davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1916-08-31

Mrs. N. w. Whitfield entertained
last Saturday evening in honor of
Miss Laura Alice Whitfield, Of Val
dosta, Ga, the occasion being her
fourteenth birthday. The hall and
parlor were artistically decorated in
golden glow and zennias and pret-
ty birthday cake with lighted tapers
centered the dining table, imbeddeC
in golden glow and zennias.
Dancing and games were enjoyed
throughout the evening, a featur,
being a contest in which Miss Cecilia
Slack won the prize and Miss Water
man Edwards was presented with
the BOBBY. Miss Cecilia Slack added
pleasure to the evening by giving a
solo dance. Dainty Refreshments
were served to about fifteen guests.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1916-08-31
SLIGHT FLUCTUATIONS ARE
RECORDED IN COTTON MARKET
VERY QUIET SESSION FOLLOWS
PERIOD OF UNUSUAL AC-
TIvlTY IN EXCHANGES.

Following a sensational drop on
Monday, the cotton market has since
been comparatively steady. The
market regained portion of its
loss on Tuesday quotations having
advanced from Is to 28 points,
while prices yesterday remained
practically unchanged.
AT the close Of business yesterday
afternoon New York spots were
quoted at 1880, October futures In
New York at 1888, New Orleans
spots at 1858 and October futures
in New Orleans at 1887. In the local
market good middling was quoted
at l4.85.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1916-08-31
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS
CAN'T HOLD FEDtRll JOBS
NATIONAL BANK OFFICIALS ~.
cLUDrD IN THr LIST 90
isELLiciBLEs.

The following correspondence re
Gently passed between Hon. Vance
Mccormick. chairman Of the Nation
nj Democratic Campaign COMMITTEES.
and Hon. Jos. y. Norwood. secretary
of the State Democratic Executive
Committee. will be read with inter.
est. AZ Il shows that no man who IA In
any way connected with the Federal
government IL eligible as a presiden-
tial clector;
Magnolia. Miss. Aug. 2b
II am today in receipt of the fol
lowing telegram from Hon. Vance
Mccormick. chairman Of the Demo
cratic National Executive Commit
tee:
1T is imperative that no officer Of
the United States or officer or diree-
tor of a national bank should be nom
mated for presidential elector, as
such officers are eonstitutionally dis
qualified. We must not take the haz-
ard of losing an electoral vote
through the selection of a candidate
who is not eligible See to il that this
provision is observed in your state.
If any electoral candidate who is an
officer of the United States or a di-
rector of national bank has been
nominated, he should either resign
as candidate for elector or give up
the official position he holds. | urge
you to give prompt attention to this
important matter.
''Vance C. Mccormick,
chairman. +"
Nomination of the following can
didates for presidential electors of
Mississippi on the Democratic ticket
were made by the state convention of
the party held at Jackson last May:
"F. c, Sharp, of Prentiss county;
S. ]. Owen, of Union; Roger Mont
gomery, of Tunica; Hugh M. Brad
ley, of Yalobusha; ]. L. Byrd, of
Newton; ]. d. Donald, of Forrest ;
Jas. Mcclure, of jefferson; James
Mcdowell, of Kinds.
"Wh'e r. re-.senably. sure that
none of these candidates. for Demo-
cratic presidential elector is an Of
fetal of the United States govern
ment, do not know that any of them
is a director of national bank.
"If the state convention has NOM
mated a candidate who is barred for
either reason as stated in Chairman
McCormick's wire, he should do one
of the two things suggested by Mr..
McCormick--retire as candidate or
resign his official position.
"This matter is of the utmost i'm
portance and since have not the
postoffice addresses of all the electors
| am asking the press of the state to
give it publicity so they can be reach
ed.
Candidates for presidential elec-
tor should write me at once concern
ing their eligibility so that may ad-
wise Mr.. Mccormick.
"Jos. +. Norwood,
"Sec. Dem. State Elk. Com"
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1916-08-31
ELECTORS or THIRD DIS
TRicT TO NOMINATE 81.
PREmE COURT JUDGE.
SYKES AND KNOX
THE CANDIDATES
Vote Should be Larger Than
in First Contest, when Few
People Turned Out

Next Tuesday will witness the sec.
ond Democratic primary for the
nomination Of such officers as are to
be officially named at the regular
election next November, and il is to
be hoped that larger number Of
ballots will be cast than in the first
primary, when the vote was unusual
ly small.
The only official to be nominated
in this district is supreme court
justice, and the two opposing candi-
dates are Judge 4. o. Sykes Of Aber-
deem, the incumbent, and Hon. X. M.
Knox Of Houston. In the first prima-
ry Judge Sykes received 1880
votes, while his nearest opponent re-
ceived III, ,9S9. The third candidate,
Judge McGowen, Of Water Valley,
was given 5,5S1 votes in the first
primary, and as this gentleman, un-
der the provisions Of the law, drops
out, the remaining candidates will
try to capture his vote in the second
contest. The time intervening be-
tween the two contests, however, has
been so short, that neither candidate
was able to deliver many addresses,
and most Of their appeals to voters
have been through circulars and
newspapers.
The following is list of the Off
GERS selected by the Lowndes County
Democratic Executive Committee to
conduct the election at the various
polling places throughout the coun-
ty:
District No. /, Caledonia-E. O.
Harker, W. d. Stephenson, j. P.
Parker, judges; d. 7. Groves, w. A..
Myers, clerks; r. d. Virgins, peace
officer.
District No. 2, North Side, Colum-
bus,--J. NJ Morgan, j. T. Clardy,
Hogan Duncan, judges; Dave Ses-
sums, Carroll Hackleman, clerks;
John Morehead, peace officer. South
Side, Columbus--G. H. Curtis, A. H.
Fitzpatrick, H. II. Gunter, judges; j.
]. Richards, julius Marx, clerks; w.
H. Foreman, peace officer.
District No. 8, Steens-T. w.
Belsher, j. j. Lofts, w. T. Cole,
judges; W. A. Lawrence; ]. A.
0dum, clerks; Jim Woods, peace of
| fcer.
Mt. Vernon--Jim Barksdale, Nor
ris Gee, Ben Griffin, judges; Claude
Christopher, R M. Dawes, clerks; L.
F. Taggart, peace officer.
| Old Zion---S. t. Sparks, B. B,
Weaver, P. M. Halbert, judges; w
&c. Boyd, J. P, Halbert, clerks; J.
A. Hicks, peace officer.
District No. 4, Trinity-W. E.
Cox, w. l.. Erwin, N. B. Bailey
judges; Hugh Townsend, Robert
Hardy, clerks.
| Crawford--T. F. Carr, A. ]. Err.
win, Jr., J. J. Waller, judges; w. W
Hartman, G. w. Hairston, Jr., clerks
| M. B. Kemp, peace officer.
| District No. 5, Thomas Store
Nat Gaine, j. r. Thomas, w. G.. Ev
ans, judges; Dudley Watson, A. E
Herring, Jr., clerks; J. M. Slaughter
peace officer
i Mayhew--C. c. Anderson, Sr., W
H. Castles, J. d. Burgin, judges; J
A. Burgin, j. E, Smith, clerks; f. As
kew, peace officer.
Artesia--G. w. Bush, A, G. Cox
| J. N. Roberts, Judges; J. H. Harvey
T. B. Hardy, clerks; T. Ragsdale
peace officer.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1916-08-31

Washington, Aug. 30.-President
Wilson, laying the railway strike sit
uation before Congress with recon-
mendations for legislation. advanced
the crisis to stage where the next
development depends upon two
points. They are:
Whether the legislation he propos-
es can be passed.
If enacted will it be effective to
prevent strike already called for
a. m. September 4?
Neither Of these questions have
yet been answered.
The brotherhood heads themselves,
announcing their intention to fight
certain portions of the Presidents
programme. are at loggerheads over
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1916-08-31

Mr.. Hayden Brooks, the popular
young son Of Mr.. and Mrs. W. H.
Brooks, who for, some time past has
held a position in the shoe depart
ment at w. C. Boards, Inc, expects
to leave today for, Birmingham,
where he goes to take charge of the
ladies' shoe department of the Forst
Shoe Company.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1916-08-31

Mr.. W. w. Woodward, who is
we'll known in Columbus, has been
spending the past several days here
in the interest Of the American Com
merce Association, Of Chicago, Of
which he is district secretary. He is
being given a warm welcome by his
many friends in the city.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1916-08-31

About $4,000 feet of lumber at
Shelton's saw mill, eighteen miles
northeast Of Columbus, was destroy
cd by fire at an early hour Tuesday
morning. The cause Of the blaze is
not positively known, but it is be-
lieved to have been Of incendiary
origin. The lumber which was burn
ed was owned by Messrs G. NJ.
Flynn and George Lawrence.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1916-08-31

The presence Of every member is
desired ~ the morning service the
coming Sunday. There will be no
evening service, as the minister will
be away in revival meeting.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1916-08-31
Railroad Magnates Refuse TO
Accept Plan Suggested by
the President.
WILL NOT AGREE
TO 8--HOUR BASIS
Birmingham Report Says That
Southern will Run Trains
Local officials UNIFORMED.

Negotiations looking towards a
settlement of the differences be-
tween American railroads and their
employees have so far failed to ac-
complish the desired result, and un-
less some unexpected mediatory
transaction takes place the threaten
ed strike will occur next Monday,
September A, which will be Labor
Day. The strike order has been is
sued, taking effect at a. m. on that
date, and agents of different lines
throughout the country, have al
ready been instructed not to receive
perishable freight.
Mr.. Claude Neyman, local freight
agent for the Southern Railway, on
Tuesday received from the head
quarters of the company in Washing
ton telegram instructing him not to
accept any freight for shipment af-
ter 10 o'clock Wednesday morning,
and while 'Er, W e sepnoiv. local
frciSfi agea, OF ths Es,5f Il and Ohio,
has as yet received nothing from his
superior officers on the subject sim
liar instructions may reach him later.
The Birmingham News of Tuesday
published story to the effect that
railroads entering that city had
made arrangements to operate trains
regardless of the walkout and al
ready had men there to take the
place of the strikers. The Southern
Railway has line running between
Birmingham and this city, and Mr..
F. E. Patton, the local superintend-
ent, was asked by the Commercial
yesterday if he knew of any arrange
ments by which trains were to be
kept in operation during the i'm
pending strike. Mr.. Patton stated
that he knew nothing about any such
arrangements, having received no
instructions whatever regarding the
matter.
President Wilson will ask Con
gress to pass a bill authorizing him
as the official head of the Federal
government, to assume charge OF
the railroads and to commandeei
the services of both officials and op.
eratives in order that train service
may be hindered or interferrec
with. A reasonable period must
elapse, however, before such law
can be enacted, and in the meantime
it looks like traffic throughout the
country will be tied up.
The President will lay before Con
gress definite plan of Legislation
for dealing with the situation. 1t in
cludes bills laid before him by Sen
ator Newlands, after conference
with acting Acknowledgement Todd
Secretary Lane and several member
of the Senate Interstate Commerce
Committee. The bills which will b
taken up first are:
A bill patterned after the Cana
dian Industrial Disputes Act, provid
ing for investigation of disputes be
tween railroads and their employees
and preventing strikes and lockout
during the period of the investiga
tion.
An eight-hour law for railroad en-
ployes, with provision that suff
cient time shall be given the railroad
to prepare for its operation.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1916-08-31

Mr.. G.. E. Moss has returned to
the city after pleasant vacation,
which was delightfully."- spent with
friends in Magnolia.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1916-08-31

Mr.. NJ. +. Flood has returned to
Columbus from a pleasant visit to
New Orleans and several other
cities.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1916-08-31

Miss Terra wilkins is visiting rel
atives in Itta Bena.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-28
MULLEN ARRIVES
Ex.Western Lacquer Waited
8 Years for His Chance.
Now He Is the Sensation and
Talk of All New York.
BY FRANK G. NfENKE-

New York. Aug. 2s.-The story OF
Charlie Mullen is one of a fellow VINO
waited patiently for more chan three
years to show that he was ball
player. got his chance at last and then
made good with a hurrsh.
Mullen. a product of the Western
league, landed with the Yankees dur
ing the Frank Chance regime. Dur
Ing that time he didn't get many OPP
rortunities to display his wares 1t
was the same in 1915.
When the 1916 season began. Mullen
still was on the bench. Occasionally
he was summoned for pinch swatting
duty-and nearly always did he de-
liver. But along in mid-spring when
the Yankee owners decided to prune
the expense list, they asked for waiv-
ers on Mullen. None of the big league
clubs seemed anxious to snare him
Mullen, you see. never having been
accorded a real chance to show what
he could do, was sort of unknown
so 1t looked like the minors for him.
But just then Fate plunged into the
affairs of Mullen and saved his major
league job. A half dozen Yankees
were wounded in rapid succession.
making it necessary for Donovan to
retain all his extra men,
Mullen in substitute roles performed
in way that surprised the natives.
He hit fiercely and fielded we'll. But
when the invalids returned TO the dia-
mond Mullen was shooed back to the
bench.
A while longer did Mullen linger for
his ultimate chance-and finally 1t
came. Joe Gedeon, the Yenk second
sacker, played so poorly that Bill DON
ofan decided a week or so ago to
bench him.
Go in and show us what you can
DO. said Donovan to Mullen.
Does that mean if ] show up well
I'll have the regular job?"
1T does If you show us something
great" answered Bill
Wen, the box scores since then tell
| the rest of the Mullen story They
show that Mullen has been hitting at
a fiendish clip. boosting his clouting
mark to something like $50. The
scores show faultless fielding by this
cnce-time dub and the Yankee fans
VIII tell you, with bated breath, of
the hair-raising. sensational plays
made day after day by this once-time
despised dub
And in Gotham they are telling
each other now that IL Mullen. instead
OF Gedeon. had been IN the game all
year, the Yanks right now would he
leading the parade by pennant
| cinching margin. They point out that
the amazing ground Towering skill of
Mullen would have saved at least four
games and that his hitting would have
| WOE five more.
| Mebbe so-and rnebbe not
But the real fact remains that
Charlie Mullen. after suffering tho
| sings and arrows of outrageous For
| tune which kept him on the bench for
three years got his chance-and he
has made good
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-28
END TENNIS PLAY
All City Journeys VIII Be
Wound Up Tomorrow.
Semi-FinaIs in Mems Singles
Scheduled This Afternoon.

Wet courts prevented the finish of
the Topeka championship Saturday,
but one of the Y. M. c. A. courts
being dry enough to play on. How
ever two of the playground events
were finished. Miss Lucille Smith
tPotwin) won the 16-year class title
by defeating Miss Laura Deimler
fPolk) by scores of SO, So. At the
same time Miss Mary Hillyer, another
future Topeka tennis star. had hard
time beating the fine play of Miss
Frances Dolan in the 14-year singles
She won after a three set struggle
by scores of is, 6-4. 81.
Wosucn's Singles.
In the woman's championship sim
giles Miss Bertha Kitchen defeated
Miss Kate Williams easily, winning
6-5 6-2. MacGregor won the City
park championship by beating Claude
Swendson In two long sets.
The Heath-Nettels match was the
marathon of the tourney lasting ove-
TWO hours. The first set was easily
i,ctteiS'S al T. L. The second SET seemed
as tho it would go the way of the
first when after a row of match
points against him Heath pulled and
question of physical endurance finally
going to Nettels at 11-9. Croft de-
feated Burch in straight sets.
The Play Today.
Tonight Miss Lucille Smith will fin
ish her match with Miss V. Smith and
the winner will play Miss Laura Gates
The finals will be played tomorrow
night. Mitchell will play Nettels at
$3.50 and MacGregor will meet Croft
at 500.
The finals in The mems singles will
also be played Tuesday night The
finals in the womo ms city park cham
pionship will he played off this after
noon between Miss Laura Gates and
Miss Bertha Kitchell at o'clock.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-28
ON final GRIND
Welsh and White Start Last
Weeks Training Today.
Sabbath Day Spent by Both on
Sightseeing Trip.

Colorado Springs, Colo, Aug 2S.-
Freddie Welsh. lightweight champion,
and Charley White of Chicago, who
hopes to wrest the title from the Brit
on in their scheduled 20-round con-
test here Labor day before the Hun
dred Million Dollar club today started
on the last week Of the training grind
alter a one day let-up.
both men cut out the gym training
and took sightseeing trips through the
Rockies. Whites featherweight and
lightweight boxing partners have not
been able to stand the terrific maui
ing of the Chicagoan SO Leo johnson,
welterwefght and Mexican Jack
Torres have been added to the White
forces.
welsh has not been half SO hard on
his sparring partners and while he
mixes 1t freely with them in the train
ing bouts they have not yet yelled for
help. Welsh does his stiftest work
with jim Flynn. the Pueblo heavy
weight. wrestling To help his endnr-
afcc.
The big stadium where the bout will
be staged is practically completed.
The contractors declare everything
will be in fit shape by the middle of
the week and the boxers would have a
chance to take a few workouts in the
ring so they can get accustomed to the
light.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-28

Butcher nicked Henning for a double
and Shields followed with a triple that
scored Butcher. Shields then crossed
the pan on an infield out, and these
two runs were enough to win the
game. Irion. an ex-Topekan, held the
EnRle men to four hits. each of
which came in a separate inning, and
only once did the Savages get a man
as far as third base.
The double defeat gave Denver a
two-game lead over Topeka. and with
Cakes and his men playing the lowly
Drumme-s there is little chance OF the
Savages climbing over this even II
they take the series from Wichita To
ia. "as an OH DAY and al ,hree- ia
stand will be begun in W olfville to-
morrow. The team will be home
again September l.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-28
WALTER JOHNSON GETS
LONG ARM FROM FATHER

An interested visitor in ST. Louis
during a recent series between the
Griffmen and the Browns was the
father of Walter johnson, who had
never seen the Fireball King pitch
and Walter lost two games in the
series to the Browns. Those who
met the elder johnson commented
on resemblance between father and
son. They have the same long
arms and the same peculiar walk.
but the father is a bigger man than
the son. weighing well over goo
pounds. He looks like he might
have been some pitcher himself
had he taken up baseball.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-28
Placing the Blame.


Engle for the first defeat Sunday, on
count of his two errors. These undoubt-
eddy contributed to the disaster. but 1t
sponsiblc.
Bill Lathrop did not deserve to lose the
game. He pitched great ball up to the
tenth inning, and In the ninth when he
pulled out scoreless after Denver players
had got second and third with no outs.
he showed the kind of iron nerve that
makes good pitchers.
The trouble with the Savages was they
did not have the punch in the eighth in
ming. After DEBATE had lifted his long
homer over the fence. Engle singled and
Doctor Manser should have been mauled
from the mound with ease.
Ralph I.athrop. who is covering Kruger's
conner lie handled some hard chances
Saturday and Sunday. and the way he
smacks the pill indicates that he should
become dangerous hitter
Dr. Scholle, one of Topeka's thirty-t third
degree fans. WIS in Omaha when the team
Omaha man with whom he went out to the
game told him. Il am going out this If
is of the best little players I ever saw
in n uniform and it is worth the price of
admission and the time just to. watch
him."
Doyle pitched steady consistent game
Saturday and the fact that he was able
to keep the Bear hits scattered figured
conspicuousIy In the to 3 score by which
the Savages won.
Doyle was in several tight holes. but he
ALWAYS managed to pull out without
overwhelming disaster Rill Lathrop was
kept warm during all of the latter part OF
call upon him. Monroe's timely blow in
the eighth. drove in the winning runs
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-28

Is it that the red rust of the wheat fields
gets the limbs of the players after they
come to Kansas and renders them less eff
cent? Or can 1t be that the pollen of
the sunflower blows into the players eyes,
dimIning the sight and burning the vision ?
Some mysterious power is working
against the baseball ambitions of Kansas
OF this there can be no doubt. As to what
1t is. probably the fairies or some of the
wise fans could tell. We will not attempt
have come to Topeka this season have
looked good fter they put on Savage
uniforms as they did before. And few
have played the same brand of ball.
Some of the fans will tell YOU that the
fault lies at the doorstep of the manage
ment But this argument can he made to
spring enough leaks to 1t dry in no
time Some baseball men will attempt to
convince you that part of the blame for
the poor showing of the team this season
should be borne by the patrons of the game
here. They claim that unusual amount
of betting is INDUCED in and that those
who bet become knockers when they lose
and that their knocking hurts the work
of the players.
1t may be true that there is more gam
places in the league. And II may be equal
ly true that those who gamble become
knockers when they lose n few bets. But
ball players who allow a few jitney gam
blers to affect thci.- playing by criticisms
are not the kind of players who have the
stamina to fight the battles that have to
be fought beftr. pennant Is won
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-28
IF BILL SHAKESPEARE HAD ONLY
BEEN AT The BALL PARK SUNDAY!
Famous Old Bard of Avon Could Have Writer
the Tragedy of Tragedies.

If Old Bill Shakespeare had been in Topeka Sunday he not
only enjoyed the cool August afternoon but ncden
could picked enough material to keep him busy
pushing his old faithful quill all winter.
Early afternoon Old Bill probably could have gotten
paylet from interview with Manager
nge wehe could have taken enough notes to
have written the tragedy of tragedies.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-28
PLAYED DELLA TO a TIE.
Greys Failed to Win Sunday-l.ay
Blame OF tie Umpire.

Blame OF tie Umpire.
The Topeka Greys and the fast
Della team played elc-cn innings 70
to tie sunday afternoon. the game
being called on account of darkness.
According to the Topeka players.
the score should have been 4 to in
favor of the Greys. but this argument
is based on the old assertion that the
umpire booted an easy one. The fea-
ture of the game was the stick work
of Dougherty who got two home, n
three-base hit and single out of four
times at bat
The score: r. H. F.
GreyS a D
Della ......... ............4 /
Bateries-Johnson and Jaeniclse;
McGill and Boyd.