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The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-06-15
ADMINISTRATORS SALE.

In the Chancery Court of Lefore
County.
In the matter Of C. M. Benjamin, Jr.,
Deceased.
By virtue of a decree Of the Chan
Gerry Court Of Lefore County, Missis-
sippi, in the matter of the Estate of
C. M. Benjamin, deceased, / will offer
for sale for cash to the highest bidder
at the door Of the court house Of Le-
fore County, Mississippi, between the
hours of eleven o'clock A. NJ, and four
o'clock P. NJ, on Thursday, July 5th,
1917, the following described prop
erty:
Note of John ]. O'Bryan, $3.50;
Note of John Thomas, s108.00; One
share Of stock in Union Bank & Trust
Co., of Opelousas, Louisiana, of the
par value of $4,000; Lot Z Of Block
SO, of the Boulevard Addition Of North
Greenwood, Lefore County, Mississippi
pi, subject to liens.
Witness my signature, this 7th day
of June, 1917.
C. M. BENJAMIN,
Administrator.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-06-15
SPECIAL TERN CIRCUIT COURT,
BEGINNING JUNE rs.

It appearing that it will be to the
best interest of the taxpayers Of Le-
fore county, Mississippi, that a spec
ial term of the Circuit Court be called
for the trial Of criminal cases;
It is therefore ordered by the judge
in vacation that a special term of
Circuit Court of Leflore county, Mis-
sissippi, be and the same is hereby
called to convene at the court house
in said Leflore county, on Monday, the
25th day of June, 1917, at 10 o'clock
A. M. for the regular dispatch Of Grim
inal cases.
This the 3rd day Of June, 1917.
. FRANK E. EVERETT,
Circuit Judge.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-06-15
CANDIDATES NOMINATED
In the Automobile Contest Given Alb
solutely Free to the Person Re-
ceiyinp Most Votes.

sOluteiy Free to the fersoh We
ceiving Most Votes.
The following candidates have been
placed in nomination.
Any one else who may wish to enter
please send in your names to the Kan
dy Kitchen as soon as possible. This
is only a list and not the standing
of candidates:
Miss Nora Anthony.
Miss Jane Casey.
Miss Nancy Davidson.
Mrs. W. R. Chandler.
Mrs. N. l.. Dodge. a....
Miss Mary Ida Dunn.
Mrs. R. Dorman.
Miss Dollie Hill.
Miss Dolores Frazier.
Mrs. Alice Fields.
Miss Ellen Christine.
Miss Mamie Prophet Harding.
Mrs. C. D. Pepper.
Miss Lucy Mitchell.
Miss Stella Moore.
Miss Hugh Ella Quarles.
Mrs. Turnage.
Mrs. Thos Turner.
Miss Jimmie Smith.
Mrs. J. T. Spivey.
Miss Robbie Spencer.
Miss Cecile Stern.
Mrs. Upshur.
Miss Lucille Wade.
Miss Vivian Zellers.
The key to the ballot box has been
turned wei to Mayor G. L. Ray, who
will supervise the counting of the
votes.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-06-15
NOTED ATHLETES WIDOW WEBS

New York, June l4-(By Union As
ISOLATED Prcss)-Mrs. Elizabeth Shir-
ley Shelvin, widow of Thomas Shell
vim, famous Yake football captain and
coach, was married here today to
Marshall Hackney Russell, broker, OF
Winchester, Va. The marriage was
celebrated by Mgr. Lavelle. The bride
is 20 years old andAwas born in Louis
vile, KY, but in recent years has lived
in New York.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-06-15
L D. FOX. o. D.

A. Weller & Co. wish TO announce
to their friends and patrons, that they
have secured the services Of Walter
E. Fox, o. D., lately Of Kansas City,
Mo.
Dr.. Fox has had years Of exper-
fence in the testing eyes, and ID fully
capable Of handling any case, where
glasses are needed to give relief to
your eye trouble. If your eyes pain
or the lids burn, your head aches, or
your vision is poor, you can get
prompt relief at a reasonable expense.
Subtraction Guaranteed.
A. WELLER 4 co.
Jewellers ard ,Optometrist.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-06-15
SPECIAL DEMONSTRATION.

There will be a special demonstra-
ton in jelley making and preserving
given in the High School Home
Science laboratory, Greenwood, Tues
day, June 10Th, from 9 am, until 5
p. m. All ladies and girls of the
county are invited to come. Bring
pencil and note book.
ALLEN NJ. SMITH,
County Agent.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-06-15
MIX on Leather.

RUB leather chairs with . little
fresh milk to prevent cracks in the
leather. Do this about once . week.
whiting spread on = damp flannel
cloth will remove all spots from
painted wood without hurting the sur
face and without tirius the arm which
applies It.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-06-15

: Captain Koenig's account Of bis trips
across the Atlantic merely strengthen.
the conviction That the submarine will
never be a pleasure craft. N
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-06-15
chr,stened With Human Sliced

c~hristened With Human Blood.
Not always was a bottle Of VIM
used in christening a ship. % "
days of sacrifice to the gods. 4 =
said, 1t was customary to sacrifice :
human being when a boat was oe'ls
launched and TO cut his throat o's
the PROV, so that h. blood oapu's
Il. {
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-06-15

Austria Is using nper 40 a sub
stitute for cotton. Still. the paper
collar isn't ms Objectionable for grand
dukes az the ~celluloid kind.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-06-15

Army authorities will spend $13.OUO..
ono on the signal corps and viii then
he prepared to give the high hallins
sign with the best Of them.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-06-15

80 many editors refer to this worid
as "a vale of tears" there Is the grow.
Ing danger that some people may be.
lieve 1t.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-06-15

It may be questioned. also, whether
the gain Of a few Kindred yards on
the western front makes mp for the
loss Of a nation on ths eastern.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-06-15

Toothpicks have advanced 25 per
cent since the war, but the need for
toothpicks has gone down ~ the cost
Of living has gone up.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-06-15

Every now and then an old-fashioned
train robber appears to show that not
ali the American criminals have a.
generated Into food cormorant2
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-06-15

What's in a name? Men on a light.
ship Ill from ptOmaine poisoning were
saved by a physician rushed to them
by a destroyer.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-06-15

Along about this season there are
some millions Of men In Europe who
are wishing they hadn't raised them.
selves to be soldiers.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-06-15

Every once in A while somebody
you've always had a good deal Of
respect for turns up with q wrist
watch on.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-06-15

In England the extensive deer parks of the
gentry and nobility are being plowed under. If it
had been done when the war started, there would
have been no danger or possibility that German
submarines could ever have starved England into
submission. With sA its land cultivated, England
can practically feed itself if proper economy in
food is exercised.
In Italy vacant land likewise is being titled that
formerly served as hunting ground for the merry
nobility. In Sicily, for instance, only one-quarter
Of the land was cultivated, and that Intellectually,
yielding only seven bushels Of grain to the acre.
Things have been changed by the war, and the va
can't land in Italy looks like back yard gardens in
America.
In Russia the big estates are rapidly being
broken up into small holdings, and not always
with due process of law" But the Stays are
blinded with their newly-won liberty, and the land
that formerly was reserved for the fun of the
nobility will be made to grow the essentials Of life
and the enrichment of the peasants.
In the United States there still are enormous
tracts of unused land, due to the fact that the
agonies of war have not yet shaken US intp uni
,ersal action in the growing Of crops upon every
loot of land we have. The time may come, how
ever, when the millions Of acres not now under
cultivation will be plowed under, most Of it for
he first time.
Thomas Carlyle in his immortal work on the
french revolution, says in the opening chapters
hat the primary cause Of the epoch-making up
seayal was due to the large numbers Of game
iorests that cursed France, causing the common
eople to gather discomfort. And Carlyle's
l;ownne;a has nover heen disnatnd. Orr entire So
ial structure depends upon the use Of the land,
md when il is deliberately kept from legitimate
employment, the common people at first suffer,
md the the owners themseWes-usually in the
orm Of a deluge of trouble.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-06-15
tAaAfaAsA1hA
TwENr1EsrH CENTURY HABITS.

i w = ~ y
n
Twentieth century habits are bad for military
training. lnfor1datonrfro government officials
places the blame for military delinquents upon the
fact that they are victime Of self.indulgence and
modern modes Of life. These create q large class
Of military unfit.
II Is believed that from five to seven million
IF the ten rhillionrnef betweenf the ages of 81 and
81 who have been registered for military service
will be found deficient physically. :
Such an innocent-appearing thing as the point
ed shoe, which 10 almost universally worn by
Americas young men, has been found a chief
factor In preventing military efficiency. The toes
Of our youth are cfannped in these shoes and are
made incapable Of standing the long and arduous
marches demanded in military service. One New
York man went into every shoestcre along a Civ
en- commercial street In an sendeavor to find the
kind Of shoes for men that the army doctors rec
ommend,, and wasn't able to find Z single pair.
Our main difficulty In this connection is that
the ten millionswhoahave registered have not been
guided into the proper kind ofslHfe to insure mill
|tary efficiency, and fbr ttaS reason The percentage
Of defectivesl WIN u ISl1rsa Of course, the physi-
|cally imperfect ass oftsnest met with in the cities.
For this reason those who will form the American
contingents III France will for the most part come
from the rural districts and sppaif towns, where,
it must be- said, twentieth century habits are not
overwhelmingly present.
r. Eff;fI aFAFMAa
The reason wearing overalls for Homework
will not be popular among American women this
ID because most Of them are also operating
.eardensy and poslsssing The fnstincts Of their w.k.
modssty. thay don't nks 70 y out IN the open in
|sueh EaImsRk
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-06-15
So n AsMsAA
THE SHOCK oFrRUTH.

The American people are gradually DrOugHt
0 the realization that the great war, brutal and
ooted in hell, will be for America to win; that
without our wholehearted' aid our allies would
probably lose to the kaiser.
The delusion under which civilization has been
wandering, that somehow the out-numbered Ger
1ans must lose-and would lose tn ough our help
we're small-is+ giving way to a candid 'considera-
ion of the facts. rs. +
These facts are thateRussia is no longer ex-
,ected to fight. She will be a .nonentity hence
orth, being of no greater aid to the cause Of civil
cation than if she made q seperate peace.
That France has reached the zenith Of her
ower and will be able to do no more than hold
Ter own.
That Great Britain, though not past her max
mum of offensive strength, is weakened economi-
:ally and probably will be on the down-grade from
his standpoint.
That the burden Of carrying allied arms to
victory will be upon the United States-and this
burden may mean 100000 soldiers in the
.ield and a tremendous tax burden at home for
many years.
Germany also must be in serious straits-at
least, in the same condition as England. But with
the virtual cessation Of fighting on the eastern
front, she is spared embarrassment there, which
50 frequently in the past two and q half years aid.
ed the allies on the western front.
knowledge of conditions will breed a greater
desire for victory. in the United States; it will fan
the war spirit. We cannot let the stars and stripes
trail in the dust ; we cannot let Old Glory 'take the
count" if our allies fall.
All together, then!
New Britain herald., 1917-02-08
PUlIAR
& MVEV
AMERICA ACCUSED
OF TREATY BREACH
Berlin Paper Says Germans Are
4 Illegally Detained Here

De Berlin, via London, Feb. s, 1926
q. MIN a prominently displayed
leader, the Lokal Anseiger this after
noon charges the United States with
a breach of treaty obligations in "com-
pulsorily detaining' in America Ger
man subjects who, under the treaty of
1893 are entitled, even in the case of
an actual outbreak of war, to pursue
their avocations unmolested. Recall
ing the charges of the violation of the
treaties and the law of nations made
against Germany in the earlier days of
the war the Anzeiger continues:
THE breach of diplomatic relations
with the United States probably will
be made again the occasion for lev
cling against us charges of breaking
treaties and international law in order
to mobilize the indignation of the
whole world against our shameful
acts 1t is therefore not at all an act
of superrogation to point out now,
while the deed is still fresh, that the
United States, simultaneously with the
breach of relations, has been guilty of
an unjustified breach of treaty in con-
f1scating German property contrary to
treaties between them and Germany
and condemning German subjects
whose profession, in the words of
clause twenty-three of the treaty of
1899, serves the sustenance of the
general veal of humanity, to compul-
sorry detention: This in spite of the
fact that the city article prohibits any
molestation of German subjects in the
United States in the case Of war.
IF treaties are thus trodden under
foot after a breach of diplomatic re-
lations, when President Wilson'S
phrase that Americans are sincere
friends of the German nation is still
resounding, what have we to expect if
the contingency for which we must be
prepared arrives and war breaks out :?
If we cannot prevent a breach of
treaty we must at least call attention
clearly, openly and Immediately to the
fact that the United States govern
ment has violated the treaty Of 1899
and general principles of laws of ma
tons before Germany has undertake
en- anything which could give the
slightest shadow of preteXt for such
an action
New Britain herald., 1917-02-08
ST. JOSEPH'S LADIES
AID SCORES SUCCESS
Whist and Dance in Electric Hall Fa-
vored by Large and Happy
Attendance.

More than 800 were in attendance
at Electric hall last evening when an
enjoyable whist and dance were given
under the auspices Of the Ladies' Aid
society Of st. Joseph's church. The
occasion was the first attempt the So
ciety has made to hold a social func-
ton on a large scale and it met with
success in every respect.
About 100 engaged in the whist
game while the others danced. All
mingled on the waxen floor when the
cards were laid away for the night.
The winners at whist were as follows:
Ladies, first, Miss Marion Dooley; sec
ond, Mrs D. Sullivan; third, Mrs. Will
liam Coniff; gentlemen, first, Archie
Demars; second Fred Murphy; third,
Thomas Doyle. Suitable prizes were
awarded the winners. The scorers
were Mrs James f. White, Mrs. Otis
O. Butler, Mrs. Jesse f. Atwater and
the Misses Kent.
The patronesses for the dancing
were Mrs. John J. Walsh, Mrs. P. w
Long and Mrs. John E. Downes.
The committee in charge of the
affair consisted of Mrs. w. J. Nc
Carthy and Mrs. A. G. Knickley, as
sisted by Mrs Joseph G. Woods and
Mrs. James F. White.
Guests were present from many
other cities. Music was furnished by
Lynch's orchestra. Refreshm ents
were served during the evening.
New Britain herald., 1917-02-08
DOESN'T COST MUCH
TO TRY 1T ANYWAY
Tells how to take soreness from
corn and lift it right
out.

Hospital records show that every
time you cut corn you invite lock-
jaw or blood poison, which is needless,
says a Cincinnati authority, who tells
you that a quarter ounce of a drug
called freezone can be obtained at lit
tie cost from the drug store but is
sufficient to rid ones feet of every
hard or soft corn or callOus.
You simply apply a few drops of
this on a tender, aching corn and the
soreness is instantly relieved. Short
~ the entire corn can be lifted out.
root and all, without pain.
This drug is sticky but dries at
once and is claimed to just shrivel up
any corn without inflaming or even
Irritating the surrounding tissue or
skin.
If your wife wears high heels she
will be glad to know of this.
New Britain herald., 1917-02-08
LAMPHERE AT NEW POST.

Supervisor of Traffic Clarence Lam
phere officially entered upon his new
duties today and will have personal
charge of the traffic squad and be di-
rectly responsible to Chief Of Police
William J. Rawlings. His place on
traffic duty at Crowelrs corner has
been assigned to Policeman Freder-
ick Wagner until, at least it is time to
put the department motorcycle into
commission. SupernumeTary Police
man George T. Crowley has been as
signed to temporary duty at headquar-
tiers as relief for Chauffeur Matthias
Rival during the noon hour. This work
was formerly assigned to Policeman
Wagner.
New Britain herald., 1917-02-08
GUESTS OF UNDERWATER

President James L. Case of Nor
witch and Secretary Treasurer J.
Richard North of New Haven, repre-
senting the Connecticut State Organi-
zation of Fire Underwriters, will be
guests Of New Britain Board of Fire
Underwriters at it's meeting tomorrow
forenoon at the office of H. N. Lock-
wood in city hall building. They win
urge utilization of the local organi-
cation with the state and national
bodies. The meeting will open at 10
o'clock and it is expected that i'm
portant business will come up rela
tive to fire protection in this city.
New Britain herald., 1917-02-08
|, OPEN NOSTRILS! END
A COLD OR cATARRH
How To Get Relief When Head
and Nose are Stuffed Up.

Count fifty! Your cold in head or
catarrh disappears. Your clogged nos
trils will open, the air passages of your
head will clear and you can breathe
freely. No more snuffling, hawking,
mucous discharge, dryness or head
ache; no struggling for breath at
night.
Get a small bottle of Ely's Cream
Balm from your druggist and apply n
little of this fragrant antiseptic cream
in your nostrils. 1t penetrates through
every air passage of the head, sooth-
ing and healing the swollen or in
famed mucous membrane, giving you
instant relief. Head colds and catarrh
yield like magic. Don't stay stuffed up
and miserable. Relief is sure. ....,--.
New Britain herald., 1917-02-08
FORM BOWLING LEAGUE.

A bowling league has been formed
among employees of the Stanley Works,
the contests to be staged at the Aetna
alleys every Monday evening, COM
mencing February -. The makeup or
the league includes the following: In
spectors, time clerks, foreman and Of
flee force. The following officers have
been elected: President, John f.. Con-
nors; OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, E. ]. Miller
lex. The winning team will be ten
dered a banquet and the player secur-
ing the highest average will be given
q silver cup.
New Britain herald., 1917-02-08

the fire department and William J.
Rawlings, chief Of the police depart
ment, will attend every session of the
board, Chief Rawlings reporting at
O'Clock when the board convenes and
Chief Dame reporting an hour later.
New Britain herald., 1917-02-08
BE CAREFUL WHAT
YOU TAKE FOR A COLD

The stint and dangerous drugs which many
Cough balsams' and patent medicines depend on for
their temporary effect endanger the health and even
lives those take them. Because it is free
from alcohol, narcotics and dangerous drugs, Father
Johns Medicine has had SO years of success in the
treatment of colds coughs throat troubles and as a
tonic and body builder Father Johns Medicine is
/ doctors observation-disclosures and wholesome Guar
Anteed.
New Britain herald., 1917-02-08
CHIEFS TO ATTEND MEETINGS.

Hereafter safety board commission
ers will not have to work lin the
dark al their sessions but have first
hand information relative to the pc
lice and fire departments. Under
new ruling, Chief Robert M. Dame of
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-17
COUGH AGREES TO
LEAVE HONOLULU

BY promising to get out of town Nc
fore April % and behaving himself
like a respectable citizen in the mean
time E. p. Cough, arraigned in police
court this morning on charge CT
vagrancy, changed his plea. to guilty
and was given a suspended sentence.
Deputy County Attorney A. NJ Cristy
represented the prosecution and
recommended disposition of the case.
Judge Monsarrat cautioned Cough to
be very careful of his actions during
the remainder of his stay here lest he
be brought back for sentence to be
mored on, -5t.,- s ,-rr 2
: The exact charge was that E.. P.
Cough alias Wilson did at Honolulu,
city and county Of Honolulu, territory
of Hawaii, during two months, last
past prior to and including the 18th
day of April, A. d. 1917, violate the
provisions of section 4199, Revised
Laws of Hawaii, 1915, by soliciting and
collecting aims and contributions un-
der false pretences and by having no
visible lawful means, or insufficient
lawful means of support.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-17
Hopes Women Will
Adopt This Habit
As Well AS Men
Glass Of hot water each morn
Ing helps us look and feel
clean, sweet, fresh. r.

Happy, bright, Advantageous and
viyacious-a good clear skin; a nat,
ural. rosy complexion and freedom
from illness are assured only by
clean, healthy blood. II only every
woman and likewise every man could
realize the wonders OF the morning
inside bath, what gratifying change
would take place.
Instead OF the thousands OF sickly,
anaemic-l looking men, women and
girls with pasty or muddy complex.
ions: instead OF the multitudes Of
nerve wrecks" 'rundowns," brain
fags' and pessimists we should see a
write, optimistic throng OF rosy
checked people everywhere.
An inside bath is had by drinking.
each morning before breakfast, a
glass OF real hot water with a tea
spoonful OF limestone phosphate in II
TO wash from the stomach, liver, kid
neys and ten yards of bowels the pre-
vious days indigestible waste, sour
termentations and pofsuns, thus
cleansing. sweetening and freshening
the entire alimentary canal before
putting more food into the stomach.
Those subject to sick headache. bill.
iousness, nasty breath. rheumatism.
colds; and particularly those who
have pallid, saflow complexion and
who are constipated very often. are
urged to obtain quarter pound OF
limestone phosphate at the drug store
which will cost but trifle but is
sufficient to demonstrate the quick
and remarkable change in both health
and appearance awaiting those who
practise internal sanitation. We must
remember that inside cleanliness is
more important that outside. be
cause the skin does not absorb impur-
itios to eontaminate the blood. while
the pores In the thirty feet Of bowels
La AL g. 81
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-17
lNQUEsTS KEEP
CORONER BUSY

1t tie inquest of Pvt. Thomas ].
Dewane. Company L, ,32nd Infantry,
this morning the Jury found that the
deceased came to bis dedthin Nuaann
stream last Thursday by drowning
from unknown causes. ~sf
Tie inquest of John DGilcsn, Com
pany l.. 18th Infantry, who wss shot
and killed Saturday night by |. Brooks,
will be held tomorrow at 10 a. m. The
police say there are no new develop.
ments. a
De- utv Sheriff Asch. coroner, is
having one If his busiest inquest
weeks with the two mentioned and
the enc of Miyasssi tire Japanese
who was ru1 over and killed SATURDAY
night by Detective Fred Belmont. COM
ing at 10 O'Clock Thursday morning
and one for Oda. the Jspanese 1aborer
killed ct the Pearl Hsrbor drydock
yesterday, set for thursday afternoon
at 1870 at Puuloa.
Three men in the latter accident.
who were taken to the Queens hos
pital, are reported doing very well to-
day. j..