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The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-02-14
FEBRUARY IA IN HISTORY.

1779-ames Cook, English naviga-
tor, killed by natives while searching
for northwest passage. He aided the
taking of Quebec and Newfoundland.
1779-Col. Pickens routed a body Of
Tories at battle of Kettle Creek, Geor-
gia.
l7S0-Kien Long, emperor of China,
distributed gifts to all the aged of
the kingdom, and exempted the peo-
pie from taxes, in honor of the 50th
year of his reign.
1871-Surrender of Belfort to Ger
mans in Franco russian war.
1S79-"Marseillaise" officially rec
ognized as French national anthem.
1884-Iercentenary of birth Of Sir
Francis Drake, statute unveiled at
Plymouth, Eng.
1912-Arizona admitted to state
hood by proclamation of the presi-
dent.
1913-President Taft vetoed the
immigration bill, objecting to the H.
literacy test.
1916-British Government called
out all remaining unmarried men in
England, Scotland and Wales.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-02-14
PROGRESSIVES PLAN TO WIN
THE SOUTH.

Atlanta, Ca, Feb. 14-(By Union
Associated Press)-A conference has
been called here today to take place
at the Ansley hotel, fol. the purpose
of starting = campaign to win the
South for the Progressive party.
Representatives from every State
east Of the Mississippi river and south
of Mason and Dixon's line Of taking
part in the meeting. Today's ses-
sion is only q preliminary to a ma
tion-wide conference. of progressives
to be held in st. Louis next spring.
The Progressive leaders declare that
there will be no compromise with the
Republicans and if the Republicans
want to work in unison with them,
they will have to adopt Progressive
principles.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-02-14
SMALL FIRE YESTERDAY,

Roof of Store House on Main Street
Burned-Small Loss.
A small fire occurred yesterday aft
ernoon at the corner Of johnson and
Main streets when the roof of a two
story house caught. 1t was soon ex-
tinguished, little damage being done.
The house was occupied by Johnit
Apostle, a Greek, who ran a grocery
store in the ground floor and lived
upstairs. The building is owned by
Mr.. Frank Giardina.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-02-14
ANNOUNCEMRvr

We desire to announce i j.
OF Greenwood and surround i. !!
tory that we have establish
the best monumental plant; i
sease and our doors are i,
and we are ready to serve i, ~
If you are in need Of .p,t,,s
our line we would apprsc i.ss =
po ana of calling upon u
submit designs and price, ~
work and we cordially invit, !,
call at our show room and !, /
the finished memorials W. -, l
in stock. NV ! .
We handle everything that
OF marble or granite and u. A
very glad to assist you in eva, !
possible in your selection d !
ORAL in material and design M !
rect in its proportions.
Write for catalogue Or al 4,
er Information desired.
GREENWOOD MARBLE vo,,
F. D. NIvEN, Mgr.
1854 Carrollton Ave. '
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ADVERTISEMENT OF ESTRAY.
The State Of Mississippi, Lefore
Cnlniv

AO AS3A .
The State Of Mississippi, Lefore
County.
To Whom It May Concern:
Notice IS ..erebJ given, that a horse
found estlay, was taken up by A. J,
Knight, on the list day Of November
1916, the value of which animal has
been fully appraised by two disinter.
ested and competent persons, resi-
dents of Supervisors District No. 3,
summoned by R. H. Hicks, Justice OF
the Peace Tor Ranger) in and for said
county, and duly sworn by him; and
said appraisers have duly certified
that the value of said animal is fifty
($5O.0O) dollars, together with the
following particular description: one
bay horse Is IL hands high, A years
old, white hind feet and white spot
on left hip.
Witness my signature, this goth
day Of January, 1917.
R. H. HICKS, ]. P.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-02-14
Phones 748 or 80.

Miss Fora Thorn has severed hel
relations with the Greenwood Gram.
mas school to accept a position trav.
cling for an institution in Jackson,
Miss Thorn has made many friends
while here, who regret to see her
leave. Her place is being taken by
Miss Margaret Caruthers, who taught
in the schools here for several weeks
at the beginning Of the fall term dur
ing the illness of one Of the other
teachers.
Mrs W. ]. Jennings, of Starkville,
and Miss Willie Smith, Of Grenada,
sisters of Dr. Frank H. Smith, are
guests in his home here. They will
be here for several days.
%*+&s
Mrs. w. P. Weaver and daughter,
Miss Rebecca, Mrs. Arch Peteet and
Mrs. Jesse Stinson, OF Avalon, left
today for New Orleans to take in the
Mardi Gras festivities.
Mrs. B l.. Young and daughter,
Miss Mabel, returned yesterday after
noon from a delightful visit of sew
e-al weeks in Chicago and New York.
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Mrs. Sigmund Lyman and baby, of
Pine Biut, Ark, are the guests Of
Mrs. r. Goodman and Mrs. kantor
this week.
Miss Louise Weller is visiting in
Memphis, where she is the recipient
OF many social pleasures.
4 *x4*A
3. Mrs. May Greene has returned
from q visit to her daughter, Mrs. Jim
stone, in oxford.
MI. s. E. Barnwell, of Greenwood,
was 2 visitor to the city last Thurs
day. Mr.. Barnwelps old friends in
4azoo are always glad to see him.
He Is looking well as usual.-Yazoo
City News, 18th inst.
SHHHH
A FEW OF THE LARGER SIZED
KNIGHT NON ShlD, 5OvO-MlLG
GUAkANTkL CASING AT GkEAl.
IL kEDuIED tklIES.
II. d, MALkER & co.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-02-14
NEW BOAT HERE NEXT WEEK.
"Rep0se" Will Reach Greenwood
Tuesday of Coming Week.

The new boat "Repose" purchased
by Messrs Gid. Jr., and Paul Mont
joy, to take the place of the steamer
"Cnoctaw" recently burned in the va
o River, will reach here next Tues
day February the twentieth, if moth
ing happens to present.
Capt. Robt. Luckett will leave Green
wood about Saturday abroard the
steamer Mary c., which was charter
ed from the McGraw Lumber Co., of
Yazoo City until another boat could
be secured, for that point where he
will deliver the Mary C. to her owner
and meet the Repose, returning to
aboard the new vessel.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-02-14

Mr.. N. V. Hutchinson, of Column
bus, travelling freight and passenger
agent i me southern Railway, was
in the city on business today.
~ n.x
When you need Coal Of Wood phone
A. ID, Stoner. ty-6t,
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-02-14
JUST ANOTHER INSTANCE.
Where Advertising in This Paper Got
the Desired Results,

Mrs. Ben Terry lost herr bracelet
and advertised in The Daily Common
wealth tor its recovery, though little
expecting to get it back, because lost
valuabies are seldom ever returned
by the finders. 1t happened however
that the bracelet was found by a gen.
tleman, Mr.. Tom Holmes, and return
ed.
Several days after finding it Mr..
Holmes happened to pick up an
issue OF line daily Commonwealth
and read Mrs. Terry's advertisement,
thus learning the owner of the hand
some piece OF jewelry which he had
found.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-02-14

Mr.. Ray Hall arrived from Meri-
dian today to be present at the mar
rage Of his sister, MISS Eva Hail,
which taxes place tomorrow.
FOR EAR CORN, HAY, VELVET
BEANS, PEAS AND SEED CORN,
CALL No. b2, OK WRITE Y. L. EG-
GLkSYON, GREENWOOD, MISS.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-02-14
CLASSIFIED. A0vS,

FOR SALE--As very pretty bunga-
low with modern convenlences, 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, 1917-02-14

A FEW OF THE LARGER SIZED
KNIGHT NON SKID, 5000. MILE
GUARANTEE CASING AT GREAT
LY REDUCED PRICES,
H. D. WALKER & co.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-02-14
Air OF Sol; AnaiYzeI,

9 VE'TWVJ &O0S
The air Of the soil-extractcd down
- a depth Of six inches by means Of
4 bpeclal kissd of puulp-has been
fodat BY q. !. Russell and A. Apple
yard, English experimenters. to con.
tain more carbon dioxide and less oxy.
%en than atmospheric air. It. also
shows greater fluctuations In compost
tior, due chiefly to the varying rate in
the changes from life process, al i ap-
parently quite znconnected with baro-
R,e:Aic pressure winds, or any wealth
X conditionA
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-02-14

The Lefore Grocer Co., Wholesale
Grocers and Feed dealers, of Green
wood, are now receiving 1900 sacks
per week, of nice fresh made cele-
brated INTERNATIONAL feed for
the horse, COW, poultry and hog.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-02-14

FOR SALE-By City of Green
wood, the old Eagles Club or Luck
EFT house. Send bids to S. H. Mont
gomery, City Clerk on or before Mon
day, February II, 1917, at 10 o'clock
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-02-14

Mr.. Martin Andersen, Jr., city edi-
tor OF the Aazoo City Semi eekly
Sentinel, visited the family Of his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Ander-
sen, in TINS city yesterday.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-02-14
FOR SALE OR RENT

Ny residence and 8 IL acres land,
2 IL miles from Court House, west
River Front; + rooms, kitchen and
bath, hot and cold water, electric
lights, z %out-houses, barn and chick
en- houses.
WILL N. PILLOW.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-02-14
Desert Of Sand and Roof

Tho greatest desert In the world,
the Sahara, 10 about % large % the
United States and Alaska together.
The sand areas In the desert are some,
what larger than Alaska, and tAe
rocky tablelands forming nost q the
desert are somewhat smaller than ~
United States. In other words, ~
Sahara Is made W Of. about 1eo,oee
square miles Of sand and lSelteoo
sonare miles Of rock aurfsoA
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-02-14
WANTED.

2 or 3 small sets Of Books to keep
where my entire time will not be YAK
en- up. l have a diploma from one Of
the best commercial colleges in the
South, and know | can do the work
in q thorough manner.
r. N. BlLLINGSLEY,
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-02-14

FOR ssALE-:Eptire house hold
Furniture for sale. 602 Henderson
street. Phone $50.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-02-14

st. Valentines anniversary was an
awfully dismal and rainy day in these
parts.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-02-14
FOR SALE.

Grocery Store doing good business,
fine location cold drinks alone paying
expenses. Will invoice about $l,ovv.
Best Of reasons tor selling. Don't
answer unless you have the cash.
Address *" this office.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-02-14

FOR RENT-sos Strong Avenue,
five-room cottage. Apply to c. L.
Lomax. '.,
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-02-14

FOR RENT-Five room house on
Dewey St. Bath and electric lights.
w. M: Hammer. T.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-02-14

LOST-On OF near Yazoo River
bridge. l Aluminium Tea Kettle. Re-
turn to Commonwealth Office and get
reward. ..
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-02-14
FOR RENT

Maj. N. s. Mclean was in the city
from his Wildwood plantation home
on business today.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-02-14

FOR RENT-5-Room Cottage with
double hall, bath, electric lights, west
Church street, l block, Of Public
schools. 5000, water furnished. APP
ply to r. T. Jones.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-02-14

DR.. Jos. M. Good, of Williston, Fla,
after q visit of several days to rela-
tives and friends in and near Green
wood, left today for Cincinnati, where
he will spend the next four weeks
taking . postgraduate course in the
leading medical college of that city
before returning to his Florida home.
A FEW OF THE LARGER SIZED
KNIGHT NON SKID, 50O0-MILE
GUARANTEE CASING AT GREAT.
LY REDUCED PRICES.
H. D. WALKER & co.
Mr.. Sol. Stern is in St. Louis, where
he will spend several days buying a
large assortment of spring and sum-
mer goods for the popular firm of
Stern Brothers.
II you want snap cor or whip
poorwill COW peas write Nicely Bros,
Natchez, Miss.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-02-14

MI. Hunt Jones, of Louisville, KY,
auditor tor Churcnlll-M Milton Lumber
Co., Is in the city and will make
Greenwood his future home. He has
filed his application for membership
with the Business League, evidencing
his interest in developing Growing
Greenwood.
Capt. W. F. Hamilton, of Carroll
county, was in the city on business
today.
A FEW OF THE LARGER SIZED
KNIGHT NON SKID, 5OOO-MILE
GUARANTEE CASING AT GREAT
LY REDUCED PRICES.
H. D. WALKER & co.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-02-14

~
All are dying who are not dead,
And unto the end it will be so.
Love-but the one you love will pas.
In blooming beauty, some mad day
To fatten the grass-worms under the
grass;
And yet this is a jolly old world
you say!
Build-and the temple you build will
fall. ..-,
Frieze and pillar and altar stone;
Over its ruins will reptiles crawl,
And the ivy a in the winds that
Work-and the gold that you work To
win, ~
That you fret and worry and strive
! to save,
Is spent in folly and shame and sin
When you are dust in a dreamless
grave.
Capture the laurel leaves of fame,
Where they burgeon out of the
blood Of men;
Conquer a nimbus for your name
By the miracle-power of the pen.
But the garlands Of glory will fade
away, '..s
And the name be lost in the dim,
dumb years.
Where are the heroes ere Adams day,
Their flaming thoughts and their
flashing spears?
They pirate Of a phantom world afar,
Beyond the mould and the marble
urn,
Beyond the fire is immortal and love
is eterne.
But I am no dupe of their priestly
dreams,
They know Of nothing that is to be.
The light that out of their heaven
streams
Is the self-same light that shines
or me.
l hear the voices they hear, and I
See every sign that they behold;
But dumb as death is the stainless
sky,
Invisible are the gates of gold.
Thro' the sum and sweep of the count
less years,
Humbly at many a countless shrine,
Men and women have wept their
tears,
Or quatfed to the lees communion
wine.
But never in a CLEAN of glory fell
In splendor athwart the altar stone. |
And never a sound but the passing
bell,
Shifting the air with its awful tone.
They have stormed the stars with !
their passionate cry
For hope or mercy or justice here, :
Plead that their dear ones should new
er die !
Plead with many a sob and tear.
oily! for never an answer came,
And never an arrow was turned
away; ~
sped to its beautiful mark the same,
Whether they prayed or scorned to
pray.
rom the cradle to coffin we struggle
and seek,
Till the fugitive years Of our lives
are past;
ut whether our lot be blessed or I
bleak, !
We are tossed like dogs to the /
worms at last.
hat is the use Of it all? ! say,
Why are we brought from the
blank unknown !
, weep and dance through q little
day !
That drifts us under a burial stone?
will Hubbard Herman.
--O--
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-02-14
Farming Land tor Rent.

,26O acres OF new land tor rent
three nllles east Of Greenwood; teh-
anr houses arteslan Well; small
Or large tracts to suit tenants. In.
Quire Of A. ". Ross or Tel. NO. loo.
AH&H
II you want snap corn or whip
poorwAl COW peas write Nicely Bros,
Natchez, Miss. .....
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-02-14

WANTED TO BUY-Residence lot
in North Greenwood, on convenient
monthly terms. Price must be low.
Address "G.H.R.," this Office.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-02-14
:. FOR.SALE

= FOR SALE.
Horse and buggy. Good driving
horse, young and city broke. Gail
Az or 497. A.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-02-14

Take The Daily Commonwealth.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-02-14
WHAT is H USE?

"What is the use of it all?" l said,
AS we sat in the argent after-glow,
All are dying who are not dead,
And unto the end it will be 80. "
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-02-14

Col. Grafton, of Canton, was in thu
city on business yesterday.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-02-14

Lady's Bracelet Of pearls, turquoise
and gold beads; lost on west Market
street, between Cotton street and res
idence Of Mrs. A. G. McLemore. Find
er will be rewarded by returning same
to B. 7. Terry.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-02-14

MI. N. L .Cockrell was in the city
from his plantation today looking att
er business matters.
$500
FOR RENT ~.> ~
Glen Mary plantation 100 acres in
cultivation Apply to DR.. T. X. Hen
derson, Greenwood, Miss.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-02-14

WILL N. PILLOW.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-04
Trial Of Kelly for
Murder of Eight
Began This Morning

Red Oak, Iowa, Sept. 4.-Lyn George
j. Kelly, itinerant, unordained minister
today went on trial charged with the
murder of eight persons at Villisca,
Iowa, five years ago. Attorney General
Havner was in charge of the state S
case and held as his trump card con.
fession he says Kelly signed last week
admitting the axe murders. Judge j.
W. Bois is presiding.
Havner did not announce when he
would seek to introduce the alleged
confession which he says is Kelly's IS ad-
mission that he killed Joe Moore, Mrs.
Moore, the four children and Ina and
Lena Stillinger on June TO, 1912.
Judge A. l.. Sutton, chief of Kelly IS
staff Of attorneys, indicated this af-
ternoon that he would not enter a plea
of insanity for his client, but would
insist that Kelly is innocent of the
crime charged.
The introduction of the confession, il
is thought, will lead to Kelly taking
the stand in his own defense possibly
weeks before he would without its in
PRODUCTION.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-04
RED CROSS BULLETINS
Willamette Chapter, American
Red Cross
Business Office and Supply De
partment, Room Alb U. s. Ma
tional Bank Building

Since last Friday, the following work
has been turned in at the Red Cross
headquarters, room AIS U. S. National
bank building:
From Rickreall-8 four tailed pieces,
Is abdominal bandages, Is T-bandages,
10 knitted wash rags, IL triangular
pieces and suits of pajamas,
From the Three Links auxiliary of
Salem-124 triangular bandages and
10 operating gowns. Donations from
this auxiliary were Is napkins, 10
handkerchiefs and 13 emergency dress
ings.
From the Stayton auxiIiary-5O pair
bed socks and SO towels. The auxiliary
donated % handllerchiefs.
From the Presbyterian auxiliary of
Salem-2 dozen T-bandages.
From st. Paul's Episcopal church
auxiliary of Salem-70 triangular band
ages and dozen four tailed pieces.
Red Cross headquarters for children
have been established at Toul, France.
In one of the villages formerly occu-
pied by the Germans, children were
found in old barracks, unfinished,
with no sanitary appliances and the
sick and well all herded together.
Twenty-one of the children were under
the age of one year and all were less
than eight years of age. From the
several villages $50 children were col
lected and taken to the Red Cross head
quarters at Toul where sanitary quar-
ters and proper food were given them.
Al, 81 h I1o..,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-04
.AEROPLANES RAID
BRITISH NAVAL BASE
Official Report Says lO8 Are
Killed, Sc WOunded---May
Have Blown Up Ship

London, Sept. 4.-German aeroplanes
last night raided the Chatham Sheer
ness area of England (Chatham is a
British naval base and Sheerness is a
naval and military depot) inflicting
what were officially described today
as "nWval casualties" totaling 10S
dead and SO wounded.
On the Isle of Thanet the raiders
killed one and wounded six other per-
sons.
About six enemy airplanes follow
ed the south bank Of the Thames from
10:40 to 11:30 last night" the official
statement said "Our machines rose
and anti-aircraft guns were in action
without results.
Chatham contains immense military
and naval establishments, docks, bar
racks, engineer schools and immense
fortifications.
Sheerness is also strongly fortified
seaport, the naval arsenal of England.
1t likewise has great docks.
The size of the "naval casualties"
reported indicates that the German
raiders bombs blew up something
possibly a ship or some of the buildings
in the two great bases.
Chatham is about 25 miles from Lon
don. 1t is at the lower point of the Riv-
er Medway, which flows from the Riv-
er Thames at the point where Sheer
ness is located.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-04
TAKING STEPS TO GET
STATE'SSHARE OF COIN
Superintendent Churchill Has
Hopes to Secure $4,000
Aid for Vocational Work

State Superintendent of Public In
struction Churchill is back from Wash
ington, D. c., where he met with rep
resentatives from every state in the
United States in connection with the
U. S. Board of Vocational Education.
The object of the meeting was to out
line policy for distributing the mon
ey appropriated by congress for the
furthering of vocational education. The
whole matter was discussed and an
agreement was reached as to the stand
rards that would be required where a
school desires to match local money
with the federal appropriation.
There was some doubt as to whether
or not Oregon could secure its appor-
tionment of $4,000 because the legis-
lature adjourned before this bill be-
came law. However, Oregon was told to
go ahead and prepare plan under the
requirements set up by the board and
submit not later than September 20.
If this plan meets with the approval of
the federal board it will probably make
the money available for Oregon this
year.
Superintendent Churchill expressed
himself this morning as confident that
the measure remedying the Oregon de-
ficiency will go through the senate.
He has placed the matter before Sen
ators McNary and Chamberlain and
they have promised to do all they can
for it.
There are three lines Of vocational
teaching that will be followed. They
are: l. Training teachers for vocation.
al educational work; 2. Industrial edu-
cation; and 3. Agricultural education
The money appropriated by the fed
eral government goes to high schools
and not to colleges, except for the
training of these teachers. Superintend-
ent Churchill expects to call meeting
of the state board of vocation educa-
ton soon SO that plan can be formu-
lated.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-09-04
President Wants
Insurance at $4,000

Washington, Sept 4.-President Viii
son wants soldiers and sailors to have
$4,000 government insurance. In a
letter to Representative Adamson,
Georgia, he expressed the hope today
that the limit for life insurance avail
able would not remain at $4,000 to
which figure it was cut in committee
The president wrote:
tMay L not express to You and
through you to the committee ON inter
state and foreign commerce of the
house my sincere qualification at the
favorable report the committee has
Just made on the bill granting family
allowance, indemnities and life insur-
anee for the officers and enlisted men
of the army and navy; and the hope
that the proposed figure may receive
the prompt approval of the congressY
"I am filled with regret that the
limit of life insurance available to the
officers and men in the service has
been reduced from $4,000 to $1,000. !
earnestly hope that the $4,000 limit
may be restored.