The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-08-15

Entered at Greenwood p~ostofhce as second-class matter.
GREENWOOD, MISS, AUGUST Is, 1917.
What's the matter with a war tax on lying!
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Hoover has given the price elevator the going
down" signal, but it may get stuck.
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We take it the White House latchstring is not
hanging out for Congressional slackers.
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They would fall over each other scrambhng
to pay a Federal head tax on wise men.
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If not opposed to betting, our money would be
on Wilson in his bout with King Coal.
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Divided authority has lost many wars and won
none-we have simply got to win this one.
A mysterious neighborhood murder never has
any trouble pushing war news out OF the spotlight.
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Of course Pershing has cautioned his boys not
to teach their French soldier buddies to play poker.
Troy, N. Y, has more wage earners than men.
Must be a case of Everybody Works but Father"
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Among the major ills of war we might cite the
quality Of war poetry we are compelled to endure.
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Bet Woody isn't enthusing over the suggestion
that Congress remain in session while the war
lasts.
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Having had so many things done to him re-
Gently, Hoover will probably enjoy doing things
to others.
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It might be wiser to accept the war bill as it is
than to protest and take a chance on getting more
things taxed.
Pity Kerensky hasn't a few of those American
editors on his staff who know just what Russia
is going to do.
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Many a guy bawling for the whole truth would
try to knock your block off if you told it to him
about himself.
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Now that the government has started to in
terning alien enemy editors, Stacker Senators had
better watch out.
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Wives who sew for soldiers should be sure to
do as much for hubby and the kiddies, or %neighbors
will make remarks.
Doubt that Germany gets its spies in the U
S. A. at the rate paid by the former car of Rus
STA $500 a week.
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Bloody Bill calls them conferences" to save
the faces of his minions when he sends for them
to come for their orders.
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Maybe those Apache Indians started a little
war of their own because Uncle Sam would not
let them in on the big one.
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The fellow who had a vacant lot and didn't cul
tivate it is now kicking himself every time he ha'
to buy a few wilted vegetables.
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John Wanamaker remarks that money ism
everything in life. Yet John has devoted a larg
portion of his life to annexing it.
Haven't heard that automobile-makers wer
to abandon turning out annual models, though on
Of them is advertising a lifetime car.
Liberia is astonished that it's declaration of wa
did not make Bloody Bill throw up the sponge a
once. Possibly he hasn't heard about it yet.
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A sensible man doesn't care for his wife having
the last word. What gets his goat is for her t
claim the first, too, and then all in between.
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1t is claimed that ultraviolet rays will restor
hair on bald heads. Better locate the "ray" tina
removes the hair in the first place and swat it.
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The young fellow what was fired for phonin'
his girl too frequently, now wants to know if h
isn't to be credited with "going through fire. TO