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The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-11-14
VIEWS AND INTERVIEWS

firmly believe that one things that could happen to Column
bus commercial would be make the Tombgbee river navg
said Thomas Locke "Ths old subject and problem which
have worked long time but dead issue vital to Columbus.
There traffic down the
and merchants and shippers would their shipments
oa and the Warrior would add to the prestige and chance of future
development of the Tombgee from Columbus Demopo
navigation ard the freight would
than thing that has been done here in the years"
"The party ded Congressman venab to
The editor Of The Dispatch Te explanation the Republican landslide
psychological The sick and tired
reconstruction that had follow its wake they opposed
the existing order and everything and everybody connected with it The
will regain its lost ground We Congress eight
with Republican majority Of leo and
had been cut down. No, the party is not dead
Day and at night was the largest
have this city," of Cook people
here from all of the adjoining West Point Carroon Aes
BrOcksv Shuquaa sakve Aberdeen Caledonia
the crowd at 5000 and think this estimate
many big parades this country in the North and
East but nowhere have
Armce Day parade said Congressman
would have been credit to large city in this This
visit to Columbus and extremely delighted your
your most hospabe and cordial people,
Il newspaper years and years Mississippi
and have heard lots Of Columbus and must that profoundly
impressed with A. for years correspond
en Of the Commercial Appeal Jackson publicity
Miss and NJ College you have real little city here and have
found everything beyond my most sanguine expectations"
"Amiste OCCASION big job handled in big
way said Mr. Albert Loeb 81" made proud
proud to know that citizen of such npng city with
enterprsing and public spirited people,"
Mr Venabe speech the remarkable Illuminating
enaon of the League of Nations heard
Kaufman He brilliant biggest men,
Columbus indeed fortunate securing him for the Amsice Day
celebration"
ION behalf of the American Legion cordially
who contributed to the the Armsce
said Capt Tom Evans Of the Tombigbe was
splendid success due to the fine spirit every
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-11-14
IF COLUMBUS Is TO GROW.

night travelling who represents Columbus whole
this territory sat editorial desk and told us
things Columbus and this cty relationship with this territory
The travelling in the territory gets the view point of
the other fellow ! worth considering and dgesting
interesting significant than anything else he said
was that people of this territory for radius of so miles want
Coumbu they want this city to be their trading point
Therefore natural trading territory of fftymie
radius and potentially
undeveoped territory Columbus has neglected all
years remarkably large amount of the business of the
territory this city spite of seeming indifference and
lack of enterprise
When the wholesalers of Columbus went out into the territory
years the business they ofd at by the big
Meridian Memphis They told they didn't have
a chance
they made the chance and Columbus ships groceries
everything the wholesale line to point in the
Columbus territory 1t trade by logged persist
ence, and enterprise. They went after it.
city go after this trade just the individual firms
after and the possibilities of development unlimited
Today Sunday morning. November in the of Lord
population.
The possibilities for city of this size right here in
md Some development and growth going naturally
all that but the larger expansion will only the
result Of "gong after it,"
We are organized splendid civic organization. Let's
get hold these problems and work them for Greater
Columbus. They only be solved by honest effort
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-11-14
TO THE VOTERS
OF DISTRICT 2

wont be able to "shake hands
with all the voters in this district, in
so short a time before the election,
November 30th, for supervisor. There
are about So miles of Public Roads in
this district that I am giving a deal
Of my personal attention to, that
think more important, and will be
satisfied to leave to the judgment Of
the voters as to who they viii select
to represent this district.
You all know me, native Of Col
umbus, the same after election as be-
fore.
Am not a politician - don't make
promises that cannot be fulfilled.
Thanking you in advance for your
support and influence, if l am so
favored,
Cordially,
L. W. STEVENS.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-11-14

AT the close 81 business yesterday
good middng ia the Columbus mar
ket was quoted at IS cents.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-11-14
ANNOUNCEMENTS
A GREAT DAY AND A GREAT OCCASION.

As we editorial the streets thronged with merry
makers and wonderful day is coming to close
1t Armistice Day in Columbus It was an occasion long
to elaborate affair." big job done IN
big the American Legion and all who contributed 70
the success day be heartily congratulated
1t was celebration commemoaon of of the greatest
events history the the ending of the Worlds
most gigantic conflict Through the day and the happy celeba
ton Of the event sight of the boys who their
lives in and liberty the boys who fell the
France and the home Fitting tribute and
their by grateful people not only in this
city but all this great republic.
back to the homeland, leaving them to
beneath the crimson peoples Of Flanders fields
Thursday grateful people with bowed heads and hearts and
with tender benedon paid silent tribute to the nations
dead heroes In solemn moments this tribute had Its part IN the
observance of the occasion in this CITY,
only the second anniversary of Armistce Daya day
destined will keep company with the mmortas of the
which mark moments in history Succeeding
Armstce Day. God grant that they shall al
ways acclaim the spirit that made it, and that spirit like the
day, shall be mperishabe
The monster parade which celebration would
have pride great city spendidy and
fauy organized executed and reflected much credit all
who had to do with it.
go the sweet girls of the Mississippi State
College for their participation in the events of the day
willingly gaciousy took the parade, and gaced
the all of the events of the day.
They always responded every call that Columbus has made
ON them people grateful them for their splendid
operation.
We salute the Tombigbee of the American Legion the
ganzaton which sponsored Day celebration
graduate the heartily the fine Of
the occasion.
Armce Day Columbus should be just big every
year il was this year.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-11-14

the following changes, viz:
On and after November 18th, 1920.
thirty-fve 1857 cent steak win be 30
cents; roasts win be Is cents and
stew meat 20 cents, An morning or
dets received after II O'Clock a. m.
viii be delivered in the afternoon; all
afternoon orders must be in by 5
o'clock p. m. All markets viii stay
open on Saturday nights until II
p. m. There will be no Sunday MORN
ing opening. All meats will be sold
for cash over the counter, or will be
delivered c. o. D., and all outstanding
bills and accounts will be due Novem-
Der 18th, 1920. This to be in effect
until further notice.
Respectfully submitted,
SLOAN & PENNINGTON.
M. B. DREES.
s. ]. CLARK.
T. L. LAWRENCE.
]. H. BURNS.
]. W. SHACKELFORD.
A. B. DAVIS.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-11-14

majority Of the market owners it was
unanimously voted to grant the de-
mands asked for in the said memorial
with a substantial reduction Of five
Is cents per pound off and on all
native beef. We also unanimously
voted TO make 'change,in the pres
ent custom Of operating meat markets
in Columbus and we will ask the
Housewives and Cafes to submit to
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-11-14

Try Kaufman's if you want extra
shoe values.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-11-14
Meat Prices Reduced.

We, the undersigned owners and OPP
orators Of Meat Markets in the City
of Columbus, Mississippi, having re-
ceiyed q memorial from the good
housewives of Columbus asking for
"a substantial Reduction inthe price of
meat.
AT a call meeting held Wednesday
afternoon, and attended by large
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-11-14

the Chamber 81 Commerce, leaves to-
day tor Louisville Agv where he goes
to attend the annual meeting Of the
American Medical Association
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-11-14

Don't move your bed every time il
rains. Recover the roof. See the
Bell Lumber Company's ad. in this
paper.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-11-14

Re-coat that old tin roof. See the
Bell Lumber Company's advirtise-
ment in this paper for what to use.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-11-14

p }. ". Lipseomb. - q
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-11-14

4 wansad. win get what you wan.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-11-14

Stop that pesky leak. See the Bell
Lumber Company's ad.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-11-14

The buying power of dollar is now
about double at Kaufman's.
The Rice belt journal., 1920-09-25
AID FOR FARMERS MUTUALS
Fire Insurance Companies Given Help
by Department of Agriculture in
Timely Hints.

Assistance has been given a large
number of farmers mutual fire inSur-
ance companies by the United States
department of agriculture by suggest
ing to these organizations suitable ar
ticles of incorporation, bylaws, and
application and policy forms. In con-
nection with the bylaws recommended
by the departments specialists class
ification of risks has been prepared
which has received the Endorsement of
the National Association of Mutual
Insurance companies. Already several
companies have adopted this clasSifi-
cation. A set Of bylaws prepared by
the department for one of the more
progressive farmers mutual wind
storm insurance companies Is now rec
ognized as a model among leading men
in this particular field of agricultural
insurance. A simple system of records
for farmers mutual insurance com
panies prepared by the department
within recent months is already being
used by seven concerns and more than
a score of other companies indicate
by correspondence that they are con.
tempIating adopting this system OF
records.
The Rice belt journal., 1920-09-25

"whatever you think about me, you'll
keep my sister out of it."
"I'll promise nothing, unless you con-
fess everything" l repeated, deter
mined, If l could, to drag her secret
from her, even though I, as we'll as
she, was eager to shield Barbara's
name.
Claire Bradford's attitude, I must
confess, puzzled me greatly. Her de-
NAL that she had seen the revolver,
or that she had been working In con-
junction with Wick seemed to ring
true, and / was also inclined to be-
lieve her statement that she knew
nothing of her former husbands pres
ent whereabouts. While l was pom,
dering over her statements, my cell
door. opened and German was let in
"Well, young fellow" he said, "thls
sleuthing business didn't turn out ex'
actly the way we expected 1t to. did
itT"
You don't think I'm guilty, dc
your
l waited in agony for his answer
If he failed meA there was no one
absolutely no one, to whom | could
turn.
(TO BE CONTINUED)
The Rice belt journal., 1920-09-25

Billy and His BrindIe Bull Calf.
ever saw, and Minnie Crookfur-
row and Tommy Sourgrass wanted to
know all about what Billy and Betty
had done and were keen to know how
it would come out.
A Lesson for Billy.
When the cOunty-fair time came
around the calves were lined up, and
Billy was surprised, and, of course,
disappointed to find that his calf had
to stand next to the last one, and in
deed it was a frouzledloOking calf
that stood with its little eWe-neCk and
it's funny-shaped head hung low. Billy
saw that the judge was perfectly right
and not only told him so, but asked
him if he wouldn't tell him what was
the matter with his calf. The judge
was glad to have him show such in
tereSt and pointed out that in his judg-
ment Billy as feeder and caretaker
had really done very well, but he
could not hope, with a calf bred as 1t
was, to compete with those that NOT
only had as good care and feed as
his calf, but something besides-good
breeding. He showed him that Brindy,
while having an exaggerated paunch,
was sharp-shouldered. had very little
meat on his ribs or lOins, and was
too long legged. He carefully went
over the black, the white and the
roam calves above him. showing their
good points as well as their weak ones.
This was a real lesson to Billy, and
1t is needless to say that 1t was a
much more valuable lesson to father,
who the next year bought him high
grade calf and was as proud as he
could be when his son won the blue
ribbon and trip to the international
live stock exposition at Chicago.
Betty's runty pig also opened fathers
eyes, for the youngster "got in the
money" with him and he said, Next
year you can have the best instead
of the poorest pig. and il you come
out all right / may buy a bred SOW of
one of the good breeds and let you
raise her pigs on shares"
The Rice belt journal., 1920-09-25

Undoubtedly she had reSOrted to this
ruse to make sure of seeing me while
at the same time cOncealing her own
identity.
OyerjOyed at her coming. delighted
to know that / had read her heart
Alright and that my confidence in her
trust in me was justified, fastened
with the keeper to meet her.
Delighted as l was at her coming, |
was formulating in my mind how best
TO make it clear to her that she must
leave at once and that no matter what
happened she must keep her lips
closed about the events of last night.
Under no circumstances would Isper-
NIT her to sacrifice herself to save me.
In the counsel room veiIed figure
awaited me. / sprang forward eager
lv toward her. The woman standing
there put up one hand in a repelling
gesture and then flung back her veil.
stood there astOunded. 1t was
not Barbara. 1t was her sister Claire.
The Rice belt journal., 1920-09-25

other things in addition to improving
his live stock. he .etrained from say
ing anything about a SilO on that visit
but he did say he could let him in on
car Of mddlingS that some neighb0rs
were getting at price much below
Tom FeedSby's figures.
The county agent ventured a few
other suggestions that would not in
vOive much outlay, and father after
ward told mother the fellow actually
seemed to know something about farm
ing. Some side talks with Billy and
Betty resulted in Runty. the pig,
catching up and then passing his
brothers and sisters, and the calf get
ting to look lot better than any
other that had been on the place.
The agent hadn't the heart to tell
Billy that the calf would stand nc
chance at the county calf-club show
and felt that better results would come
from helping him to do the very best
he could with what he had to work
with, so he arranged for him to make
the entry. His feeding and care had
given quite a gloss to the calf's coat
and after he had used the clippers
on his tail and Sandpapered his little
outstanding horns he thought the calf
surely looked like winner. Rube
MOssby'S children came over and de,
cIared that Brindy and Runty were
the best-lOOking calf and pig they
The Rice belt journal., 1920-09-25
CHAPTER x.

For full minute Claire Bradford
and ! stood there observing each 9th
er, Even before a word was spoken
think we both sensed our mutual
distrust. As | studied her. was try
ing to conjecture what could have
been the motive so impelling that she
had dared to come even within prison
walls to see me- Had Barbara sent
her? / doubted it. | was sure that
more than likely her visit was to
plead with me to keep silent about
her part in the tragedy. l was GER
tain she was going to ask me to pledge
my word to tell no one of her second
visit TO the CASTOR apartment.
Yet as | studied her weak, beautiful
face. so like Barbara's and yet so diff.
ferent, with its sensuous mouth and
rowing brilliant eyes, l still was won
dering how it was possible for a girl
of her refinement and social position
to have become eRmeshed with such
common criminals as the two en-
The Rice belt journal., 1920-09-25

Last night, few minutes after
Miss Lutan was murdered | said
sternly "some man or woman entered
my rooms and placed a revolver with
one chamber discharged in the dresser
in my bedroom. 1t was evidently
placed there for the purpose of throw
ing suspicion on me- OF making me
out the murderer lhe detectives
found it there and arrested me- II
you did not enter my apartment to
hide the revolver, why then were you
there"
"I knew nothing about the murder"
she answered irrelevantIy, until this
mOrning-until | read about it in the
papers,"
The Rice belt journal., 1920-09-25
LIVE STOCK
DJ NOTES
Green herbage is essential to the
economical production Of pork.

Green herbage is essential to the
economical production OF pork.
II the sheep have ticks, dip them /;
you can't afford to feed ticks. sum-
mer or winter
Better bulls. hoars and bucks beget
better bank halances.-SlOgan used
by bankers of Bend. Oregon.
Keep the colt in well-ventiIated
barn. or some other Enclosure, for two
or three days at the beginning Of the
weaving period.
Shade and clean water during the
summer months are essential to sue
cessful pork production. All kinds of
hogs must have shade.
No work horse can be healthy or feel
well without good grooming Without
It. dried sweat, dead skin and dirt clog
the pores of the skin and affect the
health of the horse.
The Rice belt journal., 1920-09-25
CARRIES FORTUNE TO CHINA
Oriental Long Figure in New York's
Underworld Returns to Enjoy
III-Gotten Wealth.

Sing Lee Hop has quit Chinatown.
He has deserted the dark SqualOr OF
Pell and Mott streets for the jade
idols of Shanghai from whence he
came nineteen years ago. He has
fortune of some $4,000 which he
tucked away IN his blouse, before
stepping into a private compartment
on an overland train to San Francisco,
where he sails for home, says the New
York Times.
Sing Lee Hop, an opium smoker
himself, made his money as guide,
showing yap-wagOn visitors the vice
of Chinatown. He weighed only so
pounds and was sixty-three years old.
His expression never changed and his
soul seemed shriveled with his years
of watching the lusts of flesh.
He lived back of BOwery haShery
with "Old Horse and Wagon" another
Chinatown character, who is, so far
as police annals show, the only Chi
nese ever arrested for vagrancy. They
had known each other back in the
| Orient. and while one was imprOvi-
dent and the other thrifty, the tie
held them.
With the passing of Sing Lee Hop,
the last of the Chinatown characters
ruled by Chuck Conners in his palmy
day. Is gone. Sing Lee was bundle
of wickedness. When ne was not act
ing as guide he was smoking opium
and gulping hot tea. He had the
mean eyes of a surly boar and it was
said in the chop suey places that he
had. with a wicked, sharp knife. slit
three throats of drunken men.
But before the police he was like
9 stone. He wouldn't talk and they
never had anything on him. Sing
Lee was not without his love affair.
He gave much of his money to a
wanton-a peroxide creature Of the
slums who held forth in Chinatown
cafes. He taught ner 10 smoke the
neIlets of li-un and she was carried
screaming. biting and kicking out OF
| the crooked streets and into a mad
house where she died.
Once a year Sing Lee carried lechee
nuts and rice and placed them on her
prave-a Chinese custom. He found
that she had a son and through an In
stitution he had the boy educated, but
never saw him. 1t was the only spark
of good that hs seemed 70 have. Those
who know him say he had three wives
in HankOw, but he never communi-
Gated with them or sent them money,
The Rice belt journal., 1920-09-25

see that he did not believe u word |
was saying.
/ "YOu don't look like a dope tiend,
either" he observed scathingly.
Look here" | retOrted, "it is bad
enough TO have the police take it for
granted that ! am a criminal and a
murderer, but when the counsel the
court assigns me starts out on the
same course, we quit right now. I'll
get lawyer of my own when I need
one"
"PIl come around this afternoon and
see You again he said COOlIy. "a few
hours in the TOmbs will make you see
things differently"
\ few minutes later | found myself
enScOnced in cell again, still conf
/ dent of my speedy release, but some
what puzzled as to what would he my
best method of procedure was un-
acquainted with any lawyers; in fact
with any one in the whole city with
whom ! could consult My immediate
hope lay in my friend. Detective Cor.
man, There was nothing for me to dc
but to wait until heard from him.
Fortunately | had had the fore
| thought when the detectives were ar
resting me to take from its hiding,
place in the bookcase my little hoard
Of money. This enabled me to send
out Of the prison and have luncheon
brought in. Making myself as com
Portable as possible, sat down to wait
for German, occupying my mind mean.
while with thinking of Barbara Brad
ford.
/ The thing uppermOSt in my mind
was how to prevent her from being in
any way involved. She must never
know that only by her testimony would
be able to prove an alibi Should
! she ever realize this, | knew that hel
sense of justice would make her come
/ forward and tell the truth, ever
! though It meant the loss of her owl
( reputation and the scandalIzing of al
her acquaintance. She must not bt
permitted to talk.
She must not even try to see mi
while / was in prison.
! The one way-the only way-I saw
! by which could escape from the law
tolls without duplicating her wa
through the speedy rounding up of th'
! band of criminals who / was positive
were responsible for Miss Lutan'
murder as well as for all our troubles
l was relying on German to do this
A keepers voice interrupted m!
chain of thought.
You're wanted down in the counse
rOom," he said. There is visitor fO
you"
"a visitor" l cried excitedly. "Wht
is it," I thought Of course it must b
German come to my rescue.
ITS your sister" he announced.
My sister! A thrill shot through
me at his announcement. | knew o
course it could not be my sister. Bot
of them were mere children far ava,
in the West. 1t must be Barbara
The Rice belt journal., 1920-09-25

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The Rice belt journal., 1920-09-25
Bad Stomach
Sends Her TO Bed
for 10 Months
EatO1sic Gets Her Up !

"Over a year ago." says Mrs. Dora
Williams, II took to bed and for 10
months did not think l would live.
Eatonic helped me so much | am now
up and able to work. | recommend it
highly for stomach trouble"
Eatonic helps people to get well by
taking up and carrying out the excess
acidity and gases that put the stomach
out of order. If you have indigestion,
sourness, heartburn, belching, food re-
peating, or other stomach distress, take
an Eatonic after each meal. Big box
costs only a tride with your druggists
guarantee.