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The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1916-08-03
MANY CITIZENS VIOLATE
SANITARY ORDINANCES
MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED OF.
TENDERS FACE MAYOR ON
CHARGE.

More than one hundred persons
were before Mayor Gunter Monday
morning on the charge of violating
municipal sanitary ordinances and
while small fines were imposed their
collection was suspended upon prom
ises given by the offenders to take
immediate steps to comply with the
ordinances.
Most of the violations concerned
an ordinance requiring all surface
closets to be screened, and as this
ordinance was only recently enacted
many of the offenders claimed that
they had not yet had time to have
their toilets screened. They prom
ised, however, to lose no further
time in having the work done, and
it is believed that the ordinance will
be thoroughly complied with.
While many of the offenders were
negroes a goodly number Of them
were prominent white citizens, and
the authorities will show no favorit-
ism in enforcing the law. They have
become alarmed by outbreaks Of
typhoid fever and other infectious
diseases in various nearby cities, and
are determined to do everything in
their power to prevent similar epi-
denies in Columbus.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1916-08-03
45 BILLIONS IS DEBT
CREATED BY GREAT WAR
COST OF CONFLICT ACROSS
THE WATER HAS REACHED
AN APPALLING FIGURE.

Washington, D. c., August g.
The present week marks the compile.
ton Of two years Of hostilities in
Europe Attempts to guage its bur
den to all the powers involved have
resulted in a calculation that the di-
rect cost Of the struggle to the
present time is in excess Of $45,-
600, 100000. The total military ex.
penditures in the first year was ap-
proximately $17,5OO, 900, 900. For
the second year il is estimated al
fully $4,000, 900. 900.
These figures represent simply
the expenditures for carrying on
hostilities. They do not allow for
the destruction of cities, railways.
ships, factories, warehouses, bridges.
roads or agricultural values. Neither
do they allow for the economic loss
through the killing and manning of
men, the loss Of production in occu-
pied territories, the decrease in
stocks or food, metal and other ma
terials, the arrangement of the ma
chinery Of distribution. or the cost
of pension. They measure In a
common term the expenditure of
capital which to the governments
concerned, will in the end be trans
lated for the most part into perman-
ent additions to their national debt.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1916-08-03
ASK JUDGE CARROLL To
PRETERMIT COURT TERM
LAWYERS THINK FARMERS
SHOULD NOT BE FORCED
TO LEAVE FIELDS.

Members of the local bar have
petitioned Hon. T. B. Carroll, Judge
Of the Sixteenth circuit court dis
triet, to pretermit the fall term Of
circuit court for Lowndes county,
which is scheduled to convene on
the second Monday in September.
This action was taken on account
of the fact that recent storms have
seriously interferred with work in
the fields. and the attorneys are Of
the opinion that to compel farmers
to leave home would entail an un-
necessary hardship upon them.
The petition, which was signed by
practically every member of the
bar. wss forwarded 70 Judge Carroll
at his home in Starkville Wednesday
afternoon.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1916-08-03
ENDORSES LOCAL FARM
LOAN BANK Project
ENCOURAGING LETTER is RE.
CElVED FROM d. A. FLoU.
NoY, CRAWFoRD's MAYOR.

In his effort to secure farm loan
bank for Columbus, Mr.. j. G. Wealth.
erly, secretary and manager of the
local Chamber Of Commerce is
meeting with hearty cooperation
upon the part of the people of Co
lumbus and the surrounding coun-
try.
Mr.. Weatherly is in receipt of
the following letter from Hon. d.
A. Flounoy, mayor of Crawford,
endorsing the movement.
Il heartily endorse your move
ment to get the federal farm loan
bank located in your city | think it
is one of the greatest movements
the Chamber of Commerce has un-
dertaken, as it brings the much need
ed money to the farmer and will
help many good man to obtain
home that he never would be able
to get otherwise"
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1916-08-03
PERFORMANCE WILL BE
GIVEN UNDER AUSPICES
OF CHOCTAW CLUB.
TALENTED ARTISTS
WlLLPARTICIPATE
Best Amateurs of Columbus
and Surrounding Country
Will be Seen.

Moments will range supreme at
Lake Park tonight, when the Merry,
Merry Minstrels will give per-
formance for the benefit of the
Choctaw Club, and sweet singers will
awaken echoes in the SYLVAN forests
which surround the pavilion. An
excellent program has been arrang-
ed for the occasion and some Of the
most talented amateurs of Columbus
and surrounding towns will partici-
pate therein. The young men have
been rehearsing for several weeks
and the entertainment promises to
be a meritorious one in every re-
spect.
Mr. w G. Zwingle will preside as
interlocutor, and the end men will
be Messrs. Robert Young, Battle
Sessums, Earl Moss. Frank Patton,
Dave Sessums and Frank Jameson,
while the vocal choir includes such
talented soloists as Messrs. Oscar
Burris, William Burris, Paul Twin
gle, Leo Flynn. Webb Smith, Le-
gare Bailey, George McCrary, Paul
Vipperman, c. c. Hackleman, Willis
Branch j. J. Smith, Fred Egger,
Sydney Loeb, Walter Harper, Oak
ley Brown, Pat Mullen, Seth A. Meek
and Others. Some of the dancers will
be Messrs. Loui Mccullough, Robert
Belts, Walter Harper, Chas. Mullen
and Paul Vipperman.
In addition to the first part of the
program strong olio has been pre-
pared and this feature of the per-
'ermai'ee will be exceptionally en-
II will include songs,
lances, sketches and other features
lsually seen with professional or
and are sure to evoke
aughter and applause from the au-
hence.
The proceeds of the performance
viii be used in making additional inn
in the Choctaw Club
oPms. which are already exceeding
; beautiful, and il is the earnest
Iope Of the members that there will
2 large crowd present.
Continued on page four.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1916-08-03
DEATH COMES SUDDENLY To
CHARLES A. WAKEFIELD
POPULAR EMPLOYE OF CITY
SUCCUMBS TO ATTACK OF
ACUTE INDIGESTION.

Mr. Charles A. Wakefield, who
for more than five years past had
been in the employ of the city a.
assistant Inspector Of water and
sewerage, died suddenly at his home
No. 1916 North Fourth avenue,
about . o'clock Tuesday morning, his
death having resulted from acute
indigestion and having followed an
illness of less than an hours dura-
ton.
Mr.. Wakefield, as was his Gus
tom, arose about six o'clock and
went to his office in the municipal
building. Soon after his arrival
there he complained Of feeling in,
and was taken home in the automo-
bile of Mr.. T. F. Burleson. one of
his intimate friends. Upon reaching
fome DR.. j. w. Cox was summoned
by telephone, but before he arrived
Mr.. Wakefield had expired.
Mr.. Wakefield was 38 years old.
and y survived by his widow, a little
daughter and a brother. Mr.. P. II.
Wakefield, who is prominent in local
business and fraternal circles. He
was member of Queen City Camp
Ne. %, Woodmen Of the World, and
his fellow Woodmen conducted the
funeral. which took place at the
faguiiy home at 10 o'clock yesterday
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1916-08-03
DEUTSCHLAND NOW
HOMENARD BOUND
SUBMARINE LEAVES PORT
AND MAKES DASH FOR
SEA.
DEPARTS AMIDST
LOUD CHEERING
Speculation is Rife as to YES
sells Chance of Eluding AL.
lied Patrol.

Baltimore, Nd, Aug. 2.-Th
Deutschland sailed late yesterda,
afternoon homeward bound, and wa
reported to have passed Cove Point
SO miles south of here, at 1855 y
m.
Such is Germany's answer to tn,
waiting world.
Slipping along the surface of the
water like a long green snake. her
own power kicking her forward. the
little U boat dropped down the Pa
tapsoo river shortly before 6 o'clock
yesterday.
Pro-German or pro-ally no man
who saw her go could hardly help
breathing in his heart little prayer
of Godspeed.
She seemed so tiny and so fragile
as compared to the big hulks around
her, and yet so bold and so defiant
as she went, catching the water with
her green nose, and flirting it high
IN air white beads, and no man could
possibly find il in him to wish her
harm
Her captain, the brave Koenie.
the weather-beaten little mariner
who brought the Deutschland safely
INTO port when all the world said
such a thing could not possibly be
done, stood in the coming tower as
the Y boat crawled out to sea. Be-
side him stood the Baltimore pilot
who was showing the way out.
The men Of the crew were scatter
ed along the deck. They waved their
hands and their eaps when people on
passing vessels waved at them. Ey-
erybody did that, whistles footed
and voices whooped as the green |
boat floated down the river.
Tonight the Deutschland is a
'hapeless lump far out on the dark
waters of Chesapeake bay. The |
green nose is still boldly scattering
he spray on the maritime path that
eads down to the Virginia capes.
IL is there that the enemies of |
he little green boat are waiting to
'ounce upon her--the war boats Of
he allies.
Everybody was thinking of them
S the Deutschland left Baltimore.
The skipper of the international
'ews Service dispatch boat is
rofane man. He is not infrequently
rofane anti-German. He peered
rom his pilot house with rather dis
pproYing and hostile eyes while
-eadying his craft on the starboard
Continued on page four.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1916-08-03
JUDGE sykes TO DELIVER
AN ADDRESS HERE sATRRDAY
CANDIDATE FOR SUPREME
COURT JUSTICE WILL SPEAK
AT COURT HOUSE.

Hon. E. 0. Sykes, supreme court
judge of the third district, which in
cludes Lowndes county, will speak
at the court house at 2 O'Clock Sat-
urday afternoon, and the CONNER
cial earnestly hopes that he will be
greeted by large audience, as he
is one of the best men in the state
and will be sure to deliver an inter-
esting address.
Judge Sykes is a native of Aber-
deem, and most of his life has been
spent in that city, where he practic-
ed law until appointed by Governor
Bilbo to the supreme bench few
months ago. He is a son of the late
Judge E. 0. Sykes, who presided
over the first circuit court district
at time when that district included
Lowndes county, and who had many
friends and admirers here. His son
inherited the legal acumen and for
ensic ability for which the elder
Jurlst was noted, and is rapidly gain
ing prominence in the profession
which so many members of this
distinguished family have adorned.
Judge Sykes is not only learned
lawyer, but a polished gentleman,
whose affable manners appeal with
much force to all with whom he is
thrown in contact. and it is hoped
that many Columbians who do not
know him personally. but knew and
loved his venerable father. viii have
the pleasure Of making his acquaint-
ance while he is in the city.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1916-08-03
TO HOLD JACKSON Highway
MEETING At VERNON AUG n.
PURPOSE IS TO DEFINITELY
FIX ROUTE THROUGH La
MAR COUNTY.

Advices from Lamar county, Ala,
are to the effect that the fate of
the proposed Jackson Highway is
seriously jeopardized by the failure
of the citizens there to agree upon a
route for the thoroughfare through
their county, and meeting is to be
held at Vernon on Monday, August
IA, for the purpose of making an ef-
fort to bring about satisfactory
adjudication of all differences and to
agree upon definite route.
local highway boosters are natur-
ally interested in the situation and
quite number of them are prepar-
ing to attend the meeting with the
view of lending aid in the effort
which is to be made to straighten out
existing entanglements. Mr.. j. G..
Weatherly, secretary and manager of
the Chamber of Commerce of Colum-
bus and Lowndes county, will head a
party of Columbians who expect to
attend the meeting, and among
others present will be Messrs. r. J.
Locke, Jr., f. L. Kuykendall, C. C. |
Hackleman, S. B. Street and L. B.
Divelbiss.
The dispute over the route has
been occasoned, it is understood,
merely by difference of opinion
among citizens as the best course
for the highway to follow, and it is
thought that the meeting will result
in explanation and concessions that
will make possible the final selection
,f the route which will be acceptable
TO all.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1916-08-03

PLAYERS SIGNED
FOR THIRTY DAYS
Games to be Played with
Creenville, Indianola and
Other Fast Teams.

The Northeast Mississippi League
has gone the way of many amatuer
baseball organizations, having dis
banded Tuesday. Dissention among
the four associations composing the
league is assigned as cause for the
disintregation of the organization.
The directors met at West Point
about two weeks ago and not only
decided to play the season out but
made tentative plans for next sea-
son. Later, however, dissatisfaction
developed, and directors represent
ing Aberdeen, West Point and Tupe-
10 voted Columbus out of the league.
1t is said to have been their original
intention to transfer the local fran
chice to Okolona, but this plan fail
ed and the disintregation of the
league followed.
Directors of the local organization
have decided to keep the team in
tact, and all the players have been
notified that they will continue on
the payroll throughout the month
OF August. During this period games
will be played with independent
teams. There are several teams of
this character in the state, such as |
Greenville, Indianola and other delta |
towns, and it is thought that no diff
ficulty will be experienced in ar
ranging sufficient number of |
games to keep the Columbians busy.
1t Is understood that West Point, |
Tupelo and Aberdeen will also re-
tain their teams with the view of
playing n.depsndeay yai..
Following the disintregation of
The Northeast Mississippi League,
lovers of baseball in Columbus have
agreed to support an independent
organization and the same team that
represented Columbus in the old
league is to be retained. Some of
The ablest financiers of the city have
'igned the guarantee fund and
entative schedule for Independent
game has already been agreed upon.
Columbus plays at Greenvile today,
Friday and Saturday, and at In
lianola the following Monday and
Tuesday, and then will return home
'or three games with Indianola.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1916-08-03
CROP ESTIMATE IS
12,S1e,000 BALES
STATEMENT IS ISSUED
SHOWING PROBABLE
YIELD.
CONDITION GIVEN
AS 1913 PER CENT
There Has Been a Marked
Deterioration Since Last
Statement Was. Issued.

On Tuesday the crop reporting
board of the United States Depart.
ment of Agriculture issued a report
showing the condition of cotton to
be 72.3 against 81.1 last month, and
the market Immediately responded
to the bullish figure which the es-
innate contained. When the session
opened December futures were
quoted at 1928 and within a few
minutes advanced to 1853, a gain of
80 points. Yesterday the market
made further advances and Decem-
Der reached new high level, having
sold up to 1888, while January went
to 1891. The total gain resulting
from the government estimate
amounts to about 55 points, or a
little more than $3.50 per bale.
The report estimates the total
yield at 12,915,OOO bales, as COM
pared with 14,266,0O0 last season.
With the consumption of cotton
continually growing on account OF
the vast amount of the staple now
Icing used in manufacturing mum.
ton of war the total crop will hard
ly be sufficient to supply the worlds
demand, and those best posted re-
garding conditions look for still
further advance in prices. The gov
ernment report follows:
Conditions of the growing cotton
crop on July 25 indicates a total
production of 12,916,O0O equivalent |
5OO-pound bales, the department of |
agriculture has announced in it's !
August cotton rerort That com |
pares with 14,266,000 bales fore |
casted last month by the bureau of
crop estimates, basing its calculation
on the condition of the crop on July
20, and with l1,191,S2O bales, last
years final production; 16,134,93O
n 1914, 14,156,486 bales in 1913,
md 12,7O3,421 bales in 1912. The
final output, however, will be larger
'r smaller than above forecast ac-
'ording as conditions hereafter are
'etter or worse than average condi-
ions.
Conditions of the crop on July
% as compiled from reports of
gents and correspondents in the
otton belt, was placed at 1928 per
ent of normal. compared with I
IL on June rs, 754 on July % last g
ear, 76.4 in 1914, and 1876, the I
en- year average on July 25. t
During the month storms caused
ONE damage to the crop. In the :
Continued on page four. t
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1916-08-03
HAPPENINGS Of INTEREST
GATHERED HERE AND THERE
GIST OF NEWS FROM OVER
THE COUNTRY GIVEN IN A
BRIEF FORM.

Tie estimate Oh 6 l-2 billion doi
lars as the value of American for.
eign trade in the fiscal year which
ended June 80. 1916, recently an.
nounced by the bureau of foreign
and domestic commerce, is confirm.
ed by complete returns which have
just been tabulated at that Office.
The years exports aggregate ABA
billion dollars, exceeding by more
Than one and one half billion the
huge total for 1915.
The Pope, In addressing delega-
ton of the youth of Rome recently.
admitted the failure of his appeals
to the warning nations for peace.
The delegation was composed of the
young men of the city who have
been praying incessantly that the
last Sunday of the second year of
the war would see. cessation of
hostilities.
The House military affairs COM
mittee has ordered favorable re-
port of a resolution appropriating
S54O, 1000 for relief of flood suffer
ers in the South caused by the recent
deluge in tropical storms. The reso-
luton provides that the money shall
be spent by the secretary of war at
his discretion in the flooded areas of
North Carolina, South Carolina,
Georgia, Florida, Mississippi and
Alabama.
A report from the American en-
oassy as Berlin and made public re-
emily by the state department de-
lies that milk shortage is endan-
yering the life of babies in Germany.
i supplements more detailed re-
cort of the same nature made early
n July, and that since then there has
'een an appreciable increase in the
milk supply.
With one town completely wiped
'ut, another almost in ruins and a
core of small settlements obliterat-
ID, Premier Hearst of Canada has
announced that lS4 persons have
ost their lives as a result of the
'orest fires of Northern Ontario.
)nly heavy rainfall Tuesday prob
'bly saved great part of the prov
nee from destruction. Hundreds are
lomeless and the dominion govern
nent is taking extraordinary precau-
IONS to provide for the refugees.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1916-08-03
AUsTR0-GERMAMs CLAIM
RUSSIAN ADVANCE HALTED
SITUATION IN SOMME REGION
IS PRACTICALLY SAME AS
LAST SUNDAY.

London, August 2.-Violent bat
ties are being fought by the Russians
and Austro-German forces virtually
on the entire front from the Pripet
river marshes in Russia southwark
to the region of Buczaez in Galacia
"A distance of about 200 miles.
Comparative calm prevails in the
French front except near Verdun
West and south of the Thiamont
work, a German attack was put
down by the French guns, and south
of the work the French progressed
in grenade attack. The Germans
on the Vaux-Chenois front took
some French trenches, but were
driven out.
The situation in the Somme re-
gion has undergone practically no
change since the concerted advance
by the French and British last Sun
day and the capture from the Brit
ism Monday OF narrow front they
had taken from the Germans west Of
Fourneaux wood.
The Russians who have reached
the western bank of the Stokhad
river, near Stolysva, have been
forced to sustain a heavy counter
attack by German infantry which
Petrograd says was repulsed. Ber-
lin asserts that in this fighting the
Russians are exhausting themselves
In futile attempts to advance and
that they have been thrown back
three times near Smolary. Northeas..
OF the Kovel-Kovno railway, Berlin
claims a defeat for the Russians near
Forsk, while Vienna says that
west and northwest of Litsk the
Russian attacks have ceased "ob-
viously owing to the heavy losses
sustained"
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1916-08-03
FORMER COLUMBIAN IS
PROMOTED BY RAILROAD
RoBT. l.. SIMPSON GOES TO AT.
LANTA TO REPRESENT
SOUTHERN.

Robert l.. Simpson, who for sew
eral years was assistant general
freight agent of the Southern Rail-
way in this city, and who since 1907
has served the company as general
freight agent in Birmingham, has
been transferred to Atlanta. where
he will be in direct charge of solicit
tation in the south and southwest.
Regarding the transfer the Birming-
ham News in a recent issue, says;
Robert L. Simpson, general
freight agent Of the Southern Rail-
way in Birmingham since 1907, has
been transferred to Atlanta as gen
eral freight agent, to be in direct
charge Of general solicitation in the
south and southwest. His Office win
also specialize on coal traffic in the
territory named. Other than Bob"
Simpson there is no better freight
man in the Birmingham district, and
the announcement of the change
causes some surprise. Mr.. Simpsons
work in the future will be on broad
er lines.
Mr.. Simpson will be succeeded in
Birmingham by James w. Hunter,
assistant general freight agent at
Mobile, who is well known in this
section, having been connected with
the Office of L. Green, now one of
he executives in the freight depart
ment of the Southern. in the late
He was made assistant
freight agent at Selma. and for the
last few years has been in Mobile.
He is credited with being one of the
best freight men in the south, and
has made a big reputation with the
system. He win be succeeded at Mo
pile by j. II. Andrews. now division
freight agent at Raleigh. Mr.. An
lrews is son Of the late A. B. An
lrews, first vice-president of the
Southern Railway and prominent for
'esrs in North Carolina.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1916-08-03
Woodward Leads Again.

Mr.. Jesse p. Woodward, local rep
resentative of the Maryland Casual
ty Company who has made such a
reputation for himself as an insur-
ance agent, has again come to the
front, having shown the largest in
crease of any agency in the United
States during the month of June
1916 over the same time last wear.
This is quite an honor and Mr..
Woodward's many friends here con
graduate him upon the record made.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1916-08-03

Gov. and Mrs. James 7. Harrison
and children, expect to leave today
for Sapphire. N. c., where they will
spend the remainder Of the summer.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1916-08-03

Miss Willie Brewer, of Black
Hawk, Is the attractive guest of Mr..
and hrs J. W. Slaughter. on Col
lsgs street.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1916-08-03

Mr.. I. B. Perkerson. of New Sa-
lem. was in the city on business yes
terday.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1916-08-03

II YOU want to see a god minstrel
show go to Lake Park tonight. Ad-
mission SOC.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1916-08-03

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