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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1920-07-28
Closed 4 down to Sc up.
New Orleans Spots 3950-25 off.
NEW ORLEANS COTTON LETTER.
from JnO. F. Clark & Co.
by Abe Silyer.)

NEW ORLEANS, July 2S--There
re indications of distant tropical
isturbance in Southeastern waters.
Market was sustained in the early
rading by the better Liverpool and
rain reports from Northeast Texas
but the expectation of bearish week
ly report and generally bearish sent
iment produced selling waves and re-
actions in the second hour. The dis
tant positions with prices well under
thirty cents seem to stand on firm
er opinion of defense and there was
a more pronounced tendency to mar
row the differences.
At 9:45 a. m. Washington confirm
ed private readings that a tropical
disturbance was indicated by the fol
lowing notice: Advisory ten a. m
some indications disturbance near
Latitude 30 North, Longitude rs
west, intensity and direction Of NOV
ement unknown. Further notice this
afternoon,
Weekly report mostly very good
but points out that a lack of SUM-
shine, showery condition is increas
ing weevil damage and shedding anC
uggegts that deterioration from these
causes could increase IL rainy con
dition continues,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1920-07-28
OVER HALF THE
LEFLORE STAPLE
COTTON PLEDGED
BY PRODUCERS AT MEETING
HELD IN GREENWOOD TUE
SDAY-75 PER CENT Is
ASSURED.

The staple cotton producers of Le-
flore County showed their faith in
the Cooperative Cotton Growers As
sociation when, on Tuesday, July 27th,
despite iBclement Eea5her, over one
half Of the total production Of cotton
in the county was enthusiastically
pledged to the Association. Hon. 0.
F. Bledsoe, Jr., who is responsible
for the organization of the Associa-
ton announces that the signatures
of at least rs per cent of the Leflore
county planters can be counted on
within one week,
Encouraging reports were received
from other sections of the Delta,
where the county and community
leaders are hard at work, stating that
the movement is spreading rapidly,
The promoters Of the movement be-
lieve that the two hundred thousand
bales minimum will be pledged with
in ten days.
The meeting yesterday was COM
posed of large number Of the most
representative citizens and cotton
growers in Leflore county.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1920-07-28
|ase Ball Team
/ Guests ROtarians

The Rotarian Club had as its guests
I'D night at its weekly dinner, the
Members of the Greenwood Base Ball
|6am. The base ball men were each
Introduced by Mr.. Warner Wells, sec
Mary of the Greenwood Base Ball
association, who in an original and
Passing way presented the guests OF
66nor. The banquet served was eX-
l6llent and thoroughly enjoyed by
Hose present. Mr.. P. P. McLemore
n the Sandy Ridge Plantation was
lko a guest of the Rotarians.
Mr. ]. S. Love presided at the meet
Ia and paid tribute to the members
II the Greenwood team. He spoke
N the splendid manner in which
Members of the local organization
Nd conducted themselves since com
ia to this city. He told the men,
fers of the team that the people o.
Ke city were back of them and en-
Mashed that despite the fact that
9reenwood had been losing many
pmes, that the people here realized
ey were playing good ball, which
Ms evidenced by the closeness OF th'
Hhal score.
VI The Rotarian songs were sung
Mad by Miss Jane Casey, Warner
ells and Nelson E. Taylor. Mrs
L. Craig presided at the piano
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1920-07-28
WILL STAND BY
ORIGINAL PLAN
Soviets Demands Fail To Meet With
The Approval or The London
Press Regarding Conference.
Associated Press

LONDON, July 28--A decision
reached by Premiers Millerand and
Lloyd George at the Boulogne con-
ference yesterday, to stand by the
original plan for the peace confer
ence with the Russian Soyiets and
that Of the London conference, which
the Sovicts demanded would not take
place unless the Bolsheviki reversed
the present attitude and agreed to
discuss at a conference with Poland
with all the qualified representatives,
Of Russia and the border states in
attendance, receives no enthusiastic
endorsement by the London press. IT
is roundly denounced by the Anti-Bol-
sheyiki papers.
PARIS PRESS GRATlFIED.
PARIS, July 28-The Paris Press
is gratified over the result Of the
Boulogne conference.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1920-07-28
Railroad Motor Car
Burned At Itta Bena

ITTA BENA, Miss, July 28-Spe-
cial-Y Yesterday afternoon a railroad
motor car owned and operated by
Section Foreman Russum, burned
while passing through the railroad
yards here. The flames caught from
4 leaking gasoline tube, the tank ex-
oloding. Russum barely had time to
get off the car before it was blazing.
lie car was soon practically con-
sumcd, only the wheels and frame
work being left. Russum is employ
ed by The Southern Railway Com
oany in Mississippi as Section fore
man at Berclair, Miss.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1920-07-28
GERMAN EMPRESS
SUFFERING FROM
DISEASE OF HEART

Associated Press


. DOORN, Holland, July 2S-The
former German Empress, Auguste
| Victoria, has undergone so much dis
trcss during the past two years that
she has suffered for several months
/ from aggravated attacks of heart
I disease. Recently she has been lead
in gthe life Of an invalid, She has
had mlder attacks of this malady for
many years,
( At the House Of Doom, where.
surrounded by staff of her own
Berlin servants, and attended almost
constantly by Countess Kcllar-for
many years her lady in waiting she
has recently been SO completely in
disposed that she has at times been
unable to walk and has not for long
/ time been permitted to walk up or
down the stairs, A special elevator
was built for her use.
Those familiar with the inner life
of the former Emperor's household
since the flight from Potsdam to
Holland declare that while William
consoing himself with religion, has
been more or less of a stole the for
mer Empress has suffered great
mental distress and has felt severely
the separation from her children.
From the time she arrived at Am
erongen in November, 1918, she has
suffered continually. Now and then,
she was the victim of heart attacks
so severe that she was confined to
her bed for several days at time,
In the spring of 1920 when the
Kapp revolution in Berlin was fol-
lowed by an urgent demand that the
former Emperor be closely guarded,
the life of the cxilcs became more
constrained and Augusto's ailment
more pronounced,
She was constantly under the trtat-
ment of DIR, Hachner, Berlin ply
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1920-07-28
Mexican Troops Trying
To Effect His I'M
mediate Release
HAEGLIN TAKEN BY
FRANCISCO VILLA
Report States That Villa
Has Surrendered I'M
conditionaIly.
Associated Press

WASHINGTON, July 2S-Rcpre-
entations described at the State De-
.partment as Of urgent nature have
been made by the Mcxicaa govern
mcnt, resulting in the kidnapping of
Carl HaegIn, American by Francis
co Villa. The Mexican authorities
are asked to take all steps possible
to effect the release of the prisoner,
who is reported to be held for ram
som. Reports to the State Depart
ment today said the Mexican troops
were going northward to cooperate
with the movement calculated 10 cf-
feet the capture of Villa. The Mex
ieo City papers yesterday published
an unconfirmed message of the un-
conditional surrender of Villa.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1920-07-28
Ian Confesses To the
Crime Which Caused
| Death Of One.
FIFE WAS INNATE
4 INSANE ASYLUM
bld Girl He Intended
| To Marry Of His
\ Action.
Associated d Press

NASHVILLE, Tenn, July 28-De-
hives today made public the con-
ssion alleged to have been made by
5orge Littrual, a farmer under ar
&t charged with sending poisoned
.hdy to his wife who is an inmate
II 1.-THE Middle Tennessee hospital for
/ insane, which resulted in the
hth of one inmate of the hospital
Il serious illness to Mrs. Littrual
b two attendants.
Nhe confession accredited to Lit
Nal went into details, regarding the
mchase of candy and poison and
4 mailing of the package. Littrual
Equoted as saying he told the girl
Bintended to marry of what he plan
Il to do.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1920-07-28
Endorse Republican
National Platform

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N. Y.
July Endorsement Of the Repub-
lican National platform and the de-
claration for League Of Nations,
with such representatives as shall
protect sovereignty and Independent
&c Of the United States and always
retain in congress, alone the power
TO declare war" was contained in the
platform submitted to an unofficial
representative of the state convention
here today.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1920-07-28
CALL FOR MEETING LEFLORE
co. DEM. EX. COMMITTEE.

The Leflore County Democratic Ex-
ecutive Committee is hereby called to
meet at the court house in Green
wood on Monday, August 2, 1920, at
IL o'clock a. M, for the purpose of
appointing officers to hold the pri-
mary election to be held on August
il, 1920, to nominate candidate for
Supreme Court Judge from this the
Third District of Mississippi, and for
the transaction of such other busi-
ness as may come before the Com
mittee.
All members are urged to attend
this meeting.
o. F. BLEDSOE, JR., Chm.
]. L. GILLESPIE, Sec'y
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1920-07-28
AK ASSESSMENT
| ROLL TOTALED
bws Approximately A Million And
A Half Dollars Increase Over
Last Year.

#The personal tax assessment for
flore county will total approximate
4 $5,50O,OOO," said Tax Assessor
eOnard Scruggs this morning. The
rst total compiled by Mr.. Scruggs
Is $4,912,15O. However this amou-
Twas raised by the Board Of Super
kors, who will hear all protestants
1 their meeting in Greenwood the
Isl Monday in August.
In 1918 the assessment roll total
i $3,SO9,87O; 1919, $4,2S8,395; 1920,
Himated $5,500,0O0, or an approx
hte increase of over a million and a
alf dollars over last year.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1920-07-28
RESOLUTE NOT
TO RUN AGAIN
II viii Be Dismantled At Bristol One
OF The Members Of The N. Y.
Yacht Club Said.
Associated Press

NEW YORK, July 28-The Reso-
lutte, which decisively defeated the
Shamrock Fourth in the deciding
Yacht race in defense Of Americas
cup yesterday, will probably not run
another race, Deb Parsons, mem-
ber of the race committee Of the New
York Yacht Club, said today. The
Resolute will be dismantled in the
wards at Bristol, Rhode Island, 1t is
stated.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1920-07-28
FIVE THOUSAND
IDLE GARY, IND.
This Is Caused BY Fuel Shortage
Sheet And Tin Mill Il Out or
Commission.


GARY, Ind, July 28-Five thou
sand men were reported idle here to-
'ay as the result of the fuel short
age. The American Sheet and Tin
Mill is out Of commission and the big
bessemers in the Gary works are op-
Grating only intermittent.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1920-07-28
telegraph Circuit
Itta Bena To Belzoni

lTTA BENA, Miss, July 2S-Spe-
hl-The Western Union Telegraph
bmpany has lately received a ship
lent of supplies, to be used in string
Il a new circuit from Itta Bena 70
elzoni. The old circuit, now in USE
rs given great deal of trouble IN N
ke past, and the new equipment VIII
featly increase the efficiency OF the
be. Work on the line is expected
! start within a short while.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1920-07-28
ABANDON CAMP
ZACKERY TAYLOR
Government Issues This Order 10
day-First Division Be Trans
ferred To Camp Dix.
Associated Press

WASHINGTON, July 28-The a.
abandonment of Camp Zachary Taylor
at Louisville, KY, was announced by
the War Department today. The
First Division now stationed there,
will be transferred to Camp Dix, N.
J. The property on which the camp
is located will revert to private own
ers.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1920-07-28
SAYS SURRENDER WAS UNCoN.
DITIONAL.

EAGLE PASS, Texas, July %
Francisco Villa, bandit leader, has
surrendered Internationally after an
al night conference with General Eu-
guio Martinez, commander of the
Torreon military zone, according to
advices received by the Mexican Cou-
neil here today. Villa will return to
private life.
Carl Hacglin, American, held by
Villa for ransom, will be released
today the message stated.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1920-07-28
Poles Retreat On
The Entire Front
Associated Press

WARSAW, July 2S- (Tuesday)-
The Polish retreat continues along
the entire front, according to the
latest news received here. The Boil
sheviki are now within ten miles OF
Vladivostock.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1920-07-28

what we have said in the foregoing.
It looks to us as if the Federal Re-
erve Bank Act is not getting a square
deal, else its Executive Board is en-
ulating the man with the single tai
ent--burying it.
This country is too big and is grow
ing too fast to be shackled by any one
set of men to the manifest disadvan-
,tage of the entire public.
Get busy, Mr.. W. P. G. Harding
and see if you can't loosen up. II
YOU don't, smokeless factory chin
news and hordes Of idle men will bt
the fruits of your narrow policy
N. T. BLACKWELL.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1920-07-28
Thlnas Mend.

Every line Of history inspires com
edence that we shall not go far wrong !;
that things mend. That is the Inorai
of all we learn, that 1t warrants hope,
the prolific mother Of reforms. our
part is plainly not to throw ourselves
across the track, to block improvement. y.
and sit TIL we are stone hut 20 waifn
the uprise of successive mornings aha
"a couzpire with he new works ci
new days Eme
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1920-07-28
Vew Warehouse
Is Being Built

ITTA BENA, Miss, July 2SSpe-
hl-Foundations are being laid on
|e bank Of Roebuck Lake for a
pilding to be used by James Hunter
hrniture Company as warehouse.
be building is being constructed by
bal brick-layers and carpenters.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1920-07-28
Identifies The Body
Found In The Trunk

NEW YORK, July 28--Mrs. Leo
Trumble, wife Of the Detroit police
man, today identified the body Of the
Young woman in the trunk here last
week as that of Mrs. Eugene Leroy.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1920-07-28
THE WEATHER
X II X * * X X r y X X y Il y
MISSTSSIPPI-Generally fair to-
tight and Thursday.
Local Observations.

TEMPERATURE-Highes 80 de-
grees; lowest, 65 degrees; precipita-
tion .12; river gauge 1862; fall in "a
hours 90.
Miss Annie Long Stephen
LOcaG Observer
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1920-07-28

The above figures give Greenwood
a lead of 24l in population over her
sister city Of ClarksdaIe, and we con-
graduate our ncighbors up there up
on being second in size to the real
Queen City of the Delta.
Both Greenwood and ClarksdaIe
have made substantial gains in pop
llation during the past ten years,
and there is no common sense nor
Justice in the citizens of either place
making claims to having more peo-
pie than actually live within the real
limits of their incorporated cities.
The truth about the matter is, neither
place will be given credit for having
greater population than the U. s.
Government Census Report gives
them.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1920-07-28
Explorer Home
From The Arctic
Associated Press

NOME, Alaska, July 28-(Tues-
day)-Ronald Amundsen, Norwegian
Explorer arrived home tonight from
the Arctic ocean.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1920-07-28
MAbers of Committee:

Beat ii. S. Equen, VIM. Roher-
son, A. w. Stevens.
Beat 2-W. D, Wilson, 0. F. Bled-
soc, Jr., A. O. Peterson.
Beat 81. W. George, ]. L. Gill
lespie, M. F. Pierce.
Beat 4-W. P. Kimbrough, G. j.
Nelson, C. P. Bradford.
Beat 5-W. G. Poindexter, W. A.
Swift, W. H. Smith.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1920-07-28
CLARkSDALE HAS
POPULATION 7552
Census Bureau Gives Her 24l Less
People Than Greenwood Scored
In 1920 Enumeration.
Associated Press

WASHINGTON, July 28-Clarks-
dale, Miss, Ia given a population Of
1862, an increase Of 3,473, or 85.l
per cent. over the census enumera-
tion Of 1910, according to announce
ment made by the Census Bureau to-
day.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1920-07-28

Mr.. Chalmers Potter, of the law
firm of McGee, Livingston & Fara-
baugh, Memphis, Tenn, is in the city
for an indefinite time on business in
connection with the Cooperative
STAPLE Cotton Growers Association
Mr.. Potter is a son of Judge Wiley
H. Potter, Of Jackson, Miss, and our
people extend him a cordial welcome
to Greenwood
s*ss
Messrs. Phillip M. Shaw and Franz
NJ. Shaw, bankers Of New York City
who have been in Greenwood for sew
eral days on business, left today fol
Greenvilis.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1920-07-28

Mr.. N. c. Boyle Of Clarksdale, was
a business visitor in Greenwood to-
dav. He was en- route to Carrollton.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1920-07-28

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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1920-07-28

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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-07-20
THE GOODYEAR
EMPLOYEES SAVE

ne sara workers are spending their
l"st cent each Wee on. $50 silk shirts.
hish-p@wer '-Stupld-sixr autos. diam
oha studs and hundred dollar clothes
9ias De II true-buu not everywhera
~ systematic thrift plan at The
oaSear Tire & Rubber COMPANY b.
eIapto}es permit the company 70
'isfesit weekly certain percentage 81
saer "ages-nearly 100000 viii De
NeI annually fer workers VINO Ike
the plan
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-07-20

49, Dc the driving shafts Of auto
Hloolles require one or two universal
joints! Why are universals necessary
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-07-20
Auto Electric Equipment Go.

0uint Bros, P~ons
7OI SO. HOFFMAN ST. PHONE HAMMOND 2343
Experts on Batteries Magnetos Bearings Starting and
Lighting Systems
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1920-09-13
ROadmaster Has
Narrow Escape

Rapid City, Sept. ia runaway
box car caused much excitement
here. Roadmaster Andrew Mum,
of this division of the Chicago. Mil
waukee and st. Pull railway, had a
narrow escape from death when the
runaway car struck and demolished
his railroad speeder, which he had
just drive on the track in front of
the freight depot of the company.
Mann heard the runaway car just
jim time to jump for his life. leaving
the speeder but an instant before II
was struck and wrecked.
This lessened the speed Of the
runaway to some extent. but it ran
three miles further before it was
run down and captured by pursu-
ing locomotive. The race between
the locomotive and the runaway
was one of the most exciting and
strenuous ever staged here. The
runaway went through Rapid City
at sixty miles an hour.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1920-09-13
Yeggs Secure $500 in
WestpOrt Store Raid

Aberdeen, Sept. 13.-Cracksmen
blew open the safe in the general
merchandise store of Fred McGov-
ern, Westport. and escaped with
5000 in cash.
The safe door was blown off and
it is thought the men used nitrogly-
cerine as the cracks around the door
had been soaped. A large amount
in Liberty bonds, which We're kept
in the safe, was untouched. The
stock of the store was not molested
The explosion was not heard.
The theft was discovered when the
store was opened at seven o'clock
No evidence which would lead te
the apprehension of the robbers was
found, although Sheriff Elliot is OF
the opinion that the cracksmen arr
from North Dakota.
They are thought to have beer
travelling in an automobile.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1920-09-13
SHERIFF HEDGED
TECHNICAL LAWS
MAY NOT INCUR EXPENSE RUN.
MING DOWN CRIMINALS WITH
OUT GOVERNORS CONSENT

Sioux Falls, Sept. 13.-That the
sheriff of county must obtain re-
QUESTION from the governor before
pursuing and arresting a criminal
beyond the border of South Dakota
if he expects remuneration for ex-
penses incurred is the substance of
decision just handed down by the
state supreme court, all judges con-
curing except Judge Whiting, who
did not sit at the hearing.
The case was appealed from Min
nehaha county from the decision of
Judge J. T. Medin, whose decision
was in favor of Sheriff Herman
Wangsness, who presented a claim
to the board of county commission
ers for expenses incurred in pursu-
ing and arresting Tom Fuller, who
was accused of committing felony in
Minnehaha county and was detained
by the Chicago police pending the
arrival of the South Dakota authori-
ties. The commissioners refused to
approve the claim of the sheriff for
payment for the reason that the
sheriff was not clothed with the
proper authority to incur the ex-
pense. Action was then brought in
the circuit court which decided in
favor of Wangsness An appeal to
the supreme court was then taken
by States Attorney Waggoner.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1920-09-13
MADISON, SOUTH DAKOTA SEPTEMBER

ers financing such people that owing
to demand and ether conditions
caused by the wais the number OF
cattle has been reduced so that by
the end of the 1913 stock shipments
the stockmen had oversold their
herds at least one year ahead, cut
ting back deeply into the young
breeding and immature stock; that
if the present drastic plans for the
shrinkage of credit be insisted upon
the stockmen in many cases will
have no alternative but to close out
and engage in other work, thus
threatening the food supply of the
future and setting back farm pro-
duction for long time to come.
"The pastures and food supply are
super-abundant~ tn year. Cattle and
stock of all kinds are improving and
taking on flesh every day and will
do so for sixty CT ninety days to
come, increasing net only in weight
but also in class of products. 1t
would be injudicious and wasteful
to compel the sockmen to ship at
this time under such conditions, es-
pecially as refusal to extend Gre
dit will not only compel the market
ing of immature stuff, but will cut
seriously into breeding stock"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1920-09-13
GOV. cox At
" "
' PORTLAND, ORE.
ADVOCATES A BUDGET SYSTEM
OF GOVERNMENT
BUSINESS

Portland, Ore, Sept. 13.-Busi-
ness ganization of the govern
ment bureaus with an efficien bud
get system as its outstanding feature
ws pledged by Governor James Cox
in his speeches here today. Speak
ing in the auditorium Governor Cox
promised one of his first acts if
elected to the presidency of the
United States would be to ask con-
gress for the authority to apoint a
budget commissioner as assistant to
the president to bring bout econom-
les in the appropriations. Governor
Cox charged senatorial oligarchy by
blocking the peace treaty and keep
ing the war legislation in force has
prevented the return of government
to normal peace status. A real
business administration is necessary
If reductions are to be made in the
war tayations of the country Gov
ernor Cox asserted