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Warren sheaf., 1917-02-14
NEW SOLUM FARMERS CLUB.

The New Solum Farmers Club
meeting was held Feb. 10th, at the
Sunshine school house, and was well
attended in spite of the cold weather
that evening.
A good snappy program was rem
dered by the Sunshine schoold child
rem, under the instruction of their
teacher, Miss Linstad.
President John Batten being alb
sent, Vice President E. A. Silverness
called the meeting to order. Meet
ing opened with a song, America, by
the audience, after which minutes of
the last two meetings and roll call
was read. A talk was given by E.
A. Silverness on the road and weed
questions. He intimated that the
present road law had room for
amendments as it did not work out
quite satisfactorily, and points were
raised on how to handle the road
building work in more economical
and practical way.
Reading by E. A. Silverness; Sug-
gestions from different Farmers
clubs.
Song, Stars of the Summer night,
by Liliah and Litha Taggert.
Recitation, Little Tommie's First
Smoke, by Lester Taggert.
/ Recitation, The Little Doctor, by
Litha Taggert.
Dialogue. Two kinds of Green
horns, by Ted. Ness and Willie Hag-
en-
Recitation, The Wayward Life, by
Liliah Taggert.
| Dialogue, Clover Timothy Seed in
the City by Liliah Taggert, Ted.
Ness and Willie Hagen.
Song, Snow Drons Story, by Liliah
and Litha Taggert.
The next club meeting which will
be the annual meeting will be held
at the Edgewood school house, Mar.
| 10th. Refreshments will be served.
Warren sheaf., 1917-02-14
PHARMACISTS IN ST. PAUL
attend Thirty-third Annual Conven.
ton of State Society.

St. Paul.-More than 1000 pharma-
cist were expected to attend the thirty
third annual convention of the Mime
sofa Pharmaceutical association which
opened here Tuesday.
The business sessions took place in
the roof garden of The Saint Paul.
Warren sheaf., 1917-02-14
Engineers Ready for War Call.

st. Paul.-Tenders of the services
OF all the engineers in the State High.
way Commission Offices and of a mum.
Der of men of military experience In
the event the United States becomes
Involved in war, has been received BY
Governor Burnquist.
Warren sheaf., 1917-02-14
LUTHERANs ELECT BENSON
Swedish Conference Of chisago Dis.
trict Held at Saltwater.

<rlct He'd at saltwater. =
Stillwater.-The Rev. G. e. Benson
of Saltwater has been elected presi.
dent Of the Swedish Lutheran confer
ence Of the Chisago district at the
closing session of two-day meeting.
The Rev. c. H. Frisk, Taylor Falls
was chosen vice president: the Rev.
A. w. Knox, Forest Lake, secretary;
the Rev. Theodore Seinert, Marine,
treasurer; the Rev. Mr.. Ofland, Center
City, statisticfan. and the Rev. J. A.
Elmquist, Scandia, field representative.
Warren sheaf., 1917-02-14

You want something. Someone else
wants to sell something. We want
want ads. Why not all have what we
want
Warren sheaf., 1917-02-14

Watch want ads work wonders.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-29
'LAWSONS CHARGE
DENIED BY FISK.
Banker Says He Was Not Member Of
Investment Trio Alluded To by
Lawson. ~
BY Associated Press)

New York, Jan. 29-Pliny Fisk, Of
Harvey Fisk and Sons, bankers, was
the first witness called at the reopen.
ing of the "leak" inquiry here today.
He denied ever having been interest
ed with Secretary McAdoo or a "sen-
ator" in any joint stock account. Fisk
at a previous hearing was designated
by Thomas w. Lawson as the banker
in the mysterious "Cabinet member
Senator-B Banker" investment trio.
At the executive session today the
committee agreed that the inquiry
will be directed specifically to the
alleged peace note "leak."
Fisk admitted that the Federal
Reserve Bank leased offices in the
building owned by the firm after it
was suggested to Secretary McAdoo
that the Offices were the "best adapt
ed of any in the street."
He said that McAdoo turned over
all Of his securities, largely bank and
trust company stocks, to the Fisk
firm and obtained loan of $4,000.
All had been sold, the debt liquidated
and the surplus turned over the Nc
Adoo, he declared.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-29
SANFORD ASKED
TOAD YAZO0 A.
Local Y. N. c. A. Man Has Been In.
vited to Be Present at First
Z Meeting.

Secretary W. J. Sanford, Jr., Of the
Y. M. CA, Of this city, has received
an invitation from M. Andersen, Jr.,
Secretary Of the Young's Mems Bus
mess Club, of Yazoo City, to attend
the first meeting Of the Yazoo Athle-
tic Association, to be held within the
the next ten days.
The Yazoo Athletic Association is a
sub-organization of the Y. M. B. C.
Of Yazoo City, and was formed
Thursday night. The club has been
given permission from the Board Of
Trustees Of the Yazoo City schools
to use the new swimming pool and
gymnasium three nights a week.
Secretary Sanford has bee ninvited
to act as instructor-guest at the first
gathering of the Yazoo club, and has
written Secretary Andersen that he
would attend, II possible, and that It
was very probable that he would be on
hand. rr
The Greenwood man has visited
Yazoo City on several occasions, and
is well known and has a host Of
friends in that city who will welcome
his coming BY . good attendance in
the gymnasium next week.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-29
CITY WANTS TO
ENTER LEAGUE
Meeting of Baseball Fans Saturday
Night at Business League Very !.
Enthusiastic.

Much enthusiasm was displayed at
the meeting Of baseball fans and
would be magnates held at the Bus
mess League rooms Saturday night
to discuss the proposition presented
to Greenwood that this city join with
Jackson, Vicksburg, Greenville,
Clarksdale and Indianola in the or
ganization of g baseball league to be
known as The Cotton States League.
A committee of three were named
to canvass the town to see what could
be done in regard to the matter. The
committee is composed of Messrs.
Warner Wells, M. G. Dudley and John
Pettey.
The present plan will make league
baseball for Greenwood and the other
teams in the circuit much cheaper
than in the old days. Where the sea-
son formerly ran for four and half
months the proposed league will play
only three and half months and the
salary limit will be trimmed from
$4,000 month to $1,000, meaning
saving in salaries of nearly $1,000 for
the season. Expenses will also be
lowered in railroad fare, the longest
jumps in the proposed league being
from Clarksdale to jackson, and from
Greenwood to Vicksburg.
A meeting has been arranged at
jackson for next Saturday night
to which the different towns will send
delegates to organize the league.
A fairly good crowd was present
at the meeting and all were strong
for the team" and it is pretty evident
that Greenwood will be one of the six
teams to compose the league. w
Tom Reynolds, one time manager Of
the Jackson team in the old Cotton
States League was in the city Friday
and Saturday and attended the meet.
ing Saturday night. He took a look
at the park while here and stated
that Greenwood has one of the best
diamonds in the proposed circuit and
that very little money would b nee.
essary to put II in first class shape.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-29
POLICE TAKE A
DOZEN NEGROES
Crap Shooting Chief Score Against
them:-One Stole Bicycle and
Pistol.

Saturday was banner night fol
the police who with their dragnet
landed twelve negroes in Jail at the
City Hall, most of them on charge
of gambling-erap shooting.
Nine Of. the dusky gents were cap.
tured in the act of passing away the
time, and incidently little of their
pocket change, with the alluring lit
tie cubes. They are now passing
time in the lookup. Their trial comes
later. ~ 4
Another negro who was captured
in crap game last Fall, and who ex-
planned to Chief Bonner that he work.
ed at the Southern Railway depot and
would pay his fine just as soon as he
got his pay-check and was released
on that proposition, was recaptured
Saturday night. 1t seems that he was
mistaken about where he worked, the
Chief upon investigation learning that
he was not an employee Of the South
ern Railway.
Another negro is up for assault and
battery and another for stealing
bicycle and a pistol, making grand
total of round dozen taken Satur-
day night. -
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-29

ed peace offers and that peace will be
enforced with the sword. This re-
vived apprehension of conduct Of the
war in aggravated form, and specula-
tion is intimidated or turned against
the market. The first break to- Is
cents for May was followed by rally
of 16 points but market soon broke
sharply on what was reported as Wall
street and the west selling. With SO
much opposition in the north, advance
can only. come from the spot situation
which is controlled by the South.
Statistics and trade reports hardly
leave and doubt of higher prices ul-
timately if spot holders hold on. Bear
operators realize that hedged cotton
is cut off from competition whenev-
er futures are allowed to advance over
spot quotations and this may be one
reason for the efforts to depress fu-
lures. The Pacific coast today clears
4,451 bales for Japan; Weather map
shows fair in western belt, practically
no rain yesterday! but cloudy in the
eastern nalf with general rainfall,
heavy over Louisiana and Mississippi,
parts of Alabama and Tennessee. In
dications are for clearing and warmer
in central and western states. Un- /.
settled and rainy in the Atlantics.
The break in futures has checked spot
business this morning but spot people
seem to have inquiry and factors are
firm, no concessions by holders.
J. F. CLARKE & co.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-29
GETS HIS HAND
BADLY MASHED
MIR. Walter Mclean Sustains Painful
Injuries Aboard Steamer Mary
c. This Morning.

An accident, the full details OF
which have not yet been learned, oc-
CURED this morning aboard the steam
er Mary c, few miles below the city
and resulted in painful injuries to Mr..
Walter, hcLain, the engineer. IN
some unaccountable manner Mr.. Nc
Lean got his hand in the engine and
first reports are that it was SO badly
mashed that amputation will be nec-
essary. His many friends in the city
are eagerly awaiting the return of the
boat trusting that it will be learned
that his injuries are not as serious
as at first reported.
The first report of the accident
reached the city this morning soon
after it happened. It is not known
just exactly how it occurred as it is
understood Mr.. Mclean was in the
engine room alone at the time.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-29
START THIRD
WEEK OF COURT
This and Na4t Week will Complete
Jsnsssz Tsrs Mach wss4 Al.
fAady Accomplished.

Judge Frank E. Everett and the
other officers of the Circuit Cour,
this morning began. the third week Of
.a-fssr week tenn here Muaha work
has been accomplished during the. two
weeks, past, the first Of which was CIV
en- over to the trial Of civil cases.
Most Of today was given over to
the selection Of and empanellment Of
juries for the week and to sounding
the docket. Several important cases
are yet to be heard, among them be-
ing murder and retail cases.
No session of court was held Sat-
urday, the week having been so bad
that court for that day was suspended
and the attendants allowed to rest.
Judge Everett spent Sunday with his
family at Indianola, returning this
morning.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-29
WAR DEP PARTNKNT
VERFES ORDER
Withdrawal of American Troops from
Mexico Has Been Begun Guards
men to Come Home.
(By Associated Press)

Washington, Jan. 20-The with
drawal Of American troops under Gem
eral Pershing from Mexico was on
cially announced by the War Depart
ment today. The withdrawal il pro-
ceeding without hitch.
Details were withheld on the UNDER
standing that Generals Pershing and
Funston were personally supervising
the movement. It is expected that
the 10000 men composing the expedi-
tion would reach the border within =
week.
A part Of the remaining $4,000
guardsmen doing duty on the border
may be released shortly after the ar
rival of the expedition.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-29
RIOTlqG AGAIN
RESUMED TODAY

(By Associated Prcss)

Ell Paso, Jan. 20 Rioting at Jaures
as q result Of the American quazan.
tine regulations was, resumed again
early today. II was . continuation Of
the demonstration Of yesterday in
which hundreds Of women partici-
pated.
The rioters approaching the middle
Of the bridge hurled missiles at the
United States soldiers on guard there.
Two non-commissioned officers were
hurt. The Mexican cavalry finally
drove the demonstrators away.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-29
CHICAGO PROVISIONS.
NEW YORK COTTON OIL MARKET
DAILY COTTON LETTER.

New Orleans, Jan. 29-The absence
Of support, selling on disappointing
political news over Sunday, some rain
Saturday in south Texas, and expec-
tation of falling off in exports caused
the reaction. It had been advertised
at the close Of last week that another
peace proposal would be forthcoming
on the Kaiser's birthday. The Royal
utterances at the birthday assembly
Of rulers were, however, warlike to
the effect that adversaries had reject
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-29
(By Associated Press)

New York, Jan. 29-Samuel Com
ners. President of the American Fed
eration of Labor received one of the
greatest ovations Of his career when
he arose to speak today at the close
Of a testimonial dinner attended by
more than thousand labor leaders
from all parts of the country.
Gompers urged organized lakor to
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-29
WAR ON CATTLE
TICK PLANNED
Eradication Discussed at Dallas by
Heads of Departments Through
out the South.
(By Associated Press)

(By Associated Press)
Dallas, Jan. 29-The heads Of al!
departments Of the Bureau of Animal
Industry of the United States De-
partment of Agriculture in the South
and Southwest met here today to dis
cuss tick eradication. The conference
will last five days.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-29

pilot found himself engaged with
three other machines. His fight with
these was indecisive.
A few days later, it is related, he
took running dive into a formation
of twenty hostile machines with all
the self assurance an eagle might
have in the midst of a flock of spar
rows. Before he was through he had
sent three adversaries crashing"
"This tine," says the record, "he
returned to one Of our aerodromes for
more ammunition and returned to the
scene Of battle where he engaged and
dispensed such enemy machines as re-
mained in the vicinity. One was seen
to crash upon housetop:"
This same little Lieutenant A seems
to persist in the records of the SER
vice. One day he was crossing the
enemy lines at 1850 feet when he
found himself directly above a Ger
man kite balloon, sent up for artillery
observation. Pretending to be in
trouble, and thus avoiding fire from
anti-airguns, he fell in side-stalls to
1,500 feet, suddenly righted himself
and dived at the balloon. He opened
and continued firing until he almost
touched the big gas bag. Just as hs
passed over it, the thing burst into
flames and was destroyed in q few
seconds.
The Germans lately have adopted
the rules Of "stalling" and shamming
fell out Of control. It is q thrilling,
but not uncommon thing to see Ger
man machine, when closely pressed,
turn its tail straight up in the air and
dive toward the earth for q distance
Of two or three thousand feet, and
just as the initiated onlooksr would
expect "crash" it flattens out and
starts pell-mell for its own lines. One
does not always get away with this
BIT Of aerial strategy, however, as il
shown by the record Of Capt. B. After
attacking three hostile machines, he
saw one Of them going down In .
spinning nose dive. He suspected the
honesty Of that dive and decided 70
do little diving ION his own" This
dramatic downward duel continued for
full five thousand feet, until the Ger.
man was driven into . spih 'and SEEM
to crash"
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-29

COTTON, GRAIN
| AND PROVISIONS
Small Net Loss Reeorded in Both
Markets Today-New York Ten
on, New Orleans More.

9 A net loss of ten points at New
York and II to IS points at New Or
leans was recorded in the cotton mar
ket today. Spots at New York were
ten points off and unchanged at New
Orleans. Sales 575 hsles.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-29
G0MPERS GIVEN GREAT OVATION
BY LABOR LEADERS AT DINNER
Testimonial Dinner in Honor of His Sixty Seventh
Anniversary of His Birthday Fifty Years
in Service of Union Labor.

think about peace, work for peace
and prayer for peace.
The dinner marked the sixty sew
enth anniversary of his birthday and
the completion of fifty years service
in the cause of union labor and his
golden wedding anniversary. Presi-
dent Wilson sent letter of greeting
and congratulations.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-29
.CARNATION DAY
THROUGHOUT us.
An Annual Memorial to Late Presi-
dent Mckinley and Dedicated to-
Patriotism.
(By Associated Press }

Chicago, Jan. 29-Today is "Car.
nation Day" throughout the United
States. Its observance was institut.
ed as an annual memorial to the late
President Mckinley and was dedicat-
ed to National Patriotism.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-29
SPIRITED FIGHTING OCCURS ..s,
Il. ON EUROPEAN BATTLE FRONTS
Despite Cold Weather Armies Battle Desperate
ly for Supremacy Russians On Offensive
in Galicia- French Repulsed.

Anezeiler reports an explosion Of Z
great quantity Of high explosives.
Two persons were killed and many in
jured.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-29
FRENCH ARE REPULSED.
(By Associated Press)

Berlin, Jan. 2s-Reports are persis-
tent that efforts Of the French on the
Verdun front, to recapture positions
at Hill 304 have been repulsed and
that British assaults north of Armen-
ties have been repulsed.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-29
TRANSPORT SHIP SUNK

TRANSPORT SHIP SUNK.
Berlin, Jan. 29-The sinking Of .
transport ship filed with troops in the
Mediterranean by a German subma-
rine on January 26th was announced
today.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-29
MANY PRISONERS TAKEN
(By Associated Press)

Petrograd, Jan. 29-During Satur-
days battle northeast Of Jacobeni, on
the Rumanian front, the Russians cap
tured 80 officers and more than 1000
men, the war Office announces.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-29
THE WEATHER.


Forecast. M
Mississippi- Probably fair tonight
and Tuesday. Colder Tuesday and To-
night in the interior.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-29

Cl04ed II to Is down.
MN York Spots 17.3O-1O off.
New Orleans Spots l7.0O.
NJ; Sales 575.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-29
DEMOCRATIC, NOMINEE UPHELD


Philadelphia. Jan. 20 The state su.
preme court today affirmed the Ale
ghany County Court in the congres.
sional contest between Campbell,
Democrat, and Barchfeld, Republican,
in which the latter appealed from the
action Of the lower court in taking
the figures On the tally sheet in pre-
ference to the certified return sheet.
Tn, talley sheets indicatd a Camp
bell majority.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-29
BIG. DECLINE IN WHEAT.

(By Associated Press)
Chicago; Jan. 29-Wheat declined
today nine and one eighth cents.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-29
CELEBRATED AT WASHINGTON,

(By Associated Press)
Washington, Jan. 80 Official Wash
ington wore carnation blossoms today
in honor Of the seventy fourth ami
versafy Of the birth Of the late Pres
ident Mckinley. y ,-.a
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-29

TERRIFIC EXPLOSION.
(By Associated Press)
Amsterdam, Jan. 29-The Dussel-
dorf correspondent Of the General
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-29

BRITISH SHIP SUNK.
(By Associated Press)
London, Jan. 29-Lloyd's announces
that the British ship Remington has
been sunk.
The Duluth rip-saw., 1917-08-18
THE WORLD IS CLAMORING
FOR SILVER.

Silver has been steadily ad-
vancing and now closely nears 81
cents, the last high point reached
in. 1892. A recent quotation was
1894 cents per ounce. Dollar
silver is considered a matter of
only a short time.
It is not impossible that silver
will be re-monetized, at least by
some of the impoverished Euro
pean nations after the war, ow-
ing to the lack Of gold and need
for a greater volume of money
This will, to a certain extent,
demonetize gold. Already, say
the authorities, this tendency
can be family seen. On an aver
age it takes at least $1.20 worth
Of gold to buy what $1.OO would
/ buy two years ago. Silver, on
the other hand, has advanced
from 60 cents to it's present high
level. In other words, the pur-
chasing power Of gold has de-
clined about 20 per cent while
the purchasing power of silver
has increased about 33 1-3 per
cent in. two years. time.
Duluth's old Gold and Silver
Club, which went to pieces ip
1896 under the Mark Hanna fl
nancial policies, yet may be re-
juvenated in name and reputa-
ton.
India has a reported trade
balance of $2OO,0O0,000. In hold.
ing this trade balance in check
! that country steadily absorbs q
heavy stream of the white metal
Among the reasons for this
looming back Of silver are:
Lack of development in re.
cent years Of any important sill
ver-produeing district.
2.-Curtailment of silver pro.
| duction in Mexico
3.-The influence Of war or
The Duluth rip-saw., 1917-08-18

town of Rainy Lake City, is the
only property of the kind in Min
nesota that actually has produced
bullion.
Oil is slippery stuff, as Charles
A. Towne and other former Du-
luthians can testify. An oil we'll
may gush high in the heavens
today and the price of the prod
-uct sink out Of sight tomorrow.
Like a good COW, a good well
also can quickly 60 dry.
The silver ores at Phillipsburg,
Montana, especially in the Cliff
and Trout mines, carry large
quantities of manganese oxides.
The high price of manganese
makes those ores profitable and,
at present, about 500 tons a week
are shipped from that district.
The Duluth rip-saw., 1917-08-18

voters in that district. Any rec
ognition of need for road has,
therefore, promised poor divi-
dends in votes.
Last year, a concerted effort
was made to induce Mr.. kauppi
to provide this settlement an out
let to civilization. During the
"silly season." that willy lieuten-
ant of Konge Odin appropriated
81 800 for such a road. Before
the work could be done, he dl-
verted the money to other local-
ties, thereby leaving the sixteen
apostles of the simple life sorely
disappointed as well as incon-
venienced. Colonel Kauppi's de-
feat was only a partial compen-
sation to them for their failure to
get the desired road.
The new commissioner, being a
man of Judgment, admitted the
merit of the claims for the road
and, although a victim of Konge
Odin's displeasure in an unfair
distribution of road funds, as a
punishment to the district for de-
feating Lieutenant Kauppi, $500
was appropriated for the outlet
road.
The road foreman, however,
did too much fancy grading,
thereby exhausting the appropri-
alton. Five of the sixteen failed
to get any outlet whatever,
greatly to their sorrow, hindrance
and hurt.
Unfortunately, however, the
men marooned by the unwise pro-
cedure of the road. foreman are
fellows who believe in an eye for
an eye and tooth for a tooth,
rather than turning the second
cheek for a slap, after the first
cheek has been we'll buffetted.
Unless these five out of the six
teen get relief and justice, l fear
they will don warpaint and take
the warpath, as was done against
Col. Kauppi.
ONE OF THE MAROONED.