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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-08
CAN'T FIND Them
Local Assessors Report but
1,672,545 Persons in Kansas.
This Is 1S,4O4 Behind Govern
ment Census of 1910.
SHAWNEE COUNTY GAINS 1878
Increases Shown in 73 Counties
of the State.
In 80 of the Counties Decreases
Are Reported.
SHAWNEE COUNTY GAINS 1878

Reports made to ]. C. Mohler secre-
tary of the state board of agriculture,
show population for the state of
l,672,545 or an increase of 1857
over the state returns of 1905. The
returns by local assessors however,
show that Kansas is 1s,4O4 behind the
government report of 1910-five years
earlier-and in the judgment of OBJ
servers is a rather open showing that
the local assessors day dreamed on
their jobs. Government report for
1910 showed 1,690,949
The states census figures have often
been subject of attack. They have
never compared with the government
reports and their accuracy has been
repeatedly disproven. The local asses
sors were appointed as a result of To-
cal political influence and the returns
show the results. AS compared by
state reports, Kansas gained Just 439
in population in the year ending
March 1, 1915. Secretary Mohler,
however, is not to blame for any err
rors or inaccurate statements in the
report. The record is merely COM
piled in his office from the county
returns.
Shawnee Increased.
Shawnee county increased her
population in ten years from 55S42 to
Ga, 66I-according to the local asses
in number of other counties. In
creased population was shown in 70
of the 105 counties of the state, while
in 30 counties decreases were report
ed. Reports also showed that in "a
counties, the population of the entire
county is less than 5000. In twelve
counties, the population is under the
5000 mark, while four counties have
population of less than 1000. STAN
ton is the smallest county with a
population of S24.
Three countieS-Wyandot Shaw
nee and edgwick-reported popula-
tons in excess of $4,000. Wyandotte
was the only county with a population
in excess of 100000.
In 1914, the population of Kansas
was 1872, los, as against 1,672,545 in
1915 and 1,544,96S in 1905. The in
crease of 439 over the census returns
of 1914 was made with a birth record
of nearly 4O,0 for the state during
the corresponding period.
Comparison Table.
Population comparisons for Kansas
counties, based on the 1906 and 1915
returns, were as follows:
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Wall St, New York, Jan. S.-STOCKS-
The further rise in quoted values during
the early part of today's session was based
largely on the belief of a speedy solution
of existing differences with Germany. Ex-
tensive short coverings accelerated the adj
vance which was led by United States
Steel. although that stock made far less
headway than such issues as Mexican Pc
troIeum, American Can. American Smelling
and Anaconda Copper. Profit taking fol-
lowed the advance causing some material
declines Trading in general was profess
sional and fell away in the final hour.
The closing was irregular.
Bonds were irregular. but Anglo French
IS were steadily absorbed, attaining the
new high quotations for the present move
ment Of 9jH.
Active buying of leading shares was re-
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TODaY'S MARKET REPORT.

Chicago Jan. S-WHEAT-Wheat de-
clined today as a result of lower quotations
from Liverpool and because of the lack
of adequate export buying. Besides, fresh
increase of stocks at Minneapolis was
noted and the railroad congestion east.
though said to be improving some. reports
said it was still a complete barrier to
prompt movement. There was a good deal
Of stop-loss covering. After opening 11s6I
lie to &c down, with May at S1.24% to
S1251s and July at SLY to S11T$s. the
market underwent a moderate further set
back
Subsequently an upturn took place in
fluenced by assertions that sales Of wheat
to go to the seaboard had been larger than
reported The close firm. 5Sc to - a
%c net higher. with May S1-26 and July,
CORN-Corn sagged owing to the weak
ness Of wheat. Bear pressure, however
was not of an aggressive sort. The open
ing which ranged from a shade to &c
lower was followed by slight additional
decline and then little reaction.
Signs of improved export call and of a
broadening out of domestic industrial in
ouiry led afterward to rally. Pre- die
lions were made that receipts would be-
come the smallest in years. The close was
steady at 1sc to sc net advance.
OATS-Oats took the downward course
with other grain Trade though was light
PROVISIONS-Some firmness developed
in provisions because of scattered buying
Lower prices in hogs appeared to be fg-
nored-
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be held TO. only one-half the expense
if his wife had been given one-half
of their property.
Defines Persistent Vioiator-
The violation of a city ordinance
prohibiting the sale of liquor within
city limit is not a violation of a
state law and cannot be used to send
man to prison as a persistent Vio-
lator of the Kansas prohibi5ory law.
This was the decision of the supreme
court today in the appeal of W. M.
Marks from Bourbon county.
Marks was convicted of selling
liquor in Fort Scott under the city
ordinance. Later he was caughS SELL
ing liquor by the county attorney, who
attempted to send him to prison un-
der the law that second offenders are
to be declared felons. Both the dis
trict court and the supreme court held
that a conviction for violating a city
ordinance is not a crime against the
state and there must be two convic-
tons in state courts before the per-
sistent violator law can be used.
(The complete list of decisions will
be found on page 1S.)
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Minneapolis wheat stocks increased L.,
$50 900 bushels this week.
Elevator stocks of wheat in Kansas have
increased 303, 761 bushels thus far this week
and corn stocks increased 1888 bushels.
Exports from the United States and Can
ada yesterday were 1924 600 bushels of
wheat, 1900 barrels of flour, 5000 bush
els of corn and $4,000 bushels of oats !;
wheat and flour combined, 1,641, GOO bush
els.
Exports of wheat and floor from the
United States and Canada this week, ac-
cording to Bradstreets, were 1o,9S9. 900
bushels, compared with 1852, 600 bushels
last week and 1886. goo bushels year ago.
Corn shipments were 1882, 900 bushels.
A cable from France said: "kequistion-
ing of wheat has slackened somewhat and
there is slightly more offered. Millers are
attempting to buy cheaper, but growers
are resisting stoutly. Officials are not sup
plying miIlers' needs fast enough. Foreign
wheat is difficult to purchase"
Argentina shipments of wheat this week
were 10000 bushels, compared with 81, coo
bushels last week and 10000 bushels year
ago. Corn shipments were 2.112.000 bush
els, against 3,027, 900 bushels last week and
3.511,000 year ago. Exports of oats were
21OOOO bushels.
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Kansas City. Jan. s-WHEAT-Cash :
Market unchanged. No. hard. S1.13611 -16
No. 3, S10Sd115; No. red, $1.19d1.25;
No. 8, sI10@12o.
CORN-Market unchanged. No; mixed,
691bc: No. 5, 661a @61Ac; No. white, $50
691ac; No. 8, 67@67Ae; No. yellow, roc
No. 5. 6S@6S12c.
OATs-Market unchanged. No. white.
49, a 44c; No. ? mixed, 39@40c.
RYE-90@91c.
HAY-Market stronger. Choice timothy,
ST.. 50d1250; choice prairie, $10.00G10.50
choice alfalfa, $15.5O@ 1000.
KAFFIR-No. 3 white, csc.
WHEAT-Receipts PIT cars.
BUTTER-Creamery, 33c; firsts, SIC;
seconds, 29c; packing, 19e.
EGGS-Firsts. &c; seconds, zoe.
PoULTRY-Fowls, 13c; turkeys, lie;
springs, 13c.
CLOSE: WHEAT-May. s1-169s July.
Sill.
CORN-May. 73Ac; July. 74@741sc.
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Kansas City, Jan. S.-HOGS-Receipts
1000 Market Sc to Zoe lower. Bulk Of sales
S6.60@6.S5; heavy S6.S0@6.90; packers and
butchers. $6.70@6.s5; light, S6.55@675 pigs,
IS 25M6.25
CATTLE-Receipts 100. Market steady.
Prime fed steers SS.50M9.O0; dressed beef
steers, $6.75MS.25; western steers, S6.000D
$50; southern steers. $J.50d6.15; cows 81 90
6l7.00; heifers. $57j@9.0O; stockers and
feeders, $5.50dS.O0; bulls, $5.5O66.25;
calves, $6OOd1O.00.
SHEEP-Receipts 500. Market steady
Lambs. $9.25@ 1910: yearlings, S7.75GS.75;
wethers, $6.50d7.25: ewes $6.0066.75;
stockers and feeders, $4.50@S.75.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-08
DREW FUNERAL TODAY
Services for Former Topeka Mayor at
Penwell's Chapel at 5 O'Clock.

former mayor of Topeka, who died at
9 o'clock Thursday evening of pneu-
monia at his home, 513 Clay street,
was held in PenweIrs chapel this at
ternoon at o'clock.
Charles Drew, the only child of the
former mayor, arrived Friday noon
from st. Joseph, Mo-, where he re-
sides. Interment was in Topeka ceme-
terry.
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sumed at the opening of today-s market.
such issues United States Steel. Ana
conda Copper American Can. Mercantile
marine preferred and Mexican Petroleum
being absorbed in large volume of gains
ranging from fractions to over point.
Aside from New York Central and Rock
Islain rails were not especially prominent,
but showed strong undertoHe. War
stocks also added to yesterdays late gains.
notably Airbrake and Lackawanna Steel.
Bethlehem Steel rose 10 to 40. Anglo
French war bonds were in further demand,
rising to 95Ts.
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FRENCH To Be GOOD
Captain of Cruiser Descartes Called
for Stopping U. S. Ship.

Washington, Jan. s.-The state de-
partment was advised today by Am
bassador Sharp at Paris that the
French government had ordered the
captain of the cruiser Descartes to act
with great care and circumspection
and not to stop any more American
vessels. The cruiser recently stopped
three in Porto Rican waters and re-
moved Germans who since have been
released
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Rutherford Is Released.

Bloomington. Ind, jan S.-At the
request of E. o. Stiehm, the athletic
board of control of Indiana uniYer-
sity today released r. B. Rutherford.
who had been engaged as assistant
coach to Mr.. Stiehm. who comes to
Indiana this year as director of in
tercollegiate athletics. President Will
liam Lowe Bryan of Indiana tele-
graphed Chancellor Avery of Ne
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New York, AIN. s.-MONEY-Mercantile
paper, 3Ga3A per cent. Sterling was heavy
In the later dealings, demand reacting to
475& and cables to 4.76s. so day bills,
Al demand, ARG; cables, 476a4. Francs,
demand, 5s315 :. cables, 5.S2A. Marks, de-
mand, 1871 cables, "A. Kronen, demand.
80; cables, 1914. Guilders, demand, IS; ca
bIes, 45H Lires, demand. $50; cables. 6.5s.
Rubles demand. 295s; cables, 30h. Bar
eminent bonds, steady; railroad bonds,
irregular.
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FOIL STRIKERS BOMB PLOT.
MiIitianen Overhear Conspiracy to
BLOW U Steel Plant.

East Youngstown, Jan. S.-A con-
spiracy by strikers to blow up the
plant of the Republic Iron & Steel
company tonight was frustrated by
state troops today. Disguised militia
men overheard the plotters' plans and
reported 20 Colonl Meyercht- Brig
Gen ]. c. Speaks, commanding, inn
nediately ordered troops to guard the
plapt
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Chicago, AIN. S.-BUTTER-Market I'M
settled. Creamery, 23@301ac.
EGGS-Market lower. F1rsts, q y @2Sc
included. 22@2Sc.
POTATOES-Market unsettled. Miehi-
gan, Wisconsin, Minnesota and Dakota
white. S1.00@1.05; Minnesota and Dakota
Ohios, 95c@$1.00
POULTRY-Alive, unchanged.
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New York, AIN. S.-BUTTER-Market
steady. Creamery extras 90 score, 33c.
EGlIS-Market steady. Fresh gathered
extra fine, 3Sc.
CHEESE Market firm. State whole milk
flats held specials. 1TA@1Sc.
POULTRY-Alive, steady; dressed,
steady.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-08
CALLS SPECIAL SESSION
Governor Dunno Summons Legislature
to Convene Next Tuesday.

Chicago, Jan. S.-Governor Dunno
has issued a call for a special ses-
sion of the Illinois general assembly
to convene at noon next Tuesday. The
principal subjects listed in the call are:
Amendment to the primary and cleo
ton days so as to effect a saving in
election expenses; consideration of the
proposed issuance of 500, 100000 good
roads bonds.
State regulation of the sale of
serum and virus to prevent the spread
of hog cholera. Increase of appropri-
alton for farmers losses through the
foot and mouth disease.
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1.-THE range of prices for grain futures on
The Chicago Board of Trade as reported
by Thos. Myers, Broker, Columbian
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Kansas City, Jan s.
Chicago Grain Market

Chicago. Jan. S-WHEAT-Close: May,
81 &c; July, S11SA
CORN-May, TIC; July, 77A67Sc
OATS-May, 4SA@4S1zc: July 47c.
PoRK-January( 1867; May, 1915.
SHORT RIBS-January, 1910; May,
$1072.
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braska university that Indiana would
be glad to concur in his request for
the release of Mr.. Rutherford.
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New York. Jan. s.-SUGAR--Raw,
steady; molasses, 356@315; centrifugal,
4 33@452; refined, steady.
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Chicago, AIN. 8.


The range of prices for grain futures in
The Kansas City Board of Trade as re-
ported by Thos. ]. Myers, Broker, Colum-
bian Bldg.l
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Liverpool. Jan S.-WHEAT-Spot No 1
Manitoba, lbs I'D No. 2, lbs 213d; No. 3,
12s Had; No. 2 hard winter. new, Us Cd.
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[Close of prices for the leading stocks on
The New York Stock Exchange as re-
ported by Thos- j. Myers, broker, Column
bian Bldg.l
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Topeka Grain Market.
Furnished by ]. B. Billiard. corner Kan.
sas Ave- and Curtis St.
Topeka, Kan, Jan. &
OATS-3O632c
WHEAT-SOdS5c.
CORN-62c
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los ID S
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EIgin Butter Market,


Elgfn, Ill, Jan. S.-BUTTER-16 tub,
at SOC; $50 tubs at Bic.
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New York, Jan. S.-COTTON-Spot,
steady; middling uplands, 1880. Sales 400
bales
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Entire Street IN Flames.

and property as long as the mob held
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Butter md ERR

Butter and Eggs.
Furnished by the Beatrice Creamery Co.
Topeka. Kan.I
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Colds cause Grip-Laxative Bromo Out
nine removes the cause. There is only one
"BROMO QUININE." E. w Groves sig
nature OIL box 25c.-Adv.
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T uIHI1ucu DJ I. a DtVhf zI<-I7 II ULHsT
Topeka, Kan, Jan. 8.
PRAIRIE HAY-Ss.OO
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[By special wire to I. ]. Myers, Columbian
Building
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CHICAGO EGGs+25c. ''-'
NEW YORK EGGs33634c.
CREAMERY BUTTER-Chicago 301hc
New York, SIC; Elgin, 331zc; Topeka
wholesale, 33c.
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Poultry. Eggs and Butter.
furnished by the Topeka Packing Com

Poultry. Eggs and Butter.
Furnished by the Topeka Packing Com
pany. corner Laurent and Madison.I
Topeka, Kan, Jan. g.
POIlLTRf-H enr 81 IDS. amt Iver.
lie; hens under 81 lbs, &c; broilers, q
lbs and under, 15c; ducks. DC: geese. 10;
springs over 2 lbs, 12c stays, 1Oc
INDIAN RUNNER DUCKS-Sc.
HENS AND YOUNG TIM TURKEYS
lie: old toms, 12c.
EGGS-96c
Wheat Market.
Furnished by Shawnee Milling Co. third
and Kansas Ave.l
Topeka, Kan, JAN g.
WHEAT-Eo. 3 DOC.
WHEAT-No. 2. 95c
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-10-14
HALF MILLION
BALES IN SEPT.
Cotton Consumed in U. S. In septem-
Der Totals 529,227 Bales.
Last Year 49S,73S Bales.
(By Associated Press

(By Associated freSS.)
Washington, Oct. 14.-Cotton con-
sumed in the United States in Sep
tember amounted to 529,227 bales as
compared with 49s,73S bales a year
ago, the census bureau announced to-
day.
For the two months ending the 30th
of September 1,O07O94 bales have
been consumed compared with $685.
1870 for the same month last year.
Cotton consumption this year has
averaged more than half million
bales a month.
:. Consumption by sections was as
follows: ~a
South 305,692 VS.. 275,494; north
223,535 VS.. 1885, ,244; linters 61,719 VS..
66,769; active spidles 32,333,995 VS..
31,3OO,988; south 13,355,008 VS.. 49,
77S,347; north 1S,97S,9S7 VS. 1892
041; cotton on hand in manufacturers'
hands 1,32s,332 VS.. 1,090,111; south
601, ,202 VS.. '5O0,586; north 727,130 VS..
5s9,725.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-10-14
COTTON SEED ADVANCE.
High Price Accompanied by Record
Price for Oil.

High Price Accompanied by Record
Price for Oil.
Memphis, Oct. 14.-Prices of cotton
seed and cottonseed products are
keeping pace with the rapid advance
in the price Of lint cotton. Cotton
seed on the local market were said
to be selling at sos to $50 a ton yes
terday, while the price of crude oil
advanced TO 80 cents gallon, a
record price for the local market.
Other products, except linters, ad-
vanced; meal to $34 to $34.5o per ton
and hulls to $13 to $14 per ton.
At even these high prices for prod
ucts many mills, especially of the
smaller fry, are said to be unable to
make living profits, owing to the keen
competition for seed.s The cotton crop
this year is short, and products are
finding less competition in most lines
they. enter, with the result that mills
are anxious to get the seed.
With seed at $55 a ton and lint cot
ton at II cents pound, basis mid
ding uplands, 500-pound bale of up
land cotton, grade middling, that will
third" itself. is worth to the grower
the neat little sum Of $112.5O. /.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-10-14
GREENWOOD HIGHS WIN,
Easy Vict0rs Over Yazo0 City by a
Score of as to 0 Yesterday.

In an easy game yesterday the
Greenwood High School football team
defeated the Yazoo City Highs at va
zoo City by the score of 46 to 0. The
game belonged to the local boys from
the first kickoff and at no time in the
entire game were they in danger Of
being scored on.
The game with Yazoo City is the
first of the season for the local team.
Such victory fills them with conf
dence to win the state championship.
Yazoo City and the Holmes County
Agricultural High School played a
game week ago, the result of which
was a score of six to nothing in favor
Of the Holmes county boys.
The Holmes County Aggies are con-
sidered one of the best football aggre-
cations in the state. When the va
zoo City team can hold a strong team
like them to so close score and is 50
easily beaten by the locals it gives an
insight into the strength Of the
Greenwood team.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-10-14
NJ. 2 2 REVIVAL TO
- END TOMORROW
Much Good Has Been DOne-Men's
Meeting Tomorrow Afternoon
Wisdom Sisters to Sing.

The revival that has been going on
at the First Methodist Church for the
past two weeks has done wonderful
amount of good and the effects Of it
will be noticeable in this city for many
years to come. There has been a great
deal of interest taken in the meeting
by large number of Greenwood peo-
pie, who attended all of the services.
A large crowd was present last
night, when Rev. w. V. Curtis, pas
tor of the Methodist Church at Lex
ington, delivered his last sermon dur
ing the meeting. He left today for
his home pulpit.
DR.. j. A. Hall, the pastor, will de-
liver the two sermons tomorrow, one
at eleven and the other at seven-thir-
ty. In the afternoon at three thirty
o'clock, Mr.. J. C. Wilson, of Grenada,
layman worker, who has done so much
good work during the meeting, will
address meeting Of men at the Bust
ness League rooms.
The Misses Wisdom will sing at
both the church services and the SER
vices for men.
The singing of the Wisdom Sisters,
who have become famous as gospel
singers throughout the country, has
had a wonderful effect upon the meet
ing. Their voices blend SO perfectly
and their articulation is SO clear, and,
above all, their earnestness in the
work has been so apparent, that many
who heard them went away with the
determination to return to each SER
vice and to live better lives.
The meeting will very probably
come to close with the
night service tomorrow.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-10-14
KIDS TAKE IN SHOW.

twenty-five Have Big Night, Guests
Of The Daily Commonwealth.
Last night twenty-five happy kids
attended the Swain Shows as guests
Of The Daily Commonwealth and the
management Of the show. They all
were beginners in the word contest
run by this paper and thirteen of them
were prize winners. The remaining
nine who entered the contest were the
guests at the show Of Mr.. ]. L.
Springer, the manager.
Each and every one declared them
selves more than pleased with the
show, and especially enjoyed the min
strel show given at the concert hour.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-10-14
NEW YORK DRAMATIC LETTER.
(By VIM. S. Brewery

New York, Oct. 14.-Postponed be-
cause of the failure of last-minute
preparations, the engagement Of the
Serge de Diaghileff Ballet Russo will
positively begin on next Monday eveE-
ing at the Manhattan Opera House.
The program is of unusual interest as
it will include Strauss's Till Eulen-
spiegel" for it's world premiere. Was
Law Najinsky and Flore Revalles' will
appear in the leading role. Robert
E. Jones has prepared the costumes
and scenery for the ballet. Leon
Bakst's scenery and costumes will be
a leading feature Of the ballet's ap-
pearance, however.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-10-14
B. E. WOLFF SLAIN.
Plantation Manager Near Lobdell
Shot by Demented Negro.

Lobdell, Miss, Oct. 13.-B. E..
Wolff, plantation manager of the
Allen Gray place, was shot and in
stantly killed yesterday by dement,
ed negro cotton picker. The negro
has so far escaped capture. The re-
mains will be sent to Gray's Court,
S. G., the home of the parents Of the
deceased. Mr.. Wolff was a graduate
of the Clemson Agricultural College
and was young man of splendid
qualities Of mind and heart.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-10-14
AMERICAN SENTENCED.
(By Associated Press.)
Paris, Oct. 14.-William Silber
BORDER TROUBLE
STILL UNSETTLED
Letter from President Wilson to Gov
ernOr Whitman of New York
Makes That Plain.
(By Associated Press.)

Washington, Oct. 14.-President
Wilson in letter to Governor Whit
man of New York, on Oct. 9th, made
public today, declared the emergency
which caused the sending Of the mi
litia to the Mexican border "unhappily
still exists" He added that he be-
lieved conditions in Northern Mexico
are improving and "in the near fu-
ture" it will probably be possible"
to do more than has been done to re-
lieve the embarrassments under which
the organized militia regiments nec-
have suffered.