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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-10-10

Lots Of Chicagoans have been
blackmailed who haven't told how 1t
was done. And in Congressman Mann's
home town, .oo,' says the Burlington
Gazette.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-10-10

First--The now road law has saved
money by making IL possible to dc!
termins who 10 low bidder on bridge
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-03-24
PROTEST AGAINST GRADUATED
TAX ON COTTON SEED OIL MILLS

Copies of the following resolutions, adopted by the Green
wood Business League, protesting against the passage of the bill
in the Legislature placing an outrageous graduated priv
llege tax on cotton seed Gil mills in Mississippi, have been malice to
the Governor, Speaker of the House, the Lieutenant Governor, and
our Senator and Representative in the Legislature:
Extensive petitions, signed by about 1000 of our people, against
this unjust measure, have been forwarded to our representatives in
jackson, urging them and the other members of the Senate and
the House to oppose the passage of the bill.
The resolutions adopted by the Business League are as
follows:
Greenwood, Miss, March 81, 1916.
Whereas, the attention of the Greenwood Business League has
been called to House Bill No. 818, introduced in the lower house of
the MISSISSIPPI Legislature, the said bill providing a graduated priv
iege tax on all purchasers of cotton seed Of 1000 tons and above and
increasing In ratio with larger purchases of seed, to a point where
said tax becomes burdensome, excessive and unfair to larger manu-.
facturers OF cotton seed in our State and would ultimately have to
De PAID by the producers OF cotton seed; and
whereas, the larger institutions are x-pdyers in proportion
to their investments and have large pay rolls in the communities
where they have their manufacturing plants, and are entitled to the
the smaller manufacturers; and
:, Whereas, the passage of said bill would, in our opinion, mean
the closing OF said manufacturing plants, and considerable loss to
the communities where they are located; and
Whereas, the tax by this bill on purchasers of large quantities
of cotton seed would be prohibihve, thereby decreasing the demand
Tor cotton seed, and restricting competition and necessarily inficting
IA loss on the producer; therefore
Be it resolved by the Greenwood Business League,
First, That the Legislature of the State of Mississippi be re-
quested not to pass the bill raising the privilege tax on cotton seed
Oil mills.
Second, That the said Legislature be further requested not to
increase the privilege tax on said mills above the privilege now paid.
lhrd, That no law, directly or indirectly, raising the privilege
tax now paid by said mills be enacted by the Legislature.
Fourth, Resolved that copies hereof be mailed the Governor
OF state, the Lieutenant Governor, the Speaker Of the House of
Representatives, and Hon. W. M. Wilmington and Hon. w. S. Barry,
W. H. HAYS, Secy. E. R. McsHANE, Pres.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-03-24

Little homeless Laurel Lee is a
dear child of just eleven summers.
Her disposition is as winsome as
she is lovely. Her mother went
to the faraway country from
whence none ever return before
Laurel Lee had begun to realize
what a very precious possession a
mother is. Then her father, who
had been taken away from her by
the Grim Reaper, Death, too early
to even be remembered by her,
left this little girl without any one
to rear her or give her a chance.
She has one brother who is not
able to educate and care for his
sister.
Laurel Lees sight has been i'm
paired through continued illness
with measles. Although she wears
glasses, it is still difficult for her
to attend public school, as she
cannot see the work that is being
done on the board, and constant
study taxes her eyes too greatly.
The Children's Home Society asks
a home for this little girl with a
retired teacher who is sympathet-
ic and will devote her spare time
to talking to the child about her
studies and assisting her with her
music. Her defective sight at
present makes it hard for her to
read notes. She delights in prac-
ticing her exercises on the piano,
and with just a little care will make
a splendid woman.
Many homes are open to little
motherless children, but the So
ciety has failed to find one that
will just fit Laurel Lees case.
Any one interested in helping this
little girl may communicate with
j. L.. Green, Supt., Box 3O4, Jack
son, Miss.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-03-24
PROPOSED TAX SCHEDULE.
The graduated tax as set forth in the bill, is as follows:

Each county has the authority, under the provisions of this
bill, to impose a privilege tax of not exceeding the amount of the
State privilege tax enumerated above, to which must be added the
Levee District privilege tax of $1,000.
The above amounts would aggregate a total privilege tax Ct
~$153,690O0 per year on The Buckeye Cotton Oil Companys extern
sWe plant in Greenwood-whch would necessitate the closing down
of that big enterprise, Supt. R. H. Rust informs us.
The bill has been favorably reported by the ways and means
committee of the House, but the protests from different sections of
the State will very likely bring about the defeat of the measure when
comes to vote-if not in the House, the bill should certainly fail to
pass in the Senate.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-03-24
$1.40o.0 600 IN ONE YEAR.

The Executive COMMITTEES Of
the Association Of Western Rail
ways recently issued the follow
ing statement:
An analysis Of the actual pay
rolls of IS western railways shows
that in a single year they paid ST.
403 "a to engineers and fire.
men for which no actual work
was done.
This pay for service not per-
formed was compulsory, not vol
untary.
The sole reason for it is found
in the two little words "or less"
which are included in the wage
schedules of train service en-
ployees.
Most of the present wage
schedules in freight service pro-
vide at the outset that 10 hours
or less" make it compulsory on
the railroad to give a full days
pay at least to every train service
employee who is called for Duty
no matter how short a time he
may actually work, whether he
runs | mile or 100 miles.
The difference between the
actual mileage run or hours
worked by a train crew and the
1OO-mile minimum which must be
paid for is known as constructive
mileage"
In 1913, according to evidence
presented in the enginemen's ar
bitration proceedings. the "con.
structive mileage" for which these
employees were paid amounted
to $780, 1926 miles. For them the
railways paid to engineers and
firemen alone the sum of 1,4O3,.
038 "a. Pay for the same meas.
ure Of service not performed was
received by conductors, brake.
men, baggagemen and other train.
men.
In the pending wage issue the
train service employees demand a
full days pay for."8 hours or less
100 miles or less"
The words "or less" prove alb.
solutely that the train service EN-.
ployees do not want a real "8-houi
day." as they claim, but that they
do not want to be paid for &
hours or less" the same wages
they get now for 10 hours OF
less"
Thus the demand is really fol
Is per cent more wages, with
further mzresse ii the form Of
time and a half for overtime, OF
ST 1-2 per cent more than the
present rate.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-03-24
SPLENDID WINDOW DISPLAY

W. R. Chandler, sales manager OF
the Fountain Department Store is to
be highly congratulated on the splen-
did window decorations of that man.
moth establishment. The spring
window display, IS artistic, beautiful
and properly suggestive of the very
latest and most nobby styles in new
spring goods. The display is on a
par with any found in cities many
times as large as Greenwood.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-03-24

00Y00 VvOuIdnV Lose Your Temper John,
II You Used sGoto-Its Tor Those Cornsi ri
c~ontraptions for corns. Here's some
clear and clean 1t makes any corn
come right on. Takes but a few sec
onds to apply. It dries at once; Put
your sock or right owe it.-there's
nothing to stick or roll up. form a
bundle Of your toe. or press o the
corn. It's painless, simple: as rolling
razors and scissors. use 'Gets-It' and
you'll have a sweeter disposition and
no more corns and calluses."
o. 1t" il sold by druggists every.
whore. Csc, q bottle, or sent direct BY
r. Lawrence 4 Co.. Chicago, Ill.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-03-24
AFTER THE GRIPPE
Vinol Restored Her STRENGTH

Canton, Miss am Is years old and
became very weak and feeble from the
effects of La Grippe, but Vinol has done
me a world of good. 1t has cured nv
cough, built up my strength SO I fee
active and well again. Mrs. LIZZIE
BALDWIN, Canton, Miss.
Vinol, our delicious cod liver and iron
tonic without oil, aids digestion. N
riches the blood and creates strength.
Unequalled for chronic coughs, colds
Or bronchitis. Your money back r
It fails.
S. L. Raines, Druggist, Greenwood.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-03-24

SALESMAN-$30o TO $500 per
month salary or commission selling
u Oils, Greases, Paints and other
specialties. Do not be satisfied: get
our proposition. Inland Oil Works
Co., Cleveland, O.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-03-24
IMPORTED STAPLE COTTON SEED
FOR SALE

Staple one-fourth strong, produces equal to and IS early IS the
This cotton a sent out by the Government to a friend several
years ago in a small sack, and 1 was n of the first % zee its remark
able features.
1 had up to that time planted twelve o + fourteen different
varieties, and found this to be the best aILround cotton I ever
planted.
When first bought I only got a limited amount of seed, but had
I planted the entire place in this cotton, 1 would have made from
20 per cent to 80 per cent more.
1t originally was on the order of the "B,ack Rather" variety,
but it picked easier, and was more prolific, and it had more turnout in
1t than any cotton l ever planted.
I can account for this vigor very readily. The small hnty seed
You get a stronger, vigorous stalk that can withstand more hard
ship, that cotton might fall heir to, with much more force.
With several years of pains-taking, 1 now have it with small
nlnty white seed, large bols and finty, which of course renders it
The bons have very long stems, which add very much to its
picking qualities, Is it hangs downward, which gives it a great ad-
vantage over the short stem varieties.
We all know that the bols with a short stem stands up erect and
catches the water, and rots the burrs.
closely the vitality and productveness of this cotton.
The following are a few of the splendid testimonials as to the
worth of this Incompatible planting cotton seed, received by M
from planters over the county who have had experience with them:
Malone &Keesler, who rank as one of the most expert cotton
factoring firms in the state, have the following to say of this cotton:
Answering your inquiry in regard to your cotton, handled by US for
the past seven years, beg to say: that We consider your cotton the
every bale exactly alike. In fact you can pull n sample, and it
will represent a hundred bales. We consider the staple full one
just as good $ the first picking: We feel NJ that nv M me- who 10
tries your cotton will be pleased with it. 1t is very salable and the
buyers r always anxious to buy it. We shall be very glad to have
you refer any one to u.s."
Mr.. Percy Ray, o. WOODBURY. Plantation, sunaower County,
fourth, and fine, strong fibre. The cotton buyers want it. I expect
to plant my entire crop in this cotton this year."
MI. J. D. c. Hammond. who farms Greenwood. Miss. tells
OF his experience with this: 81 think your cotton az GOOD. if not
better, than any l ever saw. Expect to plant my entire crop of it
this year."
DR.. J. L. Mclean writes of his praise of this seed: 81 like vow
cotton very much. l have saved all the seed and expect to plant
entire crop of it this year. Last year this cotton from seed
was sold for eighteen cents"
numerous others eloquenty attest the worth of these seed.
Fol further information and data, 1 will be glad to talk cotton seed
to any interested. My prices for this seed are $50 90 ner tor
o n to five tons; $500 per ton for from five to ten tons:
and $4,000 per ton for from ten to twenty tons.
SEE OR WRITE
THOS. LUCAS,
GREENWOOD, MISSISSIPPI
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-03-24
LOST

Gold watch charm, with engraved
"Nylic" monogram. Lost between
Greenwood and Morgan City. Fin
der will receive liberal reward by
returning same to M. Fatheree, City.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-03-24

$125. OO-FOR SALE-$125.O 90.
2O-horse power, 4-cylinder car, just
been overhauled, in good running order.
at The Commonwealth Office.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-03-24

We have a number of swat
the Fly" articles in our pigeon
holes ready for use, but as before
remarked, this is a phenomenally
backward season.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-03-24

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE
UNITED STATES FOR THE
DELTA DIVISION OF THE
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF MISS
ISSIPPI.
United States Of America, for the use
Of American Sheet Meta! Works ct
ais. vs.. Stuart Randall Construc-
ton Company ct ais.
To ell persons or parties, who have sup
piled the Stuart RandalfC Construction
Company, . partnership composed
of Edward Stuart and John Harry
Randall. with Labor or Materials
for the Construction of the Post
Office Building at Greenwood,
Mississippi:
You are commanded. to appear be-
fore us in our District Court for the
Delta Division of the Northern District
Of Mississippi, sitting in Chancery, on
the Fourth Monday Of July, A.. D.
1916, at our District Court in and for
said District and Division, sitting in
Equity, 70 be held It Clarksdale, Miss
,issippi, to answer the intervening com-
plaint Of the Saltwater Manufacturing
Company, filed and exhibited in said
sesuse aforesaid, styled United States
Of America, for the use of American
Sheet Metal Works ct als. 70. Stuart
Randall Construction Company ct ais,
and further to dc md ~receive what aa1r
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-03-24

Shakespeare il. was who spoke
OF the maj le-hearted fiend, in
gratitude" and Shakespeare did
not know much about Mexico,
either.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-03-24
FOR RENT

Six-room residence, with modern
conveniences, 9o8 Carrollton Avenue.
Inquire at Gardner Bros. store.
j. GEARHISER,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-03-24
FOR SALE

Ten Shares Stock in the Itta Bena
Cotton Oil Company. Par Value
$4,000. Make me your best offer.
Louis Solomon, Helena, Ark.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-03-24

An ordinance fixing the salary of the
City Clerk:
Be it ordained by the Council of the
City of Greenwood that the salary of
the Clerk Of said City be and the same
is hereby fixed at $50. 90 per month.
Be it further ordained that this Ordi-
nance take effect and be in force from
and after its passage.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-03-24

FOR REINFORCE in the Weller
building. Apply to DR.. w. T. John
son, City.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-03-24

DESK FOR SALE.
Large Roll Top Oak Desk and Chair.
Apply to T. P. Price, city.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-03-24
l T ORDINANCES.

An ordinance in relation to privilege
taxes:
Be it ordained by the Council of the
City of Greenwood, Mississippi, that
the following tax On privileges be and
the same is hereby levied, as follows:
Nest Packing Houses: Upon every
meat packing house or corporation
partnership. joint stock company,
agency of whatever kind, organized or
established or maintained for the pur-
pose Of marketing the product of a
meat packing house, doing business in
this city 800. 90.
Lumber Dealers or Brokers': On each
lumber dealer Or broker whose annual
sales of lumber does not exceed five
million feet or less $12. SO.
Provided that any one paying a priv
ilege tax to operate a lumber yard shall
not be liable to q privilege tar IS a lum-
Der dealer or broker.
Be it further ordained that this ordi-
nance take effect and be in force from
and after its passage.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-03-24

1.-The Strange Case of Mary Page"
with Henry Walthai and Edna MAYO.
on Tuesdy of each week at the Green
wood Theatre.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-03-24

Take The Commonwealth,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-03-24

The foregoing ordinances were first
reduced to writing and read by the Clerk
At . regular and public meeting of the
Council Of the City of Greenwood and
the vote on their final passage was taken
by 4 yea and nay vote, Councilmen
Ray, Elliott and Baird voting yea.
Approved March q, 1916.
80. G. l.. RAY, Mayor.
Attest: S. H. Montgomery, Clerk.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-03-24

THOMPSON POULTRY FARM.
Browning Road. Phone 65s
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-03-24

An Ordinance in relation to the hours
of closing and opening billiard
rooms and pool rooms.
Sec. BE 1T ordained by the Coun-
Gil of the City Of Greenwood that all
poel rooms and billiard parlors doing bus
mess at this time or hereafter in said
City Of Greenwood shall close at IL
o'clock midnight and remain closed
until six o'clock am.
Sec. 2-Be it further ordained that
any person managing or operating any
such pool room or billiard parlor and
who keeps anne open between the
hours of IL midnight and six o'clock q.
m. shall be fined not less than IS. 90 nor
more than $4,000.
Be it further ordained that this Or
dinance take effect and be in force
from and after its passage.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-09
WOULD STOP SALE
 OF DUTCH VESSELS

The Hague, March 20.-(Correspond- ence of the Associated Press )-The Dutch government is being importuned to prevent further sale abroad of Dutch fishing trawlers and merchant ships. Such a large number of these vessels have been sold that the transfer is held in some quarters to be factor in the increasing cost of living. AL though the herring and other fish have been remarkably plentiful, and the Dutch fisherman has had a fine mark ct for his catches, the temptations of sell ing steam trawlers abroad at fancy prices has been so great that the sin gle port of Yamuiden has just disposed of 22 such vessels, 16 of them going to Norway. In some cases 10 times the book value of old vessels can be ob- tained.
 In some respects the sale of old ships has been of an advantage, for it has kept the shipbuilding yards busy turn ing out new vessels to take their places. In fact more than double the tonnage of a year ago is now under construc- ton in Dutch yards, but i'll a broader way the reduction in merchant ships is regarded as a national handicap. The authorities are said to be considering g a measure to prevent Dutch ships here after from even loading in foreign har- bors for other than home ports with a view to keeping down the cost of trans portation of necessities. If this measure Is adopted it will tend to increase the already serious shipping difficulties of the allies as we'll as various neutral countries since it will, for instance. pre- vent Dutch merchantmen from carrying cargoes between America and Great Britain or coal from Great Britain to France and Italy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-09
CANADIANS LEAD BAY0NET FIGHTERS Twenty-Five Raided Trench and Killed Double Their
 Number

British Headquarters in France, March 2O.-(Correspondence of the Associated Press.)-The Canadians have won a repu- tation as good fighters in hand-to-hand encounters Their ability in this respect was lately demonstrated when an expedi- tion of 25 started out on a trench raid and returned with 2S, having accounted for about double their number and de- stroyed two machine guns and consid- erable portion of trench.
 There had been a certain livelihood in the German trenches and bombing at tack was planned. When darkness fell the bomb throwers crept forward, mak- ing slow progress A false move. cough or a sound of any kind meant instant death The Prussian Guards in the Ger man trenches were apparently in merry mood, and snatches of a love song came occasionally from the trench.
 At last the barbed wire entanglements were reached. They were stouter than had been anticipated. It took a long time, but the barrier was cut There was a delay. Another party farther along the line was not yet ready for the final rush. Patiently the party waited {; they even joked in whispers. At length the signal came that the other party was ready to advance. The Canadians bound ed forward. A Prussian sentry started up to sound the alarm, but he was shot dead by the officer.
 The Prussians were now aroused. Flares burst out all along the line and revealed a trench full of the Prussian Guard. The Canadians rushed in, throwing their bombs and bayoneting freely. Their leader was already wounded. The guardsmen had been taken by surprise and rushed in confusion from their dugouts. One of then, held llp his hands and shouted in English that he wished to surrender, but a rifle pointing from behind through his upraised arms revealed the ruse. A re- volver bullet settled the first mans &C., count and the second went down with a bayonet in his chest.
 Farther up the line machine gun was just beginning to get dangerous when a well directed bomb sent it into space Hand-to-hand. the Canadians exacted .
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-09
Torture and Death
 Fate of Drug Victims

The new Federal law regulating the sale of morphine and habit-forming 8 drugs is designed to protect the public, yet it works a terrible hardship on the existing drug victims, who, when he finds his supply suddenly cut off faces the most agonizing tortures and pos sibly death
 If you have friend so tortured, help him to overcome his craving and his habit in scientific way by sending him to Cedarcroft Sanitarium, whose head, Dr. Power Gribble, has made a life study, of curing the drug habit cure can be effected at reasonable price. without torture or cruelty or restraint and the drug victim can be restored to his original good standing We don't accept our fee unless the patient him self self q, declares he is fully cured. Home for those who can't come to the Sani- tarium. Write today for booklet, sent In plain wrapper, addressing Cedarcroft Sanitarium, Box 4S, Station 5, Nashville, Tenn.-Adv.