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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1920-04-07
Local Observations,

TEMPERATURE-Highest, 70 de
grees; lowest, 40 degrees; precipita
ton 10; river gauge 29,5; rise in q
hours 0.3.
Miss Annie Long Stephen
Local Observer
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1920-04-07
BUFFALO SWTTCHMEN OUT.

BUFFALO, April Five hundred
swtchmen on the night shifts of all
railroads leading to Buffalo, except
the Erie d Pennsylvania, went on a
strike last night, f. j, Sheehan, pres
ident Of the Switchmen's Union said
the strike was unauthorized.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1920-04-07
[lpation Of Prussian
tiles Occurs With
out Incident.
In OUTLINED
kEEN COMPLETED
bouncement Made In
Dhicial Statement
| Today.
Associated Press

Rim, April 7-(Tuesday)-
Sccupation of the German cities
neutral zone east of the Rhine
l French, will be announced in
icial statement today.
PLETES PLANES OUTLINED.
ANKFORT, April THE occu-
! of Hamburg by the French,
need today, virtually completes
tions outlined by General Dego-
completes the occupation move
In the orders from the war Of
he entire plan was carried out
LII significant incident, The in
knts of Frankfort are accepting
kcupation with complete outward
krence and business is going on
bal.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1920-04-07

Mr.. S. ]. Stein has returned from
Mineral Wells, Texas, to spend few
days on business. Mrs. Stein is vis-
iting relatives and friends in Dallas
while he is here They will return to
Mineral Wells at an early date and
spend several more months there.
80
Mr.. J. H. Mitchell entertained his
Sunday School class last night at his
home on Strong Avenue. A Bible con
test and games were enjoyed by those
present. Light refreshments were
served.
49,
Mr.. C. P. Bradford was business
visitor here from Itta Bena yester-
day.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1920-04-07

UNION OFFICIALS
DEFIED BY MEN
Freight Traffic viii Be
Brought To A Stand
still.

CHICAGO, April 7-Reprcsenta-
tiyes of $500 of the members of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
and Engineers employed in the Chi
cago switching district today defied
the Union officials and voted to join
the unauthorized switchmens strike.
Freight traffic is already seriously
restricted and both sides agree if the
ranks Of the strikers are augmented,
such traffic will be brought virtually
to a standstill.
The strikers claimed that 10000
men were out this morning and by
night nine thousand men will be on
a strike, The passenger traffic will
not be interrupted, the strikers say.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1920-04-07

Closed 10 to 81 up.
New Orleans Spots 4l.5O-25 up.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1920-04-07

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Cleveland County herald., 1920-05-13

IS Louise Cash is visiting t,. J l.. McDuffie at Crossett th.a week.
Cleveland County herald., 1920-05-13

Some of our local people visited Greenwood Cemetery and were impressed with it's neglected con- dition.
 Already the weeds, grass ard bushes are rapidly over running the place. There are only a few well kept lots, the gates were open and a herd of cattle were grazing inside and there are some bad hoes in the fence.
 1t IS not our intention to criti- Size, as we are as much interested Tn the place as anyone, we only want to call attention to those who are interested and have loved ones resting there, of it's neglected condition.
 Let's get busy and get an early stare on the grass and weeds be- fore they get worse. Let's clean up the cemetery and keep it clean this summer.
Cleveland County herald., 1920-05-13
FOR AMENDMENT NO. 14. AGAINST AMENDMENT NO. 14.
proposed Amendment Nc. 1] te th
 CornfifutioN of ArkansRs.

Proposed Amendment Nc. f% to the
 Constitution of ArkansRs.
 Hcrss Joint Resolution submitting to the qualified voters of the State of Ar karsas. an amendment to the Consttu- tion thoreof providing for equal suff- rage to men and women,
 res~ntativ~s and the Senate of the State of ..fienpsas. Majority of Beth Hou~cs Agreeing Thcretoi
 That tho following is hereby pro posed as an amendment to tho Consd : tuition of the State of Arkansas. and tho same being submitted to tho elec- tors of the State for approval or re- lection nt the next general election for Senators and Representatives, If . majority of the electors voting at such election adopt such amendm.nt. the stitx.,on of tho State of Arkansas. ts- wit:
 That Section 1 of Articl: of the constlsasn of e the Msnsn.ne s,sas Q. No adopted January the i4th. 1908. bs amended 10 as ts read as fellows:
 Section l. Every citizen et sh: years. who has resided in tho state swelve mouths. in the county six aponths. and in tho precinct. town CT election At which they may propose ts vote exrspt such persons as may fer the commission sf sams felony he ae- ss.s.a ssv:sa sy 2, the the G.n.r aans .ss seS T ana whe shall .xhibtt 8 pol, tax receipt es other evidence that they have paid their poll tax at tho time of collect ing taxes next preceding such elec- ton. shell he allowed to vote at any eltctten in tho State of Arkansas, pre- yiAsd that persons who make satisfac- tery proof that they have attained the aKe of twenty-one years since the time of assessing taxes next preceding Y said election md possess the other necessary GSalifcs tlons. shall be per mat4.s so vote, and provided f'sther. that tns seid tax receipt shall be Sc marked by dated stamp or written en- dorsement by ffs judges of election te whom 1t may pe frss presented as to prevent the hoidef sSareof from voting more than once at any .ltef.en. It Is declared to be the purpose Of skss amendment to deny the right of sun- rage to Aiiena and it is declared to be the purpose of this amendment to con- fer suffrage ssgnlly upon both men aud women. without Fcgard to sex. Provided. that women shall Rok be com peiied Go serve on juries.
 .rproved by the Governor. and hieA in the office of Secretary of State, February {. 1919.
 Witness my hand and official seal kAis 18th dsy of April, 1920.
 <Se%s5 TOM !. TERRAL,
 Secretary of State.
Cleveland County herald., 1920-05-13
Announcement

w. A. FORE as Q candidate for the office of Sheriff and Collector of Cleveland county, subject to the action Of the Democratic primary in Aug ust.
Cleveland County herald., 1920-05-13

Peanuts for sale at $2.O0 per b1shel. A " casb RspE Ak
Cleveland County herald., 1920-05-13

Permit us to present the De Veyra family.
 The Hon. Jaime G. ds veyra Is the Resident Commissioner from the Phil- lppine Islands to the United States and has just been elected to a second term of three years. AS Resident Commis- stlehef be has seat on the floor of the AfneFssesn Congress, the privilege of takiag paFt fa debates, although no vote.
 Commissioner de yeyra %,as so ts,.tye,r- esting wife and four bright Filipino ktdd!es. The De yeyra family, individ- ually and collectively, constitute the best aFgameat As to the tact and capa- biIities of Fiiipinos that the Philippine Islands have In Washngtes
 The commissioner is 100 per cent Filipino. q VisayRn, and Is one of the foremost leaders Of the party In power in the Islands. During American oecp- patton he has been sGcccssivaiy gov ernor of his province. member Of the Philippine legislature. cabinet mem- her and executive secretary of the islands
 Like many statesmen of the Philip pines. he was originally a newspaper man. He was one of the founders Of Fl Nuevo Dia of Cebu, the first Fill. pino paper published advocating Phil lpp,pe independence. The paper came rnass tfs teasaFskip of Geners! Ne. lntyre, aaa An Has spRtsffrfH Ht ihs first number ths editars asEs let in the singular position of seeing every prominent article blue perciled.
 Mrs. de veyra. like her husband, Is a 'iiFf @@btPs" |s iha Philippines cause, She Is the best kaas@a Niliaipa in 1 America. She Is an iptsfestins pilhlfs l speaker and Is constantly giving illus tra'ea '.efAtas fl Wpmcp's clubs ana other gatherings. aifa, da Vs4Es Ia { publicity bureau all in herself and has put the Philippines on fil1 Xisp, SO far as the women folk of Washington con gyessional circles are concerned
 FRS H,.i .hsa Filipino people have been mueli niiaRsts.e.grea aa ff.s roit. :. ssN ss.i.sl fft 'i.,S@ f'fs!f !,
Cleveland County herald., 1920-05-13

1 ed States" says Mrs. de Veyra. "1 d.
 we are not. My people have most ot l the defects, I suppose, that other hu i mans haye, but at the same time Vt
 are far from tbe people that man!
 Americans have been made to believe 1 Not only are we Christian people
 but our race has a history that We are not ashamed of. Throughout the Phil
 ippine Islands the people are nov ! working earnestly to improve them
 selves and their conditions so they vii
 be Taals red to take over their own af
 fairs. Wsan ioys America for givin,
 us chance to help ourselves and foi
 having promised us our independence which is one of the dearest desires 0. she entire citizenship of the islands"
 Ya AmfrieGp women whose ideas 0.
 Fiiipinos have been tvnndea or Sun. day supplement descriptions of wild tribes, Mrs. de Feyras gentle manner and evident culture have been a reve- tation. She Is sought br women's clubs because of her charming manner as an impromptu speaker on the subject nearest her heart-the women of her country.
 At q recent Washington gathering she gave in perfect English a concise account of the work of womnns club in Manila which supplies fiilk 35 ft. a2alsS oS the poor QE4 tSa!2s uoi6s;s to c3rs for their ET.a c...,,,,,.n g.. ls'a n MElFEs ssEsks NSs sEi7t nss I hsRneAss all sssE ths Philippine !s!apas and which maintains dnv nurseries fpr the children of the work. Ing women, provides Christmas cheer for the lepers. the insane and the otn. vllists, liss sNa srft.,fss faata E ipAHsass leg Isfstloln fef ths kepsat pt MILO Hhss ,s w., men and ehildren.
 Fhe four llttle De veysas, shewa in Ies Elss9fs hnslhs attsaAsa the put. 1 nc sdAyoik la ARnila, slipped right into ! l2e same grades in the schools of Washington. Even little Mary tha ", baby of the family, speaks three Ian. native tongue. spanlsh ..IaIa asasl'sshIiss !shIiss N
Cleveland County herald., 1920-05-13
The Cost of this Publi-
 cation to the Taxpayers lis Sum of S283.5O.
PROPOSED LKEISLAYIvE AMEyD-
 NEWT.

Prcr~ss& AM~sdmcst N~. 1f. ts ths
 ConstftrtieR of Arkanses.
 Amending Section 1 of Article ! of tho Constitution of tho State of Arkas- sAs. as amended by Amendment No. .. adopted January i4th. 1909: providing that svery citizen of tho United States having the prescribed residence in the State. ex~ept those deprived of tho right by law for the commission of fclonies shall be allowed to vote at any election. upon exhibiting poll tax receipt or other evidence of pay ment of poll tax; providing that per. sonn attaining majority after time of assessing taxes and before slectisn. possessing the other necessary quail. hcations. shall be permitted to vote: providing that judges of election shall mark or stamp poll tax receipts at the time of voting to prevent the holder thereof from voting more than once at an election; and declarinE it the purpose of the amendment to deny right of suffrage to aliens and to confer the right of suffrage equally upon mon and women, without regard to sex, provided that women shall not be con1- relled to serve on juries.
Cleveland County herald., 1920-05-13

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Cleveland County herald., 1920-05-13
FOR AMENDMENT NO. Ig. AGAINST AMENDMENT NO. II.

Proposed Amendment Nc. IN te tA. Csnstitutfon ~t Arkansas. Re It Resolved by tho Houss of Rev- resentatives of the state of Avkanse, and the Senate sf the State of AYksn. sas. Majority of All the Member Elected te Each House Agrecini
 That the following Is hereby pre-. posed as ag Afssndment to the Constf- tuition Of ths State af Arkansas. and. of the State for appfoys, ss ysiection at the next Eersfaf s{sc;isa ta. sens .ntors and representatives.. f hasat.- election .Ssps such an amendmsnt, tns sams shaf become . part sf the Cor stitutisn of the State of Arkansas, te-
 Section i. The Supreme Court shall be composed sf A*. iudxes. ono of whom shall be styled Eis:ss Justice and elected as such. any thres o{ NfS.S ourrence of at least thrse 3adgss salan in every ease he necessary te Acci.. ion. Provided. If it should hereafter be of eSs tS. j%as:s st the sap1sm. sms; ssfs. Legislature may provide for two aaji- tional judges and may also provide fes the court sitting in divisions under sysS ~ s. .ssa'ssi0"' .' may Do prescribed s:s :s...a S S#,. .sssR: ss:...issn 5Hss.. :aa,!
 
 sand. nor more than six thousRnG Aef- iers per annusa; Until ethsrwi.s pro ppss,;s Court shall receive . salary of six Mp~s3ad dollars per annum. They ehaH hoSSBs x,.awed any fees or Hex- :i :ifS: is. e5 6sisss sTf ssaesss s sssf si ssss Sse. 2, The provisions of the Con confiict with tn,s asasndmenf arc here. by repealed tnsofar az fhsy arc in con aict herewith. and this amsndment shall take effect and be in operation lixty (6o) days after its approval and SoSttoa Rx the people of the stats Approved by the Governor. and ni4 P 3AS nfftcs of Secretary of 6tatl Fs1s%rayssy 1%asssy :, lsls. =, .n.,o, his aeth- day eftAprik esss.
 Aesal) '" s N1yyTEHEAL
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Cleveland County herald., 1920-05-13
Contract Let for
 Road District No. Z

The contract has been let to J. A. Purdee and Company for the construction of Road District Number Two for $1O4114 80 which was the lowest bid receiv- ed.
Cleveland County herald., 1920-05-13

lover Turner of Thorntt n [ few hours with friends f s grday
Cleveland County herald., 1920-05-13

Miss Ethel Ingleman of Saline Siding was the guest of Mrs. Charles Knowles here this week.
Cleveland County herald., 1920-05-13
SROF0sED xEGzAs.GTyvE AMEND MENY

Proposed As<s4ame.t Ne. is .s s+.
 Cen.titu, >. &f Arh..sas.
 State of Arkansas: pro 'Alng that the Supreme Court of the Sta-S pail De composed of five judges. one E ~sort shall be styled and eieoted Chfes Jus tice any three of whom sball eo~stj- tuts q quorum. and requiring the co f- currence of at least three 1adxeS ln every decision: providing that if tt kfs come necessary the Legeisia*sise wsS provide for two additional judges Anl for the Court to sit in divisions; p~os v.ding the salaries of the Judges shaf, Dc dxed by law at not less than Four Thousand tt4.ooo.oe) Dollars. nor more than Six TheusApd (t6ooe.oc) Dollars per year. and hxins thstr salaries until otherwise provided hv tsw st Sir Thousand (tS.o00.60) Dcti&yw SeF year; providing that the judges shsii act Ss sllewed any fees or psrquisit.. os st; nee, nor te hold any other office ef trust or profit under the State CT United Statcs: providing for the repeat of such portions of the constitution as are in cornict: and providing that tho amendment skall become operative sixty days Af.e: !ts approval ..S sSc.= ton by the people of the State.
Cleveland County herald., 1920-05-13
Cross Roads

3raher Colson filled his regu. lar pointment here Sunday.
 Mrs Florence Armstrong of Bop who has been visiting her sa,ts. Mrs. s. E. Easterling re- turned home Saturday. She was accann panied home by her sister Mss Mary Easterling.
 Mrs. Trucks of Kingslanc spe Saturday night with her sor, G. A. Trucks.
 Bert Massey and Doyle Garne, of srapevine spent Saturday night with R. N. Massey.
 i. 0. Giover is improving aN ly.
 Misses Mary and Ruth Glover coma and Gladys Grain were topping in Kingsland Saturday
 Miss Carrie Eord of w id Cat 'ent Saturday night w,th the misses Grain.
 G. G. Grain and family attend-a sd the funeral of his mother, I FeSs> Bert Grain of Wildcat Fri-f cay.
 lhe Aad Fellow decoration l sss well attended here Sunday. l
Cleveland County herald., 1920-05-13

>'l fo MT. and Mrs. Herman Thursday May 18th. 1920 a
Evening star., 1920-03-07
West Virginia Nay Yet Ratify


There il still chance that West
Virginia may ratify the suffrage
amendment. Ono of tho state sena-
tors, wintering in California, has been
summoned eastward and is now hurry.
ing to Charleston to cast his vote for
the resolution Of ratification. The leg
islature is being kept from adjournment
BY the suffrage advocates, and the
hope is that on Monday the absent
member Of the upper house will be ON
hand to break the tie that has here
tofore prevented adoption. Should
West Virginia rstify, only two more
votes will be necessary, one Of which
is practically assured by the state Of
Washington, soon to meet in extra ses-
sion, and the other to be obtained from
Vermont, Connecticut or Delaware.
Tennessee being out Of the reckoning
this spring on account Of a barrier to
the holding Of an extra session of the
legislature. If the vote is favorable
in West Virginia the women will con-
centrate on the three states named to
secure extra sessions in tho hope that
in one Of them the needed thirty-sixth
vote will be obtained.
Evening star., 1920-03-07

amendments validity turn upon this
particular question, save so far as
the matter Of the suficiency Of the
House vote by which it was adopted
for submission is involved.
The fling Of the New Jersey suits
docs not change the situation. The
court has already before it the suit
Of Rhode Island to the same effect,
and there are pleas from private in
tcrcsts which bear upon the Ohio rati-
fcation as involving the referendum
No date has been set for
tho hearings, and in the present state
of the court calendar it is hardly prob
able that it will conduct them in sea
son to permit decision before the
summer adjournment. In that event
another year may elapse before the
validity of the amendment is passed
upon by the highest court. The i'm
portance Of this prospect is that the
next election may be held without
ruling having been rendered, and if
the liquor question enters into the
it will be more or less af
fected by the fact that the court may
reject the amendment as inadequately
ratified or possibly on some other
ground. If the court, however, should
reach a decision before election time
and sustain the amendment the situa.
ton will have become politically sim
plifcd.
Evening star., 1920-03-07
Raze the Temporary Buildings!

Whatever is the immediate decision
in the Eagle Hut case it is to be hoped
that all the temporary buildings erect.
ed during the war in this city will be
removed as quickly as possible. These
structures are encumbering the parks
and reservations. Some Of them, put
up in a great hurry, are already in
a state Of decrepitude and shabbiness.
They cannot possibly be maintained
otherwise than as disfgurements.
Temporary provision for postal serv-
ice in "Market Space" may be desir.
able, but by supplying it through the
temporary building erected for war.
time use the government is merely
making shift with an expedient. There
should be substantial, permanent and
effective building for postal station
purposes in that region, but not on the
park.
All of the government war time build
ings were undertaken as Temporary"
constructions. Some Of them, how
ever, were built in q substantial man.
ner to threaten long tenure. Even
against these-or it should be said par
ticularly against these-there is feel
ing of protest by those who wish to
see the park system Of the capital re-
stored to its designed uses and its orig
inal condition.
In Potomac Park are two great build
ings Of the more permanent character
which intrude upon the approaches to
the Lincoln memorial. These are OBJ
viously Temporary" buildings, though
built of durable materials. It is in.
conceivable that they should be per-
mitted to remain indefinitely. The
government should at once start upon
permanent constructions to replace
them. By the time these buildings are
finished the government forces will
have grown even beyond the present
proportions, to the point of filing such
additions to the permanent equipment
Of the service.
Evening star., 1920-03-07

and he steps in. There are several children come
for pictures on geography. birds and history for
their teachers, a newspaper man selecting por
traits of persons in the public eye, two men ex-
amining the pictures of the steel industry. As he
turns away he hears one OF them say: These pic
lures have saved us trip to Pittusburgh"
leave two signs "Children's Department Second
Floor" industrial Division, Ground Floor" and
see what they are like. AS he mounts the stairs
he passes, groups Of boys and girls going up and
drens room. He notes the little children looking
at good pictures (after all. they are better than
the colorcd comc) the tables filled with quiet
readers. children at the shelves making their selec-
ton. children following the reference librarian
she hunts up material for them school sub
jects advises them as to what to read. DO
many children take books homer" he asks desk
assistant. "One thousand two hundred and seven
ty circulated Saturday" she replies. Il sup
pose they read stories ehieAy?" mo. great many
of the books are in connection with school work
or handicraft books. but the fiction is carefully
selected for good English ethical ideals and set
ting that stretches their minds that it in itself
is valuable for them"
Evening star., 1920-03-07

places" This caused . bit Of . strain
on the gravity Of those who have fol-
lowed Turkish history. The holiness
Of Adrianople was not q bar a very
few years ago to the cession Of vir-
tually the entire city to Bulgaria at
the instance Of Germany, as part Of
Bulgaria's price for joining the central
powers. The really holy places Of the
Mohammedan are in Asia, at Mecca
and Medina. The Turk is a newcomer
in Europe and the places he claims
as "holy" were sacred to Christian peo-
pies before his advent across the
straits. If there is anything in
priority Of holiness the whole of Eu-
rope should be swept clean of these
people and all their works.
Evening star., 1920-03-07
WHY A PUBLIC LIBRARY, ANYWAY?

The man from Missouri sometimes wants to be
shown even the obvious. At present. he has bee
in his bonnet about economy "Our national ex-
travagance is frightful," estimated expenses OF
the government are six billions, its revenue only
jects for retrenchment-of course, one can't re-
trench on fire departments or the police or on
garbage collection-he spies few institutions OF
educational character which will afford just the
chance.
There's the Public Library, for instance. 1t is
only useful for women to get few novels from
Here is perfect place for retrenchment. If the
library has to close, what's the difference? Why
have Public Library anyway?
Such is the reasoning Of the man from Missouri,
but thanks to the fact that America has gloried IN
its public educational system. so that he, himself,
is intelligent and has underlined and vague. but
not the less rea desire that America should stu
be the land of opportunity, he thinks, after all,
might look into the work of the library and see
what it is doing"
Accordingly one afternoon, after office hours,
he arrives at the library doors: He can't get in.
him. While he waits. he glances at some of the
books, whose titles peer out from under the arms
near him. Duggan's League of Nations" Schultz's
"Ofice Management" Davis History of France"
he reads Evidently, there are some persons using
reading. He looks at the faces in the line good.
intelligent, wideawake Americans they arei
Once in the door, he finds the lobby crowded.
lines before each of the desks of the circulation
department. 1t is rather interesting to see the
foreigner who can hardly speak English. He hears
him ask the assistant for book on American
history, he wishes to read and become a Citizen
of this great country"