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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-04-05

Do you know ! could organize a
500. 600 refinery company. sell TLe
stock. make SIS. 900 in promotion for
myself. pay a lot OF bonuses 10 promi-
nent people for the use Of their names
as directors, etc, take a big block OF
the promotion stock. and then give
you a refinery costing about $4,000
which would earn profits on even the
100000 and still grow rich; so what
viii the result be when I use ever
dollar OF this money TO acc lire prop
erty and build the refinery without
bonus 10 me, without bonuses for the
use OF other mems names. without
promotion stock to ne. thereby Civ
ing you all your money VIII buy and
then earning profits accordingly.
can pay profits three times as Big
on s75. 900 actually Invested IN a re-
.finery as would be possible on the
same size plant IN a stock Company
capitalized at 100000
I VIII build this refinery and pipe
line system and conduct this business
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-04-05

Hotel L.auEhlin IS noted FOR having
plenty hot water; take a hot bath
whenever you wish. day or night
81 W. Franklin. Phone 24s3.-AdV-
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1919-03-26
II DIVORCES ARE
GRANTED IN COURT
Yesterdays S.~soa Chaneery Cour1
Was Practically Taken Up With
Divorce DEGREES,

Yesterday was busy day in the
Chancery Court which is in session a,
Crossword. Practically the entire day
was taken up with divorce cases
Twenty seven DEGREES of divorce were
granted, only four of this number be-
ing white persons, the re1ssafnir1g
twenty three were filed by negroes.
The following cases were disposed
Of:
Mrs. Jim East Marks VS.. T. v.
Marks, divorce, decree as prayed. The
plaintiffs maiden name, jim Lucas
East was restored
Mrs. Cyrene S. Dahmer VS.. ANDREW
Dahmer, decree as prayed; plaintiff
was given the custodey Of the four
year old daughter, Mary.
Mrs. Clemnie Shirley VS.. R. K
decree as prayed.
Mr.. Hugh Carithers VS.. Exa Carl
theirs, decree as prayed.
William Treadway Campbell VS..
Mrs. Seisel Campbell, decree as
prayed.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1919-03-26
LEAGUE NATIONS
WILL RESPECT
MONROE DOCTRINE
Great Progress Made in Paris. Dele
gates Are Optimistic Over Amend
ments. Will Accept Provisions to
Preserve Monroe Doctrine.
Associated Press

WASHINGTON, March ga
message to the White House from the
American peace delegation in Paris
says that greater progress towards
peace is being made than what ar-
pears on the surface. No details are
given but in some quarters it is as
sumed that the delegates arc optim-
istic over the amendments to the
league of nations constitution agreed
upon yesterday. including one espec-
tally to exempt domestic questions
from the jurisdiction of the league
and over the apparent certainty that
the associated powers will acce,,t
President Wilson's provision to pre-
serve the Monroe Doctrine.
In the absence of official communi-
ques, the public has learned little Of
the meetings Of the Premiers ard tho
President, but it is understood that
data presented at the first mect!>
showed the agreement on virtually -.
features of the war damage rer >. =
tion question except the 70 Y
amount, which they expect to be
unable to agree upon. Atrer settln.
the reparation question the Franco
German frontier along the Rhine will
be considered.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1919-03-26
ALLIES FAIL
TO ADVANCE
The BolsheviE Are Strongly En-.
trenched. Allies Have Not Beeu Able
to Get Through Machine Gun Nests.
Associated Press

WITH THE ALLIED FORCES IN
NORTH RUSSIA, March 26-Mon-
day)-The Bolsheviki are entrenched
end are reinforcing both artillery and
Infantry at Bolshe- Czeria and are en-
deavoring to hold this important point
in the line. Allied communications
yesterday stated the American and
British attacked from the west and
the Russians, supported by the Am
ericans and the British, also attack
ed from the west but the fighting was
under the utmost difficulties. The al
he'd troops were unable to advance
beyond the enemy machine guns. The
forces striking from the east are
struggling waist deep in snow and
are able to progress only at the rate
of two-thirds mile an hour.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1919-03-26
Wilson and Premier's
Hold Conferences
Associated Press

PARIS, March 26-President Will
son and Premiers Lloyd George,
Clemenceau and Orlando began yes
terday a series Of conferences which
will be continued daily until the
great questions which are delaying
the work of the peace conference will
be cleared up. The differences of
opinion which have developed since
the Presidents return to Paris are
being considered fully and frankly
and determined effort is being
made in the interest of an early peace
and to reach an agreement on broad
lines Of the Russian question, parti-
cularly in relation to the political up
heaval in Hungary, was taken up at
the first meeting.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1919-03-26
Germany Sticks To
Wilson Program

Associated Press

PARIS, March 26-Germany is de-
termined to stick close to the Wilson
program in making peace with the
Allies, Count Won Bernstorff declared
in an interview with the Berlin CORE
nondent of the Temps, printed today.
He advocated Plebiscite for Alsace-
garding the indemnities, he said,
Lorraine and German Austria. Re-
garding the indemnities, he said,
Germany attitude is fixed by her ac-
ceptanee of the note of November 5th,
whereby reparation is accorded for
damage done civil populations of
France and Belgium by German ag-
gression."
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1919-03-26
POilu Sends Premier
Treasured War Cross
Associated Press

PARIS. March 26-Premier Glenn
enceau was opening his mail this
morning, hurriedly as is his custom,
merely glancing at some letters, max
ing short annotations on others, in a
fair way to dispose of his courier in
the usual few minutes. Suddenly,
upon opening somewhat soiled and
cheap envelop, the contents fell to
the floor with metallic sound.
The Premier picked them up, read
the letter slowly, then read it again,
and then sat there staring at the pa
per with tears filling his eyes in spite
of his efforts to suppress them. The
letter read:
"They have not given you the war
cross; here is mine. It has only two
stars while you deserve two palms
D~t it is the best can offer; here it
is" 1t was signed: can old poilu."
And the grand old man" of France,
who with dry eyes has looked upon
the horrors of two wars, picked up
the little rusty piece of metal, the rib
bon of which is soiled by the rain Of
the trenches or bespattered with the
blood of its former owner, and wept
ut might have been given to me
by the President of the Republic or by
a Marshal of France, with great pomp
at the Invalides. Coming from this
humble "poilu" l shall treasure it for
ever" he said.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1919-03-26

all in cotton. Such action is inviting
disaster. If farmers, landlords, mer-
chants and bankers combine to pull
the house down upon their own heads
by producing large crop of cotton,
they have the courage to make no
appeal to the rest of the world for
help if their own action leads them
into distress.
But remember that there is a good
way. Looking in the bulletin. Food
Plus cotton equals prosperity. Full
production Of the food for our people
and the feed for our growing live
stock industry in the South should
be the first and most important con-
sideration. Safe Farming demands
caution this time. Supply your own
needs first as 4 sound measure of
protection, then hold your cotton &C.
reage down to<a moderate figure, less
than in 1913, in order that we may
safeguard the production and not de-
stroy our prosperity by deliberately
over-preducing. It Is Up to the
South to> Play Safe Game. Safety
First Demands That Every Cotton
Farmer, Big and Little, Shall Coop
crate in Holding Down the Cotton
Acreage.
Yours very truly,
BRADFORD KNAPP.
Chia af Dept 4 Agriculture.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1919-03-26
30 GALLONS OF
OLD FORESTER
DESTROYED HERE
Officers Capture $500 Worth of Booze
And Take Possession OF Car VAL
ued At s12OO-White Men Civ
en- Fines And Sentence.

One hundred and twenty quarts O
Old FORESTER whisky valued a
$l5OO and new Dodge roadster
worth $1,000 fell into the possessio,
OF the Greenwood officials yesterda,
afternoon when A. Allen and Day,
Smith two white men were arrested
on Mississippi and Alabama streets
bringing their cargo into this city
The men were tried before Mayor E
V. Hughston yesterday afternoon and
were each given a fine of $1OO and
costs. Allen was also given a thirty
day sentence on the farm. Smith
who was youth of about 20 years
old, was not given day sentence, ow-
lEg to the fact that he told the Mayor
he was merely employed as chauffeur
and did not know the car contained
whisky.
Chief of Police C. L. Bonner and
officer Tom Chapman were clipped
off" that the automobile loaded with
whisky would arrive in Greenwood
yesterday afternoon. The two men
were taken in charge by the officers
as they drove into the city Both
stated they came to this city from
Meridian and were enroute to Drew.
where they were to deliver the auto
mobile. They refused to disclose the
name of the man at Drew to whom
the car was to be delivered.
A man, whom the officers believe
twas Smiths father, paid his fine yes
terday afternoon at the police head.
quarters and he was released from
Jail
"This is the first time l was ever
behind the bars" said Allen. He
stated to the offi~ers repeatedly that
the automobile did not belong to him
and that he did not know it contained
whisky.
The Dodge car was new and had
only been driven 462 miles, according |
to the speedometer. The whiskey was
tightly packed in the rear of the auto !
mobile.
According to the "tip off" the of !
ficers received, the whisky was to be
delivered to persons residing in
Greenwood, although both men were
persistent in their statements that
they were enroute to Drew. |
The car is being held by the city
officials
In the presence of many wistful
eyed spectators the 12O quarts of
liquor was destroyed last night in
front of the city hall. Chief of Police
c. L. Bonner. Officer Tom Chapman,
Prosecuting Attorney Means John
ston and Mayor E. " Hughston
poured the liquor into the gutter
amidst sighs and much lamenting
from the thirsty crowd who gathered
to witness what they termed "wan-
ton destruction"
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1919-03-26
Stories Written
By School Children

Following is the fourth of a series
of stories written in a short story
contest by the pupils of the Green
wood public schools:
THE Mysterious Visitor
(By Bill Barnwell, Is Years of Age.
Zone night about 10 o'clock / heard
noise out in the back yard. l took
my electric flash light and went out
there. 1 heard the hens cackling and
the 'roosters Growing. I turned off
the flash light and went to the chick
en- house. The moon shone sfaintly
and the stars were glimmering out of
dark sky. The constellation of Or
ion shone din1ly from behind a light
cloud. The night was silent and the
noise of the roosters Growing was
family borne to my ears on the night
breeze. The arc lights were off be-
cause the moon was shining. The
sounds in the chicken house were now
easily distinguishable. I looked in the
chicken house and to my amazed and
astounded eyes, there appeared a ne
gro chicken thief. The moon came
from behind the cloud at the psy-
Geological moment and shone full and
fair upon the face of the negro. He
had sack upon his back.
II saw . R4ttle snake slowly and
silently glide from behind q nest. A
look Of horror froze upon the negro's
eountenance. The snake ratified and
He mans muscles were galvanized
1llto instantaneous action. With q
howl Of terror and an aponixed
moan. he came from the chicken house
- n he had wings on his feet. He
ran down the road and the last /
heard Of him. he was believing lust
~. picked up my flash light which
I'D dropped from my lapd when I
~ the thief and wsnes - IL
tp1se."
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1919-03-26
Allied Missions
Have Left Bedapest
Associated Press

COPENHAGEN, March 26-AH
members of the Allied military mis-
sions except one American officer
have left Budapest according to Wen
ma dispatches to Berlin. The Abend-
post despatch to the Vienna Reich
Post says the allied troops have oc-
cupied Abed and Szeged and the at
tack has been withdrawn,
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1919-03-26
BALLOONS MARK
ROUTE AVIAT0RS
Are Uued As Buoys Above The
Cloud Mark Course Q Long
Distance Airplanes.
Associated Press

| LONDON, March 26-Balloons ar,
used as buoys above the clouds t.
mark the, course of the long distance
| airplane-mail service from Marquise
near vBoulogne, France to Cologne
Germany says an announmecerf o1
the Royal Air Force which is operat-
ing this service. Each balloon is
marked with signs to Indicate to the
airplane pilot its exact locality and
thus enable the pilots to shape their
course anew when the weatl I,r is
bad or the clouds are very low. The
balloons also mark the landing
grounds for the airplanes. Observers
in the balloons are required to re-
port the condition of weather above
the cloud layer, the speed and dir
ection Of wind and to pass this infor-
nation to the nearest wireless sta
tion for transmission to the airplane
pilots.
A chain of wireless stations has
been organized along the routes for
the transmission of weather reports
and if the pilot of an airplane is COM
PEELED to make forced landing he is
expected to report this location by
wireless or telephone, to the nearest
wireless station so that motor truck
can be despatched to recover the
mails and render assistance to the
airplane.
AS it is the intention of the Royal
Air Force to maintain a night mail
service on this route, chain Of light
houses also has been established and
later, it is announced the balloons will
be fitted for carrying signal lights
and remaining aloft at night as
further guidesto the pilots.
Should a pilot loose his way in the
clouds, arrangements have been made
he will be able to get in COM
m'''iication with wireless station
from which he can receive direction
how to proceed to the nearest landing
ground. This wireless guidance is ex-
pected to be useful in bad weather or
in night flying.
Emergency landing grounds have
been located along the route in addi-
ton to the regular terminals and the
carry pigeons to be used
as messengers in case of accident.
This through service from Mar
quise to Cologne presents Difficult
ties because of the range of hills
1000 feet high between the flat coun-
try of Northern France and the valley
IF the Rhine. This stretch of hilly !,
country has few places suitable for
landing and pilots flying above it
encounter clouds and bad
weather..
The Royal Air Force has for some-
lime been carrying mail regularly !,
between Marquise and Valenciennes
md Namur, Belgium; and between
Valenciennes and Spa, the head i
quarters Of the armistice commission.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1919-03-26
AMERICANS ON
HONOR ROLL
X x \ 4 X \ 4 4 X X X X + i
Associated Press

Associated Press
WASHINGTON, Mar. 26-The fol-
lowing casualties are reported BY the
Commanding General Of the Ameri-
can Expeditionary Forces:
Killed in action. 4.
Died from wounds, 7.
Died from disease, 80.
Missing in action. S.
Wounded severely, 1s.
Died from aeroplane accident. l.
Died from accident and other caus-
es, Is.
Total, 86.
MISSISSIPPIANs.
DIED FROM DISEASE.
PRIVATE PERCY HARRIS,
SHELLMOUND. MISS.
MISSING IN ACTION.
Private June Allen, Long Besch.
Miss
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1919-03-26
Suspend Editions of
COblenz Newspaper
Associated Press

COBLENZ, March -(Tuesday)
The morning and evening editions
of the Coblenz Gazette were ordered
suspended for three days by General
Dickman for criticizing the Allies i'm
connection with an article discussing
the developments in Hungary.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1919-03-26
BOlsheviki Are
Being Repulsed
Associated Press

LONDON, March 26-The troops
of the kolchak government who pier
ced the Bolsheviki front on a thirty
mile sector on March 11th, are cor
tinung to progress and the position
of the Bolsheviki is precarious, ac-
cording to Reuter- despatch from
Omsk.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1919-03-26
WILL NOT GIVE
ANY TERRITORY
German Minister of Finance Saws
That Germany Will Not Surren..
der One Inch of Territory.
Associated Press

BERLIN. March 26-(Tuesday,-
II take the solemn oath that the gov
ernment will not surrender one inch
of German territory" Dr.. Schiller
the Mini4teH OF Finance in the new
caD1net, said IN . speech suEday, ac-
cording to the Tages Zeitung.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1919-03-26
Vote Against Giving
Up Territory
Associated Press

PARIS, Havas, March 26-The
Prussian National Assembly has vot-
ed unanimously against the relin-
quishment by Germany of any Rhine
territory, according to German des-
patches, which also tell of the meet
ings Of protest in all parts of Ger
many against what is cslled an ten
Slsviag peace"
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1919-03-26
Community Sing
On Friday Night

DIR. Joseph Rennie will speak on
the League Of Nations" Friday
night at the Memorial Building. A
community sing will also take place.
The singing, lead by Mr.. R. C. Lips
comb, will commence at 1880 o'clock.
A community sing will take place
each Friday night with Mr.. Lipscomb
in charge.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1919-03-26

Tornado Insurance is so cheap
you cannot afford to go with
out your property being pro-
tected against tornado and
windstorm: See Ashcraft &
Wells, Agents.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1919-03-26
Former. Premier of
Hungary Assassinated
Associated Press

BERNE, March 26-An unconfirm-
ed rumor reaching Prague from Bud
apest says former Premier Karoly of
Hungary has been assassinated.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1919-03-26

Tornado Insurance is SO cheap
you cannot afford to go with
out your property being pro-
tected against tornado and
windstorm. See Ashcraft &
Wells Agents.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1919-03-26
THE COTTON
MARKETS

= x * X X x * X X X * * X * &
NEW YORK COTTON MARKET.
(Old Contracts)
Prev.
Open High Low Close Close
May 23.40 23.45 1905 1882 $40
July 21.6O 21.6O 21.O5 21 40 81 65
Oct. 1880 1885, 1900 1890 1856
Closed 8 to 25 down.
(New Contracts)
Prev.
Open High Low Close Close
May 1890 1890 1888 1857 1880
July 21.65 21.75 21.25 21.5O 21.85
Oct. 1885 1000 19.45 1853 1895
Closed 13 to 27 down.
r New York Spots 27.40-25 down.
NEW ORLEANS COTTON MARKET
(Old Contracts)
Open High Low Close Close
Prev.
May 23.03 1885 23.oo 2s.o5 1856
July 21.90 21.9O 21.60 21.5O 22.0O
Oct. 1917 1920 1890 1890 1884
Closed al to SO down. .
(New Contracts) /
Prev.
Open High Low Close Close
May 23.65 1855 .22.98 23.15 $3.50
July 21.78 21.78 21.18 21.38 PITT
Oct. = 1862 9.62.19.15 1884. 1854
Closed 20 TO- .35, down.
New Orleans Spots :26.50-5O down.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1919-03-26
THE WEATHER

MISSISSIPPI - Showers Wednes-
nesday; Thursday rain and. followed
by cooler temperatures.
LOCAL OBSERVATIONS.
For Period of Twenty Four Hours
Ending A. NJ Today.
Temperature-Highest, 70 degrees;
lowest, 81 degrees; at p. m., ~ de-
grees; precipitation, 40 hundredths;
river guage 32.5; change in "a hours
O.5.
Miss Annie Long Stephens,
LAeal Observer.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1919-03-26

Tornado Insurance is so cheap
you cannot afford to go with
out your property being pro-
tected against tornado and
windstorm. See Ashcraft &
WsIh, Agents.
The Washington herald., 1919-05-22
Storks Get Stork Visit.

Chicago. May 21.-Mr. and Mrs
George N. Stork here today reported
the arrival OF the stork with an
eight-pound girl Stork.
The Washington herald., 1919-05-22

"chum," Dorothy orrison. Claren-
don, Va
Mutual" Marie sipphard. 1910 In
ion street southwest
"Olla Rookk." George B. Coale, 1326
Eighteenth street northwest.
Zoe Mon," Ruth Handy, 1122 Co
lumbia road northwest.
Babe" Leona Gay. 1c0s Seventh
street southwest.
Pet" Augusta Kaiser, % Seventh
street northeast.
"Ja-Da." Ruth Jones, 100 H street
northeast.
"Daddy-Long-Legs." Charles X.
Francis, jr., zoos Sixth street north
west.
BENGAL MONKEY.
Tease" Louise High. UuIpepeI
Va.
SEA LION.
Flip Flop" Marguerite High. Cul-
peper. Va. r. F. D. No. /.
"Muff." Lorena High, Culpeper, Va,
r. r. ID. No. /.
AMERICAN EAGLE.
"Conqueror." Raymond High, Cul-
peper, Va, r. +. d. No.
BRAZILIAN TAPIR.
Tony" Edward J. Duvall, 2scs
P street northwest.
Smiles" Ruth Roland. 917 Z
street northwest.
Bremen" Ruth Handy, 1122 Co.
lumbia road northwest.
"Dixie." Augusta Kaiser, % Sew
enth street northeast.
Buddy" c. Shirley Carter, 52l
Eighteenth street northwest
AFRICAN ZEBRA.
Thor" Thelma Wilkinson, Mel
wood avenue. Cherrydale, Va.
Congo" William S. Blackstone
Blackstone, Md.
'zeb." Marina Miller. 3o7 L street
southeast.
Candy" Catherine High, Culpeper,
Va, r. F. D. No. /.
"zeb." Augusta Kaiser. % Seventh
street northeast.
The Washington herald., 1919-05-22
WANTS SUB BASE
. IN Los ANGELES
Daniels Will Inspect Site
Worth 100000
Offered by City.

The government may establish a
submarine base at the port of Los
Angeles. Secretary of the Navy
Daniels told a delegation that called
upon him that he would visit Los
Angeles in July or August for the
purpose of looking over the pro-
posed site rendered by the people OF
that city to the government.
Representative Henry z. Osborne
Of California. acted as spokesman
for the delegation, which included
representatives of the mayor, the city
council and the Los Angeles cham
ber Of commerce.
In behalf Of the city they formally
rendered a large tract of land valued
at 100000 to the department for
a proposed submarine base or for
any purpose that the Navy Depart
ment might elect
Representative Osborne stated that
in keeping with the government
policy of preparation in fortifyins
the seaboards. he urged that the
port Of Los Angeles be chosen as IL
offered one of the finest spots for
q submarine base as was to be
found anywhere on the entire Pacific
Coast. Secretary Daniels told the
committee that he was in hearty ac-
cord with their aspirations and
would visit Los Angeles in July OF
August.
The Washington herald., 1919-05-22
PHYSICALLY FIT
AT ANY AGE

II isn't age. it's careless living tn
puts men down and out" Keep your
internal organs in good condition anc
you viii always be physically 1T
Tbs kidneys are the most over
worked organs In the human body.
When they break down under the
strain and the deadly uric acid ac-
rumulates and crystalliEes look out,
These sharp crystals tear and scratch
The delicate urinary channels. causing
excruciatIng pain and set up irrita
tons which may cause premature de-
generation and often do turn into
deadly Bright's Disease
one OF the first warnings of slug
gish kidney action Is pain or stiffness
in the small Of the back. loss of appe-
lite, Indigestion or rheumatism.
DO not wait until the danger Is upor
YOU At the first indication Of trouble
get a trial box OF GOLD MEDAL
Haariem Oil Capsules. imported direc
from Holland. They will give almos
immediate relief. II for any caus,
they should not, your money will b,
refunded. But be sure to get COLL
MEDAL. None other Is genuine. Ii
sealed boxes three sizes.