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more acute every fall. The project
would involve considerable expendi-
ture, but it is felt that it would be
we'll worth while.
For the first time in the history of
the state two women sit in the lower
house as representatives of their SEX,
exercising their newly acquired cleo
tOral privileges. And is should be
said in passing that the women of
the state have eason to be proud of
these representatives. Mrs. Maggie
Smith Hathaway, of Ravalli county,
has devoted a lifetime to the cause of
woman, and Mrs. Emma ingalls,, one
of the representatives of Flathead
county, was a factor in the fight
which for the women of the
state their great privilege.
These women contemplate the in
PRODUCTION of legislation looking to
the enactment of laws long advocated
by their sex. Probably the most i'm
portant measure which they will
sponsor will be legislation looking to
the establishment of an industrial
school for girls, where waywardness
may be corrected, and girls taught
some useful vocation.
One of the outstanding members
of this session will be Joseph Duffy,
of Butte. Representative Duffy is a
Butte product. He started in life
there as a boy and worked in the
mines. He courted the MUSES. and
speedily became the sweet singer of
the men who delve in the bowels of
the earth. Then he drove a laundry
wagon for a few years, and invested
his savings in the stock of the laun-
dry which he now controls. He is
one of the laundry kings of the me-
tropolis, and is associate editor OF
the Butte American, one OF the Invest
publications in the northwest. His
songs and poetry have to do with
the men who work underground, and
he sang them to such good effect in
the recent election, that he actually
warbled himself into legislative
place. He makes a good speech, and
is a, fighter for what he thinks is
right. $50,
: Another striking personality is
Jerry Flanagan, dean of the Silver
Bow delegation in the house. Flanni-
gan was in his earlier days a conduc-
tor on the Great Northern, running
between Great Falls and Anaconda.
In. this capacity he became a great
friend of the late Marcus Daily. When
the copper magnate wanted to go
east on an outing Flanagan always
accompanied him. Through this
friendship wealth came to Flanagan.
Now he is one of the substantial
business men of the metropolis. He
has served Silver Bow county in the
house for IL years, and it is truthful
ly said that while Silver Bow legisla-
tors may come and go, Flanagan
goes on forever. Few men in Silver
Bow county have as many friends as
has Jerry Flanagan.
Johnnie Wrath of Billings. who is
assistant sergeant of arms of the SEN
ate, is just in Helena for a vacation.
He made a snug little fortune in wy
oming oil. He was in Greybull. Wy
oming, when the boom started and
managed to get in on a company
which made good.
The first bills introduced had to
do with appropriations to pay the e.
penses of the legislators.
There is a little furry of interest
over the election of James F.. O'Con-
nor as speaker, caucus nominee OF
the democrats. Several members who
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minal elevators, farm loans and state
hail insurance.

Senator Hogan gave his colleagues
something to think all tut the other
day when he gave formal notice that
he would introduce a bill providing
for the holding of a constitutional
convention.
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America and finally the most stupendous struggle
ever waeed between men-this World war.
1t brought relief to the victims of the Charles
ton earthquake and San Francisco fire and the
survivors of the Johnstown flood. The terrible
blizzard of ". 1t was popular when Oklahoma
was opened to settlers and It was in nine Terri
tories when they were admitted as States.
Baseball players were using it when Billy Sum
day quit the diamond in 1889 and started upon a
career as the greatest evangelist of modern times.
It was found on druggists shelves when John L..
Sullivan defeated Jake Kilrain.
When Nellie Bly, made her trip around the
world in seventy.two days Sloan's Liniment might
have been purchased in nearly every large city
she touched. As the nation grew so it grew.
1t saw a nation increase from SIS, 600 popu-
lation to 100, 600 600; wealth increase from fifty
billions of dollars to nearly two hundred billions;
100. 600 miles of railway heightened to 250,000
miles; scientific farming produce billion dollar
crops: modern trusts multiply millionaires tre-
menduous strides in medicine; a Transformation
in social conditions.
1t was in this epoch that Sloan's Liniment was
introduced. 1t has proved its worth.
And time has brought its reward.
Sloan's Liniment for pains and aches of rheu.
mahsm. eout, lumbaeo. neuralgia, stiff neck, lame
back. sprains, strains and bruises. 1t penetrates
quickly without rubbing and gives prompt relief
to sore muscles and stiff joints following exposure
All druggists. Csc. Soc. and $500.
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somebody else), was the situation
which confronted them, if the Senate
be continuous body at all.
Il don't sit in Judgment on the mo-
tives Of men, but l do know that it
is principle Of law and principle
of common sense that all men, not
idiots or lunatics, are to be judged BY
the natural consequences of their own
conduct. These men do not even
claim to be lunatics or idiots. They
knew what they were doing and pre-
sumably they intended to do it.
"You say that the president was
wrong in denouncing men who did
nothing except to take advantage Of
their conceded privilege. You forget
that men in this world have not only
right, but duties, and that the right
sort of man pays more attention to
his duties than he does to his rights,
and that man who would take ad-
vantageof conceded privilege which
is not even a right, but merely q priv
lege-in order to defy the House Of
Representatives, seven-eights Of the
Senate, the president Of the United
States, the people Of the United
States, neither deserves nor can have,
any charity in the minds Of those who
think that duty is as Robert E. Les
pronounced It to be, the noblest word
in the English language"
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BOTH SIDES MARK TIME WAITING
ACTION BY PRESIDENT WILSON
Situation Devoid of Any Suggestion Of a Com
promise Washington Sees No Way Out Of
Matter Conferences Continue.

negotiations between the railroads
Of the United States and the four
brotherhoods has failed. The country
today faces the prospect Of strike
of the conductors, engineers, firemen
and trainmen that will tie up trans
portation from Main to California ct
seven o'clock eastern time Saturday
night, unless President Wilson suc-
cessfully intervenes or the railroad
managers and men make an unex-
pected compromise before the strike
begins.
Freight and yard employees Of the
New York Central, Nickle Plate, and
Baltimore and Ohio lines and those
in the switching yards at Chicago and
st. Louis will be the first to walk ont.
The strike order first calls for cessa-
tion Of work only on freight trains,
The employees expect the first
strength will bring the employers to
terms. II it fails the strike will be
extended on successive days to all
employees.
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COUNTY HEALTH
GOOD MONTH
Report of DR.. w. T. Mathews Shows
Conditions About the Same
Epidemic of Measles.

So far as the records show Febru-
ary was the worst month of the win
ter in Greenwood regarding sickness.
Collectively there were more cases of
sickness in Lefore County during that
month than any other, severally there
was no increase in the>average num-
ber of the more serious diseases, the
increase in the total being due almost
entirely to an epidemic of measles,
there being 1873 cases of that disease
reported. These figures were gather
ed from the monthly report of Dr.
W. T. Mathews, County Health Officer,
just filed with the Chancery Clerk.
Malaria and influenza had the lar
gest number of cases recorded. Forty
one physicians are practicing in the
County, none failing to report.
OF the contagious diseases there are
1923 cases of measles, 81 cases Of
whooping cough, six cases of chicken
pox, three cases Of pellegra and IL
of tuberculosis.
Following is list of the diseases
prevalent during February with total
number of cases, the number Of white
cases and the number of colored cases:
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GROCERY STOCKS IN GREENWOOD
BELOW NORMAL ON EVE OF STRIKE
Car Shortage, Embargoes and Short Notice OF
Strike Prevented Preparation Weeks
Supply on Hand Sugar Scarce.

the shortage will not be felt SO keenly
as it would have few months ago.
The coal situation is satisfactory
The City Light and Power Company
has enough on hand to run the plant
for thirty days or more. Retail deal.
ers are well stocked with both boiler
and CRATE coal, though very little Of
the latter will be needed.
The consensus Of opinion among
wholesale houses is that the stock
Of groceries now on hand is sufficient
to last about two weeks, which is just
about normal stock. Should the strike
really become effective, even though
it lasted only a few days, the freight
situation throughout the country
would be so congested that 1t would
be several weeks before the conditions
could be relieved in the least and
many months before the situation
would again be normal
IN the long run Greenwood is in
better shape to cope with the situa-
tion now than she was last September
even though at that time large stocks
Of supplies had been accumulated.
With the advent Of spring, vegetables,
frying size chickens, fresh eggs and
other home raised products can be
substituted for the things unavailable.
There IL little chance Of anyone
starving to death IN and about Green
wood even should the strike be called
and continue &os ! month or Longer, (,
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-03-16
NEW YORK COTTON OIL MARKET
GREENWOOD COTTON RECEIPTS
DAILY COTTON LETTER.

! New Orleans, March 16-There was
combination of bearish news this
morning-the revolution in Russia
the cabinet crisis in France (both Of
possible consequence to Wall street
on account It large foreign loans)
and a general railroad strike was
ordered to commerce Saturday.
Washington says that the Presi-
dent will appeal to patriotism to
avoid the strike. Liverpool was about
10 lower than, due cable saying "Un-
settled over Russian revolution and
Manchester selling"
Market opened 20 to 45 points low
er on frightened selling on the over
night news. "a message from New
York saying "strike probable" invit-
ed some buying but an uneasy feeling
prevailed and the buying was without
confidence. ~
Bullish news for cotton was a re-
port from Chicago that there is a
large migration of southern negro la
Dor to northern manufacturing CEN
ters. More than 10000 came to Chi
cago from TIE South in two weeks.
This confrms recent report from
Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia Of
loss of fatm labor as likely factor
in restricting cotton acreage.
The strikgpossibility is holding spot
business in kilspense.
j. F. CLARKE & co.
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SITUATION IN A MUDDLE.

(By Associated Press)
London, March 16-A Reuter- dis
patch from Petrograd says that the
Emperor is expected to arrive at
Tsarskoe-Selo palace today and sew
eral regiments with artillery are has
tening to the same place. Grand
Duke Nicholas is reported : to have
reached Petrograd. The dispatch
says that he probably will take COM
mand Of the troops.
The new Russian minister of JUS
tice, Deputy Kerensky has decided to
frame a measure of general political
amnesty. Grand Duke Nicholas, COM
mander of the Caucasus has tele-
graphed President Redzianko of the
Duma, in accord with General Alexiff,
chief Of the staff, asking the emperor,
in order to save Russia and bring
the war to successful end to take
the only step possible in the present
circumstances.
Calm has been restored in Petro-
grad although the partisans of the
old regime have been firing from the
roofs and were arrested and removed.
The garrison at Tsarskoe-Selo has de-
clared itself with the government.
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Should the general railroad strike
set for tomorrow afternoon take eff.
1ect it will find Greenwood, and the
entire nation for that matter, little
prepared for it. Prior to the crisis
IN the controversy between the roads
and the employees last September
enough warning was given to permit
1he wholesale and retail houses to
prepare to meet the situation. This
was not the case in the present crisis
however, and due to the car shortage
and embargoes it was impossible to
make preparations on short notice.
Inc result is that stocks Of staple
ana heavy groceries in Greenwood are
below normal. IA
The greatest shortage is in sugar.
Since the uprising in Cuba the sugar
situation has been serious and due to
That and the car shortage an embar-
60 has been placed on sugar from
Greenville and from New Orleans.
only one barrel at a time will be
shipped from Creenville and five is
the maximum shipment from New
orleans. The embargo has been in
effect for several weeks. The total
stock Of sugar in Greenwood today is
less than two cars.
The potato situation has been SER
ious Tor sometime but because Of the
high price Of that product II has been
spant0Nsd u = uuivessal dish and
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TO RIVAL PANAMA CANAL.

Washington, March 16-(By Union
Associated Press)-From consular
reports it is learned that the Pres
ident of Bolivia has been authorized
to undertake, under the supervision
of the State, the construction of the
Atocha -Tupiza section Of the railway
which will connect La Paz with Buen-
os Ayres. It is expected that his rail-
way will be a formidable rival of the
Panama Canal.
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High Sea Assassination.

"You may not see the difference be-
tween highway robbery and highway
assassination, but l do, and although
the use Of submarines in the manner
in which Germany proposes, or says
she proposes, to use them, may not
be highway, it is at least high sea
assassination.
II would rather be a dog and die
without any immortality than to sub
nit not only to injury but to insult.
! think gentleman would rather be
injured than insulted. Germany's
position towards US has been purely
one of insult. -
"The men who carried on the fill
buster in the Senate knew that the
Senate had to adjourn at 12 o'clock
claims that it is continuous body Il
noon on March 4, in spite Of their
continuous body which cannot contin-
W itself must b called In session by
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-03-16
GRAND DUKE NICHOLAS THE
MAN OF THE HOUR IN RUSSIA
n Abdicating the Throne Emperor Deprived
Himself of Rank of Commander in Chief of
the Army-Police Archives Burned.
fBy Associated Press)

Il Grand Duke Nicholas, idol Of the
Russian army, and ranked as thesRus'
/ ian master strategist, looms up big
IS the military figure of the hour in
the empire which has just witnessed
successful and almost bloodless rev.
olution with the abdication OF the en-
neyor. The REIMBURSEMENT of the
throne by Nicholas deprives him of
the rank of commander in chief of the
army. The heir to the throne is an
infant and Grand Duke Michael, Re-
gent, is not military commander Of
experience.
Civil forces are cooperating with
the government heartily in restoring
normal life in the empire.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-03-16
PARLOR CARS
FOR SOUTHERN
Will Be Put ON Between Greenvills
and Birmingham as Soon asfRe-
ceived-Now Building.

! Secretary W. H. Hays Of the Busi.
ness League has received a letter from
Mr.. M. ]. Wise, assistant to the Cen
eral Manager Of the Southern Rail-
way in Mississippi, with headquarters
at Mobile, Ala, relative to the parlor
car service to be installed between
.Greenville and Birmingham. Mr..
Wise, upon receipt of letter from
Mr.. Hays, took the matter up with
the Southern Railway. He was told
that the completion Of cars awaited
arrival Of chairs which were shipped
on March 10th.
Following is the letter received
from Mr.. Wise:
Mr.. W. H. Hays, Secretary Green
wood Business Leoague, Green
wood, Miss.
Dear Sir:-Referring to your letter
of March 18th, in regard to parlor
cars. l am in receipt of the following
telegram from the Southern Railway:
"Your telegram date. Completion
Of cars awaiting arrival Of chairs
shipped March 10th. Everything pos
sible being done to expedite delivery
of cars to you. Will shortly advise
you definite date"
1t is almost impossible to secure
prompt delivery Of material at this
time. You may rest assured we are
doing everything possible to get these
cars in service. Yours very truly,
M. ]. WISE.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-03-16
Senate Needs Harryingl

| Il did not know we have been max
ing up our minds to ''harry the Sen
ate,' but God knows the Senate need
harrying. It was sinking into justi
| fed public contempt.
"All this talk about the munition.
manufacturers and Wall Street stir
ing up war feeling 10 nonsense
Neither the munition manufacturers
nor Wall Street sank the Lusitania
nor the Arabic, nor the Sussex, nor
the Laconia, nor published the Ger
man note threatening to 60 further
and sink everything.
II deny your statement that our
country has not been fair from the
beginning. Anybody who wants, to
put upon an equal footing the char
acter Of violations of our neutral
rights perpetrated by Great Britain
and France and the character of vio-
lations of our neutral rights perpe-
trated by Germany can't see the diff
ference between prize court and a
torpedo. To my mind, there is vast
difference. Neither can he see the
difference between a bale of cotton
and a human life.
IF you had no argument to submit
as to the wrongs of the belligerents,
or whether it was incumbent upon
us to support one side or the other,
! fail to see why you wrote me at all. |
ut is true that there have been
violations of neutral rights by both |
sides, but nobody with a particle of |
in his makeup can put the
two characters Of violations upon the
same footing.
"We have just been informed by
Germany that she will sink our ships, |
as well as our citizens upon the ships
If other nations, if we dare come
within a zone of fire which she has
lrawn, unless we came on our way to
Falmouth with our ships painted like
/ barber pole.
IF you are willing to put up with
hat sort of thing, / am not; nor am
willing to take William J. Bryan's
,osition, You have kicked me twice,
md if you kick me again will deliv- D
r you lecture
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-03-16
PLANNINGy CONSOLIDATION OF
GREAT STEEL CENTERS,

. Bethlehem, Pa, March 16-(By Un-
ion Associated Press)- THE question
Of consolidating the Bethlehems into
a city ofAthe third class is receiving
much attention just now. In both
Bethlehere end South Bethlehem com.
mittees are quietly marshalling work.
ers in order to create support for the
consolidation movement, which has
the enlargement tof Charles M.
Schwab. The issue will probably be
decided ahsa election to bs held early
In May, !, II
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-03-16

COTTON GRAIN
AND PROVISIONS
Cotton Market Showed Uneasiness
During Trading Today and Small
Loss Recorded.

Uneasiness was shown on both the
New York and New Orleans cotton
markets today and the close showed
q net loss At both places. At New
Orleans the iess was 12 to IA points
and ten points at New York. Spots
were five up at New York and un-
changed at New Orleans. Sale 1,7O4
bales.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-03-16
BRITISH TOWN
Is BOMBARDED
West Gate Visited by Hostile Zeppe.
-. lin-N0 Casualties or Material
Damage Results.
(By Associated Press)

London, March 16-The war office
announced early today that an hostile
zepplin had dropped bombs on West
Gate. No casualties or material
damage resulted. West Gate is a
watering place eighty miles from
London.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-03-16
TURKS DRIVEN
BACK FURTHER
Part Of Bakubah, Thirty Miles North
east of Bagdad, Now Occupied
by the British.
(By Associated Press)

London, March 16-A portion of
Bakubah, thirty miles northeast of
Bagdad has been occupied by the Brit
ish the war Office announces today.
The Turks continue to fall back along
the right bank of the Tigris.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-03-16
PLACE EMBARGO
ON PERISHABLES
Southern Takes Action Preparatory
to Strike-Effects Atlanta Ship
ments Mostly.
(By Associated Press)

Atlanta, March 16-Six o'clock this
morning the Southern Railway placed
an embargo on all perishable freight
that will not reach it's destination be-
fore six o'clock Saturday night.
Dead freight will be accepted SUBJ
ject to certain conditions.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-03-16
TRAINED BUSINESS MEN FOR
HIGH ILLINOIS OFFICERS.

Springfield, ILL.,, March 16-(By
Union Associated Press)-Not- in
many years has the political situa-
tioin caused the professional Office
seekers so much concern as it is caus-
ing at present, all due to the attitude
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-03-16
ACTION DECIDED UPON.
ID, eeoo,o+oJ Drocc\

London, March 16-The abdictation
Of the emperor and the appointment
Of Grand Duke Michael as regent has
not been carried into effect although
it has been decided upon by the execu-
tive power, Chancellor of the Exche-
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-03-16
RUSSIAN MOBILES
BACK MOVEMENT
Meetings Being Held in Almost Every
Province to Endorse the Revolu-
tionary Government.
(Ry Associated Pressl

Petrograd, March 16-The council
Of the nobility have already held ses-
sions in fifteen provinces understood
to have been called to endorse the
new revolutionary government.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-03-16

of Governor Frank o. Lowden. The
Governor announces that in making
new appointments, which will be made
public soon, he will select only men
trained in paths Of commercial life to
take hold of departments, whenever
they can be induced to enlist. The
Governor is now busy examining the
qualifications of high-grade timber.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-03-16
WILL NOT PASS
COLOMBIA TREATY
Withdrawn from Before the Senate
Today ard Will Not Be Ratified
at the Present Session.
(By Associated Press)

Washington, March 16-The treaty
with Colombia to pay $25,0O0,0O0 for
the partition of Panama was with
drawn in the Senate today and will
not be passed by the present session.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-03-16
NEW YORK MARKET.
NEW ORLEANS MARKET.

Closed IL to IA down.
New York Spots 1905 up.
New Orleans Spots l7.63
Sales 1704.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-03-16
POLICE ARCHIVES BURNED.
(By Associated Press)

(By Associated Press)
London, March 16-Practically the
entire archives of the Russian secret
police were burned by the revolution
lists, according to Perograd dispatches.
The strongest anti-German feeling an
imates the population and all highly
placed personages suspected Of being
Of German proclivities or who bear
German names are being hunted
down.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-03-16
BRITISH VESSEL
STRIKES A MINE
Torpedo Boat Destroyer Sunk in Eng
lish Channel-One Man Killed
in Accident.
(By Associated Press

London, March 16-A British tor
pedo boat destroyer struck mine in
the English channel today and was
sunk. One man was killed and 20 are
missing.