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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-03-17
He LOVED A "WONDER GIRL
Husband Asked Wife t 0 Make Sacri
flee for s"Other Woman" and
She Does.

Chicago.-"Mabel, out of sympathy
for the love you may heretofore have
had for me, do as l beg. and divorce
me at once. Hate me il you have to,
but il you have ever had the inclina.
ton to help a girl live an honorable
life, you have your opportunity now.
This was the written plea of Albert
S. Scott of Chicago to his wife. Mabel
NJ. Scott, asking her to offer her heart
on the altar of shattered love for the
sake OF the "other woman" that his
dream OF a romance with the wonder
girl" he loved might come true.
For months Mrs. Scott pondered.
Finally she decided that the happiness
Of two hearts was worth the sacrifice
of her own and sought the divorce
Offering the letter as evidence.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-03-17
BRING IN
Deputies Guard Passenger Trains
Through Hattiesburg.

Hattiesburg.-The condition of the
strike IN the G.. e S. l. railroad has
grown more serious. Passenger trains
are running through this city under
guard Of deputy sheriffs and on late
schedule.
Five wounded strike-breakers have
been brought here from Laurel, three
of them being placed in a local hos
pital for treatment, the others being
treated at Hotel Hattiesburg.
Strikers and s~ympathizers are wear
ing a red ribbon badge with the in
scription Safety First Minor disor-
ders have occurred on the yards of
the company, two negroes having been
assaulted by strike sympathizers, it is
stated.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-03-17

Worlds Most SoutherIy Town.
Ushuaia is the most southerly town
In the world; it lies In latitude SIS
south, and is only 20 miles from Cape
Horn. AS the capital Of that part Of
Terra del Fuego which belongs to the
Argentine republic, II. prides itself on
being the residence Of the governor.
and on possessing a wireless station. a
fishing and canning company. severaI
stores. q church and one hotel. It is
also the penal settlement Of Argen-
tina; IN the large building ct the back
of the toWa .there are over one thou
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-03-17
ALLEGED RoBBER ESCAPES.
Escape From Forrest County Jail Is
Made With Quilts.

Escape From Forrest County Jail Is
Made With Quilts.
Hattiesburg.-Gerald Eubanks, held
as an express and mail pouch robber,
one of two men sent here from Pearl
River county for safekeeping, has es-
capped from the Forrest county Jail here
and thus far has eluded his pursuers.
He had been given the privileges OF
the third floor of the Jail along with
other prisoners. He made his way to
the attic, where he picked a lock, open
ed the door to the attic and by cutting
four quilts into strips and plating
them into a rope, he let himself down
80 feet and fell Is feet.
He was jailed here Feb. Z charged
with robbing depots of the Gull &
Ship Island at Lumberton and the
Northeastern, at Orvisburg and Hills
dale.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-03-17
G. 6 81. SUSPENDS
FREIGHT TRAFFIC
MAYOR OF LAUREL MAKES A
STRONG PLEA FOR LAW
AND ORDER.
PASSENGER TRAINS RUNNING
Five Wounded Strike Breakers Are
Brought to Hattiesburq-Sympa-
thizers Wear Badqes-News
Over the State.

Laurel.-Lack of full crews, due to
the strike on the Gulf & Ship Island
railroad, has caused suspension of the
freight service on hat road, but pas
senger trains are still operated. No
disorders of any kind have so far oc-
Cured here.
At a conference with local trainmen
Mayor T. G. McCallum made d strong
p lea for law and order. Trying to
police the Gulf & Ship Island yards
with 80 per cent of the public syE1pa-
thizing with the strikers would be i'm
possible" said the mayor. mo matter
what my personal sentiments may
be, I would, by virtue Of my office, be
obliged to ask the governor to call out
the militia in h event OF violence.
and I know that the strikers, the strike
sympathizers and citizens generally
would regret to see this DONE"
The trainmen. who said they depre'
cate violence of any kind, believe that
they will henceforth ne able to main
tain order in Laurel, and no attempt
will be made to interfere with passen'
ger trains. All passenger trains are
making schedules, but no freights are
moving and the local yards are com
pletely congested.
Trainmen on other roads are refus
ing to handle cars from the Gulf &
Ship Island except interstate ship
ments, which they cannot refuse. Hall
of the industries Of Laurel are located
adjacent to the Gulf & Ship Island
tracks and several others may have t
suspend operation unless the situation
improves.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-03-17
BIG COTTON DEAL.
Over a Thousand Bales Bought by a
Greenwood Firm.

Greenwood.-One Of the largest cot
ton sales Of many seasons was consum-
mated here when the head office Of
the Humphreys Cotton Company in
Greenwood purchased from NJ. P. Stur.
divant of Glendora 1,044 bales Of cot
ton, paying II cents a pound for the
entire lot, the aggregate purchase price
being over $685. 0O. There were quite
a number of buyers bidding on the big
lot from the time it was placed on the
market.
The last cotton receipts report is
sued by the local congresses and
warehouses shows that 96,273 bales
have been received since Sept. /, 1915,
while there were 127, POI bales received
at Greenwood during the same period
of the past cas-
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-03-17
FLAMES SWEEP BALDWIN,.
Fire Of Unknown Origin Does $500
Damage.

the Cooperative Store Company here
ON the night of March 10 burned the
J.. z. Harris produce store, the Lylt
millinery store, the Cox building and
the Bank of Baldwin. In the Cox build
ing was the Oscar Abrams store, the
Cumberland Telephone Company, Cox
& Cox's law office and the Griffin shoe
store. The Bank of Baldwin was the
last building to burn. All movable fix
lures were removed. Nothing was tax
en- from the vault.
The total loss is appropriated al
$4,000, with but about $4,000 insur
ance. The origin of the fire is I'm
known.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-03-17
GEN. w. NJ. NASH DEAD.
OId-Time Mississippi District Attor
ney Succumbs Suddenly.

Starkville.-One of the most distin-
guished citizens and veterans of the
Civil War, Gen. w. N. Nash, is dead
He was apparently in good health, and
after witnessing a p%hotoplay recently
at the A. & NJ. College complained of
being i'll on his way home, and sue
cumbed in a few minutes.
He was district attorney during the
reconstruction days, legislative mem.
Der in 1884 and encouragement of
Mississippi from 1896 to 1900, and
held other prominent positions.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-03-17

stopped with a little straw. even cat
tie paths in pastures often deepen SO
that they need such treatment. In 9th
er places it is necessary to plan to
SOW sorghum to stop washing, but II
the gullies are more han a foot deep
and two or three feet wide 1t is usual
ly better to use brush, concrete dams,
or the W system, which has given
good results under certain circum-
stances.
The brush dam gives better results
if straw is mixed with the brush to
help hold the dirt. Wherever the fall
is great, enough to make the water cut
seriously it is likely to be necessary to
stake down the brush and straw so
that they will not be washed away.
For deep narrow gullies concrete
dams from 6 to IL inches thick will
give better results. iron rods to give
weight must be used in reinforcing
the larger dams, but heavy wires will
do very we'll in the smaller ones. The
middle should always be left lower
than the edges and the supply way
should be provided with a concrete,
stone or brick apron at the bottom of
the gulley to prevent the falling water
from cutting into the soil and under.
mining the dam.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-03-17
Church Burns Notes.

Co1umbia.-The FRS: Baptist church,
through the efforts OF the pastor, Rev.
Zeno Wall, aided by a strong and en-
ergetic membership, has cleared the
church debt of $4,000, which has been
hanging over the church for over a
year, and the notes were brought out
and burned in the presence of a large
congregation. This church build
ing was completed a little we two
years ago at a cost of $4,000.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-03-17
SELECTING A BREEDING SOW
Some Good Points to Look For in Pick
Ing Out Good Pig Producer-Look
for Usefulness.

In selecting breeding sows. the prin-
cipal thing is to get good swine. 1t
pays a beginner better to invest in two
or three good sows than in a much
larger number of ordinary ones. This
is the advice that the live stock ex-
perts of Clemson college are giving
South Carolina farmers who ask for
pointers on making a start with hogs.
In selecting a SOW there are certain
sex characteristics to look for. She
should not have any appearance of
~oarseness The head should be light
er, forehead higher and neck simmer
and heater than those Of the boar.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-03-17

She should have strong, straight legs.
deep and wide chest. wide back and
good length and depth of body. A
deep, wide chest is a mark of good
constitution. and a long, deep body
generally goes with proliticacy. An
other feature to look for in q brood
SOW is good width of hips and hind
quarters.
In choosing a SOW for breeding pur-
poses look for the good breeding char
acteristics ahead Of everything else,
Quality may be considered, but pay
more attention to usefulness than to
fancy points"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-03-17
She 8lushed as Any Man Would.

never done any wrong. Why all this
fuss because I want to dress like a
man."
If one looks carefully into the face
of Frances Frey he will e the WON
an there. Yet her hands are large
from handling barrels of beer and do
ing other hard labor. Her walk is
the heavy kind, such Is n sees in
persons whose work requires them to
carry heavy loads.
I'm doing a mans part" she says
and they're not going to make me
a woman. / just won't be a woman
that's ALL"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-03-17
Money For Centennial.

One of the most important measures
to be disposed of in the lower house
during the past week was the appro-
priation bill for the State Centennial
Exposition. Practically an entire FORE
noon session was devoted to debate on
the bill making an appropriation, by
bond issue, of S125. 900 to be devoted
to the aid Of the Mississippi Centen-
NAL Exposition. Decidedly fierce at
tacks were made on the bill by the
extreme low pressure contingent. but
it passed by a good margin. The point
was raised that the bill provides for a
donation, and is not an appropriation
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-03-17
HAS NO use FOR
Feminine LIFE
Cincinnati Girl Masquerades for
Years in Costume of
a Man.
WON'T WEAR DRESSES
Hospital Authorities Amazed at Fe-
male Saloon Porter Who Scornx
Skirts-Gets Into Fight
With q Man.

Cincinnati.-'Ill not be q woman.
They can't make me. I'll rot in Jail
before l stand for it." Such is the de-
termination of Frances (alias Fred
die') Frey, whose arrest here dis
closed the fact that for year she had
been posing as a man.
II it had not been for trouble in a
saloon where the girl was employed as
porter, she could have kept up her
masquerade indefinitely. But she got
into a fight with a man, and she did
the womanIy thing. She tainted. Then
she was taken to the General hospital
and the secret of e sex was dis
closed. Before she appeared in police
court she was made to put on skirts
the first she had worn in a lifetime.
with the exception of those few years
when all babies wear such things.
Must Wear Petticoats.
The Cincinnati police have insisted
that Frances rel ~petticoats for two
reasons; first, because the law does
not permit q woman to wea mans
clothes; second, the masculine notions
OF Frances are to be transformed to
feminine notions, and the wearing OF
dresses has been decided upon as the
first step.
What! I wear that JUNK" she ex-
claimed when the police matron pre-
sented her with some woman's attire.
Il suppose next you'll be making me
wear hats with feathers in them and
shoes with high heels and corsets. Not
on your life:"
But the minions Of the law insisted
gently and firmly, and sc Frances Frey
made her first step back into the per-
sonality of a woman. It was a
hating. stumbling step. She actually
tripped over her skirt, and she blushed
as any man would who had suddenly
been condemned to pettfcoats.
The unwillingness of the girl to have
her personality remodeled by the hos
pital authorities is recognized as Of
fering a big problem.
1T is an interesting experiment.
said the superintendent. and SO far as
I know it is without precedent. We
shall have to develop our own meth
DDS. Physically. Frances is q perfect
woman. Our task is to persuade her
to be a woman mentally
Frances Not Convinced.
But why should / be a woman? p
asks the girl. "As a man I can gel
more kinds of jobs and better pay
And l can do a mans work. Besides
1 have been a good citizen and I've
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-03-17
WILSON CASE CONTINUED.
Will Try Alleged Slayer Of Lock Lam
In October.

Aberdeen.-The Beauford Wilson
case, charging him with the murder
in the circuit court and was continued
until the next term, which will con
vene the first Monday in October.
The civil docket is very heavy and
will require several days to dispose Of
the cases.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-03-17
USES FOR LEsPEDEzA PLANT
Grown for Hay In Some Localities in
South-Crop 10 Also Good for
Restoring Soils.

Lespedeza thrives well in places. In
some localities in Louisiana> and east
Texas where the soil is strong it is
grown for hay.
It is also good for grazing and to
restore worn sandy soils.
It Is q legume and has the adapta
ton Of using free nitrogen with certain
soil bacteria.
It requires a liberal amount Of mois-
ture and is not adapted to arid or
semiarid conditions
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-03-17

sand men imprisoned for terms vary
ing from FIVE years to a lifetime,
Mount Olivia. whsch is 1900 feet high.
and the highest mountain in the island.
overlocks the town; it is W entire
~ free of snow. for eight months In
the year a hard sheet of ice covers
the ground. on which the only vehicles
to be seen are sleighs.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-03-17

Pardoned Convict Wants Jail Again
Fort Madison. Ia.-Gus Eisenberg,
aged sixty-four years. was released re
Gently from the state penitentiary. at
ter having served % years on muir
der charge. Now E1senberg IL seek
ing to have his pardon revoked &C
that he may get hack ato the onlJ
friends - has q eartl.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-03-17
Forgery Charged.

Vicksburg.-The police have placed
under arrest, upon request of the Jack
son department., G.. E. Durkle, said to
be OF Evansville, Ind, upon the charge
of passing forged checks in Meridian
and Jackson.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-03-17
Intensive Farmino "A southwest.

intensive Farming u Southwest.
The people OF the southwest have
passed through the preliminary stage
of extensive farming. They are now
ready for intensive tillage and bust
uess management Live stock raising
viii begin, rotation OF crops will be
practiced and economy in storing and
marketing will be sought
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-03-17
Vetoes Natchez Hospital Bill.

The governor has vetoed the Match.
ez Hospital appropriation bill. giving
as his reasons thai tis bill carried an
increase, and he has registered his in
tention to veto any bill that unduly in
creases appropriations until the mat
ter of revenue is definitely provided
Cor.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-03-17
NEW CHURCH TO BE BUILT.

Methodists Of BeIzoni Plan Modern
$4,000 Edifice.
acknowledgements is under way
to build a new Methodist Church in
Belzoni. Rev. T. NJ. BroWnlee is lead.
ing the movement. A. the first meet
ing of the finance committee over 81,
900 was subscribed toward the fund
Architects are at work on plans to be
submitted for a building to cost ap
Droximately SIS, 900. 1t will be made
OF pressed brick, and will be modern
In every way.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-03-17
Thin Out Lettuce Plants.

Too many people SOW lettuce In beds
and do not thin the plants. It is much
better to sow In rows q foot apart and
then thin the plants to about eight
inches.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-03-17
Make q Pet or Horse.

II we want to make our horse love
rs. give him an apple instead Of .
blow.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-03-17
Postpones "FuU Crew" Bill.

PosfponeS "FuTI crew" Btu.
The senate has indefinitely postpcn-
ed" the house bill requiring freight
trains on all railroads in the state to
carry additional flagnen and other
trainmen, or the full crew." bill.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-03-17
Use for Fallen Leaves.

Fallen leaves should be raked or
he lawn and piled In some out-of-the-
way place and allowed to decay. They
are useful in the garden when well
decayed.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-03-17
Appropriations For Pensions.

The house appropriation committee
has f~avorably reported the house bill
to appropriate s475.O0O a al for pen-s
sions and made an unfavorable report
on the senate bill carrying $500, 900 for
the same purpose.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-03-17
Straw Invites Disease.

The straw shed for hogs Is almost
sure to be- either damp Or dusty
Etheet condition invites disease.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-03-17
Fault Of the weakIino.

Fault Of the WeakIina.
1ngratitude is always a kind OF
weakness. | have never seen that clev-
er men have been ungratefuI.-Goethe.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-03-17
Bill Fails.

Revenue Bill Fails.
After debating for more than four
hours what is considered by experts
the most drastic "blue sky" revenue
bill ever introduced in the legislature.
the house failed to pass that celebrat-
ed measure.
The measure was prepared by a SUD-
committee of the ways and means
committee, composed of Messrs. Rob
erson, Finch, Rhodes, Darden and Glib
son. 1t sought to place privilege taxes
on manicurists. doctors, dentists, flor
lists, collection agencies. horse traders.
pharmacists and others. One speaker
termed it the most drastic law ever in-
troduced in the Mississippi legislature.
The committeeman frankly said IL
sought to put a tax on nearly every
profession and business now exempt.
One of the features was the licensing
of punch boards" at $25 a year. The
bill received only 81 votes, with Al
against it, an insufficient number to
pass it. an insufficient number 10 pass
pass it, it being a yer measure. Ell.
forts to have trained nurses, beggars
and school teachers included were IN
successful.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-03-17
No Tax On Liquor.

No Tax On Liquor.
The lower house Of the Legislature,
after %ridiculing to death the Rhodes
bill seeking to place an inspection tax
Of 25 cents on each shipment of liquor.
and requiring persons receiving such:
packages to take them to officers and,
have them opened. tabled the measure
by a vote of "a to %. Mr.. Green, OF
Adamas, moved to indefinitely post
pone the bill. The roll call was de-
manded. The motion to indefinitely
postpone prevailed by a vote of GO
to 10. :
Mr.. Rhodes had rough sailing with
his bill seeking to get venue from
vhiskey shipments, most of the prohi-
bitionists voting with the ants to in
definitely postpone it, despite argyll
ments by the author that il it passed
it would bring about 500. 900 a yea'
into the State treasury.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-03-17
INTERNATIONAL
NNMYSQ00L
LESSON

(By E. O. SELLERS, Acting Director OF
Sunday School Course of the Moody
Bible Institute, Chicago.)
Copyright. 1916, Western Newspaper Union.)
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-03-17
Jjtney Bus Bonds.

JItney BUS 6onu8.
Senate bill 191, dealing with bonds
for jitney bus operators and owners.
was called up and an amendment fix
ing the minimum amount Of bond at
$500 and maximum at $4,000. Tho
amendment was adopted. This mount
of bond is graduated according to the
classification Of the municipality.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-03-17

Frances NOT EonVinced.
But why should I be a woman"
asks the girl. "As a a I can get
more kinds of jobs and better pay.
And l can do a mans work. Besides,
l have been a good citizen and I've
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-03-17
Favor Farm Loan Banks.

FAVOR Farm LOAN bdHKS'
The judiciary committee OF the SEN
ate has reported back he Johnston Dill
Co create q system Of farm loan bankAs
that It be passed.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-03-17

0oeQ tn1S Cnapter IS IuII OF christ.
Jesus is the central subject of all
Scripture. Philip explained the hui
initiation of Christ and the glories of
the Messiah's kingdom. There is no
higher work than to help others to a
clearer vision.
". Declared Faith. v. 36-4O. The
eunuch had doubtless seen the rite Of
baptism in Jerusalem and at the first
opportunity he desired to make pub
lie his new found faith. Baptism is
confession and a symbol (Rom. 6:1.
s. and Immediately after the eunuch's
declaration of faith (v. 80 Philip at
once administered the rite, after
which, his work being done, Philip is
whisked away while the eunuch jour
neyed on rejoicing"
These two men were total strangers.
yet this wayside conversation gains
one who must have heralded far the
ney and in his home land.
Philip made Caesarea his home and
twenty years later met Paul in. that
:ity (Acts 21:8).
Philip worked without the machfn-
cry OF an organized movement" and
evidently without any emphasis D
the offering.
Do we look for the Spirits personal
leadings7
Are we ready for every opportunity?
Can we tell men tha way OF life.
how to become = ChriEtian?
How many Sunday school teachera
can mtelligently use the word Of God
n answering the inquiry. What must
+ 10 to b sayeds.