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THE DAILY COMMONWEALTH
ASSOCIATED PRESS N EWS~SERV Trp
UNION A SSOCIATED PRM81 ICE
PUBLISHED EVERY AFTERNOON EXCEPT SUNDAY
L. GILLESPIE, Editor and Publisher
GREENWOOD, LEFLORE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, FRIDAY AFTERNOON, SEPT. 22, 1916.
SUBSCRIPTION:
OLUME 1—NUMBER 19.
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M mi AT 6LEND0RA LAST NIGHT-BALES COTTON AND SEED DESTROYED
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THRTY THOUSAND DOLLAR
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Seed Houses and Platform of Townes & Sturdi
vant With Several Tons of Seed and Nearly
Two Hundred Baies of Colton Burned.
I A thirty-thousand dollar cotton fire
[ccurred last night at ten-thirty at
tlendora when the seed houses and
llatform, with several tons of seed
nd nearly two hundred bales' of cat
|on, at the big gin of Townes & Stur
ivant, w r ere destroyed. Origin of the
Ire is not known. The cotton and
leed were insured with the Delia In
urance and Realty Agency, Inc., for
120 , 000 .
It is understood that Mr. Townes
in yesterday sold 185 bales of cotton
to Edward Holland, of Greenwood,
which was on the platform ready for
lelivery. The insurance policy was
leid by the buyers and covered the
>ss.
It could not be definitely ascertain
id today whether there were more
lO BALES COTTON
28 CENTS POUND
iighest Price Paid For Fleecy Staple
in Greenwood This Season.
I The Y. & M. V. Cotton Co. sold for
[Mr. W. T. Adair, an extensive planter
Inear Doddsvillc, to Messrs. Humphrey
[& Co., of this city, Tuesday, fifty
[bales of extra staple cotton at 28
cents per pound.
The total weight of the fifty bales
IWA 3 25,361 pounds, and Mr. Adair re
ceived $7,101.08 for the lot.
This is the top price paid for cot
[ton in Greenwood this season, and is
the best price paid in tho State to
[date.
i However, there's nothing; startling
[about the sale. Greenwood buyers al
lways pay the highest prices for cot
ton at all times.
CLABBY TO FIGHT LES DARCY.
Sydney, Australia, Sept. 22.—(Un
ion Associated Press.)—Jimmy Gab
by, the American pugilist, will meet
Les Darcy, the Australian champion,
here tonight. It will be one of the
few fights remaining on Le Darcy's
program before he joins the colors.
POPULAR MECHANICS SHOWS
MUSICAL FOREST.
The current issue of Popular Me
chanics carries a cut and a good story
of the beautiful Musical 'Forest at
Weller's Jewelry Store here. This
model manner of displaying talking
machines is attracting attention all
•over the United States and is adver
tising Greenwood as well as Weiler's
popular store. The article carried in
the Popular Mechanics is as follows:
"A woodland scene has been repro
duced with remarkable accuracy of
detail by a retail dealer in Green
wood, Miss., as a setting for a display
■of musical instruments. The area
devoted to this scene is 50 by 25 feet.
At the left as one enters, 13 a wood
man's cabin made of real logs from
which the bark has not been removed.
On the outer wall beside the door,
hangs a banjo, a coon skin, and other
animal skins. An old musket rests
above the window and a dog horn
bangs nearby.
"In the central area, besides several
phonographs, are a tripod supporting
an iron kettle, a hanger filled with
bay serves as a receptacle for pho
nograph records, a saw horse and oth
er features suggestive of life in tho
forest.
"On the right is a mill made of logs
end having a water wheel turned by
water. The pool into which the water
falls is made by molding platter of
Paris in the form of rocks in the bot
tom
of a metal tank. Climbing
ing glories and ivy add to the scene.
"Placed at different points are
•turfed squirrels, blackbirds, king
fishers, a hawk, doves, an English
pheashnt, and other creatures. By
means of a special lighting system the
glow of the sunrise or the silvery
light of the moon can be reproduced
t» illuminât« the sc«n«."
morn
185 sold by Mr.
Townes on the platform or not.
The seed, houses and piaiforni were
completely- destroyed. The big gill
adjoining was saved from the flames
by the hardest efforts, F
was made to extinguish the flames
■st discovered, but to no avail,
spreading rapidly over the en
tire lot of cotton making it almost im
possible to remove any of it from the
platform. Some few b
j bales than the
when fir
effort
y.
fir
were sav
ed, most of which was damaged by the
flames.
The origin of the Are could not be
learned,
:ele, of the Do! ta In
Mr. Shelby
surance and Realty Agency, Inc., left
early this morning for Glendora to
help in adjusting the insurance.
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TO THE BORDER
One Troop of Arkansas Cavalry Will
Be Among New Men Sent.
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, Sept. 22.—Two Wyom
ing National Guard infantry battal
ions, a troop of Kansas cavalry and
3. troop of Wisconsin cavalry were
ordered to the Mexican border today
by the War Department.
UNIVERSITY OF MISS. HAS REC
ORD-BREAKING OPENING.
21.—The
University, Miss., Sdpt.
floors of the University of Mississippi
were today thrown open to the largest
body of students ever assembled at
any previous opening. Students began
to arrive the first of the week and
are still coming in large numbers, ex
ceeding by far the estimate made as
to the probable number.
During the last session there was
much difficulty in securing accommo
dations for the large number of stu
dents, owing to the great increase, to
gether with cramped quarters. In or
der to meet this difficulty rooms were
improvised in the basements of the
Pcabuody building and in the Lyceum.
Even old class rooms were utilized to
make room for the students, but even
with these quarters all filled it is go
ing to be necessary to make arrange
ments to care for many who are now
on the waiting list. The student body
is happy to see four members of the
Legislature registered at the opening.
There are students registered from
Porto Rico, Cuba and Nicarauga, as
well as from many states in the
Union.
Actual work was begun today with
the holding of the first chapel exercis
es of the new scholastic year. After
the preliminary exercises Chancellor
Powers fittingly introduced Hon.
"Mike" Connor, speaker of the House
of Representatives, as the speaker of
the occasion. Mr. Connor is an alum
nus of 1912, having graduated with
distinction from both the litearary
and the law departments.
RUN OF ILL LUCK HITS OREGON
LUMBERMEN.
Portland, Ore., Sept. 22.—(By Nn
ion Associated Press.)—Lumber pro
ducers in Western' Oregon served only
by the Southern Pacific system have
been driven to distraction by the in
creasing seriousness of the car sup
ply situation. Inability to get cars
for carrying lumber to remote points
has resulted in the cancellation of
many orders and buyers ordering
nnew from mill3 served by other rail
roads or on tidewater. The result is
shown in the closing down of some
Williamette valley mills and the prob
ability of other mills having to clou
in the near futur«.
i TRAIN HITS CAR
TWO ARE KILLED
Accident at Vicksburg Fatal to T. A.
Chichester and Daughter.
(By Associated Press.)
Vicksburg, Miss., Sept. 22.—Miss
Gertrude Chichester, of Edwards,
Mies., died here early today, the sec
ond victim of the automobile accident
last night, which caused the death of
her father, T. A. Chichester, a promi
nent planter.
The car was struck by an Alabama
& Vicksburg railroad passenger train
iast night.
The list of the injured follows: Mrs.
T. A. Chichester, one foot badly man
gled, serious; Miss Georgia Chiches
ter, age 12, back of neck injured; Miss
Clemmie Colmery, age 17, internally
injured; Miss Ethelyn Luster, age 16,
both legs broken.
BOMBS DROPPED
ON DOVER TODAY
German Seaplane Flew Over British
Town—No Casualties.
(By Associated Press.)
London, Sept. 22.—A German sea
plane flew over Dover today and
dropped three bombs. No casualties
have been reported. The seaplane
was chased away by anti-aircraft
guns.
INSINUATIONS UNFOUNDED.
(By Associated Press.)
Memphis, Sept. 22.—A committe
report declaring "Insinuations against
Ehe official integrity of President
(ones and Secretory Puckett unfound
ed," was adopted by the Southern La
bor Congress here today. The dis
cussion arose over money derived
from the publication of the Congress
year book.
CHICAGO BANK
CLOSED TODAY
Private Institution Fails—Tenth to
Close Within Thirty Days.
(By Associated Press.)
Chicago, Sept. 22.—The private
bank of Campbell, Dubio & Co., closed
its doors here today. It is the tenth
to fail in this city in the last month.
DETROIT TO PROBE GAS
ADULTERATION.
Detroit, Sept. 22.—(By Union Asso
ciated Press.)—Detroit motorists who
use 4,000,000 gallons of gasoline every
month and who are being bilked out
of thousands of dollars annually by
the adulteration of gasoline, are to be
saved from that loss by and ordinance
which will probably pass the common
council soon. John C. McCabe, city
safety engineer, is making an inspec
tion of the refineries and stations
which send gasoline to Detroit to de
termine what methods of adulteration
are being used. He will report to
the ordinance committee, recommend
ing restrictions.
Notice of Sale of Convict Farm.
The Board of Supervisors of Leflore
county, Mississippi, will receive bids
on the First Monday in October, 1916,
for purchase or lease for a term of
years, the county convict farm, more
particularly described as follows:
Section 22, Township 19, Range 2
West, Leflore County, Mississippi,
containing 642 acres more or less;
about 500 acres of which are in cul
tivation.
The county reserving therefrom the
use of the convict cage and eargeant's
residence on said land for a term of
two years.
The Board reserving the right to
reject any and all bid«.
A. R. BEW, Clerk.
QUOTATIONS ON
COTTON LOWER
New York Down Fourteen Points—
New Orleans Fifteen—Spots
10 Pointa Off.
Both the New York and New Or
leans cotton markets registered lower
values on the close today. New York
quotations were down. 14 points, while
New Orleans dropped 16 points. Spots
at New York were 10 points off, while
at New Orleans they remained steady,
NEW YORK MARKET.
Open. High. . Low. Close.
.16.09 16.10 (16.82 15.83-84
.16.25 16.32 16.01 16.02 03
.16.40 16.40 Î16.11 16.12-13
.16.60 16.50 16.25 16.25-26
.16.68 16.68 16.43 16.43-45
Closed 11 to 14 down.
Oct.
Dec.
Jan.
Mch.
May
NEW ORLEANS MARKET.
Open. High. Low. Close.
.15.67 15.70 15.43 15.43-44
.15.88 15.96 15.69 15.69-70
.16.02 16.10 15.83 15.83-84
.16.25 16.32 16.05 16.05-06
.16.42 16.45 16.37 16.31-32
Closed 13 to 15 down.
New York Spots 16.05—10 off.
New Orleans Spots 15.50.
Sales 2,105.
Oct.
Dec.
Jan.
Mch.
May
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET.
Close. Prv. Close.
9.541-2 9.39 1-2
Oct.-Nov.
Nov.-Dee.
Jan.-Feb.
Mch.-Apl.
Spots 9.62—8 up.
Sales 7,000.
9.54
9.40
9.57
9.43 1-2
9.591-2 9.45 1-2
GRBENWOOD COTTON RECEIPTS.
.15,907
.14,503
Since Sept. 1, 1916.
Same date last year.
Week ending Sept. 21, 1916.
Same week last year.
Stock on hand now.
Same date last year.
6,179
5,265
.11,844
. 11,120
New Orleans, Sept. 22.—Weather
map very favorable, only rain in Ar
kansas and the Memphis districts.
Eastern half of belt generally clear,
raining at Memphis with heavy rains
and wind at Little Rock.
DAILY COTTON LETTER.
New Orleans, La., Sept. 22—In the
last hour Liverpool was distinctly eas
ier than due but supporting orders
from our side and straddle exchange
caused a strong advance in the late
trading, futures showing as much as'
16 points advance. Spots are quoted
8 higher; sales 7,000 bales. Buying
has been so large in our northern
market, that in view of the small
stock there and the strike situation,
which this morning does not look any
too good, interest has to be distri
buted, which may be one of the rea
sons for large buying orders coming
to other markets. Excepting some
rain in Arkansas and western Tennes
see, the map shows fair, warmer and
conditions continue generally favor
able for crop and harvesting. Indi
cations are for increasing cloudiness
in the northern belt with possibly
some rain there and cooler in Okla
homa and Arkansas, but good weath
er in the rest of the belt. No danger
so far from storm, although there is
disturbance in the southeast. Our
market opened 4 to 9 higher on
strength in Liverpool and buying on
expectation of further bull support
by the west. The markets seems to
depend almost altogether on such sup
port, as the technical and legitimate
conditions for the present are against
it. Spot advices from all around and
movement statistics show that the
crop is being marketed on high fu
J. F. .CLARK & CO.
Noticc of Intention to Purchase
Steam Boiler.
The Board of Supervisors of Leflore
county, Mississippi, will receive bids
on the First Monday in October, 1916, |
for installing one steam boiler for
heating the Court House.
. A. R. BEW, Clerk.
tures.
NEÇRO EXAMINATIONS TODAY.
One hundred and thirteen negroes
are taking the county school exam
ination here today, the majority of
whom are women. This is the second
and last examination this year for the
negro teachers.
WAR DEPARTMENT
DOUBTS REPOST
Doe« Not Accept as Accurate Border
Account of Chihauhau Fight.
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, Sept.. 22.—Secretary
of War Baker let it be known today
that the War Department is not dis
posed to accept a3 accurate the report
of Villa's raid upon Chihauhau City
Saturday, transmitted by General
Bell, on information reaching him at
El Paso.
REPORTS DECLARED FALSE.
(By Associated Press.)
Chihauhau City, Sept. 22.—General
Trevinô today said that reports pub
lished in American papers of the raid
upon Chihauhau City Saturday were
a "tissue of lies and falsehoods."
BANDITS MURDER
BRITISH SUBJECTS
Reports Brought to Galveston Tell of
Attack Made by Outlaws.
(By Associated Press.)
Galveston, Sept. 22.—Two British
subjects were taken from their homes
and shot, and thirty-six Carranza sol
diers were killed in a raid September
16th, on an oil camp near Tuxparn,
by bandits calling themselves Villa
troops, according to jreports brought
here today from Tampico by the j
steamer Topila.
DEDICATE MONUMENT.
(By Associated Press.)
Little oRck, Sept. 22.—The granite
shaft erected in memory of tho Min
nesota soldiers who died in the Civil
War was dedicated here today.
ELEVEN DEATHS
FROM PARALYSIS
Infantile Paralysis Still Spreading in
New York and Brooklyn.
(By Associated Press.)
New York, Sept. 22.—Eleven deaths
and twenty-two new cases of infan
tile paralysis were reported here to
day.
'CANADA'S NEW WAR LOAN.
Ottawa, Ont., Sept. 22.—(Union As
sociated Press.)—The lists for Cana
da's new war loan will close tomor
row. The loan will be for $100,000,000
at 97 1-2, bearing interest at 5 per
cent, and running for fifteen years.
The Dominion's last war loan was for
$50,000,000, but twice that amount
was subscribed. The exact date when
the new bonds will mature is October
1, 1913, with principal and interest
payable in gold, the former at the
several offices of the Assistant Re
ceivers-General throughout Canada
and the interest at any Dominion
branch of the chartered banks.
Notice of Bond Sale.
By direction of the Board of Super
visors of Leflore county, Mississippi,
I will on the first Wednesday in Oc
tober, 1916, within legal hours offer
for sale at tho court house in the City
of Greenwood, Mississippi, to the
highest bidder, $600,000.00 serial road
improvement bonds running for twen
ty years, as authorized by chapter 424
of the Acts of 1916 Legislature, State
of Mississippi.
Said bonds will first be offered for
sale in lots of $100,000.00 and then of
fered as an entirety.
All bids to be submitted to the |
Board of Supervisors for acceptance
or rejection, said Board reserving the
right to reject any and all bids,
Witnesa my hand this the 7th day
of September. 1916.
A. R. BEW, Chancery Clerk.
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BRITISH CAPTURE TWO GERMAN
TRENCHES ON FRONT MILE LONG
Advance Made in Somme Region Last Night
Desperate Efforts of Germans to Regain
Ground From French Repulsed.
Yt
(Ey Associated Press.)
London, Sept. 22.—The British ad
vanced along a front a mile long last
night in the Somme region, south of
the Ancre river, the war office an
nounced today. Two lines of trenches
were captured.
Paris, Sept. 22.—The German in
fantry advancing in waves made re
newed efforts this morning to beat
back the French from positions re -1
cently captured north of the Somme
river.
GERMANS HURLED BACK.
(By Associated Press.)
The war office says the at
tacks were broken by the French
tillery before the Germans reached
the French lines, compelling them to
retire to their own trenches after
heavy losses. '
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WARSHIPS BOMBARD BULGARS.
(By Associated Press.)
London, Sept. 22.—The British
war
ships have been bombarding the Bul
garian positions in the vicinity of
Nechari on the east bank of the Stru
ma river near Salonika, the war of
fice announced today. Satisfactory
results have been secured.
BULGARIANS LOSING.
(By Associated Press.)
Paris, Sept. 22.—French and Serbi
an troops operating along the western
j
(NEW YORK CITY GOVERNMENT
PREPARES FOR MOB VIOLENCE
Attacks Upon Elevated Railway Trains Continue
—Several Passengers Hurt This Morning
Surface Cars Guarded by Police.
(By Associated Press.)
New York, Sept. 22.—Repeated
threats of a general strike in sympa
thy with the street car employes has
caused all branches of the city gov
eminent charged with enforcing the
laws to prepare today for outbreaks
of mob violence.
Trade Union leaders meet this af
ternoon to decide whether to issue the
call for the general strike. Some of
MEN WANTED AT $10 A DAY.
Washington, Sept. 22.—(Union As
sociated Press.)—The United States
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Com
merce in co-operation with the Lum
ber Manufacturers' Association, is
holding examinations in all the large
cities of the country today in tho
hope of securing lumber experts for
service in Europe. A thorough sound
ing of European markets for Ameri
can lumber is about to be undertaken
and men will be needed who arc thor
oughly familiar with the lumber trade
to be sent abroad immediately to lay
the groundwork for post-bellum ex
port trade in this line. Salaries not
exceeding $10 a day in addition to
travelling and living expenes will be
paid to applicants who successfully
meet requirements. The expenses of
this canvass of European markets will
he borne jointly by the Federal gov
ernment and the Lumber Manufactur
ers' Association.
SCHUBERTS PRODUCE A NEW
PLAY.
Albany, N. Y., Sept. 22.—(By Un
ion Associated Press.)—"Her Soldier
Boy," a new light opera, produced un
der the direction of the Messrs. Shu
bert, will be presented here tonight.
Later the play will be sent to a New
York theatre.
end of the Macedonian front have
scored successes against the Bulga
rians, the war office announced today.
The Entente forces have made prog
ress in the heights, dominating the
road from Fiorina to Popili.
RUSSIANS DRIVEN BACK.
(By Associated Press.)
Berlin, Sept. 22.—Bulgarian and
German troops under Field Marshal
Von Mackenson have driven back the
: Russians and Rumanians in Dobrudja
in disorder, the war office annonuced
today. The victory was gained by en
circling counter attacks,
GREEKS URGED TO JOIN.
(By Associated Press.)
Athens, Sept. 22.—Constantino Me
las, deputy from Janin, has published
an appeal to the inhabitants of Epirus
asking .them to join in the national
defense movement started at Saloniki.
The committee of national defense
was organized by the Greek military
officers and prominent civilians in Au
gust and addressed an appeal to the
people and army urging them to drive
the Bulgarians from Greek soil.
• ONLY MINOR FIGHTING.
(By Associated Press.)
Sofia, Sept. 22.—Only minor fight
ing on all of the Bulgarian frontB
with no change in the general situa
tion, is reported by the war office to
day.
! them have said that such a strike will
be ordered to begin Monday or Tues
l * ay '
Crosstown surface lines where cars
, , . , . . , . ,
ran last night not molested. The
iines were under heavy police guard .
The morning bombardments of the
elevated trains was resumed today.
Bricks and bottles which shattered
car windows were thrown from roof
tops. Sixteen attacks were reported
and several passengers were injured.
FAILURE OF SPUD CROP MAKES
FARMERS BUY POTATOES.
I
Muskegon, Mich., Sept. 22.—(Union
Associated Press.)—Farmers in this
section of Michigan are facing a real
potato famine, this season's potato
crop having proved a failure. Many
farmers who had extensive potato
planting of their own are now buying
their winter supply in the open mar
ket. Those who have been fortunate
to raise spuds are demanding and re
ceiving fabulous prices for the small
amounts they are offering on the mar
ket.
THE WEATHER
Forecast for Friday.
Mississippi and Alabama—Proba
bly fair.
South Carolina, Georgia und Flori
da—-Probably fair.
North
Carolina—Partly cloudy;
probably showers in interior.
Louisiana—Generally fair tonight;
Saturday, partly cloudy.
Arkansas—Unsettled in east, fair
in west tonight; Saturday, fair and
cooler.
Oklahoma and Texas—Generally
fair.
Advisory Warning.
There is evidence of a disturbance
cast-northeast of the Bahama talaafe
It is probably moving north-north
east. Intensity unknown. No danger
in this for the cotton bolt