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DAILY COMMONWEALTH. J. L. GILLESPIE. Editor mÜ RNOON ASSOCIATED PRE8S SERVICE. UNION ASSOCIATED PRESS SERVICE. , TELEPHONE NO. tt. nflfea 207 Market Street :: Commonwealth Building. SUBSCRIPTION RATES (By Mail ar Carrier) IS Gante a Week. Me Cento a Meath. Single Copy 5 ADVERTISING RATE S ON REQUEST. Entered at Greenwood postoffice as seco nd-class matter. GREENW OOD, MISS., MARCH 2, »17. The practical question of this day is not as to whether good roads should be built, but as to how to build them. Here there is infinite diversity of opinion; but one fact might just as well be ad mitted by all to begin with ; good roads cost, mon ey and no community can get good roads with out paying for them. They pay for themselves, to be sure, but they do it on the installment plan and they must be built and put to work before they begin to pay. The cheapest way to get good roads is to go to work and build them in a busi ness-like manner. Piddling measures and patch work will in the end be far less profitable than an outright expenditure of the money needed to funk» the roads good at the outset. What about your home town? Are you do ing your best by word and deed to make it still a better place for people to settle in and bring up their children ? No matter how good a place may be there is always room for improvement, but that improvement must be wrought by its citizens. If you have some organization to do things that is well. But there is no need of waiting for that —let each one do his best and much will be ac complished ?. home in which When one comes across a poverty is permanently established it will be found in almost every case that it is not the in dustrial system that is to blame nor the inability to secure work. Of course this is sometimes the case, but generally the causes of poverty with all its misery are seen in domestic mismanagement, or wrong living, or shiftlessness, or all three. Muddling the situation—the opening of Wash ington headquarters by the Mexican Property Owners' Non-intervention League. Quite a lot of people had supposed they were the class schem ing for intervention. Inasmuch as he isn't rich and will soon be out of a job, it's hard to understand why Con gressman Callaway, of Taxa#, doesn't grab that $1,000, offered for proof of his charge that 25 newspapers are subsidized. t)wner8 of German ships interned in American waters will be sorry for the costly damage done them by their crews, under orders, when they know this government never had an idea of sei ir ing them. Is democracy an issue in the big war? At least one editor seems cock-sure it is—he says, "the allies will protect democracy in Europe." Maybe, but we'd like to have Czar Nicky's opinion about it. No surer way to bring on war could be taken than to convince certain foreign governments that Americans are not united in the determina tion to uphold their rights, regardless of the cost. Not wanting any back-firing, in the event of war, Wilson has asked the Senate to provide for the payment of that $15,000,000 provided for by a treaty with Colombia before the session ends. Making a noise like trying to discourage en listments in the division that Teddy is to raise if war comes—circulating a story that he is mak ing plans to take it to Europe. While Tammany leaders say they did not ask for the New York postoffice, it's very safe to say their getting it will not lessen Tammany enthus iam in the inaugural parade. Everybody's boy will be raised to be a addtef _for awhile—if the administration's universal service bill becomes a law, and it has better than an even chance to do so. Though the late Gen. Funston wasn't a West .Point-made officer, he was in every inch pf him a typical American soldier—one who made his own enviable place in history. So far there hdi been no cocktail riot in New York, though stated on the floor of the senate that one of the guilded hotels set a man back $6.50 for three. England's first lord of the admiralty says the U-boat menace will be mitigated by degrees. He's evidently not trying to tempt the timid into the danger zone. Still Doc. Wiley will find it hard to convince New York's women food rioters that white bread Js the nation's greatest curse. Investigation never ffet satisfied hunger, which to not a state of mind. men it comes to voting, a big majority of IUm, » * One fact looms up-4hat this country to over si ' A NEED FOR ECONOMY. f . : The many pians to reduce the cost of living ilo not a* yet seem to bring any satisfactory ré sulta. Still the price goes up and here are men prophesying that within two years eggs will be j two dollars a dozen. If such should come the old*, expression, "Eggs is eggs," will take op a new 1 meaning. But certain it is that whether eggs I do or do not soar above the present price the cost of living is a serious matter to the average family, j Yet not unlikely the cost of living in many a home ! can be appreciably lessened by economy of use. ' Not in the consumption of less food, but in get- j ting rid of so much waste of food. Americans are notorious for their lack of I j economy. Many a person thinks it dosent look well to be so careful about trifles in housekeeping, ' and yet it is in those trifles so much waste is seen whereby the weekly grocer and meat bill is away up beyond all reason. Into many homes one can go and find that many edible portions of poultry, meat, vegetables and other articles are thrown away instead of being turned into good meals for 1 the family. It has been said with truth that an American family will throw away enough food to keep a French family supplied with dainty and nourishing dishes. Anyway it would pay many a family to consider the matter of economy more than they do and not bother so much about the high prices which they cannot avoid. This does not mean that the price of living cannot and ought not to be lowered. By the ex clusion of many middlemen and the establishment of markets where the buyer can deal directly with the producer the price can be reduced to the bene fit of both parties, but the attempt to gain these desirable ends need not prevent one from exer cising a little more economy in food—and also in some other things. a TOMORROW. He was going to be all that a mortal should be Tomorrow. No one should be kinder or braver than he Tomorrow. A friend who was troubled and weary he knew, Who'd be glad of a lift and who needed it, too; On him he would call and see what he could do Tomorrow. Each morning he stacked up the letter he'd write Tomorrow. And thought of the folks he'd fill with delight Tomorrow. It was too bad, indeed, he was busy today, And hadn't a minute to stop on his way ; More time he would have to give others, he'd say Tomorrow. The greatest of workers this man would have been Tomorrow. The world would have known him had he ever seen I : And all that he left here when living was through Was a mountain of things he intended to do Tomorrow. Tomorrow. But the fact is he died and he faded from view, —Edgar Guest in Kansas City Star. Even if Secretary McAdoo uses authority just I given him to issue gold certificates of the $100,000 ^ denomination, we know several persons who'll never get one. it Congress may not know it, but the subject up permost in the minds of 99 per cent of the Ameri can people right now is how to put an end to hold up grub prices. This Amsterdam editor who demands the sink ing of American ships, regardless of their cargoes, has the wrong job—he should command a U-boat. or in in by an the by in its With all due respect to some eminent gentle men, it's doubted that friends bought by any na tion for cash have ever been worth the cost. Earnings of national banks in 1916 totaled j $179,000,000—sorry we lacked the foresight to stock up with national banks. Creditable of course to big business men to co-operate with Uncle Sam to prevent profit scand als in the purchase of family supplies. Ever notice how quick the divorce germ gets after the families of the obscure who happen to get under the spotlight? While leader Kitchin, of the House majority, says there will be no extra session, he of course niarantee it. cannot Next thing they'll be calling Senator Warren an iconoclast—he wants to abolish the grade of brigadier general. Senator Norriss puts economic conditions thusly: "There are two classes—one way down, the other way up. If Von Hindenburg is bossing the fighting and his chief of staff everything else German, what is Kaiser BUI doing? sn the in Columbian poUticians will send no vote of thanks to the Senators who are holding up that $15,000,000. Beware unjust suspicion—many true blue Americans have German names. On the price question, Congress to long on hot sir and short on practical relief. No nation that declined to defrag Jte rights -I AN ORDINANCE f . In Relation to the Construction of : Sidewalks in the City of Greenwood , and prescribing specifications there- j f or . j Be it ordained by the Council of j the City of Greenwood, Mississippi: | 1 Section l. That those contemplât- , I :nfr baildm '* sidewalks along the City Mayor or City En ' ine(r before | j beginning the construction of same, ! pay to the City Cleric $1.50, for in ' epection fees. j Section II. No sidewalks to be re placed or constructed anew, shall be I done with any material except con j crete, except on streets which are not considered important enough to justi ' fy concrete sidewalks at present, and on such streets, a temporary board or cinder walk may be laid, after secur ing the permission of the Superintend ent of Streets in writing. Section III. The temporary walk so constructed can be replaced with 1 concrete when ordered by the City Council. Section IV. The Council shall have the right to condemn the present walk not considered safe for pedestrians and. order same replaced with new walks, or repaired to the satisfaction of the Council. Section V. All walks are to be constructed according to the following specifications, towit: First: Excavate, or grade walk to a depths of seven (7) and 3-4 inches below the surface of the level of the intended finished walk, and any and all filling required to bring the sub grade to the proper grade of the sec ond course, and shall be made in thin layers, and each layer thoroughly rammed over until it becomes compact and solid. Second: Upon this graded surface (to serve as a drainage course for water, frost, etc.) shall be evenly spread four (4) inches of furnace slag, stone, brick or cinders, broken to pass a two-inch ring in the greatest dimension. This shall be thoroughly rammed to a uniform surface to re ceive the conrrete rourse. Third: Upon its course shall be laid a course of concrete three (3) inches thick, proportions of this con crete layer is to be one 1() cubic yard of river run sand and gravel to four (4) sacks of cement. This surface is to be trowled over and made even and level with no grains of sand lying loose on the surface. Fourth: The third or wearing course, coming on the concrete, is to be three fourths^ 3-4) inch in thick ness, composed of sharp clean river 8B nd mixed with approved Portland packed portland cement to 2 of sand I (mixed dry) and then moistened suffi ciently to work into a homeogeneoua : mass and applied as follows: Evenly spread on the concrete course with a Cement in the proportion of one part trowel and straight edge and thor oughly press on the concrete course so as to make a perfect adhesion of the two layers, the thickness when compressed and floated over, shall not be less than three-fourths of an inch. I In no case shall the third on con ^ cre t e course be allowed to take its final set before the wearing course is applied, Fifth: A dust or finishing coat of cement is to be sifted carefully and evenly on the wet surface, after which it shall be floated down to a level, smooth and uniform surface. When finished, the total depth of all the materials, thoroughly consolidated, shall not be less than six (6) and three-quarter (3-4) inches. The cementing must be done in an expeditious manner, in order to pro vent an undue setting of the parts, and the finished surface must be thoroughly protected from the sun and weathlr by spreading over it one or more inches of clean sand and cov ering with boards, which must be kept in place for ten days, or until $jje cement has become bard, after w^ipjj the boards shall be removed find the pavement thoroughly cleaned, i Sixth: The side walk «hall be thoroughly laid as nearly as possible in uniform lengths, and shall be cut for expansion in Joints, as directed by the City Engineer. | The pavement shall be evenly and perfectly jointed and. shall be laid with a lateral slope of one-quarter of an inch per foot. | The laying of euch pavement and, the materials and comporfent parte j thereof (hall be under the inepection and subject to the acceptance of the City Engineer, and no such pave- j ment shall be taken to have been laid in compliance to this contract, day qf .,, 1917, between Mr. ! .., and Mr.| Contractor, until the same shall j have been inspected and accepted by the City Engineer of this City. Section VI. Be it further ordained by the Council that thia Ordinance be in force and take effect from and after its passage. entered into this the Approved this the 20th day of Feb ruary, 1917, Of . « o ky 2 or 8 small esta of Book* to hoop where my entire : time wHl-eiet be tak- : sn up. I have a diploma to* ofteof the best commercial colleges * South, and know I can do 4M tos» in a thorough manner. G. 1. RAY, Mayor. Attest: S. H. Montgomery, City Clerk. WANTED. _ m. . »« no T. M. BILLINGSLEY, 0 -: r Take The Dally SPOILS OF VICTORY , j j | , | J*' rf % A W \ I "You must have hud a lovely time nt Pu I m Bench. Did you bring home any souvenirs?" "Five engagement rings, two brok en-down hummocks and a stuck ol cundy boxes." I Optimistic Thought. One illustration Is worth .a thousand abstractions. Z. O. KEENUM , Phone 719 I J. F. HEARD Phone 970 I HEARD & KEENUM CONTRACTORS AND BUILDERS Residences, Repair Work and Screen ing. We can figure your Work right. We do our own Work. PHONES 719—970. GREENWOOD. MISS. B. M. JACKSON Greenwood, Miss. INTERIQP DECORATING Painting & Paper Hanging Canvas Decorat'on a Specialty Estimates Furnished Free 407 Williamson St. I'honp SIB GENERAL GIN WORK SOLICITED Sharpening Saws a Spe cialty. Fifteen years with Continental and j Mounger Gin Co. Five years as manager of Gina for j the Buckeye Cotton Oil Co. All work guaranteed, phone your orders tit phone 731, Greenwood Pickery Co., or write post office box 343. W. E. COOKE, Greenwood. Mias fa n Wk H ' i >> m ■ci •Ï mm* & T. B. MINYARD Artesian Welb Contractor Greenwood, Kies. If interested in an artesian well write or see nfe and get my prices on same. No contract too small or too large to handle, especially in the Greenwood territory. Lunch At The a ALICE CAFE I Spanish Mackerel Speckled Trout Fresh Oysters Kansas City Meat You'll Enjoy The Well Prepared Food And Prompt Service. \ ! ■ ; AN ORDINANCE ¥ Fixing the salary of the Firo Chief Of the City of Greenwood, Miss. Be it ordained by the Council of the [ City of Greenwood, Mississippi : Section I. That the Salary of the Fire Chief' of the City of Greenwood, .Mississippi, be snd the isms Is here ky fixod jtt One Hundred Dollars each : ^ion H. Be it further ordained Shat this Odrinance be in force and from and after .its pee sate. Approved this the 20th day of Feb tuary, 1917. 0. L. RAY, Mayor, AtiWll 9 < Ü' ifontf omery. Cty Çlark. P 4 j. I want eve ry«5i)tic lover to hear the Edi»on Diamond I)j* Pbonogr«ph- nolonct but several times. I want you to he« every form of moiie « i* Re-Crnted ' by Edison's new i n . m I vention. Let his art be judged by tl; e same critical staid, ards you would Ply to the new ap. artiiti I themselves. If were hearing them instead of Edison's Re-Creation of their work. A comparison with other machines that we have in stock will convince you of l its superiority. you M , I I A, WEILER & CO. B fa I * i U fj l \ » s t Y> a i a n n I V u BY a. LUMBER j j j CO. s«! I ■ ■ ' JS» sr jm'i J « ■sm : 'J : Mm v b * j: a% ?pm|L •«at i vij PHONE 443 anH give us Your First Order. We will use every effort possible, to handle this one in such a manner that you will want to give us the next. • REMEMBER ! if it's to build with WE HAVE IT / W. 3. BARRY, Pres R. P. PARISH. Sec'y and Trees - ,,jf|| WHfN LINCOLN SAID 7ÖU CANT POOLEM ALL OF TH5 time'HE WAS WRITING AlWHmjflODAD ! •1 ïmg, U «) i y V ■* epe \ t We never fool our customers but try all more to please them and we do so by giving them the best. Try us and be convinced. GREENWOOD AGENCY 00.. ING. PHONE 141. GREENWOOD. MISS JtoeeinetotoeMggH Mggg^mmum^ g nmi i i Hi 0. E. WRIGHT ICE & GOAL GO. Greenwood, 'PHONE 45 Mississippi Dealers in All Grades of *Coal 'MANUrACTURCRS Of ICE Ice Cream and Carbonated Drinks; also Bottlers of Coca-Cola. P f sssssssssiiii mummmi pipg m i um ffftuK*