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good deal No sooner would we learn that
she really was in Newport and get IN
touch with an agent there, when we would
learn from him that he had tried to serve
the subpoena and that she had left town.
Next day he might find thai she was really
back in town or hadn't actually left. Cali
forna was worse. II takes four days at
the quickest to get a letter through, and
by the time the summons reached our
agents there she would be stopping some
where else!"
In October OF last year, after twelve full
months of this hide and seek, the Gibsons
came definitely back to New York and
settled down temporarily at No. IL East
Sixtieth street.
Right away Mr.. Boskey telephoned. Mr.
Gibson answered.
Mr. Gibson wanted to know what 1t was
all about. anyway. Gaspng little at this,
Mr. Boskey explained and launched into a
recital OF his years efforts. Mr.. Gibson,
intimating that he had no time to listen
to the story OF anybody's life, wanted to
know what Mr.. Boskey wanted, anyway.
Mr.. Boskey, controlling himself with dread
full effort, repeated that he wanted to serve
the summons. Mr.. Gibson doubtfully an
swered that he'd have to ask Mrs. Gibson
about that.
After while he came back and reported
that Mrs. Gibson wouldn't consent to be
served md advised Mr.. Boskey to call up
Mr.. ". Freeman, OF East Twenty-eighth
street who was Mrs. Gibson's agent
Mr. Freeman said he was arranging Mrs.
Gibson's finances as best he could, but
that she didn't have a cent to pay the debt
at the present time: wouldn't have until
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for Mrs. Gibson, but withoA authority to
accent service for her of theNrit
The poor old writ, 1t was getting pretty
badly mussed up and decrepit by this time
with all the constant handling nice,
new. clean one took its place.
The detectives didn't have any luck As
Mr.. Boskey says, "They were on their
honeymoon and that made it harder, be-
cause naturally where they had gone would
be kept secret and none of her friends
seemed TO know Ordipariy it is easy to
trace so well-known a persons whereabouts
through acquaintances"-but well, this was
certainly different
Then the subpoena began travelling. Mr.
Norton had written that Mrs. Gibson re-
sides in Newport, r. l. Since | believe
that is her legal residence, any mail adj.
dressed TO her there will be forwarded
wherever she may be-"
Right up in the mails went the sum.
mons to Newport, addressed to Attorney
Boskeys correspondents there. And back
il came with a letter, saying that Mrs
Preston Gibson has not been in Newport
this Summer. ] am informed she Is in Cali
fornia and is not'coming here. have had
several writs in the hands Of the sheriff
for service upon her, and as yet have not
been able to make service because OF her
absence"
or to California went the writ And
thereafter, like Mary's famous little lamb,
wherever Mrs Gibson was reported to be
there the writ was sure to go-Palm Beach,
Coronado. White Sulphur Springs.
AS Attorney Boskey somewhat YEARLY
puts It:
Great Britain Right, Reserved.
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They tell story of a swain who came
accounting his girl. When he rang the bell
her brother appeared and threw him down
the steps. He went right back and her
father did the same thing to him. He
tried again and they both threw him into
the street. And as he was going up the
steps for a fourth time he stopped. An
idea had struck him.
We'll, I'll be switched" he said. II
don't believed they want me in that house"
Like that sutton. the attorneys for the
jewellers decided that Mrs. Pratt didn't
want to be served with that writ,
SO the harassed officers in pursuit of her
called in the aid of private detectives.
They also, as Attorney Boskey was later
to tell In the affidavit to the Supreme
Court OF New York, continued TO try 10
find her whereabouts by making injuries
at different newspapers. different hotels
agencies and magazines devoted TO so.
called society news, but without success"
They also continued TO telephone, as well
as TO write letters, to MIR. Eliot Norton.
whom they had discovered to be attorney
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But When the Sympathetic
Officers Who Were Told That
She Had Been Ill in a Hospital
Saw the Pictures of Her at
the Venetian Ball---Well! That
Was Just the Last Straw That
Broke the CamePs Back!

didn't want TO offend her. Maybe Madame
would give a promissory note. due In two
months. for the jewels; then she could
take away her purchases and not be both
cred with bills. Would Madame?
Madame would, and did.
Cheerfully the jewellers put the note
axay. IL when the note came due Mrs
Pratt didn't pay. 1t would be easy TO sum-
mon her to court and make her. So easy.
they thought with Mrs. Pratt going every.
where and being entertained everywhere
and figuring all the time in The social news
of the papers, which told practically day
Nv day lust what she had been doing and
was going to do. Yes; they'd have no
trouble in getting hold Of Mrs. Alexander
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dozen charity affairs, hoping TO have
her pointed out to him. But there
had been nothing doing. Well, better
luck next day, maybe
And the next day and the next
were the same.
BY that time, though, the process
servers-two Of them were now on
the job-had tried to famiiarize
themselves with Mrs Pratt's appear
ance by studying a mass OF her pic
lures. They began to get little
gddy. 1t is a curious fact that al
though 1t is said that the camera
cannot lie, no two snapshots Of any
body ever look quite the same, and 1t
takes a genius like Sherlock Holmes
to pick out rs a rule, the original OF
any Of them.
So the process servers weren't
helped so much by the pictures. In
fact. they were hindered. After ac-
costing various indignant ladies who
denied being Mrs. Pratt and threat
ened to make trouble for some.
body, and las for such impudence the
never did hear OF such a thing" the wr
servers developed strain OF super-cautio
Several times they were sure that It WI
Mrs. Pratt who stepped into high-pow
car that she drove herself but the car W;
too quick for them to follow.
Yet Mrs. Pratt was certainly all arour
town. Down in Attorney Boskey's Off,
new department had been formed, who
sole duty Il was to go over every new
paper, magazine and society journal to Il
to find clues to her.
And just about this time Mrs. Pratt rs
away to Greenwich with Preston GibsC
and was married by justice Of the pea'
there The papers were full Of 1t and u
subsequent rupture OF relations betwee
herself and her parents. who couldn't 81
twice-divorced Mr.. Gibson at all as a so
in.law, and made no bones about comir
right out in the papers and saying So No
and then a reporter got to Mrs. Gibson, Il
former Mrs. Pratt, but the process servei
never. She certainly seemed to have a
uncanny way Of keeping out Of their wa
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The note became due
and was returned by
the bank, protested.
with the report that no
funds could be found to
pay 1t. A few days
later Mr.. Meyer BOskey.
attorney for Jacques.
Gems and Precious
Stones, the jewellers,
began legal action
against Mrs. Pratt to re-
cover the debt. A sum
mons was issued. order.
ing her to appear and
defend the complaint.
Until Mrs. Pratt was
handed this writ, per.
sOnally. or her own at
torneys accepted SER
vice for her. the suit. OF
course. could not go on.
But that was all right.
oh. yes! An experienced
process server. who had
served legal papers for
Mr.. Boskey for many
years. would go right
up to the Plaza, or
wherever it was Mrs.
Pratt was living, and
hand her the summons.
He hoped out, prom.
Using that he would be
back long before lunch.
But he wasn't. 1t
was a weary and puZ.
zled process server who
reported late that day
that he had been every
where and just couldn't
find Mrs. Pratt any
where. They wouldn't
give him any satisfac.
tion at the hotel.
wouldn't let him wait
around and, besides, he
wouldn't know Mrs.
Pratt II he saw her. lie
had been to the man.
SION OF her father, Mr..
William +. Benjamin.
but the butler had said
she wasn't there. lie
had looked in at half a
dna ON oh Rim N foil L. a
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-06-29
1O7 TAKE DIP IN
COOLING WATERS
OF LUXAPALHA
IhrOngs Refreshed and Regaled in
Cool Waters at LuxapaIila Heach
Sunday.

Luxapalila beach Sunday afternoon
was the scene of huge bathing par
ty.
One hundred and seven people were
enjoying the cooling and refreshing
waters of the beach early in the af-
ternoon. They had gone to the beach
seeking relief from the oppressive
heat of the day
Scores of people thronged the banks
watching the bathers as they dived
from the numerous spring boards
about the beach and enjoyed the
wholesome and vigorous sport in the
cooling waters.
A movement is on foot to make
extensive improvements about the
beach, such as providing seats, cutting
an automobile road thrOuh to the
beach, and providing additional dress
ing rooms.
The place might be made really at
tractive and it would serve the pur-
pose of swimming pool for the
present season at least.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-06-29
NEW MINISTER
HERE THIS WEEK
Rev. J. ID. Franks Will Preach His
Initial Sermon Sunday At
First Baptist.

Rev. j. D. Franks, of Alexandria
La, who recently accepted call ia
the pastorate Of the First Baptist
church in this city, is expected to ar
rive in Columbus the latter part Of
the week and he will preach his ini-
tial sermon before the local eongre-
cation Sunday morning at II o'clock
He will conduct the union services
at the First Baptist Sunday evening
and the public is extended most
cordial invitation to hear him.
Rev Franks rendered conspicu-
Gus service to his church in Louis
lana, developing the Pineyille church,
which place is a suburb Of Alexandria,
from a meagre beginning to one of
the leading churches of that section.
Rev. Franks an dhis family will be
accorded a most cordial welcome to
Columbus.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-06-29
PIGGLY WIGGLY
STORE NO. TWO
OPENS FRIDAY
New Store Will Formally Open Its
Doors At Main And Thirteenth
Friday.

That Columbus is growing and ex-
panding as trade and commercial
center is evinced by the opening Fri
day of another Piggly Wiggly store
in this city.
Piggly Wiggly No. 2 is located at
the corner of Main and Thirteenth
streets opposite the Southern Railway
depot.
I The building is new structure
erected especially for the Piggly
Wiggly type of stores and it is mod
ern and up-to,date in every respect,
Mr.. H. A. Cox, a member of the
firm of Cox Brothers, who have the
exclusive Piggly Wiggly franchise for
Columbus, will have charge of the
new store. He will be assisted by Mr..
Charley Perkerson, who is we'll known
in Columbus and il the Columbus ter
ritory.
There will be a number of demon
strations at the opening of the new
store and lots of souvenirs and sam
pies of groceries will be given away.
New and fresh stocks are now
being put in place IN the new store
and every thing will be ready for the
opening Friday. Modern Piggly Wig
gly fixtures, the last word in the
new store equipment line, have been
installed and Store No. 2 will come
up to all the requirements and speci-
ficaticns of the Piggly Wiggly ideal.
The first Piggly Wiggly store was
opened in Columbus on the 2lst day
of September 1918 and the enterprise
has been success from the very
start.
The opening of Store No. will in
no way affect store No. / which will
continue operations as heretofore.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-06-29
PARENT-TEACHER MEETING.

The finance committee Of the Par
ent Teacher Association Of Barrow
School met last Friday afternoon and
formulated plans for a bazaar 20 be
held the latter part Of November.
The following ladies were commis-
stoned to arrange details and solicit
articles for the bazaar: Mesdames W.
+, Frazee. Lester Lang. T. p. Hzr.
mc1d, Philip Stolzer, Vivian HaIbcrt
and Tracy Green. Il was also de-
cided TO limit the price Of the articles
10 so cents.
The personnel Of the finance CONE
mittee inspires confidence IN any uU-
dertaking which they may espouse.
The committee is composed Of Mrs 7.
J. Locke. Mrs. John Jacob. Mrs J. t.
Walker. Miss Mary Stokes and Miss
Margaret Perry.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-06-29
IMPROVEMENT IN
COTTON is SHOWN
Reports From Over Cotton Belt Show
Slight Improvement in General
Condition.

Reports to the Commercial Appeal
which reports are of the average date
of June %, indicate that the cotton
crop averaged rather pronounced I'M
provement during the month, but that
the general condition of the crop is
considerably below the average for
the month of June.
These reports embrace correspond
tllce covering 1872 counties or parishes
in the 10 principal cotton producing
states.
All reports indicate that the acre
age has been very largely reduced.
West of the Mississippi river rains
were ample for cotton, and in some
instances excessive, but not greatly
detrimental; temperatures favorable
for cotton. Eastward, especially IA
the Atlantics, drouth, accompanied by
high temperatures, was against the
growth of the plant, but check on
boil weevil. Beneficial rains have. re-
Gently occurred in Georgia and the
Carolinas, but were mostly local in
character; drouth spots remain.
Dry weather was favorable for field
work and fields east of the river are
clean and usually we'll cultivated, but
some complaints of grass in the west
although not SERIOUS.
The plant appears to be healthy, but
in some sections, owing to lateness,
drouth or lack of fertilizer, or to
combination of causes, is small.
The crop in Texas and Oklahoma
seems to be doing particularly well;
m Arkansas also, on the whole, sat
isfactory progress is being made, not
withstanding heavy boil weevil infes-
tation southeast.
Alabama makes more serious COM
plant of boil weevil than any other
state, with Georgia = close second.
South Carolina is, for the first time,
experiencing something approaching
statewide infestation; North Caro-
lima, Tennessee and Oklahoma are the
only states in which boil weevil does
not St this time threaten serious dam
age; boil weevil is present in each
of these three states, but infestation
is light and little apprehension is
felt.
Much replanting has been necessary
and stands are only fair on the aver
age, but rather better in Texas and
Oklahoma than elsewhere. Numerous
reports that stands are poor are off
set by reports that stands are excel
lent, but the majority Of reports in
dicate that stands are fair to gsod.
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WHICH ONE OFTHESE PICTURES WILL THE
DISPATCH PRINT SUNDAY---TF1E WINNER
ROAD BOND ISSUE
WINS IN PICKENS
Results TelephOned TO Dispatch
Show Bond issue Election
Carried by 412 Majority.

According to telephone Information
reaching the Dispatch office yes ter
day from Pickens county the special
election held in that county Monday
10 determine the issuance Of 100000
in road bonds, carried by an estimated
majority Of 412.
The majority for the issue is SMALL
er than was anticipated, opposition to
the issue having developed consider.
able strength in the last days Of the
campaign.
The proposition was for the issu-
ance Of 100000 to be supplemented
by State and Federal funds amount
ing to 100000 for the construction Of
trunk line road, and 100000 for
lateral roads.
The total county issue will be $500
600 ald with the supplementary fund
the county will have available for road
work $5OO,OOO.
The heaviest majorities against the
issue were voted at Pine Grove, Eth
elville, Henry, Providence, Walls and
Shelton beats.
Big maiorities for the issue were
piled up at Aliceyile, Gordo, Carroll
ton and Reform. At Alicevile only
two votes were registered against the
issue, and at Reform there were only
Il votes against IL.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-06-29
BIG FAN IN
BARACA ROOM
is A. w. o. l..

One Of the big oscillating electric
fans in the Baraca room of the First
Baptist church is A. W. o. L.
You who are not Emihar with
army terms are asking what in the
world do you mean by A. w. 0. l..
Well, the service boy, now in mufti,
but, you say, there you 90 again.
What is mufti
But, back to the A. W. o. L. It
means Absent Without Leave, and
the Baraca fan is absent without
leave. And as to mufti We refer
you to Websters dictionary
The Baracas were sweltering and
fuming Jnder the heat Of the sun as
well as the heat Of the hot air Sun.
day morning when the big fan wa
missed and Mr.. Arthur Marshall
was appointed a committee Of ons tc
confer with the party who removed
the fan and have il replaced.
Mr. Marshall has a sneaking idea
where the fan is and he is going tr
give reasonable time for il to be
returned No questions will be asked
All the class wants is the fan ba.
So there you are.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-06-29
DEATH or MRS. WALTER
HOLMES

Mrs. Minnie Holmes, wife Of Mr.
Walter Holmes, Of Ethelville, died at
the Mckinley Sanatorium at 9:3O
last Monday evening. Mrs. Holmes
had been ill several days and was
brought to the Mckinley Ssnatorium
on the afternoon train Monday for
treatment. She survived the trip
only a few hours. Here remains We're
taken 70 her home in Ethelville for
intermcnt Tuesday afternoon. Mrs.
Holmes was the sister Of Nh. +. A.
Brownlee Of this city. Her mother,
Mrs. r. a. Brownlee. Of Ethclville her
husband and six children survive her
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-06-29
Know Your Own City;
Do You Know
That a.?
BY v. B. INES
Rotary Club meets today,

Rotary Club meets today,
Times are getting better.
Moaday is 2 ependence Day.
X
Let's beat the bushes for business.
Lowndes county has an active hay
association.
When We have fewer jingoes we'll
have more to jngle.
X X
Have you contributed to the
booster trip band fund?
X X
No, Cornelius. A cloak model is not
always engaged at her own figure.
X X
If Carpenter lands Blow on
Dempsey's patriotism-good night.
K
Today is the lSO day of the year
The sun rises at i:34 and sets at 1882.
y
The destiny Of the Franks seems to
be largely in the hands Of the Georges.
Carpenter and Dempsey will bat
tie for the world championship Sat
urday.
Wait for the big Dokey- Shrine
game on July 18th. It's going to be
a great occasion.
x
p Scores Of people from all the sur
rounding country were IN Columbus
for Trade Day.
This country is fundamentally
sound; it's business is only temporor
Ily ILL., Get busy.
Join the crowds at the City League
games. A picture will be made Of
he crowd Friday afternoon.
If machine gun and cannon fire
should burst out during the fight on
Saturday we don't think Dempsey
v ould have a chance.
Why not improve the bathing beach
at the Luxapali.a? A little effort and
the expenditure IF a little money vii
give Columbus a first class bathing
beach.
A great writer once said that moth
ing worth while was ever accomplish
sd without enthusiasm Let's have a
little more enthusiasm in our com
munity life.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-06-29
NEW MANAGER OF
DRY GOODS DEPT.

Mr.. Frank Mannheim ~ Fort
Worth, Texas. has accepted the po-
siticn Of manager Of the dry goods
department of Simon Loeb and Bro,
and he has already assumed his new
duties.
Mr. Mannheim has had a large ex-
perience in the dry, good business,
having been connected with some Of
the largest department stores in the
country He comes 10 Columbus high
ly recommended, and he will be a
valuable acquisition to the Loeb store.
He is most cordially welcomed into
the business and social circles Of
Columbus.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-06-29
JUNIOR MISSIONARY RALLY.

The Junior Missionary Society Of
the First Methodist church held its
Mission Study Rally on the lawn Of
the First church last week. There
were twenty-seven members present,
and a very gratifying interest was
manifested in the work. At the close
q picnic supper was served on the
lawn. sts
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-06-29
AD-BOOSTING
MOVIE TICKETS

Mrs. l.. W Stevens was the lucky
phone number Dispatch ad reader
Sunday Her phone number appeared
in the advertisement Of Cards Shoe
Shop. IN the ads in every issue Of
the Dispatch there are offerings and
values that are worth looking for.
And, too you may find your phone
Read the ads.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-06-29

". y. lIolesappIe-"HIaving had the
pleasure Of making the trip through
Pickens county with the boosters. beg
to advise that | am more impressed
with this manner in becoming closer
acquainted with our neighhors than
any other way which might be pos
sible for as to do.
Every mile Of the trip travelled and
every hour Of the time consumed was
simply a pleasure, and / hope that we
will continue TO make these trips un-
iii we know more Of the people per
sonally in Pickens and Lamar coun-
ties. an Of which / feel very conf
dent will mean a lot to Columbus"
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-06-29
BAPTISTS ELECT
WOMAN AS PRES.
Mrs. Montgomery Is New President
OF Northern Convention.

Des Moines, Ia, June 27.-Mrs
Helen Barrett Montgomery, of Ro-
chester, N. Y, was elected president
Of the Northen Bsptists at the con-
venticn of that denomination today.
She is the first woman to hold the
position.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-06-29

The Young Peoples Auxiliary Of
the Central Methodist church viii give
sock social on the parsonage lawn
next Thursday evening from s to 10
o'clock. An entertaining program and
refreshments will be enjoyable fsa-
lures.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-06-29

The W C. T. L. will meet at the
home of Mrs. J. T. Lawley at 4:3O
Thursday afternoon An important
meeting-all members are urged TO
be present Visitors viii be heartily
welcomed
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-06-29
A LETTER FROM REFORM
REFORM, ALA, June %, 1921.

Hon. Bimey lines.
Editor The Columbus Dispatch,
Columbus, Mississippi
Dear Mr. lines: would like to get a copy of your paper
that contains your wTteup of the trip from Columbus
through Pckens county. real anxious to get yours
Impressions certainly hope that all of you had good
time after leaving Reform. From business standpoint,
the trip will not be void of fruit for Columbus
With kind personal regards. am,
Yours very truly,
J. L. TAYLOR.
Cashier Reform State Bank
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-06-29
Admiral Wm e/fm.~

Admiral Sims. the stormy petre. Of
the United States Navy, who was
publicly and severely reprimanded
by Secretary DENLY for his loose
talk and famous jackass p speech
delivered in London.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-06-29

There viii BE- a called meeting Of
the D. o. X. X Thursday evening.
June 30th at p. m. FOR the purpose
of completing arrangements for the
trip to Chattanooga.
-. WATSON, Sect.