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The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1913-09-18
SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION
MEETS At MAHEW TODAY
Large Number of Delegates Ex-
pected TO Attend Forthcom-
ing Meeting.

The Lowndes County Sunday
School Association will begin its
annual session at Mayhem this
morning, and a very interesting
program has been arranged for
each of the two days that the
meeting is in progress.
Rev. w. Fred Long, secretary
of the State Sunday School Asso-
citation. will deliver an address,
and there will be talks by Sunday
school workers from. Columbus
and other places throughout the
county.
1t is the custom of the associa-
tion to award a banner to the
Sunday school making the best
showing at each convention, and
the contest for this banner
promises to be an interesting
feature of the meeting.
The people of Mayhew are
noted for their hospitality. and a
most cordial welcome awaits the
delegates who assemble there to
represent the various Sunday
schools Of the county.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1913-09-18
Decline in Temperature Starts
People to Buying More
Seasonable Clothing.
MERCHANTS KEPT BUSY
Early Maturity Of Cotton Crop
and High Prices Help to
Make Things Hum.

jupiter Pluvious and Old Bo-
reas both got in the game last
Sunday. and for quite a while
made things hum. causing peo
pie who were out at the early
morning hour when the change
in the weather took place to seek
beth shelter and warmer cloth
ing.
Signs Of atmospheric disturb
ances appeared early Saturday
night. and along about eight
O'Clock a light shower descended.
This was followed by heavier
showers later in the night, and
rain continued to fall at more or
less frequent intervals through
out the ensuing forty-eight
hours. The rain vas accompan-
led by rather high wind. as well
as a drop in the thermometer, and
there was sharp twinge of
winter in the air. The rain was
one of the heaviest that has vis-
tied this section for quite long
time. the total precipitation hav-
ling been 4.69 inches.
The decided change in the
weather made heavier clothing,
headgear and footgeer desirable.
and men who had been wearing
Palm Beach suits,straw hats and
canvas shoes quickly exchanged
them for more comfortable APP
parel. Some had the necessary
change in attire on hand, but
others did not, and these less for
tunate creatures were COMPEL ed
to supply their wants at local
stores. causing trade TO pick up
materially.
In addition to the ccol weather
the early maturity of the cotton
crop has caused fell trade to open
up ahead Of the average date.
Cotton is maturing rapidly and is
commanding high prices, and is
being brought to town and mar
keted as soon as it can be picked
and packed. Hundreds Of bales
have already been sold, and mon.
ey is beginning to circulate quite
freely.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1913-09-18
MAD MEMPH|AN STAYS THREE
MEMBERS Of HIS W|FE'S FAMILY

Memphis, Tenn, Sept. 10
After killing the father. mother
and brother of his wife at the
formers home when they de-
clined to permit him to see his
wife, d. E. Baxter. aged thirty
six, calmly reloaded bis shotgun
and walked from the scene this
morning. Posses of police en-
gagged in searching the city fail
ed to find any clues to Baxter's
whereabouts. The dead: Henry
Smith. aged sixty-two. Mrs.
Henry Smith. aged forty-three.
Oscar Smith. aged seventeen.
Blxter had been separated
from his wife for several months
and shortly after 5 O'Clock wenI
10 the Smith home. in the north.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1913-09-18

in Alabama" said a bulletin is
sued recently by the game and
fish department. These ami
mails were formerly so persis-
tently pursued at every season of
the year that they were either
held down to a few. even in the
most likely localities. or else run
sut of the state entirely. Deer
have been seen in over fifty coun-
ties in Alabama during the past
year; in many sections where
they are now none had been seen
in more than fifteen years.
THAT feature of the law which
makes it unlawful to kill doe has
had a splendid effect in bringing
about a large increase in deer
as we'll as to make the hunter
look twice before he shoots in
(which event he can discriminate
between a deer and human be.
ing. Formerly many sportsmen,
by shooting a sh aking bush. kill
ed their fellow hunts men instea1
I bringing down game. :"
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1913-09-18
New Drug Store.

A stock company is being or
ganized for the purpose of open
ing a new drug store near The
Mobile and Ohio depot. The new
store will be located in the build
ing on South Market street next
door to the one formerly occupied
by John r. Laws, and the style
of the firm will be the NJ. & o,
Drug Co. Mr.. Eugene BearC
will be mansger end NJ. g. "
Bright. formerly of Shannon
will also have stock in tfe com
pany and be actively connects
with the new enterprise.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1913-09-18
DR.. H. F. Broyles and E. F.
Hendrix Kill Each Other
In Bloody Combat.
TRAGEDY IS GREWSOME
The Two Men Disputed Over
Timber Deal. and Double
Murder Followed.

One of the most deplorable as
well as one of the most grewsome
tragedies ever enacted in Missis-
sippi took place near Greenwood
Springs Tuesday, when DIR. H.
F. Broyles, prominent politi-
clan, and Mr.. E. F. Hendrix, a
saw mill man, killed each other
after having engaged in a dis
pute over timber deal.
DR.. Broyles was shot with a
pistol, and after the fatal bullet
had entered his body picked up
an axe, and hit Hendrix over the
head, killing him instantly.
There had been bad blood be-
tween DIR. Broyles and Mr. Hen
dirk some time, and the encounter
which proved fatal to both of
them is said to have resulted
from a dispute over a timber
deal.
DR.. Broyles was perhaps one
of the best known men in East
Mississippi, having been promi.
nent rs q nhysician. a business
man and a politician. He repre-
sented Monroe county in the
State senate, and last year was a
candidate for the seat in congress
now occupied by Hon. K. S.
Gambler, Jr. Although he re-
ceived only a small vote,
it is believed thac had he
lived he would have
been a candidate for congress
next year. He was forty-nine
years old, and is survived by
his widow, two children and four
brothers. One of these brothers.
DIR. w. C. Broyles, lives at Craw-
ford, while another. Rev. l.. M.
Broyles, was formerly pastor of
the First Methodist church here
but is now located in the West.
Mr.. Hendrix operated a saw
mill near Greenwood Springs,
having moved to Mississippi from
Selma, Tenn, several years ago.
He was about sixty-fve years OF
age, and leaves a family consist
ing of his widow and several
children.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1913-09-18
FARMERS COMPLAIN THAT DEER
ARE EATING UP THEIR CROPS

Montgomery, Ala, Sept. 16. =
Deer are eating crops lin Tusca-
loosa county, and citizens and
farmers have complained to the
state department of game and
fish. John II. Wallace, Jr., game
and fish commissioner, received
a letter today from E. F. Ham
ner of Elrod. who said deer had
attacked the crops and that far
mers were threatening to kill
them.
Commissioner Wallace replied
with the warning that no deer
could &c killed before Mcycmbc.
|, and then only bucks could be
huntsmen's prey. "You are ad'
vlsed that it Is a violation of the
law 10 Kid i,ueks ia this state ua
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1913-09-18
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
BEGIN SESSION
Appropriate Exercises We're
Held in Chapel of Frank
lin Academy.
ATTENDANCE VERY LARGE
Interesting Program Marked
Opening, and Prosperous
Year is in Prospect.

Monday marked the opening of
the public schools of the city for
the session of 1914, and the
attendance was quite large, the
number of pupils at Franklin
Academy. the Barrow Memorial
School and the Air Line School
having been greater than is u.s.
ual on the first day of new ses-
sion. The weather turned off
rather cool Sunday. and this
doubtless had the effect of in
creasing the attendance, for
many parents will not send their
children to school when the
weather is excessively warm.
The opening was marked by
appropriate exercises at Frank
lin Academy. These exercises
were presided over by Elder j.
N. Harker, minister of the
Christian church, and the pro-
gram included vocal selections
by Miss Mary Lou Peyton and
Miss Anna Terrell Hamilton and
addresses by Hon. Fl. l. Whit
field, president of the Industrial
Institute and College, and DR.. j.
w. Lipscomb. a member of the
board of public school trustees.
Misses Hamilton and Peyton
both sang sweetly. while Mr..
Whitfield and DR.. Lipscomb,
both of whom are fine extempo-
raneous speakers, delivered in
teresting addresses. having
given the children some exceed
ingly wholesome advice.
Prof. Frierson, the earnest and
conscientious superintendent of
public schools. is assisted by an
efficient corps of teachers, and
the session which was inaugural
ed Monday promises to be a most
prosperous one.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1913-09-18

ern part of Memphis. and de-
manded entrance. Smith answer
ed the knock. and after ordering
Baxter away started to open the
door. when he received a charge
of heavy shot in the face. tear
ing away part Of the head.
The shooting attracted Mrs.
Smith and her son. both of whom
were shot in the face in the same
manner. Mrs. Baxter also rush.
ed into the room. but when her
husband grabbed her she slipped
from his grasp and made her es-
cane.
Eaxter. who is a powerful man
is believed to be heavily armed
and hiding somewhere in the
northern part of ths eisy.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1913-09-18

Rev. T. C. Wilson Of Louis
vile. KY, who was formerly a
saloon keeper but who is now
engaged in evangelical work,
will begin series of revival
meetings at the Cumberland
Presbyterian next Sunday. Mr..
Wilson will preach twice each
day, and the public is cordially
invited TO attend all services.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1913-09-18
HUMPHREYS BOUND OVER ON
CHARGE or ATTEMPTED RAPE
Negro who Attempted to Assault
his Stepdaughter is Held for
Tire Grand Irry.

u lFism Humphries. a negro
residing on the Simpson place in
the Prairie section west of the
Tombigbee river, was tried before
Justices of the Peace Matthews
and Doherty at the court house
Monday on the charge Of having
attempted to assault Louise Will
liams, a little negro girl, and was
held under bond in the sum of
$500 to await the
action of the grand jury. He
could not furnish bail. and was
remanded to Jail.
Humphries is the stopfather Of
the little girl, who is only about
eight or nine years old, and the
crime with which he is charged
was committed last Friday. II
seems that on some pretext he
induced all the inmates Of the
household to leave home, anG
during their absences attempted
to take advantage of his little
stepdaughter.
The crime was committed ii
the supervisors district ovel
which Justice Doherty has juris
diction, and that official sat will
Justice Matthews at the hearing
of the case.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1913-09-18
Fire Tuesday Night.

Defective wiring in chande-
ier at the residence of Mr.. w. G.
Beard on College street caused
the ceiling in the parlor of the
home to become ignited about
2 o'clock Wednesday morning.
The family was awakened by the
falling of the chandelier to the
floor. An alarm was quickly
turned into the fire department
and after a few minutes the
blaze was gotten under control.
The loss is estimated at about
$3.50.
Mr.. Preston Fant left yester-
day tor Jackson to attend Mill
saps College.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1913-09-18
After HearingLong Argument
Court Suspended Decision
Until Later.
CROWD CHEERS PRISONER
Necks We're Grained in Effort to
Secure Good View Of Man
From Mattaewan.

Liltleton. N. H.. Sept. 49,
After hearing arguments the
court suspended proceedings. No
date was set for a future hearing.
This was a victory for Thaw,
since the New York authorities
were anxious to have the writ
quashed.
Marshal Mute and Sheriff Drew
were appointed to continue as
custodians of the fugitive with
instructions to let him confer
freely with counsel.
The little court room began to
fill up shortly after 10 o'clock.
The general public was not adj
mitted. but about 100 friends of
court attendants and the like
gained admittance. Outside the
building a crowd in which wo-
men predominated, jammed the
street from curb to curb. They
did not get a glimpse of Thaw.
William 7. Jerome came in a
few moments before Ii and then
the Thaw lawyers. Moses II.
Grossman and L. j. Vorhaus. Of
New York city; ex- Gov. Stone. of
Pennsylvania; and Merrill Shurt-
left. Of Colebrook.
Necks were craned and the
women leaned forward teneely
when Thaw took his seat at the
counsel table. At his right sat
Sheriff Drew, at his left Mr..
Forhaus. his "extradition ex-
pert"
The fugitive closed his eyes,
rested his cheek on his hand and
did not give the spectators a
glance.
Mr.. Shurtleff, for Thaw, point
ed out that the extradition hear
ing in the Thaw case was to be
held probably tomorrow. and
asked that the ha abeas corpus
hearing be postponded. Jerome
objected. There is no federal
issue involved here" he said.
This writ has been obtained
merely for delay, under circum-
stances which approach very near
Itrif'ing with the court"
Here he introduced an affidavit
by Lindsay Dennison. a newspa-
per reporter, setting forth that
Thaw's counsel had told him the
writ had been obtained not to
bring about the fugitive's free
dom now, but to Safeguard him
in the future against sudden re-
moval should extradition be
granted"
George F. Morris. of Thaw's
counsel. declared the application
for the writ was entirely regular
while the warrant on which New
York sought to get Thaw was a
lmere subterfuge.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1913-09-18

Mrs. J. D. Cook, Jr., left Sum-
day for Rosedale. where she
goes to join her husband. who
holds a responsible position with
the Refuge Cotton Oil Company
at that place.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1913-09-18

Mrs. A. L. Brock and daugh.
ter, Miss Lucille Brock. wish to
announce to their many friends
that they are now with w. c.
Beard, Inc, and will be glad to
serve the public in their new po-
sitions.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1913-09-18

The Altar Guild of st. PauPs
church will hold a market every
Saturday afternoon at $3.50 at
the Parrish House. Cakes. bread,
salads and candies on sale.
Special orders filled. 2t.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1913-09-18

der any circumstances before
first of November. he said. 1T
is gratifying to me to know that
deer have become so abundant in
your county. If any great dam
age has occurred and you will
notify me of the amount ! will
endeavor to make arrangements
to reimburse the parties damag-
ed"
When Alabama's game law
was passed in 1907. there were
no wild deer and few tame ones
in the state. Now deer have
been seen IL ffty Of thc s;xty
seven counties. Reports re.
ceived by the department ol
gene and fish indicate that there
hss been a large increase in dee
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1913-09-18
Papers at the College.

AS has been our regular GUS
tom, the Commercial will begin
Sunday and have a large number
of papers of each issue delivered
free to students at the |. |. and
C. M erchants should bring ir
advertiments early for Sundays
Commercial.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1913-09-18
Senator Hoke Smiths Plan for
Regulating Cotton Exchang-
es May be Accepted.
FAVORED BY CDNFEREES
It is Believed that Adoption of
Measure Would be Hurtful
to the South.

The Commercial publishes be-
low an excerpt from recent
Washington dispatch regarding
the probable defeat of the Clark
amendment to the tariff bill pre-
viding for a tax on speculation in
cotton futures. This article,
which predicts the defeat
of the amendment when the bill
comes up for discussion in confer
ence, should be read with graft
fication by southern farmers, as
the measure provided for in the
Clark amendment would result
in a decline in the price Of cotton
thus proving inimical to their
interest.
The Clark amendment places
a practically prohibitive tax on
speculation in cotton futures, and
its adoption would probably re-
suit in the closing Of the cotton
exchanges in both New York and
New Orleans. This would place
Liverpool in complete control OF
the market ard.es the English
are consumers and not producer:
of cotton continuous effort would
be made to depress the market
and keep prices at the lowest
possible figure.
The excerpt from the Washing
ton dispatch. which bears date OF
September 18th, follows:
Along with the announce
ment today by Speaker Clark
that the conferees' report on the
tariff bill will be ready for con
sideration Friday came satisfac.
tory assurance that Senator Hoke
Smiths plan for regulating the
cotton exchanges will be accept
ed by the conierees in lieu of Tho
Clark amendment. 1t is under
stood that the House conferees
headed by Leader Underwood
favor the Smith scheme and it j,
confidently believed that the Sen
ate conferees will accept it.
1.-The Clark amendment which
the Senate adopted taxes all cot
ton future contracts one-tenth O
a cent a pound, or approximate!
80 cents a bale. If delivery ac
tually takes place, this tax vii
be refunded. Since most Of th'
transactions of the exchanges ar,
purely speculative deals and so
called hedging contracts. deliv
cry occurs only in a small e
cont af thp caeng
Exchange traders say this ia.
will prohibit all speculation an
the exchange cannot live Withou
its speculative business. The
contend also that If the exchanq
es are abolished it will be follow
: ed by a drop in price, as it wi
restrict the market. 1t has bee
! urged also that if the bushes
continued to live the tax woUl
fall upon the farmer. and thu
for every bale sold on the e,
changes he would have to pay ]
: cents out of his pocket" !"
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1913-09-18

Mr.. Davis Mccullough left
Sunday afternoon for Chicago,
where he goes to attend the Chi.
cago College of Medicine anc
Surgery.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1913-09-18

Mr.. w. r. Fitzpatrick. a prom
inent citizen of Ethelyille. spent
Acnday in Columbus.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-01-22
FOR STREET
 RAILWAY EMPLOYEES

The semi-momthly smoker" for he employees and off cials of the Pine Bluff Company was held last night in the office of General Man ager B. C. Fowles. E. Fl. Black, of New Orleans, the engineer in charge of tte southern properties of Ford Bacon and Davis, was present and made an interesting talk to the en- ployeea. giving suggestions for the d scharge of their duties. He em- p2asized the practice of giving
 teous attention 70 the patrons of the company. Heads of several depart mems gave brief talks and conten- tions between conductors and motor men were thrashed out. Cigars were passed around while the men were in conference.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-01-22
SPECIAL FEATURE Vitagraph three reel feature TODAY
 "The Mills of the Gods"
AmuSementS.

Today the Orpheo will present for the approval of it's patrons a Vita graph feature in three reels. "The Mills of the Gods" tSignore Lorenzo a very rich plebian seeks to dethrone Prince Gran of Milan. Lorenzo be- comes enamored with Maria, beau- tiful peasant girl who repulses his attentions and is protected by Miguel whom she soon marries. Through Lorenzo's influence they are driven from home into direct poverty and Maria's death soon follows. Maguel later acquires wealth. Lorenzo's at tempts to steal Maguel's daughter and usurp the throne are foiled, and he is betrayed by Tano, Migueps servant, into vacant house, the place is fired and his life is ground out by the Mills of the God.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-01-22
POLITICAL CLASH K'AT FIRST SESSION Nagel, Clayton and Gambler
 lain Stir Big Con-
 vention. THEY DISCUSS ISSUES Chamber of Commerce of the United States Hears Canal Tolls, Tariff.
 and Cost of Living Argued.
THEY DISCUSS ISSUES

Washington, Jan. 21.-A clash be- tween Secretary of Commerce and 1 Labor Nagel and Senator Chamber lain, on .he question of tolls for coastwise vessels through the Pana- ma Canal and other questions of ma 1 tional politics, marked the first ses> 1 ion of the Chamber of Commerce of 1 the United States 4oday. :,
 Representative Clayton, of Alabama and said the latter's speech remind ed him on the lamentations of Jere- mia'h. ''
 The Commerce and Labor chief de livered the address of welcome and ridiculed many of the reforms prom ised by the Democrats including the decrease of the high cost of wing, the proposed currency reforms, the Tariff and the Panama Canal.
 Nagel caal acteriZed the promises of the Democrats wi bout mentioning the name of the party as irrational remedies" and practical socialism. ;
 Senator Chamberla answered him on each of these points and dwelt es- pecially on the Panama Canal tolls question, declaring That there would be no vicla, ion of any treaty to ad- init coast-w.se vessels of American owner ship through the Canal without tolls. He declared that yhe trans continental railroads were beh nd the opposition to tie free tolls.
 In replying to Secretary Nagel's criticism of the abc!i lon of the Tar if Commission by Congress, Senator Chamberla n replied:
 q would rather have your judg ment, gentlemen of the Chamber of Commerce of tae United States, than that of any Commission. All |Ihis Commission ever did as to prevent action that might have been taken if We had not been wai;ing on them."
 Senator Chamberlain sa d he did not in.end to go into the question of currency reform except to state that nolaing had been done in that line during the last sixteen years and tha. the incoming administrat on could not do much worse than noth- ing.
 "'The man who propose to reduce the cost of living said Secretary Nagel, "has a big contract on his more than any other faction for his faste, o.tentation and love of d S. play.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-01-22

A fine baby boy arrived at the nome of Mr. and Mrs. c. M. Anth- ony, No. 6O5 Georgia street, Tuesday night.
 Now is the time to have your umbrellas and parasols repaired. Be- fore the bad weather sets in let us do your work. Pine Bluff Umbrella Works, No. 4O7 West Barraque street.
 1-19 If A burglar entered and robbed the grocery story of w. H. Lauhon, No sol West F fteenth avenue, early last night and made his escape. The burglary was committed while MT. LauhOn was at supper. The matter was reported to Sheriff Brewster aE.l he sent Deputy Sheriff c. c. Green to the place to investigate the affair.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-01-22
The French Premier
 Finishes His Cabinet
Nominal Premier AriStide Briand Sub. mitS Cabinet to President Fal-
 Hers.

Paris, .Jan., 21AAristide Brand ghe nominal French premier, complsseI the format on of his cabinet today and submitted the list to President Fallieres. The official list follows. Premier and Minister of the h. terior-Aristide Br and.
 Minister of Justice-Jean Barthou. Minls,er of Foreign Affairs Charles C. A. Jonnart. Minister of War-Eugene Etienne. NJ mister of arine-Piere Baudn. Minister of Finance-LOuis l. Kolts.
 Minister of Public Instruction Jules Steeg.
 Minister of Public Works-Jean Dupuy.
 Minister of Agr culture-Jean Mor- wal.
 Minister of Commerce -Fernand