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The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-02

a Crazy on cocaine, Dave Pierce, ne
Sgro, ran amuck last night with q
knife, literally cut negro woman to
] pieces, tried to commit suicide by lett
ing east bound Southern passenger
train hit him and finally made fight
against Officers Chapman, Crenshaw
and Harris, when they went to arrest
him and received three bullet wounds
1 which resulted in his death early this
morning.
Police officers were aware Of his
condition late yesterday afternoon and
we're on the look out for him. Soon
after dark phone message told of
I his trouble with the negro woman in
Y Ebat h Il. known. as Baptist Town" !"
46s negro succeeded in lodging the
officers who were searching for him
and made his way to the Southern
Railway right Of way.
Knowing that the police were after
him the negro placed himself on the
track and Southern passenger train
No. 4, which was running little late,
struck him and knocked him off the
track. The engineer stopped his train
and backed up to where the negro
was. Asked what was the matter with
him he replied that he had cut a wom-
n all to pieces and was trying to kill
himself.
& He was turned over to the negro
yard switchman by the train crew
with Instructions to take him to the
depot. After the train pulled out
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-02
TWO LOCAL BANKS TO TEST LAW
CREATING EQUALIZATION. BOARD
First National and Greenwood Savings Bank Re-
fuse to Pay on Increased Assessments
State Revenue Agent Brings Suit.

Suits we're filed in the Circuit Court
OF Leflore County yesterday by Stokes
v. Robertson, State Revenue Agent,
against the First National Bank and
the Greenwood Savings Bank, for the
collection of taxes assessed against
those institutions. It is virtually a
test case to try the constitutionality
Of the law giving the State Equaliza-
tion Board the authority to raise as
sessments. ~
The banks gave their assessments
in to the County Tax Assessor, Mr..
E. Dennis, which assessments were
increased by the Board Of Supervis-
ors. The State Equalization Board
in turn again increased the assess-
ments and the. banks refused to pay
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-02
EARTHQUAKE DID
! DAMAGE IN JAPAN
"Details Of Trem0r at Kobe on NOvem-
Der Is Reach This Country
More Than Thought.

Aobe, Japan, Jan. IL Correspond
ence Of The Associated Press)-Dam-
aee caused by the earthquake of Sun
day, November 25, which was briefly
! reported by cable, was considerably
reater than was first indicated.
The city Of Kobe, one of the most
pesutlful places in Japan, stretching
aong the water front at the foot of
picturesque mountains, found, after
n sne subsidence of the shock, that a
V majority Of residences on the hill
.opes had suffered great damage. In
a's section are some Of the finest
a0uses, both Japanese and foreign,
ahd many Of them were 80 shaken
wat roofs fell in and walls tumbled
INTO the streets.
~ was the most severe shock ex-
Ss'ienced in Central Japan in twenty
Ssays years. In Kioto, the big rail
uad station lost most Of its windows
NO y 1he walls sagged in several places.
.ne disturbances was accompanied by
roar, like the booming Of a great
.anon' with a heated, oppressive at
~Ospnere, which caused an even
s.,aser panic than the damage JUST.
1 NO one was killed and no build.
\ ~s were entirely demolished, but
s.acked walls and dislodged chin.
aeys were general throughout Cen.
nl Japan. ...-,1 q ~
n Y party Of tourists who were spend.
/ g ~ the afternoon on tho famous Rok.
\ : s.ssn : mountain just behind the city
= Aooe are responsible for the story
sa,,s, 10y they saw one Of the ,eighborina
[ s''.'oes y move during one Of the sartl
ome q the Japanese earthquak,
4 hi pefa believe the disturbance wa,
g The subsistence Of subterraneai
salss y. s / below the sea-bottom On tn,
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-02
CONGRESS BACK
AT WORK TODAY
Much Legislation Must Be Passed Be-
fore Adjournment March Fourth
-Post0fiice Bill.
I.0p.yr!Sa,
(By Associated Press

Washington,s Jan. 2--Congress r.
convened today after the holiday va.
cation with a mass Of work, notably
railroad, appropriation and revenue
legislation, on hand for completion be-
fore adjournment, March the fourth.
The annual Postofice Appropriation,
Bill reported to the House today car
ried provisions to increase the rates
on newspapers, magazines and other
second class matter by . zone sys.
tenn, to establish penny postage rate
on legal letters and to impose heav-
ier penalty for sending liquor through
the mails.
The bill would appropriate $685.
553, ,120, or q sum Of $4,000,000 more
than the current Postoffice Act, would
readjust rural carrieps salaries and in
crease the pay Of number Of en-
ployes.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-02

the latter amount but offered to pay
the assessments Of the Board Of Sup
ervisors.-
The Sheriff nor the Assessor have
the authority to alter the assessments
or to collect any sum other than that
assessed against the banks, which left
the matter Of collection Of the taxes
entirely in the hands Of the State Rev.
enue Agent. This suit is an effort on
the part of that official to collect the
taxes. .s
The attitude Of the banks in refus-
ing. 70 pay is not that Of trying to
evade the payment but to test the
constitutionality Of the new law Great
ing the Equalization Board and giving
that body the authority to increase
Assessments.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-02
MISSISSIPPTS GREAT HOME.COM.
ING BIRTHDAY PARTY.

jackson, Miss, Jan. 2-Director
General Blakeslee of the Centennial
Exposition at Gulfport, who is in the
Capital city for couple of days, gave
out the following concerning the
homecoming feature of Mississippi's
great birthday party to open on De-
cember 10th, 1917, and continue for
six months:
"The carefully planned campaign
to make of the Exposition the great
est homecoming event east Of the
river and to bring back to the old
state many thousands of her sons and
daughters that have cast their lots in
other sections for visit, is already
assuming satisfactory proportions.
Between 1890 and 1910, approximately
100000 of our people listened to the
lure Of other states and emmigrated
thereto. We want them. back for
short stay to, show them something
Of what we have been able to accom-
plish during the twenty years.
"John Dicks Howe, president Of the
Mississippi society Of California, an
organization with more than 900 NOM
bers, writes that on today they will be.
gin the organization of special train
back to the old home state for the
purpose of visiting the exposition and
greeting relatives and friends. Mrs.
Wilson, secretary Of a similar society
in southern California will do the
same. If two trains are not possible.
both organizations will combine in one
jolly party. .
"The Dixie Club Of Chicago will
foster similar movement and make
an effort to bring down q special
train from the Windy City to Join IN
celebrating the Tooth anniversary Of
their native state. Oklahoma viii en-
deavor to bring two trains and 10 GER
tain Of at least one long one. Texas
expects to bring one from each Of it,
three great divisions and other states
are being encouraged to come and
participate.
Plans are already being mapped out
for q royal welcome BY the Gulf Coast
sectior, and other points In the state
'a,a urged y jsia Y . Itsie'w'ds "
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-02

farmers. While the crops have not
been as large this year as last, yet
the returns which the farmer has
received for his product have been
greater, and this has enabled him to
pay off his debts and still have money
to spend.
The cotton growing portions Of this
district are also in excellent condi-
ton. The cotton growers have not
only been blessed with abundant crops,
but have also received exceptionally
high prices for their product On the
whole, they have had a most success
full season.
The report comes from Louisville
that tobacco is moving in large vol
ume, at much better, prices than last
year.
According to Government estimates,
the area sown in winter wheat this
fall throughout the United States is
2.3 per cent. more than the area sown
in the fall of 1915, the total estimated
area sown this fall being, 40,090,000
acres, with an average over last fall
of $4,000 acres. However, in this
district, while the acreage sown in
winter wheat is large, yet it is esti-
mated as being little less than that
sown in the fall of last year. The
condition of the winter wheat in this
district is estimated to be 3.9 per cent.
below last year and as per cent. below
the ten year average. Nevertheless,
the weather Is seasonable, and the re-
cent snowfalls should help the wheat
considerably.
The St. Louis National Stock Yards
reports that during November, 1916,
considerably more cattle, horses and
mules were shipped than during the
same month last year, but that less
hogs and sheep were shipped. How
ever. in comparison with the figures
for October Of this year, the reports
would seem to indicate that theirs has
been perceptible slackening in the
demand 3or cattle. sheep, and horses
ara wvlex x{A q ineSsass n tho d,
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-02
NEGRO RAN AMUCK LAST NIGHT
AND PAID THE DEATH PENALTY
Dave Pierce Severely Cut Negro Woman, At
tempted to Suicide Twice and Battled With
Police Crazy on Cocaine.

Pierce told the switchman that the
police were looking for him and that
he was not going back to town.
Officers Chapman, Crenshaw and
Harris continued on his trail for sew
eral hours until about ten thirty he
was located on the Pelucia Bayou
Bridge. When discovered he attempt
ed to jump into the bayou but was
prevented. It was then that he made
fight at the officers and charging Of
fcer Crenshaw with an open knife
that gentleman shot him three times,
one bullet breaking his right arm, an
other taking effect in his shoulder and
the third penetrating his chest just
above the heart. The negro had .
bad wound in the head where he was
struck by the train. ~
He was brought to the City Hall
where DR.. L. F. Barrier, City Physi-
clan, dressed his wounds. 1t took sew
eral men to hold the negro on the cot
while the doctor worked on him,
Pierce at times making every effortr
to get up. The negro tore the band
aging from his arm with his teeth
and finally had to be tied to the cot be-
fore his arm could be set. He died
after one o'clock this morning.
The negro woman who was cut by
Pierce has chance to get well and is
reported as doing as well as could be
expected today. The police have been
called in several times to quiet troub-
le between the two.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-02
COTTON, GRAIN
AND PROVISIONS R
New York Cotton Closed % to 28
Points Up-New Orleans Ad-
vanced 20 Points.

The close Of the cotton markets
today found a good advance marked
up on the boards New York closed
% to % points up and New Orleans
% points above The opening. Spots
at New York were 20 up and IL, off
at New Orleans. Sales 7S5 bales.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-02
WILL PROSECUTE PAPRRa
iRY Associated Prassi MI 4

Madrid. Jan. 2-The Germanophils
newspaper, Nacion, viii be prosscut-
ed for printing statement from, Y
high diplomatic parsonage in relation
with. the Central Empires' declaring
that President Wilson's note il !
severe lesson for Spain. :. The article,
which is held to Be insulting and lis.
elous to, Premier Romanones, has
caused strong indignation The Im-
parcial. says that another Germanop-
lille newspaper, the Tribua. will also
BE- prosecuted.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-02
LEAK" IS CHARGED. Y
Id. - I.

Washington, Jan. 2-The charges Of
"leak" in advance information Of
President Wilson's peace note inyolv-:
ing other charges that somebody
made profits in the stock market,
gained further official attention today.
Senator Stone, Democrat, spoke on
the subject in the Senate and Thomas
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-02
THE WEATHER
Forecast.

Forecast.
Mississippi-Fair.
Georgia, Alabama and Florida
Fair.
Louisiana-Fair tonight. Partly
cloudy Wednesday.
Oklahoms-Fair tonight and Wed
nesday. y
Arkansas Cloudy. II
East Texas--U Unsettled.
West Texas--Fair.
Carolinas- Fair, followed by cleud'
mess. III t8t
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-02
FORWARD BRITISH NOTE
By Associated Preaa|

VDy AsSociAted Prea1J 7
Washington, jan 2 Secretary q
State Lansing said today that a
English text OF the Entente reply %
the German peace proposals will prsb-
ably be forwarded to the Centxaa
Powers today without the sdeial
French text. ~
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-02
WHEAT ADVANCES
STOCKS UP ALSO
Opening on Both Markets Shows Gain
Result Of Allies Reply to Cen.
tral Powers.
(By Associated Press }

Chicago, Jan. 2-Wheat prices ad-
vanced today in response to the ans
wer of the Entente Allies to the offer
of the Central Powers to negotiate
peace. Nearly five cents a bushel' ad-
vance in initial quotations was record
ed.
A mamimum advance of seven cents
bushel was attained for May deliv-
cry.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-02
ARREDONDO LEAVES.

Mexican Ambassador Designate De.
parts from Washington.
(By Associated Press)
Washington, Jan. 2--Ambassador
Designate Arrsndondo today informed
Secretary Lansing that he will depart
tonight for Mexico City.
The reason for his departure was
not made clear.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-02
STOCKS LEAP UPWARD.
(Rv ASsociated prnss)

New York, Jan. Prices jumped
upward at the opening Of the Stock
Market today. Some SO called war
and semi-war issues showed 5 IL
points advance.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-02

TEITONIC ATTACKS ARE BEING
PRESSED IN ALL OF RUMANIA
Rridgeheads Protecting Braila Being Assaulted
by Austro- Germans Little Fighting On the
Other Fronts Throughout Europe.

lachla.
On the Franco Belgian front Paris
mentions only skirmishes.
Soveya, northeast of Forshani, has
been captured by the Austro- Germans.
This indicates their penetration eight
miles into the Moldavian territory.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-02
CALLS FOR BANK CONDITIONS.
Comptroller Of the Currency Issues
Call to National Banks.
(By Associated Press)

Washington, Jan. 2-Comptroller Of
the Currency Williams today issued
a call for the condition Of National
Banks at the close Of business on De-
cember 9th.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-02

yitation for them to come and arrange
suitable entertainment for our form
er citizens that win send them back
home with nothing but the kindlisst
feelings and loudest praise tor their
old home state" s
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-02
(By Associated Press)

Paris, Jan. 2--The Allies reply to
President Wilson's note will not, it is
understood, be published until the end
Of the week. The text has been COM
pleted and is now'being considered. by
the different cabinets.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-02

The Daily Commonwealth suggests
that our Business League invite The
specials to visit Greenwood while N
this section Of the country. NJ.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-02
GREEK STEAMER SUNK.
(By Associated Press)

Brest, Jan. 2-The Greek steamship
Sappho has been torpedoed. Nine
members of the crew were saved and
the fate of the remainder is un-
known.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-02
VILLA CAPTURED TOWN.
Sabinas Pidalgo Taken and Looted b.
Bandits Killed.
Nv Arann;sSol Dposs\

Laredo, Jan. Villa forces have
captured and looted Babinas Pidalgo,
between Laredo and Monterey, accord
ing to advices received here today.
There was no loss Of life.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-02
NEW YORK MARKET.
NEW ORLEANS MARKET.

Closed 28 up.
New York Spots l7.45. 20 up.
New Orleans Spots l713. IL off.
Sales 785.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-02

~ ~ gAs Day, cssas ssvssltA
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-11-16
TEA PARTY IN A HOSPITAL
Laughter and Music Featured So
ciai Event Attended by American
and English officers.

AS one Of the contrasts of war l
shall not soon forget the American
tea party in one of the hospital tents,
writes a New York correspondent.
Not far away was a military cem-
etery which grows and grows with
its forest Of crosses, and in the tents
near by American surgeons and
American nurses were dealing with
wounded men just down from the
front. But In the other tent to which
1 went as guest there was merry
music played by English bandsmen.
and all the tent was filed with color
from the iutertwined flags of America
and England among great bouquets of
summer flowers of France. Above the
music rose laughter and the voices
Of American and English officers and
nurses.
1t was a tea party given by the
nurses of the American medical unit
which had been working over here
for a year to the newcomers of the
United States Medical corps and to
British officers from the neighboring
tents. There were greetings between
college girls who had come together
as comrades again in this great ad-
venture on French soil. Young doc
tors from the Southern states held
out a glad hand to friends from New
York and Chicago. Here were breezy
salutations between Georgians and
Virginians, between men of Cincln-
natl and girls of Boston and. Atlantic
City.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-11-16
BAD MAN HAS BOY ARRESTED
DisagreeabIe Husband, Always Threat
ening to Kill Someone, Charges
Youngster Assaulted Him.

In the domestic relations court, says
the New York Herald, Mrs. Antoinette
Panlow explained some Of the reasons
why she breads the wilder type Of life.
She made it clear that she had been
associated with her husband in matri-
mony fourteen years and that all inter-
est in life on the plains, tales Of va
lor and revenge, detective stories, and
adventurous situations had died in the
meantime.
Hes always going to kill someone u
said Mrs. Panlow, "and he won't work
Every time the rent is due for years
I've had to scurry around to get il
for fear he'd kill the rent man if q
word was said to him. Every time
the dumbwaiter bell has rung hard
he's said he'd knock the head off who
ever rang it, and every time we've
been out walking he has been or
the verge of getting into a terrible
fight and killing some one. He has, {
terrible temper" y
Magistrate Harris looked intently a
| the defendant.
Didn't I see you in Harlem cour
| two weeks ago?" he asked.
"Yes," said Mr.. Panlow to tn,
magistrate. 81 was there. I mad,
a complaint against th' boy that tend
the fruit-stand at our corner. But
didn't tell my wife about it"
"What did the boy do to you?
asked the court
"He hit me-" said the terrible TEN
pered Mr.. Panlow, "and had him ar
rested"
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-11-16
Reads Like Fiction.

One Of the most unusual salvages
yet recorded in these days of subma-
rine warfare, says Popular Science
Monthly, is that of the Norwegian
steamship Kongsli, whose cargo of
grain swelled to such an extent on the
thrush of water through the ragged
hole torn in her side by torpedo, that
the hole was clogged up and the water
prevented from flowing in and sinking
her.
A party of fishermen, clambering
aboard to discover the trouble, were
amazed to find that the ragged hole on
one side and hull plates torn loose opn
the other by the force of the explosion
had been effectively plugged by the
swollen grain. The fishermen were
afraid to attempt to tow her because
the rush of the water along her sides
might have washed away the effective
grain seal. Accordingly, they impro.
vised bales made of cotton filed with
grain and forced these into the holes
This made the stoppage secure enough
to enable the vessel to be towed to 8
nearby port.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-11-16
Some Stare Flowers.

One of the most fitting and beautiful
of state flowers is the moccasin flow
er, or lady slipper, the emblem of Min
nesota, one of the loveliest of orchids,
as well as the commonest. Another
fine and appropriate selection is Cali
fornia's golden poppy, or Eschscholizia
charming and decorative. Equally
appropriate is Colorado's blue colum-
bine, the beautiful rosy bitter-root Of
Montana, the peach blossom of Della
ware, the wild sunfower of Kansas,
Louisiana's magnolia, Nebraska's gol-
denrod, Utah's Mariposa lily, the Texas
blue bonnet and Dakota's purple
pasque flower, or pulsatilla. West Vir-
ginia has pre-empted the rhododen-
dron, and while New Mexico and Ari-
zona have both taken the cactus, Ari-
zona's is the giant cactus, with a white
blossom, and New Mexico's has beau
tiful rose-colored bloom, altogether un-
like the other.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-11-16
savino the Bullets

There are several kinds of airplanes
adapted to different kinds of military
service and their equipment varies ac-
cordipg to whether they are intended
chiefly for scouting, for bomb dropping
or for gun fighting. On most of the
machines OF the last-named or battle
plane type, a writer In the Scientific
American says, a machine gun Is so
fitted as to point along the axis Of the
machine. The pilot, who is alone, di-
rects the nose of his airplane at the
enemy and fires across the propeller.
Two plans were tried for preventing
the propeller from being broken by
the bullets. The first consisted of
stopping the machine gun whenever
the propeller came within the field of
fire, but experience showed that fire.
quent stopping of the gun with the
propeilers making 1000 revolutions O
minute ends in putting the gun out of
order. Designers then placed steel
plates on those parts of the propeller
likely 10 be struck, and these plates
turn the bullets that strike the pro-
peller. II is mathematically calculat.
ed that only one bullet in eighteen is
wasted I'm this way.