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The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-04-18
BIG CITY FIRM DRIVES HOME
IDEA OF TRADING AT HOME

The strongest argument in support of the trade
home idea supplied by big of the large cities q the South
Coming firm the force Of the argument much
should emphasize the absolute necessity
trading at Of keeping community together
Coming from which business from the smaller towns would
naturally 20 the which follows significant,
party in county letter to the o X Houek Piano 90 in
Memphis about vctroa saying 4 writing wholesale dealer
instead Of buying nearby order that all the
into the machine Of into the middlemans profit
Here is what the wholesale dealer wrote in part in reply:
Ths country that in order to give satisfactory
service TO its citizenship everywhere w its boundaries the manufacturers
are compelled to goods through recognized and necessary
channels Of trade your local retail merchant who the
nucleus around which your entire community is built
m YOU consider what would happen to the
entire country wiped and forced to make
~ purchases from larger wholesale houses located
would readily appreciate Importance Of the retailer his community
and agree that he justly entitled receive legitimate profit for the
he renders
M manufactured Of standard merit distributed through the
ar recognized trade This true Of the Victor VictToa
This instrument quality and standard prices therefore
Mr. l. B. Dveb Columbus Miss nearest dealer Is in position
"a ppy these instruments at Just as reasonable price as
il would be possible for you to secure elsewhere
with kindest regards
Respectfully,
20. X H0uCK PIANO CO..
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-04-18
WILL PAVE THE
CENTER OF MAIN
Council Decides To Pave Space In
Center Of Main Street,
Two Blocks.

At the meeting Of the mayor and
board Of aldermen on Wednesday
night it was definitely decided to have
the central portion Of Main street
paved from Fourth street 70 Sixth
street. The work viii he started at
once. The original contract dc not
provide for tie paying If The center
Of the street because Of the fact that
the car track then occupied the cen
ter, but since the removal Of the car
track the municipal administration
decided that it would be best to have
the entire street paved. The price
per square yard for the additional
work will be the same as the price
paid elsewhere.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-04-18

Mr.. Gordon Fort, of Mayhem, was
a visitor in Columbus a few days ago.
He was en- route to Reform, Ala,
with cattle.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-04-18
FIRE WEDNESDAY MORNING.

The members of the Columbus Fire
Department were called to Third Ave-
nue. and Thirteenth Street, North, at
$3.50 o'clock on Wednesday morning,
Sparks from a chimney had see fire
to the roof Of Mrs. j. W. Gardeners
residence. When the firemen arrived
the flames had gained considerable
Roadway, and some good work was
done to save the building, The dam
age is estimated at approximately
five hundred dollars.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-04-18
CREAM FOR cATARRH
"OPENS TIP N0STRlLS
Tells Bow 10 Get Quick Relief
from Head-COlds. It's Splendid

" one minute your elogged nostrils
VIII open, the air passages Of your head
will clear and yon can breathe freely
No more hawking, snuflina. BLOWING
headache dryness. No struggling for
breath lati nightiAyour- cold or catarrh
win be gomez
Get ! aEsmall bottle of Elv's Cream
Balm from your druggist now. AMY
a httle- Of this fragrant, antiseptie
healing cream in yom nostfils. It f4n.
etrates through every air passage Of TIA
head, soothes the inffamed or swollen
mucousk membrane and relief comes n.
stantly.E
It 5just hneS. Don't stav shTss.n,'
Wilma s cold or nasty eatarrh-Reliet
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-04-18

Nervous hurter.ng of pa'pitatlH OF
the heart does not Indicate heart dis
ease, generally 10 means disorder in
the stomach and digestion Prickly
Ash Bitters is "a man remedy for
such ailments. Ii cleanses, strength
ems and regulates the stomach, liver
and bowels. removes the cause of the
heart symptoms and builds up q
strong and vigorous body Price Sl25
per bottle. Sold ~ all druggists.-
adv.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-04-18
A World Endurance Record
Proves Essex DependobiIity

A large class of its buyers are business men.
They choose it for utility and dependable
transportation. 1t becomes, in fact, part of
their business system. It must be on the Job,
keep all engagements on time, and be as re-
sponsible as an engineers watch.
These same qualities with it's rare good
looks, make the Roadster unsurpassed as a
smart car for pleasure.
Economy, durability and train-like regu-
larIty are the standards set by Essex. These
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-04-18
or SPECIAL INTEREST 10 You.

OF SPECIAL INTEREST TO YOU
Donghboy self-RIsing Flour is q
high grade, fun patent flour and b,
therefore, not the usual "cut Off and
your Daughboy biscuit win not get
hard when cold and you can eat the
'left overs7 from the morning meal At
the evening meal. Doughboy is milled
so as to retain the gluten and every
constituent food element Of the wheat
grain unimpaired and it is therefore
wheaty and tasty. The ingredients
are soda, salt and phosphate, all df
which have highest Endorsement Of
medical men as digestives. Ask your
grocer for Doughboy.
: ]. L. WALKER & CO.,
Distributors.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-04-18

A person habitually constipated is
a shining mark for disease, because
his system is full of the impurities on
which disease germs thrive. Get rid
Of the habit quickly by taking Prick
ly Ash Bitters. 1t is stimulating
and purgative remedy for men. Price
$1.25 per bottle. Sold by all drug
gists. tadv.)
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-04-18

Mrs. J. w. Etheridge Of New Or
leans, arrived last Saturday to enjoy
a visit with her mother, Mrs. +. r.
Kirksey.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-04-18
The Roadster, Too, Has All
the Noted Essex Qualities
Speed-PoVer-E Endurance Economy Utility.
It's an Ideal Car For Business as Well as Pleasure

The wide business uses for which the Essex
Roadster is.adapted are instantly apparent.
Its utilities are many. But note no evidence
OF them IS revealed when the Roadster is used
as pleasure car. Every line is smart, trim
and graceful 1t takes but moment to make
the change.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-04-18

Regular and systematic advertising
in The Dispatch will put the BIZ in
your business.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-04-18

Mrs, Sterling Throwcr, after a
fortnight's stay in Birmingham, has
returned to her home in this city.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-04-18
PURELY Personal

Mr J. Al Loeb leaves today for
New York, where he goes to make
purchases for the ready-to-wear de-
partment Of simon Loeb & Bro. Mr..
Loeb states that he finds It much
more satisfactory to make frequent
trips to New York than to purchase
from salesman and by mail and wire
He cxpectssto secure some attractive
bargains On the present trip.
= X
Mrs. L. B. Gordon and little son,
Jack, have arrived from Tuscaloosa,
Ala, to join Mr.. Gordon, who has
been here for the past two months.
The family live at Mrs. DeZonia's
home, 9l4 Third Avenue, North. Mr..
Gordon is the gentleman in charge of
the battery Of Linotypes in The Dis
patch office. Welcome to our city.
4 X
Mr.. ]. d. Green, a prominent young
attorney of Starkville and former
member Of the State Senate, was in
Columbus the past weet On lega! bust
ness in connection with Chancery
court.
X X
You can Keep your stomach strong,
bowels regular and kidneys active by
using Prickly Ash Bitters. 1t is a
necessary condition to maintain the
health Of the body. Price $l.25 per
bottle. Sold by all druggists adv.
a* X
Mrs. Nat. Smith, No. 523 North
Seventh street, has returned from
ClaIksdale, Miss, where she went
several days ago on visit to rel
atives.
X X
Mr.. Gordon Fort, of Mayhem, was
a visitor in Columbus few days ago
He was en- route to Reform, Ala,
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-04-18

Dispatch Wantads. do the work.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-11-26

us-the Okanogan County Anti-Tuber-
culosis League.
A monthly message, THE Health Pr
lot" devoted to the work in the state
is issued by the association and furn-
ished free to lists of subscribers Sent
in by the League and nurses. About
1000 copies are issued each month.
Right health education will prevent
tuberculosis. The Okanogan County
Anti-Tuberculosis League conducts a
continual educational campaign. Buy
Christmas seals today.
Educate the child and the adult will
take care of himself. The Modern
Health Crusade in our public schools
is financed by these little seals. Buy
today.
Are you a member of the Okanogan
County Anti-Tuberculosis League in
our state? If not, then why not? Buy
Christmas seals and help in its edlca-
tional campaign.
Thirteen hundred men, women and
children in our state attend free clinics
the past year as the result of the 1919
seal sales. Let's double the number in
1921. Buy today.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-11-26

Why encourage law breaking by
breaking the law yourself? Every man
who purchases a bottle of liquor sur
reptitiously, and that is the only way
that liquor can be procured, incites
some one to engage in bootlegging, and
bootlegging is crime under the STAT
utes The buyer is just as guilty as the
seller Granting that among many the
law is not popular, but there are lots
Of other laws that we must all respect
that many consider undue restriction
upon personal liberty. There is too
many evasions of the prohibition law
in this community. Let every citizen
stand firmly by and for the law and
redeem the good name Of the town.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-11-26

States will be engaged during that per-
iod. The seals are sold for the support
of the national state and local anti
tuberculosis associations in the coun
try. Sixty per cent of the funds raised
goes for work in the county, 40 per
cent goes to state work, and 10 per
cent of that goes to national work.
The quota for Okanogan county is
$3.50.
The seal is the financial agent of the
Anti-Tuberculosis League. 1t earns the
money that has made possible the
county nurse and her work, brought
the free clinic to our county, introduce
ed the Modern Health crusade into all
the schools, financed the local organi-
cation in it's county campaign and
endorsed the tuberculin tests among
cattle.
tuberculosis is community prob
lem-therefore your problem. Stand
back of the emblem and buy Christmas
seals today.
Buy Christmas seals and fight with
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-11-26

Just at the present time the cattle
market seems to be all shot to pieces.
The price of beef cattle, and espec-
tally cows, is lower than 1t mas Deen
for years. stock men are distinctly up
against it. There is little prospect Oh
any marked advance in price IN the
near future and those who will have
TO purchase hay to carry STOCK over
the winter will be playing losing
game 1t may be added that the hide
and wool market is also in an unset
tied state, and there seems TO De NJ
demand for wool or hides at any price,
BUYERS are resting on their oars ana
making no offers. Considering the fact
that wool is so low and hides drug on
the market it would seem that 'ne
price of both clothing and shoes wouiu
take a very decided slump.
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-11-26
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. LEAGUE.

The Anti-Tuberculosis League of
Okanogan county, one of the 1900 at
filiated organizations conducting an
all the year around educational and
preventative campaign against man.
kinds greatest foe, announces the
eleventh annual sale of Christmas
seals, November 20 to December "a.
The proceeds of the sale finance
the work of these organizations. 1t
is estimated by the National Tuber-
culosis Association from figures fur
nished by the United States bureau
of sensus that 100000 in this country
are afflicted with tuberculosis; that
100000 victims die of it annually; that
of this number $4,000 are married and
are wage earners; and that there are
thus created each year 10000 orphans
The sale of tuberculosis Christmas
Seals in Washington will begin Nov.
20, extending to December "a. More
than 100000 workers in the United
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-11-26

One day last week Harry Bowerman
attempted to stop team of horses at
tached to hay bailer that had started
to run away. Mr.. BOwerman was
knocked down and the bailer passed
over one the calf of one of his legs,
resulting in very painful bruises that
has laid Mr. Bowerman up since the
accident occurred. DR.. House attended
the injured man, who was fortunate in
escaping without broken bones
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-11-26

The first number of the Chautad-
qua series of entertainments is billed
for merit Wednesday evening at the
Liberty theater, and the series will
continue up to and including Monday
evening. The attractions put on are
such as to attract the patronage of the
entire town and surrounding country
The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-11-26

A new garage and automobile re-.
pair shop has been opened in tho
Hamisch building, on the south s,as
of the track, by an experienced me.
chanic from Nelson The new estab.
lishment is doing a good business and
the proprietor is said to be an expert
in that line of work
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-10-02

owners to look within themselves as, understandably, they might look un- der ordinary circumstances.
 As basis for proposed action the signers oT this letter have agreed to a preliminary plan and agree to put it into operation.
 "The under signers urge that tEe three most prominent men obtainable Gin no wise connected with baseball ]
 be obtained to act as superior tribunal, -. and that such trib- unal shall have unreviewable author ity over presidents of all leagues, club owners, players and every oth- CT person, act of thing connected with baseball.
 It is proposed to appropriate the necessary expenses for this tribu- nal from the world series and major league receipts. e
 Everyone connected with baseball would be absolutely under control of this tribunal.
 "Likewise, it would be empowered to establish proper relationship be- tween minor and major leagues.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-10-02
,ox' CHANGES TO ~
 !. WIN PENNANT ARE ] DlMINED IN DEFEAT
hicag0 Manager Presents ! New Line Up in Last | Series of Season

pest, Louis, Mo, Oct 1.-St. Louis Edinmmed Chicago's pennant hopes to- Is ty, defeating the White Sox 8 to 6 |rice the opener of a@series of three fnes here that rounds out the Amer
 b. tn League race.
 z .drhe loss of today's game. while sfveland was breaking even in g i. t.r1uble header, with Detroit, placed Fdld,icago two games to the rear of the |rpaiders and destroyed their last farI ence of capturing the champion fovaJp unless through playoff, as kred-h clubs have but two contests to red played and victories for the White kfuces coupled with defeats for Cleve- thed, would leave the leaders tied for ble. st place.
 = Ineffective pitching and inability to haatW in the pinches cost Chicago the stfle ner here.
 baEtihe game was the first in which fyws cago has participated since seven b mbers of the club swere suspend |T[ bn connection with the world se- heSt1 gambling scandal. As result h hPreSager Gleason presented line up ksB{ was almost completely changed Or h that with which he went fSf1kiugh the season.
 |thatny Schalk was rendered an ova- (vf5s when he came to bat the first |s a and was presented with huge 6W..hl basket from local admirers
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-10-02

baseball is to continue as the nation al game and points out the gambling and betting evils revealed in the past two years.
 The plan was worked out by A. D. Lasker, of the Chicago National league club, and received full ap- proval of President John Heydler of the National league, the letter says:
 "The National commission, base balls supreme body, consists today of Presidents of the National and American leagues" the letter conl tinues, regardless of the desire of these men to be impartial, they could not be, at least sub-c> IT, sciously, unmindful of the speclal interest of the individual league they represented. It was felt, therefore, that the third member of the conl- mission should not be connected with the game. The shock just received by the baseball world, the black list ing of three major league players and the indictments and suspensions of some of the greatest stars on world championship team, has caused the
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-10-02
CROUPY CHILDREN
 INSTANTLY RELIEVED
Cut This Out And Save For
 Emergency

Parents of young children feal croup, and well they may, for 1t comes without warning and at the very time the doctor is hard to get Relief can be secured almost instant ly, if following directions are observ- ed:
 First, go to the drug store now and get a bottle of Nash's Group and Pneumonia Salve Get the genuine 'Nash's" because it's much stronger than imitations), we say go now and get it, thus insuring that you'll have it in the house when needed.
 Apply the salve up the nose and with hand rub over the chest and throat, allowing the child to inhale the vapors freely till the difficult breathing is relieved; then cover the chest with warm flannel. It's such 2 simple treatment ycu may doubt it's efficiency, but once you've used il you'll depend upon it absolutely.
 Nash's Group and Pneumonia Salve 30 cents and 50 cent bottles in blue boxes, is sold by all druggists.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-10-02

Chicago, Oct. 1.-Representatives of four major league baseball clubs tonight started a movement designed to "clean up baseball forever" by taking control of the game out of the hands of men financially interested and placing it under a "civilian tri- bunal" to be composed of men "of unquestioned public standing"
 A letter was sent to every ma jor league club and dozens of others fin terested, asking approval of the plan which was characterized as a means of giving professional baseball to the American people where it be- lorgs-and taking ownership of it away from club, owners and players
 The letter was signed by William Voeck, president of the Chicago Ma tional league club, Charles A. Com iskey, president of the Chicago Amer ican League club; Barney Dreyfuss president of the Pittsburgh club, and John McGraw, vice-president and manager of the New York National League Club.
 Want Great" Tribunal
 It proposes that the National com
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-10-02

mission be abolished because, "in its present form it cannot be impartial, and in it's place there should be a tribunal whose members would re- ceive higher salaries than anyone now connected with baseball Gen eral Pershing, Major General Leon- ard Wood, Former President William Howard Taft, Senator Hiram John- son, Judge Kennesaw M. Landls and William Gibbs McAdoo are some of the men proposed for the tribunal but the letter adds that none has yet been approached on the subject.
 High salaries paid members of the tribunal and it's secretaries and clerks would be paid from a fund set aside from major league and world series receipts.
 The tribunal would be in absolute charfe of all organized baseball leagues, of the pl>Sers, the managers and owners, and league presidents and it's decision would be beyond dis pute or appeal.
 The letter declared such a plan must be worked out immediately if
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-10-02
!eland Sure
 stO Tie in Race
 l for League Flag

8bit, Mich, Oct. 1.-Cleveland |ag for the American league t made certain of at least a first place by dividing a dou- hder with Detroit, while Chi ,as losing a single game to St. oday.
 \ visitors lost the first game [ fhen in the tenth inning, Short ywell threw Flagstead's ground sb the Cleveland dug-out and & Followed with a clean single { Hians' 10 to 3 victory in the III game was decisive. Fifteen Ind hits, six of them for extra .sAnd four Detroit errors con
 to the results, the league
 scoring in every inning but ka|ond. The second game was
 1t the end of the eighth be- { darkness.
 and and Chicago each hav'
 ,es yet to play and should the
 lose both while Chicago wins
 tie would be the result.
 t's victory in the opener
 Ialter Mails winning streak
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-10-02

NEW YORK-New York police have been presented with sub machine gun for use in riots and In chasing auto thieves. It is in the form of pistol, weighs but seven pounds, and will shoot 1900 shots minute. The gun was designed by General John T. Thompson, who was chief of the Small Arms Division of the army turing the war. The picture shows Sergeant Thomas M. Shaw demon tsratins the gun
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-10-02
FIRST Y. w. c. A.

Rio De Janeiro, Sept. 25.-The first Young Women's Christian Associa ton to be organized in Rio de Jane iro has opened it's commodious quar- ters in the downtown section. Unit ed States Ambassador Morgan and ;sh residents attended the opening.
 The association starts off with a tctal membership of 937, including 100 Americans and an equal number of British. Seventeen religious faiths and 20 nationalities are repre- sented among the membership.
 Get fresh Eastman films from Duke 211 1-2 Main St. S-26-6t.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-10-02

s-base hit: Mcclellan, Lynn
 Gedeon, Davis, Jacobson. Three Knit: Smith. Home run: Smith ss Double play: Murphy, E. Col sJ. Collins; Strunk and Schalk
 on balls: off Davis, 1. Struck By Keller, !; Davis 7.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-10-02
Chicago Cubs Win
 Seventeen Inning
 Game From Cards

Chicago, Oct. With Alexander pitching steady ball, Chicago won al seventeen inning game from St. Louis today to ?. St. Louis got 716 hits to Chicago ten, but Alexander kept the visitors blows scattered. Score.
 OniS AR RH 20 F,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-10-02

Aotdio -------- oH M -' Ao
 batted for High in seventh.
 zz batted for Heimach in fifth.
 zzz batted for Shanner in ninth. Washington 021 331 021-1S Philadelphia ---- 900 0O1 200 z ETwo-base hit: Dykes, Styles, Eller- be. J. Walker, c. Walker. Home run: Judge, Gharrity. Double play: Prcth- ero, Judge and S. Harris: O'Rourke
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-10-02

lWo-base hit: Wheat, Miller, Burns Home run: Konetchy, Kelly. Stolen hase: Young. Base on ball: Off Smith, 5; Toney, |; Cadore, ?. Struck cut: By Smith, ?; Toney 1; Galore l; Barnes, l. Double play: Sheridan Kilduff and Sehmandt.
 Boston. Oct. 1.-Philadelphia- Bos- ton game postponed, rain.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-10-02
Divide DOubIe Hill

New York, Oct. 1.-New York and Brooklyn divided double header to- day, the score in each contest being 1 to 3. Scores:
 First van,e.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-10-02
Slaughter Recruits

Philadelphia, Pa.. Oct. 1-Washing ton hit two Philadelphia recruit pitchers at will today winning 1S te
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-10-02

S. Harris and Judge; Myatt and J Walker. Base on ball: Heimach, 1; Shanner, 1. Struck out: By Zachery 2; Shanner, 1.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-10-02
FOOTBALL RESuLTSl

At Lawrence. Kansas. Haskell h. dians IA, Pittsburg Normal IA. (tie)
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-10-02

se hit: Speaker, Veach, Cobb 9 Double play: Sewell to hss to Johnston. Base on < Mails, l; off Ehmke, 5;
 h'; off Bagby, l. Struck out: .1; by Ehmke. 1. game: 31 AID ID DIT Dn A
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-10-02

,n 9a&ted for Faber in fourth.
 Sbatted for Hodge in sixth. <k batted for Keller in ninth.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-10-02

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION Milwaukee, 1, at Louisville 5. Other games postponed, rain and cold
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-10-02

At Clemson '. Presbyterian College of s. C., '. (tiel.