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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-31

HIS Stoou rU,su""..s - about TWO
weeks ago Ray, five-year-old son OIL
Constable Harry Conner of Diamond
street, cut his right foot slightly ana
the wound apparently healed, but late
last week serious blood poisoning de.
veloped which has persisted and now
there are grave fears that the lad will
not survive the attack.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-31

Bowling Looking Up Announce
ment is made that the Pastime bowling
alleys on Monroe street will reopen
for the season tomorrow. Lum Hays
will be the manager this season and
pool tables will be maintained in addI
ton to the bowling alleys.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-07-13

made in accordance with the plans and
specifications now on file in the Office
of the Clerk of said City hereinbefore
referred to and hereinabove adopted
and approved. But, failing therein, said
Council will cause said special i'm
provement to be made as provided by
law, and the cost of said special i'm
provement will be assessed against
each property owner as prescribed by
law and this resolution.
Section 8. This resolution and the
proceedings hereinabove contemplated,
are under, and by virtue, of and pursu-
ant to Capter 260 Of the Laws of 1912,
as amended by Chapter 211 of the
Laws of 1914 of the State of Missis-
sippi, reference to which said laws is
specially made.
Section 9. That for cause shown,
resolution take effect and be in
force from and after its passage.
Approved this July 4th, 1917.
G.. L. RAY, Mayor.
Attest: s. H. Montgomery, Clerk.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-07-13

County and State; also one lot 20
pound rail located on the tram road
and right of way thereof and on the
mill yard and lumber yard formerly
owned by the Ruby Hardwood Com
pany.
Said sale was made as directed by
law under decree of said Chancery
Court on the 3rd day of April, 1917,
in cause No. 3016, styled F. M. Witty,
Trustee VS.. National Ct. Bank, ct al,
and at said sale of Kemler Lumber
Company, became the purchaser of
said property at and for 100000
This July End, 1917.
A. R. BEW,
Special Commissioner.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-07-13
LABOR NOTES.
Peanut machinery is wanted by

Peanut machinery is wanted by q
dealer at San Antonio, Texas.
Confidential reports to Washington
indicate an early increase of more
than SO per cent. in the price of olive
oil imported from Italy.
Girls learning dairying in some
parts of England are taught by the
use of rubber models of the essential
parts of cows, a recent British inven-
ton.
In the United States, only one farm
in seven, of more than 20 acres, now
supports sheep, and consequently we
import nearly a third of a billion
pounds of wool yearly.
The French Government has estab-
lished at Cellaro a complete agricul-
tural school, where wounded soldiers
are taught to become up-to-date farm
ers in spite of their disabilities.
Plans are being made to clear vast
tracts of land in the Straits Settle
ment for the production of bananas.
American explosives for tree stump
blasting should find a ready market.
The Philippine hat industry, which
boasts handmade products akin to
those of Panama, in 1916 more than
doubled the value of it's 1915 ex-
ports and established a new high rec
ord with a trade exceeding $500, 900
in value.
The French system of taxing Tex
cess profits" seems most liberal of any
of the Allies. In that country traders
or companies, before calculating ex-
cess profits, are permitted to deduct
the amounts earmarked for improve
ments or expansion of business. A
similar system is followed in Italy.
The industry of manufacturing
matches has in Japan at present 100
factories, employing more than 10000
hands, whose amount of production
exceeds 22,000,000 yen. Of this
amount, 100000 yen is exported
The materials for maches,
potassium chloride and phosphorus,
have been altogether imported up to a
few years ago. But at present a
greater part of them are manufact-
lred at home. AS for other materials,
domestic products r employed viz
,ually exclusively.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-07-13
NOTICE OF EXAMINATION FOR u,
D. C. SCHOLARSHIP.

There will be a competitive exami-
nation for those who wish to contend
for the scholarship offered by the j.
z. George Chapter, U. D. c., which
will be held in the Office of County
Superintendent of Education, J. r.
Hughes, on August 18th ana 18th. The
applicants must be lineal descendants
of Confederate Veterans, and unable
financially to defray their own expen-
ses.
Two lady examiners will be selected
to hold this examination, which will
be conducted according to the regula-
tions governing the regular examina-
lions for teachers.
MRS. s. F. JONES,
President, J.. z. George Chapter, u.
D. C.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-07-13
CONFIRMATION OF SALE.

To c. C. Finley, administrator of tn
estate of c. D. Finley, deceased
and C. c. Finley and W. ". Finley
whose post Office addresses ar
No. 5, Kirkland Avenue, Memphis
! Tennessee, and Dorcas M. Finley
whose post office address, is India
napolis, Indiana, all heirs of sal,
C. D. Finley, deceased, and J.. A
Hull, whose last post office know
was Tulsa, Oklahoma, all non-res
idepts of the State of Mississippi
and whose places of abode ane
post office address are not better
known to me; and all unknown
persons interested in the timbers
and other property below de.
scribed:
You will take notice that on the
Oath day Of July, 1917, before Chan.
cellor Joe A. May, at the Court House
in the town of Sumner, Tallahatchie
County, Mississippi, l will move the
Chancellor to Confirm my report of
a sale made by me as commissioner of
the Chancery Court of Leflore County,
Mississippi, on the 18th day of June,
1917, of the following timbers and
property, to-wit:
All the right, title, claim and inter-
est of c. C. Finley, Administrator of
the Estate of c. D. Finley, deceased,
of Dorcas M. Finley, of G. C. Finley,
and of W. c. Finley, heirs at law of
c. D. Finley, deceased lin and to the
following described property, mention
ed and described in that certain deed
from Ruby Hardwood Company to said
G. D. Finley, dated September 18th,
1915, and recorded in Book as, page
431 of the Land Deed Records Of Lee
fore County, Mississippi, towit: All
If the timber of the species, grade,
sizes and quantity mentioned in said
Iced on the following lands, to-wit:
West IL Of Lots 8, a, s, 6, II, IL, 10,
and IA, in Section IL, the same being
acres; the North IL of North
vest Ia and Southwest Ia of North
vest IA or Lots 3, 4, and 5, in Sec
ion 10, being 1870 acres; all of Sec
ion IA, except the South 1-2 Of South
'ast Ia, containing 562 acres; all of
Is, containing 654.76 acres, all
'eing in Township 81, Range l East,
4eflore County, Mississippi, and also
h %efollowing described person al prop
to-wit:
One $50 horse power fire box boil
r; 1900 horse power marine boiler, /
tinker and Davis engine, pump and
quipment; / saw mill, 8 block carri-
ges, one A saw gang edger and live
oils; one Gold Dust Bank Wheel and
II equipment; one 2 saw trimmer; 1
ip saw; / steam niger and a trap; l
ull wheel, and all belts, saws and
quipment used in connection with the
aforementioned machinery and ap-
'liances, and also one log loader, one
locomotive, one lot Of black
tools, including forge and all
and appliances; all Of the
bove personal property being locat-
d on the E IL of the S E Ia, Section
Township 81, Range l East in said
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-07-13

Ine ClLy OF GREENWOOD, ana Two Cn1fQ
Of the cost of same will be requires
to be paid by the owner, or owners
of the property AUDITING on said part
of each streets to be specially improv
ed; that is to say, the abutting own
er, or owners, Of said property on ON
side of said parts of said streets to b,
specially improved will be required tx
pay one-third of the cost of said spec.
ial improvements, and the AUDITING
owner, or owners, on the other side
of said parts of said streets to be
specially improved will be required to
pay one-third of the cost of said spec.
ial improvement. H.
Section s.. That any property own
err, Or owners, actually residing on OF
otherwise actually occupying property
owned by him, or them, and included
within that part of said streets to be
specially improved, may file with the
clerk of the Council of said City his,
or their, protest in writing against
said proposed special Improvement at
any time within ten days after the
completion of the publication Of this
resolution as required by law and if
a majority of such property owners
shall so file such protest, said special
improvement shall not be made.
Section s. That at the regular
meeting of the said Council, to be held
at the City Hall Of said City, the same
being their usual place of meeting, on
Tuesday the 9TH day of August, 1917,
said Council will hear and consider the
objection, or objections, of all interest
ed parties property owners who shall
appear and present same, whether the
property owner, or owners, actually
occupy his, Or their, property adjoin-
ing said parts of said streets proposed
to be so improved or not, and regard
less of whether or not said property
owner, or owners, be resident or nom
resident property owner, or owners.
Section z. That each and every
property owner with property abutting
m said parts Of said streets to be
'pecially improved shall have the right
make said special improvement for
within the time and as provid-
ID by law and this resolution, but for
he sake of uniformity in said work,
'aid special Improvement must be
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-07-13
PAVING RESOLUTION.

A Resolution Declaring the paving,
,,rbinp. guttering and grading that
,art Of Carrollton Ave. extended from
Howard Street to Fulton Street, and
that part of Fulton Street from Mar
kot Street to Washington Street, and
that part of Dewey Street from Wash
motion St. to the %Southside of Henry
street: and Henry Street from Dewey
street to the west side of South Boule-
YARD: and South Boulevard from
Henry Street to Alabama Street, to
he necessary, declaring the same to
he a Special Improvement, and adopt
ing plans and specifications for said
Special Improvement.
Be it resolved by the Council Of the
City of Greenwood:
Section |. That in the judgment of
the Council of the City Of Greenwood,
it is necessary that that part of Car
rollton Avenue EXTENDED from How
ard to Fulton Street, and that part Of
Fulton street from Market street to
Washington, and that part of Dewey
street from Washington street to the
South side of Henry street, and that
Part of Henry street from Dewey
street to the west side of South Boule-
ward and that part Of South Boulevard
from Henry street to Alabama street
in said city of Greenwood be graded,
paved, curbed and guttered;
Section 2. That said grading, paw
ing, curbing and guttering is deemed
Especial improvement, Cor the MAX
ing of which the General Improvement
Fund should not be used;
Section 3, That said improvement
shall be made in accordance with the
plans and specifications now on file
n the Office of the Clerk of said city,
paving to be of asphaltic concrete
therein provided, which said plans
and specifications are hereby adopted
and approved, and shall be considered
rs a part hereof as if the same were ]
'opied herein in full, reference thereto
icing hereby specially made. :
Section 4. That said special i'm
'rovement will be by the Council of ]
he City of Greenwood ordered to be
made, and one third Of the cost of said
peclal improvement shall be paid by
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-07-13
Tree That Furnishes Butter.

A tree Erowg In Ashanti and around
the woods near Kabba resembling In
appearance the English oak. and It 10
said to furnish excellent butter. A
curious fact about this vegetable but
tor ID that It keeps in perfect condi
ton Ill the year round.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-07-13
oood Idsa Tor watering strsses.

ooOd Idsa for Wstsrino Strests.
Milan waters it, streets from the
electric tram r On these watsring
cars reservoirs ha,s been adaptsd -
the platforms and these ~ressrv0ire
are emptisd % the car runs By naAA0
Of perforated tubes placed I'm shaVs
q the front and hadk II tn -.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-07-13

Bridge Suit to Last.
A bridge over the River Dee, In
England, that was built In 1889 still
70 In usa
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-07-13

Optimistic Thought
Independence without wealth u
more common than with It
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-07-13

Take The Daily Commonwealth.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-15
WILL ENFORCE DOG LAW ARREST OF AUTOlSTS
Men in the Car Carried Pistols and IA
Blackjack Was Found in the Ma
chine.

On Saturday last L. Baker. an
automobile mechanic Of the city, Sa:
in .Accotink. Fairfax counay. 4
short distance south Of Alexandra
when two men having charge Of 4
large automobile came along. The
engine of the auto had become de
ranred anil the men asked Baker T.
;eIephone to Alexandria for a ma
chinist to make repairs. Baker
told the men he repaired aut.omc"ileS'
and they engaged him to d" the
work According to Baker, a 500 n
~ the car was in condition to
,rocred the occupants stared ii
without paying for his services ana
,he strangers were soou speeding
north Baker telephoned to Alex
sndria asking the police to stop n"
car until he reach the city.
Sergeant Scott and Officer kernS
r.naircd to the Roat'> blackSm'tf'
shop. at Franklin and Pa'rcl;
streets and awaited the COMING 81
,be automobile. They placed wire
.,cro.s thr road in order to stop the
machine. They did not wait Ion.
,,.ror. the auto was seen coming or
/ north on what is now Patrick Strce'
oy,erded The auto was brought tt
:, stop. and the officers having state
why they stopped the machine. aSE".
certain questions of the strangers
They failed to give satisfactory ann
swcrs. and the sergeant and oi!ite
tavinp taken their seats IN the ear
ordered the men to proceed to th'
(. station house. Upon reaching pollc
headquarters the men were Scarche'
and pistols were found upon botf
lTnon searching the car Il hlackldti
was found.
The men gave their names as Der
nard Holt and Bernard brlnkley
They said they we're from Alab" ma
rhe officers telegraphed to the pea
IN Alabama indicated by the tw
men when it was learned that tn
license of that state belongeH :" a
Overland car. The car which con
tanned Holt and Brinkley is seven
scat Packard. and bears the 'mprln
q; The Montreal. Canada. Auton,obll
Association.
The men are being held r"nd'n,
further investigation.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-15
WOMAN KILLED IN 'kAoh.
Former Alexandria Woman h''lea
Yesterday in Automobile Aee'"e'''
Near Baltimore.

Whom the automobile in whIch
Nrs Minnie Kaiser, 80 years o'":
or G37 +, street southeast. "aShihG-
t,r turned turtle early yesterday
warning ON the Washington ROAD
.hout Il miles from Baltimore she
sustained injuries which resulted IN
her death yesterday afternoon. Inc
machine contained Mrs. Kaiser hel
son Spencer: her daughter. Nar%-
u.rite. Carl Wilkinson, the chauffeur,
Albert Durand. and William Still
van. all of Washington. u. e.. were
IN their way home when the car
skiddrd and overturned. All "i Ile
,rrunants we're thrown out. Mfs'
Kaiser being pinned under the ma
chine An auto truck of the 6. ana
= Telcphone Company was secured
and the injured rushed to the J"hhS
Hopkins Hospital. Baltimore, where
i; was found that Mrs. ka.ser ha"
sustained fractured spine and IN
tcrnal injuries.
DR.. J. Knox Inslcy. coroner OF t's
Northeastern District, yesterday re-
fused to permit the removal oi MIS-
KaiSer'S body to Washington. h'
will hold an investigation today.
Mrs. Kaiser was a native OF Alex
andria She was daughter OF tht
late Capt. Pitt Forrest. a well kno"i
steamboat man of by-gone days an'
resided at the corner of Queen ant
Royal streets. Besides her HUSBAND
and children. she is survived by
mother. Mrs. Pitt Forrest, ana sis
=. ter. Mrs. William Raynor. Of Wash
ington u. c.. and brother, Mr.
Spencer Forrest. of this city. Mrs
Kaiser at one time taught private
/ school IN this city
She was member of Mt. Vernon
| Council, No. |. Daughters of Amer
ica. of this city.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-15
PRESIDENT PROCLAIhS A LIBERTY LOAN DAY
Proclamation is ISSUED Requesting That Patriotic Meet
ngs be Held in Every City, Town and Hamlet IN
Aid of Bond Sale on Wednesday. Oct. "a

The following proclamation has
been issued by president Wilson in
aid of the sale Of Liberty Bonds:
The second liberty loan gives the
people of the United States another
opportunity to lend their funds TO
their government to sustain their
country at war. The might of the
United States is being mobilizeG and
organized to strike mortar blow
at autocracy in defense of outraged
American rights and of the cause
of liberty.
Billions of dollars are required
to arm, feed and clothe the brave
men who are going forth to fight
our country's battles and to assist
the nations with whom we are max
ing common cause against COM
mon foe. To subscribe to the liberty
loan is to perform service of pat
riotism.
Now, therefore, /, Woodrow Will
SON. President of the United States
Of America, do appoint Wednesday,
the oath of October, as Liberty day,
and urge. and advise the people to
assemble in their respective COM
munities and pledge to one another
and to the government that repre-
sents them the fullest measure Of
financial support.
On the afternoon Of that day |
request that patriotic meetings be
held in every city, town and ham,
let throughout the land, under the
general direction of the Secretary
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-15
THREE SONS SOLDIERS.
Fourth Son of New York woman
Confined In Alexandria JAN.

From New York q woman SENDS q
letter to Governor c. A. Swanson
asking that her son, now detained IN
prison at Alexandria for a minor OF
fense, be set free and sent home.
She says that she has four sons
three of them being now in the SER
vice of the country. and that TINS
fourth son, in poor health, has been
twice rejected for military duty. de
pame South and was soon out OIL
funds and was then arrested, she
saws. She says that she prefers to
see all of them die on the field III
defense of the country to having one
of them in Jail. She failed tc give
the name of the boy and did moi
state the nature of his offense. Ths
matter will be investigated by tn.
officers.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-15
RAID ANOTHER TRAIN.
Armed With Search Warrant. Sleuths
Seize Liuuor-NO Arrests.

Armed With Search Warrant. Sleuths
Seize Liquor-No Arrests.
That federal officers will continue
their search of trains entering the
state pursuant to enforcement of the
bone dry law, but will proceed on
search warrants, was shown Sat
urday when they went through a
train at Elba station Richmond.
Several suitcases of liquor were
seized by the officers.
None OF the passengers was put
to any inconvenience, it is stated,
but their baggage was given an
overhauling. The officers, following
considerable confusion and oDjec-
tions by the railroad company, which
attended previous raids, this time
swore out search warrant before
United States Commissioner Flegen-
heimer on information received.
No one was arrested because no
one would claim the liquor, wf1fca
consisted of several hundred .plntsi
It was said that no orders had been
received by the secret service men
or any of the department OF JUS
tice officers that search warrant
must be used. The secret service
men decided that to avoid con1u'
sion it was better to obtain a war
rant for the whole train and make
n complete search, which they did.
At the headquarters OF the Rlrh'
mond. Fredericksburg and POTOMAC
Railroad no information regarding
the raid had been received satur'
day afternoon since no passengers
had entered complaints, and unies:
formal complaints are issued th'
company can take no action. AS 'h'
resnlt of the first raid, the office Of
the attorney general OF the unlte'
States is considering the proprlet!
Of federal agents raiding trains un
der certain conditions.-Rlchmon'
Journal.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-15

of the Treasury and the immediate
direction of the liberty loan COM
mittees which have been organized
iby the Federal reserve banks.
The people responded nobly to
the eall of the frs I liberty loan
with an, oversubscri ption OF more
than so per cent. Let the response
70 the second loan be even greater
and let the amount be so large
that it will serve as an assurance
of unequaled suppoF Ft to hearten
the men who are to face the hre OF
battle for US. Let the result be so
impressive and emphatic that it will
echo throughout the empire of our
enemy as an index Of what America
intends to do to bring this war 70
victorious conclusion.
For the purpose of partic ipating
in Liberty day celebrations all en-
Moves of the Federal government
throughout the country whose ser
vice can be spared may be excused
at y o'clock, Wednesday the 24th Of
October.
In Witness whereof, I have here
INTO set my hand and caused the
seal of the United States to be
affixed.
Done in the District of Columbia
this twelfth day of October, in the
wear of cur Lord one thousand nine
hundred and seventeen, and OF the
independence of the United States
Of America the one hundrd and
fortycsecond.
WOODROW WILSON
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-10-15
CIRCUIT COURT OF THE CITY

Judge ]. B. 7. Thornton, Presiding)
The Circuit Court for the city ad-
journed last week after disposing
of the following cases;
Isabelle Lees Grant VS.. Frank +
Grant, final decree for divorce on
the grounds of desertion. Norman
R. Grant, Arthur Grant and Har.
riet Grant. children Of aforesaid
marriage, are committed to contro
of Mother.
Amos I. Entwisle vs.. Lucy NJ
Entwisle, final decree for divorce OIL
the grounds of desertion. The infan
children of the parties are commit
ted to the father.