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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1921-12-07
ARMY OFFICERS
BE RESTORED
TO AUTHORITY
BoLSHEVlkI WILL RECOGNIZE
OLD CLASS OF RUSSIAN
ARIST0CRAT AFTER
YEARS OF DELAY.
Associated Press

RIGA, Latvia, Dec. Z. - The Rus
sian army officer stripped of most
of his authority by Premier Kerensky
at the very start of his regime in
1917, and prosecuted in the early
days of the Bolshevik rule as the per-
sonification of all that was to be de-
spised in bourgeois" or aristocrat,
is about to be restored to practically
the same position he held before the
revolution.
The authority Of an army officer
in the field has been recognized by
the Bolsheviki during the past three
years, and nowhere has discipline, at
least on paper, been stricter than in
the Red Army, but, as a rule, officers
did not find their work attractive.
Their pay was not very much higher
than that of the men, nor was there
any great difference in their rations,
while the responsibility was heavy.
If they came from the old officer
class, they We're constantly under sus-
picion and surveillance by the Com
munist commisars, one of whom was
attached to each separate military
unit.
Now the Soviet government has
come out with an admission that Of
ficers and men cannot be treated
alike and that in order to secure suf-
ficient officers, they must be provid-
ed for on a much higher scale than
the soldiers, and "it should be realiz-
ed that the principle Of equality is
not acceptable"
From the very beginning of the
Bolshevik regime, many officers of
the army of the late Emperor Mich
olas have served the Reds. Some
were compelled to do so, others were
attracted by the promise of food at
the time civilians were starving,
while others, liberal-minded political
ly, volunteered, considering the Red
army, after all, Russian to the core.
Their numbers have been constantly
increasing during the past year, due
to Trotzky's insistence that the Rus
sian army be as efficient as any 9th
er in the world, and also to the grad
ual progress made toward bettering
their lot.
To supply the Red army with we'll
trained, junior officers, the Bolshe-
wiki have opened scores of training
schools. The "Kursants' as these
young officer aspirants are termed,
are spick and span and as well set
up as American West Point cadets.
In addition to school training, they
are given actual battle practice at
every opportunity, being sent into
the field as "shotk troops" against
counter-revolutionary or bandit"
bands in the Ukraine. They great
ly distinguished themselves in the re-
Volt at Kronstadt last March.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1921-12-07
AMERICA
IN REVOLUTION
Guatemala's President Is Overthrow
And Cabinet Are Being
Held Prisoners.


GUATEMALA CITY, Dec. Z. -
President Carlos Herrera, whose gov
ernment in Guatemala is in revolu-
ton has been ousted from power ac-
cording to advices received here to-
day and members of his cabinet are
being held prisoners. Many others
have been arrested, reports say. The
revolution in Guatemala is the first
break in the new Central American
Republic which started so auspicious-
ly this year and had been recognized
by the United States Government
following the settlement of the Costa
Rica and Panama dispute by Secre-
tary Hughes last summer.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1921-12-07
TAX REVISIONS
ARE SUGGESTED
Secretary Melons Report Makes
Notes For Further Reductions
OF Tax Burdens.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7. -- Further
revision Of the tax laws, with reduc-
ton of the maximum increase in sur
tax rates to 20 or 25 per cent and
adjustment of the rates on business
profits and estates, is suggested by
Secretary Mellon in his first annual
report, transmitted today to Con-
gress.
The Treasury Secretary also an
nounces that the Treasury's policy
with respect to deferment of the sol
diers' bonus is unchanged, and urges
prompt funding of the ten millions Of
dollars Of foreign loans as zone Of
the outstanding needs Of the present
economic situation.
Mr.. Mellon also informs Congress
that the maturity within the next six
months Of $6,750, 100000 of the short
dated debt "makes ii imperative that
the government pursue policy Of
the utmost economy and avoid new
undertakings that would throw addi-
tional burdens on the treasury and
embarrass the funding operations"
with respect to the floating debt.
Revenue revision is the subject up
on which the Secretary lays the most
stress.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1921-12-07
Drainage District
Has Been Extended

The Board of Supervisors at its
meeting yesterday ordered the extern
sion Of the Jones' Walton Drainage
District to include the following land,
ali Of Sections four, eight and seven
teen lying west Of the present boun-
daries Of the district and east OF the
nrivate canal Of Fl. L. Walton; all OF
Sections sixteen, fifteen and ten not
now in the district; the west nalr 90 o.
the northeast quarter Of section 70;
ali Of section %: the north half of
the southeast quarter and the north
If ofss section I'll; the east half Of the
northeast quarter of section 20; the
east half of the northeast quarter OF
section 28; and the northwest quar-
tn Of section 27. All the land en-
braced in the extension lies in town.
sbip II 21. range 2 west, which lies y west
# o The Webb Branch Of the G. & g.
Railroad and north Of Schlater.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1921-12-07
New Officers
To Be Elected

The Kiwanis Club at its meeting
tomorrow will hold it's election Of Of
ficers for the incoming term. Two
tickets, the red and the blue are in
the field and spirited contest is an
ticipated by the members. Mr.. w.
H. Harper is in charge of the Blue
campaign and has nominated the
following officerss for. president, j.
w. George; for vice president, G..
NJ. Barrett; for treasurer, R. A. Ball;
for District Trustee, J. H. Pettey; for
directors, W. M. Wilmington, R. c.
McBee, w. K. Clements, D. s.
Wheatiey, W. M. Garrard.
The red ticket is championed by
Mr., Garrard Barrett and has nominal
ted the following: for president, B. Z.
Dulweber; for vice president, II. l..
DeLoach; for treasurer, r. A. Ball;
for district trustee, ]. W. George; for
directors, f. M. Sandifer, III. Mosko-
yitz, w. X. Clements, H. N. Evans.
whichever ticket wins the kiwanis
will have an able set Of officers to
guide its destinies for the next term,
TIE luncheon will be held at the Rel
man House at one o'clock,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1921-12-07
Real Estate Transfers
Recorded Yesterday

The following transfers of real es-
tate were filed for record yesterday
in the Chancery Clerks office. L.
Z. Barnes conveys TO Hubert A..
Hobbs in consideration Of the sum of
$3.50 payable in installments of $50
per month, lot 2, in Block H of Oak
Grove Part of Henry Addition to the
City of Greenwood Oak Grove part
of the Henry Addition to Greenwood
is that portion of Congress Heights
which faces on Parkway. Mr.. Barnes
at present occupies the property sold.
s. L. Gwln as trustee under deed
Of trust executed by Mike Charleson
conveyed TO A. M. Hobbs Lots t9 and
20 in Block Is Of the McShane Addi-
lion in consideration of $50.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1921-12-07
PACKERS STRIKE
IS MORE SERIOUS
Strike Leaders Insist That The Strike
Is One Hundred Per Cent
Effective.

CHICAGO, Dec. 7. = The strike
of the packing house employees in
the large centers outside of Chicago
took a more serious aspect today and
has grown to much greater proper
tions. The strike leaders are insis-
tinp that the strike is one hundred
per cent effective, but the packers
insist that though work is hampered
in some quarters, production is put
slightly affected. National Guards
men are patrolling the st: PAU pack
ing district because interference WIN
employees entering the plant is sald
to have occurred. At Kansas City all
pickets have been ordered off the
streets, and at Fort Worth two alleg-
ed strikers have been shot by a ne
gro who was beaHen by a crowd.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1921-12-07
Closed to s down.
New York Spots 1R50-20 down.
NEW ORLEANS COTTON NJ ARKBl
Open High Low Close Close
Prev.
Jan. 16,50l6.5 SO 1887 1850
Mar. 1850 1887 49I16.52 1887
May 16.47 1855 I16.40l 1912 1851
Closed 8 to is down,
New Orleans SF9ts 1875,
NEW ORLEANS COTTON LETTER
fFrom Jno. F. Clark q Co.
by Abe Silyer.l

NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 7. - Polit.
ically the news reads well this morn
ing. London. says Great joy and
thankfulness over the Irish agree
ment which is called the greatest in
history and the signing Of the treaty
the supreme event. Treaty has to
be ratified by Ulster but no greater
difficulty seems feared.
The action by Liverpool this morn
ing in showing 16 to II down against
6 to 10 down due is no reflection of
any change in political security but
rather a similarity Of result with that
in our markets where first expression
flattened out into former waiting
dullness. Moreover, the sharp rise
in sterling exchange entitled Liver
pool to some shaving in parity. On
the whole, however, the markets
merely give to understand that they
appreciate the change between antic-
ipation and actuality. All that has
been gained SO far is political under
standing which has to precede trade
reconstruction, but the actual broad
ening out of trade depends now on
understanding and therefore
the recommendation contained in the
presidents message in the refunding
Of the allies debt and it's immediate
taking up in congress, is the leading
item of the time.
Indication the appreciation Of this
factor in relation to the value Of cot
ton, the Wall Street review devotes
space to argument on
action by the cotton mar
ket and saysl it is believed that the
political settlement in England will
be the forerunner of enlarged manu-
featuring and distribution of cotton
goods in the United Kingdom.
This review also said that there
were more indications of willingness
TO discount business improvement and
that payment Of several deferred div
idends indicated more hopeful trade
prospects.
As TO direct market prospects, one
might say that the action by Liver
pool although fully explained by the
rise in the sterling rate and the pres
snt status of progress in reeonstruc-
lion, is likely TO encourage the reac-
tionary pull exercised by dullness
during the present holiday and gener-
al waiting period with possibly
he further detraction Of two gov
srnment publications that might lend
to the propagation Of lar
ger crep views. However, possibilit-
es are standing out SO conspicuously
,ullish that the market, with the as
sistance of cheap money, should be
able to take care of all temporary
,lackness in feeling and slumping
,nedullness.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1921-12-07
Income Tax Paid
atNfE
On Mans Arrest

4. JACKSON, Miss, Dec. 6. - Dur
ing the term Of Federal Court at
ncksburg last week, Alfred A. Adler
sag to be wealthy cotton buyer and
broker of that city, was arrested on
tne charge Of failure TO make returns
in his income to the collector Of IN
ternal revenue.
This slthe first arrest in the state
on this account. Mr.. Adler had TO
pay several thousand dollars, and IT
y said that his troubles are not over,
Since the arrest of Mr.. Adler It Is
Msderstood " that other persons in the
yicksburg district have been over to
Jackson to attend to income tax mat
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1921-12-07
History Soldiers Home
Now Placed On Sale

BILOXI. Miss, Dec. 6. = A soa BOOK
entitled i'Historic Beauyoir," CONAN, CONAN;
mo the history Of Besuvoir Soldiers
rIe ue,oe .n has been placed on sale and IS
NESTING r "a a successful sale along the
Mi.s;ssinpi ,Ii. coast TIE book was pre-
pared m by the United Daughters .,,.;,,nd q w
Confederacy, and the funds deriseu r
,y;Il yI hs used to place the original fur-
n;tnre m1 # the home Of Jefferson "a
y;s IN first-class condition.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1921-12-07
ROTARY CLUB
HELD MEETING
Business Meeting---Seyeral Visitor
Were Present And Some Good
Talks Were Enjoyed.

The Rotarians held their usual
weekly luncheon yesterday noon at
the Irving Hotel, with but few mem
bers, and those unavoidably 80.
There is very little business trans
acted at the noon lunches due to the
shortness Of the time allotted and the
time Is mostly spent in social CONVEX
sation and good fellowship among the
members.
There were several guests present.
Mr.. Frank Wright had as his
guest his father, Mr.. Porter; Mr.. G.
A. Wade's guest was Mr.. M. J.
Bruce and Hon. w m. Hammer
brought with him DIR, Baird Of Texas
who is here in the interest Of the
Presbyterian University.
Some splendid talks were enjoyed.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1921-12-07
Automobile Damages
Buggy Yesterday

An automobile driven by Jeff 0w-
ems, a negro, and reported by specta-
tors to have been going at an exces-
sive rate of speed, collided with the
buggy of Mr.. Il. L. Barrentine, one
of Carroll County's substantial cit
izens yesterday afternoon on Carroll
ton Avenue. The buggy was com
pletely demolished. Mr.. Barrentine
had gotten out of the buggy and had
hitched his horse wnen the accident
occurred. Jeff failed TO stop after
the accident, but was later arrested
and lodged in the county jail. Infor-
nation obtained at the Court House
was to the effect that the car which
Jeff was driving belonged to DR.. Nc
Gehee Of Money.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1921-12-07
FINAL ESTIMATE
ON COTTON CROP
s,l47,o0O Bales Is Estimated BY The
Commercial Appeal TO Be Pro-
duction This Year.

The Commercial Appeals final es-
innate places the 1922 cotton crop
at 8,l47,000 running bales, exclusive
Of linters and repacks. Reports
from correspondents indicate that the
crop, In quantity, averages an unus-
ually high percentage as TO grade,
due to favorable picking season and
prompt harvesting. Practically all
cotton has been picked.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1921-12-07
Present Contractors To
Complete Some Roads
In The County
PRIOR CONTRACTS
ARE RESCINDED
Entire Matter Highway
Construction Revised
By Supervisors.

The Board of Supervisors of Le-
fIore County have entered into new
,outract with Kelly, Walker and
Kaufman, the road contractors who
Nave been constructing the county
roads under contract entered into
N May 1919, which practically con-
stitutes a complete and entire revis-
ion of the construction of the roads
n this county. The plans and spec
ifications however, upon which the
roads have been constructed are EN-
bodied entire into the new contract,
and such roads as will be constructed
under the new contract will be built
along the same plan as the old roads
IN the county. A number of project
ed roads will not be built, and the fu-
ture road building will be done only
4 On the order of the Board and will be
constructed from time to time as the
Board Of Supervisors deem that they
have sufficient money in hand for the
building of the roads, except that un-
der the contract should more than
four months elapse from the time one
Of the roads contracted for is finished
8nntl another is ordered started the
option is given to the Contractors and
retained by the Board to declare the
present contract at an end.
The terms of payment to contract
ors remain as they have been under
the old contract. 4.
The present contract will expire
and no more work is to be done un-
der 1t after June /, 1924. By its
terms and provisions the new con-
tract provides that all premiums for
bonds made by the Kelly, Walker &
Kaufman people covering roads on
which no work has as yet been done,
and which will not be completed un-
der the present contract will be re-
funded the contractors.
The New Amsterdam Casualty Co.,
the surety on the bond of the contrac-
tors under the old contract are re-
leased from liability, and the Contract
releases the county from all claims
for damages arising under the old
contract.
Kelly, Walker & Kaufman will be
paid on the following roads which
have been deemed completed by the
terms Of the new contract: The
Shellmound road from Sunny Side
and Minter City to the Tallahatchie
County line, and the Shellmound road
to the Sunflower County line; the
road from Minter City toward Cane
Lake, and the road from Schlater
% Sunny Side; the contractors will
also be paid for the earth work done
on the following roads: Itta Bena-
Woodruff Bridge road; the road from
Greenwood to Carroll County thru
The Cortner place and the road from
sMinter City to New Oklahoma. The
road from Itta Rena to Woodruff
nridge has been gravelled for about
lwo niles and this will be paid for.
The following roads will be con-
structed by the. same contractors upon
the order of the Board:
From Itta Bena through Quito
and Morgan, and from Morgan thru
iSwiftown to the county line, about
~ miles; the road from Quito to Roe
buck bridge; from Itta Bena to Tur-
key Bayou; from Griffith Bayou to
ithe z Carroll County line; and from
greenwood to Carroll County through
Dr.. Bright's place.
Instead of a bond covering all OF
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1921-12-07
Duke OF Brunswick
Suing For Annuity
Associated Press

BRUNSWICK, Germany, Dec. I. --
The Duke Of Brunswick, the former
Kaiser's only son-in-law, is suing
tie state Of Brunswick for 100000
marks with the interest which has ac-
crued since the revolution, claiming
that he has not received a penny
from his estates although an annuity
Of 100000 marks was agreed upon.
The Duke complains that he is tin-
able any longer to pay his living ex-
penses unless he receives the stipula-
ted amount.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1921-12-07
Only Thirteen Bodies
Found Dynamite Blast
Associated Press

BERLIN, Dec. 7. - Bodies of only
thirteen of more than one hundred
workers, who were killed In the ex-
plosion Of the Nobel Dynamite Works
at Saar Louis, Rhenish Prussia,
have been recovered according 10
latest reports. The total number in
jured has not yet been aseertained
An explosion In an oil tank detsroy-
ed the greater part Of the factory.
Neighboring houses were damaged
and the fire which followed spread
10 the surrounding forests.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1921-12-07
Six Months Sentence
For Making Liquor

Mr.. Hagenbart, the Carroll County
farmer, living six miles from Green
wood, whom ii was reported yester-
day had received a fine Of $4,000
and costs in the federal court at OK
ford, received sentence Of six
months in the Federal penitentiary,
according to Sheriff Vardaman who
had made the capture and who this
morning returned from Oxford. Hag-
enbart entered plea Of guilty to a
charge Of manufacturing liquor.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1921-12-07
DOCTOR LORENZ J.
BACK TO VIENNA
Famous Austrian Surgeon Finds
Much Professional Opposition
In This Country.


NEW YORK, Dec. - DR.. Adolph
Lorenz the famous Austrian surgeon
announced today that he would return
to Vienna Immediately and discontin-
ue his free clinics in this country, be-
cause Of the opposition to his pro-
fessional activities by American ply
sicians.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1921-12-07

tuberculosis is an infectious dis
ease caused by micro-organism called
the tubercle bacillus. The germs are
found most commonly In the spitum
of those suffering with the disease.
They may be found occasionally in
pus discharges from other organs or
parts Of the body affected BY tuber-
culous disease; for example, the knee
joint. They are also found in cows
milk, butter and cheese.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1921-12-07
City Commissioners
Met Last Night

The City Council held its first
meeting Of the month last night, with
all councilmen and officers in atten-
dance. Only routine matters Of all
lowance and adjustment Of some tax
assessments were gone into. The
Board will hold its next meeting on
the third Tuesday night Of this
month.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1921-12-07
Mr.. Axson Will Speak
Here Again Tonight

Mr.. r. X, Axson will speak at the
First Presbyterian Church tonight at
1880, All who heard him on Sunday
will take this opportunity TO hear
him again.
Reports from the canvass that is
being made for Memphis College will
be heard tonight.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1921-12-07
Important Meeting
Of American Legion

An important meeting of the Am
erican Legion will be held in the
Chamber Of Commerce rooms at 1880
pm. Friday, Dec. 9th, for the pur-
pose Of the election Of officers for
the coming year.
All members are urgently requested
to be present.
Everybody come and help to start
next year right.
w. p. KEESLER,
Post Commander, KEGS
Ter Hamrick Gillespie
Post 20.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1921-12-07
Jackson Lawyer Gets
Nom. u. s. Attorney
Associated I'resa

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7.-E. e.
Hindman, Of jackson, Miss, was to-
day nominated by President Hard
ing to be United States District At
torney for the Southern District Of
Mississippi, Mr. Hindman is an at
torney in jackson and leader Of
republicans. He will sue
ceed Hon. Julian P. Alexander.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1921-12-07
The Public Library
Report November

Two books Of Juvenile fiction do
mated.
for the Sunday issue Of the London
Times and the Sunday Issue Of New
4 MRS. EDITH GILLESPIE,
Librarian.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1921-12-07
CHINA REMAINS
NEUTRAL IN WAR
resolution Adopted At Conference
For Neutrality Where Not
Party To War.
Associated Press

n WASHINGTON " Dec. 4. The
ar Eastern Committee Of the Wash
ston Conference today adopted q
ssointlon providing for the IleEtrali-
N q China in case Of war in which
/ Snlna is not \ party.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1921-12-07
IRISH PRISONERS
NOW RELEASED
English Kings Proclamation Frees
All Political Prisoners In The
Emerald Isle.
Associated Press

Y LONDON, Dec. z. King George
today issued proclamation feleas-
ing all political prisoners who are
now interned in Ireland.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1921-12-07
listers Prem. Refuses
To Make A Statement
Associated Press

BELFAST, Dec. z. - Sir James
Craig, Ulster Premier told the III
ster Parliament today that he did
not deem II expedient at this time to
make any statement regarding the
details of the new Irish proposals as
the document contains a number Of
antiquities which will have to be
made clear before the public can
rightfuily interpret the instrument.
-
The plague of tuberculosis is one
of the greatest single causes of
death in the United States. One
tenth Of all the men, women and
children who die each year are VIC
Tins Of tuberculosis.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1921-12-07

The acid test for the Fall bride
groom Is coming when his wife asks
him to wear the Christmas necktie
she bought for him.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1921-12-07

Do your best, but not your best
friend.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1921-12-07
THE WEATHER

X X n * X n X n X 4 n n X n
FOR MISSISSIPPI Rain tonight
and Thursday; warmer in east and
south portion tonight.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1921-12-07
LOCAL OBSERVATIONS

For the period ending 8 pm yes
terday.
TEMPERATURES: maximum 65 de-
grees; minimum 30 degrees; rainfall
600; river gauge so, fall OIL.
Frank Abbatt. Local Observer.