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The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1912-07-18
CONDITION Of COTTON
CROP IS VARIABLE
OUTLOOK IN WEST IS 5000
Heavy Rains Damaged Crops
East Of the Mississippi River,
and Boil Weevils Appear
ed in Some Sections

According to the crop report
published by the Memphis Com.
merciyl Appeal. weather condi-
tions west of the Mississippi
river were favorable to the grow
ing of cotton during the past
week. East of the river the
weather was unfavorable. too
much rain having fallen.
What progress was made in
portions of the eastern section
of the cotton belt was offset by
actual deterioration in other parts.
so that in the entire area east of
the river the crop may be said to
have stood still during the week.
OF course there is good cotton
in the eastern portion OF the. belt,
and this cotton is making pro-
gress, but heavy rains have
damaged the lowlands through
out this territory. The plant is
in the weeds, generally speaking.
and is developing a slender, sappy
stalk. However, tits the opinion
of most correspondents that
much. if not all, the damage done
so far by wet weather may be
overcome by good growing and
cultivating weather from now
weather. with plenty OF
sunshine, is necessary for the ad.
vancement of the crop.
Complaints of boil weevils are
heard from all infected districts,
but so far the damage from this
source has been incosequential,
Scattering reports of damage by
other insects were made, bul
they are hardly worthy of con
lsideration-
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1912-07-18
DATE FOR GOVERNORS
BALL IS SELECTED
TO Be HELD FRIDAY, AUG. 9Th


Friday night. August 9th. has
been selected as the date for the
governors ball which is to be the
social feature of the annual en-
campment of the Mississippi Ma
tional Guard. to be held here
August 9th to 10th, inclusive.
The ball will take place at the
Gilmer Hotel, and in addition to
Gov. and Mrs. Brewer and their
eldest daughter. many officers of
the National Guard, together
with their wives, will be present.
Many of the officers of the Ma
tional Guard are we'll known in
Columbus, and all will receive a
cordial welcome. None will be
more warmly greeted than that
admirable tactician and disciple
marian. Capt. w. N. Fassett, who
is the U. S. Army officer detailed
for special duty in Mississippi
and who will be here throughout
the progress of the encampment.
Another popular officer in at
tendance upon the encampment
will be Major E. H. Magruder of
Vicksburg, head OF the subsist-
ance department of the National
Guard. He will have charge of
the issuance of all provisions and
will be quite busy man.
Major E. N. Coffey, of
the subsistence department. who
has been In the city the past few
days an business. has returned
to his home in Jackson. Maj.
C0fey. who is a very popular
officer. will probably have special
charge of the cavalry during the
progress Of the encamnment.
Several thousand dollars
worth of supplies will be required
for the soldiers while they are in
camp. and local dealers will be
afforded an opportunity to bid on
all of them. Columbus raised
81. 500 to pay the incidental ex
penses of the encampment, anc
the officers of the National GuarC
promised the committee from the
Business League that went ou,
and got up the money to buy
everything possible in Columbus.
1t Is announced that the entire
Seventeenth Infantry will at.
tend the encampment. Wher
the state troops amalgamateC
here In 1908 there was only 6
battalion present, but this year
the entire regiment. under com.
mand of Col. Van Orsdale. will
be In attendance. The Seven.
teenth Infantry band will also be
here. and the music will be a
special feature of the encamp
ment.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1912-07-18
THREE GREAT CANES
WITH GREENWOOD
BOTH TEAMS STRENGTHENED
Parker. q Great Second Saeksr
Has BEEN Secured by Locals
and Greenwood Has Sew
eral New Men

Columbus and Greenwood omen
series of three games at Lake
Park this afternoon. and the con.
tests promise to be the most ex-
citing that have taken place since
Columbus entered the Cotton
States League.
Both teams have been materi-
ally strengthened during the past
few days. Parker, one of the
fastest second sackers in the
league, has been signed by Co
lumbus having been secured from
Yazoo City, and will make his
first appearance this afternoon.
Catcher Wickenhoffer, who
has been layed up with injuries
of a minor nature for several
days past, will be at his accus-
toned place, and will be warmly
welcomed, as he is aprime fav-
orite with local fans. Manager
Smith, who has been playing Sec
ond base temporarily. will be in
the outfield in the game this af-
ternoon. Kneaves who has been
catching will go back to short.
Greenwood has recently Sc.
cured two new pitchers. and now
has decidedly the strongest team
that she
this season.
Mike Finn. manager of the
Mobile team of the Southern
| League. reached Columbus yes.
ten day, and will be present a,
! the game this afternoon. Finn,
who is one of the best known
managers of the South. is max
ing a scouting tour over the Cot
ltnn s.atas circnit. ard will pick
/ up any likely looking youngsters
that he may chance to run across.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1912-07-18
Quarterly Conference.

The third quarterly conference
of the Second Methodist church.
will be held at eight o'clock Fri
day night. Important business
is to be transacted. and all men,
bers Of the church are urged to
be present.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1912-07-18
viii Organize New Lodge.

A lodge of the Modern Wood
men of America is to be organ
zed in Columbus. Messrs. E. j.
Beckner and V. II. Schultheis of
Kansas City having recently ar
rived here for that purpose. The
order. which has headquarters in
Rock Island. ILL.,. has but recent
ly entered this territory. and the
new lodge will be the first to be
organized south of the Tennessee
line.
The organizers have already
secured about thirty application:
for membership. and expect te
install the new lodge abou. the
18th of the present month.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1912-07-18

Mr.. Gordon Jones, who has
been spending several months in
California. il visiting homefolks
here. Mr.. Jones is delighted
with California and has been
fully restored 70 health.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1912-07-18
COTTON STATES LEAGUE
Standing of Teams.
Removal Notice.

Mr.. Howard NJ, Teasdale has
moved his studio to the residence
of Mrs. A. 7. Sale. No. South
Sixth street. just South of the
First Methodist church. If.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1912-07-18

The game scheduled to take
place between Columbus and
Vicksburg at Lake Park yester
day afternoon was called off on
account of rain, and the Vicks-
burgers left the city on an after
noon train.
BY a score of IL to z Columbus
won the final game played with
Vicksburg at the Hill City Sun
day afternoon. making it the
best two out of three for the
series. Kinney started out to
pitch for Vicksburg, but was hit
freely and retired in the fourth
in favor of Lunsford, who was
hit for a long drive and was COM
pelled to depart from the mound.
When Lunsford stepped out
Galloway went in the box, Vann
went to second, and as Sparks
was sick and McGhee absent
Powell celebrated his return to
the game by playing right field.
Columbus also changed pitch
ers during the progress of the
game. Redding having relieved
Poole at the close of the sixth
inning. The Columbians got
sixteen hits off the three pitchers
who twirled for Vicksburg,
among them being two home
runs which were raped out by
Kneaves and Conaway.
The Vicksburg team came
home with the Columbians, and
turned the tables on them by
winning the first game OF the
series at Lake Park Monday af-
ternoon by q score 3 to |. As
the score indicates. the game
was a fast one, and was
greatly enjoyed by the spectators.
Payne was in the box for the
locals. ard yielded only five hits.
while McGhee. who twirled for
Vicksburg. gave up six. Wick
enhoffer had his finger hurt dur
ing the progress of the game.
and his place behind the bat was
taken by Kneaves.
Tuesdays game was play d
beneath sombre skies, Jupiter
Pluvius having stopped play for
half an hour during its progress.
and the rain brought i'll luck to
the Columbians, who lost to
! Vicksburg by score Of 8 to Z.
The Columbians were hand
capped by the absence of Wick
enhoffer from his accustomed
place behind the bat, Wick" got
his finger hurt Monday after
noon. and was unable to play.
Mayo started in to catch for the
locals, but had a couple of passed
balls, and retired in favor of
Kneaves. The opposing pitchers
were Poole for Columbus and
Kinney for Vicksburg, and
Poole outpitched his adversary.
having yielded only seven hits,
while Kinney gave up fifteen.
He walked several men, however.
and this. coupled with Mayo's
passed balls, which were respon-
sible for one run, enabled Vicks-
burg to win the game. Mayo is
not to be blamed for his poor
catching. as he is entirely ont
of practice, and he redeemed him
self by doing good work with
the stick.
Poole had a good chance to
win his own game in the ninth
inning. but failed to do so. He
went to the bat with two men
down. and The bases full and got
: three balls and two strikes. The
next ball that came along did mol
go over the center of the plate,
! hut ha atruak af N and wae ont
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1912-07-18

Our friends and customers will
have the benefit of our strickly
marked cost prices, two weeks
longer. Lipsey and Chapsey.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1912-07-18

Come in promptly and gain by
buying our new goods at strict
ly marked cost prices. Lipsey
and Chapsky.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1912-07-18

Mr.. Jack Miles. who travels
for the National Biscuit Compa-
ny, spent Sunday and Monday in
Columbus.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1912-07-18
VICESDURG SWIPES 2
GAMES FROM LOCALS
NO GAME PLAYED YESTERDAY
The CoIumbians, After Taking
Two Games NJ Vickshurg,
Lost an Equal Number
On Home Grounds.

Yesterdays Results.
Meridian /. Greenwood ?.
Yazoo City /. Jackson 3.
Vicksburg at Columbus. Rain,
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1912-07-18

President II. l.. Whitfield has
returned from a trip to the
southern part of the state.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1912-07-18

Messrs. Frank Owen and War
rem Cox are spending today in
Montgomery on business.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1912-07-18

The Commercial. 81 90 the year.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1912-07-18

Commercial sz.oo a year.
The Washington herald., 1912-11-01

osft-hssrtsdnso - condition Of IN
human sympsthies. ranging from loety
virtue 70 . devastating vice.
9oft-haartsd people are tender and ars
subject TO severe pain. A marble hsari
cannbt be dragged by love or dynamite.
but . soft heart can b wrung Ike q
vet towel. causing the owner hsrsof to
yell With agony and 20 TO extreme
measures for relief. Many . 1opound
man with overhanging shoulders and
seven pounds Of jaw has . heart which
can be tied into Q knot by . SICK baby
or . suffering dog.
Soft-hsartedness u . great trial and
. vast expense. It costs some man
thousands Of dollars "a year to protect
this sensitive organ. When . man has
q granite heart reinforced with steel
bands he can 60 happily through life
getting richer every day. but the man
with the toothachy heart 10 lucky II he
saves anything at all. Just about the
time he get an extra dollar run down
and cornersd he discovers someone who
needs 1t moro than he does and his
heart aches and throbs until the only
way he can get relief IL to give up the
dollar. Soft hearts are ruinous in busi-
ness. A man with q soft heart can't
even IRE q 81 clerk with . family and
hire . girl clerk for - with any COM
fort
Some people have hearts 10 soft that
they not only cannot endure suffering
guilty makes them writhe and yell for
relief. They bleed for the poor var
mint who clubs lis wife to death and
can get no rest for thinking Of tho un-
fortunate child beaters and loan sharks
and holdup men. who are confined In
The Washington herald., 1912-11-01
Why Gold Makers Fail.

When an authority on chemistry so
eminent as Sir William Ramsey, now
delivering course of lectures at the
Johns Hopkins University, states as a
probability that gold can be won from
baSer metals, the mind naturally re-
ours to the stories of the old alche-
mists. The reflection follows that. after
all, their labors were not in pursuit of
the will-o'-wisp, until the scientist 5
further remark is noted: 1T can be
done, l fear. only at such high cost as
to make it commercially valueless" =
1t is an established fact that gold
is contained in sea water. but in such
minute particles as to render the cost
of procuring it beyond the value of
the amount recovered. This fact did
not prevent New England "get-rich-
quick" man some fifteen years ago from
mulcting a number of his fellow-citi-
zens of several hundred thousand dol
lars over the "gold-in-sea-water craze" :"
the sensational expose of which for a
time filled columns of the newspapers
1t is "the grain of truth" which so
often makes the mischief. As it was
shown later the deluded promoter orig
inally was victim of swindler, who
palmed off on him real gold, supposedly
taken from an apparatus which ex-
frarted co1d dusf from sea ,v,ter Th.
company in which he was induced to
act as the bell-wether in the procession
of stock buyers, as its legacy to the
numerous eager investors, left some
beautifully engraved certificates.
The basis on which the swindle was
conducted had the grain of truth at
its foundation which enabled it for
time to succeed.
The Washington herald., 1912-11-01
STEEL SEPARATES
BECKER And WIFE
Faithful Spouse Of Convicted Muir.
derer Visits Him in the
Death House."

New York. Oct 31.-Convict No G.7H
as he is known to Warden Kennedy and
others at Sing Sing prison. but who in
days gone by was known as Lieut..
Charlie Becker. the big man" Of the
police department. spent his first full
day in the death house behind the grim
walls of that famous penitentiary to-
day.
His brother. John. and his faithful and
loyal wife were his only visitors during
the day. They both saw him. separately
for a few minutes during the afternoon.
Their talks were brief. but in the short
time they crowded as much cheering
news to the condemned man as they
possibly could.
Before Mrs. Becker was passed into
the death house word was conveyed to
the keeper in charge that she was COM
ing in. Following the prison regulations
the curtains were drawn over the cells
of the ten other doomed men. who with
Becker, comprise the inmates Of the
place.
Then Mrs Becker was taken to the
cell where her husband is confined. As
he leaned against the bars of his cell
he smiled. When she saw him she
tried to embrace him. but the cold steel
bars of the corridor. about three feet
distant from Becker's cell door. stopped
her.
.Oh. Charlie;" she exclaimed. and
then she wept.
Bear up. girl. bear up." Becker cheer
ed her. She Immediately regained her
composure and the couple spoke softly
to each other. A keeper stood within
ear shot and overheard everything.
When she was ready to leave Mrs.
Becker reached her arm through the bars
and touched the tips Of her husbands
fingers. who had also stretched his arm
from his cell. That was the nearest they
could come to each other.
The Washington herald., 1912-11-01
c0IJRT GOSSIP on INTEREST
10 OLD IN EW WORLD

th9rO been . real man on Tie t6rooo
instead q refnau1o VII. the Guboequent
hiseogy ef 1paiA would have besa ~
fereut: and - would thst Of 4aun
AMestea.
OF course. ve know that the psve1u.
tionasy movemsnts IN Spanish Amse1ca
had begun before the Cadix cortss coa-
vsntion. but they were directed aeainse
he very evils which the Cortss and III
constitution aimed to abolish. There =
little doubt that II the work Of ths
Cortes had ,besn permanently succssSful
from the start the revolutions In Latin
America would have been checked. and.
pefhaps. large part Of Central and
South America would lave remained IN
integral part Of the Spanish empire.
mayhap to this very day.
Il must be remembered that the Cor
tes was not only a peninsular. but =
universal body. More than one-sixth Of
the Deputies were from the American
provinces. and Of the thirty-seven Presi-
dents Of the Cortes In its three years
Of life ten were from America. More
over. the legislation Of the Cortes was
impartial a. between the peninsula and
the colonies. The latter were declared
to be NO longer dependencies. but in
tegral and essential parts Of Spain. and
their natives, of both European and
American ancestry. were endowed with
rights and privileges equal to those Of
the peninsulars
Provision was made for the educa-
ton and enfranchisement Of the In
dians. and human slavery was abolished
All this was undone when King Fer
nando came back. But the memory Of
the splendid effort remains and II was
fitting that its centenary should be COM
memorated at Madrid by the ofncial rep
resentatives Of more than a dozen Of
the now independent States Of Spanish
America.
It was in . large degree that effort
at Cadiz which inspired the South
Americans to seek their Independence
when the regeneration Of Spain itself
seemed baked by the restored Bour-
bons, and IL was the Cadix constitution
which largely served as the model for
the republican constitutions Of the
American States EANECR
Copyright. lsl2. b. Court GosAp syndiateJ
The Washington herald., 1912-11-01
STUDIES CAPITAL
Y.M.C.A. METHODS
Eugene Prince, Former Man With.
out Country, to Return
to Russia.

Eugene Prince. Of st. Petersburg. the
only American who ever got his citi-
zenship by virtue OF a special act OF
Congress. left Washington yesterday
after study Of local Y. II. c. A.
methods. He is an employe OF the Rus
sian branch Of the International Har-
vester Company. which has a large plant
ct Moscow. and he is making a series
Of observations OF the American Y. n.
c. AS for the reason that George W.
Perkins has just contributed $4,000 for
the Moscow Y n. c. A.
Up to last July Mr. Prince was a man
without a country. Although coming
from a family which had been estab-
himself was born in Russia, his father
being a son Of an American settled
there. while his mother was a Russian
woman. Under the Russian law Mr.. Prince
was not a Muscovitc, as ne was Ameri-
can on his fathers side. while. accord
ing to United States law he could not
be an American for the reason that he
was the child OF parents. both OF whom
were foreign-born. Neither could he be
for he had no foreign citi-
z. nship to give up.
Representative Gardner. who repre-
sents district in Massachusetts in
which the Prince family lives. took up
Mr. Princes cause and got bill through
Congress. which confers citizenship upon
Mr. Prince.
While in town Mr.. Prince also
out his sisters passport
Papers with the Department OF State.
From here Mr.. Prince goes to Au-
nf " NJ
T.. A. evangelistic services. and thence
to Chicago, where he will address the
Chicago Press Club on conditions In
Russia
The Washington herald., 1912-11-01
PRINCETON ALUMNI READY.

Tomorrow is Woodrow Wilson Day.
On that day all over the land Princeton
graduates will polish up high hats and
celebrate DR.. Woodrow Wilson, class of
-. former president Of Princeton. and
Princeton's hope for the White House,
will send personal statements to each
group of grads. the reading Of which
will be the chief function Of each cele-
bration.
Gov. Wilson'S message will be read at
the Democratic mass-meeting in Conven-
ton Hall. Fifth and L Streets North
west. A large block of seats has been
reserved for the alumni there. and the
tickets will be distributed tomorrow be-
tween and p. m. by Frank B. Fox.
at his office In the Washington Loan and
Trust Building.
Henry E. Davis. Princeton. 10 will be
Gov Wilson'S Washington spokesman.
Those arranging for the demonstration
expect every Princeton graduate IN the
city to turn out. and give the Lie to the
much-repeated statement that there il
little genuine enthusiasm b the cam
palgn for, the Govsrn0s.
The Washington herald., 1912-11-01
Negro Pugilist
Loses License
to Run Saloon

Chicago. Oct. Slack Johnson is nc
longer a saioonkeeper in Chicago. The
license formerly held by him. No. lS26,
issued to Theodore Sells. at IA North
Clark Street. expired at midnight to-
night and the gorgeous Cafe de Cham
pion," opened only a few months ago
with great eclat. was locked for the last
time under the negro prize fighter s
management.
johnson called up City Collector Ed
ward Cohen tonight and informed him
that he is about TO sell the cafe. He
declared that the transaction will be
completed in two or three days, when
he will vacate the premises.
Johnson's bond and check have been
on file in the city collectors office since
October "a. but the declaration of Mr..
Cohen that johnson could obtain no new
license before no proved himself to be
q man Of good moral character was not
challenged by the pugilist.
The Washington herald., 1912-11-01
His Last Campaign Speech.

MIR. Roosevelt, at any rate, has good
cause to be proud of the laundering re-
eeption accorded him when he appeared
Wednesday night in Madison Square
Garden. New York; but, of course, it
Is well understood that the cheering
and applause. for the most part, was
due to his lucky escape from the bullet
of the assassin.
He and his followers well might
wish that he never had made any
speeches other than this last one, so
free from personalities. Had he pre-
served this propriety all along on the
stump, he might be stronger to-day
with the nation that admires certain
of his qualities, but abhors his selfish
ness and radicalism, besotten partly
from a desire for personal revenge.
Mr.. Roosevelt, to put it mildly, is
too impatient with the established or
der Of things in this country. This
once more showed itself in his speech
when he said:
We brush aside the arguments of
those. who seek to bar action by the
repetition Of some formula about
States rights or about ''the history
OF liberty being the history of lin
itation of governmental power" or
aboiIt the duty of the courts finally to
determine the meaning of the Consti-
tuition.
The colonel is nothing if not cour-
ageous. and credit is due him for
fearlessly reminding his hearers and
the public-on the eve of election-of
the threat his candidacy contains
against the independency of the ju-
dietary, that is, against the stability of
our established government But this
impatience, this haste to be ct" at any
cost, is that Which so eminently has
become known as Rooseveltism. While
every one heartily agreed with him
when he exclaimed: Let us have an
equal opportunity for ALL" great
many have become skeptical as to
promises from that quarter. in the
light of past performances.
Sympathy ought not and will not
outweigh prudence.
The Washington herald., 1912-11-01
Turkish Cabinet
Talks of Peace

London. Nov. 1.-The lack Of Turkish
comment on news Of to-day's Bulgarian
victories is explained early this morn
ing by the Information from Constant
inople that the Turkish cabinet Is hold
ing an all-night session following the re-
ceipt of dispatches from tho Turkish
front.
While no inkling as to the nature Of
these dispatches has been allowed to es-
cape the Porte, 1t Is understood that
they bear on the hopelessness Of contin-
uing the struggle, and suggest that Tur-
key treat with the Balkans toward a
peaceful settlement.
The report that Nazim Pasha, the
Turkish minister of war. is a prisoner
Of war, is supplemented by a report to
the effect that he has been shot. Neither
report has been confirmed, though Con-
stantinople has offered no contradiction.