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The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-10-19
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Judge Woodward sa stated in rem
dering his opinion.
Attorneys for the complainant.
stated that the case would be a.
pealed to the supreme court
A few minutes after the render
ing of the decision the new truck
was put into the city service anc
was driven through the streets OF
the business section. 1t was FIRE.
qIently greeted by cheers from
citizens. 1t had been tied up in the
fire station for weeks, and during
the l-eeent disas terous fire (which
destroyed the Mayfield and BIZ
lups homes, it reposed peacefully
in the fire house under the re
straint of the injunction.
Glowing hard on the action o.
he Chancery Court in dissolving
he injunction against the fire truck
he council toot action, which, it is
elieved, will effectively block fur
her litigation or an appeal of the
ase to the supreme court by tn
enjoincrs.
The council met in special session
a few hours after the rendering OF
Ike decision and formally ratified
md accepted the amended and alter
d contract with the LaFrance peo-
Die in which the interest bearing
feature is eliminated.
Such action. it is believed, take:
rom the eajoiners the principal
round on which their action wa.
based.
The council accepted the contra
nd ordered the first payment O.
$500 on the purchase price. TIE
ruck is now in the service Of tn
ity and the deal for its purchase !.
,loed.
Counsel for the eljoiners after
he court decision was announce,
tate that it was their intention
appeal the case to the supreme
curt. What effect the action o.
he council in rat'fying the contract
will have on their plans now is no
known.
At any rate the truck is ready
FOR business, and it will not be tie,
'p pending the outcome Of the ap
zeal, hould it be made.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-10-19
An Election Bet.

II was ut the time of the presiden-
tlal election. There were two boys
great chumS who expected TO be mar
rted soon. One was a Republican, the
other a Democrat. This young Re
publican was so sure of Hughes that
he told his chum If his man lost he
would 60 without a shave a week be-
fore and week after the wedding
He lost, and was married before 8
large crowd as grizzly as bear. He
algog st lcst his bride oyeC this episode
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-10-19
STARTED IN JOKE
Explanation Of Story of ROOse-
VeIt'S Hard Drinking.
Colonel Informed Group of Newspaper
Men How the Rumer Originated
Testing Remark Caused All
the Trouble.

Few things In Colonel ROOseyelt's
later life are fresher in the public
memory than his suit against a Mich
igan editor who accused him Of drunk
enneSs. writes Johns J. Leary. Jr.. in
McClure's. The unfortunate editor
unable to produce a scintlla Of proof,
admitted his fault, and so far as the
records go. the matter was disposed
Of. There was nothing developed,
however, to show where the tale start
or or what foundation, If any, ii might
have had.
Colonel Roosevelt, however. had an
explanation. He gave It 70 us one
afternoon in the trophy room in Oys.
ter Bay; when passing the cigars
around. he remarked that he would
vouch for the quality. "They must he
good" he remarked ''for they're some
of Leonard Woods. l never smoke
myself. so | have to rely on the judg-
ment of Others"
did You ever smoker some one
asked.
"Thcre is where that story Of my
drinking started" he continued, not
bearing the question or ignoring II.
"YOu see, when | would decline
r!gar. saying I did not smoke, folks
would often ask, In a joking way:
what are your bad hahits?' In the
SINE spirit I would reply Prize fight
Ing and strong drink
"NOw, it so happens that the Lord
IN his infinite wisdom elected to Gre
Dtp some folks with whom it Is never
safe to ioke-solemn asses who lack
p sense of humor. | am very fond OF
that story of Sidney Smiths who.
playing with his children, stopped sud.
denly, saying: Children, we must
now be serious-here comes a fool
You know the kind he meant-those
poor unfortunates who must take ev-
crything said to them literally.
zone of these to whom | made that
remark said: Roosevelt, | heac
drinks hard The other fool replied,
Yes, that's true. He told me so him
self
"And so 1t went"
THAT Is all there ever was to the
talk of my drinking. From tkat start
II spread and spread until, in self-de-
Tense, was compelled to take action
to stop It. Some folks have said
went ont of my way to find a little ed
itor who could not defend himself.
The fact is, he was the one editor
could hold to accowHt. There were
md are editors nearer New York
gladly would have sued under like
circumstances, but they knew better
than to print what they knew was
untrue. Had any one of them done
SO would have hauled them up short,
and with much more Glee than | did
the Michigan man. for the men have
IN mind have real malice toward me,
and he, am satisfied, had none.
1--WE parted good friends. GER
tainly had nothing against him. In
his zeal to do things, he put in print
what shrewder and really malicious
men who would harm me IL they could.
dare not do. I believe he was honest
ly sorry when he found his error.
However, the thing had It's value
We're never too old to learn, and
learned to be careful with whom I
cracked the simplest Joke. Thank God,
there are many you can joke with in
safety. If we couldn't laugh once in
while what a world this would be
II wouldn't be a world-lt would be q
nad-houSe."
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-10-19

always been the best, and they regret
very much to see him leave Columbus
however much they rejoice in his ad-
vancement in his line of work,
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-10-19

vile, Miss, where he has accepted
the superintendency of the light com
pany of that place. Mr.. Perry is ar
efficient man in his line, his care fol
the local company's patrons here has
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-10-19

Mr.. Walter Perry, who has been
the efficient superintendent Of the
local light company for the past
several years, will soon relinquish
his position here and goes to Green
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-10-19

ing sheriffs to collect damages fol
taxes and he has so advised the
sheriff of Forest and all other coun-
ties. In other words, there will be
no damages aecruing against your
taxes if they are paid in the old way.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-10-19

Men Only-hats four dollars a
Loeb's.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-10-19
Boys Suits

A splendid supply of Boys Winter Suits
are now in. stock Great Values from S. to
$25; also Overcoats. Special offering of
Rain Coats Buy now if you wish to make
big saving.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-01-18
Benefit Concert Sunday.

A special benefit concert for the
Jewish Armenian fund will be held at
the Orpheum theater Sunday at
p. m.
Features of the concert will be
selection by the First Presbyterian
quartet, a solo by H. w Smith, oper-
attic tenor, with the Davis Opera COM
pany, the Modoc club with full mem
bership. the Liberty sextet with Carl
Hummel as soloist and a specially pre-
pared program by the Orpheum con-
cert orchestra.
One selection to be given by the
orchestra will attract special atten-
ton as it IS a composition descriptive
of the war and the participation by
the various countries in the struggle
is vividly described in this remarkable
composition. One can follow the en-
trance of the various countries as they
enter the struggle and the various
steps from the declaration of war to
the signing of the armistice.
No specified charge will be made
but every one is expected to contribute
The Topeka state journal., 1919-01-18
HUMBERT FREED OF CHARGE.
Investigations Show Him Not Guilty
of Talking to the Germans.

Paris, Jan. 1S.-Investigations have
established the falsity of accusations
made against Charles Humbert who
was charged with communicating to
Germany the contents of two docu-
ments relative to the national defense.
Charles Humbert, a member of the
French senate and former editor of
the Paris newspaper LIE journal, be-
came involved during the trials of
Bolo Pasha, who was executed for
treason, and the directors of the Ger
Inanophfle newspaper Bonnet Rouge.
Revelations during the inquiry into
the Bolo Pasha case led to the arrest
of NJ. Humbert, in whose newspaper
Bolo Pasha had bought an interest
with money that came from the Ger
man foreign office through banking
houses in New York. While the case
was pending it was alleged that fresh
evidence of communicating with the
enemy had been discovered. This was
early last August and the court-mar-
tial Of NJ. Humbert, fixed for August
26, was postponed. Late in Septem-
Der formal demand was laid before
the French senate for the consent of
that body to prosecute NJ. Humbert on
a charge of treason. the penalty for
which under the French code is death
No authoritative outline of the evil
dence said to have been found in the
case was given out.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-01-18
DISEASE is SCARCE THERE.
Only 33 Cases Reported in American
Army OF Occupa ton.

Paris. Jan. 1911 the American
army of occupation there were. dur
ing the week ending December 25,
only 33 cases of venereal disease, ac-
cording to reports to the chief sur
geon's office. This is a low record.
representing a yearly rate of seven
cases out of a popula ton of one thou
sand. For the whole American eXpe-
dictionary force the rate has been re-
duced to "a per thousand yearly. Be
fore the war the rate was betwee n
eighty and ninety per thousand which
was itself much below the civilian
rate.
Five segregation camps have been
esta blished at embarkation centers,
where men found affected will be
placed in quarantine until they can
sail for the United States. The aver
age time for quarantine, it is expected
will be at least forty days.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-01-18
HOLDS DRY CEREMONY
Olathc Today Celebrating National
Prohibition Victory.

Olathe. Kan. Jan. 1S-A big ceIe-
bration is taking place here today in
honor of the country wide prohibition
victory. Former Governor George H.
Hodges is master of ceremonies, and
c. w. Trickett of Kansas City. Kan,
delivered an address. Among the fea-
lures is a parade depicting scenes con-
nected with the liquor traffic-such
as John BarleycOrn dying and a saloon
being broken up in Carrie Nation
style.
the late Ex-Governor John Z. St. John,
tWho fought the traffic in booze for
years. local people feel that a celebra-
tion at this time is especially appro-
pirate.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-01-18
At the City Auditorium.

Nine. Schumann-Heink will be
heard in Topeka on February 4. For
almost a year this remarkable artist
and woman has been placing her talent
at the service of her country. She
has travelled from coast to coast to
sing liberty bond and war stamp drives,
has raised an almost incalculable
amount for patriotic funds and has
sung to uncounted soldiers and sailors
in the camps. Just now Nine. Schu-
mann Heink is especially interested in
the campaign to raise a million phono-
graph records for the men of the army
and navy. She has personally outfitted
twenty-three battleships with phono-
graphs and records. Not only has she
given machines and records, but she
also gave her services for the Carnegie
hall concert in October conducted by
the national phonograph records re
cruiting corps. The fact that four of
her sons are in the service makes her
zeal for the welfare of the soldiers
and sailors all the greater, and she
never spares herself when patriotic
calls are made upon her.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-01-18
AT THE
THEATERS-
For tho Metropolitan Opera.

In the last few years our native
born singers have been attracting
lot of attention at the Metropolitan
and incidentally proving that Ameri-
cans can sing grand opera quite as
well if not frequently better than inn
ported warblers. Several American
male artists have likewise arrived at
some measure of distinction in Broad
ways famous temple of opera but the
going has been rather rough and
pretty slow" This season more than
ever before in the Metropolitan's long
history, American names are being
featured and prominent among them
is that of Reinald Werrenrath. an ar
tist long known as a concert singer
of unusual gifts.
Mr.. Werrenrath has never had any
opera experience and naturally there
has been much speculation upon his
entrance into the music drama circles;
he seems to be particularly we'll fitted
in several ways to fill the parts that
the Metropolitan has assigned him.
Mr.. Werrenrath will still continue his
concert work and this season tours
include a visit to Topeka. He Qomes
on January 20, at the First Baptist
church,
The Topeka state journal., 1919-01-18
At the Majestic.

This aggregation of funsters will
deliver package of mirth and laugh
ter next week for the first three days.
called The Sweetest Girl in Dixie"
There's a funny little plot with a lot
of good singing and the Beauty Choir
us will be much in the limelight.
Hap" Moore has a part that will
stronger than ever before. This par
ticular part is more of surprise than
anything, as it is said by those who
have seen him, to be the best bits of
character acting ever displayed by a
bur1esque comedian. Moore's natural
comedy and general intelligence of
things theatrical, stamps him as a
first class comedy dispurser. The
principals all have good strong parts
and with the assistance of the good
looking girls in line, this first half
offering should be worthy of a splen-
The Topeka state journal., 1919-01-18

'e did patronage. The big chorus girls
Re contest takes place every Friday
night
The Topeka state journal., 1919-01-18
At the Novelty.

The Melroy Sisters. undoubtedly one
of the daintiest entertaining offerings
seen in some time is the act presented
by this clever pair of fascinating
young misses, consisting of singing
and dancing of exceptional classiness.
The Melroy Sisters. tho still in their
teens" are finished artistes in every
sense of the word, putting more life
and action in their work than one gen.
orally sees in vaudeville act. This
can be attributed to their youth, for
all their efforts in either song or dance
are given with an abandon that en-
phasizes this fact easily. If the lovers
of grace and charm like dashing
dancing OF the eccentric variety with
frills and curves of feminine lowell
ness, they will find the Melroy Sisters
all that their hearts could desire. B.
I. Cycle, Novelty Surprise, the Rialto
Quartette. Singers and Cellists De
Luxe, Barnes and Lorraine. Romance
a la Hand Car" The Three Mori
Brothers japanese Wonder Workers.
and the third episode of the Lure of
the Circus" with Eddie Polo is the
first three days offering at the Nov
city.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-01-18
At the Orpheum.

Those who read Private Peat's book
a few months ago will be pleased to
know that the story has been pictur-
lied and will be shown at the Or
pheum Monday, Tuesday and Wednes-
day of next week.
The story has been made famous
the world over by the newspapers, and
the wide distribution of the book.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-01-18
A Charre of Murder

Detroit. Mich. Jan. 1S.-A charge
of murder in the first degree was
made here today against Gustaaf
Biebuyeck, who. the police say. con-
fessed to the killing of Mrs Raymond
Van Doorne last Tuesday when she
repulsed love making. Biebuyeck. ac-
cording to the police, said the woman
tried to drive him out of the no sc
with a butcher krife and he belr her
to de2th with an iron bar.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-01-18

which has had phenomenal sale.
Now it comes in photoplay form, de-
picting all of the various emotions and
thrilling circumstances in Private
Peat's" experience during 1.-TWO years
in hell and back with a SMILE
Pathe News and Official War Re
view pictures will form a part of the
Orpheum program.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-01-18
At the Iris.

Norma Talmadge comes to the Iris
the first three days of next week in
photoplay entitled THE Safety Cur
tain" It is a perturbation of one of
Kipling's stories of India, set in the
spIendor of the orient, sparkling with
the peculiar characteristics of the
people and the customs along the
Mediterranean NJ sea.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-01-18

The drama deals with a social but
terfy, a stage favorite, woman with
a past who desires to draw the cur
tain of secrecy and safety about her.
The love story and the eternal tri
angle have a different trend and the
incidents unfolded are carefully inter-
woven into real superfeature.
Pathe News will be offered along
with the special feature.
The Topeka state journal., 1919-01-18

literally as all the money will be
turned over to the committee in charge
of the Armenian-Jewish campaign.
Trench and camp., 1919-05-08
SPIRIT OF THE MEN
IS HIGH AND CLEAN
Their Careless Ways Overseas
Were Exaggerated, Declares
This Writr of tn "Y."
BY SECRETARY j. p. METcALFE.

BY SECRETARY j.. p. METCALFE.
Base ball players from and n
blocks on Tuesday afternoon beat the
negroes of the sanitary detachment
from N block. Say. bo! we're pretty
husky set of sick men up here.
I think you could find some over
seas soldier going through Hut
who has a souvenir of Jerry's activi-
ties on the other side in any part Of
his anatomy you might name.
The other day there was fellow in
here who had his three front teeth
in the upper jaw knocked out, the
wicked metal also cutting an inch
long hole in his lip on the way in
This man was in sthe hospital six
weeks and then went back into the
lines again and went all through the
Argonne drive without a scratch. 1t
was at Chateau Thierry his teeth
were knocked out.
Uncle Sans dentists are making
him a bridge and some front teeth
and pretty soon he will go out with
a red mark on his sleeve.
1t has been one of the fine ex-
periences of camp life to the writer to
get little insight into the inner life
OF some of Uncle Sans brave boys
and to Learn OF many a story Of the
loyal ndeIity OF young fellow. dur
Trench and camp., 1919-05-08

ing all his Army life, on this side and
on that TO that little girl somewhere
in the states. Many and many SOL
dier kept heart and body clean with
thought of some loved one ever fresh.
Don't you believe any fellow who
tries to make you think they were all
careless over there! If you get next
to this fellow and that you will find
him drawing from his pocket pic
ture perhaps the worse for months of
resting in a soldiers blouse, but with
a fine sweet face speaking out to you
still.
Uncle Sam did a poor job of mail
carrying on the other side. bat now
in the home camp not rarely two
letters day testify to the love that
makes two hearts as one"
And then, in addition. there's the
fellow who comes in and "spiels" off
long talk with his girl over the
phone every day. God Eless them all,
] say! And may joy be theirs as
they tie up and make homes for
themselves! Believe me. this sort of
fellow will have no envy in his heart
for those who had what they called
their good times on the other side.
Trench and camp., 1919-05-08
LIEUT.. RIKER. SERGT. HAMPTON
AND OTHERS KILL GERMS
Sewage Treatment Plant Destroys 10000
600 Bugs to Every Centimeter-Water
Goes to Patuxent Purer Than Ever.

to the mains throughout camp. He,
too. is a Baltimorean.
That the horses and mules employed
around the plant may have COM
Portable place in which to rest their
weary bones. Sergt. William Nc
knight is placed in charge of the
stables. Sergt. William Barnhardt Is
a shift man.
Although he is a Waterman ex-
pert. Corp. Roy Thomas goes up to
the utilities on base bali days and
occupies the mound. That he Is
winner. you may judge by the scores.
Corp. Antonio Rapagni works on the
water mains and sewer pipes Not the
least important man in the detach-
ment is Private John Veradia, who
cooks. His meals are excellent and
the boys do not complain about *.
p" because there's so little of 1T.
Private Frederic Silvagni is sewer
expert.
Riot Occasionally.
Every once in a while there is a riot
on at the plant because the whole
force wants to get on the screen" a
rumor having come that dollar bills
are floating downstream. Pocket
books, large and small. come here oc
casionally--but very occasionally.
This work is done by colored soldiers
of the 417th Labor Battalion. Pri-
Yates Robert Williams Baker. Albert
Leach. Robert Rivers Hunter Holmes,
John Wilson and Walter tSock
After going through the screen"
where the colored boys remove the
Objectionable things like tin cans,
spittoons, razor blades, mattresses
and dimaond rings (to the finder be-
long and spoi's) the sewage goes on
over to several concrete basins where
chemical action and the natural proc
ess of decomposition by bacteria goes
on until the solids fall to the bottom
and the soluble stuff moves on to an
other basin. The chlorine gas is
finally applied to the polluted water
and the bed of the PatuXent is
reached in state purer than it was
before leaving the upper section of
the stream to be used in Meade. The
inorganic solids are dried out in
special basin and then buried.
There are practically no obnoxious
odors from the plant and flies are al
most unknown. The busy hours are
from am. to p.m but these men
work hard all day and perform well
a difficult and disagreeable task. for
which they have won merited praise
from Washington inspectors
Trench and camp., 1919-05-08
maj. GEN. BUCK HONORS
| MOTHERS DAY SERVICES
In 9 Hut He Lauds Men Who En-
ter Army as Their
Vocation.

ea&impressive services were held
in the auditorium of &c" hut Sun
day morning with Chaplain w. r.
Scott presiding. Men were particu-
larly reminded that their mothers
we're the greatest leaders in the
world, and that their great love and
Blindness should be thought of and
|eonsecrated on this particular day,
Bet aside for this purpose.
II Quite a number of the recruits, get
ling their first taste of Army life,
leceived some valuable information
md guidance.
Il Maj. Gen. Buck attended the serv-
ees, and at the close followed up
he program with an inspiring ad-
ress. No one who has ever met
Hen Buck can fail to be impressed
md Inspired by his personality
TO the recruits he instilled a noun
bin OF pride when he said: "No
nan could enter the services of his
puntEy without becoming a better
ban thereby"
The man in uniform should deem
anhonor to wear it, and his ac-
0mB, both on the field and off duty,
ou1d be such as to- prevent any
isgrace being thrust upon it.
Secretary Wells, camp song leader,
ave quite a demonstration of his
pcal powers, which was most, ap-
reciat0d and enjoyed by all.
chaplain Scott, senior chaplain of
lis camp, has made this hut his
adquarters for services on Sunday.
future store of good profitable
llsD and services is assured. All
e welcome Tell your buddy" that
is missing these good things