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The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-06-20
HOPE TO SAVE THE LEVER ACT

New York, June 19.-Hon. Arnim
Riley, special assistant to the attorney
general of the United States, will
leave today for Canton, Ohio, prepar-
ed to offer vigorous resistance to an
effort which will be made by Judge
Charles Evans Hughes to obtain a
court order hating all prosecutions
under the Lever act. II Judge Hughes
wins, the Lever act will not be enfor-
cable until passed upon by the U. 5
Supreme Court.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-06-20
ALBANIAN PASSES

DIR. J. 7. Dunn, of Sulligent, Ala.
has successfully passed the Mississip
pi State Dental examination in Jack
son and has been admitted to prac'
tice in this state.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-06-20

Mrs. Hall, of Albany, Ga, who has
been the guest of Miss Sue May Lin
coin for the past week, accompanied
By Miss Lincoln is now visiting rela-
tives in Carrollton, Ala.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-06-20

Mr.. w. A. Dealle, manager of the
Cumberland Phone Company, of Mer-
idian, spent Wednesday in the city
enjoying the Dokey ceremonial.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-06-20

Mrs. John P. Mayo spent the past
week in the city the. guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. 7. j. Locke, having been called
to Columbus by the death Of her
brother, Mr.. C. H. Ayres, whose sad
demise occurred last Sunday morn
ing. The relationship between Mr..
Ayr.s and his sister was a very ten
der and beautiful one and his death
is great sorrow to Mrs. Mayo whose
large circle Of friends in this COM
munity. her old home, most cordially
sympathize with her.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-06-20

The Board Of Control by its action
on the protest filed by the High
Schoolers gives notice that it will deal
with all problems and questions COM
ing before it promptly and firmly and
for the best interests of the league.
They denied the protest on the
grounds that the authority of the
umpire is final; that mistakes by UNI
pires are inevitable and can't be avoid
ed even by the best Of them; and
that as long as an umpire acts fair
ly and is earnest and conscientious
in his duty the board will uphold
him in his decision. That's the way
the Board met the situation, and it
is wise decision and win forestall
similar complaints in the future.
Moral: When an umpire gets to the
the point where he doesn't make mis-
takes, the angels will come down and
sign him up with the celestial choir
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-06-20
Retailers.

Summary Earned runs, Chero
Colas 2, Retailers 0; two base hits,
Wells, Staggers, and Oscar Burris;
first on balls off Burris 2, Lindamood
3; struck out by Burris 6, Lindamood
o. left on bases Chero, Colas 5, Re-
tailers 8; wild pitches, Lindamood;
passed balls, Dotherow /; first base
on errors, Chero Colas 5, Retailers s.;
hit by pitcher, Turner and w. Burris.
Umpires, Drake and McRee.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-06-20

Mr.. Frank Belts, who is now living
in Crowley, La. is spending few
days in the city with home folks.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-06-20

Mrs. Otto Maer returned to her
home in Wichita Falls, Tex, after a
brief visit with Mr.. and Mrs. P. W.
Maer. Mrs. Maer is an attractive So
cial favorite in this her old home, and
her visits are occasions of much
pleasure to her many friends here.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-06-20

Colonel and Mrs. Ephriam Peyton
have returned to Jackson, after a brief
visit with Miss Mary Lou Peyton.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-06-20
: KNOW YOUR OWN CITY. =
+ DO YOU KNOW THAT? =
! BY v. b. lines. I
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Cities are where men build them.
Saturday July 3, is the longest day
of the year.
What has become of Tombigbee's
Hardy No. 1?
Columbians have pretty good idea
of concrete problems.
X X
Columbus is going to extend the
corporate limits to the country.
More than } thousand people wit
ness the City League games.
The only Dokey temple in Missis-
sippi is located in Columbus.
Today's Dispatch is in two sections,
IL pages. Get both of them.
X X
The Columbus territory needs a
Neighbors more than anything else.
Today is the 172nd day Of the year.
The sun rises at 4:39 and sets at
7:25.
Street dances are big steps towards
community betterment and community
welfare.
Columbus has two summer play
grounds for recreation for the citys
children.
After all it isn't the speeding that
causes the automobile accidents, it is
stopping too suddenly.
X X
A Columbian, Hon. John Frierson,
is a now member Of the State Dem
ocratic Executive committee.
X X
A community betterment campaign
will be launched in Columbus and
Lowndes county pretty soon.
X X
Columbus population is lO,501, in
crease 1913 or 1853 per cent. 1900
population CASA; 1910, 1888; 1920,
10,50l.
Just for a change we would like to
see a movie fillum in which the villain
kicks the lining out of the pop-eyed
hero.
WE WARN YOU AGAIN-There is
something worth while in The Dis
patch advertisements. Don't miss one
of them.
X X
Yesterday we met a man kicking
about everything in general. A lit
tie later we heard another boosting
and trying honestly to improve con
ditions. We submit the question,
which is the better citizen?
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-06-20

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The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-06-20

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The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-06-20

Miss Elinor Clarke, Of Memphis, is
the attractive guest of Miss Fannie
Harrison at her home on Main street.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-06-20

Miss Lucy Trehoe, of New Jersey,
is the attractive guest of Miss Grace
Lawrence.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-06-20

Yesterday we met a man kicking
about everything in general. A lit
tie later we heard another boosting
and trying honestly to improve con
ditions. We submit the question,
which is the better citizen?
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-01-07
LURE TO THE ADVENTUROUS
Through All the Ages Man Has Dared
Every Danger In the Search for
Beautiful Things.

Now. a thing of beauty that is rare
and dimcult to obtain seems ever to
have exercised an irresistible lure to
adventurous man. To possess 1t he
will suffer the hardships Of the high
est mountain climb. or risk the a.
most certain dangers Of disease In
tropic zones. He will dare death At
the hands Of savage enemies and pur-
sue his quest far into the regions Of
unknown wilds.
Into the depths u shark infested
seas he dives with the hope Of sscur-
ing lustrous pearl. Then to the top
most Alpine peak he climbs for a rare
specimen Of the sdelwsiss. A glitter
Ing Jewel In IN idols head may tempt
him to invade the sacred precincts Of
an Indian temple, or a beautiful dow
er lure him far into the primeval for
ests Of Brazil. Colombia or Peru.
To this spirit the civilized world
owes not only its greatest geographic
discoveries and important additions
to scientific knowledge, but to it il
also due the discovery of many Of
natures choicest things of beauty,
things whose practical value may be
but slight. but whose appeal is to the
artistic and esthetic unconstitutional
Geographic Society Bulletin.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-01-07
ARE
COUNTING PEOPLE
ARMY OF $1,000 PERSONS EXPECT
TO COMPLETE FOURTEENTH
CENSUS IN TWO WEEKS.
Census includes the Collection Of Data
on Farms, Forests and Oil Pro-
duction, In Addition to Enumcr.
alton Of Persons.

WashingtOn.-Friday morning. Jan
uary 2, an army of $1,000 enumerators
began to count the men, women and
children of the United States and to
collect certain information about the
resources of the country.
The taking of the fourteenth census
is expected to require about two weeks
but figures showing the total popula-
ton probably will not be available
until the end of April.
Workers sally forth with an espec-
tally prepared portfolio and COM
mission signed by Sam l.. Rogers, chief
of the bureau. The count is expected
to show a population of from 1O7 ,O0O,-
600 to 112,OOO,OOO, as compared with
93,OOO,OOO in 1910. The estimated pop
ulatiOn on July 1, 1919, was 1O6S71 ,2S4.
Cards will be collected by 372 sup
ervisors and forwarded to headquar-
tiers here, where 1000 tabulating clerks
will work. Totals for each of the
items on the cards will be computed
by specially designed machines. Of
ficials expect to be able to make
preliminary estimate of the popula-
ton of the larger cities in March, but
returns for the country districts will
not be completed until later.
The census includes the collection
Of data on farms, forests and oil pro-
ductiOn, in addition to the enumera-
ton of persons. The fourteenth de-
cennial census is the first to be taken
during the winter months. While Sc
we're weather may be a handicap in
some sections, the change is made in
order that the enumeration might be
completed before the election primar-
les of the summer. For the first time
women have been employed as super
visors. Maximum pay allotted by law
Is cents person, with higher rate
for farm hands. Congress apprOpri-
ated $22,OOO,OUO for the work.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-01-07
PROVED CURVATURE or EARTH
Scientist Settled Disputed Question,
But Loser Proved Himself to Be
"Poor Sport"

II will scarcely be believed that the
question of the shape Of the earth
could ever have disturbed the peace
full atmosphere of the law courts. Yet
In 1879 the question. indirectly, indeed
did come before three learned Judges,
and the case excited deal of inter-
est and amazement. The circumstances
were as follows:
The plaintiff, one Hampden, enter.
tanned the opinion that the world was
not round and issued an advertise
ment in paper challenging philoso-
piers, divines and scientific professors
to prove contrary from Scripture, rea-
son or fact. He deposited $500 in 4
bank. to be forfeited to anyone who
could prove to the satisfaction of any
Intelligent referee that there was such
thing as convex railway. canal or
lake.
The challenge was taken up by no
less person than the late Prof. Alfred
Russell Wallace. who proved to tho
satisfaction Of the referee the curva-
ture to and fro Of the Berford level
canal between Whitney bridge and
Welsh's dam (six miles) to the extent
OF five feet, more or less. and the ~
900 was paid over to him.
But he did not keep 1t. The plain,
tiff apparently began 20 see that he
was making a fool Of himself. and
brought an action and recovered back
his deposit on the ground that the
whole affair was a wager, and there
fore illegal.-Springfield Republican.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-01-07
TREATY WILL Be IN
FORCE JANUARY s
PROTOCOL TO BE SIGNED BY
GERMANS ON THAT DATE,
1T Is ANNOUNCED.
France and England to Resume Dip.
lomatic Relations With Former
Foes the Following Day, Whel.
Consuls Resume Posts.

Paris.-Exchange of notifications OF
the treaty of Versailles will take place
January 6 at the Quai d'Orsay. Baron
Won Lersner, head of the German del
egatiOn and Paul Dutasta, secretary
of the peace conference, has settled all
points in connection with the sigma
ture except that relating to naval ma.
terial. which it is expected will be
solved shortly.
The Germans will sign the protocol
and at the same time the allies will
hand letter to them agreeing to re-
duce their demands to 100000 tons if
the total available tonnage has been
overestimated, or Germany is gravely
menaced economically. In any case,
after the signature, the allies will get
242,OOO tons Of material, and the bal
ance based on the report of experts
who are now checking up at Danzig,
Hamburg and Bremen.
Premier Lloyd George will be pres
ent at the ceremony, which will be
carried out without any display. Dip
lOmatic relations with Germany will
be resumed the following day, when
the French charge d'affaires will go
to Berlin and French cOnsuls will re-
sumo their posts.
Allied troops will proceed, on JAN
uary IL, to the territories which must
be evacuated by the Germans or
where plebiscites are to be held. 1t is
estimated that 100 trains will be
needed for this purpose.
Ellis LOring Dresel, an American
member of the peace conference as
expert on German affairs, it is under
stood, will go to Berlin as soon as rati-
fications are exchanged. He will be
by staff. This is pre-
sumed here to be Il temporary expedi-
ent until diplomatic relations with the
United States are resumed. He was
appointed acting commissioner and
charge d'affaires in October.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-01-07
Japanese Masks Of Shame.

One Of the most unusual features q
q Japanese court to q stranger is the
fact that each prisoner has his head
covered by a wicker mask, more like
an inverted waste-basket than any
thing else, the object of which il to
prevent recognition Of the prisoner, to
permit him to hide his shame under
the disguise and, very possibly. to pre-
vent him from making a bolt for lib
erty.
The sight Of prisoner SO arrayed ID
CHASTITY, the mask bringing up the sug-
gestion Of the hangman's cap.
Once In the prisoners box, how
ever. the masks are removed, while
the prisoners sit with deeply bowed
heads in an attitude Of the utmost hu-
mility.-Boston Post.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-01-07
Novel Stunt In ADVERTISING

They are not 30 slow in Russia a.
many Of US imagine. An American ~
'ates that while In Moscow before the
war he one day saw q crowd gathered
around a little fellow who was bawl-
ing at the top Of his lungs. Many
asked him what the trouble was, but
he kept on crying, and the crowd in.
creased; then all Of sudden he stop
PEG and said In clear. loud voice: II
am lost. Will somebody please take
me home to Ivan Toblnsky, the cham.
pion clothier Of Moscow, who has Q
full supply Of autumn overcoats, suita
neckties, shirt1. hats and umbrellas,
which he will sell chesper than scyone
else In the city.>-Boston Transcript
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-01-07
NOTED PHYSICIAN DEAD.
Dr.. osler Dies After Several Weeks
ilInesss in England.

Dr.. osler Dies After Several Weeks
illness In England.
Oxford, England.-Sir William Os-
Ter, noted physician, who had been
i'll for several weeks, died here De-
cember %.
DR.. Osler was professor of medicine
at Johns Hopkins university from 1880
to 1904. He was born in Canada in
1S49.
In 1908, at the Concentration day
excuses of Johns Hopkins university
of Baltimore, in which he served as
professor Of medicine, DR.. Osler deliv-
cred the address in which he spoke of
"the comparative uselessness of men
above 40 years Of age" His words,
then spoken without thought of how
far-reaching they would be, passed
round the world in garbled form of
every variety. He was quoted as hav-
Ing said, In effect, that men past that
age were of no value in the progress
of humanity and that men who had
reached the age Of 60 should be chlOrO-
formed. DR.. Osler remained silent for
long time before issuing denial
that he had made such statement.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-01-07
WILL LAUNCH COURT OF WORLD
Elihu Root to Assist in Inauguration
Of Supreme Tribunal.

Of Supreme Tribunal.
WashingtOn.-Elihu Root, former
secretary of state, will be called upon
to assist in launching the great inter-
national supreme court provided under
the league of nations.
OF the instrumentalities which are
to be set in motion almost immediate
ly upon the proclamation of peace, a
permanent international court of JUS
tice is regarded by the supreme coun-
ell as of ranking importance. Conse-
quently, that body, through its secre-
tariat in London, already has gone as
far as possible toward creation of the
court.
Information has come that the plans
have been so far perfected as to per-
national jurists of invitations to form
a managerial committee to plan de-
tails of the court and define its scope
AS beginning, only men of wide
reputation from a few of the entente
nations and the United States have
been selected, but it is probable that
additions will be made, perhaps even
great jurists from late enemy states.
provided their governments adhere to
the league. The purpose is to name
such members of the committee sole
ly upon the basis Of reputation as in
ternational lawyers and judges, which
would make it possible to include some
Latin-American names, regardless of
the political Importance of their
nations.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-01-07
ONE RAILWAY LINE
ACROSS NATION
ROCKEFELLER PLANS LINKING
TOGETHER EXISTING ROUTES
INTO ONE LINE.
Unless New Railroad Law Renders
Such Combination impossible, Album
dant Capital Will be Placed
Behind Single Trunk Line.

Washington.-WOrd has reached
Washington that If the Esch- Cummns
railroad bill does not stand in the way,
John d. Rockefeller and affiliated cap
italists will soon launch plan for
linking together existing railroads into
single transcontinental system to eX-
tend from both New York and Balti-
more to San Francisco by way of
Ogden, Utah.
The plan in contemplation is similar
to scheme once proposed but never
consummated by Il. II. Hartman. In
brief, 1t Is proposed to link into one
transcOntinental system Il portion of
the Pennsylvania lines and the New
York Central with Rock Island, Union
Pacific and Central Pacific in such a
way as to connect New York and Bal
timOre with Pittsburg, Cleveland, Chi
cagO, Omaha, Ogden and San Fran
cisco.
Rockefeller interests, after survey
Ing the situation, are reported to have
concluded that upon the return of the
railroads to their owners March l
many of the trunk line roads will find
themselves hard pressed financially.
BY throwing an abundance of capital
back of single trunk line system
across the entire continent the Rookie
Teller interests feel that adequate and
reliable transportation from coast to
coast can be maintained over that one
system, regardless Of what happens to
weaker and competing roads. -,
Rockefeller is reported to have gone
far enough with negotiations to be as
sured of adequate backing for his en-
terprise, and, unless the new railroad
law renders such combination of
railroads impossible, this consolida-
ton would be permissible under the
terms of the Panama canal act, which
specifically permits the combinations
Of lines which are extensions of each
other and which are not in cOmpeti-
ton.
A single transcOntinental system
such as Rockefeller contemplates
would be tapped at various points by
roads traversing the intermountain
states, 1t is understood. There Is now
under consideration no proposal to
have more than the one outlet on the
Pacific coast.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-01-07
General Young Laid at Rest.

Salt Lake City.-Ten thousand cit
liens of Utah assembled at the Tab
ernacle Wednesday afternoon to pay
a last tribute to the memory of Brig.
Gen. Richard W: Young, Utah's
scholar, jurist, churchman, educator
and "sOldier-citizen." Following the
services ut the Tabernacle. at which
leading citizens paid tribute to Cen
eral Young, the body was laid to rest
in City cemetery.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-01-07
FIFTY DEAD FROM
POISONED BOOZE
BooTLEGGERs CAUSE DEATH
WHEN THEY SELL LIQUOR
MADE WITH WOOD ALCOHOL,
Holiday Celebration Results in Death
to Scores Who Had Purchased
Poisoned Liquor From Men
Now Charged With Murder.

ChicOpee, Mass.-FOur men were ar.
rested Sunday on federal warrants,
two charging violation Of the war
time prohibition act and two illegal
transportation Of liquor from state
to state. The arrests resulted from an
investigation into the deaths of more
than fifty persons in the Connecticut
valley since Christmas from drinking
wood alcohol contained in a mixture
sold as whisky.
Five more deaths had resulted Sun
day from alcoholic poisoning, three in
Holyoke and two in Chicopee, bringing
the total for the Connecticut valley,
not including Hartford, to fifty-three,
divided as follows:
Chicopee, 81, including two women
Holyoke, nine; Springfield, four, in
Guiding one woman; Greenfield, one
and ThOmpsOnville, Conn.,, two.
Those under arrest on the federal
warrants are John Nasaizewski of
Chicopee, and Harry Shapiro of
Springfield, truck drivers, who are
charged with bringing the liquor into
the valley; Adam Ostrowski and John
w. Starzky, both of Holyoke, charged
with violation of the wartime prohibi-
tiOn act.
Marshal Alfred Caron of the Chicopee
police, left for New Haven, Conn.,,
with warrants charging murder
against four men who have been ar
rested there. The warrants were sworn
out, the police say, on information
given by William Baker of Chicopee.
who is held on manslaughter charge,
and Shapiro.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-01-07
.O|STURBERS TO Be
SHOWN NO QUARTER.
GOVERNMENT TO MEET WITH
WARFARE ANY ATTEMPT TO
UNDERMINE. AUTHORITY.
Attorney General Announces Steps
to Trace Motives Of MaIcontents
Have Been Taken and Bolshevisn
: Will be Stamped Out.

WahsingtOn.-Any movements, how
ever cloaked or dissimbled, designed
to undermine the government will be
met with 'unflinching. persistent, ny
gressive warfare" Attorney General
Palmer announced on Wednesday in
stating the policy of the department
of justice for the forthcoming year.
He added that no quarter would be
shown BOlshevism or others of the ilk,
nails, mistaken idealists, social bigots
and unfortunates suffering from va
riOus forms Of hyperesthesia."
Mr. Palmer disclosed that the gov.
eminent has been tracing motives,
methods and mannerisms of the ele-
ment which has been charged with IS
per cent of the unrest in this country.
Representatives Of the department of
justice working with secret agents of
the allied powers have gone into the
Russian BOlshevist territories to OBJ
tain definite information of the plans
Of those responsible for Introducing
to the world the dictatorship of the
prOletariat.
I'VE have found" Mr.. Palmer said,
|, that the red movement does not
mean an attitude Of protest against
alleged defects in our present politi-
al and economic organizations Of So
.tety. 1t does not represent the radi-
llism Of progress.
flt represents a specific doctrine,
fimely, the Introduction Of dictator
hip by force and violence. 1t is not
movement Of liberty-loving persons,
fut distinctly criminal and dishOn-
Est scheme.
Lenine himself, 1t is proved. made
the statement that among every hun
ulred BOlshevlsm there Is one real
Bolshevist, thirty-nine criminals and
sixty fools and, in Russia's expert
ment we find the dictorship Of the
prOletariat after two years of waste
ful consumption of accumulated stocks
still are promising the peasants peace,
bread and land. The dictatorship Of
Ne prOletariat has degenerated into
military dictatorship Of subsidized
I'd corrupt portion Of the proletar.
H."
Acquaintance with the doctrine of
fhe reds" Mr.. Palmer said, was the
most fOrcible method Of ending their
activities In this country. He urged
te American people. In the interests
law and order, peace and happi-
Aess and the maintenance Of national
solidarity, to study the full meaning
pf the red idea and to counterfeit 1t
through the teaching of Americanism
IN the press, the church, the school
and labor organizations"
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-01-07
Coal HEARING. Omen Soon.

Observation-Disclosures relating to
wages and prices in the btuminous
coal industry will be started January
II in Washington by the commission
of three, representative of the miners,
operators and public, appointed by
President Wilson under the recent coal
strike settlement.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-01-07
Caffeine From Holly pi.,.

one OF the many species of Ameri.
can holly. the ono known scientieca,lv
% "llex vomitoria." has been found nv
chemists to contain large amounts Of
the drug caffeine, one to one and a half
per cent being available from the dried
aeaves.-POpular Mechanics Mausy,n.