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The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1913-01-19
NEGRO FOUND GUILTY
OF McGIll'S MURDER
is GIVEN A LIFE SENTENCE
Narolecr Jones Who Killed Alex.
ander MeCill Claims That he
Was Forced TO do so by
Two Other Men

Napoleon Jones, the negro who
was charged with the murder of
Special Agent McGill. of the
Mobile and Ohio Railroad several
weeks ago, was tried in Tusca-
loosa last week and found guilty
and was sentenced to life inn
prisonment. A special to the
Montgomery Advertiser of Thurs
day says in part:
Napoleon Jones, the negro
porter on the Mobile and Ohio
passenger train, who was charged
with the murder of Special Off
Ger Alexander McGill on the train
near here just before Christmas,
was found guilty by the jury this
afternoon and punishment fixed
at life Imprisonment. On the
stand this afternoon the negro
admitted that he threw the body
of the officer in the Sipsey river,
but charged that he was forced
to do it by Captain Jack Smith
and News Agent Bradford. The
legro charged that one of the
white men committed the crime,
but said that he was not in the
baggage car when the murder
took place. The negro claims
that he was selling liquor on the
train and that Captain Jack
Smith was sharing in the profits,
The negro charged that this illicit
sale of liquor had been conducted
on the train for the past year,
and that Smith had been sharing
in the profits all the time. He
stated that Captain Smith gave
him the $75 which was found on
him when arrested and told him
(Jones) to leave the State. The
negro said that Smith and McGilI
had a quarrel about opening the
the box, known as conductors
train box. where the liquor was
stored.
The murder was committed ir
the blind end Of the baggage car
and the body of the officer was
thrown out of the train. lodging
on the Sipsey river bridge about
fifteen miles from Tuscaloosa. Il
is reported that the grand jury
which meets again soon will in
vestigate the case further, buI
no statement has been made by
the solicitors Office in regard t
the matter. The trial attracted
more interest than any in thu
history of the county and fully
one thousand people packed th'
court room at every session."
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1913-01-19
VETERANS OF COUNTY WILL
Be ENTERTAINED WEDNESDAY
Will be Guests Of Local Chapter
United Daughters Of Confed-
eracy at Hotel Gilmer

The local chapter of the Unit
ed Daughters of the Confederacy
will entertain the veterans of
Lowndes county at dinner on
next Wednesday beginning at
II o'clock. The affair, which is
an annual event in honor
of the birthday of Robert f. Lee,
will be given in the parlors of
the Hotel Gilmer.
The Princess Theatre orches-
ira will furnish music for the oc-
cassion. A special program has
been arranged.
All veterans are invited tC
attend.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1913-01-19
KENNEDY TO MANAGE
COLUMBUS BALL TEAM
WILL Be HERE THIS WEEK
Meeting Will Be Held Tuesday
Night at the City Hall to
Discuss Plans For the
Coming Season

News from Robert f. Kennedy
was received the past week by
President G.. NJ. Flynn of the
local club of the Cotton States
League. stating that he had ac-
cepted the proposition to become
manager of the Columbus team,
and that he would arrive in the
city the coming week to make ar
rangements for next season. and
get his players together. Ken
nedy is well known by baseball
enthusiasts. He has won two
pennants for other cities, Jack
sonville. Fla. and Enid. Okla,
and finished in second place an
other year with the Enid team.
He has had four years experience
as manager. being with the Me-
ridian club last season. He was
also at one time captain Of the
Brooklyn, N. Y. nine.
The Meridian team is trying
hard to get Carlos Smith. who
was last year with Columbus. to
act as their manager. and Mr..
Flynn states that if they will put
up the cash they can secure his
services. A contract was sent
to Smith last week to report here
this season. provided he Is not
bought by Meridian.
A public meeting will be held
at the city hall Tuesday night.
and a report of the past seasons
expenses will be made. Plans
for the coming season will be
discussed. If you are a fan ge-
busy and come out. Positively
no money will be asked for. Show
that you want the games to cont
tinue.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1913-01-19
HORSE THIEF IS NOW
IN THE COUNTY JAIL
GOES UNDER ASSUMED NAMES
Sells Mule TO Negro and Before
lie Can Get Check Cashed
Is Put Under Arrest by
Chief Munger Friday

A stranger giving his name as
Sladen, alias Perry. alias Ellis. is
under arrest and is being held in
the county jail here until further
investigation of him can be made.
He was arrested Friday morning
by Chief of Police Munger under
charges of being a horse thief.
for forgery and for carrying
concealed weapons.
The man arrived in the city
from the northern part of the
county on Thursday, accompanied
by what is thought a companion,
who later made his escape. They
had with them two fine mules.
The man giving his name as Sla-
den sold his mule to a negro
named John Fields, Thursday af-
ternoon, and took in exchange a
check for Sl30, and cash amount
ing to $25. The negro at once
had a bill of sale made out by a
local LAWYER. Fields soon suspic-
ioned that he was buying stolen
property, and rode to Barton's
Ferry, near Waverly, which
place the man gave as his home.
A resident of that neighborhood
stated that one of the strange
men had spent the night before
with him and had offered the
mule for sale at $l75. Fields
then returned to the city and
notified the officers.
The banks of Columbus were
closed when the sale was
made Thursday and the check
which Fields had given could not
be cashed until Friday. 1t was
on Friday morning that the
stranger was killing time on the
streets anxiously awaiting the
opening Of the banks that he
was seen and put under ar
rest.
The owner of the mules ha:
not yet been found.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1913-01-19
TOMD|CDEE RIVER CONVENTION
TO Be HELD HERE WEDNESDAY
United States Board Of Engineers viii Be /
Columbus TO Hear Report on the Improvement
of the River ---May Delegates Are Er-
peCsd to be Present to Doostthe Project.

the Panama Canal" DIR. E. N.
Lowe, state geologist, of Oxford,
will speak on THE Feasibility Of
Canalization and Commercial
Value, Showing Tonnage Affect
ed.
One of the liveliest meetings
of the business men of Columbus
ever held here took place in the
city hall Thursday afternoon.
The gathering was held for the
purpose of furthering plans to-
wards the entertainment of the
guests who will be here in at.
tendance upon the convention,
and several interesting talks
were listened to. A number of
kilograms and letters from
prominent men along the Tom
bigbee, saying that they would
be at the convention. were read.
Among those who made enthu-
siastic talks were:
Rev. j. B. Lawrence. Warren
M. Cox, c. F. Sherrod, Jr., VIM.
Rhett, F. p. Phillips, Lee Game,
Parker Reeves, James T. Har'
risoD, w. N. Carter. ] Z. Wasse.
er. J. P. Mayo, E. S. Moore and
DIR. J. w. Lipscomb.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1913-01-19

"Freckles," by Gene Stratton-
Porter, the most widely read
novel of the present decade--a
million people have read it has
been dramatized by Neil Twomey,
and will be seen in this city at
the opera house Thursday, Janu-
ary 90th. 1t is under the person
al direction of A. G. Delamater.
who is one of the most prominent
producing managers of New
York. He has given the play a
sumptuous setting. and has en-
gagged a company of the hest
players.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1913-01-19
pOSTOFFICe RECEIPTS SHOW
GAIN OVER PREVIOUS YEAR
Shows a very Substantial Growth
in the Business Conditions
Of Columbus.

The gain of S510.54 during
1912 in the receipts from the sale
of stamps, stamped envelopes,
newspaper wrappers and postal
cards. and from matter mailed
by newspaper publishers and for
the rental of boxes, over 1911, is
considered as a good index to
the substantial growth and de-
velopment of the city's business.
Money order business does not
figure in the receipts of the post
office.
There was nothing abnormal
to produce a gain during the four
quarters, the increased gain be-
ing the direct results of prosper
Gus business conditions. The
statement follows:
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1913-01-19
LOCAL pOSTOffICE MAKES
REPORT ON PARCELS POST
Mounted Carrier Will Deliver
Packages Each Afternoon
Except Sunday.

Arrangements have been made
by which parcels post packages
which are too large to be deliver
ed by the regular mail carriers,
will be delivered each afternoon
except Sunday by a special
mounted postman. George Nc
Crary. rural carrier on r. F. d.
6. who returns to the Office about
1890 O'Clock each day, will make
these deliveries every afternoon,
starting out about l:30 O'Clock.
The parcel post statement
shows that very satisfactory
amount of business has been
done and that the business is
meeting with daily increased
favor, which is demonstrated by
the large number of packages
which are being received.
The report on parcels post by
the local postfffice from January
! to January l5, 1913 is as fol-
lows:
Number parcels local delivery Is
Amt. postage on them ! LIS
Number incoming parcels 1869
Number outgoing parcels 720
Amt. postage on them S1.25
Average W.T.. each parcel Is lbs.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1913-01-19
Time. 10 a. m.
Day, Wednesday.
Date, January 22nd.

lHllc, ~ Il. III.
Day, Wednesday.
Date, January 22nd.
Place. Court House. Columbus.
The Tombigbee River and a
Six-foot Channel, That's What, "
is the slogan which is being
heard from Aberdeen to the
Mobile Bay.
On next Wednesday the United
States Board of Engineers will
be in this city to hear areport a on
the improvement of the Tombig-
bee river between Columbus and
Demopolis, Ala, and several
hundred visitors. including dele
gates and quite a number of
students of the Agricultural and
Mechanical College are expected
to be in attendance. The A. and
M. band, one of the best in the
south, Twill also be here to furnish
the music.
This is the first time in the
history of this project that the
engineers have ever had hear
ing in the valley of the Tombig-
bee, and arguments in favor Of
improving this stream by means
of locks and dams will be heard.
This meeting follows the hearing
of Hon. John P. Mayo, president
of the Tombigbee River Improve
ment Association, before the
Rivers and Harbors Committee
in Washington last January, and
it is now believed that Section 2,
will be favorably considered by
the engineers. There are eleven
counties included in this Section
in the two states of Mississippi
and Alabama.
At the meeting Wednesday
there will be a number of the
most prominent men in the South
present. Several congressman are
expected. Among the delegates
coming from Mobile are: Messrs.
A. P. Bush. Pat j. Lyons, J. J.
Bartee, Henry Forchheimer, E.
O. Fowlks, Leo Pollock. H. H
Wefel, E. q. Ledyard, Jas. Me-
Donnell and w. K. P. Wilson.
Among the prominent speak
ers of the day will be Hon. J. @.
Poindexter. of Ravine, Miss, or
Effect all Year Navigation
Would Have on Farm Product
Value" !" Hon. W. B. Bankhead,
of Jasper, Ala, will talk on "Tht
Importance of Waterway Devel.
opment to the Remote Interior
and the Relations of our Products
Cotton in Particular, to the For
eign Trade, Made Accessible by
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1913-01-19

Since the White Sale at Leigh's
started last week they have re.
ceived several new shipments of
white goods, laces and embroid-
cries all of which will be added
to the long list of values in the
white sale of this weeks selling.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1913-01-19

Members of Isham Harrison
Camp, No. q. U. C. ". are re-
quested to assemble at the city
hall on Jan. y. at l1:30 a. m.
and from there proceed to the
Gilme1 Hotel aud joia Stephen
D. Lee Chapter. U. d. G.. at its
invitation to their annual dinner.
BY order. ]. A. Orr. Com.
c. L. Lincoln, Adi't.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1913-01-19
Millsaps Dormitory Burns.

Founders Hall, the prepara-
tory dormitory of Millsaps Col
lege at Jackson was destroyed by
fire Thursday night. rhe blaze
originated in the attic of the
building and is supposed to have
been caused by defective wiring.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1913-01-19
MRS. c. W. ALBERT DIES,

Mrs. G. w. Albert died at her
home on Main street about 5
O'Clock yesterday afternoon after
a short illness. Her husband
passed away only several
weeks ago.
The funeral will be held from
the First Presbyterian church
this afternoon at three o'clock.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1913-01-19

Today. January 10. is the
anniversary of the birthday of
Robert T. Lee. In honor of this
great general. the three
banks of the city will be closed
Monday.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1913-01-19

One lot of left over" Suits
that were $500, $22.5O and
S25.OO go now at your choice IS.
The Woman's Store.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1913-01-19

The Commercial. $500 a year.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1913-01-19

S5l0.54 gain in one year.
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1913-05-08
Capital Stock 90
The Old Bank
The Strong Bank
The Liberal Bank

he accounts OF trns individual ad corporations respectfully solicited It is or
= constant study to give the people of HendersonvlIc and Henderson County the
best banking facilities obtamabe Our equipment and experience
makes this possible A trial will convince.
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1913-05-08
One Dollar starts you in the Right direction
Real Estate Department

Our real estate department handles
more property than any other agency
in Henderson County. Farm lands,
timber tracts, improved and unim-
proved city property bought and sold
on Commission. Satisfied customers
are good Advertisers TASK ours.
We will Satisfy you.
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1913-05-08
Insurance Department

Life, Fire, Plate Glass, Accident and
Health, Bonding, Automobile and En-
ployers Liability. The time to think
Of Fire Insurance is BEFORE the fire.
Life Insurance BEFORE you die.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-10-01

lief that the Olympic games are be-
coming semi-professional contests,
and that instead of fulfilling the pur-
pose of their founders, which was to
create international friendship, they
have had the opposite effect,
Theodore Cook, the most influential
member of the British Olympic coun-
Gil, in discussing the matter, said to-
day:
Il am of the opinion that as soon as
we have decided that a team can be
sent to Berlin we should also decide
to withdraw from the games in the
future at date previous to the choice
of the city at which the games will be
held in 1920. say this despite my
belief that preparations for the Olym-
pic games and competition in them
are Of the greatest benefit to all forms
of sport in this country because We
seem too much inclined to take things
easy, to avoid all trouble and to play
our games among ourselves, whether
other people play them better or not. &"
The response to the appeal for
100000 as an Olympic fund for the
British athletes continues apathetiC.
Less than $4,000 has been sub
scribed. Discussion over the appeal
has brought forth more expressions OF
opinion against the Olympics than ia
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-10-01

TROUBLES NOT
:. YETAT| AN |. END

If the commissioners on exhibits
for the Panama. Pacific Exposition up
hold the stand taken by the Hawaii
Fair Commission, which is to the ef-
feet that ali agricultural exhibits
from these islands be placed in the
Hawaiian building, and not in the az
ricultural building, in order that they
may receive due credit and not be
lost to the eyes of thousands of Wis
itors to the fair in 1915, Exposition
Commissioner Thomas G.. Stallsmith,
who was through passenger on the
Sonoma Monday, enroute to Austria
ba, will have made useless demand
upon the chairman of the local body.
When the Lurline sailed for the
mainland last night she carried a let
Fair Commission to the president of
the exposition, setting forth the de-
tails of Stallsmith's demand, aud ask
ing the fair official whether or not
he and the commissioners on exhibits
uphold their agent in making Cltis de-
mand. The chairman of the local
body said this morning that d special
meeting of the Hawaii Fair Commits
sion will not be called until an ans
wer is received to this communica-
ton, and the members of the commits
sion, as well as the heads of those i'll
dustries who intend placing exhibits,
are entertaining every hope that the
exposition officials will not hack Stall
smith in his attempt to force the Ha-
wafi commission into exhibiting in the
agricultural building. Architect
Dickey Of San Francisco, who is now
putting the finishing touches on his
plans for the Hawaii building, has been
cabled to complete this work, but
make no arrangements for calling for
bids for the construction of the build
ing. In case the fair officials uphold
Stallsmith in his demands, Hawaii's
agricultural exhibits will be placed in
the building constructed for this pur-
pose. and the Hawaii building will be
devoid of its principal attractions; if
they do not, the plans of the local
commission will continue as before.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-10-01
MORE DENIzENS
OF IWILH ARE .
TAKEN IN. RAID

Lights in many of the disorderly
houses at Iwilei went out for the first
time in years last night when federal
immigration officials, aided by the
local police. made their second raid
on Honolulu's red light district and
took into custody IA women whose
names appear on the cabled orders re-
ceived by Federal 1nspector-in-C Charge
Richard Halsey' Monday. branding
them as undesirable. OF the list of
81 women and procurers, whose ar
rest and deportation have been de-
manded by the government, 81 are
now detained at the immigration sta
ton. -.
The first raid was made between Z
o'clock Monday evening and / O'Clock
Tuesday morning. during which time
2S persons, Japanese men and women,
were caught. Last evening few of
the remaining European women were
taken into custody, the work being &C
complished under the leadership of
Federal Inspector Harry Brown, as,
sisted by Acting Captain Of Detectives
Kellett and his deputies. Each house
in the district was visited, and all
those whose places were found to be
open, and whose names appeared on
the warrants, were instructed to
change their clothes and accompany
the officers to the federal station. The
health certificates Of the women were
first asked for and when produced,
we're inspected by Brown, who check
ed off the name from his own list and
then asked the women to prepare to
leave. The news of The raid sped be-
fore the officers, and at many OF the
houses the women were in readiness
to leave when visited. After the
rounds had been made, the women
were taken to the immigration station
in automobiles. At $50 o'clock sew
.eral officers again visited the district
and took into custody those women
who had been absent during the initial
raid. Three women, who claimed to
he Americans, were unmolested.
In answer to q question as to why
the European women who had long
been denizens of Honolulu's tender
loin were taken in the raid, Ispector
Halsey said that on March the time
limit was removed and that all alien
women, engaged in business of this
sort, were subject to arrest under the
law, whether they had been residents
Of the territory for a year or for fifi
teen years. There still remain few
more arrests to be made, and it is
expected that these will be handled
within short time. -.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-10-01
Schofeld Notes
Especial star-Bulletin correspondencel

Especial Star Bulletin correspondencel
FORT SHAFTER, Oct. Mrs.
Bates, wife of Sergeant Bates Of the
End Infantry band, is a patient In the
department hospital and has under
gone an operation for appendicitis.
This was successful, and Mrs. Bates
is now rapidly recovering. - -..
A board Of officers consisting of
Majors Ernest W Smith, M. i Leni-
han and Herbert O. Williams and LIST
Lieut.. Laurence O. Mathews, has been
convened by the regimental COM
mander 70 determine and rate the re-
suits oftthe firing by the companies
of the regiment in the proficiency test
that was held at Schofeld Barracks
last month. = q -
The final computations In the Gig
mailing contest that was one OF the
features of the recent field day at
Shafter, have been completed and
show that Company I won the event
with Company K second and Com
pany L a close third .....
Lieut.. Colonel B. w. Atkinson and
family will be the joint guests of Mrs.
M. ]. Lehman and Mrs. Ernest ".
Smith upon their arrival at the post
by the transport due about the 18th
of this month. Colonel Atkinson will
be assigned the quarters to be Yacat-
ed by Captain Marauart on his de-
parture on leave. Other quarters
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-10-01
GREAT BRITAIN
TOQUIT GAMES
by Latest NALL

LONDON.-If the wishes of British
sportsmen are followed, Great Brit
aims last appearance in the Olympic
games will be at Berlin in 1916. This
sentiment is steadily growing, and
public api9ira would favor withdraw
ing from the Olympic organization
immediately except for two reasons:
First, the Germans might construe
the withdrawal as due to anti-German
prejudiees. and, second other nations
might think that after the poor show
ing the team made at Stockholm,
Great Britain was unable to. hold it's
own against other counties.
The pnljcy advocated by the most
INFLUENTIAL men in the English world
cf sport is TO send representative
wei -tFaintd aeiega5iOlI to Berlin and
then withdraw gracefully. The rea.
sons behind this policy lie in the be
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-10-01
EXPERT BACTERI0 Dc 0GlST
MAY BE EMPL DYED FOR
PLAGUE WORK on HAWAII

An. expert bacterioIogist from Cali.
fornia probably win be engaged short,
ly BY DR.. ]. s. B. Pratt to take charge
Of the plague work on Hawaii, en-.
abling the health authorities to give
special attention to this investigation
and also permitting Inspector D. s.
Bowman, now in lone charge Of all
neaIth work on the Big Island. to give
his time to other aifairs Of the de.
partment requiring his attention.
The situation at Honokaa shows
signs of Improvement, says DR.. Pratt,
only twetty-one infected rats having
been caught there the last year. Is
against seventy-one infected rodents
caught the previous year. The latter
number is more than twice the mum.
Der caught in 1911.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-10-01

ladies residing in Honolulu in form
ing swimming class under the
instruction Of Miss Upper Of Homo
lulu.
BY the courtesy or the owner the
splendid private swimming pool on
the w. r. Castle place at Waikiki Is
available for the class. Ladies' avail
ing themselves of this opportunity are
Mrs. F. H. French, Mrs. NJ. J. Leni-
han and Mrs. w. r. Gibson, and
others.