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Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1916-06-23
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jdltmerIid mar fem p6Iliecr 3riam.
mcnbrud fir Die Gneldnoer. 3u Der
unmirtlidfeit bes 2anoes fam Der
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lit mallder britii6e unb auitralii6e
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ben.
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1T Der Sebli6lag bes meiopotnmiide.1
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Generals Spnnibeno unb leincc &c.
%ianltcn Streitmodt nad monatlmnacr
Wdo9crung Elm tragiides @noc fanb.
aampfcn oic beirtidcn arlueca
did, rlft seraoe in @iiitengcsenocu
mic Dit tapieren ottpmanii6en 8af-
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gdt gcIoiicn mcroen. bab es audi in
&:lhlanh, IN Golen, III Serbien 6e-
9enoen sibt. no Die Seereslcitung lid
biniibtlid Der 8affenperioreun9 Ell.
mem erritcn Groblem gcgeniiberiiebt.
Cine Sonberabteilung oes Geut.
ihcn 8otcn &reu5es bemiibt lid lett
Dem Sriibjobr 1915, Wincralnoiier
in groBen Mcneen an bic Srpnt 81
brinaer. ilamentli6 in 8cecnben, mo
Die @oiicrperiorgung bes Seeres auf
S6micrigfeiten Itobt. 0ur6ihnitt.
lid gebcn ctua Stpci bis orcibinoert
@aeen nit Mineralnaiicr i'll jeocnl
Monot un bic Sront. Sebcm @ogen
mcrben re9clmdbis grobe @e,sen
Srllhtiaft bcieeeehcn, barnit lid Die
SoIboten obnc Wiibe Gin erfriidenoes
WetrGnt bereitcn fGnnen.
4ud Die Gerior9ung Der Selo- UNI
Gtoppcnlosorettc, ionic Der 2a5arett'
5iiee nit Minerolmaiier bat bas &ote
8rcu5 iibernommen. Sie 3abl Der
Sieberfronfen ,lno Germrnoeten, Die
2inbcri,ne ibrer Scin allf Dem Srans'
port pbcr auf Dem &ronfenbett ourdI
oicic ginribtung bes 9el,tihcn 8o.
ten &rel1aes erfabren baben, gebt in
Die Sauicnoe.
d. -
Der brittle &rieesiomlncr lit I'M
an5uge, obne Elm iihtbarcs 3cider
oes Srieoens:: Dos @olf meib, mos
Die 8ropcn BORT brauBen olsaubalten
baberl taears unb taeein, unter boil
Tiger Sintanietuns ibrer @%eirnobeit.
aein anidauIideres 8eiipiel fit
bic nimmermiibe Gorge Der 9abeim.
scbIiebenen fir Die Selberntcn gibi
cs oils Die aablreiden 2iebeseaben.
transportc, Die inter Der Slaege bes
Sei,tifen Soften &rei5es nod %
&rieesmpnaten nod 9cnau 10 reidlid
nit @aben aus allen Sdihten Der
8cpolferlne bcrieben lperbcn ipie al
8e9inn 6es &rieges.
limo lpcnr CO Den 9euti6en brit
ben nod mogli6 lit, Die &riegsbilfe
tros Der INNER tenrer rilo i6pieri'
ger mcrbcnoen 2ebensbeoinguneer
fortallicsct, 10 iolIte alidl bier i'm
frieblihcn 2onoc fem Grmotten, feir
Nodlaiicn Der @obItGtiefeit ein'
iebcn.
Gs itebt jebem @eber frei, 81, be.
ltilnmcn, ob Ieinc @abe ocn @itper
ulb &aiieit, hcn peripunocten &rie.
germ ohcr ionitigen ariegsnotleiben,
ocn 5llgutefpmmen ioll: itets fann c,
aeipiB icin, bab ser 9ctrae llnpcr.
fiir5t uno lmpcraiialid b,lr6 bic Sc.
icgiertcn bes 9eltihcn Soften &relt.
5es, 1923 @rpabwap, Ietp gorf
ilbertuicicn miro.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1916-06-23
8u nieoriaen 8reiien; es miro iif fir
eid Iobncn, 0ieiclben 3i ieben.
CAT q o b c.

(@orgon SduIbiitrift, oitlid bon
S~pensoille)
8ir botten bier am lebtcn Wontae
Elm biibi6es Hegenidoiter.
0as @ei5enidneioen miro nun
balo an Der Reibc iein.
Sraii Sloro 9rotun, bon bier, be-
fin6et iid auf geiud Bel ibrer Sdpe'
tier, in Der IGbe bon 8ienra; mie
mir b6ren miro iic ii6 balo mad
@iiiiiiippi begeben, 81 ibrem @atten,
ipelder bort beiddftigt 1T.
6. 8. 8ropn lieferte am Wontag
sn3abl aiibe ab, an 2oiiis Sdoc.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1916-06-23
Ser Slieser.

CHIT fIoe i6 All 8oHe
Ils Reiter bnbin,
Ser 8in6 mein @enofe
limb Ieidt inein CHM.
Sa bats mid limipettert.
Don Bliben umIobt
Su 8oben 9eidmettert,
llnb mein 8ob, bas mar tot.
9ein Bferb mebr 5u baben =
GIs Heiter bineiu
Su ben S6iieengrabeul
9a mobt' i6 nibt iein. -
Sum fair i6 {. better
l1nb Ieidt i'm CHM
oils Elm @oIfenreiter
gefliiselt babin.
Yteine Guesn. bic griiben
Sas Sternen5elt
lInb tags mir an Siiben
Sic ionni9e 8elt.
8enn nit &1igeIipenben
Ser Seinb mid bebrobf,
Gu1 id lob in SGtoen
Sen glib ltnb ben Sob.
3ief mten bic Critic
Ser grbe 70 ipeitl
Bin Der 86nie Der 2iifte,
Ser Selb lnierer Belt.
geore @uieler.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1916-06-23
&urHiom.

poi lS'HSN Ouiiill Hll tlIleIN SOQIer=
Gen bei6entt.
6reo Soltbouier puroe bier am
uorigen Mittmo6 unter Der gntIooe
Der SrieoenSit0rune perboftet.
Sobn grernin9 taufte ppriee $50.
dc bon 90. aempcr, in &ermann, Elm
Soro guto.
Srau 2ouis Sdpeiebouier mod,tc
an bergangcnen Sreitae cinen 9eiud
in Sernann.
Die bieii9c Gnon9I. Stride erbieIt
porige ISOLDE cinen ncllcn Sorbenan.
itrid.
Sredmam & Sons perionoten
leste ISOLDE cine GarIaoung oltes
Giien.
Sbeo. 8erriticn itno @ottin, bon
8aibington, maren pcreongene ISOLDE
bier auf geiud.
Mlfreo @roibcor, bon Yortlano,
0tp., mar ON lcttcn Sonntoa unter.
oen bieiigcn Sciu6ern.
5rou @n. 9eecmonn rnb beren
Sobn 9enrp iinb on1 @ontoa mad,
Ofaipbille, Sll. gcreiit, no iih 6roll
9cgenann. ibrcr @ciunobeit ueaen,
lGngere 3eit aitiboItcn miro.
s. s. Eopc IGbt bieie ISOLDE iein
@obnbauie, ionic oud iein @eidGfts.
Total nell anItrciden.
SRI. Selma 0aiss, bon 9cr9cr, be.
fanb iih am porigen Sreitag, be.
iudsweiie, bel 2ouis goeger unb 80.
milic.
CON-. 'pummcrt bat lid Mnioll0s
hicIcr @rd1c na9 ct. 2oltiS hcacJeu.
Oscar Sli0ner, Gin Sariner in bic.
flyer Nabe, ballt gceenipdrtie cine
relte Sdcuer, fir nel6e Die @oscu
2limber 60. Dos 9aubol5 ~liefert.
Srit Scntag, mcIder lGnsere 3eit
in DIT ct. 2ouis. ST., beidaftiat
NOR, lit ON 6reitog auriidgefcbrt.
Irnolo Summcrt 1,no @ottin, in
8egleitung bon Srau Simmert's
SHUTTER unb oercn Sdmeiter, fno on
Wontag nad SfonpilIc, Sis, &c.
reiit, INN iid Gr8tlider 9ebanoIune gu
lnter5ieben.
saul Grotcmill, bon Gbinelan6
mar am lcsten Somsto9 untcr Der
bieiigcn Seiuderr.
Sobr Srec'c mdd)tc an Wontag CT.
men @eidaftsbcild in Gbamois.
SRI. Solliic Ncibborbt, meldc icii
mebrcrcn @o6en franf lit, befinoci
iid jebt auf Der 9%ciicrune,
$. Stof unb Satin, bon gteiu So.
ben, lporel1 iibcr SomStog ull6 Conn.
tag Die @Gitc bon 2ouis Sod unf
Satin.
Srou s. &onnmlcI, bon Gbun1ois.
mar SIT Gnoe pprigcr @odJe bier olli
@eiltd).
Srall Otto Nicnlanm itie9 fiir5lid
nltf Der Geiie bon ct. 2ol,iS nodJ
&nniaS Gitp bier alb, ltnt Senrp Sem.
per unb SamiIic 81 beiltdcn.
Srant &allmeDer un6 Satin mad.
ten ON Samstag cine I%utpfobrt mad
Berger.
Srau q. 81. SDomos, bon Wofane,
Mo., mcilt eegcnlpGrtig ouf geiltf bel
ibrcll Ii~lgebOri9cn, :. @cbmeDer
uno @ottin.
Srou g. $. Bad unb oeren God.
fer sllpena, bon Gbamois, lparen al
enbe letter ISOLDE bier alif 9eiiid.
SAUL Ibenorotb unb Sanlilic bas
ben porige ISOLDE ibr. Saus9crdtb nod
@aibington b~eforbcrt, no lie in gu.
funft mobnen nerben.
Die geielli6oftli6e llnterbaltung
pelde an ne%r9angenen Somstag bonn
9Gbairfcl Der 9arnen 9egeben lpilroe,
mar redt 5ablrci6 unb Elm biibi6er
@rfolg. Ser @pangl. RGnner.Gb
uno Die fredericksburg Militdr SEQ.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1916-06-23

ming, in Opensbille. Casper Bie.
5ud pcrfaufte @noe Der bprieen $50.
DIE cine &ub, neblt 8alb, an 6. 8.
8roipr.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1916-06-23
i%uenisitens eiumal taslid.

Stnblsans iuenisitens eiumaI taslid.
Regelm1Bieer, leidter Stublsane
t1glid lit Elm 3eiden gutter @eiuno-
beit. Or, Sings Nep 2ife Gills pirb
gud lcidten Stubleane eeben, bas
Spitem frei baIten bon @iften bas
8llit reinigen GcrItopfuns permei-
Den uno bas gan5e Spitem aitffri.
iden. Madt Gii6 lebensfrob fiiblcn.
N1ir 25c. bel I~potbefern. abp.3
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1916-06-23

Webrere Sarmer meroen nod in
bieier 8ode nit Dem 8ei5enidneiben
anfangen.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1916-10-01
OF INTEREST
GATHERED HERE AND THERE
GIsT OF NEWS FROM OVER
THE COUNTRY GIVEN IN A
BRIEF FORM.

There are l7,0o0 automobiles il
Mississippi. most Of them probably III
dailv use At the beginning Of Chi,
wear there were 1900 cars in The
state. SO 10 can De seen that the sal
Oh automobiles IN this state has been
nearly 1000 cars q month. These fig
ures are shown as a result of care.
ful compilation Of names Of automo
bile ewners By y. D Lott, warrant
clerk m tie state auditors Office, al'
data being taken from records Of ar
official nature in the department Mr.
| Lott has issued a pamphlet giving thr
name of every automobile owner ir
the state, designating the make Of tho
car and the address Of each person
There were so many insistent CALI
for information regarding automo
biles that Mr.. Lott decided to Issue
booklet Of this character, and it re
quired his time and attention fo.
about two months
Arrangements for President vii
son to assail the Republican stanf
on the issues Of the campaign werr
made between the president, Chair
man Mccormick and Secretary Tu
multy Using his speech Of aceep
tance as a foundation, the presideu
Is preparing 10 build up the Demo
cratic case in a series Of addresse.
- political subjects Mr. Wilson
it was decided definitely, will max.
at least two speeches in New Yori
state, one in New York city and tb'
other in Buffalo. They viii be mad
the middle or latter part of october
Governor Bilbo issued proela
nation DESIGNATING October ?
Fire Prevention Dav' in Miesissinn
and calling upon the people 20 nak
special efforts 70 clear house Of raj
bish. and upon educators to have fir
drills in the schools
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1916-10-01
THREE TROLLEY CARS ARE
READY Fur Shipment
WILL PROBABLY LEAVE BUF.
FALo TOMORROW ARE
EXPECTED SOON.

The Columbus Railway Light &
Power Company has received a com.
munieation from the Electric Service
Supply Company, Of Buffalo, N. Y.
stating that the three new trollcy
ears ordered some time ago by ths
local corporation are complete, and
viii be shipped within the next fey
days. The new cars, which are
modern IN every respect, will bc
placed in service Immediately upor
arrival
Other cars are being rebuilt ut thc
barn, and the company is preparing
to install new machinery at is elec
tric light plant. The gasplant is alsc
being overhaaled, and the work o
repairing the maius with the view
Of PLACING them in a thoroughly firs
class condition, will begin soon
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1916-10-01
FOR HANDLE
PLiNT NEAR COMPLETION
E. E. HILLS, GENERAL MANAGER
OF PLANT SELECTS
A SITE.

Arrangements whereby the Yves
Point Lumber and Handle Comnanv
Of West Point, Miss, will establish
branch plant in this city have bee
practically completed. Mr.. Z. E
Hills, general manager Of the con
cern, was here recently and decide
upon site Negotiations for th.
property are now in progress, and a
soon as they are completed het cree
tion Of the plant win begin.
The factory which win be devotat
principally to the manufacture O.
handles and spokes, will begin in
a modest way, but as business IN.
creas 'sgerztll be a correspondent
increase in the output and in -he pap
roll
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1916-10-01
COMMITTEE To MEET
PATHFINDERS NAMED
DELEGATIONS OF LOCAL AUTO.
MogILISTS TO MEET SCOUTS
At THE STATE LINE.

Hon. I j. Locke, Jr,, local mem
ber Of the executive committee Of the
jackson Memorial Highway Associa-
ton, who has been spending the past
several days in Chicago, returned
home yesterday and soon after
reaching the city named a committee
to meet the scouts who viii arrive
here Tuesday afternoon or the tour
which they are making for the pur-
pose Of inspecting the two proposed
routes between Nashville and New
Orleans.
The local committee will meet the
pathfinders at the Alabama state
line, and will escort them to Colum.
bus, where they will receive moat
cordial welcome The committee
will travel to the state line in three
ears, one being furnished by Hon
j. I. Sanford, a second by Mr.. j. G.
Hackelman, another by WATERSHEDS.
IN the ear with Mr. Sanford will be
Messrs. +. R. Sherman, P w. Maer
and b. A. Weaver, while Mr. Hackel
man viii be accompanied by Messrs
W. II. Harrington, w. H. Carter and
DR. j. W. Lpscomb, and Water
Brothers car viii contain Messrs.
l.. Castor, Irwin Kaufman, R. +.
Johnston and Earl Waters.
Mr. Locke. who during his absence
from Columbus conferred with sev.
eral members of the executive com
mittee Of the Jackson Memoria
Highway Association, says that un
less some Unforeseen contingencs
arises between now and the time h
committee meets to render its rina'
decision the southern route. which
is the one including Florence. Co
lumbus and Meridian. will undoubt
edly be selected as the official course
Of the proposed thoroughfare.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1916-10-01
ACCUSED MURDERER TAX
EN- TO ALABAMA CAPT.
TAI FOR SAFETY.
He HAS NOT
EMPLOYED LAWYER
Capture of Prominent Politi-
clan Creates Stir Through
out South.

Montgomery, Sept. 30-David ID.
0verton, accused murderer, Of Madi-
son county. tonight slept in the
strongest steel cage Of the Montgom
cry county jail. He was brought to
this city under strong guard at ll:2s
o'clock yesterday morning and IN
mediately transferred to the custody
Of Sheriff w. R. Waller of Nonjgom-
cry county. The trip from Nashville
lasted little more than eight hours
and was without unpleasant incident
The officers declared that Oyerton
did not give them the least trouble
The prisoner occupied a berth in
a Pullman car throughout the NIGHT
in a handcuffed condition, and was
watched closely by the accompany
ing officers, Sheriff G. G Puckett, Of
DeKalb county, Tennessee; A. J.
Dyas, chief Of police Of Huntsville
and J. F. Childress, spsHal deputy Of
Madison county. shorty before
reaching Montgomery the party tool
breakfast on the train and 0verton
ato heartiI
On arriving at the Union statier
an automobile in waitne drove he
strongest part Of the bastile. 10 an
in less than Is minutes overton had
been searched, his name on the prison
books and commit,eG to 1 ell in ihc
strongest part of the bassie Ii all
npearanees, Overe1l was thorougny
vorn out ard exhauasN au
wered questions in monosyllabies, 9
light nervous twitch betraying 2
man burdened with a tense mental
strain. His. face was drawn and
deeply furrowed. Although it was
said that normally Overton weighed
about 200 pounds, he would scarcely
now tip the scales at $50 pounds, hie
garments hanging loosly upon hi.
long, wiry frame.
A scar on Overton's partly balC
head elected inquiries from curiosity
seekers upon the prisoners arrival a
the county jail. The officers did mo-
hesitate to state that 0verton re
ceived the hurt when he tried tC
escape from Sheriff Puckett soon af
ter he was captured in Tennessee.
Quite a number Of notorious pris
oners are confined in the same cage
with Overton. Among them are tw'
men accused Of murder, and on
charged with train robbery. One o
ment siplaying cards for matches.
their most ardent modes of amuse
ment is playing cards for matcnes.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1916-10-01
win Observe Rally pav.

This morning at 10 o'clock and st
IL o'clock special programs will be
rendered at the Central Methodist
Church in observance Of Rally Day
and the public is cordially invited tc
be in attendance. At 10 a. m, tn,
Sunday School pupils will meet, anr
At the IL o'clock services the entire
congregation Of the church is expect
ed to be in attendance. The pastor
Rev ]. NJ. Carpenter, and Superin
tendent J. T. Clardy are anxious f
have every member Of the churci
attend the services today
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1916-10-01
A Costly ruft Of F.a.hers.

on the apex Of the crown vorn By
the Prince OF Wales 90 special vcca
slons Is a curious feather. or. rather.
tuft OF feathers. the top OF which is
adorned with a gold thread The value
OF this feather Is estimated al $4,000
and II has the distinction OF being the
only one Of It's kind In human posses
sion. Twenty Years passed after the
first hunter set out to procure the
feather before Il was attained. and
during that period more than dozen
hunters had lost their lives in he
quest The costly tuft Is Of periwaN
feathers. and the extraordinary danger
incurred Ia procuring it vas due ~
the fact that the perivak. for some IN
known reason. is TO be found only Ia
dense jungles in which tigers make
their lair,
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1916-10-01

lIetty Green was frequently accused
Of changing 1er address every little
while for tn purpose OF lodging the
taxes OF the different communities. 4
taS commissioner undertook TO get
some admission Of this character out Of
her
where DO sou live nowT
Nowhere I have no home. the
wealthicst woman In the world re-
piled
40 you live At the Hotel st. George,
IN BrooklynT
mo. you cant tax me there never
lived there-ony stayed paid my
bill and left this morning Ny hand
bag Is all | had there Ny trunks are
up az Bellows Fails
Then where 90 you sleep uightsF
II don't know Can't you recon.
mend n good placer
That finished the tax commissioned -
New York World
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1916-10-01
CIVIC CHAMBER DIREC.
3 RS WILL MEET Al
AN EARLY DATE.
STREET RETURNS
FROM CHICAGO
New President Reaches City,
and Announces He Will Call
Meeting.

The newly elected board Of direc-
tors Of the Chamber Of Commerce OF
Columbus and Lowndes county viii
meet at an early date for the pur-
pose of naming a secretary to sue
ceed Mr. j G. Weatherly, who ten
dered his resignation more than
month ago. The members Of the or.
ganization held their annual meeting
last Tuesday night, at which time all
officers for the ensuing year except
a secretary were named The consti
tuition provides that the secretary BE-
named by the directors, and Mr.. S
b. Street. Jr.. the newly elected
president. announced Saturday that
he would at an early date call
meeting for that purpose.
Mr. Street, accompanied BY hi.
wife and Mr.. and Mrs. T. J. Locke,
Ir., returned Saturday from Chicago
where they have been spending the
past few weeks. The new president
of the Chamber Of Commerce, who
F. an enterprising young druggist, was
elected during his absence from tht
city. and upon his return was the
recipient Of congratulations from
numerous friends. The party trav
alcd to Chicago in an automobile
having made the trip over the Jack
son Highway, which they state is in
fine condition.
| Since the resignation Of Mr.
Weatherlv his duties have been per
formed by Miss Ella Nav Jordan
Mics Jordan has been in the employ
Of the organization a long time and
has discharged the duties faithfully
and efficiently
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1916-10-01
PREPARE To REMODEL
STORE FOR WO0LWORTH
E. S. MALL, SUPERINTENDENT
OF CONSTRUCTION, LOOK
ING AFTER WORK.

Mr.. f. S. Mall, of Atlanta, sup
erintendent of construction for the
F. w. Woolworth and Company
reached Columbus the past week and
will start theNwork of remodeling the
Dashiell building on South Marke
street tomorrow morning Not only
will the entire interior Of the struc.
ture be overhauled, but beautiful
new front will be put in, and :
large freight elevator will be added
When completed the building will
have nearly 5000 feet Of floor space
Woolworth is one of the largest
ing 9l6 other stores besides the one
ing 916 other store besides the on,
to be here. Mr. Mall states that tht
opening Of the local establishment
will occur about November /.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1916-10-01
Child Has Narrow Escane.

Little Miss Louise Frierson, the
nretty eleven-year-old daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Frierson, was
injured yesterday Afternoon
about 3 o'clock, when she was
knocked from a bicycle by an auto
mobile driven by Mr.. Bat Williams
The accident occurred on the corner
Of Main and Market streets. where
there was much traffic, and but fol
the quick work on the part of Mr.
Williams the little girl would have
probably been seriously injured. Shf
received, however, only. slighf
bruises.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1916-10-01
PATHFINDERS ARE TO 81
EXTENDED CORDIAL
GREETING HERE.
WILL ARRIVE
LATE TUESDAY
After Spending Night Here,
Will Resume Journey on
Wednesday Morning.

Columbus is preparing to make
big noise" to acclaim her welcome
to the Jackson Highway scouts whei
they arrive in the city Tuesday after
noon on a tour of inspection whicl
is being made for the purpose D
finally determining the official rout
of the proposed thoroughfare be
tween Nashville and New Orleans
Arrangements for the reception o.
the scouts are being made by the
Chamber of Commerce of Columbus
and Lowndes county and local high.
way boosters generally, and teata
tive program provides for the explos
ion of fireworks along Main street
over which thoroughfare the visitor
will enter the city, and as they ira
verse the street they viii find on eacl
side of them a line of motor cars
whose occupants will all bear torches
This is considered quite a novel idea
and as Main street is 120 feet II
width there will be ample room &c
carry out the program without
crowding or confusion.
The pathfinding party, which IN
cludes Emory G. Dent, of Kentucky
Walter b. Grimm, of Indiana. and ]
l. Brown, of the same state, the thre
official pathfinders. N. E. Toms, 3
road engineer in the employ of the
federal government, and w. II
Gibbs, editor Of the Motor age, vii
leave Nashville at ! o'clock Mohdag
morning and will travel TO New Or
leans over what is generally lrowr
as the southern route, which travers
es Florence, Columbus and Meridian
They are scheduled to reach Colur'
bus sometime between 8 and Z
o'clock Tuesday evening and viii
spend the night here, leaving at 7
O'clock the following morning for
Crawford, going thence to Meridian
via Macon, Shuaqualak and Dale
Vile.
The scouts are scheduled to arrive
in New Orleans Monday, October Q
and will start on their return trip the
following morning, travelling over the
northern route, which passes througF
Mobile, Montgomery. Birmingha9
and Huntsville, and will arrive II
Nashville Tuesday, October H.
The executive committee Of tht
jackson Memorial Highway Associa
ton, at a meeting held in Nashyiils
last fall adopted a resolution prog'd
ing that the route most nearly com
plete on October /, 1916, would hf
declared the official course Of th'
proposed highway, and the final &C
ton of the committee will be base
on the report submitted by the scouts
after having traversed and inspecte'
the two opposing routes.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1916-10-01
TWO BLACKS ARRESTED FOR
VIOLATING LIQUOR LAW
WILL MOORE AND SCOTT CRU.
soc TAKEN INTO CUSTODY
BY LOCAL POLICE.

Two negroes, Scott Crusoe and
WIN Moore. were arrested by the po-
lice yesterday afternoon for having
in their possession more than one
quart Of liquor, which, under the
state law, is the maximum for any
one person
Moore was arrested by Chief Of
Police J, A. Morton and Officers
John Moorehead as he stepped or
local train over the Mobile and
Ohio about 5 o'clock pm, and had
his possession two full quarts and
four half pint bottles of liquor. To-
gether with a drinking glass for
serving the booze. Crusoe was
arrested By Officer Moorehead when
he alighted from the regular west
bound passenger train, over the
same road. and had with him two
ful quarts and a part Of a pint-bot-
tie Of booze.
Both negroes were locked up, and
win have hearing before Mayor
Gunter Monday morning.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1916-10-01
The Cotton Market

Following a slight decline on Fri
day, the cotton market recovered yes
terdav and a small advance was made
the net gain during the session hav
ing reigned from to II points At
the close of business yesterday after
noon New York spots were quoted al
t6 cents December futures IN New
York at 1909. New Orleans spots at
1880 and December futures in New
Orleans at 1884. In the local me
ket good middling was quoted at II
cents.