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The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-10-14
AMERICA FIRST AND LAST.
SAYS PRESIDENT WOOD.
ROW WILSON
DELIVERS SPEECH
TO THE ID A. r.
Requests American Public to
Observe Strictly Principles Of
Neutrality.

Washington. Oct III 4 demand
upon all Americans ON pan Of o8tra-
cism 70 be more than neutral In re.
gard TO the European wae 90 take
their stand for America frs. last and
an the time, was voiced BY President
Wilson in a speech at the celebration
'of the twenty-hfth anniversary Of
Of the founding of the Daughters Of
American Revolution The United
States, the President said, was not
trying merely TO keep out Of trouble,
but was trying to preserve the foun-
dations on which peace could be re-
built
peace can be rebuilt" he said.
"only upon the ancient and accepted
principles Of international law; only
upon those things which remind ma
tions Of their duties to each other,
and, deeper than that, of their duties
to mankind and humanity America
has great cause which is not CON
fined to the American continent. II isl
the cause of humanity itself.
Declaring his faith in the loyalty
of the great body Of aturalized cit
izens of foreign birth, the president
said he believed the impression was
too general that a large number Of
these citizens We're without a suffi-
Client affection for the American
IDEAL But l am in a hurry to have
a hRe-up,' he explained, "and let
the men who are thinking first Of
other countries stand on one side
and those wha are for America first,
last and all the time on the other
side"
Every political setior AID every
social action in America at this time.
said Mr., Wilson, should have for its
object to challenge the spirit Of Am
erieanism"
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-10-14
State Farm Cotton Seed

Jackson, Miss, October 12.--
Four hundred and forty-seven
bales Of cotton grown on the state
farm this year were sold at Parch-
man today where the board Of pris-
on trustees held special meeting for
that purpose. The prices paid for the
cotton ranged from 1857 to 1886.
The hSA& bidder was Boyce & Co,
Of Memphis, and the cotton was sold
The priet received was very salts
to that firm.
factory to the prison trustees and il
is considerably more than has been
received for cotton at any time since
1913. The bulk of the 1914 crop solo
at an average of 9.5 cents. Las, yea,
the crop ameunted 10 $500 bales, bu
it is not expected To go over 5000
bales this year, The increased price
however, IT Ia believed, will brini
the total receipts from the 1915
crop TO approximately the sam'
money received for the 1914 crop
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-10-14
Baird Optimistic.

Mr.. John r. Baird returned home
Monday from a visit of ten days "a
his farm home in the Delta, whsre he
went to attend to his farming inter-
ests. He is very optimistic over busi-
ness prospects, although he states
that the cotton crop in that part Of
the state is short fully one-half. The
price Of the long staple cation,
grown there, is around 20 cents per
pound, thus helping even up things.
Mr.. Baird said that the Delta peeple,
as well as the people here, ara diver
styling crops They have raised corr
in abundance, also wheat and hay.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-10-14
Think We Will Get Game.

A committee composed Of Mr.. G..
NJ. ttygp, Mr.. Carroll Hackleman
and Mr.. Sidney Loeb went to Starks-
vile Monday to confer with the man
agement in regard to landing the big
A. & M.-University football game
which will be played on the sixth of
November.
After going into detail the COM
mittee felt very much encouraged
aBa believe that when the announce
msnt is sasde Columbus will be the
place decided upaH, The NJ. & O
will run special trains to accommodate
the visitors, and many out-of-towr
people, besides the A. & M. boys
will come here to witness the game
Cslqmbians anxiously await the de
eisi8E.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-10-14
VIII Entertain.

A reception and dance viii be
given at the Hotel Gilmer tonight be
ginning at $3.50 O'Clock by the Rer-
nard Romans Chapter p. A R., IN
honor Of the Jackson Highway path
finders.
Besides the reception and ball
there will be several other features.
There will be a Greek dance by Miss
Nina Weeden Oliver, and Miss Lu-
cile Symonds. viii dance a pompa-
dour gayotte.
Tickets will be on sale at Lide's
drug store. Two dollars viii be
charged for dancing and 80 cents for
spectators.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-10-14

Motorization of the rural free de-
livery system in the United States
has been started with more than $50
auto routes established between July
and October 10, and $50 others
TO be put in operation by December
/, the postal department has an
nounced. Better service for less
money to the public and better posi-
tons financially and otherwise for
the carriers, are the reasons upon
which the department based the mo-
tored-msil-route policy.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-10-14
CITIZENS TAKINS INTEREST
IN GROUP MEETINGS
BUSINESS MEN GETTING TO.
GETHER IN THE REORGANI.
ZATIoN OF CHAMBER.
What's the Chamber of Commerce

What's the Chamber of Commerce
for?
Thousands of men here and else
where have asked this question. The
public has always held a hazy notion
that a Chamber of Commerce existed
only to get factories or fight railways
ally small minority has realized
Eat the function Of city promotion
organization is to develop construct
i've public spirit-and enterprising
optimistic spirit that can properly be
spelled Win ! canil ~ Sc"
In the last five or six years city
building associations have grown
nightly. Although hundreds have
fallen into dry rot and disappeared
other hundreds have taken their
places. The city or town without or
ganized means of public leadership
is uncommonly dead" Cities and
towns build organizations in self de.
fense in these strenuous times OF
competition,
Independence Myth.
Experience has shown that the
business men of any community who
fondly believe they can live indie
pendently of the activities of their
fellow-citizens are engaging in cost.
ly self-deception. Every civilized
man is dependent upon the other, Alb
solute independence" is thing
about which men may boast-but il
does not exist
The owner of real estate owes
much to the community. He may be
slow in acknowledging his debt-ht
may never admit his obligation unit
the Chamber of Commerce drives i
home. The value of real estate here
in Columbus is made by the commu
nity--not by the owner Every mar
in the city is directly or indirectly en-
hancing the value of real estate. Th'
largest operators of real estate il
America arrive at the value of th'
leaseholds by counting the people
who pass along the sidewalks in from
of the property. The wise landowne
| is he who encourages or induces en-
terprise among his fellow men.
The Chamber of Commerce is
thing. Ii also is a force. 1t create
an atmosphere of enterprise. It es
tablishes confidenee in the future o
the city and confidence in the four
dation upon which all business
built.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-10-14

Lieutenant Frank NJ. Harris, of the
battleship Delaware, whose home was
in Memphis, Tenn, was killed and
Lieutenants p. p. Powell and Henry
Parsons of the Delaware, were in
jured seriously when an automobile
in which they were riding turned over.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-10-14

The Woman's Christian Temper
ance Union will meet this afternoon
at 5 o'clock at the home of Mrs.
Augusta Cox. All members are
urged to he present and hear the
report from the State Convention
recently held in Biloxi.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-10-14

Closing of saloons in Chicago on
Sundays for the first time in forty
four years resulted in last Sunday
passing with the lowest crime record
in the history of the police depart
ment, under charge of chief Healy,
according to announcement.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-10-14
HAPPENINGS Of INTEREST
GATHERED HERE AND THERE
GIST OF NEWS FROM OVER THE
COUNTRY GIVEN IN A BRIEF
FORM.

The ginners report for Lowndes
county shows that 1877 bales of
cotton, counting round bales IS half
bales, were ginned in this county
prior to September 25, 1915, com
pared to 2,6O6 bales prior to Sep
tember %, 1914.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-10-14
Weather Forecast,

For South Atlantic and East Gulf
Statesi Partly cloudy weather with
occasional showers is probable We'd
nesday and Thursday, and generally
fair weather thereafter. Tempera.
tures will be near and slightly above
the seasonal average.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-10-14
~ ROUTE 10 NEW OR.
LEANS TO SELECT JACK.
son HIGHWAY.
WILL BE GIVEN A
CORDIAL GREETING
Citizens Will Line Up on Main
Slreet-Rcception and Ball
Tonight


The gates Of the city will be open
to-day to the pathfindcrs who will
select the official route Of the Jack.
son Highway, and who are expected
to each here this afternoon and be
the guests Of Columbus until tomor-
row morning Upon their arrival at
Mullins store, located five miles
northeast Of Columbus, word will be
sent TO the city Of the exact time
they will reach here The fire bell
will be sounded, which will be sig
nal for everyone who can possibly
DO SO TO assemble on Main street and
give the guests a cordial greeting.
The party will enter Main street at
the Southern depot and will proceed
at once TO the Gilmer hotel
A meeting Of the entertainment
committee was held at the Chamber
of Commerce Tuesday evening to ar
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Dinner will be served the path
finders at the Gilmer hotel at z 80
o'clock this evening, and the fol-
lowing gentlemen viii be present to
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The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-10-14

Mr.. Thomas Robertson, a former
Columbian, who is now residing in
New Orleans, spent the first of the
week here in the interest e The A.
kay Stave Company.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-10-14

News was received here Monday by
Officer John A Morton from Police
man I. G. Munger stating that Mrs.
Munger continued seriously i'll at
Lucy Brinkley Hospital in Memphis.
Her many friends hope soon to hear
of her recovery.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-10-14

The unified tonnage of the United
States Steel Corporation on Septem-
Der 30, totaled 5,317,61s tons, an
increase of 409,l63 tons over Aug
ust.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-10-14

Mr.. and Mrs. J. II. Hopper an,
nounce the engagement Of their
daughter, Erskine, to Mr. Rushton
Greer. The wedding will take place
October 81, l9l5,
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-10-14
The New Way,

No business can succeed without
plan. This holds true in Chamber
of Commerce. Yet in years gone by,
commercial clubs blundered along
from one exigency to another or fell
into a state of desuetude.
Now citizens associations are no
no longer hit-and-miss affairs. The
Chamber of Commerce in Columbus
will no longer be hit-or-miss affair
after the reorganization. The ex-
perience of the last ten years in
commercial organization work has
made many things elear-to those
who are willing to learn.
Group Interests.
Monday night a great deal of in
terest in the proposed plans was
shown al a meeting attended by over
forty retail merchants, at which time
the plans as affecting the interests
of that particular group were dis
cussed. The organization, depart
mentized us Il is 20 be, gives worl
and results for every line of activity
in the community. Several othel
group meetings will be held during
the week for the purpose of taking
up the general and special problem
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-10-14

Mr.. and Mrs. William Simpson
spent Saturday and Sunday Ia
Brooksville, the guests Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Sam Tate.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-10-14

Philip Robertson, a negro, was
arrested hers yesterday morning by
Policeman ]. A. Morton. Robertson
is wanted in Itta Bsna for stealing.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-10-14

Mrs. Edward Finley returned Sun
day from weeks visit to relatives
in Tupelo,
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-10-14

Unknown parties entered ]. w
Rickman's store Oh Military road
Tuesday night and made way with
a number of boxes of cigars.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-10-14

Mr. h, D. Falls, OF the A. and NJ.
College. spent Monday in the city in
the interest Of the Reflector, the col
lege weekly paper.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-10-14

Miss Lovda Walton's friends are
glad to learn that she is improving
after aserious illness at her home on
College street.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-10-14

Mrs George g, .s....s, ..fa Ma,
Bailey Hardy left Tuesday for a visit
to ST. Louis.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-10-14
WILL WELCOME
PATHFINDERs.

At the sounding of seven
strokes of the firebsil this aft
ernoon people of Columbus are
requested to 90 to Main street
and greet the Jackson Highway
Pathfinders as they enter the
city.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-10-14

You viii find a complete stock of
new fall and winter goods at our
store. Lipsey & Chapskey.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-10-14
of the organization.

The teams that will conduct the
campaign during four days OF next
week are practically completed and
will meet on Friday night for the
purpose Of completing their ranks
and making the final plans for the
campaign.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-10-14

Miss Mary Garth, of Prairie View
was in Columbus the first of the week
shopping.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-10-14

team. Foster pitched for the Red
Sox, and Macr, who started in for
the Phillies. was soon relieved by
Rixey.
Mondays Game.
In a ninth-inning finish before
forty-two thousand, three hundred
fans, the largest crowd that ever saw
a worlds series game, the Red Sox
took the third game from the Phil
lies by the score of to /, turning
back Alexander, who defeated them
in the opener Friday.
Leonard, the Sox left handler, held
the Quakers to three hits, while Bos-
ton touched Alexander for six, one
of them a triple, by iris Speaker.
Alexander lost his nerve in the
ninth, when Speaker came up with
one out and Hooper on second. He
passed the big Texan, but failed to
keep the siugging Sox from scoring.
Hooper, the first up, singled, and
Scott sacrificed. Speaker walked.
Hoblitzeil was cut at first, Hooper go
ing to third and Speaker second.
Lewis singled over second, scoring
Hooper.
Leonard pitched brilliant ball,
and only twice did the Dutchman give
an inch, and only once was he scored
EgaiHTs.
Score by innings: r. H. f.
Philadelphia 00i coo 000--i 0
Boston 200 100 0Oi-2 6 1
Batteries: Alexander and Burns
Leonard and Carrigan,
Tuesdays Game.
Manager Moran found his entire
line of attack changed In today's con-
test. With the count standing two to
one against the Phillies, following
Yesterdays defeat Of Alexander, star
twirler Of the Philadelphia team, the
National leaguers We're on their met
tie, taking purely defensive attitude
rather than the previous more siren
uous offensive. Manager Carrigan,
on the other hand, entered today's
game confident that the Boston play
ers would make the count three to
ene before nightfall.
feere by innings: R. H. f
Philadelphia 900 o09 OlO-l {
Boston -0al 00i 000-2 8
Batteries: Chalmers and Burns
Shore and Cady.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-10-14

Mrs. Gains Bush. of Artesia, came
over Tuesday to do fall shopping.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-10-14
WORLDS SERIES CAME TO
A CLOSE YESTERDAY
-. AFTERNOON.
FIFTT GAME Is
WON BY FOSTER
Finishing Contest Results in
Phillies Defeat by Score Of
S to 4.

Philadelphia, Oct. 13.--The Red
Sox won the championship Of the
worlds series here this afternoon
when they defeated Philadelphia, 5
to a. The game was to until the
eighth inning when Boston made
three scores. Four home runs were
made during the game by the Boston
team. Foster pitched for the Red
Sox, and Macr, who started in for
the Phillies. was soon relieved by
Rixey.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-06-16

embassy here and at the consulate
general in New York of the claims Of
American exporters on account Of de-
tentions and appropriation of cotton.
This arrangement VIII affect a large
number of shippers whose cargoes
consigned to neutral countries of Eu-
rope have been seized under the Brit
ish order in council against commerce
with Germany and Austria. 1t is ex-
pected to facilitate settlements as
proof Of ownership and destination
can be submitted and verified much
more quickly in the United States
than in the British ports in which the
ships are detained.
II was said today that progress was
being made on negotiations looking
to another extension to the time al
lowed by the British government for
the filing of evidence that American
owned goods of German origin await
ing shipment to the United States
from neutral countries was bought be-
fore March / last. This time expired
today
Plans have been preached for the
separation Of goods of unquestioned
exemption from seizure from other
shipments Of doubtful character, and
il these can be perfected, it is be-
lieved that the British authorities at
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-06-16
q AEROPLANES
SHQWERBOMBS0N
CAPITAL OF BADEN
French Raid Is RepriSaI
Against Recent Attacks by
German Airmen on Unde-
Tended Cities of Allies,

Paris, Jane 1b GO.d0 y. M THE
following official communicates was
issued hy the French war office to-
night
During The course Of last night
local infantry actions developed In
The region TO the north Of Arraa-ln
the sectors Of LOrette and Melville
and "a the south Of Afras, az the
Tontvont farm All the German
cuuntcr-atlacks were repulsed and
We have maintained our gains.
ITO the north If Neville we have
taken possession Of several German
lookout posts.
To-day has been marked in these
two regions only by an artillery COM
bat. our batteries have violently
shellcd the German trenches
"'fho attack by the enemy on tho
night Of June 1915 against the
trenches which we captured nt QUEEN
neviorss, east of Trncy-le- Mont. was
carried out by eight battalions, Pris-
oners declare that the losscs TO the
enemy were considerable
"On the rest Of the front there Is
nothing TO report
In retaliation for the lombard
ment hy the Germans 0f French and
English open towns, the order was
given to lombard this morning tho
capital Of the Grand Duchy Of Baden,
AT o'clock in the morning
twenty-three noroplancs set out for
Karlsruhe.
Although caught by a northeast
wind they arrived over the town be-
tween $3.50 ana Gs20 o'clock they
dropped i30 proiectiles of 30 and l55
calibre on the objects which had
been indicated 10 them, particularly
the chateau an arms mandatory
and the station A great number Of
fires broke out, during the time the
ueroplnnes were flying over Karls-
fHhc A serious panic was observed
IN the station from which trains de-
parted hastily proceeding In an east
erly direction
Tho machines were subjected TO
a violent gun fire. particularly on
their outer trip, M Savcrns (Sabern),
strassburg. Rastatt and Karlsruhe,
and on their return at Blamont,
tPfalzburg) and saverns,
All OF them returned except two
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-06-16
USEFULNESS OF
SHE RMAN LAW To
Be KNOWN soon
Officials Of Department Of
Justice Believe Last Word
on Effect Of Statute VIII
Soon Be Said,

HbhNfHH
Washington. June L. Reviewing
81 years al TRUST" prosecutions and
Of interpretations by the federal courts
90 tho sherman antitrust law, off
ciania Of the department Of Justice to-
dnv reached the conclusion thnt the
ultimate usefulness Of that statute 10
reeuiate businese would he deter
mined hy the rnlted States supreme
court probably within the next few
months
A long series Of victories for The
government, f0f the most part IN The
enforcement ~ the civil side Of the
act. has been followed ~ the lnst few
months hy several defeats both III
minor courts and IN the supreme
court. SO far ua The civil section Of
the law Is concerned the government
looks mon the suit 20 dissolve the In
ternntionai Harvester company as Of
the utmost importance. This case Is
now In the hands Of the supreme
court The principal case involving
the criminal end Of the sherman law
now before the courts il that against
officers and directors Of the New
YORK. New Haven and Hartford rail-
road
II the Harvester suit finally IL lost,
II was admitted tonight, the sherman
law will virtually become dead let
Ter and the government In the future
must depend upon the Clayton anti
trust act To curb unlawful practices D.
business.
The refusal OF the supreme court
yesterday to grant n writ OF eertiorari
for a review OF the reversal Of the
conviction OF officers Of the National
Ha a..
some influence ON the course 20 he
followed in the future ia respect 20
criminal actions. Officials profess TO
hive had little confidence that the
supreme court would grant this writ
bec4uAt IT fuc Hrii khOwn fact that
10 III reluctant 10 deal with criminal
caeer II Is believed however, that
the effect OF the decision upon public
opinion may be marked and that ad-
minlstrations in tho future may hest
tate 10 bring criminal proceedings OF
Ike character at public expense The
department stlll has an opportunity 70
push this case by complying with the
decree OF the federal circuit and pro-
cecdlng with new trial on one Of the
counts against officials OF the Cash
Register company which was not dis
missed. No lne Of action had been
settled upon tonight and several days
viii elnpke before Attorney General
Gregory reaches any conclusion.
II was pointed OUT today That the
Cash Register case aud that against
The directors Of the New Haven are
essentially different and that a fall
ure in one need have no bearing on
the outcome Of the other, Depart
ment officials say the New Haven In
eotments charge acts such az have
come before the supreme court In
many cases and have been held TO be
unlawful.
At the department Il was declared
that tho governments attitude toward
business combinations has been mis-
Understood since the recent decision
OF the lever courts In the civil anti
trust suit against the United States
Steel corporation. The department, II
was said, was not proceeding against
combinations because Of their size
alone