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The Columbus commercial., 1917-12-02
NEW STATUTE GOVERN
INC TAX ASSESSMENTS
is UNSATISFACTORY.
MANY COMPL lINTS
Petitions Requesting 1t. Re-
pealNow Being Freely Cir
culated.

A prediction to the effect that the
new state tax law will probably be
repealed at the next session of the
legislature is made in a press dis
patch recently sent out from jack
son. The law has caused much dis
satisfaction not only in Lowndes
county, but throughout the state,
and plans to have it expunged from
the statute books are now being fom-
ulated.
In several counties petitions seek
ing the repeal of the law are being
circulated and freely signed, and it is
said that if the legislature declines
to respond to these petitions the ref
erendum giving the people the right
to vote on questions of this character
will be invoked.
The law, according to Jackson dis
patches, is not only generally un-
popular among tax payers but has
caused great deal Of confusion
among county officials throughout the
state. There is constitutional pro-
vision making it incumbent upon citi-
zens of Mississippi to pay all taxes as
sessed against them on or before the
first of February, and from present
Indications the sheriffs in some coun-
ties will not be prepared to accept
taxes by that time. The supervisors
in many counties have as yet fixed
no levies for the current year, and it
Is saiti that some of them Will find
it impossible to do so by the first of
February.
In the event that levies are not
made by the first Of February and
citizens. are not permitted to pay
their taxes on that date thew will, ac-
cording to constructions placed upon
the law by a number of well known
barristers, become automatically dis
quilted and can not legally vote IN
coming elections,
The Columbus commercial., 1917-12-02
R. E. CHEATHAM, SR.
CALLED BY DEATH
PIONEER LUMBER MAN PASSES
AWAY AFTER lLLNESSS OF
LONG DURATION.

Mr. R. f. Cheatham, Sr., one of
the best known and most universally
esteemed citizens Of Columbus, died
at his home on South Seventh street
at 1890 o'clock yesterday morning,
his death having followed a general
physical decline which had been in
progress many months.
Mr.. Cheatham was one of the pi-
oneers in the lumber industry here
and for nearly a quarter Of cen
tury operated saw and planning mill
in the southern portion Of the city
Being possessed Of rare business aru-
men, he accumulated money rapidly,
and a few years ago broadened his
field Of activities, having purchased
the large building in East Columbus
formerly devoted to the manufacture
of underwear and converted il into
a lumber mill. In the meantime,
however, his health had begun to
fail, and short time ago the contin-
ued depletion of strength and vigor
forced him to retire from business.
Mr.. Cheatham was an upright
Christian gentleman and had long
been prominent in both religious and
fraternal circles. He was member
Of the First Baptist church, Of Union
Lodge No 35, T. 0. O. r., and Tom
bigbee Lodge No. II, Knights of
Pythias.
Deceased was 81 years old, and is
survived by a son, R. E. Cheatham
Jr., and two daughters, Mrs. John
Jacob and Mrs. Burt Wilbourne.
Funeral services win be held at
Mr.. Cheatham's late residence, No.
N'3 South Seventh street. AZ 1880
o'clock this morning They win be
Ionducted bv Rev. T. L. Holcomb,
pastor cf The First Bartist church
and win be participated in by the
local Odd Fellows.
The Columbus commercial., 1917-12-02
TAX ROLLS ARE
NOT YET COMPLETE
SUPERVISORS CAN'T MAKE
LEVY At REGULAR DEcEm.
BER MEETING.

The board Of supervisory Of
Lowndes county will not be able 70
FIX the tax levy at their December
meeting, which begins Monday. az
they hoped to do, as the work OF
footing up the rolls after values on
both real and personal property had
been materially advanced has not
yet been completed.
The advance in the valuation of
property Of almost every character,
which resulted from a mandatory or
der issued by the State Tax Com
mission. will materially increase the
revenue of the county, and the sup
ervisors hope to be able to make a
substantial reduction in the levy;
but no official action can be taken
in the matter until the totals have
been added up and the revise rolls
are submitted to the state commits
sion for approval.
County Clerk Lincoln and corps
of competent assistants are now bust
ly engaged II the work OF figuring
out the totals, but the tas is a a.
gantic one, and Maj. Lincoln states
that he does not know exactly when
it will be finished AS soon as the
work is finally completed, however,
the rolls will be sent to Jackson for
inspection by the state tax officials
and after having been approved by
these officials will be returned to
Columbus. As soon as practicable
after the approved rolls reach the
city the supervisors will meet in
special session and fix the levy for
the current year.
The Columbus commercial., 1917-12-02

Miss Lucy Grace Harris and Mr..
G. F. Jones were married November
25 at the residence of the brides
brother, Mr. G. c. Harris, at Como,
Miss.
The bride is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. w. M. Harris, of Steens,
and the groom is the son of Mrs. An
gelo Jones, who resides near Steens
After the ceremony the happy
couple left for Memphis for weeks
visit, after which they will be at the
lovely country home of Mr.. Harris
near Columbus.
The couple has countless friends
who wish them long and happy life.
The Columbus commercial., 1917-12-02
STAMP LAW is
NOW EFFECTIVE
ALL ARTICLES COMING UNDER
ITS PROVISIONS MUST
BEAR STAMPS.

The law enacted at the recent ses
sion of Congress providing that reve
nue. stamps be placed on documents
papers, parcel post packages and 9th
er articles Of various character wen
into effect yesterday and every pa
per or package coming within thu
provisions of the law must now beal
the requisite stamp.
The stamps cover a wide range
their denominations running from
one cent to $1,000, and they are t.
be handled at various postoffice!
throughout the country for the con
venience of the public. Banks vii
naturally be large users of the
stamps, and it is understood thai
many Of them will keep sufficient
supplies on hand to accommodate Their
customers.
Some of the stamp taxes are a:
follows:
Parcel post packages-on whl
postage is 25 cents or more, one
cent for each 5 cents or fractional
part thereof;
Bonds of indebtedness--five cents
for each 500 face value or fraction
thereof;
Surety and indemnity bonds-50
cents unless premium is charged and
then at therate of one per cent on
each dollar;
Capital stock issue--five cents fc
each 500 face value or fraction; If
without face value, then at the rate
of five cents per share; if shares sell
in market for more than 500, in
market for more than 500, in which
case it shall be five cents for each
800 or fraction, stamps to be af-
fixed to stock book and not to GER
tifcates;
Sales or transfers of capital stock
two cents per 500 face or market
value;
Sales of produce on exchange for
future delivery--two cents per $loO
or fraction;
Promissory notes and renewals,
checks and drafts, except checks and
drafts payable at sight or on demand
two cents per 500 or fraction
Deeds and other written instru-
ments for transfer of property-50
cents if consideration between
500 and $500, and an equal sum for
each additional $500;
Customs house entry-25 dents
if not exceeding 800; over that and
up to $500, 80 cents; exceeding
$500, 81;
Withdrawal from customs house
bonded warehouse-50 cents.
Steamship passenger ticket-Over
$40 and up to $50, 81; $40 to $50,
SO; over $50, $5;
Proxies-10 cents; no charge if
for religious, educational or chari-
table institutions;
Power of attorney-25 cents.
The Columbus commercial., 1917-12-02
Good Football Game.

On Thursday afternoon a large
and enthusiastic crowd of football
fans witnessed the game between
the local High School and West
Point. 1t was by far the best game
Of football seen here this year apd
was hotly contested from start to fin.
ish. The visitors however were
usually on the defense and the hall
was in our territory by tar the
greater part of the time.
The only score of the game was
made by Lard of the Cosambus
team when he went through West
Pcint's line for 4 roin of six yards
On the last dowh Columbus fnl, d
to kick gal. This was the begin
n.ng of the 'h'rd quarter and Meth.
er side was able TO score again.
The field was wet and difficult to
play on, however the boys went INTO
the game with a fine spirit. II is
hard to say who played the best game
for each man played his position
well. Land and Divelblss at half,
and Stinson at full seldom failed to
gain, either through the line or
around end. Propst, at quarter, play.
ed level-headed game Banks and
Watson at end were always after
their man. Pritchard and Kidd, at
tackles went through the line and
many times tackled the West Point
boys for a loss as did Mehaffey and
Brewster at guard and Cole at cen
ter.
The Columbus commercial., 1917-12-02
ELKS' MEMORIAL
THIS AFTERNOON
SERVICES IN HONOR OF DEAD
MEMBERS WILL BE HELD AT
HOME ON MAIN STREET.


Memorial services in honor of
members of Columbus Lodge, No.
555, Benevolent and Protective Or
der of Elks, who have died during
the past year will be held at the Elks
Home on Main street at 3 o'clock
this afternoon. The services will
be simple and unostentatious, being
confined to simple reading of the
prescribed passages in the ritual.
As the services will be exceeding
ly simple, the public has not been
invited to attend, and only Elks will
be present.
The Columbus commercial., 1917-12-02
Branch--MulIen.

Mr.. w. w. Branch and Miss Flor.
ence Mullen were quietly married
Thursday afternoon at $3.50 O'Clock
at the home of the brides father,
Mr.. J. w. Mullen, in South Colum-
bus, the ceremony having been per-
formed by Rev. T. l.. Holcomb, pas
tor Of the First Baptist church.
Their many friends extend to them
best wishes.
The Columbus commercial., 1917-12-02

Eugene Freirson, a negro, was
tried before Justice of the Peace I.
M. Cummings Thursday morning on a
charge of disturbing peace of fam
ily and was fined $50 and sentenced
to serve 90 days on the farm. Andy
Banks, who was with Frierson, was
fined S25 and costs. The arrests
were made by Constables Robertson
and Foreman.
The Columbus commercial., 1917-12-02
j. <. Rankin Speaks.

Hon. J. f. Rankin, candidate for
congress from this district, delivered
a most interesting Thanksgiving ad.
dress at Caledonia Thursday morn
ing. Thursday afternoon and Friday
he spoke at several other places in
the county.
The Columbus commercial., 1917-12-02

Mr.. Fl, L. Bateman, who for some
tine past has made Columbus his
home, moved the past week to Tus-
caloosa. where he has been transfer
red to do work for the National Life
and Accident Insurance Company
OF Nashville. Tenn. lie is to be sue
ceeded here by Mr.. w. A. Nash.
The Columbus commercial., 1917-12-02

The Commercial through error in
J. C. Hackleman's advertisement in
Thursdays paper stated that this
firm was paying $500 bushel for
peanuts, when the word should have
been peas. If ou have peas for sale
take them to Hackleman's. They
guarantee you the best price
The Columbus commercial., 1917-12-02

Capt. J. C. Pearsons, of Tusca-
loosa, who is stationed at Fort ogle-
thorpe, Ga, was visitor here Fri
lay.
The Columbus commercial., 1917-12-02

Figure with Lide's Drug Store on
Pianos. They offer better values,
make lower prices and extend terms
to responsible people.
The Columbus commercial., 1917-12-02

Mrs. D. L. Wingfeld, of Memphis,
arrived in the city Tuesday and is
the guest of her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. R. Y. Moore.
The Columbus commercial., 1917-12-02

Mr.. j. E. Perry, who is holding a
position with the Cumberland Tele.
phone and Telegraph Company at
Clarksdale, is visiting relatives here
The Columbus commercial., 1917-12-02

The members Of st. Paul's Epis-
copal church Of Columbus sent the
bishop a check for fifty dollars for
this chapel.
The Columbus commercial., 1917-12-02

The members of the United Chari-
ties will hold meeting at 3 o'clock
Monday afternoon at the First
Methodist church.
The Columbus commercial., 1917-12-02

C. w. MONTGOMERY Concert Piano
Tuner and Player Expert. At Lide's
Drug Store.
The Columbus commercial., 1917-12-02

Lieut.. Albert Hahn, of Mobile,
spent the weekend in the Hirshman
home.
The Columbus commercial., 1917-12-02

Miss Eugenia Moore is expected
home today from a visit to her sis
ter, Mrs. Wiley Dixon, in Itta Bena.
The Columbus commercial., 1917-12-02

The many friends Of Mr. w R
Smith regret to hear of his serious
illness.
The Columbus commercial., 1917-12-02

Mr.. Sam Cox, Of Clarksdale, is
spending the day here with his wife.
The Columbus commercial., 1917-12-02

DR.. and Mrs. G. N. Owen, Of Mo
bile, will arrive Tuesday to visit the
formers mother, Mrs. T. G. Owen.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-22
Miles of Cloth Sent
To Front by Britain
Millions of Boots, Gloves and
Socks Bought for Soldiers
Since War Began

London. April q. According to the
official returns. between August a.
1914. and December 81, 1915, the BRIT
ish War Office placed the following or
ders for the equipment OF the BRUSH
and AHJcd troops:
Twcnty-ninc million two hundred ana
sivtv.ninc thousand cotton, flannel and
woollcn pants: 9.A0l 900 wooden and
$4,000 flannel vests, 2l175,OOO blank
cts. 13.326.OOO woollcn helmets. 34,-
$4,000 pairs Of boots. S.3S2,OOO pairs
Of wooIien gloves. 63.565,000 pairs Of
socks. 42.33O.OOO yards Of cloth for
tunics. 1857, 900 yards for trousers
u. $500 yards for greatcoats. $3.50
600 yards OF barathea, 100000 yards
Of Bedford cord cloth. 6.064,OOO yards
of whipcord cloth. 105,102,000 yards Of
flannel for shirts, 7,2i4,000 yards OF
linen for hospital use. 8S,060,OOO yard.
Of cotton tenting. 20,S70,0O0 yards Of
khaki dril, 5l.557 900 yards of graylsh
cotton material. 46.S33,000 yards cot
ton twill. 23,344,00O yards fiannelette.
The financial secretary to the war
Office stated in the House OF Commons
that Britain had had TO deliver 25,OOO'-
600 gas masks. 250,000,000 sand bags,
los. 100000 yards Of khaki and 10000,
600 wards of flannel. The khaki and
flannel together thus measured 10000
miles. or about four and one-half times
the length of the equator.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-22
Husbands Death
Made Tiny" Kline
A Fearless Rider
Little Circus Equestrian Ccle-
bratcs Second Anniversary OF
Widowhood in Roman Race

She was n gallant little figure in her
red, white and blue costume, riding the
two dashing horses in the Roman stand
ing race at the Madison Square Garden
circus last night. Five thousand peo-
pie watched her fearless work, and five
thousand voices shreked their delight
when she swept around the corner
ahead Of the men and won the race.
Tiny Kline smiled wanly. "I'm glad
made good" she said. at is just
two years tonight since Otto was
killed. wanted to ride tonight to
take his place"
Friends Of the rider who was thrown
from his horse on April 81, 1915, gath
cred around ,he little widow, mutter-
ing embarrassed nothngs that were
meant to show their remembrance of
the tragedy.
81 couldn't wear black in the act"
said Mrs. Kline, lingering her brilliant
skirts. "but we circus people have to
learn to hide our sorrows under many
bright cOlors Otto has been dead two
years, but ! haven't found ANYTHING in
life to take his place. That is why |
wanted TO learn to ride. | thought it
might take me- back to where he is"
10 was just year ago. on the first
anniversary of her loss, that Tiny
Kline went to Mr.. Ringing and asked
HIM to let her work in the circus. AT
1rst she was not fitted for ANYTHING
but the statues. However, her deter
mlnatlon to learn to ride "in Otto's
place" kept her hard at work all the
hot summer mornings. whenever there
was chance TO practise on the trick
horses, and soon Tiny was permitted
to appear in the paradcs in small towns.
When the circus opened this year
she appealed to Mr.. Ringing again to
allow her TO do the Roman riding"
the most difficult feat for a woman in
the circus. 1t means riding two horses
at once IN the excitement of a race. II
was all the slender little woman could
do to control the nervous creatures
when they began to catch the con-
taglon Of the race, and she had two
serious falls.
"Oh, don't mind" she pleaded with
the men who tried to discourage her
from trying again ooh. it would
grieve me so to stop. I'm not the least
bit afraid"
Her voice fell to whisper and the
dark eyes filed with sudden tears.
you know" she said. when YOU
don't mind dying there's nothing to be
afraid Of"
So they let her keep at it, and she
made good ain Ottos place"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-22

came in yesterday morning and told
Patsy the circus was coming TO Belle
vue he was the most surprised little
cripple in the institution.
Perhaps that was why he enjoyed
the performance so much. Wrapped up
in big gray blanket he rode on the doc
tors shoulder down to a chair on the
very edge of the gravel road. where
the clowns almost touched him4
Fourteen hundred other children and
as many grownups as could craw in
their striped red wrappers TO the iron
balconies that surround the magnolia
tree circus ground witnessed the per-
formance.
All of the best acts were there. o.
course, the comedy acrobats and the
gypsies throwing plates in the air and
the comedy automobile that falls to
pieces and the cabaret dogs. Only the
chimpanzee was detained at home by
the bad weather. His master was
afraid he would catch cold. and while,
of course. Bellevue is all right II you
have a very bad cold. still it's better
to stay at home and avoid having any
cold at all
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-22
Circus Clowns Delight
Little Bellevue Patients
Greatest Show Performs Under
Hospitals Big Magnolia Tree

Patsy had a surprise party yester-
day and he learned a strange lesson.
He learned that when it comes to a
race between spring and the circus it's
safe to bet on the circus every time
Patsy hadn't known that before He
was just lying on his little bed and
watching the magnolia tree in the tiny
front yard of Bellevue Hospital.
Patsy is the oldest inhabtant of the
ct. B." ward, and he was there a year
ago, when the circus came before and
the fat clowns and trained bears and
other funny things gave performance
under the magnolia tree. He can re-
member to this day how frightened the
fat clown was when one of the big pink
blossoms fell and hit him on the nose
That was how Patsy remembered the
circus last year and why he has been
watching the slow brown buds on the
tip of the magnolia branch that
stretched across his window. He didn't
know-because nobody thought to tell
him-that this was a very late spring
and the magnolia tree was long past
its time for blossoming. When nurs
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-22
Big Chinese Conference
On War Action Delayed

Washington, April 21.--Advices from
Peking to the Chinese Legation here
say the conference of provincial and
military governors and of the govern
rent and parliament scheduled for
next Tuesday at Picking has not yet be-
gun its sessions, all of the governors
not having arrived.
Il was believed here that an attempt
will be made before the conference
meets formally to obtain the consensus
Of opinion of all the participants on
the question of China's entering the
war. and, if this decision is affirmative,
on the further question of whether it
will be a member Of the Entente Al
lance.
Ii is believed much time will be con-
sumed by the conference before any
action is announced.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-22

This financing has not been all for
ourselves. More than a quarter of
the amount borrowed, S4,820, O0O,O 900,
has been relent to our allies and our
dominions. We are lending to our
allies at the rate of about 81, 500 900
a day.
In spite of our income tax, our
super-income tax, our excess profits
duty of go per cent, our heavy taxes
on all Injuries, such as alcoholic
drink, tobacco and so on, we are all
looking forward to a further in
crease of taxation next week, when
Bonar Law, the new Chancellor of
the Exchequer, introduces his first
budget. He has lowered the rate of
interest the nation has to pay on its
loans, and the nation will all the
more Loyalty support him in his new
proposals.
The one thing a nation wants is
to be drastic. Even the man at
lunch, VINO used 70 pay 4 cents for a
glass of beer, and now has to pay
12-unless he prefers to practise
war economy by going without
feels that the more drastic the meas
ure is the better it is for all of us.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-22
Nassau SuHrasiss.
Organize for Gen..
Every Sacrifice Needed "a A.,
State Is Expected, Say,
Mrs. LaidIaw

Women suffragists Of Ns,.,c
organized in Glen Cove y.,,,.,.'''
aid the Republican and D,. .
state chairmen in taking tn. n;I'..-
census. Mrs. James Lees ~
chairman Of the legislativ, eor,,.
Of the New York State wor,, -
frage Party, spoke. :"
"The war census work has h..
to the Woman Suffrage Party orr, -
ton of this district, not bee.n.
men in charge were inten...s :
suifragists, but rather because g
hour Of need they found a ls,s.. -
efficient working force in the Wa.
Suffrage Party" said Mrs. LaIsl,,
an the most non-partisan A,
personal way the work ha, bee, Il
to the suffragists. They hay. 49,.
the responsibility in the sans 49,
They are doing this work not A. =;
fragists. but as loyal American 80 ~
1--WE expect women TO max, 49,.
sacrifice 10 carry out this wo,. .
fciently between May 10 and q NJ
ing these days Of sorrow thai a.. ~. I.
follow let US remember only ,sss :
are patriots and that our eountrv !. :
called US" ~
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-22
Japanese Trade
Increased by War
Munitions and Household
Manufactures Are Shipped
to the Allies

Mr.. Kurakawa, of the Japanese De-
rartment of Agriculture and Commerce,
has recently returned to Toxic from an
extensive tour of inspection in Europe.
His report shows an extraordinary in
crease in trade between Great Britain
and Japan since the beginning of the
war. By what routes this commerce
has been carried on is discreetly GEN.
sored.
The chief shipments have been silk
tissues, silk handkerchiefs, stockings,
cotton hosiery. porcelains OF every de-
scription. copper wire. bamboo goods,
she'll buttons, brushes and countless
miscellaneous articles.
Speaking of conditions in France, Mr.
Kurakawa found that the industrial
forces of that republic had been cur
tailed 40 per cent since war began, as
most Of the skilled employees had been
called to the colOrs. Necessities Tor
the household are obtained with DIM
Guilty in some parts of France, Dut
Japanese goods are going far toward
supplying the deficit. Development OF
munltlOn industries mas DccH MAI WI
Gus: their manufacture has reached an
efficiency such as was never known IN
any continental country, except pos
sibly Germany.
Italy has been supplied through the
Suez Canal, but activity Of submarine
raiders. Austrian and German, has in
creased the dangers of delivering Jap
aness merchandise 20 Italy.
Dealing with Scandinavian countries
has been fairly successful. At first
goods were shipped across Siberia and
Russia proper; now they are sent by
sea. There have been few disasters.
Mr.. Kurakawa concludes by asserting
that Japan is rapidly acquiring a world
wide market for her manufactured
goods, having had the foresight not TO
ship raw materials.
Notwithstanding the war, the number
of vessels that entered japanese ports
during last year was far greater than
in 1915. According to the official re-
turns. $3.50 vessels, with a total ton
age of 20,363,5lS, entered the ports in
1916. an increase of S88 vessels over
the previous year. The number of ves-
sells that left japanese ports during the
same period was 1862, with total ton
mage of 29,553,340.