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ATTEMPT TO KILL 0BREGoN.
Assassins Enter Lines and Try 10
Blow In Private Car.


Ell PAso. Tex. May 5.---One or more
persons believed to have been hostile TO
the Constitutionalists in Mexico last
night penetrated the sentry lines Of
Gen. Obregon's own troops In Juarcz
and made an unsuccessful attempt TO
blow up the private car in which the
Mexican Minister Of War and his bride
are Quartcred. according 10 adviccs re-
ceived BY army headquarters here to-
night.
This was considered All explanation in
part Of tho cagcrncss OF Mexican ON
cials to conclude the negotiations with
Gen. Scott In order that Gen. Obregon
might leave the border. on the American
side. of which live many adhcrcnts OF
factions crushed by the present Mexican
Government.
A rigid investigation into last nights
incident was understood TO be under way
In Juarcz.
The sun., 1916-05-06
Screen stars In Parade To-day,

The Motion Picture Board of Trades
exposition opens this afternoon at Madi-
son Square Garden. Before tho formal
opening n parade OF screen stars with a
police escort will start from Columbus
Circle at | o'clock for the Garden.
Those In the line will include Anita
Stewart. Virginia Pearson, Helen Holmes,
I'hcda Bara, Violet Homer. Vivian
Martin and Annette Kellermann. Mary
Miles Minter as Grand marshall VII
lead the procession.
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pecped through the archway az I
passed. Soldiers in oveialls of Nhte
canvas were bending over benches set
around three sides "f the paved court
and they were engaged in what appears
10 hc the principal occupation OF gar
risun lite-.clcauing high boots.
~ they brushed AID scraped they
wh.>ticd og mad" CULTURAL replies TO re-
mrks of Jocu.ar nature which were
dropped down on thom hy other soldiers
who leaned ON their elbows in the up
per windows overlooking the court and
who surveyed t.-c scene below with eyes
both PLACID and quzzical. The joke,
whatever ii was. appeared - he on the
soldiers in canvas at the boot cleaning
Adjacent to the barracks IL the house
where Mclinchihon died-the best piece
of domestic architecture In Wii'enhefg
| think. ! passed ON toward the rathaus
- report myself TO the police.
From a deep wei. of modern stores
and dwelling houses to the left OF ,he
gath3us square the towers OF the Stadt-
kirche shoulder their huge bulk high
uAove the surrounding buildings. within
those walls Martin Luther Otter
preached. and here. to the scandal OF
half OF christeudom and % the JOY OF
the other half. the communion was fol
the iiTst time administered IN both WA! $
suppose there ~ no. an cCcles!astl
cal building in Europe that has bee.
the scat and source Ot more contention
than ihe brown old Stadt-kirche OF Wit
tcuherg But Yesterday morning
wh.i, haired rosy preacher with We
honiCu; manner hut a merry "y" and :
kindly voice WAS preaching on ~
thought. Re calm, 10Y behind the can
non God stu IS
f,.s- q .f.-a 7 hal !,
.ng another sermon up a. .he exquisite,
restored Schloss- klrche ard ihe drift %
thut sermon also was t1at "A disr-esse,
ard ANXIOUS word might safely repos'
i:srif upon certain fundamentals of III
and Lyon which. IN the preacher
view, neither wars destroy nor reNo
lut.ons uycrturn.
The sun., 1916-05-06
HOUSE IN ANGER
At MEYER LONDON
Y. Y. Socialist Escapes Cen
sure by Apologizing for Re-
marks ON Porto Rican Bill.
TALKS ASSASSINATION"

W,<ul~GroS. May j.--I,eorcsenta'ive
iiarr London. the New YORK. Socialist
:, red the wrath OF the House to-day.
,.,t-oNl, escaping formal ccsurc. by a
i,,l.IatIou interpreted by his colleagues
,. ana attcmp; to justify the use of
,o'.r,r. even assassination. by Porto
,...aiis tu obtain rights denied them by
.fr p.udu citizenship bill.
uul, after making an cxnlana;ion ihat
rc Nt- ~. .un stood and IN apology to
tie Hotis" was Mr.. London permitted to
,to ccd with his speech.
Co.,. Ncw York member criticised the
b. ou the ground that II disfranchIscd
anal d.-,pi,liiicd 1913 900 OF II total ZOO
opa voters IA Porto iiico. This. lie de-
,atcd. wJs not democracy.
"l, seems" he added. ";ha, the Demo.
ctati, party trics TO No everything that
= bad IN the Republican platform.
You attempted TO do something good in
.ho lhippu.r and. sure enough. they
found enough OF rotten Democrats in
their own ranks TO make the cmancipa-
ron cf the Filipino impossible. Your
Porto Ric,u bill shows that you arc in.
competent 70 govern
The sun., 1916-05-06
WANT NO JOB SAYS
PERKINS TO PERKINS
Moose Leader Will step Aside
if the Republicans Will
Take Roosevelt.
SEEKS HARMONY ONLY

George W. Perkins, chairman Of the
executive committee OF the Progressive
party. has written a letter TO s. a. FER
kins of Tacoma. Wash. IA member OF
the executive committee OF the Republi-
can national committee. but not a rela-
tive OF George w, IN which he says the
Republican national convention can go
right ahead and nominate col. Roosevelt
for the Presidency without having any
fears that the Progressive party will
want everything in sight just MS soon us
the Colonel gets into the White House.
George w. says TO $. \. that the Re-
publicans need have no fear of scciug
George ". Perkins. Secretary Of the
Treasury IN the list of President Roose-
'"lts Cabinet appointments. lie goes
even beyond that and says he wouldn't
take the job OF being chairman Of the
national committee Of the reunited party.
lie makes this statement. lie says. real
izing that there are men in the Republi-
can party who are qualified FOR the job.
Furthermore. the chairman ~ the
'NccutINc committee al thc iloStSSSINt
party says tina, II his complete ciimina-
ton from politics would he helpful In
bringing the Republicans and Progress
sives together once more he wouldn't hesl-
itatc q minute In getting out, although
he confcsses that his object in retiring
from the banking business was to get
more time for devotion to public and
| scmi-public affairs. In his letter to :.
y. Perkins -. ". Perkins says:
AS to the progressives, I said to you
IL our conversations. and want TO re-
peat it with all carnestness and sincerity
| ~ this letter. that l know whereof |
speak when say that there Is no ground
| for III. belief that the frogi rssive organ
Zdtion would even attempt to embarrass
! Mr. Roosevelt IN any way ~ his admins
| tration or his appointments were he
again President. 10 not overlook tn.
| fact that We IrogreSsives are openly
pledged 10 "A patriotic cause. We hav"
times without number. pronounced our
d!sintero sickness in the policy We have
been pursuing. and | am satisfied tha'
;hr men who to-day ar" representing IN.
party are working III AN unselhsh spiri'
and are not goiug 10 do anything in IN,
! fyiurc To s,ul;ify their record.
The sun., 1916-05-06
OLD UNIVERSITY FOR
GERMAN BARRACKS
Infantry Established Where
Martin Luther Taught
at Wittenberg.
QUAINT SIGHTS OF TOWN
ny JAMES O'DONNELL BENNETT


WITrENBERa. Germany. April s.--Four
centuries age events that shook the
world were happening here. and the
Wittcnbcrg Of to-day. perhaps because
It has obtained n perspective on those
ancient matters. now Is able TO preserve
its cauanimi,y in the face Of events
happening all around H.
On the spot now marked by an oak
tree and an inscription Luther burned
tho papal bull OF accommodation In
1920 and thereby set aiight fires from
which the glow has not yet altogether
departed
The place is n quiet park at the edge
OF town and the railroad cmbanhne IT
rises II few PAGES distant. When
made my way up from the station to
the hotel the Gotk.c horse which draws
Wittenbcrg's one street car came to a
nedtative pause before the oak, and in
the hard roadway before II some boys
were playing a shrill game of marbles.
otherwise the spot where all the ardor
OF Protestant Europe had found tongue
OF fame was still. The old conductor
and driver OF the street car reused the
horse from his rcveries by shaking the
clappcr of kin, OF dinner bell affixed
to the platform guard. The horse
heaved sigh and moved slowly for.
waru.
Further up the street rise the build.
ings OF the university which Frederick
the Wise founded and In which those
pillars OF the Reformation. Luther and
Melanchthon and Bugenhagcn, taught
II is an infantry barracks now and a
sentry was swinging UP and down before
the wide entrance.
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Where Luther 10 Buried.

The structure in which the preacher
was speaking WAS the best illustration
of his text. Before columbus had re-
turned 20 Spain from his first voyag.
the building of the Schloss- kirch. WAS
under way. Beneath IN. pulpit from
which the little back bearded Lutheran
pastor preached Luther is buried. 4
raised tablet marks the spot.
once charles V. stood there and
spoke words that u warrlng world
might wisely take to heart. To the car
iinals and Courtlers who were urging
him 10 the disinterm.ut and dishonor-
ing Of the reformer's body he said. Nay,
nay, make no war on the dead"
In the wars OF Frederick the Great
and in the Napoleon!c wars the church
was badly shattered by bombardmeht,
but within our time the building has
been carefully restored, and the congre-
cation with which l sat made the high
arches echo with their singing OF
l.uthers "f.in feStc Burg" which prob
ably was first sung within those walls.
Throughout the sermon 9oldier read
from the tail Of his eye the long columns
Of names inscribed in letters of gold on
oaken tablets above the pew in which he
sat These were the names of men cf
Wittcnberg who had fallen in German
wars Of the last hundred years, the wars
lSl3-1i. 1866 and 1870.
After the service I wandered through
the church when the castelar, had re-
leved his mind of the stock German jibe
on American ammunition lie became
friendly and was NJ pains to point out
some specially interesting details on the
bronze thescn-tuer. with which the grand
uncle of the present German Emperor
replaced the burned wooden doors on
which Luther nailed up his ninety-f Ave
theses on indulgence and invited all who
wished to try bout with him in the
matter to write il they could not come.
The sun., 1916-05-06
RUSH AID TO SHACKLETON.
English Consider Preparations for
Relief Expedition Necessary.

LoHDoN. May 5,-In the absence Of
''"s of Sir Ernest Shacklcton's steam
sup Endurance the organizers Of the
Npcdition to rescue the explorer from
tho south polar regions, where he was
lcft when the Aurora driftcd from her
base fear that immediate preparations
DO necessary for relief expeditions to
the Ross and Weddell Seas.
The Endurance was the vessel which
landed Sir Ernest Shackleton on the
polar zee south OF Cape Horn. The Au-
rola, which was In the Ross Sea. on
the other side of the south pole, dr!ftcd
away from her base, SO that when the
explorer succeeds in crossing the south
polar continent he will not find vessel
waiting for him.
The sun., 1916-05-06

"Now as to myself am familiar Win
some of THE rumors regarding my
motives in tie work have been and am
doing. ~ : embarrassing TO speak OF one
s"lf hut IN view "i what yuu said and th'
nature OF the situat. on. want to re-
itciatc In tNis letter what said to you
ir conversation. Va. that I have a5so-
lutcly uo ambition Tor office. nor do
desire Iewdi-l OF any Kind for the wo.k
| nave been doing | canno, and d.
not think Of myself as being In politics.
have been working as | have because
tor 4 long while | have f,lt very deepl;
that the country was drifting IN the
wrong direction. both industrially and
nternat .onally, and that national inei'i-
ciency and unpreparcdncss are miIlstones
around our necks,
II am not looking for Office IN con-
rcrtion w.'h any Of the work | am doing
have NO desire for office. Mr. Roose-
Welt absolutely understands this
Il h,licN" thit a. goes the next four
years e; Washington. 50 goes tho next
forty Years for our country; tnat this is
tn. wear ~ fate for the United states
heliov" that a vast deal depends on the
experience. tact. W!s'iom aul strength
of our nest chicr Executive For mauy
wears have been rtuuatc IN knowing
quite vel practically all of the prominent
Taking into Cous.derit ON the character
and variety uf tn" problems confronting
Us IL has FOR several years been my judy
m.nt that Nr Roosevelt is the best
equipped man In this country tu ass st
as our national leader in solving exist
ing problems and leading US ON to better
things Is is solely for thIs reason that
| have been and am So earnestly and
actively supporting him.
"it II" should ho chosen tho Joint
standard bearer and elected President
| some p,oplc seem To- think that my am
| ltion - to br Secretary of the Treasury.
| This rumor j. false. fur under no r!rcuul-
stances would ! accept that high office
! even assuming that il would be offered,
| Others have said that | am ambitious
J to be chairman of tn" national commit
| tee uf a reunited party. THIS is ahso-
| lu'ely false. | do not want il and would
not take Il, IN addition ! realize that
| there are men in the Republican party
! qualified by experience for that position
The sun., 1916-05-06
CARRANZA WILL NOT RATIFY
THE SCOTT-OBREGON PLAN

to take on hoard American and other
refugees desiring to return to the United
States.
The sun., 1916-05-06
Riahts "tssassinhted."


81 say" ho continued. according TO
the report Of the official stcnographer.
",ou assasslnate the rights OF these rorto
Ricsns by dcpriving three -fourths ot
.doee people Of the right OF franchise.
and will tell you what YOU are ac-
tomplIshing. You will be the cause OF
organized Instructions in Porto Rico.
"Thrco-fourths of the working people
who viii be dsfranchised will have the
rSht 10 use the revolver and will have
the right to use violence and will have
the right to kill Governors. DO you deny
10 man the right to his views through
civilized methods? He has the right 10
use every weapon at his command and
every protect ion. The man whose vote
YOU take away will have the right TO put
the knife OF an assassin into the hear; OF
any man who attempts TO govern him
sganst his will
Mr.. London proceeded no further.
Representative Austin of Tennessee
Jumped 10 his feet and demanded that
the words bc taken DOWN" "Thsy are
q disgrace to the American Congress 80
he shouted.
A hubbub followed and the member
from Tennessee declared Il wish
could make "A motion TO eNpel him from
this House"
House Discusses Action.
speaker clark was called in to take
the chair and AT his suggestion the So
ell.s' member. white and shaking. took
his seat. Tho House. unusually silent. then
proceeded to discuss gravely what should
hc done. Representative Mann, the
r uur,ty leader. calling attention to a
precedent regarding reasonable utter
an .',. asked II the matter could not be
o-'p"ucd. Representative Garrct pro-
rn>od that Mr.. London lie permitted to
pt,yr.d
mu'.on uy Representative Sherley
Of k'uiurk, TO give Mr.. London an
opportunity To- explain received precc-
d.u.. md prevailed, though there was a
s,.'', ,ng vote against II. The New York
member then arose Iic said he was
u,i'r sure that hc had not been quoted
correctly and that he meant to say that
l'r'u Eicdus would lac told tina, they
llG % rich, 70 use violence 10 gain their
a.
E.rr. sentative Mann interrupted with
." ",~"rNation that he could blame the
reporter if he chose but that the mem
be-, un tho floor heard what had been
std distinctly and demanded to know
whether the offensive remarks were
NtthdraNu
II ask to withdraw them" replied Mr.
l"rdou promptly. and am heartily
sprrf { ! offend the House"
IHc motion to permit the speaker %
proceed IN orSer was then put Rep
res.u'dtive Austin demanded "A division
am even after amends had been made
by the New York member only eighteen
members Of the House voted to deny
hun the floor.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-06-23
SANITATION BY PERSUASION.

In passing up an alley in the heart Of the city
Yesterday II was noticed that paper and pasteboard
boxes, bundles OF d%ecomposed foodstuffs, and other
debris, including open garbage barrels and boxes
Internally covered the alley, and on these piles OF
trash and decomposng matters flies were holding
high carnival. II seems impossible that there should
be a man. woman or child in the city Of Clarksdale
with so little civic pride, il nothing more, to allow
such conditions TO exist. Are you one Of the men
on whose premises, or around whose rear door
these piles OF debris and decaying matter are al
lowed to accumulate? Is your garbage can open to
flies and other insects or rodents, that they may 90
there and after delying in rotten substances, filled
with all manner Of germs, come and decorate your
food, or The food that you offer 10 the public, with
every known germ? Ii seems a hopeless task to
convert some people TO a right mode Of living by
the sanitary officers OF the city and county to make
aftldavits against everyone around whose premises
such conditions exist, for a person who will, after
all that has been said and done during the past few
months, allow such conditions, is entitled to no
mercy. Now is approaching the most dangerous
season Of the year and it is up TO the officers to see
that the city is kept in a sanitary condition. -Clarks-
GALE Register.
Greenwood is not in quite as bad sanitary con-
dilion as CIarksdae seems 10 be, judging from the
above. But il We don't get busy and begin clean.
ing up right away, our city will soon be in the same
deploraDle fix CIarkSdale is now complaining of.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-06-23
A PROSPEROUS PLANTATION.

One Of the most capably man.
aged and prosperous plantations
we have seen in a long time Is
that OF Messrs. Arch and D {
Peteet, just south Of Browning
station, a few miles east Of this
city.
A few days ago, in company
with Mr.. D. C. Peteet, we had an
opportunity TO take a look at the
magnificent crops on this model
plantation. We were taken over
the place by Manage Asa A. liar-
rell, who took pleasure in show
ing US the many up-to-date fea-
lures inaugurated the past few
years by Mr.. Arch nrteet, who is
unquestionably one Of the best
farmers in Leflore county, and
who gives the plantation his close
personal attention.
This splendid plantation would
make a most credltabIe showing
for any ofthe Government EXper-
iment Farms, inasmuch as you will
observe excellent rrDyS Of a!tal-
ia, crimson and red clover, IeSpe.
deza, peas, corn and cottOn-all
laid off and cultivated after the
most modern methods known to
the expert farmer. Their wheat
crop this year was fairly good,
but on account Of the lack Of
April rains the o8t crop didn't
make more than about one-fourth
the usual yield. These progress.
i've planters have quite a bunch Of
home raised cattle, m lie colts and
hogs, and there is real good liv-
ing" in evidence all over their
plantation. The entire place is in
a high state of cultivation, their
cotton and corn crops are simply
firSt-class, and unless unfavora-
bic conditions interfere, they will
be compelled 70 provide extra
storage room for the enormous
yield of corn and hay, which they
will make this year. 1t is refresh
ing to take a look at such a mod.
ernIy managed plantation as the
Messrs. Peteet have.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-06-23
SUCH AS A

We are such stuifs as dreams are made of and
our little life is rounded with a sleep"
All Of US have our demonstrating or day
dreams.
When we are young, life looms before us like
a ~alitterlng pageant Of beauty seen through the
eyer-shifting kaleidoscope Of early dreams and as
~plratonS.
With years comes disilusion. The feathery
palm tree We saw in the distance was but a mirage,
and the paStels of Spain fade like the unsubstantlal
fabric Of a vision.
But We must not cease 10 dream. For dreams
are ideals, and the soul without ideals withers and
dies,
We must try to make our dreams come true.
This is the difference between the great and the
little souls Of earth; the little soul disappointed,
ceases TO dream; the great soul dreams on and goes
out to realize the dream.
Every great soul has seen a vision and pom.
dered il until the passion to make the dream come
true has dominated The life. r
lie that dreams not is dead. He that does moth
log 10 make bis dreams come true dreams in vain.
For dream stuff, put in terms Of action, is soul
stuff. II is the real substance OF our lives.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-06-23
A LICKING FOR BILBO.

Governor BiIbo has received one political lick
ing in his lfe'S history, II he never receives another.
The Governor was defeated for the chairman
ship Of The Mississippi delegation in the Democratic
convention at ST. Louis by a vote Of 10 to 5.
More significant still. be was defeated by one OF
the Old Guard, Hon. Ben. H. Wells, The man who
managed the campaign of John Sharp Williams in
1907, and who has always been affiliated with the
safe and sane element Of Democracy in this com.
mon wealth.
Mr.. Wells wasn't a candidate. He didn't want
the Craftsmanship, Blbo did want it. Despite the
fact that il was well known just how the delegation
stood, several Of bis friends insisted on placing him
in nomination, and be was given the worst drub.
bing of his gay young life by the quiet, astute Jack
son attorney who has long been recognized in the
inner circles as a master politician as well as cork
ing good lawyer.
The real funny feature OF the Mississippi caucus
at 81. LOUIS, however. was the generous offer Of the
dominant element TO place Senator Vardaman on
the committee to notify the Vice President of his
nomination. That assignment is always regarded
as a life.sized joke. Not five per cent. of the per-
sons appointed perform the function. II is some.
what akin to telling a fellow 10 take a broom and
sweep off the back stairs. Jackson News.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-06-23
QUIT YOUR KNOCKING.

If you are a man without faults, per-
haps you have a right to shy rocks at the
glass house of the other fellow,
But we never knew such a man, and
you are no exception.
Getting down to brass tacks, what COM
fort Can you get from knocking?
1t won't be peace Of mind; that much is
dead sure.
What is there in this world which will
take the place Of the comfortable feeling
that you have given every man a square
deal?
The man who gets the most out of life
is the one who puts the most into it. 1t
may be money; it may be good; but you
reap what you s0w.
The one who can look every other man
s~quare!y in the eye and feel and do right by
his fellows is the one who has the good,
wholesome smile.
Envy is almost always at the bottom of
the Knockers rap"
Give up knocking and cultivate peace Of
mind.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-06-23
LET'S GET BUSY AND CLEAN UP.

Interest in the Clean Up" campaign
inaugurated in Greenwood last year, and
started some several weeks ago this year,
should not be abated at this critical season.
The City authorities should not only see
to it that the weeds and grass in the cutters,
bitches and alleys are cut and cleaned out at
once, but they should insist upon property
owners removing the weeds and grass and
all kinds of garbage from their front and
back yards, as well as from their vacant lots
throughout the city.
Many bitches, cutters and lots are typi.
cal mosquito and disease breeding places,
and they should be given immediate atten.
ton. Delay in the matter of proper sani.
tary precautions is unquestionably dan.
gerous.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-06-23
PREPAREDNESS POSTER DISPLAYED

The Poster Advertising Association, at the re.
quest Of the Industrial Preparedness, Naval Con.
sulting Board Of the U. S., has prepared a suitable
"a seeet for display upon the poster boards OF the
United States as part Of a campaign for prepared.
ness now being promulgated by the Naval Board.
Cost Of the photographs has been assumed by the
National Poster Advertising Association and the
posting has been volunteered by all the posting
plants Of this country.
The Greenwood Poster Advertising Company
have given the poster a showing al the corner OF
Washington and Main streets opposite the Elks
Home. sDd the display has been commended by our
people who thoroughly endorse the preparedness
movement.