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The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-10

Mrs. John Cortner was in the city
yesterday afternoon from her planta-
ton home on business.
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Mrs. John Boyden, of Memphis, ar
rived today and will be the guest OF
Mrs. Tony Saunders.
Mrs. Means Johnston and Mrs. E. M.
.Birdsong Of Schlater, were in the city
today shopping.
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Mrs. NJ. B. Haywood, Of Morgan
City, was a business visitor here yes
terday.
Mrs. Albert Watkins was in the city
yesterday on business from Minter
City.
Mrs. R. Y. Wright, of Sunny Side
was a Greenwood shopper today.
J Mrs. O. C. Neill, of Whaley, was ii
Greenwood yesterday.
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Mr.. w. T. Fountain returned yes
terday from New York City, wher'
he spent the past two weeks buying
new spring and summer goods for tn
patrons of Fountains Big Busy Store
Secretary w. H. Hays, Of the Green
wood Business League, is confined t
his room for a few days from a sever
attack of rheumatism in n of hi
feet. We hope he may soon recover.
DR.. J. P. Kennedy Of this city an
his brother DR.. B. B. Kennedy, O
Moorhead, have spent several days i
jackson this week attending the Stat
Medical Association.
DR.. F. M .Sandifer attended the ar
nual meeting of the Mississippi Med
cal Association in jackson last Tue:
day and Wednesday.
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Messrs. VIM. and Sam Keesler al
welcomed home from Davidson Col
eye, N. c., by their many friends an
admirers.
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Hon. H. L. Walton motored hel
today on business from his plantatio
home.
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Mr.. Mack Baird was here from Av,
lon on business yesterday.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-10
SUPER-SIX WINS FAMOUS HILL
CLIMB.

The Hudson Super-Six again has
been victor in an important hill climb
contest against a large field of cars
ambitious to show their powers against
the "King of Hill Climbers" Al
though the event was not under A. A.
A. sanction, it nevertheless was care
fully inspected by observers thor,
oughly competent to determine the
stock character of the entries.
Twelve ears competed against the
| Super-Six in the "Rim Of the World
hill-climb, April "a, near San Bernard.
inc, California, and it outstripped ALL
winning with one minute and six sec.
onds to spare.
The Super-Six was driven by Ben
Buxton. 1t was privately owned
by Ralph E. Swing of San Bernardino'
and entered by H. ]. Kelley. 1t was
a stock touring car, carrying the driv'
err and two passengers. The event
was staged by automobile dealers Of
San Bernardino. Ben Buxton drove
the Super-Six up the %tortuous, precip'
itous Waterman canyon grade in Il
minutes, 8 2-5 seconds. The Cole
Eight finished second in 10 minutes
IA seconds. Two cars failed to finish
The time of the other competing carr
ranged all the way to rs minutes. TIL
distance was eight miles. .
Thousands of tourists lined tn
course to witness the event, and as tn
Super-Six with Buxton driving swep
up the winding roadway to the Erin
of the World" they cheered and wave'
them luck all the way. At a bad tur1
in the road the winning Super-Si
came near disaster. Buxton came u
the steep grade to the turn at sue
terrific speed that the Super-Six swel
broadside over, but the driver quickl
Strengthened his mount and sped o
to victory.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-10
THE |. !. & c. COMMENCEMENT.

The Daily Commonwealth acknowl-
edges the receipt of an invitation
from Miss Mildred Spurrier, the bril-
liant President of the Graduating
Class Of the Industrial Institute &
College, at Columbus, Miss, to at
tend the thirty second annual COM
mencement exercises of that institu-
ton On May oath to 2sth, inclusive.
The graduating class Of this session
is composed of lao young ladies'
Miss Mildred Spurrier and Miss Fan-
ME Walton Reeves being Greenwood's
accomplished representatives in this
class.
The following is the program for
each day of the commencement exer-
cises:
Thursday, May oath, 500 P. M
Senior Reception for Faculty and
Guests.
Friday, May 25, $3.50 P. M.-1917
Class Day. $3.50 P. M.-Bach Society
Recital.
Saturday, May 2s, 1000 A. M. to
so P. M.-Industrial Exhibits. 1:3O
P. M.-Alumnae Luncheon. 500 T.
M.-Faculty Garden Party for Seniors
and Guests. g.: 80 P. M.-Voice Re-
cital, Cora Cook and Bindley Gowdy.
Sunday, May ~, 11:0O A. M.-Com-
mencement Sermon by DR.. Joseph
Rennie. 500 P. Manual Sermon
before the Young Woman's Christian
Association.
Monday, May %, $3.50 A. M.-Con-
ferring of Degrees. HOO A. M
! Baccalaureate Address, Mr.. Bradford
Knapp.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-10

Mrs. r. M. Sandifer, Mrs. Hender-
. Baird, Mrs. A. G. McLemore, Mrs.
Ben Terry, Mrs. Paul Montjoy, Mrs.
Reiman and Misses Flora and Esther
Reiman attended a reception given by
Mrs. Richard TONNES at her beautiful
home at Phillip this afternoon.
Miss Inez Armstrong, Of Walden,
who has been the guest of Miss Willie
McConnico and her sister, Mrs. j.. B.
Haman, for the past ten days left
this morning for her home.
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Mrs. s. M. Anderson was summon.
ed to Clarksville, Tenn, yesterday by
the illness Of her sister, Mrs. M. b.
johnson.
Mrs. A. Naaman and little daughter
arc in Memphis for a few days, where
the latter was successfully operated
on today for nose trouble.
Mr.. and Mrs Oscar Bledsoe, Jr.
motored in from their Shellmoune
plantation yesterday and were mingline
with their friends here.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Y. FRASER and Mrs
E. E. Bew were in the city toda,
shopping from their Mill Place planta
ton home.
Mrs. w. A. Swift motored herr
from Swiftown today, and was tn
guest Of the family Of her daughter
Mr.. L. N. Chandler.
800
Mrs. Will Avery, Mrs. Banksto'
and Mrs. Tillman and daughter wer
III Greenwood shopping today fror
Walden.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-10

FOR RENT-Two nice office rooms,
fronting on Howard and Washington
streets; have water and sewerage con-
nections for dentist chairs; see S. J.
Stein.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-10
THE CONQUERED BANNER.
(By Abram Joseph Ryan

Furl that banner, for It's weary,
Round it's staff tits dropping dreary,
Furl it, fold it, it is best:
For there's not a man to wave it,
And there's not a sword to save it,
And there's not one left to lave it
In the blood that heroes gave it,
And it's foes now scorn and brave 1t,
Furl it, fold it, let it rest.
Take that banner down, It's tattered,
Broken is it's staff and shattered,
And the valiant hosts are scattered,
Over whom it fioated high;
Oh: tbs hard for us to fold it.
Hard to think there's none to hold it,
Hard that those who once unrolled it,
Now must furl it with a sigh.
Furl that banner, furl it sadly,
Once ten thousands hailed it gladly,
And ten thousands wildly madly,
Swore it should forever wave:
Swore that foemen's sword should
never,
Hearts like theirs entwined discover.
And that flag should float forever,
Ger their freedom, or their grave.
Furl it, for the hands that grasped it,
And the hearts that fondly clasped it
Cold and dead are lying low;
And that banner; it is trailing,
While around it sounds the wailing
OF it's people in their woe.
For though conquered, they adore it
Love the cold dead hands that bore it
Weep for those who fell before it,
Pardon those who trailed and tore it
But, oh; wildly their deplore it,
Now who furl and fold it SO.
Furl that banner, true tbs CORY,
But It's wreathed around with glory
And twill live in song and story,
Though its folds are in the dust
For it's fame, on brightest pages,
Penned by poets and by sages,
Shall 20 sounding down the ages,
Furl it's folds though now w
must.
Furl that banner, softly, slowly,
Treat it gently, it is holy,
For it droops above the dead,
Touch it not, unfold it never,
Let it droop there, unfolded it never,
For it's peoples hopes are dead.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-10
SCOUTS GROW GARDENS.
Boys Taught to Produce Foodstulfa
for Home Consumption.

Mr.. w. J. Sanford, head Of the local
Boy Scouts organization, is teaching
the scouts to do garden work and q
number of vacant lots are being utiliz-
ed. 1t has been suggested that this
work be undertaken by the Scouts but
Mr.. Sanford and his boys have already
been at work and while on q small
scale at present will increase their
territory soon.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-10
LOST FIFTY
Mr.. Ward Hamrick Lost His Pocket
Book and Money Last Night.

While attending a dance at Schlatcr
last night Mr.. Ward Hamrick of this
city had the misfortune to lose his
pocketbood containing fifty dollars.
The money was in two twenty dollar
and one ten dollar bills. Mr.. Ham,
rick remembers distinctly having the
pocketbook during the second intermis-
sion and missed it soon afterward. He
is making dilligent inquiry for it.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-10
-, COLLEGE BALL NJ

University and Mississippi College Be-
gin Series at Clinton. q
College ball games scheduled for
today in the South are: II"
Kentucky State VS.. Sewanee, at
Sewanee.
Mississippi University VS.. Mississip-
pi College, at Clinton.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-10

Mr.. J. F. Rogers was in the city
Tuesday from Cruger on business.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-10

Mr.. Ed. II .Kearney was in the city
from his plantation home on business
today.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-10

FOR RENT-Two nicely furnished
bed rooms. Hot and cold water in
each. Summer Rates. Call Phone 615.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-10

FOR RENT-Two furnished rooms
for light housekeeping. Apply to
Mrs. D. A. Elliott, 705 Henry street.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-10
CLASSIFIED ADVS.

FOR RENT-6-room residence, with
modern conveniences; 8O4 Henderson
street; Phone 1863.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-10

FOR SALE-A very pretty bunga-
low with modern conveniences, on the
Boulevard in Congress Heights. Part
Cash, balance easy terms. Apply to
J. l.. Gillespie, this office.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-10

FOR RENT-Nice room for nj or
two gentlemen; has bathroom ad-
joining; $1,000 per month; phone 1876.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-10

The Daily Commonwealth gives
you all the latest war news Of the day.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-10

WANTED-Any kind of stenograph-
ic or typewriting work after 5 o'clock
in evening. Call 700 or 185.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-10

LOST-One new United States
"Usco"Tread Tire, 30x3h, No. ILL.,
524,091. Finder will be rewarded by
phoning 100.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-29
rain REGISTERS A
Record KNOCKOUT

For the first time this spring the
rain man scored a complete knockout
in the major leagues yesterday He
has been ripping the National and
American League schedules into
tatters ever since the first ball of the
season was pitched. but tho best score
prior TO yesterday was six out OF
eight games.
Yesterday no flooded out all six
games scheduled, the Giant-Phil
double header at the Polo Grounds,
the Athletic Yankee double header IN
Philadelphia. the Extraordinarily
game in Beansborough and the
Pirate-Cub game in Pittsburgh. II
was the first time in several years
the the rain wiped out an entire days
card.
The only game played in the Ma
tional. American or International
League yesterday was in the baseball
point furthest north, Montreal. where
Buffalo succeeded in licking Montreal.
While VIC have had poor weather in
April and May of forner seasons, old
timers say that the weather this
spring IS the worst in tho history Of
major league baseball 1t is not so
much the postponements. OF which
there have been barrels, but the con-
tinuance OF tho cold weather.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-29
Connie Mack Beginning to Buy Players

Among the college players still
drawing salaries from the Athletics
is Lawton Witt He is a real star and
is becoming better daily as he learns
the Mack system. Catcher Meyer is
anothert. but aside from these the
college players have done little.
Mack went out last year and
bought Ping Bodie Thrasher Noyes.
Bates. and some others Recently
he brought Cy Falkenburg back to
the big circuits. He is trying now 10
rebuild as the other managers do. His
efforts SO far have brought en-
couraging results. but he still is a
long way from the desired point.
Mack will have to keep on combing
the brush. He will not find the
amateur players of promise that used
to cavort for the colleges and semi
professional mines. Baseball in the
colleges has deteriorated. or the class
has gone back. The ball players now
adays apparently are growing on the
sand lots; the colleges are contri-
buting very little.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-29
AMT
NATURE
WONDERFUL
Next

Next
Well we see where the BARRIERS are
going to raise the price Of trimming
lilacs to so cents. We are in sympathy
with the poor BARRIERS and we're sore
as to why they didn't do It sooner. Any
fair-mlnded citizen can readily see
that so cents for hair cut is cheap
to the majority Of us millionaires.
The poor BARRIERS held out as long
as they could and raising the price
hurt them more than the shave hurt
you. The way the prices went up for
hair trimming materials is something
fierce
Since the war started the barber
had to pay the scissor sharpener is
cents for sharpening the shears, that
made 80 cents a year. now he has to
do It himself and a 10-cent comb Is
made of such inferior material that
one barber reports he had one snap
in two after only eight months of us
age. also banjo and mandolin picks
have doubled in price and the major
ity Of customers ask for water on the
hair.
The BARRIERS are far-seeing gents.
The draft takes away a half million
heads Of hair that will be cut in the
service for nothing and II more men
are called the only men left will be
bald-headed So you haven't kick
coming on a semi-case note for a head
harvest
p. S.-The paper question may raise
the price of the Police Gazette.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-29
ALL WILMINGTON
PLAY TOMORROW
League Will Stage Holiday
Baseball for the First
Time
TEAMS TIED UP
IN HARD GAMES

Players in the All-wilmington won't
be given the opportunity OF a-day of
rest on Memorial Day this year but
will have TO bring out their toys for
two games tomorrow. This is the first
time in the history Of the league that
games have been played on this day,
but no objections are being expressed
by any Of the victims" Games will
be staged in the morning, starting at
1880 o'clock, and in the afternoon,
starting az $50 o'clock
Provided old J. Pluvius lets up in
his work for a while and gives the
sun chance at the ball grounds, some
stiff tits will be engaged in by the
teams.
Little change in the standing Of the
teams was caused by Saturdays re-
suits, the only notable feature being
the descending OF New Castle from a
claim to first place into a double tie
for second berth with Pioneers. II
WIS Pioneers who did the trick on the
suburbanites, too. and now those two
teams stand even.
In the morning. Brandywine will
battle with Stoney Augustus Eden
team at Front and Union, and in the
afternoon with Brownson at the same
place. Interest is particularly intense
in the morning game as II will drop
either one OF the teams from the top
rung, both being hitched up in the
triple tie for that berth
Eden trounced BrOwnson on Satur-
day. so that the outcome OF the after
moon fray can be judged by the result
on the morning engagement
! Brownson will get a chance at VIII.
mington steel. at Eden Park In the
morning. The Steel team is anxious to
get out of the pit. and a win over
Brownson will put those two mines
into a tie.
Edens afternoon opponents will be
New Castle. This game will be played
at New Castle instead Of at Seventh
avenue and Duncan. as announced in
these columns yesterday. Here again
two topnotchers meet New Castle
stands one game below Eden, but
that's not saying they're going 10 be
beaten--so Eddie Mcdaniel says
The morning battle at New Castle
will be between tho representatives of
that burg and Browntown. Brown
town isn't as high up I'm the running
as is McDaniel's bunch but II they
put Up the kind OF fight they exhibited
against Brandywine on Saturday,
there's going 10 be something doing
that won't be any too pleasant for
New Castle. So believe the Whining.
ton lads.
Vandever will take a shot at
Pioneers az Seventeenth and Spruce
streets in a morning row, and at
Browntown in the afternoon at the
Browntown ground Pioneers are not
beating New Castle and then having
someone say they can't be compared
with Vandeyer because they are among
the leaders. There's going to be some
thing stirring Pioneers are way up in
the limelight and will offer healthy re-
sistance TO anything Vandever has in
the line OF winning.
The fourth Of the afternoon scraps
vii he seen between steel and Pion-
GERS at Eden Park. According to stand
ing OF the teams. Pioneers have the
edge on their rivals by considerable but
the dope is very likely 10 20 wrong II
the Steel bunch gets working as ex.
pected
The Church League will remain idle.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-29

Paste that Wilmington League
Memorial Day schedule in your lid and
throw away the lid tomorrow night.
The bean ball as used in the All.Wil-
mington usually results in three bag
gers, thus bcaning the pitcher.
What has become of Charlie Beattie,
the fellow who used to have club in
the Del-Mar League3 Why worryl He
doesn't.
An average Of dozen errors n day
is made by the clubs of the Church
League Including the mistakes of tne
umpres, that brings the total TO 2,433.
Another fellow who has to keep look
ing on the dark side Of life is the off
cial scorer of the Browntown team.
II looks as though the weather man
is working the bean ball successfully
on ball clubs.
viii somebody please tell US where
Joe Myers is pitching this yearl
Bunting seems TO be the kid Whining
ton steel ought to have given a job six
weeks ago.
With two well paying Jobs on one
day. the All-Wilmington jumps may be
expected TO be in their assigned places
tomorrow.
One day Garry Hermann favored
an 1S-player limit and the next day he
was opposed to it, Who talked to you
Garry.
To get around the New York blue
laws Col. Rupert will charge for a
band concert and throw in a nal game
free II Washington and Philadelphia
were playing he wouldn't DO giving
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-29
HOW MANY BALL TEAMS
IN This Town ARE CAME?

THE EVENING JOURNAL baseball
team is on the job again this summer
and would like to arrange games with
Laird & Co. or Security Trust and Safe
Deposit Company, or any other teams
that play twilight games, at Front and
Union. THE EVENING JOURNAL has
fast bunch of ball tossers and feel
sure they can defeat either team men.
toned THE EVENING JOURNAL
boys would like to play their first game
on June q. Games can be arranged bv
calling Ralph r. Davis, EVENING
JOURNAL office, or address the same b,
mail.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-29
By IL & HAMILTON

Omitted Press Staff Correspondent
NEW YORK May 29.-Connie Mack.
famed developer OF young talent. is
beginning to doubt that they grow in
colleges now as they used TO. His
efforts to rebuild a powerful baseball
machine on the lines that the famous
team OF former days held have met
with but little success He has been
forced to beat the bushes to get some
life into his ball club.
Memory recalls that Eddie Collins,
Jack Barry. Stuffy McInn.s. Eddie
Plank Chief Bender. Jack Coombs.
and many other famous ball players
who have developed under the tute.
lage OF Mack were colleg ans just a
short time before they became
Athletics.
Mack tried to do it all over He
combed the college talent looking
for promising players and he picked
up many youngsters who were given
trials. Only few OF them have been
able to stand the major league pace.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-29
ALEXANDER Is JINX
FOR The REDS

The real jinx OF the Cincinnati Reds
has been discovered.
He is Grover Cleveland Alexander,
highest salaried pitcher in baseball
Since August, 1915. Alexander has
defeated the Reds in every game he
started against them, II in all, includ-
ing six shut-outs.
In the eleven games Cincinnati has
made Q runs and 50 hits off Alexander,
while the Pills we're making 80 runs
off the Red pitchers
The Reds batted .191 against Alex
ander in the IL games and the big
Nebraskan allowed them OIL earned
runs per game.
AleXsnder's seven year record
against the Reds is "a victories and
seven defeats.
Following is Alexander's record OF
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-29

pitchers to use the bean ball
BY barring the beanball and threat
ening to drive its opponents out OF
baseball, the national commission
went long way to retain the popu-
larity of baseball
"Beaning" players is not popular
with fans, even though their own team
is able to win by its use. 1t is regarded
as unfair and fans demand more than
anything else. fairness in baseball
and the sooner INSCRIPTIONS man.
ayers find it out the better.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-29
LEHIGH CANCELS TRACK
MEET With Delaware

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL
NEWARK, May 29.-For the first
time in many years there will be no
athletic events at Delaware College
on Memorial Day. Early in the sea-
son both a baseball game and dual
track meet were scheduled for tomor-
row but both have been cancelled.
The baseball game with Muhlenberg
was cancelled several weeks ago and
last Saturday Lehigh cancelled the
track meet. This leaves the blue
and gold without any athletic event
for tomorrow The baseball game
scheduled for next Saturday with
Western Maryland has also been can
celled by the latter.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-29
Abolition of BeanbaH Will
Insure Fairness in Baseball

Anything is fair in a ball game"
Fred Mitchell, Cub manager. is said
to have made this statement a few
days ago regarding the use OF the
beanball by his pitchers.
Mitchell was quoted as saying that
he advised the use OF the beanball
against clubs which used it.
About the only thing that can be
said for this statement is that it is
uncompromisingly frank Mitchell is
the only manager in baseball who
has ever admitted that he told his