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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1919-08-20
WHEN IS A WOUND
NOT A WOUND?
Young Syrian Boy Finds His Key To
Success in the Federal Board of
Vocational Work.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16-The 1913
edition of the Arabian Nights may be
read today in the stories of wonder
and magic of this war which equal
those old tales of Aladdin and Ali
Baba.
All the glory of sacrifice and war,
all the beauty of the East and the
magic healing of Arabian wizards are
woven in the story of Nassib, Syr-
ian rug maker.
Nassib was born in Syria, but with
his eyes turned West. All through
the first years of his life, while he
he was absorbed in learning rug
making, and was drinking in the col
or and romance of the East, he
thought of that time when he would
travel to that wonderful country.
Leaving Syria when he was just a
boy he spent five years in Russia at
school, and later four years in Eng
lish schools learning the language and
the meaning of western civilization
At last he reached America. Down
in small room he set up his loom
and every day he worked away at
wonderful patterns in soft colors. His
rugs were easy to sell but the work
was slow.
One day with a rug half finished
on the loom and bright worsteds ly-
ing loosely about, he went away to
fight with the Americans in Rance
During the war hand grenade
struck his leg, necessitating amputa
ton five inches above the knee. Mas
sib came back to the half finished rug
and the bright, loose woolens. He
looked at the big loom and knew thai
he could never use it again. A big
loom needs two good legs and hi!
right one was gone.
After few days when his mask
like face hid great pain and disap
pointment, he was found by the Fed
cral Board for Vocational Education
They saw that behind that Easter
calm there was a brain burning t,
| progress and they set about helping
him. He was sent to textile schoo
in February of this year, and his worl
in textile designing has proved to b.
such superior quality that he has beer
recommended for complete cours
leading to the degree of textile en-
| gineer.
From Syria to an American school
From hand loom to a modern ma
| chine. Nassib's wound was not
wound, but key to success.
| Other soldiers, sailors, or marine
interested in overcoming vocationa
handicaps are invited to communicat
with the Federal Board for Vocation
al Education, 200 New Jersey Avenue
Washington, D. C.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1919-08-20
STRONG PAPERS
| FOR JOHNSTON
Lexington Advertiser and Sardis Re-
porter, Heretofore Neutral, Fav-
| or His Election.

The Lexington Advertiser, strong
able, conservative, since the first pri
mary comes out in strong article
for Lieut.. Oscar Johnston for gov.
ernor on the plain business PROPOSE
tion that the state needs him as a
business governor that we may gel
rid of the present unfair, factional
political regime in Mississippi. The
Advertiser begins it's able editorial as
follows:
GAS between Johnston, LONGING
and Collins, all of whom stood for a
change in the present policies of the
state, and for reduction of taxes, do
ing away with useless Offices, and
bond issues for current expenses, The
Advertiser took no part. Now that
the first primary has cut out Longino
and Collins, and left the race for gov
ernorship to a choice between John
ston and Russell, The Advertiser
stands for Johnston and for reform
and improvement of our present un-
just and unfair and burdensome sys-
tenn of taxation, and for the elimina-
ton of all needless offices. Russell
stands for a continuation of the exist
ing order of things. The people Of
Holmes realize, sadly realize that the
existing order means constantly in
creasing taxes, Offices, bond issues for
current expenses, and unjust discrim-
ination between different sections of
the state, both as to the burdens of
taxation and as to distribution of fed
eral road money and other benefits,
which should go to all parts of the
state alike"
And closes with the following:
''To obtain justice, there must be
change in the present state policies,
a radical change, change which will
be fair, and just to the whole state
Such change can only come by the
election of Oscar Johnston and of a
legislature favorable to reform and to
reduction of taxes and offices to the
greatest possible extent, consistent
with efficient government. In accom-
plishing this, factional and personal
considerations should be cast aside
and all Of US join in movement for
reform along the lines of honest, fair,
just and economical handling of pub
lie affairs"
The Sardis Reporter.
The Sardis Reporter published at
Sardis, north Mississippi, and which
declared for none of the candidates
for governor in the first primary in
the current issue says:
There is every indication now that
Johnston will in the second primary
secure great majority of those who
voted for both Longino and Collins
in the first. Even ex-senator Varda
man is said to have told the voters in
one of his addresses before the first
primary, that if they failed to elect
Russell in that primary they would
lose out, as they could not hope to in
crease their support in the second
Now we are wondering if any of the
Vardaman followers in Pamela are
willing to make him out a poor proph
ct. We rather hope not.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1919-08-20
HARDWARE STORE
WAS BROKEN INTO
Thief Discovered In Henderson
Baird Last When Employee En-
tered Building.

Someone entered the Henderson &
Baird Hardware Co. last night and
were found within when Mr.. E. J.
Pepper, one of the employees, enter
ed the building shortly before 10
o'clock.
Mr.. Pepper entered the east door
at the front entrance and had started
to the switch to turn on the light
when he heard someone running in
the building. The prowler ran through
the store and made his escape through
a rear window. There was no light in
the building and Mr.. Pepper was un-
able to ascertain whether or not the
fellow was white man or negro.
The man was at the case where the
guns and rifles are kept. However,
it is impossible to ascertain whether
or not anything was stolen from such
an immense stock. No money was
taken from the cash registers
The thief undoubtedly had not been
the store more than fifteen min
tes, for Mr.. w. H. Murdock had just
left the building and extinguished the
lights. The prowler gained entrance
through a rear window by tearing
if the grill and raising the sash.
The police were Immediately sum-
moned and the blood hounds were
brought to the scene. They took up
the trail and went down River Front
to the Buckeye. Here the dogs lost
he trail and were unable to proceed.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1919-08-20
Negro Woman Shot
Near Minter City

Ethel Shotwell, negress, was shot
yesterday afternoon and perhaps fat
ally wounded by her husband, Dave
Shotwell on the Rogers plantation
near Minter City. The woman was
wounded in the head, arm and leg. She
was brought to the colored hospital
in Greenwood and physicians stated
this morning she had chance to re
cover. Dave was brought TO this city
and placed n jail.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1919-08-20
Mexican Raids Are In
Evidence Over Border
Associated Press

WASHINGTON, August 2O-Mexi-
can border raids directly across the
border are in evidence. Official forces
today showed that they will in the
future bring armed forces of the
United States upon the marauders.
The present punitive expedition, 1T
was learned constitutes the first work
ing out of the new policy which one
official characterizes as handling the
situation without gloves.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1919-08-20
FOOD AT COST
PLUS POSTAGE
Government Will Dispose OF Large
Quantity OF Commodities Through
Local POstOffice.

At $3.50 o'clock this morning, none
Of the people of Greenwood and Le-
flore county had availed themselves
of the privilege to buy at cost of the
surplus supply of food stuffs which
will be sold by the government and
which orders for the same will be TAX
en- at the local postoffice. However,
Mrs. Lallie H. Humphreys, postmas-
ter, states that many inquiries have
been made regarding the sale of these
food stuffs and the indications were
this morning that many orders would
be filed during the day.
The government has large surplus
supply of food bought for the army
which is now on hand at the various
military subsistence depots and it will
be sold to the public at cost, plus the
parcel post charges for delievry to the
desired locality.
Goods must be ordered in unbroken
packages or whole containers as the
government will not allow the food
stuffs to be opened and repacked for
shipping to consumers. The foodstuffs
will be shipped to this postoffice from
New Orleans.
Following is list of articles which
may be purchased from Uicle Sam:
Baked beans ,stringless beans, corn
beef, roast beef, canned cherries, can
ned corn, corn beef hash, peas, flour
rice, jam, pepper, soup vegetables
pineapple, tomatoes, bacon.
Orders will be taken for these goods
until the supply allotted to this local
ity is exhausted. By obtaining the
same at cost plus postage win NEAR
large saving to the householders and
will be the means of securing gooo
commodities at their face value.
Orders for the foodstuffs will be
taken at the money order window al
the Greenwood postoffice.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1919-08-20
Hon. Walter Dent Reads
Letter to Member
Board Trustees.
ADDRESSED TO
O. F. LAWRENCE
Said If Russell Is Not
- Elected He Would
Not Apply.

Just a few weeks ago Gov. Bilbo
most viciously and venom ously denied
charge made by Attorney General
Collins that in the event of Lee Rus
sell being nominated and elected Gov
ernor that he (Bilbo) would be made
President of the Industrial Institute
and College at Columbus. Bilbo said
that it was a lie out of the whole
cloth; that he had no idea of even
being an applicant for the position;
that after his retirement from the
Governors office that he was going
back to Poplarville and practice law,
and that he hoped the people would
allow him to do this without telling
any lies about it.
Bilbo's letter to the press was char
acteristic of the man and his style
of vulgarity when breaking into print.
Now the facts develop that he not
only wants the place as President of
that great institution of learning, and
the pride of Mississippi's educational
colleges, but he has been writing let
ters to members of the Board of
Trustees TO vote for him. One OF
these letters was read by Hon. Wal
ter Dent, Assistant Attorney General,
at a speaking in McComb City Satur-
day night, where he went to speak
for Hon. Oscar Johnston. The letter
was written by Bilbo to Hon. 0. F.
Lawrence editor of the Grenada Sen
tinel, and who is Secretary and men,
ber of the Board of Trustees. In this
letter Bilbo solicited the vote of Mr..
Lawrence as President of the |. /. &
c., and said: ''That of course if Rus
sell was not elected Governor he
would not be an applicant
This puts the matter up to the de-
cent people of the state. Are they
willing to have Bilbo President of
that institution, are they even willing
to vote for any man whose election
makes possible his election? If they
are willing for this, then on the 10th
they will vote for Lee Russell, the only
man in the State who would think of
making Bilbo President of any instl-
tuition of the State. If they are not
ready to turn that institution over to
Bilbo and his henchmen they will vote
for Hon. Oscar Johnston, whom it is
we'll known will not only make i'm
possible the election of Bilbo as Pre-
sident of the Industrial Institute and
College, but of any other institution in
the State of Mississippi.
Just how Bilbo will try and deny
writing the letter to Hon. O. F.
Lawrence soliciting his vote for
President, will be of little interest to
the decent people of Mississippi, for
that he did write the letter there is
now no question of doubt.
The mere fact that he is trying to
get at the head of that institution,
and the fact that the only man who
would make such thing possible The
News believes will cause the over
whelming defeat of Lee Russell in the
primary on the 26th inst.
The people of Mississippi have been
patient, but before they would allow
Bilbo to be at the head of the Indus
trial Institute and College, they would
prefer having the building closed
Defeat Lee Russell and the possibili'
ty is closed; nominate him and it be-
comes a probability. = Yazoo City
News, August 18th.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1919-08-20
Anti-BOlSheViki
Scored Victory
Associated Press

LONDON, Aug. 2O-Anti- -Bolshe-
wiki forces have occupied Kherzon,
Nikolaiff and Cheraksy on the Dneis-
less statement from the Soviet army
headquarters. The Bolsheviki are re-
ported to have occupied nletsk, south
west Of Orenburg on the Eastern front
after a fierce battle.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1919-08-20
Injunction To Prohibit
Same Was Filed Today
In jackson.
SAYS ANTITRUST
LAW VIOLATED
Court Asked to Fix Pen
atty At Five Thousand
Dollars Day.
Associated Press

JACKSON, Miss, Aug. 20-An in
junction to forever bar the five big
packers from doing business in Mis-
sissippi is sought in petition filed in
the Chancery Court here today by
Stokes Robertson, State Revenue
Agent.
Violation of the State Antitrust
law is charged. The court is asked
to fix the statutory penalty Of $1,000
a day.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1919-08-20
Business WOman's
Club Seeking Home

A meeting of the Business Wom-
ans Club was held Monday evening at
the club rooms. The main topic OF
discussion was the securing of new
home for the club, as the owners have
asked possession of the present build
ing within the near future. The mem
|bers Of the club have 80 far been un-
|able q secure another building.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1919-08-20
Rumanians Prepare For
Another Offensive
Associated Press

PARIS, Havas, August 2O-The Ru-
manian military reserve is preparing
river for the purpose of joining por-
ces with General Dneikines army in
southern Russia, according to the
Echo de Paris.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1919-08-20
Provide For Complying
With The Peace Terms
Associated Press

BERLIN, Aug. 2O-(Tuesday)-A
i'll providing for the ways and means
f carrying out the peace terms, was
presented in the National Assembly
at Weimer yesterday with the ap-
'roval of the Imperial Council.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1919-08-20
VOTES T0REPEAL
THE SAVINGS ACT
Associated Press

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2O-The re-
peal Of the Daylight Savings act was
accomplished today by the Senate in
voting to sustain the House in passing
the repeal of the measure over the
Presidents veto. The vote was 81 to
10.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1919-08-20
TO INVESTIGATE
PAPER INDUSTRY
Senate Will Determine Whether lille.
gal Prices Are Being Charged
For Newsprint.
Associated Press

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2O-Investi-
cation of the news print paper indus
try to determine whether it is enga-
ged in illegal practices and whether
prices are in excess of authorization,
was provided for in a resolution intro
duced by Senator Reed and adopted
by the Senate today.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1919-08-20
CHINA REGARDS
ACT UNFRlENDLY
Says American Acceptance of Shang
tung Provision Deviation From
Friendly Policy.
Associated Press

WASHINGTON, August 2O-China
regards the American acceptance OF
the Shangtung provision of the peace
treaty as deviation from the Amer
lean policy of friendly cooperation to-
wards the Chinese, the Senate For
eign Relations Committee was told to-
day by John C. Ferguson Official ad-
visor to the Chinese president.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1919-08-20
Huns Stop Purchases
Holland and Denmark
Associated Press

BERLIN, Aug. 2O-(Tuesday)-As
a result of the continued downward
trend, the German market food con-
troller has ordered discontinuance
Of purchases in Holland and Den
mark.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1919-08-20
Spain To Buy
War Material
Associated Press

PARIS, Aug. 2O-Tuesday)-The
Spanish government is sending a mis-
sion to France by buy excess war ma
terial.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1919-08-20
MERCY ON US!

MERCY ON US!
True love, alas, is
Fleeing hence
When sweethearts' talk shows
Common sense!
Cartoons Magazine.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1919-08-20
WOULD LEAVE
DEAD IN FRANCE
Pershing Says If Soldiers Could
Sneak They Would Asked Be Left
Rest Where They Fell.
Associated Press

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20-General
Pershing in 4 cablegram to the War
Department has expressed his opinion
that bodies Of the American soldiers
who died abroad should be left where
they fell.
81 believe could these soldiers speak
for themselves, they would be left un-
disturbed where they fought last, he
said.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1919-08-20

Local Observations
Observation-Disclosures, 80 degrees;
lowest So degrees; at am. m, 81 de-
grees; precipitation CO.; river gauge
1.6: fall in "a hours Oh.
r. Miss Annie Long Steuhena.
s<eSkf Eeaal 0sssgvsr.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1919-08-20
* * * = y y * X X x = X 4
THE COTTON
MARKETS

+ 4 4 4 \ r \ X 4 i: 4 \ X X +
NEW YORK COTTON MARKET.
Prev.
Open High Low Close Close
Oct. $3.50 $3.50 3O.O7 1923 3O.85
Dec. 5000 5000 1925 3O.45 31.OO
Jan. $3.50 3O.8O 1920 3O.35 3O.95
New York Spots 3O.75-65 down.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1919-08-20
THE WEATHER


MISSISSIPPI-Loca showers and
thunderstorms probably Wednesday
and Thursday; moderate variable
winds.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1919-08-20
NEW ORLEANS COTTON MARKET

NEW ORLEANS COTTON MARKET
Prev.
Open High Low Close Close
Oct. 1880 3O.51 2987 29.91 30.61
Dec. 3O.4O 30.42 1880 1888 3O.55
Jan. 1910 3O.43 1884 1886 30.57
Closed 20 down.
New Orleans Spots 30.13-5O down.
IN THE CLEANING OF VERACITY
Just half and half he told her,
Half true, half false, forsooth,
Until she dubbed his stories
The twilight truth!
Cartoons Magazine.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-10-23
TODAY'S ANNIVERSARIES

1S19-Asa Thurston and others of the
American Board sailed from Bos-
ton for the Sandwich Islands to
open mission.
jS37-Harlan Page Halsey, the orig
inal author Of the "Old Sleuth"
detective stories, born in New
York City Died in Brooklyn Dec.
10, 1898.
1S44-Many persons killed and in
jured when the steamboat Lucy
Walker exploded her boilers at
New Albany, Ind.
1S69-Earl Of Derby, celebrated Eng
fish statesman and orator, died .
Born March 20, 1899.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-10-23

lS74-Two thousand lives lost in q
cyclone in the Bay of Bengal.
1S94-Chauncey M. Depew delivered
the address at a great meeting in
New York in welcome to General
Booth Of the Salvation Army.
1914-American commission organ.
lied in London to save Belgians
from starvation.
1915-Allied fleet bombarded Bulgar-
ian towns on the Aegean Sea.
1916-Constanza, Roumania's chief
port on the Black Sea, was cap
tured by the Bulgar- Turco-G Ger
man forces.
1917-First American troops went in
to the first line trenches in
France.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-10-23
The Town GOSSIP


AS rule AND RIGHT then.
WHENEVER MR. Lufsey. HE BEGAN lose interest
GOES TO hear Bro IN MR. Lowe
PREACH sermon AND EVERY minutes
HE SAYS enjoys it. THE FELLOW.
BUT SUNDAY night. IN BACK of him.
WAS AN exemption WOULD TAKE big sigh
AND FOR once. AND WHEN he did.
HE WAS forced to admit HE'D GET surrounded.
He DIDN'T enjoy the preaching. IN fog of onions.
LARGE crowd AND HE sighed
. oo,.n ,
WAS PRESENT GREAT deal
wv, u, AND MR.. Lusey couldn't
=. GET OUT of range.
WHERE sitting.
A." BECAUSE HIS pew
49, WAS so crowded.
AND so
80 AND HE had sit there.
N BACK of him.
-. AND or breath
MD IN few minutes. Am 10 ,,. ,on'
he SAYS he began hdget nm nor ,..o..
MD AT first WIN ~ ~
he DIDN'T know THAT
WHAT matter. WAS TALKING about
BUT IT him long AND HE hopes
70 RECOGNIZE THAT THE day will come
HAT ODOR WHEN SOMEBODY
MD HE realized. masks
THAT THE man. FOR PEOPLE
N BACK of him. TO GUARD themselves.
lad HAD onions AGAINST SUCH things
FOR SUPPER. I THANK you
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-10-24
IA NUEVA LEY MUNICIPAL EN- l|cOR
Reqas adCiondes Sugeridas por el Hon. Auditor de Puerto
Rico yddoptadas por Consejo Executive de confomddd
con 10 dispu6so en- la SeCC0n 70 de Ia Ley Municipal
No. 85 aprobdda e 81 de Julio de 1919. para poner
~ en- vigOr diChd Ley Orgdnizdr los nuevOS GoDer-
nos MuniCpdeS

4.-No sera neeesariO que el Au
ditor Municipal presto fianza, va
que la ley no 10 exile.
Todas las requisiciones, COM
probantes, etc, deberan ser certi-
ticados por los jefes de los depar.
tamentos municipales respectiyos.
Los impresos que Sc usan ac-
tualmente deberan continuarse,
hacienda los correspondence cam
bios en- los tftulos de los dins tin
tos funcionarios.
Los sueldos de todos los oficia-
les y empleados del Municipio de
beran ser satisfechos hasta el 81
de octubre.
5.-TOdas las consultas sObre
asuntos de contabilidad deberan
ser dirigidas al Auditor de fPuer
to Rico, de acuerdO con el Aftfcu-
10 50 de. la Ley Municipal.
Certifc0: que las dnteriores re-
glas fueron aprobadas y pr0mul.
gadas por ell Consejo ejecutivo en-
session del dia % de octubre dc
1919.
San Juan, p. r., % de octubre
de 1919.
HerniRiO Pddidl
Secretario Auxiliar, Consejc
Executive.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-10-24

sado, lleno de brillantes estrellas
+ divinas losas.
JurO que me he emOciOnadO, pOr
que Ell este libro del jOven poeta,
veO una cOsa sincera, movida, sin
ret6ricas, sin imitaciones, sin re-
fiejos de nadie.
BalseirO, como pOeta, es el. FL
mo lie ha rObadO NADIA al espiritu
de Dario, nj al de Herrera, nj al
de Jimenez, nj al de Villaespesa.
DGimOs que no habfa dOlor en-
su verso. :PerO como van a SEN
tir dOlOr una maripOsa, un liriO,
|un chOrrO de aqua y ell beso de
un muchachO de ounce aiiOs Ell los
labiOs de una muchacha de Gator
ce?...
Els vida que rie, es la adOles-
cencia LENA de gl0bulos rOjOs. :.
DejadlO cantar. OfdlO cahtar.
Els el, es el que vuelca su mundO.
Respectable. No es un marOmerO
de palabras raras, de extravf--
simos, de rarezas. Nacio rui-
sehOr, no buho. Dejadlo cantar.
Oidlo cantar. Els la primavera.
| Terminare diciendO que ell
lbro esta prOlogado por Carlos
\. Carreras, un espiritu' exquisi
% que sabe ser elegante en- ell ver-
so Y en- la prOsa.
e. Riberd ChcrrcmORt.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-10-24

los libros con un credito aumen-
tado disminuido, segnn 10 de-
termine la Asamblea Municipal.
Isl los ibros que usan ac-
tualmente el Tesorero o Contador
Municipal tienen suficientes fo-
lios en- ablanco,l las operaciones del
presupuestO enmendado- plleden
ser centinuadas en- los mismos Ii
bros; en- case contrario, Sc abri-
ran nuevos libros..
3.lsIsas asignaciones deberan
constar ell el presupuesto, por de
partamentos. atendiendo a los re
quisi,os de la ntieva ley Ell lG que
rcapccta al molt,tnte que ha de
:nVcrtlr;t cn cada departamento
municipal.
Las as;ignaciones del Departa-
mciito Municipal de instruction
seran tratadas en- el presupuesto
Y en- los records de contabllidad
en- la misma forma que las demas
cuentas del MunicipiO, pero antes
de poder librar pago alguno de-
berA obtenerse la aprobaci6n del
Comisionado de Instruction de
Puerto Rico Ell conformidad con
la ley municipal y el Acta Orga-
Mica.