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The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-07-26
MARRIAGE LICENSES

Henry Green and Rachel Brogden,
Otis H. Burlison and Lucille Roby,
Joseph R. MCGOWAN and Oracle Pau
line Smith.
Luchis Hutchinson and Deola
Whitley, James o. Brown and Alice
Jones, Jesse Burnett and Deller
White, VIM. Smith and Berta May
Fox.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-07-26
ATTENTION, HOME GUARDS

All parties interested in the organ
ization Of reserve company for
Home Guards in Covington, and who
are not subject to the late call, are
asked to meet in the courthouse Fri
day evening at 1880. Mr.. A. P. Stone,
who served three years as lieutenant
and six months in acting captain of
the Mobile Rifles, will be glad to tell
what he knows about drilling, ETC.,
and will also take pleasure in drilling
whoever wants to join such an organ
ization.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-07-26
NOTICE

Between July. % and August IL,
1917, sealed bids will be received by
the chairman of the 0rphange Com
mittee, r. L. Strong, Atoka, Tenn,
for constructing a 10-room 2-story
cottage at the Dunlap orphange.
Blue prints and specifications can be
had at the orphanage. Committee
reserves the right to receive or re-
ject any or all bids.
ORPHANAGE COMMITTEE.
jy2662w Il. L. STRONG, Chm.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-07-26

LADIES' HIGH GRADE CANVAS SLIPPERS, 81
We have about 100 pair Ladies' High Grade White Canvas
Slippers, in sizes 2 to s. They dandies for. $1OO
CHILDREN'S SLIPPERS so CENTS
Several dozen Chdrens Slippers in kid and patent leather
worth 81 to ST. to close odds and ends SOC
A GREAT SUMNER DRESS BARGAIN
Just few dozen Ladies' New Dresses in all sizes from SO
to Al all pretty bright fresh coOrs bought sample ne
worth $3.50 to $780, Come and take choice at $500
SUMMER WAISTS AT so CENTS
All that is left Of high grade odds and ends in Silk Wolfe
BatiSte and Lawn Waists to close out at sue
EMBROIDERY FLOUNCING, so CENTS
About 1000 yards of 42nch Embroidery Flouncng worth
$1OO to $780, sale price. Que
OUR DOWNSTAIRS DEPARTMENT
Is headquarters for Floor Coverings Lace Curtains and Win
dow Shades.
What about Croquet set? We have them in all balls
$1.OO; balls $1.25 balls, $3.50.
Our line of Trunks is the best in the county If you in
need of trunk whether big small it will pay you to
and look stock We save you money you buy
We have Steamer Trunks, too.
How about those Fruit Jars? You to need and
it will pay you to buy from
We give ProftSharng Coupons in the Bargain Basement
Ask for them
you thinking of purchasing Porch Rugs the like why
pay little less and get cheap imitation when you
paS just little more and get the genuine Crex Rugs?
We have complete line Of Jergens Toilet Articles.
Chname the ideal vansh for all kinds of furniture and
woodwork.
Our SC and 1Oc Counters chuck full of useful articles for
the housekeeper You find useful articles of every kind
and description if you will look these counters
Everything needed for housekeeping found in this department
Brooms, Floor Mops Oil Mops and OIL Scrub Brushes Light
House Cleanser Furniture Polish Feather Busters and Wool
Busters Call by phone and will fill your orders time
and your business is always appreciated.
Complete line of Aluminium and Enameled Ware Come in
and see for yourself.
Whenever you in town. always visit Downstairs Store
whether you in need of anything line We
will take pleasure in showing you over our store
SOC Regal Oil Mop and 25c bottle of Oil for soc
Lyno the ideal floor covering be used in every
in the house. per square yard ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. SOC
Gray Enameed Dppers for Observation-Disclosures. loo
Large glass Butter Digh, with cover for. Zoe
Nows the time to get that Ice Cream Freezer All sizes and
prices .t
Quart bottle of Cedar Furniture and Floor Oil for only 75c
You going to need Fruit Jars Why not get
them now? You might wait long and have to do without
Pnts, Csc; quarts, Use; half gallons soc
The city mail carrier is the job You will need mail
box We have them here for Telephone your order
and will send it in hurry. Prices. 35c and SOC
We have just received big shipment of Drugges and Art
Squares consisting of the very latest coor and designs
you in need of anything in the rug ne will be worth
your while to see ours before you buy.
Our 1Ocen counters full of useful articles for every
housekeeper. Come in and look them
Tho fov.1nOr4on CunnIu n
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-07-26

Vote for v. H. Holmes for chancel-
lOr. Primary election Saturday, July
28th. adv
Evening star., 1917-11-02
How the Districts Stand,

According to the records of the ex-
ecutive office Of the District Commits
sioners. the local boards have sent the
following number Of white men, "pa-
per men" and colored men to Camp
Meade:
Local board No .+,.,
Evening star., 1917-11-02
SENSATIONS DEVELOP IN
"B0L0IsM" INVESTIGATION
Senator Humbert Waves Immunity
in Respect to Charges Made
by Pierre Lenoir.

PARIS, November 2.-The tnvestiga-
ton of what has become known as "Bo-
loism" in all its ramiflcations. which
grow in number daily, is progressing
slowly. Masses of testimony are being
brought out, however. and the news
papers are printing columns of matter
daily in a vain endeavor to keep pace
with these developments. and giving
space to interviews with new persons
brought in on account OF direct or In
direct connection with one or another
Of the cases centering around LIE Jour-
nal.
Recent principal developments were
two in number. Senator Humbert OF Le
Journal announced that he had waived
to the charge made against him by
Pierre Lenoir, the former employe Of the
censorship bureau accused of trading
with the enemy. Lenoir himself was
complete the formalities in the laying of
this charge, which is one of blackmadl
against Senator Humbert. Jean Ley
marie and Capt. Ladoux.
Lenoire alleges that these three got
him into Leymarie's Office at the minis
try Of the interior and there threatened
to denounce him as deserter unless he
agree to sell his shares in LIE Journal to
The second development is a dispatch
from Zurich stating that the other direc-
tors Of the Schaafenhausen and Deren-
dingen spinning mills. alarmed at the
revelation Of Arthur Schoeller's connection
with the Lenoire cause, called upon
Schoeller for an explanation and in the
presence Of Nm. Kocs and Hoffman. rep
resenting the company. Schoeller admitted
that the sum Of s.500.000 francs remitted
to Lenoire for the purchase Of LIE Journal
was of German origin and destined to up
hold German economic interests for the
after-the-war campaign. The admission,
according to the dispatch, was accom-
panied by Schoeller's resignation Of his
dictatorship in the company.
Evening star., 1917-11-02
handle the huge mails coming through

handle the huge mails coming through
the big Office daily.
'''Nixie ROOM is post Office vernacular
for the room where letters wrongly ad-
dressed are Strengthened out and sent on
their way rejoicing. II a letter comes
into the city post Office addressed to
"Hagerstown. va.." it goes to the mike
ROOM" where a clerk decides that It Is
meant for somebody in Hagerstown. Nd.
upper floor win give 1000 more square
feet Of space on the workroom floor.
where space Is greatly needed. In add.
ton to the tremendous increase Of mail
handled, occasioned directly by the gov
ernment departments in their conduct OF
the war and by reason of the big increase
in population Of the National Capital, the
Christmas mail situation will soon become
big factor.
Evening star., 1917-11-02
Have Sufficient Postage.

A poll of seventy-nine pieces OF mail
taken at random by Supt. Haycock
this morning showed sixty-eight let
ters with the proper amount OF post
age on them. Ten letters for out-of-
town points had insufficient postage on
them, carrying merely two-cent stamps.
One postal card carried but one cent
postage, whereas a post card now re-
ouires Q cents postage.
It is believed that many residents
mailed letters last night thinking that
ii they were mailed before midnight a
two-cent stamp would carry them to their
destination The time of cancellation
at the big city post Office. however. and
not the time of dropping into letter
box. was the factor which counted.
officials expressed themselves as
highly pleased with the way the let
ters are coming in today with the
proper amount Of postage on them.
and anticipate little difficulty with the
new rates. They believe that within a
few days the people will have become
so used to the new rates that only the
normal amount Of underpaid mail mat
ter will come into the Office. Even In
normal times letters are constantly
underpaid. owing to the fact that
many people fail to weigh their let
Evening star., 1917-11-02
LICENSING SYSTEM may
RESULT IN LOWER PRICES
Food Administrator Asks Co-0pera-
ton of Retailers Of Canned
Goods in Reducing Cost.

One of the first effects of the new
licensing system for food dealers.
which became effective yesterday.
should be lower retail prices on can
ned corn. tomatoes and peas. says an
announcement by the United States
Food Administration.
Congress failed to give the food ad-
ministrator direct power over the re-
taller doing a business of less than
100000 a year, but a statement made
public today says the administration
'is hopeful of the patriotic co-opera-
ton of retailers" AS the work of IL
censing becomes more systematized,
however, wholesalers and jobbers will
be prohibited from selling to retailers
who charge more than reasonable
profit, and in this way the small re-
taller may be controlled. Referring to
canned goods. the administration says:
MANY lines of canned goods were
bought by dealers at low prices last
spring on future contracts. These
goods are now being delivered. the
canning season being at an end. II the
Of profit on these goods the prices to
the consumer should be corresponding
ly low. 1t is expected that the goods
which the wholesalers still have on
hand and Wn1ch were pougnt early Will
be sold under a lower margin under
the licensing regulations than has pre-
vailed up to the present, and also in
accordance with voluntary assurance
given them by the food administra-
.ion.'
The 1917 pack of canned corn will total
II, ,000, 900 cases, the food administration
announced today. The largest since 1912.
"This large pack" the announcement
said, should place canned corn on the
list Of food products to be obtained at
reasonable prices"
Reports Of a shortage of salt in the
United States were denounced today by
the food administration. There is an
abundance of salt, it was said, to meet
every need.
Evening star., 1917-11-02
DISTRICT
TO FILL Up QU01n
Provost Marshal General
CroWder Wants Ranks at
Camp Meade Completed.
100 MORE TO BE CALLED

Provost Marshal General Crowder
has notified the District Commissioners
to send to Camp Meade Tuesday morn
ing all the remaining white men with
In the sespective quotas of the eleven
local boards.
Including so-called paper men," men
accepted for service in the first National
Army, but previously enlisted in some
branch of the service, the total number
of men sent to Camp Meade by the To-
cal boards is s29. both white and COL
ored.
100 Short Of Quota.
This number is 100 short Of the num-
first quota in the first National Army.
Nor does the number take into consid-
Grafton the men that must be furnished
by the boards to fill in those cases
where men were rejected on the physi-
cal examination at the mobilization
camp. More than forty men have al
ready been turned down at the camp,
TT seems reasonable to believe that
out Of the 100 men now owing on the
Districts quota at least one-half of
that number. and probably larger
percentage, should be white men,.
the District, said in instructions sent
to chairmen of the local boards and
received by them today.
It is hoped that the entrainment
Tuesday for white men. and an en-
trainment which will be held later for
colored selected men. will entirely
complete the Districts quota of men
to go to the mobilization camp.
Evening star., 1917-11-02
Card More Convenient.

A post card has no particular prom
inence over drop letter" now, since
both require 2 cents postage. The new
rates will play havoc with the relative
positions which the familiar stamps.
used by the millions a day throughout
the United States for the past several
years, hold in the mind of the inhab-
itants of the United States.
The purple three-cent stamp, of course,
will soon sweep the field for first hon
ors as to numbers. perhaps. tits PLAN
ned to issue the "purples'' on book
form, eight stamps in a book for 25
cents and sixteen stamps in q book for
40 cents.
The city post Office has put in a requi-
sition for 100000 three-cent stamps.
and has a large part Of them on hand
and will get the rest soon.
The familiar pink two-cent stamp
will now become the post card stamp,
In place Of the equally familiar green
one-cent stamp. The latter will play o
new role, that Of general utility stamp
It will do duty as chief aid to a two
cent stamp on a letter requiring three
cents postage-as all letters do except
the drop letters''-and will come in
handy any time one needs an extra
stamp to make up deficiency postages
Evening star., 1917-11-02
Lands Strange Fish in Net.

fisherman Of onancock, Va. on the
eastern shore OF Chesapeake bay. was
much startled recently when he found
in his net what he thought was a sure
enough sea serpent. The thing was
long and back. had a head like a dog
and snapped viciously when efforts
were made to land 1t. The fishermen
secured the help Of ten of his neigh
bers and the fish was finally landed.
1t was a type of black fish about six
teen feet long and weighed 1900 pounds.
The peculiar feature of the fish was its
head. which resembled that of a dog
to marked degree. It was shipped to
New York
Evening star., 1917-11-02
GIRL SERGEANT-AT.ARMS.
Only One in National Capital
Thought to Be at G. W. U.

The only girl sergeant-at-arms in
the National Capital,
This Is the distinction that Is being
claimed by students OF George WASH
ington University for Miss Charlotte
Simpson. who has been elected to the
post by the Junior class Of Columbian
College.
The Junior class has elected the fol-
lowing: President, Henry Ravenel;
vice president. Leonila Lloyd: secre-
tary. Carol Walker: treasurer. Mar
Evening star., 1917-11-02
Local board
To Be Examined at Once.

Persons convicted Of failing to reg
lister last June and since registered are
to be examined Immediately for the
National Army.
According to statement sent to gov
ernors by Provost Marshal Crowder, "in
the event that a person has been con-
victed Of failing to register as required
by the terms of the act Of Congress,
approved May Is. 1917. and has sub
sequently been registered as provided
IN section five of said act of Congress-
his registration card will be given no
serial number and will not be forward
ed to the adjutant general
The local board, which has jurisdic-
ton of the registration card Of any such
person. will assign him an order num-
Der, having half number that will in
sure his being called Immediately for
examination" reads the order.
Evening star., 1917-11-02

garet Prentiss: historian, Louise GAra-
ner. and sergeant-at-afms. CharlosAs
Simpson.
oficers Of the senior class at the
College Of Pharmacy are: Presi0snL
4 schwartz: vice president, Halbert
Faulkner; treasurer. Clayton Bowmaas
class editor, Halbert Faulkner ana
secretary, Ellis Glycofriedes.,
Evening star., 1917-11-02
Wants to Make "Clean Up"

Every effort should be made at this
time to send all available white men to
the mobilization camp. SO as to obviate
the necessity Of a second entrainment
for these men," Donovan pointed out.
ALSO, when the next call for COL
ored men to go to the camp is made,
every effort should be made to send ali
remaining colored men so as to avoid
Evening star., 1917-11-02
Not to Be ousted.

The city post Office has ordered 2.000,-
900 one-cent stamps and 100000 two
cent stamps. So no one need fear that
the old favorftes are going to be ousted
by the purple 'threes." The whole
stamp family resolves itself down to
this-the three multiplies exceeding
ly rapidly, while the 'twe shd zone"
still do duty at the old stand
The mike room" at the city post
once has been moved upstairs to make
more apaes On the workroom door to
Evening star., 1917-11-02
To Make Alcohol Of Frostbitten Corn

INDIANAPOLIS. November 2.-In-
diana distilleries will be set in motion
to produce alcohol from 60,000.00o
ing practically worthless on farms
throughout the state, according to
members Of . committee who have just
returned from conferences with Federal
Food Administrator Herbert Hoover and |
the National Council Of Defense.
Evening star., 1917-11-02
Adjusts Shipbuilding labor Trouble

SAN FRANCISCO, November 2.-The
United States shipbuilding labor ad-
justment board. in session here. prob
ably will announce a wage settlemene
plan affecting Pacific coast shipyards
today or tomorrow. according to v.
Eyerit Macy, chairman OF the board.
Evening star., 1917-11-02
NEWPOSTAL RATES
ARE NOW IN EFFECT
Washington Adjusts Itself to
Paying Three Cents for Out
of-ToWn Letters.
POST CARDS TWO CENTS

Like ducks to water, SO washington
residents are taking to the new postal
rates which went into effect today
calling for cents postage on all out
Of town letters and 2 cents postage on all
post cards.
Inspection Of letters as they noweo
into the city post office this morning
revealed that the very great major
ity of the letters mailed for points
out of town had the proper amount OF
postage on them.
A pink two-cent stamp and green
three-cent stamp seemed the favorite way
of paying the cents postage now re-
ouired on an ounce letter.
The purple three-cent stamp, which
soon viii jump into the national limenght
to take the place just vacated by the
trusty old two-cent stamp, was not op-
served on so many letters.
The new three-cent stamped envelopes
were delivered to Washington mer-
chants today, bearing the purple stamp
Many firms have stocks Of the old two
cent stamped envelopes, however. and
will use these up, adding one-cent
stamp to each letter.
Evening star., 1917-11-02
occasion for further entrainment of

occasion for a further entrainment of
these men.
Local boards should make it point
send to Camp Meade on November
all remaining white men coming
hin their respective quotas, and
ere local boards have been notified
reflections at the mobilization camp,
.hey should, on the date named, send
their men along to fill in the vacancies
of liability are white men," the in
structions to the local board chairmen
read. Where they happen to be colored
men, later provision will be made as
to sending them to Camp Meade"
Evening star., 1917-11-02
Post Office Is Lenienr.

The post Office is acting as leniently
as possible with underpaid matter to-
day, but must follow the law. All let
ters received for mailing out-of-town
with but cents postage on them. will
be returned to the senders for the ad-
ditional postage required in case the
senders' names and addresses are on the
outside Of the letters. In case they are
not, the letters will be forwarded to the
addresses who will be required to pay
the amount lacking before the letters
are delivered to them.
Drop letters" those mailed in Wash
ington for delivery here. constituted a
big part of the mail handled this morn
ing. as is usual around the first part Of
the month. Drop letters" require but
two cents postage. In case drop let
ter" requires that it be forwarded to
another city, after being delivered at
an address in this city, the letter will be
forwarded by the post Office to- the ad-
dressee, but then comes under the out
of-town rate. which is three cents an
ounce, and SO the addressee will be re-
quired to pay the cent extra called for
before the letter is delivered to him.
Under the new rates a sealed drop
letter" goes just as cheaply as a post
card. Both require two cents postage.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1917-04-20
/. M. c. 4. MEMBERSHIP LISTS
 OPEN FOR APPLICATION

The work of remodelling the old Casa Grande" for Y. M. c. A. ptir- poses is about completed and a list will be opened today for application for charter membership
 Every man of good reputation is eligible for membership and judging from the interest manifested by the men of Clifton a record will be made for the Southwest in the number of Charter Members according to population of the city.
 The organization will be perfected next week and the names of the Managing Committee as approved by the Y. M. O. A. Interstate Commit tee will be published. Preparations are being made for formal opening date of which will be announced later
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1917-04-20
WARREN COMMERCIAL CLUB
 STARTS PATRIOTIC MOVEMENT

BFSBEE, April 11.-(Special to the Copper Era) The Warren District Commercial Club in session tonight started a movement for higher eff ciency in agricultural, mining and all other lines of endeavor in Arizona, in conformity with suggestions at Washington as to the greatest require ments of the country in preparedness for the conduct of war. With pur- pose of making the movement state wide and with the hope of results in bringing Arizona much nearer to a self-sustaining plane, the State Board of Trade is asked to assist in bring ing about a state assemblage at an early date The resolution ador;ed fol lows:
 Resolved: That the Warren District Commercial Club does herewith record itself as favoring an early assemblage of representative miners, farmers, railroad men and representatives of other industrial interests in Arizona i for the purpose of discussing ways of harmonious cooperation among all, to the end of higher efficiency, along the 1 lines which the President and the heads of departments of our National government, together with the heads of industrial enterprises and the heads of organized labor, are urging in the 1 output of all supplies as the most eff fective and important war measure that the people of the country can further at this time, and that a copy of this resolution be sent to the Sate Board of Trade with urgent re- quest that it fix a date and arrange ra!iI nad rates to the place of assen
 !,lase which it may fix for such ;;tate wide gathering as this resolution sug- gests, and that it urge upon all of the affiliated and other commercial or ganizations of the state, and upon the soil products organizations of the state the high desirability of their cooper ation and of their representation in the gathering by as many of their mem
 bers and others interested as may be
 possible.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1917-04-20
CLIFTON HOSPITALITY
 PLEASES NEWSPAPERMAN

PHOENIX, April 16.-The residents of Greenlee county are the most friendly and companionable in this state according to H. D. Ross, Jr., Phoenix newspaperman who has just returned to this city after visiting the mining districts of Clifton and Mo renci.
 According to the visitor in Greenlee, Cl1fton's citizens waive the formality of an introduction. He tells of meet ing one.
 The salesman for the Premier auto mobile took him for a ride over the Greenlee hills. As the car turned to the right on Clifton street Ross ex- tended his hard in signal to the ma chine behind the Premier. A Clifton resident saw the extended hand.
 Glad to see you,'' he declared as He grabbed the member. Glad to see you. When did you get back. ?'
 It was the visitors first trip to Cliff ton.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1917-04-20
PHELPS DODGE CORPORATION TAKES OVER WARREN COMPANY

It is announced that the Phelps Dodge Corporation has purchased all the property heretofore owned by the Warren Development company. This property consists of a large tract of mineral land on which is located the Warren townsite. This company was the builder and owner of the street railway system in the Warren district.
 The annual meeting of the stock holders of the Warren company was held in Bisbee yesterday when the sale of the company holdings was rati fled by all the votes present. The sale of this property was consum- mated by Thomas F. Cole of Duluth, president of the company