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The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-06-28
NAVAL STATION TO
OPEN HERE FRIDAY
CHIEF YEOMAN w. H. HANCOCK
HERE TO MAKE NECESS-
AIRY ARRANGEMENTS.

The local naval recruiting station
will open next Tuesday, and will re-
main in operation one week, closing
Friday, July 6.
Chief Yeoman W. H. Hancock is
here making arrangements for the
opening of the station, which will be
located at the postoffice and which
will be in charge of his brother. w.
B. Hancock, who is also a chief yeo-
man.
The navy is in urgent need of re-
cruits, and offers splendid opportuni-
ties to young men of good physique
and stable character who are anxious
to serve their country. There are
many young men in Columbus and
the surrounding country who should
be glad to avail themselves of these
opportunities, and the number of To-
cal enlistments should be large.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-06-28
MRS. s. Z. STANLEY, THE
PRESIDENT WILL
PRESIDE.
TALK BY MRS. BOOLE
National Vice-Presidcnt Will
Be the Principal Speaker Of
the Occasion.

Columbus has been selected by tn,
Women's Christian Temperance I'm
ion Of Mississippi as its next meet
ing place, and members Of the or.
ganization will assemble here in an
nual session on October Is, 16 anr
II.
While the full program has not vel
been arranged, it is announced that
Mrs. Ella A. Boole, national vice
president, will be the princpal
speaker. Mrs. Boole is one of the
most prominent members of the ma
tional organizations official family
and not only possesses fine executive
ability but is fluent and convincing
speaker.
The meeting will be presided over
by Mrs. s. E. Stanley, of Bonneville,
the state president, and other officers
expected to- attend are: Miss A
Montgomery, of Starkville, vice-pres-
ident; Mrs. Clara Cox, Of Corinth
corresponding secretary; Mrs. W. W.
Scales, Of Starkville, recording sec
retary; Miss Minnie Walker, of
Starkville, treasurer.
The local auxiliary of the state or
ganization is one of the largest and
most prosperous in Mississippi, and
delegates who come here to attend
the meeting will have many courte-
sizes extended to them.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-06-28
CHURCHES TO HOLD
UNION SERVICES
MEETINGS ON SUNDAY EVEN
INCS DURING SUMMER TO
BE HELD AT AIRDOME

Every Sunday evening during the
next two months beginning at 8:15
o'clock, union services will be held by
the members of the uptown protes-
tant churches, and when the weather
permits the meetings will take place
at the Airdome on South Market
street. In case of rainy weather the
services will be held at the First
Methodist church. On next Sunday
night Rev. d. A. Leak, minister of
the First Church of Christ will
preach.
The following resolutions have
been approved by the pastors and
congregations of the churches in the
heart of the city:
Whereas, two churches of the
city, namely the Baptist and the
Presbyterian, are without pastors at
the present time, and
Whereas, officials of both these
churches have indicated their desire
to be included in a program of union
services as prelude to closer fell
lowship and a better understanding
among the various churches of the
city:
Be it resolved, therefore. by the
Ministers Association of the city
that, while we could not endorse
such proposition as an ad interim
matter; that we do heartily express
our approval of the union service at
the evening hour as the basis of gen
uine Christian catholicity and good
fellowship, and as a means of pro-
noting brotherly love among the
communicates of all the churches of
the city.
Resolved further, that when the
proposition contained herein shall
have been approved by the various
official bodies of the different
churches, that the Ministers Asso-
citation do arrange and publish a
series of services of Christian good
will and fellowship to embrace the
evening services throughout the
summer months. And hereto we
pledge our cordial and consistent
support. praying that it may be used
Of the Father for cementing all
hearts in the larger unity in Christ
Jesus.
Columbus, Miss, June 2, 1911"
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-06-28
ITEMS OF INTEREST
OVER THE COUNTRY
GfST OF THE NEWS GATHERED
HERE AND THERE AND PRE-
SENTED IN BRIEF FORM.

James R. Gray, editor of the At
lanta Journal, is dead.
Registration of women with view
to recording what work each can do
for the country during the war will
begin soon under the council of ma
tional defense.
A bill to permit promotions to the
rank of captain in the army medical
corps without the five years service
now required has passed the house.
Official figures Of the casualties in
the London air raid of June l3 were
announced Tuesday. Subsequent
deaths and the discovery of more
bodies in the debris have brought
the number Of dead to 81 men, "a
women and AZ children. The in
iured number 220 men. 10 women
and 100 children.
American municipalities have been
living beyond their incomes. A pre-
liminary census bureau report for
the fiscal year 1916 made public
shows that the average per capita
Indebtedness for 213 cities is $74.64,
a figure nearly eight times as great
as the corresponding figure for the
national government The excess Of
expenditures over revenues in these
cities amounted to $73,591 ,070, or
1928 per capita. A noteworthy
feature of the report is the rapid
growth Of the urban at the expense
of the rural communities. Wartime
have increased the demand
for workers in the cities, and con-
sequently there has been a great ex-
odus from the country districts. OF
the 213 cities covered by the bureaus
the commission form
Of government exists in SO.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-06-28
What Not to Say About the War

DR.. Preston w. Slosson of the his.
tory department of Columbia Uni.
versity, has drawn up a series of
"Don'ts on the War" Some of them
are:
Don't say my country right OF
wrong" We aren't wrong.
Don't call necessity and interna-
tional justice by any name as vague
as national honor"
Don't say Wall Street or British
Gold" or the "Northcliffe press
made this war. You don't have tc
bribe a nation to resent the murder
of its citizens.
Don't call every pro-ally "pro
British" Great Britain is only one
of dozen or so of the allies.
Don't say that both sides think
they are fighting a defensive war.
man may honestly think that two ant
six are eleven, but it doesn't make
it so.
Don't call universal training
"Prussian militarism." 1t is no more
Prussian than it is Swiss, French
British, Argentine, japanese or Aus
tralian.
Don't say that we owe aid tc
France on account of Lafayette. We
didn't help France in 1870 and we
were right not to do so. We only
owe aid to any nation when it is
fighting (as at present) in right
eous quarrel.
Don't say that 1T doesn't make
any difference to the workingmar
what country governs him." On the
| contrary, it makes more difference
to him than to any one else, because
the rich man can spend his time in
travel or buy his way into the priv
ileged class if he finds political con,
ditions oppressive.
! Don't break into lyric praise Of
universal training as a school of de
mocracy. Some armies are less dem
ocratic than others, but all rest upor
a basis of command and implicit
obedience. The army may level tn,
rich and the poor, but it doesn't near
equality between officers and men
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-06-28
than the hoarding Of Nae miser.

than the boarding Of the miser.
We are urged to rally to the col
ors; we are urged to enter the army
Of the furrows we are urged to con
secrate our all upon the altar Of our
country, and we are urged to prac-
tiee the strictest kind of economy.
1t is right that we eliminate waste
-wanton waste brings good to none.
But quit spending? Neverl That
way lies business stagnation, want
and ultimate panic.
Imagine community entirely in,
dependent Of the outside world. |,
has combined capital Of 100000
which is sufficient to carry on all of
it's business But the cry Of hard
times" goes on, purses are closed
and the result is inevitable.
The world is composed Of com
munties In and between these com
munities the public life blood (gold)
must flow if life be sustained. But
stop the flow Of that life blood and
industrial decay and death is the in
evitable result.
We must earn, and keep on earn
ing And equally as important, we
must spend, and keep on spending
Not waste. not reckless extrava-
gance, but systematic, intelligent
spending, that shall keep the golden
life blood bounding through the
commercial arteries of the nation
stimulating every nook and corner
of the land TO a well-nigh superhu-
man exertion.
We must keep the armies Of dol
lars moving il we would keep the liv-
ing armies progressing. The idleness
Of one will insure the impotence Of
the other.-Greenwood Common
wealth.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-06-28
NE IS TO DECIDE WHETH.
Err NATION SHALL BE
BONE DRY"
OPPOSITION WAVES
Smith and Gore Promise to
Spport the Redraftcd Sub
stitute Bill.

Washington, June 2l-The ad-
ministration food control bill passed
by the House was rewritten Tuesday
by Senate agriculture subcommit-
tee so as to give President Wilson
the power and responsibility of de-
Gliding whether the nation shall be
bone dry" during the war and to
place iron and steel and many other
products in addition to food and fuel
under government control.
These and other changes are so
satisfactory to many senators who
have been opposing the original
draft of the legislation that both ad-
vocates and opponents tonight pre-
dicted passage in the Senate by Sat
urday
AS substitute for the House pro-
hibition section, which without quail
fication forbids the manufacture of
foodstuffs into liquor, the subcom-
mittee adopted provisions which
would prohibit manufacture during
the war of all intoxicanting beverages
and empowers the President to COM
mandeer existing supplies of distilled
spirits, but would authorize the ex-
ecutive in his discretion to permit
manufacture of matted, fermented
and vinous beverages and fix their
alcoholic content.
As rewritten the subcommittee
draft will be considered tomorrow
by the agriculture committee and
probably will be reported at once for
Senate discussion without material
change. Senators Gore, Smith of
Georgia and others prominent in the
bitter fight against the legislation
have announced their support for the
redrafted measure.
Other signs of waning opposition
and prompt Senate action came in
to-day's debate on the Senate floor.
Opposition senators leading recent
discussion yielded to Senators Knox
and Nelson republicans, and Thomas
democratic, for speeches strongly
supporting the control legislation.
Further debate promised to center up
on the prohibition question, with
leaders predicting an extremely close
final vote.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-06-28
FREDERICK PALMER is
GIVEN PLACE ON STAFF.
Well Known Associated Press Cor.
respondent in Intelligence Dept.

Paris, June 27.--It was announced
at American headquarters that Ma
ior General Pershing had appointed
Frederick Palmer Of New York to
his staff in the intelligence depart
ment, with the rank Of major
The appointment is in line with
General Pershing's purpose to OBJ
tain specialists in all branches Of the
service, and Mr.. Palmer's long ex-
perience at the European front was
regarded as making him particularly
valuable to the staff at this time.
He will have general charge of the
army's relations with the American
press, and while his activities win be
chiefly devoted to that work the
staff will be able to utilize his war
acquired knowledge in other re-
spects.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-06-28
LOCAL FLYING SQUADRON
MAKES WlIlRLwIND
CANVASS.
GOAL Is REACHED
Workers Secure Full Amount
Allotted to This City BY Ma.
tionsl Headquarters

With a fHal bie drive fof cash the
local Red Gross campaign came ~ "a
close Monday. and Columbus has
reached her goal. ai of the $1,000
which the local committee set ont 90
raise having been secured. fhe 90.
tai subscriptions in Lowndes county
amounted TO S4,350. the sum Of y6a9
in actual cash having been raised In
contiguous rural communities. while
an additional S700 was pledged
Columbus was originally headquar.
ters for a district embracing
Lowndes, Monroe. Noxubee. Clay and
Oktbbeha counties, but the two lat
ter counties withdrew, and the dis
trict as at present constituted is made
up Of Lowndes, Monroe and Noxubee
counties While official figures are
not obtainable, it is estimated that
the total contributions in this dis
trict will be abovt So 900.
A flying squadron canvassed the
business district Monday, and sue
ceeded in securing contributions to-
falling $1,000. The flying squadron
was made up Of the following gentle.
men; Gen j. S. Billups, Messrs s.
b. Street. Jr, G. Y. Banks, V. B.
lines, J 7. Sanford. J. +. Frierson,
+. z Phillips, Parker Reeves, j. /.
Sturdivant, +, r. Sherman, C. f..
Sherrod, S. B, Johnston and Irwin
Kaufman.
The service at the First Methodist
church Sunday evening was devoted
to the interests of the Red Cross
campaign. Addresses were made by
Hon. H. L. Whitfield and Hon. j F,
Frierson, both of whom have been
active in the local campaign, while
the musical program included vocal
selection by Miss Matte Lou Brown
and violin solo by Mrs. W r. Bar.
ton
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-06-28
Canning emonstration.

Miss Martha Carpenter, canning
demonstrator for Lowndes county
will give demonstration in canning
plums in the science hall at the In
dustrial Institute and College this
morning at o'clock. Every lady i:
cordially invited to be present.
A demonstration was given last
Monday at the college by Miss Car.
penter and was attended by large
crowd.
Any community in the county de-
string a demonstration should make
application at the Chamber of Com
merce.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-06-28
SON OF WELL KNOWN
FLORIST KILLS OSCAR
CARsWELI..
BOOZE CAUSED ROW
Carswell Attacked Not Only
Employer, Bot Brother a.
Well

Oscar Cauwell. "a white mar em.
ployed a. labofer W the floral nur
scry " Mr. r q Owen in the south
eastern suburbs Of Columbus. was
shot and Killed by Herman Owen. son
~ the proprietor, about o'clock
Tuesday afternoon Carswel had n.
tackled his employer with knife. and
young Owen shot In order 10 pro-
tect the life Of bis father
According to statement made 10
Justice Of the Peace r W. Cummings
and Chief Of Police John Morton. who
Investigated the case, CarsweIl was
drunk when the difficulty took place,
and threatened to kill both Mr.. Oven
and his own brother. Ellis Carswell.
who is foreman Of the establishment.
He was armed with large knife, and
insisted that his brother pay him off
Immediately, as he intended to quit.
Ernest Carswel went to the office
for the purpose Of obtaining the
money and was followed by his
brother II seems that he became
further enraged because the money
alleged TO be due him was not i'm
mediately forthcoming, and attacked
his brother with the knife, cutting
q deep cash in his right arm. He
also made vicious attack upon Mr..
7. G. Owen, and Herman Owen, see
ing his fathers life was in danger,
then fired upon the belligerent. A
20 automatic pistol was used, the bull
let having entered Carswell's left
groin.
Carswell was about 32 years old
and is survived by his widodw. he
came to Columbus several years ago
from Marietta, Ga, and since that
time had been in the employ Of Mr..
owen.
Mr. owen was placed under bond
in the sum Of $4,000, and will have
q preliminary examination before
Justice Of the Peace T. NJ. Cum
mings at 10 O'Clock Monday morn
ing. The trial was originally set for
yesterday, but Mr., Ellis Carswell,
who is one of the most important
witnesses for the defense, accom-
panied the body of his brother to
Marietta, Ga, where it was taken
for interment, and hence a post
ponement of the hearing was neces-
sary. The funeral party left for
Marietta over the Southern Railway
at o'clock yesterday morning, and
Mr.. Carswel is expected to return by
Monday morning. Should he be de
tanned, however. the hearing will be
until his arrival.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-06-28
Keep the Dollars Moving

Business is activity. Stagnation
means decay. AS there can be no
life in stagnant waters, just so there
can be none stagnant in business,
Get this fact well In mind. Busi-
ness activity comes not from hoard
ing, but from spending.
What would the world do without
it's spendthrifts? They may carry a
virtue to III extreme. but ss 70 the
effect on business, better far that
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-06-28
Small Fire Yesterday

The home of Mr. H. l., Moore, No
1901 College street, was slightly
damaged by a roof fire yesterday
morning at $3.50 o'clock. The fire
department responded to the call
and were able TO extinguish the
flames by the use Of chemicals, The
Southern Shops Volunteers were also
on the scene in few minutes time.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-06-28
Red Cross Pins.

A dainty little Red Cross pin il
being sold for the benefit Of the Rec
Cross by the Columbus Chapter. The
price of the pin is 25 cents. They
are on sale at the city hall headquar
ters and at the office of the Colum
bus Railway, Light and Power Co.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-06-28
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS
ELECT NEW OFFICERS
w. F. Mayo Named as Chancellor
Commander.

At a meeting of the members of
Tombigbee Lodge, No. u, Knights
Of Pythias, held Tuesday evening,
the following officers were elected
for the ensuing six months: W. F.
Mayo, chancellor commander; Claude
Taylor, vice-chancellsr; George 0.
Senter, prelate; Clifton Golden, mas
ter at works; Fred Hayslett, master
at arms; c. R. Mcqueen, inner
guard; B. A. Lincoln, outer guard.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-06-28
Lindsey Hannah.

Miss Myrtis Mae Hannah, pret-
ty and attractive young lady of this
county, and Mr.. julius Lindsey, a
well known young merchant of Tus-
caloosa, were quietly married at the
parsonage of the Central Methodist
church Sunday afternoon at 5
o'clock, Rev. w. V. Shearer having
performed the ceremony. The couple
left at 5:35 o'clock for Tuscaloosa.
where they will reside.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-06-28
Q . . 900 oooooooooooo
AMERICAN TROOPS
LAND In FRANCE

Q Washington, June 27.-Ar-
, rival of two contingents of
} American troops in France
was officially announced here
, this afternoon, on receipt of
cabled advices from Paris.
These troops are of the
, United States regulars and
2 will constitute part of Per-
} shing's command They rep
, resent the first contingent of
American regulars to land on
foreign soil and will be rush
, ed to the western front.
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The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-06-28

Mr.. j. Lee Myers, postoffice in
spector in the Arkansas territory, is
spending his vacation in Columbus
and Caledonia. Mr.. Myers was for
merly clerk in the local postoffice
and he has many friends here who
are giving MIN cordial welcome
back to Lowndes county.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-06-28

Cotton blooms have been received
in this office from the farm of j. c.
w. Jennings, a well known colored
planter in the Dunbar neighborhood
Jennings states that he has good
cotton crop and thinks he will make
money off Of same this season.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-06-28

DR.. w. F.. Leigh, son Of Mr. and
Mrs. w. F. Leigh, Of this city, has
been appointed surgeon in the United
States Navy with the rank Of first
lieutenant, and will 90 into service at
once. DR.. Leigh graduated last year
from Jefferson Medical College, in
Philadelphia, since which time he
has served as inferno in a hospital in
Pennsylvania.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-06-28

Mr.. and Mrs. r. F. Burleson are
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. G. o. Wallace
at Melbourne, Ala. Mr.. Burleson is
recovering from an illness Of two
weeks duration, which is pleasant
news to his many friends.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-06-28

Prof. Duff Stephenson, of Jack
sonville, Ala, spent the first Of the
week here with Capt. and Mrs. d. D.
Stephenson.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-06-28
Teachers Elected.

Miss Hooper, of Yazoo City, and
Miss Bryan, of Amory, were
named by the school trustees Of Co.
lumbus Monday night to teach in the
high school here the coming session,
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-06-28

Mr.. Charles Mullen has returned
from Meridian, where he spent q
week visiting his brother, Mr.. Ed.
ward Mullen.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-06-28

Mr.. E. E. Richards, Of Mobile
visited relatives in Columbus yes
terday.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-06-28

The many friends of Miss Eva Pc
ratio regret to learn OF her serious
illness the past week.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-06-28
DIVIDEND NOTICE.

The directors Of the Merchants q
Farmers Bank of Columbus, Miss,
at their meeting June 26, 1917, de-
clared semi-annual dividend of 5
per cent, payable to stockholders of
record June 80, 1917. Checks will
be mailed,
PARKER REEVES,
Cashier
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-06-28

Hon. p W Mser has returned
from business trip to Mobile.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-06-28

Mr.. D. s. Cox, Sr., spent Tuesday
in Vicksburg on business.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-06-28

Commercial ads are winners.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-06-28

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES {
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1917-06-16
FEROCE ASSASSINIO

SAMBUCA ZABUT - Questa
contrada Purgatorio precisamen-
tc il casamento Campisi Gagliano
fu teatro di una terrible scena di
sangue.
A causa di una questione sorta
per mungere una yacca vennero a
questione i pastori Ceravolo Giu-
seppe di ami Is Filippo di ami
II entrambi fratelli e il cugino Pc
tralia Giuseppe di Antonino di an
nj Ii, tutti da Giufana. Quest 'ul-
timo produsse un morse allie spalle
e dele graffiature ALA faccia a
.CeravOlo Giuseppe, che con l'aiutO
del fratello tempest0 di coltellate
| 'avversario. Non contenti di clio
insegUronO il disgraziato che fug-
gi per la campagna invano implo-
rando auto.
| due Ceravolo 10 raggiunsero,
10 atterrarono finendolo a colpi di
pietra, schiacciandogli poi la tesla
con un crosse masso. Vistolo NOR
to, 10 trascinarono, nascondendo-
10 in una cunetta, owe continuaro-
no a tempestarlo di pietrate.
Compute il misfatto 81 ascidga-
rono gil abiti intrisi di sangue e
nascOndendoli, il fratello maggi-
re con sorprendente sangue fred
do and6 a trovare il padre DELI
ucciso narrando che unosconosciu-
to coperto da maschera uccise il
6glio trasportandolo lontano dopo
avergli rubato del carciobi.
Siffatta fu la denunzia resa a
questo delegate dottor Viviani che
non abbocc6 all 'amo. Egli subito
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1917-06-16
UN FATTO BRIGANTESCO A
MODENA

MODENA = A Santa Maria di
MugnanO, a pochi chilometri dalla
citta, e avvenuto un fatto brigan-
tesco, che ha suscitatO molta i'm
pressione.
Due possidenti, certi Pho Been
tani, d 'anni 27, e Beccari Tomma-
50, d ami 80, ritornando, su di un
biroccino, ola Modena, owe 81 erano
trattenuti per AFFAIR." a mercato, gi-
unit nella lOcalita predetta furonb
|improYvisamente affrontati da ire
individui mascherati ed armati che
intimaronO loro: 80 La forsa, a
la vita !" | due aggrediti non 81
perdettero Ii per Ii d amino e ten
tarOno di opporsi Ma i malandri-
nj, che erano divenuti quattro per
la comparsa improvvisa di altro
complice, riuscirono ad avere il
sopravvento. Uno degli aggrediti
fu ferito. Frattanto gil aggresso-
ri 81 impossessarono del portafogli
contenente oltre 1000 lire tosto
Sc la svignarono. A Formigine il
fatto FIJI conoSciutO subito / cara
binieri 81 posero ALA ricerca del
quattro malandrini. Ire di essi.
infatti, furono arrestati. Sono sta
ii identifcati per Procolo Pratt,
Cerchiani Ernesto Paglia Ettore.
Due di' essi risultarono renitenti al
servizio militare.