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The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-07-16
TRIM THE TREES.

Columbus prides herself as being
one Of the shadyest and prettiest
cities in the State
The shade trees here are wonder
ful and they furnish much comfort
during the hot summer months and
add much beauty to the streets and
homes of the city.
But trees on many of the streets
are badly in need of trimming. In
many places the limbs reach down
over the sidewalks and brush the
heads of pedestrians. The limbs of
trees lap over many streets and au-
tomobile tops brush through them.
The trees should be trimmed reg
ularly. and especially low hanging
limbs should be trimmed off This is
for the welfare of the trees as well
as the elimination of distractions in
many instances. Trim the trees.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-07-16
WORLDS GREATEST SHOT HERE

The weekly shooting matches of the
Magowah Gun Club, which have pro-
ven such delightful recreation for
its members during the dull summer
months, win offer to the people of this
section Thursday afternoon an ad-
ded drawing card in the presence and
in the shooting of Mr.. Homer Clark,
the worlds greatest trap shot Mr.,
Clark Cones mere representing the
Wstern ammunition Company and
will give an exhibition of shooting
which will be well worth seeing.
The match will be held this week
at the trap grounds of the club at
Bethel church on the jackson High
way, and it will begin at half-past
four O'Clock in the afternoon. There
will be number of matches in which
the best shots of the county will at
tend and cordial invitation is extend
ed the public generally to be present
A large number from this city will
motor out for the event.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-07-16
PROPERTY STILL CHANGING
HANDS.

Residence property in Columbus is
changing hands and very rapidly.
More city realty has changed hands
here within the past two weeks than
has changed hands in the entire four
years of the war, Several sales were
made last week and this week num-
Der of sales promises to surpass any
thing in the history of Columbus. The
Dispatch on next Sunday will carry
list of the sales made up to that
date.
In the meantime if you are going
TO buy city property for homes or for
investment, it viii pay you to buy to-
day. Look over the list of the Maer
Realty Company published in this edi-
tion. Three offerings made inSunday's
paper have been sold and more will be
sold to-day. This company has an ex-
tended list Of offerings from the
smallest cottage to the finest home,
and they win be glad to show you
everything If you are in the market.
Phone No. % for the day and 14s for
the night
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-07-16
ESCAPED CONVICT
CATURED SUNDAY
Pender Williams, Leader of Gang OF
Thefts, Captured After Escaping.

Pender Williams, the leader of the
ganger Of negro thieves, who was
captured several days ago and on
whom heavy sentences and fines were
imposed, was captured Sunday morn
ing by Constable Robertson after he
had escaped from the county farm.
Williams escaped from the county
farm two days after he landed there.
His health impaired and he was
not placed in the strongest cells at
the farm, and consequently he ex-
perienced little difficulty in making
his getaway. He pryed open the iron
bars of the windows in his room and
crawled through.
This was Thursday night Sunday
morning Constable Robertson located
him in East Columbus and effected
his arrest He was taken back to the
farm Monday.
Dud Miller, another member of the
Williams gang, made his getaway
the same night that Pender gained
his freedom. He took leave of the
county Jail, saving his way out OF the
iron cells. How he came into possess
ion of the saw is not known. He saw
ed bar loose and took apart some
water pipes in the jail building and
used these in prying open the bars.
A blanket was used in effecting his
descent to the ground. He was jailed
on the second floor of the Jail building.
Miller has not been apprehended.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-07-16
TO PLAY CONTESTED GAME.

The contested game in the eaE
league played by the Lockes and e&sz
Retailers some weeks ago, in wzSE-a-
Pepper, the star college twirler pitss-
ed for the Lockes, viii be played eEgr
Thursday afternoon
The Locke's won the game hy tsa
score of TO 1. but the game vL-s
played under protest by the Ret1aEz
and subsequently the league oftisaziss
decided that Pepper was not s.isahas
to play in the league. and saerefa0zs
ordered that the game be played oFsz
Much in interest IS volunteered E
the contest and a close and excitisR
match is anticipated.
it viii be played Thursday sfls--
noon at the usual time, o'clock
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-07-16
DEATH OF MRS. F. X. AUSTIN.


Mrs. Mary Emma Austin, wife of
Mr. F. X. Austin, died suddenly at
her home on 1918 Main street, Monday
morning at o'clcck. Mrs. Austin
complained of a slight ailment when
she retired about o'clock Sunday
night and her condition began to
grow worse and a physician was sum-
moned later in the night. She expired
at 2 o'clock.
The announcement Of her death
was complete shock to friends and
relatives.
Deceased was 65 years of age at the
time of her death. She was a native
of Union county, Kentucky, having
moved to T. is city fourteen years ago
FROM l3i.rols. She is survived BY her
husband ano two children, Mr.. F. E.
Austin of MeConlb, Miss, and Mr..
Bertis Austin who lived with her. Mr..
F. E. Austin was formerly engaged
in the newspaper business in Colum-
bus and is well known here.
Mr.. Austin arrived yesterday morn
ing from McComb, having been sum
moned by telegram.
Funeral services VIII be held this
morning at 9 O'Clock from the Catho-
lie church on College street, Father
P. J. YeOrg. officiating Interment
will occur at Friendship cemetery.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-07-16
DAYLIGHT REPEAL is DEAD.

WASHINGTON, July Repeal
of the daylight saving law became
a dead issue, for the present at least,
by the failure of the House today to
pass the agricultural appropriation
bin over President Wilson's veto.
The vote was 247 to 1876, proponents
Of repeal mastering % votes less
than the required two-thirds major
ity.
The agricultural bill viii be passed
with the repeal rider eliminated, and
it was said that no effort would be
made to pass the repeal measure as
a separate bill, as it undoubtedly
would be vetoed by the president
Under the now defeated rider the law
would have been repealed on October
2e.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-07-16
COMMERCIALS
COTTON REPORT
CONDITION ABOUT SAME AS
JUNE ESTIMATE-72
PER CENT.
WEEVIL APPEARING
Crop Cleaned of Grass in Many
SectiOns-Weevil in 30
Counties.

The following is the Commercial
Appeals semi-monthly cotton report:
Little change in the cotton crop
prospects is indicated by reports
dated July 10, sent in by correspond
ents of The Commercial Appeal, the
comparison being made with the end
June period.
Temperatures and weather con-
ditions generally have been mostly
favorable during the past three
weeks. Good progress has been made
in killing grass, but stands have been
somewhat broken in the process.
Backsets, due to other causes,
have the advantage gained by cleaner
fields. Boil weevil is very numer-
Gus, active and becoming more de-
structive as the plant begins to show
squares.
Compared with our estimate as of
June 20, which placed the condition
as of that date at 1872 per cent of
normal, we now believe that a con
dition as of July 10 would be some
thing between 72 and 73 per cent of
a normal. Definite figures will be is
sued by us on July 2S, as of July
20.
The crop seems to be in good shape
for rapid improvement from this time
forward, which it must do within the
next few weeks, or fall much lower
in the scale as a prospect. The boil
weevil is now the source of greatest
apprehension.
Arkansas, North and South Caro-
lima, Tennessee and Oklahoma, it is
indicated, have made distinct inn
provement during the past three
weeks. Louisiana has gone back
and Alabama has deterio-
rated very slightly Georgia, Mis-
sissippi and Texas are about un-
changed as to the general condition
as compared with a normal.
Large areas in Texas are still in
the grass, and others in the same
state are just getting out Louis
lana is grass-ridden and Arkansas not
much better off. Georgia, Alabama,
Tennessee and Oklahoma
have had about equal success in
fighting grass, but the work is far
from done. The Carolinas are clean.
Boil weevil has appeared in all the
states excepting North Carolina and
and has become numerous
and active everywhere found except
ing in South Carolina, where the Wis
tation seems TO be confined to one
and in Oklahoma.
This report is based upon reports
from 7B2 counties in the 10 principal
eotton growing states. These reports
make out that boil weevil has APP
Deared in 3S9 counties, and that in
he remaining 1913 counties has not
been found. Of the 389 counties in
which boil weevil has been found Ia
-epdrt no damage, 1877 little damage,
n moderate damage, 81 considerable
lamage, and "a serious to great dam
lge.
A total of 34S counties report clean
ields, or fields that are in reason
IDLY safe condition in that regard,
S2 counties report more than 60 per
ent of their cotton areas as out Of
he grass, and 252 counties report
Labor scarcity has interfered with
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-07-16
SCHOOL WORKERS
MEET AT ARTESIA
MEETING OF DISTRICT Or
GANIZATI0N HELD AT
ARTESIA SUNDAY.
FINE ATTENDANCE
Sunday School Problems We're
Discussed in Many Splendid
Addresses and Conferences

Sunday was rally day for the
Lowndes County Sunday School As
sociation.
The scene of the gathering was at
Artesia and the meeting was one Of
the most successful and most profit
able in the history of the associa-
tion.
Practically every Sunday school in
the county was represented and a
most profitable session was held. The
various problems confronting the
schools of the county were discussed
in several fine addresses and round.
table conferences.
Columbus was well represented at
the meeting and Mr.. w. N. Puckett,
superintendent of the First Baptist
Sunday school of this city, and presi-
dent of the county association, pre-
sided over the meeting.
While the attendance and repre-
sentations from other schools in the
county was good the Mt. Pleasant
school sent an unusually large dele
cation. Twenty-Five delegates from
this school in the northern section of
the county were present at the Ar
tesla meeting.
A feature of the meeting was an
address by Mr.. E. E. Galloway,
teacher of the mems Baraca Glass of
the First Baptist church in this city.
He talked on the subject, THE Pos
sibilities of Reaching and Develop
ing Our Young Manhood in Sunday
School Work" He handled his sub
ject in a mastery way and made 4
fine impression on the conventions
out:
The following program was carrie ]
Song service and prayer.
Condition of the Sunday Schools of
the County and the Future Outlook
BY w. N. Puckett, President County
S. S. Convention.
Official Report-By DIR. N. ID.
Guerry, Vice President.
Spirituality in the Sunday School
By Mrs. John Bailey, Artesia.
The Adult in the Sunday School
By c. c. Anderson, Mayhem.
The Banner CLASSIFY Mr.. Jim
Boyd, Artesia.
Song.
What is the Sunday School For9
Prof. Dabney Lipscomb, Columbus
How Can We Prove to the World
That We Are "Laborers Together
With Godp in Our Sunday School
Work BY J. A. Goree. Columbus
The Possibilities of Reaching and
Developing Our Young Manhood in
.he Sunday School Work-By Hon.
z. E. Galloway, Columbus.
Report of Delegates.
Round table discussion, What of
he Future?"
Adjourn
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-07-16
DON'T LET THE SPIDER SPIN WEB ACROSS
YOUR DOOR.

Mark Twain says: when editing the Virginia City
Enterprise writing day and mining super
stiOus subscriber found spider in his
paper. Was this good bad luck?
Il answered him in answers correspondents column
as follows
Old Subcrber-The finding spider in your copy Of the
Enterprise neither good luck bad The spider merely
looking pages find what merchant
vertsing that could web his door and lead
free and undsturbed existence forever after.
No matter how good your how your goods
how low prices there's nothing doing unless public
knows about and there quicker way letting
il know than through the newspapers.
Every citizen this community viii give you patron
give evidence of wanting it The convincing
cordial invitation you extend public through the
regular Of newspaper space
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-07-16

Mr. A. B. Myrick arrived bome
Sunday from France where he spent
more than ten months with the Ameri-
can Expeditionary Forces. Mr.. Myrick
was with the Army of Occupation for
several months and visited many Sec
tions of Western Germany. He is being
cordially welcomed home by his many
friends.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-07-16
COMPLAINTS ARE
REACHING CAPITOL
PROTESTS AGAINST HIGH
PRICES. REACH LAW
MAKERS.
WILL INVESTIGATE
War Surplus Supplies to Be Sold
TO PeOple-GOing After
Packers.


WASHINGTON, July l2.-Grow-
ing Indignation of steady rises in
prices and warnings of greater in
creases to come are reaching official
ears in Washington.
Concern over the situation was
shown here today in the following
developments:
Mail reaching senators and repre-
sentatives is literally sprinkled with
complaints from ''back home"
Investigation of alleged profteer
ing by retailers in Washington and
possibly in other cities will begin
Monday, Senator Sherman, Illinois,
chairman of the Senate District of
Columbia committee, announced.
Chairman Colver of the federal
trade commission, urged passage of
legislation restricting the packers.
Representative Osborne, California,
in the house today declared wages
must continue higher to meet rela-
lively low purchasing power Of mon
ey.
The first sign that officials here
are beginning to act in the food sit
nation came in announcement from
the War Department today that
stores of surplus bacon, canned
roast beef and canned vegetables will
be sold through cities at prices 25 to
80 per cent under market prices.
To facilitate wide distribution of
these stores, cities will be allowed
10 days credit on purchases. They
must promise to resell at cost, add
ins scEly sportati0ns expenses.
Sell Surplus Stores.
This action resulted from general
criticism of the departments previ-
ously announced plan to sell these
surplus stores. valued at 1921 600, 900
abroad. Congressional criticism has
been strong against the War Depart
ment this week for failure to place
these foodstuffs on the market last
February. Chief of staf March de-
clared the delay was inexcusable.
Bills designed to reduce the high
cost Of living were introduced by
Representatives Upshaw, democrat,
Georgia, and Campbell, republican.
Kansas.
Mr.. Upshaw's measure would d.
rect Secretary Baker to sell surplus
food stuffs of the army, amounting
to $12l 100000, at such prices as
will most seedily relieve the con-
sumer.
Mr.. Campbell proposes that the
Agriculture Department, Interstate
Commerce Commission and Federal
Trade Commission cooperate ito the
end that the cost of producing, man.
ufacturing and transporting food to
consumers be stabilized and reduced
by ascertaining and fixing the rela-
tion of the cost of production, man
ufacture and final distribution
The Senate district committee is
planning to quiz retailers in food next
week as a result of figures compiled
by the Department Of Agriculture
showing that, although wholesale
meat prices dropped 25 per cent re-
Gently, the housewife still pays the
old price
Following the Federal Trade Com
missions report of alleged attempts
by packers to control the food supply
Of the nation, Chairman Colver wrote
to Senator Capper, Kansas, that leg
islation should be passed to break
the packers power"
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-07-16

This is to give notice that the Of
fees of the Federal Farm Loan As
sociation are now located next door to
the Express office on South Market
street. ! will be in the office on
Saturdays; other days. by special ap-
pointment.
H. C. MCGOWAN, Secretary.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-07-16
Adjourn

Mrs. f. L. Kuykendall returned
home yesterday from Birmingham,
where she underwent a serious op-
Grafton. Her many friends rejoice
that she is convaleseing and hope that
soon she will be restored to her for
mer good health. She was accom-
panied home by Mr.. Kuykendall
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-07-16

Prof. H. G. MCGOWAN has accepted
a position as travelling salesman in
this territory for the summer months
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-07-16
COLLINS SPEAKS
HERE TONIGHT
Candidate For Governor Speaks at
Court House Tonight.

Hon. Ross A. Collins, Of Lauder
dale county, candidate for governor
of Mississippi, win deliver an ad-
dress at the court house in this city
tonight at $50 o'clock.
In his announcements Mr.. Collins
gives the hour as $3.50 o'clock, new
time.
1t will be Mr.. Collins first ap-
pearanee in Columbus since he opened
his campaign the first of the year.
He has passed through Columbus
once or twice, it is said, but no an
nouneement Of his appearance was
made at the time.
Mr.. Collins is making a sort of Sc
eret campaign and little is known of
his movements. Announcements of
his engagement today came in pla-
cards sent to various merchants in
the city.
more than 60 per cent of their cotton
areas as grassy
cleaning ont and with much needed
cultivation, Wages very high. Com
plants plant rank and fruiting poor
ly,
Mississippi Condition.
July brought good cotton weather,
but cultivation made only fair pro-
gress because of insufficient labor.
Many fields are still grassy although
many, probably the majority, are
clean. Complaint Of boil weevil is
nearly general few counties re-
port great damage. The general con
dition probably shows slight i'm
provement, due, if any, to a better
state Of cultivation The crop aver
ages from two to three weeks late.
Farmers, especially where great dam
age from boil weevil has occurred in
past, taking a gloomy outlook. Good
farmers in fairly good shape, but
sloven ones likely TO lose a crop. Boil
weevil reported by 55 counties, no
boil weevil, 10; no boll weeyil dam
age, II; little damage %; moder-
ate damage, s. considerable dam
age, 10; serious damage, 49, Twenty
counties report squares; 81 blooms
and squares, and 20 report imma-
cure bolls Counties reporting clean
fields. 27; more than GO per cent
clean, l8; less than so per cent clean,
20.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-07-16

Sgt. Sam Cox, who has been in
oversee service year has landed in
New York, and is expected home in
few days
New-York tribune., 1919-07-13

preston of intelligence that they excel the parstakng
human hands,
You will demonstration place soled clothes into one
of these remarkable machines and press buton-and then in
almost short time it takes TELL you will see this super
human machine wash the clothes by process and d
Them with positively much your hands would take and
with thoroughness and speed
New-York tribune., 1919-07-13
Walters Strike Changes
Paris Streets Aspect
Little Tables on Pavement Van.
ish From French Capital
as Walkout Continues

PARIS, July 12.-Paris is deprived by
the walters strike of one of it's dis
tlnctive features, no little tables being
allowed outside of restaurants on the
pavement, except in a very few cases.
Those engaged in food purveying are
gwen SIX months for reaching an agree
ment with their employees according to
the elght-hour law. Hitherto the wait
ers or have proposed ten-hour day, but
the employers have been demanding
Proprietors Of the principal hotels
conferred with representatives of the
waters last night, but failed to effect
asettlement
There were a few clashes during the
evening between the police and strikers
who were trying to induce men WORKING
IN embellishments that are still open to
walk out, About forty strikers we're
arrested during the day for obstructine
leased. Ao'''S io
The Association of Women Postal
ana Telegraph Employees has addressed
a q, letter to the government announcing
that it's members will not narticinatss
m y, the general strike on July 81. The
ietter says that strikes, and CONSEQUENT
interruption of activity in public ser
wees, the railroads, telegraphs and
ssephones, are among the principle
living. - ''e cos' Oh
New-York tribune., 1919-07-13
Move Starts in House
For Shipping Inquiry
RESOLUTION Fostered by Repub-
icans to Probe Both Board
and Fleet Corporation

wv .mmAssHa,INGToN, s July 12.-Investiga-
~ ei91 tta Of the operations and expenditures
~snon % Inc chipping Board and the Emer-
hon. H,y rect Corporation by special
resolution introduced today ~ bv Repre. II, q
sssneative ssve Walsh, Republican, of Massa-
iIauase.ts, issa IN agreement with Republican
ne; ne resolution provides for "an in
vsstiigation Of contracts. leases ex.
,penaitures. receipts and any and all
ssuIS:nsectlons of the said United States
car.ox: cCa,ppinx Board, the Emergency Fleet
tj,p'rs,'on tjon. and any other corpora
sn,, svn', hrn's, individuals or agency in
ssy way associated with or controlled
CIRCULATED by the said board or Emer.
sensy Fleet Corporation"
p,,l,nne resolution was referred to the
70 make it special ord order ~ Of % business ioess
it'Ier the prohibition enforcement
...sS.sIation is disposed of.
New-York tribune., 1919-07-13
British Coal Price
Increase May Start
Nationwide Strike
Parliament Debate on Min
ers' Bill Set for Monday;
Smillie, Union Leader,
Calls Move Political Play
NeC York Tribune
Europedn Bureau

NetO York Tribuns
Europedn Bureau
tcopynsht. 1919 New York Tribune Ino)
LONDON, July l2.-Neither Presi-
dent wilson's speech in the Senate nor
The approach Of the R-34 compares in
interest with the governments an
nouncement Of six shilling ($1.44)
rise in the price of coal. Robert
Smille, the labor leader, declares that
the advance "was deliberately made
to influence the e-elections" and to
prejudice the voters against the ma
tionalzation Of the mines.
The coal mines bill will be dis
cussed in Parliament Monday, the
members having an opportunity in tho
meanwhile to examine the government
White Paper justifying the increase.
This challenge to the public, includ-
ing the manufacturer, private con-
sumer, miner and operator, is con-
sdered a wise and courageous move
on the part Of the government by
business men, but every one believes
It will serve to precipitate a political
crisis and possibly a general strike.
In normal times the increase would
be nothing more than a domestic in
cident, devoid of interest to the rest
Of the world. but in these restless
days 1t is likely to have a far reach
ing effect. Industrial and political
crises are so closely interviewer that
any change in one field is bound to af-
feet the other.
Whatever the result Of the coming
debate the country Is certain to con-
tnue excited until after the trade
union congress in September
Perhaps the most powerful labor
leader in all Britain is Smillie. head
of the miners, whose record on the
coal commission won him general re-
spect. He is determined upon ma
tionalization, and the miners are Ger
tain to follow hfs lead.
The miners contend that the dron
in the output Of coal is due to the
unwillingness of the owners to invest
fresh capital because of uncertainty
as to the governments attitude on THAI
question.
They deny the reduction is due to
slowing down on their part. Great
Britain Is trying to recover her export
trade, and is even willing to cut profits
in this field. There is no question
that American competition is feared.
The difficulty of the governments
position is that it appointed the San
key coal commission and is bound to
accept its recommendation.