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The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-11-22
DR.. WOODLAND AND MR..
DUREN RETIRE FROM
THE LOCAL FIELD.
WORK WAS FINE
Nothing Definite Known as to
Who Will Succeed Them
Here.

Columbus has recently lost two of
her best and most popular clergy
men. DR.. W. w. Woodland, presiding
elder of the Columbus district of the
North Mississippi Conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Church. South,
and Rev. w. L. Duren, pastor of the
First Methodist church, having COM
pleted thefour years which, underth
rules of the Conference, is the long
est period that a minister can re-
main in any one place, and who next
year will be assigned to other work.
The conscientious labors of both
DR.. Woodland and Mr. Duren have
been crowned with the most crafty
ing success and both went to the an
nual meeting of the conference.
which is now in session at Oxford,
with splendid reports. The report
of DR.. Woodland is said to be the
best ever presented by local pre-
siding elder. and that portion of the
document relating to mission work
is especially fine. There are twenty
three women's missionary societies
in the territory served by DR.. Wool
lard, and they have raised more
money than has been secured in any
other district embraced in the juris-
diction of the conference.
During the pastorate of Mr.. Duren,
the First Methodist church has been
improved and it's facilities for hand
ling crowds extended. An annex with
? .sommos ious auditorium has been
equipped with steam heat and other
modern conveniences.
While much interes; is being
evinced regarding successors to both
Dr.. Woodland and Mr.. Duren, nothing
definite concerning the matter until
Bishop W. B. Murrah, of Memphis,
who is presiding over the confer
ence, announces his appointments on
the final day of the session will be
given out.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-11-22
CUMMINGS TO NOVEMBER IA
TOTAL 8,559,3eO BALES

Washington. Now 21.--The cen.
sus cotton report issued today show:
8,559,390 bales, counting round
bales as half bales. ginned from
the growth of 1917 to November IA
compared with 9,615,0003 for 1915
and 8,771, ,275 for 1915. Round bale.
included this year are 1882 com.
pared with 16S,575 for 1916 anC
82,312 for 1915. Sea Island includ
ed 6S, 161 for 1917, $4,000 for 1916
and 68,941 for 1915.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-11-22
ADDITIONAL ADVANCE or
SO PER CENT ORDERED
by THE BOARD.
RAISE MANDATORY
State Tax Commission Says
New Valuations Are per
fectly Fair"

Complying with mandatory in-
structions issued by the Mississippi
state tax commission, the board OF
supervisors of Lowndes county. at a
special meeting held Tuesday, or
dered a horizontal advance Of 80
per cent in the assessed valuation Of
all cultvatable lands throughout the
county. This follows a recent raise
of so per cent, making the total in
crease on property of this character
li0 per cent.
The increase of go per cent was
made several weeks ago, after the
supervisors had received a communi-
cation from the state tax commi9-
sion declaring that assessments in this
county were too low, and must be
advanced. After this increase had
been made the state commission or
dered the tax rolls sent to Jackson
for inspection, and the mandate pro-
viding for an additional increase of
so per cent is the result of this in
spection.
Advances were also made in assess
ments on personal property. These
advances, however, when compared
with those made on cultivatable
lands, were infinitesimal, having
ranged from 10 to 20 per cent as
follows: Horses, 10 per cent; mules,
20 per cent; pianos, 10 per cent
automobiles, 10 per cent; merchan-
disc, 20 per cent.
Before the board of supervisors
can make the levy for the current
year the revised assessment rolls will
have to be sent to Jackson again for
final approval by the state commits
sion. In the meantime, however, il
will be necessary to add up the fig
ures in order to ascertain the amount
of revenue which will be derived un-
der the new schedule, and Chancery
Clerk Lincoln is now busily engaged
in this work. He hopes to complete
the task in time to get the rolls back
from Jackson in season for the board
to make the levy at its next regular
monthly meeting, which will be held
Monday, December g.
The local supervisors hope to re-
duoe the county levy, so as to make
the burden on tax payers as light as
nossible. The state levy, which last
year was 9 mills, has already been
reduced to 4 mills, and it is thought
that there will be corresponding re-
duction in the countylevy whichlike-
wise was 6 mills. In addition to the
levy for general purposes, however
there are special road taxes in var
ious sections of the county, and last
year the assessments Of some proper
ty owners went as high as 10 Ia
mills.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-11-22
Rev. Lewis Visits City.

Rev. T. w. Lewis, prominen'
minister Of Memphis, has spend
ing the past several days here with
his aon, Mr.. T. w. Lewis. Jr,, anC
has been given a most cordial wei
come by his many Columbus friends
Rev. Lewis, before going to Mem
phis, was for several years pastor o
the First Methodist church in thi
city, and there is no man who ha
more friends here than this Christian
gentleman.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-11-22
Nine Lenska Heard Here.

A notable feature Of the winter in
local musical circles was the appear
ance Of Nine. Augusta Lenska, prima
donna contralto, Of the Philadelphia
Chicago Opera Company VINO sang
at the Industrial Institute and Col
lege under the auspices Of the South
ern Association Of College Women
last night.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-11-22
DESPERATE ATTACKS FAIL
TO SHAKE GRIP ON
POSITIONS.
LINE SLAUGHTERED
Thousands Of Austrisns Now
ed Down When Advance is
Attempted.

London, Nov. 21.--Nearly five
days of concentrated onslaughts at
Monte Tomba and Monte Monfenera
have failed to shake the Italian grip
on these emnenees, guardian towers
of gateway to the plains between the
Brenta and Piave rivers.
Both Berlin and Rome official
statements Tuesday declared the
struggle was going on with undi-
minished fury, giving the impression
of great sacrifices on both sides.
On the lower Piave line the Ital-
ians are holding firm and offering
such strong front that the foe has
not renewed its costly attempts to
cross. West of the Brente. in the
Asiago plateau region, Diaz's men
have again advanced slightly and
taken a few prisoners.
German captives say Won Beulow
mas WltuuIdWH pdIb VI hlo tloopo
from the lower Piave and swung
them around northward for his in
tense effort to turn the river line by
cutting through the Brenta- Piave
line.
Here a conflict truly Heromeric is
going on. The Teutons, seeing the
enormous stake, are repeating their
tactics of the early Verdun battles
and their losses in the repeated as
saults up steep slopes, facing rifle,
machine gun and artillery fire, be-
sides the grenades and bayonets of
the stubborn Italians msst bu mount
ing rapidly
The Rome communique Tuesday
stated that the Germans four times
stopped their bombardment Of the
Italian rock trenches on the line of
the two mounts and drove his troops
in masses" against Diaz's men on
the Monte Monfenera spur. Each
time the invaders were forced to
withdraw their shattered remnants
without gaining ground but fresh
units took the places of the battered
batallions and the fight went on
without a lull
Won Ludendorf calls the fighting
"Desperate." AS is customary in Off
cial statements, he fails to mention
the Germans futile charges and
speaks of strong Italian counter-at-
tacks as the feature of the fighting.
These assaults, he says were direct
ed at the psitions on the Northern
slope of Monte Tomba, the capture
of which was claimed Mnday. APP
parently the German statement ad-
n7its the Italians still hold the sum-
nit Of Tomba and no claim is made
on Monfenra,
The statemnt from Paris that
Gen. Fayollett has left to take com
mand of the French forces in Italy
is interpreted here by military OBJ
servers to mean allie aid is not far
off British and French big guns will
take the place of sthe great number
lost by the Italians in their retreat.
The Italians are still on the Of
fensive in the Reletta region, East
of Asiago. On Sunday and Monday
it as announced Tuesday, they took
500 prisoners, five machine guns and
several hundred rifles in cleaning up
a small island in the Piave at Folina
the place where the Teutons made
one of their disastrous crossings.
The Italian airplanes and airships
continue active, bombing camps al
Torre di Mosto Livenza and near the
Motk di Livenza bridge. They DAM
aged this bridge it is stated.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-11-22

among the soldiers ofthe Thirty-First
Division at Camp Wheeler were re-
ported Sunday night according to
an announcement by the military
authorities. Among the deaths were
John H. Mcneil, Dothan, Ala. G.
Montgomery. Fullville, Ala, and os-
car Joiner (Dothan, Ala.l The other
soldiers VINO died during the "a hours
preceding were Gergians and Flori-
dians.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-11-22
Aged Negro Found Dead.

John Matthews. an aged negro,
was found dead in ditch in the
southern part Of the city Tuesday
morning. An inquest held by Justice
of the Peace T. M. Cummings de-
veloped the fact that he died from
epilepsy.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-11-22

Mr. Webb Smith, who for number
of years has held position with the
local dry goods firm, Lipsey and
Chapskey, has accepted place in the
shoe department of J. A. Savage
Department Store, in Tuscaloosa.
Mr.. Smith will take up his new work
next Monday,
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-11-22
STRONG COMMITTEES
WILL SOON BEGIN A
CANVASS or COUNTY.
$1,000 IN QUOTA
Will Make an Effort TO Raise
This Sum in Drive Begin
ming Tuesday.


joint committee named by the
Chamber Of Commerce and the La
dies Civic League 10 raise within
the confines Of Lowndes county the
sum of $1,000 to be used by COM
missions representing the War and
Navy departments in conserving the
moral welfare Of soldiers In the var
ious cantonments throughout the
country, is determined to make
Atrong effort to secure the allotted
sum, and with that end in view has
appointed five teams or sub-com-
mittees to prosecute the work.
The drive will begin next Tuesday
morning and will continue through
out the remainder Of the week. In
addition to the five teams referred
to above, there is general commit
tee, and practically the whole eoun-
ty is represented in this committee
or on one Of the teams; 80 that every
neighborhood within its borders will
be thoroughly covered,
That the cause is an exceedingly
worthy one is beyond all cayil. Army
regulations make only partial pro-
vision for safeguarding the moral
welfare of the soldiers, and while
they MICA. is doing splendid work
along this line the field is SO broad
that it is impossible for one organ
ization to cover it thoroughly, and
/, il is the intention of the commissions
representing the War and Nayy de-
partments to engage in welfare worh
which otherwise would necessarily
be neglected
The names of the members of the
various committees follow;
Team No. -
D. F. Mccullough, Chairman
W. N. Pickett
T. A. McGahey
Lewis f. Walker
l.. NJ Hilzim
T. NJ Pullen
W. E. Leer.
Team No. q
Lee Caine, Chairman
J. w. Jones
J. A. Lipsey
J. L. Cox
w. A. Deale
Team No. g.
B. A. Lincoln, Chairman
R. f. Leigh
Henry Beard
Brooks McGowan
Louis Hirshman
Team No. A.
f. l.. Kuykendall, Chairman
l.. II. Shapiro
Albert Loeb
f. II. Gunter
A. II. Pegues
Team NO. o.
l. l. Kaufman, Chairman
George Senter
l. G. Painter
J. l.. Pratt
N. d. Robinson
County Committee.
DR.. Z. ~ Jameson
b. G. Hull
DR.. F. NJ Vaughan
d. P. Brooks
d. A, Burgin
J. N. Roberts
c. w. Evans
T. b. Hardy
William Taylor.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-11-22
3,062 Bales Ginned.

According to figures compiled un-
der the direction Of the federal gov
ernment, 3,062 bales of cotton were
ginned in Lowndes county up to No
vember ]. This compares with 1,84f
bales ginned prior to the same date
last year.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-11-22
Picture Fails TO Arrive.

"Polly of the Circus" the picturc
With was to have been shown at the
Trincess ] Theatre last Monday, failef'
- arrive having through error been
aped to Columbus, Ca, and for
is reason witt not be shown at the
local theatre until early in Decem-
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-11-22

1t is just as important to prevent
waste of food by careless prepara-
ton, burning, OF improper cooking
as it is to avoid waste Of food after
ii is cooked.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-11-22

Mr.. G. A. Goodloe, of Birming-
ham. was among those in the city
yesterday on business. While here
he was the guest Of Mr.. and Mrs,
z. B. Beard.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-11-22

Mr.. W. II. Sandifer, of Hattlss-
burg a former Columbian, is spend
ing several days in the city on bus-
ness.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-02-16

paredness is so keen that he Is taking
this means to increase his efficiency
as an officer Of the Volunteer Patrol
squadron, a fleet Of power boats suit
able for scout and other duty.
Several other members Of the pa
troll squadron are enrolled In Captain
Uttmark's school. Among them Is Her
mann Oelrichs, son and heir Of the
late Hermann Oelrichs. Other pupils
are Orson D. Mum, son Of the founder
Of the Scientific American; Paul L.
Hammond and Sigmund COIN, al
members Of the sQuadron.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-02-16
Rare Christmas Gift.

A mother was out doing Christmas
shopping, and with her was her four
year old boy. Leaving their autOmO-
bile, they passed along the busy street
and gazed into the well-filled shop
windows. At the display of fancy ar
ticles in the dry-goOds stores the child
beamed interestedly. At the array Of
toys in other windows his eyes fairly
danced.
Presently they came to window in
which eggs and like commodities were
on view. AS the child's parents were
enthusiastic and consistent over the
prevalent egg-bOycOtt. hen fruit had
been scarce in the household. The lit
tie lad jumped for joy at the sight
of the hen products.
"Oh, mother" he exclaimed excited
ly. There's what l really want for my
Christmas-sOme eggsw
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-02-16
MAKE EACH DAY PROFITABLE
Excellent Formula for Life That It
Will Be Found Hard to Make
Improvement On.

Charles Kingsley has given this for
mula in one of his books and as a GER
tain and safe prescription 1t can
scarcely be improved upon.
Make 1t rule" he said, "and pray
God to help you keep 1t, never to lie
down at night without being able to
say: II have made one human being
at least a little wiser, a little happier,
or little better this day."
At first thought 1t does not seem as
though this should be a very difficult
course to pursue. The important
thing is to make up your mind to live
up to this ideal; then, after that, 1t Is
q matter Of living one day at a time,
one day Of thoughtfulness, one day Of
helpfulDess, one Gay Of closer compan-
iOnship with those who are near and
should be dear to us.-Anon.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-02-16
M0NR0vIA NOT UGLY CITY
Unprosperous and "Shiftless," but Still
in Many Ways a Place Of Attrac-
ton for the Tourist.

The one word that describes Monro-
via Is "shiftless." Here came the for
mer negro slave in the early eighties.
backed by philanthropists who wanted
to see him given a chance in his own
country. And here is the former ne
gro slave today, idling away his life
in the tropical luxuriance of the jun
gle, which feeds him without cultiva-
ton, and watching his one big chance
fall to ruins.
After all, the negro can hardly be
blamed If he fails In a task that has
tried the nerve of white men. COlOniz-
ing Liberia has not been all a delight.
full experience. There are still many
lions, leopards and snakes In the
jungle, which make bodybuilding q
dangerous occupation, and occasionally
the interior tribes of negroes get OBJ
streperous and eat couple of their
civilized brethren.
Monrovia is pitiful, but not ugly
Over all its shabbiness and decay grow
the scarlet hibiscus. pink Oleanders
and other tropical flowers, decorating
with their brilliant blossoms the corpse
of a fine ideal.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-02-16
|ALL RUNDOWN
| and NERVOUS
Says This Lady Who Had to Sup
port Family of Four. Read
Below Her Statement
About Cardui.

Tallapoosa, Ga.-Mrs. Sallie Edison,
Of this place, writes: II was in very
poor health, all rundown, nervous,
had fainting spells, dizziness and heart
ually at my times. I had
very hard time, working for seven
years in hotel after my father died.
1 had to support our family Of four. i
read the Birthday Almanac. and
thought I would begin taking Cardui.
I received good benefit from it. / am
sure it will do all that it claims to do.
1 took three or four bottles before 1t
began to show effects. After that
improved rapidly and gained in health
and strength. I took nine bottles in
all. This is the only time / have
taken it. I was down to 10S pounds
and gained to 100. I felt like a new
woman. 1 couldn't sleep before and
had to be rubbed, would get so nerv-
Gus and numb. And all this was
stopped by Cardui.".
The true value of a medicine can be
determined only by the results OBJ
tanned from its actual use. The thou
sands Of letters we have received
every year for many years from
grateful users Of Cardui, are powerful
tributes to its worth and effectiveness.
If you suffer from womanly ailments,
try Cardui, the woman's tonic.-Adv.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-02-16
"CASCARETS' ACT
ON LIVER; BOWELS
No sick headache, biIiousness,
bad taste or constipation
by morning.
Get a 10-cent box.


Are you keeping your bowels, liver,
and stomach clean, pure and fresh
with Cascarets, or merely forcing a
passageway every few days with
Salts, Cathartic Pills, Castor OIL or
Purgative Waters?
Stop having bowel wash-day. Let
Cascarets thoroughly cleanse and reg.
ulate the stomach. remove the sour
and fermenting food and foul gases.
take the excess bile from the liver
and carry out of the system all the
constipated waste matter and poisons
in the bowels.
A Cascaret tonight will make you
feel great by morning. They work
while you sleep-never grippe, sicken
or cause any inconvenience, and cost
only 10 cents a box from your store.
Millions of men and women take q
Cascaret now and then and never
have Headache, Biliousness, Coated
Tongue, Indigestion, Sour Stomach or
Constipation. Adv.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-02-16
ENDS DYSPEPSIA,
INDIGESTION, GAS
"Pape's Diapepsin" cures sick,
sour stomachs in five minutes
Time Il!

Really does" put bad stomachs In
order-"really does" overcome indiges-
ton, dyspepsia, gas, heartburn and
sourness in five minutes-that-just
that-makes Pape's Diapepsin the lar
gest selling stomach regulator in the
world. II what you eat ferments into
stubborn Jumps, you belch gas and
eructate sour, undigested food and
acid; head is dizzy and aches; breath
foul; tongue coated; your insides filled
with bile and indigestible waste, re-
member the moment "Pape's Diapep.
sin" comes in contact with the stomach
all such distress vanishes. It's truly
stonishing-almost marvellous, and
the Joy is its harmlessness.
A large ffty-cent case of Pape's Dia-
pepsin will give you q hundred dollars
worth of satisfaction.
It's worth it's weight in gold to men
and women who can't get their stom-
achs regulated. It belongs in your
home-should always be kept handy
IN case Of sick. sour, upset stomach
during the day or at night. It's the
quickest, surest and most harmless
stomach doctor in the world.-Adv.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-02-16
zzx~ES1z
Socrates, Wise Advice.

Get not your friends by bare cOmpli-
ments. but by giving them sensible
tokens Of your love. 1t Is well worth
while to learn how to win the heart
of man In the right way. Force Is Of
no use to make or preserve a friend,
who is an animal that is never caught
nor tanned but by kindness and pleas
ure. Excite them by your civilities,
and show them that you desire moth
ing more than satisfaction; oblige with
all your soul that friend who has made
you a present of his Own.-SOcrates.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-02-16

To Prof. Marguerite Zelenka the
war seems like an unbidden intruder
who has come to interrupt all the i'm
portant things In the wOrld-and one
Of the important things in the study
Of the anthropoid ape-at least to
Frau Zelenka. The Munich lady SCI
enlist arrived In this country to at
tend a meeting of the American As
ISOLATION for the Advancement Of Sci
ence. When the session Is over she
will visit her uncle In California and
while there will visit the aborigines
and study the soul life and songs Of
the American Indian, not forgetting to
peep at the anthr.polOgical material
the United States affords.
Frau Zelenka is almost "the" author
ity on anthropoids. This study has
been her life work. During her trav-
els in search Of knowledge Of this SUBJ
ject she has made explorations In Java,
Ceylon, and Asia. In 1907 the Japa-
nese government put 100 men at her
disposal for two years; they dug and
worked without asking her to pay one
penny to the government. The gov
eminent also assigned soldiers to
guard the workers who were Malay
prisoners.
Just before the war broke out she
had arranged for an expedition to Cey-
Ion, but had to give 1t up. On her pre-
vious visit to Ceylon she came In con-
tact with a remnant of a primitive
tribe and made Photographic records
Of their songs.
The contest is under the supervi-
sion Of the state, and the legislature
granted $1,000 for running expenses.
There has also been received 5000 In
entry fees, and as additional money
will accrue from the sale of the eggs
for the next three years the affair Is
well financed.
All previous egg-laying contest rec
ords were broken in the first six
weeks. The total production for the
six weeks ending December II was
12,5O8. The White Leghorns from the
farm of Percy Van Zandt of Blawen-
burg, N. j., are leading the contest by
20 eggs, laying 264.
One bird, pullet No. IL, In the barred
Plymouth Rock pen Of Garrett W.
Buck of Colts Neck, N. j., laid 40 eggs
In the first AZ days.
The eyes Of the poultry world are
focused on the Vineland contest. Pro-
fessor Lewis has been commended by
all the leading poultry authorities OF
the country for his initiative in widen
ing the scope of 'egg-laying contests
and enhancing their scientific value by
adding the breeding feature and
lengthening the period from one yeaI
to three.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-02-16
HERE'S CHAMPION
BUTTERFAT cow

Portland, Ore.-Goldie's Ne
halem Beauty, a three-year-Old
Jersey COW. owned by Clifford
F. Reid of Portland, has been
proclaimed the worlds champion
butterfat producing cow.
GOldie's Record has been two
and a half pounds Of butterfat
a day for an entire year. The
previous record slightly under
that was held by Lass Seventy
fourth of Hood farm.
The test was conducted
through the Oregon Agricultural
college.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1917-02-16
ACTRESS TELLS SECRET.

A we'll known actress gives the follow
ing recipe for gray hair: To half pint Of
water add o. Bay Rum, . small box Of
Barbo Compound. and Y OF. of glycerine.
Any druggist can put this up or you can
mix 1t at home at very little cost. Full
directions for making and use come In
each box of Barbo Compound. It will
gradually darken streaked. faded gray
hair. and make 1t soft and glossy. It will
greasy. and does not rub on. Adv.