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The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-12-23
CAUGHT SHOE THIEF.
Exciting Race Started on Howard
Last Last Night.


Last Last Night.
A foot race in which a little fifteen
year old negro boy and Deputy Sher-
III E. H. Crippen were the contestants
Ind which appeared at the beginning
10 be a hundred yard dash but re-
bulted before it ended in a cross-coun-
try run, started at the corner Of How
bird and Market Streets about nine
o'clock last night and terminated at a
livery stable in the extreme eastern
part of the city about an hour later.
The little negro "swiped" a pair of
shoes from the Shoe Hospital on Mar
ket Street and was making good his
escape when he passed Mr.. Crippen
at Raines' Drug Store. Mr.. Aron-
sen, who, runs the Hospital, took a
small hand in the race at first but
was soon outdistanced. In his rounds
the boy passed all best known spots
in the city and opened up several new
for the County. The shoes
were recovered.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-12-23
FINAL DECISION
EXPECTED SOON
Missouri ""Short Haul Law and Con-
troversy About It Now Before
Supreme Court.
(By Associated Press)


Washington, Dec. 23-The Missouri
"short haul" law is an amplifcation
by the legislature of state constitu-
tional declarations of 1872 and 1875
and of the enactments of a special
railroad legislation session Of the Mis-
souri, assembly in 1887. Litigation has
been in progress for years between
the McGrew Coal Company and the
Missouri Pacific Railroad Company,
the latter contending that the consti-
tuition authorized prohibition Of "un-
just" rate determinations only and
that both the statutory and constitu-
tional declarations prohibiting all dis
ordinations, whether unjust or just
and reasonable, were void.
The statutes were construed in the
Missouri courts to regulate intrastate
rates only--not passenger or inter-
state commerce. The railway COM
pany, however, declared their strict
enforcement would burden interstate
commerce, x x confiscate the prop
erty Of every common carrier and
drive them all from the state"
The Superme Court has upheld
"short haul" laws Of other states,
which are not confscatory and do
not interfere with interstate COM
merce, and its decision in the present
case applies primarily to Missouri's
peculiar legal enactments and based
upon alleged overcharges for coal
shipments within that state.
The Missouri Pacific Company at
tackled the "short haul" sections of
the Missouri revised statutes Of 1909,
fixing maximum penalties Of $1,000
for each violation. The "short haul"
clause, it charged, violates the "due
process" and equal protection" claus
es of the federal constitution and
constitution and interferes
with interstate commerce.
Missouri courts sustained the "short
haul" statutes, declaring that they
10 not burden or interfere with inter-
state commerce and are a valid exer-
else of the states powers over rail-
roads within the state. They held,
also, that the "short haul" provisions
If the old state constitution were not
repealed by the new, nor by the 1887
statutes, which were declared defini-
i've merely and not restrictive Of what
unjust discrimination.
The McGrew Coal Company secured
It's Judgment for excess charges on
,oal shipped within the state only, but
he railroad contended that the Mis-
,ouri laws could be applied to disturb
interstate rates despite the state
,ourts' construction that the law was
operative only upon intrastate traffic.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-12-23
COTTON MARKET
4. VERY STEADY
Good Advance Recorded on Both New
York and New Orleans Markets
Today.

For the first time in several weeks
Very Steady was marked up on the
board at the Cotton Exchange today
as the official tone Of the market at
New York at the close, New Orleans
closed steady. An advance Of 40 points
was recorded at New York and 35 to
so at New Orleans. Spots at New
York advanced IS points and closed
at New Orleans. No sales.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-12-23
SUSTAINS PAINFUL ACCIDENT.

Mr.. L. H. Crippen, the son Of
Deputy E. H. Crippen of this city,
happened to an accident at Ruleville
Thursday afternoon, in which he was
hurt. He was working un-
der an automobile when the jack
slipped letting the car down on hin,
badly fracturing one arm and bruising
him up otherwise. He will be brought
home as soon as physicians think it
safe for him to be moved.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-12-23
DOES NOT LIKE THE NOTE.
<Rxy ocnrsnSoJ D~>.aN l

10y Associated PreSS)
London, Dec. 23-Premier Massey
Of New Zealand, speaking at Horn
Church said, lit is our duty to 20 on
with the, war until the power of Ger
many is broken and her allies driven
back over the border. Then will be
time for peace. I cannot speak with
authority upon the subject of Presi-
dent Wilson's note, but | would like
to see the President of the United
States be told firmly that we have
carried on the war thus far without
his assistance and SO intend to carry
it on to the end"
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-12-23
WILSON'S ACTION CRITICISED
BY EUROPEAN COMMENTARIES
Expressions from Paris and London Uufayorahle
Mote and Lansing's Statement Continue
to be Sensations in Europe.

rope. Russell states in his letter thae
it is within the Presidents power 70
bring the war to an end by ! Just
peace" and If the war is allowed to
continue it may be too late to save
the European civilization from de-
struction.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-12-23
T0RREoN IS IN
VILLAS HANDS
Unconfrmed Reports to that Effect
Reach Border and Sent to Wash.
ington.
(By Associated Press)

Ell Paso, Dec. 23--Unconfrmed fe-
ports that Torreon had been captured
by Villas forces were forwarded u
Washington by government agents
here today. The report stated that
fighting started early yesterday and
continued until one o'clock in the aft
ternoon when the city was capitu-
lated. a
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-12-23
REPLY ALMOST FINISHED.
(By Associated Pressl

Paris, Dec. 23-The Allies, answer
to Germany's peace proposals. ~ a.
most finished, according to the Petit
Partisan. The paper says it is rather
a long document and sets forth clear.
ly both the grievances Of the Allies
and the crushing responsibilities that
reflect upon the, Empires"
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-12-23
(By Associated Press)

Paris, Dec. 23-President Wilson's
note and the statement Of Secretary
Lansing continue to be the sensations
of the day. The Presidents action
by no means has won the favor Of the
commentators who only vary in the
manner Of expressing their opinion.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-12-23
DISCONTINUE SHIPPING RE.
PORTS.
(By Associated Press)

New York. Dec, 23-The Associated
Press has been advised by the London
office that all shipping reports, ex-
cept announcements Of casualties,
have discontinued by an official order,
commencing tonight.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-12-23
WIND WRECKS
FLYING YACHT
Seventy Mile Gale Sweeps Long Island
$4,000 Craft in Path of the
Wind ard Demolished.
(Bv Associated Press)

VDy ASSUclaCeu TFeSSJ
New York, Dec, 23-The America,
the large $4,000 flying yacht, owned
by the American Transatlantic c.,
was wrecked in its hangar at Port
Washington, L. l., in a 70 mile gale
that swept this section last night,
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-12-23
SOL0&R NECESSARY TO CHECK
RECENT, FOOD RIOTS AT DRESDEN
Closing of Several Food Shops Because of Stock
Exhaustion Brings About Trouble Sharp
Fighting Has Occurred
(By Associated Press)

London, Dec. ga Rotterdam dis
hatch says there were food riots at
Dresden on December II, Is, and 10.
bn the nineteenth the troops were
ealled out to help the police suppress
khe trouble which arose from the clos
|np of several food shops because
khey were without stocks.
On Tuesday sharp fighting occurred
In which one hundred women and
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-12-23
DELIVERED AT vIENNA
(By Associated Press)

(By Associated Press)
~ Vienna, Dec. American Ambas-
sader Penfeld handed Baron BuriaA
this afternoon the note Of the Amefi-
can government to the belligerent
powers suggesting an exch4nge Of
views as to peace conditions.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-12-23
DELIVERED AT ROME.

I Wy ffSSUIIdIsu FfGSSJ 8A58l M
Rome, Dec. 23American Ambas.,
sador Page today handed Baron San.
mo, the Italian Foreign Minister, the
note Of President Wilson "containtngr
the suggestions on the subject Of plan
of action concerning the war"
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-12-23
COMMITTEE TO SEE WILSON.
(By Associated Press)

Wy AssoCialeQ reSS)
New York, Dec. ga special com
mittee of the Neutral Conference
Committee left today for Washington
to present to President Wilson a letter
from Bertrand Russell, noted raciiist
lecturer and philosopher, appealing
to the President to end the war IN Eu-
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-12-23
SANTA ROSALIA TAKEN.
(By Associated Press)

Ell Paso, Dec. 23-The first news Of
the capture Of Santa Rosalia by Villa
on Dec. IL, was received here today.
1t stated that 300 Carranza soldiers
who entrained for Chihuahua City
were captured and practically all exc
cuted. The killed included the Car
rama colonel who was in command,
the message stated.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-12-23
UP $500
AT NEW ORLEANS
Strongest Months Showed Good Ad-
vance-Market to be Closed on
Monday.
(By Associated Press)

(By Associated Press)
New Orleans, Dec. 23-An advance
bf $500 a bale on the strongest
months featured the weekend trading
in cotton here today. The market.
will be closed Monday.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-12-23
BICYCLE RACE ENDS TONIGHT.
(By Associated Press)

New York, Dec. 23-Six teams in
the six-day bicycle race had covered
2,301 miles and five laps at 7 am. to-
day. The race ends between ten and
eleven o'clock tonight.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-12-23
EVEN BREAK FOR swTCHMEN.
Federal Arbitration Board Grants
Them Eight Hour Day.
(Bv Associated Press)

New York, Dec 23-An eight hour
day with straight pro rata time for
overtime was granted the Switchmen's
Union by the Federal Arbitration
Board in a decision today in the
Switchmen's controversy with the rail-
roads. The award gives an increase
of five cents an hour for the foreman
and his helpers. The railroads inter-
pret the decision as, mot giving O. X.
to the Adamson Act"
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-12-23

Closed IS to 50 up.
New York Spots 1915. IS up.
New Orleans Spots 1925. unchanged.
Sales none.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-12-23
three policemen are reported to have
been wounded. Soldiers charged the
crowds and cleared the streets.

BAD WEATHER IN MACEDONIA.
(By Associated Press)
Paris, Dec. 23-Bad weather on the
Macedonian front yesterday prevent
ed military operations, according to
the French official announcement this
afternoon.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-12-23

Tsks yAs, psily comMepwsslth
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-12-23
BIG CHRISTMAS BONUSES.
Texas Lumber Company Gives EN-.
ployes $75,OOO.

(by ASS0clated FreSSJ
Houston, Texas, Dec. 28-It was an
nounced today that 5000 employees Of
the Kirby Lumber Co., have received
$4,000 in Christmas bonuses. All
employees in the service more than
three months were affected.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-12-23

Taxa The Daily Commonwealth,
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-12-23
NEW YORK MARKET.
NEW ORLEANS MARKET.

Closed 40 points up.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-09-08
An Exceptionally welI.Designed Home.

three little vertical panels of plate
the handy rear porch.
The living room is large enough to
entertain several guests. 1t extends
across the entire width of the house
and is lighted through six windows. A
fancy balustrade with two square
posts is built along the side of the
staircase leading to the upper floor.
The staircase is directly in front of
the door opening from the front porch.
A brick fireplace is set into the wall
at the end of the room to the left OF
this entrance. In the corner of the
house next to the fireplace is handy
bookcase built beneath fancy glass
window. A larger window is situated
on the other side Of the fireplace. The
dining room is entered through
cased opening tanked with bookcases.
A three-window bay is built into the
wall of the dining room and buffet is
set against the inside wall. The room
is square, which is the best shape
for a dining room, since there is plenty
of space on all sides of the table
when it is placed in the center of the
room. The kitchen is in the rear of
the dining room end may be entered
through swinging door.
The ability of the architect is ably
Illustrated in the arrangement of the
kitchen. Every convenience of light
and airy kitchen, a carefully planned
pantry and breakfast porch are
here combined in one room. A table
in which the sink is set runs along
the side wall, with a window above il.
One cupboard is located conveniently
across the dividing wall between the
kitchen and the dining room, and an
other is built into the outside corner
above the space occupied by the re-
frigerator. Across the room is q little
breakfast-nook table with a seat built
on each side. This little table will
save many steps in serving breakfast
and will commend itself in many other
ways. There is ample room for
stove against the inside wall.
Another feature which will find In,
vor with most people is the bedroom
and toilet on the first floor. These
rooms are entered from hall leading
toward the rear of the house, past the
stair, from the living room. This hall
is also connected with a side entry by
a flight of four steps. The basement
is reached from this entry.
There are two large bedrooms and
sleeping porch, which is really an
other bedroom having practically one
entire side built of windows, on the
second floor. A hall connects them
all and also leads to the bathroom.
The front dormer bedroom l. IN espe-
cially pleasant room, having five case
ment windows under two Of which
seats are built.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-09-08
Lingerie Seams.

Instead of joining the seams of lin
gerie with fine beading or having them
hemstitched, you mag try this method
Put about eight thicknesses of wrap"
ping paper between the two edges 10
be scanned. Then with loose ten
sion on the sewing machine and n
medium sized stitch, stitch rs you
would any seam. Pull the paper away
and roll or hem down the raw edges
Of the seam. When the stitching Is
pulled apart it looks very much like
hemstitching.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-09-08
nInInlTnnlnVHlIrlnInElIFIlFlFl!EiIfIFlIf'IIl!
Bctween-Seasons Neckwear.

Designers of neckwear are casting
about for new things to be introduced
along with the presentation of gowns
and other wear for fall. So far there
is not much change i'm collars except
that the cape collar has grown less at
the front and considerably longer at
the back. The shawl collar runs TO
extremes and becomes cape, and the
fichu has few devotees. Neckwear
Is In the experimental stage and its
makers must take their cue after the
last word In frocks and blouses for fall
has been spoken.
Meantime pretty organdie collars
like those shown in the picture enjoy
an undlsturbed popularity. They are
made In all white and I'm white with
colored borders and embroidery. Three
good examples of them are shown In
the group.
One is small triple cape collar
Of orrandie which Is delightfully."- crisp
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-09-08

A clever petticoat of taffeta, made to
wear with full fnScks of sheer mate
rials, substitutes wide frill about the
hips for the hoop which is usually in
serted in casing in the gown. 1t
has several points of advantage over
the hoop. The flare in the frill results
from the stiffness of the taffeta and is
supported by parallel corded tucks.
The tucks are run in at two-inch inter-
walls and cord is run in the narrow
hem which extends about the bottom
and sides of the frill.
The petticoat is finished with shall
low scallops about the bottom, outlined
with narrow frills which are extended
into rosettes. 1t is shirred in at the
waistline to a bodice and fastens in
the back. The frill may be separate
and fastened on at the waistline with
snap fasteners, so that the petticoat
will serve for wear with other gowns
as well as those with a wide flare
about the hips. With frocks of this
character the frill is more graceful
than the hoop and easier to manage. 1t
10 uCCepluDle W WSSiieH WIZ VIII not
go to the extreme of the hoop and is
especially effective with dancing
frocks.
Taffeta is not the only silk used for
petticoats but Is the best choice for
one of this particular kind. The Japa-
nese wash silks and crepe de chine
have steadily advanced in favor for
making under-garments. Aside from
the softness and luxury of silk it is
the easiest of fabrics to launder. Like
many fine, sheer cottons the soft, thin
silks are far more durable than they
look. They are TO be washed in luke
warm water with white soap and
ironed when about halfway dry, and
they emerge fron the right kind of
washing and ironing with their orig
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-09-08

and plain. having the three little capes
finished with plain narrow hens.
A design that is something between
cape and a sailor collar is of plain
transparent organise bordered with a
fine embroidery of the same material.
In nearly all bordered collars he:u-
stitching serves to join the embroidery
to the collar.
A sailor collar with revers is made
of white transparent orgundie and Dor
dered with colorcd organdie en-
broidered I'm white. 1t is one of the
prettkest offerings of the artists In
neckwear and will almost convert Q
plain waist into a costume blouse.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-09-08

dreams of the home builder had pic
tured il.
In the illustration shown here a
house is pictured which has every ap-
pearance of little bungalow, with all
of the coziness and honelike atmos-
phere usually associated with such a
house, and with more than the usual
attention paid to details of finish.
Yet a glance at the floor plans will
show that seven large rooms have been
tucked away within, and no sugges-
ton of crowding is evident. The de-
sign is an exceptional one from every
standpoint.
The sides of the house are finished
with alternate wide and narrow rows
of beveled siding, having fancy panel
work set up under the gables. The
porch rail is built up from the ground
line with rough brick, capped with an
overhanging edge of brick turned up
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-09-08

elements. will be better fitted to en-
dure the weather without overhead
ing the system.
Eggs, cheese, fish. in combination
with various vegetables served in the
place Of meat are most attractive and
satisfying salads.
Some vegetables are richer In the
proteid element than others; peas,
beans and lentls are the nearest to
meat of any vegetable.
Roquefort SaIad.-Prepare crisp
head lettuce and arrange on individ-
ual plates. Prepare Il salad dressing
of tablespoonful of vinegar to three
of oil, n half teaspoonful of salt, Il
few dashes of red pepper; doubling
this portion as needed. Cream Il
tablespoonful of roquefort cheese and
add to the dressing, beaten well to
blend with an egg beaten.
Cheese Jelly Salad.-Mix half cup
full of good favored cheese with cup
full Of whipped cream add salt and
pepper to season and teaspoOnful
of gelatin dissolved In three-fourths
of cupful Of water. Mold in one
large or in individual molds. Cover
each mold with grated cheese when 1t
begins to harden. Serve with French
dressing to which grated cheese has
been added, as well as tablespoon
full of catchup.
Nearly all fruits have acids and
salts in solution which are cooling,
and that have tonic properties. A
fruit salad is Il most gratifying one
TO serve on a hot day; it serves as a
salad and as n dessert. With the adj
dltion of Il few nuts 1t will also be
sufficiently nourishing.
Slice tomatoes, small ones, in
halves, sprinkle with chopped, green
peppers and onion and serve with
French dressing.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-09-08

on edge. The two heavy porch cof-
umns are plas,s. ed from the top " the
rail up TO the roof, and these are
capped, in balance with the rail, by
single course of brick on edge. The
Outside-built chimney, in carrying out
the idea established In the porch de-
sign, is built of brick cap at the top.
The roof has graceful slope, which
is swung out over the porch in
broau curve. The wide expanse OF
roof is broken by the formers, which
are very artistically designed. The
ends of all rafters are exposed and a
unique touch is added in the use OF
heavy exposed purlins, built up of
three lengths of timber, under the
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-09-08
Minor Feature.

This trick of using facings that gitw
q daShing color note TO the costume
is becoming one of the most impocA
II made its first appearance on tho
skirt in the wide cascades of fabric
that rippled down the right side from
hip TO hem; and after it was estab-
lished in this part of the gown It
appeared here and there over the ell.
tire costume.
The milliners recognize 1t as one OF
the most attractive ways to make "a
hat becoming TO face.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-09-08
Second-FIoor Plan.

rafters of both the main roof and the
dormer roofs. The appearance is very
striking when the body OF the house is
finished in some dark tint with pure
white trim.
Even though this exterior design
seems to have been the chief object
of attention-it is so thoroughly satu-
rated with good ideas-there is also
Il continuous store of good points in
design waiting for the person who
opens the heavy oak door with its
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-09-08

self be liberal with the architect in
allowing the arrangement of rooms to
be shifted until balance is obtained
which will favor neither the interior
or the exterior. The home builders
suggestions are always help to the
architect and the house design which
is based upon a fundamental skeleton
set IN the mind of the owner added TO,
refined and polished by the designer,
who is not hampered by set room
arrangement, is many times the basis