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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1920-02-25
Universal Training
Left To Conventions

WASHINGTON, FEB. 25-Univer-
sal military training, as an issue in
the coming campaign, will be left for
definition to the National Conven-
tons in the opinion today of the House
leaders following an agreement an
nounced last night by Chairman Kahn
of the House military committee, for
elimination Of the training proposal
from the army reorganization bill,
The agreement was concurred in by
Republican leaders of the house.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1920-02-25
THE RIGHT OF
AUSTRALIA TO
Have One Vote In The Council of Lea
que of Nations Was Defended BY
Sir Joseph Cook.

SYDNEY, Australia, Feb. 25-Aus-
tralia's claim to the right to have one
vote in the Council of the League of
Nations was defended by Sir Joseph
Cook, Minister of the Navy, who was
delegate to the Peace Conference
in recent speech here. Commenting
on the attitude of a section of the
United States senate toward the Lea
que he said:
America is making objection to
clause x in the Leagues charter. The
objection is political from first to
last. | believe that when the presiden-
tial election is over all objection will
end" On the question of Austrian
representation in the Council of the
League, Sir Joseph said:
"The Americans led by Senator Lodge
say that the British Empire shold
have only one vote. Senator Lodges
party objects to the Empire having
five or six times the voting power of
the United States. 1t is not a fair
statement. All the other states in
America have one vote"
Sir Joseph enumerated under this
head Bolivia, Brazil, Cuba, Ecuador,
Guatemala, Honduras Liberia, Haiti,
Nicaragua, Panama, Peru and IRA
quay, and pointed out that the popula
tion of these countries were largely
Indian or negro. "The South Ameri-
can states," he continued, "have IL
votes. How do the British Dominions
stand? New Zealand, Canada, Austria
liza, South Africa, India each has only
one vote.
"Australia's sacrifices in the war
10000 dead, were greater than Amer
ica's, and all died in an effort to make
America safe. America was for three
or four years out of the war while
Australia was helping to keep her
free.
at has been said that there is no
force by which to carry out the
Treaty. There is the force in the
background, and other things-the
penalty of ostracism and the boycott,
No nation, unless it7can conquer the
world, can ignore these penalties
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1920-02-25
WILL PRESENT
PRESIDENT WITH
Objections to Railroad Bill. Win Be
Made in Form Of Memorial
Requesting Veto of Bill. ........

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25-Consid-
GRAFTON of President Wilson's proposal
for the settlement of the railroad en-
ployees wage demands by an impair
tial tribunal was sidetracked today by
the union officers to give right of way
to finish the fight on the railroad bill
a. request fora veto of the measure
will probably be presented to the
President tonight in the form Of a
memorial setting forth organized lab
or's objection to the arbitration feat
ures and the financial clauses of the
bill. Failing to gain veto Of the bill,
the unions plan to attack the consti-
tutionality of the law.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1920-02-25
TO ORGANIZE A
LEVANT HOUSE
In New York City For Mutual Benefit
Business Men And Others In
terested In The Near East.
Associated Press

CONSTANTINOPLE, Feb. 25--The
American Chamber Of Commerce for
the Levant has undertaken to organ
ize a Leyant House in New York City
for the mutual benefit Of business
men and others, either here or in
America, who are interested in the
Near East. The suggestion originated
with G. B. Ravndal, American Com
missioner and Consul General hery
and honorary president Of the local
Chamber Of Commerce.
1t is proposed to establish the Le-
want House along the lines Of the In
dia House, one Of the historic clubs
Of New York, but with the modern
equipment already centered in New
York. One Of its purposes would be
to record and commemorate Americas
contribution to the advancement of
civilization among Egyptians, Arabs,
Armenians, Turks, Greeks and Bulgar-
ians. Literary research and lectures
upon this topic would be actively en-
couraged.
The American Chamber Of CONNER
ce for the Levant has, named, partly
among its officers and directors at
large, group Of active business men
in the United States to whom 1t has
entrusted the work Of carrying the
Levant House scheme into execution.
These are: G. f. Lydecker, Ralph Mil
ton 0dell, Edward Neville Vose, Lu-
Glen Irving Thomas, Edward Ewing
Pratt, E. C. Porter, H. NJ. Hitchcock,
H. NJ. Day, and Harold Hoskins Of
New York City, Herbert Adams Glib
bons Of Princeton, w. T. Ellis Of Phil
adelphia and Luther Fowle Of Boston.
II is believed that the movement
will be furthered also by men like
Cleveland H. Dodge, James A. Farrell,
Arthur B. Farquhar, f. H. Huxley
and c H. Minor, life members Of the
American Chamber Of Commerce for
the Levant, and Henry Morgenthau,
Abram |. Elkus and William G. Red
field, honorary members Of the Cham
Der.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1920-02-25
He Is Entitled
To Large Estates
Associated Press

LONDON, Feb. 25---Referring to
New York dispatch printed here to
the effect that William Fitzherbert,
who died at Brooklyn, claimed to be
great-grandson Of King George Nv by
his marriage with Mrs. Fitzherbert,
and as such entitled to large estates,
the Daily News says:
Whatever the facts about the mar
riage, there is no doubt that Mrs.
Fitzherbert believed herself to be
lawfully married to George Nv. 1t has
always been understood that she died
childless.p
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1920-02-25
Erzberger Resigns AS
Minister of Finance
; Associated Press

BERLIN, Feb. 25--Tuesday) y)--Mat-
HAS Er2berger tonight rendered his
resignation as Minister Of Finance,
basing his action on the desire to have
the investigation of his allegedly fall
sified tax returns proceed without pre-
judce or the consideration Of his Of
ficial position. However, it is alleged
that the motive Of his retirement Is
completely eclipsed BY the character
Of evidence which former Chancellor
Helfferich piled up against Erzberger
in the Helfferich libel suit against
him.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1920-02-25
MISSISSIPPI, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25 1920
OMIT TRAINING
FROM ARMY BILL
House Committee Makes Favorable
Report ON Bill Without Recommen-
dation As TO Training.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25-The pro.
gram Of the Republican leaders to ON
it universal military training from
the army reorganization bill, was ac-
cepted today by the house military
committee, which ordered favorable
report on the bill without recommnd-
alton as to training.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1920-02-25
C0urtmartialed
Fourteen Times

LONDON, Feb. 25-John Earring
down, seaman, who has been in the
army five years, has been IA times
courtmartialed, sent four and a half
years under detention, and was never
abroad, according to army records.
He is now serving three years pen
al servitude for theft Of postal drafts.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1920-02-25
Attempt To Assassinate
Prince Regent Serbia
Associated Press

LONDON, Feb. 25--An attempt
was made to assassinate Prince Re-
gent Alexander Of Serbia and Prem
Ter Protitch, according to a Trieste
dispatch To Giornale Italia, forwarded
by the Central News Rome correspon-
dent. Both were wounded, the report
declared.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1920-02-25
Anglo American
Society To Aid
Associated Press

PLYMOUTH, Eng, Feb. 25-A
branch of the Anglo-American society
to aid in the celebration in Septem-
ber Of the ter-centenary Of the MAY
flower and Pilgrim Fathers has been
organized here. A suggestion was
made that Plymouth subscribe for
special gift to be sent to Ply
mouth, Mass.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1920-02-25
Design British
Victory Medal
Associated Press

LONDON, Feb. 25--A design for
the British Victory Medal has been
accepted by the War Office. The
medal will be Of bronze with = figure
|of winged victory on one side and on
|the other the inscription 'The Great
war for Civilization" within an or
|namental border
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1920-02-25
The Council Permits
Free Aerial Traffic
Associated Press

BERNE, Switzerland, Feb. 25--A
decree issued by the Federal Council
permits free aerial traffic over Swiss
territory in time of peace. Transport
by air of money, munitions and explo-
sives is forbidden.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1920-02-25

lie tie electric chair man who has been
wrongly convicted Of murder
To do so, Jennie is forced to risk
the loss Of her fiance and her place
in society.
Can girl of the underworld, who
has lived straight, make good in the
social world?
The photoplay answers that ques-
tion.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1920-02-25
Another American Is
Kidnapped by Mexicans
Associated Press

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25--Barry
Hogarty, an American, was kidnapped
by Mexicans at Matimi, Durango, and
is being held for ransom, according
to information received by the State
Department.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1920-02-25
THE WEATHER

n n X X 4 4 X 4 \ \ X \ \ y
MISSISSIPPI Fair Wednesday;
Thursday, unsettled.
Local Observations.
TEMPERATE Highest, So de
grees, lowest 81 degrees ;precipita.
ton 90; river gauge 20, fall in "a
hours OF.
Miss Annie Long Stephen
Local Observer.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1920-02-25
Irish Home Rule Bill
In House of Commons


LONDON, Feb. 25--The govern
ment bill for Irish Home Rule was
presented in the House of Commons
today. The measure at once receiv-
ed the first reading.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1920-02-25
Former Premier Asquith
Elected To Parliament
Associated Press

LONDON, Feb. 25---Former Prem
Ter Asquith was elected to Parliament
from the Paisler constituency in the
recent election. The announcement Of
the result was made public today.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1920-02-25

Hon. Woods Eastland, Of Forest,
was a business visitor to Greenwood
today. He was returning home from
a visit to his 5Sunflower county plan
tation near Ruleville.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1920-02-25
Last HOrse-Drawn
London Fire Engine
Associated Press

LONDON, Feb. 25--The last horse
drawn fire engine remaining in the
London Fire Brigade has been offered
to the South Kensington Science Mus
cum.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1920-02-25
Wilson's Note Handed
Allied Supreme Council
Associated Press

LONDON, Feb. 25--President Will
sons reply to the allied note on the
Adriatic situation, was delivered to
the allied supreme council today,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1920-02-25

Mr.. Maurice Schear, Of Schlater,
returned last week from st. Louis,
where he spent the past few weeks
buying spring and summer stock for
his splendid stores at Schlater and
Minter City.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1920-02-25

Well-kept streets is the best adver
tising any town or city can make.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1920-02-25

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The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-04-16

The following faots about peanut
growing are furnished by N. y. Win
ters, agronomist, who has had several
years experience raising cotton and
peanuts under boll.weeyil conditions,
and who writes as successful, prac-
teal producer as well as Il scientific
farmer:
Fact 1.--Peanuts, as q cash crop, re-
move more plant food than cotton. An
average peanut crop Of 1000 pounds OF
cured nuts and 1000 pounds Of cured
hay removes from the soil Is pounds
of phosphoric acid and II pounds Of
potash. and contains "A pounds Of nitro
gen, two.thirds or more Of which ID
taken from the air If the peanuts are
growing In q soil sweetened with lime
stone.
Fact 2.-Thet average peanut crop
takes from the soil four times az much
Dhosphoric acid and six times as mucn
potash as the average cotton crop OF
eoe-third Of q bale, when all stalks
GA leaves are returned to the soil.
Rset a.-We must fertilize heavily
N asanuts, using enough acid phos,
80 to provide both phosphate acio
sulphur as plant foods and enough
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The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-04-16
FACTS ABOUT peanut GROWING
which every PLANTER SHOULD KNOW

potash as plant food. In coastal
plains sandy loan soils, all Of which
are low In potash, 1t is very important
that wo use enough potash In the fer
tillzer to at least satisfy crop require
ments; 800 pounds Of acid phosphate,
80 pounds Of nitrate Of soda, 70 pounds
Of murlnte Of potash, or $50 pounds OF
kalnit, Will take care Of the average
peanut crop.
Fact Mix at least 1000 pounds
of finely pulverized 100 mesh lime
stone or 800 pounds Of very finely pull
verified 200 mesh limestone with the
fertilizer In the drill before planting
the nuts. Peanuts, like other peas,
beans or clover crops, grow better In a
soil sweetened with lime.
Fact 5.-For keeping up soil fertility
under peanut production, follow the
crop with Abruzzi rye and vetch for
blowing under. II you are using One
ton or more Of limestone per acre
every three or four years in your crop
rotation with legumes for blowing unT
der, no application Of limestone in the
drill will be needed directly for thu
peanut. Otherwise the use Of Lime
stone directly on Ehs peanut u ReTy
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The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-04-16

development OF resources OF the archi-
pelago as that which Is offered the
visitor at the carnival city.
In the evenings the carnival becomes
the center OF Philippine and oriental
social activity. A huge open air audi
torium serves for the elaborate nightly
balls, and on It's mammoth floor thou
sands OF couples swing together to the
strains OF music furnished by the IA
nous Constabulary and other military
bands. Probably at no other place In
the world will one see an equally Inn
presslve cosmopolitan spectacle.
The Manila visitor who can plan his
trip to arrive at the Pearl of the Orient
for carnival time may well deem him
self fortunate.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-04-16
A MIsREPREsENTED RACE.

The Filipino people are much mis-.
represented race. The frequent pub,
lication OF pictures Of semi-naked Min.
danao Moros and Igorotes has caused
q great many Americans to believe
they are typical Of the inhabitants Of
the Philippines. Such is far from the
case, however. iof 100000 inhab.
itants of the islands, 100000 are a
Christian, civilized people with a cul-
ture and refinement that VIII compare
very favorably with that of other ma
lions. The Filipino women are excep.
tionally modest A street Irritation In
Manila, SO far as a Filipino woman is
concerned, Is something that is almost
unknown, as any American that has
visited Manila will testify.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-04-16

This is the season OF the year when
the Philippines become the playground
for the entire orient II is carnival
season In Manila.
In 1908 the first Philippine carnival
was held on historic Wallace Field In
Manila in February, when the climate
OF the Islands is at its best, and each
succeeding year there has been larg-
er and more elaborate celebration
The 1920, or Victory Carnival, will be
the greatest event Of Its sort ever held
anywhere in the Far East.
There are commercial and govern
ment exhibits in connection with the
carnival, and on no other occasion is II
possible to gain at once such a com
prehensive idea Of the production and
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-04-16
Barney Baruch Breaks
Price of COttOn-One
"Phase" Of the Admins
tratiOn Which Senator
Smith Does Not APP
prove.

The Attorney General has offer
ed himself to yos as a candidate
that you may have an opportunity
Of approving "every phase" Of the
administration Of President Wilson.
There are many splendid achieve
ments of his administration, but
there are things which he has done
which l hope he himself regrets,
and you are asked to approve them
by voting for Mr.. Palmer.
Let me call your attention to two
things which I disapprove and that
you can not approve.
During 1918 cotton had steadily
advanced in price until, about the
first of September, it reached thir-
ty-eight cents a pound. The Presi-
dent had board, called the War
Industries Board, the Chairman OF
which was Mr.. Barney Baruch. On
September 4th Mr.. Baruch issued a
statement that, with the approval
of the President, the War Indus
tries Board would appoint a COM
mittee to study cotton with view
Of stabilizihg prices. He issued an
other statement September 9Th, an
other September 18th, another Sep
TENDER 25th, another September
9th, and they kept on issuing
statements until they had broken
down the price of cotton more than
ten cents pounG. Among other
things, they stated in their bulle-
tins that the committee might re-
commend basic prices, and the Pres
ident appoint a single purchasing
agency for all cotton exported; they
would fix the prices this agency
would give; remove all competition
among buyers and force cotton
owners to sell at the prices they
named. This threat, Of course,
broke the market.
The armistice came November
18th, and the war was over. Cotton
had been put by the President on
an embargo list, preventing any eX-
portation of cotton except under
rules that he might prescribe. lie
appointed. what he called, a War
Trades Board to regulate licenses
for exporting cotton. This Board
continued Tn suppress EXPORTS after
the war was over.
All the Southern Senators except
one signed a petition urging the
President to take cotton off the en-
barge list, and give a chance to our
markets. / saw the President a
number of times and called his at
tention, when cotton got down to
about twenty-siX cents a pound, to
the danger of bringing ruin, not
only to the farmers, but upon the
merchants and bankers who had ad-
vanced upon cotton. Even in March,
1915, when he returned from
France, we plead with him to take
cotton off the embargo list, but ne
refused. There was no justification
for his conduct. He and Mr.. Baruch
and Mr.. Vance Mccormack, with
their two committees, broke the
price Of cotton in the fall and win
ter of 1918 and 1919 more than
fifty dollars bale, and they cost
the owners of cotton in the State
of Georgia loss of over seventy
five millions Of dollars.
This is one phase of the Presi-
,nt's administration that do not
prove. Do you? And yet Mr..
mer asks you to vote for him
ause he approves it.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-04-16
SOv.-CE NERAL
OF PHILIPPINES
FOR Freedom.
Declares It Not Right That Free
dom Should Longer Be
Withheld.
BY FRANCIS BURTON HARRISON,
Governor-o General OF the Philippines.
(First Article.)
NV six years az.

My six years exs
perience as gov
ernor general Of
tho Philippine Is
lands have con.
WINGED me that the
Filipino people ara
ready and fit to
have their indie
pendence. l have
recommended to
Congress, as well
as to the executive
q d m in | 5 tration
that independence
H. .,,aaAod
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1920-04-16
Absolutely Essential For The Farmers Merchants Bankers
and Manufacturers to Stand Together If Weare to Win
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The Cordele dispatch., 1920-02-19
WILSON MAKES
RECORD REPLY
ADRIAPIC NOTE
MAY BE GIVEN OUT ON REACH
ING LONDON
STICKS TO OLD POSITION
Answers Council Point by
Point in Note Which Goes
Tonight. ss
STICKS TO OLD POSITION


Washington, FebR R19.-PreSident Will
son today completed his reply to the
allied Supreme Council note on The
Adriatic question and sent it to Acting
Secretary Polk, who is putting lit into
form for transmittal to the Council.
1t is expected to be on the cables be
fgys night.
There was no lndiction OF the,
notes contents or length. President
Wilson began drafting it early this
morning and completed it in two hours
The speed with which the reply was
prepared here is said to constitute
something of a record.
The President was understood to.
have answered the Councils co1teil'
ton point by point and to have ad-'
hered to the position taken in the note
of February 10th He is represented
as being willing for the exchanges TO
be given to the public after he had!
completed his case" which was done
with the drafting OF today's note.
The Cordele dispatch., 1920-02-19
WILL HOLD SUFFRAGE MEET

Savannah Feb 18.-The equal suf-
frage victory rally, celebrating the
recent )triumphs of the women Of the
country in the fight for the fanchise
will be the big convention of the
weak in Savannah. at Lawton Mem.
)rial Hall Tuesday evening Among
he special guests will be the
hundred sgners," 100 women who
ffiXcd Their names to the first do
cument ever circulated in Savannah
in the interest of equal suffrage Miss
Mildred ID. Cunningham organized
he movement here in 1914.
The Cordele dispatch., 1920-02-19
ARMY STORES STOP SALES

Atlanta, Feb 19.-Because Of the
limited number of articles and
amounts Of surplus property n&W
available, sales over the country and
through parcel post will be discontin
ued at the Army zone supply stores
Su Atlanta and Charleston on Feb
ruary 2S. In making this announce
ment t:day, Col Jack Hayes, assist
ant zone supply officer stated that
municipal sales and sales to State
county and charitable institutions
would be continued until further no
tice.
The Cordele dispatch., 1920-02-19
TURKSPR0BLEM
PUTS ADRIATIC
CASE OFFBOARDS
FRANCE AND ENGLAND SCRAP
OVER CONSTANTINOPLE
COMMONS COMPLAINING
Allied Supreme Council
Busy With Turkish Ques-
tion Today in London.

London, Feb. 19.-The latest deyel-
opment of the Turkish situation have
for the moment pushed the Adriatic
situation into the background in both
public ard official interest.
Reservations which France and
Great Britain are said to have made in
regard to the Turkish peace terms, in
Guiding the retention ef. the Turks in
Constantinople, have afeused a strong
feeling in Parliaments Where opposi-
tion strongly objects to the settlement
of the Turkish question without refer
ence to the Commons.
Discussion of the Turkish question
was resumed by the allied Supreme
Council today.
The Cordele dispatch., 1920-02-19
SERIOUS CLASHES
WAGE REDUCTIONS
WoRkMEN AND TROOPS IN ITALY
BATTLE AT FACTORIES

London, Feb, 10 Serious fighting
between workmen and troops in the
industrial region about Genoa was le.
ported in q Central News dispatch
from Rome. Many casualties occur.
red during the disturbances.
The trouble took place at the fac
tories where apparently it was the re,
suit of an announcement that wage
would be temporarily reduced. The
workmen refused to accept the pro
po5al and the owners closed the fac
tories