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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1920-03-17
CONVENTION in
ATLANTIC CITY
April 27-29 To Discuss Increased Pro-
ductiOn AS Means Restoring
Normal Business Conditions

WASHINGTON, Mar. 17-Seeing
in increased production a means Of
restoring normal business and price
conditions, the Chamber of Commerce
of the United States, it was announc-
ed, will make its eighth annual meet
ing, to be held in Atlantic City April
27 to 20, an Increased Production Con-
vention.
Every topic will be considered from
that viewpoint. The relation of gov.
ernment to production will be first
taken up and under that heading will
be considered antitrust legislation
and taxation. Business Of every kind
is declared to be keenly interested
in taxation, especially excess pro.
fits taxes.
Another phase of the problem to be
discussed will be the part of the gov.
ernment, the farmer and the business
man in increasing farm production
Secretary of Agriculture Meredith
will speak for the government. The
relation of labor to production will be
approached from both sides, the EN-
ploye's viewpoint to be presented by
representative of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor and the employers
by a business man. There will be
group meetings for each of severa
great divisions of industry.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1920-03-17
LECTURE GIVEN
ON MARRIAGE
Father Finnerty Talks About The Sa-
cred Relationship OF Man And
Wife At Catholic Church.

Father Finnerty held the closest at
tention of his audience last night at
the Catholic Church when he spoke
on the subject of "Matrimony." The
greatness and sanctity of the bond be-
tween man and wife were extolled
"This is a great sacrament, but
speak in Christ and in the Church,
Eph. 5:32. Marriage validly contract
ed, no power can break, Father Fin.
nerty said. what therefore, Goo
joined together let no man put asun.
"God instituted marriage for sac
red and holy purpose" said Father
Finnerty. "His law demands fidelity t.
this, and history shows that peoples
love to the sacred bond of unity Of
marriage and of the establishment oI
the home with little ones, have pros
pered and have been blessed"
Father Finnerty paid tribute tt
the mothers who when our country''
very life was at stake, gave their stur
dy and loyal sons to defend Old Glor!
One of the great curses of the day, HI
pointed out, was the want Of prayer
full consideration for the entrance int
the marriage life.
Tonight at 7:30 there will be lee
ture on a very important subject
which should be our everyday thought
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1920-03-17

explicit faith will be solved in one
way-by finding exact justice and en-
forcing it.
"The republican party" he said,
from it's inception has stood against
undue liberalization of industries and
activities. There must be strong fed
eral regulation, but not government
ownership"
Referring to the American soldiers
in the war with Germany, Mr.. Hays
said:
"The republican party will never
forget the debt we owe to the SOL
diers who have won this war. We
used to hear: Food will win the war
Liberty Bonds will win the war, thrift
stamps will win the war They did
not. They all helped to win the war
but the war was won by the fighting
men at the fighting front, and in nc
other way. And the party's appre-
citation of our soldiers will be remem'
bered.
In closing Mr.. Hays appealed to his
hearers to, 'find disloyalty if there
be any in the land and scotch it; find
dishonesty if there be dishonesty and
crush it; find the right and cleave
unto it.
keep your eyes raised, Americans
but keep your feet on solid ground,
he exclaimed.
"Find the reason for discomfort, anc
meet it squarely; correct the cause
where there is cause and merciless
ly destroy the excuse where it is al
excuse only. Give every well behav
ed man and woman their equality o
opportunity and require from then
their full measure Of accountability
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1920-03-17
PUTTING BALL
GROUND in SHAPE
Work Has Been Commenced On Park
And Aeroplane Landing In
Congress Heights.

The work of cleaning off and put
ting in splendid shape the ball ground
for the Greenwood Base Ball Associa-
ton was commenced yesterday and
everything will be in first class shape
and ready for the opening of the sea-
son, early in the summer.
Eight acres of land in Congress
Heights at the south end of Miss
issippi Ave-, has been leased of Mr..
W. L. Craig. This ground will not
only be used for ball park, but will
be utilized as an aeroplane landing
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1920-03-17
DAVIS ELECTED
CIRCUIT JUDGE
Def( ais Judge Beams In The District
Ly 4 Majority AT About Five
Hundred Votes.

A very small vote was cast throu-
ghol t this the Fourth judicial Dis.
trict yesterday at the special election
held for Circuit Court Judge.
tt 9 Unofficial returns from the foul
coun5 composing the District show
that IIo'. s. r. Davis, Of Indianola
defeated Judge d. E Beams, of Green,
vile, by a majority Of about five
hundred votes. ~
Davis carried Sunflower county by
$50 and Holmes county by 300.
Beams carried Washington county
by 400, Humphreys by 10, and Leflore
by 40 or so.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1920-03-17
URGES TREATY
BE RATIFIED
William jennings Bryan Tells Demo
Gratis Defeat OF Treaty Suicidal
For Party.
Associated Press

WASHINGTON. March l7-Wit-
liam Jennings Bryan, who was here
today cnroute to New York, gave out
a statement urging the ratification of
the peace treaty and declared for the
Democrats to join the "lrreconcil-
ablcs" in defeating the treaty would
be 'unthinkable,' in advance, "unspea-
kable" afterwards, He declared it
would be suicidal for the Democratic
party to deny the right Of the major
ity Of the Senate to declare the SEN
ate's policy.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1920-03-17
ATTEMPT MADE
SEEK REVENGE
Recent Bombing OF U. S. Consulate
Was Work of the BOlsheviki,
According to Investigations.

GENEVA, March 17-Police auth
critics declare that the Investigations
made in the recent bombing of the
American Consulate at Zurich, con-
firm the theory that the attack was
Bolsheviki attempt at revenge for
the deportation of the Soviet sympa-
thizers from the United States.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1920-03-17
Prince of Wales
Has His Doubles

LONDON, March 1.-THE Prince Of
Wales seems to have doubles in Eng
land.
In the company Of two officers, a
man entered West End moving pic
ture theatre the other day. A lady
sitting near the door arose, bowed and
presented the eternal autograph book,
The man took the book and, with a
serene countenance, wrote -. j.
Smith," and handed back the volume
with a gracious bow.
1t was not the Prince.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1920-03-17
CHOKE DEBATE ON
IRISH QUESTION
Senate Hastens TO Clear Way For
Final Action On The Peace Treaty
Tables Bill


WASHINGTON, March l7-Has.
tening to clear the way for final ac.
ton on the peace treaty, the Senate
today choked off the st. Patrick Day
debate on the Irish question by tabl,
ing 81 to q, the proposal to declare
by resolution, that Great Britain
should proclaim Ireland free.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1920-03-17
blizzard SWEPT
| STATE N. DAKOTA
Five Are Known Dead And Thousands
Of Dollars Damage Caused BY
The Storm.

BtSMARK, N, D. March l7--Five
are known dead and thousands of dol
lars damage occurred, as a result Of
blizzard which has swept the State for
tae past two days. The blizzard is
aid to be the worst that has occurred
twenty years. The storm early to-
day was reported to be subsiding and
the temperature falling.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1920-03-17
Proclaim Council
Of Working Men

BASLE, Switzerland, March IT.
A dispatch from Chemnitz, an indus
trial center in Saxony, says Republic
of Working Mems Council, has been
proclaimed there.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1920-03-17
LEFLORE COUNTY VOTE.

No election was held at Shellmound,
and up to the hour of going to press
nothing had been heard from Sunny
Side, Schlater, Morgan City and Swif-
town boxes.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1920-03-17

and city park.
Just as soon as the plans are accep-
ted, work will be commenced on the
Grandstand which will cost between
six and eight thousand dollars.
Those who contributed to the Green
wood Base Ball Association should be
on the lookout for drafts as the com.
mittee will collect the funds by draw
ing on them.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1920-03-17
TAKE PICTURE
OF PRESIDENT
First Photograph Made Since His
Return From The Western Trip
In September
Associated Press

WASHINGTON, March l7-PAoto-
graphers were permitted to take the
iirst pictures of President Wilson to-
day since his return from his western
trip last September, The President
was photographed as he left the White
House this morning for an auto ride.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1920-03-17
kapp Rulers Have Real
ized F'utiIity Of Their
Reign.
HUNDREDS KILLED
IN REVOLUTION
Allied Forces Have Now
Occupied the City Of
Constantinople.
Associated Press

The Kapp administration m Berlin,
realizing the futilty of attempting
to hold the reigns of power, has de-
cided to give up the short lived, ,dicta-
torship Official advices from Berlin
today announced that Chancellor Kapp
has decided to resign
Forces of extreme radieaism are
asserting themselves in various Ger.
man centers. With increasing Spart,
lean disorders, and the tall is grow.
ing among Radicals of the p5ssobil-
ity of utilizing the present disturbed
conditions to establish Soviet Rule,
The list of killed in the various
towns and cities in clashes etween
the demonstrators and troops is now
mounting TO the hundreds.
No direct confirmation his been re.
ceived Of last nights report If four
hundred killed in the bolaba tdment
Of k.el By the warship, bat appar-
emily reliable reports indie e that a
hundred were killed at ID a3, IN and
probably more than hun, red in the
suburbs of Berlin and fl, n half q
dozen to a score Of others iat4o doz-
en- or more centers, whore clashes
were reported.
ALLIES OCCUPY CONSTANTI-
NOPLE.
CONSTANTlNOPLE, March IT,
Tuesday The Allied u ops have
occupied Constantinople ar tie guns
Of TIE Allied wGr7hip@ comma d both
sides of the Bosphorus. Tho actual
arrival of the Allied forces cause lit
tie alarm.
MANY KILLED AT DRESDEN.
PARIS, March IT, (Havas) Fifty
nine persons were killed and upwards
of hundred injured in disorders at
Treves in the American Zone Of oc-
cupation, according to advices recelv-
ed here. 1t is said the revised figures
of the casualty list in the fighting at
Dresden show more than hundre ]
killed and three hundred wounded,
FAVOR SOVIET REPUBLIC.
LONDON, March l7--lndependent
Socialists and Communists in Germa-
ny have commenced violent agita-
ton in favor of the Soviet Republic
and the alliance with Soviet Russia,
according to Berlin dispatches to the
Exchange Telegraph,
FRENCH ARE ATTACKED.
PARIS, March ia mob stormed
the French headquarters at Bonn and
pillaged stores and private homes,
says a Berlin dispatch to the journal.
A French automobile was attacked
and the driver and several French Off
GERS narrowly escaped lynching. The
police were obliged to fire upon the
mob, the dispatch says.
KAPP TO RESIGN.
BERLIN, Mar. l7-It was official
Iy announced that Chancellor Kapp
this afternoon at / o'clock, had de-
cided to resign.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1920-03-17
The Population Of
Milwaukee Increased
Associated Press

WASHINGTON, Mar. 17--Popula-
ton statistics announced today, in
elude Milwaukee 457,147. An increase
Of SO, 3,2gO OF 22..3 per cent over 1910.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1920-03-17
Court Ruling Costs
u. S. Govt Heavily
Associated Press

WASHINGTON, March II The
loss to the government as result Of
the Supreme Courts decision that
stock dividends are not taxable, will
not exceed twenty five million dol
lars, is the opinion of most treasury
experts.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1920-03-17
PRESENT FIGURES
ARE NOT FINAL
Population Figures Now Being Made
By Census Bureau Are Subject
To Change.

WASHINGTON, March 17-Special
SO many inquiries relating to the
Fourteenth Census population figures,
now being made public by the Census
Bureau, have been received from pub
fishers of almanacs, school books at
lases and other publications intended
for permanent records, that Sam l..
Rogers, Director Of the Census, has
issued a statement pointing out that
the figures now being given out are
but preliminary and are subject to
correction.
"The population figures now being
compiled by the Census Bureau, and
which are being publicly announced as
rapidly as possible, are but prelimin-
ary in their character" stated Direc-
tor Rogers.
"Those who intend to print the pop
ulation figures of our cities and towns
in almanacs, school books and other
publications intended for standard or
permanent use should bear this fact
in mind"
FIGURES CERTIFIED TO CON-
GRESS.
"At later date the Census Bur-
eau will announce from time to time
the final and official population of
each state, city, town, county, town
ship, or other minor civil division, and
it is expected that the official popu-
lation of the United States by states
will be promulgated, and thus be rea-
dy for certification to Congress, some
time in October.
at may well be that the figures
which we are making public at this
time will turn out to be the correct
and official figures for many if not
most of the different subdivisions.
However, | want to call the attention
Of everyone to the TACT that the flg-
ures we are announcing at this time
are preliminary and are subject to la
ter correction.
"The publisher who prints these
preliminary figures in permanent rec
ords is running the risk of not print
ing the accurate and official results of
the 1920 Census"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1920-03-17
THE WEATHER
\ X II u n II X II Il # X # #
MISSISSIPPI--Local rains wed
nesday; somewhat colder Thursday;
cloudy probably rain.
Local Observations

Local Observations
TEMPERATURE-Highest, "a de-
grees; lowest, 65 degrees; preclpita'
ton 80; river gauge 23.3. Rise in "a
hours OIL.
Miss Annie Long Stephen
Local Observer
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1920-03-17

Mr.. W. G. Ditto was business vis-
itor here yesterday from Sunny Side
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1920-03-17

Take the Daily Commonwealth
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1920-03-17

GREENWOOD LEFLORE COUNTY WEDNESDAY,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-05-23
College Men to
 Hold Reunion ef>
 Ambulance Corps

Milwaukee, Wis, May % 2-Collegt men from over the country will gathe,
 in Allentown. Pa. June S-9-10. for g
 reunion of the United States Army Ambulance Service. Milwaukee head quarters officials announce. June i; the third anniversary of the call for volunteers from colleges to serve as ambulance drivers with the French and Italian armies. In answer to the call. 5000 young men dropped their studies and went to the fair grounac camp at Allentown where they were enlisted in the United States army and trained for overseas service.
 These men later served with valor transporting wounded from the front lines for the allied armies Italy con- ferred the war cross on practically every American ambulance man who served with her armies, and France decorated hundreds of Americans who hauled her wounded.
 The call for the reunion has been issued by Basil L Walters. secretary pro tenn of the Ambulance Service as sociation, who has opened national headquarters at 645 Cass street, Mil. An ambulance service maga- zine is published from this headquar- ters. The sole purpose of the asso- citation is declared to be to perpetu- ate the friendship formed by the American college men while in service.
 The old fairgrounds at Allentown which served as Camp Crane during tle war will be refitted as camp for three days. The men will bunk and mess as they did while preparing for luty overseas. The association will elect it's first permanent officers.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-05-23
Escapes From Jail
 With a TOOthpick

Rawlins, Wyo., May 19.-With nee dle obtained in the prison shirt fac tory as his only tool, Bert Loften has escaped from the state prison here William Smith, his companion was captured while trying to scale the prison wall.
 Lotion and Smith were confined to the death house cell because of their known desperate character. Loften found that soft piece of steel GOV cred the drain. With his great pa tience and skill, he slowly cut a hole through the steel with the needle After removing pipe and plate they crawled through the hole, picked the lock of a steel door connecting with the main corridor of the prison. scaled the tiers of cells, cut holes through the slate roof and dropped to the ground. In the prison yard. they found a steel bar, which the prisoners bent into a hook, to fasten an impro- vised rope of the prison wall.
 Loften escaped. but Smith was caught by a guard.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-05-23
Oklahoma Will Have Big Acreage
 of Wheat in Year

Kansas City, Mo-, May 22.-That United States employment service. a bureau of the Department of Labor estimated that Oklahoma will have two and quarter million acres of wheat to harvest this season, and that several thousand harvest hands will be required in the central and north western counties of the state. Feder- al employment agencies will be main tained at Enid, Oklahoma City, Tulsa, Ardmore and Muskogee, and the cut ting is expected to begin about June 10 and continue until about June 25 in this section.
 Nebraska is expected to harvest ap- proximately as much wheat as in 1918. more than three million acres. Cutting in the extreme southern coun- ties begins about July 1; in the south central counties July to 10, and in the Sidney district July 10 to l5 Ap- the same wages are paid as in Kansas.
 Missouri expects to cut about 2.600, 900 acres of wheat, and harvest labor probably will be needed in the west ern counties. Federal employment agencies will be maintained in Kansas City, St Joseph and St. Louis. De tailed information in regard to North and South Dakota is not yet available. Cutting in those fields usually begins July 20 to 25.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-05-23
Bishops Worked Way Across Seas
 for Conference

Des Mones, la, May % Bishop Frank w. Warne, of India. had to work his way across the Atlantic ocean. as n common laborer in order to get to Des Moincs for the quad rennial general conference of the Methodist Episcopal church. He ar rived about week late. but is here.
 Telling of his experience. Bishop Warne said it was q case of putting on a pair of overalls and doing a little work, or not coming to the con- ference at all. Prom Mesopotamia to Port Said he rode on an oil boat. On the way to Port Said the captain sent a wireless message asking for pass age to America. The only answer came from tramp steamer and that was conditioned on the passenger" working his way.
 Bishop accepts job" was the an swer. At Port Said Bishop Warne boarded the freighter. was given an oil can, sent to the engine room and kept busy oiling from morning until night all the way across the Atlantic
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-05-23
Wheat Crop of Kansas Staging
 Strong Comeback

Topeka, Kan. May 22.-Kansas wheat crop is staging phenomena comeback according to reports of az ricultural bureaus. both state and fed eral. Revived by an abundance ot rains after the dryest winter ever re corded in the states great central wheat belt. wheat is now declared to be in excellent condition in nearly all parts of the state Based on condi- tions on May l, the Kansas agent of the U. s. Department of Agriculture recently estimated the crop this year will be 92,0S2, 900 bushels. Last year Kansas produced approximately 150,- 000.000 bushels.
 The present prospect, in relation to the national output, is that Kansas will produce 19 2 per cent of the coun- try's crop of winter wheat, as com pared with 30.6 per cent last year. The unfavorable winter season took a heavy toll on the acreage of 9,193 ,00G planted last fall. The federal report says 16 per cent has been abandoned leaving a present acreage of 7.725,000. In some counties. ordinarily among the most heavy wheat producers, the abandonment exceeds half the number of the acres planted
 The report stated that as rule far mers took little chance of having to harvest a thin crop because of the scarcity and high price of labor and threshing. A convention of farmers recently set 70 cents an hour as a fair price for harvest labor The har- vest this year probably will start late in June in the extreme southern coun tripS
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-05-23
"T|z" "A JOY 10
 SORE, TIRED FEET
Use ''Tiz" for Aching, Burn ing, Puffffed-up Feet and
 COrnS or CallOuSeS.

Goodbye, sore feet. burning feet, swollen feet, tender feet, tired feet. Goodbye, corns, callouses, bunions and raw spots. No more shoe tight ness, no more limping with pain or drawing up your face in agony "Tiz" is magical ,acts right off. "Tiz' draws out all the poisonous exudations which puff up the feet. Use "Tiz" and wear smaller shoes. Use "Tiz" and forget your foot mis- cry. An! how comfortable your feet feel.
 Get box of "Tiz" now at any druggist or department store. Don't suffer Have good feet, glad feet feet that never swell, never hurt, never get tired. A years foot cont fort guaranteed or money refund ed. Adv
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-05-23
Michigan Schols
 Open Continuously y

Calumet, Mich, May 22.-Michigar school districts are preparing for the operation of a continuation school law becoming effective September l.
 Under this measure, boys and girls up to IS years of age who are at work and have not graduated from high school, must attend continuation school for eight hours week. The law is not retroactive, affecting only those who leave school after Sept. 1, next.
 Employers must make arrangements to permit their young people concern ed to attend school the requisite num- Der of hours each week
 The law applies to all districts hav- ing a population of 5000 or over. Else where the establishment of continu- ation is optional. The measure be- comes operative as soon as fifty are found to come within the age limit.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-05-23
Buy Old Brick
 Buildings for the
 Brick They Hold

Jeffersonville, Ind, May 22.-Many brick buildings of former days have been bought in Jeffersonville in the last few months for the value of the brick they contain. Builders assert that in many cases the brick is super for to any that can be bought at the present time. Some of the buildings that are changing hands are a hundred years old. The old brick is going into modern structures with newer brick as a facing
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-05-23
Germans Will Not
 Strafe Children

Berlin, May 19.-Corporal punish ment in German schools is to be abolished, says decree just promul- gated by the ministry for public in struction. The decree declares that caning and other forms of castiga- ton are inconsistent with the spir- it of the times and should be dis continued altogether in favor of mo- ral suasion. It is added that in no case girls should be subjected to corporal punishment. In a year from now, a report is to be made by schoolmasters and mistresses on the effect of moral suasion upon the Ger man youth.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-05-23
The Agency Where Pine Street Starts
FRECKLE-F.ACE
Sun and Wind Bring Out Ugly Spots
 How to Remove Easily,

Here's chance, Miss Freckle- face to try a remedy for freckles with the guarantee of reliable concern tha, it will not cost you penny unless ii removes the freckles; while if it does give you clear complexion the ex- pense is trifling.
 Simply get an ounce of Othine- double strength-from any druggist and few applications should show you how easy it is to rid yourself ot the homely freckles and get beauti. full complexion. Rarely is more than one ounce needed for the worst case
 Be sure to ask the druggist for the double strength Othine as this strength is sold under guarantee o1 money back if it fails to remove freckles.