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Greenwood daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1919-1926, 1920-02-07
BIG CLIMBER DEAL
HAS BEEN CLOSED
The Kraetzer-Cured Lumber Co. Ac-
quires Logging Railroad and Exten-
sive Timber and Realty Interests.

A large timber deal has just been
closed whereby The Kraetzer-Cureo
Lumber Company, operating mills at
Greenwood and Moorhead, Mississip.
pi, acquire the logging railroad pre-
viously owned and operated by The
Churchill Milton Lumber Company
connecting with the Y & M. V. R. R
at Avalon on the Grenada branch. In
cluded in the deal are all the logs be-
longing to The Churchill Milton Lum-
Der Company, located along the right
Of way of the logging railroad, esti-
mated at approximately two million
feet, and all of the standing timber
belonging to The GENERALIZATION
Lumber Company.
The standing timber purchased ad-
joins the large holdings of The Krae.
tzer-C Cured Lumber Company in Gre,
NADIA and Carroll counties, now giving
this Company in excess Of ID thou
sand acres in one body. These hold
ings include approximately two thou.
sand acres in cultivation and the
Company is making preparation te
materially improve these lands ane
cultivate them on more extensive
scale.
In addition to the holdings in Gre.
NADIA and Carroll counties, The Kraet
zer-Cured Lumber Company owl
about five thousand acres in scat
tering tracts in Leflore and Sun
flower counties, and contemplate
pushing its manufacturing operations
at Greenwood and Moorhead to max
in,um capacity, which will make then
one of the largest producers of hard
wood lumber in the country.
Greenwood daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1919-1926, 1920-02-07
IN
NURSING BE GIVEN
Ladies OF Greenwood Are Invited TIC
Consult With Miss Barnes In
Charge Public Health Office

The Red Cross Public Health office
has been opened in Greenwood in the
Humphrey building with Miss Barnes
in charge Of the work for the county.
She wishes to announce that she will
be glad to give preliminary instruc-
ton in nursing and the care of in
fluenza to all ladies who wish to OBJ
tain this experience.
These instructions are being offer
ed to the ladies of Greenwood as a
personal safe guard should nurses not
be available in case of need.
Every lady in the city is invited to
call at the Red Cross Public Health
Service office and receive these in
structions free of charge.
Those who wish to get in touch with
Miss Barnes are reuested to Call
Phone 1888 after 9 a. m.
Greenwood daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1919-1926, 1920-02-07
VERDICT OF NOT
GUILTY IS GIVEN
ID. E. Gordon OF Near Itta Bena,
Charged With Murder Of. l.. L.
Hester Is Acquitted.

D. E. zordon, who was charged
with the lrder of l.. L. Hester, was
promptly .cquitted last night after
the jury dellberated thirty minutes.
The case has been in court for the
past two de IS and a large number of
witnesses were summoned for testi-
mony. The arguments were complet-
ed late yesterday evening and the case
went to the jury at 1890 o'clock last
night. The decision was rendered at
II o'clock.
District Attorney j. M. Forman and
Prosecuting Attorney Means Johnston
were the counsel for the State and the
defense was represented by Messrs.
Hill & Witty.
The following composed the jury: w.
B. Simpson, w. M. Hendrick, w. L.
Simmons, J. D. Peterson, H. w. May,
c. G. Sallie, S. W. Warner, Roger
Ethridge, Wintern Hatch, J. A. Bell
G. B. Barnes and R. T. Jones.
JURIES DISCHARGED.
Both petit juries were discharged
yesterday afternoon and new venires
will be drawn for Monday, the open
ing of the last week of the Criminal
term. Two murder cases are on next
weeks docket. The case of Peggy Nc
Pherson, charged with the murder of
Jake Gill, will be called for trial. Will
Nicely, charged with having murdered
negro woman, by binding her and
throwing her body into the Bayou
east of the city is also on the docket
to be tried next week.
Greenwood daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1919-1926, 1920-02-07
c. E.. Sisk Brings
In A Dope Fiend

c. E. Sisk, Assistant United States
Deputy Marshal, brought a dope fiend
from Greenwood Tuesday evening, the
prisoner going under several aliases,
among them being Scribler and Camp
bell. This man is now locked up in the
county Jail and will be tried before the
next regular session of Federal court.
He was arrested at Greenwood a few
days ago and is charged with violation
Of the narcotic law, it being alleged
that he recently sold drugs to various
of Greenwood's "dope heads" When
arrested thirty grains of morphine
was taken from him by the officers.
-Clarksdale Daily Register.
Greenwood daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1919-1926, 1920-02-07
ENGLAND VERY
APPREHENSIVE
Lest Vocabularies Of Her Youth Be-
come Corrupted Through Incur
siOns of American Slang.
Associated Press

LONDON, Feb. 7-England is ap-
prehensive lest the vocabularies of her
youth become corrupted through in
cursions of American slang
Transatlantic tourists in England
note wit. interest the frequency with
which resort is made to yankee talk
by British song and play-writers seek
ing to enliven their productions
Bands and orchestras throughout the
country, when playing popular music
play American selections almost ex-
clusively. American songs monopol-
ize the English music-hall and musi-
cal comedy stage.
It is the subtitle of the American
moving picture film which, it is fear
ed, constitutes the most menacing
threat to vaunted English purity of
speech.
''The child at the pictures is pick
ing up new language from the SLAM
gy American films" says a critic in
a contribution to the London Daily
News headed 'The Vulgar Tongue"
81 visited two picture theatres to-
day for the express purpose of collect
ing slang phrases and of noticing the
effect of the new language on the
child as well as on the adult. What
the william said to the hero when the
latter started to argue with him was
Cut out that DOPE and a hundred
piping voices repeated the injunction
The comic man announced his marri-
age to the Belle of Lumbertown by
saying, Pm hitched.'
"Of course, the American child can
comprehend these things much better
than the British child, who is quite
unfamiliar with such phrases. Ina
gine child going home to mother
and asking the meaning of fly cop.
We may admire the terseness of the
phrase Forget it but does the sub
title The Buns gone daffy' convey
anything to a theatre full of cock
neys?
"In another picture a man traffick-
ed secretly with Indians, exchanging
bottles of fire water for beaver skins
was sub-titled The Bootlegger.' -
Greenwood daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1919-1926, 1920-02-07
Judge D. E. Beams
Will Be Candidate
Editor Daily Commonwealth:

Editor Daily Commonwealth:
The third week of the Circuit Court
closed today with one more week to
hold. 1t is the first full term of this
court that has been held in a year and
half and the dockets were crowded
with $50 civil and over 100 criminal
cases. With new young Judge, a
comparative stranger, to take hold of
the big job for months term nat
urally created some anxiety among
the lawyers and litigants as to how
the business of the court would be
conducted. But the quiet orderly and
business like manner in which that
Young Judge" organized tn, court
and has moved along like an old reg
u'ar for three weeks has won the con-
fidence and praise Of lawyers, liti-
giants, officers, jurors and court at
tendants generally. A great volume of
business has been disposed of without
the hustle of hurry or unnecessary
delay. The first week of the term
was devoted to civil business only
when many cases We're disposed OF.
The last two weeks has been devoted
Is the criminal docket and an unus-
ual number of them disposed of by
trial, pleas of guilty, and dismissing
those where the district attorney rec
commended. MIR. Forman and County
Attorney Means Johnston will not
prosecute where they are satisfied the
state has no case. Next week on the
criminal docket will wind up the term
with the docket practically cleaned as
it has not been for two years.
Judge Beams was appointed tenn
porarily to succeed Judge Elmore, a
hard lob to follow that trained lawy-
er and able Judge, until an election
could be held to fill the place. The
election has been called to be held IN
March. Judge Beams did not intend
To he a candidate at the election whe1
he accepted the appointment by the
Governor. rendered him without ap-
plication for the place. He had been
to the front in some of its hardest
battles in the World War and had re-
turned home to gather up the neglect
ed ends of his practice and farming
interests in Washington county and
had no dream of professional or poll
tical honors. But his success in first
holding his home court at Greenville
then Indianola, and here, has caused
the bar, cour toficers, jurors ane
coeart attendants generally to desirs
that he continue on the bench in this
district, and he has agreed. to become
\ candidate at the March election. Sc
far there is no other announcement
exeept that of Mr.. Sid Davis of tht
Indianola bar. JUSTICE.
Greenwood daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1919-1926, 1920-02-07
HEALTH OFFICER
MAKES HIS REPORT
Which Shows That Only Twenty Four
Cases OF Influenza Exist Through
out Leflore County.

City and County Health Officer DIR.
L. F Barrier has issued report of
the influenza situation In the coun-
ty, which shows that this section has
escaped from an influenza epidemic
as only a few cases exist here. His
report follows:
Number of cases under treatment
IN the entire county on February 5th
twenty eight.
Number of new cases reported, yes
terday, February 9th, ten.
Number of cases dismissed from
treatment on yesterday, February
9Th, sixteen.
Total cases to date, twenty four in
entire county.
Fatalities, none.
Greenwood daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1919-1926, 1920-02-07
WILL MEET WITH
DISAPPOINTMENT
Those Who Visit San Francisco Ex-
pecting To Be Thrilled BY Visiting
The 'Barbary Coast"
Associated Press

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 7-Those
who may come to San Francisco at
the time of the democratic convention
the latter part of June with the idea
Of experiencing a thrill by visiting
the "Barbary Coast" will be disap-
pointed.
Many of the resorts celebrated in
story and verse as the scenes of des-
perate adventure, where cheap board
ing house operators, commonly known
as "crimps," freely piled their trade
of shanghaiing sailors for uncsrupu-
lous sea captains, are permanently
closed. Others have but the name of
the places that once famed with col
or, music and revelry.
Long before national prohibition
wa sgenerally considered possibility
"Barbary Coast" a section Of Pacific
street extending back from the bay
front, half dozen blocks to where
Chinatown touches the Italian dis
trict, had been rendered innocuous by
the prohibition Of the sale of liquor
in the long row of dance halls there
The main artery from this district
to Market Street, San Francisco's
principal thoroughfare, is Kearney
street, where once it is declared, with
ir hour enough reckless spirits could
be picked up to start any sort of des-
perate enterprise. Now Kearney is
one of the quietest and most respect
able business streets.
Greenwood daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1919-1926, 1920-02-07
BRING TREATY TO
SENATE MONDAY
Conference Decides to Proceed With
Previous Plan and Will Work
For Compromise.
Associated Press

WASHINGTON, Feb. AFTER list
enng to the letter from President
Wilson re-affirming his stand against
any but interpretative reservations of
the peace treaty, the Democratic Sen
ators IN conference today, decided to
proceed with their previous plan to
help bring the treaty in the Senate
Monday and work for reservation COM
promise A long discussion, in which
some of the Senators are said to have
urged the Democratic Senate leaders
to be more compromising in their at
titude, is said to have followed the
reading of the communication.
Greenwood daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1919-1926, 1920-02-07
SERBIA FILLED
WITH CRIPPLES
Many OF Whom Could Be Cured Or
Improved, Says Sir John Lynn
Thomas.
Associated Press

LONDON, Feb. Sir John Lynn
Thomas, the widely known orthop-
edic surgeon Of Cardiff, who returned
recently fro mSerbia, says the land
is filled with cripples, many of whom
would be cured or improved if mod
ern orthopedic methods were avail
able.
The state of the wounded and dis
abled soldiers of Serbia is said to be
piteous. These men are without the
simplest appliances and the country
lacks surgeons with the requisite
knowledge of new methods. The Ser
bian Red Cross Society in Great
Britain invited Serbian surgeons to
come to England and study British
orthopedics.
Greenwood daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1919-1926, 1920-02-07
WEATHER in EAST
: BETTER TODAY
The Center Of The Storm Is Now
Over Halifax. No Shows In
New York State
Associated Press

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7-While the
high winds and SHOWS continued to-
day, in Northern New England, the
weather bureau announced this morn
ing that the storm which swept the
Atlantic coast the greater part of the
week, should pass beyond the range of
the United States tonight. It's center
is now over Halifax and is moving
eastward. The snowfall has ceased in
New York State and southwark but
vhere are local SHOWS in the middle
West.
Greenwood daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1919-1926, 1920-02-07
President Writes
Letter To Hitchcock
Associated Press

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7-President
Wilson has written Senator Hitch
cock, the Democratic leader, ap-
proving the reservations to the treaty
of Versailles, which the Senator pre-
sented to the bipartisan conference
committee which recently failed to
reach an agreement. The Presi-
dents letter was written before the
publication of Viscount Grey's letter,
which stated that the Lodge resetva-
tions were acceptable to Great Brit
ain.
Greenwood daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1919-1926, 1920-02-07
Decreased Petroleum
Production In Mexico
Associated Press

MEXICO CITY, Feb. 7-Petroleum
production in Mexico decreased more
han thirty per cent during the last
two months Of the year 1919, accord
ing to government statistics which
assign the closing of many wells, es-
pecially by Americans objecting to le-
gal restrictions, as the cause Elev-
en- Of the wells which have been clos
ed were opened during the early days
of January.
Greenwood daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1919-1926, 1920-02-07
Dangerous To Lungs
Ard Air Passages

NIAGRA FALLS, N. Y, Feb. 7
Tests of air in one of the factories
here, conducted by officers of the U
S Public Health Service, revealed
the fact that each cubic foot of all
contained more than 2OO,0OO,0OO tiny
particles Of dust, almost as hard as
diamond dust and extremely danger
Gus to the lungs and air passages.
Greenwood daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1919-1926, 1920-02-07
Secretary Of Interior
Files His Resignation
Associated Press

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7-Secretarv
Lane, of the Department of Interior,
has placed his resignation in the hands
of President Wilson. 1t became known
sometime ago that Secretary Lane
contemplated leaving the Cabinet
when it was convenient for President
Wilson to release him.
President Wilson has accepted the
resignation of Secretary Lane, which
is effective March 1st.
Greenwood daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1919-1926, 1920-02-07
NO EMBARGO ON
COTTON IMPORTS
Abnormal Exchange Rates However
Will Greatly Reduce the Cotton
ImpOrtatiOns.
Associated Press

WASHINGTON, Feb. THE State
department was informed today that
no embargo on cotton importations
was put into effect by the British
Government and that such a meausre
would be impossible except by an Act
Of Parliament. The department an
nounced however, that it considered
that the abnormal exchange rates
would greatly reduce importations.
Greenwood daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1919-1926, 1920-02-07
Rev. Bailey BOvard
Dies Philadelphia
Associated Press

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. Rev.
Freeman Bailey Bovard, office Secre-
tary of the Methodist Episcopal Board
of Home Missions and Church Exten-
sion, died at his home here last night.
Greenwood daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1919-1926, 1920-02-07
For Period Two Years
Would Guarantee Roads
Associated Press

WASHINGTON, Feb. IA return
of five and one-half percent on the
aggregat value of the railroads would
be guaranteed by the government for
period of two years under an agree
ment reached today by the Senate and
House Conferees on the Railroad bill.
Greenwood daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1919-1926, 1920-02-07
Rescue Stranded
Steamship Begun
Associated Press

NEW YORK, Feb. 7-Rescue of
the passengers aboard the steamship
Princess Anne that was stranded at
Rockaway Point, was begun this
morning by boats from the coast
guard Cutter Manhattan.
Thirty two passengers and twenty
eight of the crew of the Princess Anne
were landed early this afternoon.
Greenwood daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1919-1926, 1920-02-07
MUCH L0OTING OF
R. R. MERCHANDISE
Forty Five Million Dollar Loss Occur.
red During The Year OF Nine
teen Nineteen.
Associated Press

NEW YORK, Feb. THE looting
Of the merchandise in transit upon the
railroads of the United States caused
the loss Of approximately $45,00O, 900
in 1919, according to the railroads ad-
ministration. statistics. This is esti-
mated to be more than double the
losses sustained in any pre-war year
Greenwood daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1919-1926, 1920-02-07
FRENCH CHARGE
TODELIVER LIST
This Is Proper Course Decided Upon
By The Council OF Ambassadors
At Paris.
Associated Press

PARIS, Feb. delivery to the
German government by the French
charge in Berlin Of the list of Ger
mans whose extradition is demanded
by the Allies, is the proper course to
pursue in the existing circumstances,
the Council Of Ambassadors decided
today. It's action will be made known
through the official Communique.
Greenwood daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1919-1926, 1920-02-07
Sells Lot South
OF The POstOffice

Mr.. A. Gilbert has sold the lot
which he recently purchased south of
the postoffice to Mr.. J. F. Menees for
$500. The lot is twenty feet wide
and brought approximately $325.O0
a front foot. 1t is one of the desirable
lots in the business section Of the city.
Greenwood daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1919-1926, 1920-02-07
Operating Hospitals
For Disabled Soldiers

WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. THE
United States Public Health Service
is now operating 43 hospitals for the
care Of discharged, disabled soldiers
sailors, maFines and war nurses, who
are beneficiaries of the War Risk In.
surance Act.
Greenwood daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1919-1926, 1920-02-07
PEARL MAY MILLER FUND.

The fund which was contributed a
Few days ago at the courthouse to-
ward the education of Pearl May Mil
ler, was raised by Hon. Means John
ston instead of Circuit Clerk Sharkey
Pate as was announced in Thursday's s
issue of The Daily Commonwealth.
This correction was made by the
request of Mr.. Sharkey Pate.
Greenwood daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1919-1926, 1920-02-07
SHIP AGROUND IS
SAFE AFTER STORM
Passengers Will Be Removed From
The Princess Anne As Soon AS
The Sea Subsidies.
Associated Press

NEW YORK, Feb. THE Old Do
minion Liner Princess Anne, aground
on the shoals off Rockaway point,
with thirty two passengers and crew
of seventy two, successfully rode last
nights gale and snowstorm. Efforts
viii be made to remove the passen-
gers, when the sea subsidies.
Greenwood daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1919-1926, 1920-02-07
Premier Lloyd George
FavOrs Reducing List

LONDON, Feb. Premier Lloyd
modification of the list of Germans
whose surrender the Allies demand,
the Westminster Gazette today says.
Greenwood daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1919-1926, 1920-02-07
Austria Sells Former
EmperOr's Property

GENEVA, Feb. Austria has re-
ceived 25O,OOO,OOO kroner from the
sale Of former Emperor Charles per-
sonal property, according to advices
from Pracngins, where the erstwhile
-sionarch is residing.
Greenwood daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1919-1926, 1920-02-07
Four Die In Memphis Of
PtOmaine Poisoning

MEMPHIS, Feb. -Four persons
died here within twenty four hours
and two others are ill of ptomaine
poisoning attributed to eating canned
ripe olives.
Greenwood daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1919-1926, 1920-02-07
THE WEATHER

+ X X X 4: j: X X X X X X i: X
MISSISSIPPI-Fai Saturday anC
Sunday, gentle northwest winds.
Local Observations.
TEMPERATURE 81 de-
grees; lowest, SO degrees; precipita-
tion 90; river gauge 1926; rise in "a
hours OIL.
Miss Annie Long Stephens,
Local Observer
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Greenwood daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1919-1926, 1920-02-07

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Greenwood daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1919-1926, 1920-02-07

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NEW YORK COTTON MARKET
Prev
Open High Low Close C ose
Mar. 34.7O 35 90 "a. go 34.9 .95 I34.7
May = 32.35 32.7O 32.25.32 .65 SO, 2,35
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Closed rs to SO up.
New York Spots 38.OO-2O up.
NEW ORLEANS COTTON MARKET
Prev.
Open Eigh Low Close C ose
Mar. = I35. .92I35. As 1886 81, sol
May : : 1920 80. .4s 1883. 1888 A 33.11
July s1.3o 81 .4sl ls1.l2s1 A s1.12
Closed s2 toa5-1ln g
New Orlea11, Spots 38.75.
Greenwood daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1919-1926, 1920-02-07

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Greenwood daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1919-1926, 1920-02-07

Closed rs to SO up.
New York Spots 38.OO-2O up.
Greenwood daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1919-1926, 1920-02-07

Closed a2 o-a5-nn Z
New Orleans Spots 3875.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1920-09-30
WEEKL GRAIN
MARKET REVIEW

Minneapolis, Mimi, Sept. "a, 1920
Last weeks general decline may
be attributed chiefly to the remark
able heavy run of old corn, which
depressed oat prices and even senti-
mentally affected the strong posi-
tons of wheat and rye.
Selling of old corn was free at
nominal premiums wen the indicated
new corn prices, apparently based on
the assumption that old corr is too
close to the new crop and if held
much longer will be worth but little
more than new corn, of which there
is a record breaking crop, frost or
no frost.
Wet or frost-damaged corn should
be conducive to lower values rather
than higher. Understandable and
wet corn does not keep and, as dem
onstrated In previous years, would
be Immediately marketed from first
hands. Corn sufficiently dry to keep
on the farms and raised at an aver
age cost near a dollar a bushel would
not, in all probability, come to the
market very fast at anything like
present prices. Sellers of corn and
oats at the present level should reck-
on with the growing independence of
the producer and the necessity of de-
livering exactly what is sold, which
despite the size of the coarse grain
crops may not be quickly marketed.
Hogs are selling around $1,000.
On the basis of IL bushels of corr
to 100 lbs. of hog (Which is a very
liberal corn allowance) means that
corn is worth about S1.35 a bushel
as feed. The results MAJ be plenty
of 800 ID. hogs. Pound for pound
oats are now almost as cheap as hay.
In the past two years the most
potent factors governing prices of
grains were a deficient rail service
and the producers selling and hold
ing attitude. We see no reason that
warrants at this time entirely throw
ing overheard these considerations.
World needs and SURPRISES are of
necessity theoretical, but there has
been nothing theoretical about the
foreign purchases made to date, the
volume of which raises a doubt as to
the sufficiency Of the avilable Ameri-
H-- q
can surplus. Failing to get the cash
wheat during the week, millers as
well as foreigners, were heavy buy
ers of the December future. A Ber-
lin cable states that two million tons
of breadstuffs must be imported this
year by Germany and come chiefly
from America. The German Imper-
ial Grain Department that
their 1920 crops are seriously short
of the country's requirements. Great
Britain, Belgium and Italy are also
reported as heavy purchasers recent
ly.
Unmistakable signs pointing to-
ward downward readjustment to a
pre-war basis are now manifest in
the industrial and manufacturing
lines. An orderly recession in values
unquestionably is dependent mostly
upon a normal marketing of the |
country's crop. Immediate depres-
sion in grains to a level below pro-
duction cost, however, is now a ser