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The Washington times., 1917-02-16

April IL, II, 13. IA
June 2S, 20, 30, July
Sept (3), (3), 4
The Washington times., 1917-02-16

"Wid" COnroy, who used to play
with New York and Washington be-
fore the marrow OF his bones dried
up, would be an umpire. Ban John
son has practically promised him a
chance in the big show, IL he will go
out into the bushes and prove his
worth. So now ConrOy is looking for
a berth as a minor league umpire.
The international League is loaded,
or he would get a trial in the Bar
row circuit
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-24
AN AGGRAVATING NUISANCE.

We have heard quite a number of
complaints right recently, from the
ladies espec, ally, about the habit some
of our people have of letting their
cows and horses run at-large in the
city at nig...-and sometimes during
the day!
These animals are destructive to
shrubbery and plants of all kinds in
the lawns Of those good people who
try to make their premises attrac-
tive and neat-and the city ordin-
ance against stock running at-large
should be more rigidly enforced.
At present there is not much use
trying to beautify your lawns, when
MADAM Cow" or "Old Dobbin" is per-
mitted to have undisturbed possession
thereof-to eat up the shrubbery and
plants, track up yards, and make the
owners feel like cussing.
Another i%ntolerable nuisance is that
of a great many people in Greenwood
trying to raise chickens, and permit
ing them to run on the lawns Of their
MISUNDERSTANDING the flowers and
grass, and producing anything but an
amiable feeling between the afore-
said neighbors.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-24

organization is entirely independ.s
central committee of farmers. &
law first be submitted to a stapa,,
OF the Department of Agriculture, n
IL should be- since no such depsrtu..
can cooperate directly on matter, \.
feecting prices and business.
Congress has already passed 4.
Rural Credits Act, and this VIM
Congress will also be called uDon I
consider this German remedy for i.
high cost Of food. The Rural Crsd%
act by itself will not vastly bep,a
the farmer unless he is further M
to get equitable prices for his N
ducts BY the adoption Of the otAs
and complimentary act. By this NJ.
ton OF an official farmers organiu.
ton the farmer will be turned int Il
efficient merchant, and the people i
California will, say, should they Z
lacking in a food plentiful in M
York State, be able to buy that fol
at prices helpful to the New YoA
farmer and not prohibitive to them,
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-24
MORE MONEY FOR HOSPITAL.
$4,000 More Needed For New Kings
Daughters H~ospital-Whirlwind
Campaign to Raise Same.

There was a very enthusiastic meet
ing held of a few of the Influential
men of our city last night at the
Business League, responding to a cal
made by the Board of Control Of the
Kings Daughters Hospital.
The hospital was originally planned
/. to be built at a total cost of $4,000
and the city, county and Kings
Daughters were each to be represent
ed by an expenditure of $4,000. But,
owing to the present high cost of ma
terial, ETC., the committee have not
been able to get a plan of an. up-to-
date, modern fire-proof building that
meets the demands OF our growing
and progressive little city for $780,.
OOO-hence this meeting was called
for the purpose Of ascertaining
whether u people wanted a cheap
hospital, or wanted to raise addition
al funds to meet the present demands.
After many enthusiastic remarks,
and all agreeing to the proposition to
raise nor money to build a
hospital that will be a credit to the
generosity of u good people, MI.
w. r. Humphrey was made chairman
and Mr.. George A. Wilson, Jr., Sec
rotary OF the meeting. On motion the
chairman and the Board of Control
were appointed to select ten men to
make a whirlwind campaign Of the
entire county Of Leflore to raise $1O,-
900 additional for the hospital fund
and this will be done at once.
1t is gratifying to know that we
will soon have a hospital that will
speak as much for u enterprising
citizens as anything they could do
for Greenwood and Lefore county.
The new hospital is indeed an ur-
gent necessity, and everything should
be done as quickly as possible to sup
ply this need.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-24
l. O. o. r. OFFICERS.E ELECT WERE
INSTALLED LAST NIGHT.

The oficers-elect of Greenwood
Lodge No. 11s I. O. O. F. for the en-
suing semi-annual term were duly in
stalled at the Lodge Hall last night,
as follows:
Charles Christensen, Noble Grand;
Dr.. s. E. Osborne, e-Grand; D. II.
D. White, Secretary; Jno. A. Shute,
Treasurer; Rev. J. R. Hughes, Chap
lain; J. H. Stephen, R. s. to N. G.;
Ira Boswell, L. s. to N. G.; C, W.
Bass, Warden; H. G. Kitchell, Con.
ductor; l.. B%lumenthal, R. S. S.;
George Cooper, L. S. S.; James H.
Gardner, Outer Guard; Ike Gellman,
Inner Guard; ]. F. Bobbitt, r. s. to
Y. G.; J. Zellers, L. s. to v. G.
The Lodge 10 in splendid condition
and much good work is hoped for dur.
ing the present year.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-24
ALAS, POOR HUBBY!

A certain Greenwood man, whose
name we will not devulge, was awak-
ened in the night recently to find his
wife weeping. my darling" he said,
"what is the NATTER" "A dream!
l have had such a horrible dream"
Her husband begged her to tell him
about it. After long persuasion she
was induced to tell him. II was walk
ing down Railroad avenue, when l
came to a large place where they
we're selling husbands. You could
get beautiful ones for fifteen hundred
dollars and real good looking ones
as low as one hundred dollars" The
husband asked i%nnocently: did you
see any that looked like me?" The
sobs became strangling. dozens of
them," gasped his wife, "done up in
punches, like asparagus, and sold for
ten cents a bunch"
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-24
GOOD CROWDS AT CARNIVAL.

.E'~
The second day Of the engagement
OF the week of the Great Clifton.
Kelley Shows proved a successful one
and the big midway was we'll filled
both yesterday afternoon and last
evening and all the shows were well
attended. The one big feature of
the company is the cleanliness Of the
attractions carried.
Another pleasing feature Of the
Carnival is that no gambling devices
Of any kind are in evidence, and any
carnival is deserving Of the patron.
age Of all clean amusement lovers
for the elimination Of such usually
objectional concessions.
The big Monkey Speedway, The
Athletic Stadium, the Tango Min
strel Show, Dixicland colnFed singers
and dancers, the Bfa Circus gidsshow
and all other attractions received lib
eral patronage and sent away han.
dr6ds Of we'll pleased people both Aft,
ernoon and evening. With satisfac-
tory weather conditions this wilI'bs 8
big week for the Carnival and one
that will be pleasantly remembered
by those who attend.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-24
of food problem by putting the specu-

Of food problem by putting the specu-
lators III jan. We must make it pos
slble for the Spectator to operate by
Strengthening INC farmer. The Ger
mans saw this many years ago, and
they worked out a welfare plan for
the farmer, and thereby for the ma
ton, which resulted in placing eighty
six per cent. OF the farms in the hands
OF tne c%ultivator.
"Ihe key to the plan of the Ger
mans, known as the Landwirtnschaft-
rat, is that of keeping the farmer in
formed regarding the needs of the
cities, Of the market, so that his dis
tributlon system is good, so that he
knows what his products are worth,
so that he knows how to sell, and SO
that he knows how to plant his crops.
"All of Germany is divided by
provinces, and eacn province is kept
Informed of the others doings
through a central office. Suppose
there were too manypotatoes in the
province of A, with the result that
prices We're low, the farmers in this
province would make inquiries of the
farmers organization IN a neighbor-
ing province, say of Il, how its supply
stood, and so on through several pro-
vines until the whole potato propo-
sltlon was gone over, and the pota-
toes shipped to the point where the
supply was least. In the United
States, at present, given the condition
OF the province Of A, the growers
there merely continue to sell potatoes
TO the city buyers at whatever prices
they choose to offer, the farmers in
kentucky, say, being unaware o tcon-
dltions in Ono, or at least ~inexactly
informed.
The German plan is valued because
1t is a farmers affair. All the bus
mess of information is carried on
through their own agents, and not by
outsiders. Their organization is rec.
ognlzed by the government. All leg
lslatlon affecting agriculture must by
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-24
FUNERAL TOMORROW.

The funeral Of little Edward Roy
Hamburger will take place from the
residence Of his grandparents, Mr..
and Mrs. E. R. McShane, sos West
River Front tomorrow morning, Jan.
25th, at 10 o'clock-the interment fol-
lowing at Odd Fellows Cemetery-the
pall-besrers being: Honorary-Dr. T.
R. Henderson, P. A. Malone, S. L.
Gwin and Gid Montjoy, ST.; Active
Harry Hulen, DR.. w. A. Burkhalter,
Utley Williamson and John Dulaney.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. H. Hamburger ar
rived with the remains of their son
son from Nashville, Tenn, this after
noon, and the sympathy Of our people
is rendered to them and the other rel
atives in their great sorrow.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-24
SHOULD BE REPRESENTED.

No business mai in any town
should allow . newspaper published
in his town to be printed without his
name and business mentioned some.
where in its columns. This applies
u all kinds Of business, general
stores, dry, goods, grocers, furniture
dealers, professional men and in fact,
all classes Of business men. This
does not mean that you should have
) whole Or half page ad in every Is
rue Of the paper, but your name and
business should be mentioned, II you
DO not use more than q two-line space.
stranger picking up . newspaper
ID be able to tell just what bus
represented in a town by look
business lineup in the
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-24
FEAST OF THE RED CORN" FRI.
DAY EVENING.

The "Feast Of the Red Corn" an
American-Indian operetta will be CIV
en- by the pupils of the Chorus Class
of the High School in the auditorium
of the Grammar School Friday even
ing Of this week at eight o'clock. This
beautiful operetta is being given un-
der the direction Of Miss Maude Ma
bry, teacher Of sight singing and mu-
sic and Miss Ruth Roger, teacher Of
physical training and director Of the
girls athletics of the High School.
No admission will be charged and the
friends and patrons Of the school are
cordially invited to be present.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-24
INTERESTING WOMAN'S CLUB
MEETING YESTERDAY.

A very interesting and enjoyable
meeting Of the Woman's Club was
held at the Confederate Memorial
building Tuesday afternoon.
The subject for discussion was "ln-
dustrial Laws and Industrial Life in
the State" with Mrs. Lewis Humph-
rey as leader.
Very able papers were presented by
Mrs. T. R. Henderson, Mrs. W. S.
Dundas and Mrs. E. O. Jewell, and a
general discussion freely participated
in by many of the members.
Mrs. W. NJ. Wilmington favored
the club with a finely rendered instru-
mental solo, and Mrs. Albert Nets
added greatly to the pleasure Of the
with a vocal number.
The hostesses were Mrs. Bruce
Brown, Mrs. T. R. Gregory, Mrs. 7.
c. CARROT, and a number Of guests
enjoyed the hospitality Of these ladies.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-24

Mr.. and Mrs. w. X. Clements have
rented the home Of Mrs. Guess and
are now keeping house at 1901 Strong
Avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs j. Obergfell motored
in from their plantation home nea,
ltta Bena on business today.
Nj. M. B. Herndon, Of Jackson, was
in the city yesterday and today on
business, and made this Office a pleas.
ant call.
Nh. w. X. Randle was here from
his plantation home near Schlater to-
day on business.
Mr.. Ed. N. Kearney was in from
his plantation home on business to-
day.
AxH%x
Mr.. E. L. Ragland, a prominent
citizen Of Jackson, is a Greenwood Wis.,
itor today.
Mr. N. L. Cockrell motored over
from his plantation home today on
business. .
County Treasurer J. T. Flanagan
was in the city on business today.
Col. Grafton, of Canton, was in the
city yesterday and today on business.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-24

CONTRACT BLANKS FOR SALE,
The Commonwealth office has tor
sale RENT, SHARE and WAGES
CONTRACT BLANKS, BLANK
BILLS OF SALE, PAYROLL
BLANKS, PROMlssORY and COL.
LATERAL NOTES, NURSES REC.
ORDs, etc, in Gny quantities desired
at reasonable prices.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-24
NOTICE TO N

Notice is hereby given to the Baah
ct Lefore County, Mississippi, Aas
the Board of Supervisors Of said eprs
ty, will at its February, 1917, nssthe
receive proposals for the privilsrp I
keeping the County funds or such III
thereof, as said Board may desS \
place in said Banks and the ssculit
proposed to be offered by said Bill
for such privilege for keeping id
funds.
Said proposals will be received III
contract made in accordance will
Chapter Is, Laws of 1911, and Amend
ments thereto.
Given upder my hand and seal Hh,
4th day of January, A. D. 1917.
A. R. BEW, Cleit
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-24
MEAT INSPECTION NECESSARY.
Convincing Facts and Figures Furn'
isehd BY Eminent Authority.

Regarding the comment in the
January 18th issue of The Daily
Commonwealth relative to the hard
ship meat inspection would work, in
that nc meat could be peddled on the
street, would like to call the atten-
ton of every one interested in the
meat inspection movement to a few
facts. ~
Meat inspection like everything
else, has its advantages and also its
disadvantages, and after we lay the
J matter before you, we will leave it
for your judgment as to whether we
need inspection or whether we should
go ahead as we are now.
In the first place, we must realize
that Greenwood has grown away from
the village and is quite a young city.
You will no doubt be surprised when
we tell you that Greenwood butch
cred about 1000 head of cattle and
nearly 5000 head of hogs in 1916, not
counting what wa peddled on the
street. We base our figures on in
formation gathered from authentic
sources and we know whereof we
speak. AS an example of the benefits
of meat inspection, we will give you
the experience of Baton Rouge, La,
and the authorities state that the very
people who at first were the strong
est antagonists of meat inspection are
now it's warmest supporters. They
have a model abbatoir under Govern
ment inspection, a plant which is one
of the show places of the city and has
attracted the attention of the entire
United States and from Sept. LIST,
1915, to Sept. LIST, 1916, there was
killed at this plant 2,799 beeves, g.
1872 hogs and $50 sheep. Not SO very
much more than was killed in Green
wood for the same period. During
this time, there was condemned as q
menace to health 80 primal parts of
animals and a total of so carcasses,
an average Of about one diseased an
imal a week. If these carcasses had
not been inspected, they naturally
would have been consumed by the
public, so no need to dwell longer on
this phase. 2
During the same time there was in
spected and butchered 1,O74 animals
brought there by the farmers, so you
see it will not put the wagon sellers
out Of business after all. But it will
do this, it will protect you from the
dangers of eating diseased meat and
assure you that every bit of meat
that is sold in Greenwood is fit for
human consumption.
The City has been offered a prop
osition whereby they will have the
use of a slaughter house sufficient for
the needs of Greenwood without any
cost to them. They have also been
offered a proposition whereby a man
competent for the work offers to do
the inspecting for the fees as compen-
s~ation, so you see the city goes to no
expense whatever and gives you the
protection that all progressive cities
are adopting. Then again, TIA farm
er wants to sell his meat, he is not
barred at all, he can have his meat
inspected as we'll as any one else and
then can sell it as before.
Now dear people, it's up to us.
D. PELTZ & SON.
Per j. PELTZ.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-24

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, 1917-01-24
REMEDY FOR HIGH COST LIVING
Adopt . Scientific Plan For Disposing
Of Farm Products.

H#
Rome, Jan. 24-(Cor. of The Asso.
ciated Press)-"The remedy for the
high cost Of food in the United States
is adoption by the national govern.
ment of = scientific plan for disposing
Of farm products" according to Dav.
id Lubin, the American representa-.
tive to the Information Institute Of
Agriculture here and himself the or
iginator Of the plan Of founding that
institution.
"rhe remedy was worked out by
Germany many years ago and all we
have to do is to adopt this remedy"
he said. THE trouble with our pres.
ent farming conditions lis that the
middleman and the speculator rather
than the farmer get the biggest prof
it from the sale of farm products.
This is shown by the fact that soon
nearly fifty per sent. Of the farms Of
our country will BE- mortgaged or
nearly occupied on lsaie by the soils.
c~pltiyators. \,
Eight here in Reme'a long while
aigcs we bad . striking example Of
Whist poverty means to the farmer.
In the time N Emperor Tibsrius
Gracchus.. Rome began " buy her
fosd from Africa instead 81 sncour.
aging her farmers. The Land rapidly
passed then from the, hands Of the
cultiSat6f q the joil 10 other owner.
ship and the small farmers ruin en-
tsilsd that u The nation.
"A~ttssS Won't ssiys N high sest
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-24
ELKS TAKE NOTICE.

The Spurrier Studio is now ready
to finish your photographs for the
Elks Album.
Kindly call for a sitting at your
earliest convenience.
The time is extended only to Feb.
18th.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-24

ROOM AND BOARDING. nice
rooms for rent with board. Suitable
for two or three men or couple. Best
table service. Convenient to business
section. Sturgis House, 215 1-2 Main
Street. .
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-24
CLASSIFIED ADvS,

FOR SALE A 20 it. Gasoline
Launch with 20-horse power double
opposed Badger Engine, canopy top,
Electric Headlight and Storage Bat
terry, and all other necessary equip
ments. If interested, see or write
owner. Gus Arps, Greenwood, Miss.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-24

SALESMAN WANTED to solicit
orders for lubricating oils, greases
and paints. Salary or Commission.
Address THE HARVEY OIL CO.,
Cleveland, 0. r.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-24
WANTED.

2 or 3 small sets of Books to keen
where my entire time will not be TAX
en- up. l have a diploma from one Of
the best commercial colleges in the
South, and know l can do the work
in a thorough manner.
T. M. BILLINGSLEY.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-24

The Daily Commonwealth is heart
lily in favor of the proposed meat in
spection ordinance, and hopes the City
Commissioners will adopt same at
their next meeting.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-24

WANTED TO RENT-Three rooms
and bath, furnished for light house
keeping. Must be close in and in pri-
vate family. w. s. D. Box 224.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-24

MI. S. G. Wilson, head of the Will
son Furniture Co., is expected home
Saturday night from a two weeks
trip to the furniture centers of the
North and East where he is buying
stock for his firm. Mr.. Wilson while
away visited St. Louis, Chicago,
Grand Rapids, New York and Phila-
delphia and will return through North
Carolina and other Eastern states. He
left with the intention of purchasing
bought stock of furniture, rugs, car
pets and other things which complete
the stock Of a first class furniture
store.
Mr.. Leon Stein has accepted a po-
sition with the A. j. Jordan Cutlery
Company, of St. Louis, to represent
that staunch wholesale house in the
States of Georgia and Florida, and
will assume charge of his new posi-
ton on the first Of February. MI.
Stein is a very capable young bust
mess man and has a host of friends
here who wish for him that splendid
success which he deserves in his new
field Of labor.
DR.. Jos. N. Good, of Williston, Fla,
arrived here today to visit the famil-
les of Messrs. J. T. Flanagan and A.
W. Ross, and to look after his plant
ing interests in this county.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-24

FOR SALE-Ten acres best land
two blocks east; of boulevard North
Greenwood. Apply to s. +. Parker.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-01-24

TESTIMONIALS. &# 4
= Ia X pleasure in referring those interested in the purchase o. ~
s'ap sed to some of LeAore County's most substantial citizens and P.Ir
tes, who have bought seed from me and are delighted with the 3rsaS
eeelVe from same, as follows: t$Ea#NS
" :. Elliott, cotton factor and buyer, Greenwood, Mssj a
L" :. Fancher, merchant and planter, Greenwood, Miss;
. r. Melton, merchant and Planter, Greenwood, Miss; a
& aIss%
WELL PLEASED WITH FoY's IMPROVED COTTON.
Greenwood, Miss, 1o2fl0'
Mr. r, L. Foy, Sidon, Miss ,
nal ~; ! planted some of your Foys Improved Cotton this yea
was well pleased with both the Weld and turn out. It bloomed and n ~.
* m snort cotton and Of course the price made me wish had p..sr
my enure crop in II. The turnout 10 the best / have ever had fr NJ
r u,sS.s aa0n better than ! expected. ! expect to raise more Of f"s
pAvsH an0sner year. g@3 5E@ Yours Respy, nr
II sR G. s. WARE
ne yied Of this cotton would have been much greater this ysaf I. "a
wssviL SsMN
-. . eonnoenNy believe that my Improved Staple Cotton Is the bss' ns~
to cotton producers a. such, ~ #NA
Address your orders for these sss1 Ia NJ. N.s y ysss
r Il Toy, Sidon, Miss |