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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1919-08-27
OFFICERS SAME
FOOTING AS MEN
Will Receive Pay During Course OF
Vocational Training AS Enlisted
Soldiers.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2s-By di
rect action of Congress officers now
receive the same pay during their
course of education with the Fedora
Board for Vocational Education as en-
listed men. Formerly the monthly
compensation of the disabled man in
training was equal to the amount OF
his monthly pay for the last month
of his actual service. This was paid
by the Bureau of War Risk Insuranc
an dthe Federal Board made up tn
difference, so that he would receiv
not less than sos month. By thi
method officers were paid much lar
ger amount than privates. The
amendment to the Act, which wa
passed in July, places the entire re
sponsibility of training pay upon th'
Federal Board and fixes the maximum
amount at $50 a month for ma,
without dependents, regardless Of hi
former army pay.
Only in cases whore the amount Q
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1919-08-27
Professors Say They Are
Greatly Missed In
College Life.
AMERICANS QUICK
BUCKLING TO WORK
Cambridge Will Make a
Bid For American
POst-Graduates.
Associated Press

CAMBRIDGE, Eng. Aug. 28-The
departure of the American soldier
students from Cambridge University
is regretted. Only are missed.
"Quite gap has been left by the
Americans" the correspondent was
liam Hall, censor of non-collegiate
students, and the Rev. j. P. Whitney
professor of ecclesiastical history a
Emmanuel College, which was John
Harvard's, put in quick corrobora
ton. Indeed they are" said he
They were a cherry lot. We all lik
ed them. They lent quite bit OF
color"
The university authorities general
ly were impressed by the earnestness
with some of the Americans buckled
down to work All did not work hard,
however, many taking the view that
they would profit by looking about in
a leisurely fashion, studying English
practices and manners and cultivating
the social side Of things, than they
would be burying themselves in books
and lecture rooms during their limit
ed stay.
Cambridge is beginning to make a
bid for American students who look
to Europe as a field for postgraduate
work. Formerly Americans had
great difficulty in securing degrees of
Doctor of Philosophy in British uni
versities, so they went to Germany
Cambridge now has arranged Phi
D., Sir Godfrey said, that will have
a special appeal to American research
ers. ~ssA ID
English postgraduate students, like
the Americans, used to go to Ger
many To offset a resumption OF
that practice, Cambridge is arranging
to have it's men go instead to univer
stiles in the United States.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1919-08-27
NATIVES SONG
DANCE REVIVED
Old Customs Are Used In Welcoming
Home The Veterans From The
War.
Associated Press

PAPEETE, Tahiti, Aug. 28-Age
old Polynesian customs and arts of
song and dance, half forgotten by the
natives in their swing toward Europ-
can customs, were revived during the
great festival whie = Turing the past
few weeks welcomed home Tahitian
veterans of the great war.
Maran, formerly queen, came from
semi retirement and gave a pictures
que feast of royal proportions in the
old kings palace.
The otea, or dancing company, pre-
senting evolutions not unlike the
Hawaiian hula hula, was seen again
and the himene, said by musical ex-
perts to be unique in all the world,
was sung. In the himene, lately
abandoned for hymns and European
songs taught by missionaries, short
phrases of great originality and often
of great beauty are woven together
in four or five parts without disson-
ance. Some liken it to Wagnerian
choruses.
One colorful feature of the celebra-
ton was the lantern parade when
young and old, carrying torches, dane
ed the highways and byways of tn
town. The square, lighted all about
with paper lanterns while flower
crowned women promenaded with
husbands or sweethearts, presented a
romantic picture of old Tahiti.
When the battalion of Tahitian SOL
diers arrived they were greeted by
great crowds of brilliantly attired ma
tives crowding piers and beach. They
marched through triumphal arches OF
palms and after being officially vel
coined by Governor Jocelyn Robert
were taken over by the crowds.
The festival continued more thar
two weeks. Other settlements of the
island have made preparations fol
other celebrations to follow.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1919-08-27
REVOLUTION ON
IN MONTENEGRO
Fighting Breaks Out Everywhere and
Animosity Increasing Toward
The Serbians.

LONDON, Aug. 28-Fighting ha
broken out everywhere in Montenegro
and the whole country is in a state
of revolution, according to news re-
ceived here. The Serbians are using
strong measures in an attempt to su
press the uprising.
Montenegro seems to be in for re-
cudescence of the Balkan trouble, was
a statement made to the Associated
Press today from the authoritative
source.
The Montenegrans have captured
the railway between Varipacar and
Anutivaria on the coast. The Ser
bians have received reinforcements
but are not meeting with success in
their efforts to put down the revolu-
tionary movement, according to ad-
vices which represent Montenegro. Il
is said the National spirit is thor
ouRhly aroused and animosity against
the Serbians il increasing.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1919-08-27

materials and many manufactured ar
ticles.
The Minister of Economics ha
prepared a report in which are listed
the materials wanted. They includ
materials for lining coal mine shafts,
cables and machines used in Goa
mining, steel and galvanized twi4e,
sulphuric acid, heavy tar oil and
special coal for coke to be used in
coke ovens; iron ore and tools for
blast furnaces and rolling mills, flax
for textile industries, sulphate Of soda
for glass works, hides of quality not
found in Belgium for tanneries; pulp
spruce and Norway pine for paper
mills.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1919-08-27
HIGH PRICES ARE
TUMBLING DOWN
Pork, Corn And Oats Drop Consider
able-Fall Due To War Made
Against High Cost Living
A Associated Press

CHICAGO, ILL.,, Aug. 28-Live hog
prices in the Union Stock yards drop
ped today from dollar to dollar and
quarter, hundred weight. Corn
droppe to an extreme on two an a
quarter cents per bushel and oats
seventy eight cents. Dressed pork
also tumbled
Traders attribute the drop in prices
due to the agitation against the higl
cost of living and the lack of outlet
for large stocks of provisions.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1919-08-27
BIG BARBECUE
GIVEN ON PEEDEE
Hon. S. F. Jones Royalty Entertains
The Tenants on Peedee and Ad-
joining Plantations Yesterday.

Peedee plantation, about six miles
west of Schlater, was the scene of a
big barbecue and dinner given yester-
day by Hon. S. F. Jones, the owner
Of this plantation. After the dinner
there were several speakers on the
program, including Rev. !. M. Viii
Hanson, colored, who is one of the
most prominent men of his race in the
State.
Williamson spoke on the education
of the negro, dwelling particularly on
the Industrial education of his race
He advised his people of the necessity
Of improving the home life of the me-
gro. He gave them good advice about
cleanliness and sanitation, as we'll as
the moral life of the race. He gave
them a good talk on thrift and ex-
planned many of the weak points of
the negro as to their extravaganza
He showed them that the negro can
make more money right here in the
Delta than in any place in the world
and that the races understood each
other here. He said that there is no
place that a negro can make $1,000
or more above all living expenses ex-
cept here.
Rev. C. D. Hayden, pastor of the
colored Baptist church here, follow
ed Williamson and gave his peopl
lxy1oo 70
places of the two races. He gave
them a good talk on the religion of
the negro, and if his advice is follow
ed, he showed them of the wonder
full improvement that was possible
among the colored people. Hayden
is highly educated, a good speaker
and is we'll informed as to the con-
ditions as they are here and tells his
people straight facts. His work in all
of the war drives was very good, and
in this work he has visited all sec
ton of this country and has don
much to help his people improve thei
condition.
The colored secretary of the local Y
NJ. C. A., spoke next. Brooks ha
been working among the negroes
this county, and with the assistance
of some of the colored preachers, ha
done a great deal to help them in
their school and other work. We un
derstand that his work here has done
much towards keeping the young ne
gro boys off the streets Of severa
sections Of the city and many of them
have gone to work, while before you
could find Johnson street full of them
any time of the day.
Mr.. Jones is giving a barbecue o.
his Race Track plantation today ant
has invited quite a number of hi:
Greenwood friends. The same speak
ers will be at Race Track and prac
tically the same program will be car
ried out There were about 100 whitI
people at the Peedee barbecue ant
they all enjoyed the speaking full.
as much as the colored people.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1919-08-27
FEW OBJECTIONS
WOMEN ROOMERS
Writer Enumerates Reasons Why
Those Who Have Rooms Much
Prefer To Rent To Men.


Daily Commonwealth which was pub
lished a few days ago, headed
Rooms For Men Only" l wish to say
that there are many excellent reasons
why men are far more desirable than
women.
In the first place lady renting one
room in a house, does not confine her
self to the domains of her room and
in many instances occupies the whole
house, much to the inconvenience of
those in the home where she is stop
ping. In all homes there are private
matters of family nature which peo-
pie do not care to have aired to the
world at large and often the roomer
takes advantage of her intimacy with
the family and proceeds to repeat to
her friends all that transpires with
in the home. Few men are in their
rooms a sufficient length of time to
acquaint themselves with the family
tree.
Of course there is a certain amount
of washing, pressing and ironing
which every lady roomer indulges.
The bath tub is converted into wash
tub; clothes are hung on line in the
bath room or on the foot of the bed,
regardless to the damage which may
result to the furniture. The electric
iron is a source of continued expense.
1t is used morning, noon and nigh
and in numbers of instances the room
er hurries to work in the morning and
in her haste forgets to turn off the
electricity, thus increasing the high
bills and subjecting the house to dan
ger from fire.
On Sunday morning, the lady room
er sleeps until noon, thus forcing the
maid to clean her room after dinner
and causes friction among the ser
wants.
But of all the tribulations, a lady
is subjected to who rents a room to
young woman, perhaps the mos
trying is the beau question. Night
after night she "keepsy company,
one clLcILdlNS IlcI SIcduy VII LIIC
gallery or in the parlor and wears a
most injured air if the members o
the family do not leave them unmol
ested in the reception hall or a pri
vate corner of the gallery.
Ice water must of course be pro
vided for the lady roomer. In many
instances they are SO unreasonable
as to object to drinking water fresh
from the hydrant and proceed to the
refrigerator to crack ice never fail
ing to leave the doors open and caus
the ice to rapidly melt.
The business woman, if possible, i
more Objectionable than the married
woman who remains at home. 1t is
recognized fact that the majority
of the young women in business are
far better dressed and with more taste
than the average housekeeper. The
business rOomer comes home from her
work, spends a half hour in the bath
tub and emerges dainty and fresh to
the front gallery, where she is ready
to be entertained by the husband
the house until the dinner hour. This
is bitter gall to the housekeeper who
has been spending several hours in
the hot kitchen, getting the evening
meal, owing to the difficult servant
problem. Naturally the housekeeper
resents the prettily attired business
woman, who has so successfully sue
ceeded in "vamping" her husband that
he is loath to leave the gallery whel
| he is summoned to dinner.
Objector To Women RoOmers.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1919-08-27
WAREHOUSE ACT
BEEN AMENDED
This Great Aid To Those Interested
In Cotton Personal Bonds Now
Accepted.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Aug. 28-To
lut the business of cotton warehous
ing on stable basis and provide re
ceipts for cotton that are negotiabl
at any bank has long been an aim 0
persons interested in cotton, and un-
der the amended United States Cot
ton Warehouse Act this is likely to
realized. That is the opinion of men
in the Bureau of Markets, United
States Department of Agriculture
who are charged with issuing Federal
warehouse licenses.
The warehouse act has just been
amended so as to permit the accept
ance of personal bonds from ware
housemen and to permit the issuance
# negotiable receipts, when request
ed by the depositors of cotton in the
ware house, without stating the grade
f the cotton. The grade must be stat
ID, however, unless the request to
omit it is made.
The purpose of the warehouse act
IS to create warehouse receipt of
unquestionable value, and one which
will be acceptable to all bankers as
security for obtaining loans, regard
less of the location of the warehouse
In this way warehousemen will fur
nish a receipt to their customers
which will be of the utmost value to
them as negotiable paper, and enable
them to borrow close to the actual
value of their stored goods at cheap
er interest rates. Thus they may mar
ket their cotton slowly and in con
formity with the needs of the man.
ufacturers. The full description OF
the cotton stored requested to be
stated on the face of the receipt will
enable the owner to know the value
f his cotton and enable him to mar
ket it intelligently. The proper de-
velopment of the warehouse will make
possible the practice of marketing the
cotton crop through the warehouse
and thus avoid the enormous losses
resulting from weather damage.
Warehousemen desiring to take ad-
vantage of the opportunity extended
should apply to the Bureau Of Mar
kets at Washington, D. c., for the
application forms. Upon receipt O.
the blanks they should be filled ou
and sent to the Bureau Of Market
at Washington along with the nomi
nal inspection fee required. This fe'
is based on the capacity of the ware
house at the rate of 81 for each, LOO
bales of its capacity; thus, 5000
bale warehouse will pay an inspection
fee off $5; 5000 bale warehouse, So
etc. If the warehouse has a capacit.
of less than 5000 bales, the fees viii
be $5. The maximum inspection fe
is $50. Thus a warehouse having
capacity of more than $4,000 bale
will be required to remit fee of onl
$50. This inspection fee, licens
fee of 81 and the cost of his bon
is the total expense of the warehouse
man. If for any reasons the licens
is not issued or the inspection is nc
made, any unassessed fees will be re
turned to the applicant.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1919-08-27
Associated Press

JACKSON, Aug. 28-Out of l3O, O,l24
votes tabulated this morning including
the complete returns from 50 counties,
incomplete returns from 10 and four
counties unreported, Lee Russell has
a lead of 1921 votes over Oscar john
ston in the race for the Democratic
nomination for Governor voted on in
Tuesdays primary. 1t is estimated
that a total Of 100000 votes were
cast. The missing counties are
Greens, Jasper, Leake and Smith.
At noon today with 1914 votes
tabulated, Russell had lead of 6,943
votes.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1919-08-27
Yardmen Strike Has
Ended in Oakland, Calf,
Associated Press

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug, 28-The
strike of the yardmen and the switch
men Of three trans-continental lines
has ended at Oakland, California and
trains are leaving there on normal
schedules, but the strike continues
here today, although most trains are
being despatched out, the officials of
the Railroad Administration announc-
ed.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1919-08-27
NEGROES ASK FOR
RACIAL EQUALITY
Committee Blacks Tells Foreign Re
Unless Get Better Treatment
Associated Press

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2S-Asking
for an amendment to the peace treaty
SO as to provide for racial equality. a
delegation of negroes speaking for
National Equality Rights League,
told Senate Foreign Relations COM
mittee today that serious trouble could
be expected unless better treatmen
was accorded the negroes in the
United States.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1919-08-27
Strikers Reject
Employers Offer
Associated Press

CHICAGO, Aug. 28-Striking build
ing trades workmen here have voted
to reject the employers offer of nine
ty two cents an hour and announce
ment has been made that they will
hold out for the original demand for
a dollar an hour.
The number out on the strike is ten
thousand
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1919-08-27

compensation due the man exceeds his
training pay can the Bureau of War
Risk Insurance pay Anything to eth
er the man or his dependents while
he is training. In few cases Of to-
tai disability the Bureau is called up
on rs add TO the training pay.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1919-08-27
Gen. Lewis BOtha
Dies Suddenly
Associated Press

PRETORIA, Aug. 2S-- (Union South
Africa)-General Louis Botha, Prem
ier and Minister of Agricultural of
Union South Africa, died suddenly
this morning following an attack Of
influenza.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1919-08-27
Brotherhoods May
Support Federal Control
Associated Press

CLEVELAND, O., Aug. 28-It was
announced today that unless the men,
bers of the four railroad brother
hoods now on strike on the Pacific
coast return to work by Saturday,
the brotherhoods will support the Fed
eral Administration in their efforts to
operate the Federal controlled roads.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1919-08-27
Give Credit To
Belgian Buyers
Associated Press

BRUSSELS, Aug. 2s-Several Am
erican and English houses have ar
ranged to give credits for three years
to Belgian buyers, who, now that in
dustries are beginning to work again,
are in need Of Z great variety of raw
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1919-08-27

A wash will help the looks Of
your car. and a thorough greas-
ing will help it's running. The
Schilling Auto Co. River FrOnt ID
equipped to give you both.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1919-08-27
AviatOrs Located At
Mount Clemens, Mich.
Associated Press

MOUNT CLEMENS, Mich, Aug.
28-Lieut. H. E. Slater and Gergt.
Strickland, believed to have been lost
in Lake Ontario during a flight from
Buffalo to Toronto in the Interna-
tional Derby, are safe at Selfridge
Field here. They were forced to land
here because of engine trouble.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1919-08-27
WILSON TO BEGIN
TOUR NEXT WEEK
Will Speak On The Peace Treaty And
Deliver First Address At Col
umbus, o.
Associated Press

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28-Presi,
dent Wilson will leave next Wednes-
day on speech making tour in the
interest of the Peace Treaty. His
first address will be delivered in
Columbus, O., Thursday.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1919-08-27
Andrew Carnepie's Will
Was Made Public Today
Associated Press

NEW YORK. Aug. 2S-The will of
Andrew Carnegie made public today
estimated the value of his estate be-
ween twenty-five and thirty million
dollars.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1919-08-27
+ X X X y X X X X = = i
THE COTTON
MARKETS

NEW YORK COTTON MARKET.
Prev.
Open High Low Close Close
Oct 31.55 3195 31.4O 31.6O 3l75
Dec. 31.88 1928 31.75 31.95 32O7
Jan. 31.85 1920 31.72 81 80 32.O4
Closed IL to Is up.
New York Spots 32.10-15 down.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1919-08-27

OLD NEWSPAPERS for Sale at
25c per 100 at this office.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1919-08-27
Mayor of Seattle
Tenders Resignation
Associated Press

SEATTLE Wash, Aug. go. L.
Hanson announced today that he plan
ned to tender his resignation when
the City Council meets this afternoon
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1919-08-27
NEW ORLEANS COTTON MARKET
RhEl
Prev.

u Prev.
Open High Low Close Close
Oct. 31.38 21.7O 31.28 31.4O 31.58
Dec. 31.40 31.70 31.29 31.43 31.58
Jan. 31.42 3l.75 31.39 31.44 81 so
Closed Is to 25 down.
New Orleans Spots 31.25.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1919-08-27
Try To Negotiate
Peace With Rumania
Associated Press

ASSOClated Press
COPENHAGEN, Aug. 28-Nokolia
Lenine, Russian Bolsheviki Premier,
has sent delegation to Kishinev to
negotiate peace with Rumania, &C
cording to Budapest advices.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1919-08-27
Counties Of Greene, Jas
per, Leake and Smith
Still Unreported.
REPORT NOON ADDS
TO RUSSELL'S LEAD
Russell's Headquarters
Claim Nomination by
Vote of 800.

From Russell Headquarters.
A telephone message from the
headquarters of Russell today stated
that he had won the nomination by
$500 votes.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1919-08-27

Temperature-Highest, SO degrees
lowest, 66 degrees; at z q. M, 81 de
grees; precipitation 90; river gaug'
40; fall in "a hours O.8.
Miss Annie Long Stephens,
Local Observer.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1919-08-27
THE WEATHER

= 4 4 4 = = = = . = = . = . =
MISSISSIPPI-S Showers and thun
derstorms, probably Thursday ane
Friday; gentle variable winds.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1919-08-27

Cars washed and CREASED At
the Schilling Auto Co. River
Front.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1919-08-27

Miss Galbreath Of Texas, is tht
guest Of Mrs. Lloyd DeLcach.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-06-14
Chicago Grain and Provisions.

Chicago. June 1s:-Nervousness over
the crop outlook led to active trading
in corn Friday, and prices touched the
topmost level yet this season. Reactions
followed, but the market closed strong.
Nc to l sc net higher, with July $1.T2%
to $1.72h and September, $1.65A to $1.66.
Oats gained Nc to hc Provisions fin
ished Nc to tic up.
Notwithstanding weather conditions
were better. misgivings in regard to the
progress Of the new crop seemed to have
attained greater force. The fact that re-
ceipts were diminishing drew attention
more sharply than ever to the reduced
acreage, the delayed start and the small
ness of the carry-over. Besides, there
was further advance in the hog mar
ket and this was deemed especially sig;
nificant by many. After the market had
risen to about cents above the low
point of several days ago. profit-taking
sales took on large proportions, and there
were reports that rural offerings had in
creased. Gains were thus temporarily
wiped out. Toward the last, however,
upturns were again becoming rapid.
Oats bulged with corn.
New record-breaking high prices were
touched by lard. Pork and ribs strength
hog values and in grain.