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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1920-10-20
Sneezing Bad
Omen To Indian

NEW YORK, Oct. 21-Sneezes and
superstition cost many lives annual
ly in India,
This was the statement OF DR.. An
ma Degenring of the Woman's Amer
lean Baptist Foreign Mission Society,
who has just returned here, ON a
years furlough after IA years as q
doctor in India,
"a sneeze means great impend-
ing calamity to the Indian mind"
said DR.. Degenring. Whatever hap
pens on the day that one hears a
sneeze is sure to turn out III, and the
Indian will enter upon no undertake
ing Of Importance on such a day.
Many of our patients have refused TO
have operations on which their lives
depended on the day that had been
arranged, for, because they happen
ed to sneeze that morning, or even
to hear someone else sneeze."
Indian belief in auspicious days is
another "hobgoblin" in the path Of
the medical missionary there, DR..
Degenring said. Soon after an In
dian child is born, the soothsayer re-
veals to the family its lucky star and
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1920-10-20
NTY, MISSISSIPPI, WEDNESDAY, OCT. 20, 1920
MACSWEENEY IS
FED MEAT JUICE
Given Food For First Time Since Ar.
rest While lie Was Unconscious
In Night.
Associated Press

LONDON, Oct. 2l-Reporls that
Lord Mayor MacSweeney of Cork was
fed during a period Of unconscious
ness last night was officially con
firmed today by the Irish Self De
termination League, The bulletin de-
clared the prison doctors forced meat
juice into his mouth, during a fit Of
delirium. This is the first nourish-
mcnt, it is said, which has passed
his lips since he was arrested on Au-
gust 21st.
Admission was made at the home
office that he was fed and it was eN-
planned that prison physicians were
under instructions to use any posi-
bic means to keep him alive.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1920-10-20
Cooperative Warehous-
ing Should Be Estab-
lished AT Once
THE AGRICULTURAL
CHAIRMAN REPORTS
FaVofs The Economical
Methods Of Distri-
buting Food.
Associated Press

WASHINGTON, Oct. q - The
bankers can and should aid the far
mers by assisting in the establish
meut Of cooperative warehousing
and selling organization, Joseph
Hirsch, chairman Of the Agricultural
Commission Of the American Bankers
Association, declared today, present
ing report Of the commission to the
convention ut is high time the bank
ers Of the country realize more econ
omical methods of distributing food
products are absolutely essential to
the success Of Armenian Agrieultur-
al the report said.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1920-10-20
CHORAL SOCIETY
WAS ORGANIZED
Has Membership Of Twenty Three
Officers Were Elected And Di-
rectOrship Named.

The Greenwood Choral Society was
organized last night at the Memorial
Building at 8:15 o'clock, with a char
ter membership of twenty three.
The following officers were elected
whose terms expire October 1921:
P. B. Hinman, president; Mrs. A.
NJ. Holley, vice-president; P. B. Den
mis-, secretary-treasurer; Prof. VIM,
Deal, Director; H. P. Hinman, libra
rian; Mrs. w. L. Scott, accompany
ist.
Other members present were: w
L. Scott, Mrs. w. 0. Hornbaker, Mrs
C. E. Thompson, Mrs. Fred Little
Rev. w. o. Hornbaker, Mr.. Fred Lit
tie, DR.. F. H, Smith, c. E. Couty, D.
S, Wright, Miss Gertrude Mcshane,
G. H. Turner, R. NJ. Forman, Mrs
J. F. Hall, B. L. Kearney, Miss Edna
McShane, Miss Ruth Galbreath. j.. Il
Barber.
The Dictatorship is composed OF
the six officers and an honorary mem
her to make up the seventh director
Mr. W. L. Scott, being elected to this
position.
Greenwood has been needing such
an organization for a great while 70
promote the musical interest OF the
citv and now we are about to see this
desire gratified. All persons who are
interested in the musical development
Of the city, should cooperate In any
wav possible to make this organi-
zation a success, which is composed
Of some Of the best musical talent OF
this city.
The organization will be pleased to
see all of the invited members pre-
sent at their regular meeting night
next Wednesday at S:15 o'clock when
refreshments will be served.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1920-10-20
100000 To Finance
Export Corporation

CLARKSDALE, Miss, Oct. 20---Re-
turning tonight from Greenville,
Miss, where the first meeting of an
active campaign to raise $500,000 for
cotton exporting and trading COM
pany was held, Gerald FitzGerald,
promoter, expressed high elation over
results. twenty-five thousand dol
lars was subscribed in less than is
minutes" Mr.. FitzGerald said, with
Greenville pledging an additional
S25 900 within 48 hours"
Mr.. FitzGerald stated that this,
with individual subscriptions already
volunteered amounted to 100000.
An intensive campaign for the rest
Of this week will be waged in adja-
cent cities where the planters feel
1eenly the need for some plan to re-
lieye them Of the burden Of low grade
,otton on hand. Tomorrow the plant
ars Of Moorhead and vicinity viii be
given an opportunity to express in
dollars their need for relief. Para
gould, Ark, has advised Mr.. Fitz-
Gerald that its citizens included in
| the subscriptions given at Greenyille
are cotton buyers, bankers, mer-
chants and planters.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1920-10-20
He Declares They Have
Made. False Criti-
cisms
PROPAGANDA is
MISUNDERSTANDING
Says Congress Only Has
The Power To De-
b. clare War.
Associated Press

WILMINGTON, Del, Oct, 21--A
special drive against the critics Of
Article Ten of the League of Nations
and against false criticism they are
said to have uttered, was made here
today by Governor Cox, who assert
ed "a nation wide propaganda of mis-
representation" had been circulated.
Governor Cox emphasized the con-
tentions that Congress only and not
the League has the authority to de-
clare war and the League Councils
decisions must be unanimous and are
merely advisory.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1920-10-20
OFFICERS FIND
SO GALLON STILL
One OF The Operators Captured
Seven Gallons Distilled Liquor
Found.

A fifty gallon Illicit still was cap
tured last night by Sheriff W. 8,
Vardaman, Deputy Sam Clark and
two government prohibition enforce
ment men, G. w. Whitehead and Mr..
Lovelace. The still was located in
Carroll County, just East Of the Min
yard place, hidden in the valley.
The still was operated jointly by
two negroes, Buddie Hester and Har-
dy Lester The still had just been
closed, when officers made the raid,
1t was fifty gallon gasoline drum
apparatus and the officers captured
forty gallons Of mash and seven gal
Ions Of distilled liquor. The two ne
groes were found at their two cabins,
located near the still Hardy Lester,
when commanded to throw up his
hands by officer Whitehead, made an
attempt to draw his gun. The off
Ger fired but the negro escaped and
it is not known whether or not he
was wounded.
As Sheriff Vardaman was bring
ing Buddie Hester into Greenwood to
Jail, he decided to use a bit Of strate.
gy and find out TO whom the negro
had been delivering whlskey in Green.
wood "Who did you deliver that
whiskey to that you brought to Green
wood this morning?" Mr.. Vardaman
suddenly asked the negro, who un.
hesitatingly said, amanda Banks"
So Sheriff Vardaman and prisoner
went to the home Of Amanda, ne
gress on Fulton street Mr.. Varda-
man entered the house and demanded
that she surrender the two quarts Of
liquor that Buddie said he delivered
to her. She stoutly denied that she
had the whiskey declaring that she
did not know Buddie Hester. A thor.
ough search Of the premises did not
reveal the whiskey. The Sheriff Il
nalIy brought Buddie in to confront
the woman. She then went to the
rear Of the ice box and revealed a
hidden opening and produced the IL
quor
Hester is in Jail awaiting trial. A.
manda was released on bond
Sheriff Vardaman stated this morn
ing that the still captured had beer
supplying people in Greenwood with
from eight to ten gallons Of liquol
! each week.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1920-10-20
REQUEST BOARD
RESUME WORK
Chamber OF Commerce OF Green.
wood Wires Secretary OF Trea-
sury At Washington.

Greenwood, Miss, Oct. 20, 1920.
Hon. David F. Houston, Secretary of
the Treasury, Washington, D. c.:
The severe contraction of the past
few weeks in domestic demand for
American Products has been so acute
as to bring about a serious business
situation-threatening even more un.
fortunate conditions in Agriculture
and Commerce. European markets
have in the past, under ordinary con-
ditions, served in large measure as
an outlet for the American producer;
but now, although desperately in need
of American products, both for feed
ing, clothing and giving employment
to its people, is unable to obtain
them without long time credits. The
War Finance Corporation, for the
purpose of meeting the world emer-
gency, was vested by Congress, in
March 1919, with power yet existing,
to use funds heretofore appropriated
by Congress, or obtained by sale of
bonds, to make advances on good Sc
curity to American exporters and
bankers, in order to assist in the sale
and expectation of American pro-
ducts to foreign buyers on credits up
to five years duration. Up to May
1, 1920, it demonstrated its useful
ness by assisting on large scale in
the expectation Of American pro-
ducts on credits of six months to five
years. In May, 1920, the exercise of
its powers in this behalf, were sus-
pended. Inasmuch as these powers
still exist, and the need of assistance
of said Board is now more urgent than
ever, the Chamber of Commerce, of
Greenwood, Miss, being informed
that it can resume the exercise of its
functions with reference to export
trade, if the Secretary of the Trea-
sury will consent, respectfully urges
upon the Secretary of the Treasury
to cause said War Finance Board to
resume its functions under section
twenty-one of the War Finance Cor
poration Act, and to make advances
in aid of the export of American pro.
ducts until such time as its power
in that behalf expires under the law
or until the present dire emergency
shall have passed.
THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE,
Greenwood, Miss,
W. R. HUMPHREY,
President.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1920-10-20
Armenia Rejects
Bolsheviki Proposal

PARIS, Oct. 21--~The Armenian adj
vices to the French Foreign office
says that Armenia has rejected the
Russian Soviet Governments ultima
tum, demanding permission for the
transport Of the Bolsheyiki troops
through Armenia in order to effect
u junction with the Turkish National
lists in Asia Minor. The Foreign Of
flee believes that the Armenian re-
lection will result in serious fighting
between the Armenians and the Boil
sheviki. The Armenians have asked
for aid from the Allies.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1920-10-20
OPPOSE TAX
LEVY ON GOLD
Report Submitted Today To The
American Bankers
- Association.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21-The Nc
Fadden bill proposing a tax on gold
used in industry and the arts to be
paid in turn to the mining compan-
les, was opposed in report submit
ted today to the American Bank
ers' Association by a special COM
mittee, of which George M. Reynolds,
Of Chicago, is chairman.
The committee held that the with
drawal for industrial purposes last
year of $22,00O,OOO of gold from the
country's monetary stock was not a
national emergency calling for spe-
ciaI treatment of the gold mining in
dustfy so as to stimulate the gold
output.
Diminished gold production in pc
riods of high prices and high costs
tends to reduce price and costs again,
said the report, which declared that
the offer of premium on gold would
lead the world to assume that the
United States was in danger of going
on a paper basis and that its dollar
was not as good as gold.
With the price of gold fixed, the
committee conceded that many COM
panies had found operations unpro'
fitable because Of present high costs
but it said the fixed price in "pe-
RODS Of adversity, depression ano
falling prices brings to the gold min
er, as to no one else, Increased pro
fits"
Credit deflation, the committee
held, will cure the present situation
of the gold miner.
"The best banking opinion OF the
country" continued the report, looks
forward to a progressive and tar
reaching contraction of our credit IA
brio and regards it as the only alter
native to such disastrous disrupt
ion of the credit system as Japan has
recently seen.
"The proper course to take in moi
by artificial methods to seek to ex'
pand the gold basis Of our credit sys'
TEN, but rather to contract the su
perstructure of credit to a POM
where it can be safely maintained
under conditions of normal distrl
button Of the worlds gold supply
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1920-10-20
Parade Feature Of
Halloween Celebration

The opening feature Of the Hallow-
cen celebration, to be held on Friday
night, the 29th, is to be "Jack-o-
Lantern" parade, which will consist
of floats, some Of special "purport"
and others carrying masked parties,
all to be headed by the Greenwood
Municipal band. Other musical feat
ures will be in the line, notably the
popular High School "Jazz Bunch"
who will tiokillate the atmosphere
from decorated and illuminated
floats. The Delmis Club, and the
Hi.Y's will also have special floats.
1t is planned to have the parade take
in the whole town."
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1920-10-20
COAL STRIKE HAS
MOST GRAVE TURN
Railway Men And Transport Work
ers Threaten TO Join The Min
ers OF England.


LONDON, Oct. 21--The coal strike
situation took an unexpected and a
grave turn this afternoon, when the
railwaymen and transport workers
announced they would strike in SYM
pathy with the miners unless the ne
gotiations between the government
and miners opened this week,
The government is understood to
be standing firm on the ground that
any increase in wages must have the
reference to increased production,
but is willing to reopen negotiations
if the miners recognize this principle.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1920-10-20

its lucky days. Indians who fall III
or are hurt In an accident persist
in waiting for their auspicious days
before sending for q doctor.
The Indians, the physician explain
ed, attribute epidemics to the wrath
Of various goddesses Of Ill health, add
ing "there is a goddess of malaria
and goddess Of smallpox--a god
dess, in fact Of every recurring cpl
demic."
/ Though they believe in goddesses
they are hard to convince concern,
ling germs and they have no idea Of
quarantine for contagious diseases
DR.. Degenfing said.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1920-10-20
Mr.. Fitzgerald To
Speak Here Friday

Every planter, buyer and banker
in Leflore county is directly interest
ed in Fitzgerald's Cotton Export Cor
poration should attend the meeting
at the courthouse at II a. m. tomor-
row and become member of the cor
portation. Members will have prefer
ence over non-members in the export
Of cotton.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
r. HERR, Sec'y.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1920-10-20
Wants international
Forum Established

NEW YORK, Oct. Ex-senator Hi
ram Johnson League "Irreconciliable"
issued statement today, saying he
would be delighted" to see the es-
tabIishment Of an international Fo-
rum" where in the open there would
be full discussion Of International
problems, which might form public
opinion and thus tend 10 prevent war.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1920-10-20
CHILDREN's PARTY,

Mrs. Walter Scott entertained a.
bout twenty little folks very pleasant
ly with Halloween party yesterday
afternoon at her home in this city
in honor of her son, Leonard Levy
Scott. The home was attractiyely
decorated In decorations appropriate
to the merr yHallow'een time and
the children spent a most enjoyable
afternoon. Adele Moskovitz and Har-
old Bullock won the prizes in a con-
test and were presented with games,
Each child was given a souvenir. De-
licious refreshments were served,
consisting Of ice cream and cake.
+
Hon. Blewitt Lee, of New York,
the distinguished General Counsel for
the Illinois Central R. r. Co, who
has been In Greenwood the past few
days on business, made this office a
pleasant call yesterday.
sssH
Mrs. A. L. Childress Of Nashville,
Tenn, who has been the guest of
Mrs. Randolph Stirling, has return
ed to her home. Mrs. Childress is
sister of Senator Joe Bailey OF
Texas.
80 -
Mr.. John D. Carmichael, former
assistant cashier Of the Greenwood
Bank g. Trust Co., but now cashier OF
the Bank of Sledge at sledge, Miss
was mingling with friends in Green
wood yesterday.
- -
Ex-Sheriff T. J. Fox, Of North Car
rollton, was a business visitor here
yesterday and made this office plea
SAINT call.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1920-10-20
ENDORSEMENT OF
LEAGUE DENIED
Gov. Coolidge Says He Did Not Sane
tiOn Same In Address OF
Welcome To President.

ABOARD GOVERNOR COOL
IDGE'S TRAIN, Oct. Ex-Governor
Coolidge denied in statement today
that he endorsed the League of Ma
tions in his address Of welcome to
President Wilson at Boston upon the
return Of the President from the first
trip to Europe in 1919. The Cover
nor campaigned today in the Pied.
mont section Of North Carolina.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1920-10-20
NOTICE no GRAVEL DEALERS.

The Board Of Supervisors OF Le-
flore County, Mississippi viii re-
ceive bids on the First Monday, IN
November 1920 for not more than lzo
tons nor less than 100 tons OF graVei
for use upon the public roads.
This October 5th 1920,
A. R. BEW, Clerk.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1920-10-20
AID EX-SERVICE
MEN IS GIVEN
Methodist Episcopal Church Gives
Two And A Half Million
Dollars.

CHICAGO, Oct. 21-David d. For.
sythe, Secretary of the Board of
Home Missions and church extension
Of the Methodist Episcopal Church
announced today that two and halt
million dollars had been voted by
the Councils of the Boards Of bene-
volencies of the church to assist ex.
service men to renew their education
broken off before the war.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1920-10-20
Material Building
Trusts Investigated

NEW YORK, Oct. 21--Agent.
the State Attorney Generals offie.
today raided the office of John II,
Hettrick, attorney for the groups Of
master plumbers, stone cutters and
heat ventilating contractors and seiz-
cd documents which will be brought
before the legislative committee in
vestigating the alleged building ma
terial trusts.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1920-10-20
NOTICE To FEED DEALERS.

The Board Of Supervisors OF Le-
flore County, Mississippi, vii II re-
ceive bids on the First Monday IN
November 1920 for one or more cars
of mixed feed for the county mules.
This October 5th 1920.
A. r. BEW, Clerk
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1920-10-20
Repudiate The
Prohibition Law
Associated Press

VANCOUVER, Oct. 21--The repu-
diation Of the British Columbian Pro-
hibition Law was indicated by a 49,
900 majority in votes yesterday, the
Plebiseite has already recorded.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1920-10-20
N0EIcE mo- BRIDGE BUILDERS.

The Board of Supervisors OF Le-
flore County, Mississippi, vii re-
ceive bids on the First Monday in
November 1920 for construction OF
pile bridge at approach on North
side of Yalobusha river near Avalon
according to plans and specifications
on file.
This October 9Th 1920.
A. r. BEW, Clerk.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1920-10-20
John S. Drum Is
Named President
Associated Press

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21--John >.
Drum of San Francisco, has been
olected president of the American
BANKERS Association.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1920-10-20

Mr. f. B. Kersh has returned home
from Brandon, Miss, where he visit
ed his mother. He stopped in Jack
son on the return trip and attended
the State Fair
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1920-10-20

Messrs. +. P, Peasants, Sr, and
r. P. Pleasants, Jr., were business
visitors to Greenwood yesterday from
their plantation home at Minter City
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1920-10-20
Closed AZ to 60 down.
New Orleans Spots 1900,
THE WEATHER


MISSISSIPPI--Fair tonight and
Friday; little change in the temper
ature.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1920-10-20
Observations.

TEMPERATURE Highest, SO de-
grees; lowest, 5s degrees; precipita-
ton, 90; river gauge 7 feet; fall in
"a hours o..
Miss Annie Long Stephen
Local Observer.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-01-09
WINDHAM NOTES


 WINDHAN, Alaska, Dec 29.-F. w. Ketchmark. president of the lnde' pendent Gold Mining Corporation, has left on business trip to Juneau Jack Laurie has charge of the mine work while Mr Ketchmark is in Ju- neau.
 James Bell also left for Juneau last week.
 MT and Mrs. D. w. Yates enter tained at Christmas dinner. the guests being Mr. and Mrs. Jack Lau- rie. and son Edward, w. Childs. P. Blackhead, q. Skelly. J. Kramer, A. w Wavell
 F. Higgins and J. Davis are al the saltery where they are trapping.
 Several black wolves have been seen in this viciSsy istxiS Paul Blackhead Will fEfte here to morrow for business trip to Juneau The Alaska Peerless Gold Mining Company has completed it's assess laent work onrthe tunnel site.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-01-09

ches on January 6, and the greatest amount in one hour, 036, on Septem-
 Der Fist The snowfall was much
 less than in the two preceding years, the total being 94,3 inches. as against
 1864 inches in 1918 and 1886 inches
 in 1917
 There were 62 clear days, B that
 were partly cloudy and 250 cloudy.
 Precipitation in measurable quantity fell on 240 days. The greatest num-
 Der of consecutive days with 0.0I
 inch or more of precipitation was 21 from July ? to 22, inclusive, while the
 greatest number of consecutive days
 without a measurable quantity Of
 precipitation was F, from February 21 to March 1. Snow in measurable quantities fell on 76 days, while there
 were 80 days on which the ground
 one inch or more. The winters snov
 cover disappeared on the 29th of March. and it was not until the 3l of October that the ground was coy cred to depth of an inch. The last freezing temperature of the spring occurred on May 4. ald the first in the autumn on October |S This gave a growing season If 157 days. which compares favorahiy with that of the middle tier of the states and is longer than that or dnarily experienced in the states on the Canadian border. In generl lL however, the season was not especial ly favorable to the crops grown iH
 this locality. Vegetation was re. tarded somewhat by the cool weather of May, June and July. and the ire
 quent rains of the latter months pYe
 vented a proper maturing of straw
 berries. August and September were favorable as to temperature, but
 ranchers had considerable difficulty in curing hay.
 There were 1,594 hours of sun
 shine during the year, or B per cent of the possible amount.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-01-09

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