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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-11-01

Postmaster Lofstead and carriers
Claude Reeves and C. B. Icely, of
Ogallah, were transacting business
here Wednesday,
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-11-01

Mrs. Harris and child, of Quinter,
were shopping in Wa-Keeney Monday
and also visited with Mrs. Bosserman
at the hotel.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1917-11-01

VIM. Richmond, of Hays, transacted
business here Wednesday.
Buy season tickets for the Lyceum
Course. Seats reserved at Gibson's
Friday.
Miss leila Bosserman spent the last
of last week in Grainfeld visiting with
friends.
Flannel shirts in all sizes and
prices at The Wa-Keeney Clothing
Co. Adv. 36.
For Sale-1917 model Ford, run
about 1000 miles. August Harries,
Wa-Keeney. Adv. 35tf.
Mrs. Chas Lucas, of Collyer town
ship, visited in this city last Satur-
day at the home of Mrs. o. /. Lucas.
The Farmers Elevator, at Voda,
will be open on each Thursday here
after until further notice. Fred
A large company of young people
enjoyed halloween party Wednes-
day evening at the home of Ophel
Maynard Games appropriate to the
evening were greatly enjoyed by the
guests.
The Good Will Society will have
their annual election of officers next
Tuesday, November 9Th, at the home
of Mrs. J. ]. Keraus, at 2:3O p. m.
Other business will be transacted and
a good attendance is desired.
The Lyceum Course this year will
be at The Garden Theatre instead of
the Court house. The committee has
arranged very attractive course of
six numbers, all except one being mus
icals numbers of merit. The one lect-
ure is by E. J. Powell, one of Amer
icas foremost lectures. Vierra's Royal
Hawaiians is the first number on the
course, next Monday, the fifth.
Prof W. A. Lewis, OF the FIT. Hays
Normal, was advertised to speak at
the court house in this city Wednes-
day afternoon on GOOD Conserva-
ton, but having gotten his dates
crossed he did not arrive, much to the
disappointment of many who would
liked very much to have heard him
speak. The probability is later date
will be set.
John Hutchings, of Collyer town
ship, has decided to quit farming and
is offering his live stock and farm
machinery for sale. The public sale
will take place Wednesday, Novem-
Der 7th, beginning at 1870 o'clock
a. m. He offers eight head of horses
and mules, thirteen head of cattle
and nine head of hogs, besides his
farm machinery and some household
goods. See the sale bills or the ad-
vertisement in this paper.
The Lawrence Gazette of OCTOBER
10th reported a marriage license is
sued in Douglas County to Mr.. Glenn
Hinshaw, of Wa-Keeney, and Miss
Martha Steck, of Topeka 1t has been
suspicioned here for sometime that
this wedding had taken place but
Glenn has been too bashful to either
confirm or deny the report. Inasnuch
as the wedding has actually taken
place, the young people have many
friends in this city who wish them a
long and prosperous life.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-08-12
SUNDAY SCHOOL
WORKERS MEET
LOW NDES COUNTY SUNDAY
SCHOOL ASSOCIATION NOW
IN SESSION AT WOODLAWN

The Lowndes County Sunday
School Association met in annual ses
sion at Woodlawn Saturday, thC
morning session having been presided
over by the yiee-president, W. N
puckett, while B. G. Hull, president
of the organization, was in the chair
at the afternoon session. j. X
Vaughn officiated as secretary.
According to the published pro
gram, the principal address was Il
have been delivered by Rev W. FREQ
Long, of Jackson, secretary of tn,
Mississippi Sunday School Associa
tion.. but Mr.. Long found it impos
ible to be present and his assistant
Miss Matte Thompson, spoke in hr
stead Her address related to worE
N the elementary department anC
was exceedingly interesting, having
brought pleasure and profit to al
who heard it.
There were about two hundred
people present Saturday, more thar
a dozen schools having been repre-
sented. Committees on nomination
and on the regular work of the asso
citation were appointed and Other
routine matters were disposed Of
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-08-12
BONNEVILLE MAN TO
SUCCEED DR.. ROWAN
DR.. HENRY BOSWELL NOW IN
CHARGE OF STATE TUBER.
CuLOSIS HOSPITAL.

Jackson, Miss, Aug. 10.-As
tated today at the office Of the Mis-
sissippi State Board of Health, DR..
Henry Boswell, formerly health of
ficer of Prentiss County, and res
dent and practitioner Of Bonneville,
is temporarily in charge Of the state
tuberculosis sanatarium at Magee,
Simpson County. DR.. Boswell was
placed in charge by the special com
mittee of the board Of health which
has supervision of the new institution,
in its embryo stages, and is now al
Magee, where he will remain until
the board is able to take up the mat
ter of succession to the late DR. W
II. Rowan.
The Mississippi tuberculosis San.
tarium is splendidly located, in the
heart of a magnificent long-leaf pine
country. 1t occupies that highest
elevation along the line of the Gull
& Ship Island Railway, between Jack
on and the coast The cottage plar
Of construction was adopted, with
general or main building for admin
strative purposes, and there is u
reserve enough ground in the trac
10 permit Of extending the presen
etruetual plan, and still leave plent!
Of ground and range, for all eeono
mic purposes.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-08-12
WORK BEING CARRIED ON
COLUMBUS NATION.
Al BANK BUILDING.
MANY MEN REPORT
No Registrants Have Been Def.
nitely Passed, Decisions Be.
ing Withheld.

The local exemption board began
the work Of examining registrants
under the provision Of President
Wilson's selectivc draft order Sat
urday morning The work il being
conducted on the fourth floor of the
Columbus National Bank building, Il
having been deemed inexpedient to
use the quarters at the court house
formerly occupied by the board.
The work is being carried on by
Sheriff J B. Williams, Deputy Cir
cult Clerk j. r. Randle, DR.. W. G.
Rrewer, DR. j. W. McClain and DR..
X. {. Molloy, the three latter being
the examining physicians. The first
man examined was Hugh Sherman, a
we'll known resident of this city. Mr..
Sherman has been living in Chicago,
and registered there, but came here
to take the examination. About
forty were examined Saturday, but
none were definitely passed, the
physicians having withheld their de-
cisions until later date. The board
will meet later and determine which
men are to be accepted. Many of
those examined have claimed exemp-
ton, and these claims will subsequent
ly be acted upon by the board. A
list of those examined follows Hugh
Sherman, Chicago; Alexander Bell,
Alexandria, La; Leo ID. Cowart,
Blount County, Ala. James Chal-
mers, Columbus; Richard Ellis, Craw-
ford; Annanias Smith, Columbus;
Arlington Johnson, Columbus; Geo.
Moody, Columbus; James Troy How
ell, Columbus; Joe Morgan, colum-
bus; Ed Williams, Columbus; Steve
Jamison, Crawford; Robert NJ Cox,
Artesia; George Henry Harris, Craw-
ford; Aron Frazier, Columbus; Will
lie Clifton Nabors, Steens; Joe Cor
don, Columbus; Charlie Kindred, CO.
Iumbus; Dayton 'Sourlock Griffin,
Columbus; John George. Columbus;
John Gilmer, Columbus; r. Walker
Watson, Columbus; Minar Patterson,
Columbus; Emett Haynes, Columbus;
Sam Wicks, Columbus; George o.
Honnel, Caledonia; Frank Belts, Co
lnmbus. Fourteen other men were
examined last night.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-08-12
ENORMOUS CROP is
MISSISSIPPI FORECAST

Jackson, Miss, Aug. l0.-The lar
gest crops in decade,an the largest
food crop ever grown in this state,
are indicated by reports from all sec
tions of Mississippi. Continued fav-
orable weather, light infestation Of
the boil weevil, and clean cultivation
have made huge harvests certain.
Old corn is made, and young corn is
progressing splendidly. Cotton is
heavily fruited.
Food crops generally are in fine
condition. The l00,0O0,000 bushels
of corn forecast for the state will be
made, in all probability. Farm ex-
perts and leading business men are
predicting the biggest fall trade in
years.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-08-12
WILL SEND BOOKS
TO BOYS AT FRONT
LADIES OF COLUMBUS WILL
SHIP PERIODICALS TO AMERI.
CAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION.

On next Friday and Saturday spe.
cial committees of ladies will be in
one of the sample rooms of the Gil
mer Hotel for the purpose of receiv.
ing books and magazines which the
citizens of Columbus are asked to
donate to the boys at the front. If
you cannot fight, everyone who can
is requested to do at least this much
for the soldiers who are fighting for
you.
The government has asked the
American Library Association to as
sumo responsibility for supplying the
camps and cantonments with read
ing material. Every group of sol
diers is to be furnished with clean
reading matter, and Lowndes county
has been asked y furnish books
and magazines.
The following is suggested as to
books and magazines desired: Poor
ly printed, uninteresting, obviously
out-of-date books are not worth ship
ping to the men. Type should be
clear and books in fair condition.
Books of good stories will be wanted
most, books of adventure, sea stories,
detective stories, historical novels and
collections of short stories, especially
humorous ones. Such authors as
Kipling, Doyle, Brindlass,, Tanking-
ton, Hopkinson, Oppenheim, etc,
have been found popular with men,
Good poetry and drama can be uti-
lized.
The material is needed at once,
why not select today the books you
are willing to give? Do not give
worthless; unattractive books, but
some of your good, fresh, interesting
and valuable ones.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-08-12
STATE TAX COMMISSION
ORDERS ADVANCE IN
ASSESSMENTS.
COUNTY HARD HIT
New Schedule Of Taxation Will
Work Material Hardships
Here. '

The supervisors Of Lowndes county
are in receipt of letter from the
Mississippi Tax Commission instruct
ing them to materially increase tax
assessments throughout the county.
The advance is general, but the most
important is in land valuations, which
are to be advanced to $1,000 per acre,
The present average valuation is
$3.50 per acre, and the increase will
work material hardship on property
owners, as, on account of the scarcity
of labor, great deal of land is lying
fallow and is bringing in no revenue
whatever.
The tax commission does not stipu
late that every acre of land in the
county be valued at $1,000, but in
sisted that this sum be recognized as
an average valuation for agricultural
property.
The total valuation of land in
Lowndes county is $2,381, 800, and
an increase of 1.59 per cent will
amount to $3,7SO,267. This sum
is considered exorbitant and land
owners Of Lowndes county, especially
at this time, are not in position to
stand it. Realizing this fact, Mes
srs. l.. H. Hatchett and J. A. Wat
son, members of the board of su-
pervisors, and Hon. B. A. Lincoln,
chancery clerk, will go to Jackson
today for the purpose of consulting
the tax commission with the view of
having the order rescinded. These
gentlemen will explain to the COM
mission the position that property
Continued on page A.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-08-12
ESTIMATE OF EXPENSES
FOR COMING YEAR
MADE PUBLIC.
TOTAL IS $l7,OOO.OO
Erection of High School Makes
Amount Larger Than Last
Year.

Several matters of grave import
came up before the city council at
meeting recently held, the most i'm
portant having been the presentation
by the public school trustees of their
budget for the session of 1918.
The budget calls for an appropriation
of $4,000 to cover the salaries of
teachers and other expenses, and as
this is considerably in excess of last
years budget the secretary was in
structed to request the board of su-
pervisors of Lowndes county to make
sufficient levy to cover the amount
The increase is largely due to the fact
that new High Schol is being erect
ed, and that provisions are made for
several additional teachers. The
trustees were also authorized to pur-
chase ten typewriters for use in the
High School, provided they can make
a contract as outlined in statement
to the council.
Dr.<W. R. Mckinley, who recently
left for Fort Oglethrope, Ca, to join
the Medical Reserve Corps, rendered
his resignation as city health officer,
and DrrT H. Henry was elected to
succeed him.
The secretary presented and read
a petition from citizens of Ward
for the installation of light on the
corner Of End ave-, and 14th street
North, on motion the matter was re-
ferred to the Light Committee to re-
port back to the Council.
The Council having been notified
by Stokes " Robertson, state rev.
enue agent, that the Columbus Ma
tional Bank, of Columbus, Miss, has
escaped taxation on its capital stock
surplus, and undivided profits, for
the year 1915 to the amount of $48,-
727.00, it is ordered that the city
tax collector enter said additional
assessment on his tax roll.
The officer appointed to check up
and estimate the repairs of the side
walks, as performed by the contrac-
tors, the Acme Concrete Co., filed
his report, and the secretary was in
structed to certify same to the city
tax collec' or, and to draw warrant
in favor of the Acme Concrete Co.
for the amount of the contract.
The secretary presented and read
the various bids for repairs to the
Air Line School, and it appearing
that the bid of E. B. Morris for
$125.00 being the lowest and best bid,
the contract was ordered awarded to
E. B. Morris.
On motion duly seconded it was
ordered that the matter of repairs to
school buildings be referred to
Councilman Nash and McClanahan
with power to act.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-08-12
ITEMS OF INTEREST
OVER THE COUNTRY
GiST OF THE NEWS GATHERED
HERE AND THERE AND PRE-.
sENTED IN BRIEF FORM.

Nearly 1000 persons were killed
in New York by the recent hot wave.
Eat all you can" is now the slogan
of the department of agriculture in a
campaign for the conservation of all
perishable fruits and vegetables.
The navy the past week placed or
ders for 1857 500 pounds of canned
pineapple, years supply for the At
lantic feet and East coast navy yards
and stations. Five firms with can.
neries in Honolulu received the or
der.
VOLTS comet that was expected to
startle the world with its brilliancy,
according to announcements made
by astronomers early in 1917, is pass
ing away from the sun at a rapid
rate, said Prof. John d. Blagdon, of
the Memphis United States weather
bureau, and may not "show off, for
earth's inhabitants The comet was
nearest the sun about June 16 and
closest to the earth Aug l6, said
Prof. Blagdon, and can be seen only
with strong glasses. "There is no
doubt but that the comet is very
large" he continued. "lf it had
come as near us as did Hally's comet
it would have appeared as large as
the moon" 1t is figured the comet
is now 800, 100000 miles away from
earth and travelling thousands of
miles a day on its endless journey.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-08-12
YIELD OF GRAIN FIELDS
WILL BE ESPECIALLY
LARGE.
COTTON LOOKS FINE
Acreage Devoted to Staple Is
Small, But Plants Are In
Healthy Condition.

Crop prospects in the territory
surrounding Columbus are better
than they have been for many years
past, and bountifuI yields Of all agri-
cultural products are promised
Local farmers have pursued n
policy of diversirication, and large
quantities Of wheat, corn and other
grains were planted last spring
These crops are rapidly nearing ma
turity, and bountful yields are in
prospect. The alfalfa crop is also
good, and there is a fine demand for
the legume, as the alfalfa raised in
this section is of unusually high quail
ity.
While the amount Of cotton plant
ed was far below the normal, the
staple has done well, and the yield,
considering the limited acreage, will
be abnormally large. Boil weevlls
have appeared in some fields, but
their activities have been confined
to comparatively small area. and
they have not damaged the cotton to
any material extent.
The good condition Of the crops is
solely attributed to favorable wealth
er; for, no matter what the so called
expert agronomists may contend, an
equitable amount Of both moisture
and sunshine are necessary to sue.
cessfu farming operations. Con
ditions during the present season
have been almost ideal, as the days
have been warm without being ex-
ceedingly hot and there has been
just about enough rain to furnish the
requisite moisture.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-08-12
PROMINENT BANKER
BACK FROM Y WEST
HON. B. A. WEAVER RETURNS
FROM VISIT TO COLORADO
AND MICHIGAN.

Hon. B. A. Weaver, the efficient
and popular president Of the Colum-
bus National Bank, who has been
spending the past two months in
Manitou Springs, Col, and Battle
Creek, Mich, in an effort to regain
his shattered health, has returned to
Columbus. While there has been
some improvement in the bankers
health, he is still exceedingly weak,
and it was necessary for DR.. 7. H.
Henry, a local physician, to meet
him in Chicago and look after him
on his homeward journey.
Mr.. Weaver is not only one of the
city's most astute financiers but is
one of the most popular citizens, and
it is the earnest hope of his numerous
friends that his health will soon be
permanently restored.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-08-12
DR.. Dayis Commissioned.

DR.. J. f. Davis, who was taken
a prisoner when the steamer Georgia
was torpedoed, and who spent several
months in Teutonic prisons, received
a commission as captain in the Med
ical Reserve Corps, and will soon
rejoin the fighting forces. He has
not vet been advised as to when he
will be required to report.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-08-12
BRITISH ATTACK
GERMAN FORCES
SIR DOUGLAS HAIG'S DIVISION
CAPTURES MANY PRISON
ERS NEAR fiOOCE.

BRITISH FRONT IN FRANCE
AND BELGIUM, Aug. l0.--Field
Marshal Sir Douglas Haig's forces at
daybreak this morning attacked and
captured vitally all the German for
ward positions east of the Belgium
town of Hooge, ON the battle front be-
tween Frezenburg and the Ypres-
Menin road. The assaulting forces
gained virtually all their objectives
to the depth of several hundred yards
in the first rush,
The German defense stiffened af-
ter the initial onslaughter and heavy
fighting developed at some places,
but at the latest reports the British
were holding their new line strongly.
The French forces on the left
flank of the British lines in Belgium
made further progress to the east and
north Of Bixschoote last night, ac-
cording to the official report made
to the war office today by field Mar
shal Sir Douglas Haig.
British raiding parties blew up the
German dugouts on wide front
east of Monchy-le-Preux, on the
Arras front, the report adds, anc
greatly damaged the Teuton de
| fenses.
On the battle front directly east OF
the Belgium town of Ypres the Brit
ish completed the capture OF th'
town of Westhoek and secured tn,
remaining position held by the Ger
| mans on the Westhoek ridge, the Of
ficial statement adds.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-08-12
BOY SCOUTS TO GO
ON CAMPING TRIP
WILL LEAVE THE CITY TUES
DAY FOR WAVERLY TO
SPEND TWO WEEKS.
Photo by American Press Association

About twenty members of the local
Troop 2, Boy Scouts of America, in
company with several members of
of Trop |, will leave the city Tuesday
morning for Waverly, where they go
to enjoy two weeks camp. Scout
master Warren M. Cox and Assistant
Scoutmaster |. |. Kaufman will ac-
company them.
The members of the party will leave
here at 1880 o'clock over the South
ern in Mississippi, and upon arriving
at Waverly will put up their tents on
the banks of the Tombigbee river.
During the two weeks that they will
be away from the city they will enjoy
hikes, games, fishing and swimming.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-08-12
Real War Pictures at Princess,

The Princess offers as a special
attraction for Monday, August 18th
the official government war picture
named, "The Tanks at the Battle OF
Ancre."
They are real guaranteed war pic
lures made on the battlefield by the
official photographer of the British
government, and are being distribut'
ed by the government for the fund
for war sufferers, and are not only
moving pictures that the British gov
ernment has permitted to be made
of an actual battle.
These pictures are identically the
same that were shown in New York
and for which as high as $4,000
per seat were paid, on account of th'
yorthiness of the cause.
Matinee at $3.50 and 4:l5, anC
night at 500 and 9;l5.
The admission is rs cents to all.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-08-12
SENATOR SIMMONS
EXPLAINS BILL
BILL MADE CLEAR TO MEM
BERS OF SENATE.

Washington, Aug. 10.-Chairman
Simmons, explaining to the Senate
today the finance committees pur-
poses in redrafting the war tax bill,
declared the change made will great
ly increase the tax burden to be
borne by the big corporations who
have profited from the war.
In a detailed statement opening
debate on the measure, Senator Sim
mons said the committee had weigh
ed every schedule carefully during
the many weeks of consideration,
and that the bill as now presented
would place the tax where it belongs
without working injustice to anyone.
He did not complete his statement,
and will continue tomorrow.
Without mentioning him by name,
the North Carolina Senator replied
at length to Chairman kitchin of the
House ways and means committee
who recently charged that the Senate
committee had rewritten the House
bill in such a way as to favor pros
porous corporations and individuals.
On the contrary, the senator insisted,
the Senate revision would tax the
prosperous more heavily than had
the House bill. The house, he said,
had been far too lenient with those
who had "reaped this harvest of
gold"
"Certain corporations in this coun-
try are going to be made to disgore
| in order to pay the expenses OF this
war, very considerable proportion
of their income" said Senator Sim
mons" The 1916 war profits ex
| ceeded $4,000, 100000. The House
bill proposed ridiculously small
sum from the swollen war profits :
Senator Simmons said those who
criticize the Senate committee be-
cause it substituted a graduated ta'
on corporations war profits for :
| flat rate or eight per cent, as levied
by the House did not understand tht
situation. He declared that out Of
IA countries having such tax, only
two. Canada and Spain, impose
war profit tax on a basis other thar
the plan outlined by the committee.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-08-12
FORMER COLUMBIAN
is LOST AT SEA
r. NJ. RUNNELS ON BOARD
WHEN STEAMER ARCALiA
is ToRPEDoED.

Mr. +. H. Runnels,wh is reported to
have been on board the steamer Ar
gala when that ship was recently
torpedoed in English waters, former
ly lived in Columbus. He came here
about twelve years ago to accept a
position as an editorial writer on the
Columbus Commercial, and was af-
.terwards secretary of the old Busi-
ness League, which was later sue
ceeded by the Chamber of Commerce.
Mr. Runnels later worked on news
papers in Meridian and Nicksburg.
and after leaving Mississippi was en-
ployed as IN editorial writer on the
staff of the News and Observer at
Raleigh. N. c. He had also served
as secretary of civic bodies in Dur
ham, N. c., and Gainesville, Fla.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-08-12

The Chamber of Commerce has re-
ceived communication from the War
Department inviting the merchants
and planters of Columbus and vicin-
ity to submit bids for supplies at the
environments at Hattiesburg, Mont
gomery and other places throughout
the south. Groceries, hay, grain,
potatoes, onions and other supplies
of various character are needed in
large quantities. Bids are to be in
the offices of the headquarters of the
various camps by August l6.