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The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1917-01-16
arm Tor sale.

230 acres of land near the Levee,
has two sets Of buildings. Win sell
either as a whole or divide to suit
purchaser. For further informa-
ton regarding terms, ETC., apply to
-t27-tf) ..-s. E. H Moss,
Phone 693 WI, Mt. Sterling, Ky.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1917-01-16

Owing to the high cost of shoes it
will pay you to have your old ones
made over by hand at
(24-tf) j. H. Brunner's.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1917-01-16

Congress, like Niagara, is roaring
again.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1917-01-16
PR0FESssOaAA.

Mt Sterling, Ky.
While County Attorney, will accept
employment in civil matters only.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1917-01-16

The Advocate for printing.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-10-04
DO NOT LIKE HIS ACTION
REGARDING CANTON
MENT BOOTHS.
TO MAKE PROTEST
Local Pythians Name Commit
tee of Three to Prepare
Resolutions.

Members of fraternal organization.
in this city, in common with then
brethern throughout the country feel
very much chagrined over the action
Of Secretary Of War Baker in issuing
an order providing that the Knights
of Columbus shall be the on,y frater
nal organization pexfhitted 70 erect
recreation tents and carry on their ac
tivities at various cantonments
throughout the country, and at a
meeting held Tuesday night the mem
bers Of Tombigbee Lodge, No. l2
Knights Of Pythias, Of this city, went
on record as being unalterably OPP
posed to such action.
A committee consisting Of Maj h.
A. Lincoln, Mr.. f. d. Ellis and Mr..
b. w Noand was appointed to draw
up appropriate resolutions protesting
against the order, and these resolu-
t!ons will be presented to the lodge
for adoption at an early date,
1t is stated in local lodge circles
hat there is no objection to the
Knights of Columbus erecting lodge
rooms at the cantonments, but vigor-
Gus pro'est will be made over a re.
striction of this privilege to them
alone
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-10-04
SHOULD SHOOT SENATORS

Houston, Texas, Och. 3.---Judgt
Waller h. Burns Of the United States
district court, in charging the Harris
grand jury at the beginning of the
September term Monday, after call
ing by name Senators Stone Of Miss
ouri, Harwick Of Georgia, Vardamau
Of Mississippi, Gronna of North Da-
kota. Gore of Oklahoma and LaFol-
lette Of Wisconsin, said:
"If | had a wish, | would that you
men had jurisdiction to return bill OF
Indictment against these men. They
ought to be tried promptly and fair
ly, and | believe this court could adj
minister the law fairly, but have a
conviction as strong as life that this
country should stand them up against
an abode wall tome rrow and give them
what they deserve.
If any man deserves death it is a
traitor. wish that ! could pay for
the ammunition. | would like to at
tend the execution, and if were not
IN the firing squad | would not want
to be the marksman who had the
blank shell.
"After deliberate judgment, sup.
ported by the head and having a
warm reflective spot in the hearts
prompts these words"
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-10-04
SOLONS PROVIDE
PAY FOR TEACHERS
PASS BILL CARRYING APPRO
PRIATlON FOR THIS
PURPOSE.

Jackson, Miss, Oct. 3---The two
houses of the Mississippi Legislature
continued to operate under forced
draft, enacting much legislation, in
GLIDING number Of Of the measures
referred to the body by the governor.
Important among these was the pub
lie school appropriation bill, carrying
the sum of 1922, $50 for the first part
of the current scholastic year, and 1T
companion bill, authorizing the gov
ernor to borrow the money.
Both bills were sent to the COVER
nor Tuesday afternoon, and soon be
came law, with his signature attached
to each.
The bill to qualify the state of
Mississippi to come under the pro-
visions of the Smith-Hughes act of
Congress for the encouragement OF
vocational education and training for
the gehools of the states complying
with its provisions was reported 10
the Senate by the 'ommittee on agri-
culture and passed without encount-
tering serious obstacle The III
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-10-04
LABOR SCARCE IN
THIS COMMUNITY
BOTH FARMS AND OWNERS OF
FACTORIES NEED MORE
HELP.

While press dispatches from va
rious southern. cities state that ne
groes who left to seek homes in the
northern industrial centers during
Inc exodus which took place Lass fall
are coming back in large numbers,
very few have returned to Columbus.
Many negroes have left Lowndes
county during the past year, and
there is lamentable scarcity of labor
both in Columbus and on the sur
rounding plantations. The several
large lumber mills located here are
rushed with orders and some Of them
are experiencing difficulty in securing
sufficient number of laborers to
keep their plants in full operation.
These plants are all paying high
wages and several Of them, when the
requisite number of laborers can be
secured, are kept in operation both
day and night.
Crops are better in Lowndes county
this season than for many years past,
and farmers are experiencing difileu'
ty in securing sufficient number Of
laborers to gather their cotton, corn
and other products.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-10-04
MIR. Patterson Prom ed

Mr.. John Patterson, former
Columbian, Y no about three years
aeo accepted d position aa city pas
senger agent Tor the Atlantis and
Wcgt Point ,aiIroad at Montgomery,
has been promoted to the position OF
c.striet passenger agent o. that line,
sth retaining headquarters in Mon.-
gomery. While in Columbus Mr..
Patterson was assistant postmaster
and was also engaged in newspaper
work, having represented the Mem
phis Commeresal-Appeal, the Bir-
mingham Age Herald and other lead
ing southern dailies as local CORES
pondent. He is well known in rail-
road and newspaper circles through
out this section, and has numerous
friends who congratulate him upon
his promotion.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-10-04
DATE FOR CONTEST FIXED
AT MEETING TUES
DAY NIGHT.
THREE CANDIDATES
Hon. L. A. Vaughan Named 10
Succeed MIR. McClanahan as
Vice Mayor.

The city council at its meeting
Tuesday night fixed Tuesday, October
%, as the date of the special election
which is TO be held to name a council
man from the fourth ward to fill the
vacan' y by the resignation of Hon.
d. s. McClanahan, who was recently
elected mayor
A great deal of interest is being
manifested in the election and three
candidates, Messrs. r. f. Chappell.
j. 7. Clardy and W. A. Stepp are al
ready announced as aspirants for the
office.
Mr. McClanahan, previous to his
election as mayor had for many years
served as vice-mayor, and at its meet
ing Tuesday night the council elect
ed Hon. l.. A. Vaughan, who repre-
sents the third ward on the board,
to succeed him in that position.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-10-04
Is WORTH rs CENTS A
POUND IN THE LOCAL
MARKET.
MAY co HIGHER
Bullish Reports on Condition
And Total Yield Responsible
For The Advance.

Responding to bullish reports both
on conditions and ginnings, the cotton
market has been skipping skyward in
leaps and bounds during the past few
days, and an advance of 800 points,
which is tantamount to SIS a bale
has taken pace since Monday. Good
midd ing was selling in the local mar
ket yesterday at 25 cents pound
and quotations in NewYork and
New Orleans were proper
tionately hightr Cotton values are
greater now than at any time since
the civil war, and Southern farmers
are facing period of unusual pros
perity.
According to the report issued by
the United States Department of Agri
Gu ture Tuesday, the total cotton crop
for the current season will be 12,-
047 600 bales, of an average weight
OF oUu pounus eacn.
The Department Of Agriculture in
its final condition report of the sea
son Tuesday, announced decline of
Z A points in cotton's condition in the
months, caused principally by boil
wee i.s. Cool .sr, drought.
shedding, wilt, blight, lack of potash
in fertilizer, and in the extreme east
ern belt storm damage, also caused
loss. Damage from the recent West
Indian hurricane was small, the area
affected being comparatively small
producing territory, and the crol
there largely picked.
Picking of cotton is general and is
being pushed except in the northern
part of the bet, the Department of
Agriculture reported
There is a complaint" it says, "of
a scarcity of pickers in many sec
tons"
The census bureau, department of
agriculture, Tuesday announced cot
ton ginnings prior to Sept 25, to be
2,498,381 bales. In these figures
round bales are cOunted as half bales
Number of round bales included are
60,904 and Sea Island included
amounts to 1871 bales. Louisiana
ginnings for this period amount to
153,145 bales and the ginnings for
Mississippi are 115, ,499 bales.
The department of Agriculture
also issued forecast for the 1917
cotton crop of 12,470,000 bales, equi-
valent to round bales Of 500 pounds
each. The condition Of the crop on
Sept, %, was reported at 604 per
cent. of normal Mississippi condi-
tions were 63 and Louisiana SO per
cent. of normal.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-10-04
COL. ROOSEVELT
FLAYS LAFOLETTE
BEGINS DUTIES ON KANSAS
CITY STAR WITH VlTUPER.
ATIvE CONTRIBUTION.

/ Col. Theodore Roosevelt has re.
Gently accepted position on the
editorial staff of the Kansas City
Star, and began his duties last Mon.
day. The colonel is never so happy
as when heaping vituperation upon
some individual or organization that
fails to meet his approval, and his
maiden contribution to the columns
of the Star is devoted to a severe
arraignment of Senator LaFollette
and the American Nonpartisan Lea
que. An excerpt from the editorial,
which is captioned "The Great Dance
of the Shadow Huns" follows;
"Ten days ago a ghost dance was
held in st. Paul under the auspices
of the nonpartisian league, with Sem
ator LaFollette as the star performer
We have the authority Of the German
kaiser for the use of the word Hun
in a descriptive sense as represent
ing the ideal to which he wished his
soldiers in their actions to approx
innate. 1t is therefore fair to use
the word descriptively as a substi-
tute for the German in this war II
is also fair to use it descriptively of
the German sympathizer in this coun-
try, of the man who aids and abets
Germany by condoning the German
offenses against us, by seeking to
raise class division in this country,
with of course, the attendant bene-
fit to Germany; by screaming against
the war, or in favor of an inconclu-
sive peace; or by belittling or sneer-
ing at or declaring inopportune the
effort to arouse the spirit of Amer
icanism. The Americans who thus
serve Germany deserve the title of
Shadow Huns.
i ut was to me matter Of sincere
regret to have the non-partisian lea
que play the part it did at st. Paul
in connection with the meeting which
Senator LaFollette addressed. They
held what was in effect a disloyalty
day festival. When the non-parti-
san league movement was first start
ed was inclined to hail it, because
am exceedingly anxious to do every
thing in my power TO grapple with
and remedy every injustice or wrong
or mere failure. to give ample OPP
portunitty to the farmer With most
of the avowed objects and with some
of the methods of the non-partisau
league was in entire sympathy, al
though there were certain things il
did which | felt should be condemned
and certain ways Of achieving its OBJ
iects which | believed to be mis-
chievous. But when the league, on
the disloyalty day in question, rang
ed itself on the side Of allies Of Ger
many and the enemies of this coun-
try, it became necessary for every
loyal American severely to condemn
it. Morally, although doubtless not
legally, it thereby came periously
near ranging itself beside the |. w
W., the German-American alliance
and the German Socialist party ma
chine in America"
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-10-04
EXPULSION OF 7
SENATORS URGED
IHEY ARE LaFOLETTE, VARDA.
MAN, STONE, REED, GRON-
MA, GORE, HARDWICK.

New York, Oct. g. in an open
letter to he governors f the tIs'tet,
States made public recently the exc
cutive committee of tn. American
Defense Society urged that "steps
sGould be taken at once to rid the
United States Senate of those men
who by their seditious utterances are
giving aid and comfort to Germany.
"The public remar';s and the votes
Of Senators Stone, Reed, I.aFolle'te,
Gore, Gronna, Vardaman and Hard
wick" the letter states, Clearly
show their wilfull obstruction sedi-
tious if not, indeed reasonable tao
ties"
Eath governor was asked to
"arouse public sentiment through
an appeal to the fathers, mothers,
wives and sisters of men at the front"
in his state.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-10-04
IMMENSE QUANTITIES OF
FOODSTUFFS RAISED
HERE THIS YEAR.
ALL CROPS GOOD
Weather Has Been Ideal and
Yields of Fields Unusually
Bountiful.

Following out general policy OF
diversification, Lowndes county farm
ers have made immense quantities of
sorghum this year, and local mer-
chants are ordering barrels, kegs and
cans in car load in order to supply
the demand for containers.
One firm, j. C. Hackelman & Son,
has already SOLD enough containers to
hold 100000 gallons of the syrup,
and the season has not yet reached its
zenith. There is a ready market for
the sorghum at an average price of
40 cents per gallon, and the money
which the farmers will receive from
this one crop alone will amount to 2
consider, IAe sum.
Sorghum, however, is by means the
only farm product which has been
raised in abundance. The season was
practically an ideal one, sunshine and
rain having been distributed in q
manner which effectually promoted
the growth of agricultural commodi-
ties of every kind, and tremendous
quantities Of cotton, corn, wheat
oats, potatoes, velvet beans and other
produces covering VIDE range are
now being harvested.
Farmers seem to have at last awak
ened to realization of the fact that
the best way to make money on q
farm is to live at home, and, in ad-
dition to the commodities mentioned
above, hundreds of hogs have this
year have raised in Lowndes county.
Until very recently few farmers de
votd and attention whatever to hog
raang, having relied entirely upon
the west to supply them with meat
but this year practically every farm
has it's herd Of porkers, and very little
western meat will be used here during
the ensuing twelve months.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-10-04
ITEMS OF INTEREST
OVER THE COUNTRY
GlST OF THE NEWS GATHERED
HERE AND THERE AND PRE-.
sENTED IN BRIEF FORM.

British casualties for the week just
ended are said to have been 2l,i79.
Muscle Shoals near Sheffield, Ala,
seems to have won the fight for the
government experimental nitrate
powder pants, although Eas. Chat
tanooga, Tenn, and Pulaski, Va, on
tie New river were tentatively recon-
mended by the nitrate board OF the
wa department, in addition 20 Mus
clc Shoals. The selection is eontln-
ren' upon the approval of the Pres
ident. Secretary Baker indorsed
Muscle Shoals and it is believed the
President will do likewise.
A strike Of Great Lakes seamen.
set for Monday, was called off in
WASHINGTON by union leaders. when
the shipping 1eui Gvins as arb.-
traitor, decided to grant the wage
Increases demanded.
The Aleorn county courthouse at
Corinrh, was practically destroyed by
fire of an unknown origin early Tues
day morning, the loss ranging be-
tween 100000 and $4,000 The
sheriff's Office, chancery court and
circuit court Offices were ruined by
fire and water. many valuable records
being burned.
Ten persons were killed and thirty
eight injured Monday night during
German air raid in the vicinity of
London
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-10-04
FARMERS WANT 30
CENTS FOR COTTON
THIS PRICE is ADVOCATED AT
MEETING RECENTLY HELD
IN NEW ORLEANS.

New Orleans, Oct "A price of
80 cents pound to the farmer was
agreed upon at meeting here ,ate
today of men interested in marketing
and growing of cotton in 10 southern
states as being justified by the pre-
sent selling prices of manufae etured
cotton products. The price was sug-
gested in an amendment to a resolu-
ton adopted just previously, which
declared AGAINST price regulation Of
cotton by Congress or delegating of
this authority to any other body.
Although the amendment, intro
duced by L. B. Jackson, director Of
the Georgia bureau of markets, met
with some. little opposition, it was
recognized as compromise measure
and was almost unanimously adopted.
Unsuccessful efforts to have the
Continued on page A.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-10-04
STYLE SHOW WEEK IN " M ""'S ID BEGINNING 1ONDAY OCTOBER 8
EVERYBODY HIT BY
WAR TAX BILL
ALL CITIZENS, HIGH AND LOW
MUST CONTRIBUTE TO
UNCLE SAM.

The 100000 war tax bill
which is up for final action in The
House, catches" almost everybody
from the cradle to the grave, and, fol
good measure, leves few new taxes
on the heirs.
Baby's first dash of talcum powder
will, under the 2 per cent manufac.
turers' tax on co,hnetics, help Uncle
Sam larry on the war, and after
death, the federal collectors will be
on hand to get the inheritance tax, at
advances on the present rate of from
per cent on $4,000 to 10 per cent
on 81 100000. Between birth and
death most of mans activities would
be taxed, voting a proxy at meet
ing of cemetery association being
one of the few specifically exempted.
Those who have profted most by
the war ;pients of enormous ex-
cess war profits--will pay the most to
help carry it on. More than half the
amount of the bills, or about 81 no.
600, 900, is to be col ected from them.
The person who writes postal card
will be caught, for fards will sell for
2 cents each by provisions of the bill.
One will be taxed when he goes to
moving picture show, if the admis-
sion is over cents, one-tenth of the
cost of the ticket That rate will af-
feet all who attend amusements, from
the man in the gallery to the one in
the box. Passes also wip be taxed.
A host of stamp taxes, designed to
raise $30,000,000, also will get the
man with little money in many ways.
His greatest consolation is that the
consumption taxes, which would have
made him pay on coffee, tea and
sugar, were stricken from the bill.
The man of moderate means as we'll
as the wealthy is affected by the in
come tax section. Normai rates have
been doubled and exemptions lowered
to $1,000 for single persons and $2,-
900 for married ones. Surtaxes, for
incomes above $4,000, ranged from
to so per cent, the maximum applying
to incomes over 81 100000. This sec
ton is expected to raise 5000, 100000
Included in the taxes imposed on
manufacturers are levies of one~suar-
ter cent a foot on motion picture
films, per cent on the sale price of
chewing gum and 3 per cent on auto
mobiles, musical instruments and
iewelry.
Even drawing ones tax troubles in
drink or sending them up in smoke'
will cost more, for levies on all kinds
of drinks and tobacco soar. The new
rate on whiskey is $2.10 per gallon
and beer $3.50 a barrel. Wine taxes
will be about double, and even grape
Juice will be taxed cent a gallon
A person cannot escape taxes by
travel. Eight per cent is assessed on
passenger tickets, and steamer tickets
also pay tax.
Newspapers also are heavily hit by
the new taxes agreed upon.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-10-04
Small Blaze.

Sparks from a chimney caused a
small fire at home on the corner Of
18th. Street and 5th avenue, south
about Gas o'clock Monday morning.
The firemen made a quick run to the
scene and soon had the flames under
control. The Loss amounted to about
x10
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-10-04

Capt. F, NJ Leigh is in receipt of
letter announcing the death of his
nephew. DR.. H. G. Leigh, prominent
physician of Petersburg. Va, which
recently took place at his home in
that city DR.. Leigh, who was about
so years old, was prominent not only
as a physician but as financier,
having oeen one OF Petersburg :
wealthiest citizens.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-10-04
Ienry Named 'Iealth Officer

The Lowndes county Board of 'Su-
pervisors have named DR.. T. H. Henry
as county health officer to fill the
vacancy caused by the resignation Of
DR.. J. w. Cox, who recently received
commission as a lieutenant in the
Medical Reserve Corps.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-10-04
Sons of Veterans 10 Meet,

There will. be an important meeting
of the Columbus Camp, Sons of Con
federate Veterans, tonight at the
Chamber of Commerce at 1880
o'clock. Officers will be elected and
delegates TO the State reunion at
vieksburg viii be selected, All mem
bers are urged to be present.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-10-04
SLIGHT CHANGES MADE.
IN SOUTHERN SCHEDULE

Two small changes have been made
this week in the schedule Of the Sou
thern Railway, and parties desiring TO
take the afternoon train for Bir-
mingham had better prepareto leave
Columbus ten minutes earlier.
Train No. Is, which formerly left
the city going east at 2:35, now de-
parts at 2:25, and No. 16, which foI
some time past has been arriving here
at 9:05 p. M, will in the future reach
the city twenty-five minutes later, or
at $50 p. m.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-10-04

Brantlett L. Chaffin, City.
Luther Young, City, R. 6.
Lonnie Moore, McComb.
Walter Boyd, City.
Charlie Clifford, Steens.
Sam Jones Blewett, Crawford.
Johnnie Johnson, Steens.
John B. Keeling, City.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-10-04
Q . oou ooorc 300 ooo'
STYLE SHOW WEEK

. Beginning Monday, October 8 .
o and continuing throughout the Q
y following Saturday, the mer- 9
o chants Of Columbus will again .
q have Style Show Week, and the .
. latest fashions will be placed on .
q display. Many bargains will he o
y offered during the week. Read Q
. the advertisements in rext Sum o
y days Commercial. .
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