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The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-11-07
Ray---Meek Marriage.

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Mrs. Sadie Reid Ray, of Washing
tea City, and Mr.. Samuel Meek, for
merly of Columbus, now Of Washing
ton City also, were married in the
Washington and Lee Memorial Church
at Alexandria, Va, last Wednesday
After the ceremony they left for q
bridal trip in the South, and are now
guests of Mr.. Meek's relatives in this
city. Mrs. Meek is a member of an
aristocratic old Lynchburg family, ant
is woman of culture and personal
charm. Mr.. Meek, who is brother
Of Mr.. w. G. Meek, of this city, is 9
Columbian whose time and talents
have been devoted to departmental
work in Washington City from hi,
early manhood. Mr.. and Mrs. Meel
are receiving cordial welcome II
Mr.. Meek's old home.
n Y Y
Miss Evelyn and Master Lee Game
Entertain for M. S. c. w. Girls.
Among the pretty courtesies ex-
tended a group Of college girls, was
the recent party given by Miss Evelyl
and Master Lee Game to their teach
ers from the Practice School of tn,
M. s. c. w. Occurring so near the
Halloween holidays, the decorations,
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-11-07

refreshments, and amusements featur-
led the spirit Of the hour, methods ever
new and ever effective in creating
fun.
r. X
Wednesday Bridge Club.
Having recognized for the winter
activities, the Wednesday Bridge
Club last week resumed its weekly en-
tertainments, meeting on Wednesday
afternoon with Mrs. Willis Banks.
whose gracious hospitality endowed
with added charm the notwithstanding
diversion. Decks of Congress cards
were given as club and guest prizes,
the former to Mrs. s, B. Street, the
latter to Mrs. Kittie Kennedy At
the conclusion of the games a tempt
ing menu was served.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-11-07
Men! buy your suit or overcoat now
in Kaufman's sale.

Mr. c. M Moore, prominent Mr. j. W Vernon and Mr. w
ness man of Tupeo, visitor A. and College were
Columbus Thursday. recent guests Of friends bara
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-09-02
Coal Prices
Will Tumble
Is Report

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26.-That
coal prices like that of sugar will take
a fall in a few days has been forecast
by Department of Justice officials.
This announcement came with the
statement concerning greater activity
in the investigation of coal profteers.
With production increasing it seems
generally conceded that coal prices
will fall soon.
Federal Reserve Board officials also
reported indications of an impending
drop in the coal market. Their infor-
nation was that transportation condi-
tons with respect to coal had i'm
proved and that therefore there would
be better distribution. This of itself,
in the opinion of Department of JUS
tice officials, should aid the price-re-
duction movement. The Reserve
Board officials said the empty bins,
made so by the bituminous miners
strike and later by the railroad walk
out and freight jam, were again
stocked. They did not believe the
storage Of this sort of stock was en-
tirely up to normal, but, based on re-
cent reports, stocks were rapidly be-
ing accumulated.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-09-02
TRIAL IS JAN. I, 1921

The docket Of the Missouri supreme
court shows that the case of the Mis-
souri, Bar Association against Judson
S~anderson, prosecuting attorney Of
Galloway county, has been SET for
trial on January 7, 1921, in division
No. ! of the court.
Sanderson is under sentence Of dis
barment from the practice Of law for
one year by the circuit court of .Au-
drain county, from whence he took an
appeal to the supreme court. The
case was tried at Mexico in April,
1919, and a few weeks lates the sup
rene court ordered it advanced on the
higher courts docIes, If that Order
had been carried out, the appeal
would have been submitted and ar
gued in October, 1919.
Through one cause and another de-
lays have taken the matter over the
period of Sanderson's term as pros
ecuting attorney, and now, NJ matter
what the supreme court may do, his
career as a public Official will not be
affected by the proceedings.-Fultor
Gazette.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-09-02
No Movies
Here For A
Short Time

The Rialto theatre will be closed
and dismantled the last of Septem-
Der according to ]. W. Gallaher, one
of the owners of the building and be-
tween it's closing and the opening of
the new Liberty theatre some time in
October Mexico will be without NOV
ing pictures.
The Rialto theatre building has
Eeen leased by c. A. Buckner, of this
city, William Walls, of jefferson City
and w. E. Swan, of Troy, who will
open a drug store and soda fountain
in the remodeled building. Mr.. Gal
laher says the Rialto will not be
closed until all of the material is here
to start the work of changing the
rom. The change will include adding
8 more rooms to the Alamo hotel, a
store room, with handsome front for
the new drug company which will in
clude a mezzanine floor capable of
seating over a hundred.
Peyton Campbell, manager of the
Rialto, whose lease expires on the
theatre september /, will continue
to conduct the theatre until it is
closed. Since coming to Mexico
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-09-02
WILL G. L0NE7

CHICAGO, Aug. 3l.--The price of
food will reach still lower levels, Sol
Westerfeld, chairman of the executive,
committee of retail food distributors,
here, declared recently He cited the
following label of reductions:
Present price Peak Price
Potatoes 5 cents pound 10 cents pound
Apples CSC for 3 lbs. 20 cents pound
Tomatoes 10 cents pound rs cents ID.
Sugar IS cents pound 80 cents pound
Coffee SO cents pound AZ cents pound
Green corn, carrots, beets and
other fresh vegetables are from % to
80 per cent below the peak price,"
he said. Calf skins, which were 95
cents a pound, now sell at 30 and q
cents, and this should influence leath-
err products"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-09-02
Body OF Private
MusgrOve Passed
Through Mexico

The body of Private Forrest C.
M~usgrove, a Galloway County soldier
who lost his life in the World War
and has been buried in France since
October, 1918, passed through Mex
leo Thursday morning on the way to
Fulton, Mo.
Musgrove is a former Mexico boy
and a son of Joe Musgrove, who
moved to Fulton from this city sew
eral years ago.
Private Musgrove enlisted in the
army at Mexico in the summer of
1918 and after preliminary training
was sent with a detachment of the
coast artillery to Georgia. He sailed
with a contingent of coast artillery
men in October, 1918, and as the ship
which he was on was nearing the
European coast, it struck a floating
mine and sank.
A telegram came to his parents a
few daysc after the accident and that
was the last word they received con-
corning him until about three weeks
ago., when inquiry was made of them,
regarding the final disposition of the
body.
Private Musgrove's body is the
second of a Galloway soldiers return
ed to this country for re-interment.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-09-02
Methodist Church
Raised $ll,0OO
During Past Year

Rev. W. C. Cowart will take to the
Annual Conference Wednesday at
Liberty, Mo-, the best report ever
made by the local Methodist Church.
More than $11, 900 have been raised
for all purposes local and otherwise
by the members during the year.
One hundred and fifty members
have been added to the church.
One hundred per cent increase has
been made in the Sunday School en-
rollmeut and attendance. All de-
partments are we'll organized and
~functioning.
Three volunteers for Mission work
in China have made application to the
Mission Board at Nashville, Tenn,
for permission to go as missionaries.
The spirit of enterprise adequate
to the need and to the challenge of the
world, is possessing the membership
Of the church in a remarkable degree.
Mrs. E. D. Graham is o delegate to
the Conference. Col. Z. Y. Burton,
W. w. Fry, Jr., Major J. II. Whit
more and other official members ex-
pect to attend the conference. Miss
Nina Stallings, returned missionary
from China will also attend the gather
ing and address the conference. DR..
c. C. Grimes Centenary Secretary,
Rev. G. A. S~hadwick, Sunday School
Secretary; the Rev. j. l.. T. Nicker-
son, Mexico Circuit, and the Rev. j.
O. Edmonston, ]Supranuate, will leave
Wednesday for the seat of the con-
ference. Bishop w. B. Murrah Mem
phis, Tenn, will preside.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-09-02
HAVE FAMILY REUNION

A surprise party was given at the
City Hotel Sunday noon for Mrs.
John Burgess who is just recovering
from an illness. The following were
there: Mrs. w. F. Farrell and Billy
of Billings, Mont; Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas F. Burgess, Hazel and Fred
dy of Vandalia; Mr.. and Mrs, Albert
Burgess of Mexico and Joe, George,
Eddie Clay, Mary Catherine and AL
bert Lee; Mrs. Joe Python and Elsie,
Retta and Edward of Mexico; Mr..
and Mrs. J. j. Stamper of Moberly,
viii Campbell of Mexico; Miss Emma
Hudson Of Mexico, and Miss Emma
Green of Mexico.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-09-02

Mr.. Campbell has made many warm
friends who will regret to e him
leave this city, though we r glad to
say he may continue to reside in
Aexico.
Mr.. Clay, who is building the new
Liberty theatre, which IS one of the
finest moving picture theatres in Mis-
scuri, hoped to open the theatre about
the middle of October. Work is be-
ing pushed on the building day and
night.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-09-02

John J. Wakefield, his brother, j.
B. Wakefield, and his daughter, Fran
ces, returned Wednesday from an au-
toa-obile trip in Iowa. They were
gone five days. They visited Ames,
Des Moines and Cedar Rapids. Mr..
Wakefield says he has v before
seer such a corn crop as there. The
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-09-02
Bows Take Car.

A motor car belonging 10 Rosie
Peasr was taken from his farm Sat
urday. Sheriff Ford arrested a white
and colored boy with the car neal
Benton City Sunday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-09-02

Tom Bruce left Monday for New
York where he will attend a meeting
of the Quarter Million club Of the
New York Life ms. Co, agents.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-09-02

W. c. wilkins and Miss Virginia
Ellen wilkins, have returned from a
short visit in Oklahoma. s-,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-09-02

yield is expected to be from 50 to Y
bushels an acre the iblggesr corn
crop they have ever had.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-09-02

Leo Erb of Laddonia was in Mexico
Saturday on business.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-09-02

P. A. Dent of Vandalia was a Mex
leo visitor Sunday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-09-02

SUBSCRIBE FOR THE LEDGER,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1920-09-02

All the children are anxious that they may
always have on hand the needed tools for
the schoolroom tasks" Now is the time to
stock up with a liberal supply of these ar
ticles and be ready when the new term
begins.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-10
SEE fraud D|NN0TE
TO mrs. DERCDOLL
Federal Agents Believe SwindIer
Wrote Letter Asking Money
for Grover
INVESTIGATION STARTED

A swindler is believed by federal
agents to have written the letter to Mrs.
Emma @. Bersdoll, purporting TO come
from her son Grover, asking that $500
be forwarded to Wildwood, N. J. They
are investigating.
Mrs. Bergdoll disclosed the contents
Of the mysterious communication at the
Federal Building when she appeared
yesterday to put up real estate security
and release $4,000 cash bail which
she entered Tuesday a week following
her indictment for aiding and abetting
her sons. Grover and Erwin. 20 escape
and evade the draft.
The letter said Grover was travelling
with q woman known as 'Mrs. Fl.
Norman, and was known as ''Mr. II.
Worman."
Mrs. Bsrgdoll, James n. Romig, A
former city magistrate and confidential
adviser Of the Bergdoll family; Charles
Brawn, Mrs. Bersdoll's son, and Albert
s. Mitchell, an auto accessories dealer.
Of Broad street near Dauphin, four Of
the eight defendants indicted by the
special grand jury in connection with
the draft lodging scandal Of the Berg
doll brothers, will be called to plead to
the indictments against them next Mon.
day before District Judge Thompson.
Mrs. Bergdoll said she would appear
without lawyer and plead not guilty,
saying she was thoroughly disgusted with
lawyers.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-10

the Royal Irish Constabulary at
Listowel, County Kerry, were ordered
June IL to hand over their barracks to
the soldiers, but refused. ,
The division commissioner for Mum
ster arrived next day, the statement
says, and told the men that martial law
in the whole of Ireland was to be es
tablshed Immediately; that as many
troops as were required would come, be
sides the 1000 English police. and were
to be given the power to shoot freely all
suspected persons.
It is asserted the constabulary re-
fused TO cooperate, but were not ar
rested. The story as printed was
hinted a few days ago, but on inquiry
the Dublin castle authorities said they
knew nothing of it.
Guns and troops were going north
from Dublin last night. but nothing
unusual happened here.
Evidence is piling up here which
seemingly would indicate that the
newly organized Sim Fein courts
rapidly are superseding in power
the crown tribunals. A great number
of cases on appeal are being withdrawn
from the crown supreme court because
it is stated the litigants have little
commence IN tHe power Ol tudt COuEt.
For the same reason it is alleged that
Unionists are appealing to the Sim Fein
lower courts One Unionist attorney
is credited with saying that it was use
less to take case before the crown
court. and that as his client desired
quick action. he took the case to a Sim
Fein tribunal
In many parts of the provinces Sim
Feiners have taken over the control Of
liquor selling and have issued orders to
saloons regarding the hours of closing.
Sim Fein pickets have been effective
in stopping Sunday drinking by check
ing ZIP bona fide travellers who are en-.
titled under the law to drink.
Railway men who have been dismissed
for refusing to move trains carrying
police or soldiers have put forward a
new plea. They contend they are act
ing within the board of trade regula-
tSpns in refusing to work because Of
restrictions against the carrying of
dangerous objects" They threaten
action against the railroads for wrong
full dismissal.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-10
MEXICO REJECTS
VILLAS PEACE BID
Unconditional Surrender Of Ban
dit chieftain Demanded by
War Minister
NEW REBELLIoNS STARTED
BY the Associated Press

Mexico City. July 10.--The govern
ment has decided to reject the peace
proposals Of Francisco Villa. said Gen
eral Francisco r. Serrano, under Sec
retary Of war and marine. to the AS
sociated Press yesterday. Only uncon-
ditional surrender would be accepted,
he declared.
Three members Of the crew OF an
airplane on its way to the north to
and in the military campaign were
killed when the machine crashed, ac-
cording to Zacatecas dispatches received
by FL Universal.
Washington, July 10.--Advices to the
state Department Yesterday from the
American embassy in Mexico City said
officers formerly on the staff of General
Pablo Gonzalez were in prison on the
charge of plotting against the govern
ment, that the state Of Chiapas is In
cisco J. Murguira, who was defeated
for governor in the state Of Michoacan.
had raised the flag Of rebellion.
The Mexican embassy has received
official advices which It published yester.
day stating that Generals Juan Bar
ragan, Alfredo Ricault and Lucio
Blanco and Colonel Pauline Fontes had
returned to Mexico from the United
States where they fed after the killing
of Carranza.
Mexico City newspapers received yes.
terday give prominence to reports that
two of these generals. Blanca and
Ricault. together with Ygnacio Bonillas.
formerly ambassador to the United
States. attended a ''junta" recently at
San Antonio, to promote a new revolu-
ton looking to the restoration of the
Carranza government.
The censorship in Mexico City has
been restored, as copies OF the Mexico
City newspapers reaching Washington
have whole columns blank. No ex.
planation is made by these papers Of
the renewal of the censor's activities,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-10
POSTOFFICE IN TOWN HALL
U. S. Willing to Lease Space In New
Germantown Building

Representative George 2. Darrow in.
formed Mayor Moore yesterday that he
had received assurance from John c.
Koons. first assistant postmaster gem
eral, that the Postoftice Department
would be willing TO lease space in the
proposed city building to be erected on
the site of the Town Hall at German
town. The department, Mr.. Darrow
said, would be prepared 10 enter into
q twenty year contract with the city.
Mr. barrow visited Mr.. Rooms at
washington after conference with
MAYOR Moore regarding the project to
raze the Germantown Town Hall and
replace It with a modern building to
accommodate branch city Offices in Ger
mantown and the Germantown post
loffice
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-10
ORANGEMEN PLAN
BIG CELEBRATION
Anniversary of Battle Of Boyne
to Be FittingIy Com
memorated
10000 EXPECTED TO MARCH
Ry the Associated Press

Belfast. July 10.-Confdence that
order will not be disturbed on Mon
day. notwithstanding elaborate prepara
tions for the celebration of the anniver-
sary of the battle of the Boyne, is
expressed by officials here.
Demonstrations have been forbidden
in the city itself, but arrangements
have been made for n great mass inset
ing at park four miles distant. to
which all professions will lead. 1t is
expected that 20, 900 persons will march
in the Orangemen parade. and the dele
gates from Canada, Australia, New
Zealand. South Africa and the United
States will attend.
Sir Edward Carson, the Unionist
leader of Ulster. will be the chief
speaker. and will propose resolution
appealing to the government to deal
resolutely with the cruel and treacher-
Gus warfare being carried on in Ire
land and pledging Tlstermen to do
their duty as loyal British citizens, if
called upon"
Among the other resolutions will be
one expressing the determination OF
Orangemen to "defend the civil and
religious liberties for which their an
cestors fought at the Boyne river"
Several detachments Of soldiers in
full equipment were detrained at sub
urban stations yesterday and marched
into the city. The city council at a
meeting yesterday, defeated a proposal
to close saloons on Monday, the vote
being 2S to 27. Public meetings on
Monday have been forbidden in Lon
donderry.
Dublin. July 10.-In the Sim Fein
publication, the Irish Bulletin, last
night was a story Of alleged insubor-
dination among the Irish constabulary
and the reported impending importation
of English police. whose advent is to
be accompanied by martial law.
According to the statements, con =
frmation of which cannot be obtained,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-10
COSTS MORE TO MAKE GAS
Public Service Officials Explain Rea-
son for Asking Higher Camden Rate

A conference between Public Service
officials and the special committee OF
members of Camden City Council was
held last night at the Camden City Hall
on the matter of the gas company's ap-
plication to the Utility Commission to
Increase its rate from $1.15 to Sl.5o per
thousand.
H. A. Gilmour, one of the gas COM
pany's counsel, with other officials, ex-
planned the figures upon which they
Justify the request for an increase. The
company declares that it now costs
forty two cents more a thousand cubic
feet to make gas than it did a few
twenty three cents, coal thirteen cents
and, four cents has been added to labor
cost.
1t was denied by Mr.. Gilmour and
the other officials that the gas COM
pany was being depended upon to meet
any deficit in the operation Of the street
railway company.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-10
To Order Projecting Signs Down

Councils committee on law and
municipal and county government yes
terday approved an ordinance to direct
the removal from Chestnut street be-
tween the Delaware and Schuylkill
rivers of all signs projecting more than
eighteen inches beyond the building
line. The ordinance is a redraft Of a
measure submitted to the committee last
winter by the Chestnut Street Associa.
tion
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-10
PICNIC FOR ODD FELLOWS
south Jersey Lodges Hold Outing
Today at AIcyon Park

& m. combined lodges Of Odd Fellows,
- snutb Jersey, will have a picnic ana
"ating at Alcyon Park, n. j., this
ssterroon and evening. Nearly every
iodse In Camden and Gloucester couu-
George 8. Dalrymple, the grand
sster of the state, is expected to De
rrssent. There will be a motorcycle
feess ball games and other events this
s5ternoon. Tonight there will be
-s(nstreI show for the members by the
jroupe az Arwames Lodge, OF Giouees-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-07-10
These Beautiful Homes

Just as the Prince Of Merchants took sacrifice
OF profits bringing down the high 40 wa
have determined to make effort make possible for the public
to buy good homes at reasonable prices To this
or houses and lots Of Goth per cent less .n
real selling value The prices we'll known tb
and the genuine reductions easily verified
s our ndeavor to sell these properties directly those wish
them for occupancy.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1920-03-21
CORAz0N DEL-AT'O-R
Troduccion de TEODORO TORRES, Jr.

! mas fuerte, mas fuerte. Pensc que Ia
cntrana dolorida iba a ~estallar. Y en-
tonces una nueva ansiedad cOglo mi
e:piritu.. -. Los vecinos iban a cir
el ruido que hacia ell ~coraz6n..
La bora del viejo habia liegado. :!
Di IN grito terrible, arroie lejos
de mi Ia linterna Y salte dentrO del
cuarto. El viejo apenas pudo gr1tar
una sofa vez. En- un instante 10 AFRO
je sobre el piso Y lie eche encima Ia
pesada cama....
va estaba.. $500. Sonrei triunfal-
mente al yer 10 que habia hechc. Por
espacio de algunos minutes OF, senti,
cue el coraz6n paIpitaba ahogadamen
tc, con IN sonido apagado. mo me
importaba va! Los v~ecinos no oirian
el ruido. mo podia traspasar las
paroles.
Al fin ceso Ell ruido....Ll viejo
estaba muerto, bien muertO. Removi
Ia CANA y examine ell cad&ver. 81, es-
taba muerto, muerto, bien muerto.
Puse mi mano sobre su coraz6n Y
la tuve ALI mucho tempo. .,Ningun
ruido... -, Ell viejo estaba bien muer-
to.....l Su ojo sin!estro no me ator-
mentaria va maS....i
S. todavia creeis vosotros' que cs-
toy loco, dejareis de creerlo cuando
cs describa las precauciones que to-
ne para ocultar su cuerpo. La noche
hula y 80 trabajaba precipitadamen-
te pcro en- silencio 10 primcro que
lice fuG descuartizar el cadaver. lie
corte la cabeza, los brazos Y las pier
EaS.
! Entonces quite tres tablones del
entarimado Y arroje TODD por lie aber-
tura. VoIvi z poner las tablas con
TODD cuidado, con IN cuidado tan ex-
Quisito que ningln oJo humane iOh.
nj su ojo terrible, hubiera podido
s~ospechar NADIA. No quedo por lavar
NADIA. .ninguna mancha habia an
ell piso.....ni una gotta de sangre.
70 habia sido extremadamcnte pru-
ue!ite' Una CupS|d 10 !!%DI"
TODD, IA, ia, ja....
Fran las cuatro de Ia manana
cuando termin6 mi tarea. Estaba tan
oscuro como 81 fucra media noche.
!, precisamente. cuando Ia campana
del relcx daba Ia bora, OF que llama
ban Z Ia puerta de Ia Gale. Fui =
abrr tranquilamcntc. con el coraz6n
rcboSante de jGbi!o, porque "a quien
lo podia temer 70 ahor2? Entraron
tres h~ombres que me diicron con to-
da calma que eran agentes de Ia pO-
lcia, Los vecinos habian dido IN gri-
to 6urante la noche Y sospechaban
que Sc hubiera cometido algIn delito.