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THE DAILY COMMONWEALTH.
J. L. GILLESPIE. Editor and Publisher.
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GREENWOOD, MISS., JANUARY 17, 1917.
LEGAL ETHICS IN NEW YORK.
A prominent and intelligent New York attor
ney has been disbarred because of the methods ,
he used in attempting to acquit a white slat ei • )
A woman who had supported the defendant was
instructed by him to leave town and he was fur
nishing her the money with which to hide.
Then he engaged the lawyer. When the case
came to trial the district attorney announced that
the female witness was absent and the case went
on without her. At a dramatic moment in the,
case she appeared in the Court room, suitcase in.
hand, and declared that while traveling in the
up-state she had seen a newspaper account of the j
trial. She had hurried back to save an innocent
man from disgrace and conviction. Her earnings
had not gone to him and her former charges
were untrue.
Then the lawyer seized the opportunity and
thanked God for what He had done in sending
this woman back to save an innocent man. His
method was highly dramatic and effective. Un- ;
fortunately it wouldn't stand investigation. It
shown that the woman was in constant com- j
munication with the accused and his lawyer he- ,
fore the trial and had been coached by the lawyer j
as to what she should say and how she must say |
it. The act of God was a pretense, a piece of act-,
ing for the effect it would produce upon the jury.
The distinguished lawyer promoted a perjury,.
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deceived a court and should have been sent to j
prison for tampering in this way with justice. ;
His education, his prominence and his experience
aggravated the offense. Such things as these are
not only pulled off in New York but also in other
Give your child a nickel occasionally. It won't
break you, and it will give the child its first les
sons in the art of handling money. But most
important of all, teach it to save two cents of
every nickel you give it. That will teach it thrift
and the art of saving. Let it take its pennies
out and count them over. Every time it counts
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them it will want to add a few more to the pile.
That will inculcate the art of accumulation. But
don't let it depend on what you GIVE it. It
should be taught to EARN money, and the first
lesson should go with the first nickel. That will
demoMtrate the necessity and increase its capa
city for work. And in after years, when success
has crowned its efforts, it will look back over the
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lapse of time and tell others that it had the best
father arid mother that God ever permitted to
live
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Have you ever wondered what the result
would be if the people of Greenwood thought and
said nothing but good of each other for thirty or
sixty days ? Think ! It would work a revolution
in both mind and body. People who are constant
ly nagging would have lost the habit. The best
that is in each one would have unconsciously
forced its way to the fore, and nobility of char
acter would have made rapid strides toward sup
planting the ignoble and vicious in man and
womanhood. Greenwood might not be a Garden
of Eden, but it would come nearer to it than any
other spot on earth. And it wouldn't cost us a
penny.
ment of Justice—the state of Yucatan, Mexico,
which by controlling the price of sisal gouged
American users of binders twice to the tune of
$26,000,000 last year.
One trust seems out of reach of the Depart
The detailing of three more officers—two cap
tains and one lieutenant—as aides to the Presi
dent doesn't somehow square with te oft-heard
complaint that the army is short of officers.
Un-American as the bomb treatment unques
tionably is, it was given to a Toledo hotel at which
a bunch of strike-breakers happened to be stopp
ing the other day.
Public approbation is due the faculty of the
Northwestern University for suppressing the
"Helluva" number of a students publication.
Even the annexation of Germany wouldn't be
sufficient to cause the allies to make peace—they
couldn't agree on which should take it.
> Worst thing about the indictment of Harry,
Thaw for kidnapping a boy will be a renewal of
the endless discussion of his sanity.
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Knocking his own game—this New York doc
tor who said in court that 50 per cent, of diagnos
es of physicians are wrong.
Sudden deaths are so frequent in Mexico that
It Ifém* odd to-read of our State department's!
Investigating one of them.
Secretary Daniels must have e sneaking no*
tfcn that the real name of bidders for naval steel
*N»i>+jiu4à is steelmen.
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REGULATING CAMPAIGN FUNDS.
corrupt practices bill as reported by the
Senat e committee is a step in the right direction.
This measure would limit total contributions in
a presidential campaign to approximately $1,500,
000, prohibit contributions by corporations and
! those made within ten days of an election. No
individual would be allowed to donate more than
$5,000.
Another important provision would prohibit
contributions to a national committee within ten
days of a general election, and require a complete
report of contributions and disbursements to be J
filed with the clerk of the House of Uepresenta- '
tives ten days before election. Election betting
and advertising of betting odds would be made a
felony and drastic provisions are proposed with
relation to political advertising in news
papers and other publications. The bill pro-1
, any peraon or corporation withdrawing
) or threatening to withdraw patronage, advertis
mg Qr otherwise, from any publication for the
p Ur p 0se 0 f influencing its attitude shall be guilt/
0I - a f e i 0 ny.
The purpose for which disbursements of cam
pa j gn f un( ] s m ay be made are set forth in the bill,
inc j u ji n g traveling expenses of candidates, speak
erg> mem b ers 0 f political committees and their !
ass ista.nts, fees for entering candidates on the
ballot, c i er i { hire, telephone, telegraph, postage,
j f m ght and express charges, printing and station
ery ^ office rent and public advertising,
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MORE WAR FOR MORE PROFIT.
The colossal profits which are being piled up
j n coun t r y niay explain in part the antipathy,
man y the discussion of peace. This year 1
; disclosed a balance of trade in the favor or
United States ox over three billion dollars.
j ^is should continue for thirty-six years it i
, wou j ( j e q Ua j the entire wealth of the Central a!- 1
j lies _ In twenty-nine years it would equal the to- j
| wea jth of Great Britain and Ireland, but in :
t- vV0 years less it would be equivalent of all of j
Germany's wealth.
( Since the war began our balance has reached
j huge total of five billion dollars. At the pres-,
; ent rate eighteen months of war will double that!
f,g ure; w hich means a hundred dollars more per
cap j^ a f or every man, woman and child in Amer
j ca This profit is going to a comparative few.
Naturally their tendency is towards the gain, but
why should you or I hesitate to help the senti
men t which may stop the flow of gold?
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Senator Hoke Smith is no "porker"—says one
Q |- nex ^ year's estimated deficit could be
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economies.
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Now that he has been quoted to the U. S.
g upreme CO urt, Billy Sunday will jack up his gall
a ^ ew no tches. I
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No, there is no selfishness about some men.
They just grab everything in sight and then howl
for the si£rht _ |
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Congress might get more time for its proper
work b establishing a perpetual investigation
commission.
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Emperor Charles, of Austria-Hungary, may
be no Solomon, but he knows his boss and how to
0 b e y him.
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Bull's new war bonds, but there's no guarantee
attached. j
Victory Loan" is all right as a title for John
When your husband begins to treat you with a
unusual consideration it's time to go through his
pockets,
solation to know that we haven't all got the same
There are times, bedad, when it's a great con
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wife.
There is always a better way, but there are
so many crooks and turns one often gets off the
path.
Relations between Russia and China are
strained, but it's a cinch China will not declare
No fluctuations, however, have been noted in
the market quotations on postage stamps. |
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Congressmen who ask that Lawson's hand be "
■ war.
Chasing the rum demon in the District of
Columbia is now a favorite Congressional sport.
called" might first prove that he has one.
Brevity is the source of wit, and sometimes i
the origin of a punch on the nose.
We gather that the demand for apologies in
Washington exceeds the supply.
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All smiling along the White House picket line,
No wonder some men are always suspicious of
others. They know themselves.
If you must have variety, make it "Jack of all
trades and good at all."
the jig really up.
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Only when a man thinks himself "all in" is
Evidently the Panama Canal failed to "swear
; off" slides.
Get a balloon and go up with the high cöst of
living.
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Tb« truth bitan hurts but th« hurt will heal.
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Pittsburgh «toglm* have gone op.
Thiit'e iNiKltlvely itie last straw I
iihv** miuur? meniH a «lay?
'Vhnt's tip,■mile of that old-fnstiloiiPd
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If there Is a Khnrtnge nf enhl weath
er nnliiKly will mind but the coal man.
Tfie eusl nt Id: li living tins a good
deal to do with the high eusil of liv
ing.
So far. no vegetarian has offered a
renllj uccepullile snl Kiitute lor 1 ur ' j
ke - v ' I
up to SCO a pair In
iiii.v appear lu rubber.
Shoes may go
which event we u
boots.
Firm on the roll id honor In econo
my hills of fare h.li M 1 lie meritorious
limn bean.
Miss Until Law 'ilki'." pride In her
well-earned reputation of being *
Highly young thing.
Ultrti-fnsliionnhle <■!<>tIn'S tire to he
chenper. snys h report. Then they can
not lie ultra-fnshiiiniil'le.
I'intinni* is up to sum i.n ounee and
Hie only consolation
la going higher.
In this la thin we don't eut It.
American rentiers of the war news
cannot get over the Idea that Ancre
ta a queer way to spell anchor.
Women may he able to dress rapid- 1
ly. Imt they never do, especially when
their husbands ure waiting for them.,
That women are to run the street'
cars in Purls Is no excuse whatever for
making remarks about ihe fare sex.
° n<! m,snn ' vIl - v so unmy nmmno
j^miiy am't suhsmute'gasoUne'for :
soup. |
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Parts is to bnve women baggage
agents, but It is doubtful if they wilt
be able to make Ihe impression men :
have.
Possibly the nfultlplientloh of talking
machines Is due to Ihe demand of hu
man conversationalists for peueemak
nll . t _ tru , n .
mg win help defectives. And we
thought ail the army wanted was the
Ilbl( " budlu ' 1 -
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Thé way prices keep going up makes
one wish that when Sir Isaac Newton
invented gravitation he hud made it
a little stronger.
Every foreign ruler having firmly an
nounced that the war must go on,
there's nothing for the people to do
hut muke good.
A university professor predicts a
larRe numhpr of nu , teors . Even the
stars of this belligerent age have
taken to shooting,
The dance craze was said to be on
the wane, hut large numbers of gray
haired old gentlemen are stm attend
mg dancing schools. J
The stnrdi trust Is to be dissolved.
The time may .vet come when a man
h,s «„Tna'lïf shlrt w,thout ,
brenk,u « llls m,ger - nalls ' 1
Why not get up a diet squad of
your own und improve your health by
eating moderately, wisely and eco
nomically? Or do you?
There is ninny a wife who regrets
she didn't accept some other offer of
marriage, and some other woman
somewhere regrets It, too.
The chief of the customs service of
the treasury department has confirmed
a widespread suspicion. He says that.
the custo ms service is ineffi cient,
The precocious kid who knows more !
than mother has easy sailing nown
lmt ln ,1,e old " tlme lllll t sort of |
I thing was permanently cured after one
; good walloping. j
If the university at Athens really 1
î had to close because the students in
tor not throwing n football into the
dulgcd In a riot, It's the faculty's fault
melee and calling It recreution.
A Minneapolis paper tells of a
plan for shortening the Mississippi
rlv< ' r hJ ' mi,es ' A J°* of tlme anfl
money might lie saved by cutting It
off about nine miles above St. Louis. I
The public has about made up It*
mind to accept "aviatrice" as the feml
nine of "aviator," but calling u woman
street cur conductor u "conductress"
8tln «tick s In the cruws of th e purlsta. j
| It ls „„„„„need that women's skirts
' next season will be lower In length
" nd hlKlu ''' l! * P rlce ' but 14 '* not ex '
plulned why anyone considered It nee
cssm'y to uimouuce the price ten
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Rubber eyes have been put to prac
tical UHe In Europe among wounded
aoldlers. In the American fushlon zone
lt R popularity would be limited to gtv
lnut ' b ' tieeded rest t0 0VL ' r ' V0rked
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' Sntne western men have rented 820
acres to be planted to beans and the
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pense to see the next world aerie* of
ball gullies. Why uot each buy a hen
and save the profits from the aute of
I eggs?
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JANUARY 17 IN HISTORY.
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1829—Western Australia formed
into a British province, with a gov
eminent and territorial officers ap
j pointed by the crown.
I 1834—Mob of women destroyed rail
road crossings and bridges at Erie,
afterward escorted
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Pa., and
through the town by a band of music.
1854—Detroit and Buffalo joined by
the completion of the Great Western 4
railroad in Canada.
1866—Civil authority held by the
were
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j Governor of Florida transferred to the 4
I Governor elected by the people, Gen. J
Walker.
1884—The new capital of Iowa, re
cently damaged by fire, dedicated at
Des Moines.
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1905 — Russian troops occupied
Haskgar, China, after threat to invade
empire for alleged discrimination.
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Destination.
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314 Tutwiler, C'dale, V'burg
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71 G.wp'od to Webb, dly ex.
Sunday, leave*.„.2:26 p. m.
EAST BOUND trains.
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