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MISSISSIPPIS LIVEST xÎtTLE BIG NEWSPAPER.
^ PUBLISHED EVERY AFTERNOON EXCEPT SUNDAY
GREENWOOD, LEFLORE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, SATURDAY AFTERNOON, NOVEMBER 22, 1919
ASSOCIATED PRESS NEWS SERVICfc
J. L. & S. GILLESPIE, Editors ahd Publishers
VOLUME 4—NUMBER72
SUBSCRIPTION: 8 gL^ 5c
PERI
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THE NORWEGIAN
BUSINESS MEN
Are Beginning To Suffer From Ger
man Competition, According To
The Latest Reports Received.
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they^ cannot afford buy them at
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CHRISTIANIA, Nov. 22~Norway is
beginning to suffer from German
competition, say leading Norwegian
business men. Prices for machinery
and steel construction are said to be
60 per cent cheaper in Germany than
in Norway. The finished product im
ported from Germany costs only
about as much as the raw or un
finished product would cost in Nor
way.
Reports from Germany say that
industry there is growing rapidly.
The low rate of German exchange, it
,
pointed out, makes Germany s com
petition in foreign markets much
keener.
is
Norwegian ^electrical power plants
now' under construction are buying
Germany because
their turbines in
they are so much cheaper there that
It is claimed that at present Ger
many is able to beat any competition
here on the products for which she,
herself, can furnish raw materials. 1
Lack of shipping facilities is said to
be the only thing that prevents Ger
frSPi dumping her products on
Leading Norwegian business, men
have been made rather pessimistic by
many
Scandinavian countries at prices
low as td kill all competition.
so
this condition.
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SAYS GERMANY
BEST ORGANIZED
;
Nation In The World For The Com
mercial War That Is to Be, Says
Premier Wm. M. Hughes.
had
to
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, SYDNEY, Australia, Nov. 22—
Premier William M. Hughes
Hvh
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returned from t Melbourne
he dec are '" » J**" » * it
Ärid for*the
commercial war that is to be. If you
with Germany,
en
want trade relations
Germans j
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The
get somebody else,
have been guilty of every crime on
earth. They have put a soldier so
cialist where the Hohenzollems were,
but what does it matter whether it is
Ebert or William, They are the same
Germans they were in 1914. So far
sa I am concerned until they have ex
piated their crimes in
words, I will not take them by the
hand and call them friends.
not
deeds,
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Shriner's Special
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The Shriner's from Greenwood and r
vicinity have made arrangements for
a special car to be attached to the
regular Jackson train next Thursday p
to attend the Thanksgiving ceremon
ial of Wahabi Temple to be held in
Jackson on that date. Quite a large
number from this section will attend
this ceremonial and on account of the
heavy passenger traffic on all trains
now, made arrangements for this spe
This car will leave from
Clrksdale that morning and will ar- ;
rive in Greenwood at 7:40 a. m. get-;
ting to Jackson at 12:30.
cial car.
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Hartshorn and little
Mrs. A. B.
daughter, Helen, who have been the
guests of Mrs. A. M. Stoner for the
past week, left today for their home
at Natchez.
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Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Riley are the
pafente of a fine ten pound daughter,
who was born to them yesterday
morning at their home in
Greenwood.
North
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Mr. Calhoun Wilson will leave Sun
day for Memphis, from where he will
a cc om pany his niece, Miss Anne Yan
dell to Nashville, Tenn., where she
will «re-enter the Ward Belmont col
lege.
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Mr. Rowan Thayer has returned
from Aberdeen, where he attended
ion of North Missis
sippi C onf ere n ce as a delegate from
the'Greenwood Methodist church.
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Mrs. 8. M. Wilsford has returned
Mem Columbus, where he represented
Mm Greenwood Presbyterian church
a t th* annual session of the Synod
* Mississippi.
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Darlington,
Sunday for her home
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COAL FAMINE MAY
HU GREENWOOD
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Only Enough Fuel In Local Bins To
Supply Consumers To January 1st,
If Mild Weather Prevails!
If mild weather prevails, there is
a sufficient supply of coal in the bins
im Greenwood to supply the citizens
until January 1st according to esti
mates which were made by one of the
coal dealers of the city. However,
should extremely cold weather set in,
the supply would quickly be diminish
ed and it is probable that citizens Q
who have not secured their supply of
fuel for the winter would be unable j
to secure coal m any quantity, if pre-;
sent conditions at the mines still pre
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Stroud s coal yard has about 600 tons
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hand and Mr. H. G. Coburn, a rep
resentative of this company, said this
amount would supply the consumers
of Greenwood until January 1st un
less extremely cold weather occurred.
LITTLE COAL CITY PLANT.
The manager of Stoner & Co., sta
ted to a reporter this morning that
^ ^ ^ ^ & pound of CQal hig
^ Greenwood . However
on
superintendent of
light
only
Mr. Roy cott,
Q f the Greenwood water and
p i an t, stated that the city
had 100 tons on hand, a supply which
w jn on iy last the city one hundred
hours, as a ton an hour is consumed
in the operation of the plant. Mr.
Stott stated that the city had been re
ce iving its supply of coal from the
Alabama and Kentucky coal fields,
through the railroad companies. He
said coal which was consigned to,
Greenwood to private concerns would
be confiscated by the railroads and
given to the city before the govern
ment would permit the shutting down
of the plant.
Mr. Stott said he was unable to
Mr. Cobum states that his company j
had been delivering an average of 40
to 45 tons per day to the consumers of
He stated that many of j
state when the city would secure more
coal as the local plant was just sup
p ]j ed by the railroads, whenever it
was possible for them to turn over
loads of coal to him.
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CITIZENS USE 45 TONS DAY.
1 Greenwood.
the citizens had already secured their
supply of coal for the winter and that
it was the people who bought from
one to two tons at a tinte, that the;
company would now be called upon to,
supply
his
.He said from now on
orders
for
j company expected few
i more than two tons at a time.
Mr. Coburn is in receipt of a wire
„
horn the General Director of the Ra.l
roads saying he had been advised that
Greenwood had a supply of 700 tons
and that "it would be >nc°"^tentto
ship anymore coal here for the pres
ent.
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A number of ladies spent a m t
enjoyable day with Mrs. R. H. Bar-j
rett at her Lakesside plantation near|
Schlater yesterday. Those present
were Mrs. WUliam Irvine Mrs. Joseph
Rennie, Mrs. Robert Parish, Mrs.
Robert Miller, Mrs Ed Jones of Sch
later and Mrs. a C. Neill of Whaley,
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Can't Do Without
The Home News
Mr - w - T - Davis> of this city ' who is
a protracted visit to the families
of bis daug hter and son at Brecken
i d g e ,Texas, writes us the following
appreciated letter:
"Inclosed find $2.00 for which
p i ea se send me The Daily Common
we alth four months. Although I'm in
the wild and wooly west, I carft do
without the home news—so don't fail
to send me the paper."
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Miss Lucille Bryan, who underwent
an oper ation in Memphis a few days
ago> f or the removal of a goitre, is
getting along nicely and it is believed
she w ill be able to be home the last of
next week.
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Mrs. Joe Ellington and children
have gone to spend the week end with
relatives in Lexington.
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Mr. Harry Powell of Chicago, has
arrived in Greenwood and has accept
ed a position with Mr. J. A. Mack. He
is an expert steam fitter.
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Mrs. J. W. George, Mrs.
Weaver- and Miss Rebecca Weaker,
and her guest, Miss Wilson of At
lanta and Miss Mildred George, left
yesterday for Jackson, where they at
tended a dance given at the Elks Club
last night. They will return home
this evening.
P.
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Mrs. W. H. Hays, of Yazoo City,
_the guest of Dr. and Mrs. J. P.
Bates yesterday. Mr. Hays joined
Mrs. Baya hem this morning and
of Mr. and Mrs.
they were
H. W. Gideon todpy.
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*Wsre the stock ticker
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GEN. YUDENITCH
COMMANDER OF
J
The Anti-Bolshevik Forces On The
Baltic Front, Is An Ordinary
Army Officer.
LONDON, Nov. 22-G.ner.l Yud
enitc ^ Commander _ in _ Chief of the
anti-Bolshevik forces on the Baltic
front Jg an ord j nary army officer who
^ ^ orced hig w upward by his
talents and his character said Gen- **
Dobrjansky representative of
Q enera j Yudenitch in England, in a
se ^] emen |. regarding his chief and the
ideal *
^ ^ ^ &g the Japanese ^
. . . , . ,
he showed his strategic capacity and
initiative as commander of a regi
ment," continued General Dohrjansky.
"He then received the highest of
awards—the uniform of the rifle reg
iment which he commanded and a gold
. , , ._ , «vf
_sword, assigned him by a meeting of
sentatives of the array .
.. General Yudenitch's idea is to
Bolshevism to the last, in close
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of his country from its oppressors
and to give the Russian people the
possibliity of expressing its will
through a freely elected constituent
assembly,
"His staff consists of men faithful
to their national ideals and their du
ties to the Allies. They never ac
knowledged the Brest-Litovsk peace,
and, robbed of all, worn out but firm
in spirit, they are still fighting the
German mercenaries and their Bol
shevik agents.''
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Qfg0H\\rood SCOreS A.
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Victory From Visitors
The Greenwood fligh School Foot
ball Team playod a fast game yes
terday and wpn from the Greenville
Higà by a score of 7 to 0. Oliver Dix
starred for the locals and made many
good plays.
The local team has had numbe rs o
defeats recently, but they have
getting in some hard practice and
went into the contest with a deter
mination to win yesterday. This Is
the second victory for the Greenwood
team this season, they having scored
another success when they won from
Gre nada sever* weeks a*o.
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SHOULD WAGE WAR ON HORSE
FLY.
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Dr. S. E. Osborne has been attend
five days meeting of the Ajn
mg a
efrican Veterinary Medical Associa
tion at New Orleans, and reports that
from the various investigations as to
how the so-call Swamp Fever Disease,
which is prevalent among the horses
and mules in this section of the state,
is transmitted by a certain species of
horse-fly. Therefore, the thing for the
stock owners to do, is to start a war
the horse-fly, and stop the spread
of this dreaded disease, as there has
not been discovered a vaccine that
will prevent the spread of Swamp
on
Fever.
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According to report from Paris the
International Criminal Court has a
d k et o£ about 600 cases of German
officials including P,™* Rupprecht
q£ Bavaria> who will ^ tried for com
^ ^ offenses in France and Bel
m These trials will establish a
precedent but are not the less
for that reason. It is high
time to begin to bring to account men
who during war commit savage acts
at vit e M eIPenSe ~ " f ' lth " «
civilians, v .
^ ^ be g enu j ne appeal of its un
hackneyed story is attributed much of
^ exceptional popularity enjoyed by
««jj ay ti me ,*» All of the scenes are laid
in New y ork G ity and the action of
the . CO vers a period of almost
eigbty years>
comedy for it is a drama e m
Wlighed with music that blends log
into the act i on of the play,
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MAYTIME.
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In nowise does "May
resemble the conventional mu
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Power Printing
Press For Sale
Prouty Power Printing Press in
good condition, at a real bargain. Will
print six, seven or eight column folio
and large circular work.
paper,
Makes a clean, clear-cut impression.
Reason for selling wé have installed
a faster press. Address The Dally
Commonwealth, Greenwood, Miss.
First grade fuel problem r Railroads
must have 30 per cent of the normal
soft coal output, which the strike has
eût 75 per cant. Find how mad will
be left for private
Mrs. Nelson E. Taylor and!
visitors
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Mr.
Mrs. a E. Powell
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J COTTON MARKETS*
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NEW YOfK COTTQN MARKET
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Jan. - - 34.25
Map. - - 32.45
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New York Spots 39.00—60 up.
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Mar. - - ) 33.00 33.80 33.00 33.56 32.90 t
Closed 35 to 66 up.
New Orleans Spots- 38.75.
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GREENWOOD COTTON RECEIPTS, i
1918-19 recepits .
1917-18 receipts ..
Since Sept. 1, 1919, ...
Same date last year ...
Week ending Nov. 20, .
Same week last year .
Stock on hand now -.
Same date last year .—
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.160,064;
.133,197
. 74,218;
. 88,854;
. 6,170 j
. 6,108 i
. 33,093|
. 41,731
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Temperatur^Highest, 77 degrees;
lowest, 57 degrees ;afc 7 a. ». 40 de
grees; precipitation 0.0.; river gauge!
22.5; rise in 24 hours 0.5. j
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MISSISSIPPI—Fair tonight, sli
ghtly colder in the interior; Sunday
fair.
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Didn't Get To See
Ex-Gerntan Emperor
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AMERONGEN, Nov. 22—A young
man who registered as John E. Best,
aged 28, of South Portland, Me., has
just left Amerongen, presumbaly to
return to America, afte, spending
nearly a week here in a fruitless and
somewba ^ mysterious effort to see the
ftfjiier Genhaa Emperor at Bentinck
castle.
Mr. Best said he had. served in the
American army as sergeant in the
Medical Corps. He was questioned
closely by Amerongen officials. He
insisted that he had something im
portant to tell the exiled ruler. He
was allowed to stay until he was sat
isfied of the failure of his mission and
was then given a hint it would be
wiser for him to leave Amerongen.
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Reorganization Of
The Lithuanian Gov't
AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND,;
Nov. 22—Admiral Jeliicoe declared m|°
.a speech the other day that until the
^ of Nat i 0 ns had proved itself,
^ British Empire would bo.wise to!
t t . th mi _ bt of the British navy,
d ^ Ted that if a portion of the em
d J d ^ ired * he l^n naval defense,
?. ld h l now
^ Adm^l said there were un
^Ss Tthe Pacific which
m jgbt in future lead to trouble. It
wag devou tj y to be hoped that the
1-kU« of Nation, would iessoo»n y
possible danger of war. Neverthe-,
less, he said hé did not think there
members of the British
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LONDON, Nov. 22—Brigadier Gen
eral Crozier, on the retired list of the
British army, has been appointed by
the Lithuanian government as Major
General of the Lithuanian General
Staff, it is announced by the Lithu
anian delegation here,
that other officers of various arms
and of high rank will leave London
shortly to assist General Crozier.
Their task will be to help in the re
organization of the Lithuanian Army.
It is stated
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Admiral Jeliicoe
Makes Statement
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were many
Empire who were prepared to stake
their all upon the efficacy of a body
which had not yet really come into
being.
POSTMASTER EXAMINATION.
U. S. Civil Service Examination
will be held at the postoffice in
Greenwood on. Dmwmbor, 17th, 1919
fdr applicants far the position of post
master at Grenada, Mias. The office
pays a salary of $2400 per year. For
further Information apply to T. F.
Prophet, Local Secretary, Greenwood,
Misa.
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Lots of people agree with Charlie
and! Schwab, who says there is too much
in j agitation
on both sides of the indus
trial
BEER BEING SOLD
,Y ST. LOUIS
FR
DKN
Following The Issuance Of The In
i
junction Restraining Interference
With Manufacture.
Associated Press
ST. LOUIS, Nov. 22-Beer with
2 .75 per cent alcoholic' contents was
sold freely in St .Louis today, follow
the issuance of the injunction of
t he Federal District Court, restrain
ing the interference with the manufac
t ure of the sale of beer. United States
Attorney Hensely's decision will be
appealed as speedily as possible, it is
said.
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The Labor Leaders
Opposed Treaty
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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA, Nov. 22
Ratification of the Peace Treaty and
the guarantee to France by the Fed
er.1 House of Representatives at Mel
bourne was preceded by angry de
M^ite- wmL°m M "Hughes
and three other members of the first
Labor Party war administration.
The charge that Mr. Hughes was
censurable for the cession of the Mar
censurable for the cession of the Mar
shall and Caroline Islands to Japan
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promoted the use of the words "you
i; e »' and ii ke expressions Mr Hughes
^ 1 reS p 0 nsible for
sam tnat ne was not responsiDie ior
the allocation of the islands, nor was
the Austrian government. The gov
ernment accepted the situation as it
found it and as it had to be. But he
did not accept it without setting
forth the "White Austria, policy.
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The American Fleet
To Receive Welcome
Associated Press
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA, Nov. 22—
Commenting on the reported inten
sion of the United States Asiatic
squadron to visit Australia, the Syd
ney Daily Telegraph recently said
editorially:
The American Fleet may be as
sured of an enthusiastic and unani
mous welcome. Our welcome will
show how eager _we are to frustrate
the work of those who would spread!
suspicion and misunderstanding be
tween the peoples of the British Em
pire and of the United States.
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Local Baptist Church
Has Quota Of $75,000
Relative to the 75 Million Dollar
Campaign, the quota suggested by the
Campaign Headquarters for the First
Baptist Church, Greenwood, Miss., is
second to none in the state. The
Greenwood church has a quota of $75,
000.00. No other church has a larger
suggested amount, and there is only ^
one other which has as large, namely,
the First Church, Jackson.
We are glad to announce that in
dications noint to victory for the
Greenwood church, as'already, more
than a week before the Campaign
starts the following will indicate :
Three church members have announced
that thev are going to give $5,000.00
e^h one member $10 000.00 one
member $3 o"o™0 three members
$1 500 00 each- five members $1,000.00
« TZTtX $750.00; équité a
CaCh '
hoœful that every member
Greenwood church and every
° f the Greenwood churcn a a y
Baptlst m the Greenwood te ry
£° ing make a subscription o s
An obligation rests just as
heavily on tbe perso " ™ h ° 18 f. V!
subscribe only one doBar as J
on the person who is able to subscribe
thousand dollars or more Every.
Person is to sul^nhe^ the
amo ™ , . , sacr ifici a l sub-!
f a DerS on who is not able
Tmount will be
^ effective ^ as much a ppre
as the ' largest subscription
The Campaign does not begin until
Sunday, November 30th, and it will;
continue eight days. Sunday morn
ing, November 30th, will be voluntary
period aii over the county, with head- j
quarters and subscription cards at
each church. It will be great if ev
ery Baptist church in Leflore county
will subscribe its full suggested quota
during the voluntary hours. Come
forward, friends of the great move
ment, and let us subscribe the full
amount by noon, November 30th.
i. W. QUINN,
I^flore County Pub. Director.
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The rights of the whole people must
before that of any unit of them
_ aoon as that is fully recognized
'tilings will begin to move smoother.
come
TUMULTY MAKES
STATEMENT TODAY
Says No Breach Occurred Between
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President Wilson ard Senator
. Hitchcock.
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 22- Seere
tary Tumulty today issued a state
ment, emphasizing the fact that no
breach has occurred between Presi-:
dent Wilson and Senator Hitchcock,
He characterized the lktters leader
ship of the treaty fight as "masterly''
and "satisfactory to all friends -of the
administration.
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i Jenkins Still In
Mexican Penitentiary
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 22—Although
the note from the American to the
Mexican government demanding im
mediate release of William O. Jenkins,
the American Consular agent at Pue
was de|jvered to the Mexican For .
ei offlce Wednesd evening,
Mexican City P st f rday - id
J hat Denartment anTounc"
tiary, the State Department a -
e XT ° &y '. , thp
re *^ y ^ as ^ een rece
!Am er ic an note, officials reiterated to
, , on
day that wouldn t sustain the charg
. ,, i-ivof Ton
eS ° f the publ c authorities that J :
kins is in collusion w ^ h u thebandlts I
whQ kidnapped an d held him for ran
it : . _ ^ . rpi_
Lettish LäptUFG A RG
Capital Of Courtland
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LONDON, Nov. 22—The Lettish!
forces yesterday captured Mitau, the!
capital of Courtland, according to the!
Lettish legation here. The Letts con-|
tinued the victorious advance.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 22—The Rail
road Administration today authorized!
the Regional Coal Committee at At- !
lanta to supply cotton seed crushing
mills with coal to meet immediate de
mands.
Cotton Seed Oil Mills
Are To Get Coal
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mands.
Hold. Prohibition
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Act Constitutional I
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MILWAUKEE, Wis., Nov. 22—The j
United States District Judge Geiger
toda y held that the Prohibition En
forcement Act wa ® constitutional.
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Situation Adriatic
Vfocs Poophorl c
XiaS rveaCIteU
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T _ 99 _ T , QÎW | OT1
L ?^ D ? N ' ^ 22 Th -
on Adrlatlc Wlth the resumin ? of u the ^^
Gabriele D l A . nn " n * 10 ^
^ a ^ h ® d a c " s "' th . h was
that he f ft doubt at ,
d *^ r ™ l " ed . t0 &nneX Dalmatia and
attack Montenegro.
Tbe Slavo forces are reported
to have concentrated troops and will
be ready to reslst t e aggression.
D ,^ n z t"arT Ä«
that among certain elements, there ;
seems to be a desire to make h . im
President of Ita1y ' Some w ® 11 ia "
formed quarters> however, beReve he
merely desires to annex Dalmatia for
no republican
O npr î a l MeetîllffS At
Special MmlngS l
Schlater And Money
Special meetings will be held to
morrow afternoon at 2:30 in the in
toxost of tbe Baptiet 75 miUion ««
paign at Schlater and Money. Rev.
W. C. Tyree and W. M. Whittington
and M rs. Ammen will speak at the
former and Rev. N. W. P. Bacon an
J. W. Quinn at the latter,
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Criminal Term UOUTt
j ()Dens Here Monday
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Judge H. H. Elmore will
the criminal term of the November
Circuit Court at the courthouse in
in Greenwood on next Monday morn
ing at 9 o'clock. The docket is an
unusually lieavy one, 71 indictments
having been returned by the grand
session last week.
convene
jury which was in
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Adam and Eve resurrected— a New
Yorker arrested for impersonating
naval Officer says his wife bought him
the uniform and made him wear it.
COAL SITUATION
IS NO BETTER
Secretary Wilson's Proposal Only Ser
ved to Widen the Breach Ditww
Operators and Minera.
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uminious coal operators of the Cen
tral competitive field declared today
that Secretary Wilson's proposal to
the joint wage scale committees yes
WASHINGTON, Nov. 22—The bit
terday, served only to widen the
breach between the operators and the
miners.
There are only a few more
words to say and they will be said
declared Thomas C. Brewster,
M
soon,
chairman of the operators. It is under
stood that Wilson suggested an in
crease of 25 1-2 cents ton for coal
diggers and $1.85 increase for day la
borers. Some of the operators said
this was wholly unsatisfactory to
them and that unless the representa
tives do not discuss Wilsorf s propo
sal, the negotiations between the op
erators and the miners will be resum
CHICAGO, Nov, 22-While encour
agi " g re P orts were received tod ^
from the western par t Q f Colorado
and state of Washmgton, no indi
cations were made that the miners in
, f , fi w intend resume
tne SOIt coai IieiQS iniena lo re»""«
,
worx. — -
industrial plants, mainly in the Cen
tral West are now in prospect as a re
ed today.
REPORTS ARE ENCOURAGING.
An additional shut down of
suit of the coal shortage.
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KING PETER IS
IN POOR HEALTH
_
And Totally Deaf-The Aged Monarch
Is Living In A Quiet Retreat
Outside The City.
health and . totally deaf. The aged
monarch is living in a "quiet monastic
! retreat outside the city, having been
brought recently from Piraeus,
Greece. Doctors agree that he can
Associated Press
BELGRADE, SERBIA, Nov. 21?
King Peter, of the new Kingdom of
Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, is in poor
not live many years. His entire right
side is paralyzed, and he is able to
walk a few steps, and then only with
the aid of crutches. He has practi
I cally retired from the world, for he
keeps himself in seclusion and takes
no active part in the affairs of his
kingdom. His physician is his only
j compan ion.
p r i nce Regent Alexander is to all
j nten ts and purposes King o Serbia,
or> to be more exact, of the "Kingdom
of Serbs ,Croats and Slovenes,
manifold and complex problems of
the country occupy most of the
yoU ng Prince's time. He has much
, of the energy, enthusiasm and homely
wisdom of his aged father and de
votes himself assiduously to the af
fairs of state. His greatest ambition
^^ is to bring about complete unity
among the various elements of the
Serbian race, the Slovenes, Croats,
, Montenegrins, etc., who are naturally
striving one against the other to se
cure dom i nance in the government
^ ^ t number o£ political of .
^ The gerbs in Croatia, Dalma
t - Slavonia, etc., who have had the
Aa5trii " " d "
; ^" se|ves to the southern
Serb; and this gives rise frequently
" to trouble within the Serbian family,
Alexander makes it his busi
j Associated Press
WASHINGTON Nov. 22—Demo
: J* 4l y in g to
■ ^ declaration 0 f Republican Leader
Lo dge that the treaty issues would
be - n ^ coming campaign,
ga - d £oday be was confident that a
The
and development, consider
ness to act as pacifier in these dis
putes.
-o
Believes Compromise
Will Be Worked Oat
compromise would be worked out by
which the ratification could be secur
! ed.
o
50,000 Bolsheviki
Reported Annihilated
in
an
Associated Press
STOCKHOLM, Nov. 22—General
Denkinie, commander of the Anti-Bol
sheviki troops on the Southern Rus
sian front, claims to have broken
through the Red lines between Oral
and Tambov, southeast of Moscow
and have annihilated 50,000 Bolshe
viki troops, according to a Helsingfors
dispatch to Svenika Dagblad.
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him