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The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-09-17

Mrs. W. H. Taylor left the past
week for Tereier, Cole, where she
win visit her daughter, Mrs. n K.
Williams, for several months.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-09-17

Mr.. Tom Townsend, Of the Delta,
has been in the city for the past few
days on business.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-09-17

Mr.. Irwin kaufman is home from
the East where he went to purchase
stock for the firm Of Kaufman
Bros, as well as to enjoy his vaca-
ti0n.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-09-17

Hon. R. s. Wilson, head of the
Federal Extension forces Of Mis-
sissippi with headquarters at the A.
and NJ. college, was among the visi-
tors in Columbus Sunday and Mon
day.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-11-15

have his strongest line UP in the field
for the first time this year.
Iowa's play is characterized by fast
open field work and forward pass
ing and unless the Maroons can
break up the Hawkeye attack they
are in for bad afternoon.
Michigan plays Illinois at Cham
paign. If the dope holds, Zuppke's
team has safe margin although
Yost's men are ready to take advan-
tage of any breaks.
Indiana and Northwestern meet at
Evanston with nothing at stake.
Northwestern should win. although
the dope evens the two squads.
Games today in the west are: Iowa
at Chicago; Ohio at Wisconsin; Mich
igan at Illinois; Indiana at North
western; Depauw at Purdue; Michi-
gan Aggies at Notre Dame; Kansas
at Nebraska.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-11-15
OHIO TO PLAY
WISCONSIN
First Real Test Of Eastern Team
Comes In Clash This After
noon on Gridiron at
Madison.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service |
CHICAGO, Nov 15.-Wegtern foor.
ball fans centered their attention to-
day on the first real test of Ohio
States strength in the clash with
Wisconsin at Madison
Wisconsin is recognized as one of
the strong teams of the conference
ONO experienced some difficulty in
defeating Michigan and on the basis
or comparative scores Wisconsin fs
gwen credit for being stronger out
fit than Yosts. W
Chicago and Iowa crash at Staqe
field in what should be one Of the
best games of the season. stag vii
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-11-15
PRINCETON AND
YALE BATTLE
Odds are in Favor of Old Ell In This
Afternoons Football Game
to be Played at New
Haven.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.1
4 NEW HAVEN, Conn, Nov. To-
New Ravens back was bending un.
der the mobs. gangs and crowds OF
football enthusiasts gathering here
today for the Yale-Princeton battle.
/ Sixty thousand spectators. or there
abouts, will be in the huge bowl
when the bull dog and tiger jump to
the opening whistle Of the second
game OF the big three" series.
Most of the sixty thousand from
the talk heard. believe that victory
will crown Old ELL Odds Of seven to
five and five to three prevailed on
Yale with some Of the more enthusi-
astic offering three to two that
Princeton would not score.
Ideal weather prevailed, but the
field was in poor condition.
One end of the gridiron was a
muddy mass with little chance for 1t
to dry out before game time Straw
was strewn over the surface after
both teams had worked out yester
day afternoon.
On a slow field, Yale's stock win
mount several degrees. Charging tao
tics Of the heavy Blue backfield are
figured better in slow going than the
aerial attack of Princeton.
The lineup announced is:
Yale. Position. Princeton.
Reinhart ...... Davis
Left end.
Dickens Neck
Left tackle.
Gait $3.50. oahef
Left guard.
Callahan (Tim) Callahan (Mfke)
Center.
AcoSta MS1ia"
Right guard.
McGraw BIGGER
Right tackle
Right END.
Kempton .........,.-..... Strubing
Quarter back.
Left half back i
Lay Idfrity
Right half back.
Braden ..... WIttmer
Fullback.
Referee, Robert Maxwell tSwarth-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-11-15
Ten Round Fight.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.1
OMAHA, Neb., Nov. 15.-Frankie
Callahan, Columbus, Ohio, won a de-
cision over Jimmy Drexel. Omaha, in
their ten round fight at Fort Omaha
last night. Callahan scored the only
knock down.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-11-15

Lots Of people are not valued at
their true worth-and it's lucky for
them that they're not
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-11-15

A good spender is generally bad
lender.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-11-15

Referee. Robert Maxwell (Swarth-
more): umpire, DR.. Carl Williams
(Penna): field judge. Tom Thorpe
(Columbia); head linesman, Victor
Shwartz (Brown).
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-07
Mrs. Wilson WoodrOW's Article
BY MRS. WILSON WOODROW
The world famous writer on vital subjects.

relating only to things OF the spirit.
1t is one of the most practical state
ments ever made,
know - women in the same me e
equipped, physically, mentally and edu-
cationally, and have had almost the
same amount of training, But one gets
a very large salary, with sidelines
which bring in still more; the other
only a ~pittance.. Why?
Because the first one does not know
such a thing az fear OF circumstances
or doubt Of herself. l have heard her
say careiessly: IF this thing does not
turn out right ] have lots of other OPP
portunities." And so she always has.
| The other woman is invariably more
than a little doubling, more than q
little afraid. She always looks at the
shadows In the picture instead of the
| high lights.
For the girl who detests her job and
yet holds on to 1t, there are just two
things to do. One is to leave it. The
other Ia to get into harmony with 1t
n everyone connected with just
as quickly as possible.
1t has its good points-that old job.
It supplies you with the money to buy
the necessities and comforts of life. 1t
also has its possibilities. You can't say
it." More thar once, things with no
| future have resolved themselves into
stepping stones for a bright future. in
deed. We none of us pegin to uAA all
our mental powers; In fact, we do not
use a third of them. The tiresome job
| gives you a chance to exercise some
Of those unused and latent faculties.
Look 1t over carefully, FURNISH 1t up,
| clean it, oil II, and see II 1t won't run
better. See IL 1t can't be improved;
and in trying to do something for it
you will be doing something for your
self. There is sure to be someone, quite
your efforts and noting your improve
ment, and who may, either now Or In
the future, be able to say a good word
for you, or to offer you another step,
ping stone.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-07
ADJUSTMENTS
LoeW's Lyceum.

Few character singing condolences
have earned a more envlable reputation
than Peggy Brooks, late star of the
Hiegbfeld Follies, who is one OF the
main attractions on the new bill for
the latter half of the week, which opens
at Loew's Lyeeum Thursday. She viii
entertain with a. cycle OF scotch, Irish
and popular song numbers.
"A Little Bit of Barney Is a tune
full Irish comedy playlet which Michael
Emmet and Eileen Moore win present,
Comedy Of the "knoek down and drag
out variety will be offered by Moore
and Shy, a midget and a big fat fell
low, Lou Golden and Harry West. &C.
centric comedians will open the bill with
a singing and dancing skit, and Lc-
Clair and Sampson, London acrohate,
will close with a burlesque athletic o v
city on THE Strongest Man in the
World"
"Other Mems Wives" the motion pic
ture attraction, Is an intensely inter
esting photopiay In which Dorothy Dali
ton Is starred. II deals with the eff
forts OF a man to break up another's
home in order that he may be welded
to the ~latter's wife after she mas OBJ
tanned n divorce.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-07
BUT I'D much prefer

BUT I'D much prefer.
YOU WOULD leave me the fish,
BECAUSE IT never fails.
TO HAND me a laugh,
.
THANK you.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-07
WHO'S TO BLAME
o. 60 fool In the world is one who is both clever and GOOD
ETHEL LLOYD PATTERSON.

had been stopping on because she felt
ii her duty to be with her daughter
in law In her trouble, But she was Q
sensitive woman and now she couldi
not out gues@ that Estrelda wanted
her to leave. So
II shall have to go home TOMORROW,
child" she said, but ! don't like TO
leave you here with your father uniess
that Is what you really want yourself.
OF course it may, be months before the
government will be sending reddl
home, but then, on the other hand,
when he does come, New f0fk uh-
| doubtediy win be nearer to the hos
| pital to which he win be sent than
Mapieyille. Perhaps, dear, for this rea'
son, you'd like to come back with me
now and we Will wait for him to-
gether?"
This was really noble OF Mrs, Mason,
| since she never had been able to get
on very amiably with E1streida. To Of
Ter the girl a home perhaps for
or a year, was genuinely generous.
THANKS, just the same, Mother Ma
son" said Estrelda. III guess III
wait here, Papa's here-and all my
fore her marriage she had called ''coun-
| try Jays and had been so anxious to
| leave-"and I'm kind of tired of New
York anyhow. When you hear that
| Freddie Is on the way you can tele-
graph me. 1t was awful nice OF you
to come to Mapleville to be with me,
but now / think you ought to go back
to Father Mason, He'll be missing you
Just as-as I'll be missing Freddie" she
added with an effort.
The words were right enough, what
| Elstrelda felt waS understandable, Mrs.
Mason told herself. Yet-what was It
that made her loath to leave EstreidaE
What sixth sense warned her of dam
ger? But
"All right, dear, then she said very
| slowly, 'rn go on back to New York
tomorrow without you
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-07

was with a woman the other a
who had been given the opportunity
of suggesting someone for a very de-
sirable and ~remunerative position. She
was really anxious to do SO, ana as
she ran over a list OF her friends ana
acquaintance to decide their eligibility
this is the way she checked them OIL
II would like Mary A. to have that
place. She W@nlly needs it badly. put
can 1 advise 1t? You never can de-
pend on her, She would be all right
for two or three weeks, and then her
enthusiasm would ooze out and she
would get tired and lazy and lie down
.Then there's Bessie Y. But ssae is
So high STRUNG that she keeps every
one about her on a nervous strain. she
would nave the whole establishment by
1os.Julia q. might do. She will work
hard but she's so unsystematic that
everything would be at skies and sey-
ans. They would never put up with
her aaAsorderly methods, and II anyone
says a word to her she bursts INTO
So she went through the whole list.
perhaps she was unnecessarily partic-
dlar: but II the person she recommend
al nroyed unsatisfactory she would get
Inc blame, and she did not care 70 take
any risks. Consequently. sne ala not
put WI q caIfuiudtS' -.
These women on her list had no ioea
that they were being weighed IN the
balance and found wanting. II they
!. had they would have been very Wucn
chagrined and would probably never
have forgiven her. But, after al, II
was not she alone VINO was Judging
them; they were in a sense condemn
ing themselves.
They were all anxious to skim the
cream from life's milk crooks, but they
were either too vain to recognize their
faults or they wouldn't a the bother
to discipline themselves. And, although
they might not be aware Of Il, life was
doing it for them, for life is a very
thorough disciplinariaii.
Many girls write to me to this eI-
feet: ~ don't like my job. 1t has no
future in it, and | am dead tired OF
it. The only a ! stay Is because
l need the money"
II we didn't all need the money those
of us born in tropical climates would
probably still be sitting comfortably in
our 81 ms and eating coconuts n ba-
mar j., and those of us in northern lati-
tud IS would be getting ourselves into
bears skins, after pushing the bears
out of their coats, and sitting down 70
a nice meal Of raw fish and whales
blubber. ~
IT is not idealism that drives us to
toll: 1t is the stern need for food. shell
Ter. clothing and a little jam on our
bread and butter. j.
But what in the last analysis Is our
.joh7 1t IL ourselves. we rave created
II nv thinking and saying, Il can do
this. and | can not do 4that."
..According to YOU faith, be 1t unto
YOU" Is not some mystical affirmation
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-07
Copyright, 1919, by Mcclure News
paper Syndicate).
BY HOWARD r. GARIs.

"Where is your tall, silk hat, Uncle
Wtggfly?" askedathe rabbit gentleman's
muskrat lady sekeeper one day as
she stood In the kitchen OF the hollow
stump bungalow with a hot flatiron in
NY tan, silk hat" exclaimed the
bunny, as he looked at the smoothing
iron; Arr you going to do anything to
Only polish up the outside a bit"
answered Miss Fuzzy wuzEy. 'Tn iron
y you know, and not have II look so
But why2" asked Uncle wiggiiy.
This isn't Sunday, Is it?"
No, answered Nurse Jane. MBut !
guess you've forgotten about Susie Lit
"details party; haven't you? Don't you
remember you promised to so with me?
Wen. the party is tonight and |
you get there. So I'm going to fix
your silk hat. II got sort Of mussed
up when you went after wild cherries
so It did" exclaimed Uncle Wig
gily. well, iron and smooth 1t as much
as you like, Nurse Jane. ! had forgotten
hope we have a good time. Do you
s'pose therefl be any cherry pie?" he
asked, hopeful like and insinuating.
Perhaps" answered Nurse Jane with
a smile. as she found the bunny's hat
and began to smooth out the ruffled-up
silk part,
"Humi So this is susie's birthday
party; Is it?"i said Uncle Wiggily to
himself, al he sat on the bungalow
porch. We'll while l am waiting for
Nurse Jane to press my hat | might
take a hop through the woods and see
what can think Of to buy for my little
rabbit girl"
over the fields and through the
woods hoped Uncle Wiggily, not
wearing any hat this time, for the day
was so warm he needed none.
I'm just hop along past Susie's
house." thought Mr., Lougears. And
when l get close I'll hide down in the
bushes. Perhaps ! can hear SONS
folks talking, and perhaps Susie might
say, out loud. the name of something
she wants for her birthday. Then I'd
know just what to get her" .
So, the rabbits gentlsenan hoped
along and soon he vas hiding down in
the high weeds near the burrow, or
underground house, where Susie Little
tail, the rabbit girl, lived. At first
Uncle Wigglly could hear nothing but
such talk as:
t'Who has the sugar.
1t'Pass the egg beater. pleaseV'
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-07
The hardest person to fool In the wo
CHAPTER NO. III.
Mrs, Mason Plans to Leave.

Mrs. Mason Plans to Leave.
tcopyright, 1918, by the Mcclure News
paper S~yndicate.)
Then. after a few days, 1t seemed
that there was nothing more Mrs. Ma
son could do In Mapleville. She began
even to have a curious sense thai her
daughter-tn- law. was made uncomfort-
able by her presenceaSh e MAD taken the
tedious. and upwelceAse trip because she
had hoped ID comfort Estgetda when
first she heard the news Of Freddie's
wound Now, it almost seemed 70 Mrs.
Mason that Estreida wished to be left
alone: that having FFaddiass mother
there beside her somehow embarrassed
her. Certainly a kind OF restraint was
between them g wan some kn m
pathy could establish a warm feeling.
An last she decided Ito leave Estrelda
to her own devices.
i've never really understood the
child :, she admitted to herself. she
may have the kind Ct 'aature that holds
SO quiet now because she can't ezsress
what she really feels
Meanwhile Estrelda was thinking to
what is she going to do? Is she
going to hang around Mapleville Tor
ever? l don't know why she stays. she
0OeSn Want w Stny nhhu
sure | don't want her to. | suppose
she think she's doing her duty. She
seems positively to adore doing un-
pleasant things If she thinks they're
right! Well-anyhow l wish she'd. go
home. | can't see Arthur while she's
here; / can't get away from her long
onough to meet him. And | can't think
while she's around. Why doesn't she
40 home?'
After two days of this, Mrs. Mason
felt strongly the atmosphere that sur
rounded her. AS a matter Of fact she
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-07
MAGAZINE FEATURES
8VNCIENI GGLX
ABEDTIME STORY 4
UNCLE WIGGLY AND SUsIE'S PARTY.

| HAS any n seen the chocolate
mo, but here is the ooooanpt pier
well, / guess there@is going to be
how" thought the hiding bunny. But
| wonder what / can get the little rab-
s~omethingI" Z
saying:
a nice fancy handkerchief for my BIRTH
day? ] want one so much, so can put
perfume and talcum powder on. and
tickle my face with it!'
why Susie Littletail!i cried her
mother, I'm surprised at you'll The
We'll, l wouldn't put much on,
mother!'' said Susie. Just a little
talcum powder, so my nose won't be
so shiny, All the girls do. wish !
would get q nice, slimpsy lace handker-
chief for my birthday
well, perhaps you wil!'said MRS.
Littletail. And now you must help me
frost the Jelly cake"
IA! That's the idea! I'll get Susie
a lace handkerchief for her birthday
said Uncle Wiggily, as he hoped softly
away, Il wonder where IAN find one
Mrs. Spin-Spin, the spider lady, to
weave me one for Susie Of cobweb
| lace"
But when Uncle Wiggily told Mrs.
Spin-Spin what he wanted, the spider
lady said:
'iOh, Mr., Longears, the kind OF hand
kerchief I could weave would be alto
gether too slilnpsy- limpsy for a little
rabbit girl. But I'll tell you where
you can find enc growing in the Held:
See those white flowers, over there?
and with one leg Mrs. S%pin-Spin pointed
to some broad, fiat white flowers, just
the shape Of lace handkerchiefs.
#HI see them,'' said the bunny.
Take one of those to Susie for her
birthday went on Mrs, Spin-Spin,
Those flowers are called wild carpets,
or queens lace handkerchief and one
will do very nicely for Susie
Eyes, indeed it will!' said Uncle. Wig,
gily, as he picked one. He perfumed
It with rose leaves and v%iolets, and
when Susie saw her new birthday
flower handkerchief, she said: "Oh
joyi'' and she kissed Uncle Wiggny.
Then the bunny gave each OF the
other girls at the party q wild carrot
flower handkerchief, and they kissed
him too. So everything came u ah
right. you see, and If the umbrella
doesn't chase the rubbers out In the
rain, so they get all wet and can't go
to tie moving pictures, I'll tell you next
about Uncle Wiggily and the cheer
| flowers.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-07
FIVE DIXIE BOYS ARE
AWARDED WAR MEDALS

WASHINGTON, Aug. Award Of
the distinguished service cross to Phar-
macist's Mate Charles w. Batemap, OF
Eunicc, La, and Of the distinguished
service media to Edmo Il. Merkel, Hat
tiesburg, Miss. OF the naval medical
corps, was announced today by the navy
department,
Bateman was decorated for extraordi-
nary heroism In action while serving
with the marines at BeIleau wood, and
Merkel for service with the marines
during the operations around Blanc
Mont ridge.
1t was also announced the French
government had awarded the Croix de
Guelre to the following men Of the
naval medical corps for their service
with the marines at Belleau wood and
Blanc Mont ridge:
James G.. Edwards. Banner, Miss. ;
Lancelot n. Beasley, Troy, N. c., and
Buford c., Thompson, Cough. Ga.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-07
DEAN @. OF @. DIRECTOR,

John M. Dean. president OF the Mem
phis Real Estate association. has been
selected by that organization to be Its
representative on the board OF direc-
tors OF the Chamber of Commerce. The
Memphis Real Estate association only
recently affiliated with the Chamber
OF Commerce.
The real estate association directors
also selected r. Q. Bailey. OF Roush,
Hobbs & Bailey. to be national com
mItteeman from the Memphis associa-
ton on the National association OF Real
Estate boards,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-07
HELENA PREPARES FOR
SOLDIERS BARBECUE

HELENA Ark, Aug. 7, (spl)-The
committee in charge Of the program
now being arranged for the celebration
to entertain and honor the world val
veterans, of Phillips county, Is making
an effort to have Maj, Gen, Sturgls,
commander at Camp Pike, of the S7th
Division, before going overseas, attend
the celebration. For the event a big
barbecue Is to be arranged, and there
win be q ball game, horse racing and
speaking.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-07
C0RD0vA STIRRED
IN SANDER SUIT

Cordova, Tenn, probably will be
stirred by news of a suit for $40, 900
damages for alleged Islander, filed
Thursday in the office of the circuit
court clerk, Clarence Houston. nephew
Of Squire Max Allen. is suing Mrs.
Robert l.. McCulley. wife of a promi-
nent farmer, for that amount.
Houston alleges in his declaration,
which was filed by Julian G. Straus,
that on July %. 1919. Mrs, McCulley
falsely and maliclously charged him
with plotting to steal her automobile
and bring It to Memphis and sell it. He
charges that speaking of and concerning
him, In the presence of divers per-
sons, she said Clarence Houston Is GO
ing TO steal my automobile and bring
II to Memphis and sell t."
Houston alleges that Mrs. McCulley.
who made the statement "Clarence
Houston has already sold my automo-
bile, and he is going to steal 1t and take
II to Memphis and sell II
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-07

III 1OO FL
Common stock shares of $40 par value
Offered by us at 1925 per share-of
the ............ Oil company seem to
us to afford an extraordinary specula-
tive opportunity. In our judgment these
shares possess possibilities of profit In
very large amount. We recommend
these shares. Thee ........On company
lis going on its Third year. A big COM
pauy and a prosperous one should be
made Of 1t.
We will be glad to receive your order
and remittance for such number OF
shares as you wish to purchase.
DEAR sIRs,
YOUR CIRCULAR came.
AS PRINTED above.
IN THIS mornings mail,
AND ! want to thank you.
FOR THE opportunity.
YOU OFFER to me.
no ENRICH myself.
BUT A lorg while ago,
MADE up my mind.
THAT WITH one more sucker.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-07
BY K.C. ID.

BEING BORN every minute.
THEY DIDN'T need me.
AND EVER since then.
I'VE HAD fairly good sense.
buI nave "a proposal
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-07
SLEEPER TO RUN FROM
GREENvILLE TO MEMPHIS

GREENvlLLE. Miss, Aug. Z. tSpl.)
Secretary Stanley, of the chamber Of
commerce, received word from A. "A.
intendent OF the Y. &c M. ". railroad,
that beginning Sunday. Aug. 10, a
sleeper will be put on between Mem
phis and Greenyille.
This action was brought about
through a conference held a few weeks
ago in Greenville between Vice-Presi-
dent Egan, General Passenger Agent
Bowen and Superintendent Dubbs, OF
Greenville, representing the railroad.
and a committee from the chamber of
commerce, consisting of w r. Kretsch-
and Secretary Stanley,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-07

WITH A beautiful bird.
WITH CRIMSON wings,
THAT STRETCH right out,
TILL THEY almost touch.
THE ARTISTIC border.
THE PRINTER put on,
WHEN HE printed the stock,
IT'S DONE in a tint,
AND - really grand,
AND ANOTHER share.
HAS A great bear head,
EMBOSSED in gold.
AND THE border is gold.
AND some of the lettering.
Is PRINTED in gold,
.5
AND NEXT TO the one,
WITH THE crimson bird.
IT'S THE finest ] have.
AND ANOTHER one.
WHICH think comes third.
WAS ORIGINALLY meant,
FOR A fishing concern.
AND IT has a fish.
l THINK It's perch.
RIGHT ACROSS the front.
AND WHAT / propose.
rs AN even trade.
OF ONE of these shares.
FOR ONE OF yours