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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-05-05
MORE RUSSIANS ARRIVE.

Marseilles.-A further. contingent Of
Russian troops has arrived at this
Mediterranean port
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-05-05
PARDON BOARD To
RELIEVE GOVERNOR
CHIEF EXECUTIVE WILL BE RE.
LlEvED or EXAMINING MASS
or DOCUMENTS.
WILL PROBE ILLl1ERAcY
commission Provided by Legislature
Will Suggest Remedy For condi-
ton in the Stats-News at
the CAPITOL.

" ~JaChSOu.
President Street and associates OF
the pardon board continued their task
OF sorting ont cases which will be slat-
ed for formal hearing ut the next quar-
terly meeting. to be held in July. The
board spent a busy time at the CAPT
tol, where they were surrounded by
pardon documents.
This board is not only considering
applications for pardon. but has un-
dertaken also to relieve the governor
OF the work and study which petitions
for communication Of sentence on I'M
fortunates whom the law has placed in
the shadow Of the gallows entails.
There was n such case before the
board, that OF Nathan Mcfarland. a
negro. who is under sentence to hang
in Carroll county for q double muir
der committed.
The date originally set for execu-
ton was passed some time ago, and
Gov. Bilbo granted q respite for sixty
days. which limit has about expired.
An extension OF this respite is.
sought in order to give those who are.
trying to ave the negro further time
in which to perfect the appeal for
clemency. The case will be heard again
at the July meeting.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-05-05

State Game and Fish Commissioner
Z. A. Brantley has zone to Philadel'
phia. where he will be busy in the
chancery court for. several days. Dur.
ing Mr.. Brantley's absence the routine
work in the office will continue with
out interruption under h direction
of Paul Dees, his secretary.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-05-05

Dr.. E. N. Lowe, director Of the state
geological survey, returned from an
inspection trip to points in the south
ern part of the state, where he went
to investigate sites as proposed to h
state for their lime-bearlng qualities
under the terms of the act providing
for the establishment and operation
Of lime rock crushing plants by the
board of ~penitentiary trustees. He
procured samples Of the lime rock
deposits and sen them to DR.. w. n.
Logan, state geologist at the Agricult-
ural and Mechanical College, for off
cial analysis.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-05-05
Investigate irliteracy.

VIII IUVeSti0ate lIteerdcy.
The work Of investigating adult IL
literacy in Mississippi as provided for
by the legislature of 1916 will be taken
up shortly by the illiteracy commits
sion that was provided for by concur
rent resolution duly adopted. The
as expressed therein is to investigate,
adult illiteracy, not only in this but in
other estates, and after study of the
conditions to devise ways. means and
plans for meeting such conditions. The
state superintendent of education Is
ex-officio chairman and DIR. Smith has
designated the following to be his as
sOciates:
Miss Elise Undertake Of Columbus.
Of the Industrial Institute and College
faculty and chairman of the education
committee of the State Federation Of
Women's Clubs; Prof. John Rumble,
superintendent of schools, Louisville,
Miss; J. T. Thomas, head OF the Gren-
ada Bank and its chain Of associated
banks in different parts Of the Gren-
ada territory, and Mrs. r. H. Fox OF
Jackson, chairman of the health COM
mittee of the Mississippi Federation
of Woman's Clubs.
A meeting Of the commission will
probably be called to meet here dur.
ing the state teachers convention. At
this meeting 1t is expected that prelim-
mary organization will be effected and
plans formulated for the future work
of this important commission. Inves.
tigation and study of conditions in
Mississippi have revealed the fact that
the percentage Of adult illiteracy, not
only among the blacks, but the whites.
ranks very high, as compared with
other tsates.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-05-05
NEWS OF THE WEEK
FROM OVER WORLD
HAPPENINGS IN OUR OWN AND
OTHER COUNTRIES
BRIEFLY TOLD.
SHORT ITEMS FOR BUSY MEN
Weeks News Condensation Re-
viewed Without Comment-All
Nations Find Something to
Edify and Instruct

From Dec. 81, 1915, to March, 1916,
deposits in national and state banks
increased SIS, 71S,S17.23, according to
w. W. Bowman, secretary of the Kan
sas Bankers association.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-05-05

Scores of letters have been received
from residents of Florida at the state
department telling of attempts of al
legged German spies to obtain infor-
nation regarding the coast fortifica-
tons Of the state.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-08-25
NEW SHIPPING BILL is
PASSED BY THE SENATE
Strict Party Vote Shown In SO to Fl
Count-Some Amendments Are
Agreed To.

Washington.-The administration
shipping bill, creating shipping board
and appropriating $5O,0O0,0OO for its
use in government purchase or opera
ton of ships, was passed by the SEN
ate late Friday by strict party
vote of 3S to 81. It already had pass
ed the house in slightly different
form.
Several important amendments
were agreed to just before the final
vote, among them one by Senator
Hoke Smith which would reduce the
salary Of the shipping board mem
bers from $4,000 to $500 year.
Other amendments passed includ-
ed one by Senator Fletcher, which
authorizes the president to seek ad-
justment of foreign discrimination
against American shipping through
diplomatic negotiations and to take
retaliatory action if such negotiations
fail. Another by Senator Thomas
would authorize the treasury to with
hold clearance from masters of YES
sells who deliberately refuse to ac-
cept freight from American citizens
without satisfactory reasons.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-08-25
CHILD LABOR BILL NOW
GOES TO PRES. WILSON
His Signature Will Make Law Of the
Measure Bitterly Fought in Con-
qress-Prohibition Algid.

Washington.-Witho debate or
record vote the child labor bill was
accepted by the house Friday with
the senate amendments and put on
it's way to become law with Presi,
dent Wilson's signature
1t represents the result Of years of
struggle in congress between forces
urging the conservation of child life
and those opposing it on many
grounds, chiefly that it was a ques,
ton for the states and not for the
federal government.
1t would not have become law at
this session Of congress had not the
president, after the democratic eau
Gus decided to eliminate it from the
administration program, visited the
capitol and insisted upon It's inclu-
sion.
AS 1t originally passed the house 1t
proposed to bar from interstate com.
MERGE products on which child labor
actually had been employed. AS
amended by the senate and now per-
fected it prohibits shipment between
the states of all products of any es-
tablishment, which employs child la
Dor. 1t bars products of any mine or
quarry employing children under 16
and products of any mill, cannery,
workshop, factory or manufacturing
establishment employing children UNI
der IA, or which employs children be-
tween IA and 16 more than eight
hours day, more than six days a
week, or earlier than O'Clock in the
morning or later than Z o'clock in
the evening. 1t becomes effective
one year after the date of the presi-
dents approval.
Opposition to the bill was led by
southern congressman and its spon-
sors charged cotton mill owners with
being the principal directors.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-08-25
MINING NOTES

Copper continues to be the strong
est Of all the metals.
Spelter has made somewhat sen.
sational gains recently with a quota
ton Of 81 to OK cents for prompt
delivery and 81 to 91a for delivery
in September.
The last Montreal quotation for
lead received is based on a price of
Sc in New York and is $7.45. When
quotation is received in Spokane
based on the present New York quo
tation it will probably prove to be
about SO.
The Federal Mining and Smelling
company has declared it's third quar-
terly dividend this year, payable Sep
TENDER Is. Like its two immediate
predecessors, the dividend was at the
rate Of 1 per cent on the preferred
capital stock of the company.
Colorado employed 10000 miners
the first six months of 1916, an in
crease of so per cent over the num-
Der employed the same period year
ago, according to figures compiled by
M. B. Tomblin, deputy state mining
commissioner. There were 26 fatal
tiles reported for the same period, a
decrease of 40 per cent for the first
six months of 1916.
New York Metal Market.
The Metal exchange quotes lead
firm, 6.2O@6.3O. Spelter firm. Spot,
East ST. Louis delivery, on.
Copper, firm; electrolytic, $26.s5@
s7.
Iron, steady and unchanged.
Tin steady; spot, $3S.67k.
Bar silver, 66Ac
Mexican dollars, sic.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-08-25
PACIFIC COAST NEWS

At San Jose, CAL, Saturday, two
children, John and Thomas Juarez,
aged 3 and 5. respectively. were burn
ed to death in fire which destroy
ed their home.
The coast guard cutter Unalga, aft
er an Alaska cruise of nearly 10000
miles, steamed into Seattle Monday,
the first of the northern coast guard
fleet to return.
Fire Saturday burned a pile of lum-
Der 300 feet long on the pier Of the
Pacific Wharf and Storage company
and damaged the front of the wharf
for a like distance, at San Pedro,
CAL
The first person to be mistaken
for deer since the hunting season
opened in Oregon last Monday was
Walter Smith, age Is, who was shot
in the leg by his brother Chauncey
at st. Helens.
]. A. Allen, homesteader, shot
and killed Louis Butts at the Allen
home on Rock creek, near Bridge
port, Ore, recently. He then gave
himself up and is now in the county
jail. Allen told the officers he had
gone hunting and on his return home
found Butts with Mrs. Allen
The Pacific Mail Steamship COM
pany will reinaugurate San Fran
CISCO Orient steamer service begin
ming August 81, with the departure
from San Francisco of the steamer
Ecuador on that date. The Ecuador
is in San Francisco, while the steam
ers Columbia and Venezuela are to
follow. The house flag Of the Pa
cific Mail, the oldest trans-Pacific
service, disappeared from the Pacific
Oriental run year ago with the sale
of the fleet, necessitated, it was said
at the time, by the operation of the
seamans act
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-08-25
Farmers Hold 1915 Crop.

Portland, Ore, Aug. 22.-Farmers
in the wheat centers of Oregon today
manifested an inclination to hold the
1916 crop. At Pendleton club wheat
reached SLIP, the highest of the sea-
son, and at Baker $119 was being
offered. Most of the farmers refuse
to sell, however, having disposed of
two crops held over from previous
years. They say they are holding the
1916 crop for speculation. Barley is
being sought at $50 ton and oats at
$25 with little result.
In Portland bids averaged 2 cents
over last weeks top, with bluestem
at $1.22 and $1.23, fortyfold and fife
at $1.2O, and club at $1.1S and $1.19.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-08-25
VETOED
THE NEW ARMY BILL
EXEMPTION OF RETIRED OFF.
GERS FROM DISCIPLINE GETS
EXECUTIVE DlsAPPRovAL.
ATTACHED BY ARMY OFFICER
A New Bill Will Be Necessary and
May Delay Adjournment of Con-
gress-veto of Bill Is a Con-
test of Long Standing.

hington.-President Wilson has
vetoed the army appropriation bill
because of exemptions from disci-
pline for retired officers forced into
it by the house conferees led by Rep
resentative Hay over the opposition
Of the war department. A new bill
will be necessary and may delay ad-
journment of congress.
Representative Hay said he would
reintroduce the bill in the house i'm
mediately with the features to which
the president objected eliminated. Mr..
Hay followed his announcement by
reintroducing the bill, not only the
section to which the president object
ed, but with the whole revision of
the articles of war eliminated. This
threatened to complicate the situa-
ton.
Would Head Off Officers.
There are broad intimations that
the revision which proposed to re-
move retired officers from the juris-
diction of courtsmartial was in the
interest of a certain retired officer
who was waiting for time when he
would be immune from discipline to
make a public attack on the army.
The officer whose name was men
toned in connection with the report
was, while in service, very active in
legislative affairs, was very close to
congressman framing army bills and,
until his retirement, was reckoned
ing the army.
The presidents veto of the bill is
one of the developments of years of
contest between the army and Chair
man Hay. The downfall of the con-
tinental army scheme and substitu-
ton of the national guard reorganiza-
ton against the recommendation of
the army officers is attributed to
him.
Only the force of President Will
sons interference put the regular ar
my increase in the new reorganiza-
ton bill through the house in the
face of Hays opposition. Recently
President Wilson appointed Hay to a
judgeship on the court of claims and
he now is serving his last term in
congress.
The war department contends that
many features of the army bill were
written into it in the conference and
never were debated in house or sen
ate.
Representative Hay announced that
he would seek to repass the bill in
the house under a special rule next
Tuesday.
The articles of war will not be per
mitted to get through in this bill
again, he declared emphatically after
conference with several members OF
the military committee.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-08-25
Allies Gain Ground.

London.-Assaults by the British
and French forces against German
France have resulted in the gaining
Of additional ground by the attack
ers, according to the British and the
French war offices. The French adj
avnce was in and around Maurepas,
the scene of much hard fighting dur.
ing the last week, and the British
gain was in the direction of Ginchy
and Guillemont, near the southern
end of their section Of the Somme
front. The Anglo-French attack, as
says, took place along the
whole line from Pozieres to the Som.
me.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-08-25
Higher Income Tax.

hington.-Reduction of the in
come tax exemption from $4,000 to
$4,000 for unmarried persons and from
$4,000 to $4,000 for those with families
was ordered recommended to the SEN
ate by democratic members Of the
finance committee who are revising
the house revenue bill. The change
is proposed in an amendment which
would put the additional $1,000 in a
separate classification and impose on
it normal tax Of 1 per cent instead
of the per cent assessed against
incomes over $4,000 for unmarried
persons and over $4,000 for married
persons.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-08-25
GENERAL JOFFRE TELLS
OPINION OF WAR OUTCOME
Thinks Turning Point Has Been Now
Reached and Opposed.

Headquarters of the General Staff
in France.-General Joseph Joffre,
generalissimo of the French army
and the guiding spirit of the united
army of the entente allies, last Mon
day received a press correspondent
here and for upward of an hour talk
ed freely and fully on many interest
ing current phases of the war. He
expressed the view that the turning
point of the great conflict had now
been successfully reached and pass
ed, and with the united action Of the
allies on many fronts they were pres
sing forward to the certain collapse
of the German efforts and to an as
sured victory.
1t was an exceptional opportunity
to see and talk with the military COM
mander, who not only is head of the
French army, but also is in supreme
authority over the French, British
and Belgian forces on the western
front, and the French, British and
Serbian armies of 100000 men around
Saloniki, as we'll as being the senior
commander in the united action by
which the allies are conducting 81.
campaigns in the Rus
sian, Italian, French and Balkan the
aters as part of one systematic whole.
1t is this recent coordination of
the commands on the many fronts
that has permitted General Joffre to
give full scope to his military talent,
which probably has been exercised
over more men of the allied nations
than ever has fallen to one military
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-08-25
RAIL STRIKE NEGOTIATIONS
IN APPARENT DEADLOCK
Indicated Road Heads Will Rel ect the
Presidents Prosopals-Men Ac-
cept Plans.

Washington, Aug. 18.-President
Wilson's plan for settlement Of the
threatened nationwide railroad strike
was accepted today by the represent
atives of the employees and taken I'M
der, consideration by the officials of
the roads. The word came from the
managers, however, that they had
reached no definite decision.
Hope Still Entertained.
With the situation thus apparently
at deadlock the only hope in the
situation lies in the reports that the
railroad officials may suggest coun-
ter proposals forming the basis of a
settlement, or that one side or the
other may recede from it's present po-
sition.
Thirty-one presidents and ranking
officials Of the great railroads receiv-
ed from the president this afternoon
his plan for the adoption Of an eight
hour day, regular pro rata pay fol
overtime and creation of federal
commission to Investigate collateral
issues. They told him they would
like to consider the question an6
would report back with the commit
tee of managers which has been con
Quoting negotiations
Workers Approve Plan.
At the same time the general com
mittee of $40 representatives of the
employees were approving the presi
dents plan by large majority, and
soon after the railroad officials left
the White House the four heads OF
| the railroad brotherhoods delivered
to the president letter notifying
him of the vote. The employees com
mittee will remain here at the presi
dents call.
While the railroad officials would
make no formal statement, they re-
vealed clearly their objection to Mr.
Wilson's plan, and indicated that they
will press further their offer to ar
bitrate all the points at issue.
Saturday President Wilson appeal
ed to the railroad officials to aban
don their insistence on arbitration Of
the dispute threatening a nationwide
strike and to accept his plan Of set
Element, already agreed to by the
employees, because in his opinion the
railroads are contending for prin
ciple which it seemingly is impossi
BILE to apply to the present situation
The president declared the strike
responsibility was no longer his AND
said the public will fix the blame
The transportation men insist the 8
hour day will not work.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-08-25
Panama Slides Cut Revenue.

Washington.-Slide in the Panama
canal decreased the number of ships
passing through the canal from 1888
in the fiscal year 1915 to 1877 in the
year closing July l last. The net
tonnage fell from 3,843,O35 to 2,479,-
761, and the cargo carried from A.
969,792 to 3,140,O46 tons.
Expenses of operation and mainte-
nance totaling $6,999,75o exceeded
receipts from tolls by $4,599,919. Dur
ing the preceding year when the can
al was open the tolls exceeded ex-
penditures by $276,676.3S. Gaillard
cut dredging charges were $3.560,o16.
as against $1,769,475 last year.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-08-25
FARM LOAN BOARD
STARTS ON TOUR

The itinerary, including Spokane,
of the newly created farm loan board,
headed by William Gibbs MsAdoo,
this week starts on it's big tour of
the country to hold hearings to de-
termine the location of the IL land
loan banks, has been completed.
The board is now on it's way. The
places selected for hearings are Uti
ca, N. Y, August "a; Lansing, Mich,
August 25; Madison, Wis, August rs;
Des Moines, Iowa, August %; Sioux
Falls, s. D., August 30; st. Paul.
Mimi, August 81; Fargo, N. D., Sep
TENDER /; Helena, Mont, September
2, and Spokane, September 4.
From Spokane the board will go to
Oregon and California, and will re-
turn through the central part of the
country. Later trip will be made
through the South.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-08-25
SUMMARY Of THE
WORLDS EVENTS
IMPORTANT NEWS OF BOTH HEM.
SPHERES BOILED DOWN TO
LAST ANALYSIS.
ARRANGED FOR BUSYREADERS
Brief Notes Covering Happenings In
This Country and Abroad That
Are of Legitimate Interest
to All the People.

The Standard Oil company lowered
the price of gasoline in Ohio this
week from % to % cents.
William P. Clough, chairman of the
board of directors of the Northern
Pacific Railroad company, is dead.
William ]. Calhoun, former minis
ter to China, who suffered stroke
of paralysis recently, has about re-
covered.
The Teutonic allies have taken the
offensive on the Balkan front and
captured the Greek town of Florina
from Serbian troops.
A brigade of Belgian troops has
captured and occupied the port OF
Karema on the eastern bank of Lake
Tanganyika, German East Africa.
Major Norton Mattos, the Portu-
guese minister of war, announces that
Portugal soon will participate in the
war, fighting on the side of the en-
tente allies.
The marquis of Crewe, lord presi-
dent of the council, has been appoint
ed president of the board of educa-
ton in the British cabinet in addi-
ton to his other duties.
Morse Davis, mining man of Vic
toria, B. c., committed suicide In his
hotel apartments in Chicago recently
while respondent over financial az
fairs, a coroner's jury decided
Sixty revolutionists held up pas
senger train on the Mexican National
railway recently near Aguas Calien,
tes, Durango, taking prisoner the 25
Carranza soldiers comprising the es-
cort.
According to reports Archduke
Carl, heir to the Austrian throne, has
replaced Field Marshal Won linden
burg as commander of the Austro
Hungarian armies in the southern
half of Galicia.
Some features of the treaty for the
purchase of the Danish West Indies
have met opposition in congress that
may so prolong discussion in the sen
ate as to prevent ratification at this
session of congress.