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Arizona republican., 1918-01-20
TheaterS- Movies, Music and Drama

vehicle that should leave his farewell 10 pictures for the war a happy one. for it is the splendid romantic lover type that he likes so well to portray.
 "The Mad Lover" is a story of modern Othello. This mad husband loves with a rare passion, a beautiful girl. and when he finds his friend spending the night in his own home on his unexpected return, he returns in his mad rage to the cave, and things happen with such startling suddenness that even those accustomed to the strenuous in the pictures will, it is said be very much surprised.
 The Mad Lover" in addition to be- ing graced with the art of Warwick has Elaine Hammerstein, who played the part of the Correspondent in the play of the same name seen recently at the Hip.
 The manager of the Hip saw the Mad Lover last week on the occasion of visit to Los Angeles where it was screened at the Rialto and where it was voted one of the prettiest, best pre- sented pictures of the month.
 Saturday sees a single day return picture when Constance Talmadge ap- pears In her first success, Scandal" :" which will be remembered by those who saw it when it played the Hip two days.
 It will be further augmented by an o Henry two reel western story of excellent appeal.
 The management of the Hip has an- nouhced that they will return "The Price of Good Time" at a near date. I turn when it turned hundreds away each night of the three allotted it here Tn Phoenix, on the occasion of it's first run.
Arizona republican., 1918-01-20

Emu showed none of the affection usu- ally found in mothers. She displayed wee bit of curiosity about the striped, wahbly-legged birding that followed his father about the enclosure, but she refused absolutely to do anything to- ward preparing food for him. She let it be clearly understood that if meals were to be given in the Emu menage, it was up to MT Emu to get them
 As a result, Master Emu, who is now a husky chap, became his fathers boy. The pair were inseparable. In fact, when the keepers sought to put them in separate enclosures they kicked the wire which held them apart until there was danger of their legs being broken. Then they were reunited.
 Now they have been parted again MT. Emu has stopped kicking-the Emus always kick at anything in sight | when they are displeased-and has re- husband. He has prepared a nest and | is ready to have Mrs. Emu tell him that he must stay indoors and keep the | eggs warm.
 Mrs. Emu so far has ignored the l comfortable nest. She always has in-
 sisted on laying the eggs in odd cor
 ners, where theV would surely suffer
 from the cold. To thwart her, MT 1 Crandall has painted some round 1 stones a delicate green shade which 1 corresponds to the tint of the eggs. The 1 keepers are on the watch, and as soon
 as the eggs appear they will be taker
 and placed in the nest and the stones put in their place in the yard. Ther
 it will be up to MT. Emu t9 bring uT
 another family while his wife gads
 around and tells her neighbors what 2
 spineless individual she married.
Arizona republican., 1918-01-20
PETITION |S MADE
 FUR NEW DISTRICT

SCOTTSDALE. Jan. 17.-Paradisc Valley is posted with typewriter cop ies of the petition presented to the board of supervisors asking them for the formation of an irrigation district in Paradise and Deer valleys. There are many names signed to the petition, which is rousing much enthusiasm among the valley residents. The grant, ing of the petition and the subsequent action would open up the finest farm ing land in this Salt River valley.
 The hearing before the board will take place at the supervisors office at the court house at 10 o'clock the morn ing of January 29, and the request is made that all parties interested in the project, be present at the hearing. Miss Mary Embry, Miss Zena Elm bry Miss May Vanderhoof, together with Messers Zip" Perry, Robert Finch and Harvey Holmesley of Tempe, home of Miss Mary Keene Graves, Fri day night
 Henry B. Walthall, accompanied by his leading lady, Miss Mary Charleson, spent several days resting and enjoying 1 the simple life at the John M. Walthall ranch They came presumably to look after the welfare of the blooded stock which MT. Walthall took 50 much in- l terest in selecting for his brother a few weeks ago. Finding them all sleek and contented, they left on Saturday for their duties at the studio in Los Angeles.
 MT. and Mrs. Archie Langley of Phoenix were Scottsdale visitors We'd nesday.
 James Vanderhoof is the latest vic A. this community. On Monday night some one appropriated his bicycle, but careful search the following day re- suited in finding it in a cotton field near the canal minus the rear Wheel which so far has not been found. Miss Marguerite Wheeler entertained a few friends at bridge, Friday night Those present were: MT. and Mrs Wallace Delafield, MT. and Mrs. John
Arizona republican., 1918-01-20
GO TO WASHINGTON
Republican A. p. Leased wir.7

SALT LAKE CITY, Jan. 1S.-A sne- claI delegation composed of President l. T. Pryor secretary T. W. Tomlinson and probably one or two members of the market committee of the American n Livestock association, will leave within a 1eW days for Washington to present In person to President Wilson and oth- CT government officials copies of the resoiutions adopted by the convention whln closed it's sessions here Wednes- day.
Arizona republican., 1918-01-20
CAT SKIN CHARMS
 TO SUPERSTITIOUS
(London ChrOniclel


 Cat skins, which figure in MT. Ed ward Lovett's exhibition of London folklore, are probably regarded as charms against consumption on the homeopathic principle, "similia simi- libus curantur.'' For our ancestors held the belief that living cats could infect men with that disease. Thus Topsell in his -Four footed Beasts, D 160O says:
 Tt is most certain that the breath and savor of cats consume the radi- cal humor ard destroy the lungs, and therefore they which keep cats with them in their beds have the air corrupted and fall into several hectics and consumptions."
 It is still regarded as unsafe to leave cats in a room with sleeping babies, not from fear of contagior., but because the ease-loving cat may choose the cot to sleep in, and so possibly smother the child, as hap pened only few days ago.
 -O--
 Do not wait till tomorrow-phone that WANT AD to The Republicar
Arizona republican., 1918-01-20

Do not wait till tomorrow-phone that WANT AID. to The Republican and dispose of, or get what you want
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1918-01-01
NEVER TOO SOON TO BEGIN
start Is All That Is Necessary in Plan
ming House That One Some Day
Is Going to Build.

There are two kinds of people who
are interested In the question of build
ing houses: Those who have built one
house and live in it, and those who are
living In some ones else house. A
pretty comprehensive statement, but
really, who isn't interested in the mat
ter of building a home?
Jones has a house of his own, and
he Is concerned with the thing he pos
sesses, says NJ exchange. Smith, who
owns no house, is concerned with some
thing he lacks. Jones is hOmesick only
when he is away from home. Smith
can never be homesick in any place 9th
'er than his home. Jones is an owner,
a master, a liege lord of lands and all
that Is therein. Smith is a tenant, a
payer of rent, a slave Of tribute. Jones
.dwells on the right side of the door.
Smith Is eternally wishing that he did.
It Is never too 500 to begin planning
that house which some day you are 60
ing to want to build. 1t is never too
soon, but sometimes too late, to save
the money for a start toward it. The
start Is all that is necessary.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1918-01-01
|f1N1E TOWN
/. Helps !.
TREE PLANTING NEEDS CARE
Appearance OF Grounds Al important
- House Plans, interior Decor.
ations or Furniture.

While house plans, interior decora.
tons and furniture play a prominent
part In the life Of the new home build
er. carr of the grounds about the house
should likewise be given consideration,
particularly as regards the planting of
trees to trim up the general appear
ance of the house.
In tree planting great care, foresight
and judgment are required, says a
landscape artist. The selection of
young trees, their proper setting apart
and their care after planting make
beautiful grounds possible. In shade
tree planting as in the construction Of
a building, the plan for the completed
work should be determined in advance,
for the tree planter must picture to
himself how his work will look a great
number Of years later and with him it
rests whether the result is to be one
of satisfaction or regret.
In making selections one must bear
In mind that the tree must possess GER
tain characteristics to be desirable. In
the first place it must be hardy, capa-
BILE of ~withstanding pnfavorable condi-
tons of city life such as poor soil,
drought, smoke, gas, heat and dust, cas-
lily transplanted and prOpagated. 1t
must have u straight stem, II rounded
well filled head, we'll developed roots
and he symmetrical In growth. They
must to a great degree be immune from
Insect pests, retain their foliage in
good condition through the summer I'M
til late fall and be clean in their hab-
its of growth. The ideal shade tree
must also be Of medium growth and
long lived. The desirability Of devel-
oping good-sized shade trees as 500 as
possible after planting is admitted, and
Is unfortunate that the trees grow
Ing most rapidly are the most undesir-
able. .#
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1918-01-01
TERRIBLY SWOLLEN
Suffering Described As Torture
Relieved by Black raught.

Rossville, Ga. Mrs. Kate Lee Able, o.
this place, writes: "My husband is an
engineer, and once while lifting, he in
iured himself with a piece Of heavy ma
chinefy, across the abdomen. He was
so sore he could not bear to press on
himself at all, on chest or abdomen. He
weighed l65 lbs, and fell off until he
weighed ITO lbs, in two weeks.
He became constipated and it looked
like he would die. We had three different
doctors, yet with all their medicine, his
bowels failed tc act. He would turn up
a ten-cent bottle Of castor oil, and drink
it two or three days in succession. He
did this yet without result. We became
desperate, Ike suffered so. He was sw"i-
len terribly. He told me his suffering
could only be described as torture.
sent and bought Thedford's Black
Draught. made him take a big dose,
and when it began TO act he tainted, he
was in such misery, but he got relief and
began to mend at once. he got well.
and we both feel he owes his life to
Thedford's Black-D rausht."
Thedford's Black raught will help you
to keep fit, ready for the days work.
Try it! NC-l3I
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1918-01-01
The Knockers Prayer.

In the case Of BlOodworth VS. Times
Publishing Company, 1913 Southwest
ern Reporter, 527, Justice Wood of
the Arkansas supreme court said, in
substance, that where defendants in
one part of its paper referred to plain
tiff as a %"knocker," and it was alleged
that he was the person specifically
meant, 1t furnished the necessary col
loqulum to show that the following
prayer published In the same paper
applied to the plaintiff:
1.-THE Knockers Prayer: LORD, please
don't let this town grow. I've been
here for many years, and during that
time l have fought every public i'm
provement. I've knocked on every
thing and everybody. No firm or in
dividual has established a business
here without my doing all l could to
put them out of business. I've lied
about them, and would have stolen
from them, If I had the courage. l
am against building a new church, even
though l gave nothing. am against
the electric light franchise being
granted to George Booser, George
Washington. or Jim Tom. 1t pains
me, oh Lord, to see that in spite of
my knocking the town is growing.
Then, too, more people might come
here, which would cause me to lose
some of my pull. l ask, therefore, to
keep this town at a s%tandstill, that I
may be one of the chiefs. Amen" p
The Docket.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1918-01-01

CLERK-CARRIER EXAMINATION
Examination To BE Held at Greenwood
for Employment in Local Office,
sai.uaiy 18th.
The United States Civil Service
Commission that on the
date and at the place named above
an open competitive examination will
be he'd for the position of clerk and
city carrier in the postoffice at Green
wood.
Clerks in offices of the first and Sec
ond classes, and carriers in the city
delivery services are divided in five
classes and the salaries are $500 to
$1,000 annually.
For application blank, form 1879
and instructions to Applicants" ad-
dress the secretary of the Board Of
civil-service examiners at the post Of
flee at the place of employment or the
place of examination, named above or
the district secretary at the address
below.
Secretary Fifth Civil Service District,
Address 2O4 Postofice Bldg,
Atlanta, Ga.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1918-01-01
flshjno on Sunday.

Sunday fishing, which has long beeL
looked upon as sa%crilegious in the Isle
Of Man. threatens to lose some of Its
terrors for the "unco guid,' notes an
exchange. Until recently the North of
England and Scotch fishepmen engaged
In the Manx herring trade have kept
Sunday so vigorously that they have
remained In port from Saturday morn
Ing to Monday afternoon. Fishermen
from the South. ~resenting the loss of
two nights fishing, have tried to break
through the tradition and & Fleetwood
boat put out to sea one Sunday we
ming recently, returning the next day
with a good catch. The buyers at first
looked askance at the herring as "Sun.
d~ay-caught," but fnally they were sold
NJ a fair price.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1918-01-01
NOTICE 10 CREDITORS.

In the Chancery Court Of Le6ore
County. Mississippi.
Estate Of G. NJ. Benjamin, Deceased.
No. BOIL.
Notice il hereby given to the cred
itors Of the above estate, declared
insolvent in said court on the End
day Of Arpil. 1917, that in accordance
with a decree Of said court rendered
December 18th, 1917, there will be q
hearing and adjudication Of all claims
against said estate at the county court
house Of the Second District Of ITALIA
hatchie County, at Sumner, Mississip-
.pi, on the 18th day Of January, 1918, at
3 o'colck P. M. All claims against said
estate must be filed with the Chan
Gerry Clerk of Lefiore County by the
said date, and all creditors may at
tend said hearing before said court in
vacation.
Witness my signature this 18th day
of December, 1917.
C. M. BENJAMIN, SR.,
Administrator.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1918-01-01
PRESIDENT TO TAKE OVER
RAILROADS.
Union Associated Press

WASHINGTON, Dec. 31-President
Wilson expects to assume control Of
the railroads of tie United States at
midnight tonight, during the period Of
the war. The action is to be taken
under the law which was passed in
1915 and comes after a long series Of
conferences between the President and
the heads of the various railway I'M
ions. The fear of the railroad execu-
tives has been that President Wilson
would exercise his right to take over
their properties under the act Of Au-
gust, 1916, and not complete the legal
arrangements making such q plan
workable and equitable. But the fear
is groundless, it is stated on the high
est authority. President Wilson real
ICES he has the opportunity for q
great constructive plan in solving the
railroad problem, both from the oper-
ating standpoint and from the more
delicate angle of the credit arrange
ments. Behind the President, it is
said Col. House and Judge Robert E.
Covett, who understand every phase
of the railroad question and are INK
ious to relieve the conditions which
now confront the country.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1918-01-01
GEN. BLISS RETIRES.
Union Associated Press

UNIUN NSoOCIuVCU ISS6
WASHINGTON, Dec. 31-Major-
General Tasker H. Bliss, chief Of Staff
81 the United States Army retires for
age today. 1t is expected that he will
be succeeded by Major Gen John Bid
die, who has been very actively en-
gagged in service with the National
Army since its organization.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1918-01-01
IN BEER REDUCED.
Union Associated Press

Z WASHINGTON, Dec. 3l-The de-
cree of the President reducing the al
coholic contents of beer to 2 "a per
cent. becomes effective tonight. The
law also prohibits the use in the man
ufacture of malt liquors of more than
70 per cent of the average amount Of
foods, fruits, food materials and feeds
used in such manufacture during the
one-year period beginning at midnight
tonight. With the alcoholic content
measured by weight, there will be 3
per cent of alcohol in beer, figured by
volume.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1918-01-01
MORE SHIPS IN COURT AGAIN.
IInion Associated Press

NEWARK, N. j., Dec. 31-An order
n show cause why the receiver for
the Metropolitan Steamship Company
should not be discharged and the con-
corn be authorized to resume control
ii its properties is returnable before
Vice. Chancellor Lane today. The
eompany's property includes the pas
senger ships Yale and Harvard, which
nlied between New York and Boston
until 1910, when they were leased for
service on the Pacific Coast.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1918-01-01
SAN JOSE GUSTS SALOONS.

Union Associated Press
SAN JOSE, CAL, Dec. 31-San Jose
new a~nti-saloon law becomes effec-
tive at midnight tonight and seventy
eight ginmills will go out of exist
ence.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1918-01-01
BETHLEHEM A NEW CITY.
Union Associated Press

BETHLEHEM, Pa, Dec. 31-The
city of Bethlehem, a third-class mu-
nicipality, becomes operative at mid
night tonight, with a population of
nearly $4,000. When all the contigu-
u zoroughs and township suburbs
shall have been annexed the popula-
ton will run beyond 10000. Archi-
bald Johnston, vice-president of the
Bethlehem Steel Company, will be
Bethlehem's first mayor.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1918-01-01
WOMEN WAR WORKERS ORGAN.
IZE,
Union Associated Press

NEW YORK, Dec. 31-Women
wanting to do war work and the or
ganization needing them get together
here tomorrow under the auspices of
the Committee of Women on National
Defence. The new committee is the
result of many complaints, both from
patriotic women who did not know
where to offer their services and from
organizations that could not find the
proper kind of volunteers.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1918-01-01
South ern Railway Company
Greenwood Station.

oOulr sTH AsdiiWdy COliPduy
Greenwood Station.
West Bound.
Winona to Greenville.
No, 8 leaves 7:25 A. M,
Columbus to Greenville.
No. 8 leaves 1906 P. M,
Webb Branch.
*No. II leaves 2:30 P. M,
Birmingham to Greenville.
No. II leaves sos P. M,
Webb-B elzoni Branch Sunday
Only.
No. AZ leaves 4:55 P. M,
Daily except Sunday.
East Bound.
Greenville to Birmingham.
No. IL leaves $3.50 A. NJ,
Greenville to Columbus.
No. 10 leaves 1:l3 P. NJ,
Webb Branch.
*No. 20 arrives 1859 A. M.
Greenville TO Winona.
No. 4 leaves 7:08 P. NJ,
Webb elzoni Branch Sunday
Only.
No. 4s arrives 100 P. M,
'naily except Sunday.
T. p. CALHOUN. Ticket AIT.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1918-01-01

aelp the Daily Commonwealth be-
come greater and newsier than ever.
Telephone in that personal. 1t will be
appreciated.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1918-01-01
NATIONAL WAR-SAVINGS COMMITTEES
WHO ARE SER Wing NLEFLORE COUNTY

Headquarters for the Mississippi
section, Grenada, Miss, Vicksburg,
Miss.
J. T. Thomas, State Director, Gre
NADIA.
T. H. Dickson, Assistant Director,
Vicksburg,
R. G. McBee, County Director.
]. L. Gillespie, Assistant County
Director.
Executive Committee.
G. A. Wilson, Jr., Chairman; E. M.
Purcell, R. c. King, R. A. Ball, c. P.
Bradford, Itta Bena, S. NJ. Kim
brough, Itta Bena, Rowan Thayer,
Schlater.
Chairman Of Town Committees.
T. H. Baird, Greenwood; C. F.
Caps, Itta Bena, L. S. Rogers, Schla-
ter, H. L. Walton, Sunnyside.
County Superintendent Education.
j. r. Hughes, Greenwood.
City Superintendent Education.
c. E. Saunders, Greenwood.
Representing COlored Schools.
w. j. Davis, J.. 7. Strong.
Representing Boy Scouts.
E. L. Wilmington, Of Y. M. G. A.
Food Conservation.
F. Herr.
P0stmasters, Principal Towns.
Mrs. l.. H. Humphreys, Greenwood;
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1918-01-01

When you fail to get your copy Of
The Daily Commonwealth. call 80.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1918-01-01
HERE ARE SALIENT
FACTS CONCERNING
THRIFT STAMPS


One thrift stamp costs rs cents.
Sixteen thrift stamps cost $500.
Sixteen with II cents, will buy
one war saving stamp, face val
lie $500 at end Of five years.
Profit SO cents, or 4 per cent in
terest compounded every three
months. War savings stamps
may be cashed at any time for
cost price, plus interest to date. .
Nobody can lose. Every in .
weston makes a profit.
A quarter stamp will pay for .
five American bullets. .
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1918-01-01
B.. NJ. JACKSON

INTERIOR DECORATING
Painting & Paper Hanging
Canvas Decoration a Specially
EstimatestFurnished Free
AW Williamson Street Phone 504
Greenwood, Miss.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1918-01-01

H. H. Majors, Itta Bena; Mrs. B. H.
Bacon, Schlater; O. C. Neill, Whaley.
Representing Red Cross.
j. w. Dulaney, Jr., Frank King,
Mrs. Calhoon Wilson, Mrs. T. R. Hen
derson.
F~raternal Organizations.
w. M. Peteet.
Cotton Men.
W. R. Humphrey.
Moving Picture Men.
P. E. Schilling.
Insurance Men.
Shelby Steele, John Ashcraft, R. P.
Parish.
Newspapers.
The Daily Commonwealth, The
Weekly Commonwealth, The Enter
prise, The Greenwood News, The Itta
Bena Times.
Farms and Associations.
j. R. O'Neal, county demonstrator.
Publicity Committee.
Warner Wells, Greenwood; Doug
lass Robinson, Sidon; D. F. Swift,
Swiftown; DR.. p. M. Kimbrough, Nor
gan City; W. P. Kimbrough, Quito;
Riley Ely, Itta Bena; Means Johnston,
Schlater; D. s. Jones, Highlandale;
R. A. Joiner, Sunny Side; Liddell Nc
MILAN, Minter City; 7. A. McGehee,
Money; Oscar Bledsoe, Shellmound.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-11-15

chase of a tractor should bear thes,
facts in mind. Judging by the expert
ence of tractor users, 1t Is not saf1
to expect any material reduction IL
the cost of farm operations per acrt
through the use of the tractor but II
is safe to expect to be able to increase
the crop acreage to a very consider
able extent, and, at the same time, tho
amount Of crops which one man car
raise.
Furthermore, 1t should be remember
ed that the cost Of doing the worh
with tractor In most cases cannot be
directly compared with the cost OF
doing 1t with horses, since on farms
where tractors are used a number OF
horses generally are retained, and any
comparison, therefore. must be made
between the cost of operating tn,
farm with horses alone and the cost
of operating with the tractor and
certain number of horses. Not in.
frequently horses stand idle while the
tractor is being used for field work
because there is not sufficient helI
available to use them at the SAINT
time, and in such cases part of the
cost of their maintenance must be
considered when figuring the cost OF
farm operations. since they are al
much part Of the farm power plant
as is the tractor.
Not only should the relative ex
pense of operation with the two meth
DDS be considered, but also the rela'
tive results. The increased croT
acreage and consequent increase ir
which the purchase Of the
tractor win often make possible may
much more than Offset a slight In
crease In the operating expenses Of the
farm.