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The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-11-25

Times change and men with them-this gov
eminent once notified bankers that negotiating
foreign war loans would be regarded as unneutral.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-11-25

Washington will be legally "dry' on Sunday
and Monday, March 4 and 5, next, but of course
tnere'll be bottles in gripsacks.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-11-25

Largely increasing Gen. Pershing's ammuni'
ton supply may be just a hint to Carranza that
there's a limit to patience.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-11-25

It's Just been proven that a man may be an
Angel and a professor Of psychology and yet be
divorced from his wife.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-11-25

Presumably the magazine writer who tells
how easy it is for a man to keep himself in good
physical condition is always fit.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-11-25

Possibly Congressman Adamson meant to b.
in slamming the railroads for not play
ing a little politics"
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-11-25

Nope, a man doesn't have to take on flesh for
his chest measure to increase.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-11-25

Coolies of money is waiting to be loaned, but
as a rule it takes collateral, or something equally
as good, to get it.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-11-25

Mayhap these Boston leather men predicting
$50 shoes aren't nutty just greedy.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-11-25

Lenders of money to warning powers can hard
Y be classed as workers for peace.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-11-25

Congress will be busy at the short session
out no buster than the equal suffrage lobby.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-11-25

Teddy can't even arrange to visit the FIJI
Islands without it's being said he's going to start
something.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-11-25

Naturally, pie-hunters are strong for the
rumored shake-up in the diplomatic and consular
service.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-11-25

one II thu wworld's greatest needs is a key t
industrial deadlock.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-11-25

When 1T comes TO carrying MS years JaunLlly,
Joe Cannon has nothing on Chauncey Depew, ex-
cept that ~up-tilted cigar.
It's just been proven that a man may be an
Angel and a professor of psychology and yet be
divorced from his wife.
Possibly Congressman Adamson meant to be
sarcastic in slamming the railroads for not play
ing a little politics"
Coolies of money is waiting to be loaned, but
as a rule it takes collateral, or something equally
as good, to get it.
Teddy can't even arrange to visit the Fiji
Islands without it's being said he's going to start
something.
Naturally, pie-hunters are strong for the
rumored shake-up in the diplomatic and consular
service.
Congress will be busy at the short session,
but no buster than the equal suffrage lobby.
Lenders Of money to warning powers can hard
lily be classed as workers for peace.
Mayhap these Boston leather men predicting
$50 shoes aren't nutty just greedy.
Nope, a man doesn't have to take on flesh for
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-11-25

Superdreadnaughts Of the air are Germany's
newest var machines Il
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-11-25

M W.E ~. WV NW M.N WF# !. W.f w, IN !, "a" T"
Winners never complain Of election laws.
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The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-11-25

Those candidates for Congress who are still
running must be mighty tired.
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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-17
Record
for Baseball Is
Very Creditable

Charlottesville. Va, May 16.--With
ON May 8. virsinias baseball season.
which compares most favorably with
the successes in football and basket
ball, was brought to a close. All in
all 1t must be said that the entire
season was one of the most Success
| full ever enjoyed by Virginia nine.
Twenty-one games were played and
OF these fourteen resulted in victories,
and one was twelve-inning tie with
Harvard OF the six games lost four
were to teams that the Virginia nine
had previously or subsequently defeat
ed as often or more than they had suf-
fered defeat. The only teams, there
fore. that we're able to finish ahead
of the Orange and Blue we're Holy
Cross. which team won, 3 to ], and
Harvard on the Northern trip, when
+ the Southerners were shut out by
Whitney
Only one game was dropped to a
Southern team and that one was the
last of the series of three with Georgia.
Berkeley Bats .447.
The official batting. fielding and
pitching records for the season. COM
piled by College Topics. the official
organ Of the General Athletic Associa-
/ Won. SItoWB IHdI beTh@ISy, with an
average OF ,447, easily leads tn bats
men. with Thurman and Smith as the
only other members OF the elite 800
class.
Mccall is the winning pitcher, not
! having been charged with a defeat
during the entire season. Galloway
yielded the least number OF runs. al
though he pitched IN the most number
of games and innings
II may be Interesting to note that
the Virginia batters dubbed their best
while Mccall was on the mound for
the Orange and Blue, and In four OF
five full games in which Mccall work
ed Virginia scored SO runs Tho only
game in which Mccall was really
pressed WIS against South Carolina.
and in that contst his opponents were
let down with one hit.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-17
GRAyS LOOK OFF
LOOKOUT MOUNTAINS

CBy srzn, Corrsauondsnea
Chattanoosa~ Tenn. May is,--Max-
ing up moro chan an hour OF tina
lost at Danvfns. Asnsviils .nd Kno1-
vile. the 0rAys' special reached Chat
tanooga at S:4s o'clock this axssEnoon.
Major Bright and stan. including Ma
tor Giles b. Cook, medical otnosr Of
the regiment. and Sergeant Major p
F. Newell who Joined the battalion
shortly before leaving Richmond. md
about sixty men spent two hourD on
Lookout Mountain.
The trip planned to the training
camp at Ogiethorpe was abandoned
because darkness would have fAlhn
before the camp could have been
reached. Aftor looking the city over
the Grays left at 1880 o'clock for
Birmingham. where they VIII arrive
at o'clock tomorrow morning.
The trip was without accident but
the special was halted a short dis
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-17
PARDONED MURDERER. DEAD.
Paris Mcconnell Was Freed Recent
" BY Governor Stuart

Bristol. Va.-Tenn,, May 16.--Paris
Mcconnell, thirty-three years old. re-
Gently pardoned from the State prison
by Governor Stuart. that he might
be with his family in his last hours,
died yesterday while pleading for his
children to be brought to him. The
children were wired for, but failed
to arrive McConnelrs aged father,
w. s. Mcconnell. of Nickelville, Scott
County, arrived five minutes too late
to see his son alive.
Mcconnell was sent to the peniten-
tiary for killing a friend and neishtor
named Meade. He declared to the last
that he was intoxicated and ureou-
scious Of having killed Meade.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-17
JAP COMPLAINT IS
NEEDED BY SENATE

Washington. May 16.--The Senate
immigration committee today agreed
on an amendment to the immigration
bill to meet the Jananese objection.
1t was the bill sought to enact into law
the RootTakahira sentlemen's agree
ment and therefore was a reflection on
her good faith, The amendment adds
to the list of those who shall not be
admitted to this country territory In
GLIDING China, India and the Islands
OF the Malay Archipelago except the
Philippines.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-17
HIGHLAND PARK WINS
FROM PARAMOUNT. 1s TO &,

Highland Park grammar schools
baseball team captured honors in the
Richmond Grammar School league yes
terday afternoon at the c. e A field,
when Il defeated that OF Paramount
School by a score OF 10 TO s. The
teams had been tied for first honors
and the championship game decided
the winner OF the league honors A
good crowd witnessed the game,
which, while rather one-sidsd. FUR
nished good two-hour entertainment.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-17

.one out when winning run scored
Score by innings: n
St Louis ..... 500 COL coo Us
Brooklyn =, .. 100 00i Gao o.
Summary: Two base hft--Stengei.
Home run--Bescher. Sacrifice hits
Bescher, 2. Daubert. Butler. Stolen
basess-Daubert, Mowrey. Doubts
plays-Mowrey to Dalbert to o. Nil.
Ter Wild pitch--Msrquard. Bases on
balls-Off Marauard. 2. off Jasper. 8:
off Dell, l. Struck out-By Jasper,
4; by Dell, s. Umpdres--Klem and
Emslie. Time-2:05.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-17

tanoe from Knoxville station TO wait
for four members OF the battalion
who had wandered too far away, and
who came into sight hopeiessiy dis
tanoed. ~ the train pulled out The
tardy man were placed on guard duty
and all were warned to not get out
OF sight of the train 1t any other
stop. There are thirteen offfcers and
l7s mon in the party,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-17
TOO MUCH FERTILIZER.

y When fertfliser was first used
= farmers got wonderfully increas-
+ dyislds even from very light ap-
y plicat1ons. Each succeeding year
= tho soil requires more fertilizer
+ to produce the Same results IN
+ I'll after awhile the son becomes
= wornout
= Malnutrition Ii the name ap-
+ Piled when the crop II abundant
= " supplied with plant food. yet
y in reality IL poorly nourished.
y Every farmer has seen crops
= which were heavily fertilixed and
y yet didn't grow. This result is
= due b several conditions which
y may result from constant use Of
= Commercial fert1lisers. Tho soil
= may become sour, residual salts
y may have accumulated or the
4 humus supply may have been
u Observation-Disclosures Agricuitur-
d list.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-17
BASEBALL HONORS ARE
Continued From Sixth Page

Continued From Sixth Page.)
Three base hits--Hefin Stolen bases
-Finney. Hefiin, Butterworth. Double
plays-Stryker to F. Williams to NJ.
Williams Struck out-By Woodfin.
8; by Garnett. Q. Base on balls-By
Woodfin. /; by Garnet ]. Hit by
pftcher-Woodfin IN. Williams; by
Garnet (Cogbil), Wild pitch--Ry
Woodfin. /. Left on bases-Randolph
Macon. :; william and Mary, 8 I'M
p4re--Mr Hedgepeth. Tlne-1:35.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-17

Summary: Three-base hits-F1ip-
pen. Beckner. Home runs-CarToll.
Sacrifice htto-Hunbard Stolen bases
-F1ippen. 8: Marin, 2; Rose. Selph.
.. Double plays-Rose to Bekner to
Carroll. Struck out-By Robins, IL:
by Flippen. .. Base on balls-By
Flippen. 3. Hit by 'pttcher-Robins,
2. Hits rnade-Off Robins, 9; off
F7tppen. 8. Left on bases NJ. H g
z: Beilvue. g. Umpire-Mr Pool
Tfme-1:55. Attendance--3co
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-17

When Peking dpcklings get fully
fe&thered dtscoottnue al soft mashes
They shouid b I'D nothing but corn
and what they can got for themselves
IN the pasture. In winter. when they
cannot forage. give q mash once . day.
pdeced out By cabbage and meat scraps
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-17

The chief factor to look to IN the pur-
chase Of breeder II that It be well
built and that It IL wen ventilated.
0rowfng CHICKS require IN abundant
surpay Of n1sh air. a. thsy breathe
very ap1d1y and soon exhaust the sup
ply Of oxygen II the proper ventilation
In mot provided
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-17
VETERANS PLEDGE

Continued From First PAgAy
Grams were told OF the great wAr IN
Europe by Irwin g. Cobb. war coxwes-
pendent.
Tomorrow the memorial services
Will be held, and T11slzvdny COMES the
crow1iing features OF the Reunion. tho
election of officers. the parade and
the sham battle.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-17

The J. NJ. H s. team defeated the
Bellvue team at Clark's Springs yes
terday by the ecore of to 2 The
features Of the game were tn batting
OF James. for Bellvue. and for John
Marshall. Carroll, who knocked a
homo run with ono on. and Flippen.
who followed with a triple with three
on bases. The game was interesting
from start to finish, and 1t was hard
to tell the viotors until the eighth in
ming. when tho Marshalites landed On
Robins for six hits, winning the game
Robins struck out eleven men.
The box score:
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-17
R,nsord Defeats McC;uire's.

In a hotly contested game yester-
day afternoon at Byrd Park, Nc
Cures Seconds, OF the Junior League.
lost to Binford High Schools nine hY
the score OF IA TO 13. McGuire's and
Binford- are now tied for league hon
ors, with John Marshall a close sec
ond
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-17
Arrarnn did not get but two chance

Arragon did not get but two chances
during the entire game. The inf1eid.
with the exception of second base.
was not kept very busy at all, Eibel
putting out but seven men. Roche
played "A stellar game IN the field,
accepting nine chances without a mis-
cue. Roches hit came at an oppor-
tune time. TOO.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-17

t pays 10 fight Ice winter and SUM
mar. II yo1 DON'T 80 than Just imag-
Inc they sFe around and keep AFTER
them. Place the dust bath where the
sun can shine On Il: than tbs hans WIN
use II moro freely.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-17

pouftrymen are liable to grow chick
ems faster than nature aIiowA causing
4 leg weakness. This denotes lack Of
ash Bonsmeal given In dishes % the
birds may haip themselves Is q good
remedy.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-17
SENSATIONAL FIELDING
Continued from Page six.)

Struck out---By Bader. 4 by Rhoadea.
5. First base on errors-Richmond
?. Two base hits--Bankston, Rey-
nolds, Arragon. Sacrifice hits-Eihel,
Bankston 90, Hendryx, Rhoades.
Left on bases-Buffalo. IL; Rich
mond. 0. Double play--McDonald to
Hummel to Holmes Hit by pitcher
Carlstrom, Jackson. I'm pires-Cleary
and Rransfeld Time-1:45.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-17

Reynolds certainly banged the old
pill, Two hits in one game ts getting
to he a usual thing with the pad
wearer. Two hingles made the Rich
mond outfit jubilant
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-17

The rainstorn which came in the
last two innings caused many of this
less than one thousand to leave the
stands. Even though II was a. rainy
day, there Ia not as much enthusia SIN
shown here as it is in Richmond UNI
der the same weather conditions.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-17

Rhoades had 'em scared when ha
came to bat. The boy batted 500
and showed class on the mound II
looks az if he will stick around for
A few weeks or more yet
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-17

The game Yesterday was the arst
in which the VirEinians have not ex-
ecuted a double play. The only one
made was participated in by McDon-
aid, Hummell and Holmes.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-17

All Of the extra base hits were made
by Bankston, Arragon and
Reynolds.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-17

Jackson, Rufalo's left gardener,
was the only local that made more
than one btngle. His average was the
next number The hits came in time.
ly, too One nearly scored a tally for
the home team, but fast fielding by
the Virginians would not allow II.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-17

The win placed Richmond IN Sec
ond position. Another victory will
establish the team there more firmly.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-17

Only one hour and forty-fve min
utes was required to play the game,
which shows that the sides were work
ing hard 70 keep from getting wet.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-17
Marshall Freshmen
Take Bellvue Into
Camp By 7-2C Count
JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL LEAGUE
Standing of the Clubs.

Scores Yesterday.
John Marshall, Z; Bellvue. 2.
Binford. IA: McGuire's, 10.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-17

John Marshall VS.. Binford. Friday,
at Byrd Park
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-17
Tells Veterans of Confederate Memo
rial Institute Erected Here to Per-
pcfually Preserve Sacred Relics.

birmingham, Alabama, May 1e.--
acknowledgements J. Taylor FL
tyson presented the following annual
report OF the Confederate Memorial
Association:
Birmingham. Ala, May 10, 1918.
General Bennett III. Young,
commanding United Conferedate
Veterans,
Birmingham, Ala
The Washington herald., 1916-11-13
The First Congresswoman.

In aoI6 or thereabouts when somebody sits
down to write the history of how women won
the vote, he. or more likely she, probably viii
devote an entire chapter to Jeanette Rankin.
Jeanette Rankin will be the first woman to sit
in the House of Representatives. She has been
elected to the Sixty-ffth Congress from Montana
And there is to be no contest over her election.
\ Miss Rankin's achievement marks the culimi-
nation of one of the fights that the women known
as sufragists have been waging for years. Her
achievement also may mark the turning point in
the greatest fight that the women known as suf-
fragists have been waging for years-the enfran-
chisement of all the women of the nation.
Of course, Miss Rankin is suffragist. Those
who knew of her work for the cause in this city
will remember her the typical ardent suffragist
To the cause she apparently has dedicated her
life
She comes to Congress, she says, not only as a
representative of Montana, but as representative
of the women of the United States. This obviously
is meant to be interpreted as a declaration of
war in behalf of an amendment to the Constitu-
ton granting the ballot to women. The weight
that she may be able to throw in favor of such
an amendment now seems likely to be sufficient
to tip the scales toward nationwide woman suf-
frage for in their last fight in Congress the suf-
fragists were almost an even match for their op-
ponents. Truly, advocates of the vote for women
may hail her arrival in Washington with delight.
In her work for suffrage and in her campaign
for a seat in Congress- Miss Rankin has acquired
fame. She is small in statue and has pretty hair
and what is called a sunny disposition. She cooks
and cooks we'll She is perfectly capable of sup
porting herself in several kinds of work and is
one of those women who are described very we'll
by the word efficient She has done philanthropic
work in New York City and is graduate of the
University of Montana. She can sew and not only
can, but does. In fact her friends say "she makes
all of her own clothes and even her hats" If what
her friends say is true, she is as efficient in the
sewing room as she is on tho stump for her hats
are of that delightful style described stunning"
Apparently the only sadness that is to be caused
by her advent in the historic halls of Congress
will be that of the ticket spectators when they
find they cannot get option on the gallery seats
for that day when Miss Rankin delivers her maiden
address.