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day afternoon, December % at her home on South Olive.

home on South Olive.
 Burning flues caused two alarms to be turned in at the fire depart ment shortly before 8 o'clock last night. The first fire was al Twenty-second and Walnut, the home of a negro. and the seconC fire, about 30 minutes later, wa: the residence of J. F. Schenke 1911 East Seventh. No damage resulted in either case.
 Lille, France, Dec. "A Forty thousand persons are at work 1T the French textile mills whicl only a few months ago already razed or footed by the Germans of their wonderfully delicate machinery. The correspondent oi the Associated Press was giver the facts with reference to this industry today by French authori ties who have arranged trip te show him the strides made by the nation in reconstruction.
 Watch for Froug's ready-to wear ad. tomorrow. 12-25-1t
 Within a year, government of ficials and manufacturers agree production of textiles will reacl half of the pre-war total, anc within two years, these men fore. cast. the 1914 output will be sur. pressed.
 The wool industry is said to bs recovering most rapidly, with cot. ton in second place. Linen weaving is reported to be slowest in getting back to normal because of tho shortage of flax, formerly obtain ed from Russia.
 Cliff, B. Foster, who is in the oil fields at Strahn, Tex, is visit. ing his parents, MT. and Mrs. A. D. Foster, 1919 Cherry.
 George Holderness who has beer attending the Massachusetts In stitute of Technology in Boston
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-12-25
EXPECT JAP SHIP.

Fl Paso, Tex, Dec. 24.-The Japanese cruiser Yakino is ex- pected to arrive at Manzanillo Colima, Mexico, during the early part of January, 1920, according to advices received here by Alberto Ruiz Sandoval, acting consul gen eral of Mexico. The commander of the cruiser will pay a visit of courtesy to the authorities of the port. it is announced.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-12-25
IRISH IN RADIS.

Skiberee, County Cork, Ireland Dec. 24.-A party of armed men today raided a farm house near here, evicted the caretaker ano his family and reinstated the for mer possessor of the house and placed guard over it.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-12-25

To rrivates in a special coach ] sldiers. attached to train No. missed their train here yes fy afternoon and reported to sr Nj. c. Hollis, who sent a to the officer in charge of the sa stating that the men are and awaiting instructions. \ left the coach to buy a lunch
 the train pulled out. The hers were being transferred < Jefferson Barracks to New sans. The two men are c. C.. E and George P. Dayton. latch for Froug's readv-to-
 ad. tomorrow. 12-25-lt 51e Bluff basket ball fans who 5. to see a snappy game are
 Ef to attend the game Friday IS at the high school between EY" team and the Hot Springs Netic association team. A pre- &ary game starts at 7:30 lck and the main game will be by 9 o'clock.
 Eristmas travel in and out of E Bluff exceeds anything re- kd heretofore. according to tet Agent Copp of the Union Ion. For several days throngs
 People have awaited trains at
 Station, and all day yesterday
 last night passengers could be Ed at the depot in large num- S Daily receipts from tickets E been running around $3,000 ECopp reports. Quite a num- sof the passenger trains have late this week.
 latch for Froug's ready-to- k ad. tomorrow. 12-25-1'
 rs. T. J. Collier will be hostes: he Hawthorne Book club, Mon
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DIVIDEND FOR WORKERS

Twentv-six employees of the Ralph Robinson & Son company yesterday participated in dividends amounting to several hundred dol lars. The dividends approximat- ed seven and one-half per cent of salary of wages.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-12-25
Watch for Froug's ready-to wear ad. tomorrow. 12-25-1

Watch for Froug's ready-to- wear ad. tomorrow. 12-25-1t
 Chas. w. Holmes, vice president of the J. F. Mcintyre and Sons Lumber company, is spending Christmas with relatives at Coats vile, Pa.
 Willis Adams arrived last night from Shreveport, where he is con- nected with an oil producing com pany, to spend Christmas with his mother, Mrs. J. w. Adams.
 James McGaughey, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. c. McGaughey, is here from Cornell for the holidays.
 Hoshall Rutherford, student at Ann Arbor, Mich, is spending the holiday in Detroit.
 Lester Lovelady of Memphis is here for a visit with his sister, Miss Theresa Lovelady.
 J. M. Barker of the Hotel Pines has returned from a trip to Chi cago, Kansas City and St. Louis. Mir. and Mrs. Barker leave Friday for Hot Springs to spend six weeks.
 James Hudson, son of Mir. and Mrs. Harvey Hudson, is now at Wichita Falls, Texas, where he has accepted a position as electri- cal engineer with an oil company.
 John Jiannis. proprietor of the Riverside cafe, is suffering from a lacerated arm received Saturday night when mule hitched in front of his restaurant bit him.
 J. R. Shaw, representative of the Heinz company, has resigned to devote his time to managing the Dixie Service station, Eighth and Main.
 Felix Smart was presented with a handsome watch yesterday by employees of the Smart Auto con- pany, as a Christmas gift.
 Watch for Froug's ready-to- wear ad, tomorrow. 12-25-1t
 Claud Marshall has returned from Indianapolis, Ind, to spend the holidays with his mother, Mrs Emma Marshall.
 James Tull, son of Mrs. Linna Tull, 1920 West Eighth, who has been attending the agriculture college at Monticello, has beer here for a few days and left yes terday for St. Louis to spend tht holidays with relatives, and vii return the first of the year to re enter the school at Monticello. John Sellerman, negro, was ar rested Tuesday afternoon b. Deputy Constable J. w. Elliott ol charge of stealing articles iron the Kress store. He was fine; $1O in municipal court. Robert Johnson, negro, was ar rested by, Policeman Poole yester : day on a charge of the theft of al overcoat valued at $65 from an other negro on a train here. John son is in jail.
 Watch for Froug's ready-to wear ad. tomorrow. 12-25-1
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.LOST-Silver handled silk um-
 brella. Chain on handle. Initials
 D. M. B. Suitable reward if re- turned to Knox-Walker Furniture company. l2-24-6t
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Watch for Froug's readv-to- wear ad. tomorrow. 12-25-1t
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SLEEPING SICKNESS FATAL

Dixon, H., Dec. 24.-Miss Ethel Truin. aged 15, Dixon High school girl, died this morning from sleep ! ing sickness. She has slept con- tinuously for 12 days.
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Every home should have .r;ss| s Hoosier-the gift of labor-sSssavs|| Ss.v.| select it now. Reap ana ,o oIss daa| ford Furniture Co. l2l I
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-12-25

will arrive in Pine Bluff today for visit with his father, H. l Holderness- and other relatives.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-12-25

Chas. w. Holmes, vice president of the J. F. Mcintyre and Sons Lumber company, is spending Christmas with relatives at Coats vile, Pa.
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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-12-25

Willis Adams arrived last night from Shreveport, where he is con- nected with an oil producing com pany, to spend Christmas with his mother, Mrs. J. w. Adams.
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Rosenzweig's Good Luck Store
 231 MAIN ST.

Wishes it's hundreds of patrons in Pine Bluff and vicinity all the joys and pleasures of the glorious Christmas season. If we have help ed make the day brighter one for you by the solution of your gift problems, we have double the reason for feeling appreciative.
 MERRY CHRISTMAS AND
 HAPPY NEW YEAR
 TO YOU ALL
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-12-25

Watch for Froug's ready-to wear ad. tomorrow. 12-25-1
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ROOMS WANTED.

WISH TO RENT THREE {, Eani,sekss,I l nished rooms for light l hGuss1ss ,I ,ess ing. Man and wife. Call l,o.94a9 336, Hotel Pines.
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OBITUARY

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The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-05-11
SALVATION ARMY DRIVE

S. b. Johnston, one of the pas~a
prominent citizens of CoIum burs,
Miss. who went overseas with the
Red Cross. is loud in his praise oT
the Salvation Army and its work
Mr.. Johnson feels 50 grateful TO tfsss
Salvation Army for the work il did
among the boys overseas. that he has
accepted the craftsmanship of sha
Columbus zone, in the Saliva tsAn
Army Home Service Fund. Mag l8-
26.
This zone is going over tile top.
said Mr. Johnson. There are n0 KS
and ands about 1t. The people 0E
this country owe a debt TO the sat
walton Army, that can never be paid
in full. but little of the Interest,"
will, and must be paid No sr.a
knows more than what the Sa acv1-
tion Army did for our boys in F'ratarE
and now our time has come r0 30
something, not for the SaNaunFg
Army, but to help it carry on ms
work, with our suffering people AT
home. II the Salvation Army sar
do the work. we can certainly cur-
tribute the funds. and We VIII do IL
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-05-11
CIRCUIT COURT
ANOTHER WEEK
SEVERAL IMPORTANT CASES
ARE DISPOSED OF DURING
SESSION OF THE
PAST WEEk
Court COnVcncs Again Monday Morn
ing and May BE in Sessions
All Meck--ImpOrtant
Cases Come Up.

The first week Of the spriug terna
of Circuit Court closed yesterday
afternoon and many important cases
were disposed of during the week
Court will convene again Monday
morning and will probably be in sss-
sion all the week Monday morning
at 10 o'clock, shortly after the con-
vening Of court. Hon. A. II. LongiRO-
candidate for governor. will Address
the voters of Lowndes county. He
will speak in the afternoon at Gale
donia.
Two days OF the past week were
consumed in the trial of the case or
Joe j. Ellis versus the d. X. Jeff.'
Lumber Co. and G. NJ. Flynn.
complainant was sueing for S2.u
alleged amount due him for tn
cut during the past four years
case was hard fought one ans
cry inch OF the ground was eontei
ed by attorneys representing ea
side. The case was argued for tot
hours Thursday night, and went tn
the jury at IL o'clock. In shSEriy
minutes they returned a yeruiCa rEw
the defendants. Mr.. W. r. Stribiing
and Mr.. e. Il. Galloway represenfen
the complainant. while the defend
ants were represented by MessrA-
Sturdivant. owen and Garnett-
A verdict of guilty with the Te<can-
mendation OF life term was brUuEhe
in by the jury in the case OF loo
Cuspit, a negro charged with the
murder OF negro woman ON 8he
t. c. Billups place. The sanity az
the defendant was brought INTRO
question during the trial, but this
seemed 10 have had no weight witm
the I1fv.
FIdtia.8 NaA devoted 10 the ttaas
of NJ. w. Lawrence versus S. NJ. Nash
in which the former sought to ou1-
irm the alleged sale of a pair 81
mules to Mr. Nash, the amount sn-
volved being $500. After hearing
the testimony and arguments OF the
attorneys the jury after more than
an hours deliberation, brought in n
verdict for the defendant
Yesterday the case OF J r. lonE
Of West Point versus Hunter X
Walker OF Crawford. was gone fn1sn
In this case the complainant is Sue
ing for $4,000 commission auegsd tn
be due him on the sale OF Mr. Walk
er's plantation in the southern Sec
tion of the county. Mr.. Long fs
represented by Capt r. c. Becker,
and Mr. w. G. Roberts OF West
Point, and Mr.. John F. Frierson fs
representing Mr.. Walker
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-05-11
PEOPLETO VOTE
ON STREET PAVING
PROPOSITION To PAVE STREETS
OF BUSINESS DISTRICT TO
BE SUBMITTED TO
THE PEOPLE.
Election Set For June and Ordi-
nance Provides for Issuance of
$4,000 i'm Bonds-Senti-
ment Strong For IL.

Acting on petitions numerously
signed by property holders and 9th
er qualified electors of the city and
council Thursday night ordered an
election for Monday, June 8, to al
low the people to vote for or against
the proposition of paving the streets
of the business section of the city
The ordinance ordering the cleo
tions provides for the issuance of
$4,000 in bonds for this purpose,
and it is proposed to do the paving
by general bond issue.
The ordinance provides specifical-
ly for the, paving of the following
streets of the business district:
Main street from its intersection
with Third street east to Seventh
street.
Market street from its intersec-
ton with Second avenue, north, to
Fourth avenue, south. This is from
the court house to the postoffce.
Second avenue, south, from its
intersection with Fourth street, east,
to Sixth street. This is from ST.
Paul's Episcopal church to the plant
of the Columbus Auto company.
Material and kind of paving will
not be determined until bids and
cost estimates have been submitted.
In this way the city will have the
advantage of lowest competitive bids
for the kind of paving decided upon.
Competent engineers will have
charge of the work
The matter was first presented to
the council last Monday night and
was lost for want of a second TO
the motion, which was made by
Councilman Love. The following
da ypetitions were circulated in the
city and they were eagerly signed
by nearly zoe voters, more then
eighty per cent of which were prop
erty holders and taxpayers. These
were presented to the council Thurs
day night with the result that favor
able action was taken.
On June the people will be
given the opportunity of registering G
their vote either for or against the
permanent improvement of the
streets of the business district, and
Continued on page FOUR
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-05-11
GRAND JURY GETS
Big DEW STILL
NEGRO MOONSHINER AND STILL
ROCGHT IN FROM PICK
ENSVILLE ROAD
SECTION.

The grand jury made the ghosts
OF John Barleycorn walk yesterday
The inquisitorial body is digging
into the vitals of the whiskey and
moonshine traffic in Lowndes county
Yesterday a mountain dew still
with its operator was hauled in, and
il reposes with its brewery aroma in
the rear hall of the court house just
outside the jury room.
Jim Harris. a negro, is the brew
err" and he was taken into custody
yesterday by Constables Robertson
and Blassengame. The outfit con
sisted Of four or five mash barrels
and the box in which the mash is
cooked. and other equipment
The aroma OF moonshne permeat-
ed the entire lower floor of the court
house and eager spectators attracted
by the compelling odors. swarmed
about the outfit all the afternoon.
Juices and mash particles were in the
bottoms Of the barrels, showing that
they had been in recent use.
Early Monday the grand jury
launched its drive against the moon
sinners and it has been grinding
steadily since that time Twenty in
dictments have been turned in TO
the court up to last night and others
are expected this week.
Negroes have refused to talk be
fore the inquisitorial body and they
have promptly been sent to Jail. Dur
ing the week eight negroes went the
jail route. Two or three of them de-
cided that il was easier to talk than
to spend an indefinite period in Jail.
and they talked freely when again
brought before the jury.
The grand jury will be in session
several days this week and they hope
to literally dig the moonshining and
stills out by the root before they
adjourn. They are making splendid
headway and at the present speed
there will hardly be a ghost of John
Barleyeorn left when they have nm
ished their task.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-05-11

Lowndes county is over the top in
the Victory Loan.
But
Every subscriber who pledged
himself to buy a bond must redeem
the pledge with the bank or the
county will slip back into the failure
column.
1t is important that all who
signed subscription cards go to the
bank and make the initial payment
and arrange for the payment of the
balance, or better pay for the bond
outright il you are able.
The banks will not order bonds
for subscribers before this is done
In previous campaigns the banks
have had TO assume thousands of
dollars worth of bonds on account
of the failure of some subscribers
TO redeem and make good their
pledge.
Full report has been made to St
Louis showing the county's quota
subscribed and il is actually sub
scribed, but to make it bona fide and
before official credit can be given
every subscriber must make his ini-
tial payment at the bank.
1t was Friday night when Direc-
tor of Sales F. p Phillips formally
announced that the county had
emerged from the campaign vic
torious. Every penny of the coun-
TVS quota was subscribed and st.
Louis was notified promptly by wire.
Now the sustaining Of the county's
pledge is up to the people who
signed the subscription cards.
Lowndes county's quota was
1866. 500. While IL was hard fight
officials had no otNer idea than thai
the county will r,easure IN to ~
obligation and maintain its 100 pei
cent record.
The drive vas directed by Mr.. Ira
L. Castor as county chairman anC
Mr.. Frank p Phillips as director o
sales. These gentlemen were ably
assisted by committees of both mer
and women i'm all sections of thu
county and in the city of Columbus
II was the last of the war loans
and the county did herself proud.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-05-11
LONGING SPEAKS
HERE MONDAY
WILL DELIVER ADDRESS AT
COURT HOUSE MONDAY AT
10 O'CLOCK A. NJ.

Former Gov. A. II. Longino, who
is a candidate for governor of Mis-
sissippi, will address the people of
Columbus tomorrow morning at the
court house Immediately after cir
cult court is organized for the Sec
ond week. In the afternoon or
evening he will address the citizens
of the Caledonia section at Gale
donia.
Gov. Longino should be greeted
at both places by a large crowd. He
is closely associated with Columbus
now through the presence here of
his wife and family and we may re-
gard him as a home man. He has
a most envious record as governor
and he is the only non-partisan can
didate in the race. He seems TO
meet the demand for a candidate not
affiliated with the dominant politi-
cal factions of the State at the pres
ent time and as such he is gaining
support from all sections Of the
State.
Gov. Longino is good speaker
and having had experience in the
governors office and knowing the
States needs, he is sure to have an
interesting message for all of the
people. He will speak in the morn
ing at ten o'clock
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-05-11
MAYOR AND EDITOR FIGHT.

MONTGOMERY, ALA, May TO-
Mayor W, T. Robertson, candidate
for reelection, and Louis Jordan,
city editor of the Montgomery Ad-
vertiser, engaged in personal diff
ficulty Friday afternoon. The fight
is alleged to have resulted when the
mayor told the city editor a story in
the morning paper. relating to the
purchase of Camp Sheridan by the
city was a lie The article said the
city had paid about $4,000 for the
camp, more than all other camps sold
for in the country The two were
separated in a short time.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-05-11
PAY TRIBUTE TO
DEAD BROTHERS
WoODMEN MEMORIAL SERVICES
WILL BE HELD THIS AFTER
NOON AT CEMETERY.
AT $3.50 O'CLOCK.
Grafton by Hon. A. G. Mathews, OF
Memphis, Tenn.-BeautifuI NIu-
steal Program to be
Rendered.

All the details of the program for
the Woodmen of the World unveil-
ing exercises for this afternoon have
been worked out and as the wealth
er promises to be fair and cool the
result no doubt will be most graft
flying to those in charge. AS there
are nearly seven hundred members
of the local camp, it is confidently
expected that at least five hundred
choppers will be in the parade from
the hall to the cemetery The Sow
ereigns will assemble in their hall
opposite the court house at $3.50 p.
m. Mr.. r. o. Brooks has been APP
pointed captain and will have charge
of the parade. Sovereign Sentry S.
l.. Caine will be master of cere-
monies and will direct the exercises
at the graves. The principal cere-
monies will be held at the monu-
ment erected to the memory of the
late ]. w. Gardner, where the ora
tion will be delivered, but beautiful
ritualistic ceremonies will be OBJ
served at the graves of the following
other members who have died during
the past year: j. T. Armstrong, ].
M. Shelton, j. C. Moorhead, w. T.
Grouse, N. r. Sanders, ]. NJ Beard
and j. w. Mattox.
This morning at o'clock a COM
mittee, with T. A. McGahey as chair
man, will visit the cemetery and
place small u S. flag at the grave
of each of the seventy members in
tered in Friendship cemetery, who
have departed this life during the
past twenty years.
This afternoon at 9 o'clock a COM
mittee of FIVE ladies, with Mrs. Joe
B. Love as chairman, will also visit
the cemetery and place howers on
these graves as token of esteem
The music will be under the Of
icient management of Mrs. B. X
Sessums, which is an assurance OF
its success.
The following program will be OBJ
served:
Nearer, My God, to Thee" by
the choir; solo by Mrs w. A.
Deale; a duett by Miss Sanders and
Mr. Earl Burris, and solo by Mrs
Sparks Miss Lois Roper will recite
the poem.
The Grafton will be delivered by
Honorable A. G. Mathews, of Mem
phis, head consul of the Jurisdiction
OF Tennessee, who stands in the front
rank as fraternal orator, and it is
safe to predict that never in the his.
tory of Woodcraft in Columbus has
such an exposition of its teachings
and objects been portrayed as will
be heard this afternoon.
The public is cordially invited to
be present and witness these simple
but impressive, ceremonies, which
are not made for show, but in full
fillment of a vow to mark we'll the
graves of every departed sovereign
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-05-11
MAY GET COLLEGE CANES

A movement is on foot TO briEsg
the deciding two games between 1he
University of Mississippi baseball
team and the Miss. A. and NJ. College
to Columbus this week
Negotiations were in progress 2sst
night and definite announcement wiz
be made in Wednesdays DisSa1ciA-
The teams have already playeSz
two games in which the honors wsEn
evenly divided.
II the games come to Columbus IL
will be the first college games sesal
here in several seasons and local fzEs
are longing for one more chance al
the great national game
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-05-11
LOAN NEARLY OVER.

WASHINGTON, May 9.-Nearly
$1,2OO,OOO,O0O remains to be sub
scribed to the Victory Liberty loan
in the single remaining day of the
campaign. Sales tabulated tonight
by the treasury showed $3.314,s7O,-
600 already subscribed, or 1866 per
cent Of the total required.
The st. Louis district is the only
district which has subscribed It's
quota.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-05-11

John A. Green, former president of
the National Retail Grocers' Associa-
tion. in his New Orleans address said
that every town should have a retail
credit association to protect the Gus
toner and the seller of goods. It's
true. Such a bureau operated as an
adjunct Of a commercial organization
would save to its members the cost
Of the organization each year.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-05-11
GERMANY REDUCED TOCONDTTTON OF
AVASSAL STATE BY PEACE TRATY
SPEECHES OF RANTzAU AT THE PEACE
GATHERING MOST IMPORTANT UTTERANCES AT WORLDS
MOST MoNiENTOJs NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
nIPRESsIvE-GETNIANY GIVEN Is DAYS
Navy Shipping Heavy
be Destroyed Back Rhne-EIelogoland % and
Ke Canal Opened

May OF peace the Ger
delegates Versailles
military
Alsace
by
This known 0 treaty
York
President Wilson
by
proposed in
suppemenng the treaty
reads:
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-05-11

Clarence Mackay, the deposcd
president of the Postal Telegraph
Co, in an appeal to Burleson for the
return of his system, says that with
in "a hours after it is restored he will
reduce rates the 20 per cent. which
the government added on April the
first. Such promises as these are
making the people tired of govern
ment control.