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The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1919-04-18


tected by a section of the resulations
stating that infected persons shall not
be permitted to engage in any occu
patton the nature Of which is such
that their infection is likely to be
borne to others.
1t is common knowledge to those in
touch with conditions that prostitutes
and those who habitually patronize
them are, in a majority Of cases, in.
tected- Furthermore, such persons, in
the past, have often been hailed into
police court, found guilty of disorderIy
conduct, fined, and given their liberty.
II they were infected, the fine did not
protect a single subsequent patron:
indeed, the fine made an additional
HulhDef OF patrons land victims) i'm.
peratlve! 1t is now required by the
regulations that all persons, male and
female, brought to trial on a charge
Of immortality must be examined by a
repres entative Of the State Board of
Health before they are released from
custody. And, if found to be infected.
they must be treated Until no longer in
an lnfectiVe stage. The regulations
also prescribe the medical standards
for release from treatment.
The infected person., if not under
sentence of the court, may have the
choice of taking voluntary treatment
or being interned Or imprisoned and
forcibly treated until cured.
The time has come when the whole.
some and right-thinking citizen of this
State must take a firm stand against
the continued spread Of these dis.
eases, 1t is not necessarily a sign of
weakness to permit an unfortunate,
but reasonable, victim to protect his
reputation so far as possible, so long
as a cure is ultimately effected; but,
it is decidedly wrong, and most as
suredly an evidence of weakness for
officials in whose care the public
health rests to permit persons who dc
not realize or refuse to acknowledge
their responsibility to the public, and
will not voluntarily submit to treat.
ment, to continue to remain at large
and d to the number Of their vic
tins. These persons are the ruthless
submarines who lie in wait for the
persons-not of your family,
but possibly OF your neighbors' fami-
lies, or Of your servants families, in
whose care you place your children
and frequently attack them unawares,
thru innocent contact. And not until
the citizens Of Mississippi realize this
will the State Board Of Health make
much progress toward the control of
these diseases, for advancement in
fled depends upon the co-opera-
CT public officiaIs.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1919-04-18
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
Primary Election 1919

For Governor
HON. A. H. LONGING
For District Attorney
4th Judicial District
WILLIAM T. WYNN.
of Washington County.
j. M. FORMAN.
of Leflore County.
For Representative
W. M. WILMINGTON
W. S. BARRY
o. F. BLEDSOE, Jr.
+****
For County Attorney
MEANS JOHNSTON
M. F. PIERCE
For Sheriff and Tax-Collector
w. S. VARDAMAN
s. L. BROWN
j. =.
E. H. CRIPPEN
SAM COLEMAN, JR.
For Chancery Clerk
ROY BEW
For Circuit Clerk
CHAS. V. WILLIFORD.
G. SHARKEY PATE
B. P. CHATHAM
+
For Supt. of Education
j. R.. HUGHES
L. S. ROGERS
X X = X X
For Treasurer
T. E. WILLIAMS
R. M. HIGHT
*****
For Tax Assessor
J. E. DENNIS.
j. R. PROPHET
+***
For Supervisor, Beat Two
H. Y. FRASER
\ \ X y
= For Supervisor, Beat -Four
W. P. KIMBROUGH
j. L. HALEY. SIR.
+ \ X
For Supervisor, Beat Five,
w. G. POINDEXTER.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1919-04-18
State Board OF Health
Adopts Regulations
State Beard Of Health, Jackson, Mississippi.

-~
More than a year ago, on March Sth,
1918, the Executive Committee of the
State Board OF Health passed formal
Regulations Governing the Control OF
Venereal Diseases in this State. These
regulations have since been amended,
SO that o the legislation required
for the control of these diseases in
this State is sufficient for all pur-
poses, and a lack Of authority can no
longer be offered as an excuse for any
laxity in the protection Of the public
health from the inroads of these dis
eases.
In the first place, the power of the
State Board of Health to make rules
for the safeguarding of the public
health is u~nassailable for, according
to Section 24S9 Of the Mississippi
Code of 1906, in the chapter on
Health and Quarantine:"
"The State Board Of Health is
authorized to make and publish all
reasonable rules and regulations nee
essary to enable it to discharge it's
duties and power and to carry out
the purposes and objects Of its crea,
ton, and reasonable sanitary rules
and regulations, to be enforced in the
several counties by the County Health
Officer, under the supervision and con
troll of the State Board of Health"
And Section 2511 Of the same Code,
declares that violations of any rule
or regulation Of the State Board Of
Health constitute a m~iSdemeanOr, and
are punishable by fine Or imprison,
ment or both.
The Board Of Health Regulations
governing the control Of these dis
eases are adequate for the needs of
the work. AS stated in previous ar
ticles of this series, PHYSICIANS and
druggists or vendors of patent rem
edies for the treatment of venereal
diseases are required to report to the
State Board CT Health patients and
purchasers of these remedies, and the
responsibility Of the reporting of these
cases is fixed upon physician and
druggist respectively.
The regulations also fix upon the
parents or guardians the responsible
ity for the compliance Of infected
minors with the regulations.
One of the most important features
of the regulations is the making Of
any venereal disease Cuarantinable.
This power IS Frequently necessary
when infected persons deliberately ex,
pose innocent or careless persons to
Infection. The homes of prostitutes
car be pl~acarCed, and guarantee in
stlIu-v= ;here1non. lust as in a case
OF smallpox or meningitis.
The i'm celt public is further pro
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-01-17
4 World At Peace

1t is difficult to say which the peo-
pie of all nations want worst-justice
and equality of opportunity, or peace.
A WEAKNESS of strife is settling over
America. It is probable that the
European nations are even more sick
Of continued dissension.
And yet it seems that the advent
of economic justice is possible only
through the most bitter conflict. And
lasting peace can come only through
the establishment of thoroughgoing
economic democracy. In no country
today are conditions stable. Strikes,
riots and demonstrations extend from
south America around the world. Ov-
er the trade union halls in Australia
today is flying the red flag. Germany
and Russia are not the only nations
that are filed with internal conflict.
Everywhere the people are splitting
into class movements. One side wants
new rights and privileges, the other
is Historically denying the popular
demands and stupidity attempting to
hold on to all it's age-hallowed adj
vantages of birth, wealth and posi-
ton.
How fortunate, then, is North d.
lota to have provided, in these criti-
cal times, for the realization of the
new principles of freedom from spe
cial pr, i.oge. The word would do well
to watch the way North Dakota is
meeting the emergency. Out here on
the plains there has been no violence,
no calling cut Of troops, no street
barricad 81 machine guns. The peo-
pie have very sensibly gone to the
polls and expressed in clear fashions
their deaizez, ebay the legislature
is in session 10 carry out in peaceful
fashion the rcIo1lns that public opin-
ion has been demanding for years.
History shows that what the peo-
pie will, they eventually get. The
past is full Of examples of classes and
rulers who sat on the lid, holding
down the people, until the people rose
and seized the reins of power. No
ruler is so unwise as he who defes
the hearts desire of the common man.
The great demand today is for east
er living conditions. The cost of liv
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-01-17

How often have we heard the re-
mark that farmers and plain workers
for wages must depend upon the So
called upper classes for leadership!
These upper classes are supposed 20
be much more intelligent, and with
intelligence is supposed to go SYM
pathetic understanding of the great
problems weighing upon the plain
toilers. Not a few of our toilers in
their humble spirit have recognized
this claim and are fairly convinced of
their need Of shepherds.
Yet in the past three years these
intelligent classes have so brazenly
failed to protect the sheep that even
the dullest-witted sheep can see the
failure. While we were at war they
placed most disproportionate share
of the burden on the poor. More than
that, they allowed the special inter
ests to wax fat as we'll as to escape
all sacrifice. They have burdened the
coming years with a tremendous war
debt. Now they have no plan or pur-
pose for reconstruction except to so
manipulate conditions as to bring
the maximum immediate profits TO
the privileged few. They have an
swered the toilers' cry for fairer con-
ditions with absurdly unjust accusa-
tons of disloyalty, with frameups and
with Imprisonment.
What farmer, for instance, would
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-01-17

The comptroller of currency has
just announced wonderful gains in
the banking resources of the country.
but before we give ourselves over to
rejoicing, we should reflect that the
badly watered stock, war profits of
the few, and war debts of the many
figure prominently, very prominently,
in bank resources" AS for their 1e-
lation to real prosperity, we might al
so recall that bank resources IN
creased in the drought area of Texas
during the drought The farmers had
been forced to sell out. Also Bel
GUM had what our fnanciers would
call a gratifying increase in bank
resources during the b1ighting Ger
man occupation.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-01-17

ing must be mitigated. North Dakota
has set about meeting these problems.
From long sufferings its people have
learned that there is great loss in
shipping their wheat to Minneapolis,
have it ground there, and then paying
the freight back again on the -four.
North Dakota has voted for efficiency
and economy. 1t will mill it's own
flour, and utilize the screenings for
upbuilding the cattle industry. Then
when cattle become plentiful, it will
engage in the meat packing business
and cut expenses again.
For the sake of solid citizenship,
state should encourage home owner
ship. North Dakota's legislature soon
will act on a bill for this purpose.
Through a system OF home building
loans it will be possible for man
to buy a city dwelling or an improved
farm worth $4,000 in payments of $40
a month spread through twenty years.
This is cheaper than paying rent, and
the saving man will have his proper
ty to show for his money.
These two state projects are only
part of a great program Of human
welfare that is backed by farmer leg
islature. Each item of these projects
represent sane, practical method or
bo1efting the whole people. If any
man complains that these acts do him
i jury he is only confessing that he
hes been profting from the needs of
the people, and that he puts his per-
sonal ACKNOWLEDGMENT before any i'm
provenent in the lot Of the rest of the
citizens.
There are two ways to progress
by evolution OF by revolution. North
Dakota should be proud to have chos-
en- the evolutionary process. If there
is unhealthy agitation within our bor-
ders today, if there are any men who
would resort to violence to foil the
expressed will of the voters, if there
are any men who would, whether by
Misrepresentation or by financial pres
sure, overthrow the farmer govern
ment Of this state, they are to be
classed with anarchists and thev
should be made to feel the public
scorn.-Grand Forks American.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-01-17

One Of the chief obstacles to reform
is the fact that so many of the COM
mon people do not realize how rotten
things in America are upstairs. Not
to mention new standards which the
modern world should live up to, nine
tenths of official America can not
meet the simple old-fashioned tests
of plain honesty, of law enforcement
regardless Of persons, of giving Christ
his due, not to mention the decil. Ii
all knew what some know, they would
all think alike.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-01-17
Our Share In Russia S Plight

Yet because we, or at least some of
us, do not like the kind of reconstruc-
ton which the Russian people have
decided on, we have now surrounded
them with an iron ring. Their farm
ers can not get new agricultural i'm
plements to replace those which have
worn out. The factories can not get
our iron, cotton, copper, coal, ma
chinery and other supplies absolutely
necessary for normal living, Russia
as an agricultural nation has always
depended on the world for these
things and it has made splendid
market for American-made goods.
Now we not only shut the door of
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-01-17

A strenuous effort is being made
to play up starvation in Russia as
an argument for continuing interven-
ton by the allied powers, but when
the impartial verdict of history is ren-
dered we will certainly have to bear
a large part of the responsibility for
such starvation as has come to pass.
Do the American people realize fully
what they are doing toward Russia?
Here is a country that was so
knocked out by the war that revolu-
ton was inevitable. It's service in
the war against Germany was beyond
estimate. Russia far more than Eng
land saved France in the early days.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-01-17

1t may be very interesting to NOR
alize on what should be done with the
kaiser, but let US not forget that while
the big newspapers are outdoing each
other with suggestions on this mat
ter, 100000 900 munition workers and
over 100000 soldiers are being
made to find their way back to peace
conditions without help or plan. Yet
these citizens of ours are certainly
much more important than the dispo-
sition of the dead lion.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-01-17
GOOD NEWS FROM
MEDICINE LAKE
Medicine Lake, Mont.
January 4th, 1919.

Medicine Lake, Mont.
January 4th, 1919.
Editor p roducers News:
[ would like little space in the
columns of the "Good News"
/ always thought things We're going
along fairly well in Sheridan county
until read the report of the "three
blind men," they sure are going some,
and | hope some one can get to the
bottom of things and let the county
know just what is going on.
Last week the president of the
Farmers Flour Mill at Medicine Lake,
called a special stockholders and di-
rectors' meeting to transact business
and they set the price to farmers at
cost if the farmer has 500 pounds or
more ground at one time.
The mill is equipped with all of the
latest and finest machinery and Mr..
Anderson, an old experienced miller,
is in charge of the mill and he makes
some of the finest and best flour that
ever was used in the northwest.
There is great excitement here at
east Medicine Lake over the big muir
dering of flour prices. All of the
farmers are helping to sharpen the
knife for the next price murder on
something else.
If [ have more good news like this
I will write again.
Yours for the farmer,
M. G.. SCHMITZ.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-01-17

The senate committee, after having
squawked like an old hen for over a
year, has dismissed the charges
against Senator La Toilette. At the
same time We discover that he and NOT
the 100 per cent patriots" is with the
little group demanding fair taxes on
big business. From all of which the
progressive voter shall draw two i'm
portant lessons: The folloy of desert
ing tried leader when the kept press
pretends to have something on him
and the fact that the more faithful
he is, the louder the press and priv
lege will squawk.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-01-17

There are a number of prominent
people who have sympathy for the
farmer but no feeling. This tribe is
anxious to hasten to the relief of the
distress of one or two with a little,
a very little, of the proceeds from
the robbery of thousands. Most of
us would prefer to exchange the SYM
pathy for little justice and if we
had the justice, we wouldn't need the
sympathy.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-01-17

be so foolish as to fix the price on
wheat and let prices On what the
farmer has to buy run wild? What
farmer would fail to act if he were
in congress to end the vicious packing
trust monopoly exposed by the, trade
commission? What farmer or work
ingman would be so absurd as .
keep the taxes on freight, express and
first class mail and lower it on war
profits and swollen incomes? What
toiler would continue to curse the ma
ton with child labor and laws against
free speech?
The boosted intelligence is all for
those who have it. The more real in
telligence the representatives Of the
upper classes have, and they have
very much less than is commonly sup
posed, the worse enemies they make
of the toilers. They are thus the
more clever in outgeneraling and de-
ceiving those they are supposed to
guide. Instead of looking after the
sheep they are raising wool and sell
ing mutton. This is profitable for the
self-appointed shepherds, of course,
but in the same degree unsatisfactory
to self-respecting sheep.
The workers have sufficient intelii-
gence to rule themselves for their
mutual benefit. Certainly it is, at
least, that they will not get it from
the classes trying to ride on their
backs.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-01-17

friendly trade, much to our own dis
advantage in fact, but we are forcing
these people in their weakened con-
dition to continue Waging war for
preservation. Some may say that
they are not fighting for self preser-
walton, but that the terrible bolshe-
WIKI are forcing the people to fight
through terrorism and mob violence.
The most obvious proof that this al
legation, SO oft repeated by our bic
press, is false is the admitted fact
that our allied armies have not been
able to establish representative gov
eminent in the territory they have
under control. Eastern Siberia is ruled
with our help by dictator and mon
archist supporters of the cars re-
gime. Representatives elected when
our forces held regular elections were
as distasteful to the parties con-
trolling our Intervention as the boil
sheviki, and were thrown out of Of
fee, in many cases into prison. Surely
the Russian people have a right to de
ternine what they want, and it is dis
graceful for US as a free people to
shut them off from much needed sup
plies unless they restore monarchy or
at least big business. We may not
like Russian methods, but they are
no more our business than internal
matters in America are Russian bust
ness. II we can't be helpful neigh
bors let US at least be honest and In
ternationally decent.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-01-17

The plutocrats of all countries are
united in bowling against what they
call the terrorism of the workers ex-
pertinent in Russia. The working peo-
pie there may make some mistakes
along this line, but remembering
what plutocratic greed brought on
the world in the last four years, we
would thing it good taste at least for
the plutocrats to say nothing. If we
were they, we would be ashamed of
comparison. even if we took their lies
about Russia at face value.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-01-17

The Public Utilities Commission of
Rhode Island has recently granted the
petition of the Providence Gas Com
pany for a 35 per cent increase of
rates. The people must now pay
$3.50 per thousand cubic feet. Facts
presented by the Public Ownership
League in it's bulletin on the subject
show that the average cost is about
so cents.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-01-17

Not one cent of the $30,O00,O00 that
the American Society for Relief IN
the Near East is planning to raise
during the week Of January II to 10
will go toward paying administration
expenses. Philanthropists already
have provided for the committees
machinery and even the cable message
that takes the $3O,00O,000 to the
starving Armenians and Syrians will
be paid for from their fund.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-01-17

Some people may mistasse pIaus-
ible funky of the special interests for
real reformer. Some people buy
paste diamonds for the real thing, too.
But the special interests never make
mistake. Their abuse or praise
shows whether the specimen is GENT
inc. This is one cue we can practic-
ally always rely on from the kept
press.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-01-17

From the reports we are gettlng
from Europe now it looks as though
the powers-th at-be want the troops
who fought for democracy to act as
international strikebreakers. First
the special interests expressed sur
prise that the German workers would
be so foolish as to stand by their gov
eminent; now they will damn these
workers if they don't.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-01-17

Montana has proved her patriotism
to be one hundred per cent pure. Let
Montana prove her sympathy as gen
uine by supporting the American
Committee for Relief in the Near
East in it's s30,0O0,OOo campaign for
the Armenians and Syrians. The
Treasure state is asked to contribute
100000. Every citizen should do his
share.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-01-17

These revolutionary" statements
attributed to our great leaders, such
as John D. Jr. and Charlie Schwab, by
our kept press, add much to the gay
ETY. Of nations. Not the least funny
thing about them is the way the lit
tie press picks them up and .solemnIy
announces that so and so "has seen
a great light"
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-01-17

Judging by the way our plutocrats
seem to value their special privileges
beyond all else in the world and how
the fat boys would feel the loss of
them, we are tempted to ask the big
press to let the kaiser alone. The old
codger has suffered enough.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-01-17

And this brings up another point
that counts much with men of spirit.
Even If they do not get all they aim
for, the British Laborites and the
League farmers have the satisfaction
of knowing they were not fooled. At
the worst they are merely beaten and
not outgeenraled as they used to be
by political hypocrites.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-01-17

1t is noticeable that the papers of
the Twin Cities have howled the loud
est about the passage of the consti-
tutional amendments. Why shouldn't
they? The only interests adversely
affected are located in the Twin Cities.
Fargo On. d. Courier-News.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-01-17

Those farmers friends who advised
the farmers to defer organization I'M
til after the war will now jump in and
help boost the organization along
Mankato (Minn.) Union News.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-01-17

The postal department showed a
surplus of s19,979,798 for the year
ending June 80, 1918. That ends an
other of the stock arguments against
public ownership. One by one Uncle
Sam is knocking them out.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-01-17


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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-01-17

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electric elect lighting systems Il . q AZ i
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