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L. GILLESPIE, Editor and Publisher
PUBLISHED EVERY AFTERNOON EXCEPT SUNDAY
ASSOCIATED PRESS NEWS SERVICE
ILUME 1-NUMBER 14.
GREENWOOD, LEFLORE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, SATURDAY AFTERNOON, SEPT. 16, 1916.
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0 IMPROVEMENT M STRIKE SITUATION IN NEW YORK. MANY ARE HURT IN ACCIDENTS THERE
ADE UNIONS VOTING TODAY
Decide Whether To Walkout in Support of the
Street Car Men—One Man Killed and 30
Hurt in Accidents in Last 24 Hours.
ew York, Sept. 16. — Several
;e unions voted today for the pur-'
! of determining the response
(By Associated Press.)
ade to the call for a sympathetic
e to back up the striking street,
employes.
1 t Monday labor leaders say 70,000
will be called out to protect the
life of union labor in New York,
«TOILER
ISSUES CALL
its to Know Condition cf National
Banks at Close, Sept. 12th.
(By Associated Press.)
'ashington, Sept. 16.—-Comptroller
la Currency Williams today i
11 for a statement of condition of
National Banks at the close of
ness, Sept. 12th.
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TGHT LOAN TO BELGIUM.
Î (By Associated Press.)
Washington, Sept. 10.—Ambassa
iVon Bernstorff today informed the
|te Department that the German
[eminent will consider "null and
B" any loan that Belgium may ne
gate in the United States during
[man occupancy of the country.
COMMISSIONS ISSUED.
àckson, Mis3„ Sept. 15—Gov. Bil
has issued commissions for the fol
ing recently chosen municipal of
rs in different parts of the state:
. A. Lester, mayor of Behlen, Lee
inty; C. Champenois, mayor of
ctric Mills, Kemper County; L.
ing, marshal of Union, New ton
(OTHER AUTOMOBILE AND
BICYCLE CRASH YESTERDAY
[r. Henry Howell Narrowly Escapes Serious In
jury When Accidently Run Down By a Big
Car, Corner Howard and Washington.
[Another automobile accident oc
rred late yesterday afternoon at the
rner of Howard and Washington
reets when a car owned by Mrs.
Irney Gould, of Schlater, and driven
her daughter, Miss Ruby, smashed
to a bicycle ridden by Mr. Henry
»well, of the Howell Repair Shop,
Carrollton Ave. The wheel was
molished, but fortunately for Mr
>well he was not badly hurt.
The big car was going nort along
>ward street when Mr. Howell turn
in from East Washington. Just
w the accident occurred is not
Mr. J. J. Barrow was here from
oney today and reniembered this of
e substantially. He reports his
»P of cotton very good, and the
rices for same satisfactory. Mr.
arrow sold 11 bales of Express and
oster cotton yesterday through Mr.
. P. Elliott at 22 1-4 cents per
»und — the total value of the cotton
id the seed from same being
1,465.00.
1466 FOR 11 BALES OF COTTON
AND THE SEED.
'O THE PATRONS OF GREEN
WOOD'S SCHOOLS.
The Schools of Greenwood will open
Hn Monday morning, Sept. 18th. The
irammar School opening at 9 o'clock,
he High School opening nt 10:30
'clock, tho Negro School opening at
1 o'clock.
. Ponilg who have made up work dur
hff the summer are requested to re
mil Friday, Sept. 15th, for special
lamination and classifications. We
should also be glad to have new pupils
who expect to enter our schools dur
Ing this session to report at the same
lime, in order that they may be clas
tilled without any loss of time.
C. E, SAUNDERS, Supt,
These include longshoremen, teams
( ters, tidewater boatmen, coal barge
men and stationary engineers and
: firemen. The police commissioner has
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been informed that 8,000 coal barge
| One man has been killed and thirty
men will quit work today.
. persons injured in accidents on the
elevated and surface lines during the
last 24 hours.
County; C. II. Allen, mayor of Pino
la, Simpson County; J. Ü. Liddell,
marshal of New Albany, Union Coun
ty; C. A. Hammond, marshal of Dun
can, Bolivar County.
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COTTON 7 FEET HIGH.
Meridian, Miss., Sept. 15.—One
hundred ami sixteen bolls on a single
stalk of cotton is a record made by
J. II. Muir, of this city. Mr. Muir
ed the lotion as an experiment.
The stalk measures 1 1-2 inches at the
base and has not been touched by the
weevil. Mr. Muir invites anyone out
to his house to see the cotton, which
is seven feet high. Its weight became
so great after it reached a height of
over four feet that he was compelled
to tie it to the fence to prevent break
ing under its own weight. Mr. Muir
is considering planting several acres
in the same variety of cotton next
season.
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Mr. Sam Lax leaves tomorrow for
Memphis to spend a week's vacation
with relatives and friends.
business yestei'day.
ja business visitor in Greenwood yes
terday afternoon.
Mr. W. II. Soates, of Morgan City,
was in the city for a few hours on
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E. I-I| Herbert, of Tutwiler, was
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; known,
Bystanders state that the
younglady driving the car blew her
horn for the crossing, and Mr. Howell i
states that he was looking where he
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Charlotte, N. C., Sept, lo.—The
Nashville Southern Association team
took today's game from the Charlotte
j North Carolina League players by a
score of 2 to 1, making two games
, out of three for the visitors, all be
1 ing decided by a onc-run margin. i
j The fourth and final game of the
series will he played here tomorrow.
The suggestion that the winner of the (
present series play the winning team
of the American As3ociateion has
was going.
The accident did occur however, and
when the car came to a standstill the
bicycle was under the rear wheels and |
Mr. Howell was on his back in front |
of the car, with his feet on the front !
j
axle, which fact probably saved him
serious injury. He was thrown in
front of the car and pushed along on
his back fully the length of the car.
His only injury was a bruised ankle.
VOLS WIN THIRD.
beon abandoned.
Nashville .100 000 100—2 7 3
Chnrlotte .000 001 000—1 5 2
Kroh and Marshall; Geary and
Manchester.
1 con, manager of the Cincinnati team
and former Now York pitching idol,
was presented with an order for a
Rain Saves Giants.
New fork, Sept. 15.—The last game
of the New York-Cincinnati series
was stopped by rain in tho fifth inning
here today, Cincinnati leading at the
time, 2 to 0. Perritt pitched for New
York, while Schneider, who was knock
ed out of the box on Wednesday, pitch
ed for Cincinnati.
Before the game Christy Mathow
$1,000 painting, a gift of local ad
mirers.
MRS. ANNE HOWE
DIED THIS A. M.
Sister of President Wilson Passed
Away at 6:40 at New London -
(By Associated Press.)
New London, Sept. 16. —Mrs. Anne
Howe, sister to President Wilson, died
at her home here at 6:40 this morning.
j Mrs. Howo has been critically
! about a week with peritonitis. Her
j health has long been impaired. Her
two sons, a daughter, and Miss Mar
garet Wilson were at her bedside
when the end came.
PRESIDENT GREATLY SHOCKED.
(Dy Associated Press.)
Long Branch, Sept. 16.—President
Wilson was greatly shocked when he
received word of his sister's death at
New London. Hhe plans to attend the
funeral, which will be held at Colum
bia, S. C.
President Wilson immediately can
celled an engagement to go to St.
Louis next Wednesday to speak be
fore the Underwriters' Convention.
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AGED MAN IS
MILLED BY TRAIN
J.
Anthony D. Whitfield Meets Instant
Death at Columbus, Miss.
Columbus, Miss., Sept. 15.—An
thony D. Whitfield, 75, Confederate
veteran and member of a prominent
family, was run over and instantly
killed by northbound passenger train
No. 104 on the Montgomery division
of the Mobile & Ohio railroad about
3:30 o'clock this afternoon, the trag
edy having occurred on a trestle in
the southeastern suburbs of the city.
Mr. Whitfield, whose vision and hear
ing had both been impaired by the
ravages of time, was taking an af
ternoon stroll and did not either see
or hear the approaching train. He
was seen, however, by John Sloan, the
engineer, but Mr. Sloan, not knowing
Mr. Whitfield's infirmities, thought he
heard the train coming and was pre
paring to get out of the way. Mr.
Whitfield did step to one side, but hes
itated to jump into the small creek
which the trestle spans, and the on
coming train was soon upon him,
knocking him off the track into the
tiny stream.
The train was brought to a stand
still as quickly as possible and Con
ductor Paul O'Connor, who ran back
to the scene of the accident, found
the dead body lying upon the bank
of the creek with the feet and legs
stretching out into the water. Sev
eral bone3 were broken, and there
were numerous bruises about the head
ond co-operative hog shipment from
Hinds County took place from Jack- (
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n y ' ' first having gone for '
war< * * rom Learned a week ago, when j
99 l' ea{ * °* hogs netted the farmers
participating in the shipment $1,500.
N°K S began coming into Jackson
this morning from all parts of the '
c °unty, and were taken to the stock
P ons the Illinois Central railroad.
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a brother— L. J. Whitfield—and num
erous other relatives.
and shoulders.
SHIP MORE HOGS.
Jackson, Miss., Sept. 16. The sec
GETS WAR DATA.
Jackson, Äliss., Sept. 15.
-Dr. Dun
bar Rowland, director of the depart
ment of archives and history, has re
turned from Washington, where he
has spent several weeks in securing
from official records nt the national
capital considerable data pertaining to
Mississippi soldiers in the Confeder
ate Slutos service. This data will be
classified and compiled and made
permanent record in the state's his-1
torical collection and, as understood,
will furnish a complete roster of every
Mississippi soldier who was enlisted
and served during the four years of
conflict.
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Mr. J. F. Cortner and family motor- '
cd to the city yesterday on a business,as
trip.
COTTON FUTURES
OFF FEW POINTS
New Orleans and New York Closing
Quotations Lower Than Yes
terday.
ill
The New York and New Orleans
Cotton markets closed several points
down today. New York quotations
were from 8 to 13 points lower and
New Orleans from 7 to 9 points lower.
NEW YORK MARKET.
Open. High. Low. Close.
.15.48 15.48 15.33 15.38-39
.15.65 15.68 15.51 15.51-53
.15.73 15.73 15.59 15.60-62
.15.86 15.86 15.74 15.76-78
Oct.
Dec.
Jan.
Mch.
May .16.05 16.05 15.92 15.94-95
Closed 8 to 13 lower.
NEW ORLEANS MARKET.
Open. High. Low. Close.
.15.12 15.14 15.03 15.03-05
.15.35 15.35 15.25 15.27-28
.15.49 15.50 15.39 15.41-42
.15.70 15.70 15.60 15.62-63
.15.89 15.89 15.79 15.82-83
Closed 7 to 9 lower.
New York Spots 15.55—5 off.
New Orleans 15.13—unchanged.
Oct.
Dec.
Jan.
Mch.
May
New Orleans, Sept. 16.—The weath
er map shows cloudy east Texas and
North Carolina, fair rest of belt, no
rain except in North Carolina and
Charleston. Temperatures unseason
ably low, ranging as low as 50 down
into central Mississippi, and Ala
bama, but no frost except in Tennes
see mountains.
Somewhat warmer in western
states.
COTTON GOODS MARKET.
New York, Sept. 16.-*-Sales of print
cloth at Fall River this week 150,600
pieces, including 60,000 spots against
250,000 and 80,000 last year. High
60,000 pieces a year ago, due to eon-i(.
tinued heavy shortage of labor. Mar- |
shall Field & Co., of Chicago, say the |
wholesale distribution of dry goods
for the current week shows a substan
prices asked has checked demand.
Curtailment estimated at 80,000 vs.
a
tial gain over the corresponding pe
riod of a year ago. The market for
domestic cotton goods is strong and
active. Cotton goods merchants say
that a completely new level of values
for cotton goods is inevitable and the
sooner the jobbers recognize it the
better off the trade will be.
DAILY COTTON LETTER.
New Orleans, Sept. 16.—There was
no Liverpool market today. The em
bargo placed by London on trade be
ween the United States and Sweden,
Norway, Holland, etc., and the threat
ened extension of the strike in New
York industries, caused much sup
port to be suspended, and stimulated
railizing at the week-end. Fair weath
er and expectations of increased hedge
selling had a little effect. 'There was
no frost except in the mountains of
Tennessee, but temperatures were un
seasonably lo wand conditions are un
favorable for the crop, a fact which
should be brought out in the govern
ment's weekly report next Wednes
day. Trade reviews are very bullish,
saying that the trend is still toward
further expansion, and that activity
> s exceptionally marked in some di
jrections. The Times-Picayune crop
re p 0 rt Monday is expected to be bull
ftg we jj ag ^ sem j. mon thly con
d j t j on f orecas t s by the various private
au { b oriti e s. Our market opened slight
j eag j eri ran 0 jf steadily until Oc
tober was near 15 cents. Trading was
small compared to recent activity, and
the close was quiet at a loss of 7
points from the previous day.
J. F. CLARK & CO.
THE WEATHER
Forecast for Sautrday.
Alabama and Mississippi—Fair.
Louisiana, Arkansas und Oklahoma
—Fair and warmer.
West Texas—Fair and warmer.
East Texas—Partly cloudy und
warmer.
North Carolina—Fair, cooler in east
of'and central portions,
South Carolina, Georgia and Flor
ida—Fair and cooler,
The weather map indicates gener
ally fair, frost likely in east Tennes
see and North Carolina. Warmer and
{increasing cloudiness western states,
making for unsettled and rain in Tex- 1
and Oklahoma toward! Monday;
night.
NEW EMBARGO
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United States Government Interested
in New Order Issued by England.
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, Sept. 16—The State
Department today sought to learn
through diplomatic channels precise
ly what commodities are included in
Great Britain's latest blockade order
restricting shipments from the Unit
ed States to Holland and the Scan
dinavian countries.
If the action is found to shut off
any great quantity of the American
trade with neutral countries it will
doubtless be regarded seriously by
this government.
Interest in effect of the order is en
hanced this time because President
Wilson was granted the authority by
recent legislation to retaliate against
countries interfering unduly with
American commerce.
DELTA FARMERS
CLOSE MEETING
Institute at Delta Experiment Station
Proves Great Success.
Leland, Miss., Sept. 15.—Today was
the busiest of the Farmers' Institute
and rally in session at the Delta Ex
periment Station this week, and quite
a representative crowd was at the sta
tion from early this morning until
the closo of the institue late this af _
The forenoon session of the insti-1
U { e wag f ea tured by the address of J
p ro f \y. R. Ritch, Yazoo City, on "Co- I
0 p era tivc Marketing of Hogs," fol- j
lowed by a lecture 011 «Malaria, Its
ternoon, this being the last day of the
ra |]y
Cause and Cure," by Dr. C. C. Bass,
New Orleans. A number of physi
cians and others were present from a
distance to hear the lecture of this
distinguished specialist, who has made
some recent testa in Bolivar County,
Mississippi, and is recognized by the
government as one of the greatest
lights of his profession. Dr. Bass
said:
"Malaria is recognized and deplored
wherever its effects have been known,
and it asserts itself in various forms
as being the cause of serious ailments.
We have discovered a certain remedy
for it, and only one. When you ask
your physician what will cure typhoid,
he must answer that ho doesn't know.
He must give the same answer when
asked for the remedy that will cer
tainly cure pneumonia and a number
of other things. But the medical pro
fession today has one answer when
asked about the cure for malaria.
There is one certain cure for it, and
only one under the sun, and that is,
quinine. Quinine is a certain cure,
and given in the right way and con
tinued for sufficient length of time
will certainly kill all malarial para
sites that prey upon the human'being."
Dr. Bass stated that in conducting
the 'government experiment for the
eradication of malaria in this state
recently the investigation covered an
area of one hundred and fifty-two
square miles, with over fifteen thous
and population, and that where the
remedy was taken as prescribed not
single death had resulted. The
speaker recommended that 20 grains
sulphate of quinine be taken every
hqviys for four weeks where mala
ria exists, and that the quantity for
children be regulated according to age,
one-half grain being given for every
year of the child's age.
Many questions were asked in the
open forum relative to the mosquito
and the newly discovered treatment
for malaria, all of which were entered
carefully into by the specialist, whose
wide experience has presented every
phase in the treatment and cure of
diseases caused by the malarial para
site in the blood. Time was taken to
answer and explain every question
usked. The lecture was eagerly lis
tened to by members of the medical |
fraternity and the laity present as
well.
The afternoon session was featured
the Holly Springs Experiment Sta
tion, and Miss Susie Powell, Jackson.
by addresses by Prof. C. T. Ames, of
! BULGARIANS IN DISORDERLY
RETREAT BEFORE THE SERBIANS
Strongly Fortified Positions of the Bulgarians
Now in the Hands of Victors—Invading
the Plains of Fiorina.
(By Associated Press.)
Saloniki, Sept. 16—The Bulgarians
arc falling back in disorder toward
Monastir closely pursued by the vic
torious Serbians, according to an of
ficial statement issued at the Serbian
headquarters. Bulgarian fortified posi
tions at Malkanidze and Malareka
are now in the hands of the Serbians.
A large number of prisoners and 23
guns, several of heavy calibre, great
quantities of munitions, fifty limbers
and a quantity of rifles have been
captured.
The field of battle is strewn with
corpses. One Bulgarian regiment
lost 1,500 men. The Serbians have
already descended to the Plains of
Fiorina.
BULGARIANS ROUTED.
(By Associated Press.)
Paris, Sept. 16.—The Serbians have
routed the Bulgarians in fierce fight
ing on the west end of the Macedonian
front, the war office announced today.
The Serbians advanced six miles
northwest of Fiorina and captured 32
cannon.
have also defeated the Bulgarians.
The French and Russians
BRITISH RETAIN GAINS.
(By Associated Press.)
London, Sept. 16.— As a result of t
the offensive north of the Somme river ;
begun yesterday along a six-mile !
front from north of Gombles to be
the
yond Poz'eres-Bapaume road,
British hold entirely the villages of
Courcellette, Martinpuich and thirteen
other small towns.
COUNTER ATTACKS REPULSED,
(By Associated Press.) |
Paris, Sept. 16—German counter
attacks made on the French lines
north and south of the Somme river
CIRCULATE PETITION ASKING
FOR A DEMONSTRATION AGENT
Business League Has Taken Matter Up and Are
Asking Signatures to Petition Urging Su
pervisors to Take Action.
The Business League has prepared
a petition to the Board of Supervis
ors asking them to take the necessary
steps to provide a Farm Demonstra
tion agent for the county. One of
these petitions can be found at tile
Business League, and one at each of
the following business houses, viz:
First National Bank, G. P. Elliott,
Crull's Shoe Store, Malone & Keesler.
The Business League has been in
correspondence with Hon. R. S. Wil
son, state agent of co-operative ex
tension work, who has indicated that
he can furnish a first-class, experienc
Prof. Ames spoke on "Soil Building
by Use of Crimson Clover," and re
ceived an attentive hearing. Mr.
Ames'declared that the State of Mis
sissippi can double its yield of cotton
and corn in two years by building up
its soil with crimson clover, and cited
his own experience of producing two
bales of cotton to the acre of land
where crimson clover had been grown,
He advised that delta lands were de
ficient only in nitorgen and organic
matter and that clovers, crimson and
bur are the needed plants, and that
one ton of crimson clover adds as
much fertilty to the soil ns ten tons
of ordinary stable fertilizer.
Prof. E. P, Clayton spoke on "Poul
try Judging," and Prof. IL K. Cole oil
"Sheep Judging." Miss Susie V. Pow
ell, Jackson, addressed a large audi
ence of ladies and men on "Plans ami
Purposes of Home Economics," which
was well received and appreciated.
Some of the largest planters of Mis
sissippi attended the institute, as d'd
men and women representing every
trade and profession. Prof. G. B. Wal
ker, manager, deserves much credit
for the arrangements contributing to
this successful and benfleial institut".
The ladies of the Leland Presbyterian
Church served dinner today. The in
stitute closed this afternoon to meet
one year hence.
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last night were successful, the war
office announced today.
Assaults were delivered east of
Clery on the north bank of the river
and east of Berny to the south of tha
stream near Peronne. In yesterday's
fighting the French captured 400
prisoners. In one trench 86 dead
Cermans were picked up.
NEW GREEK MINISTRY.
(By Associated Press.)
London, Sept. 16. —Athens dispatch
es indicate that Nicholas Gallagvyer
opoulos, lawyer and banker, will be
entrusted with the formation of a
cabinet to succeed the Zaimis
ministry. He is known to be a sup
porter of the Entente cause.
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RUMANIANS DEFEATED.
(By Associated Press.)
Berlin, Sept. 16—The Teutonic Al
lies in Dobrudja have gained a deci
sive victory over the Russian and
Rumanian forces, says an official tel
egram from Emperor Williams to the
Express.
GERMANS VICTORIOUS.
(By Associated Press.)
Berlin, Sept. 16. —Field Marshal
Von Mackensen, in command of the
troops of the Central powers in the
Balkans decisively defeated the Ru
manians and Russians on the Dob
rudka front and is
now pursuing
them, the war office announced today.
OCCUPY NEW POSITION.
(By Associated Press.)
Berlin, Sept. 16. —The Bulgarian
forces on the Macedonian front, the
war office announced today, have oc
enpied a new position after losing
Plalkanidzo in a battle with the En
tente Allies.
ed man. If a good man can be had
good results will follow,
'1 he petition has been signed by
over a hundred of our best farmers
and others interested already. It is
believed that if a reasonable number
of signatures are secured to the peti
tions the Supervisors will grant the
petition and as it is not practicable
for the Secretary of the League to
see all who probably would sign it,
copies have been placed at the loca
tions mentioned above and all inter
ested are urged to call at one of them
and sign the petition.
F1ST1CUFF THIS MORNING.
As a result of a fisticuff which took
place this morning between Mr. C.
| N. Fulton and Mr. T. A. Odis, both of
j whom are salesmen for an insurance
company writing negro risks exclu
| sively, Mr. Fulton was apprehended
, by the city officers, upon complaint
j of Mr. Odis, and when searched at
the City Hall was found to have a
gun upon his person. He was re
i leased under bond,
j Mr. Fulton stated to the police that
| lie secured the pistol from his home
after the trouble with Mr. Odis for
tin: purpose of protecting himself
against further violence.
( HANGE IN BUSINESS.
Mr. II. A. Hoffman, Jr., has pur
chased the five and ten cent store on
Howard street from his father, Mr. II.
A. Hoffman, Sr., ond announces that
he will continue to conduct the busi
ness in the same manner and on the
same scale that it has been conducted
upon heretofore. The name of the
store will be the H. A. Hoffman, Jr.
5 and 10c Store.
Mr. C. L. Graeber, a prominent busi
ness man of Yazoo City, was in Green
wood for several hours yesterday.
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