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East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1919-06-13
ARE YOU HIDING?

How many people do you know
in town. What is your attitude
toward strangers that you pass OF
the street, Have you a desire IT,
De pupuariy acquainted with tie
peopIt-or do you prefer obscur>
ty and the easy indifference of the
populacel Take yourself into ac-
count.
II YOU know many people and
You make your self smile at them
when YOU speak your CHEEKY Good
morning" you baye unconscioush
b come CHEEKY inside as a result Of
lit, Ii Your attitude toward 0
stranger you meet is yisibly friend-
lily, new friend is made-for the
strangers welcome the chance 10
know YOU aud speak to you,
Perhaps you prefer the obscuri.y
we:nentioned, II that is your aim
you shall not fail to achieve it, for
| it is easy to forget The person who
lets himself be forgotten. There
are many good friends that we
miss, and some We have forever lost
from nur thoughts, and we want to
oe remembered like the first ones
always remem bered and desired,
|
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1919-06-13

Ny Ford Car in fine condition,
Used but little III well cared Tor
A, w. GARNER.
Agricultural College, Miss,
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1919-06-13
Notice to Creditors

Letters OF Administration having
Deen granted on the 3Oth day or
May, 1919, by the Chaucery Court
VI Oktlb0eha County, Mlssissippi,
to the unherslRned upon the estate
OF Mrs. EIla4oeib Martin, dsceas-
cd, notice IS hereby given to all
persons having claims against sa,&
estate TO present the same To tb,s
clerk OF 0uld Court for probats
and registration according 10 law
"lthlu one year from this date,
1r they will be forever barred.
This 10Th day Of June, 1918.
j. l.. MARTIN,
Admlnlo,lulOr.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-06-29
New Sweater Styles
For 1.-THE Days of Real Sport"

Won't you call in and
see them? We believe
you'll enjoy giving these
natty garments the "once
over even should you not
care to purchase.
But what young woman
can resist such real Sweat
er Smartness?
Gray Plaid art Silk" Tux
edo Sweaters, with sash, close
fitting back. A very snappy
style. $22.5O.
Black pure Silk" Tuxedo
Sweater with sash; striped pat
tern. $500.
Biege iceland" Wool Sweat
err in Tuxedo with sash. This
is the latest thing In sweaters,
S16.9S.
Shetland Sweaters, In fancy
weave, buttons with hand GRO
Chef buttons; colors, black,
turquoise, camel, geran:um and
purple; made with sash,
S10.0S.
For S12.0S - Small lot Of
all fiber silk Coats, in gray,
rose. Copen, black, with white
collar and cuffs, and full sash.
Second Floor-East.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-06-29
"SternO"
Canned Heat
Always Kcady--FOr Indoor
or Outdoor Use.

Always Kcady--For Indoor
or Outdoor Use.
IT HE use at this time Of
1 Sterno Cooking Devices
and Stcrno Canned Heat
will help meet the summer
needs of everybody - at
home or on vacation.
Sterno Cooking Devices in
conjunction with Canned
Heat fill the needs Of virtu-
ally every kind Of cooking
and hcating-from the pre-
paration Of n square meal
TO warming baby's milk or
heating water for fathers
shave. These handsome.
handy devices arc adapted
for outdoor purposes, as
we'll as indoors.
Sturdily rnadc and ON
bodying advanced features
found In no other cooking
utensils, Stern0 Cooking
Devices are endorsed by
millions of people as the
logical solution for securing
the most satisfactory results
at a time when all the world
is seeking pleasures out-of-
doors. Sterno Canned Heat
is put up i'm sizes to 1T the
different Sterno Cooking
Convcniences. Buy ii by tho
dozen or single can.
Basement-East.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-06-29
Dainty Muslinwear

"a quite essential adj
junct to the vacation
lists wardrobe.
Young women prepar-
ing for vacation days
and the summer season
in general should has
ten here to secure their
supplies of dainty Mus
linwear.
For opportunities to
pick from fine varieties
we're never better, nor
we're there ever so many
chances TO save money.
Recent shipments of SAM
pie garments include dozens
OF fine lacey Gowns and
Ma SOCK Enveiopcs-all
with imported laces and fine
satin ribbons-in two lots,
S2.0S and $3.4S.
Another lot OF those muc
talked about Night Gowns Il
$1.19. The garments ar
white, in both neat or show
styles.
Pink Underwear still lead
Gowns at $3.50. S2.1O an
S2.8S are dainty and NIGEL
trimmed.
Pink Teddies, from $f.2
10 $3.50.
Pink Boomers at zoe, 08t
Si.18.
Pink Ncar-Silk Boomer.
%2.19 and $3.50.
Cotton Crepe Gowns. /
pink, $3.50; also flowere
pink Crepe Gowns, at SI.OS
Orchid Crepe Gowns a
S1.OS.
Crepe Empire Gowns, /
pansy design, S2.DS.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-06-29
Big ur-Day Preparation Event=For the Fourth" ;
The Vacation Preparatory
Sales of 1919

I AUNCHED as an unusual event but few
l. years ago, these sales have grown to the
proportion of an institution at this store.
Men, women, misses, young men, all await
these settings to plan satisfactory vacation.
They know here will be found the correct in
apparel for all sorts of vacations-the neces-
saries i'll luggage for trips of any length of
time or distance.
This Year More People Will vacation"
And These Sales Will Be More Widely Helpful
A brief resume is printed here-as work
ing plan for your preparations. The assort-
ments they represent are absolutely complete.
Quality, of course, have no superiors. Details
printed on these two pages will, we believe,
prove as interesting as they are timely.
MILLER & RHOADS.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-06-29

Cherry design in blue or
white. $3.50.
billie Burkcs" for ladies,
$1.10, S2.1O and $2.5O-of
crepe batiste or null, in pink
or white. Ten styles. All
dainty and becoming.
Drawers and Corset Covers,
in two lots, SOC and roc. Both
lace and embroidery trimmed.
very special.
EXTRA SIZE GARMENTS.
Lot OF Short Skirt samples
IN extra sizes; priced 60c TO
SLID.
Combinations with neat
embroidery trimming; sizes
46, As and so, S1.5O.
Special. attention paid to
extra sizes in gowns, etc.
Second Floor, East.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-06-29
Metal Necklaces

a special purchase Of 100 Fancy
Metal Necklaces offered at $2.9S
and &3.9S each.
Regularly $500 TO $1,000 each.
Main Floor, West.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-06-29
Attractive Offerings
Silk Hosiery

Superior quality Pure Thread,
Full Fashioned Silk Hose. white
and black, $500 a pair.
WOmen'S ClOcked Silk Hose,
full fashioned, i'm black with white
clocks, $500 a pair.
Women's Openwork French
Clicked Silk Hose: also, Hand
Embroidered Silk Hose, in a va
riety Of patterns, 1910 a pair.
Women's Novelty Dropstitched
Silk Hosiery. in black or white,
$500 and $500 a pair.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-06-29
Millinery to,"
Me7~n1aids

Smart and becoming are these
Bathing Caps and Hats. Make
your selection from the twenty
five different styles, which include
the Riviera" and the Jockey"
at soc each.
others Csc to $1.8S each.
Main Floor, West.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-06-29
WOmen's Gloves
The Summer Kinds

Women's Silk Gloves, double
finger-tipped, in black, white and
pongee, Of "Kayser's" and
"Fowne's" make, at Soc to $500 a
pair.
WOmen'S Washable Fabric
Gloves, in white, black, cham
payne, mode and slate, at $l.25 a
pair.
An exceptional value in Wo-
mems Washable Fabric Gloves, in
white, champagne and chamois.
at soc pair.
First Floor West.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-06-29
6t ANOTHER LOT OF
"Closgard." Moth and Dust-Proof
/! Folding Wardrobes
4 Portable Closet

The Closgard Wardrobe can be hung ,p any
where the clothing placed on hangers within AS
in closet. They are shut tightly by unique clos
ing device, can be quickly opened closed to take
out articles needed; the contents is kept in natural
position, clean, free from odors and ready for in
81 nj
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-06-29
Women's Bathing Hose,
$500 a Pair

Full fashioned Silk Hose, in
solid colors Of red, green or pur-
ple-bought especially for bath
ing purposes, and of excellent
quality, $500 a pair.
First Floor, West.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-06-29
Engraving of Quality

Have new monogram die made with the Orienta
lettering. We can give you Arabic Japanese Chinese
also the Spanish and modern Roman, which are I'M
usual and attractive.
One-Letter Dies .......:....,...Si. OO
- rro o,.or ,; n,o
Ihree-teuef Dies ............ $500
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-06-29
Olympic Lawn


A cabinet Of Fine Writ
ing Paper. containing
I'd Sheets
"a Cards
4S Envelopes
Comes in white, pink,
blue, buff or lavender, 60c
a cabinet.
"A splendid paper for
die stamping.
Calling Cards
We will engrave in
script stylc-plate and
fifty cards-for $1.10.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-06-29

In any Of the shaded
styles Of type we will
make plate and print fifty
cards for $2.35.
Pound Papers
Challenge Linen
Y Sheets of Paper for
coo.
Envelopes, 25 to a
package, csc.
The above is a pure
linen finish paper, and
comes in all colors and
white.
Basement, South.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-06-29
Scientifically Tested and Approved

ihtse WafufObeS manufactured from closely
fabric IN solid colors fancy
any surroundings also from called
AWnoi iabric lhis is composed special paper
WIN cioh hninG ccmented together with elastic
PROOF compound; II is mpervous to proof
against aust art smoke Odors light
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-06-29
Dainty Creations in
NeckWear

The Neckwear Department is
showing a most attractive variety
Of dainty Organdy and Net Ruff
fling and Tuckings, in plain and
trimmed with Val laces, in all de-
Sirable widths and styles.
New and novel designs in Or
CANDY and Net Collars, and Collar
and Cuff Sets, plain and lace
trimmed, moderately priced.
First Floor, Central.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-16
MEXICO STILL COURTEOUS
To AME[|CA' DEMANDS
Carranza Says Reply to Secretary
Lansing's Note viii be Dip
iomaticaily Polite.
By Associated rross % Every Evening

Mexlco City. Monday, Dec. i5.-A
statement WAS gwen out by the foreign
office tonight to the effect that, contrary
TO intImatOns Of some newspapers in the
United States, tne second note Of the
American government with regard tn the
case of William O. Jenkins, American
consular agent at Puebla, would be
answered with the courtesy which always
has characterized Mexican diplomatic
communications
LOUIS Cabrera. secretary of the treasury
and government spokesman, emphatical-
~ denies charges, contained IN newspaper
dispatches received in Mexico City, that he
is favoring the British st the expense Of
American interests. Branding charges of
anti-Americanism made by the inter
yentonlst press Is part Of an lnterna-
tionM political scheme, he declares them
utterly false
The statement makes specific mention
Of charges Of favoritisn to the British
with regard to the return Of the raliways
10 their owners. oil concessions and cotton
shipments: the proposed visit Of Rafael
Nicto, sub-secreta-y TO the minister OF
finance, - London: the visit TO Mexico Of
Maj Howard and Brig Gen Alfred G.
Critchley Of the Canadian air forces and
r.
British consul general al Neuco City.
together with an intlmatlon. which Ca
orera declares to be false, that an at
tempt Is being made TO secure British sup
port In the controversy with the United
States over the killing and kidnapping OF
Amencan citizens.
The nteryennouist press, according TO
Cabrera, mIsinterprets MeNjcos reouInF-
tion relations with the European nations.
lie declares that during the war Mexico
international relations OF necessity. were
concerned mainly with the United States,
but that after the conclusion Of peace a
resumption Of relations with other powers
was d natural procedure, which should he
regarded Is an inspiration for confidence
III the United States instead of q subject
for unfounded conlecturts that IN 2Htl-
American motive inspires the move.
Senior Cabrera likewise mentions the
Monroe doctrine relative IL "nterren-
tionist press charges IN connection with
MeXicos European relations, asserting
that the nteryentionlsts tacitly assume
Latln-American south of Mexico as y
United States sphere of expansion.
General Critchley stated TO the cor
respondent upon his arrival in Mexico
City week ago that he expected 10 stay
about ten days in the capital, later leaving
Tor "A trip 10 chihuahua Mai Howard IS y
former resident of Mexico, having resided
here about five years prior 70 the world
war
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-16
LAST DAY RUSH To
PAY INCOME TAXES
Great Mass of Letters With Checks
and Collector Graham's Force
Working Overtime.

Hundreds Of checks and moucy-orders
were received ut the Internal Revenue
Collectors office this morning from tho
persons making final instllmcnts of the
income tax for 1918
Owing to the fact that the office force
worked last Sunday III revising lists and
getting records up 10 date, the final dc
tails worked smoothly. and it Is felt that
there viii be very few dclli.qucnts IN TINS
district
several hundred persons applied yes
tcrIav in person to pay thor taxes, but
the great bulk az checks and money
orders came in BY mail and the entire
staff 81 clerks were busy until nearly mid
night opening letters and receiving pay
iucuts from individuals, who took ad
vantage of the offices being open last
evening
1t is estimated that taxes to the amount
~ several million dollars were received on
the last day rush Collector Graham this
morning EXPRESSED the belcfin surveying
the huge pile Of mail received that less
fh1n one pr cent 81 those subject 70 the
tax will bC delinquent, due 10 the timely
warming given by local papers and the
advantage taken ~ the Individual tax
paycr of the Offices being open on Satur-
tlI% 1ItS'IDtb5u anu ANlbltlAf tNtb4AiE AbI
their accommodation Mr. Graham add
ia that he expects the new income tax
forms before the first 81 the new wear, and
with the forms available early he looks
for 4 large batch Of returns right after the
new wear, which as he pointed out would
make for n wider dist rlbution uf the time
ii payments and case down the rush of
March Il. tho last dav q fling
Business houses and large financial
institutions generally. he said. have
been figuring their taxes al year ana have
their figures carefully prepared for the
closing Of the year. Invariably the small
TAXPAYER docs not give his a thought until
jIst few DAYS before March IS; then nc
finds it hard 70 figure out his just tax
The small taxpayers should get busy now
Ut the close 81 the year, when their income
for the year Is fresh N thor minds. 1t
does not take long to find I'll the sources
of income Tor the year Then. with q
form in front OF them, they can do the
job right away
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-16
NEGRESSES IN TROUBLE.
Accused Of Stealing Wearing Apparel
Prom Market Street Store.

Helen Carpenter and Lille Bass,
Negresses. wcrc IN Cly Court today
charged with he larceny pf two silk
dresses. d klmona ana purse from the
Crosby d Hill - s'ore Employees
identified the silks
Patrolman Rodorllse- rrested the
women and found ~, q : in Helen
Carpenters houst Lat4r Directive scr
rcs.nt Green and Tho geI e,u.aa went to
l.llllc Bass hJmc. ~ II, rytr - 9-p4 VII
sou street and fouuG - ..unra there
they testified Dctcr'iy' ~.rs0~lnt Green
SAID the Bass woman 1od tD 10 tho
presence Of others TIA i.llraau porter
srut her the klmoua from Javcr Col,
last Christmas She coglc r9lac.ount for
ihe Crosby d Hill mars .r II, garment.
- the Officer SAID d, ar. + sand
Helen Carpcnter told .m n3.gtlt one
the dresses m CanQ"r ~ lie
pther from i woman - t III
~ta.s failed 70 prove sai -ia rt thsl
th, dresses had been stolen charg.
was dlsrni issed.
Helen Carpenter was hela 'Aa-gn p
so. haIl on one charge a -'o4i.ng
fsOcLetbook from the Crosby 4i stOrr.
i1llle BASE was held IN q hk SIR. ya the
Charg. u stealing The kimona
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-16
HARBOR EXPERTS TO
VISIT WILMINGTON
AND INSPECT PORT
Will Come Here Thursday Upon
Invitation of the Harbor
Commission.
EXAMINE RIVER FRONT

The Board of Harbor Commissioners
win have rs their guests on Thursday,
members of the Technical Advisory Com
mittee composed of experts whom they
have been fortunate in obtaining to con-
suit with them on the local port pro ect.
THIS commit ce will come To Wilmington
for trip of inspection and conferences
with the harbor officials on thursday,
and as some of the officials have VISITED
this city before and have gone over the
port plans, it is likely that this trip and
conference will result in some cry mn
port5nt phases Of the port development
plans being decided upon.
The committee il composed OF Calvin
T0mkins. former director of docks of
New York City. the man who organized
the Port Authorities OF America and the
honorary head Of the Material Handlers
and Machinery Association Of America,
an organization formed during the war
and which did more to expedite the hand
ling Of freight during the conflict than
anything else.
A second member is b. + CrossoD. Mr..
CroSson is An engineer who has charge Of
the engineering problems that anse IN
connection with New J ork harbor and his
experience is invaluable on port engineer
ing s0DicctS
The third member Of the Advisory
Committee Is 4. II. Hcrsey formerly
traffic expert with the Cunard Inc and
who is the last word when it comes to eX-
pcditing freight.
According to plans made today at
meeting Of the Harbor Commission, the
commissioners, with the advisory com
mittcc. viii spend Thursday morning in
spccting the city and port possibilities.
Colonel Jcrvcry. the United States on
gineer. viii accompany the party and also
John Mcigs, the engineer who drew the
port plans. the party inspecting the pro-
posed harbor site on board one OF the
government vessels.
In making the plans. the commission
ers are taking INTO consideration progress
and development that may follow IN the
next 80 wears and for that reason need all
the expert advice that can he gwen them.
The progress on the port development
is proceeding as successfully as can be
expected What it is hoped Will be final
arrangements for the taking over OF the
Iobdell tract are in course Of transfer now,
City Solicitor Huxley being IN New York
City at present, looking after the neces-
sary legal steps for the taking over Of the
bonds Of the city.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-16
DEMOCRATS PLAN
DORM|TORY HOTEL
FOR WILMINGTON
League Considers Project to En-
large and So Convert Its
Building.
WILL COST ABOUT Sl50,000

A dormitorv hotel and clubhouse
With 200 sleeping rooms anu an m"ueIh
conveniences, Is contemplated IN pro
,ect tentatively agreed upon at meeting
If the Democratic League OF delaware
last night The thought Is To remodel and
enlarge the present clubhouse, at oIU
French street, and extend that building
over the site of the adjoining property,
No. 6l2, which also Is owned ny the league;
The aggregate cost, 1t Is estlInalcdi "ouid
be about sl50,W0
The idea Is TO provide 700 dornhtorleS
for the accommodation uf any Dem
ocrats from any part ot the state, or
from any other State for that matter.
who might 50 dcs,re. with sleeping and
other hotel facilities The project would
embrace restaurant dinIngroom,
lounge, &c II Is also proposed to TT up n
modern clubhou9 t., with swimming pool,
baths, athletic and amusement equip
ment. and, IN IA e.. anything that might
hc expected IN a hrst-claSs hotel
II : expected that siN-story building
would be the resi- III The building No. 6l0
Il occupied by [ hc league Tor its present
needs. while the ono adjoining has been
converted INTO 4 jpartmcnts ON the upper
floors and the ground floor is being re-
modelled for ! M Getting room to be rented
10 tenants
The lea guc ow hs both lots through from
French street tolW@lnu,, with frontage
of about is fcct or each street
Ihc matter. vh.ch has hccn Undcr cnn-
,idcratIon for several weeks was brought
70 8 head last night whom tho member,
shout 80 beng IN attendance had 4
conference with Mathew I-aIly who has
managed several local campaigns sue
cesSflllly, and ms assistant, Ernest =.
often. who has assisted IN these cam
paign>, also, ana Il w. finally dcrlded n
accept th,tr terms. tn details 70 10 work
"a out It's expected that the subject VIII
he further considered. - 70 the concrete
hape oi the matter. at meeting next
Monday night
The thought now : e foTm q stock
,on.panv, capt. ali1ed ~ SI50n00, raising
he amount necessary through tic sale ii
stock
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-16
MUTE SON A BARRIER.
Mrs. Blake Thought Dumb"
Bows Death Would Reunite
Her With Husband.

Atlantic City. \. J. Dec. 16-Mrs.
Esther Miller Blake repudiated her state
ment that two Negroes overpowered her
last Friday night on the Ventnor board
walk and kidnapped her 5-year-old son
I II might have been delusion. she told
Dr. LOUIS K Souder, coroner | am
eubjecs to deiusions and l might bc mis-
taken about the Negroes
Mrs Blake Is under arrest charged with
the murder Of her boy She has been
sufferer from nervous exhaustion for
several years
The mother also admitted that the boy
ran out on the Nentnor pier, from which
the authorities believe she in fit Of in
sanity threw him into the ocean.
The motive for the CRIME. according to
the police was that Mrs Blake harbored
the delusion that the death # the boy, q
mute, who she thought was barrier be-
tween her and her husband. might result
iD q reconciliation
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-16
u. S. COURT REVERSES ROOT
N. Y. Attorneys Argument for
Wets Was Unanimously Turned
Down by justices
~ Associated rrzs . Every Evrnins

Nv Associated Press r. Every EvpninS
Nrv York. Dec Is In arguing the
wartime prohibition cases before the Su-
creme Court on November 20 and y.
1919. Il Is recalled that Eiihu Root and
Others appearing Ia opposition 70 the
urohlhltlon acte. contcnded that wartime
orohibtlon Vas unconstitutional because
Congress tad no power T. prohIbi. inc
safe 81 lntoXlcanis within state except
under It's war power. vhlch had ceased;
that tbs act confiIcted with the fifth con-
sti:utional amendment prohibiting the
taking Of private propeTfv without Just
compensation, and that tic var had ter
minated, making the act obsolete and
Invalid
Il was also contended thar the Vol
stead law the prohibition enforcement
&C. bv fixing oue-half IF ! per cent as
III, MAXIMUM amount of alcohol n bever-
AZ, established . new standard Tor IN
toxc2n;s
As recently as Wednesday last, De
cember 10. additional appeals from de
cisIors affecting 80 becr were heard
hy the Suu-tmc Court These resulted
from dismissal 81 federal indictments
tgalnst thc American Brewing Go N
Nev Orleans and the STANDARD Brewing
CO. 10 Baltimore. which mad manufactured
beer of the alcoholic quantity forbidden
- the Nolstcad acf
Ihhu Root and William ] Marbur,
appearing Tor the brewer agreed thar
'Rar beer was not Intoxicating and
therefore did not come under -. iula-
bit4ou q the law