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The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1916-02-24
BIRMINGHAM PREPARING
FOR VETERANS COMING
EVERY ARRANGEMENT WILL
BE MADE FOR COMFORT
OF OLD SOLDIERS.

Many Columbians are interested
in the forthcoming reunion of the
United Confederate Veterans at
Birmingham, as the proximity of the
Magic City makes it easy to reach,
and there will be in attendance not
only large number of local veter-
ans but many pleasure seekers as
well The following article from
the Birmingham Ledger of Monday
afternoon regarding arrangements
that are being made for the reunion
viii therefore be read with ayidlty
here:
"At a regular meeting of Camp
Hardee much interest was manifest
ed in the arrangements being made
by the Chamber of Commerce and
other civic bodies and the several
committees appointed, who have in
charge the proper entertainment of
visitors who may attend the reunion,
The earnest hope was expressed that
the impression was not permitted to
go abroad that the tents and cots
loaned will be the manner of caring
for and housing the visiting veter-
ans, but the tents will be provided
for emergencies or for those veter-
ans who prefer to use them.
"Also it was urged that the com
mittees be asked to provide automo-
biles and carriages for the use Of
the veterans in the parade and that
the marching on foot be eliminated
from the program.
"At this meeting a letter was read
from Chief Marshall McCrossin in
viting all veterans in this section to
join the Elks and attend the min
strel show to be given at the Jeffer-
son theatre on February %, stating
that the proceeds arising from this
show would be equally divided be-
tween the Ehks and the expenses OF
the reunion in May. The camp ac.
cepted this invitation with express
sions of appreciation by appropriate
resolution"
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1916-02-24
VIM. TOWARDS, AN ENGLISHNAN,
DIES At HIS COUNTRY HOME
DEATH OF AGED IAN FOLLOWS
LONG AND EXCEEDINGLY
PAINFUL II LNESS.
.fter a long and painful illness,


After a long and painful illness,
Mr.. William Edward, who for some
time past had been living a short
distance west Of Columbus on the
Macon road, passed away Monday
afternoon.
Mr.. Edwards was native of Lon
don, England, and hat he died so
far from his native saith is account
ed for in the fact that he was nom
ad, and had Travelled extensively,
having made it rule never to re-
main in one place y y long. He had
been irA bad health For quite an ex-
tended period and came to this sec
ton in the hope that the change
would be physically beneficial to
him. The hope, however, proved a
vain one, for instead of improving
he steadily grew worse and sank
lower and lower until the final dis
solution took place.
At the time of his death Mr.. Ed
wards was 66 years Of age, and sur
vivings him are his widow, two sons,
Messrs. J, T. and Harry Edwards,
and four daughters, Mrs. Roger
O'Hara, Mrs. James McNally, Mrs.
David Boswell and Miss Mary Ann
Edwards.
The funeral was held at the fam
lily home at 3 o'clock Monday after
noon, and interment of the body in
Friendship cemetery followed.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1916-02-24
Anna Held at Princes. Today.

The attraction at the Princess for
today, Thursday, February gath. is
the world famous Anna Held in her
most famous success success, MA
dame La Presidente," French COM
edy classic in which Anna Held and
her naughty eyes reign supreme. 1t
is the same play and star that arnaz-
ed New York. Paris. London, Berlin.
Vienna, and in fact all Of Europe.
/. is the first appearance in films Of
Anna Held. and it required $4,000
TO induce her to make this produc-
tior into a photo-play. thereby enab-
ling thousands who have only been
able to read about the wonderful
Anna Held to see her in her success,
Madame La Presidente, which is a
light comedy, such as only real ar
tist can put over. and after you
have seen il, you win agree that
Anna Held and her naughty eyes are
there.
Specially arranged musical pro-
gram by the Princess orchestra.
Admission 10c and zoe. 4
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1916-02-24
womAn's CONFERENCE Is
IN PROGRESS AND IssTi.
TuTE BEGINS TODAY.
HELEN kELLAR
CANCELS DATE
Miss Carrie A. Lyford. Of Fed
ersl Health Bureau, 10 Here
To Address Home Scientists.

The Industrial Institute and Col
lege presents a scene Of unusual ac-
tivity, as Woman's Conference Is
now in progress there and the an
nual meeting of the Mississippi
Home Science and Art Institute be-
gins today, continuing in session
throughout Friday and Saturday.
While the two meetings are in ses-
sion during the same week they are
entirely independent of each other,
separate programs having been ar
ranged and also separate places of
amalgamation prepared.
The Woman's Conference inaug-
urated its session Monday evening
with delightful song recital By
Cecil Tanning, who again appeared
Tuesday morning, when he read
original poems in the college chapel
The regular published program was
carried out Tuesday afternoon, and
on Tuesday evening Miss Mamie Liss
Savage appeared in a delightful Sc
ries of recitations. On yesterday
morning there was concert by the
Prircess orchestra, while in the
evening there were addresses by
President Whitfield and DR.. L. G..
Painter. head Of the English de-
partment.
The Home Science and Ar. insti-
t tic will begin It's meeting today.
and will continue in session through
out the remainder of the wees. M,ss
-s-sisn.. K.liar, lae blind sal from
Alanama, who has achieved naticLal
fame through her literary achieve
ments, was expected to nave deliv-
cred an address tomorrow night, but
has cancelled her engagement and
will Lot appear here. Among other
motel speakers is Miss Carrie A. Ly
fo:c. home economic specialist Of
the federal bureau of education,
with headquarters in Washington,
d. C. Miss Lyford has already ar
rived and is guest at the Mabel
Ward practice home. She will re-
main throughout the progress of the
meeting and will deliver several ad-
dresses.
Other noted speakers in addition
to Miss Lyford are: Miss Iva Causey,
state agent for Pearl River county;
Miss Susie V. Powell, of the A. and
M. College, superintendent of the IN
dustrial work in the rural schools in
the state; Miss Constance Bonslagel,
of the same institution, who has in
charge the cooperative demonstra.
ton work among the women and
girls of Mississippi; Miss Margaret
Roudebush, dean of the woman's
department of the state university
Prof. j. c. FAINT, a member of the
faculty of the same institution; Miss
Stella Palmer, of the Girls Poly.
technical Institute at Montevallo
Ala, and Miss Helen Graham, q
home science worker of Louisiana.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1916-02-24
MURRAY gocER AND us.
KNOWN MAN LOST
LIVES
DEAD BODIES
BROUGHT HERE
Three Other Hurt and Two
Missing. but Latter May
Have Escaped Uninjured.

IN freight wreck which occnrreC
Co. the Montgomery division Of N,
Mobile and Ohio near the point
where the line crosses Sipsey creel
about eight o'clock Monday night
two men met instant death and sew
eral were injured. while two other.
are said 20 be missing. though II has
been impossible to ascertain whether
or not they were killed, as they may
have escaped injury and have left
the scene of the accident unnoticed
In the excitement which followed
the catastrophe. Both the dead men
were white, and one of the bodies
has been identified as that Of Muir
ray Roger, while the identity of the
other has not been established. One
Of the injured men is Stanley Kop-
czymanski, Russian, while the other
is Win Johnson, negro, who hives
at Shuqualak.
A special train arrived in Colum-
bus about midnight Monday bring
ing the two injured men and the
bodies of those who were killed ar
rived at 1880 o'clock Tuesday. The
n2 parlors of Messrs. Gunter Bros,
while the two injured men were
taken to the Mckinley Sanitarium
Neither Kopezymanski or Johnson
are seriously hurt, the former hav-
ing had his ann broken, while the
latter rec4.,od 81, eral scl,0 wonrds
9th will probably be out within q
few days.
The wrecked train was a west
bound through freight, having beer
wrat is comm)nly known IN r;iih I'd
parlance as 2 'oruble-heaces Tho
two locomotives were ma1lsd by
Engineers .er and Mcfarland
ut'le Conductor Ingram waG II,
charge Of the train. Both OF In,
uen who were killed are sad q
ave been hed; ng their way, and i
is stated that spi eading lau, cause,
the car in which they we're riding tC
leave thet rack.
Murray Roger, one of tho deat
men, was a member Of highly ~
spected family, having been a sor
of Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Roger, OF
Brooksville, and a brother of Misses
Ruth and Sallie Roger, both OF
whom formerly taught in the loca
public schools. He lived in Colum
bus during the early part of tbs
winter. but left a few weeks ago
and has not since been heard from
Oakley Moore, who resides in thi
city, was on the wrecked train
having been slightly injured
Moore states that seven de
cleared their intention of boardin,
the train at Tuscaloosa, but he i
not certain that all of them succeed
ed in carrying out their intentions
Five Of the men have been account
Continued on page 4.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1916-02-24
COLLEGE y.W. CA.
To HOLD MEETING
ANNUAL JUBILEE cELE-
BRAfiON TO OCCUR m
MARCH
MIR f. +. TURNER
AMONG SPEAKERS
General Secretary Of Student
Volunteer Movement to
Make Several Talks.

Announcement Is made that the
Young Women's Christian Assoeia-
ton Of the Industrial Institute and
College, will hold its thirtieth annual
jubilee conference March to 5, in
elusive, and members Of the organi-
zation and their friends are looking
forward to an exceedingly pleasant
and profitable meeting. The confer
ence has unusual significance this
year, AS II comes spontaneously with
the completion of the fiftieth year Of
the National association, and will
serve to appropriately celebrate that
anniversary.
Several officers OF the National
association win attend the local CON
ference and will deliver addresses
during its progress, prominent
among the members being Mr.. F. P.
Turner, general secretary of the
Students Volunteer Movement, Miss
Oolooah Burner, student secretary
from the Y. w. c. A. National
Board, and Miss Ina Scherrebeek.
secretary of the same organization
for the South Central states. All OF
these officials will remain here
throughout the progress of the meet
ing and will talk on different phases
of the work with which they are es-
pecially familiar.
Miss Louise Baker has been select
cd tc serve as jubilee chairman, AMI
the program was sr-anged by Miss
Helen Hutchcraft. the efficieat sec
retary Of the Young woman's Chris
tian Association at the college, was
ably assisted in the work by Miss
Mary bennington, the popular pres
ident, and other officers of the or
ganization. In addition to Miss
Hutchcraft and Miss bennington,
other officers for the current session
are as follows: Miss Elizabeth Coop
er, vice-president; Miss Kathleen
Wyatt, secretary; Miss Priestly
Jones, treasurer.
The following is the official pro-
gram for the conference:
FRIDAY.
700 p. m.-Welcome, Miss Mary
Remington; Play, "The Wayside
Piper"
81 m-Reeeption.
SATURDAY.
1880 a. m.-Morning Watch, Miss
0olooah Burner.
900 a. m.--"Eight Week Clubs"
Miss Helen Hutcheraft; Working
With the Church." Miss oolooah
Burner.
1i:00 a. m.-Technical Councils,
Miss Ina Scherrebeck.
1900 m.-Student Volunteer
Meeting, Mr.. F. P. Turner.
300 p. m.-"The History and Or
ganization of the Y W. c. A." Miss
Ina Scherrebeck.
800 p. m.-Gymnasium exhibit
tion.
| 700 p. m.- "Y. w. C. A. at
! Home and Abroad" Miss Oolooah
| Burner.
| $3.50 p. m.-Alabama Glee Club
concert.
SUNDAY.
500 a. m.-Morning Watch, Miss
Ina Scherrebeck.
ll:00 a. m.-Address, Mr.. F. 7.
| Turner.
4:45 p. m.-Vesper Services, Miss
Oolooah Burner.
6:45 p. m.-Address, Mr.. F. P.
Turner.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1916-02-24
Negro Badly Hurt.

Charles Whitfield, negro en-
ployed at the Refuge Cotton Oil
Company, was seriously and prob
ably fatally injured in an accident
which occurred yesterday morning.
He was hurriedly taken to the Co
lumbus Hospital in an ambulance
for treatment.
While engaged in work Whitfield
became caught in the shafting, his
head having been badly hurt.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1916-02-24
Jack Law Dies

Jack Law, well known to base ball
fans in this city. and who at one
time played on the local team in the
Cotton States League, recertly
died at his home in Evansville, Ind.
He had been in i'll health for long
time past.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1916-02-24

Mrs. H. b. Latham, of Carrolton,
Ala, has been spending the past sew
eral days in Columbus with her
daughter, Mrs. John X. Laws.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1916-02-24

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"He went into the bathroom, how
ever, and locked the door,. His con-
tinued absence alarmed his sister-in-
law, and she knocked on the door,
informing him of the time. Prof.
Lyon replied to her questions in a
normal voice, but she was not salts
fled and called in her neighbor, Mr..
Turrentine.
Prof. Lyon refused to answer
Mr.. Turrentine's questions, and Mr..
Turrentine forced the lock on the
door. As he entered the room, Prof.
Lyon disappeared out of another
door, running down the stairs into
the back yard. Mr.. Turrentine and
the sister-in-law followed and did
not see Mr.: Lyon, who hid himself
behind a small chicken house. As
they caught sight of Prof. Lyon they
saw him raise a revolver to his head
and shoot himself through the right
eye.
"The bullet passed through the
brain and passed out through the
base of the skull. Prof. Lyon, while
unconscious, fingered for an half
hour before his death
"Mr. Lyon is survived by a son,
Hughes Lyon; two daughters, Miss
Mary Lyon and Miss Elwin Lyon
two brothers, Winters Lyon and Jas.
Lyon, of Nashville; a sister, Miss
Aoaline Lyon, of Nashville"
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1916-02-24

Mr.. W. j. Pearson, of Port Gibson,
is visiting his daughter, Mrs. Her
bert Stanley, on South Seventh ave-
nue..
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1916-02-24

Hon. John Frierson, who repre-
sents Lowndes county in the Legisla-
ture. spent Monday in Columbus on
business.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1916-02-24

The numerous friends of Mrs. l..
j. lines are glad to learn that she is
after several days illness.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1916-02-24

Messrs. G. W. Myers and Roy Egg
ger. of Caledonia, spent Monday in
the city.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1916-02-24

Mr.. Wesley Jernigan, of Gale
donia, spent Monday and Tuesday in
Columbus on business.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1916-02-24
GRANDSON or FORMER
COLUMBIAN INDs LIFg
IN MAGIC CITY.
WAS PRINCIPAL
OF CITY SCHOOL.
Despondent Educator Puts
Bullet in Brain, and Died
Within Half Hour.

Prof. Il. A. Lyon. member Of Il
family once locally prominent and
for several years past principal Of
the South Highland public school
in Birmingham. committed suicide
at his home in that city at $3.50
o'clock Tuesday morning by shooting
himself throGgh the brain.
Prof. Lyon belonged to a family
which in years gone by occupied an
exalted position in this city, having
been the grandson of the late Rev.
James A. Lyon, who was for many
years pastor of the First Presbyte-
rian church. His father the late
DR.. Augustus A. Lyon, was also well
known here, and this act of self de-
struetion, which is said to have re-
suited from dependency over the
recent death, occasioned general re-
gret among Columbians who are ac-
quainted with his family.
The following article which APP
peared in Tuesdays issue of the
Birmingham News, gives details of
the tragedy.
Prof. Lyons condition has been
source of worry to his family for
some time past. Tuesday morning he
walked as usual and ate his break
fast. His son, who is student at
the high school, had left the house,
and Prof. Lyon had on his overcoat
preparatory to leaving with his little
daughter for the South Highland
~nLxal
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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-02-18
DYSPEPSIA,
INDIGESTION, GAS
"Pape's DiapepSin" cures sick,
sour stomaChS in five minutes
Time II!

Really does" put bad stomachs in
order-"really does" overcome indiges.
ton, dyspepsia. gas, heartburn and
sourness in Ave ADMINISTRATIONS
that-makes Pape's Diapepsin the lar.
gest selling stomach regulator in the
world. II what you eat ferments into
stubborn Jumps, you belch gas and
eructate sour, undigested food and
acid head is dizzy and aches; breath
foul; tongue coated; your insides filled
with bile and indigestible waste, q
member the moment "Pape's Diapep-
sin" comes In contact with the stomach
all such distress vanishes. It's truly
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS marvellous, and
the Joy Is its harmlessness.
A large ifty-cent case OF Pape's Dia,
pepsin will give you q hundred dollars
worth OF satisfaction.
It's worth Its weight in gold to men
and women who can't get their stom.
achs regulated. 1t belongs in your
home-should always be kept handy
In case Of sick, sour, upset stomach
during the day or at night. It's the
quickest, surest and most harmless
Ctomach doctor in the world; ADV.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-02-18
Birds Increase DURING War. !

Wild birds which were formerly
shot as game have been increasing
rapidly since the war In France, Bel
GUM and other countries, according
to T. Gilbert Pearson, secretary of the
National Association Of Audubon So
cietles.
For example, the French govern.
ment has stopped all hunting he
said, and the minister of war has iB-
sued an order that the sale of native
game would not be tolerated. Ord.
narily more than one thousand tons
of native-killed game are sold annual.
ly In the markets of France, repre-
senting many millions of game birds,
Belgium In time of peace was one
OF the greatest ~bird-catching countries
in Europe. More than fifty thousand
skylarks, as we'll as hundreds of thou
sands of other birds, were annually
trapped and exported from that coun.
try for food. Our correspondents
have found that there was less hunt
Ing in all parts of Europe than for,
merly."
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-02-18
SWAMP ROOT SAVES
KIDNEY SUFFERERS

You naturally feel secure when you know
that DR.. kilmer's Swamp. Root, the great
kidney, liver and bladder remedy, is abb
s%olutcly pure and contains no harmful or
habit producing drugs.
The same standard Of purity, strength
and excellence, prescribed by DR.. Kilmer
many years ago, is maintained in every
bottle of Swamp.Root.
Swamp Root is scientifically compounded
from vegetable herbs. 1t is not a stimu.
liant and is taken in ~teaspoonful doses. II
is not recommended for everything. Ac-
cordlng to verified testimony it is natures
great helper in relieving and overcoming
kidney, liver and bladder troubles.
If you suffer, don't delay another day.
10 to your nearest druggist now and get
a bottle. All drug stores sell it in two
sizes-ffty cents and one dollar.
However, If you wish first to try THU
great preparation send ten cents to Dr..
Kilmer & Co, Binghamton, N. Y, for
sample bottle. When writing be sure and
mention this paper.-Adv.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-02-18
They Find Vap-O.Rub Better Than m
ternal Medicines for Group and
Cold Troubles.

Mrs. j. S. Pugh, $40 Market St.,
and Mrs. Mary Bolton, los Ravine St.,
both of Fulton, Mo-, have found, In
common with many other Missouri
mothers, that 1t is no longer necessary
to dose children with internal medi-
cines for cold troubles. In the South
Vick's Vap-O-Rub Is the standard
remedy for these troubles. but 1t was
only last winter that it was introduced
here. o Vap-O-Rub was discovered by
q North Carolina druggist. He found
how to combine Menthol and Camphor
with the volatile oils Of Thyme, Euca-
lyptus, Cubebs and Juniper, in salve
form, so that when applied to the
body, the ingredients are vaporized
by the body heat.
These vapors are inhaled with each
breath, through the air passages, to
the lungs, carrying the medication d.
rect to the affected parts, and, in ad-
dition, Vick's Is absorbed through the
skin, taking out the tightness and
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-02-18
NEGRO
SLASHES THROAT
RAZOR USED WITH DEADLY EF.
feet BY PRISONER ON
WAY TO JAIL.
KILLING AT HOHENLINDEN
Quarrel Between Two Young Men 10
Followed by Pistol Duel That
Results Fatally to One
Participant.

Tunica.-Believing that he was
about to be lynched, Dave Hagen. ne
gro, captured by a posse near this
place after he had shot Cal Smith,
town marshal, committed suicide by
slashing his throat with a razor after
he had been placed under arrest. He
fell from the back of a horse which
he was riding and died almost in
stantly.
While Marshal Smith was attempt
ing to place Hagen under arrest, the
negro shot him the bullet taking eff.
feet in the officers leg. Smith re.
turned the fire, shooting out one OF
tie negro's eyes, but the latter made
his escape.
Hagen was captured at the house
OF his son following a chase by blood.
hounds.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1916-02-18
Fulton Mothers Now Treat
Children's Colds Externally

soreness. This double action makes
Vap-O-Rub really a remarkable REM
edy for many forms of infiammations.
Either inflammations of the air pas
sages, such as head colds, catarrh.
bronchitis, sore throat, or deep chest
colds, or inflammations of the skin
tissues, such as burns, bruises, stings.
piles, itchings and muscular soreness.
1t is particularly recommended for
small children, as It can be used free
ly, with perfect safety, on the young
est member of the family. ..
But let these Missouri mothers
speak for themselves. Mrs. Bolton
writes-'I. have used vap-O-Rub on
baby for bad colds. Results were ex-
cellent. ] find It better than any in
ternal medicine l ever used"
Mrs. Pugh's experience isl tried
your Vap-O-Rub on three of my chill
dren for bronchitis. They would cough
SO hard at night ! could not sleep, so
would get up and rub their threats
and chests with Vap-O-Rub and they
seldom coughed any more that night,
and after l had kept it up for several
nights they stopped coughing. be-
lieve 1t is better than taking so much
medicine internally" Three sizes.
25c, soc OF 100. At all druggists.