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The herald., 1916-07-27
REALTY TAX PAYMENT DUE.

Payment of real estate taxes be-
gan Monday morning at the Office
of the city treasurer.
Final arrangements were made
Saturday by Arthur ]. O'Keefe, dep
uty commissioner of finance. The
period of payment will be thirty
days. At the expiration of that time
delinquents will. be subject to the 10
per cent penalty.
Taxpayers who reside on streets
being paved will, for the first time,
find the cost of paving charged on
their bills. 1t was the calculation of
these charges thst caused the clerks
to be late this year in getting out
the bills.
The herald., 1916-07-27
NOTICE.

public meeting Of The Railroad Brother.
hoods. o. Of l. f. p. Of L. F. & +. o. r. {.
and B. Of K. T., will be held on Thursday,
Tuly q. at 80 p. m. a, Woodmen OF the
World Hall, $, Charles street near julia s..
Prominent speakers will address the meet.
ing on the question OF the s-hour day and
time and one-half for overtime, same now
being demanded from the Railroad Companies
in the United States, by the railroad en-
ployees, in engine, train and yard service.
The public IS cordially invited % attend
this meeting and hear the employees side Of
the s-hour day question.
COMMITTEE OF P. L. E.
B. l. F & E. O. K. c. and b. K. 7.
The herald., 1916-07-27
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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-05-05
N c. E. WRIGHE

At the dedication of the drinking
fountain at the school house, which
will be held next week, a splendid
bronze table will be placed on the
fountain in honor of C. E. Wright,
who sank the first deep well in this
section of the Delta. On the table
is engraved the following:
commemorate the enterprise and
initiative of Charles Edward Wright
who in May 1895, 9O1 feet east Of
this spot sank the first OVERLOOKING
well in the Mississippi Delta, and
gave to its people the blessing Of
water, this fountain is
erected by the Chakchiuma Chapter
D. A. R., in November 1915"
In the lower corner Of the slab is
the seal Of the Daughters Of the
Revolution.
The fountain is q splendid tfibute
and honor to Mr.. Wright. The
slab Is now on display in the window
Of The Crumont
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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-05-05
GREENWOOD CHAUTAUQUA
PROGRAM FROM May 5TH TOloTH

New Zealanders.
Monday morning - Children's
Hour, "Stories from the Classics,
Miss Kathryn York.
Monday afternoon-Concert, Beu-
lah Buck Quartet Company; Lecture,
"The Golden Fleece" and Commune
ty Building, Dr.. Frederick E. Hop
kins.
Monday evcning-Grand Concert,
Beulah Buck Quartet Company.
Tuesday morning -~Children's
Hour, "Stories of Laughter, Miss
Kathryn York.
Tuesday afternoon - Lecture,
"Health and Happiness, DR.. Charles
E. Barker.
Tuesday evening - Lecture and
Physical Demonstration, GLOW to
Live 100 Years, DR.. Chas. E. Barker.
Wednesday Observation-Disclosures
Hour, Hollow Tree Stories, Miss
Kathryn York.
Wednesday afternoon - Grand
Concert, Frank Kryl and His Band.
Wednesday evening-7:3O p. m.
Mother Goose Festival, Miss Kathryn
York and Children; 8:15 p. m. Grand
Concert, Frank Kryl and His Band.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-05-05
RURAL TELEPHONE LINE

Robt. Allen has about completed
the new rural telephone line south
east of town, which will be connected
with the Greenwood exchange. There
r two lines, one will be known as
the G. P. Elliott line and the other
as the Harry Hosmer. Each of these
lines will serve not to exceed 6 fami-
lies, the rules of the CUMBERLAND Tele-
phone Co., being that not more than
six a be served on a rural line.
These lines are being put in by the
people who will be served, they
being required to pay all expenses
of installation and maintenance of
the line up to the city limits, where
it is connected with the Greenwood
exchange. The company makes a
special service rate to the lines, and
the patrons receive the same service
as patrons in the city. These lines
will prove a splendid convenience to
the ones on the lines as well as to
everyone living in that section of the
county.
Those who will be served by the
two lines will be: J-E. McCrady,
Geo. Wilson, Jr., G. " Flowers, G..
P. Elliott, Secy., MI. Gunter and Mr..
Morris, Flowers Williams, Mr.. Kelly,
L. w. McCardy, Harry Hosmer.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-05-05
MORALISTIC LEGISLATION.

Many years ago, as it would run in a story book;
more than two thousand years ago, to speak the
words of the historian, a great statesman, eulogiz-
ing a state whose civilization has never since been
gave this as one of his peoples virtues:
I'VE have no black looks or angry words for
our %neighbor if he enjoys himself in his own way,
and we abstain from the little acts of churlishness
which, while they leave no mark, yet cause annoy
ance to those who note them"
Pericles did not disdain to name this quality
among those which made Athens worth living and
dying for, and it is worth a place in our considera-
ton today. The disposition to reform others is
very strong among Americans, though it expresses
itself in the midst of a highly individualistic society.
Many OF us are apparently unable or unwilling to
between reform for our neighbor in mat
tiers which do not affect us and reform for ourselves
and our neighbors in matters which affect us all.
Men and women holding to one code of private con-
duct, or at least protesting it. wish to impose it by
force upon men and women whose code is differ
ent. The result is not conducive to the harmony
which should exist in a democratic state nor to re-
spect for law, nor to a just and wholesome liberty.
nor to intelligent progress.
Legislation In morals should confine itself strict
ly to enforcing the cOncensus of a communities
moral sentiment, to protecting the adult individual
not from himself but from others, and to safeguard
ing the immature and unfortunate.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-05-05
COUNTY AND BEAT CONVENTIONS
ORDERED.

Notice is hereby given that Beat Conven-
tons to select delegates to the County Con-
vention will be held at all precincts on Mon
day, May 9th, at 1920 am. And the
County convention Wlll De he5d at the Court
at 1920 IN. Delegates to the County Con-
vention were apportioned equally among the
Beats, ten from each Beat. In Beats hay
ing more than one voting precinct the dele
gates to the County Convention were ap-
portioned as near as possible according to
the voting strength of the precincts in that
Beat. In Beat |, Minter City Election pre-
cinct has seven delegates in the County Con-
vention and Sunnyside three. In Beat 2,
Schlater has six delegates, Money three and
Shellmound n In Beat 5, Sidon has four
delegates, and Morgan and Swift three each.
This 26th day OF April, 1916. =
W. M. HAMMER, Chairman,
T. M. MILESTONE, Sec'y,
Lef1ore Co. Democratic Executive Com.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-05-05
A CARD FROM j. E. DENNIS,
TAX ASSESSOR.

To the Taxpayers of Leffore Co.:
AS this is the year to enumer-
ate the educable children, and
feeling the Importance. of getting
a complete list,and as it takes con-
siderable time to do this correct
ly, it has necessitated me to en-
ploy help so that / can have my
work completed on time. / want
to urge the people: to cooperate
with me and my deputies so that
it will enable me to complete my
work and make a creditable rec
ord. l am aware that the people
are willing to do so, but some have
a tendency to put this matter off.
The time for making my returns
is rapidly approaching and l am
sure that all of you will want to
help me out if you just stop and
lilAllh uO" AiJpOl ldl1A IL ID W SCl d
correct assessment. Should | fail
to see you before June the first
you will do me a favor to call my
attention to it and in this way as
sist me to do the work we'll for
which you have done me the
honor to elect me. 1t is impossi-
for me ia make you a good officer
unless you cooperate with me.
Now, once more, | want to urge
on the people to assist me in the
enumeration of the educable chill
dren, for the more children we
list the more money we get for
school purposes.
Thanking you for all the cour-
tesy shown me and my deputies,
/ am your servant,
May l, 1916. j. E. DENNIS.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-05-05
GARRETT & CRIYREN'S AGENCY
FORD #PM TRACTOR

Messrs. z Carrot and E. H.
Crippsn have secured the agency in
this section for the Ford Farm Trac-
tor.
This is an engine that is especially
adapted for plantation work, or for
hauling logs, and is the best machine
ever designed for road work.
Wherever the tractor has been used
it has taken the place of several
teams of mules and another beauty
about it is that is does not eat while
"loafing." The wheels are broad
and the machine light enough that
it can be used in all kinds of weather
and will operate over soft or wet
ground.
Messrs. Crippen and Carrot will
open an Office and demonstrating
room in Greenwood, and will put in q
stock, or have descriptive literature
of silos, tractor plows, silage cutters,
feed chutes, Gas-o-Tonic, Litl-sho-
fer and other mancinery adapted to
farm and road work.
They will be pleased to demon.
strate the tractor to any and all
interested parties. At presen it ia
selling for $465 at the. factory.
After May Is there will be an
advance in the price, owing to the
constant increase in all material used
in building machinery. By placing
orders now for immediate or future
delivery, the tractor will be sold at
the present price. Those needing the
machine a place their orders now
and have the machine delivered in a
month or six weeks and purchase it
at the present price. The saving
by placing the order now will be
more than the freight charges on the
machine.
Read their adv. on the first page
Of this issue of The Commonwealth.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-05-05
A Of Health.

The Pythagcrians of Ancient Greece
ate simple food, practiced temperance
and purity. AS a badge they used the
pointed star which they regarded as a
symbol of health. A red five pointed
star appears on each package of Cham
berlain's Tablets, and still fulfills its
ancient mission as a, symbol Of health.
If you are troubled with indigestion,
biliousness or constipation, get q pack
age ofethese tablets from your drug
gist. You vii. be surprised at the quick
relief which they afford. Obtainable
everywhere.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-05-05
AUTHORSHIP QUESTIONED.

The vexed question of the authorship of Shakes
peare's plays has now been decided in an American
court of justice-and that ought to settle it.
Judge Richard Stanley Tuthill of Chicago, one
of the best known jurists in Illinois, in an official
decision rules the Stratford actor out of court and
declares in favor of Lord Bacon.
The suit was brought by William N. Selig, a
moving picture manufacturer, against a Baconian
scholar Col. George Fabyan of Chicago. Col. Fabyan
is said to have spent a goOd-sized fortune in exhaus-
tive researches into the theory that Bacon wrote
facts and conclusions into a book. The plaintiff
sought to enjoin him from publishing this book, ON
the ground that having gone to great pains and ex-
films, the plaintiff felt that he would incur serious
loss If the public were led to accept Col. Fabyans's
theory. The plays, OF course, would be the same;
but he argued that the name OF Shakespeare would
lose its public appeal and the name OF Bacon would
not be a satisfactory substitute for advertising pur-
poses.
Judge Tuthil, after carefully reviewing Col.
Fabyan's evidence, declared that Shakespeare was
plainly nothing but an uneducated actor who could
not have written the plays attributed to him; that
Lord Bacon had the necessary education and mental
equipment to write them; and that his authorship
was proved by the "bllateral cipher" which reveals
his name in the text of the great plays after 800
years OF cOncealment.
A professor of English literature in the Univer-
sty of Chicago, thereupon remarks:
If Bacon wrote Shakespeare's works, some one
will have to show who wrote BacOn's, because it
is certain that the two works are not by the same
mind. They are too radically different" 1t is in
order, perhaps, for some researching genius to
prove that Sid Walter Raleigh wrote Bacon's scien-
tiflc and phitosophlc works. But then, who wrote
Raleigh's books? It's an endless chain, very puzzling
to unschoIarly minds.
In this connection we are reminded of another
Chicago researcher who proved, by a similar cipher
in the works of the French dramatic poet Rostand,
that it was a Chicago real estate dealer who wrote
"CyranO de Berxerac." Mark Twain, by the same
process, is said to have demonstrated the Bible was
written by his contemporaries.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-05-05
GOOD ROADS IN THE DELTA.

The good roads fever appears to be spreading
rapidly throughout the state. At a meeting of the
Board OF Supervisors of Washington county, held in
Greenvllle, Monday, petitions from various portions
OF the county were presented asking that a total Of
$SoO,WO Of good roads bonds be issued, to construct
approximately one hundred and fifty miles of per-
manent highways. The Board decided to submit
the question to the qualified electors and q special
election was ordered TO be held Tnursdav. June ID
a majority OF the Delta counties have the good
roads question under discussion, and it is believed
that at least tive hundred miles of permanent HIGH
ways will be ordered built within the. next ninety
days in that section Of the state.
The attention Of the people in Harrison county
VINO object to the floating Of bonds for road i'm
provement IS called to the action taken ia Washino-
ton county, and also in LefIore county. where the
progressive cilzens have just decided 81 I. vote Of
over ten g one to issue 460a000 ~ Qoode aroads
bonds-G0llportAdlocat
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-05-05
Messrs. e. @. Bowman, ]. l.. HALEY.

Messrs. E. Q. Bowman, j. l.. Haley,
j.. P. Joiner. s. F. Jones, o. F. Bled-
soc, Jr,, D. C. Anderson, M. S. Wilson,
j. G. Peasants, r. l.. Foy, H. H.
Southworth, S. l. Brown, Oscar Ber-
nander, Ben Brown. NJ. E. Robertson.
q. V. Flowers, A. w. Ross, DR.. c.. N.
d. Campbell, r. A. Joiner. J. D. Dill
lard, Means Johnston were among the
prominent citizens of the county in
Greenwood on business the first OF the
week..
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-05-05
PRECINCT MEETINGS NEXT MONDAY.

The precinct meetings to select dele
gates to the Democratic County Convention
will be held at 1920 a.m.,. next Monday
morning, May 9Th, throughout Lehore coun-
ty. The County Convention will be held in
Greenwood at 1920 a. m. the following Mon
day. The County Convention will elect dele
gates to the Democratic State Convention,
and new County and District Executive Com
mittees will be named. Therefore, the rep
resentative Democrats of the county should
morning, May 9th, at 1890 O'clock, and par
ticipate in the selection of delegates to the
County Convention. Read the call of Chair
man Hammer, published in this paper and
be on hand at the meetings designated
promptly at the hour named in said call, and
participate in the naming of those to be in
charge of affairs political for the next four
years.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-05-05
NATIONAL CONVENTION FACTS.

Republicans-To be held in Coliseum at Chicago
On June Z. The number OF voting delegates, $50;
necessary to a choice, 493. Chosen by direct pri-
mary, 6l3; chosen by conventions, 372.
Democrats-To be held in New Convention Hall
at st. Louis on June IA. Number of voting dele
gates, 1888; prOpOrtioR necessary to a choice, two
thirds; numDer necessary to a choice, 726. Chosen
by direct primary, GA; CHOSEN by conventions, 464.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-05-05

Mr.. j. T. Wells. Jr., was operated
on for appendicitis last week at one
of the Springfield, Mass, hospitals, and
his many Greenwood friends are de-
lighted to know that he is getting
along nicely and will soon be himself
again.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-05-05

!. A 81 inch rainfall visited this vicin-
ity last Tuesday afternoon and night.
The crops were beginning to need mois-
ture pretty badly, and the rain vas
welcomed by the planters generally.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-05-05

Messrs. w. r. Humphrey, S. R.
Keesler, John T. Wells, Harry San
ders, II. E. CAIN and K. F. Sabin were
among the Greenwood representatives
to the Southern Cotton Shippers Con-
yention in Memphis last Monday and
they report a delightful trip.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-05-05

Mr.. J.. B. Wilson attended the
annual meeting of the State Under
takers Association at Biloxi last week,
and reports a most enjoyable trip to
our Seacoast country.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-05-05

Col. w. S. Barry, of Greenwood, .
member of the House of Representa-
tives, passed through jackson on his
way home Sunday from q business trip
to New Or1esns--Clari0n-Ledger, % inst
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-05-05

Mr.. w. r. Young, Of Nashville,
was = prominent business visitor
begV ~ nsSt e4 ths week
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-05-05
GREENWOOD CHAUTAUQUA
PROGRAM
May 5th, to 10th.
PROGRAM

Afternoon Music------3:O0 p. m.
Afternoon Lecture------3:3 80 D. m.
Evening Music-------S:OO p. m.
Evening Entertainment---8:3O p. m.
Time Of Children's Hour to be an
nounced later.
Friday afternoon-Grand Concert,
the Smith-Spring-Holmes Orchestral
Quintet; Organization of Children's
Hour, Miss Kathryn York.
Friday evening-Concert, Smith
Spring-Holmes Orchestral Quintet;
Lecture, "America's Destiny, DR..
Geo. H. Bradford.
Saturday morning - Children's
Hour, "The Why Stories, Miss
Kathryn York.
Saturday ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, Con
certina Solos, Sam Bellino Lecture,
"Divine Rights of the Child, Mrs.
Leonora M. Lake.
Saturday evening-Concert, Con-
certna Solos, Sam Bellino; Lecture
Entertainment, The Raweis, Native
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-28
Misfortune and the Samaritans

to whom he applied him while No Then $ $0 and $5 dip and containers $2 o At At At the third The fourth the His s7 which dwnded than half  $14 worth of $7 his weekly invested Sales $350 With Mon Tuesday build breakdown with $2
 
 following stock bunch beans and potatoes CocaCo onealf mustard At his But waia front tire until o'clock that become unstable.
 
 building up Saturday his 15 days.
 Sunday morning of ing the physician called saying treatment
 Now story cold and selfish '' Np ~ 9 ~
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-28

great men bluhder now and then, but in the last fifty years no President has ever had such hold on the people as Woodrow Wilson.
 It takes an exceptionally strong democrat to succeed himself as chief magistrate. Cleveland was the only democrat since Anderw Jackson's time that was twice elected Presi- dent, although one term intervened.
 If Wilson is elected next November he will be the first democrat since Jackson to succeed himself in the White House. It has seemed to have been the unwitten law, but when a new record is made this year, it will be quite thinkable that the democrats will again have way of remaining in power term after term as was the case in the period from Jefferson to Van Buren, and with little interrup- tion down to the Civil war.
 Humanly speaking, it looks as if the best ticket the republicans might se- lect would be surely doomed to defeat with Wilson as the democratic stan dard bearer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-28
Great Britain Holds Trade

Business as usual" has been the slogan throughout practically all the British possessions ever since the war in Europe began. One example of Great Britain's success in carry ing on her commerce in de- fiance of Germany's efforts to cripple her trade is shown in the exports of cotton goods to South America. According to data prepared by the foreign trade department of the National City bank of New York, the exports of cotton goods from Great Britain to South America in the first four months of 1916 were even greater than in the corresponding months of 1914, an indication that American business men are by no means mo- this trade, and if British and exporters can pre- vent it, they never will.
 Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, Chile, Peru, Venezuela and Colombia, the seven principal countries of South America, received during the four
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-28
To Meet in Dallas

If it had been suggested to the Chamber of Commerce convention committee that the general assembly of the Northern Presbyterian church would consider an invitation for 1917 from a southern city, Birmingham might have secured this large and rep resentative religious body.
 Only once has the northern general assembly met in the far south, and that was a few years ago when sev- eral bodies of the presbyterial system had a Hove feast" congress in Atlanta.
 The northern church is to hold it's general assembly next year in Dallas. The Texas city is always alert and IS striding ahead as convention city; but just how it managed to Hand" this prize has not been explained.
 It would have been especially fitting for the northern assembly to have se- lected Birmingham for 1917, because the southern assembly is coming here then.
 Since large section of the Cumber- land Presbyterian church united with the Presbyterian Church of the United States sof America-popularly known as the northern church-a numerically strong and flourishing congregation of the northern communion will be found in most southern cities. One of Bir- mingham's spacious edifices is occu- pied by what was formerly the First Cumberland Presbyterian church, but now styled the First Presbyterian church, U. s. A.
 Doubtless some day the northern and southern assemblies will effect organic union. In the meantime the northern branch evidently is getting to feel more and more at home in Dixieland.