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The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-04-11
GREENWOOD THEATRE, THURS.

GREENWOOD THEATRE, THURS
DAY, APRIL 18th.
Programme of Vanderbilt Univer
sity Glee Club.
PART /.
Songs Of vanderbilt-Arranged
Glee Club.
Sincerity-Clarke, MI. Owen.
A Little Bit Of MISUNDERSTANDING
ed, Octette.
Mrs. Cosy's Boarding House
Macy, Glee Club.
A Bunch Of Hits-Arranged, In
,trumental Quintette.
(a) Po' Little Lamb-Parks. (b)
While I Have You-Tosti- Parks, Glee
Club.
Medley-Arranged, Glee Club.
(Short intermission.)
PART II.
When the Boys Come Home
Speaks, Glee Club.
The Two Grenadiers-Schumann,
MI. Owen.
Vaudeville E~xcerpts-Messrs, Simp-
son, Reinberger, Searight.
Island Echoes-Arranged, Hawiian
Quarterte.
My Lady Chloe-Clough-L eightcr,
Glee Club.
More Harmony-Arranged, Octete.
Ode to Vanderbilt-Ashford, Gle
Club.
programme subject to change.)
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-04-11
WALTER D. FOX, O. D.

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Jewellers and Optometrist.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-04-11
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MORE POWER TO,U =
II

When a great nation is in
the government naturally take
power-or rather, it exercises
to the wars outbreak were of
Citizens of the United Sta
not be surprised to learn thai
already c~ontemplates domestic
to was unthought of.
The president will be given
seizure of anything needed or
ed; of this there is scarcely a
of citizens and of property will
in the face Of national needs.
This has been the history
nations. People and interests !
would omit loud protests agai1
are quoted in wartime they nj
thing required by their govern
time the war is over tremen(
be a reality. (
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-04-11
Daily Thousn,.

1ners are some men and women =
wnoss company ~ are always a ous
pest. All the best stops IN our nature
are drawn ont By their intercourse
ano w find : music II our aouis sisSf;1aI
eA9ga laeefsrH Nymnaa1L
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-04-11

tie throes of war,
uSntositself greater
DIVERS that prior
! lominolent.
81, therefore, need
lheirygovernment
actionlthat hither-
! Il
power to order the
to be need
Aoubt. The rights
not be considered
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-04-11

Entered At Greenwood postoace as sscondclass matter
GREENWOOD, MISS, APRIL II, 1917.
AS Wilson thinks, "Cott Strafe Deutschland
nAAAAAA
If you can't talk for your government, at least
keep mum.
The cigaret and the fox trot don't prepare the
nation for war.
Have your own little first line of trenches in
your back yard.
One Of the lost arts on the farm is feeding po-
tatoes to the hogs.
n
The navy needs men. The trouble is, most
of us are landlubbers.
AAAAAAA
AS an a~rraigner of international outlaws Will
sons a top-notcher.
The steamroner Patriotism has taken the road
Jet traitors beware.
It may yet come to the pass where Mexico is
the only quiet spot on earth.
Cheer, boys, while the cheering is good; also
enlist while the ~enlisting is good.
The war correspondents along the Mexican bor-
der have reached the dump at last.
Our new backyard gardeners are also due to
acquire an education in bugs this year.
Twas the noise Of an outraged people that
started the barking of Uncle Sans war dogs.
HWAAAAAA
Base ball magnates are watchfully waiting
for the effect Of the wa on the gate receipts.
'
Nobody now recalls the time when advocates
of preparedness for war were called ~fanatical
alarmists.
From all accounts, King Alfonso, of Spain,
isn't as chippy as he was before car Nick got
fired.
AA
Every real American should rejoice that the
death knell of ~autocracy was sounded in our Wash
ington.
Germany is due to soon find out whether the
money it has sent to Mexico was wasted or well
invested.
The meanest birthday congratulations we
know Of is to wire a long message of fluctuations r
collect" #
Russia may like the recall so well that there r
is a movement on foot to put it in it's coming q
constitution. +
Lots of our young tiddlywinkers may be drill 8
ed into real men by a course of military training O
and discipline. To-
AAAAAAh !;
Hostile. secret agents lin our midst" who de-
sire to get back home alive would better keep n
mighty secret. "
:,
You doubtless noticed that foxy br'er Bryan Il
did not participate in that yellow demonstration r;
in Washington. h
AAnAMAA
The; loyal claim Of divine right to tyrannize
was never anything but a bold lie, and eventually
truth will prevail.
hAAAAAAs T.
Sinews Of war a-plenty-the U. S. A. enters in
the war with a greater holding of gold than any !,
other nation has ever had. Is,
AhAAAA o
We have just read a great truth by T.. j. Nc CT
Cormack: state do not possess q unit psycholo-
gical heredity." Don't tell anybody! ce
e.
At best an army cannot be raised, equipped ar
and organized NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. it behooves tn
every good citizen to help speed the work. If,
NAAAAMAAN IM;
Uuder stress Of war, prohibitionists are Selling IA
the opportunity to make the nation dry. Dry
workers are like ,sufragists, never asleep.
AAAAAhD no
One thing we can't understand-why any Ger or
man in this country who loves the Kaiser's boss II
ing better than American freedom emigrated,
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-04-11
NATIONAL ORGANIZATION is NEEDED.


If this war has taught the world anything, i
has taught the need of organization. We hav
seen the Entente Allies learn this lesson at tn,
cost of bitter, expensive failure; till, where be
fore the war factions would not work together
now nations d~issimilar in habits customs and Ian
guage are in sheer necessity cooperating for com.
mon ends. Much the same process has been work
ed out by the Teutonic allies, where, indeed, Ger
man organizations gave initial advantage that
counterbalanced to a large extent the preponder.
ance of money and resources on the opposing side
All this should not be lost on America, the least
organized and most individualistic nation in the
world, and the one where the lesson was probably
most needed.
Democracy does not mean individual license
it does mean and necessitate the harmonious work.
ing together of every individual for the benefit
of all. The success of democracy, its permanence
in the scheme of government, depends on thorough
organization. That such organization is volun-
tary is the sole difference between a democracy
and an autocracy.
A great advantage Of military training un-
questionably is, that it teaches the value of organ
ization. The individual is subjected to discipline,
authority, order, for certain definite ends. From
practical experience he learns the vast increase
in efficiency that comes from following capable
leaders. Such lessons no man has once learned
them will ever forget.
The individual so trained will be a more eff
Gent worker. He will at the same time exert
care in the selection of those who are to
lead. Other nations have learned the need and
value of organization in a school Of bitter exper-
ipnco Will Amorica havo tn On RI tho saro cost-
ly school to discover that, not all for one, but one
for all, is the rule of true democracy; and that
must learn to work together?
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-04-11

COTTON sEEC FOR SALE.
l HAVE PURE TOOLE, POLK
AND EXPRESS COTTON SEED
FOR SALE AT $3.50. PER BUsHEL.
r. N. ALDRIDGE,
Greenwood. Miss.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-04-11

TAks The Daily commonwss,th,
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1917-04-11
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WILL HE STAY DOWN?

Perhaps the most striking event of the Rus
sian revolution was the removal from his com
mand of the Grand Duke Nicholas. =
Men versed in Russian affairs pronounced tn,
grand duke the strong man of Russia. As a mill
tary commander since the war he demonstrated
unquestionable strength. His influence it was
which wiped out the sale Of vodka. His iron hand
fell heavily on grant and incompetence in the
Russian army. A stern commander, he neverthe.
less held the goodwill Vt the common soldiers to a
marked degree. His conquest Of Galicia, his con.
duct Of the subsequent Russian retreat, his ach-
ievements in the Caucasus all in the opinion of
military critics marked himNes a great military
commander.
According to some authorities, the Grand
Dukes sympathies lay, not with the Gar, but
with the revolution.
He was set aside, not because he was a reac-
tionary, but because he was a Rpnlanoff; and re-
generated Russian would be done forever with
the old regime. f.
Whether so strong and influential a leader will
be content to stand aside is a estion which only
time can answer?
The Washington herald., 1917-03-28
'THER TEMPERATURES.
MARRIAGE LICENSES.
WHITE

Omer ]. Whaley. 3. and Lotte NJ. Carder. 81
Rev Robert W. Cue
Leroy NJ. Iaughton, 2. and Elisabeth @. Her
berger. n Rev. II. Scroeder
Howard R. Owen. q. and A. Deborah Goodhand
8. Rev. Arthur ". GoodhAnd
William A. Prilliman. 3. Of Henry Va, and
Lola T. Smith, 90 Rev. Harry z Mitchell
Frank Ragan King. T. and Allene Adams. z Rev.
J. W. Austin.
Willard J. whitmore q, and Helen r. Brice, B
Rev q w. Whitmore
COLORED
David Brown. o. and Cora Berry. % Rev.
A. Fl. Catlett.
Andrew TInney. 3. and Lotte Brookins e. Re,
W. Wetray.
g. W. Perry. ir.. d, and Ruth Sullivan, l5 Rev
W. Westray.
Albert Well. II. and Susie Williams. a. Rs,
B. NJ. Brown.
W. h. Young. 80 and Charity Whiting. IS. Re-,
Oliver Tyler.
Allan J. Tyler. IT.. S. and Lillian VI. Davis, D
Rev. 8. P. Johnson.
James Bolton. @. and Fannie Miller D. Rev
Alex wiIlbsnks
James Burke. 3 and SUSIE Tote. 2. Rev. B. n
Brown.
The Washington herald., 1917-03-28
WEATHER CONDITIONS.

For the District Of Columbia and Maryland-
Fair "wednesday and Thursday; warmer Thursday;
moderate northwest wi.ds becoming yariable
For Nirginia-Fsir wednesday; colder In scutheast
pornon Thursday far warmer; moderate northeast
winds becoming variable 80 =.
with the eaception Of rain or STOW wednesday In
northern New E'giand and on Thursday In the
Upper Lake region. fair weather will prevail wednss
day and Thursday in the Lake region. the Ohio
Valley. the East and South, with higher tempera-
lures o7er the Interior districts that will extend to
the coast States Thursday
storm warnings are displayed on the Atlantic
coast from Eastport to Wilmington.
The Washington herald., 1917-03-28
LOCAT. MENTION,

4 pkEs. oats. 25c; Gold Medal wheat
food. l2l2c; lbs. head rice, Csc: ) lbs
bnckwheat; 25c; Wagners catsup.
peaches. 10C: sugar waters, 22c; Per-
lection tea. 49C: Wonder coffee, 20c; 3
lOaves bread. 1Oc: peanut butter, l3c: :
y. o. molasSes. 15C: f. J. peas, loC: fish
roe, l5c; large cans asparagus. 15c:
large jars ChOwChow, 2oc; corn flakes
sc. The J. T. D. Pyles stores
Ladies' Suits French Cleaned, 81 up
Washington Tailoring Co. 10 9Th st
NJ. 1857.
The Washington herald., 1917-03-28
LOCAL TEMPERATURE.

Relative humidityR a. m. 100; D. NJ. %; g.
2. m, g. Rainfall Is p m. TO 8 p M. oT3. I
| Hours Of sunshine. a. Per cent Of possible sun
i shine z
Temperatre sams date last yesr-Hishest -;
| lowest, ..
| OTHER TEMPERATUREs
The Washington herald., 1917-03-28

Beautiful Blooming Plants
and choice, fresh-Cut. home grown spring
flowers in abundance at Gude's, 1914 F
Adv
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1917-11-01

Richmond, Va, and Mrs. E. D. Kirk,
of Waynesville, N. c.
Positions He Held.
Among the many important posi-
tions, international, national and
State, held by Mr.. Watson, may be
mentioned:
President of Southern Cotton Con-
gress since 1911, when the organiza-
ton was formed.
President of the Economic Re-
search Society, to which he was elect
ed in the fall of 1913.
Vice president of the National 1rri-
cation Congress, to which position
he was elected in 1909. He was elect
ed president of this organization in
in April, 1914. The headquarters. OF
this body formerly was in Washing
ton, but were moved to Columbia by
Mr. Watson when he was elected its
head. Commissioner Watson was a
member to the committee which drew
the national reclamation measure
which passed through Congress re-
Gently.
Elected president of the South
Carolina Association of Public High
way officials in May, 1914.
Elected president of the Georgia
Carolina Good Roads Congress in the
winter of 1913.
President of the South Carolina
Drainage and Levee Association.
Member of the American Academy
of Political and Social Science.
Member of the board of directors
of Quebeck, Maine international
Highway Association.
Vice president of the United States
Good Roads Association.
Held for two terms secretaryship
Of the international Association of
Factory Inspectors.
Honorary life member of the Lu-
ther Burbank Society.
Vice president of Gulf and Inter-
oceanic National Highway Associa-
tion.
Member of American Economic
League.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1917-11-01
E. j. WATSON DEAD.
States Commissioner of Agriculture
Succumbs to Long Illness.

Columbia, Oct. 27.-Ebbie Julian
Watson, since March Is, 1904, Com
missioner of Agriculture, Commerce
and Industries for South Carolina,
died at his home, 917 Barnwell street,
at 1880 o'clock this afternoon after
an illness of several months.
1t had been known for some weeks
that Commissioner Watson's illness
would result fatally, and his death
this afternoon was not a surprise to
the friends who knew of his condi-
ton. On every hand in Columbia
this afternoon are expressions of sor-
row over the death of one Of the
States most faithful servants, one
who has done a constructive work
for South Carolina, which will in
delibly inscribe his name on the an
nails of this commonwealth.
Col. Watson was conscious up to
the moment of his death, and the
end came peacefully, with both his
mother and his wife at his bedside.
He is survived by his widow, who
was Miss Margaret Smith Miller, of
Beech Island, S. c., before her mar
rage to Commissioner Watson, De-
cember, II, 1895; his mother, who
resides at Richmond, Va, and two
sisters, Miss Dorothy Watson, of
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1917-11-01

Richmond, Va, and Mrs. E. D. Kirk,
of WaynesVille N c.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1917-11-01
Officers Kill Negro.

Allendale, Oct. 25.-While attempt
ing to make his escape after being
arrested on charge of forgery, Quinn
Walker, a negro, was shot and killed
Sunday afternoon, near the guard
house, where the chief of police had
taken him to lock up. When he
broke loose and fed the deputy open
ed fire with fatal results.
The verdict of the coroner's jury
was that Walker came to his death
from gun shots fired by either Curtis
Reaves or. j. L. Oswald, Jr. These
two young men were acting as depu-
ties in assisting the police chief.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-30
WYNCOTE CLUB
HOLDS MEETING
Several Speakers at Woman's
Club Gathering-Membershi
in United Service Club Voted

The Woman's Club Of Wyncote held It's
second fall meeting last Wednesday in the
clubrooms. Mrs. Frederick NJ. Campbell pre-
siding. Mrs. John Gribbel gave a splendid
report of the Federation of Womans Clubs
at Erie, which she had attended as n dele
gate. Mrs Spencer X. Mulford told of the
work done in the summer in the entertain
ing of sailors from the navy yard. A life
membership Of $3.50 in the United Service
Club was voted.
The president introduced Mrs. Henry
Boden who gave a short talk on parlia-
mentary law.
Mrs, James B. Drinker Is staying for a
short time with her parents, Dr. and Mrs.
Henry Middleton Fisher, at Alverthorpe,
before joining her husband in washington.
Mrs Drinker was Miss Mary Frances
Fisher.
The Rt Rev. Philip NJ. Rhinelander con-
flrmed a large class at the Church of Our
Saviour, Jenkintown, Sunday evening, when
the rector, the Rev. John NJ. Groton, chap
lain OF the Episcopal Hospital unit, now at
| Allentown, came home for the occasion.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-30
PARAGRAPH CLUB
WILL MEET SOON
Beverly Sends Sweets and Musi-
cal Instruments to Soldiers
at Jersey Camp

BEVERLY-The Paragraph Club will
hold its weekly meeting on November 3
In the auditorium of the public school at
3 o'clock.
Mrs. ]. Fletcher Street who is chairman
of the department OF civics, will have
charge of the meeting. Mrs. Edwin c.
Grice will be the speaker
october 23 was Sweets day" for the SOL
dlers at Camp Dix and the members of the
Paragraph Club certainly did their bit.
There were 2l2 glasses Of jelly, six dozen
quarts OF fruit, three quarts Of grape juice
and several bottles Of pickles donated Mrs.
George II. Beatty, who is in charge Of the
music department, is collecting all kinds Of
musical instruments, which will be sent
to Camp Dix.
Mrs. Gertrude Jones gave card party
at her home on Warren street a few days
ago and raised sufficient money to purchase
two vctrolas. A number of records one
banjo and two ukuleles have been donated.
Mr.. William A. Worth, Jr., who is a
member Of the medical corps at Reed Hos
pital, Tacoma Park, Washington, d. c., is
spending a few days furlough with Mr..
and Mrs. William A. Worth, of Warren
street.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. L. Gormly, of Potts
VILE, Pa, were weekend guests of Miss
Catherine Gormly, of Church street.
Mrs. Sarah Il. Nixon is spending fort
night with her daughter. Mrs. b. f. Swain.
DELANCO-The members Of the Delanco
branch of the Delanco and Riverside Red
Cross have much TO their credit during the
last eight weeks that the wOrkroOTns have
been busy. The com\littee reports that
IL has far exceeded the work expected
but If 1t had had the cooperation and
help of every woman in Deianco its list
Of articles made UP for the soldiers and
the hospitals would have been a bigger
boost for Delanco.
The committee of Red Cross workers has
from time to time sent out urgent appeals
TO the women of Delanco for their help, and
surely one hour a day could be spared foT
the soldiers who have been putting in weeks
and months fighting for those who were
not called to go.
Back the Boys in the Trenches" is now
the motto OF the Red Cross workers in this
section of New Jersey and the Delancc
| end of the branch certainly wants to be
| numbered among the first who are doing
| this excellent work
The boxes now ready for shipment con.
| tain 7lO sponges, 70 drains, 70 lavatory
| pads lOS gauze rolls three yards long, Jii
| congresses, 262 two. three and four incl
| gauze bandages, 4 comfort bags pounds
| of absorbent cotton, IA muslin bandages
| rolled; SO crinoline rolls, 40 muslin sings
| 70 T bandages, 2l fracture pillows, 16 pairs
| of bed socks "a blanket bath robes, 4S sets
| Of ljamas.
| Miss Reed Askew, OF New York, Is spend
| ing a fortnight with her grandmother Mrs
| A. T. Hagstoz, at her home on the creek
| front
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew S, Rldway cele.
| brated their silver anniversary on Saturday
evening, Fifty guests were entertained,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-30

THE opening reception for the annual
exhibition of water colors and minia-
lures will be held at the Academy Of the
Fine Arts on Saturday night, and from all
have heard it will be some exhibit. The
hostesses of the occasion will be Mrs
Leverett Bradley, Miss Mary Burnham
Mrs. Walton Clark, Mrs. Stanley G, Flags.
Jr., Mrs. Francis 1. Gowen, Mrs. John
d. McIlhenny, Mrs. Thomas Lynch Mont
gomery, Mrs. John H. Packard, Sd, Mrs.
Joseph Pennell and Mrs. Emlyn L. Stew
ardson.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-30

retary OF the Sunday school. Another Of
the Temple boys at Cape May, Mr.. Harry
Jennings, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick ~
Jennings, Of 9532 North Eighteenth street
VINO has been III at the camp hospital, Il re-
covering His sister, Miss Bessie Jennings.
killed
In connection with the twenty-nfth ami
versary celebration of the pastorate Of the
rev George Stanley Burnheld. d. d.. a.
the North Presbyterian Church. AlIeghetiy
avenue and Broad street, Friday evening.
VIII be the social occasion Of the week
Ihere Will be addresses by Mr.. George IL
stuart Jr.. vice president Of the Philadal-
phia Bible Society and Doctor Burnheld /;
selections by the Kilties and Clan Cor
dons duets by the Misses McKenty, vocal
solos by Mr.. William Keech and organ solos
by Miss Elizabeth Reckie.
The Tioga Improvement Association, Mr..
Henry p. Schneider president, has sent
10 the Tioga boys at Camp Meade a variety
OF games boxing gloves, soccer and rugby
balls and full baseball equipment.
one OF the Tioga men at Camp Meade In
recent letter to a relative says: II am
enjoying myself, and It surely is wonder
iul. our hotel, or barracks, is well named
Dew Drop Inn. 1t is located right in a
grove OF chestnut trees and II is the most
charming bungalow in the camp II accom-
modates one hundred, and we take great
pride in It." Another says, Talk about
fairy tales Why. down here we 20 to bed
and the next morning we wake up to see
a new barracks across the way where the
oay before we were playing football"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-30
ROSE TREE RACES TODAY
Saturdays Events Well Attended-Red
Cross Patronesses Entertain at
Luncheon

The old saying. TITS an III wind tfNt
blows no one good" was fully illustrated
last Wednesday when, owing TO the weather.
the Rose Tree races were postponed until
today The vast number OF people taking
part in the Liberty Loan work would un-
doubtedly have affected the attendance on
Wednesday The new arrangement leaves
today an entirely free day, and indications
point that a record breaking crowd will as
semble at the beautiful track at Media
Last Wednesdays program was exception
ally good and it will be given as scheduled
today.
Mr. and Mrs Edward T. Stotesbury had
two boxes for Saturdays races and en-
tertained at luncheon beforehand The Red
Cross patronesses were also among the
hostesses Of the day. Mrs, Archibald Bark
lie, the chairman, returning from Washing
ton in time for the meet. Mrs Samuel
M Riddle and Mrs. Walter NJ. Jeffords also
entertained informally before the races.
Among the other patronesses were Mrs.
Howard NJ Henry, Mrs. j. Watts Mercur
and Mrs Charles II. Schoff.