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The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-01-07
MISSISSIPPI WILL OBSERVE
ARBOR DAY ON JANUARY z
More Than 10, 900 Pecan Trees
to Be Planted in Public
School Yards.

Jackson, Miss. Jan, 3.-Ac-
cording to reports which have
reached Superintendent Smith of
the department of education,
preparations are under way for
a general observance of Arbor
Day in this state. which has been
set by proclamation of the gov
ernor for Friday Jan. %. 1915.
Hitherto, the custom has been to
observe Arbor Day in the fall.
but for various reasons it was
deemed desirable to fix the time
later in the season; and more
particularly ln-order that the
larger number of school children
might participate in the eXer-
cises. Acting upon a suggestion
of Superintendent Smith, Gov.
Brewer issued his proclamation
for Arb r Day some weeks ago,
and suggested general obser.
vance of the occasion. The
central idea advanced by Supt
Smith was to arrange programe
to provide for the general plant
ling of pecan trees. so that on
or more might be started on theii
way to maturity in every schoo
yard. According to Supt. Smitl
the suggestion has met with
ready response, and the prospect
are that on Jan. 22nd next, up
wards of 10000 pecan trees vii
, be set out in school yard
throughout the state. There wi
be literary programs to accom-
pany the e.planting feature 0
the days exercises, which wi
serve to fix the central idea firm
! ly in the minds of the student
that Whoever plants tree
trusts in God. I"
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-01-07
cmlel over liaanrial Maiiera
Alt Martin Smith
Shoot sell
WELL KNOWN MERCHANT
Takes Financial Responsibility y
on SELF and pfsiffs
Death to Very

Rather than press hia custom.
~ In q financial way. Mr. Mar.
O. Smith. age about 50 years,
apd the senior member Of tho
6im Of Smith and Good on, NJ
S,ecns. took the burden upon
himself and after much worry
decided to end his life. and shot
himself with pistol. The trag-
edy occurred on the second floor
of his store.
Messrs. T.. NJ Goodson and T.
]. Swanzy were in the store at
the time Of the shooting and
went Immediately to Mr.. Smiths
aid, but the wound was
fatal and he soon expired.
Besides a wife, Mr.. Smith
leaves several children to mourn
his death.
Funeral services will be held
about noon today, and interment
will take place at Smith grave
yard.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-01-07
TURKISH FORCES MEET
WITH DISASTROUS DEFEAT
Large Number of Troops Killed
and Many Captured by the
Russians.

London. Jan. 5.-Two of the
three Turkish columns, which
last week invaded the Russian
Caucasus. have met with disas.
ter and troops not killed or cap.
tured are in disorderly retreat.
The column which took Arda.
han two dav ago has been driv-
en- out of the town, Petrograd
official dispatches say. The dis.
patch adds that it is almost sur
rounded by Russians who hold
the main roads. Another column,
which crossed the frontier near
Sari Kamysb. on the road tc
Kars, suffered even worse de.
feat. One of the two army corps
composing it has been captured
entirely.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-01-07
MUCH COTTON FROM STATE
WILL Be SENT TO GERMANY
Sixteen Thousand Bales Will
Probably Leave in Charter
cd Ships.

Jackson, Miss, Jan, - Six.
teen thousand bales of Mississip.
pi cotton including 1000 bales.
produced at the Parchman con
Wet farm in 1914, the balance
to be made up from individuals
in smaller lots may soon leave in
chartered ships for Germany
from New Or cans, arrangements
to sell it to a mill in the country
having, about been projected
by Governor Brewer.
Governor Brewer stated today
that he had conferred with Sec
retary Of State W. j. Bryan re.
garding the war risks and that
arrangements for the German
mill to pay for the cotton in New
! York as soon as it was loaded
and property insured had almost
been perfected The question
now to be settled is securing the
chartered vessel to make the
voyage.
The rs. .000bales that il is hoped
! will go forward to Germany
from New Orleane very soon vii
represent total value Of about
5000, 900. Governor Brewer ha,
been assured by parties with
whom he has been negotiating
that the German mill has arrang
ed to pay for the entire lot of cot
ton as soon as the chartered shiE
is ready to clear from New Or.
: leans port. The money it is un
derstood is to be paid in exchang,
for the bills lading covering th,
7 shipment and the insurance doc
! umentS.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-01-07
PROMINENT CITIZEN DIES,
DEATH MOURNtO BY MANY
Mr.. Edward Buder Passes Away
After an Illness of Three
Weeks.

All OF Columbus mourn the
death Of Mr.. Edward +. Buder.
which occurred last Monday
morning at his home on the High
lands. Mr.. Buder had been i'll
for three weeks with serious
heart trouble.
The very best medical aid was
given together with skilled nurs-
ing and tender care of loved ones
but his work here had been fin
ished and he was called home to
the Masters vineyard
Deceased was about fifty-two
years old. He came to Columbus
when quite young, and engaged
in the iewelry business, being
a member of the firm of Buder
Brothers.
He was a prominent member
of the First Methodist church
and in the front rank of the most
useful workers. He was ever
loyal to his duty. a faithful true
friend, caring naught for the
worlds applause but living by
the courage OF his convictions.
He was devoted husband, low
ing and tender father. and his
family sustained am irrepar-
able loss. He leaves a wife and
five children. two brothers, MIR.
Charles Buder. who was at his
side when the summons came
and Mr.. Harry Binder, of Atlanta
and sister, Mrs. Jacoby, of st
Louis. Mr.. George Buder, his
eldest son, thinking his fathers
condition improved had returned
to his business in Chicago. He did
not arrive until Tuesday night,
and the funeral was held yester-
day afternoon from the Metho-
dist church conducted by Rev.
NJ. l.. Duren after which the
Union Lodgel. o. o. F. of which
he was a member. took charge,
and the interment was made in
Friendship cemetery.
Tho following friends acted as
pail bearers: Messrs. d. T.
CASTOR, Z. s. Donnell, J. /.
S.urdiyant, A. II. Pegues, w. L.
Lindamood. w. Beard. F. f.
Restler.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-01-07

Today marks the one hundrcdth
anniversary Of the birth of Hon.
Harrison Johnston. and the
Commercial joins his numerous
friends in expressing the hope
that he may live to see many
more birthdays.
Mr. Johnston has been a citi-
zen of Columbus for seventy
four years, and during that
time has been connected with
some of the city's most impor.
tant commercial and industrial
enterprises. lie founded the Mis-
sissippi Cotton Mills. and for
some time was a stockhDlder in
the Columbus Clothing Company.
Mr.. Johnston is today the oldest
Elk in the United States, being
a member of Lodge No. sos, of
this city.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-01-07
Hrs. Weathered Passes Away.

Mrs. J. Weathered, age Ga
years. passed away at the home
of Mr.. R. L. Speed yesterday,
Funeral services will be held
today at $3.50 O'Clock from the
residence, 2003 College street
Pastor Hall, of Brooklyn, N. Y,
will officiate
NJ Weathered was a consist
ent Ch Istian, who led an exem-
pl}ry NE. She was a member
of the International Bible School
OF New York, and exerted a
broad influence for good. She is
survived by two daughters, Mrs
I. r, Miles and Mrs. S. l..
Mckinney, of Atlanta. and two
sons, Mr.. L. c. Weathers, of Me.
ridian and Mr. j. E. Weathered,
of Jackson.
Sympathy is extended to loveC
ones.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-01-07
Mrs. Murrah Dies,

After long and useful life,
Mrs Annie f. Murrah passed
away at the home of her daugh.
ter, Mrs. }. c. Colvin, on Third
avenue, south, on Monday morn
ing.
Deceased had been in poor
health for a long time and bore her
illness with great Christian forti.
tude. She was a faithful member
Of the Methodist church and lovec
to worship within its walls. 81,
children survive,two sons, ,Messrs.
w. j. M urrah of Texas,and f. B
Murrah of this city, four daugh
tiers, Mrs. W.R. Herndon, of Okolo
a,Mrs J. c. Colvin, Miss Maggie
Murrah and Miss Ella Murrah, 0
this city. To these the CONNER
cial extends sympathy.
The remains were ia ken to tn,
family burying ground at Ethel
vile, Alabama,and tenderly laid t
rest beneath a flower covered
mound beside her husband, wht
had preceded her by many years
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-01-07
Burglar Enters Stores

About three o'clock yesterday
morning in the NJ. and 0. district
Policeman w. |. Sisson shot
several times at a negro burglar
who entered the grocery store of
T. B. Brownlee. Although the
thief made his escape. it is
thought that several shots had
effect.
1t was found by Mr.. SisSon
that the negro had with him a
large amount OF groceries, which
had been stolen earlier in the
night from the firm of Mullins
and Morris, on Main street.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-01-07

Members Of his family and a
number Of guests will gather
around his festal board at / o.
clock today and unite in extend
ing congratulations for continued
good health and give expression
to the hope that there will be
other happy returns Of the day.
Mr. Johnson attributes his long
life to temperate and regular hab-
its. He is genial, optimistic. al.
ways cheerful, and no one would
judge from his appearance
that he has reached the cen
tury milepost. During his life, he
has contributed much to charity,
but has never par AIDED his good
deeds.
srHere's hoping that Mr.. John
ston will live many more years,
and that each birthday will be
happier than its predecessor.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-01-07
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE TO
H0lO ANNUAL MEETING
Officers for the Ensuing Year
Will Be Named on Next
s:onday Eveains.

The annual meeting Of the
Chamber of Commerce will be
held Monday night at 7:30. Re-
port will be made of the work
done and of the work planned
for the coming year. Officers
and Directors for 1915 will be
elected.
No collection will be taken up
or contribution asked for. Every
man interested in the welfare of
Columbus and Lowndes county
is urgently invited to be present.
Let's show the people Of Lowndes
county that the business men of
Columbus mean business in their
efforts to help our present situa-
ton. that we are city of boost
ers," that we are not content to
sit down and let things toke
their course but that we ;re de-
termined to fight for better times
and get them toe. Neither the
boil weevil nor the war has US
whipped yet and we don't mean
to be whipped either. Show
your interest in the welfare of
this city and in the people of this
county by going to the meeting
Monday night and adding to its
enthusiasm.
The business or professional
man that stays away without
good reason either doesn't un.
derstand the value of loyalty tc
his home town, or is too selfish
to care about its prosperity
You'll show your colors anC
which side you are on will be
shown by your presence or alb
sence.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-01-07
US Chamber ~ Commerce
Issues Statement on ff
icrtof war
ECONOMY NOW PREVAILS
MANY Idle Iaetoriss sfs Report
ID ss Preparing 10 Resume
Operation

Washington. January %
Business conditions are dcscuh.
ed as generally rcassuring by
the Chamber If Commerce 4
the United States IN u report
made public today The report
adds, however. that the war
has hal a widespread and de
pressing effect on industry.
Economy naturally prevails
among all classes. " says the re.
port, though remaks have
been noted that this does not ex.
tend the automobiles. Future de-
livery goods purchased are smal.
Ter and collections uniformaly
poor, but lately marked change
has been noted in a lessening
OF difficulty IN obtaining bank
loans and in an easing of inter-
est rates. Conditions in the
south, still present a serious
problem.
Crops in general, the report
adds, have been good. bnt the
cattle industry confronts serious
handicaps in difficulty in OBJ
taining loans on cattle. and the
foot. and mouth disease quaran-
tine. The sheep and wool indus
try is excellent but general
mining conditions are poor.
Many Idle factories are re-
ported as preparing to resume
operation. Lack of building,
however. has caused many lum-
ber mills to close and others to
run on short time.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-01-07
.BIlBO SUPPORTERS TO
HOlO A MEETING TO-DAY
CLAYTON d. Potter, OF Jackson,
Will Deliver an Address
Before Crowd.

The supporters OF Theo. G.
Bilbo, candidate for governor
will hold a meeting at the Court
House this afternoon at l;30
o'clock and a permanent organi.
zatlon will be formed.
Senator Clayton D. Potter, Of
jackson, will arrive here today
and will deliver an address at hi
meeting.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-01-07
Donnell Entertains.

Capt. Z. S. Donnell, former
mayor of the city. gave stag
supper Tuesday evening at his
home on Military street, in COM
pliment to the new mayor, Hon.
w, C. Gunter. and the head Of
the various departments of the
city government.
The supper was served in
courses and was elegant in its
a ran emcnt.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-01-07

OFFICERS lRE ElEI1EI
uusinsss n Oh Adm,n st.aa
finishsd To Guu
Rssds Nctsas

ltVi.l b. mt amhIfH tHI.a
mayor t0 make With yaaf e. .p
efalIan. nuft.t4 tha e.taaeat and
prcttiest To the State. ami when
! cay clean mean morally
clean ne well M from r. sanitary
standpoint. " said Mayor Vs. e.
Gunter. in his FIRST message %
the city council Monday evening
The work Of the old admins.
teratIon was finished up last
week. and al the meeting Mon.
day night the new officials or.
ganized
The board was called 20 order
by Mayor Gunter. who read his
message. which was received
with much applause.
After short talks by Council
men Weaver and McC!anahan
and Mr.. j. W. Maer who pledged
the support of the council and
the people of the city in making
the administration success, the
board held an executive session
and the following officials wore
elected;
Hon. d, s. McClanahan, presi-
dent Of the council.
d, p. Davis, secretary and treas.
urer.
/ NJ. c. Vandiver, marshal.
/, w. q. Webb, srteet commission.
er.
7. q Munger, chef OF police.
}. l.. Beatty, chief Of fire depart
\ ment.
X, +. Funk, assistant chief o.
! fire department.
Policemen A. Y. Glover, NJ. f.
I Cook, J. n. Hudson, J.. A. Nor
ton, +, M. Cummings WI SisSon
j. c. Arnold and j, q. Ellis
engineers at water works.
! c. A. Wakefield, assistant in.
spector of water and sewerage.
Sam G Wilder, engineer OF
steam roller.
Tracy Green. pound keeper,
f. T. Sykes, city attorney.
After the election of officers
the mayor announced the follow
ing working COMMITTEES to serve
the council for the ensuing term:
Finance-B. A. Weaver, l.. A
Vaughn,
Water--D. S. McCIanahan, +.
w. Harris.
Street-D. S. McClanahan, J
A. Smell.
Lights. A. Vaughn, ], W.
Steen.
School-T. W. Harris, j. A
Smell.
Fire Department.. w. Steen,
B. A. Weaver.
Another meeting was held
Tuesday night and new officers
for the city board OF health were
appointed. consisting Of the fol,
lowing gentlemen: Dr. }. D.
! Mccullough, DR. }. w. LIpScomb
! Mir. Myric k Cox and MIR. j. /
/ Sturdivant.
A large number Of accounts
were allowed and ordered paid
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-01-07
Lecture Tonight.

Pastor A. + Hall, OF Brooklyn,
n. Y. will deliver a lecture at the
court house this evening at 7:30
o'clock. No admissions will be
charged and the public is cordial.
ly invited.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-01-07

General Rucker and Col. Z. b.
Leeby, Of Birmingham, staunch
friends CT Mr.. Harrison Johnston
will be among the guests who will
enjoy the anniversary dinner
given at the Johnston home to.
day.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-01-07
PALACE THEATRE TODAY.

J. Warren kerrigan, as Te.
renee O'Rouke, the gentleman ad-
venturer, in The Inn of the
Winged God. and other pictures.
Admission SC and tDc.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-01-07

Mr.. Joseph Toomey, who has
been spending some time in Ar
kansas, has returned TO Columbus
% spend several weeks.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-01-07

Miss Mary l.. Prince, who Wis.
tied friends in New Orleans dur.
ing the Holidays, teturned to CO.
lumbns last SuIday.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-01-07

Chief of Police 7. &. Munger
and wife leave today for Pickens,
Miss. where they will spend
several days.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-01-07

Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Moore
are to be congratulated upon the
arrival of a little son.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-01-07

Mrs. Edward Finley is spend
ing this week with relatives in
Tupelo.
The Washington herald., 1915-05-08
Next Years Sure Thins.

Accepting the reasoning OF the Republicans
month ago when they elected their candidate for
mayor of Chicago by a great majority, we must
conclude that the result of Tuesdays election in
Baltimore settles the Presidential contest of 1916
The new mayor of the Maryland City, a Democrat,
the mayor-elect OF Chicago, he defeated a man
having a German name In 1912 the two Repub-
lican parties polled 10000 votes in Baltimore and
the Democrats only $4,000.
the record straight, it may be necessary to hold
national election next year. but the signs of the
times, interrupted by lake-shore logic, make il
plain that Mr.. Wilson is to have second term
more inclined to this view after reading the
thrilling news from Lincoln. Neb, that Charley
Bryan has been chosen mayor Compared with
in May, how weak and ineonclusive are the rum
blings OF Chicago. Ill. in April New York World
The Washington herald., 1915-05-08
The Stock Market and the Public.

The lively rise in prices that has been in
progress the New York Stock Exchange has
caused something of revival OF the old COM
plant against gambling and manipulation in Wall
Street, of which much heard year or
two ago when Mr.. Samuel Untermycr and the
Pujo committee greatly in evidence: but
the complaint this time is not very vigorous and
this is mostly because everybody realizes that it
is the outside public" and not merely Wall Street
Spectators and floor traders" who are doing the
buying and selling OF stocks. There is no ma
nipulaton" going on, any game being play
ed except tho display OF genuine interest in the
market for securities by the people themselves
who have money to invest and find that their
confidence in the value of the great railway and
industrial properties of country has returned
They arc in the market as they have not been
since the great manifestations of public assurance
in the financial and business stability OF the
country which took place after the defeat of Mr.
Bryan in his first campaign for the Presidency in
1906
Moreover, even assuming that all that has been
going in Wall Street is merely speculative
craze is there any doubt that is it gcnuneo Is
there any way in which it can be stopped, and
would II be wise to stop it If such way
were provided? Would the American people al
low for instant anything to stand in the way
OF the expression of their belief in the bright
business future OF their country
The Washington herald., 1915-05-08

-HE French had an advantage
nevertheless. which was not TO
4 - dcspised. They moved us
the, were ordered to move by an &C
tive and watchful government which
was in the thick OF critical happenings
where policies were made. and which
meant to cramp the English. If 1t could
not actually get rid OF them
They extended and organized the
military power of France as they
went; and they were steadily girdling
the English about with q chain of posts
and settlements which bade fair to
keep all the northern and western re-
gions of ths great continent for the
King OF France. from the mouth OF the
st. Lawrence round about. 1000 miles.
to the outlets of the Mississippi at the
Gulf
Their movement along the great
rivers and the lakes had been very
slow at first: but it had quickened
from generation to generation. and
was now rapid enough to fix the at
tention of any man who could hear
news and had his eyes abroad upon
what was happening about him.
jacques Cartier had explored the
noble River st. Lawrence for his royal
master Of France a long century and a
half ago. in the far year 1885. nifty
years before the English so much as
attempted settlement. But II was
not until 1908. the year after James
town was begun. that Samuel de
Champlain established the first perma-
nent French settlement. at Quebec. and
there were still but 200 lonely settlers
there when nearly thirty years more
had gone by 1886.
matte explorations of the latter part of
the century that made the English I'M
easy.
The Il. 600 Frenchmen who were busy at
the work of occupation when William of
orange became King had not confined
themselves to the settlements long ago
made in the Bay of Fundy and at Mon
treal. Quebec. and Tadousac. where the
great river of the north broadened to the
sea They had carried their boats across
from the upper waters OF the Ottawa to
the open reaches of Lake Huron: had
penetrated thence to Lake Michigan. and
even to the farthest shores Of Lake Su-
The Washington herald., 1915-05-08

perior. establishing forts and trading
posts as they advanced.
They had crossed from Green Bay in
Lake Michigan to the waters OF the Wis
consin River. and had passed by that
easy way into the Mississippi itself That
stout-hearted pioneer. Pere Marquette.
had descended the Father OF Waters past
the Ohio to the outlet Of the Arkansas
0613): and Robert La Sale had followed
him and gone all the long way to the
spreading mouths Of the vast river and
the gates of the Gulf Q6S2), not by way
OF the Wisconsin. but by crossing from
the southern end OF Lake Michigan to
the stream Of the Illinois, and passing
by that way to the Mississippi
And so the lakes and the western rivers
and the Mississippi itself saw the French
and French posts sprang up upon their
shores to mark the sovereignty OF the
King of France.
Frenchmen easily enough learned the
ways OF the wilderness and became the
familiars of the Indians in their camps
and wigwams; and they showed them
selves of every kind.-some rough and
lawless rovers. only too glad to throw
off the restraints of the orderly life to
which they had been bred and live as
they pleased in the deep. secluded for
ests. trading without license seeking ad-
venture. finding a way for the civilian
ton which was to follow them, but
themselves anxious to escape 1t; others
regular traders. who kept their hold upon
the settlements behind them and SUBJ
mitted when they were obliged to official
exactions at Montreal: some intrepid
priests. who preached salvation and the
dominion of France among the dusky
tribes. and lived or died with Nike for
titude and devotion, never willingly quit
ting their sacred task or letting go their
hold upon the hearts OF the savage men
they had come to enlighten and subdue;
some hardy captains with little compa-
MES of drilled men-at-arms from the
fields of France:-at the front indomita-
BILE explorers. far in the rear timid farm
ers clearing spaces In the silent wood
land for their scanty crops, and little
towns slowly growing within their walls
where the river broadencd to the sea-
Monday - The COnfederated Iro-