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New-York tribune., 1916-07-14
The Opposition to Wilson.
From The Springfield Republican,

(From The Springfield Republican,
While the present feeling that Mr.. Wilson's
election chances are not good is based mainly
on the apparent extent of the Republican
Progressive reunion, it is recognized that he
is the victim of singular variety of hates
influencing groups of voters who ordinarily
might support Democratic President with
so good record as Mr.. Wilson's Because
of war issues, Mr.. Wilson is hated for per-
fectly contradictory reasons by both pro-
Germans and proBritish. That he will lose
the 20 per cent of the German American vote
that is normally Democratic is generally
taken for granted; and, at the same time, he
will lose votes among the more extreme Brit
ish sympathizers who usually vote the Demo
cratic ticket because he was not more bel
ligerent toward Germany. If Clan-na- Gael
influence can prevail. he will also lose some
Of the normal Irish Democratic vote because
he has been the "tool of England" When one
compares these various hates and observes
how logically they kill each other off, the
aosurdity of the spectacle becomes manifest,
but there are absurd things in politics which
logic cannot wither. In The Hartford
Times one finds an adaptation Of dear Herr
Lissauer's Hymn of Hate" that fits this
phase Of the present situation:
I'VE love as one, we hate as one,
We have one foe and one alone
Wilson"
Not all of Wall Street is against Wilson
but most of Wall Street is against him. Not
all of big business is against him, but most
Of big business is against him. The prs.
paredness maniacs are furious at the mere
mention of his name, and the pacifists rrieve
over him as one who has betrayed their caus.
The solid and substantial elements of ,h.
East and West, that ruled this country so
long through the Republican party. are eacor
to return to power, and in Wilson, the mar
they see the only obstacle barring the wav
Mr.. Roosevelt's one political aim in life i -
beat Wilson. Wilson. like Carthage. must b..
destroyed. Only the plain people and event.
can save him. '''
1t so happens that Mr. Hughes also is .,
tract've to plain people. As for events Nh
knows! Such mighty events as are still 10 70
come must overshadow ones interest i, 49,. ~
politics, but they will determn. nrohsh,n ..Ie .t
peoples choice in November. Tue
New-York tribune., 1916-07-14
Tolstoyism in Britain.

Had Tolstoy lived until to-day he would
have an opportunity to see how his doc
trine of passive resistance to military
authority works among the British,
neople who more than any other European
nation respect the right of private Judg-
ment. Four soldiers who were forced
into the British army by the conscription
act had been sentenced to be shot be-
cause from conscientious scruples they
refused to obey orders. The sentence
caused such a stir that it was changed to
ten years imprisonment.
Since the enactment of the conscrlp-
ton measure persons with conscientious
scruples against fighting have caused the
British authorities no little embarrass-
ment and trouble. 1t is no easy task to
compel a confirmed believer in non-re-
sistance to fight. A compromise was at
tempted by ordering these persons to SER
vice behind the lines. But recent events
would indicate that even this makeshift
was unsuccessful.
The British pacifsts are consistent, to
say the least. They are intelligent enough
to see that service behind the lines is no
less participation in war than service in
the trenches. This sort Of compromise
might be acceptable to those who were
, seeking to evade the danger of battle be-
cause they were afraid. But these "con-
scientious" persons are not towards. They
doubtless show vastly more moral courage
in standing by their convictions than
many of their compatriots who yield to
public sentiment and go TO war contrary
TO their own feelings. The British public
naturally feels that it has the right in
the hour of national danger to expect a
different sort of patriotism from these
people. But it is a national misfortune
that Great Britain can find no better use
for such idealists than putting them in
prison.
Beyond giving this testimony of their
faith, however, it is difficult to see just
what such pacifsts hope to accomplish.
They cannot hope by such method to
stop the war. They cannot greatly mod
ify the enforcement of the act of con-
scription. In the crisis of war the au-
thority and discipline of the army must
be upheld. Even should these men escape
military service, they cannot escape the
"taint" of war, living, as they do, in a
nation whose entire social order is per-
meated with the effects of this crisis.
The whole situation would seem to bear
New-York tribune., 1916-07-14
CENSOR THE MOVIES
Juries Are Urged as Boards to Pa" on
Films.
To the Editor of The Tribune.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Under date of June II you published
in your columns q letter from a member Of
the National Board of Review, which was in
reply to an early communication from my
pen. This gentleman takes issue with my
statements in regard to censorship Of mo-
ton pictures.
believe that motion pictures need censor
ship, and very badly. Moreover, I am fairly
familiar with the subject, as ! have many
friends among the managers Of houses ex-
hibiting motion pictures and see a very large
number. Moreover, during the course Of a
year | see upward Of hundred stage pro.
ductions.
Motion pictures have accomplished great
good, but why in heaven must they accom-
plish corresponding amount Of evil?
The National Board of Review is no more
national in its scope than the National Bis.
cult Company. Moreover, any association
which depends upon the support Of film
makers for its existence can never prove OF
any great value.
| am surprised, indeed, that the secretary
Of this board in the letter to which | refer,
considered it necessary to indulge in glitter.
ing generalties and catch phrases Yes,
may be un-American. as he states, but
should like to know why the censorship OF
motion pictures is more "un-American" than
that exercised over rotten meat, eggs or
other food products.
What excuse, if any, can there be for many
of the photo-pays now produced! They are
disgusting and thoroughly rotten.
The National Board of Review, for reasons
best known to its members, is bitterly op'
posing a legal censorship. Apparently the"
persons regard themselves as the only per-
sons in the world who possess the proper
qualifications. May ask why?
The decent picture and the honest pro-
ducer have nothing TO fear from intelligent
censorship.
After due consideration have come 70 the
conclusion that the best method Of censor
ship would be as follows:
A jury comprising the usual number OF
men should be drawn in the same way as ioi
court cases The members OF this oosfo
should be summoned in the regular manner
and should serve for periods OF from one
to three months. | believe this is the oni!
honest and practical solution yet offered.
A BELIEVER IN CENSORSHIP
Hartford, Conn, July IL, 1916.
New-York tribune., 1916-07-14
From an Anti-Vivisectionist
tor of The Tribune.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: In one of your editorials to-day yot
speak of anti-vvisectionists and say they be
lieve the whole medical profession is against
common sense. If you mean the vivisectors
you are absolutely right and | should think
if you kept your eyes open and read about
the cases of nfantile paralysis you would
think that the vivisectors had done harm
enough and sacrificed enough children anc
animals trying to get cure.
But fools will never learn and will still
hold up the vivisector, though he plainly has
come to the end of everything. The plague
goes on; children are dying and all they
need is the air and good food Let some
fresh air in your brains. F. CAMPlON.
New York, July II, 1916.
New-York tribune., 1916-07-14
A Great Egyptologist.
(From The Philadelphia Irqu

(From The Phiddelpftd Irqutrsr.)
In the death of Professor Charles Msspere
the world loses its greatest Egyptolosist
and Phladel phia friend to whom it is much
indebted. Succeeding TO Mariette. it was
Maspero who really made the Museum at
Cairo the institution which it is-one Of the
greatest in the world. He is responsible for
the new buildings and the arrangement Of the
vast collections which give the beholder such
a comprehensive view of the long life OF
Egypt.
Since Napoleon's invasion OF Egypt the
French have always been the leaders IN
archaeology OF the Nile Valley Before their
time hardly any attention had been paid 70
the monuments Of Egypt except by the Arabs,
who ruthlessly destroyed them TO bulid
mosques or private buildings. With 'ne
famous report of the commission appointed
by Napoleon Egyptian archaeology began ana
mas continued ever since on constructive lines
until we know more of the ancient history OF
the Nile than any other portion Of the ~or'o'
surface. For many years Professor Maspe'o
was IN entire charge of all explorations. oh'
der MN was carried out the policy OF retain
ing for the Cairo Museum all OF the notsoi'
specimens dug up and permitting only dupn'
Gates to leave the country.
The University Museum has sent many ei-
peditions to Egypt and has one now AZ wo'A
there. Professor Maspero always had WAR"
spot in his heart for the institution ana was
liberal beyond expectation in permitting IL "
bring TO this city works which might We"
nave been retained in Egypt. IL was oeesus.
the museums excavators were men OF hiss
intelligence and perfect honesty that Maspero
was willing to be generous, since some o,nes
expeditions from European countries had
tried to smuggle across the Meditsrrrsnsss
nanv of their disc0veriea.
New-York tribune., 1916-07-14
Why Must Ireland Wait?
itor of The Tribune.

TO lHt EUItUT OF ne ITIUuHt.
Sir: have read your editorial THE
Dominating Factor in Ireland" You quote
Mr.. Asquith stating that the present war
is the dominating factor. Mr.. Asquith should
not have waited for a stupendous war TO
compel him to listen TO the demands Of the
Irish people to manage their own affairs
Could not this Home Rule bill have been
put into operation years ago. Why wait for
an upheaval like the present European strug-
gle in order that the Irish people may gov
ern themselves? Do majority of the people
in Ireland accept this hurried makeshift d,
From all accounts that come from that dis
furbed country the answer seems to be that
they do not. JOHN ]. PARKINSON.
New York, July II, 1916.
New-York tribune., 1916-07-14

and harbor measure drawn along its lines.
He owes that duty to the country, which Is
now earnestly seeking restoration OF gov
ernmental efficiency. He owes it especial
ly to the new sense of nationality when
he has been talking about approvingly and
which all good Americans are trying 10
create
New-York tribune., 1916-07-14

Entered a. the Pos,oroe New York as Second Class
Mail Matter
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-12-07
MRS. OECONNER
GAINS 8 POUNDS
Suffered From Stomach Trouble for
Five or Six Years.

Mrs. John O'Connor, who lives al
1893 East Oldham Street, Knoxville
Tenn, called up the Kuhlman-C Cham.
bliss Drug Co. recently and said she
wanted to speak to the "Tanlac" man
When Mr.. Willis answered the tele.
phone, Mrs. O'Connor made the fol.
lowing remarkable statement:
9" just wanted you to know, and
everybody else to know, what that
Tanlac medicine has done for me.
Why, l have gained eight pounds al
ready, and have only been taking it
for ten days. l have just finished
taking the first bottle and have sent
Mr.. O'Connor back to the store this
morning for another bottle. This Tan
lac certainly does just what you say
it will do. l began to eat better,
sleep better and feel better from the
very first dose, and the change in my
condition has just been wonderful. I
had a good doctor before I began u.s.
ing Tanlac, but he didn't seem to un-
derstand my case, and his medicine
did not seem to do me any good, SO
just set it aside and quit using it.
"For the past five or six years l
have been in a rundown condition
nervous, weak and at times very dizzy,
l had nervous headache and lndiges-
ton perfectly awful, My stomach was
so weak ! coldn't digest the slightest
kind of food. l was nervous and de-
pressed and slept very little. I had
become SO Respondent over my condi-
ton l thought nothing could help me,
1t certainly was lucky for me when
l heard of Tanlac. 1t is not like any
other medicine | have tried-it seems
to soothe my stomach, and is a fine
tonic, too, because my appetite is good
now, and ! digest what I eat. If any
one had told me there was a medicine
on earth that would make me gain
eight pounds in ten days, l would have
thought them crazy.
~ don't believe there is another
medicine on earth like Tanlac. NV
catarrh is also much better-in fact,
| hardly notice it any more"
r
Tanlac, the wonderful medicine that
accomplished such remarkable results
Mrs. O'Cennor's case, Is sold in
Greenwood exclusively by I. T. Nc
Drug Co.,; in Sidon by Ellis
Drug Co.; in Itta Bena by Moore Drug
Co.; in Berclair by L. B. Hartman,
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Hs Was In Fact Horrid.Looklng Maj

He WaS IN FAct 4 Horrid.looklno Man
were so much alike In appearances tina
each was frequently mistaken for thu
other.
ladies, this will never do" said thu
lawyer. "Your brother stipulated ex
pressly that Leslie, his daughter, was
to receive the equal guardianship Of
both of you. Some method must be
arranged, for you will hardly wish to
leave your niece to the mercies Of the
world"
II am willing" said Miss Prudence,
after a pause, Ito assume the care Of
my niece from six In the morning till
six In the evening""
-" am willing" said the other, ito
assume the charge of my niece from
six In the evening till six In the morn
Ing"
"Better make 1t nine to nine, ladies.
Six Is an early hour for a child to RISE"
In the end 1t was decided thus. From
nine till nine in the evening Miss Pru.
dence was to have control; from nine
till nine In the morning, Miss Patience.
Leslie. when she arrived, proved the
most adorable little girl that either Of
the old ladies' could have imagined.
Eleven years old, she showed each Of
them equal love. All talk Of discipline
faded under the showers Of kisses that
she bestowed on them; and, with a
child's understanding, she respected
the lawyers inJunctions not to speak
to either Of the other.
"What was the quarrel about, Mr..
Cunningham :" she asked.
The lawyer hummed and hawed.
why, I haven't any right to tell you.
my DEAR" he said, "but-but I'm going
to. Heaven knows, perhaps some good
will come out Of It," he added, to him.
self. you see, when Miss Patience
was a young woman, she was engaged
to a Mr.. Roper. I mention his name
because he's dead now. And they were
to have been married. Miss Prudence
was away then. When she came back
Mr.. Roper realized that he loved her
more than her sister, whom she re.
senibled even more than she does to-
day. And naturally the sisters quar-
relied.
"He felt It was his duty to marry
Mis- Patience, but she refused him.
And Miss Prudence refused him too.
That's all there Is to 1t, my dear. Miss
Patience thinks her sister stole her
lover from her; Miss Prudence thinks
she had to sacrifice her love because
Of her sisters jealousy" I
Leslie was not long in discovering
that q portrait Of Mr.. Roper hung 10
the boudoir Of either sister. And from
the first glance at the man Leslie knew
that he was not at all the sort Of per
son whom either Of her aunts should
havn married.. He was In fact a hOrrld |
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The Old Maids
Conspiracy
q
ByCEORCE


(copynxht. lsls. BY W. q. Chspman.)
"Tell her." said Miss Prudence to
the lawyer. shat I shall be glad to re-
ceive my niece, Leslie, under my roof
and give her a mothers care, In the
name Of her father, my dear brother.
In spite Of family quarrels, my brother
was dear to me. Now that his death
has left his daughter penniless. ! shall
wish to do what is right"
"Tell her" piped little Miss Patience.
from the other side of the table, "that
I am willing to take care of my broth
er's child, conditionally upon her rec
ognizing me as her sole guardian"
"You might add" said Miss Pru-
dence, "that, If she Is obedient and dis
ciplined, all my money will 60 to her
at DEATH"
"And," said Miss Patience, II shall
leave her everything I possess, condi-
t~ionally upon her obedience in all
things"
The lawyer could hardly suppress a
smile. Despite the fact that they were
twin sisters, Miss Patience and Miss
Prudence had not spoken to each other
for thirty years.
They occupied two prim little villas,
set side by side, each one within its
rrim little garden filed with closely
clipped yews and rose trees. What
their quarrel had been about in the be.
ginning nobody knew; but they pre-
ferred to ignore each other. Yet they
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For further information apply to
J. W. DONNELL, Tex. Agt.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-12-07
SPANISH CHAPEL BUILT HERE
Wealthy Residents Of New York and
King Of Spain Aided In Con.
struetion Of Rare EdiHee.

"Where will we find a Spanisl
church,"
That Is the question that Thousands
of Latin-Americans ask at hotels q
New York city, and there are thou
sands Of persons in this city who d.
not know that here is the most i'm
posing Spanish-C Catholic chapel in thu
United States and one which for beau
ty Of architecture and are art treas
ures is unsurpassed in the great cities
of South America and Mexico, says
the New York Herald.
Nuestra Sonora de la Esperanza IL
the name Of the chapel. It is near
the corner of One Hundred and Fifty.
sixth street and Riverside drive. over
looking one Of the grandest views to
be had in New York city. Unlike a
great majority Of Spanish chapels, the
poor Of the Americas had little to do
with its building and few Of the PEN
MES Of the Spanish wcrkingmen and
workingwomen went into its building
fund. Nuestra Sonora de la Esperan-
"a was built by the wealthy for the
poor.
Sonora Roua Manuela de Laverreni
de Barrill, wife of the one-time consul
general Of Spain In this city, was in
strumental In Its erection. As a result
Of the efforts Archer Huntington gave
the plot Of ground and $25,0OO toward
the building.
The king Of Spain, J. Pierpont Nor.
gan, Mrs. Coils P. Huntington, Mrs.
Frederick Vanderbilt and more than q
score Of other notable men and wom.
en- here contributed the money and
the art objects which have made
Neustra Sonora de la Esperanza 80
beautiful.
Hanging above the east chapel al.
tar Is q picture Of the Madonna, by
Mandraza. It was given to the church
by Mr.. Morgan. The sanctuary lamp.
which always is lighted, is the gift Of
the king Of Spain. On the rim Of the
bowl are reproductions Of the elements
IN the collar Of the Golden Fleece.
The gold-topped professional arcp
Is the gift Of Mr.. and Mrs. Chauncey
N. Depew. The key Of the chapel is
made Of some Of the jewels of Sonora
de Barril. The door is of gold and
green enamel, and the ~candlesticks,
which stand at either side Of 1t, are
the gift Of Mrs. Frederick Vanderbilt
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looking man. He was fat and common
and beefy, and Leslie knew that hi
would have treated both the old ladies
badly. II he could have married both
or either, If he could have married
either.
Principally at nine, after breakfast
Leslie would leave the house Of Mis-
Prudence and so to spend the day with
Miss Patience. And at nine at nigh,
she would come back to Miss Patience
to sleep.
She was not long in discovering that
the two singular old ladies' were very
fond Of each other, in spite of theil
long quarrel. Each spoke of the Other
as If she had died.
my dear sister Patience was the
best of the family" sighed Miss Pru'
dence. ut was a great blow to me
when she passed out Of my life"
prudence was a dashing GIRL" Miss
Patience would say wistfully. "She
had all the men at her feet. I missed
her sorely."
This went on for several months.
But one evening Leslie came running
in to Miss Patience's house before the
hour. miss Prudence Is i'll; I think
she is dying" she said.
"She died long ago." said Miss Pa.
thence.
"She wants you," wept Leslie. "She
told me to ask you to come"
Miss Patience hesitated only q mo-
ment, and then she followed Leslie
into her sisters house. The doctor ar
rived simultaneously. It was uncertain
what had happened to Miss Prudence;
1t might be a stroke or only heart
weakness. But when he was gone the
girl and Miss Patience sat beside the
sick woman in silence for a long time,
till Prudence opened her eyes.
SISTER" she said distinctly, address,
ing her for the first time, "when I am
gone you are to read the papers In the
drawer of my escritoire. I meant to
burn them, but now I think you ought
to know. You must prepare for a
shock. He-he was unworthy of youS
sister"
Miss Patience gasped, and the color
flooded into her 'withered cheeks. "You
knew that all the time, Prudencs7"
she demanded fercely.
"You didn't know 1t, Patience?"
"That he had another"
Wife already"
"Why did you hide 1t from me If you
knewT
II knew I couldn't hide 1t. That's
why I dared not speak to you. That's
why I kept the wretch's portrait"
"The same with me-" cried the other
Historically. II hated the sight of 1t.
But l thought the blow would have
killed you. You were such a delicate
girl. And you were only thinking, all
the time of me-"
sand you of me. Sister, I loved you;
! was never jealous, only anxious for
you"
"Sister !"
And the two old ladies wept in each
others arms, while Leslie sat by the
bed, with all the thrill that a child ex-
periences in the first unfolding of life.
When the doctor returned the next
morning he found Miss Prudence out Of
bed, sweeping, and Miss Patience get.
breakfast ready. He could not un,
derstand 1t.
But Leslie knew.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-12-07
T. B. MINYARD
#.. As
Artesian Well Contractor
Greenwood, Miss.

II interested in an artesian we'll
write or see me and get my prices
on same.
No contract too small or too large
to handle, especially in the Greenwood
territory.
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Needs Hls Consent
No power on earth, or under tho
earth, can make q boy do wrong with,
NWt his own consent.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-10
Maryland Horse
Racers New Plan

New York, Dec. 2.-Thc racing
game with pari-mutuel betting has
become so profitable in the state OF
Maryland that several new tracks
may be built before next year. One
of these tracks, it is said, will be
controlled by horsemen, who have
recently banded themselves together
to obtain better conditions. But the
plan does not meet with the ap-
proval of the governors of the turf.
1t horsemen can build race track,
provide the various events and take
a revenue from the betting machines,
the question will arise: Where will
the public come in?" The success OF
racing depends on the control ex-
ercised by the Jockey club over the
horsemen. For that reason owners
of thoroughbreds cannot expect to
promote race meetings and at the
same time enjoy the confidence and
support Of the public. The idea of
horsemen managing their own races
from the stewards stand and from
the starting post, also from the scales
and the paddock, is something new,
but it is dollar to a red apple that
when the time comes to ask the
Jockey club for license the barrier
will be raised.