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The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-10-10
IMMENSE CROWDS ATTEND
LQEb's BEAUTIFUL OPENING
LARGE DRY GOODS FIRM GIVES
ANNUAL FALL FASHION
SHOW.

The fall opening at Simon Loeb
& Brothers Inc.), on Thursday eve
ming was a brilliant affair, enjoyed
by throngs of the fashionable people,
eager for exclusive styles in both
women and mems wearing apparel
The store was radient in japanese
decorations. A background of
greenery was frightened by punches
of yellow flowers, and japanese
fans, while the lights were softened
with Japanese shades, Palms, ferns
and jars of yellow flowers, made a
very effective setting, showing off tc
great advantage the handsome as
sortment of dress fabrics Especially
attractive were the checked and
striped silks, and crepe de chenes
and also the elegant irredescent laces
and bands for trimming evening toi'
lets.
The gents furnishing department
on this floor, attracted much atten
tion. Everything from the foot tC
the head in the latest and choicest
styles for men was found at reason
able prices.
Passing to the second floor the
japanese motif was beautifully car
ried ont. A bewitching scene was ;
Japanese garden where bevy of th'
prettiest young girls Of Columbus
wearing Japanese costumes, served
tea to the guests as they passet
around through the women's ready-to
wear department. A magnificen
stock of tailored suits, one-piee
dresses, sweaters, wraps and evening
gowns, all distinctive in style an,
selected with superior taste, with
view of pleasing the critical trade 0
Columbus and surrounding territory
was on display. The ready-to-wea
department az this store is complete
nothing being omitted that goes :
make up milady's wardrobe. indeed
the evening was an unique and bril-
liant occasion. that win long be re
membsred by the fashionable peopl
of this city.
Mr.. G. Z. Moss, the artistic decora
tor for this store, has every reason I
feel proud Of the impression the Wis
tors got Of his skill as decorator.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-10-10
WILL BE HIGHLY ENTER.
Tanned WHILE IN co.
LUMBUs.
LOCALSCOUTS
MAP OUT ROUTE
Markers VIII Be Placed or
Highway and Other Work
Will Be Done This Week.

The pathfinders who have been
named to select the official route Of
the Jackson Highway, Between Nash
vile and New Orleans, viii arrive in
Columbus next Thursday afternoon.
They will be given a hearty welcome
to the city, and an entertainment
committee is arranging for them to
have an enjoyable time while here.
The local scouts who we're appoint
ed by the Chamber of Commerce to
90 over the county and select route
for the highway, spent thursday and
Friday in the northern and southern
part of the county looking over the
roads. This week the will decide
on the exact route, and Mr. j. b.
Love will be in charge Of placing
markers at the county lines, cross
roads, forks and intersecting places.
r. C. Searcy & Company, who
have the contract for improving the
roads in this county, will send men
over the proposed route in this sec
ton and have the highway dragged
The jackson Highway Entertain
ment committee, composed of the
following gentlemen, is requested to
meet at the Chamber of Commerce
Tuesday evening at 1880 o'clock;
Messrs. w. c. Gunter, p. w. Maer,
Louis Walker, j. w Steen, Geor"e
Senter, julius Marx, j. l. Sturdivant,
j. II. Bricknell, s. B Johnston, J. II.
Beard, w. (. Kennedy, Thos. Keith,
w. r. Mckinley, f, Z. Richards, w.
w. Westmoreland, Jr., Carroll Hack.
leman and Sidney Loeb. 1t is neces-
sary % nave a fiil aotendance as
plans are to be made to receive and
look after the pathfinders while in
Columbus.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-10-10
MEETING WILL CONF TO A
CLOSE DURING THIS
AFTERNOON.
CORINTH TO GET
1916 CONVENTION
About Fifty Delegates are in
Attendance - Mrs. Kaye
Presiding.

Nearly fifty delegates from over
the State are here in attendance al
the ninth annual session of the East
Mississippi Presbyterial which con
vened at the First Presbyterian
church Friday afternoon. The asso-
citation is composed of prominent re-
ligious workers in the eastern part
of the State.
Friday afternoons session was at
tended mostly by the young people,
most interesting address having
been delivered to them by Miss
Hutchcraft, Y. w. C. A. secretary
at the Industrial Institute and Col
lege. Her subject was, "The Claim
of Missions Upon Young People
At the Friday evenings session
two fine addresses were delivered.
One by DR., Robert d. Bedinger, of
the African Mission Collection, and
the other by Rev. NJ. f. Melvin, of
Jackson.
Corinth was selected yesterday
as the next place of meeting,
Business sessions were held yester-
day morning and afternoon, after
which the visiting delegates were
given the pleasure of visiting Palmer
Orphanage and the Industrial Insti-
tute and College.
Mrs. John Little, of Louisville, KY,
made an interesting talk to the mem
bers of the association last night.
This morning at IL O'Clock ser
mon on "Presbyterial," will be de-
livered by DR.. R. b. Eggls ston, pastor
of the First Presbyterian achurch in
this city Az ? o'cl11 isiS qfter-
noon quiet hour will be observed,
during which time will be an interces-
sion for foreign missions led by the
secretary of foreign missions. A re-
port of woman's council will also be
made by Mrs. H. NJ. Sydenstricker,
After report of committees, con-
! secration service will be led by DR..
Eggleston.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-10-10
HAPPENINGS Of INTEREST
GATHERED HERE AND THERE
GIST OF THE NEWS FROM OVER
THE COUNTRY GIVEN IN
A BRIEF FORM.

The remains of Mr. Stewart Car
others, the Chicago Herald's popular
cartoonist, who was killed the past
week, were Inferred in Stark iie
Wednesday. Mr.. Carothers met his
death by accidentally falling from a
fou III story window in a CT 'cago
hotel He was % years of age and
unmerried His parents were FOR
merly residents of Starkville.
Maj. Gen. George w. Goethals has
withdrawn his resignation as govern
or Of the Panama canal zone. This
announcement was made by Gen.
Goethals on his arrival in Panama
from New York after a vacation in
the United States. His action was
taken, he said, in view Of recent
slides which have closed canal traf-
fic.
A well-defined earthquake shock
was felt in San Francisco Thursday
night.
A special from Brownsville, Texas
Thursday said' Information from
Matamores that bandits who have
been using the Mexican side Of the
river as a place of refuge, are moving
towards the interior, was given un
officially by officers here tonight, ant
indicates the end of border trouble
1t is said that New Matamores is rid
ding the district of bandits"
Auntie Mahaley Gibbs, aged l3'
years, said to be the oldest negro il
I the United States, died in Memphi
the past week.
/ Not less than 100000 and proba
bly, more--perhaps as much as $40,
600, ,000--was the amount of loo
obtained by the bandits who held VI
a Baltimore and Ohio train at Cen
tral Station, w. Va, early Friday
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-10-10
CRUSH PART OF TIE AUS.
TRO.GERMAN ADVANCE
GUARD.
ALLIES HASTEN TO
AID MACEDONIANS
Germans Think Allies are Pre-
pairing Operations Against
Turkey.

London, Oct s.-The advance
guard Of the Austro-German army
who crossed the Danube at Belgrade.
has been partly destroyed ard partly
captured. and those entering Serbia
across the Save river met with enpr-
nous losses, according to statements
from Nish.
The Anglo-French force landing at
Salonika is making its way northward
to protect Macedonia from a threat
ened Bulgarian INVASION The land
ing is proceeding, despite the change
in the Greek government and the
ministers Of the entente powers have
asked Greece to define her policy,
but the premier has not answeed
and will not until a cabinet meeting
This is considered evidence that
Greece will maintain neutrality.
Allied fleets are reported off Bul.
garian ports in the Aegean and Black
seas and Turkish army is said to
have rushed north to prevent Russia
from landing troops on the Black sea
coast, so Bulgaria may not be called
on to fight old friends,
Whether Italy lends the allies as
sistance i'm the Balkans. and Ru-
mania's attitude are not disclosed.
The German press thinks the allies,
despite the landing at Salonika, are
preparing operations against Tur-
key.
The general offensive in the west
is not materializing. Recent French
attacks in Artois and Champagne, es-
pecially about Tahure Hill, appear to
be local affairs.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-10-10
THR0NGS Of PEOPLE VISIT
FALL OPENING At DAVIS
LARGE FIVE AND TEN-CENT
STORE HAS BEAUTIFUL DIS
PLAY or GREAT BARGAINS.

On Thursday evening Davis sc,
Zoe and 25-cent Store held its fall
opening, and long before the doors
were thrown open a large and eager
crowd was waiting to go in and get
view of the artistic decorations,
and to examine the many bargains
offered at this popular place.
The interior walls were outlined
with arches Of colored crepe paper.
making a very effective finish. The
same decorations were used to out
line the arches over the counters.
and booths on each side of the aisles
An abundance Of autumn leaves and
flowers completed the very effective
decorations,
Among the many bargains offered
at this store were crepe de ehene ties.
MILDLY ties, ribbons, embroideries, in
different widths, toilet articles, in
fact, all notions that everybody needs
at very low prices. Especially at
tractive were the bargains in dishes
of all kind, and also cooking uten-
sis.
Mr.. r. NJ. Young, the competent
manager. is always courteous and
obliging, making il pleasure to
trade at this store.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-10-10
WEsTmoRELAap NAMED
PRESIDENT AND CHEAT
HAM SECRETARY.
MUCH INTEREST
IS BEING TAKEN
Members Will Use Every Effort
in Building Up Lowndes
County.

Several weeks ago the citizens OF
Columbus organized a temporary au.
tomobile association, but on account
Of so much interest being taken in
the enterprise a meeting was held at
the Chamber of Commerce Thursday
night for the purpose of perfecting
a permanent organization. DR.. W,
". Westmoreland. Jr., was elected
president, and Mr.. Robert +. Cheat
ham, Jr., was named secretary and
treasurer. Both of these gentlemen
are young men who are well known
over the county and they expect soon
to have every automobile owner in
this section a member of the new or
ganization, which will be known as
The Lowndes County Automobile AS
5ociation.
The object Of the association is {:
TO unite en- masse with the Nation
al Automobile Association and secure
benefits and protection and recogni-
ton with that order.
To unite in one body all the indi-
vidual motorists Of tie county to Sc
cure reasonable and just legislation.
To aid in proper enforcement of
automobile laws and ordinances; to
advocate and obtain local. State and
Foaeaai aid in the construction and
maintenance Of good roads.
So encourage touring, and to se-
cure, prepare and disseminate infor-
nation thereto
There is a lot at issue at present
as far as highways and good roads
a, oer 4alsa on.
ganization of this character is much
needed.
The slogan adopted by the mem
bers was:
Like the rabbit,
Get the habit
Get together;
Multiply.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-10-10
Rally Held on College Campus.

The annual athletic rally at the
Industrial Institute and College was
given on the campus yesterday aft
ernoon when the faculty and entire
student body en- costume took part
in the program.
A three-ring circus was featured.
A band was very much in evidence,
ombs, dust pans and buckets having
been used for musical instruments
The show opened with a grand pa
rade, in which were featured various
animals. Clowu chariot races
King Solomon with his wives, the
Queen of Sheba with her court,
dancing girls, etc. presented spectac-
ular scenes which pleased the audi
ence. Dr. L. G. Painter, acted as
.ringmaster, introducing the different
features on the program, with much
gusto.
Among the most enjoyable stunts
was the dancing by Miss Cora @.
Walker and Hon. d, T. CASTOR, and
Miss Bessie Daugherty and Prof. c,
s. Brooks. The golf chorus, Illus
trated BY President Henry L. Whit
field, Miss Evelyn Windham ard Miss
Anna Barringer, was the hit of the
afternoon. Miss Vera parker's solo
dancing was very much enjoyed
The grand finale came when Presi-
dent H. l.. Whitfield and Prof L. G.
Painter drove 10 the chariot races.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-10-10
CHANCER1 COURT IS
TO CONVENE TOMORROW
FALL TERM WILL BE PRESIDED
OVER BY JUDGE A. Y.
- WOODWARD.

The fall term OF chancery court
which was to have been held the
first week in October, but which was
postponed until October IL, will cen.
yene tomorrow morning Hon. A. Y
Woodward, Of Louisville, judge OF
the sixth chancery court district, viii
preside.
Although quite number Of d.
vorces will be disposed Of, it is moi
thought that the term will last but ;
few days.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-10-10
EFFORT BEING MADE TO
SECURE FIVE HUNDRED
NEW MEMBERS.
TEAM CAPTAINS
ARE APPOINTED
Retailers to Hold Business
Meeting at Chamber of Com
merce Moncsy Night.

With the team lineup almost com
pleted, the prospect list of close t
five hundred names built, preliminary
publicity started and considerable
progress made in the organization
plans and details, the managers Of
the reorganization campaign for the
local Chamber of Commerce feel
pleased with their first weeks work
The campaign for members will be
conducted the week of the 18th, start
ing Monday night with mass meet
ing and the actual campaign being
conducted Tuesday, Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday mornings for
two hours and a half each morning,
Two divisions of four teams each, in
all over thirty men, win take part
in this work. The team captains and
division leaders are as follows:
Division No. 1, |. |. Kaufman, gen.
eral.
Team No. /, r. E. Johnston, gen.
tain.
Team No. 3, l.. B. Divelbiss, cap
tain.
Team No. 8, L. Divelbiss, cap
tain.
Team No. A, DR.. John Oliver, cap
tain.
Division No. 2, V. B. lines, gen
eral.
Team No. /, w. f. Kennedy, cap
tain.
Team No. 2, A. Loeb, captain
Team No 3, S. B. Street, captain
Team No. 4, Fl Gunter, captain.
Memberships in the Chamber OF
Commerce VIII DC secui.u iof q p,-
riod of three years. This is becoming
the practice in all standard organiza-
tions the country over. The princi-
pal reason being that it gives stated
income for a long-sustained period,
enabling the officers to undertake ac-
tivities with assurance that there is
sufficient funds in hand with which to
complete the work. 1t will also do
away with the continued solicitation
for funds which has been the custom
so much in the past.
The first of the group meetings of
interests in the city was held Friday
night by the retail merchants, At this
meeting plans were made for a big
meeting of retailers on Monday night
the 18th, at 1880 o'clock, at which
the officers are in hopes of getting
every retail merchant in the city
The reorganized Chamber can do 6
great number of things that will be
direct benefit to the retail merchant
and make the retail department a pop
ular and beneficial one.
The following is schedule Of
meetings at the headquarters of thu
Chamber next week: Monday, 4 p
m, ministers; 1880 p. M, retailers
Tuesday, professional men; Thurs
day, manufacturers and jobbers; Fri
day, team workers; Saturday, farm
ers. This will make busy week an,
do much to further the preliminar.
plans of the organization.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-10-10
Will Entertain Pathfinders.

The Bernard Roman Chapter, d..
A. r., will give reception and ball
at the Hotel Gilmer next Thursday
evening in honor of the visiting path
finders of the Jackson Highway, who
will be here en- route to New Orleans.
Messrs. Sidney Loeb, Seth Meek
and Hayden Brooks have been named
as the arrangement committee. The
tickets for the dance are to cost 50,
and the list is now at Lde's drug
store.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-10-10

Superintendent w. V. Frierson, OF
the city schools, has arranged with
President Whitfield to have the grad,
uating class of the High school taught
home science, and about twenty-five
girls will take advantage of the op-
porturity. Instructions will be
given by Seniors specializing at the
college in the subject of homs
science.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-10-10
Rev. Gladney to Preach.

Rev. W. l.. Duren left yesterday
for Greenwood, where he goes to
conduct revival meeting,
The pulpit of the First Methodist
church will be occupied today by Rev.
X. H. b. Gladney, of Sardis.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-10-10
Fridays Game.

Mrs J. p. Stansel returned to CO.
lumbus yesterday afternoon after
visit TO her son, Mr.. Horace Stansel,
who now lives in the delta. She is
now visiting her sister Miss NJ. c.
Land, on East College street.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-10-10

See our new Plaids and Striped
Silks. The newest designs of best
quality.
Lipsey & Chapsky.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-10-10
United Charities Meeting.

On account of rain last Monday
the United Charities regular meet.
ing was postponed until next Monda,
afternoon, October IL, at 4 o'clock
at the First Methodist church.
Business Of great Importance is te
come before the organization and il
is requested that every member at
tend.
MRS. J. 7. SANFORD, sec'y.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-10-10

Mr.. Sam Harris is having hand
some brick home erected on Third
street, south, and When completed
will bs one Of the most-up-to-date
and modern structures in Colum-
bus,
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-10-10

We call the attention of our read
ers to the ad of the Columbus Cloth
ing Co., which appears in this issue.
49,
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-10-10

Full line of Julia Marlowe ladies'
shees, al feathers: also cloth tops.
Lipsey d Chapsky.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-10-10

I VINO pltched Tor the Phillles, allowed
ien hits. having struck out only
two players.
Saturdays Game.
Score by innings r. II. r.
Philadelphia 600 100 000-l 10 I
Boston 100 600 00l-2 3 o
Batteries ~ Mayer and Burns;
Foster and Cady
Grover Cleveland Alexander won
his game from the Boston Red Sox
Friday, but the victory was far from
being the impressive one his team
mates Of the Philadelphia Nationals
had predicted The breaks of the
game were with the star pitcher Of
the National league and had to be
to give him the honor Of winning the
first worlds series contest in which
he participated
Through a sequence of plays as
unusual as ever seen on a ball field,
the Philies won. to /.
They made these three runs on
five of the flukiest hits the game has
ever known, Texas leaguer, which
developed into the first run Of the
series, being the only safe ball
driven out Of the diamond by Phil
adelphia batsman 1t had been pre-
.alfto4 tNat the short eutfiel v'auld
prove the winning factor for the
Phillies in their own little park out
on Broad street, but contrary to all
expectations, it was the infield, wet
and heavy from fifteen hours of rain,
that turned the tide in their favor.
Long Shore, as they call him in
Boston. was in the box for the Red
Sox and had fast ball with hop
on It that was on par with the best
Alexander had to offer Against the
five freak hits which he allowed, AL
exander was hit safely eight times,
each Of the blows being line drive
to the outfield There was not an
extra base in any Of them. however
and no two came in the same inning.
Shore gave the phillies star fight
from the time play was called until
the last man was out.
Fridays Game.
Score by innings. r. ri. +.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-10-10
COMMERCIAL ARRANGING
FOR &C EVENT TO TAKE
PLACE soon.
MANY BARGAINS
TO BE OFFERED
Hundreds Of Country people
Expected 10 Take Advant.
age Of Occasion.

The Columbus Commercial will ir
the near future advertise "a M
Trades Day fer this city. q day on
which country people may come
here 70 sell their produce and buy
from our merchants.
1t is expected that hundreds Of
people will take advantage Of the
opportunity to dispose of their prod.
ucts and get many valuable bargains
from the local merchants.
The Chamber of Commerce win
help arrange details and make the
day one profitable for all who come
to the city on the date advertised.
More about Trades Day win be
published later
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-10-10
PHILADELPHIA LOSES ny
rae CLOSE SCORE or
2TOt.
FOSTER STRIKES
OUT SEVEN MEN
First Game of Series Played
Friday and Won BY Pennsyl-
vanians BY Score Of 3 to /.

Philadelphia Oct 9.-Foster, for
Boston, won the second game Of the
worlds series this afternoon, the
score being 2 10 /. The contest was
close throughout, and the winning
run was made in the ninth inning.
Foster struck out seven men,
and allowed only three hits. Mayer.
who pitched for the Phillies. allowed
zen hits, having struck out only
two players.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-10-10

The Franklin Academy High
school football team won their first
game Of the season by a score of z
to 6 Friday afternoon when they
played the High school team at Fay.
ette, Ala, Each Of the local players
did fine work.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-10-10

Attend some church today.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-10-10

Attend Sunday school today.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-03-07
CHICAGO GKAIN.

CHICAGO, Mar. tt LpSEs
WHEAT - May, SLABS July. SLID
Sept. SLOTS.
May. 73lsc: July. 15iSc.
OATS-May. 5Sc; July. 517Sc.
PORK-May, $t762; July, S179T.
LARD-May, S1OJO; July, $10.75M 1917.
RIBS May, S100j; July, S10.3I; Sept,
SlO63.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-03-07
F. |. HARDY Is NAMED
DIRECTOR OF CHAMBER

+. I. Hardy, superintendent OF trans
pOrtation Of the c. S. 3. & y. I. rail-
way was elected to fill a vacancy on
the board of directors of the Chamber
of Commerce Friday night at a meet
ing of the board. The board now con-
sists of nine members.
1t was also announced that the first
smoker of the chamber Will be held
next Thursday night at the headqUar-
tiers on Jefferson blvd. and Lafayette
st. The smokers will be a regular
feature hereafter, alternating with the
regular noon lUncheons. A local
speaker will address the meetings.
The committee for the first smoker is
as follows: ID. L. Guilfoyle, chairman;
II. II. Romer, Horace Fox, George
Shock and DR.. John StOeckley.
Following the directors meeting a
cOmmitte on amending the bylaws
and constitution went into session.
Several important changes are expect
ed TO be made following the confer
ence. The committee will report at
the next meeting of the directorate
on March IS The committee con-
sists of Frank Herring, William Happ,
w. w. Ridenour, l.. J. Dare and +. l..
Sims