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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-12-22
WHAT DO YOU
KNOW ABOUT
SEATTLE?

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compared with New York and Boa-
tonT
2. What In Seattle'H position
among American cities In regard 10
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.. Name the five species OF Pa
cifie salmon.
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In the Editors Mail

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me n notice OF the hearing after IL
y all over.
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Register All Guns
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| rre~s e<rwtce
Shootings must be lessened. TIL,

Guns must be kept out of unsafe hands shoongs must be nd The
number of gunner be decreased
guns eponsb lessen shooing, to decrease
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check
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recently completed n study Of the
German war Office. and the details Of
tho one time powerful war machine.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-12-22

NoTIs-rh b Of published
conditions the country
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-12-22

According to n recent decision OF
French 5udge. American women may
dnentn divorces In French courts.
One at time. ladies. Don't rock the
unasr-
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1920-12-22
RAIN WASHES
OUT R. R. TRACK
Precipitation Amounted To 3.15
Inches-Many Trains Are De-
layed Today.

An unusual heavy rain fell in
Greenwood and vicinity last night,
he precipitation amounting to 315
inches. The rain was accompanied by
an electrical storm which was unus-
ual for this time of the year. A
number Of washouts occurred on the
Railroads and trains reaching the
city today were late.
Considerable track was washed out
between Greenwood and Carrollton on
the Big Sandy and railway service
between these two points were out of
commission for the entire day.
A washout occurred on the Y. & NJ
V. at Leflore. The track there was
repaired today and the 2:15 train
here from Grenada was scheduled on
time this afternoon.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1920-12-22
Agency Recommended
Wrong Man Husband

GENEVA, Dec. pm. Wader, a
wealthy resident Of Bienne, Switzer-
land, has just sued a detective agency
for wrongly recommending an i'm
moral man as husband for his daugh-
ter and has obtained a verdict Of lao
pounds with costs against the agency.
The prospective father-in-law en-
gagged the agency at cost Of 500
pounds to investigate the reputation
and habits of the young man who
had asked for the hand of his daugh-
ter. The detectives reported that the
youth was worthy, reliable and sober
After six months of welded life,
the bride returned to her fathers
home with the information that the
bridegroom had dissipated her dowry
in riotous living and gambling.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1920-12-22
ESTABLISHED A
BLOCKADE FIUME
BY Land And Sea And II Is Reported
That Fighting May Commence
Anytime.
Associated Press

LONDON, DEG. 22--Ttalian govern
ment forces have established close
blockade Of Fiume by land and sea
and 1t seemed probable today that
fighting might be reported at any
time. The Islands Of Arbe, San Mar
cos and Vegla, recently occupied by
DAnnunzio Legionairies, are also
blockaded. Captain Gabrielle Dan
nunzio is in command of the forces
holding Fiume and has announced
that he would resist the enforcement
treaty Of Rapallo which was recently
signed. The royal assent to the
treaty was given yesterday by King
Victor Emmanuel.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1920-12-22
PRICESLOWER
PARIS, FRANCE
Coffee Is One OF The Latest Com
m0dities To Decrease In Whole
sale Price.

PARIS, Dec. 22-There has been a
well-defined movement downward in
the prices Of number Of commodities
in France since last March. Whether
like the last decline in prices, it will
prove merely transitory and be follow
ed by reaction-sending prices soar
ing again, remains to be seen.
! Coffee is one Of the latest commo-
dities to decrease in the wholesale
price. The decline, however, cannot
be noticed at all in retail sales. 0rdi-
lary red wine now sells for 1.30 franes
litre, or about quart. This is the
"vin rouge ordinaire" which American
soldiers used to buy at two francs per
litre.
Sugar which sold as high as $50
francs a kilo now can be obtained at
3.75. The President of the
French Grocers' Union explains that
the fall is due to the decrease in the
price of sugar America and report
that Cuban wholesalers are prepared
to export 100000 tons to Europe.
Shoes also went down following a
marked decrease in the price Of raw
hides. Raw cotton, wool and silks are
among the articles, price of which has
dropped.
There are, however, many commodi-
ties which have not materially de-
creased in price, such as eggs, milk,
bread and meat.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1920-12-22
FORMER EMPEROR
DESIRES THRONE
Emperor Charles Of Austria. Hungary
Sends Note To His Sup.
pOrters.

BUDAPEST, Dec. % - Former
Emperor Charles Of Austria Hungary
has sent a letter to his supporters
here encouraging them in the hope
that he will be restored to the Aus
tro-tiungaran throne.
Powerful agents are at work to
restore the Austro- Hungarian mon
archy and thereby prevent the Aus
trians form joining Germany" the
crstwhile monarch wrote from Pran-
gins, Switzerland, where he is still in
exile.
wait patiently, our trusty and
well-beloved, the circumstances are
favorable and with the help Of God
| shall return to my faithful Mag
var subjects The letter was brought
by a confidant to Charles adherents
headed by Prince Louis Windischgr-
aetz, Comte julius Andrassy and Ba-
ron Joseph Szterenyi. In it he warn
ed his partisans against making al
liances or conspiring with adventur-
ers because, he wrote, he had no doubt
about the ultimate victory of the le-
gitimistic principle.
MY claim'--the letter continues
'is supported by the Vatican and
backed by the French aristocracy,
the clergy and the higher military
circles. | hope that the Catholic po-
pulation Of Croatia and Slovakia win
be only too glad to return under my
sceptre and King Ferdinand Of Ru-
mania will not refuse some territor-
ial concessions from me, who saw
ed his throne at the time when Ru-
mania was occupied by the Germans"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1920-12-22
Experts And Delegates
| Financial Conference
| At Work
HUNDRED BILLION
| MARKS TO BE PAID
Germany Cannot Pay
| Unless She Is Given
Assistance.

\ BRUSSELS, Dec. 22-Payment by
of 1O0,O00,OO0,O0o marks in
Rold, remains the basis upon which
Experts and delegates of the second fl
hancial conference in session here are
working This amount although far
below that authorized by the treaty
Df Versailles, is considered by them
kollectable only on conditions that
is helped along lines sug-
fested by the German delegates.
CONFERENCE ADJOURNS
BRUSSELS, Dec. 22-The second
financial conference between the AL
lies and Germany to discuss German
operations, adjourned today until
January 10th.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1920-12-22

outer covering. Within a minute the
same thing happened to the hose on
the other side of the engine. 1t was
decided by the chiefs and experts that
the checking down Of the gates had re-
suited in tremendous amount of wa.
ter being forced through small open
ing. The water in passing through
the engine gate instead Of filling the
hose at the coupling was forced in at
an angle, striking one side Of the hose
with fins sharp point, with sufficient
force to generate heat.
This point of water, together with
the friction caused by the two cotton
jackets rubbing against each other
apparently caused the flame.
The fire did not injure the rubber
lining, which was not even charred,
the flames working entirely in the cot
ton mixture. This was scorched for
several inches around the burned hole.
The conditions under which the en-
gine was working when the hose ig-
nited were said to be such as would
never occur while fire was being
fought and for that reason the fire
fighters have only keen academic in
terest rather than serious thoughts
of their hose burning during fire un-
less It comes in contact with flames
or sparks.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1920-12-22
MADE
| FOR XMAS PARTY
santa Claus viii Deliver Packages
At Theatre On Christmas
Morning.

Arrangements for the big Christ
pas tree at the Greenwood Theatre
Nhrlstmas morning are going rapidly
en, If any of the merchants have
Any of their Christmas stock which
Hhey would care to donate same will
4 called for after closing hours on
thrlstmas Eve night, or any time
most convenient for the merchant.
seVeral of our most liberal mer-
PANTS have already notified the COM
nlttee that they would donate. While
z cash subscriptions have been soli-
ated, a pleasant surprise came to
he committee in the shape of a $500
pla from the manager of "Irene." F"
anyone has any gifts which they
FFould like for Santa Claus to deliv-
4 ior them same may be sent to
he Greenwood Theatre where a
committee will receive and give
PRme to Santa for delivery.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1920-12-22
Church Notices
Thursday Evening

All church notices, announcements
Of societies and auxiliary meetings to
be published in Fridays issue of The
Daily Commonwealth, must be sent
to this office on Thursday evening
for publication in the next days is
sue. No paper will be issued on
Christmas Day and all notices will be
published in Fridays issue.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1920-12-22

LOAN VIENNA
900 TONS FLOIJR
But For Germany And SwitzerIand's
Assistance Country Would Have
Been Breadless.
Associated Press

| VIENNA, Dec. 22-But for the ar
rival of 900 tons of flour, lent b,
Germany and Switzerland, Vienna
would have been breadless this week
As it was the government was forced
to requisition 140 tons of breadstuff.
accumulated by the war kitchens dur.
ing the summer, in order to tide ovel
the crisis.
A considerable consignment of grair
secured in Jugo-slavia and Rumania is
tied up at various points down the
Danube because of very low waite,
throughout the Autumn and early ice
Efforts are being made to tranship by
rail but the car and locomotive short
age of all the countries involved, as
we'll as the lack of steam coal DELAYS
its arrival.
But for American charity the city
authorities concede that Vienna's
plight bad as it is, would have been
infinitely worse this winter. The
Burgomaster, DR.. Reumann, in appre-
citation of the extensive American re-
lief being afforded by various organ
zations has asked The Associated
Press to convey to the American peo-
pie the following Christmas message:
"The distress in which the Vienna
population is living in consequence of
the dreadful war, has highly Impress
ed the American people.
"In Vienna children are starving and
perishing from malnutrition, the sick
cannot be attended in the hospitals for
want of medicines, surgical instru-
ments, dressing-stuffs and other rem
edies Of all kinds; and the mortality
IS rapidly increasing among the weak
md old. All these facts have called
UP noble-minded readiness for help
tery touching to the population of
Vienna.
THE American people have created
i number of relief committees for the
purpose of collecting gifts to be dis
tributed among the INDECENT of Vienna
and the famishing children. The Am
erican government has taken great
interest in this relief-work and the
American Red Cross has brought love-
parcels of high value in Vienna and
softened the great misery to consid-
cradle extent.
1--WE cannot enough admire this
splendid assistance that was shown us
n such humane manner; our Ian
guage has no words fit for interpret
ing our feelings of heartfelt thank
and gratitude.
"As Burgomaster of the city of
the city of Vienna, beg to express
herewith my profound and sincere
hanks to the generous people of the
American state for all the marks of |
shown the Vienna popula-
ion and for all relief and assistance
works bestowed upon it.
II have the honor to send to it the
,est wishes of the Vienna town. coun-
Al for merry Christmas, assuring
'ou that the population of Vienna will
lever forget the humanity and philan-
hropy of America that has relieved
nd helped us in this time of need"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1920-12-22
AT
COUNTRY CLUB
|ehx, Negro Porter Is Held Up On
Club Grounds And Robbed OF
Eighty Dollars.

Y Felix, the negro porter at the Coun-
#y Club, was the victim of a plot Of
o other negroes Monday night and
rs held up and robbed on the the
3Ountry Club grounds of $50. Ac-
prding to the story told the county
Iiicers, Felix in company with R
obo'ns, cook at the club house, were
AVing the grounds, when they were
eos'ed by negro, who thrust a
un INTO the face Of Felix and CON-
ahaed him to ''halt and throw up
hands." The robber then search
MS pockets, extracting a wallet
$50.
Felix said that the hold-up man
~ turned to Dobbins and command
MN to surrender and pretended to
II him. However, Felix is of the
Phion that Dobbins was a party to
plot Felix declared that Dob
10 had asked him that day to loan
L. sio to buy pistol and that he
e~ that he had the money on his
cry somerville has been arrest
On a charge Of holding up Felix
II together with Dobbins is in the
ahty Jail, awaiting trial.
ne officers are inclined to believe
a' rercy is connected with one of
n other robberies which recently
P0k place in Greenwood.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1920-12-22
FIRE DEVELOPS
IN FIRE HOSE
Public Interest Has Been Aroused
As To How Flames Could Break
Through Rubber.
Associated Press

BOSTON, Dec. 22--So much public
interest has been aroused by the phen-
omenon developed in tests of fire hose
here when flames broke through cot
Ton coating of the hose through which
water was being forced at high pres
sure, that the Fire Commissioner,
John R. Murphy, has been receiving
requests for information from all
over the country.
Ignition of a fire hose while water
was being pumped through it though
no fire was near, is something new to
those who consider the fire-fighting
business as a science. To determine
the cause of this peculiar incident and
ascertain how to avoid it, the Boston
Fire Department will undertake SER
les of tests and experiments.
Professor Augustus H. Gill, Of the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
at the request of Commissioner Muir
ply examined the hose burned and,
without making a chemical analysis,
reported his belief that the hose was
ignited from excessive friction caused
by vibration between two cotton jack
cts. The hose was of the new stand
ard two-and-one- half inch rubber lined
double cotton jacket type, made ac-
cording to the specifications of the
Boston Fire Department, which con-
form with those of the National Board
of Fire Underwriters.
A 750-gallon pumping engine was
being tested under the direction Of en-
gineers Of the National Board Of Fire
Underwriters and officials of Boston
Fire Department. For four hours the
engine had drawn water from the
Charles River Basin when the order
for the high pressure test was given.
Two lines of hose were used, one
from each side of the engine and each
about 300 feet long. Morse gates were
placed between the first and second
length of each line and the gates were
checked down. to about one-third capa-
city, the gates on the engine outlets
being similarly reduced.
About Is minutes after the engine
was started with pump pressure of
$50 pounds, smoke came from the hose
about foot from the coupling at the
engine connection. Investigation show
ed that the hose was very hot and in
a moment flame burst through the
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1920-12-22
RATES ARE HELD
DISCRIMINATORY
Those Charged In State OF Arkansas
Are SO Held BY State Com.
mission Today.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22--Passen-
ger and excess baggage rates in the
State Of Arkansas as recently fixed
by the State Commission, were held
discriminatory today by Interstate
Commerce Commission which ordered
into immediate effect tariffs CORES
pondng to those charged in the In
terstate Commerce.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1920-12-22
Negroes Sentenced
To County Farm

ITTA BENA, Miss, Dec. 22-Two
more cases were tried in the Just
ice court here Monday afternoon.
The offenders were Lula Gaines, col
ored, charged with carrying conceal
ed weapons, namely, a razor, and
Dock Ray, also colored, charged with
trespassing. Lula Gaines was fined
$500 and costs, and Ray the same
sentence. Neither were able to pay
their fines, and so were sent to the
county farm to work them out.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1920-12-22
MUCH PAPER Is
REDISCOUNTED
Nearly Two Billion Dollars Worth
Was Based On Production And
Sale Farm Products.


WASHINGTON, Dec. 22-NearIy
two billion dollars worth Of paper
based on production and the sale of
farm products has been rediscounted
by the Federal Reserve Banks this
yeaI Governor Harding Of the Feder-
al Reserve Board estimated today.
The amount was rediscounted in 1919
at $719,266,OO0.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1920-12-22
700 KILLED IN
R. R. ACCIDENT
Occurs Near Petrograd--Due To An
Overcrowded Passenger Train
"Details Lacking.
Associated Press

LONDON, Dec. ga Central Dis
patch from Helsingfors under date
Of Tuesday says that TOO persons were
killed or injured in railway accident
near Petrograd. The accident was
due, it was stated, to the overcrowd-
ing of the train. Details are lack
ing the dispatch adds.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1920-12-22
THE WEATHER
= X X x X x X II Il y 4 4 X 4

MISSISSIPPI-Partiy cloudy and
much colder tonight with cold wave;
temperature near freezing on the
coast; Thursday fair and colder in
the East portion.
Observations.
TEMPERATURE--Highest, 62 de.
grees; lowest, 48 degrees; precipita.
ton 3:15; river gauge 1873 TT; rise
in "a hours 0.8.
Miss Annie Long Stephen
Local Observer.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1920-12-22
Over The Emergency
Tariff Bill Which
Has Been Called
MAY LIMIT DEBATE
TO THREE HOURS
Fordney Will Seek The
Passage Before Ad-
journment.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22-~A bitter
fight was forecast today as the House
took up the Emergency Tariff Bill
under the rule of limiting debate to
three hours. Chairman Fordney of
the Ways 4 Means Committee, an
nounced his intention to seek the pas
sage of the bill before the adjourn
ment tonight.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1920-12-22
Ways And Means
Committee Adjourns
Associated Press

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22--After
brief hearing on the tax revision, the
House Ways & Means Committee
adjourned today until January 9Th,
when it plans to turn its attention to
the general revision Of the tariff.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1920-12-22
FOUR KILLED
AND z INJURED
Explosion Occurs At The Dupont
Powder Company In Scranton,
Pennsylvania.
Associated Press

SCRANTON, Pa, Dec. 22-Four
men were killed and two injured in
an explosion in the pressing and pack
ing mill Of the Dupont Powder Co., at
Bolin village near here today
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1920-12-22
Much Activity
Among Planters

ITTA BENA, Miss, Dec. 22-Much
activity is noted here, among the
planters, in getting new families Of
negroes for the places for the COM
ing year. Much moving is noted,
and all seem anxious to get settled
before the first Of the new year All
seem determined to make next year a
successful crop year.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1920-12-22
FAILURE OF BIG
STEEL CONCERN
Was Announced By The ROstrum
Stock Exchange In New York
Today.

NEW YORK, Dec. 22--The failure
Of the brokerage firm of Foster &
Lounsbery was announced from the
Rostrum Stock Exchange today. Fos-
ter & Lounsbery are understood to
have been active traders in Vanadian
steel, one of the stocks which led in
the recent heavy reaction in the mar
ket. The failure was unexpected and
was regarded as the most important
that has occurred recently.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1920-12-22
Buttes And C0ules
Protect The Cattle

FARGO, N. d., Dec. 22--North Da-
kota bad lands save the lives of many
cattle each winter, Say agents of the
state agricultural college extension
department.
Billiards which kill large number
of cattle in their sweep across the
plains cannot reach those which have
the buttes and coules to protect them,
the agents say.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1920-12-22
PENSION BILL
REPORTED OUT
The Bill Carries $4,000, 900 Less
Than Was Appropriated This
Year.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22--Carrying
$14,000,0 900 less than was appropriat-
ed this year, the annual pension bill
bill was reported out today by the
House Appropriations Committee.
The total bill is $265 100000.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1920-12-22
OVER z HUNDRED
ARE ARRESTED
Rifle Squad" Tours The City OF
New York To Put An End To
Wave Of Crime.

NEW YORK, Dec 22-More than
two hundred men and five women
were arrested in raids on all night
resorts here and are being questioned
in the police stations today. Fifteen
arrests are reported by rifle squad"
Of twenty sharp shooters, who toured
the city all night with orders to
"shoot to kill" in the campaign the
police have inaugurated to put stop
to the wave of crime.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1920-12-22
Gold Wave Warning
Issued For Today
Associated Press

WASHINGTON, Dec. 90 = Cold
#ave warnings were issued today for
Mississippi and the extreme South
srn Alabama.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1920-12-22
NEW ORLEANS COTTON MARKE
Open High Low Close Close
Prev.
Closed 40 to So down.
N, Orleans Spots 1876 down.
NEW ORLEANS COTTON LETTER
(From Jno. F. Clark & Co.
by Abe Silver.)

= 4 = X X X = Il x X 4 i Il
The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1920-08-06

A hog sale and a meeting of
the Louisiana Swine Breeders
Association will be held on the
Long Bell Farm at DaRidder.
October Z, announces j. B. Fran
cioni in charge of swine work,
Extension Division, louisiana
State University. This VIII be
The first that sale and a swine
breeders meeting have ever been
held together III that part eff
louisiana.
There will be 4o DEroc-Jersey
hogs from the Long Bell Farm
offered for sale. Mr.. Francioni
has selected each individ' al and
assurance that they are animals
of the highest type.