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The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-02-13
BULLETIN GIVEN
OUT BY ANDERSON
ON THE OIL WELL.

Yesterday Mr.. Henry Hoenke,
trustee and local manager for the
Anderson Drilling Company, oil OPP
orators in this section, gave out the
/ first official statement that has been
issued by his comRany,
The statement Is u general sum-
mary Of the local situation and
shows that the depth 81 $40 feet has
been reached IN the hardy Well No.
/, and the considerable difficulty haa
been experienced on account Of en-
countering an unconsoiidated forma-
| ton.
The formal statement follows:
Hardy Well No. J., down $40 feet,
has passed one of the worst stratas
of flowing heavy muck, present since
the depth of 400 feet was reached.
The unusually strong water pressure
made this the most dangerous strata
the driller expects to encounter. Pro-
gress will be more rapid from now on
and the well is expected to be COM
pleted by April /.
Well No. 2, near Billups.
A Derrick will be erected at Well
No. 2, and work started as soon as
Mr.. Anderson has completed arrange
ments for sending one of the two
Rotary outfits from Louisiana.
A third drilling location of 10000
acres has been set aside on a well de-
fined structure 5 miles west of CO.
lumbus for development in the spring
if few blocks of acreage in the CEN
ter of the tract can be secured.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-02-13

Christian service to her own door
step, where the tender grace Of the
day broods over the parting and
for the uniform and reverence for the
for the uniform and reverence for the
wearer, each symbolic of the other
and exemplifying the beautiful love
Of humanity that the Christ preached
twenty centuries ago
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-02-13
NOTICES!

All children who need vaccination,
and who are not able to have it done
by their family physician, may pre-
sent themselves at the Franklin
school Tuesday the 18th at 10
o'clock, where it may be done free of
charge.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-02-13
HEALTH PARADE POSTPONED

Upon the request OF a number Of
parents, the health parade, which
was being planned for next Saturday
will be postponed until the remain
ing school children in Columbus have
been examined, thus giving all chill
dren Of Columbus an opportunity to
qualify for the parade.
1t is expected that the health but
tons will be ready by that time.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-02-13

Mr.. s. B. Schwab leaves today for
the Eeastern markets, te purchase
his Spring and Summer goods.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-02-13

Mr.. R. C. Middleton, of Birming-
ham, arrived Thursday, and is well
coined as the guest of Dr. and Mrs.
w. r. Mckinley.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-02-13

Misses Louise Curry and Clara
Rostin are spending the week end in
West Point, the guests of Miss Will
ma Champion.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-02-13
As Others See Us


other the for PIGGLY WIGGLY is that
the
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No
mind
'front.'
4 a standard of cleanliness atraciynes
shining
do their casings
The aies wide and well lighted there standard brands of popular me
in o
beyond low partition planned for ventilation and whose
s
dollars worth Of display another thousand
too regulation
PIGGLY
regulations
seer o saving
Article FIGCLY WIGGIY
Magazine and Advertising
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-02-13

Young Mems Suits at Loeb's with
two pair pants $1,000.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-02-13

Silk Lined Hart Schaffner q Marx
Suits at the low price of $48.95.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-02-13

Mr.. R. f, Johnston is expected to-
day from New Orleans.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-02-13

Miss Weenonah Poindexter, Of the
College faculty, spent Sunday with
relatives in West Point.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-02-13
COLUMBUS
ID
YEARS AGO
From The Dispatch Files.
February Is, 1907.

February i3, 1907.
Miss Loraine Street who has been
spending the past two weeks as the
guest of Miss Augusta Prowell at
her country home, has returned to
the city.
Mr.. Charles Wood and wife, Of
West Point, Miss, spent Sunday and
Monday IN the city on a visit to re-
latives and friends at home.
Mrs. John R. Laws paid a business
visit to the A. and NJ. College at
Starkville on Monday.
Mr.. W. H. Brooks is home for a
few days visit after trip out on
the road in the interest of the Peters
Shoe Company, which company he
represents in this section of the
country.
Mr.. Eugene Baugh spent Saturday
in the city.
/ Miss Weenonah Poindexter, Of the
| College faculty, spent Sunday with
relatives in West Point.
Mr.. r. f, Johnston is expected to-
dow from, Nau Orlaanc
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-02-13

Mr.. Eugene Baugh spent Saturday
in the city.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-02-13

Mrs. John R. Laws paid a business
visit to the A. and NJ. College at
Starkville on Monday.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-10-25
GOSPEL OF OPTIMISM
PREACHED BY CROXTON
THERE IS NO EXCUSE FOR
PESSIMISM," HE SAYS. ALL
BUSINESS IS BETTER.

, ATLANTA. Cav. w. Croxton,
passenger traffic manager OF the A.
lanta, Birmingham and Atlantic rail
way, is an optimist. He says there IS
no excuse for pessimism.
The spirit Of optimism IS ncreas-
ing throughout the south among men
in all lines of business" Mr.. CroXton
declared here today. "Ot course one OF
the chief reasons for this change IS
the rise in the price OF cotton. This
welcome rise in the price OF the staple
has beyond doubt worked wonders.
But this is not the only reason for re
turning confidence. Everywhere there
are indications of improvement i'll the
commerce of the country"
Mr. Croxton pointed to the TACT that
business men in all sections are max
ing encouraging statements regarding
the financial outlook. The federal de
partment of commerce, he recalled, is
sued statements Of the most optimistic
and pleasing nature concerning the
vost improvement in exports and inn
ports. He declared that people who
few months ago were gloomy now
look cheerfully into the future with
hope and courage.
should at least have the patriotism to
refrain from talking pessimism," as
serted Mr. Croxton. The man who
bowls about the hard times OF the pres
ent and the hard times which are to
come the first thing in the morning
and the last thing at night does moth
ing to make times better. He is merely
dreary obstacle in the path of prog
ress-a dyspeptic gloom chaser who
should give t1is bored auditors a rest
and go to some deserted island for a
change of scene.
Therefore, let us declare war on
the gloom chasers and in the new and
splendid optimism of the day pull to-
gether for our common prosperity"
Local newspaper men have nominal
ed Mr. Croxton for the presidency of
the Better Feeling club whenever it
is formed.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-10-25
MEXICO HAS LARGEST
TREE EVER IN AMERICA
Measures 80 Feet in Diameter Twelve
Feet From the Ground.

The Santa Maria de lula, a giant
ahuehuete tree in Oaxaca, Mexico, is
the largest tree on the American con-
tinent In view of this Oaxaca authori-
ties plan to create a state park with
the giant as the central point of inter
est.
The tree measures, some II feet
from the ground, 80 feet in diameter
and over $50 in circumference That
is larger than the largest of the famous
California redwood.
The giant belongs to the Mexican
cypress family, and its name, ahuehu-
etc, in Aztec, means "old water tree
The Aztecs and most OF the other In
dian races of Mexico had a profound
respect for old things. The giant cy-
press did not escape their attention and
they discovered that wherever an ahue-
huete grew there was water not ia
from the surface.
Connected with this is a curious be-
lief that if you place your ear to the
roots of the Santa Maria de Tula you
will hear distinctly the murmuring OF
the subterranean waters.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-10-25
New York City Has
Last Word in Apartments
Gold Door Knobs and Silver Chande-
liers. Rent From $4,000 to $4,000.

Three hundred Park Avenue, New
York City, the new Sherry apartments,
just opened is probably the most lux
urious abode OF wealth in the world.
1t has gold-plated door knobs, silver
plated chandeliers and a separate set
of elevators running to each of the
10 floors. The apartments really are
private homes.
The largest apartment, containing
80 rooms has been taken by Percy
Rockefeller The yearly rentals range
from $4,000 to $55,000. There are 90
apartments. Among the leading "direc-
tenants are Richard T. Wilson,
Gen. Coleman DUPONT, Col. b. B. Nc
Alpin, Louis F. Durham and l. NJ.
Boomer. In furnishing the apartments
Europe and America have been search
ed for ideas and materials. Louis Sher-
ry has installed $250,000 worth of
thirteenth century tapestries i'll his
apartment. Mr.. Bonner sent to Nor
way for the woods used in his apart
ment, Mrs. Bonner being native OF
that country.
Some of the walls in many of the
homes are huge canvases for paintings
/ by famous artists. A magnificent ball
room, restaurant, a grill, tea room
and confectionery shop occupy the first
floor. No tenants are admitted except
! by vote of the director tenants"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-10-25
LEE COUNTY WON FIRST.
PRIZE AT, ALBANY FAIR
DOUGHERTY GOT .SECON
AND COLQUITT THIRD. ALL
EXHIBITS SPLENDID.

ALBANY, Ga.-Lee county walked
off with first prize for the best county
agricultural exhibit at the Albany
South Georgia fair. Dougherty county
won second prize and Colquitt county
third prize. Prizes were $500, $500 and
500, respectively.
Credit for the splendid showing
made by Lee county is due largely to
A. W. Goodwin, of Leseburg, who was
ably assisted by Alex Wynne, Of Lees
burg; E. l. Simpson, OF Smithville,
and J. G.. Pruitt, of Leesburg. The
strongest point in this exhibit was the
great variety Of products Mr.. Goodwin
and his assistants assembled to bring
here, as we'll as the quality of these
products. Lee county won large
number of first awards on individual
products and second prizes on numer-
Gus others.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-10-25
DRINK HOT TEA
FOR A BAD COLD

Get small package of Hamburg
Breast Tea at any pharmacy. Take a
tablespoonful of the tea, put cup of
boiling water upon it, pour through a
sieve and drink a teacup full at any
TIM during the day or before retiring.
Ii is the most effective way to break q
cold and cure grip, as it opens the
pores of the skin, relieving congestion.
Also loosens the bowels, thus driving g
cold from the system.
Try it the next time you suffer from
cold or the grip. 1t is inexpensive
and entirely vegetable, therefore safe
and harmless.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-10-25
RUB BACKAGHE AND
LUMBAGO RIGHT OUT
Rub Pain and Stiffness away with
a small bottle of old honest
st. Jacobs Gil

When your back is sore and lame or
lumbago, sciatica or rheumatism has
you stiffened up, don't suffer! Get a
35 cent bottle Of old, honest st. Jacobs
OiI'' at any drug store, pour a little
in your hand and rub it right into
the pain or ache, and by the time you
count fifty, the soreness and lameness
is gone.
Don't stay crippled! This soothing,
penetrating oil needs to be used only
once 1t takes the ache and pain right
out of your back and ends the misery.
It is magical, yet absolutely harmless
and doesn't burn the skin.
Nothing else stops lumbago, sciatica
and lame back misery SO promptly!
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-10-25

SAVANNAH, Ga.-Kneeling in a
lower corridor Of the Chatham county
Jail yesterday afternoon Major Carter,
condemned murderer, became mem
Der Of the Grace Methodist Episcopal
church. Rev. w. A. Huckabee, pastor
of the church, baptized the condemned
man and received him into his congre-
Carter is only boy OF p, but I'M
less the governor, as he is now being
asked to do, commutes his sentence to
life imprisonment he will hang Oct:
2S for the murder last summer OF
Sheriff Robinson, Of Pierce county.
The ceremony was performed in the
gray light OF the dull afternoon, over.
Swallowed by clouds, On one side OF
the pastor and the condemned prison
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-10-25
MURDERER AWAITING
EXECUTION JOINS CHURCH IN JAIL

er as they knelt upon the steel floor
OF the corridor rose the long, narrow
windows OF the Jail whose red iron
grill work made grim pattern against
the dark trees that line the jail yard.
On the other side rose the bright red
painted steel-barrcd cells, occupied by
the weary hopers OF vain hopes.
Carter did not seem to be nervous.
On the contrary his actions appeared
so deliberate as to almost seem stiff.
What he thought as he knelt, praying
for the forgiveness of his sins before
he ventures across the great divide one
could not read from his face, but to
his pastor he said he believed that his
sin was forgiven and that he had no
fear of death.
The church was represented by sew
eral of its members and officials.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-10-25
BILLS.

Among the many bills in congress
about the most troublesome at present
seems to be "Bill' Borah.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-10-25
Welded SIX TIMES, HE'S
BEST MAN FOR EX-WIFE
San Franciscan Gives Third Away as
He Takes New One.

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal.-Dr. Gar
Dor Kingstone, fight referee and man
about town, gave his third wife away
in marriage with his good LETT hand
while he reached for his sixth wife
with his even better right hand.
The marriage brought together Ruby
Armstrong, Kingstone's third wife, and
Reggie Morley, president of the Ital-
ian-American Oil Company. King
stone was best man. The girl who is
to be Kingstone's sixth wife is Jean
Dunbar. She was bridesmaid.
livingstone has had FIVE wives and
six marriages. One wife he married
twice because she forgot TO give her
right name the first time.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-10-25
4 REMARKABLE RECORD.

Chamberlain's Cough Remedy has /
remarkable record. 1t has been in use
for colds, Group and whooping cough
for almost half a century and has CON
stantly grown in favor and popularity
as its good qualities became better
known. 1t is the standard and main
reliance for these diseases in thousands
OF homes. The facts that it can always
be depended upon and is safe and pleas
ant to take are greatly in its favor when
it IS wanted for children lady.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-10-25
COMMISSIONERS OF
THE THIRD DISTRICT
HOLD QUARTERLY MEETING
AT AMERICUS. TERRELL WAS
REPRESENTED.

The second quarterly meeting OF the
Third District County Commissioners
IAssociation, which was organized at a
meeting in Dawson three months ago,
was held at Americas Thursday and
was attended by about SO commission
ers and wardens. Ten of the fifteen
counties of the district were represent
ed. The delegation going from Ter
re1l were Judge ]. A. Laing, who is
chairman of the association; Commits
sioner w. H. Dismuke and Warden
w. H. Sirmons Commissioner Gurr,
.of Dooly, is secretary OF the associa-
ton.
Mr.. Sirmons addressed the conven-
ton on The Control Of COnvicts."
Judge T. Z. Patterson, OF the state
prison commission, was the principal
speaker and he made strong plea to
the commissioners to make it their per
sonal business to see that the WardenS
OF the chain gangs treat the COnvicts
humanely He said it was expected
that the convicts should work, and that
work would not hurt them, if they
were well treated, but he said the pub
lie demanded and expected that they
should be treated as human beings, and
that it was the policy OF the prison
commission to have them so treated
that they would be better men when
they had finished their terms. He said
the recently enacted highway laws
would enable the various board OF
commissioners to look better after
their roads and thus better please the
people, that the new system whereby
the state department would maintain
all state system roads, which are the
present main arteries OF travel would
make it possible for county boards to
maintain and develop their secondary
roads all over the county as hereto
fore.
Wants State Bond Issue.
State Engineer w. R. Neel explain
ed that the new law provides for the
distribution of auto tax money to the
various counties on a state road mile
age basis. All of this money, he said
will be used, if needed, to maintain
state roads
He said it was contemplated to
amend the constitution next year so
that a state road bond issue could be
foated
Mr.. R. S. Oliver, of Plains, member
of the Sumter county board of com
missioners, made a strong talk on f.
Inancing and taxation. He mentioned
that the law prevents counties borrow
ing money, and that when this is done,
as it is frequently, it is illegal.
The commissioners accepted an in
vitation to hold their next meeting at
| Cordele.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1921-10-25
THOUSANDS OF SEAMEN
ARE IDLE IN NEW YORK

Between $4,000 and 10000 seamen
are idle in the port of New York city
owing to shipping inactivity. Thous-
ands OF seamen are sleeping on the
docks every night.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-01-04

in the senate, Senator Underwood of
Alabama, democratic leader, urged it's
immediate consideration, for which
unanimous consent was secured by
Chairman Gronna, of the agriculture
committee, which reporteds the bill.
Senator Underwood followed with the
only address made, declaring that fin
ancial distress now was greater than
during the war and that he felt con-
fident of wise administration Of the
proposed law that would cause mo
undue drain on the treasury"
On the senate roll call, 30 demo-
Gratis were Joined by "a republicans in
overriding the veto.
The presidents message also was
read In the house. Representative
Mondell of Wyoming, republican lead
err, announced later that it would be
taken up tomorrow at the opening of
the house, but without any definite ar
rangements for vote. Advocates of
the bill. however, expressed confidence
that the house also would vote to en-
act the bill despite the veto. The
house passed the bin by a vote of 212
to 81, or much more than the neees-
sary two thirds majority. Many of
the negative votes were cast by re-
publioans.
Senator Edge issued a statement
tonight declaring that the presidents
arguments against the bill were lab
solutely unanswerable." BY issuing
bonds, the finance corporation, Sena-
tor Edge said, would adversely af-
feet the present financial and econom-
io situation without any direct re-
sultant good to producers"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-01-04
HARDING C0NFERS
WITH SENATE WHIP
Last OF Scheduled Conferences with
Republican Leadors Is Held by
President elect.

MARION, o., Jan. 3.-President-
elect Harding completed his cycle OF
conferences with the ranking repub-
lican leaders OF congress today with
a long talk with Senator Curtis of
Kansas, a republican whip of the sem
ate.
They discussed the legislative pro-
gram for the extra session to be called
soon after March 4, as well as the
work TO be done during the remain-
der OF the present session. Mr.. Hard
ing laid particular emphasis on re-
duction OF appropriations and on
prompt disposition of the appropria-
tions measures and other routine so as
10 leave the way clear for construc-
tive legislation as soon as the new
session begins.
Senator Curtis advised calling the
extra session early in March and it
Is understood that the suggestion CO.
incidea with the president elects
view. No definite time has been Sc
lected but the date generally is ex-
pected here to follow the Inauguration
by only few days.
Tariff legislation will be the first
task Of the extra session, and Senator
Curtis expressed the opinion that with
WOAh N0AAllk TITS JltAl
two months Il might be possible to
get the tariff bill out of committee be-
fore the end OF March. He said that
he believed that the emergency tariff
measure would pass the present ses-
sion despite stubborn opposition.
The question Of the more important
diplomatic missions is understood TO
have been considered along with the
task OF making a cabinet and II is be-
lieved that the epresident-eleet has
canvasscd thoroughly the qualifica-
tions OF most OF those suggested 10
him as ambassadors. It is unlikely.
however. that any announcement on
the subject win be made In the near
future.
Three names that have been promi-
nently under consideration in connec-
ton with diplomatic appointments are
those of Myron r. Herrick of Cleve-
land, former ambassador to France,
and Governor Frank o. Lowden Of
Illinois Mr.. Lowden has also been
considered for the cabinet and It is
known that Mr.. Harding is anxious
to have him in the government serv-
ice in some capacity
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-01-04
ALLEGED MURDERERS.
PLACED ON TRIAL
Prince of Abyssinia and Companions
Go on Trial in Connection
With Riot.
NV Associated Pressl

CHICAGO, Jan. 3.-Nine negroes,
including Grover c. Redding, self
styled prince of Abyssinia,'' were
placed on trial today charged with
murder in connection with the slay-
ing of two men in riot here June
20, 1920, when Redding and his fol-
lowers are said to have burned an
American flag as the climax of
demonstration in connection with
movement for the return of negroes 10
Africa.
Robert L. Rose, of Philadelphia, a
sailor at Great Lake Naval training
station. was shot to death when he
attempted to rescue the oi1-soaked
flag and Joel a Hoyt. a cigar store
clerk, was killed when he went to
Roses assistance.
The state will ask the death penal
ty for Redding and oscar McGavic
alleged chief lieutenant of the
prince according to Assistant States
Attorney Daniels. Redding, it IS
charged came to Chicago to organize
a movement for the emigration of
American negroes to Abyssinia where
himself as ruler.
AS parade of Readings followers
on June 20, is said to have eliminated
in the flag burning incident. When
the sailor, Rose, and others sought TO
intervene, the Abyssinians are claimed
to have drawn revolvers and rifles
from waiting automobiles and opened
fire