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Arizona republican., 1917-08-14
WAGES IN THE FAST
 ADVANCE OVER NIGHT
(From New York Times )

The average per capita weekly earn ings of employees in factories in the state during May were S16.15, against Sl5.50 in April The per capita earn ings for one week in May, 1916. were S14.25. and in 1915 they were $1274 A report by the state department of la- Dor says:
 Manufacturing activity in New York state in May, 1917, showed a gain. The amount of wages paid was greater than in any other month since these returns have been received, with the exception of March, 1917, when the pay rolls were higher by a negligible amount. Contributing factors to the result were increased scale of opera tions, overtime employment and in crease in wage rates"
 The reports of the department are based on figures submitted by 1600 rep resentative firms employing more than six hundred thousand persons and hav- ing a weekly payroll of more than nine million dollars. Concerning some of the groups the report says:
 The paper industry had in May 1 per cent fewer workers, but paid out ,
Arizona republican., 1917-08-14

per cent more wages than in April. This established new record in wages for this industry. There were general increases in wage rates and mills operated to capacity. The num- Der of employees was 9 per cent and the wage aggregate 2i per cent greater than in May of last year.
 The food. liquors and tobacco group reported in May gain over April of 3 per cent in the amount of wages, which established a new record. The number of employees remained about the same. Miscellaneous groceries re- ported gain of per cent in employees and per cent in wages. Bakeries re- ported a loss of , per cent in em ployes and more than per cent in IN1naS''
Arizona republican., 1917-08-14

group of best ragtime songs. She thought I was trying to be funny.
 ITO the professional American mu- sicians, ragtime simply does not eX- ist. They give it no more recognition than if it were the beating of tom toms outside a sideshow. Not recog- nizing it's existence, they cannot dis tinguish the better from the worse Because most of the ragtime pieces
 they hear are feeble Gas Heaven
 knows most Amrican music is feeble) they lump the whole art in one and call it vicious" or vulgar A Typical Raatime Program
 MT. Moderwell presents a typical pogram of ragtimc, which he submits to the mercies of "any singer who has the couarge to use it The groups | are arranged according to the same i general laws of symmetry which gov ern the preparation of usual concert , programs. Here is Mr. Moderwell's | idea:
 l Roll Dem Cotton Bales. .Johnsor ] Waiting for the Robert E. Lee Muil
 'The Tennessee Plues" "....... Warner
 ''The Memphis Blues" ...... Handy
 You May Bury Me in the East. .....'............. Traditional 'Bendin' Knees a-Achin ". Traditional These Dead Bones Shall Rise Again .......-......... Traditional IT.
 | "Nobody's Loolzin' but the Owl and the Moon" ................. .Johnsor 1 Elaboration .................... Cook
 Rain Song Cook ".
 I "Everybody's Doing It'......... Berlin
 T Love q Piano" .............B .Berlir | When l Get Pack to the U. S. A."
 .,................. BerliT 1 ''On the Beach at Wal Xxi -ki' Kerr i "Ragtime Cow0oy Joe. ..:. Muil
Arizona republican., 1917-08-14
DUEL DOUBLY FATAL


 MEXICO CITY, Aug. 13.-In a duel brought about by quarrel oyer politics Captain Diaz was kihed today by Dep uty Garcia Vigil one of the strongest opponents of the government Deputy Vigil is expected to die from the wounds he received in the exchange of fire with Captain Diaz
Arizona republican., 1917-08-14
REORGANIZATION OF RUSSIA
rReprbncan A. p. Leased Wirel

TRcpublcan A. p. Leased Wirel
 PETROGRAD. Aug 1S. The central national council of the Ukraine has decided to convene on August 2S at Kiev q congress of delegates of all nationalities with a view to the po- litical reorganization of Russia, on the basis of a federal republic
Arizona republican., 1917-08-14

tudes This wood is today almos, ex- tinct in the United States. With the exception of Uruguay, Argentina and Chile. every Latin-American country has thousands of mahogany trees. With this wealth of cabinet woods to he found in so many republics it is obvious that sooner or later we may expect q development of the furniture industry in these lands.
Arizona republican., 1917-08-14
PROBE AMERICAN ECONOMISTS
TRepubIican A. p. Leased wirel

MEXICO CITY. Aug l3-The Mexi- can congress today appointed a com mission Co investigate why it is was necessary for the government u hire two American economists in the finance department. The Americans, Profes- sots kemmerer of Princeton University and Chandler of Columbia University, arriNed here last Meek
Arizona republican., 1917-08-14
RAGTIME WAR KEEPS
 MUSIC CRITICS BUSY
(From New York Tribune)

The pros and cons of ragtime are still current. Charles L. Buchanan. writing in The Seven Arts is skep- tical, though he admits quite frankly that he enjoys ragtime as heartily as a good laugh" He admits that:
 "Ragtime, with it's subtle, interior rhythms. it's slouchy hanging back for the infinitesimal fraction of a second on one note, it's propulsive urging for ward on another, is the ultimate me dium for the expression of q certain kind of action
 But enlarging upon the subject of natiOnalism in music, and the extent to which rag music should enter into the composition of ambitious themes, MT. Buchanan remarks:
 ITO say that our future operas and symphonies will be written in ragtime is the equivalent of saying that our future poetry and drama will be writ ten in the collOquialisms of George M. Conan. No disparagement is intended either to Mir. Cohan or to ragtime. Mr. Cohan's gifts are as vivid and vital in ther way as Mir. Paderewski's 8 are in his An equitable indgment does not emphasize the one at the expense of the other; it accepts both for their Individual inherent worth. But it does not commit the error of confusing the relative importance of their contribu- tion."
 Folk Music Defended
 And again this writer is at pains to distinguish between American ra%time and the folk music, for example, of Puseia and Germany and of Ireland. To him:
 There is an irrecOnciable differ ence between a peoples son" that h9 c grown out of an unsophisticated soil and a patois of the pavement that ha S grown out of vaudeVilles and cabaretS, l should no more like to think that the American temperament was con- elusively revealed and summed up in this musical slang than I should like to think it revealed and summed up in the Yernacular of Broadway.
 T like to think that the heart and faclbone of this countrv are more ac- curately expressed in the rural. wist- ful lit of this folk music than it is in inc kind of sound that beats it's hrazen way into ones ears above the strident glare and glamour of cafes and dance halls"
 Moderwel is Enthusiastic
 On the other hand in the same plumber of The Seven Arts" the one time musical progidy. Hiram Kelly McderWell, puts up an energetic de- fense of American ragtime He speaks, indeed, with real enthusiasm:
 Some time ago a singer asked me to suggest some typical American a1 ngs for her program She had done valual lc service in introducing to American audiences the folk music and the newer songs of Russia, and was going abroad to perform q reciprocal service for America. She was to ap- pear before audiences quite ignorant of American music and eager for new and vivid impressions. l suggested a
Arizona republican., 1917-08-14
THE PARKER CUTOFF

In response letter of inquiry from The Republican, N T. Bush, secretary of the Bush Ferry Freight company at Parker has given interesting and undoubtedly reliable noIma ton about the Parker cto being extensive used by PloenicianS coast bound.
 Here is the letter.
 os tourists travel the road Bouse rather than the via Wenden We think it is little better
 he cutoff throughout in practically the same condition that when you last January except there few small washout between Parker and Needless which being repaired Thus couple of weeks the road will be in really better shape than it before the rains
 'The Parker cutoff has been impossible. There have been from five to fifteen each day this
 The ferry fee is $250 way $400 round trip. As doubt know the river in is better than five times large and hard to navigate Tn the winter Thus would sarve to death at old winter rates We have been about $500 landings alone during this high water But business has been very good; can't complain sitiENMyf
Arizona republican., 1917-08-14
STATES
 ABOUND IN TREES
(Ernm Ieslie's.l

F rom LeSIIE S.I No other countries on the face ot the earth possess such wonderful for
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-07-27
N "a. "a "a "a "a - "a
Big STRIKE SET
FOR TOMORROW. } ".
switchman in Chicago Terminals viii
Walk Out-Government Trans" "
portation Tied Up.
(Rv Associated Press)

Il
Chicago, July "27@six thousand
switchmen employed in the Chicago
terminals ares expected to strike TO-
tomorrow morning according TO an
nouncement by Frank Hasler Of the
General Managers conference commit
tee. ....
Railroad officials said that the strike
would probably tie up considerable
government transportation and SAID
that it resulted from demands OF the
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen tor
a closed shop.
Brotherhood officials assert it IS due
to the failure Of the railroads TO con-
cede to certain rules affecting work.
ling conditions. a
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-07-27
MANY SLACKERS
AT CLARKSDALE
Physician Member of Board Prevent
ed from Attending Duties by
Pleas for Exemptions.

Clarksdale has so many slackers, so
MANY able bodied young men who DO
not want to go to war that DR.. I. M.
DYE, medical examiner Sor the Exemp-
ton Board, was for three entire days
unable to practice his professions or
wait or: his patients because OF "the
army which beseiged him to find If
he could not possibly give them some
grounds for exemption"
The Clarksdale Register is the auth
ority for the fact that slackers ale SO
plentiful in that vicinity. Iii part it
said yesterday:
"Numbers and numbers Of young
men, splendid physical beings, are lit
orally 'quaking in their boots and tax
ing every means they can think Of to
secure their exemption, even to 60
| ing before the county exemption
board and the medical examiner with
the hop. of getting pre-exanlnatlon,
or exemption, but they are doomed
to disappointment if they believe any
action previous to the time the board
actually begins it sittings will bring
them exemption.
If exery man in every city in ev-
erv county in every state in the Un'
ion was as badly scared, for fear
they will pass the physical examlna.
tion in the Selective Draft as some Of
! the men in Clarksdale, Germany woulc
have nothing to fear from the forces
of Uncle SAM"
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-07-27
NEGRO SETS NEW
SPEED RECORD
Blowout on Home Stretch Resuitea
in Police Winning Over LeRoy
Thomas in Race.

Leroy Thomas, negro, is now serv-
;,,y time on the City Farm, another
negro from Kern Switch is back al
home sporting his new suit of clothes
well pleased and half the town is taiX-
ing about the race that took place
Yesterday afternoon with Thomas
nlaying fox and the police and others
called to their aid playing the part
of the hounds in close pursuit
Thomas has been living at kerns
Switch and when opportunity knocked
at his door he listened. He availec
himself of the chance to get gooc
suit Of clothes and shirt for moth
ing and wearing his new apparel. M
came to Greenwood. The clothes De
lopced to the other negro VINO 50
,icited the aid of a white man wne'
bo missed them. The white man &C
companied him to town to look Tor IN
/, clothes and soon after reaching Green
wood the negro spied jackson weal
| inc his suit. 1t was then the race be
(gan. L,..,,
After it had lasted for several block
as a three handed affair the polio
took a hand and then things picked y
nrorer Quinn Mcintyre was {" e
into service and drove the car in whlc
the police caught up with the rae
Thomas crossed the Yasoo XIV
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-07-27
METTS WILL BE
MADE A MAJOR
Capain of Local Battery and Othef
Officers in Jackson Today for
Preliminary Examinations.

All of the officers Of Battery e., OF
the First Mississippi Regiment OF
Light Artillery, are today in jackson
standing what is known as their pre-
liminary examination, in preparation
for the transfer of the state troops
from state control to that Of the Fed
eral War Department on August sne
fifth.
The organization of the First Reg
iment Of Artillery has already been
completed and the various field ON
GERS have been selected but their COM
missions have not been given them
because Of the absence Of the Govern
or from the state. As soon as they are
signed the personnel Of the organiza-
tion will be announced. Captain A. 9.
Metts, of the Battery being the rank
ing Captain in the Regiment will De
made a Major and Lieutenant Harry
uulen will succeed him as Captain Of
the Battery.
The officers who are in Jackson 70
lday are, Captain A. c. Metts, Firs'
II,ieutenants Harry Hulen and Ray.
rond Reeves and Second Lieutenants
u. L. Minor and James I. Lloyd. Ihes
Twill return tonight.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-07-27
OFFICER LOSES
HIS ARTILLERY
Gun and Riot Whistle Lifted Of
of Him By Unknown on Streets
of Greenwood. .. ,B

Have you seen him? l, not watch
for him for he is suspicious OF every
one nowadays. He is an officer of the
law, Deputy Sheriff and in all a
good officer but he has lost his hx-
tures of office, In other words about
four days ago some one stole MT. T.
H. Crippen's revolver and riot wh's.le !.
while that. gentleman was on the
streets of this CITY,.
If YOU see him shadow!rg anyone
| with bulging hip pocket you VIII
know that he is on the. trail OF MS
gun and that the former is not a sus-
pected German spy, so don't ge'
alarmed. If he comes around you tne
hest idea is to expose your Pun pock'
ct SO as to avoid suspicion
So, far Mr.. Crippen has given ou'
kno information regarding the loss o.
his property which disappeared sever
al days ago.
He has a babit of hanging his gu'
on his wheel and it was probably iron
that place it was taken. 1t does no
seen, possible that it could haye pee
renewed from his pocke,..
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-07-27
(By Associated Press)

Despite the continuance Of unfav-
orable news from the Russian war
theatre there are occasional signs OF
improvement: in the situation. Petro-
grad newspapers last evening report
ed a somewhat better situation at the
front probably the result of the dras-
tic measures authorized by the gov
ernment to restore discipline. Simi-
lar stringent measures appear etfec-
tive in dealing with the disorderly ele-
ments in Petrograd.
In the meanwhile the Entente fronts
elsewhere are giving renewed evidence
of solidity.
The Allied conference in Paris has
adjourned with a renewed declara'
ton of their intention to continue thu
war until the, Central Powers are in
position where it will not be possibl
for them again to pursue their polio,
of criminal aggression.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-07-27
ARTHUR JACKS
IS IMPROVING
Young Man Shot Tuesday Night Was
Clear of Fever This Morning
Has Good Chance.

Young Arthur Jacks, the seventeen
wear old white boy who was shot
Tuesday night by another boy named
Jim Smith, at Miller's Well nine miles
from here and who is suffering from
= bullet wound through the abdomen
which perforated the intestines six
teen times, is much better and was en-
tire clear of fever this morning, ac-
cording to his physician. His chances
for recovery are now considered very
good.
Young Jacks was first reported to
he nineteen years old but it has since
been learned that he is only seven
teen. According to information re-
ceived here yesterday afternoon from
source of authority there has beer
feeling expressed against the young
man recently by Jim Smith and t"(
of his brothers.
Jacks accompanied by young mar
friend were returning home iron
preaching services and stopped at tn
we'll to water their mules. Smith AM
two of his brothers alleged to nav
been waiting near approached IN
xyel, and are said to have declare
their intention of fixing" Jacks
From the account it seems that Smlt
began beating Jacks with cane De
fore alighting from his horse. In
matter Of the stolen watermelon wa
broached and lead to the shooting IN IN
wounded man was unarmed at tn
time and when brought to the hospits
; here had only a small pen knife an
a watch in his pockets.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-07-27

miles back of the fighting line are
safe from the gas shells which are
ever knocking at their doors.
The bitterness Of it to the Ger
mans however, it the fact that daily
thew find they have less rubber with
which to construct their gas masks, ,
manv of which are very inferior and
offer but poor protection to the night IT.
ing men against gases that constantly
are re becoming more powerful.
Boiling and blazing oil drums whlcn
thew find exploding about them IN
scaiding and incendiary fury, heavy
shells which break over them squirting
streams Of melted lead, are otner
snecies Of the dread chickens OF fright
fulness that are daily flying home TO
the German roost.-
II is small wonder that half finish,
od letters found on Germans in the
trout line dwell upon the terror OF tne
war. or that some go SO fas as to speai
a desperate envy Of the dead.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-07-27
~ - - -
PENN STATE TOO
/ HOT FOR BLACKS
Race Rioting Caused Death Of Two
and Injury to Score Of Others =
Labor Troubles.
(Bv Associated Press)

Chester, Pa, July 27-With armed
guards patrolling a large area OF the
city quiet was restored here early
today after another outbreak Of race
rioting which exacted toll Of two
lives, and caused the injury ofa score
of others. National Guardsmen and
the state police assisted in restoring
order after the rioting was resumed
last night. Seventy four are under ar
rest. The rioting was a direct result
of the killing of a white man BY ne
groes but officials declare the impor-
tation Of negro laborers from the
South previously caused i'll feeling.
Rioting was resumed at noon. One
negro was shot.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-07-27
WILL FIGHT IT OUT.
(By Associated Press)

Paris, July 27-The Allied Powers
concluded their conference yesterday
after announcing their decision to con-
tinue the war until the objects for
which they are fighting had been at
tained. The agreements on all decis-
ions we're unanimous. A meeting will
be held in London to draw executive
measures.
The Entente Powers decided to with
draw troops as soon as possible from
Ancient Greece, Tessaly and Epirus.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-07-27
DRASTIC ACTION IN RUSSIA
"a. BRINGS SIGNS IMPROVEMENT
Renewed Evidence of SOlidity Shows on Other
Entente Fronts Also-Allies Will Wage War
Until Aims are Reached.

verses have enormously strengthened
the hands Of the government at Pc
trograd, according to q dispatch from
Ambassador Francis to the State De-
partment today. They have shown
the impossibility Of the control Of the
army by the Soldiers Committees the
the Ambassador reports and have
lead to a universal demand for strong
er discipline.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-07-27
RUSSIANS MAKE STAND.
lRv Associated PresSl

Petrograd, lJuly 27-The Russian
cavalry threw back pressing Austro-
German infantry Wednesday in the
region southwest of Monastierzyska,
Eastern Galicia, says an official state
ment. The Russian announcement
says that the Rumanians have ad-
vanced toward the upper reaches Of
the Suchita River and have .consoli-
dated their guns. The Rumaniahns
took many prisoners and six guns.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-07-27

bridge. at a high rate, cast tire
vaulted the railing and sailed to the
Ground some thirty feet below, hitt.
inc tara firma .on the run. The cap
t,,re was made after a most exciting
race Of half an hour during which
time some,Aof the people Of NORTH
Greenwood thought the Germans 'ad
attaeksdAs>
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-07-27
FIGHTING IN CHINA.
fRy Associated PresS)

Shanghai, China, July 27-A corre-
snondent of the North China Daily
News reports serious fighting at
Cheng-Tu, the capital Of the province
Of sse-Chen, where Kwei- Chow and
Yun-Nan troops have resumed the
o,,orre, for the mastery Of the city.
The city is in flames. The people are
fleeing in panic.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-07-27
,Ryr REGATTA ABANDONED.

Lynn, Mass, July 27-tBy Union
Associated Press) The championship
regatta Of the National Association
~ Amateur Oarsmen, scheduled ~
take place here today a. bsen Aban-
doned on account of the war.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-07-27
COTTON, GRAIN
AND PROVISIONS
New York Cotton Sixty Two Off and
New Orleans Seventy Two OF
at Close.

The New York cotton market lost
sixty points and New Orleans was
seventy two points down at the close.
Spots at Ne York were sixty off and
twenty FIVE up p. New Orleans. Sales
1923. "a
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-07-27
UNITED STATES DEPAR1MENl
OF AGRICULTURE
WEATHER BUREAU.

July q, 1917.
Local Data, Greenwood, Miss.
ro- N. "a Hours Ending ut A. M
Temuersture: Highest "a degrees
Lowest u degrees
Alta. m. rs degrees
Precipitation WV '". sst
River Stage am . ~ ~.
Change in "a hours-fall o.o 'ee'
J. H. STEPHEN,
Local Observer.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-07-27
r. AND H. ON WAY.
(By Associated Press)

Washington, July 27-The Rivers
and Harbors bill is on. the way to
conference today following its pas
sage yesterday by the Senate by vote
of fifty to eleven. 1t passed the House
q month ago. Provision for a Fed
eral Waterways Commission Of seven
members was one of the points Of dis.
'pute.