convention. F. HERR, Agent.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-02-25

The Vicksburg Herald very pertinently OBJ
serves that Five Democratic senator's voted against
ratification of the administration Nicaraguan treaty.
kansas. Thomas and another, whose name it is not
necessary to mention. He voted that way OF
course"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-02-25

The weekly change in the Peoples
Garage attractive advertisement in
The Commonwealth are very interest
ing. Don't fail to read them regular
ly.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-02-25
IMPORTED STAPLE COTTON SEED
FOR SALE

Staple one-fourth strong, produces equal to and a early as the
This cotton a sent out by the Government to a friend several
years ago Din small sack, and 1 was one of the first to see its remark
1 had up to that time planted twelve or fourteen different
varieties, and found this to be the best an-round cotton 1 ever
planted.
When first bought 1 only got a limited amount of seed, but had
I planted the entire place in this cotton, 1 would have made from
20 per cent t 80 per cent more
1t originally was on the order of the "Black Rather" variety,
but it picked easier, and was more prolific, and it had more turnout in
it than any cotton 1 ever planted.
I can account for this vigor very readily. The small finty seed
have much more vitality than the larger, spungent seed variety.
You get a stronger, vigorous stalk that can withstand more hard
ship, that cotton might fall heir to, with much more force.
With several years of painstaking, l now have it with small
bon-weevi proof.
vantage over the short stem varieties.
We all know that the bons with a short stem stands u D erect and
catches the water, and rots the burrs.
I have taken great car in my improvement to guard very
closely the vitality and productiveness of this cotton.
The following r a few of the splendid testimonials as to the
worth of this incompatible planting cotton seed, received by me
from planters over the county who have had experience with them:
Malone &Keeser, who rank as n of the most expert cotton
factoring firms in the state, have the following to say of this cotton:
the past seven years, beg to say: that we consider your cotton the
best cotton W re receive, that is, the fibre is the purest, and each and
every bale exactly alike. In fact you can pull ne sample. and it
will represent a hundred bales. We consider the staple full one
three-sixteenths to cor fourth inches, and the last picking is
just as good a the first picking. We feel r. that any me who
tries your cotton will be pleased with it. 1t is very salable and the
buyers RI always anxious to buy it. We shall be very glad to have
you refer any one to US"
Mr.. Percy Ray, on WOODBURY. Plantation, sunhower County,
fourth, and fine, strong fibre. The cotton buyers want it. I expect
to plant my entire crop in this cotton this year"
Mr.. j. D. C. Hammond, who farms near Greenwood. Miss ellis
O. his experience with this: 81 think our cotton as good if NOT
better, than any I ever a Expect to plant nv entire crop Of it
this year."
ID. }. L. Mclean writes of his praise of this seed: 81 like vour
cotton very much. I have saved all the seed and expect to plant
entire crop of it this year. Last year this cotton from your seed
"a sold for eighteen cents"
Numerous others eoquently attest the worth of these seed
Fol further information and data, I will be glad to talk cotton seed
20 m n interested. My prices for this seed r 500 90 per ton
tor from onet to five tons; $500 per ton for from five to ten tons.
and $4,000 per ton for from ten to twenty tons.
SEE OR WRITE
THOS. LUCAS,
GREENWOOD, -.--- MISSISSIPPI.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-02-25

The "Yazoo Delta Highway sounds good,
means much for this section OF the State, and has
the right sort Of men in charge to insure the speedy
Of the road.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-02-25

Hon. John H. Petty was over from
Indianola Tuesday and Wednesday.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-02-25

Mr.. G. A. Oliver was in from
Cola on business last Saturday.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-12-14

given. The lecture was on Pennsyl-
vania, especially on the coal mining
district. Mr.. Handy spoke Of the diff
ferent slides, furnishing q very in
teresting and instructive lecture.
On the opening of the second term
of school, Jan. 2, the graduating classes
of recent years will be welcomed back
to the opening exercises in accordance
with the custom started last year.
Some of the graduates win speak up
on their work in the various higher in
stitutions where they are now studying.
A debate by the Senior and Junior
boys will be held by the debating
club today (Thursday.3 The subject,
That Spanish should take the place of
German in the High School curricu-
lun; will be upheld by William Raffer-
ty, Ralph Spencer and Percy Richard
son and will be disputed by Byron
Wilcox, Kenneth Andem and Robert
Mcintyre.
Miss Ruth Child. chairman Of the
programme for the Senior class Christ
mas entertainment, has chosen the
following COMMITTEES: William Raj
ferty, Kathleen McCauley, Pauline Luz
l-cier, Hazel Perry and Florence Gilber.
! City Notes.
Alderman e. l.. Davis left Wednes-
day afternoon Cor OceAnsides CAL,
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-12-14
Burgess William. A. Burrows Recov
erino
RED CROSS BOX
Forwarded by Local Branch, to Reach
the Other Side Before Christmas.

Wednesday morning the local aux
iliary of Red Cross workers forwarded
a box containing materials that will
go forward through the American
Fund for French Wounded. This is
to be the last shipment that will reach
the other side before Christmas. The
box contained A bandages, 1 900 COM
presses, % foot socks for wounded feet
and an amount of knitted work. which
included face cloths, bandages, etc.
The auxiliary is now making ready
to forward a box for Serbian relief.
This box will contain hospital shirts,
knitted work, hospital pillows, ambu-
lance pillows and old blankets.
announcement was also made on
Wednesday of a gift of SIS to the aux
iIiary for addition to the Children of
America Fund, this amount being sllf-
fcient in a war-stricken country to
nourish child for approximately six
months.
As the treasury of the auxiliary here
is becoming depleted through its ac-
Invites, an active canvass for funds
is becoming depleted through its ac-
tivities, an active canvass for funds
will be undertaken soon after the
Christmas season.