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The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-07-14

sufficient amount of training make effective
and efficient soldier that this has served benefit and upft the people
conuy shown by her low criminal rate which only fraction of
and by the admitted conservatism of her people, their aw-abdng
habits their patriotism and their for the rights of Others Con-
her position today with that another small European country
which, unlike her, had not made due preparation.
In both Switzerland and Austria large of instruction
through public schools during the school period of the youth
mucf indeed that only three months of training
camp necessary complete training the soldier The officers take
longer and intensive but the system in both countries
worked that there practically interference with the industrial
educational of those under training
country great ques
ton of military training There has been general haphazard policy and
blind dependence upon volunteers other dependence upon
else doing ones work 1t illogical system There
why group the population should group
is going to voluntarily perform their military duties.
The obligation to military service universal. 1t is tax upon
which all others depend and nation which fails to recognize this
prepares downfall This general training can ali be effected
has been done Switzerland and Austria without trace of mill
ars without any departure from Ideals and with great result
ing Improvement in the morale physique and character of
youth.
Switzerland the training of young boys principally
of sthenc character Later they rifle shooting and military
formations The final finish put upon them training camps
which
defense
of the great droer of human
life many it among the of loss of
life industrial casualties of all kinds something
year. Of about 10000 result fataa loss
rather exceeding the loss of life of the Civil
accidents peentabe The public interest feaving
sufficiently keen insist adequate legislation this end The
the dramatic startling but the lives lost
everyday struggle existence exceed them vastly number
and without ceasng during both peace and
following a illustration of country
namely peaceful Fourhs of July he last July 190) appox
800 persons something wounded
celebrating the which ended nearly $50 before The
killed equals killed battle who died of wounds
in the Spanish the Philippine rebellion and the Indian
years preceding The wounded of these peaceful days
aggregate half times the wounded all these tell
things prove less dreadful that
should strive avoid it, but simply present to the truth with
the which bring about the loss of life.
Do not give up your ideals Strive for universal but while
striving do not forget the conditions under which you living
and however much you may hope to obtain condition of world
peace remember that there evidence of today and that
want to preserve the institutions which have been handed down
to us we must be ready to defend them.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-07-14

When woman is Unable to get what
she wants she tries to convince herself
that it's not worth having anyway.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-07-14
Washington

Naval officials at Washington were
certain that American marines under
Col. Joseph III. Pendleton had entered
Santiago, Santo Domingo, without OPP
position and are now patrolling the
city.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-07-14

One of the easiest ways for man
to get married Is to tell young wild
ow that he intends to remain bache-
lor.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-07-14
WhyDepend on Somebody Else?
Universal Military Service Can Be Effected
in United States Without Trace of
Mltarism or Departure from
Ideals
By NAL CEN LEONARD WOOD
Commander Department Of the East United States Army
Ideals

The military systems of Switzerland and Austria
appeal to me very strongly models which could
follow to advantage in all which pertains to mill
tary training Switzerland has had her system in opera
ton long enough to make its application general and
result while peaceful orderly country, she stands
always ready to defend her rights and to guard her ter
ritory. She is absolutely free from all indication of
militarism, ordinarily understood, and yet every
in Switzerland who is physically fit has received
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BEST OF THE NEWS BOILED
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In Brlefest and Most SuccInct
Form for Quick Consumption.


The note of Secretary Lansing ac-
cepting the proposals OF General Car
rama TO resort TO diplomacy was re-
ceived with jubilation ut Mexico City.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-07-14

Guinea pigs do not come from
Guinea, nor IRE they pigs.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-07-14

Old rags are used in making llaita.
ton leather.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-07-14

Santiago, Santo Domingo, without OPP
position and are now patrolling the
city.
President Wilson's note formally
accepting CarranZa's proposal that
differences between the United States
and the de factO government of Mex
leo be settled by direct negotiations
was handed to Eliseo Arredondo, the
Mexican ambassador designate at
Washington.
Rear Admiral w. b. Caperton was
designated by Secretary Daniels at
Washington as commanding officer of
the Pacific fleet, with rank of admiral,
to succeed Admiral Cameron McI,ae
Winslow, who will retire.
All of the resources of the federal
public health service at Washington
will be utilized in an effort immedi-
ately TO stamp out the epidemic of in
fantile paralysis now central in New
York city.
Orders for retirement July % of Adj
miral Cameron McRae Winslow, com
mander of the Pacific fleet, who will
then reach the age limit. were issued
by the navy department at Washing
ton.
President Wilson dedicated ITO
Common Counsel and Common I'm
derstandlng" labor temple erected at
Washington as the new home of the
American Federation of Labor. He
said at the dedicatory exercises that
the greatest barrier to Industrial
peace had been the difficulty Of insur-
ing candid and dispassionate confer
ence, and that getting our fighting
blood up" was "the long way and not
the short way" of securing rights.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-07-14
Domestic

Arrival of the Third Pennsylvania
infantry completed the concentration
at FL Paso, Tex. of the First Pennsyl-
vania infantry brigade.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-07-14

Dispatches TO London from Scotchy
say the former German cruiser Bres-
lau, now renamed the Midullu, in the
Turkish naval service, torpedoed Il
transport loaded with supplies and
sank n sailing vessel.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-07-14

Do not give your ideals Strive for universal peace but while
striving do not forget the conditions under which you living
and however much you may hope to obtain condition of world
peace remember that there evidence today and that
want preserve the institutions which have been handed down
to us we must be ready to defend them.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-05-19
VALUE OF CREAM SEPARATOR
a. Much. Milk Obtained From Four
Cows Where Machine 10 Used % /
5. From Five Ordinarily,

The farmer who uses a cream sepa-
rator obtains as much milk from four
cows as is obtained from five COWS
cream is raised In q pan. The
separator method gets Is per cent
more cream from the milk and this
VIII pay for a separator In a year in a
dairy herd of ten or more cows. AS
the cream is separated while fresh and
sweet. ripening can be controlled and
butter Of much better grade can be
secured than ii the cream is raised by
gravity.
The use Of a separator lightens the
work for the housewife. The machine
is kept in a small room adjoining the
barn n only the separator parts are
brought from the house. These in
stead of numerous pans and crooks
are returned to the kitchen for wash
ing after the fresh skim milk has been
fed to the calves and pigs.
A.well-made separator will last for
years, In spite of the fact that it is put
into service twice a day. The sepa-
rator should run for from four to six
years without repairs. If reasonable
care is used.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-05-19
SHOOT OUT QUARREL.
One is Near Death and Three Are Yin.
der Arrest At s6rookhaven.

t -o II
observation-disclosures Adams and
Hoge Hunt are being held in the
county jail here accused Of impica.
ton in the shooting Of Walter Hudson,
two miles west OF ssgue Chitto. Lum
Adams. q bxpthers Charles Adams.
is also conhned ox -spscion. Hud-
son, brought here Ian automobile.
shortly after the shooting, has a num-
Der of wounds in the upper portion
of his body from squirrel shot and
is in a very critical condition.
Reports are meager as to the direct
u of the shooting. The trouble &C.
Cured on a farm owned by Nick Nc
Caffrey of tNorfeld. All of the men
had been working in the field, and the
suppositon is that the trouble grew
out of accumulated neighborhood
chickering's.
Hudson recovered sufficiently at one
time since being brought here to make
a statement that Charles Adams shot
him with a single-barreled shotgun
and that Hunt fired at him with a
Winchester three times. Contradic.
tory to this, Charles Adams is quoted
as taking all the blame for all OF
the shooting, using both the single.
barreled shotgun and the Winchester
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-05-19
SECOND SIEGE OF vickseURo.

Eight Companies Of Militia Will Take
Part in "The Crisis"
Jackson.-Adjt.-Ge Gen. Scales and his
staff of officers. with the assistance
of Lieut.. r. F. Pickering of the United
States army, instructor-insDector with
the state militia, have practically COM
pleted all arrangements for staging
the Second Siege of Vicksburg' on
the historic range OF hills overlooking
the Heroic City.
With the permission OF the war de-
partment and OF the governor and
commander-in-chief of the Mississippi
militia, some 500 of the organized
troops of the state guard are to be
used in %perfectfng 1.-THE Crisis films,
which are to be produced by a large
moving picture concern. Eight COM
panies of the militia, ir addition to the
First Independent Band and the sani-
tary hospital detachment from Hick-
DRY, will make up the expedition, the
expense Of which is to be borne by the
picture company.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-05-19

### SV08sssOS 000U0OO& #8
-
Jackson-The Mississippi Bar A..
socsation has begun an active cam
paign against slzyDter hwyers, fee.
grabbers and ambulance chasers.
At the recent convention held 1t
Laurel the following resolution sub
mitted by . COMMITTEES was adopted:
"Your committee % which was re-
ferred the report Of the committee on
grievances, having considered the
same, beg leave to report az follows:
They concur entirely In the recon-
mendations OF the report End present
the following suggestions as remedy
for the grievances therein mentioned:
First. That . committee of not
less than three nor 0 than five
shall be Immediately appointed by the
chair, to be known rs a prosecuting
committee, which committee, upon be.
ing advised by the chairman Of the
committee on grievances of any com
plant against any lawyer resident In
the state of Mississippi charging said
lawyer with un~professional conduct,
shall Immediately investigate the COM
plant against the said lawyer. and II
in their judgment the complaint is
we'll founded, then It shall be the duty
of the committee to proceed to the
residence of said attorney and to in
stitute proceedings against the said at
torney to disbar him.
Second. In case any member of
the committee appointed shall certify
either to the president of the associa-
ton or to the chairman Of the COM
attend the meeting called for the pur-
pose Of proceeding to disbar said at
torney against whom charges may be
preferred, then the president of this
association is authorized to appoint
another or other members to take the
place temporarily of those who shall
certify that they r unable to attend.
Third. The actual travelling ex-
penses of said committee and any 9th
er actual and necessary expenses in.
CURED by them, shall be paid out Of
the funds OF the association upon a
warrant drawn as provided by the law
of the association.
"Your committee does not believe
that any additional legislation is nee
essary by the Legislature in order to
correct the evils complained Of, for
the reason that the code now contains
specific authority for the disbarment
Of any attorney, and therefore does
not recommend any further legisla
ton"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-05-19

{By w. r. DODSON. Louisiana Expert
ment Station-)
One Of the most frequent questions
asked in regard to grazing is. How
many hogs will an acre carry" 1t is
impossible to answer such a general
question in a very definite way. 1t
a be answered approximately in the
following way.
old ought to average a pound and q
half to two pounds of grain per day
during the fattening period. We know
approximately the amount of food re-
quired to make his amount Of grain.
and il we make a guess of the yield
we can make an appropriate guess OF
the number of hogs required to con
sumo the crop in a given time. A
crop of % bushels of corn, with the &C.
~companying cowpeas, ought to make
400 pounds of pork, OF be the equiva-
lent of feed for one hog for 200 days.
If we want to consume that amount in
30 days, it would require seven hogs.
II the hogs are of mixed ages, includ-
ing pigs, it will carry an average Of
ten to twelve hogs per acre. Peanuts
would make a little more pork per
acre than corn. but when the carbohy-
drates are added to more nearly bal
ance the ration. the pigs will be main
tanned for as long q time on peanuts
as the corn will carry them. The same
acreage in sweet potatoes will carry
the hogs from one and one-half to two
times as long as an acre of corn, ii the
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-05-19
SICK WOMAN DIRECTS WORK
Wealthy Pasadena PhiIanthropist,
Though Seriously III, Plans Con-
struction Of House and Garden.

Pasadena, Cal.-Lying seriously Ill
at her home, $40 Elevado drive, Mrs.
w. K. JeWett, a wealthy Pasadena
woman a philanthropist, is directing
plans for a magnificent ten-acre gar
den surrounding a handsome home
now under construction at 1901 Arden
road.
Unable to move from her room, but
undaunted by her illness, Mrs. Jewett
has ordered a telephone installed be-
side her bed and each day directs work
on the new place while she confers
with the head gardener and architect
as to the plans, and under her direc-
ton, terraces, fountains, wonderful
landscape effects and rare plants will
be installed.
So greatly interested in plans for
her home was Mrs. Jewett that
she had the architect 60 to Colorado
Springs, her summer home, and ex
anime the hangings and furnishings
there, intending to duplicate them in
the Pasadena house.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-05-19
COLLEGE DEAN
LOSES MEMORY
Missing for Three Years, Edu-
Gator Is Found in Den
-
ver. Sl1fh
ACTS AS DlSHWASHER
Part Of Memory Returns to Prof. Cecil
Laveil, But He Wants seciusion
Until He Receivers Fac
ultieS.

New York.-Prof. Cecil Lavell. for
mer dean Of Queens college in Kings
ton. Ont. and a former professor OF
history in Columbia university In New
York city. has been located in Denver,
Colo, after q nationwide search
which began in November, 1913. La
veil admitted his identity and declared
that he was q victim OF amnesia. He
was recognized through . photograph
in q police publication.
Lavell had been working In hotels
in Denver for more than q year, dur
ing which time. he says. he had been
complete memory. At present. he
says. he has recovered his mental
faculties, with the exception that he
does not remember of having been
married. His wife. formerly a resi-
dent in Toronto, Ont, has joined her
husband in Denver.
Wishes to Remain In Seclusion.
Professor Lavell claims he suffered
an attack of amnesia on November "a,
1913, while in Columbus, o. On that
day he found himself on a train en-
route for Detroit, where he learned
from a newspaper man he was re-
ported drowned in Hamilton, Ont. At
Detroit he bought an outfit of clothing
and planned to walk to the Pacific
coast. but gave up because of the
physical strain. After many expert
ences in the middle West he located
in Denver and accepted the first job
he could get.
my mind gradually revealed parts
Of my past" Professor Lavell has
told the police. Through fear that I
might be captured and placed in an
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-05-19
BIRDS SPREAD HOG CHOLERA
other Carry Germs Of Dread Dis
ease on Their Feet.

Unconfined pigeons flying from
farm to farm frequently carry the
germs OF hog cholera on their feet
and infect . neighborhood which is
then at . loss to understand how the
outbreak OF cholera came about. The
same is true OF buzxards. On several
occasions when Investigations OF
sources OF hog cholera infections In
this state were made by a veterinarian
from Clemson college. the buxzard was
found to be to blame. Statistics pub
lished In another state show that
pigeons are. responsible for about %
per cent of the spread Of hog cholera
and 1t is estimated that they caused
In this way In 1915 about fifteen mil
lions OF dollars damage In the United
States.-Clemson College Bulletin.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-05-19
SCHOOL DoRMiToRY BURNS.
Boys Lose Clothing In Early Mornin
Blaze at Forest.

Boys Lose Clothing in Early Morning
Blaze at Forest.
Forest.-The boys dormitory at the
Scott County Agricultural High School
was. totally destroyed by an early
morning fire on May Is. The blaze
was discovered in the ceiling and was
beyond control when discovered. Quite
a number of the boys lost all their
clothing, trunks, etc. There was about
$500 Of furniture and fixtures burned,
besides the loss of the building, which
was only partially covered with insur-
ance. The trustees of the school will
make arrangements for q new build
ing at once. All the boys are being
cared for in private homes until school
closes. which will be on the 18th Of
May.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-05-19
RIVER MENAcEs NATcHEz.

Immediate Attention Must BE Given
Harbor To Prevent Trouble.
Natchez.-Unless prompt and scien
tiac attention is given to the Natchez
sharbor It will soon be In immediate
danger Of being lost, according to the
opinion of those who have studied
the situation. A report on the condi-
ton of the Mississippi river front was
made at meeting of the chamber OF
commerce and it was decided to act
at once. The ravages Of the current
now menace the city waterworks. sew
eral manufacturing enterprises, the
public wharfs and the coal anchorages.
The matter will be presented to the
Mississippi river commission.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-05-19
R0Bs A PoLIcEMAN's HOME
Minneapolis Burglar 0lsreaards Con
oideratlon Due 70 Officers Of
the Law.

Minneapolis.-The first and last
word in the etiquette OF burglars is
to leave the homes Of policemen alone.
but one robber tossed conventions ia
the winds and entered the home Of
Patrolman Frank Rhoades, No. 2120
Fourteenth Avenue 8, while the fam.
lily was away that night. He took a
suit Of clothes. an overcoat belonging
to the policeman and another suit and
. pay check belonging to the police.
mans son, Emmett Rhoades. Mru
Rhoades and Emmett Rhoades were
visiting and the policeman was on his
beat when the robbery occurred.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-05-19
HERoIsM IS HIS UNDoING
Ex-Drunkard Decides a Drink 10 Just
Reward for Bravery In
Resisting.

Montclair.-In her annual report,
Mrs. Nettie H. Patterson. superin.
tendent of the Altruist society. here.
said that the society's officers had
been trying to effect the reformation
of a drinking man whose excuses had
impoverished his family. Finally he
was induced to sign a pledge that he
would not indulge for q year.
To demonstrate to his wife that he
could remain steadfast the man, &C.
cording to Mrs. Patterson. walked
twice past . saloon where he had
been wont to spend his earnings. each
time preening himself on the strength
Of his will power. As he was about
to pass the third time he turned to his
wife and said: "Such bravery deserves
q drink" and he went inside and got
e.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-05-19
KEEP HENS FREE FROM LICE
ed Thoroughly With Good Pow
der or Blue Ointment.

Examine the pullets and hens for
lice. and dust thoroughly with Z good
insect powder. or apply q mixture Of
two parts vaseline and one part mer-
curial or blue ointment, shout the sixA
Of = pea, M inch below the vent
OF the bird, rubbing the mixture light-
ly ON the skin.
An application Of this ointment two
or three times Q year will keep the
fowls tree from lice. Where insect
powder 10 used. Il should be applied
three or o q times . year. or oftener
IL the fowls become infested.
Provide . small box In the house
partly filed with dry road dust Or
iine dirt In which the hens may dust.
thus helping to keep themselves free
from lice.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-05-19
The Pair Were Married,

" .~ u0 O0tV VVST0 "0TTt90s
peeled OF one marked 'eV' and hand
ed 1t to the Judge.
mo. no, you keep that" objected
his honor. You'll need it, for she'll
require some feeding"
Better take it." said the BRIDE
groom. There are plenty Of 'em
here"
But the Judges decision could not
be changed. and the newlyweds.
equipped with passports for their mat
rimonial journey, again braved the
elevator. Then they went on q honey
moon. They would not announce their
destination because they said they did
not want the trip disturbed by mis-
chievous and would-be humorous
friends.
In applying for q marriage license
the bride gave her name as Mrs. Ger
trude Barker and her age as 'over
eighteen years." West gave his age
as "over twenty-one years."
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-05-19
THRElkELD MAKES
INSANITY DEFENSE
IS CHARGED WITH KILLING SAL.
TiLLO SCHOOL TEACHER WHO
WHIPPED SON.
NEGRO DOCTOR IS ACCUSED
Death of Woman Leads to the Arrest
Of Brookhaven Physician On h
Charge Of Murde.-News of
the State.

Tupelo.-The case of State VS.. w.
b. Threlkeld, indicted for murder for
the killing of Prof. John D. Witt at
Saltillo on March 10, 1916, has been
heard in the circuit court here. The
state introduced testimony in an ef-
fort to show hat Prot. Witt had been
killed without ~provocation by Threl-
keld. following a controversy of a few
minutes at Saltillo, after Threlkeld's
boy had been whipped at school.
The testimony went to show that
Witt was shot five times and that he
was unarmed and unable to defend
himself. This testimony was given by
several witnesses for the state.
The defense pleaded temporary in
sanity and that the rash act was com
mitted while the defendant was labor
ing under a high mental strain and be-
lieving that he and his family had
been grossly insulted by Witt.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-05-19
OLDEST ELK is e A

Harrison johnson, Aged 1o1, Passes
Away At His Columbus Home.
Columbus.-Harrison Johnson, aged
1O1, Americas oldest Elk, and one
of the wealthiest citizens of this Sec
ton, is dead at his home here. His
health had been on the decline re.
Gently and the end came gradually.
Up to several months ago he had
enjoyed excellent health and was
few days before his sickness to take
his daily strolls.
Mr.. Johnson was q native of Ten.
nessee, and located in Columbus prio'
to the civil war.