The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-06-29

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STEEL HOLDING UP BUILDING.
Structural steel costs up to $3.50 a ton in some
of the great cities where much Of it is used IN the
construction of skyscrapers. AT the beginning
of the war the ruling price was SAG a ton.
In a large office building using 10000 tons OF
steel the increase in steel prices will mean an
extra cost of a million dollars.
And that's why building operations are SLACK
in the large cities.
MaAAnAA
Riuy Sunday garnered $4,000 "trail hitters'
in New York City. The significant thing about
it is that sundry Broadway cynics predicted that
he couldn't accumulate a corporars guard
little old New York." Billy was more successful
in this modern Sodom than anywhere else, which
MIGHT indicate that Gotham will be a little more
decent than it used to be.
One of the coal barons on the national council
of defense coal committe has been telling tne
housewives to be economical in the use OF coal this
winter. and has called the increased price OF coal
to the navy reasonable. Our idea of the place
not to have a coal baron in private live is to have
him head Of a government coal committee.
President Wilson is right in designating Her.
bert Hoover as a food ~releaser' rather than a
"food controller" Hoover is to force the hands
that greedily grip the food Of the nation to let go
and permit the people to get used to old-tlrne
square means once more.
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There is mo room for argument in the
proposition that if Germany succeeded in beating
the British. French and American fleets we would
be in sore straits. But then, fearful souls should
have no fear of this. This is the least contingency
likly to happen.
The American ENJOYS to Russia have been see
ing the sights Of Petrograd and have induced tne
Duma to order the soldiers to fight. The commas
sion may yet induce the Slavs to fight on and turn
what at first appeared to be a hopeless task into
one of success.
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A story was printed that Lord French, lao
miles away, heard the explosions Of mines when
the British advanced at Messines ridge. But the
lord seems to have been the only person IN Eng
land with ears tuned up good enough for this pur-
pose.
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Trouble is said to be brewing in Spain. This
time it is not a new son or daughter to be born to
the queen, but hubby is said to be in danger OF
being the next king to take the plunge. No JOB
is as insecure these days as the JOB OF pelne
king .
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At that a number of Illinois editors beat Con
cressman Hastings, of Oklahoma, to accusing
Congressman Billy Mason, of Illinois, Of making
reasonable speeches.
RAAAAAA
Men in Congress who oppose giving Wilson
control of food are quite apt to find themselves
denied control Of votes when the next election
rolls around.
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Of course Champ Clark was right in sayinl
Congress represents the will Of the people, yet it
sometimes poky about tin passing the food bill
for instance.
AnAAAAA
Foxy Alfonso, of Spain, announces his candi
dacy for president, in the event Of the Spaniard
deciding they prefer 3 repuDilc.
If he had not already demonstrated his WIS
dom, Hoover's lining up the woman power OF tn
country behind him would do it.
Almost every day papers tell Of the high COS
II young wives TO aged millionaires, but the Of
fools keep on getting hooked.
nAAAAnAH
Notwithstanding all the talk about everybody
working this summer, the hammock trade is sal
to be unusually good.
AAMMAAN
h Though they neither started it nor are fightin
II, women and Riddles carry a big portion Of tn
burdens Of war.
nAhAAhn
While congress Addles, food prices becorn
more d Jjddlt. .