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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-04-14

A Large Hat Of Dull Blue Satin Lined
With Black chip-Faded Red Roses
n Long Dull Blue Ribbons Form
the Trimming.
may be said to be ubiquitous just now.
On many Of tho newest evening gowns
little clusters of feathers take the place
Of flowers, at waist or breast, and
fringes of feathers appear on the capes
and collars of theater and restaurant
cloaks.
A little later on in the year we shall
find long feathers of the weeping"
order again very f~ashionable; just now
the rage is for short full tips. Lewis
is covering the whole crown of hats
and toQues with small feathers, and I
saw the same thing chez Reboux and
earlier. Long hat pins covered with
tiny feathers will be very popular this
year; hat pins with torpedo heads.
Small tips are also worn in the hair
at the theater, or for a dinner party.
This is an effective fashion and spe-
c1ally charming when small black
feathers are introduced in coils Of fair
or powdered hair.
At a recent opening" a well-knowp
Partisan actress wore an Alfred Stew
ems hat, which had the brim covered
with sapphire blue suede cloth and
the high crown hidden under a weight
of silky black feathers.
, Her dress was composed of black
and blue shot taffeta and she had a
loose wrap-coat of chinchilla. She
looked charming.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-04-14
ROAD
BUILDING
USE OF coNvcTs ON ROADS
WransIe Into One Of Actually Sue
cessful Accomplishment.

"The use of convicts on the public
roads has passed through the period Of
hysterical wrangle into a period of
actually successful accomplishment
and almost universal acceptation,"
stated E. Stage Within, whose new
course In practical penal problems at
Columbia university was recently In
nounced.
Doctor Within holds that the under
lying motive in convict road building
must be to secur the great efficiency
for the state out of its possessions.
But the convicts and the roads are
property of the state, and the work
ing Of convicts upon the roads should
eliminate many elements of waste in
the administration Of road and prison
departments.
"The efficiency Of the convict on the
road gang" he continued, differs
greatly In different, gangs. There is
no doubt in my mind that the appli-
cation of the efficiency records in use
at the present time in the Wisconsin
road camps for free labor will tend
even more p~erceptibly to raise the ef-
f1ciency of convict labor.
Incentive must be created before
good work car be produced. Coop
any of us up in a stufy, unsanitary
Jail for several months, arraign us for
trial amid the excitement of what we
misname as justice, and then take a
few months of breaking our spirit in
prison surroundings and there is little
likelihood that the thing we call ginger
will be very apparent. There is def
mite need Of building up If the convict
is to return to society and make good.
THE great need" Doctor Within
concluded, lis for the foreman of a
convict road gang to throw his shout
der to the task and inspire his gang
with the desire to be like him. The
problem lies in securing such men as
foreman of the road gangs"
The graduate department of high
way engineering at Columbia univer-
sity has been in close touch with the
national committee on prisons and
prison labor, which is located on the,
campus, for a number of years. This
work has been carried on under the
Joint direction Of the department and
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-04-14
Ia9mI
bI@N@ D!
CHICAGO MIAMI MOTOR ROAD
Details OF Work IN Various Localities
Progress Made In Construction
10 Remarkable.

n the Dixie highway is a road
tnat q appealed to the people both
North and South Of the Mason and
Dxo line is evidenced by a report
from the offices of the Dixie highway
association. located at Chattanooga,
to the effect that fifty counties alone
have spent more than $1.765, 200 on the
Chicago-Miami motor thoroughfare In
the last six months and r preparing
to spend $6.931.000 during the coming
year. writes J.. C.. Burton in Chicago
Daily News.
AS the fifty counties reporting to
the association represent less than q
third Of the total counties that are
crossed by the road that lir,s North
and South, it would not be unreason-
able to estimate that approximately
$5,300,000 has been expended on the
Dixie highway to date and that $780,
$4,000 will be used to put the thor
oughfare in shape in 1916.
When it is considered that the
Dixie highway was routed only eight
months ago, the progress made in its
construction is remarkable. The large
~ ~ &c ! q OuAAk vi
under contract is an indication of the
wonderful advancement made in such
a short time. The fifty counties re-
ferred to report that nearly one-tenth
of The distance either is paved or will
be paved before another year rolls
around. Using only a multiple of two
to represent the other 112 counties,
it a be see that a good part of the
road is or will be of a permanent typ
of construction.
The preparations being made for
even greater progress along this line
are highly gratifying to the officials of
the Dixie highway association. Sew
eral divisions Of the thoroughfare are
planning paved roads for their entire
stretch, the most notable OF these be-
ing the links from Chicago to Danville.
ILL.,, from Toledo to Cincinnati, O.;
from Jacksonville to Miami, Fla, and
from Tallahassee to Barlow. Fla.
The reports by states show that In
seven out of the eighteen counties Of
Kentucky there has been expended
$4,000. In Ohio, eight counties out
Of twelve and exclusive Of Hamilton
county, of which Cincinnati is the
county seat, have spent $685., 900. Five
counties out Of twenty-five In Florida
spent 1901 900 on the Dixie highway
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-04-14
ROAD BUILDING IS DIFFICULT
Experience and Expert knowledge
Are Essential-Federai Govern
mem Offers Assistance.

Road building is q scientific prob
lem-not Z haphazard job. We be-
heve. however, that II q census were
taken tomorrow, 80 per cent Of the
people Of this land would claim that
they were amply qualified to build a
road and edit a newspaper. Only q
small percentage get a chance to try
their hands on the blue pencil propo-
sition. but q trip over almost any
country road will convince one that
most Of the 80 have had q crack at
road building.
Little by little the public In general
and the officials charged with the re-
sponsibility for u highways are
learning that road building requires
expert knowledge and experience.
That ridiculous, antiquated provision
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-04-14
AFFECT SHORT Wells
PARlslENNEs REFUSE FACE Gov.
ERiNos or ANY LENGTH.
Preference o 4 Decided One, and
Has Been Copied BY All Women
Of Fashion-Feathere Take
PlAco Of Flowers.

The short fly-away veil Is more pop
ular than ' writes . Paris CORE
spondent. I mean the quaint little veil
which just covers the nose and which
Is attached to the hat brim like a gath
cred lounce. French women find these
wells convenient. Once they are ar
ranged they need not be touched until
the hat il taken OF. for they do not
get Into the way Of q teacup or indeed
OF anything else.
b most popular veil of the present
season is made OF violet spotted net,
with q hne black lace border, the lat
ter quite narrow. Violet spotted net
Is specially becoming t O fresh complex
ion quite as becoming as heliotrope
tulle. which is saying q good deal.
! have seen fly-away wells in nut
brown tulle introduced with good eff
feet on rough brown straw hats; violet
wells are worn with black. dark blue.
purple and pale gray hats.
Lewis told me the other day that
hatter's plush vas going to be the
material for spring and summer hats.
You. of course. realize hat hatter's
plush is the silky material used to
cover mems tall hats.
At the immediate moment the Parish
ennes are wearing wide-brimmed hats
covered with this stiff stuff in con-
junction with the smartest walking
costumes, and 1t almost invariably
happens that the hat Is absolutely I'M
trimmed.
This Is a smart fashion and very
French. Good hatter's plush is an ex-
pensive material and the hats in Ques-
ton, though g%uiltless Of trimming, are
fairly costly. The well-known milliner
I have just mentioned is Of opinion
that such hats-in black and ivory
white-will be largely worn in the
summer with thin muslin frocks and
bright silk sweaters. 1t will be a very
pretty style.
In several Of my recent articles I
have spoken OF the revival Of interest
in ostrich feathers. long and short. In
deed feathers and feather trimming
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-04-14
To Spend 100000.

Minnesota will spend $4,000, 900 for
better highways. To date this year
the state has given counties for state
aid $75O.O00 for highways, which will
be increased to 81. 500 900 before next
January. George w. Cooley, engineer
of the state highway commission, rec
ommends q one-mill tax, and making
the states share Of the expense for
state roads one-half.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-04-14
Raise More Turkeys.

II turkeys are let over the
nelds they will get three-fourths OF
their growth on weeds and insects that
would otherwise damage the growing
crops. They will need very little At
tention, until after cold weather de-
stroys the insects. Then feed some
corn to fatten them for market.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-04-14
The Value Of Roads,

Il cost France $612. 000. 900 to build
the best system of roads In the world.
For many years It has reaped untold
wealth. enjoyment and benefit from
them, and now those same roads have
become the greatest single factor In
saving the republic from destruction
BY invading enemies. Certainly II any
sane man doubts the profit or advisa-
bility Of the best roads and the most
OF Them France affords an object les
aon that none can TAIL to compre-
hand.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-04-14

in the past six months. -Four counties
out of five in Illinois, not including
Cook county, report a total of 1852, 900
for road Improvement Ten counties
$95, 600.
In the fifty counties reporting to the
association provisions have been made
for spending $685. 900 on the Dixie
highway in 1916. This amount is d.
vided by states as follows:
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-04-14

Concrete Road Costly.
It costs about $4,000 to build a mile
OF good concrete road. This makes a
road everlasting, without dust, very
few repairs, aud good in all kinds of
weather.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-04-14
Community Action Needed.

Community Action Needed.
In many places community action In
destroying weeds is necessary, as It
may not be profitable for q farmer to
clear his side Of the road II the other
side is allowed to remain q ~harbortng
place for pests.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-04-14
Economic Maintenance.

The splitlog drag has contributed to
. large extent toward the economic
maintenance OF public highways. It is
an Improvement which can be built
or purchased ct q low price and IL
easily operated by anyone who can
drive q team.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-04-14
outside OF Probability.

VVSos0e " V1VU1OS1sSys
II q woman ever wants to be Q
man it Is when she misses Q train"
says the Ottawa Herald. because
there are things to be said that only .
man can say conventionally and au-
entity Which 10 al very well, but
h1inf-Kansas CITY otar.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-04-14
"0otna" the Art Museum.

OUJHO IH0 AK MUteUNU.
A drawing in Life represented two
young women In an art museum stand
Ing before the LAGOON group while
one remarks: II can see that they
are fremen. all right, but I don't see
why they got SO tangled up in the
hose.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-04-14
GOOD ROADS ARE NEGLECTED.
Highway Association-New Jer-
sey Took Initiative.

The American Highway association
reads the states a lecture on their neg
lect Of good roads. There are 2,25O,000
miles of public road in the United
States. The annual expenditure for
construction and maintenance amounts
to $3.50, 000, 900. Yet inadequate results
are found everywhere. This is due to
the lack of continuity of purpose, the
lack of coordination in management,
and the general lack Of control. OF
the 2.250,00 miles of roadway, less
than 10 per cent Is really improved.
Improvement in most instances means
a plowed furrow for a drain and a
wagon load Of gravel in a chuck hole.
In fact there are only about 10000
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-04-14
Brother Bogus Rebels.

Brother Bogus Rebels. "
Where did you work last, and how
long?" demanded the colonel. did
you quit Of your own accord, or were
you discharged, and" "Looky yuh.
boss" sourly returned Brother Bogus.
isn't puhposin' marriage to yuh!
Tx AKIN Tor q job."-Puck.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-04-14

Arouses Farmers Interest
Ono result Of nearly every farmer
owning an automobile is that he
prdcks up his ears when good roads
are mentioned.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-04-14

Add Pleasure and Comfort.
Well-kept trees growing along the
roadside contribute greatly to the
pleasure and comfort OF the travellers
besides lending an attractive air to
the grounds along the side.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-04-14

When Ceiling Becomes Smoked.
Smoke from a lamp or gas often soils
. ceiling In one particular spot, while
the rest remains beautifully white. It
is useful to know that soiled ceilings
caused by lamps and gas will be rem
dered less conspicuous If rubbed over
with dry whiting.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-04-14

Stone Houses Are Cheap.
Stone houses last much longer than
wood. require no paint. therefore are
much cheaper in the end.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-04-14
eooster Never quite

The good roads booster never quits.
He talks good roads until he gets
them, and then he keeps reminding
everybody what q blessing they are.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-04-14

Good Roads Would Help.
Il costs 81, to haul q ton Of freight
. hundred miles by rail Il costs 81
to haul . ton ten miles on the ordk.
nary country road. Would good roads
help?
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-04-14

Roads Should Shed Water.
Country roads should be kept In
such coalition that they will shed
every drop Of water that falls on them
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-04-14

Improbable Roads.
Bad roads are Improbable. They
put a farmer nj Of business and make
nothing for any MAJ
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-04-14

Who Is Responsible?
Who Is responsible for the bad con
ditioa Of the roads7
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1916-05-12
RODRIGUEZ AGAIN HEARS DOOM'S
 DAY
After a Delay of Five Years Man Who Murdered His Wife Must Pay the Penalty Prescribed by Arizona's Statutes.

Francisco Rodriguez, who more than five years ago killed his wife in this city, was this morning arraigned be- fore Judge Stanford in the superior court and sentenced to be executed at the Florence state prison on May 19, between the hours of 10 a. m. and D. m.
 The defendant, who was brought from Florence in order that he might again be sentenced, was stolid in his manner and appeared as unconcerned as any of the auditors in the court room. One could not divine from the MeNican's manner that he was to be the principal in the grave act of legal justice staged for May 19.
 Attorney Struckemeyer made yer bal protest against the passing of sentence on the condemned man on the grounds that more than five years had elapsed from the date of the original judgment condemning Rodri- guez to death, claiming that the law required that execution should have occurred from sixty to ninety days after the judgment. The court prompt ly overruled the objection and pro- ceeded to sentence the man to suffer the highest penalty of the law.
 The supreme court recently over ruled the habeas corpus application brought in behalf of Rodriguez and three other Mexican murderers, and also denied a motion for rehearing. This made it necessary to resentence the accused, who has exhausted his last legal recourse, short of the pos sible exercise of clemency by the board of pardons and paroles.
 Sheriff Adams will leave for the Florence prison today having Rodri- guez in custody, and he will also con vey James H. Oglesby who has term of from one to five years for attempt ed criminal assault; Felipe Martinez, one to two years for buTglarizing the Western Tailoring company, and Sam uel Gutierrez, Francisco Valdez and Juan Moreno, who were each given two to five years for burglarizing the Western Tailoring company.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1916-05-12
BIG CATTLE DEAL |S CONSUMMATED
 AT PHOENIX
Half Million Dollar Company Organ ized by Los Angeles Capital.

One of the biggest cattle deals of the year was cOnsummated in Phoe- nix today by the terms of which John Marley and sons of this city conveyed to c. H. Fuller and O. B. Fuller of Los Angeles the greater portion of what is known as the old Vossburg herd of cattle in Gila county, the considera- tion involved being approximately s300,O0O.
 The deal has been in process of ne gotiation for some time and was con cluded today when John Marley and sons took steps to incorporate new cattle company with a capitaliza ion of$5O0,00O
 Marley and his two sons are the sole incorporators of the company, and the articles of incorporation are to be filed with the state corrcrati0n commission today
 The new corporation thus focmel will immediately execute convey ance of a large portion Of it's capital stock to c H. Fuller and o. 3. Fuller This carries with t of course, owner ship of the greater portion O. the cat tie located in Gila county, and O. B. Fuller, who is here from Los Angeles in connection with the deal, has al- ready arranged to make the initial shipment of steers from Gila county to the Fuller company's ranges and feeding lots in the Imperial valley of California
 That the cattle industry of Arizona is flourishing as never before in its history; that the ranges are in good shape, the cattle in excellent condi- tion and prospects bright for an abun- dant calf crop, is asserted by O. B. Fuller, one of the leading firms of cattle dealers and feeders of the southwest, who has been in Phoenix for several days in the interest of the big deal with the Marleys, and who is among the guests of the Hotel Adams
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1916-05-12
SENATOR ASHURS7 RECOMMENDED
 n PRIMERS

he New Farmer, published in the state Virginia, recently published thC following article waich was signed by the editor of the agricultural pa per:
 United States Senator Henry F. Ashurst, of Arizona, is one of the youngest men in the senate but the circum stances of his life have been such that at 41 years of age he has had many of life's experiences that make for manhood and for strength of character than usually comes to men of 5O years. This gives tie peo- pie of Arizona the opportunity O hay ing their young senator wno has shown marked ability in the senate, serve the whole of second term and be well started on a third term be- fore he is 50 years old, and l want to especially call attention to the ad- Vantages that state derives from continued service of it's representa- tive in the senate and 1 write from more than 40 years of close obserya- tion and intimate knowledge of the work of the senate. Every time sen ator is reelected his influence and power for usefulness for his state and the nation is increased. In his com ImlCL0G dppOlnLIQ0nIS uO ldhSS nIShOl rank; in the deliberations of the committees to which he belongs, his Suggestions have greater weight be cause they come from experience il Legislation. The senate listens with greater attention to what he may have to say during it's sessions, anC when he goes to any of the depart ments on any business for his con stituents he is given greater consid eration and any one who has beer an observer of the work Of the senate knows that a st9-e eat has senator serving Fis foVri 'er-G. cEerts more
 influence on legislation tl,ccUeh hin
 than it could possibly exert througl
 .wo O it's bas5 and ablest non serv
 irg their first term in the senate. A: Arizona under n--- tacm.nS method:
 sraL aives to he Cr.cat lands abun Idcrt water w;thC' t :Tr.ga iion can eas
 + become one c { Q important agri cultural states, and Senator Ashurs
 is deeply interested in the study O
 thr agricUit trral possibilities of hi
 state under the newest methods, eyer, raTrrer and land owner in Arizoni should do his utmost to re-elect him.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1916-05-12
CARLISLE MILL READY MAY 10

The new mill which is being in- stalled at the Carlisle mine at pres ent will be completed on May 10, when it will be placed in operation. The mill is up to date in every re- spect and will have the capacity of treating 75 to S5 tons of ore daily. The equipment includes a crusher, rolls, i:gs, tables, etc, and will prove to be the proper equipment for the Carlisle ores. An oil Notation unit is to be added later.
 When the mill is in operation it will be the first milling done at this famous old property since the old stamp mill was closed down 27 years ago.
 There has been an electric light plant installed for lighting up the new nil, while another plant is used cOr the nine. 4 pipe line has been installed which brings water to the camp from a spring about a mile away, it being pumped over 3. hill
 There are Q little over 300 people in the camp at the present time and more are arriving daily. 1t is report ed that the camp is soon to have a moving picture theatre and other places of amusement. Duncan News.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1916-05-12

putting up the best fight it could
 from the house. The Americans had no arms, these having been taken from them with their horses by the
 bandits previously. They were Henry Acklin and his nephew Walter Ma
 bane, ranch owners near Cocomora, chi, who were bringing out 1000 head of sheep and 1000 head of cat tle.'
 Learns of Villas Wounds
 Tracy is the first man who learned
 about Villas getting wounded After the battle at Guerrero, he found the
 building that had been Villas head quarters in the city. In it were a
 man and woman who had taken care of Villa, and from them learned Villas
 intentions. The woman cried for two hours, suposing she was to be eX- ecuted, but finaly said Villa had been wounded This was also the statement of a Mexican who was med ical assistant to Dr. Stell, an Amer
 ican, and who furnished drugs for treating Villas wound. Stell was for merly with an American mining com
 pany at Ocampo who had gone to Guerrero. When he learned the Willis tas were going to attack the town, he concealed himself in the false roof of building. There Tracy found him. Tracy left the troops April 30. They were then south of Namiquipa at Providencia Where Villa was mo- body knew. That he was dead was considered possible. That he was wounded near the ankle in the Guerre- TO fight Tracy is positive. Whether he was also shot in the hip is doubt iful. Tracy says that at one time the men he was with were without SUD- plies for 12 days and at another time for 10 days. They had to live on beans, tortillas and other food picked up in the country but never con- plained.