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The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-06-30

Mr.. and Mrs. J. L. Gillespie left this
| afternoon on the Travellers Special for
! Mattson, Coahoma county, to spend
tomorrow at the plantation home OF
! Mr.. Gillespie's sister near that place.
J Mrs. Percy Ray, of %Indianola, has
been in the city a few days and while
here was the guest of her sister, MRS.
Willie Rose Humphreys.
Mrs. J. B. Haman and little son, }.
B. Jr., returned yesterday after a
pheasant visit of three weeks to rel
~latives at Walden.
Mrs. NJ. S. Rose, Miss A. Froberg
and Miss NJ. Wise motored in from
Highlandale and were mingllng with
friends yesterday.
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Mrs. A. J.. Moore motored from ltta
Bena yesterday and spent a few busy
hours in our up-to-date stores.
Ak*4*
Mr.. and Mrs. R. A. Joiner motored
n from Sunny Side yesterday and
:pent the morning in Greenwood.
Mrs, billiard Peele and Mrs. John
ston, of Schlater, were in Greenwood
Yesterday on a shopping expedition.
= Mrs. Ed Jones motored in from
schlater yesterday and spent a few
t hours in the city.
Mrs. B. H. Bacon and Mrs. Birdsonf
/ were Greenwood visitors yesterda!
from Schlater.
Miss Annie Mai Thomas was
Greenwood shopper yesterday iron
Itta Bena.
xaAxA
/, Mrs. E. A. Copeland, Of Webb, wa
y on a shopping trip to Greenwood yes
!. terday.
u Mrs. DR.. W. D. Wilson, of Schlate'
was in Greenwood yesterday shopI
ing.
Miss Sallie Birdsong was a Greer
wood shopper yesterday from Schls
e ter.
u, Miss Newmaier, of Glendora, was
the city yesterday on a shopping tou
e %***t
n. Miss Birdie Stephenson, of Moo,
head, was in the city today shoppin
ID Mrs. Fred Jones was in the eli
er Yesterday from Inverness on bushes
in Hx*##
to Mrs. Fisher Avent was shopping
n the city yesterday from Minter Cit
No m*#*#
H. Mrs. G. E. Stowell, of Sunny Sic
re was shopping in Greenwood today.
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Mrs. Dave Jones was a Greenwo
a visitor yesterday from H~ighlandale.
lg, ~
en- Mrs. j. D. Penn, Of Sidon, "
,er shopping in Greenwood yesterday.
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Mgr. Schilling Of the Greenwo
Theatre has just returned from a HI
J.. ried trip to New Orleans and repo:
that he has booked a picture progr'
:. for the month of July that will 81
pass anything that has ever be
IS shown in Greenwood. Watch the iss
of this paper on Monday next for
complete lineup.
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Mr.. J d. Lanham, the live-w
~ plumbing and electrical contract
! made a business visit to Charlest
: and intermediate points Thursda!
I making the trip in his ear.
4 4
Mr.. o. F .Bledsoe, Jr., was a b
Z mess visitor to Greenwood yestert
I from his Shellmound plantation ho1
Z Mr.. Leroy Perkins is up again, al
Fla few days illness.
Mr.. j. j. Church, wife and Ii
I daughter were here from the SUI
I Side plantation home shopping !
terday.
4 Mr.. John Erskine was a busir
! visitor here yesterday from n
Schlater.
Road Superintendent ]. D. Dill
was a Greenwood business visitor
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-06-30

FOUND-Tv'o child's dresses; own.
er can get same by describing proper.
ty. Phone $50.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-06-30

FOUND-Wheel cap from a PHI.
Car-No. 1O460. Owner can get ~.
by applying to Matt. Safold At ~,
Grocery Co.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-06-30

FOR RENT-July LIST, Groom houR
Dewey street, opposite Public School
Electric wired, hot and cold watst.
! Apply to W. M. Hammer.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-06-30
BEST GRADE
GULF N
GAS Is 1-2c.
r. X. MYRICK.
KOHLRABI-"WHAT IS IT."

Yesterday so many people asked the
writer "What Is IT." this question
when they took a look at the Kohl
rabbi" sent us by Mrs. W. A. Swift, OF
swiftown, that we publish below the
definition of the word from Funk and
Wagnalls Standard Dictionary:
"Kohlrabi-A variety of cabbage
with an edible turnip-shaped stem;
turnip-cabbage: a common field crop
in Sweden"
After having tasted "Kohlrabi,"
properly cooked, you would not ask
"What Is IT." but would promptly as
sert "Ill plant half my garden in it"
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-06-30

WANTED-Three rooms for ~
housekeeping. Address "xYz.s n.
office.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-06-30

Wife Had 'Em-The company Of en-
gineers recently organized at India
nola was ordered to Jackson Monday
for physical examination. One OF the
enlisted men who is reput-
ed to have taken a fond loving for
home all at once, was being question
ed. Apparently he was a perfect spec
linen of humanity. The following con-
v~ersation is said to have taken place
between the engineer and the exam
ming surgeon:
Surgeon-"How about your feet
Have you got fat-foot?'
Engineer-"No sire, but my wife
has"
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-06-30

BUYING GOODYEAR CORDS Is
INVESTING NOT SPENDING
MONEY.
E. K. MYRICk.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-06-30
CLASSIFIED ADYs

LOST-Small Clawfoot Pr.
front Of Fountains or Hender,o, !
Baird's Hdwe. Call Mrs. L. 4 n.i
ltta Bena, Miss, if found. 4
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-06-30

Didn't Have the Heart - While
awaiting their equipment Battery G,
is being drilled regularly in the infan-
try work by Captain Metts and the
Battery is doing fine work. One or
two Of the members r having diff
Guilty In learning to keep step, how
ever. A few nights ago an officer was
drilling q squad Of the men and one Of
these fellows happened to be in the
squad. After repeatedly telling him
to catch step the officer finally or
dered the entire squad to catch step
with Private So-and-So, that he didn't
have the heart to tell him to catch
step again.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-06-30
HAM-AN'-EGGS
every SATURDAY.

Shirt or Kimona-One of the force
in the Commonwealth Office is some
what of a sport, m]ore-or-less, and
when these fancy figured shirts came
out he gathered one into his bosom,
or to speak literally onto his bosom
and has been inclined to sport it ever
since. A few days ago he was cutting
steps about the office when a young
lady came in. She seemed to realize
how he felt about it and turning to an
other employee of the office she asked
in a tone loud enough to be heard by
all: "Is that a shirt or a kimona that
young man has on?''
The Red Ticket-One of the route
carriers for The Daily Commonwealth
was in the office last Monday after
noon when Mr.. Jerry Foley, candidate
for president of the Young Mems Bus
mess Club on the Red Ticket, came in
to get the big red placards which are
to be seen all about the city. The kid
die lust read the top line which rar
"Vote the Red Ticket" and jumping
at conclusions he Immediately wanted
to know if the "Red Ticket was fo1
whiskey."
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-06-30

Take TIE Daily Commonwealth.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-06-30

Tsks The Daily Commonwealth.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-06-30

Mai. M. S. McLea was here from
Wildwood this morning.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-06-30

Today-Every day is today when it
is today but today is today in a way
that will long be remembered in the
land where the quart law has existed
in the recent past. In the various
states that have had such a law there
is weeping and wailing today because
this is the last day Of June and the
law that prohibits the shipping or con-
veying Of liquor into dry territory
takes effect tonight at midnight. The
law really takes effect this afternoon
because after the express office closes
there will be no way in which to gel
the stuff -of-joy. Shipments were
| stopped Thursday, the express COM
panies refusing to receive any ship
ments after that day because of the
time necessary to make deliveries
There are a whole lots of folks ii
Mississippi who will remember today
who will dig deep into their pockets
for the price of a railroad ticket t.
New Orleans and think Of today, wit
will drink a coca cola, frown and thinl
of today and who will dream Of tn
long gone past during the days tina
are to come and as each day passe
they will think of today with regre
and wish that that today was befor
this today and regret that today eve
existed. Foam is forever a thing o
the past in Mississippi so far as tn
brown variety is concerned.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-06-30

Ham.An'.E Eggs - Because Of the
high price Of ham and the scarcity Of
eggs the Ham-an'-Eggs column has
not appeared in some time but as the
price Of cotton goes higher and other
things advance it just seems as if ev-
erything must get the spirit and get
busy again, so henceforth this column
so henceforth this column will dope
out "Ham- an Eggs, Every Saturday"
as before. It may be every Saturday
and it may not. The time may vary
and some days it may skip but the
efervesing is still here and every
once-in-a-w while this line Of utter fool
ishness will appear.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-06-30

Mr., and Mrs. J. L. Gillespie left this
afternoon on the Travellers Special for
Mattson, Coahoma county, to spend
tomorrow at the plantation home Of
Mr.. Gillespie's sister near that place.
The St. Johns herald., 1917-10-04
NOTICE.

You are hereby notified that the assessment and tax roll of Apache County for the year 1917 is now in my possession for the collection of taxes levied. One half of the taxes on all personal property secured by real proper ty, and one-half of the taxes on all real property will be due and payable on the first Monday in September and will be delinquent on the first Monday in November next thereafter, at 5 o'clock, p. m., and unless paid prior thereto 40 will be added thereto as pen atty and interest from the time of the delinquency at the rate of 10% per annum until paid.
 The remaining one-half of the taxes on all personal property se- cured by real property and one half of the taxes on all real pro perty, will be due and payable on and after the first Monday in March next and will be delinquent on the first Monday in May next thereafter at 5 o'clock p. m., un- less paid prior thereto, 40 will be added thereto as penalty, and in terest from the time of the delin- quency at the rate of 10% per annum until paid.
 All taxes can be paid at the time of the first installment as herein provided.
 Dated at St. Johns, Sept. 2, 1917.
 JOE BURGESS,
 Treasurer and ex-oficio Tax Col lector.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-04
The Coal Trade

Conditions in the coal market show
no Improvement over week ago.
Under normal conditions" said "The
Coal Trade Journal" "the wage nego-
tiations ct Washington would have re-
suited IN a runaway bitumirous mar
ket, for while they relate TO the Mid
die Western fields il is taken FOR grant
ed that they foreshadow demands for
higher pay and possible strikes in the
districts shipping 10 tidewater. Aside
from the possibility OF stoppage OF
production due to labor troubles, the
local situation is growing more serious
on account of light receipts and the in
ability OF consumers without contrac.
protection to buy spot coal at any
price.
The number of cars az the local
ports is far below normal. for not only
is there no free coal at tldewater but
contract shipments from the mines have
been cut down by the reduced supply
of cars for Eastern loading, while the
rush 70 the lakes is on, and on top Of
il all the rail movement has been seri-
ously interfered with of late. over some
roads at least. Reports OF shutd downs
and threatened shut-downs at indus
trial plants continue to multiply. and
while some consumers may eXaggerste
their necessities in the hope OF get
ting quicker relief thereby. there is no
doubt but what conditions are reaching
an acute stage which will involve a
widespread slowing down OF industry
unless there is an early change for the
better Equally as serious is the fact
that many institutions and public utili-
ties of various kinds are running short
~ coaln
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-04
Big Car Saving Effected
With Help of Shippers

Cooperation between the shipping
public and the railroads is saving the
American railway companies thousands
of freight cars daily, according to state
ments issued yesterday by a number
of important roads. The Pennsylvania
Railroad Company announced that on
its lines east of Pittsburgh and Erie
the use of 10000 freight cars was saved
during the month Of July as a result of
the campaign to make cars do more
work and the willingness Of the ship
pers to aid in this direction.
The Southern Pacific company let il
be known that Pacific Coast shippers
by cooperating in heavier car loading
saved during the month Of August
enough cars to supply the roads entire
Pacific system for one and one-half
days. Upon an average 5000 cars are
required daily TO fill the demands Of
all the shippers located on the 800
mile system of the Southern Pacific
company. By heavier car loading, 1857
cars were saved during August, 1917. as
compared with the corresponding month
last year.
Pennsylvania Good Showing
The average load carried per car in
July on the Pennsylvania system east
Of Pittsburgh was 33.51 tons, against
2957 tons in July. 1916. This was an
improvement of 10 per cent, and effect
ed a saving of 81 ,26S cars in the num-
Der required to handle the traffic. While
definite figures are not as yet available
for any period later than July. il is
the belief Of the Pennsylvania manage
ment that when the results for Angus;
and September are ascertained, il will
be found that even greater improve
ment in freight car loading has been
achieved, and that this has in material
degree contributed TO the smooth han.
ding of the large numbers of troops
which have been transported in recen,
weeks.
To Move Crops ExpeditiousIy
II. E. Byram, the newly elected presi.
dent Of the Chicago. Milwaukee G. St
Paul Railroad, said there is little short
age Of cars in any part OF the country
due to the intensive loading and un.
loading of freight consignments. Snip.
pers are sincere" he declared, "in their
efforts TO keep cars moving and in THEN
consideration for other shippers anC
the railroads. OF course. the Wal
Board In Washington is the dominant
factor In expedting movements, but the
supplemental work of shippers is ar
equally important factor. With thi.
condition in mind, ! do not look 70,
serious trouble in moving crops thi.
fall--nothing like the difficulty expert
enced in other years"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-04
Steelmakers
Working Out
New Price List
Business on Private Ac.
count at Standstill, Pend
ing Readjustment

Committees Of manufacturers have
been in daily session this week for the
purpose of working out prices on the
full line of steel products in proper re-
laton to those already fixed. Follow
ing another conference in Washington
next week. il is expected that the Pres
ident will announce prices on various
grades OF pig iron, on semi-fnished
steel and a long list of rolled products.
Pending a readjustment Of the in
dustry to the new schedules, buying
and selling for private account are
practically at standstill. though many
large manufacturing concerns which
are heavy users of steel are urgently
asking when the new prices will be
quoted to the public. Many are also
anxious to learn whether contracts
made at higher prices will be readjusted
TO the new schedules. and what chance
private business will have as the gov
ernment closes in upon the mills with
an increasing volume of priority or
ders.
"In all the confusion" says THE Iron
Age" sit is clear that the new prices
Will UINTe out llllif III
for weeks. The DEGREES Of the prior
ity committee at Washington really
control the industry, and while gov
eminent demand centres on a few lines
that control affects the supply of steel
available for other finished forms. On
the question OF contracts manuFactur-
ers quite uniformity answer that these
are TO BE- enforced in the same way as
the Lever act provided for the carrying
out of fuel contracts.
an finished material further large
purchases have teen made by the gov
eminent az the new prices, and the
British governments negotiations for
400 900 tons she'll steel are Of special in
terest. The Washington government
has figured on an unprecedented scale
in the machine tool market, and con-
tracts just reported aggregate many
millions of dollars.
THAT the established prices may not
uniformly prevail is indicated by trans
actions in which unheard OF extras
have been paid, particularly for plates.
There il no provision, moreover. against
sales of rejected war material as scrap
at prices niger than the schedule"
Foundry pig iron sales on the s33
basis are said to have been negligible.
The largest reported is of 1000 tons Of
No. iron at S32 at Eastern Pennsyl-
vania furnace. this being in line with
$33 for No = foundry.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-04
To Discount Bond
Payment Notes
At 312 Per Cent
New York Reserve Bank to
Facilitate Liberty Loan
Subscriptions

Member banks in the New York Fed
eral Reserve District which purchase
bonds of the Second Liberty Loan for
their clients will be able to borrow on
mites given in payment, at the Reserve
Bank here, at rate Of 3ig per cent.
As the bonds carry a rate Of per cent
the banks may make a small profit on
these transactions, whereas in the first
Liberty Loan campaign in some cases
an actual loss was sustained where
the bonds were carried at 81 per cent.
In announcing yesterday that it was
the aim to keep all it's rediscount rates
unchanged during the period Of the
Second Liberty Loan the Federal Re
serve Bank OF New York made this
qualification:
at should not be understood that the
rates now in force will necessarily re-
main so for any fixed period Of time
The rates established by the bank
must be governed by business and
monetary conditions, but the directors
OF this bank see nothing in the present
situation and outlook requiring any
changes in the rates now established"
A formal announcement is expected
to be made to-day by the money COM
mittee of the Liberty Loan Committee
that the banks of New York will follow
uniform policy in charging per cent
on loans 10 buyers of Liberty bonds.
The rates now being charged by the
Federal Reserve Bank of New York for
loans were classified as follows:
For notes. drafts and bills OF exchange, in
GLIDING promissory notes secured by ell
gible paper or bonds. note or certificates
Of indebtedness OF the UAted States hav-
ing maturity at time of discount OF not
more than fifteen days. go
For notes. drafts and bills of exchange
having a maturity at time of discount of
more than fifteen days and not more than
ninety days Observation-Disclosures. 40
For agricultural paper having a maturity
at time OF discount of more than ninety
days and not moro than six months. So
For notes. drafts and bills OF exchange is
sued or drawn for the purpose Of buying
or carrying bonds. notes or certificates
OF indebtedness Of the United States, and
secured thereby. having a maturity at
time Of discount OF not more than ninety
For trade acceptances having . maturity at
time of discount Of not more than ninety
Gays ........-.. ................ SAL
For one-day promisJory notes of member
banks required in connection with trans
actions involving the fiscal operations of
the government secured by eligible pa
per or Donds, notes or certificates OF in
debtedness Of the United States e TO 4s.
The special rate OF 3la per cent at
which the New York Federal Reserve
Bank will discount notes made for the
purpose of subscribing to Liberty
bonds. the statement said. applies to
notes made BY customers Of member
banks secured by the pledge of these
bonds or United States Treasury GER
tifcates of indebtedness maturing
within ninety days
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-04
Shippers To Be
Given Hearing
In Rate Cases
Proposed Increases in Inter
mountain Territory Are
Suspended

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3.-The Inter
state Commerce Commission to-day
notified the railroads Of the country
that it proposed hereafter before grant
ing applications for increased rates TO
place such applications before the ship
rers interested in their operations.
The commissions notification TO the
railroads was made public in pro-
posed order upon which argument Will
be heard October 10, containing de-
tailed suggestions concerning the
method Of dealing with applications
for increases. The change is TO be
made to meet the situation arising out
of the recent amendment of the act to
regulate commerce. prescribing that no
rates shall be increased without the
commissions approval.
Order Not Yet Final
The order will not be made final
until after the railroads, shippers and
other interested parties will have had
an opportunity to state their views TO
the commission.
THE commission has in mind" the
order reads, arranging to mail weekly
to accredited rcprcsen tatives of organ
nations Of shippers, chambers Of COM
merce or boards of trade lists of the
applications Ito increase rates. re-
ceived, indicating those that may have
been acted upon"
Heretofore the practice has been, in
many minor instances, for the railroads
to file new tariffs containing increases
Of rates which become effective upon
not less than thirty days notice with
out formal ratification by the commits
sion where no objections to the in
crease have been made.
Intermountain Case Reopened
By an order of the commission to-
day the celebrated intermountain rate
case was practically reopened for
consideration of new tariffs pro-
posed by the railroads which would
effect increases ranging from 10 to so
per cent on about 70 per cent of the
present schedules.
A blanket order last June, which was
expected TO close up the long contested
case, authorized the railroads to in
crease some rates, reduce few others
and permit the remainder TO stand.
Congress in tie meanwhile. however,
amended the rate law so that no in
crease may become effective for term
Of years without the specific approval
of the commission. To meet this change
in the law the commission has been
obliged to suspend its decision author
izing increases, which was TO have be-
corlc effective October 10, and will
now have 20 consider each increase on
is merits. Thus a final closing Of the
case probably will long be postponed,
us the investigation will be large
task. The whole intermountain terri
tory west of a line drawn north and
south through Denver is affected.
The suspended rates propose in
creases from Eastern cities TO inter
mountain territory on agricultural i'm
plements. canned goods, clothing, cot
ton, glass, hardware, iron and steel,
leather, machinery. paper and books,
plumbers goods, tin and tinware, to-
bacco and long list of minor articles.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-04
Guaranty Trust Co.
Admitted to the
Federal Reserve

Officers Of the Federal Reserve Bank
of New York announced yesterday that
the application for membership in the
Federal Reserve system made by the
Guaranty Trust Company of New York
had been approved by the Federal Re
serve Board and that the formalities
incident to the trust company's joining
would be completed as soon as payment
for the stock In the Reserve bank Is
made. This payment, it is reported,
will amount to about 100000