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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-02-26
new BILLS and
RESOLVES INTRODUCED
IN MAINE LEGISLATURE

Cole of York-Act to amend Chapter Is
of Revised Statutes relating to the State
Board of Health. The amendments pro-
vide that meetings of the board may be
held in other places than Augusta; in
creases it's power in handling certain dis
eases; and makes minor changes in the
regulation of reports of contagious dis
eases; and changes the quarantine regu-
lations
Cole of York-Act to establish the State
of Maine immigration and publicity COM
mission. The commission is to consist OF
five members appointed by the governor.
one to hold office for five years, one for
four, one for three. and one for one. The
commissioners shall serve without pay
and receive actual expenses in perform
ances of their duties.The commission is
to have an executive secretary who shall
receive $3.50 a year and actual expenses.
In addition he is also to have superin-
tendence of the expenditure of $4,000 an
nually for advertising the attractions and
advantages of the State.
Cole of York-Act amending the public
utilities law of the 18th Legislature so
that many phrases and definitions not
clear are explained. 1t is also provided
by the measure that iremen and police
men as we'll as fire apparatus may be
carried free in the performance Of duty.
Members of the utilities commission as
well as their clerks. agents, and other
employees in the discharge of their pub
lie duties are given the right to travel
free of charge over any steam or other
lin in, he
Emery of York-Act fixing the amount
allowed the clerk of courts of York
county for clerk hire at $50 instead of
$500 as at present.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-02-26

Appropriation and FINANCIAL AHalrS-
Ought to pass on resolve authorizing the
State pension clerk to eXpend not exceed
ing 500 yearly in examination of claims;
on resolve providing for payment of in
terest on trust funds on Maine Industrial
School for Girls.
Legal Affairs-Ought to pass on act to
incorporate the Salisbury Cove Water
Company; on act to amend the primary
election law so that towns may keep the
polls open until nine O'Clock in the eve
ming; ought to pass new draft act to ex-
tend the charter of the Mt Vernon
Water and Electric Co.
Mercantile Affairs and Insurance
Ought to pass on amendatory act relat-
ing to the enforcement of nortgagee's
lien for insurance; on act relating to the
liquidation OF domestic insurance COM
panies; on act to extend the charter of
the World Standard Insurance Co; on
act to incorporate the Maine Fire Insur-
ance Co; on act relating to the canceha-
ton of fire policies without tender of
return premium.
Salaries and Fees-Ought to pass on
act fixing the salaries of county attor-
neys: ought to pass on new draft. on act
relating to the compensation of subordi-
nate offices of Maine State Prison. The
new draft fixes the salaries as follows:
Warden, $3.50; deputy warden, $500;
clerk sl20O officer of the guard, $500; day
guards, s720 each and physician $50:
gatekeeper, $720: commissary, 500 in ad-
dition to his salary as guard; chaplain and
teacher, $3.50; night guards. $780, wagon
master. yard master and night watch
man 500 each.
State Prison-Maj ority report, ought to
pass on act to provide for the purchase
of land and the erection of a new State
prison building, signed by Chatto, Dun
ton, Fulton. Ellis, Leader. Brown, Tobey
and Lord: minority report, ought not to
pass, signed by Fossett and Watts.
State Lands and Forest Preservation
Ought to pass on resolve for retracing
and defining lines around reserve or
school lands of townships and planta-
tons.
Agriculture-Ought not to pass on
amendatory act relating to cruelty to
animals
Taxation-Ought not to pass on act to
exempt neat cattle. sheep and. swine
from taxation.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-08-22
FAILS TO GET MESSAGE;
BRINGS SUIT FOR $1,O25
Mr.. Seth A. Meek Invited to
House Party But Didn't Get
Invitation.

Claiming that he never received
a Telegram sent Tim on June Is
inviting him to a house party at
Tunica, Mr.. Seth A. Meek has
filed suit through his uncle, At
torney w. c. Meek. against the
Western Union Telegraph Com
pany for $l,025
The Western Union claims that
the message was delivered over
telephone at night to someone at
the office of the d. S. Pate Lum-
ber Company, where Mr.. Meek
is employed. The young man,
however, denies that he ever re-
ceived the telegram.
In the suit Mr.. Meek asks for
statuatory damages Of $25 and
punitive damages of 81, 900.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-08-22
Two Men Arrested.

Knowing that the grand jury
was in session at Vernon, Ala, the
past week, Hewett Malloy and
Molly Springfield, two young men
of Sulligent, Ala. who were be-
ing held in Lamar county on Sc
rious charges. tried to skip their
bonds and came to this city in an
automobile early Thursday morn
ing. Chief of Police Munger re
ceived a telephone call before
daylight to be on the watch out
for the two men.
Malloy was caught by Police
man Morton and Foreman on q
passenger train at the Southern
depot, and Springfield was ar
rested in a local garage.
Deputy Sheriff I. o. Smith, ol
Lamar county, was notified ant
came here Thursday Afternoon
for the two prisoners.
Springfield is wanted on TIVE
charges Of assault. and battery
and Malloy is charged with as
sault.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-08-22
HAPPENINGS OF INTEREST
GATHERED HERE AND THERE
Gist of the News From Over
the Country Given in q
Brief Form.

Something unusual for this
season of the year was the regis
tering OF the thermometer here
yesterday morning at 73.
Lester L. Bauer. of Chicago
chairman of the committee which
was active in obtaining a CON-
mutation ofFrank's sentence says
that 81, 500 of a proposed $40, 900
fund to be offered as reward for
the apprehension Of members of
the mob that lynched Frank has
been raised.
An Iowa truck farmer irri-
gates his land by pumping water
from an artesian well with a
pump to which his automobile
is attached.
II is officially announced that 8
German fleet has penetrated tn.
Gulf of Riga and is engaged will
the Russian warships defending
the coast.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-08-22
CAMP MEETING BEING
HELD Al TABERNACLE
Services Which Will Continue
Through Thursday Being Largely
Attended.

The annual camp meeting at
Tabernacle Camp grounds, To-
Gated about ten miles east of Co.
lumbus on the Tuscaloosa road,
was formally opened last evening
and is being attended by many
people. About forty camp
houses and tents are being oc-
cupied by families from East
Mississippi and West Alabama,
who expect to remain there
throughout the revival which will
continue until next Thursday
night.
Four services will be held at
Tabernacle today, 8 a. m, IL a.
m., 3 p. m., and s p. m. Many Co.
lumbians expect to spend the day
there.
The meeting is being conduct
ed by Rev. A. N. Burns. pastor
of the Methodist church at Ethel
vile, Ala, who is being assisted
by Rev. Anderson, presiding ell
der of the EthevilIe circuit, Rev.
Smith and Rev. Driscoll. The
services are being held under a
huge pavilion, which can accomo-
date several hundred people.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-08-22
Big Monday At Princess and A
Paramount Feature Tue sday,

The attraction at the Princess
for Monday is 5 reels embracing
comedy and drama.
Essanay presents. Bryant
Washburn and Edna Mayo in
THE Sky Hunters, an original
photo-play in 8 reels, that we
guarantee as entertainment.
Vitagraph presents, The Vita
graph Fun Makers. in "A Pair OF
Queens" a 2 reel comedy that
would make a horse laugh.
Princess Orchestra, real music,
making a program that will please
5 and 10c.
The Paramount Feature fol-
Tuesday August 4th. is the dis.
tinguished star, VIM. H. Crane
in his famous stage success,
David Harum" one of the most
CONSPICUOUS triumphs of Ameri-
can dramatic fiction. The pro.
duction is in 5 reels. Admiss ion
5 and 15c.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-08-22
Or. CURRY REAPpO|NTlO
HEAD OF BLIND INSTITUTE
Former Columbian Is Again
Named by Brewer as Super
intendent of Institution.

DR.. f. S. Curry, a former Co
lumbian, who since 1911 has been
superintendent of the Mississippi
State Blind Institute. at Jackson,
was reappointed the past week
by Governor Brewer for term
of two years.
The reappointment of DR.. Cur
ry met with popular approval over
the state, especially in Colum-
bus, where he is well known and
liked,
DR. Curry is native of Carroll
ton, Ala, and is now in his 53rd
year. He graduated from the
medical department of the Uni
versity of Alabama in 1885,
and practiced at Carrollton for
one year. when he move to Mis-
sissippi and has since resided in
this state, having been one of the
foremost practitionists in Co.
lumbus at the time of his ap-
pointment as superintendent of
the state institution for
the Blind in 1911. He has made
a speciality of eye, ear, nose and
throat work in his profession.
In 1907 he was chosen as pres.
ident of the Mississippi Medical
association, and was a member
of the board of councillors for sew
eral years. He is now a member
of the legislative committee o.
that body, and has served a:
president Of the Kinds -Rankir
Medical society for the past three
years.
During the incumbency Of DR.
Curry the enrolment at the in
stitution has increased from fift,
to eighty pupils, and at the 40
preaching session the number o
pupils will no doubt almost equa
the capacity of the school.
new school building has beel
erected since he took charge, t
accommodate the increased attend
ance.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-08-22
Property Loss VIII Run Far
Into Millions of
Dollars.
GALVESTON RECOVERING
Witnesses Most Severe Storm in
Its History Last Monday
and Tuesday.

Houston. Texas, Aug. 20-The
fourth day after the cessation of
one of the most severe storms
Galveston has ever experienc ID,
found this city gradually reeov-
ering from the terrific onslaught
of the elements and conditions.
slowly approaching normal. To-
night the city showed plainly the
distressing effects of the batter
ing received from the wind and
rain and inrushing Of the sea.
Outside of Galveston verified
reports show ten persons dead.
The last message from Galveston,
brought to Houston tonight by
boat, stated that the number of
dead had not become definitely
established, but it was not be-
lieved that it would exceed 20
No definite figures of the prop
erty damage, vaguely estimated
in the millions. was available to-
night.
Texas City, across the bay
from Galveston. where the sec
ond division of the United States
army was encamped. suffered
the heaviest human toll. In that
city 81 persons were drowned
Remote points Ton Galveston
bay, which penetrates the main
land for fifty miles from the coast
line, began to report today. Al
Hnahuac. on this bay, the loss OF
the United States dredge boa
number II was confirmed. All
Of the crew were rescued, The
loss of life a. Anahuac was five,
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-08-22
BREWER GRANTS PARDON
70 DR.. 7. R. BIROSONG
Well Known Slayer of DR., Pitts
is Released-.-Has Been
Prison Dentist.

jackson, Miss, Aug. 20 Gov.
Brewer has granted a pardon to
DR.. I. B. Birdsong, of Yazoo City
one OF the states most noted
CRIMINALS. DR.. Birdsong was,
sent up from Copian county sew
en- years ago to serve a life term
for the murder of DR.. Albert
Pitts, a prominent physician at
Hazelhurst. DR.. Birdsong who
Is a dentist occupied offices at
Hazelhurst adjoining those of
DR.. Pitts. The killing took place
while DR.. Birdsong was intoxi-
Gated. After he was arrested he
manifested sincere grief, accord
ing to Governor Brewer. Dr..
Birdsong said he had no recol-
lection whatever of having COM
mitted the crime and that he had
considered DR.. Pitts one of his
best friends.
Since being sent to the peni-
tentiary DR.. Birdsong has been
acting as prison dentist. He be-
longs to one of the foremost fami.
lies in Copiah county. The par
don was issued from meritous
conduct on the part of DR.. Bird
song who has made a model
prisoner. DIR. Birdsong went to
the governors office late today
received his discharge papers,
thanked the chief executive for
what he had done and left for his
home
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-08-22
PUBLIC SCHOOLS ARE TO
OPEN HERE SEPTEMBER l3
Attendance This Year Promises
to Be the Largest in His
tory.

Prof. w. V. Frierson, Jr., su-
perintendent of the city schools,
announced yesterday that the
1856 session would begin here
Monday. September l3.
The attendance at Franklin
Academy, Barrow Memorial and
Air Line schools promises TO
equal any in the history of these
three institutions.
The opening date of the Indus
trial Institute and College is Sep
tember 2l.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-08-22
AMERICAN LIVES
LOST ON ARABIC
korty Members Of Crew Also
Go Down ON White
Star Liner.
GERMANS TAKE LAST FORT
Capture Of Novoseosisvsk With
Several Hundred Guns
Announced.

Lordon, Aug. AT least five
passengers. two of them Amerl-
cans, and 40 members of the crew
lost their lives when the White
Star liner Arabic was ierpedoed
and sunk by a German Submar-
inc off Fastnett yesterday morn
ing. Nine others are missing and
are believed to have perlshed.
The two Americans lost were
Mrs. Josephine Bruguirre, OF
New York and Edmond T. Woods.
Mrs. Bruguirre was thrown into
the water and was kept afioat
for some time by her son, Louis,
who was forced to relinquish his
hold when he was struck by a
piece of wreckage. Nothing was
seen of Woods after the steamer
was struck.
AS a result of the fall of the
fortress of Novogeogievsk, it was
announced by Berlin today, it is
now expected that the other
great Russian fortresses OF Grod-
no, Ossowetz and Breat-Lltovsk,
will fall. The Russians a fort
night ago left the Novogeogievsk
garrison to delay the Germans
The Germans announce with II
they captured seven hundred
guns and a vast amount of war
material.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-08-22
Number of State. County and
Beat Officers are to
Be Named.
RACES WILL Be CLOSE.
Two Representatives From East
Side Will Be Among
Those Elected.

The second Democratic prima-
nv election will be held next
Tuesday and the results OF sever
al of the races in the county
promise to be very close.
There are TO be only three
state officers chosen in the county.
The race for land commissioner
is between Henry c. Wood and
NJ. A. Brown, and the contest for
revenue agent is between c. }.
Moore and Stokes V. Robertson.
P. E. Mathews and L. @. Stone
are the candidates for prison
trustee from the northern dis
trict.
Two representatives from the
east side of Lowndes county are
to be named, the three candidates
for the place being John F. Frier-
son, T. G. Blewett and D. l..
Irwin.
Men to fill three county offices
will be chosen. j. T. Stephenson
and R. E. L. Smith are candi-
dates for circuit clerk, I. B.
brownlee and Geo. w. Vaughn
are running for tax assessor, and
B. G. Hull and E. A. Stanley are
in the race for superintendent of
education.
In this district a supervisor. a
justice of the peace ardi a con-
80 Die ~ii'l We eiecte... L. a.
iiatchett and j. A. Goree are
candidates for supervisor. R. NJ.
Nickles and Bevely Matthews for
justice OF the peace, and }. J..
Robertson and j. c. Morehead
for constable.
In the first district H. H. Wal
ters and C. E. Belts are running
for supervisor. In the third dis.
trict'two justices of the peace will
be selected between three candi-
dates. ]. M. Holloway, G. D. Nc
Kellar and A. M. LOFTS. In this
district the supervisors race will
be between R. G, Harris and Joe
J. Ellis. j. A. Watson and N. G.
Fort are in the race for snpervi-
sor of the fifth district. and in
this district two justices of the
peace will be selected between
William L. Ellis, J. E. Daugher-
ty and j. D. Roberts,
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-08-22
ARRANGE PROGRAM FOR
FARMERS INSTITUTE
Much Interest Being Taken In
Meetings to Be Held Over
the County.

The one-day Farmers Institutes
TO be held in this county during
the week of August Both are at
tracing much interest.
The first meeting Is to be held
tat Nj. Vernon Monday. The
other places and dates named
are Rural Hill, Tuesday; Wood
lawn, Wednesday, New Sa-
lem, Thursday; c. w. Evans,
Friday; Lone Oak. Saturday
The following is the program
of the meeting which will be call
ed promptly at 10 o'clock each
morning:
Morning session-Men and Wo-
men; 10 to IL.
l. Dairying with special ref
erence to Cream Shipping Routes,
by Prof. J. 5. Moore, Dairy Hus-
bandry Department of A. & M.
College.
2. Soil Conservation and Crop
Rotations, by Prof. j. r. Kicks,
Agronomist A. q M. College; and
Prof. J. W. Willis, Dist. Agt. U.
S. Demonstration Work.
Dinner.
Afternoon Session, 100 to 400
Mems Section, LOO to 300.
l. Live Stock for Sandy
Lands; Kinds, Breeding, Feed
ling, etc., by Prof. |. w. Carpen.
ter. Animal Husbandry Dept.
A. & M. College.
2. Common Diseases of Live
Stock and their Treatment, by
Or. E. Barnett. Animal Husban
dry Dept, A. & M. College.
Woman's Section, 100 to 300
/. Woman's Work, by Mis-;
Constance Bonslagel, head of tht
Economics Dept, of the Extension
Work, A. & M. College.
Joint Session, 800 to 400:
Community Organization, BY
all the Faculty.
The meeting at the barbecu,
grounds on w. c. Evans plac,
will have a special program a
which Prof. Z. X. Lloyd vii
talk on Scientific Stock Feed
iDg," and Prof. ID. Scoates o
the Agricultural Eng. Dept, o
J A. & M. College, will talk on Til
Draining. AT this meeting a bar
: becue will be given by Schaeffer'
Chapel, for which a charge Wi
be made to pay an indebtedness
on their church. Citizens OF Ca
: lumbus are specially invited.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-08-22

Arch Deacon Rev. George
Gordon Smeade. Of Jackson. will
spend today in Columbus and will
conduct holy communion at 7::S0
and services al Ii a. ln,, al ST.
Paups Episcopal church.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-08-22

Miss Kittie Myrick is visiting
relatives in Shuq1lak, and be-
fore returning home will also visit
friends and relatives in Macon
and Brooksville.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-08-22

Mrs. A. j. Burrage and two
children. Miss Annie Louise and
Jack Jr.. are expected home the
coming week from the mountains
of North Carolina, where they
have been spending the sum-
mer.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-08-22
Writes Interestingly Of Visit
Being Made in Canal
Zone.
CLEANLINESS SURPRISING
Describes in Beautiful Words His
Trip With His Daughter to
Aneorn.

ne tollOW ing letter from heV.
W. 5. Slack. rector of. St. Pauls
Episcopal church, of this city,
who is enjoying delightful VII
il to the Panama Canal Zone with
his attractive daughter. Mss
Carolyn Slack, will be read with
much interest by his many friends
here and elsewhere:
Ancon, Panama. c. e.,
August 10, 1915.
Editor Commercial:
Columbus, Miss,
Dear friend:
Don't you wish you were an
editor down here and had to get
out your paper in English and
Spanish. | am mailing you here
with a copy OF the principal daily
published here. There is another
but have not seen copy of it.
and from the editorial critics of
The Star and Herald infer that
the use of the English language
is rather peculiar, but not more
so than ours would be if writing
in foreign language.
1t is confusing to the stranger
when he first comes down here
to distinguish between the twin
towns or cities at each end OF the
canal. but as soon as you grasp
the fact that one is American,
that is to say under the control OF
the United States. and the other
is Panamaian, it will become
much easier. At the Atlantic
entrance you find Christobal and
Colon, the former American, the
latter Panamaian, and at the Pa
cific end there is Balboa, Ameri-
can. and Panama, as the name
indicates, Panamaian. and the
latter is the capital city.
Ancon is the seat Of the hospit-
al and is rp the hill from Balboa.
Ancon is the name of the hill
which towers above Panama, B T.
boa and Ancon, rising as it dors
to height of $50 feet and yl,.-
Bile for miles out at sea and IL ls
surmounted with a government
bench mark, land mark for
miles away. At the foot of this
hill is spread out all of these
towns.
The French government before,
and our government after the
French, has gone to great ex-
pense in identifying t h e
grounds and now they form
very paradise.
Imagine asphalt drives and
bordered with schillinger pave
ments winding gently in and out
between great tall groves of the
royal palm, the most stately of
all palms, or cocoanut palms with
the nut in every stage of deyel-
opment, or huge wild fig trees.or
the raln-tree, as tney call it be-
cause its leaves close up and
holding the dew when they open
in the morning it falls out. But
more wonderful still are the
avenues of frangipani in full
bloom. and oh how fragrant they
are with their stiff blooms of
snowy whiteness and yellow CEN
ters. Then we find there are
the royal poncianas. with their
orchid looking blooms of royal
Spanish color. in fact. it has been
commented on what number
of blooms in this former Spanish
American territory are of the ia
miliar red and yellow. Speaking
of orchids. this is a very paradise
OF them. and poor indeed is the
household that does not number
many rare varieties in their col
lection where almost every tree
is a quarry Of the rare exotics it
is no wonder they are so common
down here.
The view from Ancon hill Is
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-08-22

Mr.. WI. Whitfield. Valdosta.
Ca. is spending several days here
with his parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
N. w. Whitfield.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-08-22

See Graham's sc counter for
sheet music. If.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-08-22

Mr.. Gaius Whitfield, of De-
mopolis, Ala, is spending the
weekend in Columbus.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1915-08-22

MRS. A. 7. Henley, of Brooks
vile. is visiting her sister. Mrs.
A. ID. Myrick.