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Greenwood daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1919-1926, 1920-01-31
ITURDAY AFTERNOON, JANUARY 81, 1920
NDICT SEC'Y.
OF THEI. WV.
Chicago Grand Jury Also Indicts Will
lam D. Haywood, Former Sec
retary OF The l. w. w.
Associated Press

CHICAGO, JAN s1-Indictments
of IS members of Communist Party &
agai st thirty seven members of the
/. W W. We're returned this morning
by the special grand jury investiga-
ing the activities of William D. Hay
"ood, former secretary of the organ
ization who is now at liberty from
Leavenworth prison under bond, and
Thomas Whitehead, who succeeded
Haywood as secretary, were among
those indicted.
Thirty eight members of the Com
nunist Labor party were indicted last
week. The charges in all the cases
are conspiracy to overthrow the gov
ernment and advocating the overthrow
by force.
Greenwood daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1919-1926, 1920-01-31
THE STATE QUOTA
IN PRESBYTERIAN
Progressive Program For The Ensu
ing Year Is $174,655, According
To Synod Campaign Manager.

SUMNER, Miss, Jan. 31-(Spec-
D-Mississippi's quota in the great
Presbyterian Progressive Program
is $174,655 for the year April 1st,
192O-March 31st, 1921, according to
a statement given out here today by
the Rev. F. R. Graves, D. D., campaign
manager for the Synod. The entire
amount being raised in sixteen south
ern states is $4,OO0,OOO, all of which
is to be collected during the current
year.
Organization of the Church throu-
ghout the state is progressing rapid
" under the direction of DR.. Graves.
Campaign managers for the five
Presbyteries have already been Sc
lected. They are here given with
their respective Presbyteries; the Rev
e. w. Ford, Central Mississippi; the
Rev. w. H. Hill, East Mississippi; the
Rev. M. s. Smith, Meridian; the Rev
H. H. Thompson, Mississippi; and the
Rev. G. 2. Berryhill, North Missis-
sippi.
Greenwood daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1919-1926, 1920-01-31
-EW ORLEANS COTTON MARKET
Closed 40 to AZ down.
New Orleans Spots 1898.
NEW ORLEANS COTTON LETTER
(From Jno. F. Clarke & Co.,
hv be SilVarl

4
(From Jno. F. Clarke & Co.,
by Abe Silver.)
NEW ORLEANS, La, Jan. 81
Market opened 20 to 80 down on the
first impression of the unfavorable
general news, but the factor which
has checked declines right along, the
already large discount, rallied on mod
crate buying and prices gradually
creep up to last nights closing fig
ures. The market weakened in clos
ing trading in liquidation by early
buyers and apprehension of possible
weakness developing abroad over Sun
day. The present situation of course
is in favor of narrowing differences
between positions on the ground OF
present suspense in business with
Europe against the possibility of I'M
proving conditions later on. Weather
map shows fair in the cotton belt
scattered rains Miss, La, and Ala
Outlook is for clear weather. Berlin
said confidence in own money is be-
ginning to disappear and there is
wild scramble for foreign money al
any price.
Greenwood daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1919-1926, 1920-01-31
MEMORIAL TO THE
AMERICAN DEAD
Funds for the Eertcion of Memorial
To Be Raised by Popular Sub
scriptiOn.

WASHINGTON, ID. G., Jan 30
Formation of a national organization,
to be known as the National Memoir
ial Association, for the purpose Of
erecting national memorial in the
city of Washington in memory Of the
dead Of the American Army, Navy and
Marine Corps, and affiliated civilian
welfare services, m the World War,
is announced.
According to present plans this or
ganization will be made up of rep
resentatives from the American Leg
ion, National Guard Association, Ma
val Militia Association, American Lii
brary Association, American Red
Cross, Salvation Army, Knights OF
Columbus, YIN. C. A., Y. w. c.. A..
Jewish Welfare Board, War Camp
ommunity Service and. the Training
Camp Association. Funds for the erec-
ton of this memorial will be raised
by popular subscription.
Major General Williams G. Ham
Assistant Chief of Staff of the Army
heads the movement. The Army is re.
presented by the commanders Of corps
and divisions who fought in France
and delegates from other organiza
tions will be added to the committee
The Secretary of War has been re-
quested to assign plots of ground II
Arlington Cemetery or other nationa
burial grounds for the erection o1
suitable monuments dedicated to the
dead of individual organizations wht
fought in the World War.
Greenwood daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1919-1926, 1920-01-31
FIRST WEEK ENDS
OF CRIMINAL TERM
Many Are Fined and Sentenced-Next
Week Will Be Busy One For
Judge Beams.

The first week of the criminal term
of the Circuit Court closed yesterday
evening, Judge Beams discharging the
juries at noon Friday. Yesterday af-
ternoon was taken up in arguing de-
murrers and pleas. Judge Beams left
on the afternoon train for his home
in Greenville. He will return Monday
morning and reconvene court at IL
o'clock The calendar for the week
just closed in the criminal court was
finished sooner than the attorneys
and officers expected is the reason for
the adjournment yesterday.
During the week there were final
judgments taken against sureties on
bonds of defendants to the amount of
$500 and several cases disposed Of
among them being the following:
State VS.. Fannie Richardson, as
sault and battery, 80 days on the
county farm.
State VS.. o. T. Head, assault and
battery, $1OO and costs.
State VS.. E. J. Barker, appeal from
Justice Peace court, $500 and costs.
State VS.. Dave Shotwell murder
life sentence in the penitentiary.
State VS.. Lille Bell Barber, intox-
| icating liquors, $500 and 80 days.
State VS.. Percy Leflore, false pre-
| tense, $25 and 80 days.
State VS.. Henderson Wilburn, as
sault and battery, $1OO and costs.
State vs. George Sellers, retailing
$500 and 90 days on the farm.
State VS.. Jim Aldridge, burglary
and larceny 5 years in the peniten-
tiary.
From the above there appears te
have been a total amount of forfeit
ures and fines to the amount Of 81,
$500, and a total of 18O days on the
county farm, and a total of year:
in penitentiary and one life sentence.
CASES NEXT WEEK.
Next week will be busy week fo1
the court as there are several import
ant cases to be tried, among them be
ing:
Joe Kicks, (white) charged will
assault and battery, with intent t'
kill and murder.
D. o. Alexander, (white) charged
with assault with intent to kill AM
murder on M. L. Aldridge.
i w. J. Weaver (white) charged will
assault and battery with intent t.
kill and murder on Hub Cain.
/ D E. Gordon (white) charged witt
murder.
:, Will Nicely (colored) charged witt
murder
Jim Weatherby (white) charge
with assault and battery with inten
5 to kill and murder, and also charge
: with unlawful cohabitation.
Charley Smith and Zadock Brown
: (colored) charged with murder.
Greenwood daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1919-1926, 1920-01-31
PEACE TREATY UP
BEFORE SENATE
Motion Is Made That 1t Be Up For
Consideration On February the
Tenth.
Associated Press

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31-The first
svr--al .tep of the Democratic leaders
to revive the Senate discussion on the
peace treaty was taken today. Sem
ator Walsh of Montana, in giving the
notice made a motion that February
10th be the date to proceed on the
treaty consideration. This announce
ment was forecasted by the collapse
yesterday of the bipartisan compro-
mise. The negotiation caused riple
on the surface of the Senate proceed
ure.
Greenwood daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1919-1926, 1920-01-31

pickers could be had. Trains are
crowded with people who seem to
have no particular business. Our peo-
pie are so crazy over high prices Of
cotton that they are neglecting to
raise feed for stock and themselves.
''It is going to be hard task to
finance the making of a crop this
year. No one man in twenty who raj
sed a cotton crop here last year has
any of it left. We have made more
loans to date this year than we had
last year up to March 1st and they
are asking for about twice what they
did last year. The land rents have
been raised from $6 to So per acre to
SIS to $50 per acre. Should we have
an overflow or a bad season like We
had in 1914 they would not make the
rent. No bank or merchant wants te
get behind such rent as that.
81 think the reform must begin al
the top. The Federal Reserve Bank
must limit discounts to banks that
will only lend to people TOR Legitimate
business. 1 believe things will come
out alright in the end, though lot Of
people are going to go broke good ane
strong"
SOME MORE REPLIES.
M. E. Greene, Holly Springs, Miss.
Discourage loans for speculation ant
lend to producers. We need to worl
until we are tired and hungry and w
eat and sleep better"
L. Rothenberg, President, First Ma
tional Bank, Meridian, Miss: Let tn,
Government reduce taxes. Inaugur
| ate campaign of education for Worl
and saving. Increase work on tn
farm, in factories and everywhere"
T. r. Henderson, President, Banl
| of Commerce, Greenwood, Miss: dis
continue all public improvements b,
| counties, states, and National Govern
ment and curtail expenditure to act
nal necessity. Stop all new work TO
! year or two and use the labor fo
production and transportation. Indiv
J iduals will follow"
Greenwood daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1919-1926, 1920-01-31
Ruler KOlchak Lifts
BayOnets On Soldiers
Associated Press

LONDON, Jan. 31-A Moscow
extract from the official Bolsheviki
Otgan Pravdda, stating that, "only a
few days ago the Supreme Ruler Kol-
chag, hoisted on his soldiers bayon-
ets."
There has been considerable uncer-
tainty to the whereabouts of Admiral
Kolchak, for long time the head of
the Russian government. He was var
iously reported to have been arrested
by the Social revolutionists and as
under detention by revolving troops of
his own army.
Greenwood daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1919-1926, 1920-01-31
Many Sim Fein
Leaders Arrested
Associated Press

DUBLIN, Jan. 31-Many Sim Fein
leaders were arrested in the big
roundup early today. They were TAX
en- to an unrevealed destination.
Seven of the newly elected members
of the Municipal Council among those
arrester. The military carried out the
raid.
Seven of the newly elected members
of the Municipal Council are among
those arrested. The military carried
out the raid.
Joseph McGrath, Sim Fein member
of the House of Commons, was among
those arrested
Greenwood daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1919-1926, 1920-01-31
The Detective Chief
Been Assassinated
Associated Press

TOXIC, Jan. 31-A Vladivostok
despatch to the Jill says that Zubar-
eff, the chief of the detective bureau,
has been assassinated by the radicals.
It is also reported that in the list Of
ment marked down for death were the
following prominent Japanese: Lieu
tenant General Inagaki, the chief of
staff to the Japanese expeditionary
force in Siberia, Colonel Sakabe and
Major Hasebe.
Greenwood daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1919-1926, 1920-01-31
THE ONLY STATE
UNDER BRITISH
Protection Where Children Are TAX
en- In Pledge For What Their
Parents Owe, Is Trengganu.
Associated Press

LONDON, Jan. 1-"Tregganu, one
of the Unfederated Malay States, is
the only state under British protect
ion in which the abominable practice
of taking children in pledge for what
their parents owe still exists" says
]. L. Humphreys, the British Agent
there, in his annual report. This debt
slavery is to be abolished shortly, says
Mr. Humphreys.
The debt is treated as hereditary
the children are taken in pledge and
no reduction is made in the debt OF
account of the labor of the debtor.
Greenwood daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1919-1926, 1920-01-31
THE WEATHER

\ X X 4 X X X 4 X X 4 i: II X
MISSISSIPPI-Fair in the north,
cloudy in the South portion Saturday;
probably rain in the southeast por-
ton; Sunday fair.
Local Observations.
TEMPERATURE 35 de-
grees; lowest, 36 degrees; precipita-
ton 90; river gauge 31.4 tt; rise in
"a hours O.4.
Miss Annie Long Stephens,
Local Observer.
Greenwood daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1919-1926, 1920-01-31
HUN GOVT MAKES
THREAT TO OQUIT
Says 1t Is Impossible To Execute Or
ders Of Allies Regarding Sur
render Accused Persons.
Associated Press

BASLE, Jan. 31-Because of the AL
lied impossibility of insuring the ex-
ecution of it's orders for the surrender
of the Germans accused by the Allies
of the violation of the laws Of war,
the German government will resign
if the Entente powers insist upon
their delivery, according to the Ma
chrichten of this city, which says the
information was received from q re-
liable source.
Greenwood daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1919-1926, 1920-01-31
RUSSIAN TROOPS
REVOLTED MONDAY
Arrest The Officers And Refuse To
Take Orders From The Govern
ment-Finally Surrender.
Associated Press

VLADIVOSTOCK, Jan. 31-(Mon-
day)-Three hundred Russian Govern
ment troops revolted here yesterday
They arrested the officers and refus-
ed to take orders from the govern
ment authorities. They surrendered
this morning after the building in
which they established themselves
had been fired upon. None were
killed.
Greenwood daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1919-1926, 1920-01-31
German Officers In
Favor of Monarchy
Associated Press

BERLIN, Jan. 31-"Not we, but our
happy grandchildren will see the Prus-
sian Eagle flying again in the sky
declares a resolution passed at meet
monarchy.
Greenwood daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1919-1926, 1920-01-31
Reach Agreement On
Land Leasing Bill
Associated Press

WASHINGTON, Jan. 81 - The
House and Senate conferees on the oil
land leasing bill reached virtually an
agreement today, breaking the dead
lock over the House and Senate
amendments to the so-called remedial
provisions of the oil section
Greenwood daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1919-1926, 1920-01-31
Seven Lose Lives In
Fire Near Pittsburg
Associated Press

PITTSBURG, Jan. 31-Seven per-
sons are known to have burned to
death this morning when fire destroy
ed fifteen temporary residences oc-
cupied by employees of Carnegie
Steel Company's plant at Clarion,
fifteen miles from Pittsburg.
Greenwood daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1919-1926, 1920-01-31
DICTATE TERMS
TO ROUMANIA
BOlsheviki Will Advance If These Of
fers Are Refused Says Advices
Received.
Associated Press

VIENNA, Jan. wednesday,
Dispatches from Bucharest state that
the Bolsheviki are waiting at the
frontier to offer terms to Rumania
If the returns are refused, advices
say the Soviet troops will advance.
Greenwood daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1919-1926, 1920-01-31
-IMBURSE MEN
ROAD EXPENSES
Former Service Men Undergoing VO
cational Training Will Get Back
Money Spent On Travel.
Associated Press

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31-Former
ex-service men undergoing vocational
training will be reimbursed for ex-
penses incurred in travelling to OBJ
tain that training, under decision
which Comptroller of the Treasury
Warwick announced by the War De-
partment.
Greenwood daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1919-1926, 1920-01-31
Bureau Announces
Stock OF Tobacco
Associated Press

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31-The leaf
tobacco held by the manufacturers
and dealers on January 1st aggregat-
ed 1,318,131 POI pounds as compared
with ,s84,396 pounds year ago,
the census bureau announced today.
Greenwood daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1919-1926, 1920-01-31
Statue To Memory
Light Infantry Regt
Associated Press

BODMIN, Eng, Jan. 31-A statue
made entirely of Cornish tin is to be
erected here to commemorate the part
played by the Duke of Cornwall's
Light Infantry regiment in the war
The design of the statue will be sub
mitted to the Prince of Wales, who is
Colonel-in-chief of the regiment.
Greenwood daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1919-1926, 1920-01-31
JURY SELECTED
TRY NEWBERRY
Twelve Men Who Will Hear His Case
And 125 Confederates Been
Chosen.
Associated Press

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, Jan. 81
The jury for the trial of Senator Tru-
man S. Newberry and 125 confeder-
ates, charged with violation of the
election laws, was completed in the
United States District court today.
Greenwood daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1919-1926, 1920-01-31
BOSWELL BABY DIES.

The year old baby girl of Mr.. and
Mrs. F. C. Boswell died last night at
the home of it's parents, 4O4 Main
Street. The funeral will be held some
time Sunday.
Greenwood daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1919-1926, 1920-01-31
THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH.

The Right Rev. Theodore D. Brat
ton, D. D., Bishop Of the Diocese of
Mississippi, will preach at IL A. NJ.
and 7:3O P. NJ. The public cordially
invited.
Greenwood daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1919-1926, 1920-01-31

Mr.. G. A. Wilson, Jr., left yesterday
for Lexington to spend the week end.
Greenwood daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1919-1926, 1920-01-31

Take the Daily Commonwealth.
Greenwood daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1919-1926, 1920-01-31
cotton MARKETS

Closed At to 50 down.
New York Spots $4,000 down.
Greenwood daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1919-1926, 1920-01-31

AsHr A
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-06-18
FARMERS OPPOSE
FLAT RATE RAISE
Agricultural Men Present
Views to Interstate Com
merce Commission.
~ Associated Pres

f}v Associated Pres:
NASHINGTOS. June 11.-Farm- 81
crs and grnin traders presented dif-
fering views before the Interstate
commerce commission, Thursday. as
20 application 70 grain and grain
products OF the increased freight
rates asked by the railroads OF the
country.
Urging the comm ission to reach
no decision which "discriminates
REainst agriculture CT in favor OF
INV other industry" 3. Needhan, OF
I.ans. Kas, representing the Kansas
state grange and the Kansas Agri-
cultural council. opposed any at rate
increase on grain
Protesting Rg-~inst the application
~ percentage advances and con-
tending against any disturbance OF
rate reIa tionships. r a. Nando
Grlft. OF Louisville, Ky, presented
"a petition asking the commission
20 preserve the equalizatious on
Erain between the markets OF Cairo,
Ill.,. Cincinnati. o.. Evansville. Ind,
Henderson. Ky. Hemphis. 81 Louis.
C>cw Orleans. Omaha. Kansas city.
Nashville and Louisville
Farmers do not ask dlscrimina-
tion in rates on farm products.
1Ir Needham declared. but we Ro
1i-crously protest against discrim-
ina,ion tn favor Of any other com
modify.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-06-18
FAMOUS DOCTOR
DIES THURSDAY
Secretary of Physical Re-
search Society Dies of
Thrombosis.

by Associated Press:
NEW YORK. June 17-Dr. James
Hervey Hyslop, secretary and direc-
tor Of research Of the American So
ciety for Psychical research. died
Thursday after a long illness, in Up
per Mont Clair y. J., it was an
nounced here Thursday night Death
was due 70 thrombosis.
Born in Nenia, o., Aug. IS. 1854.
Or. Hyslop was graduated from
Wooster college, studied two ,-ears
at the University Of Leipsiz and later
at Johns Hopkins. He was success
sively professor Of philosophy al
Lake Forest university. smith col
lege and Bucknell university. then
OF ethics and psychology at Colum-
bia university and later professor OF
logic and ethics az the same insti-
tuition.
suffering from pulmonary tuber-
culosis. he resigned from Columbia
in 1909 and spent the next two yea rs
in the AdriondaCks re was author
OF a score OF other philosophical and
pyschical works.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-06-18
EVANSVILLE MEN
FOUND GUILTY OF
VIOLATING LAWS
HOOsiers Must Go to Prison
for Illegal Transporta-
ton of Liquor.
BY Associated Press

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. June IL
Five Of seventy-nine men indicted
on charges of conspiracy to violate
the Reed amendment by transport
ing liquor illegally from Henderson.
KY, to Evansville, Ind, were found
guilty by a jury IN federal court
here Thursday night. A verdict of
not guilty was returned in the case
Of nine defendants in accordance
with instructions given by Judge A.
b. Anderson. Sixty-fve Of the men
indicted have entered pleas of
guilty. Judge Anderson Will impose
sentence at 10 a. m. Friday.
Names of Men
Those who were found guilty by
the jury are Edgar Schmitt, chief
of the Evansville police department: !:
Abe and Moses Klyman, wholesale
liquor dealers; Andrew Freddie, po-
lice captain. and Fred Ossenburg.
politician. All are residents of
Evansville
The case was sent TO the jury
shortly after ; o'clock Thursday aft
ernOon.
The maximum penalty for viola
ton OF the Reed amendment is two
years Imprisonment
Judge Anderson Friday will SEN
tence the siXty-two defendants who
entered pleas of guilty and the five
who were found guilty by the jury.
Two men indicted in the case were
not apprehended
Free Nine Defendants.
The nine defendants freed i'm ac-
cOrdanco with Judge Anderson's in
structions were: Arthur r Booth.
Carl Dreisch. William Morris. col
ored; Charles Smith. Enoch Weir.
Herbert Males, sheriff of Wander
burg county; Charles J. Ruhl. dep
uty sheriff; Carl Schulz and Adam
Hausman.
The case was concluded at 3
o'clock Thursday afternoon Judge
Anderson delivered lengthy instruc-
tions to the jury outlining the stat
ute under which the indictments
were drawn.
During the session of court
Thursday James Trautwein and
William Fuchs. city detectives of
Evansville, changed their pleas
from not guilty 10 guilty.
Chief Schmitt testified in his own
behalf Thursday morning. He made
a sweeLing denial of charges made
by numerous witnesses regarding
his part in the alleged smuggling of
whisky across the Ohio river
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-06-18
WILSON FAILS TO
ACT ON MEASURES
Ten Laws Enacted by Con-
gress Meet Automatic Death
at White House.
By Associated Press /:

WASHINGTON. June 1.-THE 10
day period afforded Pres't Wilson
under a ruling by Atty. Gen. Palmer
to approve or veto 10 measures en-
acted by congress during the closing
days OF the recent session expired
Thursday night without announce
ment from the white house as TO
action taken.
White house officials said Thurs
day night that the fate OF the 10
measures, together with the action
on the water power bill, the time
limit on which expired last Fri
day. might be revealed in a state
ment Friday.
Chief among the measures on
which action had 10 be taken by
midnight Thursday night 20 pre-
vent automatic death were the joint
resolutions TO repeal all war laws
with the exception OF the Lever food
control act and the trading with the
enemy act. and 10 authorize appoint
ment OF a commission 20 confer with
the provincial governments OF QUE
bee. Ontario. and New Brunswick
relative 10 certain restrictive orders
IN council OF the three provinces as
to export Of pulp wood from Cana
da-
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-06-18
RECEIVE DETAILS OF
MOHAMHEDAN UPRISING
BY Associated Press

By Associated Press:
WASHINGTON, June "details
OF the much heralded uprising in
the Mohammedan world against
British rule in favor Of the Turkish
nationalists and bolsheviki We're re-
ceived here Thursday in official ad-
vices.
The reports confirm advices as 10
Moscow and Munich conferences re-
ceived some time ago by the state
department. Enver PaSha, Djemal
Pasha. and Tahlat Pasha, Turkish
nationalist leaders, were reported to
have conferred with Spartacists and
bolsheviki at Munich, while repre-
setatives from India. Egypt. Afhan-
istaR. Persia and Georgia met TURK
ish nationalists and Lenine. the boil
Shevik leader, at Moscow. Plans for
uprisings in the MOhammedan
world, coinCident with a bolshevik
thrust on Persia and India. are said
10 have been laid at these meetings
a force OF $50. 600 troops. command
ed by Gen. Kuropatkin was promised
the Mohamm edan world by Lenine
at Moscow, il has been reported.