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

Gov. Longino at present is not speaking
in rural communities because, he says, the
farmers are too busy to listen to politics. He is
right. The average Mississippi farmer has learn.
ed in the school of sad experience that there is
little fun and no sort of profit in getting excited
over politics, and he is not going to neglect his
work to hear a political speech just now.-Laurel
Leader.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1919-04-18

Nervous fluttering or palpitation of
the heart does not Indicate heart dis
ease, generally it means disorder in
the stomach and digestion. Prickly
Ash Bltters is an efficient remedy in
such cases: It cleanses, strengthens
and regulates the stomach, liver and
bowels, removes the cause of the
heart symptoms and builds IN a
strong and vigorous body. Price S125
per bottle. Bonds Drug Store, Spec
ial Agents.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1919-04-18

as reported to the Department of Justice,
some OF our rich women have nothing better to
Go with their money than financing bolshevik
propaganda among the ignorant, some legal way
ii to~'!& IT ? "' rom them IS Dau4y reeuov, auu
should be devised. :->-~
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1919-04-18

A I.O-tE DG>lEIED CAMPAIGN PROMISED.
we gather from the press in all sections of
the state that the state campaign this wear will
not be so lurld as several of the campaigns in the
recent past. The people appear to be tired of fac
journalism and the candidates who expect to ride
INTO oIIlce this year on the echoes Of the prejudices;
ara passions ~ the mast ten years are going to get
glorlously left, as they should. The people dur
ing the past two years have had a sufficiency
OF the strenuousity of war with it's anxieties and
are IN no humor to listen to the selfish, factional
polltlclan who WOULD. attempt to array neighbor
against neighbor that he, the aforesaid selfish pol
ltlclan, might get into office. If we read the signs
OF the times Alright the fractional candidates this
year, II any there be, will be only among the also
ans .'IGreenville Democrat.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1919-04-18

Demands for laws against rent profiteering
are growing strong in many cities-the hint may
grow into something worse. if disregarded.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1919-04-18

Seems the Clown Ounce doesn't manage an
autoHobIle any better than he did an arny-ran
into a fence and broke his wrist recently.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1919-04-18

More evidence that nicl1els and d,n111 lake
great 1Eotunes-F. W.. Woolworth, late 5 and 10
cent %r2agnate, left q $65 900, 900 estate.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1919-04-18

1t is feared that ONE people do not realize
that one of the surest ways to make labor troub-
les is to be always predicting them.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1919-04-18

Ihereu be lectures on "the peril of bolshe-
vlsm as long as there are audiences willing to
pay to hear EN-.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1919-04-18

The advent Of ex-Gov. Longino in the guber-
material handicap has certainly mixed the situa-
ton nightly in Sunflower county. Longino has
always had a strong following here and he seems
to be holding on to Eisenhower Tocsin.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1919-04-18

Paris correspondents would better watch out
"a man was sentenced to death in Budapest for
taking news.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1919-04-18

A headline says, "Britain would like the Irish
question settled JUSTLY" Well, it has the power,
why doesn't it do it?
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1919-04-18

More hard fighting ahead of the armv-it will
try to eXterminate the house fly.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1919-04-18

Selling bootleg booze containing wood alcohol
is murder, and should be punished as such.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1919-04-18

The pleasure of arriving at the goal rarely
equals the fun of the struggle to get there.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1919-04-18

one OF the most indefinite things there is
MeXlco,s promise to adjudicate a claim.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1919-04-18

Flenty OF recipes for uniting capital and labo-.
out somehow none Of them have yet proved IN.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1919-04-18

Some mind reade-s-the guys who daily tell
the world what Wilson thinks.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1919-04-18
ELECTION OFFICERS Appo1NTEn

We. the Election Commissioners OF
Leflore county, Miss, hereby appoint
the following officers to hold the spec
lal election to be held at the Court
house in Greenwood, Mississippi, on
Tuesday, April %, 1919, said election
to elect a Supervisor for Beat No. 3,
Leflore county, Mississippi:
Judges, R. H. Hicks, Sr., a. w.
evans and j.. R. Hughes; clerks. T.
K. Wells and j. A. Weston; bailiff,
E. H. Crippen.
T. j. PHILLIPS.
R. B. SCHLATER,
S. GILLESPIE.
Election Commissioners Leflore Coun-
ty, Mississippi.
April 10, 1919.
The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1919-04-18

Farmers representative Calvin Asks Southern
housewives 10 Buy Only Cooking Fats Made
xxGm American Oils.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-02

Try Making Your DUN |
Cough Remedy
fOu can save about Sc, and hare
n better remedy than the ready
made kind. Easily done. -a.

you combined the curative proper
of every known ''ready-made"
gh remedy, you probably could not
as much real curative power as
Re is in this simple homemade
gh syrup, which is easily prepared
p few minutes. II
fet from any druggist 215 ounces
Pinex, HoIfr it into a pint bottle
fill the bottle with syrup, using
per plain graduated sugar syrup,
Flfed molasses, honey, or corn
up, as desired. The result is a
pint Of really better cough syrup
n you could buy ready made for
ee times the money. Tastes pleas
and never spoils.
This Pinex and Syrup preparation
right at the cause Of cough and
es almost immediate relief. 1t loos-
the phlegm, stops the nasty throat
'ile and, heals the sore, irritated
fnbranes so gently and easily that
is really astonishing.
a days use will usually overcome
ordinary cough and for bronchitis,
Iup, whooping cough and bronchial
hma, there is nothing better,
pinex is a most valuable concen-
ted compound Of genuine Norway
e extract, and has been used for
erations to break up severe coughs.
70 avoid disappointment, ask your
hggist for "2l5 ounces of Pinex"
th full directions, and don't accept
Fthing else. Guaranteed to give abb
lute satisfaction or money promptly
lunded. The Pinex Co., Fl, Wayne,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-02
COTTON MARKETS
Reports Received, But About
as Expected and Small
Changes in Price Follow.

thursday afternoon, OCls =
With the two reports from the gov
eminent the one on ginning to sept, /
rs and the other on condition OF the |
crop at that time, both Of which about |
met average expectations, other IN
tluences occupied secondary place IN |
the trades attention today. Absence |
of surprise or other news OF special i'm |
portanee resulted in a market devoid |
OF sensation. 1t was a very tame al |
fair for bureau day, and lines on price |
probabilities are sim rather vague.
The figures on ginning came first, |
showing 1854, 900 bales turned out, COM
pairing with 3,71IO,000 to same date last
year and 2,5ll 600 two years ago. Ex-
pectations were for about this amount.
so the report had no apparent erect.
They dipped moderately between the
time of the ginning report and the
coming of the guess on condition, nav
ing opened higher because OF excellent
cables and a more cheerful feeling re-
gardng the labor situation and because
there was a general feeling that the
reports were going to confirm the snort
age in the crop.
December, in New York, which opened
at S2.40e, touched two points better.
| then sagged gradually until it reached
| 50 cents, which seemed about the down
| limit. Between that time and the COM
! ing of the bureau, which was delayed
about 20 minutes, for some reason not
1
fair was nervous and very narrow. Just
before the flash came December was
around 32,20c
The figure 54.4 for condition was near
| the average expectation. 1t compared
! with 6l.4 one month ago and 54,4 toT
I the October report one year ago lndi-
| Gated yield was 1853 pounds per acre,
or 10, 500, 900 bales, allowance having
been made for an abandonment of as
per cent of the acreage reported plant
ed and under cultivation on June %
The latter feature tended to settle some
arguments, for the abandonment had
been guessed all the way from about
33 to slightly over per cent,
The market had been disccunting
such a condition figure so when the
fact came the market had to absorb a
lot of selling, the result being a drop
TO 81 so before supporting orders be-
came sufficient to start recovery. There
was buying by some of the profession
ais and apparently bears were not dis
posed to go counter to what appeared
to be sentiment, for admittedly the in
dicated yield was small, and the South
ern holders will be a force to be con-
sidered. Moreover, there is still a
moderate movement to hand and de-
mand is taking care of 1t at stiff prices,
if reports are to be believed The bet
-, ter feeling regarding the labor outlook
is also helping sentiment right now
and there are not many folks yet dis
posed to sell short while cotton is so
close to what many people think is cost
of production. Then, too, there is the
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-02
NEW ORLEANS COTTON.

NEW ORLEANS, Oct. "A rise OF 30
to 38 points was made by cotton today
in the first half hour of trading. Buying
was chiefly the result of a much higher
Liverpool market than due. The gin
ming report on the opening had little eff
feet
Toward the bureau reports at 10
o'clock considerable long liquidation
came out and 1t weighed against values
while heavy selling followed the reports
themselves because the indicated crop
of 1856, 900 bales was larger than ex-
pected. The condition figure OF 54.4
Just about met expectations, Immedi-
tey after the reports the most active
months broke so points Late In the
morning the trading months were "a to
SO points under the close Of yesterday
and were los to 100 points down from
the highest levels Of the morning. The
delay of 20 minutes in putting out the
report caused more or less confusion
around the trading ring.
The demand strengthened around mid
day and the market recovered. At
o'clock the trading months were one to
four points higher than the closing level
of Yesterday,
Spots closed quiet and unchanged Or
dinarT, 20 soc: good ordinary, 2250c; low
mid6tng, 27.25c; middling, 3250c; good
middlng, 33.75c. Sales on the spot, 43l /,
to arrive, IFS; delivered on contract,
none.
Futures closed steady at decline Of
to advance Of 5 points.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-02

matter Of frost, although each day like
those now being had all over the South
lessons the DANGER.
The recovery sent December TO with
in a short distance OF the morning S
highest but offerings increased and
December a short while before the
close stood near to the previous closing
level.
The Liverpool market proved rath-
er cratic one, for a time being very
much better than expected, but It set
tied back considerably before the close
and finished steady at points up to
5 down. Spots were marked up 50
points, middling to ls91d, With sales
1000 bales, including $500 American,
this the best sales in some time. Re-
ceipts were 1900 bales. all American,
Futures closed points off to up;
tone steady.
New Orleans closed points off to
up; tone steady.
Spots were unchanged middling al
80. SOC, with sales 656 bales.
Liverpool is due to come II TO II
points higher,
In the local market sales were 1890
/ bales and quotations without change
middling at 32.50c.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-02
DEPARTMENT EXPLAINS
COTTON CROP TR0UBL ES

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2.--ln comment
ing on conditions the department of ag-
ricuture said they were generally fa-
vorable in West and Northwest Texas
oklahoma, Tennessee and Missouri, and
cotton made good progress In the re-
naming portion of the belt generally
unfavorable conditions prevailed.
Boil weevils continued their ravages
in Eastern Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi.
Alabama and Florida; extending their
territory in Georgia and Southeastern
South Carolina and materially damag-
ing the crop in Southern Georgia, South
ern Arkansas and Southeastern Okla
homa.
The cotton caterpillar covered consid-
cradle new territory west Of Georgia,
damaging the crop materially outside
the weevil infested area.
The tropical hurricane caused heavy
loss of cotton in the territory through
which it passed, 100000 bales having
been lost in Southern Texas,
Picking is progressing rapidly, In
some sections being practically COM
pleted There is little complaint of
lack OF pickers except in Western Texas
and Oklahoma. High prices demanded
by pickers is causing some complaint,
agents Of the department reporting that
the pickers are more independent and
less industrious than in former years.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-02
Additional markets page Ia.
YAZ00 HILL FARM SELLS
FOR $4,000 CASH

YAzoO CITY, Miss, Oct. 2. tSpl.--
Yazoo county hill plantation sold
the first of this week for a sum in the
neighborhood OF 5000. It contained
1851 acres and is situated about four
miles northeast of Benton and was the
property of Brooks Burwel, of Holmes
county. The transfer Of the property
Is indicative of the increasing interest
in hill lands Of this county which has
been evidenced by many OF the buyers
from other sections Of the state ana
from the North, and has recently result
ed in the transfer OF ownership OF sew
eral hill farms
The Burwell plantation was consid-
cred one OF the best in this county,
practically all Of 1t being level land
and nearly all Of II in cultivation. 1t
contained q tenant houses and has
been producing splendid crops OF both
cotton and corn. The purchasers have
figured out splendid income on the
investment. even though they secure but
average crops They have already been
offered an advance of a substantial
amount above their purchase Poe, but
have declined the offer and expect to
cultivate the place.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-02

NEW YORK, Oct. 1.-THE report Of
the census bureau showing only 1884,
40 bales of cotton ginned prior to Sept
25, compared with s,77O,611 last year,
and higher Liverpool cables led to a
firm opening in the cotton market here
today, First prices were rs to as points
higher, with December selling at 80. 42c
on the cali, but small ginning figures
have beeen generally expected and the
advance met good deal OF realizing in
preparation for the government report
on crop conditions and prospects
The official condition figures of 54.4
and crop indications of 10,969,000 bales
were exactly in line with the forecasts
and had evidently been discounted.
Their publication WIS the signal for
heavy realizing which caused break to
3150 for December or about Sc points
below last nights closing figures, but
the market steadied at this level on
bullsh crop advlces and covering.
Futures closed steady at decline Of
3 to advance Of 6 points,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-02
MISCELLANEOUS

CHICAGO, oct. Potatoes unset Il
tied, arrivals 81 cars Northern, sacked,
bulk white, $2l5@2,S5 Red River Ohios,
81 6002.75; trlumnhs $500.
Sr. LOUIS, Oct 2.---Poultry, springs
25c; others, unchanged,
Butter and eggs unchanged,
CHICAGO, Oct. 2.-Buttor, unsettled;
creamery 49m62Hc.
Eggs, higher; receipts, 5,OO3 cases;
firsts, 53@54c.
Poultry, alive, unsettled springs s7ci
fowls 22@27c
NEW YORK, Oct, Bar silver
l20&. Mexican dollars 92A.
-
NEW YORK, Oct. Butter, strong,
receipts 800 tubs. Firsts 54A@6Ac,
Eggs, strong; receipts l4,0b2 cases
firsts B2W66c -.
Cheese, steady; receipts 2,23A boxes
do, average run 29h1Sohc'
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-02
FROM WALL STREET
Opening in Stocks Strong,
With Steel Shares Leading,
But Reaction Follows.

NEW YORK, Oct. e.-Steels led at
the strong opening Of today's stock
market, gains in that group extending
from large fractions 10 a point Cru
chile again was the uncertain feature.
after its slight advance. Tobacco,
leather, paper, wooden, sugar and rail
way shares contributed to the early
strength at gains OF ! to ~ points. but
equipments. shippiugs and rubber is
sues were irregular Steels Cancelled
their gains before the end Of the first
half hour, when Crucible extended its
loss TO almost 10 points,
Selling assumed larger proportions al
midday, declines being accelerated by
professional pressure. Reactions RAJ
| from two to 10 points IN speculative
Issues, notably tobaccus, which laCket
support Equipments rallied easily
steels also making partial recoNerie'
with other standard industrials.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-02
SPECIAL SESSION
COST ARKANSAS $4,000

LITTLE ROCK, Ark, Oct. 2. (Spl)
adjourned today cost the state $40, 900,
approximately making a total cost OF
1921 900 for activities Of the legislature
so far this year in its one regular and
two special sessions. Speaker Newton,
In an address at the close, character
lied the session as having been very
useless" and declared II never should
have been called by the governor
Resolution offered urging the people
to elect members to the next legisla
ture who are pledged not to introd ace
local legislation was tabled. Gov.
Brough had no comments to make on
the session.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-02
DEATHS.

Mis-. Ernestin Wilson. 10, Baptist
hospital Oct. /; tumor of brain.
Ben j. Boston, 80, Oct |; peritonitis,
appendicitis.
Manuel Pass, 20, 235 Mill. Sept. 81,
hurt by explosion OF dynamite.
Baby Thomas. months, ,321a Vollen-
tine, Sept. rs
Minerva Coleman. IS, 1913 Ayers, Sept,
30 chronic myelitis.
Virgie Flemming, 81, Sept 20. tuber.
cular peritonits.
Bobble Payne, 90, tuberculosis hos
pital Sept. 70; pulmonary tuberculosis.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-02
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

Sadie Burns to n. Il. McCommon, Lila
May Grisham to c. T Farrow. Eliza.
beth Bradford to Calvin Oglesby, Mil
Myrtle Davis to G. l.. Boyd, Mildred f.
Turrentine to Jack D. Ambrose, Eliza
beth n. Shelton to c. II Yandell Cora
Sanders to Frank Conway, Anna Mar.
guerite Ringer to Il. e, Bradford
Blanche Swope TO Guy HILL Ida Belle
Morris to Ed Brooks Vuger May Ben.
non and Charley Stevenson, Eva Brown
to Marshall Robinson, Lula May Tim
mons 70 .Iohn TaYlOr.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-02
GRAIN MARKETS
Corn Eases Some on Issuance
of BeariSh Private Crop Re-
ports, But Oats Steady.

CHICAGO. Oct Corn eased down
in price today as a result Of better
weather conditions and Of bearish crop
reports Opening prices, which ranged
from &c to &c lower, with December
Sl26hd1.23& We're followed by a mod
crate further setback.
Oats declined with corn, but rallied
owing to word that seaboard bids had
been advanced After opening un-
changed to sc lower, including De-
cember at 7Oisa70&c, the market
sagged a little more, and then rose
to above yesterdays finish.
Liberal shipments OF meats ana lard
made the provision market firm,
I-lNea----
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-02
I BIRTHS.

Ernest A, and Minnie Hauser Spar
row, 966 Pearce, Sept. %; girl.
w. Chapman and Jane Taylor Dewey,
1856 Vinton, Sept. 2S; girl
l.. Arthur and Emma Ellis Wither-
spoon, 1857 Avalon, Sept. co. boy
Henry W and Mary Butler Neff, $50
Peyton. date Of birth not shown. boy.
James r. and Edna Corner Dupree
1149 Agnes place, Sept "a; girl,
stephen W and Sadie Smith Hughes
ZIG East Trigg Sept. 2s; girl.
dence not shown Sept. II; girl.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-02
CONSOLIDATED PORT.
ToMoRRoW's ESTIMATED.
LIVERPOOL COTTON.

LIVERPOOL. Oct. Cotton, Spot in
increased demand; prices higher. Good
middling 212ld; fully rniddling 20,6ld;
middling 19.9ld; low middling 1S,06d;
good ordinary l6.S1d; ordinary 1531d,
lean Receipts 1000 bales, including
3,700 American, Futures closed steady;
Oct. O.O6d; Nov. 90 05d Dec, 20.05d /;
Jan. 2O04d; March 1s.Sod; May 19.76d:
July 1860.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-02
l,S54,l7O BALES OF
COTTON ARE GINNED

WASHINGTON. Oct 2. 49, Cotton
ginned prior to Sept, 25 was 1,s5il7O
running bales, including i9,52l round
bales, 2,22S bales OF American Egyptian
and 427 bales OF Sea island, the census
bureau announced today.
TO Sept. Is last year, ginnings were
| 4, 770,7l1 running bales, including $3.50
round bales and 3o2S bales OF Sea
| island. --,..--.-
Cummings by states. with comparisons
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-02
Open. High. Low. Close. IRE,
LIVE STOCK MARKET.

KANSAS CITY Oct. 2.-Hogs--Re
$I5.6OG16l5; heavies, $l5,25al6,00; me-
dium, SIS 5Oat615; lights. $l5,25@l6.25;
pigs, $13 506t6,50,
Cattle Receipts 5000; steady to low
err; choice heavy steers, Sl6,35m 1900;
medium, $1250d 1915; common, $4,000
1910; choice lights, $l3,40@l1.25; COM
mon, Ss50@13.50. butcher heifers $3.50
dl4,95; cows. $6.3561S0O; Gamers,
$5.OOG6.2 %; calves. s14.75@1S0O; feed
ers, $S.756I3,40 stockers, S6l509.75.
Sheep-Receipts 10000; steady to 25c
higher: lambs. $lS.0Oq16,00; culls, $500
dl2.5O yearling wethers, $9,O0Gl0.00;
ewes, $5.75G725; c9lls, S'OOgS 90 ;
lambs, $1l.00Ql3,00.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-02
Memphis, Tenn Oct. Q, 1919.
LIlrrh nm llni
COTTON AREA SUMMARY.

Temperatures continued above sea-
sonal average, being from to IL above
normal over the northern portion with
maxima from Sc to 92 generally over
the belt. Light showers occurred In
Georgia; no, rainfall elsewhere Special
reports Charleston, Augusta and Okla
homa districts missing.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-02
MEMPHIS WEIGHTS.

Secretary Hotter Of the cotton ex-
change announces average weights OF
Memphis cotton receipts to end of Sep
tnIfnhnr aa fnllnWa.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-02

DAILY INTERIOR.


Total receipts .lo,SlS
Same day last year 49,. 1913
Spot sales; Augusta 624, Dallas 6,266,
Houston His.