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The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-10-28
NOW
IN NORTH ALABAMA
MAKE NO INDICATION Or
THE NATURE or THEIR
FINAL REPORT.
SCOUTS REACH
NEW DECATUR
Citizens Of Neighboring State
Accord Hearty Welcome to
Visitors.

New Decatur, Oct. 2S.-with ban.
ners flying, the Pathfinders commit.
tee Of the Jackson Highway Asso-
citation, and the accompanying Bir-
mingham and Montgomery people,
were met at Cullman today by doz-
en- cars from the Decaturs and es-
corted into the city. The visitors were
given lunch at Cullman as the guests
of the business men of that city.
They left Cullman shortly after
moo, arriving in the Decaturs Just be-
fore dark. Nearly 100 automobiles
were parked from the Gordon school
in New Decatur to Bank street in
Decatur, when the Pathfinders
reached the Decaturs.. The visitors
were cheered as they passed. As the
Pathfinders reached the foot of
Second avenue, the principal business
streets in New Decatur, the cars to
the rear of them began to fall in line
and a parade of automobiles went
over the main thoroughfares of the
two Decaturs.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-10-28
THREE MEN INJURED WHEN
sCAFF0LD FALLS TO GROUND
MR.. c. c. HAYSLETT AND TWO
NEGROES RECEIVE PAIN
Full WOUNDS.

a -
Mr.. Charles G. Hayslett, a well
known contractor, and two negroes
Simon Hairston and Nose Sturdi-
want, received very painful injuries
about four o'clock Monday after.
noon, when scaffold on which they
were standing fell twenty feet to the
ground. The accident occurred on
the plantation of Mr.. j. N. Bailey.
prominent planter who resides 12
miles west Of Columbus, where Mr.
Hayslett and the negroes were erect.
ing large barn.
Mr.. Hayslett received painful
wounds over his body, and sustained
some internal injury by having
plank fall on him.
DR.. z. l.. Berry and DIR. M. s.
Chandler hurried to the scene of the
accident and gave surgical attention
to the three injured men.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-10-28
Miss Nickles Dies.

The untimely death of Miss Jala
Nickles, the young daughter of Mr..
w. r. Nickles, which occurred last
Sunday morning, brought profound
sadness to her relatives and wide
circles of friends.
She was member Of the Metho.
dist church, and before she passed
away told her loved ones she was
ready to meet her mother. who pro.
ceeded her to the grave only a few
years.
The deceased was ill for several
months with complication OF
diseases and she bore her sufferinos
with patience and Christian forti.
tude.
The funeral services were held al
the Nickles home at four O'Clock
Sunday afternoon, conducted bv
Rev. J. M. Carpenter, pastor Of tho
Central Methodist church. The re.
remains were taken to Gown, Ala
and Inferred in the family lot.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-10-28
BuLcARS GET SETBACK At
VELES But WIN IN THE
NORTH.
Won HINDENBURG
HAMMERS SLAVS
Big British Transport Meets
Disaster, While Turks Lose
One in Mamora.

London, Oct 2G.-Serbian troops
are holding the northeastern corner
Of their country.
There the Austro-German and Bull
garian forces, about to merge. are
slowly forcing the Serbs back to
strong positions in the mountains
with heavy loss to the invaders.
In the south, where the French
troops have joined the Serbs, the
Bulgarians are being held. Athens
official dispatches announce that the
Serbians have recaptured Veles,
southeast Of Uskup after desperate
fighting With Ango-Freneh rein
forcements they hope to drive the
Bulgarians out of Macedonia, al
though the English statesmen are
not optimistic over the Serbian sit
uation.
Sir Edward Grey today told he
House of Commons that Britain's
offer to Greece of the Island of Cy-
press had lapsed.
On the eastern and western fronts
heavy fighting continues. Won Hin
denburg, undaunted by repeated fail
ures to reach Dvinsk, has renewed
attacks in the Dvinsk and Riga
regions, claiming progress, especially
in the vicinity of Illoutkst. Battles
are under way in the province of Viii
ma, also Grodno and Galaeia.
Fighting over the Lacourtine
works in Champagne continues. The
French claim gains north of Mas
sieges.
The Italian offensive is still Wig.
orous.
1t is officially announced that the
British transport Marquette has been
torpedoed in the Aegean sea, and only
ninety-nine of the personnel of the
vessel have been accounted for. She
was of more than seven thousand
tons.
The Turkish transport, Carmen,
laden with munitions was sunk ty
British submarine in the Mamora
sea.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-10-28
Negro Brought Back.

Thomas King, a negro, who in
February 1914 stabbed and seriously
wounded his wife in this city, and
who later made his escape, was ar
rested the first of the week In st.
Louis by Constable J. 7. Robertson
and brought back to Columbus to
await the action of the grand jury.
1t is said that King married
another woman after leaving Colum-
bus and has since that time made St.
Louis his home. 1t seems that he re-
Gently got into trouble with his Sec
ond wife. who knowing the trouble
he had here in 1914. reported to the
local officers that he was in st.
Louis, and his arrest soon followed.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-10-28
Two Small Fire.

The firemen were called to the
corner of South Fourth street and
Eighth avenue about 10 o'clock Mon
day morning to small' cottage which
IS owned by Mrs. Henry Davis, and
which is unoccupied The blaze.
which is supposed to have been ignit-
ed by'a passing locomotive was quick
ly extinguished.
The firemen were also called out
at $50 o'clock Monday evening to
the home Of Mr.. Tom Keith, 914 ".
Third avenue. The blaze which was
caused by the explosion Of lamp.
was soon extinguished.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-10-28

Birmingham, Oct. Official
locators for the jackson Highway
left Birmingham Tuesday for Deca-
tur, after having been given truly
Southern welcome here, the courte-
sizes accorded them being an auto
mobile procession to Pelham to meet
them, a sightseeing trip over the
city and q large banquet at the Tut
wiler Monday night.
No indication of the nature of
their report to the Jackson Highway
Association, when it meets Novem-
Der 10th in Nashville, was given by
the locators, though they expressed
satisfaction at the splendid roads
around Birmingham. The pathfind-
ers were: Walter H. Grim, of Salem,
Ind; Col. E. G. Dent, Bowling
Green, KY; W. L. Brown, Frankfort,
Ind; and R. G. Toms, government
engineer, at Washington.
Tuesday morning the locators
were up almost by daylight and were
motoring about town seeing the
sights. Although Highland avenue
and Chestnut Hill were shown them
Monday, there were other portions
of the town, including the industrial
centers, which they were anxious to
see. Secretary w. D. Radcliffe went
with them on their sightseeing trip,
and explained the points of interest.
At $50 o'clock the visitors left
for Decatur by way of Cullman.
Several members of the Board of
Revenue, including DR.. R. F. Love
lady, Hugh McGreever, Lawrence
Pennington and Rufe Bivins, accom-
panied them to the jefferson county
line.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-10-28
Parent Teachers to Meet.

The Parent-Teachers Association
of Barrow Memorial school has is
sued invitations to social tea
Thursday afternoon from 3 to 4
o'clock, in honor of the six boy of
County Corn Club. A prize of S5,G1
will be awarded the one Of these
six young men who have made the
best record. A feature of the pro-
gram will be stroy by Miss McLe-
more, Of Eutaw, Ala, who will make
an interesting talk on corn club
work.
The Barrow School Is the second
town school that has taken up corn
club work, which promises to arouse
much interest in the future.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-10-28
Mr.. EUGENE BEARD AND
MISS LONG ARE MARRIED.
WEDDING OCCURRED YESTER.
DAY MORNING AT BRIDES
HOME IN ITTA BENA.

Much interest centeFed in the we'd
ding Of Mr. Eugene Trueman Beard,
Of this city, and Miss Frances Mar
jorie Long, the attractive daughter
OF Mr. John J. Long, Of Itta
Bena, which occurred yesterday
morning at 1880 o'clock at the brides
home, "Longyiew."
Miss Long was attended by her
sister, Miss Annie Long, while Mr..
Beard had as his best man, his broth
er, Mr.. Walter Beard, Of this city.
Among those who went from here
to be present at the aaptials were
Mr. and Mrs. w G. Beard, parents
Of the groom,
Immediately after the ceremony
Mr.. and Mrs. Beard left for New Or
leans and other southern cities. Up.
on their return, to Columbus, they
will be at home to their friends at
the residence of Mr.. and Mrs. w. C.
Beard, on College street.
The bride is an unusually attrae-
tive and popular young woman.
whose many personal charms endear
her to wide circle of friends.
Mr.. Beard is q prominent druggist
Of this city, and is splendid young
man and has the promise 5f bright
future.
Heartiest congratulations are ex-
tended to this happy couple for a
long and prosperous welded life.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-10-28

The Paramount attraction al
the Princess for today, Thursday
October %, is the tomboy of the
American stage, Elsie Janis, in de.
lightfully pleasing comedy, "Bettv
in Search Of Thrill" sne of those
rollicking care free productions that
will make you feel better Elsie Janis
romps through the five reels in a way
that will make for many hearty
laughs.
IT you like comedy, as enacted by
the foremost comedienne of the
stage, then attend the Princess today.
Children Sc; adults l5c.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-10-28
CITIZENS or STATE TO
VOTE FOR DEMOCRATIC
NOMINEES.
LITTLE INTEREST
Is MANIFESTED
Electors Of Mississippi To Vote
for State, District and Coun.
ty Officials.

On next Tuesday the general elec
ton for state, district and county of
ticers will be held, and although th
socialists have placed candidates II
the field, but viii have but little ef
feet on the outcome Of the election
The candidates who have bee,
nominated by the Socialists for var
ious offices, and whose names appear
on the official ballot which Is to
be voted next Tuesday, are as fol
lows: For governor. J. T. Lester: fol
lieutenant-goveraor, +, r. Maxwell
for secretary of state, V. l.. Eggar
for auditor public accounts, NJ. p
Williams; for state treasurer, +. +
Miller; for insurance commissioner
W. G. Kennedy; for clerk Of the su,
preme court, Enos Farmer; for LAND
commissioner II. A. Harbaugh, fol
railroad commissioners, r. N. Smith
and I. j. Lyon,
Democratic nominees for count,
and beat offices have no opposition
and qualified electors should VOTE
for all of them.
The following officers have beer
appointed by the election commis
sloners of Lowndes county to con
duct the election at the differen
polling places throughout the coun
ty:
District Caledonia: w. n
Hutchinson, d, M. Wood, ]. Il. Nor
ris, judges, ], r. Vaughn, w. Ii. OF
ley, clerks.
District NORTH Columbus: :
M. Nash, Joe Harris, W. c. MeeE
judges. B. X. Sessums, John More
head, clerks.
District South Columbus. Jul
ius Marx, ]. d, Lawrence, W. N
Clark, judges. Homer Fitzpatrick
j. ). Marx, clerks.
District 3-Steens: j. M. Brown.
lee, j. f. Harris, j. A. Dowdle
judges. j. w, Eubanks, J. o. Dowdle
clerks.
District 3--Mt. Vernon: J. G. Go.
lngs, +. L. Phillips, G. II. Hartsell
judges. c, ]. Christopher, A. l.. Day-
is, clerks.
District 3--old Zion; 4. RandIe.
). I. Sparks, 3. l.. Davis. Judges
j. z. Golding, j. p. Halbert, clerks.
District 4--Crawford: W. A. Hart
man, G. W, Hairston, Chas. Kier
judges. N. B. Scales, r T. Carr,
clerks.
District 4-Dearing Store: Pete
Cox, ]. n Bailey, ]. T Hairsto
judges. DR.. t. L, Erwin, Hugh Tow
send, clerks.
District 5--Artesia: W. S. Wads-
worth, w. w. Davis, John McIlwain.
Judges J. 7. Mitchell, Jr., John l..
Butts, clerks.
District 5--Mayhew. W. II. Cas-
ties, ]. d, Burgin, f. G. Smith.
Judges. F. r, Parker, F. H. Bailey.
clerks.
District Thomas Store: C. Fl.
Cooke, J. NJ. Salter, W. G.. Evans.
Judges. Walter Swoope, r. B. Erwin.
clerks.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-10-28
LARGE BARN AND CONTENTS
ARE DESTROYED BY FLAMES
FOUR MULES BURNED TO DEATH
LOSS AMOUNTS TO ABOUT
$4,000

A large barn owned by Mr.. G.
G. Franks, and located about seven
miles east of Columbus, was destroy
ed by fire at 12 o'clock Monday night
1t is not known in what way the fire
started, but it is thought to be of
incendiary origin. The loss is esti-
mated at about $4,000. ).
In the barn were four mules be-
longing to Mr.. F. A. Bell and they
were all burned to death. Two
hundred bushels of seed oats, a.
thrashing machine, binder and a
seeder We're stored in the building
and were all destroyed.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-10-28
LIPsCOMB TO AGAIN HEAD
TIE CHAMBER or
coMMEpcE.
MEMBERS REFUSE
Ills RESIGNATION
7. J. Locke, Jr., Elected Vice
prcsident--Nine Directors
Named.

AT meeting of the citizens Of Co.
lumbus held at the city hall on Tues
day night, complete reorganization
lion of the civic chamber was effect
ed by the adoption of a new charter
and new bylaws, and by electing Of
ficers for the ensuing year. The or
ganization in the future will be
known as the Chamber of Commerce
of Columbus and Lowndes County.
The meeting was presided over by
DR.. j. w. Lipscomb, president, and
Mr.. w. IL. Carter, secretary, was at
the desk.
In the election of officers the ref
erendum method was adopted. Nom
ination blanks were sent out to all
of the members and for each office
men were placed in nomination and
voted upon by the entire member
ship. DR.. J. w. Lipscomb, who has
served SO efficiently for the past
year, rendered his resignation, but
the members refused to accept same
and reelected him for another year.
Other officers elected Tuesday night
were: I. J. Locke, Jr., vice-president;
s. B. Street, Jr.. director of organi-
cation affairs; I. |. Kaufman, direc-
tor of retail affairs; V. B, lines, di-
rector of public affairs; DR.. John
Oliver, director of agricultural af-
fairs; r. Z. Johnston, director Of
business affairs; E. f. Richards,
W. E. Kennedy, r. R. Banks, H. H.
Gunter and !. L. CASTOR, directors
at large.
A meeting of the newly elected
board of directors was held yester-
day morning and plans for the ensus
ing year were discussed.
In the recreation of the Chamber
of Commerce there is to be an i'm
portant body composed of represen-
tatives chosen by the following
groupes of various and kindred lines
of activity: Groupe l, grocers, meats,
ETC.; group 2, dry goods, shoes, etc. !;
groupe 3, hardware, plumbers, auto
supplies, ETC.; group A, drugs, con-
fectioners and sundries; groupe 5,
furniture, etc.; groupe 6, manufac-
turers, wholesalers and cotton buy
ers; groupe 7, physicians, dentists,
ETC.; groupe s, lawyers, city and
county officers; groupe 8, insurance
and real estate, ETC.; groupe 10, ag-
ricultural; groupe IL, miscellaneous.
The body will be known as the
Members Council and will be the
melting pot" the initiatory body;
the originating body of the organi-
zation.
II the cooperation which every
body says is needed so badly in Co.
lumbus is to be realized, the men,
bers council will be the most impor-
tant agency to bring it about
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-10-28
Much Interest In Revival.

Large crowds each afternoon at
3 o'clock and each evening at 7:30
o'clock attending the revival services
which are being conducted by Rev.
George F. Barton, Of Winona, at the
Second Baptist church. The music
Is being directed BY Prof. Robert
Cooper, Of Aberdeen.
The public is given co. dial In.
yitation TO attend the meet things
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-10-28

The next attraction that vii. ap-
pear at the Columbus theatre will be
Mutt and JEFF in College" an en-
joyable musical comedy. The play.
Mutt and jeff has been seen here
for several seasons past, but the pro-
gram this year is entirely new and
the show promises to be good one.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-10-28
Famous Actor in Birmingham.

Forbes Robertson, the greatest
actor Of this age, will be in Bir-
mlngham this week playing at the
Jefferson theatre this evening and
tomorrow evening. Hamlet" and
The Light That Failed" will be
presented. Several Columbians ex-
peet to leave today to be present and
enjoy this famous actor.
Among those who will 60 are
Miss Weenonah Poindexter, Mrs.
Mary Pope, Mrs. kittie Kennedy,
Mrs. J. I. Woodward and Miss Cor
rinne Richards.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-10-28
Weekly Weather Forecast.

Issued BY the U, S. Weather Bu-
reau, Washington, D.. c., for the
week beginning Oct. 27, 1915.
For South Atlantic ard Gull
States; With the exception n local
showers Wednesday. generally fair
temperature will prevail through the
week with seasonable temperatures.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-10-28

Mrs. Alice Boyd, of Kosciusko. is
visiting her daughter, Mrs. w. ".
Puckett, on College street.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-10-28

Messrs. Ames Saunders and vii.
liam Ward, Jr., Of Starkville, were
visitors to the city the first Of the
week.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-10-28

Mrs. L. D. Barrentine and Miss
Lucille West, Of Caledonia, spent
Tuesday in Columbus shopping.
The Washington times., 1915-12-03
Achy Joints Foretell Trouble

Achy joints give warning of dis
turbances inside the body, just as
they foretell bad weather.
Those stiff, creaky, swollen,
painful joints tell Of uric acid in
the blood, of weakened kidneys
that are not doing their duty.
For healthy kidneys filter the
blood. They take out the uric acid
and pass it off.
Don't neglect weak kidneys and
let uric aSid clog the blood. It's
dangerous. Out Of slight kidney
troubles grow rheumatic pain, ner-
vousness, headache, dizzy spells,
heart trouble, dropsy, gravel stone
and Bright's disease.
It's easy to give the kidneys help.
Just use Doan's Kidney Pills. They
have helped thousands all over the
world. Doan's are publicly praised
everywhere, just as much in Wash
ington as anywhere.
The Washington times., 1915-12-03
Famous Men Call Ford
Silly, Absurd, Foolish

Here is what some of the lead
ing men Of the United States
think about Henry Fords
personally conducted peace
party:
President wilson?
Former President Taft Jus,
laughed.
Former President Roosevelt
Not mischievous only be-
cause il is so ridiculous.
Alton Z. Parker-Ford is q
clown.
E. c. Benedict-It is sheer
foolishness.
Col. George Harvey-It is
silly.
James r. Day--The plan is
grotesque and will accomp-
lish nothing but ridicule Of
our country.
William Jennings Bryan-lt is
worthy Of praise and will
accomplish much good.
John Wanamaker-Mr. Ford
has thre things mission,
a generous heart and a fat
pocketbook, but he has no
plan to stop the war.
Cardinal Gibbons think
there are too many formid-
able difficulties in the way
to hope for its successful
elimination.
Gov. Fielder OF New Jersey
Meddlesome.
Judge Ben Lindsey heartily
approve Mr.. Ford's efforts
to stop the slaughter.
John Hays Hammond, jr.-
Two weeks in England would
show them their peace plans
are absurd.
Charles W. Eliot, President
Emeritus NJ Harvard
"Ford's peace cruise is alb.
surd.'
The Washington times., 1915-12-03
Skipper of Peace Jitney
Sure Ford Is in Right

FREEPORT. Long Island. Dec. A.
Capt. John Wilhelm iTempel commander
or the Oscar H. which Henry Ford has
rented for his peace party. is himself a
man of peace. Captain IIemtcI visit ed
a nice" here YESTERDAY.
J have never met Mr. Ford. hut ! am
sure he Is on the right course" he said
Il am trusting to God to send the shin
straight and true with the peace party
abroad"
The voyag" which begins Saturday
will be Captain Hempcl's 2o2d ns master
or the Oscar II. The vessel was the
first seized BY the British and taken into
port after war was declared EXrcpt
ror that one incident he has had no
trouble.
Captain Hcmpcl. who Is a native of
Copenhagen. went to sea when sixteen
wears old, He has seen forty wears of
seafaring life. and has crossed the Al
lantic nearly 400 times without a mis-
hap. lie has commanded the Oscar II
eleven wears. having brought her TO
New York on hcr maiden trin.
The Washington times., 1915-12-03
LOCAL MAN GOES AS
FORD INTERPRETER
A. E. Johnson to Take Wife
With Him on Peace Jaunt
Aboard Oscar II.

Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. johnson. of IL
Firth street northeast. are to 70 TO
Europe on the Ford peace ship.
Mr. johnson. who has been connected
with the Pennsylvania railroad since
1904, Is to be the Scandinavian inter
prefer FOR the party. lie Ia a native
Mrs; johnson. who Is to accompany
him, is a native Washingtonian. She
was educated In the graded schools
here and went to Business High School
The Johnsons have been married three
years.
Passports were issued to them by
the State Department this morning 10
Norway. Sweden. Denmark. and Hot
land. They expect to he gone for A.
least two months. and will leave Wash
ington this afternoon. prepared to sail
on the Oscar III tomorrow. They have
not been acquainted with the program
OF the peace cruise.
MIR. and Mrs. Johnson both said TO-
day that they were advocates Of peace
They have not. each declared. been
identified with the peace movement
heretofore.
The Washington times., 1915-12-03

any foreign government in relation
to any disputes OF controversies with
the United States OR TO DEFEAT
THE MEASURES or THE GOV
ERNMENT OF THE UNITED
by fine OF not more than 5000. and
he Imprisoned not less than six
months nor more than three years
1t is insisted BY good international
lawyers that this act can he stretched
to apply to the Ford expedition. be-
cause OF the provision against defeat
ing the measures OF the Government of
the United States In the present war
the United States has declared its abso-
lutte neutrality. and has formally main
tained that attitude. An expedition aim
ed to "call the soldiers out Of the
trenches by Christmas could easily
enough be construed as almost anything
except neutral.
Thus the United States and France
are in substantial agreement about the
undesirability OF having citizens OF the
one country Interfering in the affairs of
the other. France accepted that view
when II recalled Genet: the United
States made It a crime for its citizens
to interfere. in certain matters, with
the relations between the United States
and other powers. Consequently IA
French cruiser. 1t Is pointed out. might
very reasonably arrest the peace party,
and Paris could send them home with
the request that the rules that we're app
piled against Genet. and written into
the Logan act. be enforced against
them. There would be less room FOR de-
bate. II France took the initiative than
II England did. because France and this
country have substantially agreed ON
this attitude.
Officials Curiously Cheerful.
Early in the war a Vessel carving
Gotten from the United States to ne,l-
ral country was picked up by a
French cruiser and taken before a
French prize court. II was explained
that In that particular case the French
prize rules fitted the circumstances bet.
ter than did the British pact lce SImi
larlv. in the present instance, the in.
ternational LAWYERS are guessing thai
the understandings reached In pas,
generations between the United state,
and France fit tho circumstances hest
Wherefore the prediction that boat
with III" French flag may as likely as
not nick IN the peace ark and send
nom" her cargo OF Dacificators
Anyhow. II Is very sure that official
WaShnrtou Is CuriouSly cheerful abou,
IN" outlook. 1t manifestly doesn't eX.
p"ct hnv Serious rmbarrasqmcnts from
til" peace fOray