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The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-09

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The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-09

A formal presentation Of the beautiful FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLAR
HOME, the gift of DR.. R. V. Powers to the Mississippi Childrens Home
Society in memory of his beloved and saintea wife, will be entered into by
several thousand people in Jackson, Miss, on Thursday, May lWh.
Dr.. Richard Powers was born in Baltimore Maryland. His parents died
when he was quite i young boy but he remembers the loving prayers the wis
council and tender sympathy Of a good mother, all of which has shaped his
life, IS shown by his works. Having been reared an orphan, his heart went
out to his wifes highest aspiration, that Of helping the helpless, especially
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-09
STATEMENT OF THE FINANCIAL CONDITION
THE PLANTERS BANK

at schlster, in the County of Ledore, State Of Mississippi, at the close
f business May LIST, 1917, made to the Board Of Bank Examiners.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-10-05
"WHY DON'T YOU QUIT GANG
LIFE AND JOIN THE
BOY SCOUTS"

knights of the Square Table,
filmed by the Thomas A. Edison
Studios for Conquest Program, dis
trjbuted by George Kleine, deals
with the Transformation of a ba d
of gangsters and near-thieves into
useful, patriotic Boy Scouts. This IS
brought about by series of thrill
ing adventures in which the young
outlaws are pitted against police
and finally engaged in a rea! battle
with Boy Scouts.
The predominating key note is the
irhuence a mothers love has over
leader Of gangsters. 1t is this re
fined purifying influence that event
ually makes good citizens Of bat
boys.
Juveniles as we'll as adults vii
find "Knights of the Square Table
intensely interesting and potential,
inspiring. There is strog patriot
ic vein throughout this story,
Don't fail to see knights Of tn
Square Table at the auditorium o.
49,. light, C,.-...~- -.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-10-05
"0a the floor Of Miss Philippa's
rOorn," answered the butler.
nyJyI,Sr ,,,,4 ,,n,,, oD

"oa the floor Of Miss Philippa's
rOom," answered the butler.
"When-just now"
"YeS, sir-a few moments ago."
Hubert Brewster gave his orders
sharply. "Have the car around at
once" and, as the butler hurried off,
he thrust the paper with the address
at the bottom into his pocket and
went after his hat.
For the note the butler had found
was the appeal Bentley had sent to
Philippa asking her to come to him
and threatening to expose her fathers
deal if she dared to refuse. Fortu-
nately he had given the number of the
house and this was enough for Brew
Ster to act upon.
While he had no idea of what he
might be forced to do he was certain
that his first step was to rescue his
daughter from the clutches of the vii
lain she had gone to see. 1t was now
clear to him why she had asked about
his operations and why she had been
curious to know whether the divul-
gence of the same would in any way
be prejudicial to his fortunes.
Philippa Brewster's errand then had
been one of sacrifice and her father
was determined that he would give up
every cent he had rather than accept
success at the price Bentley would be
sure to ask.
Before his arrival Bentley had re
turned for his answer. Philippa hest
/ tated; her word once given she knew
would mean that she must carry it out
for Bentley would lose no time in
marrying her; she was aware that
she would not be allowed to leave the
house save as Mrs. Bentley.
In vain she tried to temporize; she
resorted to tears as she pleaded will
Bentley to spare her and to leave hel
father in peace. He smiled and sneered
There was no mercy in him and HI
showed it plainly. In sudden fur!
the girl faced him:
"No, l won't marry you"
Bentley calmly went to the phon
and lifting it from the hook called
downtown number. At this Philip;
gave way.
"Stop," she cried, and as he locke
up she nodded. Bentley hung up tn
receiver and turned toward her.
At this inauspicious moment tw
persons obtruded on the scene-on
was visible and one was not. The Wis
ible one was Hubert Brewster, VIII
flung himself on Bentley with all tn
wrath of an outraged father an
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-10-05
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Observation-Disclosures
tOOpyEight, IslI Star Coz
SYNOPSIS.

Peter Hale meets and falls ir~love with
Philippa Brewster, the supposed girl Of the
Double Cross, whom he believes he Is to
marry. Bentley his rival, seeks by every
means to put Hale out of the way and to
prove whether Philippa Is the girl Of the
Double Cross. A masked stranger be-
comes Hale's ally as does Annessley. q
newspaper man. Together they foil Bent
ley's plots and plans. Philippa puzzles all
by her failure to remember the situations
which she evidently passes through.
Bentley surprised in the act of robbery
shifts the accusation to Hale and Anness-
ley, who are arrested, but escape nightly
and worry Bentley. They foEce him to
confess and he is placed in their cell while
they are released Bentley attempts to
retrieve his lost standing and Is proved
to be criminal He is unmasked by one
Of his henchmen, who proves to be Phil
ippas father in disguise. Bentley escapes
after his plans fail. Again Bentley plans
n trap for Hale and his friend, but the
Masked Stranger overhears, which results
In the capture Of Bentley's thugs. Bent
ley escapes and prepares to Illustrate HUI
bert Brewsters stock manipulatlOns. An
nessley meets Philippe on her way to
Bentley
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-10-05
Most Reliable.

After many years experience in
the use of it and other cough medi-
cines. there are many who prefer
Chamberlain's to any other. Mrs.
A. C. KRISTEN, Greenville, Ills,
writes. "Chamberlain's Cough Rem
edy has been used in my mothers
home and mine for years, and we
always found it quick cure for
colds and bronchial troubles. We
find it to be the most reliable cough
medicine we have used"
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-10-05

hurled him to the floor. Sobbing, Phil.
ippa chung to her rescuer. "Take me
away, father" she cried, stake me
away"
The invisible witness was Dick An
nessley. From his vantage point be-
hind the little tranSOm he had wit
messed the whole of this scene, and
now much as he longed to break In
and take tland he decided to await
the outcome.
1t was not long in coming. Bentley's
confederates rushed in and overpow-
cred Brewster and Bentley faced his
attacker with a malignant grin.
"Thank you for coming" ha said,
"you are just In time. l was telling
your daughter here that either you
consent to our immediate marriage or
1 will expose your stock deal and leave
you to bear the consequences"
There was no indecision In Brew
ster's answer. expose oil you like,
you rascal" he said, shaking with an
ger. "Pd rather be penniless a thou
sand times over than to see you mar
ried to anyone I had the slightest in
terest ill.,"
every good" said Bentley, "here Is
q phone-you will call up Hale and
order him to sell at once or my men
in the next room will take your daugh-
ter and keep her till can get a min
lister to marry US"
"Never," said Brewster.
Bentley whistled-the men who had
aided in overpowering Brewster re-
appeared and started toward Philippa
"Let me go, father" she begged. "Af
ter all you have done for me, let me
do this for you"
Brewster advanced. "Take youl
hands off," he cried, and he seizet
the telephone and asked for Hale''
number. Once he had Peter on thu
phone he spoke quickly as though h
feared he might change his mind. "Sel
all that stock; you understand"
/. Specify" said Bentley. "Say {
and O."
&C. and o." repeated Brewster.
;. Then he glared at Bentley. AN
now, sir, demand that you let US 60.
"Wait few minutes, my dear Nj
Brewster answered Bentley.
T want to tell my own broker
buy when you SELL" and he called u
a crooked trader with whom he I'll
business and gave him the necessar
, instructions.
/ Having done this he looked at BreV
! ster with o self-satis6ed leer. I'VE
stay here till the market closes" l
!. remarked and politely motioned tt
,enraged father to a chair.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-10-05
IMPROVED HERDS BRING
HANDSOME RETURNS

1t was a right nee rake off made
by J. A. Womack & Son, Sumner
county farmers, when tn Y sold
last week 1877 head of cattle for the
sum of $14,695.S4. Most of the
cattle were raised on the Womack
farm within the last three years.
Lexington (Tenn.) Progress.
At the rate at which the herds Of
jefferson Davis parish have improv-
ed during the past year items SINH
lar to the above will be appearing
shortly IN this p3per referring to
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy the
the activity of our local stockmen.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-10-05
SOUR STOMACH.

Eat slowly, masticate your food
thoroughly, abstain from meat for a
few days and in most cases the sour
somach will disappear. If it does
not. take one of Chamberlain's Tab
lets Immediately after supper. Red
meats are most likely to cause sour
stomach and you may find it best to
cut them out.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-10-05
BeBe, TAR IIIscNIRVoVS Monk.
ROANOKE ITEMS.

,,;,.es Nellie and Katie Thomas
,,,dod the Christian EndeavOr
n at Lake Charles last Sunday
! Monday. They went as dele
:. from tie United Brethren G.
sOcey.
Miss Leslie Kelley, who is in New
,,,.ns taking a nurse 5 training
.,,.s. was operated on for appen-
nc last Friday ami is reported to
doing well.
a,,. E. Z. Mcmillan and Mr.. and
!, E. Bowers attended the c. E.
~ at Lake Charles last Sunday,
Pew. Early of Amite filed the pull
a At the U. B. church last Sunday.
rome to the Y. 2. S. c. E, bust
bshA~
=, meeting at tbs Sunday evening
4 hear the report of the Lake
aarlss rally.
gssdames ]. A. and W. L. Bowers
..rt last Friday in Lake Charles
NJ. Clyte Jarnasin left for Baton
hinge Wednesday morning where he
rs to enter the Louis ana State
University.
A fine girl arrived at the nome o!
I, and Mrs. ]. W. Develbiss las
Tsdnesday morning.
Master David Thomas had tn
,siortune of breaking his leg Will,
saying ball at the school house las
aesday
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-10-05
Catarrhal Deafness Cannot Be Cured

nv local applications, as they cannot reach
the diseased portion of the ear. There 10
only one way to cure catarrhal deafness.
and that is BY constitutional remedy.
Catarrhal Deafness 10 caused by an IN
the Enatachian Tube. When this tube 10
infamed YOU have a rumbling sound or I'M
perfect hearing, and when 1t is entirely
Closed Deafness 10 the result. Unless tne
Inflammation can be reduced and this tube
restored to its normal condition. hearing
will be destroyed forever. Many cases =.
Geafneas are caused by catarrh, which -
an Infamed condition Of the mucous sur.
faces. Halls Catarrh Medicine acts thru
the blood on the mucous surfaces OF the
system ,. a..
We viii give One Hundred Dollars lot
anv case of Catarrhal Deafness that cannot
be cured by Halls cetarrh Medicine Cifs
cuiafs free. AZ, ptiigslstsi ;5csAssss y
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-10-05
LITTLE VIII. FREDERICKS
DIED TUESDAY NIGHT

William, the two year ola son Of
Mr. J. D. Fredericks, who lives en-
the Old Arceneaux place, south Of
Bayou Chenne, died Tuesday night
at 1000 o'clock following an illness
of more than two months.
Funeral services were held at the
Catholic church in Welsh Wednes-
day afternoon and interment in the
Catholic cemetery here.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-10-05
T ARM ERS!
BUY YOUR SEED RICE NOW

The market on all varieties of Seed Rice will
perhaps exceed any price in the history OF
rice. The demand for all varieties of early
rice is going to be great.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1917-10-05
GROUP.

If your children are subject to
Group get a bottle CT Chamberla MS
Cough Remedy, and when the attack
comes on be careful to follow the
plain printed directions. You will
be surprised at the quick relief
which it affords.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-16
FRAULEIN MAYER
TO SPEAK TOMORROW
Mary Magdalene of Oberammergau
Passion Play to Appear Under
Auspices of Woman's Club.

Fraulein Marie Mayer. who will
speak tomorrow evening in the Centre
congregational church at clock at
the regular meeting of the Woman =
club, IS one Of the four leading figures
III the far famed Passion Plav Of
oberammergau. She has appeared
three times in the play-in 1890 as one
OF the children of Jerusalem; in 1900
as the angel in the garden of Gethsem-
ana and IN 1910 in the role Of Mary
Magdalene.
For generations members of her fam.
lly have had conspicuous parts in the
Passion Play, and Josef Maver and
Anton Lang, both world famous for
having played the part of Christus. are
her cousins.
f'rauleln Mayer is the first partici.
pant to appear before the American
Publle and it is very interesting mes.
sage that she brings of her people and
her home. Her lecture is different in
that she talks from the viewpoint Of
one Of the actors, who reveals the pur.
poses, aspirations, emotions and faith.
fnl work put into the play, where 9th
ers have told of the results.
The meeting is open TO the public
upon the payment of the small guest
Zee, and there will be singing by a
quartet of women.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-16
EVERY MAN WITHIN
so MILES PRESENT
Federal Inspection of Company I Finds
80 Men On Hand Out of 90
Made Good Showing.

The federal inspection of Company
/, Y. y. c.. was conducted last night
under the eyes Of Maj Charles c.
Smith, L. ). A., OF detached duty with
the Massachusetts National Guard rs
instructor inspector. lie was accom-
panied by Lieut. Col. Fred Thomas Of
Montpelier, second IN command of the
Vermont regiment. The inspecting Of
fger is hard at work today with Capt.
f. ". Gibson Of the company in com
plcting the inspection of the equipment
and books of the company.
When the command to fall in was
given lest night s. men and officers Of
the company out Of q total of % we're
ready for the work of the evening, II
representation that included every man
within 80 miles Of the armory The
drill was long and varied and the men
and company officers were satisfied
that they had made good showing
The report Of the inspecting officer will
be made direct to the war department
Maj. Smith and Col. Thomas are
guests of Maj. Linn d. Taylor
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-16
FIELDS STOCK co.
DRAWS BIG HOUSE
General Satisfaction Given at Opening
Performance Company Far
Above Usual Repertoire Troupe.

Not IN the memory of the present
generation of theater goers has a better
repertoire company appeared in the Au-
dltorlum than the Margaret Fields com
pany, which began q week s engage
ment there last night. 1t made a dis
tlnctly favorable impression at the out
set and was given cordial reception.
Practically full house greeted Miss
Fields and her company and the general
verdict is that the actors and actresses
were TAR above those usually seen in
popular priced entertainments. While
Miss Fields and Ralph Campbell are
rated as the stars of the company the
others have marked ability and gave
general satisfaction. None Of the house
scenery IS used, all the scenery being
brought with the company, and the eos.
tunes and settings are excellent.
The opening bill was Kick In. n de-
tectlve melodrama in four acts. which
was handled III fine shape. This after
noon offering is a Widow by PROXY
Tonight The Law Of the Land will he
gwen and tomorrow afternoon Fine
eathefs. There Will be no evening
performance tomorrow, the house being
otherwise engaged, but on Thursday aft.
ernoon Kick In will be repeated and on
thursday night the company will pre-
sent Along Came Ruth. The FRIDAY mat.
NEE IS Inc Tongues of Men and on Fri
Gay evening Mrs. Dane IS Defense. The
saturday matinee Will be Along Came
Ratn and for the closing performance
saturday night The Man on the Rox
IS announced
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-16
Nicely Trapped.

The sexton of q certain church the
other afternoon had conducted party
around the ancient edifee, and, despite
dropping more than one "gentle hint
it appeared as if the sexton was to so
unrewarded.
In the porch the leader Of the party
paused a moment.
II suppose, . said he, you We been
here many years?'
Forty, replied the old man, q an
it s very strange thing as whenever
! m a-showing a party out o the porch
they allus asks me that question or
with emphasis) the other
Indeed, smiled the visitor. :" And
what may the other be?'
"What | calls question number
two,' replied the sexton calmly, ''is
just this Samiwell, is tips allowed
and Samiwell allus answers Tips is
allowed!
The hint was taken as was the tip
London Globe
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-16
HEAVY FIGHTING
ON SERETH LINE
Heavy Counter Attacks De-
livered by Combined Rus
s0-Rumanian Forces
GAIN ADVANTAGE
ONLY TEMPORARILY
That the Austro- German Curtain of
Fire Broke Up Main Russian Attack
in Vicinity of Fundeni.

The Russo -Rumanian defense OF the
Sereth line in Northern Rumania has
turned to the form of heavy counter at
tacks which are being delivered both along
the Moldavian frontier and between
Fokshani and the Danube
Berlin today announced two such at
tacks, each delivered in strong force and
each without permanent advantage. 1t is
admitted that in assaults between the
kasino and Suchitza valleys in the Mol
davian mountains the Rumanians pene-
trated the German position at one point,
but this success is declared TO have been
but temporary, counter attacks expelling
the entente force
The most ambitious attempt to push
back the Teutonic front was made along
the main Sereth line between the noun
tains and the Danube in the vicinity OF
Fundenl. Russian troops III mass forma-
tions We're thrown into storm attack
yesterday afternoon and evening after vio-
lent artillery preparations.
Here, too, the Teutonic lines were
reached during the second effort, but
could not be held by the attacking forces.
The deadly Austro-Gcrman curtain Of fire
broke up the mann Russian attack, Berlin
declares. Elsewhere little fighting is re-
ported
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-16
MANY PROMINENT
WITNESSES CALLED
List Includes Men Lawson
Talked With and Finan-
ciers, J. p. Morgan One of
the Latter - Secs. Nc
AdOo and Tumulty to Ap-
pear Voluntarily.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 16. - Thomas
w. Lawson was called to the witness
stand again today, when the house
rules committee resumed Us hearing ON
the alleged leak 20 the stock market on
President Wilson's peace note.
You stated questioned Rcpresen.
tativc Campbell "that when YOU Ief.
Washington, after talking with Chair.
man Henry, YOU went to New .Yorl,
aud talked with several publishers.
Will you state the substance Of what
you told?"
Il asked them their opinion OF
what had happened in Washington.
Lawson began slowly, "aud told then
] would like to get their advice OF
whether should 30 further or drol
the entire matter. ] said much NOR,
than ] related here yesterday, | laiC
bcfora them every statement in tn,
press that morning and called their at
tention 10 what appeared 10 bc an nm
fair slant that il took.
a" After ! left Henry S Office l went
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-16
Vernon Power Station Run
ming at Full Capacity with
Seventeen Men
10000 HORSE
POWER FURNISHED
Coal Shortage Increased Demand of
Manufacturers for Electric Power -
Company Issues 500 Shares of Stock,
Subscribed by Employees.

Probably it will be a surprise to
most persons to learn that it takes II
men to do the work required at the
power plant of the Connecticut River
Power Co. at Vernon. An eight-hour
schedule went into effect yesterday,
supplanting the 12-hour schedule pre-
viously in force. There are now three
shifts Of eight hours each
The company is now supplying over
10000 horsepower and everything is
running wide open. More power could
be supplied if it could be developed, as
there is q constantly increasing de
mand. The increased demand reflects
to a certain extent the shortage and
high price of coal, manufacturers be-
ing more DESTROYS Of taking electric
power as the cost of steam power in
creases.
The company has just allotted 500
shares of stock to the employees. The
latter subscribed for 1900 shares, but
only 500 were issued.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-16
PATHE MOVIE MAN
HERE FOR FEATURES
Expects to Make Pictures Of Motor
Ice Craft on Connecticut River
for Pathe News Weekly.

A representative of the Pathe Moving
Picture Co, who was IN Bellows Falls
yesterday taking pictures of Gretna
Green couples for the Pathe News Week
~, was in Brattleboro today, and
this afternoon planned to take moving
pictures of motor iceboats on the Con-
necticut river John Manley's propeller
driven machine was not in working con-
dition, but it was expected that before the
sun went down Charles Oakes and his
motor iceboat, Fred Hescock and his
motorcycle with sidecar on a runner
and possibly some others with speed an
paratus suitable for use on the ice would
have been filmed for the enjoyment of
movie fans.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-01-16
Who's Running the State?
bennington Banner.l

LAWYER John W. Gordon of Barre,
who recently retired as president of
the Vermont Bar association, in an open
letter to the newspapers rushes to the
defense of the bar association, which
made silly exhibition of itself by try
ing to discredit Governor Graham
even before he was inaugurated. Two
years ago the bar association succeeded
in destroying what little standing
Governor Fletcher had left and since
then the bar association has figured it
self the one really big thing in Vermont
and has allowed that, while the
legislature might convene and the su-
preme court might sit, the bar associa-
tion would actually govern the state.
In pursuance of this determination the
bar association overruled Governor Ora
ham before he took the oath of
office. Common, ordinary courtesy
should have led the bar association to
have waited at least until the governor
read his message before rending him.
In the opinion of good many citizens
of the state the Vermont bar associa-
tion has made an ass of itself. Some of
its more modest members ought to be
allowed voice in its affairs some
thing they haven t had in recent years.