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The commonwealth., 1920-05-19
PLANTING COTTON
In MONTH OF JUNE
Poisoning Boil Weevil Under Consid,
eration-Coad Says, Plan Is Feas-
BILE On Sandy Soil.
BILE On Sandy Soil

Frank II. Andrews, secretary O.
the Vicksburg Board of Trade, h1i
received an interesting letter from B
r. Coad, in charge of the Delta Lab
Ioratory, Bureau of Entomology, U. S
Department of Agriculture on tn,
subject of poisoning the Mexican cot
ton boll weevil, and the feasibility o
poisoning the weevil, as a commercial
proposition, on cotton planted aftei
the river recedes to its banks. Mr.
Coad says it is feasible, if done be
fore June 10, but not on buekshot
land.
1t is absolutely certain the rivel
will not go below floodstage on the
local guage until next month. Be
sides there is a very heavy acreage Of
arabic lands that will be covered after
the floodstage has been passed on the
down grade, Cotton has been plant
ed in June after a flood stage and ma.
tured, but it takes a late fall. Mr..
Coad also refers to the probabilities
for cotton planted in June to mature.
In his letter he said:
al have had quite few inquiries on
the subject of poisoning from the sub
merged sections and am quite inter-
ested in this feature Of the work.
think it is perfectly feasible for them
to eliminate weevil injury by poison
ing but they should not lose sight of
the fact that poisoning can only bene-
fit the crop by eliminating the Wee
vii injury and will be perfectly use
less unless there is sufficient time to
produce crop.
Planting cotton is decidedly risky
the latter part of June,
aside from the weevI uues-
ton, as it is difficult to set any kind
Of crop between that time and the
average frost date, Consequently we
are advising the planters whose lands
are now submerged to plant a limited
acreage in cotton, which they can poi
son thoroughly, if it can be done by
June 10. For this purpose, however,
hey should select only their best
Trained, best yielding land, which is
,ery quick in maturity. This means,
If course, the sandy types of soil. !
loubt very much if any man can safe
y plant a crop Of cotton on buekshot |.
lfter the first of June and expect to
AVE his bolls mature before frost"
-Vicksburg Herald
The commonwealth., 1920-05-19
HARVEST OF GOLD IN CoP1AH COUNTY

zHARVEST OF GOLD IN COPIAH COUNTY
81 Sol King, a farmer residing near Crystal
brings, last week shipped to Chicago 1884 ham.
4Ed this is by no means all of his crop. He has
Ms of peas which he sold for $500 hamper
Il aSres in peas and expects to ship thousand
y more additional hampers before the season
bses. But King does not put all of his eggs in
He basket In addition to his pea crop, he has a
&bge acreage in beans, cabbage, tomatoes and
#rrots.
n Neither is Mr.. King the only farmer in the vi
nifty of Crystal Springs who. raises peas for the
brthern markets, as the shipments from that
flint last week aggregated 22,540 hampers. On
IedneSday, alone, thirteen carloads Of peas left
Hat point for Northern markets, bringing to the
&rmers of that community more than $4,000 in
&sh
1t must be remembered that this is only the
eginning of the season, and that the pea crop is
Ssmall matter with the truck farmers in Copiah
Bunty. Tomatoes and cabbage bring in much
|ore money and the cabbage crop is just coming
and it will be several weeks before tomatoes
Fe ready for the market. The shipments from
Eystal Springs last year included 325 hampers
turnips, 45,911 hampers Of peas, 1894 ham
PRS Of carrots, 1898 hampers of beets, 49.968
Rmpers of beans, 85 944 crates of cabbage, and
L, l02 crates Of tomatoes.
The secret of successful vegetable growing I'M
Opiah county is simply that an adequate market
Is been developed and the farmers have been
ught to produce the things which are in de-
and and at time when they will command the
CHEST prices. Laurel Leader.
The commonwealth., 1920-05-19
THE DELTONIAN
BEEN PUBLISHED
High School Students Issue Their
First Annual--Able Staff Pro-
duces Good Work.

"The Deltonian," the first High
School Annual to be issued in the his
tory Of the Greenwood School, has
just btbR published and the edition is
a distinct credit to the staff and the
pupils Of the school who have con
tributed to its columns,
The publication contains pictures Of
the Greenwood School Buildings, the
photographs Of the various high
school classes, clubs, atheletic teams
and faculty One page is devoted TO
the memory Of former high school
students who made the supreme sac
rjfice in the recent great war.
The credit Of the Annual is large
ly due to the efforts Of the able edi-
torial staff which is composed Of the
following:
John D. Parish, editor-in-chief;
Mary Blanche Ellington, assistant ed
itor; Edwin r. Butler, literary editor;
Magaret Humphreys, assistant liter
ary editor; Bill Coburn, art editor;
Mary McGeoy, assistant art editor;
Howell Peele, athletic editor; Del
martyn Vardamau, assistant athlet-
ic editor; Billy Smith, society editor;
Mable Anthony, assistant society cd
itor; Andrew Boswell club editor;
Evelyn Turpin, assistant club editor;
0. H. Williford, business manager;
Martha Forester, assistant business
George Reeves, advertising
The Annuals may be obtained at the
Crumont or the high school building.
The commonwealth., 1920-05-19
WATER FLOODS
PARTS OF CITY
Farms On Humphreys Highway Are
,hundated-Water Is Continuing to
Rise in Portions OF City.

,hundated-Water Is Continuing to
Rise in Portions Of City.
The heavy amount of rainfall dur.
ing Sunday night has flooded portions
of the city and the water covers some
low places, on George, Lamar,
Pearl and Market Streets. In addi-
tion to the heavy precipitation which
flooded the low places, the water is
backing up from the sewers. The
sidewalks and streets on Pearl from
George Street to Depot Street
are inundated. The water is also deep
on Lamar Street from Church to Car
rollton.
The water is only four ineaes from
being in the Clark store on Lamar st.
and is practically two feet deep in the
middle Of the street. Main Street is
flooded from River Front to Market.
The water is continuing to rise in
these low places and by night is ex-
pected to begin falling.
A good many places on the Hump
hreys Highway, from the Gardner
store, southeast to beyond the Carroll
county line, Is covered with water. A
portion Of the farms in
this section are overflowed, from the
creeks in the vicinity.
The commonwealth., 1920-05-19
200 PER CENT PROFITS.

The Cuban-American Sugar Company (Amer
lean owned, has earned on the 1919-20 sugar
crop 200 percent on its $10,00O000 capital stock
GA person wouldn't call that bad showing
for the stockholders.)
"A large part of the crop is still to be made.
writes market reporter, (which will further in
crease the earnings"
(Which also is something to keep in mind
when you pay 400 per cent more for sugar now
than you did four years ago.
The commonwealth., 1920-05-19
ELECTION WILL
BE HELD JUNE IS
Matter Of Issuing, Bonds. Selecting
Commissioner And Voting Addi-
tionaI School Tax BE Decided.

| At the regular meeting Of the City
Council last night, June 18th, was fix
ed as the date for holding special
election to ascertain il the voters fay-
or the issuance Of 100000 in addi-
tional bonds to provide for the curb
ing, guttering and paving of various
streets of the city, which have been
contracted for.
On this same date, successor to
Mr.. G. p. Elliott, city Commissioners
will be named. Mr.. Elliott's resigna
ton has been filed and viii take effec
on July LIST. His resignation IS due
to the fact that his business interests
require his entire time and attention.
Mr.. Elliott has had charge of the pub
lie buildings, schools, hospital and fire
departments and has made the city a
splendid commissioner giving emf
nent satisfaction,
On June 18th, the proposition OF
the City Council to levy
an additional mills on the school tax,
viii be voted upon The object Of this
is to provide sufficient funds to pay
the teachers in the Greenwood Schools
and adequate salary.
The commonwealth., 1920-05-19
INVENTIVE GENIUS
RObS CALOMEL OF
NAUSEA AND DANGER
Doctors Favorite Medicine Now
Purified and Refined from All
Objectionable Effects, Gallo
tabs the New Name.

What win human ingenuity do next?
Smokeless powder, wireless telegraphy,
horseless carriages, c0lorless iodine, taste
less quinine, now comes nausealess ,calo-
mel. The new Improvement called Gallo
tabs" is now on sale at drngstorcs.
For biliousness, constipation and indi-
gestion the new calomel tablet is .prac-
tically perfect remedy, as evidenced BY
Yhe fact that the manufacturers have aIi-
thorized all druggists to refund the price
If the customer Is not perfectly delighted
with Calotabs. One tablet at bedtime with
swallow of waterthat's all. No taste,
no nausea, no gripping, no salts. BY morn
ing your liver is thoroughly eleansed and
YOU are feeling fine, with hearty appe
tite. Eat what yon please--no dangergo
bout your business
Calotabs are not sold in bulk. Get al
original package, sealed. Price, thirty
five cents (ady.)
The commonwealth., 1920-05-19
Two Local Boys In
Georgia State League

Two former Greenwood young men
are on the CarrolIton Club Of the
Georgia State League, They are Jack
Wilson and B. Fuller. Both are play
ing on the infield. A Carrollton, GA,
newspaper has the following to say
Of them: Fuller at the short station
looks good. He gets everything in
sight and oh Newt such peg. He
is as fast as a streak and will make
a good lead-off man. Wilson at the
hot corner is heading everything that
comes his way,
The commonwealth., 1920-05-19
brentwood Boys
To Enter AnnapOlis

|The many friends Of Mr.. Thomas
Prner and George Humphreys will
4 glad to know that these young men
Pccessfully passed their examifa-
Pns for entrance to the Annapolis
|ayal Academy. Both recently com
|eted a preparatory course at the
|Earion Military Institute at Marion,
To- They will leave June 10 for
nnapolis, where they will undergo
hysical examination,
The commonwealth., 1920-05-19
State of Ohio. City Of Toledo, Lucas

State of Ohio. City Of Toledo, Lucas
Ccunty--ss
Frank J. Cheney makes oath thar he is
senior partner OF the firm of f. J. Cheney
a Co., doing business in the City OF To-
ledo, County and State aforesaid ard that
III pREp s M XIX FOR FOR sny % case AZ % Of catSrrh
that cannot be cured by the use of
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE.
FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed IN
my presence, this 9Th day Of December,
A. ID. 1896
tseai) A. W. Gleason, Notary Public.
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE is taIg-
en- internally and acts through the Blood
on the Mucous Surfaces Of the system.
Druggists, 75c. Testimonials free.
r.. J. Cheney g. Co., Toledo. Ohio.
The commonwealth., 1920-05-19
SUGAR RULING CHANGED.

Fair Price Commissioner Locke has received
telegram from Attorney General Palmer in
Fructing him to notify sugar dealers in the state
disregard the recent order changing the basis
figuring profit on sugar, and that the former
fargns of one cent per pound to wholesalers and
70 cents per pound profit to retailers must
compiled with @
The commonwealth., 1920-05-19

If fate has been unkind to you, and you have
become desperate, so that you don't care what
happens, nor how soon it happens-you might
try the experiment of cleaning your pipe with
your wife's hatpin.
The commonwealth., 1920-05-19

Mrs. S. i. Gwin returned home yesz
terday from Natchez. She was ac-
companied by Mrs. Lueien Gwin, Mrs.
Tom X. Green of Natchez and Miss
Clement French of Maysville, KY,
who will be her guests here.
The commonwealth., 1920-05-19

Ex-senator j. X. Vardaman, Of
jackson, was in the city yesterday
visiting the family of his brother,
Sheriff W. s, vardaman, and his Sis
ter, Mrs. J. w. Slack, and other re-
latiyes.
The commonwealth., 1920-05-19

Mr.. Allen Nj Booth, Of Vicksburg,
o popular travelling salesman out Of
New Orleans, spent the past few
days in Greenwood on business for
his firm.
The commonwealth., 1920-05-19
Habituaf Z Constipation Cured
In IA to III Days

.LAX-FOS WITH PEPSIN' Is a specially
prepared Syrup Tonic-Laxative for Habitual
Constipation. II relieves promptly but
should be taken regularly for IA to 21 days
to induce regular action. ItStimulates and
Regulates. Very Pleasant to Take, 80e
per bottle
The commonwealth., 1920-05-19

Mr.. ?, NJ, Lawrence, representing
he Southern Drug Co., Shreveport,
r., was in the city Tuesday and made
nis office an appreciated call. Read
av. Of his firms Disinfecto in an
ther column.
The commonwealth., 1920-05-19
Rice Led All The
Louisiana Crops
Associated Press

Associated Press
NEW ORLEANS, May 19--Rice
led all Louisiana crops in value in
1919, according to the Board of Trade.
Value Of the 1919 rice crop was $751;
100000. Cotton was second with a
valuation Of $52,5O0.O0o, corn third
and sugar cane fourth.
The sugar crop was the shortest in
many years being little over half that
Of 1918
The commonwealth., 1920-05-19

"Gin Order Revised" news heading over a
Washington date line, has no reference at all, to
any revision, modification or repeal of the eight
eenth amendment.
The commonwealth., 1920-05-19

Owing to the shortage in paper it would be
appropriate to resume the use of leather in the
soles and heels of shoes.
The commonwealth., 1920-05-19

The Senate is toying with the puzzle of how to
vote soldier bonus SO as to hold the soldier vote,
and at the same time stick the taxpayers for it
without losing the taxpayers vote.
The commonwealth., 1920-05-19

Two London professors say the prevailing
shortage of silver is likely to continue for several
years, after which production may catch up with
consumption and prices be reduced.
The commonwealth., 1920-05-19

AFTER WEARJNaS3 COMES iJIREN1'wT.
In the spring when you're "aIl
in" - fagG9d out blood thin, If
you win turn to Natures remedy,
q tonic made from wild roots and
bafks, which hes stood fifty years
as the best spring tonic--you viii
find strength repained. No need
to tell you it's DIR. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery, put up in tablet
or liquid form, and sold by every
druggist in the land. After a hard
Winter-shut up indoors, your blood
needs q temperance tonic, a tissue
builder and hlood-Inaker such ag this
Medical Discovery''of DR.. Pierce's.
BIRMINGHAM, AIA.--nDoctor Pinrec's
Golden Medical Discovery In the beit
tonic and builder | have ever known
Was In rHHdOwn and weak cOnditicn
when ! started 10 take The Golden
Medical Discovery, aud That first bottle
50 strengthened me thNt | kept IA with
II urtiI ! 1ad taken three bottles. aaa
then my health Was absolutely perfect.
l never he<Rte moment In rdcuti-
meDdHg DR., Pierce'S Golden Medical fli4-
c9very as the very best Of toBtcS, aud ain
FIad ~ make This StANHhnt ~. MIRA.
hNNtF l1thta @FE PopF4iie h3a EMta.
The commonwealth., 1920-05-19
1ha ,,ylulue That Does Not Affect The asst

pe~ause Of Its tonic and laxative effect. LAxA
TIVE TROMo QUiNINE is better than Ordinary
e1,,sr;,,e md does not cause nervousness moi
ri-,sy;,1e in head Remember the frll raf.i< Efsc
sari. for lie signature Of 4. W. GROVE. 50r.
The commonwealth., 1920-05-19
Groves Tasteiess chill Tonic

Fst'oys the malarial germs which are transmitted
'ne blood by the Malaria Mnsauito. PricoaOc
The commonwealth., 1920-05-19
Sure
Death
. to
lOrns
"cats-It' Makes En- Lose Their
"Trip and Lift Off painlessly,

ne FIRST thing "Gete-It" does
Thcn iplands on corn or callus Ia to
tnur out the pain. Then it shriyels the
corn or caiIus and lnraana IL
The commonwealth., 1920-05-19

Mr.. J. L. Robinson, Of Morgan City,
was In the city on business yesterday.
The commonwealth., 1920-05-19

Mr.. i. r. Strong, Of Cleveland, was
In Greenwood today On business,
The commonwealth., 1920-05-19
Colds Cause Grip and influence
AxATIvE BRoMo QUININE Tablets remove the
'ase There is cnly one "Bromo Quinine.
IS sienature On ilav. 1 SOC.

Hon W. s. Barry is in the city for
lew days from his Seacoast home
y Biloxi, looking after business in
efests. He reports Mrs.~Bafry and
ne children in fine health, which is
cry gratifying to their many Green
Tood friends.
Nessrs. s. |. Brown and Stanley
'ahders were here from sidon on
uslness yesterday
The commonwealth., 1920-05-19

Mr.. Tim Monaghan and Mr.. Morris
Mays Of Memphis, steam filters have
arrived in Greenwood TO reside and to
accept positions with J. A. Mack.
4 Il
The commonwealth., 1920-05-19

Soon. 1t is almost ready to fall
on. You help 1t Just little By lift
Ing 1t off 'twixt thumb and finger
You don't even feel It, because
there In nd hurt left in IT. Millions
have proved 1t the cleanest, surest,
safest and most pleasant method.
"Gets-ft," the never failing. guar.
anteed money back corn remover
costs but a trifie at any drug store
hfd By III. Lawrence d. Co., Chicago,
Sold in Greenwood and recommend
ed as the worlds best corn remedy bS
I. w. Quinn Drug Go. Barrett's Drug
Store and S. L. Raines,
The commonwealth., 1920-05-19

Capt. W. A. Swift was business
visitor here yesterday from his Swift
town plantation home.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-02-25
Pittsburgh

PITTSBURGH, Feb. Is. = On the
Pittsburgh Stock Exchange dealings
we're less active and prices were irreg.
5nlar. An exception was Arkansas Gas,
which sold to the extent Of $50
shares within the range of 26A to rs,
closing at 25A, loss OF q from last
Saturday. Guffey Oil was extremely
dull and closed 81 off at 2S9s. Ohio
Fuel OIL sold at 2734, an advance of
TX, and Ohio Fuel Supply was y high.
,er at 49,. Barnsdall and Lone Star
each closed y lower. Manufacturers
Light and Heat and Union Natural Gas
each closed unchanged. Marland Re-
timing and Kay County Gas were nom.
.fnally unchanged.
Changes in the miscellaneous list
were also irregular. Westinghouse
Air Brake and Electric each closed 81
lower, while American Window Glass
at 1913 was So higher Harbison-Wal.
sker common advanced 81 to 119, and
Independent Brewing bonds were a
point lower at 55. The remainder OF
the market was dull and featureless.
Following is an official summary of
transactions recorded on the Pitts.
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/ FINANCE, OIL AND GAS
PROFIT TAKING
PUT PRICESB0VN
Market Stood Up Well I'm
der This and Other Bear
Factors.

New York. Feb. 20. Yesterdays
market presented two sided appear
ar'ce, but the bear party. which con-
Quoted successful drive early In the
session; relieved the railroad section
OF considerable pressure later and en-
abled the low-pr!ceG issues as we'll &c
the more standard members to re-
sumo their former position OF
strength. W1lep these started forward
again the industrlals were reluctant
to respond TO the improvement. Heavy
profit taking as well as professional
short selling, owing to the wide atten.
ton attracted by the Federal reserve
board annual report, was conducted in
! the favorite speculative shares
throughout the session and produced
sharp declines. These extended to
more than three points in steel COM
mon and in equipments, an average of
three In the active motors, with an
exceptional break of 10 points in
General Motors; six points in Mexi-
can Petroleum and from three to
4 more than six in many others, in
Guiding Royal Dutch, Pan American
Petroleum and American Wooden.
The street apparently interpreted
suggestions entertained in the report
of the Federal reserve board as
warning that the speculative situa
ton was not yet under effective con.
trail. This led to unsettling rumors OF
another advance in .rediscount rates
AGAINST commercial borrowings and
started an active selling movement
in which the short interest took
leading part.
Later, aggressive buying entered
the low priced railroad group. Many
of these were bid up sharply to new
high levels for the advance, and were
led by precisely the same character of
shares which featered last weeks rise.
Trading on the whole was of smaller
pr-ssttons. Weakness was more gen
eral before the closing, when new
prices for many industrials was &C
companied by decline in the rails,
several of which lost their full
strength.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-02-25

Company Is testing for oil in the Cor
don sand at It's wen on the L u Job
away farm. Reedy district, Roaao
county has more new work starting
than any other section In the county,
The Heck Development Company
made eight locations and is drilling
a test on the H G Roach farm, the
Ohio Fuel Oil Company is down 100
feet and is fishing at its test on the
w l. Powell farm, and the Wiser Oil
Company End the Pyramid Oil Com
pany have part Of the rig material at
locations for tests on the Jane Harling
and ] w McVey farms. In Curtis dis
trict, Roane county, the Carter Oil
Company has rig completed on the
A B Hart farm. In Grant district,
Jackson county, the same company
has rig UP on the B. w. Davis farm.
Two miles south of Clark Station,
Morris township, Washington county,
the Manufacturers Light and Heat
Company has completed sits test on
the W NJ Aud farm. 1t is showing for
a 10-barrel pumper in the fifth sand.
The Freehold OIL and Gas Company is
due in the sand at a second test on
the Albert Montgomery farm. j. N.
Sprouts G Co., have the rig completed
for test on the ] N Sprouts farm.
In the Duff City field. Allegheny
county, Beeler and McEvoy have com
pleted test on the Frazier farm. It
Is dry in all sands. The same parties
are drilling test on the Joseph Skiles
farm. In the old Whipple pool Spring
er and Co. has the rig completed for
test on the Simon CATION farm. Icle
Bros. arc drilling a test on the Icle
heirs farm.
In the Imperial district Shields and
Co. have duster at their No. Ton the
M. Weisenberger farm and Ferguson
and Co are due in the sand at No. 3
on the j. A. and W. A. Aiken farm.
e. E. Laughner is drilling at 800 feet
at No. on the Alexander Adams
farm. In the 1ngomar field the South
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-02-25
Oil and Gas.

Development work in the eastern
fields is on the routine order. On
the waite rof Long Bottom Run of
Cabin Creek district, Kama
wha county, w. Va, the Ohio Cities
Gas Company has completed and shot
in the Berea grit No. 1877 on the viii
liams Coal Company's tract. 1t is
showing for 50-barrel producer. The
Ohio Cities Company is drilling five
wells on this tract and the same
in Sherman district, Boone county.
On Five Mile Creek, Cabin Creek
district, the Wayland Oil and Gas
Company has drilled No. on the A.
d. Huntington farm into the Weir
sand. 1t is gasser good for 100000
cubic feet day. On Hughes River,
two miles northwest of Hazelgreen,
Union district, Richie county, the
Hope Natural Gas Company has COM
pleted its test on the w. H. Davis
farm. 1t is showing for five barrel
pumper in the Maxon sand.
One fourth of mile east of the test
on the w H Davis farm in the same
district the Hope Natural Gas Com
pany has drilled test on the Ayers
Summers farm into the Maxon sand.
The hole stands full Of fluid. Drilling
has been suspended to erect tankage.
In Battelle district, Monongalia
county, the Monongahela Valley Trac-
ton Company has drilled its test on
the Carrothers farm through the first
sand. 1t is gasser at depth of 1900
feet. On Lynn Camp Run, Union dis
trict, Richie county, the Imperial OIL
and Gas Products Company has COM
pleted test on the G. M. Pritchard
farm. 1t is gasser with capacity
of one million cubic feet day. The
Nope Natural Gas Company is due in
the Big 1njun sand at No. on the
G. N. Thomas farm. In Clay district
the same company has started to drill
a second test on the T E Toothman
farm.
In Central district Doddridge coun-
ty, the Imperial Oil and Gas Company
is testing for oil in the Big Injun sand
at No. on the Smith farm. The same
company is due in the Keener sand
at test on the Cooper heirs farm. In
the same district the Carnegie Natur-
al Gas Company has Maxon sand
gasser on the Thomas Bremen heirs
farm.
In Liberty district, Marshal county.
the Pittsburgh and West Virginia Gas
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Grain and Produce

CHICAGO. FEB. 25-Beiief- that the
crest of the winter crop movement
was represented by yesterdays re-
ceipts did good deal to bring sharp
upturn today in the value of corn. The
market notwithstanding weakness at
the outset. closed strong, 2M at Az
%c net higher, with May S1.S4 at
$1.S4as and July $1.30A at s1.SO%.
Oats gained 19s at INC to 2Ac. In
provisions the outcome ranged from
&c decline to csc advance.