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IHu l,i SCIMITAR. r- i TRI-STATE NEWS o I ' I J i i f i - ! ! I 1' Cf 5 . A Superb Story of Smiles, Tears and Big Moments ALL THIS WEEK THE GREAT Strand Orchestra ' These chilly . : j 1 -i It s Rouffh Weathpr H I Frw- I C?l I and nights and unexpected rains make high shoes necessary invest in a pair of smart, durable Hurley's and forget your feet all fall and winter! "1 "More per pair, but less per year." , Hurley Shoes acknowledged by all manufacturers as the best fitters made $10.50 to $16.50 Eaton Shoes none made that have better wearing qualities, $7.50 up to $13.50 Our own guarantee with any of them. MAIN AT EE AD THE NEWS SCIMITAR CLASSIFIED ADS I i --.. ii - j t ' - ----- :..J THE BRAT Maude Fulton's Famous Broadway Success Admission 25c mornings MONROE i i Nichols at the Organ i mmg&mm FORI SMITH. Ark. --The bodv of Judge Paul Little, who died on hoard a r in on hi wny to St. Louis, reached here laot night and was laVen to Greenwood, Judge Little was shot a cldentslly by his nephew, uy Wil liams, at the Utile home In Fort Smith taluidy night. FA YETTEVILLE, Ark -The- state university will dnuhlo II agricultural extension worn tma year it is Hiinounr cd. A number nf siihagnirultural sta thins will bo established. STUTTGART. Ark. Arkansas conn ty claims more wild dinks and geese than nn- nther emintv In th Kntith The bird's have been attracted to the county because of the rice fields. JACKSON. Miss Indications are thai gulf porls In Mississippi will have more visitors tnis winter than ever be. fore. Cottages and houses and even rooms are already scarce In tha gulf coast town. MKRIDIAN. Miss The hill county along the Alabama-Mississippi line Is full of revenue officers hunting for whisky Blllls according to report. Ala bama leml the South In the number of stills smashed. CRYSTAL SPRINGS, Miss This city, the center of one of the largest vegetable growing districts In the world, will soon be the center of the South's winter gardens. More winter garden ing Is going on .tround Crystal Springs than ever before. BRISTOL, Tenn. This city has the clearest health record In the state ac cording to reports received from the United States department of health. KNOXA'ILLR Tenn Striking street ear men are soliciting funds with whico I to put jitney lines in operation. Over fpi.i'OO will lie required for the purpose. HOLLAimEHASHOME ECONOMIC COURSE ORICKN VILLK, Miss , Oct. 30. (Ppl.) A thre days' i-otirse In home eco nomics is iMing given at Hollaiulala hy Miss Mac Creswell. i-ounly demonstra tor, who la bring assisted by Miss Su sie V. Unwell. Child feeding la the subject for this Thursday afternoon with Miss Maud M Trooit di-niimstrator, Friday after noon poultrv selection will he demon strated by Miss Lola Tunlson. FORMER KAISER BUYS H0MESF OR SERVANTS AMKKnNdKX, Oit M. Th former Ormmi cmiit'rfii' Ih undtmtoort to liav t'UnhaMd 8orl villas for Oil uho of hln mrvantu ut Iomn, hr hln new hf inttmJa to Ink lurgp porno'tnl !o iWmrn. n.''ft,ittt t Ibft artjutrinieut of about houst House or Home? (iiange your brim Into s Moms hv maUine eery nook and cor ner (minim: and cemfot table. I'ut in Steam or Hot Water Heating Plant The ilepie. iation l small, the up-kefi livln, ol4 bulldngtn well as new. Cash or Easy Payments H. SMITH HEATING CO. Mempttis, Ton. t Court Main 2444 . SI 4 COUOHD 0 M COUtON'T Lt 'f " ek i 1 aiMi rv.M wit i (im I ! Hij If i-',ua HfctiWi', lort, ImJ., uli 1 1 ..? nt-Vi-i Ult (Mil Mti i lft.:TM1 Ml il'U i 1 IMfrhl r,MllJ -.Untidy TJ' n.llM in , rnturix COBB RESIGNS JOB TO GO TO ATLANTA As Assistant Director of All Extension Work He Made - Agricultural Record. STARKVILLE. Miss., Oct. 39. (SpD C, A. Cobb, asstatant director of the Mississippi extension force. In charge of Boya' cluhs, has tendered his resig nation, according to an announcement made today by Director Wilson, of the extension service. Mr Cobb leaves Mlssisslpnl to become editor-in-chief of th Southern Ruralift, published at At lanta,, ; Mr, I'ohh graduated from A. and M. in !!" it . a matter of justifiable pride 1- him that tie entered college with I:' to graduated sole'y by his own 'abor. without receiving one cent fiom outid nm-es. rttr ai-.iduation he became principal of the i lil'kaPHW Agricultural Hlfth iTtiool at R-jt'im Vltn. the flrat of the treat (trnup of thee luhoo'a In the k!nte Mr. I'obb's work here nttracted t'eciil uttet.tiiin a?id in Auj"t. 110. he " J? niHilc Mate t'nrn club ent with hofldqu nters at the A. ami M. Later he voluntarily a-nciatd himself with the farm demr.nst ration forcea of the tut-. Mill rr-tainiitR charae nf the club. i.rk. In thia e-onnect ion he worked with the thru state agent, H. S Wilson, at .lai'kaon. hen the federal forcen ni-n- tti'iM d to A. and M. Mr. Cobb i-inif with them and when, in 111, Mr. Utlaim whs iintiointed director. Mr. rot h was named assistant director. I'nder the leadership of Mr. t otin tne c uli work of Mississippi has made rrvord "f proeresa not eoua'ed. periiapa. hy another stale. In 1H10 there was but ne t luh worker in the state ana mere were only !.2l club boys. In 1919 there nere neveu workers and more tnan I'.'.iifU! club hoys Mr. t'ohbs contnou tlon tn agricultural development has been larger, however, than an' figures ( ii d hnw. He has tnieresten leaning business men and business orgs nida tion In his work and has extended club work itself to new and enlarged voluo. JACKSON VOTES UPON BOND ISSUE TUESDAY JACKSON. Mifs.. Oct. 51. iSpI.) Ven- little onnosltlnn Is being manifest ed to the proposed tn0.0in bond Issue to be BiibmKted to the voters ot jach son for approval next Tuesday, and it Is evtain that n laree majority of the qualified elector will give It their sup port. The opposition thus Car shown Is of a sporadic nature, and ha not as sumed n organized form. On the other hand advocates of the bond issue are quite active mid will bring out a big vote next '1 uesilay. Of the total Issue of J4"0.(M10 the city proposes to spend t2.io.00n for enlarge ment of the public school system, ami this feature Is exceptionally popular. It has the solid backing of the women of the cltv, and the parent-teacher clubs, who have learned upon thorough Investigation that the schools have ureent need of this expenditure. Mavor Acoti expresses no uneasiness concerning the JUA.OOO in bonda for afreet, park and waterworks improve ment "We need and must have thrxe mprovementa." says the mavor, and the work cannot be longer delayed. TATE COURT ASSERTS RIGHT TO TRY M'LENDON SENATOBIA, MlM.. Oct. 30. iSpl.1 The court todav overruled the demurrer In the case against Thomas Earnest Mclendon charged with perjury In con. nectlon with his questionnaire filed with the local draft board. The ques tion Is whether the stats or federal courta had jurisdiction of this ques tion. Tbls is the only case in the United States where the state courts have exercised jurisdiction over this class of cases The court held that the state courts had concurrent jurisdiction with the federal court. The defendant will be put on trial later The grand Jury has returned 12 true bills. The ease against Pete Darby charged with having mtir deaed his brother-in-law. D. O Wade, was set for trial on Kridav. Ceeil V. Klser, charged with killing John Welch, will be tried next Monday. The court will be in session for two weeks. MISSISPPllxPECTED TO ' BUY $208,000 IN SEALS JACKSON. Miss., Oct. SO. (SpD Mlsslsslnpl will be expected to purchase 20.800,000 Christmas seals at one cent each from Dec. 1 in II, the proceeds. 12HS.000, going toward the fight against tiherculOMls. ' Plans for the Christmas seal sale are progressing splendidly and T. R. Mo Cambridge, director, and Mo, Edward McGetu-e, field secretary, are busy in th field niga nixing county workers. Each county organization consists of a chairman, vice-chairman, set-Tetury-treasurer and publicity director. HAWANANS TO HAVE BEST OF HIGHWAYS HUNUl.l LU, Hawaii, Oct. 30 The United Slates government, co-operating wfth the territory, proposes to expend la.isni.inti over a period of from six to eigni years tor new roads and ro-id Im prove men ta am extensions on the la- mini ot tianii, according to an an nmiiinemeni niado bv Gov. Ch.n I r J Mct'artlty, SAL0l)NSMUSTCL0SE. M'.w ORLEANS. Oct. 80 -Enact ment of the prohibition enforcement act means that toe remaining saloons i.i i.rw oni-uiij. annul 1.21111 out of th z.nui) rormerly existing here, will bav to close or turn to the sale of te-mner-ance drinks. All four breweries here nave mane arrangements to manufnc lure sort xtrlnks or to convett their plants Into fruit and vegetable ilryots ana oenyoratnrs. Duke Suggested For New Throne OUKt OF CONN AUGHT. The tnonan htal rty of Hungary re. retitlv Kent a delegation to the inter allied i-oiiiinlnsloii a! Budapest to obtain the tiylil to i hooae a sovereliin. Thev dc-tarwt they were hot advocating the trtuin "f a ineiiiher of the HapsburEr tainiiv and mined unit wey wou'd not obiet to the selection of an Knellsh print , i.(t rubly ilia duk of Cou- (i -X GRAND JURY REFUSES TO INDICT METCALF NAKHVILI.K. Tenn.. Oct. 30 No true bill against P.nnia Metcalf. gardener a' the Cooper home, was reported toda? bv the Davidson countv grand jury which for several weeks has been in vestigating the murder of Robin J Jooper. Nashville lawyer, on Aug. 28. Metcalf was arrested on a warrant 'harglng him with the murder on Sept '6. the warrant being sworn out by Ga briel Hansen, "psycho-ana'yti al detec ive." of Memphis. He was" releasee on $1,000 bond, but subsequently sur-r-erdered by hia bondsmen and has beec in jail el nee. CHATTANOOGA FORMS LAW ANDORDER BODY t a C'HATTANOOflA, Tenn.. Oct. 10. 'Spl.l In compliance with a request of Gov. Roberts, a meeting is being held here this afternoon for the purpose, of organizing a Law and Order league. Uov. Roberts has named ex-Mayor T. C. Thompson a- county chairman and he called the meeting. The various civic bodies have promised their sup norf and It is possible that Maj. J. P. P'yffe will be designated ns head of the active work of the league. GREENVILLE HIGHWINS FROM GREENWOOD HIGH (JRKK.V VILLI-:, Miss . Oi t. 30. I.Sp!.) tireenvllle high -school defeated (ireen wood high si hool in an interesting game of football Yednedav afternoon hy t score nf a to 0, the only score b-ing piade by u drop dick from the 35-yard IJne. Most of the nlayiag was done ir (Jreennood's territory. Twice did tireen vllle players make a touchdown but each time they were a few feet out ol bounds, (ireenville high has announced it Is out for the fool hull championship. BUBONICPLAGUE DEATH OCCURS INNEW ORLEANS NKW ORLEANS, Oct. 30.-Henrv R. Pussendorfer. aged 3.1. a fruit 'handler employed at the banana docks, died late yesterday from what was diagnosed chemically and microscopically as bu bonic plague. The facts in 'the case were telegraphed by Dr. Oscar Dnwling. president of the Louisiana ' board of health, to Surgeon-General Rupert Blue, of the United States public hearth serv ice. No other cases were reported. N 0 RTHCAR oTTnAVA N KS HOLDFIRSJ MEETING RALKHill, N. C. Oct. 30. Gov. Blck elt and Coi. Albert, Cox. of Raleigh, who commanded the 113th field artil lery of the 3flth division, were the prin cipal speakers at the first convention of the North Carolina, division of the American Legion here todav. Election of state officers and delegates to the national convention was the principal business before the afternoon session. The convention will adjourn tonight. TWO BRAKEMEN DIE IN RAILROAD WRECK NASHVILLE Tenn net sn nen., Gill and V W. Wright, of Monterev, brskemen on the Tennessee Central railroad, were killed this morning when 1,1 cars plunged through a trestle near Obey City, near Monterev. PROBE CONTINTJED. ' COLUMBUS. Ohio. Oct XflTnVtt. gation of construction of Camp Sher man on the cost-plus basis, begun here yesterday by a congressional mbcom mittee, was continued todsy. The hear ing win conunue tor tne remainder of the week, members of the committee tated. MINOR RIOTS OCCUR. CHICAGO. Oct. .10 flnnr .Inline In the vicinity of one steel plant and the return to work of 1.500 men at the Standard Pteel car company mills at Hammond. Ind., were the chief develop ments reported todav In the strike of steel workers In the Chicago district. RETURNS FROM FRANCE. PINE BLUER Ark n, t sn isni News has been received that Mai pan Taylor, son of Congressman and Mrs. ham M. Tavinr baa niu.H i- New. York from Krance nnei .:....,,. ...in,, nm i.s neen junge-advocate In tkn afmy of occupa- trains "Crash. ru t WttKI H Tmaa (let in I-.. '"'"'Worth & Denver passenger trains ' iovu iirnu-on roaay at Rliome, ' nines norm ot here. A spe cial train Is hl'ilunno--the Inlnrerl l,n,. io one waa Kinea, according to first re- IB. SE Womble-Nichols, HELENA, Ark.. Oct. 30. (Hpl.)-Mlss Annie Nicholas, of thia city, and Paul Womble, of Hulphur Springs, Ark., were married at the country home of Mrs Irf-on Burton, near Ijttour. Ark., the t!ev..Erank Singleton, of Helena, per forming the ceremony. Immediately folluwlng the ceremony Mr. and Mrs. Womble left for Hulphur Springs w her they will make their home. White-Bush. - NEWBERN. Tenn., Oct.. 30. (Spl.i News has rrachetl here from Rich woods, this county. nnnouniitiK the marriage of Millard Whltu and Miss Lena Hush, of that section. 'Saunders-Qeorge. GREENWOOD, Miss.. Oct. JO. fSpl.)- Miss EllzatxHh CJeorge, of this city, and Marion Saunders, of .lackson, were united in marriage Wednesday after noon at 4:30 o'clock, at the Prcsbyte rlan church. Dr. Joseph Kennic otfl ciatiiin. Immediately after the cere mony the couple left for a trip to New Orleans. Wyatte-Lovelace. OIlKKNWOOn. Mis. Oct. SO. (Snl Miss Bessie' Lovelace and It. I. Wy atte, both or this city, were maiTieil here Tuesday night at 7:30 o'clock, bv Rev. .1. A. nan, at ma home on west Washington ,sttet. Le wis -0' Bryant. r.ATESVlLLE. Miss., Oct. 30. (Sul ) MIkh Esther O'Riynt the rtnunhter Kheiiff end Mrs. T. T. O'Biyant, and J,nn. RlMrn Dewts, Of KatesVtllC wr married Wednesday afternoon at the .Methodist Episcopal church. They left on the fast train tor a miei urinal trip to t incago ana ot. ijuis. O'Leary-Bridges. CLAR'-CSDALE. Miss.. Oct. 30. ifipl nnlet wedding ceremony was per formed here Tuesday at high noon at the Cathn!te cMir'-n. rutner e.eeran ot flclatinar. when Miss Lucy Briggi hp came 'he bride of Humphrey O l.eary The voi" couple. d"n-rt-d Immediate. Iv for Memphis which city they will mane their future nonie. Me o'Learv Is a resident of Mem nhl whe-e h Is prominently connect ediwith the fire department. He formerlv nss'stant chief of the local dt-nartment but - left C'srksdale for Memphis about four months ago White-Oberst. C1,RKSDALE, Miss., Oct. So Waller Oberst, of Memphis, and Miss n.Mh White, of Jonestown, both nmmlnr In. the ewial circles of this community, surprised their many filends by the anncvncemenl of their ..,..-iuire In l'Tlsr rolnt on Sunday, Oct 19 Tbe attempts of the young eounle to keep their iweddtng a secret n.t with unusual success and the mar iuie was not generally known until ii,. formal announcement was mad?. Mr. and Mrs. Oberst will make their tkomt Memshia. ,( , , t Ci 4 JULIUS GOOPMArj ''r ' . mm 1 ' I o Mrs. M. C. McCalip. - Trtrt elTV Htleo (let lift (Snl 1 r -w- n MCalln and Ullffh T.. MC- Caltp, of this city, have been called to to their home at Brookhaven. Miss , by the death of their mother, Mrs. Martha Cornelia McCalip. The Immediate rel atives are Mrs. McCalip's husband, Mr. w. T. Hccanp; uoi.-iurs . i. Hugh L. McCalip, sons, of this city: Mrs J. W. Mullen, of Haselhmsl ; Mrs. McRee, of Brookhaven; Miss Eunice r.t lanbrnn' Mrs .1 W. Hart. of Brookhaven; Miss Maud McCalip, of Brookhaven, and Dr. E. L. McCalip, of riptey, Ala. Mrs. John Pate. -t.'ti.ri.i v: Term Onl SO (Hnl. Mrs. John Pate died at the home of her son. Glen Pate, two miiei south of New h,.n TueHdav. after an Illness of sev eral months' duration. Funeral serv ices were conauciea nere mm "m . .. . i , I ...m.l.ru KIlP. IR loltowen in uiw u.vj .. survived by her aged hUBband. one son, Glen Pate, and several daughter. Mrs. S. F. Floyd. UNION CITV, Tenn., Oct. 30. SpD Mrs. H. F. Floyd, wife of J. B. Kloyd, died Tuesday night after a few days illness or ieyer. mother of 'three children, Miss Loin Floyd teacher in the city public school in this cltv; Mrs. Arch Caruthera and P. rioyd, .ir., resiuenia ui una vn..., n-u'- ..naal o, a onnoupted bv her pastor, Rev. R. A. Todd, at the Bap list church thia afternoon at 2:30, fol lowed by Interment at East View cem etery. LEE RUSSELL URGES DEMOCRATS TO VOTE JACKSON, Miss., Oct. 30. tSpl.) ov. -elect Irfe M. Russell In a state ment Issued here urges the Democratic voters of the state to go to the polls Nov 4 and cast their ballots for the' party's candidates who were nominated In the AUgllHl primal '. " ..r,, nriti.-mrf those who do not exercise the ptivllege of voting. Mr. liussen, aiso urges mo inv-ian-of the amendment to the constitution allowing the legislature to appropriate money sufficient to equalize tho com mon scliooi tunu. i BAKER SPEAKS TO WOMEN. WASHINGTON. Oct. 30. Pausing In their consideration of the question or chl'd tabor legislation, one of the main .-..K.n.... l..(n., th International con- puujn n ,v. . ...v- . - gress of working women In session here, the neiegaies nearu immy nn miuic. by Secretary of War Baker. Later In tiie dav they were invited to take tea at the residence of Mrs. Josephua Dan iels wife of the secretary of the navy. INJURIES FATAL. tmriT WORTH. Texas. Oct. 30 J." A. Davis, 28. Littleton, N. C died today from Injuries sustained In an automo tive aCClOeni 'al IIIROi. Biu- ....... . ti.w Monihwestern Baotlst The ological seminary here. News of Rivers River Bulletin. 7 a.m. Flood , Rain- cUnpe. Hs-ht. Chg. fall Pittsburgh 22 7.4 0 8 .02 Parkersburg .' .IR 13.6 0 .0! Cincinnati 60 fl. 0 9 .00 Louisville 28 10 8 Q I .01 Evansvllle 35 15.8 f 1 .00 N.whvill '0 ltd 2.9 .0'.' Chi.ttiinoi gu 33 10 5 0.7 .'2 .lohnsonvlllc 2 8J LI .10 Paducsh 43 18.1 fl 4 .00 Davenport 15 2.S 0.2 .90 Oma'ia 19 7 0 ,0 0 .44 Kansas City 22 0 0.0 .10 St. Louis 30 20 !. .0 Cairo 4.1 27 4 2.2 '.00 MEM THIS 3S 17.0 'OR .00 Helena 42 DO. 8 0 6 .00 Fort Smith 22 13. . .00 T ltlle Rock 23 4 2 0 4 .00 Virksburg 4S 20 9 0 5 .01 Shreveport 29 31.4 0 2 .no New Orleans 18 7.4 0.4 .32 Rise. Fall, The river In the Memphis district will continue to rtr. lA i. -JI -iA-' Christmas Shoppers Desirous, . of Selecting NOVELTY GIFTS Should Shop Here WE CANNOT overstate the importance 'of . selecting' Holiday Gilts early this yearat once. Especially if you have in mind the purchase of gold and silver nov- cities and small articles of jewelry. . There is not enough to meet the normal demand, and the demand this year is greater than that, ' , For instance Men's Belt Buckles, Gold Knives, Fob Slides, Pencils, Cigarette and Cigar Cases, Women's Beauty Boxes, Lip Stick Boxes, Dorins, etc. . ' ' ' We can show you splendid things now, but later will not , be able to do so, we're afraid. ' . Julius Goodman 3 South Main St., Memphis We buy your diamonds and pay highest cash prices. GIFT SUGGESTIONS Sterling Silverware f or Fall Brides - 1 '' . ; v ' '- :''"i FURNISHED, in regal magnifi- ence, our exclusive silver room of . beveled plate-glass affords tbe seeker' of theunusual an opportunity of making.., their purchases amid charming environ-": , - ; nients. . . . ;, , ' ,' ; . ".. .'-' . , Showr in conjunction with, a ' vast variety of exclusively designed terl.ing flatware ; patterns are many tea, coi fee and dinner services to match. .', - '. All articles are engraved. In the most artistic manner. The proper cards, are attached with white silk ribbon and are immaculately encased. , - , . . t A very , pleasant few moments will be accorded visitors to1 this unique salesroom. k : . ? Do Your Christmas Shopping Now. ; ' ; Diamond Merchants Jewelers s-S i I versmilhs IP.MAIN ST. OPPllSITECOURJ SQUARE- MEMPHIS '.-".," ' - i, : i ' A specialist has at last ' perfected 4 pure face powder that positively will not causa enlarged pores, blackhead and irritations. In fact, while It is considered ihe best face powder,- It is also a remedy for complexion troubles. It Is guaranteed pure and harmless to the most - delicate baby skin. It beautifies wonderfully be cause It helps to clear and lighten the skin and -protect the complexion from blemishes. This new. kind of. .face powder is made largely of an Ingred ient that ' skin specialists use In the treatment of the complexion. And it re&lly stays on better than any other face powder. Of course, saing this, every cue knows we mean the famous lA-may Powder (French Poudre LAmt), , Xhi4J U, the powdar that 4om si JNMlai 1'V not contain starchy rice powder er datnerous whit. leadt to make it ad-" her. White, lead is a deadly, poison and rice powder turn's into a fluey pasta that makes enlarged poreg; black heads and rlc powder Irritation. Be cause La-may Is so pure and because" it "stays on so,welI it Is now used by over a million American women. All dealers carry the large box, and many dealers also carry the small trial size. Be sure to try La-may. Then you wilt really know a perfect face powder. You will be sorry if you take a substitute., When you use this harmless' powder and see how beautifully it Improves your complexion, you will understand why la -may so quickly became the most popular beauty powder sold in America. Eave this. uoUoa, ,4,.,,, lady. IM V -.1 ,.,iil -ii ,1 M t