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The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-06-30
.ONE-ARM MAN
ESCAPES JAIL
J. E. BERRY, WHITE MAN,
HELD FOR FORGERY,
FLEES.
IN AY TIM E
Escaped On Sabbath-Was Be-
ing Held Here For Safe Keep
ing-Under Charge In
West Point. 7

j. r. Berry, a white man, who was
brought to this city about two months
ago from West Point for safe keep
ing, escaped from the county Jail Sum
day morning about IL o'clock.
Deputy Sheriff Foreman and Sheriff
West Immediately instituted search
for Berry and he was located and ap-
pretended at Parish, Alabama, Sun
day night shortly after midnight. At
ter leaving the Jail he made his way
to the Southern Railway yards and
caught the eastbound manifest freight
which makes-up in Columbus. The
conductor was notified of Berry's es-
cape and asked to keep a lookout
for him. He was located on the train
in box car after it was well away
from Columbus and at Parish officers
were notified and his arrest effected.
Berry is charged with forgery
and his trial is scheduled to come
up at the next term of circuit court
in Clay county, He had given the
West Point authorities quite bit of
trouble and came very near effecting
Jail delivery on occasion over there.
He was brought to ~nlumbus for
safe keeping. and after sem4
| jail here two months saw his opuu.
tunity to get away and took a'e n
tage Of it.
Berry was kept confined In his cell
and Sunday morning Jail Keeper w.
w. Sharp let him out in the cell cham
Der to take a bath. Evidently the
lehagmher Soer was not securely fast
efed ana when this became known
to Berry he called to Mr.. Sharp to
get him a package Of cigarettes.
When the jailer had left the building
Berry proceeded to effect his get-a-
way. 1t is believed he had little
trouble in pushing the unfastened
lock back, and this done escape was
easy.
He got out Of the building through
barred window which negro saw
ed through more than year ago and
which has never been repaired. Once
out in the Jail yard he had smoothe
sailing. He went out through the
back yard of Mr.. Roderick Funk on
Sixth street and up Sixth in the dir
ection Of Franklin Academy.
Berry had only one hand, the other
being cut off just above the wrist.
He is tall and lanky and was easily
identified.
His wife is in Beaumont, Texas,
and he received frequent letters from
! her. The Clay county authorities
cautioned the sheriff here not to allow
his wife to see him as it is their
= belief that she furnished him the
tools by which he came very near
making his escape in West Point. She
= was in West Point during the period
( of his confinement there.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-06-30
WHAT ARE you WORTH?

From your chin down you
are worth a dollar and a half
a day. From your chin up,
you are worth-anything.
There's no limit. Without your
headpiece you are just as ami
NAL, and about as valuable as
a horse-maybe,
You have a mistaken idea.
You think you are paid for
your work. You are not. You
are paid for what you think
while you work. It's the kind
Of brain that directs your
hands that gives you rating.
Do you know that the gist
Of culture consists in transfer
ring ones habitnsl amusement
from below to above the nose?
DO. Frank Crane in the Au
Sable News.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-06-30
NOTICE, DAIRYMEN.

There is to be a contest Of dairy
herds under the suspices Of this asso-
citation, prizes will be offered, and
awards made at next meeting, Mon
day, July 10th, 1920, at the court
house at IL o'clock. Contestants will
submit accurate reports on herd. APP
ply to officers for information. Lown-
des County Dairy Association, Lon
Freeman, president, W. D. Bishop,
secretary. b-2f-ot
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-06-30
MR.. STRIBLING is
MUCH ENCOURAGED

Hon. w. p Stribling, candidate for
Congress from the First Congression-
al District of Mississippi, returned
home Sunday from North Mississippi,
where he has been campaigning for
ten days. He met the people Of
Tishimongo and Alcorn counties, and
as result Of his visit he is very much
encouraged over his prospects and
feels confident that he viii 20 into
the second primary with fine chances
Of winning.
Mr.. Stribling will visit Noxubee
and Monroe counties next.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-06-30
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Sunday is Independence Day.
Little leaks will sink big ships.
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West Point will play baseball here
Monday.
The Fourth will be celebrated on
the Fifth
A free veneral clinic opens in Col
umbus July Z.
What has become of the 0. t. girl
who used to faint?
Some people are so narrow minded
that their cars rub together.
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an the Evening By the Moonlight, =
they were making moonshine.
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The dairy association is offering
prizes for the best herd production.
Today is the 182nd. day of the year
The sun rises at 4;41 and sets at 1926
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The fellow who doesn't advertise
may know his business, but nobody
else does.
Pecans are being grown successful
ly in this section, bearing in two
years time.
Pleading guilt in the lower courts
does not always give immunity from
the higher courts.
Yesterday, three years ago, june
30, 1917, Greece entered the wal
against Germany and her Allies.
X X
In few years we will be able Il
understand what the movie actors arr
saying by the motion of their lips.
Two big manifest freight trains arr
made-up in Columbus every night
through double headers to the Eas
and the West.
A government expert went with
Lowndes county farmer to his cottol
field to show him how to get rid o
the boil weevil. His remedy was no
to plant any cotton.
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About ten trains of delegates chas
ed the Illinois special across the con
tinenent to Frisco, the word havinI
gone out that there was something
on the Illinois train besides delegates
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-06-30
MIR. MAGRUDER HERE.

Hon. w. w. Magruder, prominent
lawyer Of Starkyille, and a candidate
for Congress from this district, was
mingling with friends and the people
generally in Columbus yesterday. Mr..
Magruder has many warm friends in
this city and county and he was most
cordially greeted.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-06-30
CUMMINGS KEYNOTE SPEECH PRAISES
ACHIEVEMENTS OF DEMOCRACY
Comes Out Ratification OF Peace Treaty And Tells of Parys
Wonderful War RecOrd-Attacks Republican
Platform.

San Francisco, June 29.-As-
sembling at noon Monday for
their first session, delegates to
the national Democratic conven-
ton heard a keynote speech by
National Chairman Cummings
and perfected preliminaries
clearing the way for the real
work of finding presidential
candidate. Chairman Cummings
speech was devoted largely. to the
League of Nations and a defense
of the Wilson administration.
Twelve o'clock, noon, was fix
ed for the opening, but hours
before ticket holders gathered
in the spacious building, which
for the occasion seats more than
10000 persons. Those who did
not hold tickets were barred
from approaching the main en-
trance by fences hidden by a
screen of California evergreens.
Decorations of the convention hall
were simple and tasteful, with the
Stars and Stripes as the dominant
feature of the beautiful display
The seats Of the 1902 delegates
were compaetly assembled close to
the platform and stretched almost
across the width Of the hall. Here
and there stood the state and terri
torial standards, made of California
redwood, showing the locations of the
delegations. Directly behind were the
seats of the alternates and all about
them in almost a perfect circle were
places for more than 10000 other
persons,
With the exception of a patriotic
touch given at the start by the pres
enting of the colors by detachment
Of Marines, the opening preliminaries
were not unlike those of prior conven-
tions. The outstanding feature on
TIE program was the Keynote speech
understood to have had the approval
of President Wilson.
With the preliminaries over the
four big convention committees
promptly got down to work. The
greatest interest, as usual, centered
in the committee on resolutions, where
the party issues were to be fought
out with good prospects that some OF
them will reach the convention floor
for final decision.
In the meantime managers of pres
idential booms were keeping in touch
with delegates and working for posi-.
ton in the early balloting.
The keynote speech of Homer S
Cummings as temporary chairman
was the principal feature Of the days
program. Later in the day, the new
ly selected convention committees
were to furnish the first real develop
ment as they began their tasks Of
writing the platform, hearing appeal;
from contests over delegate seats ant
making up the convention rules an'
a slate of permanent convention of
ficers.
The livest subject in minds of th'
delegates manifestly was the impend
ing prohibition fight, but talk of can
didates was gaining more and NOR
attention as the rival managers go
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-06-30
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The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-06-30

Miss Leonora Catehings Potts, OF
Monroe, La, is visiting Miss Willie
Potts at her home near Crawford.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-06-30

Major j, c. Persons, of Tuscaloosa,
Ala, spent last Monday in the city
on business.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-06-30

Mr.. w. c. Watson, postoffce in
spector, spent the Sabbath in this
city with his wife and son.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-06-30

Henry H. Gunter, Jr., 5 years Of
age today.
Kethleen Chambely, 5 years Of age
yesterday.
The Delta independent., 1920-06-18

gagged in the practice of medicine at
DeBeque. Lucille Myers. also a De-
Beque resident, has been made the
defendant in the case and the amount
asked is s20,500
DR.. Graft accuses Mrs. Myers of
making slanderous statements against
him, and also charges that Judge
Black of the district court, had ac-
cepted a bribe for remitting a fine
assessed against Graft in the county
court several months ago.
DR.. Graft practiced medicine in Den
yer several years ago, and was ar
rested on charge of performing iIle-
gal operations. These charges were
later dismissed. but the right to prac-
tice in Colorado was withheld year
and half ago when flu was raging
over the county. the need of physi-
clans was SO great that DR.. Graft was
sent to DeBeque and, 1t is said. did
splendid work. After that he applied
for his license, which was refused. de
spite the fact that the charges had
been dismissed.
The Delta independent., 1920-06-18
BODY OF ZENAS CRAWFORD
FOUND IN GRAND RIVER

The body of a large man, identified
as Zenas Crawford, the road overseers
who was drowned in the swollen wa
ters Of the Grand river when the
car in which he was riding went into
the river the latter part of May, was
recovered at the Fruita bridge last
Thursday by party of men, who at
tached iron hooks to 16-foot poles
The scalp was nearly all torn away
and the only clothing was part of a
tan shirt and a black necktie. The
body was identified by relatives and
taken to Glenwood Springs.
The Delta independent., 1920-06-18
Coin FlshIna7

Better come to the Great Grand
mesa this summer, where fishing is
good and cool mountain breezes make
life a real pleasure. First class ac-
commodations are this year mt your
command as ] have moved to the lit
tie mesa ut the south end OF Eggle.
ston lake, where there is more room
and most wonderful scenic view
New and commodious buildings have
been erected and you can be- furnished
room and board Or private cabin
equipped for light housekeeping. OK.
cept linen, with or without board
Saddle horses and boats for rent. Full
line OF provisions. fishing tackle and
outing equipment. Write or telephone
for reservations. Mountain states
phone 27-R5; Co.Operative phone 10-r
When you reach the top, look for
the big flag, visible from either side.
Open June 18th. Frank Morse. prop.
Cedaredge. Colo. S4-aec
The Delta independent., 1920-06-18
BUSINESS LOCALS
49,. >>>.>~. F..

WANTED-Stout boy to cut grass.
Apply Delta National bank. 23tfc.
FOR SALE--A good refrigerator,
almost new. 215 w. 2nd st. 23tfc.
FOR SALE-Timbers for making
hay derricks. Enquire Grand Mesa
Lumber company. 24-5p
FINE STOCK PASTURE--on the
Blue" for rent, sale or trade. En-
Quire Starr Nelson. 1Stfc
FOR SALE-S-room residence. cor.
ner 9Th and Meeker; modern except
furnace. Inquire Mrs. Adah Price.
24tfc.
FOUND-Pair driving gloves, Eaton
avenue on way to depot. Recover by
proving property and paying for this
ad. 24-5c.
FOR SALE-House on 633 Dodge
Street. Possession September LIST. In
good condition. Price 3l500. Write
Raymond w. Scott. Grand Junction,
Colorado. 31tfc
The Delta independent., 1920-06-18
The Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Co.

1t was sad day on the Cucharas
when Pat Spooney Clipped in. Mike
Measley heard of it in time to attend
the funeral. As he gazed upon the
mortal remains of his departed friend
he could not help exclaimfng: We'll.
Pat, it's too bad you did not believe
in heaven any more than you believed
in hell and now you are all dressed
up with nowhere to GO
The Delta independent., 1920-06-18
coLLEGIAN EDITOR EXPELLED
BY DEAN OF BOULDER

Dean H. Dickason, of Denver. edi
tor of Silver and Gold, and member
of the Sigma Delta Chi fraternity, was
expelled last week, and several other
frat, students were suspended for one
year for their activities in connection
with the special "Quill' edition of the
college paper, at Boulder
The edition is reported to contain
several articles which smack of the sa.
lacious and which were offensive to
the asthetic taste of the deans.
Immediately after the matter was
made public. it is said that the print
ing office was ordered to withhold
mailing copies which had been
wrapped for mailing. At about the
same time demand for the edition in
creased and it is reported that 81 a
copy was offered
Dickson is a fine appearing young
! fellow, who declared that the state
| ments made, which were regarded as
Objectionable. were founded on facts.
Dickson gave ont the following state
ment
"If ! had been the sole editor of
the Quill as have been of Silver and
Gold during the year I should never
have permitted the questioned mate
rial to pass as 7 did. AS it was. the
chapter as a unit. was asked to pass
on it and censor It man for man. Ev-
cry one of us did this because we be-
lieved it was the truth In case like
this who could be questioned for tell
ing the truth? Gladly would I stand
responsible for every word II the other
men might be exonerated. They are
fine lot and I dislike to see one of
them punished when the bulk of the
blame has been heaped on a clever
ness which do not possess"
The following are a few of the OBJ
jectionable wheezes:
'Here's to the heights of Heaven.
Here's to the depths of h.
Here's TO the girl who can have a
good time
And has sense enough not to tell
"The Kappas can overlook girls
fat if she has money"
"a man will go Just as far as
girl will let him He squeezed her
hsnd the first night; hugged her the
second: kissed her the third-some-
times sooner"
This is the Cho o fsorority hang
out. They hang out on the sleeping
porch evenings. with nothing hut
bright light on. They dress like Gu
pids and Kewpies at the masquerade
ball"
The Delta independent., 1920-06-18
HERE AND THERE. 4
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Supt Wilcox of the Rio Grande has
been a patient in the hospital for
some time and has just been released.
M. Patnode of Ash mesa has been
building pretty residence on South
Howard for DIR. W. II. Flauilen
Miss Beth Hopkins and Venus Ak
tell. Crawford girls, have returned
from the State Normal school at Gun
nison.
Mrs. f. A. Browne and Miss SaliIe
Cornwall OF Crawford have just re-
turned from visit to Montrose and
Delta
big dance was given in the new
flour mill at Crawford short time
ago by the Crawford Milling & Power
company.
Cedaredge is planning a big cele-
bration July Fourth. The Farmers
Union has promised to cooperate and
big time Is expected
While cranking his auto one day
last week. 8. A. Sylvester met with a
severe accident when the engine back
fired and the crank came off. striking
him heavy blow Just under the eye.
Miss Helen Rockwell OF Paonia' sang
several solos at the Taft luncheon
given by the Rotary club at Grand
Junction last week, and reports state
that she was warmly received. Miss
Rockwell is singer Of unusual abil-
ity.
Miss Nellie NJ. Jacobs OF Iowa City.
Iowa, and Elmer L. Gipe OF Cedaredge
were married In Denver recently.
They are now at home to their friends
AT the old Lewis Gipe place near
Cedaredge. which has been purchased
by the groom.
The Crawford Chronicle suggests
that since Delta county has purchased
the Fair grounds at Hotchkiss. the
Delta county people as unit get to-
gether and build the memorial gate
to fallen soldiers. sailors and marines.
of the late war. Nearly a year ago
this fund was started. but II is n big
undertaking for a small town. and a
little boost now and then would be
appreciated.
The Delta independent., 1920-06-18
For sale

FOR sale
1855 acres. go acres good apple or
chard. good improvements. paid mp
water right. good terms: very cheap.
so acres. 3 room house. under Gun
nison Tunnel, price $4,000.
43 acres. good improvements, paid up
water right. price $4,000.
80 acres. good improvements. under
Gunnison Tunnel. price $4,000.
81 acres. 3 room house. under Gun
nlson Tunnel, price $500
acres Garnet Mesa. price $500.
Good 6 room house. 3 lots. price
$4,000.
We have $4,000 to loan on good So
curity.
Harry G. Shaffer & Co., 424 Main
st.. Delta. Colorado. Real Estate,
Loan and Insurance. ii
The Delta independent., 1920-06-18
Notice..

NOTICE.
The Deity County Cooperative Tel
ephone company suffers n large
amount of damage every spring and
summer from fires that are carelessly
set in the burning weeds and trash
along the lanes. Many poles and
stubs are damaged and ruined in this
manner. the aggregate loss being con-
siderable each year. and all are here
by requested to refrain from setting
such fires and hereafter the company
win hold parties setting such fires 70
sponsible for all the damage done TO
such company.
THE DELTA COUNTY CO-OPE,RA-
TIVE TELEPHONE CO.
BY Milton r. Welch. President
o. J. Stone. Secretary. 23-5c.
The Delta independent., 1920-06-18
ACCUSES JUDGE BLACK
OF ACCEPTING BRIBE

A sensational suit has been filed in
the district court of Mesa county by
DR.. J. Bennett Graft. physician. who
since February, 1913, has been en-
The Delta independent., 1920-06-18

wANTED-work on farm or ranch
by experienced. reliable. clean Ont
young man age %, also place for
strong IS year old brother. Have
worked on dairies. stock and small
fruit farms in Illinois and New York
states. Am handy with tools and not
afraid of an honest days work VIII
guarantee value received and reliable
service. Can furnish best OF refer.
ences and details IN first letter. We
are coming to Colorado from Illinois
to make our future home. would
therefore like to get in touch with
prospective employer through Delta
Independent. Address A caro- OF
Independent
The Delta independent., 1920-06-18

General Pershing is being kissed by
many girls, but probably he is pro-
vided with efficient deodorizers.
The Delta independent., 1920-06-18
Announcement.

Announcement.
wish to announce that my office
will be closed all next week. June 18th
to goth, inclusive.
DR.. F. w GROVE.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-04-05
STORIES ABOUT ALASKA
 OCCURRENCES

Mining is reported to be at 8 stand still in the Solomon section this winter | Mrs. A. Bloomquist died at Juneau recently at influenza, one of the last victims of the disease.
 Ketchikan electors will vote on April $ as to whether the city will grant 8 franchise to the Citizens Light, Power and Water Company.
 Reports from Lost River mine re- ceived at Nome are very gratifying. At depth of no feet a large body of tin ore of high grade has showed up.
 James Chepot of Nome, in. a recent issue of the Nugget, announced that he would open a class in Russian. This may be where the governor got his scare from a Russian invasion.
 Jack Eckert, city marshal at Skag- way, evidently served his apprentice ship on the Seattle police force. as he was recently fined for having booze in his possession,
 Travellers from the west coast and interior sections north of Nome say that dried salmon for dog feed is un- obtainable, and the same conditions prevail along the upper Yukon.
 George Palmer of Nenana has dis posed of his stock, wagons, sleighs and other equipment and left for the Coast. The outfit was purchased by Andy Erwin.
 Fred s, Greyson of Bellingham, in charge of the Cross Sound Packing Company plant at Gull cove, is repair ing the damage done to the plant by recent gales. It is understood that sale of the property is pending.
 Iver Olson, pioneer of Petersburg district, died recently in Sacramento, Cal, at the home of his daughter. He first came to Alaska in 1895, and spent some time in the Klondike and eight years at Nome.
 
 Axel Carlsten of the Northern Com mercial Company store at Fairbanks broke a rib while at work in the store recently, and did not know he was in- jured until he went to doctor for stitch in his side.
 Major w. H. Waugh, head of the Alaska road commission, while on trip to Petersburg recently, stated that work would. be started on the Scow Bay road as soon as men could be
The Cordova daily times., 1920-04-05

hired. He states that the main prob- lem is one of labor.
 The jury in the case of John Eckert, Charles Hoddenur anu Ed Leggsey, charged with violation of the prohibi- tion law at Skagway, returned a yer dict of guilty, and United States Com missioner Ward assessed a fine of $62.25 against each of the men.
 Fairbanks citizens have issued a challenge to Nenana skaters for a twenty-mile race for side bet of two thousand dollars. Nenana has a near champion, and Fairbanks alleges that it has six 16-year-old girls who will beat him in a marathon for any amount.
 OOliSGns are running ip Southeast ern Alaska, and the Metlakahtla na- tives are reaping an oily harvest. The ooligan, known as the candlefish, is a small, slim, nearly transparent fish akin to the smelt It contains so much oil that when the fish is dried it burns like a candle. The natives cure the fish on hemlock branches. When fully dried the fish has a dark, silvery ap- pearance. Other natives fry the oil out of the fish and use it for cooking. Ooligan oil is used by paint manufac- turers.
 The natives of Southeastern Alaska claim that the much-abused devil club which grows everywhere in the terri tory is a good preventive of influenza. They say that by burning the devil club on a stove the fumes will kill all germs, and by boiling it with sea water and drinking the decoction it will produce an intense precipitation. It is said that of forty-twO natives at Tenakee who had influenza and used this drink, not one died, whereas in other villages which did not use it a goodly percentage died.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-04-05
CLEANUP TIME

The spring thaw is due and every body is requested to clean up the ac- cumulated garbage and tin cans, in order that the town may present a better appearance and be in a more sanitary condition.
 DIR. w. H. CHASE, 3-6t Health Officer.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-04-05

Best coffee in town served at the City Bakery. 13-tf
The Cordova daily times., 1920-04-05

Jack Eckert, city marshal at skag- way, evidently served his apprentice ship on the Seattle police force, as he was recently fined for having booze in his possession,
The Cordova daily times., 1920-04-05

Major w. H. Waugh, head of the Alaska road commission, while on trip to Petersburg recently, stated that work would. be started on the Scow Bay road as soon as men could be