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VOL XXIV. NO. 64.
COLUMBUS, MISS., THURDAY MORNING, MARCH, 14, 1918.
S.mJ. Weekly, $3.00 Per Yr.
BIG RALLY WILL
BOOST SALE OF
STAMPS HERE
800,000 MEN ARE 34 ARE KILLED
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HOUSE REDUCES
TO BE CALLED
TO ARMS SOON
AND 79 HURT
IN PARIS RAID
APPROPRIATION
WDJ
FOR COLLEGE
TRUSTEES MAY
BE SELECTED
BY EXAMINERS
BILL PROVIDING FOR
DRASTIC CHANGES FA
VORABLY REPORTED.
P. II. GARDINER OF LAUREL
TO DELIVER AN
ADDRESS.
PARADE A FEATURE
Students of College and the
Public Schoolsas Well as the
Citizens to March.
Hon. Phil. II. Gardiner, of Laurel
Miss., who recently ppent) several
months on the western war front in
France, has been invited to deliver
an address here Saturday, March 23,
in behalf of the War Savings
Stamps campaign,
Prof. E. A. Stanley is chairman of
the Lowndes county committee for
the sale of Wajr Savings Stamps, and
in making plans for the rally on
March 23 he is being assisted by
members of the local committee
named some time ago to secure
rpeakers for various war activities.
The local sale of stamps is by no
means up to expectations. Accord
ing to the official allotment, Lown
des county's quota is from $50J),000
to $800,000, and so far the sales
here amount to less than $6,000. An
effort is to be made, however, to
speed up the sales, and it is hoped
that Mr. Gardiner's address will have
the effect of awakening enthusiasm
nmong the people.
A feature of the day will be a big
parade, in which the children of the
public schools, students of the In
dustrial Institute and College and
representatives of local civic and
fraternal organizations are expected
to participate. Members of the
Ladies' Civic League, the Daughters
t v ..flrtr-fHarvy. fh Tlauhters
of the American Revolution and oth
er organisations will be invited to
join the marchers and the merchants
of the city will be requested to close
their storg,. while the parade is in
progress. ...... . . , ,
Many Officers Removed From Med
ical Reserve Corpi.
From the' declaration of war to
February 23, the Surgeon General
of the Army has removed 1,050 of
ficers of the Medic'aL Reserve Corps,
In the following table the reason as
signed for discharge does not isolate
under "aptitude for the service" all
those whose dismissal was in con
siderable degree due to inefficiency
or incompetency, since these reasons
had weight in many cases otherwise
classified.'
Discharged for physical disability,
411; inaptitude for the service, 154:
join other branches, 30G; domes
tic difficulties, "'.19; resignation, 88;
needed by communities, hospitals,
schools, -32. '
During the same period there have
been 2.2C5 ' " promotions, including
rome officers promoted more than
once.
Mr. W. A. Abrams has returned
to his home in' Birmingham, after a
visit o'f several days to his brother,
Mr. J. E. Abrams, in this city.
Mrs. R. O. Funk, whose husband
recently djed.' at Sheffield, Ala., and
her two children are visiting rela
tives in Columbus.
NOTED PYTHIAN TO
SPEAK HERE SOON
HON. F. S. ATWOOD WILL DE
LIVER ADDRESS ON "HAP
PINESS" MARCH 21.
Hon. Frederick S. Atwood, who is
rle'ivering . a series of lectures
throughout, the state under the aus
p'ess of the Mississippi Grand Lodge,
Knights of Phythias, will "appear in
Columbus Thursday, March 21, and
while the place 1for his address has
not been definitely decided upon it
will probably be delivered at the
Industrial Institute and College.
Mr. Atwood possesses unusual
forenic ability and has made a splen
did impression in-every town and city
which he has visited. The subject of
h;s address is "Happiness," and Co
lumbians who hear him are promised
a rare intellectual treat
ANNOUNCED THAT SE
COND DRAFT WILL
BEGIN MARCH 29.
PLAN IS GRADUAL
No Sweeping Withdrawals
From Agricultural or In
dustrial Activities.
Washington, March 13. a move
ment of 800,000 drafted men, to be
gin March 29 and continue five days,
was ordered Tuesday by Provost
Marshal Gen. Crowder. The order
calls troops from every state in
the union, with the exception of
Iowa and Minnesota. It includes
men remaining from the first draft
and those liable to call in the second.
Just how many men of the second
draft are affected by the order was
not stated at Gen. Crowder's office.
It is understood that the movement
will, virtually complete f-he first
draft, and that it is part of the
announced plan to call registrants
in small groups as fast as they can be
accommodated.
The apportionment for Southern
states follows:
ToTir.e"iee . '.. 2,753
Alabama 2.634 f
Arkansas 1,541
Florida - 506
Georgia 5,925
Kentucky 1,651
Louisiana - 3,573
Mississippi --- 2,220
North Carolina 5,174
South Carolina 1,343
Texas 3,943
Virginia . 2,178
The war department is prepared
to supply, clothing- and other equip
ment" Immediately for" 311" the rhen
to tie called out. Acting Quarter
mart er-G?neral Goethals is now
pressing vigorously the deliveries of
winter clothing to build up the re
serves necessary for next winter.
The original issue of men mobil
ized in April would be winter cloth
ing, hut very shortly thereafter they
would be transferred into summer
khaki.' Ample stores of summer out
fits for the entire army are on hand.
Throughout the winter deliveries
have proceeded regularly on the
summer clothing contracts and huge
stocks are available.'
Every man sent abroad is equipp
ed with a complete new outfit before
he boards the transport.
Provost Marshal Gen. Crowder
made the first offcial announcement
of the time of the second draft. It
will be ordered as soon as congress
amends the law to compute the basis
of apportionment among the states
on the number of registrants in
dasr 1, instead of population. For
purposes of computation,, 800 000
men will be considered also con; :?
ing the se"ond draft, although no
such number will be failed to the
colors at any one time.
" Men in deferred classifications,
the provost mnrshall-gencral an
nounced, would be called in rmall
numbers as well as men in class 1.
for the purpose of utilizing special
technical qualifications or sending
them to schools to acquire such qual
ifications. The ; provost marshal general
makes the further definite state
ment, however, that there will be no
sudden withdrawal of great numbers
of men from industry and agricul
ture during the coming summer, but
that they will be drawn in relatively
small groups, spread "throughout the
year. To give the exact number, he
says, would be to give the enemy
military information.
While Gen. Crowder sets no time
in his statement, it has been stated
previously that supplies and equip
ment for the men of the second draft
would become available in April,
and as action on the desired infor
mation is expected before-that time,
the first calls are expected soon af
terward.
Chickens by Parcel Poet.
Washington, March . 13. Live
chicks may be sent by parcel post
after March 15. provided they are
properly prepared for mailing. In
announcing this decision the Post
office Department order said chicks
could riot be insured or sent c. o. d.,
nor carried to destinations more
than 72 hours, mailing distance.
Read our advertisements.
SIXTY-SIX OTHERS MEET
DEATH BY SUFFO-CATION.
PANIC WAS CREATED
Crowd Seeks Refuge in Rail
way Station and Many Fa
talities Follow.
London, March 13. Hostile air
ships attacked the Yorkshire coast
Tuesday night, according to an of
ficial statement. 1
Fie'd Marshal Lord French, com
mander of the home forces, reports
that one of the hostile airships at
tacked the Yorkshire coast late in
the evening. A few bombs are re
ported to have fallen a short dis
tance inland. No reports of casual
ties or damage have yet been re
ceived. Paris, March 13. Thirty-four
persons were kiled and 79 were in
jured in Paris and its suburbs as
a result of Tuesday night's German
air raid.
In addition to the bomb victims,
66 persons were suffocated through
crowding in a panic into a Metro
politan railway entrance to take
refuge from the raiders. These were
for the most part women and chil
dren. Of the bomb victims, 29 were kill
ed and 50 injured in Paris and five
killed and 29 injured in the suburbs.
Byron W. King.
I. I. and C. has as its attraction
the coming week, beginning Sun
day, March 17th, one of the most
ii;r.gh4 . nt.rt diners on . the
platform of today. Not only is he
one of the greatest of readers and
literary interpreters but is a mas
ter in scripture reading, making a
life time study of the poetry of the
Bible and Spiritual dramatization.
The public generally are invited
as the guests of the Y. W. C. A.
to his opening sacred recital The
Uplifted Christ Sunday, March 17,
college chapel, 7:30 p. m. Other
interesting programs as presented
by Dr. King are as follows: ,
Recitals
Thursday evening, 8:30 p. m.
Macbeth, The Drama of Tempta
tion. Friday evening, 8:30 p. m. Mis
cellaneous selection and War Party.
Classes of instructon to hours of
literature
Monday, 7:00 p. m.
Tuesday, 7 :00 p. : m.
Wednesday, 7:00 p. m.
Thursday, 5:00 p. m.
Entire season ticket 50 cents.
Mrs. Mary H. Teaidale Dead.
A telegram was received here yes
terday afternoon announcing the
death of Mrs. Mary H. Teasdale,
which took place at her home in At
lanta yesterday morning. Mrs.
Teasdale was a former resident of
Columbus, having been the wife of
Mr. T. A. Teasdale, a brother of Mr.
Howard M. Teasdale, a well known
local citizen. The family resided in
Columbus a number of years, but
nearly a quarter of a century ago
removed to Atlanta.
' Mrs. Teasdale, who was 74 years
old, is survived by her husband, a
son, Mr. George Teasdale, a daugh
ter, Mrs. Charles Ebbert, all of
whom are residents of Atlanta, and
a sister, Mrs. II. M. Savage, of this
city.
Burial took place in Atlanta, the
funeral being here there yesterday.
Important Meeting.
There will be a meeting of the
Parent-Teacher 'Association of the
Franklin Academy this afternoon at
3:30 o'clock. At this meeting a full
report will be made by the canvass
ing committee for the playground
equipment.
Already the order has been given
towards purchasing this equipment
and we ask that the parents show
their interest by their presence.
Miss Fant of 1. 1. and C. will talk on
her recent visit to Atlantic, City,
.where she attended an educational
gathering of unusual interest.
Mrs. J. P. Woodward, Mrs. W. E.
Richards and Mr. jFrank Richards
returned last night after a short
visit to New Orleans.
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THE FARMERS' SHOT AT
KAISERISM IS MAXIMUM CROPS
ITEMS OF INTEREST
OVER THE COUNTRY
GIST OF THE NEWS GATHERED
HERE AND THERE AND PRE
SENTED IN BRIEF FORM.
India leads all countries in the im
portation of cotton goods.
Enlistments in the Regular Army
since April 1, 1917, have been more
than 379,000.
The War Department Commission
on Training Camp Activities now has
55 women deputy sheriffs in vicini
ties of camps in all parts of the coun
try The period during which rye flour
may be used as a wheat flour substi-1
tute in Victory bread has been ex-.
tended to March 31, as in some sec
tions of the country other substitutes
are not yet available.
The campaign to rsise a second
$100,000,000 has been announced by!
the American Red Crostf for the week
beginning May 6. To date nearly
$90,000,000 has been appropriated
for war relief work. )
It is reported from Germany that
wood is being largely .used in place
of celluloid, ivory, and other sub-,
stances for the manufacture of (
combs. Excellent toilet combs nrr
made from thinly cut birch and ,
beechwood.
Only the 12-cylinder type of
Liberty motor for airplanes is now
being built, it having been thoucht
best in view of development abroad
to concentrate on the high-powered
engine of the eight-cylinder."
Massachusetts and Michigan chap
ters of the Daughters of the Revolu
tion are establishing "mendinp
rooms" in cantonmentts. These de
partments are opened for hospitals
where hundreds of garments art
mended each week.
A Navy base hospital with a ca
pacity of 500 bends has reached th
war zone. It will take care of th
Navy personnel, both ashore and
afloat, and if accomodations exist
will also be available for Army and
allied sick and wonded.
Young Couple Wed.
A quiet and pretty marriage was
solemnized at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. J. B. Moore, 618 Third avenue,
south, Tuesday afternoon, when their
most attractive young daughter, Miss
Clarma M. Moore, was married to
Mr. William W. Harper. The cere
mony was performed by Rev. S. L.
Pope, pastor of the First Methodist
church.
The, happy couple left at 2:30
oVlock Tuesday afternoon for Bir
mingham, where they go to reside.
The groom, who is the youngest son
of Mrs. M. A. Harper, is now hold
ing a most responsible position with
the A. G. S. R. R., in Birmingham.
The Commercial joins the many
friends of this happy couple in wish
ing them a most happy married life.
Mrs. J. L. Johnson, of Clinton.
Miss., is visiting her daughter, Mrs.
Willis Harris, at her home on Ninth
street. Mrs. Johnson formerly liv
ed in Columbus and has numtrouf
friends here who are glad to wel
come her to the city.
Mr. Herman Crowder, an exper
ienced prescription clerk, has accept
ed a position with S. B. Street &
Son. Mr. Rose who has been with
this store several years, will also
continue to hold a position there.
Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Locke, Mr. and
Mrs. Louis Walker returned Tues
day night after a short visit to Memphis.
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FUNDERBURK HAS
BOND SET AT $300
MAN WHO CUT W. W. COX DE
CIDES TO WAIVE PRE
LIMINARY EXAMINATION.
Henry Funderburk, who about
three weeks ago cut and seriously
wounded W. W. Cox, was on
Monday arraigned before Justice of
the Peace T. M. CummingB on the
charge of assault with intent to kill,
and upon waiving examination was
bound over in the sum of $300 to
await the action of the grand jury.
The wounds inflicted upon Mr. Cox
were decidedly serious and it was
thought at one time that they might
prove fatal, but he finally recovered.
The row which resulted in the cut
ting is alleged to have followed a
dispute as to which should pay for
some blind tiger whiskey they are
said to have purchased.
Julius XUd, .K'gro, was ako be
fore. Justice Cummings on a forgery
charge, it having been alleged that
he forged the name of Mr. C. M. Ott
ley to a check for a small amount
and attempted to cash it at Kauf
man Brothers' dry goods store. He
was held for the grand jury, the
amount of his bond having been fixed
at $300.
Mr. Minter Die in Florida.
News was received in Columbus
Sunday afternoon announcing the
death of Mrs. Elzy Minter, a former
citizen of Lowndes foitnjjty, who
since the death of her husband sev
eral years ago has been residing in
Florida.
The remains were brought to Co
lumbus, having arrivpd here at 9:30
o'clock Tuesday night, and yester
day afternoon they were taken to
Unity cemetery, near Caledonia, for
interment. Although Mrs. Minter
was a member of the Cumberland
Presbyterian church, the funeral
services were conducted by Rev. T.
E. Gregory, pastor of the Central
Methodist church in this city.
Mrs. Minter, who was about 75
years of age, was well known in
every section of this county. She
was a noble Christinn woman, and has
many relatives and friends who
mourn her death.
Lieut. Lawley Promoted.
Lieut. John R. I.awley, of this city,
has qualified as an instructor in bayo
net practice and has been assigned to
duty at Camp Beauregard. Lieut,
Lawley has been in the service of
Uncle Sam quite a longtime, having
left here with the Columbus Rifle
men when that company went to the
Mexican, border nearly two years
ago. He was later transferred to
Fort Sill, Okla., where he qualified
as an instructor in bayonet practice.
Lieut. Lawley is now here on a
visit to rplAtivps. hot pYnerts to
leave at an early date for Camp J
Beauregard, where he will take up
his duties as instructor in rifle prac
tice. Jamison Leake.
Mr. Guy C. Jamison and Miss
Thula Leake were married here
last Sunday, the ceremony having
been performed by Rev. W. L. Du
ren, presiding elder of the Colum
bus district of the North Mississippi
Methodist conference. Mr. Jamison
is a valued employe of Gunter
Brothers, while his bride, who is the
daughter of Rev. D. A. Leake, who
formery served as pastor of the First
Church of Christ in this city, is an
unusually pretty and attractive
young lady.
ONLY 3 TRUSTEES
This Board Would Have
Charge of all ColUfes and
Eleemosynary Institutions.
Jaiknon, Miss., March 13. The
House committee on education has
made favorable report oi a bill that,
if passed, will work a very revolu
tionary change in methods of man
agement of all state institutions,
both educational and eleemosynary.
Briefly stated, the measure seeks
to place all institutions supported
by the state, such as colleges, hos
pitals and all human and benevo
lent institutions, under one general
board of trustees, composed of three
members, who shall give their entire
time and attention to the work.
An eliminating method of select
ing these trustees is proposed. The
state board of bank examiners, the
prison board of trustees and the rail
road commission shall each nomi
nate three men of proven business
ability and the Legislature shall
then in joint session select three men
from this list, who shall in turn be
appointed by the governor. The
commissioner of agriculture and the
superintendent of education are
made ex officio advisory members,
but without power to vote.
The measure, it is stated, has been
approved by Gov. Bilbo and the as
surance given that he will sign it if
passed.
At present the larger state col
leges are controlled by a general
board of trustees of seven members,
while the various hospitals and other
humane and benevolent institutions
each have a separate board of trus
tees for their management.
Two Small Firet.
Quick work on the part of the Co
lumbus firemen kept the home oc
cupied by Mr. J. T. Parrish, 724
Third avenue, north, from being de
stroyed by fire shortly after eight
o'clock Monday morning. The flames
originated by sparks from a chimney,
and when discovered had eaten their
way into the roof of the building.
The loss is estimated at about $25.
The firemen were called out about
4 o'clock Sunday afternoon to the
foot of Main street near the Tom
bigbee river bridge, where burning
grass was threatening telephone
poles and the woodwork along the
causeway. The fire was soon ex
tinguished. Making Improvement!.
The drug firm of S. B. Street and
Son, which occupies a building on
Main street, has arranged to make
extensive improvements in their
store, among which are a new front,
new soda fountain, and an enlarge
ment of the sales room, the partition
to the prescription office being mov
ed back about twelve feet.
Entertainment Postponed.
The entertainment which was to
have been given at tha Presbyter
ian church on Friday evening has
been postponed until a later date, on
account of the lecture at the col
lege. Hon. J. W. Peters, a prominent
attorney of New York City, arrived
in Columbus Tuesday and will be
the guest of his mother, Mrs. T. H.
Peters at the home of Mrs T. J.
Lod e, Sr., for several days Mr
Peters is a native of this section and
is being warmly greeted by old time
friends.
Mr. A.- D. Haley, whose honn is
at McComb City, and vho is now in
the navy on the battl'hip Louisiana,
is visiting friends in the city for a
few days.
Mrs. Carey Cocke and her two
youngest children returned Tuesday
afternoon after spending several
days in New Orleans.
Hon. B. A. Lincoln left last night
for Jackson, where he goes to spend
several days ou business.
Mrs. George Haberlin, of Pitts
burg, Pa., is visiting her sister, Mrs
E. M. Hanna.
PRUNING KNIFE IS USED
BY SOLON3 WITH TELL
ING EFFECT.
MANY CUTS MADE
Not Only Support Fund But
Appropriations For Im
provements Are Reduce!.
The bill providing for certain im
provements at the Industrial Insti
tute and College in this city and tot
the support and maintenance of that
institution during the ensuing two
years, which was passed by the Sen
ate several weeks ago, was taken up
n the House Tuesday, and was sub
jected to the pruning knife.
The support fund was reduced
from $80,000 to $75,000 per year
and other reductions were made as
follows: The Y. M. C A. was
trimmed from $500 to $150; hy
friene, botany, etc., from $400 to
$200; laboratory, $500 to $160; sew
ing, art from $S0O" ,to $150; new
boilers from $15,000 to $10,000. Mr.
Howerton explained this was $16,
000 move than two years age, but
was necessary. Mr. East insisted en
giving the girls a couple of eleva
tors to get up and down the threa
or four flights of stairs in their
dormitory, but that was not insisted
on when he learned to insist that
item miifht endanger the bill.
The bill as amended then passed
with but four nay votes: Messrs.
Cole, Everett, of Newton, Marpnrea
and Thompson.
Will Continue Baslaa.
Under the management of Messrs.
Carroll and Clayton Hackleman, th
firm of J. C. Hackleman A Son wilt
continue business. This concern en
joys an extensive city and county
trade, and the young men in charge
will further enlarge their territory.
To a Commercial reporter yester
day Mr. Carroll Hacklejnan sUted
that nothing will b left undone to
carry the business forward as usual,
and that none of the original plans
of expansion and the adoption of ag
gressive business policy would be
changed.
The recent death of Mr. J. C.
Hackleman was a heartfelt shock
to this entire section, as he was loved
snd admired by everyone who knew
him.
Won't By Trnek.
The city council, which for sosas
time past has been considering tas
advisability of either purchasing a
motor truck for the local fire de
partment or motorizing the present
apparatus, has decided to indefinite
ly postpone action in the matte.
The plan to motorize the apparatus
now in use was, after thorough in
vestigation, found to be impracti
cable, and members of the council da
not think the condition of the city's
finances warrant the purchase of a
motor truck, which would necessitate
an expenditure of something l.ks
$10,000.
Messrs. Willie Hugh Grace and Two
Brown, of Motor Truck Company,
339, of Columbia, S. C, are among
the soldier boys here on a visit to
friends and relatives.
RICHARDSON IS TO
SPEAK HERE FRIDAY
WILL TALK ON WAR SAVINGS
STAMPS AT FRANKLIN
ACADEMY AT 2:30 P. M.
Hon. George Richardson, ot Ma
con, who is well known in Columbas.
will deliver an addreas on "Thrift
and War Savings Stamps" at the
Franklin Academy at 2:30 o'chxk
lomorrow afternoon.
Lowndes county has fallen short
in the sale of stamps, snd Mr. Rich
ardson, who has done much to sell
over $26,000 worth of stamps tu
Noxubee county, will tell how the
work has been earned on in his home
town, and his talk will surely be ma
interesting one.
' Little Hawiey Sealer low Li
been ill for several days.