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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-05-26
ment could be obtained in about ten

ment could be obtained in about ten
days.
Idaho has the guard organization
and the spirit and stands ready to an
swer the nations call at any moment,
The companies comprising the Idaho
national guard are: A. Standpoint; b,
Nampa; c, Occur d'Alene; d, Twin
Falls; e, Grangeville; F, Lewiston;
G, Caldwell; H, Boise; I, Payette; K,
Bull; L, Weiser; M, Emmett.
"And don't forget that we have
one of the best military bands in the
country" remarked guard officer.
Idaho is right up to the minute in
every respect. Just give us the word
and see."
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-05-26
TAKES OVER
THE CITY WATER WORKS
All Old Disputes Settled. Murrays
Receive $35O,OOO for the System;
Management Changes Quietly.

Last Friday the city of Pocatello
acquired all rights in the water
works system of that place owned by
James A. Murray by the cash pay
ment of $350,O00 and the settlement
of claim AGAINST the city of $4,000
for hydrant rent. This puts an end
to all litigations and suits that have
been draggin,r along for several years
and leaves the city its own water
owner
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-05-26
COWBOYS SETTLE
BANDITS QUICKLY
Mexican Rancbmen of Hearst Ranch
Go Out and "Get" New Bunch
of Villa Bandits

Twenty-Five Mexican cowboys, at
Babicora killed Is and captured six
of band of Villistas near MADEIRA,
just south of Columbus.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-05-26

Babicora, killed Is and captured six
of a band of Villistas near MADEIRA
! Just south of Columbus.
Another Band
A free lance named Rosalia Her
nandez with about 500 followers Is
said to be camping about 40 miles
from Langhorne' expedition.
Villa Still Active
1t is reported from Chihuahua that
Villa is operating under an assumed
name and that he is gathering new
forces about him.
| American Killed
Seargent Furman, of the Twenty
third infantry, on border duty, went
across into Mexico and was found
dead. The Mexicans claim to be max
ing an investigation. They say that
Furman shot at customs officer
when challenged, but missed, and
was killed by the officer. The Ameri-
can officers are wondering how Fur
man could have missed If he shot
at such close range.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-01-28
FAVERSHAM In THE HAWK

It is interesting to note that the
Chicago critics all agreed that Mr..
William Faversham's production of
"The Hawk" provided the finest act
ing which had been seen in that city
for a long time. Mr.. Charles Collins
of the Chicago Post speaks of the
play in this way: civilian Faver-
sham's return to Chicago at this par
ticular time, when dizziness weighs
heavily Upon the stage and the de-
vouring movies" are everywhere, is
like a fish of the ancient fire thru the
gloom. 1t seem a sign and portent
that the art of acting with the spoken
word as a medium distinguished from
the trade of minimizing + fore the
cameras, is not vanishing from the
earth. Mr.. Faversham whom we
have missed for two years or more,
comes like a rainbow in the sky, and
my heart leaps at the sight of him.
He brings a French play called The
Hawk'-one of those vivid and in
tense specimens of play-writing with
which the Partisan stage was fecund
before the war blighted the drama
turgic activity there" Mr.. Faver-
sham will bring "The Hawk to
the Greenwood Theatre for n Del
Torrance only on next Wednesday
night, February End.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-01-28
THE STAFF OF LIFE AND ITS COST.

The sensational advances in wheat will convey
an ominous significance to the housewife. A grocer
a few days ago that before spring, brands
of wheat costing $3.50 before the war would go to
So or more. This will be less than the record price
of about $40 for these grades last year. But the adj
vance will come closer home to working people than
any other present result of the war. -,
In spite of American prosperity, there are stu
large sections of our population for whom bread IS
the main article of subsistence. To great numbers
of recent immigrants meat is almost a prohibited
luxury. They may pick up some remnants and
bones cheap, but only for use as an appetizer.
Bread and soup are the menu. A touch OF onions
or other pungent vegetables may be used to give
the meal some tang.
A we'll seasoned soup has a surprising effect to
give an otherwise dry provender some flavor, and
makes a meal seem more substantial than it really
is. With this added relish, many newcomers to
America will gnaw along for days on their long
loaves baked after the foreign manner.
Wheat bread Of course is food Of the most sub
stantial character. People Of indoor life and flnlcky
appettes would not eat enough of it for full nour-
ishment. The manual laborer, hungry from his
%fatiguing task, put it down with avidity. If he came
from the old country, he may have learned to eat
it without butter.
The present high wheat prices will again en-
courage the farmer to stuff every possible acre with
the staple grains, and hire money to pay his help.
But the wastes of trench life are great, the demand
for wheat flour is ormou and the American
working man will pay high for his loaf while the
war lasts.
1t will certainly be a great year for the back
yard garden. A few square rods put into potatoes
will go far to reduce the floor bill, and provide a
nourishing substitute.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-01-28
JEFFERSON DAVIS HIGHWAY
Editor Commonwealth:

Editor Commonwealth:
There is to be a meeting in Mem
phis, February 18th and 18th, called
by the Business Mems Club of that
city, of delegates selected by Com
mercial Bodies, members Of boards
of supervisors, delegates from muni-
cipalities, and all others having any
interest in the subject, to consider
the location and select q route for a
highway between Memphis and Beau
voir, Miss, to be known as the Jefer-
son Davis Highway. This highway
extends from Paducah, KY, and we
understand has been located to Mem
phis. At Paducah, KY, it connects
with the Lincoln Highway as propos-
ed between st. Paul, Mimi, and
Paducah. 1t is apparent that it is of
very great Importance that the Delta
be represented by a large and in
f~uential delegation at this Memphis
meeting. With that object in view
and for the purpose of discussing and
advancing the general welfare of this
country in particular and the State
at large the Greenwood Business
League have by resolution of the
board of directors designated Thurs
day, February 10, 1916, at 8 p. m. as
the date and hour when they will
entertain at a Jefferson Davis High
way Banquet" on which occasion
they hope to have with them a num-
Der of prominent speakers interested
in the subject, including the super
visors of the various counties along
the line to be suggested through the
Delta for the location of this propos-
ed highwty.
1t is hoped the members of the
League and all others having the
interest of our community at heart,
will cooperate in the effort to secure
the location of this National High
way, SO as to connect with Lefore
County's system Of improved roads.
w. H. HAYS, Sec'y.
Jan. %, 1916.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-01-28
D. LANHAM DOING THINGS

Our progressive and enterprising
townsman, Mr.. J.. D. Lanham, is al
ways doing something in the electri-
cal and plumbing line. He recently
completed a frst-class system for the
Buckeye Cotton Oil Co.'S. big plant,
and has begun work on the contract
for the electrical wiring of the recent
extensive additions made to that
staunch establishment by contractors
HUMPHREYS & McGinnis. Recently
he completed a nice electrical job for
Mr.. Hugh J.. Jennings at Sumner.
This week he also closed a contract
with contractor G. G. Mitchell for
the wiring and plumbing of the new
cottage of Mr.. j. E. Emmons at the
corner of johnson and Henderson
Streets. MI. Lanham is always
doing things.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-01-28
LEVEE A REPORT.

The following from the Jackson News pertain
ing to the work of the Levee Board, and the report
submitted to the Governor, will be of interest to the
residents of the Delta:
"An interesting report from the -Missis-
sippi Delta Levee Board has been received by the
Governor for transmission to the Legislature.
The report shows in a striking manner the
heavy cost of building and maintaining an effective
levee system
Since the spring of 1912 the Yazoo- Missis-
sippi board has entered into and executed contracts
for levee work approximating 100000. It has
put into revetment work $685., 600, expended for
repairs, maintenance, ETC., $2l1, 100, and put into
rights-of way $169,493.
During the same period the Federal Govern
ment has expended on revetment work, not includ-
ing the value of its plants, $788, 600.
In brief, the levee work in the upper district
during the past year has cost $3,69O,OOO.
This is almost as much as the entire sum
previously expended by all former boards for levee
construction.
The report states that ii The work is prose-
cuted with the same enerey in future as it has been
during the past four year. the entire system will
be made perfect, and the people of the district can
rest secure against any fear Of overflow"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-01-28
PERSONAL

Hon. Shed Hill was in Winona
Monday on legal business.
Hon. S. D. Neill, Of Indianola, at
tended court here this week.
Mr.. F. P. Peasants was down from
Minter City on business Tuesday.
DR.. ". T. Mathews made a business
trip 70 Jackson the first of the week.
Attorney S. E. Turner, of Carroll
ton, attended court here the first of
the week.
Attorney NJ. F. Pierce attended
Justice of the Peace Court at Carroll
ton Monday.
G. A. Mahoney and D. L. Holcomb
were noted among those from ltta
Bena Tuesday.
A. w. Stevens and j. B. Webb
srcnt the past weekend in Green
| Vile with friends.
E. D. Self, a popular insurance
agent of Meridian, was among his
Greenwood friends Monday.
Mesrs. NJ. S. Wilson and T. A.
Looney, of near Schlater, were in
the city on business Tuesday.
Max Rosenthal. a prominent Jewish
merchant of Doddsville, was in Green
wood on business Monday.
Hon. j.. F. Barnes, a prominent
Jackson architect and builder, was
in the city the first of the week.
Mr.. w. C. Shelton. of Caddo, Carroll
county, made The Commonwealth an
appreciated call while in the city today.
Vassar w. Dacus, of Whaley, and
A. H. Dacus, of Philip, were noted
among the visitors to the city Mon
day.
o. r. Harper, a prominent bust
ness mar of Tupelo, transacted bust
ness in the Delta metropolis Wednes-
day.
Mr.. G. A. Wilson, ST., and Mr.. and
Mrs. Calhoon Wilson spent Sunday
with Mrs. George Wilson at LeXing-
ton.
Mr.. Gaddis Crook, of Vicksburg,
has joined his wife here, both are the
guests of Capt. P. w. Shearer and
family.
The Earnest Workers were delight
fully entertained on Monday after
noon by Mrs. Mamie Mcintyre, in
North Greenwood.
Prof. VIM. E. b. Keisker, a well
known and popular piano tuner INK
salesman, was in his Greenwood
territory this week.
Mr.. H. F. Williams ,one of u
clever Carroll county friends, was
in the city Wednesday, and made this
office an appreciated call.
Mr.. M. B. Purtle was over from his
new plantation home, near Inverness,
on business yesterday and made this
office an appreciated call.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-01-28
WHITTINGTON EXPLAINS
HIS AUTHORIZING BILL.
Jackson, Miss, Jan. 26, 1916.

Jackson. Miss, Jan. 26, 1916.
Hon. j. L. Gillespie, Editor The Commonwealth,
Greenwood, Miss.
Dear Sir: | have read the editorial in The Com
monwealth of Friday, January 21st, 1916, in which
you state that l have introduced in the Senate, an
Act to prohibit lobbying in the State Legislature.
l beg to say that the Act introduced by me
does not prohibit lobbying, it only undertakes to
regulate the activities Of the paid lobbyist. 1t has no
who has not been employed to oppose, defeat or adj
vocate legislation. The plain language and scope of
the Bill has application only to the insidious and per-
nicious lobbyist who is employed to advocate Or op-
pose legislation. The bill does not undertake to
prohibit lobbying Of the right kind; it encourages
all patriotic citizens to give any facts or information
to the members of the Legislature, but it does un-
dertake to regulate the activities of the paid lob
byist.
The bill provides that sworn statements shall
be filed by both the person who employs a lobby.
ist, and by the lobbyist who is paid, so that the peo-
pie of Mississippi. as well as the members of the
Legislature, may know the amount Of money in
detail that is expended to defeat or advocate legis-
lative measures. | repeat, the bill has no applica-
ton to any person except the paid lobbyist, and
that under the provisions of the bill, any citizen who
is not employed to represent a special interest, no
matter whether he be an office holder or not, is at
perfect liberty at any time to influence in any leglt-
mate way, without being within the provisions of
the Act, the Legislature or any member thereof, in
relation to any pending or proposed legislation.
You are at liberty to publish this reply, and |
call your attention to a more complete statement
that was given out by me in. relation to the bill,
which was published in the Daily News of January
Oath. and in the Clarion-Ledger of Tuesday, the 25th.
With best wishes, l am, your friend,
w. M. WILMINGTON.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-01-28
WILL INCREASE CORN YIELD.

Many Mississippi farmers are preparing, not
only to increase their corn yields for this year, but
to beat their neighbors corn crops and win a valu-
able prize. These men are members OF the State
Corn Improvement Association which was organ
lied two years ago at the A. C M. College Farmers
Roundup.
According to C. A. Cobb, President of the As
ISOLATION, the Bull Tractor Company of Minneapolis,
Minnesota, through the Gale-Hopper Company OF
Memphis, Tennessee, have given a Bull Tractor to
be offered to the members of the Corn Improve
ment Association who compete for it and observe a
few simple contest rules. The fact that this prize
delivered at Jackson, Mississippi, is worth over
800 will make it worth while to a large number
of farmers to try for it. MIR. Cobb is expecting a
thousand members to enter the contest. Parts of
The contest plan are given below and those inter-
ested can get full details by writing c. A. Cobb,
President, or j. R. Kicks, Vice-President, at Agricul-
tural College, Mississippi; or to P. P. Garner, Secre-
tary, jackson, Mississippi.
The basis for awarding not only the Bull
Tractor, which is the first prize, but a second, third
and fourth prize is in part as follows: Five acres
will be the size of the contest field. In growing
these five acres Of corn the contestant can use any
variety of seed, Or any method he may choose. The
land will be measured by the committee, and the
corn gathered and weighed in the presence of a
committee chosen for the purpose. The scoring
will be on yield, and profit per acre; on a history of
the methods used and the growth of the crop; and
on an exhibit at the State Fair.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-01-28
ABOLISHING THE FEE SYSTEM.

The esteemed Newton Record says there seems
to be a considerable clamor for a law to abolish the
fee system provided in this State for paying sala-
ries of officers, and a bill of some kind will be in
troduced in the present Legislature along this line.
The Record believes that all officials should be
placed on a regular salary, commensurate with the
duties and the Importance of the office, but it
doubts the wisdom Of doing away with the fee
system altogether. This paper believes that if a
law was passed to provide that the fees be paid as
heretofore, and the funds received in this way be
turned into the State or county treasury Gas the
case may be- and then the salary Of each officer be
paid out of the general fund, as fixed by law, it
would give more general satisfaction, and at the
same time might in this way be a means of reducing
taxation.
If the fee system is abolished as a whole, taxes
will have to be raised t. produce the funds to pay
the officers who are now paid in fees. The watch
way of economizing in this matter will be along the
line suggested in the above.
The Record does not believe that an officer
should be paid a fee, in addition to a reasonable
salary, to perform his duties. If he will not do it
without it, then somebody else should be given the
place,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-01-28
CARD OF THANKS,

Death is inevitable. 1t comes with
out warning and with no respect for
persons. In the time of grief and
despair, the solicitude of a friend may
tighten the agonizing grip the dread
monster has laid on the hearts of those
nearest the departed, and may fan
back to life the desire to live.
So in our bereavement, u sad, sad
loss, our hearts reach out to our
friends and receive with gratefulness
and ~unspeakable thanks their many
kindnesses. MRS. GEORGE DEAN,
j. T. DEAN,
MRS. j. r. BOYLS.
ruth DEAN.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-01-28

The prospects are that the price of cotton seed
will be considerably higher next fall and winter, due
to the scarcity of potash. On this subject the fol-
Atlanta Constitution: From what little potash he
gets this year the farmer must look to cotton seed
meal. He will recall the high price for the fertilizer
into which cotton seed meal enters as an essential
ingredient. But this is the one source of a little
potash for cotton this year, and there is h hardly a
question that every pound of it will be carefully
used so as to get the best results"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-01-28

Mr.. Morris Lewis, one of our es.
teemed friend% of Lexington, and
one Of Holmes County's most sub
stantial citizens, was a prominent
visitor to Greenwood the latter part
of last week. Mr.. Lewis is connect
ed with the Lefore Grocer Company,
that will soon open for business in
this city. He has many friends in
Greenwood, he and the estimable
gentlemen associated with him, and
we are delighted to have them in
terested over here.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-01-28

Mr.. B. M. Jackson, assisted by Mr..
Boyd Jones, recently completed the
artistic jobs of painting and decorat-
ing the interior of the homes of
Messrs. F. M. Aldridge and Shelby
S. Steele in North Greenwood, and
they are now busily engaged on a
similar job for Mr.. and Mrs. o. F.
Bledsoe's lovely home at Shellmound.
These gentlemen thoroughly under
stand their business, and are getting
the work they can conveniently
handle.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-01-28
Mr.. Louis E, Balkin, one of Glen

Mr.. Louis E. Balkin, one of Glen
dora's progressive merchants and
clever citizens, was in the city on
business Tuesday. Mr.. Balkin in
formed The Commonwealth that on
February 18th next, he would be
married to Miss Bessie Kessler, one
of the most charming and accom-
plished young ladies of st. Louis.
We extend hearty congratulations
in advance of this happy union of
hearts and hands.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-01-28
PROLIFIC.

A two-eared prolific corn grown on
Ashland Plantation near Schlater.
Miss. Mr.. John Erskine says: 1T is
the best corn l ever planted. / had
acres that made over 100 bushels.
had tenants that threw four burrows
together and worked it and made 4l
bushels to the acre." The parent strain
of this corn won nearly all the large
yields in the Boys Corn Contests in the
South. No chance for mixed corn
$500 a bushel. Leave orders will
Humphrey & Co., or D. A. Elliott
Greenwood, Miss.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-01-28
FARMERS MEETING CALLED.

Messrs. j. L. Montgomery, F. NJ. Aldridge, 0.
F. Bledsoe, Jr, Horace Redditt, w. L. Craig and w.
r. Bell, some of Leflore county's progressive plan
tiers. have called a meeting of the farmers of this
county TO be held in Greenwood at the rooms of the
Greenwood Business League on Monday, February
9TH, for the purpose Of discussing ways and means
of producing sufficient feedstuffs during the ensu-
ing year for home consumption in this county. More
progress was made in this direction last year than
ever before, and this year it is their endeavor to ac-
complish even more. All interested are urged to
attend the meeting.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-01-28
GREENWOOD COTTON RECEIPTS.

Hon. A. S. Kyle, of Pamela county, recently
created quite a stir in the Mississippi House of Rep
practice of economy in running the State govern
ment, he demanded an accounting of House contin-
gent fund expenditures. He said that in 1884 the
House fund was 500 and the Senate fund $500. By
1894 it was $1,5OO to 81 1900, in 1904 it was 5000 to
5000, and in the last two sessions nearly $4,000.
Last session, he said. the clerks of the two houses
were voted two to twenty-five days extra time and
mileage when entitled to but one, and by Just such
profligate and lawless expenditures Of the peoples
money the Legislature had squandered 4175.O00, not
q dollar Of which was authorized by law.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-01-28
Senator Tillman bets results. His bill for a

Senator Tillman gets results. His bill for 4
government built armor plate mandatory, accepted
authoritatively as a prime feature Of the prepared
ness plan. has rung the bell. Vide the following
echo: Substantial reduction in the price OF armor
plate has been promised the Senate naval COM
mittee by E. G. Grace, president of the Bethlehem
Steel Company, if congress would adopt the admin
lstration's proposed five year naval building pro-
gram. Mr.. Grace was t%estifying at a hearing on
Senator Tillman's bill to provide for a government
armor factory. Adopt a policy he said, and we
will meet this committee or authorized government
officials and make a price which, | am sure, you
will admit is fair. We are willing to take almost
any price to prevent the government from erecting
its own plant and making US throw away the 81
O0O00 we have invested in this highly specialized
business"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-01-28

Lieut.. Chas. Havercamp has re-
turned to Yazoo City after a visit to
his sister, Mrs. R. C. McBee, in North
Greenwood. Lieut.. Havercamp will
spend a few days in his old home at
Yazoo City before returning to his
post. He has many friends in Green
wood, former classmates at the
University of Mississippi, who always
enjoy his visits to Greenwood.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-01-28

Mr.. R. P. Sponenbarger and family,
of Lake Village, Ark, have recently
moved to Greenwood and win make
their home here. Mr.. Sponenbarger
has accepted q position in the Green
wood News Office, and we extend 70
himself and family q hearty welcome
to our city.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-01-28
FOR SALE,
Foy's Early improved Dixie
Cotton Seed

Cleaned for Planting. Price, 10 bu.
and over $3.50 per bu. Smaller lots
S1.75.
Choice Lespedeza Hay. several hun
dred bales of Dat Straw, bright straw
and good feed, and a few hundred
bushels good Oats.
Phone 947 or write G.. S. AVERY,
Greenwood, Miss.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-01-28

Mr.. Robert Frazer, of Tupelo,
came down to e 1.-THE Birth of a
Nation, and spend the past week
end with his son, Mr.. Bob Frazer, a
valuable employee of the Leflore Com
press. Mr.. Frazer is an old friend
of We editor when he lived in Tupelo
about twenty-five years ago, and it
was quite a pleasure to again see him.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-01-28
|. o. B. B. ELECT OFFICERS.

I. .. d. D. ELECI OF CEIS.
The Marks Stein Lodge, No. 537, of
[. 0. B. B., at a recent meeting Of
this prominent Jewish order, elected
the following officers to serve during the
ensuing year:
A. Weller, president; A. Davidson,
vice-president; Paul Bergson, secretary;
Simon Davidson, treasurer; and David
warden.