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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-06-02
GREEKS ARE IN 4 TURMOIL
grave TFsgkss Fsafsa ffars Occupation
GrssE Fa~ts BY s4sssrtsrs-gen-
sEetos Writes Article.

P&rtz-A EsEa 8.sp&leh fr9ta As4-
g2g a4yE that gf4Ee tFgs5se aaE broken
Cat sgere. following the RAVE d the In.
5aS5ga q: G&ce39aia BY the Bulgarian.
Bulgarian trD3ps creased The Greek
tg9rt.er Gn May NJ and ocaap4s1 the
Creek tagts q H8peL 4rasctip and Spa
atTo The Gr@ek tfooys which had
RarT3@lce4 tAssa tcrts withdrew Oh the
&dTaacs q the Bslgarf&Hs. @ag ELaEn-
Fl g@fDissigG from the Athens govern
maEt for their act The HuiEargaH8
@ere ssi9 10 be led By German officers.
HE9 explained 10 The commanders 0!
the Greek g0rts .h&t the central powers
~eFs merely being accorded the 10
privilege thai had been gireu ting al
iiea In permitting taem to occupy ia.
ionlki.
Ii vas reported frog Athens that
feeling Vas running very high In the
Creek capital osef the Bulgarian La.
Taslg1 The Herald, tho organ Of "
PeaIzejos, appeared with d black Dor
der aEe contained a fiery article from
tho pen Of the former premier,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-06-02
WILL BE NO WITHDRAWAL
c~arranxa Has Not Shown His Ability
To Control.

W-ashtngton-Gen. C~arranza's lat
est note bIuntly questioning the good
faith Of the United States government
and with q threa. Of armed resistance,
demanding withdrawal Of American
troops from Mexico. was presented at
the state department by Efiseo Ar.
red0ndo. the Mexican AMBASSADOR
designate. A translation OF the
yoluminous document, about 10000
words long. Was laid before President
Wilson, who at Once began consider
Ing how it should be answered,
No In official circles would at
tempt 10 forecast Just what course
the president might decide upon.
There was complete unanimity, how
ever, In the belief that there would
be no immediate withdrawal Of the
Pershing expedition. High officials
said the De facto government so far
had utterly failed to demonstrate It's
ability to protect the border against
bandits and expressed the opinion
that the troops would stay in Mexico
until this was done.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-06-02
EMPIRE BUILDER Is DEAD
Ism@a !. Hill ano Rsa1 ire Sor.n-
as1-. &as in ris T9tr Yesr-Leayss
EHsrrense Fortune.

s. Pa4L-Ja-Bes Jerome Hill, pio'
zaeg railroad 5aiider, and known as
IT, III 9t-s builder" Of rhe great north
vast dad at his home hare May %,
surrounded BY members Of his family,
Mr. Hill. who had bee1 tit for several
t2gs, suffered a relapse shortly, and
within q sho-s time was reported to
b. sinking rapidly.
Mr. Hill vas in his 18th year, His
death vas declared TO have been due
10 Infection 2s the result of intertinal
trouble.
Nj Hills wealth is estimated from
sz49, 600 600 u $500, oo0 600. He prob
ably Was worth between s200, 900, 900
and 1881, 900. 900.
Mr.. Hill had the absolute control OF
the First National Bank and North
western Trust Company, which hare
a combined capital and surplus Of &c.
100000. He was a large holder Of stock
In the Chase National Bank of New
York, First National Bank Of Chicago
and the Northwestern National Bank
In Minneapolis. He was a large owner
OF the Great Northern Pacific Steam.
ship Company.
The greatest portion of Mr.. HtlIs
wealth, however. was in the stocks and
bonds OF the Great Northern, North
ern Pacific and Chicago, Burlington &
Quincy railroads
The great power held by Mr.. Hill
will pass to his son, Louis, who has
been closely associated with him in
business for 10 years.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-06-02
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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-06-02
WAITE HELD GUILTY
scErr oe--g- k-~-e-~. -s rst-e-4S,
Ls~ sssr s81s-ssH 5s Ser
.encsz Il -ea-r-

New Ta-E-A--z- Ns--e1 EzIs
las 5a=1 convicted q ZZ-1s- II IT,
1rst zaErss for pgz1z-g his Ezt1er-7-
zE, JaAa T. PaE : E~zzzETe drug
-G-Etscfn-s- o. GRAFT Rapids Iic4.
@&Eta Il = tE@ T9-5s 7-isoz, Eae-s
b. Vii ra-zt1 Ez:n Justice S1era1
Esctsz9ss E1 c. Jzzs / - death II
~ z5sst-ae c1zi-.
Waller z DszsI re y0azzg 3e1-s+z
ck5ef eoEaseL said nat tie Fsr3ie.
Eas gEape7 He declared a. .z2s co1l3
Dc dszs for tie Defendant had 5ea-
6oas- C1s Of M DezaTs assistants
said nevertheless, that preparations
were bang made 70 aEe e. appeal
Waite married Clara PecE IN GTa=4
R2p.@s : ts~ yeas ago, He expected
S5@Ga II 4 fgzp ST. f-g- biz tata@-
nav as : wedding 5Tesezt. Int re
tetred instead 500 : moth Tie d@a-
rsst and SIS wife took II apz-Emsat in
zirerss4e D-1Te tzEs city.
Nrz. E4rzz5 [ Pecz, Liz -othar,4E-
az, cana As-e 10 T8stt ne Yates d
IN L. zst. Waltz placed disease
Ea--s IN her food Sze died Jan 81
Id Ter hoGy Eas t4Ee= 10 Grand Rap
.l4, w&=rs II Was c-slatsa
Taz- z PEEK cane - visit the
YATES AFTER lis wife lied and Waite
sprayed his th-oz: and tmprog
z&tad A5s t2o1 with disease baeiif.
rsso-E9ag 10 pCisoa, with the
.as1l- t1at Mr.. Peck died March T.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-06-02
Col. John Mosby Dead.

Washington.-Coi. John s! Mosby,
famous Confederate raider OF the Civil
War, died at a hospital here May 30
Death Was due to old age. He will be
buried at HIS old home, Warrenton. Va.
and survivors of his band that made
Civil War history will be pall-bearers
Col. Mosby, who was in his SD year,
had been In poor health for about six
months. Three weeks ago he was re.
moved to a hospital, when it vas ap,
parent that his condition was serious.
he was conscious until Just before his
death.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-06-02
SENATE PASSES RIVERS BILL
Measure Carrying s43,ooo,ooo Appro,
priation Now Goes To Conference.
Is a Democratic Measure.

Washington. - After q persistent
fight lasting for three weeks the sen.
ate has passed the rivers and harbors
appropriation bill, carrying approx,
msteiy s43. 100000 by a vote of IS to 80.
The bill, which has been under con.
slant debate in the senate for three
weeks, will now go to q conference Of
the two houses. The fight against it
began by Senator Kenyon OF Iowa and
Senator Sherman of Illinois. gained
strength until the final effort to dis
place It with a bill sppropriating a
lump sum of 10000, 900 was defeated
by only n vote.
Nine Democrats and % Republican
senators voted against the bill. Seven
Republicans voted for the bill-Bran-
degee. Mclean, Nelson, Oliver, Poin.
dexter, Smith Of Michigan and Sterling,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-06-02
Centennial Commission Chosen,

Gov. Bilbo has selected the person,
mel Of the Mississippi Centennial CON.
mission.
Under the act providing for this
commission, the governor, the lieuten.
ant governor and the speaker Of the
house are named ex-offfciu as mem.
bers, making q total Of Is, the COVER,
nor to be ex-officio she chairman.
As announced at the governors Of
flee the commission will be, from the
state at large; Swep ]. Taylor, mayor
Of Jackson, and Senator Fl. c, Yawn
of Lumberton.
First Supreme Court District
Floyd Lopez, Lake, Scott county; sec.
ond district, R. L. Simpson, Gulfport;
third district, Albert C. Anderson, Rip.
ley, Tippah county.
The balance are from lower cour.
ties, as follows: Geo. Nj. Roote, Gull.
port; Fl, s. Weston, Logtown; A. P,
Saucier, Pass Christian: Frank H.
Lewis, PascagouIa; Icham Reeves and
Hanan Gardner, Guffport. and Walter
Hunt Of Biloxi.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-06-02
BOLIVAR MALARIA
FIGHT PROGRESSES
FEVER GERMS ARE BEING Fr.,
MATED ~ -EElTr cEPaHr
BENT EXPERTS
sllBO NAMES COMMISSION
Fifteen 9sr Wis viii HzY. c
sisslsstpri csrtsnaial Ers a.
roon-sa-Se~s Of int.rss
at Capitol.

{ S-GA-Jl
The antt-lzIzria campaign In Par.
var county L. meeting with nzsrsaa
success, according to Dr. ". s Ian,
ers, director Of public hea!th ana ~.
itzti0E, Eight communities hare h.,
eampaigled to date, which coysr 4,
area Of IS SQUARE miles. The pes,,ls
have responded heartily In g5yi,,
specimens Of blood for microscopic i.
animation, as shown by the fact tho,
In these eight communities about ia.
600 people have been examined, ana I,
this number only % refused to hays .
blood examination made. OF the "a.
coo examined, approximately 70 oer
cent were found infected with ma.
laria parasites TIE 1000 people who
were shown to hare malaria by exam.
nation Of the blood ara being treatsd
in order to disinfect their blood ana
reuoFs the parasites. 1t is oby,o.s
If this Is done, these will be NO oppor.
tQnity for the mosquito TO become IN.
tected and spread the disease.
1t is gratifying to note that only 10
people have refused treatment out a.
the 1000 who required 1t. The treat.
nent has been completed in two com.
muntties, and q second blood exauliua.
ton has been made Of all those treat,
ed. This has shown a reduction OF 90
per cent in the malaria index. II Is
believed that by the end of the year.
based on the work that has been done
during the past few months, malaria
will be practically eradicated from a
large area Of Bolivar county.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-06-02
OVER THE STATE EPIroMlzEp

Ten nurses received graduation cor
tifiS.tes from the State Charity HoS
pital at Jackson June 2.
The survey for an electric suoHfoaa
line between Magnolia and SuianA
has been completed. Work will besia
soon, it is said.
Four were hurt in an autonlcDis
accident near Marks when the nlacalus
ran of a ten.foot embankment alu
turned over twice. \.
Harmon Lumber Company's saSnl'A
at Seooba, together with several tn'S
sand feet of lumber, has been deslFy,
ed by fire. The loss, which is seVsia
thousand dollars, is covered BY itus
insurance. s.
Mississippi hay growers met at We
Point June I In a convention, 70
ganize and improve marketing cou'
tons. .
The first carload of tomatoes snip
ped from any point in Mississippi ",
seaso went from Fayette May ~
is said that the first car from crs-
Springs will go June /. III
Two negroe boys engaged in q ara.
rel while plum hunting near Port ~
son. One was struck on the head W.
a heavy stick, probably fraeturlns
skull. ".
After many years CT oil lights ~
residents of Hop;ka will be suppn.,
with electric lights. A lighting pis'
Is being installed.
The state liquor Law erforcefs ~
in a quandry over recent shipnea
made to senatobia. One quart o. y
uor and three quarts Of water arr
cluded in the package. When nl u.
it is claimed four quarts Of goos "
key is produced.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-06-02

New York,-~A resolution providing
for tho sending OF = commission TO Eu
rope 10 look after the interests OF
Jewish war sufferers In Galtcla and
BukoHina has been adopted by the an,
nuaI convention here Of the Federation
Of Galtclan and Bukowinan Jews. Tho
eonmissioner also Is 10 supervise emf
grafton Of Jewish war victims to this
country after the war. The ofsaniza'
ton has already done much to unite
Jewish families In both provinces sep
aratGA by the var.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-06-02
procisims June "a FLAG Day,

Washington.-President Wilson has
issued a proclamation calling upon the
people OF the United States to cele-
brate Flag Day June IA, with patriotic
exercises giving expression ito our
thoughtful love Of America" The pres
ident declared that the people should
rededicate themselves "for an Amer.
lea which no man al corrupt, no in
fluence draw away fro mits ideals
no force divide against itself"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-06-02
Citizens Eiuht Bandits.

Kansas City.-Fiye armed robbers
who blew out the entire front Of the
Bank of Rayton, 10 miles from here.
In a fruitless attempt to rob that in
stitution, escaped after a gun and re-
volver battle with two score citizens
Of Rayton, who were aroused by the
first Of the five explosions set off by
the band. One robber is believed to
have been wounded when the five fled
from the building. which they utilized
as a fort for Q time after being sur
sounded. Possemen are In pursuit
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-06-02
Submarine Fired Upon.

Berlin.-The following official com
munication was issued: "a subma
rine has just returned from the At
lantic, where it was pursued and fred
upon by two freighters 1t had at.
tempted to halt. The first steamer
was a 3.OOo-ton vessel without neutral
distinguishing marks, which the sub.
marine tried to stop May 2 near Us.
liant by firing a warning shot. After
a few minutes the steamer opened FIRE
from a fve-centimeter gun. The u.
boat escaped BY putting on high speed.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-06-02
New Orleans Jitneys Lose

New Orleans.-Local jitney operat.
ors have lost their first fight in fed.
eral court against the ordinance re.
curing $4,000 indemnity bond. signed
by a surety company, for each car Cd.
Grated.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-06-02
5uHraaists Lose Fight.

Baton Rouge. La.-Woman suhra-
R.sts Of Louisiana lost their frst light
In the 1916 legislature when the house
judiciary committee ordered an I'm.
favorable report on the joint resolu-
ton which would provide for sub
mittlng to the voters a state consti.
tutionaI amendment to give women
the hnllnt
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-06-02

Hartford City, Ind Geraldine Stout,
~, Ia dead Of a broken neck. and Al.
bert Thomas. 40, a farmer, Is in Jail
hero. charged With having killed her.
Thomas had TO Jump from the path OF
an automobile, He hurled a bucket
lhtp tho auto,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-06-02

stratham, Ga.-Four persons. two Of
them women and one a child, were kill.
ed and two others injured in a col.
lisiou between a passenger train and
an automobile at a grade crossing two
miles south Of here.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-06-02
zsppetlr 10 Wrecked.

l1ndon.-~h dispatch from Amster,
dam says that . German zeppelin,
descending nsar s'eles, on the sa.
loniki front, came IN contact with
some trees and was destroyed.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-06-02
Germans With BuIuars.

London The Germans are with the
Buigarians In the advance into Greek
Macedonia. The invasion, according
to Berlin, was made as 4 protection
against a surprise attae't which the
entente allies we're plarr lg.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-06-02
Over 100000 Horses .,r Wa

East ST. Louis, ill.-Announcemenk
Is made that 205,4s2 horses and 1886
mules have been bought at the nation.
al stock yards here BY the entente 81.
lies since the European war began.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-06-02
NEWS Of THE WEEK
FROM OVER WORLD
rESPEtESt - IT, >as 49,
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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-06-02

Destroyer Disabled.

Washiugt0n.-The torpedo boat de-
strGyer Warrington has been disabled
by striking a submerged breakwater
on Roekport.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-06-02


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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-06-02

Gen. Funston, under instruction
from Secretary Baker, ordered Il
courtmartial for the ii6 Texas mill
tiamen who refused to take the fed.
arai oath.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-06-02

The three Riggs bank officials on
trial al Washington for perjury were
found not guilty after the jury had
tclibemtsd nine minutes,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-06-02

because witnesses In the case could
not be- found, Carleton II. Belts OF
Chicago, who, after 20 yeara. was
brought TO court on an indictment
charging forgery. was released
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-06-02

The German minister A. E,rFs
has Informed the 54ise government
that To" G"fnhn atff1ah Hho vlotatni
Awiaa tarHtor5 ~ fglng over u hAs
been dismlb5sd from tbs eefylce
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-06-02

I]ncreaseS In wages. generally on a
profh sharing plan, affecting approx.
fnhioIy 5000 metal mIB"rA OF C0Io.
RADIO, Is 10 be made by the leading Cd.
orators. effective June
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1916-04-07
RIGHT TO FIX RATES
INITIATIVE MEASURE NO. Fl

Legislative Title-An Act relating
to powers of municipalities with ref
erence to public utilities and the pre-
scribng and fixing of rates and
charges and the regulations and prac-
tees of such utilities.
This Act gives to municipalities the
right to fix rates governing public
utilities and to prescribe reasonable
rules and regulations governing the
same. The word municipalities"
as used in this Act is defined as city,
town, county or township organiza-
|tion. The governing body of the unit
may hold hearings, require and compel
the attendance of witnesses and the
production of books, papers or all
documents relating to any subject
comprehended by the Act. When the
Council shall by ordinance or resolu-
ton fix rates or establish rules gov
erning public service corporations, ap-
peal may be taken to the superior
court of the county, but such appeal
must be taken within ten days after
such ordinance shall become effective
San dappeal shall be finally decided
by the superior court within sixty
days after the filing of the transcript
of the evidence of such appeal. APP
peal may be taken from the decision
of the superior court to the supreme
court of the state in the manner pro-
vded by law
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1916-04-07

the protection and utilization of their
propaganda, to the end that they may
be provided with continuous public
employment. These great sources of
conversation are necessary for the
preservation of the rights of the peo-
pie, and it is hereby declared that the
purposes of this Act are to foster agi-
tation, the development of new and
untried theories of government and
create revenue by taxation for the
support of INDECENT circulators of
initiative and referendum petitions.
Mary Ann is canny. Section 1.
which constitutes an argument for
the bill' was apparently modelled in
satirical vein upon Sec. l of the pro-
posed fish bill Note that the bill
was not filed until after Judge
Wright threw the injunction suit out
of court. Mary Ann took no court
chances with Sec. of the josh bill.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1916-04-07
A CALL TO YOU!
CIRCUlATORS WANTED FOR
INITIATIVE PETITIONS
CALL AT LABOR TEMPLE

During the next sixty days every
citizen of Everett must be given an
opportunity to sign initiative petitions.
The initiative law forbids the pay
ment or promise of payment to any
persons circulating initiative or refer
endum petitions. So we must call
upon men and women to give their
services to this work without thought
of money compensation for the time
spent. 1t means that we must call
on men and women who have this
work at heart to give of their time
after working hours or during leisure
moments. 1t entails some sacrifice on
your part, but the end is worth it. If
you will call at the Labor Temple you
can obtain petitions to circulate in
your locality Let us prove to the
reactionary forces who are trying
with all their power to discredit direct
legislation that the people are jealous
of that right and will never see it
abrogated. The best way to do that
is to pile up signatures on these mi
tiative bills. Will you help? Go to
the Labor Temple and get a petition,
take it out in your neighborhood and
get it filled. You wont find it hard
to do.
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1916-04-07
WHO SHALL MAKE LAWS?
OUR LAUNDERING LAWMAKERS

OUR LAUNDERING LAWMAKERS
Are the people competent to make
their own laws? There are those who
deny that the mass of the people
have neither the information nor the
power of analysis to properly frame
and pass laws and that therefore this
power should be delegated to a small
legislative body.
But what about our legislatures?
Bodies of men chosen to make a
special study of proposed laws? How
do they stack up?
Read what EQUITY says about the
last session of the New Jersey legis-
lature, a body of men typical of its
kind the country over.
Following the discovery that the
New Jersey legislature had so badly
bungled the woman suffrage special
election bill as to require a special
session to correct it, comes the in.
formation from Trenton that out of
the total of about $50 measures passed
into Gov. Fielders hands eighty-one
were glaringly defective, or about one
in every six. In this connection, too,
it is interesting to note that there are
thirtyfour lawyers in the member
ship of the present Senate, and
House, not counting the number who
hold jobs as clerks and secretaries,
and many Of them are young men,
fresh from their researches and stu
dies in the law schools and libraries.
This looks pretty bad, and it is
bad, but that is not to say that it is
The fact is pretty well
known to serious students and ex-
perts in the art of government that
most of our legislatures are doing
Just this sort of work. They are re-
cruited each year from the ranks of
the people by party organizations on
lines of party eXpediency and without
the slightest regard for particular fit
ness or ability for the difficult and
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1916-04-07
PEACTIONARIES PUBLISH
"FONNY" BILL
MARY ANN GUNOERSON

INITIATES"
jay Thomas, alias MARY Ann Gun
dersOn,' editor of the Washington
State Weekly has filed coke" mi
tiative bill with the Secretary of
State and same has been referred to
the Attorney General for a ballot
title. Mary AIMS bill provides for a
one mill levy to create a fund to give
to politicians, said fund
to be administered by board of three
members. The whole bill is intended
as a satire on the initiative and refer
endum. as witness Section /, which
reads as follows
Sec. /. This Act shall be known
as the politicians Code of the State
of Washington" The prosperity and
happiness of faddists, theorists, dis
office seekers and profes-
sional agitators are hereby declared
to be the highest aim of the state, and