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The Columbus commercial., 1916-05-04
THE NEW SECRETARY.

Directors of the Chamber Of Commerce are indeed
fortunate in having secured the services of Mr.. j. G.
Weaherly who recently elected secretary of the
organization by unanimous vote.
Mr.. Weatherly is well known in Columbus, having
for several served secretary Of the old Business
League, and more competent man in the
employ of local civic organization. Since leaving CO.
lumbus he has been broadened by experience, having
served both secretary of the Chamber of Commerce
in Brunswick, Ga, and the Georgia State Chamber of
Commerce. which position he renqushed to return to
Columbus and serve the local organization.
Chamber of Commerce other civic body Of a
similar nature forms important factor in the up
building of any city; and, with the right at the
helm, an incaeuabe amount Of good be accomplish
ed Mr. Weatherly is undoubtedly well equipped in
every way to most acceptaby discharge the duties of
the position to which he has been elected and be
peced to ven things up that he has taken charge
of the work
The Columbus commercial., 1916-05-04
HAY GROWERS CAN'T GET CARS.

Inability to secure cars is greatly retardng the
shipment of hay in this section, and the situation recent
ly became SO acute that three prominent growers of
the legume Messrs. William Simpson, C. W. Evans and
R. b. Hardy went to Mobile for the purpose of hav-
ing conference with Col r. v. Taylor, general man
ager of the Mobile and Ohio railroad with the view Of
securing relief. The matter was discussed at great
length, and Col Taylor promised to do every thing in
his power to relieve the situation
Alfalfa hay, which is extensively grown in the
prairie section west of Columbus is commanding good
prices just now, and local growers losing money
through their inability to in which to make
shipments.
The Columbus commercial., 1916-05-04

The suggestion that William Jennings Bryan be
named of the delegates to represent Mississippi
at the National Democratic Convention in st. Louis is
not meeting with favor among party leaders throughout
the state 1t is maintained that there plenty of
able men at home represent Mississippi at the con-
venton without going outside the state to dele
gate and it is further pointed out that Bryan was
turned down by the Democrats in Nebraska, where he
resides it would be nethca for members of the party
in another state to name him delegate
The Columbus commercial., 1916-05-04

Nashville. Team. May s-Ths
assthsrn Methodist csIlsrs n islah.
sps todsf ssmplsssd the conferences
assignments u he bishops fof he
ensuing ysaF, o. fslleNss
nlshsp J " mccoy, Texas Con.
fsfsnes. f.aflln. Tssss. Nov. Il
sof,h Tssas. Gfssnsllls. sev. 20
Little Haek. Malvern. Ara. Dee. 4.
nlshgp " n i.ambaih Montana
Conferences. fisgsnsn, AuT 1tl :.
cslumhla. Wnlls waIlas Wash,
kag ~ Colombia. csvalIis, Oregon.
sept 7. Mes Msslse. Clovis. Oct.
81 los AnRslsa. Phoenix. n ~. Oct
tsl Cenrs Mission, Wembokama.
Affics.
bishop " y aufrah h-iguissiils,
Conference. Franklin. Ky.. Sept
~. Memphis. Union City, Tenn.
Nov. ib; North Mississippi. winona.
Nov 2si Mississippi. Jackson. Dec
IA. Cuha Mission. Cienfeuros, Feb.
18th
bishop j G. Kilgo West vir.
Rinia Conference, Charleston. Sept.
10; Western North Carolina, Dur.
ham. Nov. 20.
Bishop Collins Denny--North
Alabama Conference, Bessemer,
Ala. Nov. 10; Alabama, Selma. Nov.
20; Ocala. Fla, Dec. 8; Pacific
Mission Conference, Jan. 25. 1917
Mexican border, Torreon, Old Mex.
leo. Feb. 8; Central Mexico, Feb. Is
Bishop James Atkins--Illnois
Conference, Cairo, Aug. "a; Ken
lucky, Nicholasville, Sept. 20; Hol'
ston Conference, Blue Field, West
Va, Oct. a; Tennessee, Mt. Pleas
ant, Oct. II; South Carolina, Flor
ence, Nov. 20.
Bishop f. E. Hoss-Louisians
Conference, Baton Rouge, Nov. %
Baltimore, Roanoke, Va, March 21
1917; China Mission Conference
Huchow, Sept. %; Korea Mission
Conference, Seoul, Oct. 13; Japar
Mission Conference, FL Rima
Japan, Nov. II.
Bishop H. C. Morrison-GermaI
Mission Conference, East Bernard
Texas, Oct. IL; Texas-Mexican Mis-
sion, Oct. 1S; West Oklahoma
Wynnewood, Nov. /.
Bishop w. A. Candler-Nortl
Georgia Conference, Griffin, Nov
8; Upper South Carolina, Green
vile, Nov. Is; South Georgia
Thomasville, Nov. 20.
Bishop f. r. Hendrix-Denve
Conference, Mancos, Colo, Aus
II; South Missouri, Kansas City
Sept. 13; Missouri, Fayette, Aus
80; St. Louis Conference, Cap
Girardeau, Sept. 81.
Bishop f. d. Mouzon, West TIE,
as Conference, Uvalde, Texas, Oc
18; Northwest Texas, Stamfort
Nov. 8; E. Oklohoma, Muskoge'
Nov. %; North Arkansas, Scare.
Nov. 20; Brazil, July 13; Souther
Brazil, July a..
The fab meeting of the Collee
of Bishops win be held in Atlant
Oct. 26-2S owing to recent
health, Bishop Waterhouse was r
lieved from active work for II
present.
The Columbus commercial., 1916-05-04
GOLF T0GS.
Style Tips About Your
Looks on the Links.

The girl who plays golf is in her ele-
ment these days, for at the first touch
Of spring she gets out her golf bag-if
she hasn't been using it all winter on
the southern linksdo a pair of low
heeed shoes. close fitting hat. a short
skirt and comfortable sweater and
hies herself to the links for a glorious
day of golf
When we say that the girl who plays
golf dons low heeed shoes. short
skirt and the rest of the sporting
paraphernalia 1t must not be thought
that her costume Is in any way unat-
tractive or that any sort Of clothes
will do for this game. The day has
passed when this was the case. Time
was when the golting girl was not
thing of beauty nor yet Joy forever,
but fortunately that time is of the
past. not the. presensa ~,
Today the girl who plays golf pre-
sents trim. immaculate figure. She
Is clad in well cut clothes designed on
comfortable but at the same time be
coming lines Her golf skirt Is some
times Of linen. sometimes of tweed,
but whatever the material used II fits
her figure beautifully and swings
gracefully at every stroke. Her blouse,
though plain one. Is wonderfully
made. often sewed by hand and orna-
mented with the finest of fine stitches.
While 1t is usually mannish In cut II
loses nothing in beauty by this fact
| for bright tie at the throat or fancy
buttons add feminine note.
The hat of the golfing girl is sensl.
BILE but pretty affair. 1t Is snug 1T
ting. so that In the midst Of the game
the player need not be disturbed by
breezes dislodging her headgear. Usu
| ally it is fairly large so that the eyes
may be shaded from sunshine and the
complexion guarded from tan. A pan
anna with single ribbon band Is
popular golfing hat. though there art
numerous other types OF headgeal
which meet with the athletic girls ap
proyal
The most fascinating part OF tn
whole costume worn by the girl WHIT
plays golf is the vivid covered sill
sweater worn over her sport blouse
The Columbus commercial., 1916-05-04
Citation Notice.


The State of Mississippi to S. b.
Bradford Mrs. s. B. Bradford, Mrs.
Annie George Bradford, Francis
George Bradford, a minor, being
with his mother, Mrs. Annie George
Bradford:
You are commanded to appear
before the Honorable A. Y. Wood
ward, Chancellor, at chambers, in
the city of Louisville, Mississippi, in
vacation, Saturday, the goth day Of
May, 1916, at nine o'clock a. m,
then and there to defend the petit
ton of c. X. McGee, asking for a
sale of real estate to pay debts OF
the estate, wherein you are parties
defendant.
This April II, 1916.
B. A. LINCOLN,
Clerk.
Roberds & Beckett,
Solicitor for Petitioner.
The Columbus commercial., 1916-05-04

This. April ID. 1915.
The Columbus commercial., 1916-05-04

We are learning, via Nashville that the Alabama
Land Congress, widely advertised as an industrial
movement was in part at least pacating of the peo-
pie by political railroad If so, il but shows that there
are many ways of doing business Doubtful however,
whether the railroad got its value from this effort al
though assured by Alabama politicians that it quieted
some of the antralroad agitaton--Mobe Register
The Columbus commercial., 1916-05-04
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
For Congress.
GUY w. MITCHELL
E. S. GAMBLER
JAS. A. CUNNINGHAM

Won Beulow Urges Concessions.
Paris, May 3.--A Havas dispatch
from Berne says Prince Won Beulow,
former German Chancellor, has re-
turned from Switzerland to Ger
many and is using all of his influ-
ence in favor of the concession by
Germany of the demands presented
in the American note concerning
submarine warfare.
The prince is also urging a col
lective protest by all neutrals
against tightening the blockade by
the entente allies, says the dis
patch. a
The Columbus commercial., 1916-05-04

Notice to Sreditors.
The State of Mississippi,
Lowndes County.
Letters of administration having
been granted to the undersigned
upon the Estate of Mrs. Annie l..
Afford, deceased, by the Chancery
Court of Lowndes County, missis-
sippi, on the 14th day of April, A.
ID. 1916.
This is to give notice to all per-
sons having claims against said es-
tate to Probate and Register same
with the Chancery Clerk of Lown-
des County, within one year from
this date. A failure to so probate
and register said claim will forever
bar the same.
J. B. Afford,
Administrator
The Columbus commercial., 1916-05-04

1t Is exceedingly difficult to imagine man with the
wrilty which Roosevelt claims to possess as ndorsing
woman suffrage; but Teddy is so anxious for the Re-
publican presidential nomination that he is even willing
to clutch the womens apron strings in an effort to
votes.
The Columbus commercial., 1916-05-04
Notice to Creditors.

The State Of Mississippi,
uowndes County.
ettsrs of testamentary having
zen granted and issued to the un-
dersigned upon the estate OF
w. l. Mitchell, deceased, by
the Chancery Court of Lowndes
County, Mississippi. on the 5th day
Of April, A. d. 1916.
This is to give notice to all per-
sons having claims against said es-
tate to Probate and Register same
with the Chancery Clerk of Lowndes
County within one year from this
date. A failure to so probate and
register said claim will forever bar
the same.
T. P. HARRIS,
Executor of last will and testa-
ment of W. |. Mitchell, deceased.
This April s, 1916.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-10-06
nerUeus
Entertainment For Kentucky Soldiers Planned
Kentuckiians Here Ought To Show Hospitality

direct carline to this place" said c. r
Anderson Numbers Of children who
live on the Fort Bliss and Highland
Park lines are forced TO come long dis
tances and then walk for several
blocks in order to reach the school
All Of this could be easily eliminated
by the construction Of a direct car line
TO the building from either the Ari-
IONA or Boulevard main lines.
Customers sometimes wonder why
no set rule is followed by Fl PasO
merchants in leaving c o. d packages
when a customer is not at home" said
De Kyle Smith Sometimes the pack
age is left at the house. and some times
the driver takes it back TO the store. In
my business. It is altogether a matter
Of credit Before any c. o. D pack
age is delivered. the credit rating OF
calling uD the Business Mems Protect
i've association. II the credit Of the
customer is good, the package is left
If il IS found. after investigation. that
il is questionable the package is re-
turned to the store / believe my firm
is saved more money at less cost by the
service of the Business Mems Protect
i've association than through any other
means"
Mama, please don't let's have sau-
seven year old Bobby Garrett son OF
Capt " N. Garrett. OF the gath in
fantry, 10 his mother I saw the
clown at the Barnum and Bailey circus
put that nice little fox terrisr puppy
into the sausage grinder, and pull out
big string Of sausages- don't believe
want TO eat sausage any more
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-10-06

duced his fine countenance and manly
face showed an honest, clean life.
Another young soldier, who had been
an officer. went down in disgrace
through drink in FL Pas5: he landed in
the city jail. where I last saw him
ruined and discharged from service
His upright, well to do parents in the
state Of Ohio must never know" There
is not space to continue mentioning
other cases No wonder parent hearts
are bleeding-the character of their
well born and well reared sons being
polluted and the nation robbed Of noble
young citizenship
Fl Paso's heart should bleed. too.
until conditions are changed. Who can
deny that drink keeps men from see
ing right, from thinking right and
from doing right; that il pOlutes and
destroys good citizenship
The chief justice of England says
liquor causes ninety per cent Of crime
Most Wardens Of state penitentiaries
give the same per cent
Emperor William, of Germany, said
7 can assure you that in the course
Of my reign. I have observed that the
greater part Of crimes appealed t. me
for decision. ought TO he reported as
results from alcohol"
Laws are for the protection Of pub
lie. morals, public health and public
safety
Gladstone said: at is the purpose
IF the law TO make IL as hard as pos
sible 10 do wrong and as easy as pos
sible to do right"
Are the privileges allowed In Fl
PasO-the licensed liquor traffic.
means Of making IT easy for her own
youth and the thousands of young
soldiers sOjourning here, to do right
VIII not the heart and soul of FL
Paso hear the call for prOtectiOn-not
protection from the bullets of another
nation. but from the reptile of intoxi-
eating drinks2
Nina Everett.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-10-06
Roundabout Town

Mrs Chas DeGroff. at her pretty
valley home near Belen. has one Of the
most ebautiful rose gardens in the
whole southwest-prObably the largest
and most prolific producer of any pri-
vate garden in the entire section. Mrs.
DeGroff is 4 lover OF flowers and her
efforts have been rewarded splendidly
in the growth Of her roses American
Beauties. while they DO not predomin-
ate. grow luxuriantly- Several other
varieties Of roses thrive just as well
and every visitor TO the DeGroff place
is astOnished at the beauty Of the rose
garden Mrs. DeGrOff delights in cut
ting the flowers for her friends and in
gathering the falling petals which she
preserves in jars and showers on her
friends when they call
c. E. Hogue, of Miami. ARK. was
discussing a murder that occurred some
time ago in his section His estimation
of the principals was tersely summed
up In these words The man who did
the killing should have had a medal
pinned on him and then he should have
been shot"
Prices soar without regard to com
mOdities The circus balloon that has
sold from time immemorial for a dime
was Is cents on the streets yesterday.
Elvl-cent popcorn packages OF yOre
Holu 41A 2 Q4lts LuG AFTER Snow AT the
circus. ten cents since We can remem-
Der, was IS cents Possibly due 10 the
war BY the way, are all these prices
that have been put up on US on ac-
count Of the war. going 10 be cut down
when the war is over? Echo answers
are they"
Still the circus There is so much
fascination about q circus 10 many of
US that we are prone 10 talk about
things circusy even for a long time
after it has gone. Something was said
the other day in these columns about
the abolition of the booze car on
the circus and this led Dexter Eel
lows, the very affable fellow who does
the press work for the Barnum x
Bailey aggregation, 10 call me aside
last night and say that the Barnum
& Bailey show, the Ringing show and
the Buffalo Bill show never carried
a booze wagon in all their existence.
He admitted that most OF the other
csrcuses had done so and that they had
abolished IL because they found Il
profitable to do so. Some Of these
Circuses were often '-pinched" BY Off
GERS in the smaller prohibition towns
for operating their booze cars" and
this had its effect in closing them up.
but the main reason was to keep liquor
away from the people in the show.
Writing of the Buffalo Bill show.
am reminded that this old scout
Snowman is this year with the '10l
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-10-06
Short Snatches From Everywhere

Probably Villa grew cramped and wanted a change
OF graves-ChicagO News
It's a good thing can't ourselvss-thinb OF
the suffering escape-Cleveland Press
Candidate Hughes realizes that a stump is not
as comfortable a bench--BrOOklyn Eagle
King Ferdinand Of Bulgaria is gay o
used to didn't guess which shell the little pea
was under.-FarRO n D. Courier-News-
Constantine of Greece apparently is holding out in
he nope he may get be alternate delegate
neutrality-suspicious. Times Qndianapoiis)
Possibly do not carry the germ of infantlS
paralysis it is not from lack Of meanness
their IN " Democrat and Chronicle.
Those Migrants who refused jobs at 30 an
hour might been induced to accept had they
been offered helpers to do the wOrk--Pittsburg
Gazette-Tines.
Wonder If we will get back to the old
fashioned times could afford stick
potato on the of spout Of the coal oil cam
Muncie tInd) Press.
The people Of the Danish West Indies want the
United States 20 buy them. They would make good
American citizens for Americans love 10 be sold
Florida Times-UniOn-
A farmer in western Kansas shaved of a months
beard. took bath and dressed Up in his best clothes
before killing himself. He didn't know Just where he
was going. but was determined TO make as good an
impression possible his acquatntances-
Kansas City Journal
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-10-06
Use Caution In Buying Stocks

The great prosperity of the copper mining industry
New Mexico and Arizona has resulted IN rush to
develop new mines and in equal, perhaps greater
rush sell stock newly organized companies IN order
funds with which to develop prospects. One
company which conducted extensive advertis-
ing campaign in newspapers recently announces that
stock has been Oversubscribed by 100000 shares
With money jingling IN peoples pockets and all this
fever of stock selling, there several things It Is veil
for the average man of small to remember when
he buys stock to help develop mining claims which
have passed beyond the prospect stage The invest
ment may return him handsome profits, 1t may be
money thrown away No matter how good the surface
Indications mining claim IS gamble until the miners
dig down and outline ore body.
Do trust the enthusiastic promoter who says Of
his claim: eve have mine" He cannot under
ground any better than you If the claims adjoin those
OF proved mine seem to continuation Of the
same body, that IS favorable circumstance and
furnishes good reason for digging down what
under the ground But II does not necessarily
that VIII be found Faults dykes may have in
tevened to throw the body out Of place divert
1t altogether
When thinking of buying stock in mining claims,
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-10-06

Editor Fl PasO Herald
In red letters at bottom Of first page
Of Il Paso Herald last weekend issue,
are these words. "El PasO has a Heart
and a Soul. and a Way of Her Own
That Tells" Words Of truth. but is
her sway" telling good, cheering news
IN neighboring and distant states?
Can we say, 1T is nothing to us"
the destruction Of character Of young
men who have come to our midst in
obedience TO our governments call-tO
he our protection from bullets Can
good. unless We heed the appeals of
parents concerning the moral safety
of their b0ys2 Many Of them have
taken their first intoxicating drink in
Il PasO-
At the midnight hour. the hands Of
the writer washed the beaten, bleeding,
swoolen face and head OF a very young
soldier. a mere lad. who, when con
seriousness returned, asked Where
am Z" When told. he said only
lows took me into a place CThis was
on the night Of a pay day. and gave
me something TO drink twice / think
ii was beer. This is my first time and
I was found senseless at your door
Now / am remembering I ran toward
a bright light, when 1 got away from
them kicking me in the street. II
must have been the light in front OF
YOUR entrance. Yes. they got all my
money except q little in this inside
ching in what they gave me 10 drink
that caused me not TO know anything"
I watched by him until a. m. using
hot applications and keeping him quiet.
In getting him off 10 Fort Bliss. he
said: Your note may save me from
severe punishment, but oh, If I can only
get right aEaint"
When the swelling was greatly re-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-10-06
Roundabout Town
Municipal Waterworks Bring Health To Cities
Government Finds That Municipal Ownership Pays

I'll PASO IS fortunate in owning its
own Waterworks system. accord
- ing to the United States census re-
pert, which asserts that statistics show
a healthier condition in cities operat-
ing municipal water plants than in
cities where private ownership exists.
The reason given is that municipalities
spend more money purifying the water.
realizing that the health Of the city is
worth much more than would be saw
ing OF the money spent on making the
water pure, while privately owned cor
poratiOns sell the water for all they
can get out Of it without so much re-
gard to its healthful qualities On this
subject the report says
WI lille II is, Of course, quite true that
an adequate supply Of pure water can
be provided for one city at a far less
per capita. cost than for another, by
reason Of differences in the construc-
ton problems involved or in the nature
Of the sources from which the water is
obtained, the fact Of prime significance
brought out by the report is that an
efficient system Is now regarded by
most cities as an economic necessity
and hence is acquired regardless Of the
cost"
Commenting on the increased good
health in the communities where mu-
nicipal ownership is in existence, the
y
generally decreased in recent years
throughout the country, il is note
worthy that in most Of the large cities
which have recently built or improved
and enlarged their publication plants
the decline has been greater-in some
cases very much greater-than the
average decline elsewhere. For exam
pie, Cleveland the typhoid death rate
feu from III per 100000 population in
1903 to 81 in 1914: in Philadelphia, from
123 10 IS; in Pittsburg, from 1927 TO
20 in Cincinnati, from 42-2 to 60; in
Chicago, from 32.5 TO Sc; in St Louis,
from 52-6 10 12- in Washington. D. C,
from 4S.5 TO 11-9; IN Minneapolis. from
al to I2-5; and in New York city, from
III 10 So.
Il is currently reported that q certain
upper valley farmer with an eye to
business. laid in a plentiful supply Of
case eggs at E. Paso just before the
10th division moved north into the val
ley and that at one ranch Al least.
there has been no dearth Of supply
when the troopers applied for fresh
eggs" at so cents q dozen this week
The recent ruling Of the Adcluo to the
effect that every agent must show his
card in order TO prove that he has been
Endorsed by the club. reminds one of
tiat classic line Of Shakspere's-''We
must speak by the card. or equivOcatiOn
viii undo US"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-10-06

cuses. it IS not generally known, but
is true. nevertheless. that one corpor-
alton owns the Ringing show and the
Barnum & Bailey show. One year the
Baruum q Bailey show tours the west
while the Ringing show tours the
south and east. Next year they change
territory. This enables each show 10
carry its acts two years. Ringing
brothers are the principal owners of
the corporation controlling the two
shows
OF the founders of the Barnum &
Bailey show. owned a half interest in
the original Buffalo Bits Wild West
show.
None Of the fruit raised in Denmark is
allowed % ia exported
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-10-06
and
1 THINKLINGS
BY wEx JONES.

American &-Ray society has a ma
chine which records every flutter of
the heart Proximity Of small, blue
eyed blonde would wear out machine
IN no time.
Cato Sells-yes that's real name
says Indians are increasing in num-
bers. Especially in the movies
Force Of habit; Voting the Demo-
cratic ticket
Ohio man ate d roast grasshopper
sandwich The grasshoppers. he
says, turned red like Holsters. They
had a nutty flavor, and / enioved
them Personally, wed be kind Of
ieery OF anything thar looked like a
lobster and tasted like a nut
After all. hay fever is "a mild affair
compared with a straw vote.
Greece was or the brink when some
boy gave her shove