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The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-12-11
ALL. WELCOME
MISSISSIPPI 4
CENTENNIAL EXPOSITION
GULFPORT, MISS.
N DECEMBER 10th, 1917, CLOSES JUNE 10th, 1918.

OPENS DECEMBER 10th, 1917, CLOSES JUNE 10th. 1918.
MISSISSIPPI will have been a sovereign state of the Union Just
one hundred years on the date of opening Of the Exposition. II
has been a glorious century Of progress for our state. The event will be
celebrated by a great exposition. LAG acres of beautiful ground, front
ing on the waters OF the Gulf of Mexico, has been selected for the site.
1t will be Handicapped and beautifed until it is equal to the best parks
OF the country. Many Of the buildings will be permanent and contain
permanent exhibits for not only the Exposition, but the many exps-
slhons and events that will be staged later. 1t is the opportunity Il
a century for calling the attention of the world our splendid resour-
ces and the excellent products Of our farms. Every county, munich.
oahty, firm and individual in the state are invited to participste, The
table is set and an invitation is extended to all to partake Of the
benefits that are certain to come. Economical and comprehensive
plans for this participation have been worked out. Competent mea
Will be glad to visit the various localities, and explain them, Write
today for literature and suggestions for this participation.
H. f. BLAKEsLEE, Director General
Gulfport, Mississippi.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-12-11
Mere Formally.

"Shall we tell papaY asked the girl.
"HuhT
"That you are his son-inJaw-elect7"
"Don't you suppose the old man
knows that something is up after l
have been hanging around here for
two years7 What's the use of bother.
Inf him with a notification commit.
tee T--LOuisville journal.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-12-11
T. B. MINYARD
Artesian Well Contractor
Greenwood, Miss.

If interested in an ~artesian well
write or see me and get my prices
on same.
No contract too small or too large
to handle, especially in the Greenwood
territory.
The Washington times., 1916-02-04
MOTOR NOVELETTE, is
ALL-STORY FEATURE
Frank r. Adams Auto-Interpreta-
tion Considered One of His
Best Attempts.

People who know an automobile
slightly-which means most people VINO
own them--will get at least one bit OF
pleasure out OF the All-Story Magazine
In the neutrality-suspicious. OF Frank
r. Adams in one part of the novelette,.
Jingle Bells" which forms one OF
the two big things in this weeks Is
sue of the magazine. Mr.. Adams is a
humorist who has entertained the read
ers of the All-Story before. and his
newest tale Is considered on OF his
best.
Carolyn Wells furnishes the second
big feature in the first chapters OF her
new serial. Curved B.ades," which be-
gins in this weeks Issue. Miss Wells Is
one OF the best known writer's of the
present day, and her newest story tells
of a great tragedy. Although Miss Wells
Is better known for her humorous work,
this Ia not her first serious novel. She
has written several. But this Is believed
to be her best.
The body of the ma gaElne has a num-
Der of big things. The usual list OF
short stories and the installments OF
the serials that have already been
started.
Poker" by Achmed Abdullah, Is the
story of an American who thought
he came to them straight from the
Barbary coast of san Francisco. "Daw-
son. NJ. d." by Robert Simpson. is de-
scribed as distinctly novel sto.t'
based on the trials Of young physi-
clan,
The Washington times., 1916-02-04

stephen. TO have been sighted In a
sinking condition In the North Sea Is
believed 20 have gone down, carrying
with her about thirty members Of h,r
crew. The dirigibie II believed 10
have been hit either by English coast
batteries or by the guns OF Dutch
eoldiers whom she approached the
butch coast
George Genny. mate Of the trawIer
that discovered the sinking Zeppelin
said the Germans all wore life belts
As the King Stephen drew away with
out attempting their rescue, he said.
they shook their fists and shouted, "Gott
strafe England"
The Daily Mail approved the action
81 Skipper Me srjln in refusing to takn
OF the Zeppelin's crew, pointing out
that the sailors aboard the trawler
would have been greatly outnum-
bered by the Germans. Every Brit
ish sailor adoat would rescue his
f"es In danger so long as they could
be expected to act honorably," sail
the Mail but the German has proved
that nobody dare trust him"
The collier Franz Fischer. sunk bv
one uf the raidinR Ieppelins. is be-
lieved to be" the first vessel ever sunl,
at sea by an attack from the air.
News Of tie sinking was brought to
England by Charles Hitler. a natiVs
Of Newfoundland and one OF tho
three suTviyorsA
The Washington times., 1916-02-04
WRECKED ZEPPELIN
FOUND IN NORTH SEA
British TrawIer Refuses TO Aid
Crew, Fearing It Would Be
0verpowered.

LONDON. Fcb. 4--Twcnty-one Yep
pelins and eight other German dirigibles
have been destroyed or lost since the
beginning OF the war. aeronautlc writ
ers estimated today in commenting on
the reported disaster to one Of the Ger
man sky dreadnaughts in the North Sea
alter the Monday night raid on Eng
land.
Tho London newspapers accept the re-
port as true, though an official state
ment from Berlin reports that all tho
Zeppelins returned safely. They esti-
mate that 124 members Of Zeppelin
crews have been killed, 15O made pr's-
oners, and twenty-seven interned in neu-
trail countries. The Daily Chronicle
adds that Count Zeppelin last March ad-
mitted I'm an interview that eight Zen
pelins had been lost.
1he Zeppelin L-19. reported by
Skipper Martin. of the trawler King
The Washington times., 1916-02-04
AUSTRIAN AIRCRAFT.
RAID ALBANIA PORTS.
DurrazzO and VaIOna SheIIed in
Greatest Aero Campaign
Conducted by Vienna.

VIENNA (via Berlin wireless), Feb. 4.
Austrian aeroplane raids on the Al
banian ports OF Durazzo and Vaiona
were reported in an official statement
today. announcing the greatest aerial
activity of Austrian air squadrons since
the beginning OF the war.
Not oEly in Albania. eut on tho Cia-
llclan front, where both Austrian and
Russian air Fdundrcns have enRSced in
Taids. have Important sky. battles Dcon
CouHlit. Five Austrian acroplanes IN
January % attacked the port OF Duraz-
20 two attacked ON February / and
three on February s." the war office
stated. Smelling enemy camps near the
city with great success. Ali return ed
safely. ...
"On February 9. Italian encampnents
at VelOna were sltlled by three aero
planes One Of the aeroplanes was
struck In the motor and forced to de-
scend TO the sen 1'he commander Of
the group OF evintora. the naval licu-
tenant KoDyovic. dropped to thu ocean
and succecded IN rcscutnG b ,'h officers
from tho crippled machine. TWO enemy
destroyers pirouched 1T full speed Just
as tho rescuing aCroilanes made OF
with the two officers.
"On tho Calicism and l5JkCwina front,
lively activity Ly Russian and Austrian
Heroplanea is reported. \ Russian
squadron threw EiN hnmi's on the city
of BucZacz. Wiling two inh9bitants md
wounding several others. Another Rus
sian acroplnne was disabled hV bomb
northeast OF Luck and three Russians
cRIturcd. An Austrian air SQUADRON
bonibarded successfully the districts
west Of Courthov and north of Ih1roz.
Russian infantry raids against our nd
vanced positions northeast OF toHon
failed
"On the italian front lively artillery
duels arc proceeding ct several places.
IN land flEhtinE in Alhanl1. Austrian
vanguards have reached the districts
" est nf Kruova, twenty miles from Du-
ray
The Washington times., 1916-02-04

VAS near railroad tracks SO that coal
could be brought and ashes taken
away easily; II was near the water,
" Which had TO be used for condensation
purposes, and adjacent to the Bureau
OF Engraving and Printing, which Will
use 26 per cent OF the power furnished
by the plant.
He said IL would effect a saving OF
$4,000 yearly i'm the heat. light, and
power furnished to the present build
ings, and about $4,000 in that FUR
nished to new buildings, including the
Lincoln Memorial and the New Inter-
lor Department building.
Senator NewlRnds inquired why the
plans were not submitted to the Fine
Arts Commission before the contract
was let. Mr.. Wetmore said he had
assumed that the retiring supervising
architect had done this, and he hau
no knowledge OF the omission until
after his attention was called to 1t.
y. y. Thompson, chief mechanical
electrical engineer of the supervising
architects ofhce, defended the choice
of the site from an engineering stand
point, and added: mo engineer would
omit the smokestacks Tor esthetic
reasons"
lie nado the latter statement In
ieply to questions as TO whether the
stacks could be eliminated.
artistic problem said Senator viii
liams The new plant should satisfy
both aspects OF the matter"
II had to treat this as everything
has to be treated before members OF
Congress-" replied Mr.. Thompson.
and therefore l tried to show that
the project must be economical and
pay dividends to justify IT,"
Mr.. Gilbert was thea asked about
the possibility of eliminating the
Emokestacks. He said the gases
might be unpleasant. ard also might
be destructive TO trees in tho neigh
bOrhood. He said such plans had been
tried in st. Paul and that stacks had
to be erected later to overcome this
objection. I'D feared this was what
might happen even IL the power plant
were erected without Objectionable
stacks.
Assistant Secretary Newton defend
ed the proposed plant site at the
hearing yesterday afternoon, and
Messrs. Stillwcil. Brown, Gilbert, and
Hennen Jennings talked at length in
opposition to II.
The committee will continue it's ses-
biun this afternoon.
The Washington times., 1916-02-04
REMOVES
ECZEMA

The powerful absorption proper
ties of TAYLOR'S ECZEMA SOL
VENT will quickly remove all Itch
ing, stinging, unsightly skin blem-
ishes and restore the skin to its per-
feet healthy state.
This preparation is a doctors pre-
scription, contains nothing of a
harmful or injurious nature, is odor-
less, and will not soil the clothing.
1t is, likewise, a most effective
treatment for all other forms of
skin and scalp diseases.
At your druggists or send 25c,
coin or stamps, Dept. A, Taylor
Chemical Co., sol 18th st. Wash,
D. G..
The Washington times., 1916-02-04
Safety First President
To Speak This Evening

w. F. Peabody, president OF the
Washington Safety First Association
and A. J. Driscoll. chairman of the
committee on traffic laws, will address
q neighborhood meeting. open to the
public, at the Metropolitan Presbyterian
Church at o'clock tonight.
Prof II. F. Lowe, principal OF Lenore
School. Will preside at the meeting.
traVelogue with colored pictorial slides
describing a tour from Cape Henry to
Washington. and discussions of Street
Accidents and How to Prevent Them.
and Coast Surveying For Safety First"
Will be added features.
The Washington times., 1916-02-04
Mr.. Wxs:='.o.:% -: %:::i
RerO'S Mr.. ''GetS-IF'
The New ~ Corn Cure That's as
Sure as the Rising Sun.

Glad to meat you" says the razor
to the corn. I'm bleed for youl" says
the corn to the razor. Razors and
corns love each other. Corns love to
The Washington times., 1916-02-04
May Allow Hearings on
Charges Against Smith

The subcommittee OF the Senate Dis
trict Committee. to which was referred
the nomination of Gen. r. G. Smith as
member Of the Excise Board OF the
District, will meet next week. The
CHARGES against General Smith will be
lowed.
The Senate District Committee was
scheduled to meet today but there was
no quorum
The Washington times., 1916-02-04
PLANT SITE
PROTESTS ARE HEARD
Member Of Fine Arts Body and
New York Engineer Before
Senate Committee.
Continued from First Page1

Library Committee, at the opening Of
the hearing. said he had a communica-
tion from Elliott Woods, Superlntcndent
Of the Capitol Etationg that tho Capitol
power plant might be enlarged and
used as a central power plant to Dor-
for mthe same service as the proposed
plant Senator Williams said this did
not come as a gratuitous suggestion
from SuperlntendPnt Woods. bit that
the committee had asked for his Upin-
Ion.
Objects To Even One Stock.
When the facts about the number Of
stacks were brought out by James
A. Whltmore. acting supervising archi-
tect from the Treasury. az he was ex-
planning the plan, Cass Gilbert inter-
rupted him and stated that when the
plans had been submitted to the Fine
Arts Commission. they had called for
four stacks.
so far as that is concerned" said
Mr.. Gilbert, while l am not authorized
to speak for the commission, | believe
they would have objected to one stack
just as much as to four, had that ques-
tion been put up to them.
Any stack in that section OF the city
would seriously mar the beauty Of
tho Monument. the new Lincoln Me-
mortal. and Of the general view down
the river, which is one Of the most
beautiful landscapes In Washington;
Assistant Secretary Newton asked
Mr. Gilbert whether he did not believe
the stacks of the present Electric Pow
er Company's plant, which are nearer
the heart Of the city. are as unsightly
as those proposed for the Government
power plant.
th.nK you would concede that
the Potomac company's stacks are not
objects that add to the city of Wash
mgton," replied MIR. Gilbert III the
stacks of many power plants already
here were eliminated II would be
great boon to the Capital"
Examples In Other Cities.
MIR. Gilbert urged that the power
problem be studied in its broadest
aspects and with an eye to the future,
both from an engineering and from an
artistic standpoint.
Louis T.. Stlllwell, of New York.
pointed to examples in other cities
where much money had been lost by
the failure to study problems OF heat
ing. hight. and power at the outset.
Chicago, and in smaller cities, thou
sands of dollars worth of machinery
had been scrapped because OF sucn
Observation-Disclosures.
Besides Chairman Williams. Senators
New .ands of Nevada and Cummings or
Iowa attended the hearing. 3. >.
" orthington. who figures in the :Nint
Citizens Committees fight for the half
and-half plan: GIen. Brown, represent
ing the Committee OF One hundred on
the Future Development OF Washing
ton: and Edward G. Kemper. execu-
tive secretary OF the American Insu-
tute OF Architects; Col. w. w. Harts.
Superintendent of Public Buildings ana
Grounds, and others attended the hear
ing.
Mr. wetmore outlined the advan-
tages OF the site chosen. He saii 1t
The Washington times., 1916-02-04
Warmer Weather
Here For Sunday
Another Storm Brewing in North
west May Dodge Wash

After a week of about every kind OF
tion OF the country the bureau today
promises several days of fair weather
with something like normal February
temperatures, The last storm which
passed over the city IL today far away
to the north, on the coast OF Newfound-
land, and the only other disturbance In
sight u even farther away, being CEN
tered In the extreme Northwest section
of the United States. This latter II
travelling In this direction. but II II gets
here at all, II will not be for several
days, II II stated. Last night the mer-
curry dropped TO 81 and tonight It is ex-
pected TO hover around the same figure.
Tomorrow temperatures will begin to
rise slowly and on Sunday Is expected to
be fair and warmer.
The Washington times., 1916-02-04
Wooden Leg Burns.

TELFORD, Pa. Feb. L-tIarry
Boxers. employed at the Martin livery;
fell asleep in a choir near stove. and
the fire was so hot that his wooden
leg became ignited and was partly con-
sumed before he awoke. He hobbled
to the water faucet and extinguished
the fire.
The Washington times., 1916-02-04

be cut. picked. gouged salved. plas-
tered and jerked out-they grow fas-
ter. Mr.. and Mrs. Went-and Cut II
realize 1t now-they use "Gets-It' in
SteRd-it's the wonderful, simple corn
cure that never fails. stops pain. You
apply II in . seconds, 1t dries at once,
the corn is doomed. Nothing to stick TO
the stocking or press on the corn.
1t means goodnight to plasters. salyes.
0iGgers, razOrs. and toe-bundling. You
can wear smaller shoes. Your corns
Will come right off. clean as a whis-
de-" Never inflames healthy flesh.
The worlds biggest selling corn cure.
r"Gets-It" is sold by druggists every
where. 25c a bottle. or sent direct by
II. Lawrence & Co.. Chicago, Ill. Sold
in washington and recommended as the
worlds best corn remedy by O'Donnelrs
Drug Store. Peoples Drug store. and
~ q. Afdeck's.-Advt.
The Washington times., 1916-02-04
Physicians Meet.

The Medical -Chirurgical Society OF the
District met last night at the Birney
School. Anacostia. The speakers in
cluded Drs. L. L. Houston. II. r. Bur-
we'll and w. f. Lewis. who presided.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-06-19
DunSmuir Band and
Movies Fill Park

The Dunsmuir band, twenty-five
strong, and sixty picnickers from
Dunsmuir arrived yesterday morning
and spent the day in Ashland, The
band rendered a fine concert in the
afternoon which was enjoyed by the
largest Sunday crowd since April q.
The valley people were up en- masse
and the park was thronged. The
boys band made their first appear
ance and pleased greatly. Motion
pictures of the crowds, the bands, the
park attractions, Bungalow and street
and roundup scenes were taken and
will be used in advertising the COM
ing celebration.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-06-19
AShlander Is
Dental Graduate

Earl r. Albeit, son of a former
Ashland Methodist minister and
we'll known in the city, graduated
last month from North Pacific Col
lege of Dentistry and Pharmacy, Port
land, Ore, He was a graduate Of the
University Of Oregon, and the Oregon
Emerald makes the following men
ton in an article concerning the den
tai college commencement:
"Out of a class of some sixty grad
yates in dentistry, Oregon claims two
alumni and three former students.
Earl r. Albeit, class Of 1906, won
the distinction of ranking as high
man in the class. He is remembered
by many Oregon folks between the
years OF 1896 to 1906, having taken
both his preparatory and collegiate
work at the varsity. lie was active
in college affairs, serving as editor
of the then weekly college paper, and
of his class yearbook, The Webfoot,
in his junior year; for five seasons he
sang with the varsity glee club as
baritone soloist and was president of
that organizations for three years;
and in athletics he ran the mile a
couple of seasons"
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-06-19
NUMBER.
Train Kills Two
Year-0ld Boy

A most distressing accident, which
resulted in the death of little James
Eugene West, twO-year-old son OF
Mrs. Edith West of Winters, Cal, who
is visiting here, occurred Saturday
when the little fellow strayed from
home, apparently caught his foot in
the cattle guard at the Laurel street
crossing of the Southern Pacific, and
was cut to pieces beneath the wheels
of northbound cattle train.
The lad and his mother arrived last
Saturday from Winters, where the
father, Clint West, is identified with
a prominent fruit firm, and were vs-
iting at the Weaver home on North
Main street. Saturday morning the
boy strayed from home and the moth
er Immediately set out to search for
him. Mrs. Weaver phoned to Mr..
Weaver at the garage and he sent out
Archie Calvert, who found the baby's
remains on the railroad track The
train was held for twenty minutes
but was finally allowed to proceed.
The accident occurred within the
yard limits and the train was proceed
ing slowly, the fact that the boy was
lying down and was dressed in khaki
preventing the enginemen from see
ing him until too lose to stop the
heavy train. Engineer Al Spallinger
and Fireman Miller of Roseburg were
on the head engine. The wheels
passed over the little body across the
chest.
The following is the report of the
coroner's jury which met Sunday to
investigate the accident:
1--WE, the coroner's jury empanelled
to investigate the cause of death Of
deceased James Eugene West, came
to his death June H. 1916, at 9:35
a. m. by being upon the railroad
track of the Southern Pacific railroad
at the Laurel street crossing in the
city of Ashland, Ore. That the said
child was two years and one week
old, small for his age and dressed in
khaki clothing, and was in a recum-
bent position on the cattle guard
that the engineer was unable to dis
Germ him until they were within 40
feet of him. When the emergency
brakes were applied and every effort
was made to stop the train, and that
the said accident was, in the opinion
of this jury, unavoidable.-William
II. Day, C. II. Vaupel, ]. H. Provost.
G. w. Fraley w. Il. Rogers, T. w.
Ackln. John A. Perl, coroner"
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-06-19
Be Sure to Hear Judge Wanamaker at Chautauqua
Orders for Mobilization Of
Oregon Militia Awaited Hourly

Recruiting will pick up considerably
and record turnout is anticipated at
drill tonight Captain Blake esti-
mates that at present the company
has about fifty-five men available for
immediate service. A call to mobil-
ize would mean the taking of men
from almost every business in Ash
land. ..
The biggest hole would be made in
the Ashland postoffice force, which
would be reduced from eleven to four
should the company leave. Among
the employees subject to call are AS
sistant Postmaster Herbert G. East
man, First Lieutenant Donald M.
Spencer, Second Lieutenant Millard
w. Grub, Corporal Bert Freeman,
Privates H. s. Palmerlee, w. Z.
Moore, T. Z. Hatfield. This would
leave Postmaster E. J.. Kaiser, Misses
Lydia Mccall and Helene Casey and
Rural Carrier j. II. Doran as a nu-
cleus to carry on Uncle Sans bust
ness in Ashland.
Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1916-06-19
VOL. XII
Weed and MedfOrd
Will Play Ball Here

"Chi' Pierson returned Monday
from an extended automobile trip
through northern California and re-
ports that everywhere interest in the
Ashland celebration is growing by
leaps and bounds. He says that the
little town of Etna Mills, forty miles
from the railroad, will send one hun
dred and fifty.
Mr.. Pierson is in charge of the
baseball concession for the three big
days and has signed up the Weed
and Medford teams. These two
teams seem to be probably the
strongest within a radius Of three
hundred miles of Ashland with the
possible exception of klamath Falls.
Medford plays klamath before the
Fourth, however, so a basis for com
parison may be formed.
The Medford team is playing great
ball this year. They are reinforced
by several college men and have not
been defeated. Weed has a team
which would make the best of the
bush league teams hump. Several
Stanford and Oregon players are in
cluded in their lineup. Kenneth
Lilly, Ashland boy who is develop
ing into a promising ballplayer, is
one Of the mainstays of the Weed ag-
gregation with the bat.
The games will be played promptly
at 10 o'clock on each morning OF
the 4th, 5th and 9Th. The parade
will start at and end at the ball
grounds. The high school grounds
will be put into shape and additional
bleachers built.
"Big Bill" Tuerck, the University
of Oregon's mainstay in the pitchers
box, has Joined the Weed team, to-
gether with Sheehy of the same team.
Medford boasts of the fastest infield
in the history of baseball in that
city and points with pride to Deputy
Sheriff Curly Wilson, who pinches
everything that comes within the
ghborhood of first base; Shorty
Miles, chubby veteran who has ca
vorted around second since time i'm
memorial; Rudy Sholtz, star athlete
of the Santa Clara baseball team at
short, and a speed demon by the
name of Moran on third. They will
bolster up their outfield with two
heavy hitters, one Jud Pernoll OF
Grants Pass, who has done his little
turn on the mound up in the Ameri-
can league and may be persuaded to
90 into the box in one Of the games
and an extra pitcher. The games VIII
be the best baseball ever put up IN
Ashland and should draw immense
crowds. The entire Weed lumber
force will be over to root for their
team.