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The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-09-09
SENATE VOTES TO RAISE
AN ADDITIONAL
S942, 100000.
DRAFT DENOUNCED
Senator Hardwick, in Speech,
Urges More Pay for Soldiers
In U. S. Army.

A press dispatch sent out from
Washington Friday says; In the midst
Of another bitter outburst over Amer
lean unity in prosecuting the wal
the Senate late today tentatively
disposed Of the income tax provis.
ions Of the war tax bill and again
defeated all attempts at higher tax.
alton
Interest in virtual adoption Of the
income tax section designed to raise
$4,000 600 more revenue from
individual and cooperative incomes
was overshadowed by a stormy three
hours scene in which Senator Hard
wick Of Georgia was subjected to
vigorous criticism by Senator Mel.
son, Republican and Senators Cham
berlain and Williams, Democrats
An amendment by Senator Hard,
wick to increase taxes on large in
comes in order to pay $50 monthly
bonus to all the Senate's temper II
was promptly voted down, "A to ,
having the support only Of Senator
Gronna, Hardwick, La Toilette Reed
and Vardaman-all the group which
opposed the draft act.
Senator La Toilette had offered
the amendment yesterday for Seua
tor Ilardwick, who was absent
When the Georgia senator today
urged its adoption as a conscriptior
of wealth to pay soldiers eonscripted
he was assailed by Senator Nelson
2 Civil War veteran, who denouneei
The amendment as 'humilating ant
belitting" to the Americas soldiers
"0ur boys are not as cheap a.
some statesmen" the Minnesota sen.
ator shouted.
Senator Chamberlain, chairman
Of the military committee, with evi.
dent feeling, cited Senator Hard
wick's opposition to the draft law
and declared the amendment tended
to domoralize the army and toward
further resistance of the law.
"In reply Senator Hardwick ex.
claimed the right of free speech de
Tended his course in opposition tc
the administration and attacked
what he called the "fIamboyant
patriotism" of his critics.
Senator Williams criticized the
Georgia senator's past and rrc ant
attitude toward the draft law and
rdiculed his speech.
81 take it there are very few sen
ators, probably not over five"
said Senator Williams, "'who will
q, &c that we have seldom witnesse,
a finer case Of self initiation ana
| puffed up self acting than that which
has just been shown upon thi
arena. "
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-09-09
10 THE VOTERS OF
THE CITY OF COLUMBUS

have authorized my announce.
ment in today's issue Of this paper
rs candidate for Mayor. solicit
your influence and votes on a plat.
form of Economy and Efficiency in
the administration of the city's af
fairs. The compensation is large
enough and the office important
noueh for You to expect and de.
rand that ,he entire time and atten
lion Of your Mayor be given to thl
5arous duties Of this office, and !
pledge myself, if elected, to devote
ny time, to the exclusion of any 9th.
or interest, to the details Of the office
and the up-building of our beautiful
city.
Faithfully yours,
John w. Humphries.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-09-09
WANT NAMES OF
DEAD AMERICANS
BRITISH EMBASSY ASKED TC
FURNISH NAMES OF bonn
BARDMENT VICTIMS.

Washington, Sept. 8.--Ihe medical
corps Of the army today asked the
British embassy Immediately to
cable the war office in London for
the names of the one American killed
and the five wounded when the Ger.
man airmen bombarded an Ameri-
can hospital on the French coast on
Tuesday.
The hospital attack was not OPP
Grated under the direction Of Gen
eral Pershing and this was believed
by war department officials to ey-
plain the absence Of report from
him on the bombardment
The hospital was in the section
held by the British troops and came
under the control of British officers.
Adjutant General Mccain believed
it would be impossible to secure a re-
port from the British war office be.
fore tomorrow.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-09-09
ITEMS OF INTEREST
OVER THE COUNTRY
GIST OF THE NEWS GATHERED
HERE AND THERE AND PRE-
SENTED IN BRIEF FORM.

Loans of $10O,000,00O each to
Great Britain and France were made
by the government the past week,
bringing the total advanced the Allies
up to $2,266, 100000. Thursdays
loans are the first made this month
and probably will be followed soon
by loans to other powers. The total
thus far advanced Entente govern
ments is as follows: Great Britain,
81 100000; France SG30,000,-
600; Russia, 1915, 100000; Italy,
100000, 900; Belgium, $53, 400, 900.
and Servia, $3,0O0,O00.
Ten thousand and one persons
were killed in railroad accidents dur
ing 1916 and 19G,722 were injured,
according to compilation of figures
covering the years, and made public
Thursday by the interstate commerce
commission As usual, the greater
number were trespassing on railroad
property. Passengers killed number.
ed 291; injured 8,008; employees
killed 2,941; injured, 1929, 9th
er persons, including trespassers,
killed and injured, numbered 6,769
and l1,791 respectively These fig.
ures show an increase over 1915 of
1871 persons killed and 34,835 in
jured.
United States District Attorney
George states there are scattered
members of the |. W. w. in Missis.
sippi and that the department Of
justice has provided for any possible
outbreak.
Five men and two boys were killed
and seven other persons were prob
ably fatally injured when a boiler
exploded in the Escondido coal mines
10 miles south of Eagle Pass, in Mex
leo
Federal authorities in New Orleans
Friday arrested Pedro Ysasi, secre
tary Of the New Orleans chapter In
dustrial Workers of the World, anC
alleged to be head of that organiza
ton in the South. The authorities
stated they suspect Ysasi Of trying
to foment strikes in lumber camp
and other industries throughout tht
South.
Several letters have been writer
by President Wilson to members o.
| Congress indorsing the view that j
would be a fine thing if Congress
were to finish its work in the nea
future and return to their district
to shed "full light" on the war an,
its objects.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-09-09
MANY ASPIRANTS + OR
MUNICIPAL OFFICE
NOW VACANT.
ELECTION SEPT. Is
Campaign Has Already Open.
ed Up, and Candidates are
Busy.

Not only has the local political
pot reached the boiling point, but the
skillet is sizzling merrily and even
the egg better, having become en-.
thused over the complexity of the
situation, is busily engaged in per-
forming fancy gyrations.
All this commotion results from
activity on the part of gentlemen
seeking the office Of mayor, which
was made vacant by the death of
Hon. w. c. Gunter, who passed
away at his home on North Third
avenue last Tuesday night. The
provisions of the city charter make
it incumbent upon the municipal
council to call a special election with
in ten days after the vacancy occurs
and the council at meeting held
Thursday night fixed Tuesday, Sep
tember 25, as the date of the election.
Ever since the lamentable death o.
Mayor Gunter took place it has been
known that there would be number
of aspirants for the vacancy, and
even before the date Of the election
was fixed candidates were solicit
ing the support of qualified electors
those in the field being Prof. S, M
Nash, Messrs. ID. S. McClanahan, P
c. Barksdale and John w. Humph-
ries.
The election will be unlike a pri-
mary in the fact that the majority Of
the total vote cast will not ba '9cefs-
sary, 10 elecSnn Tie .ldidaOa n
ceiving the largest number of votes
will be declared elected and this will
preclude the necessity of second
contest. The law under which pri-
maries are held provides that the
successful aspirants for any office
must receive a majority of the totaI
vote polled, but the city charter, un-
der the provisions of which the
coming contest will take place, makes
no such stipulation, and the candi-
date receiving the highest number Of
votes on September 25 will be de-
clared elected.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-09-09
GERMANS MAKE AERIAL.
ATTACK ON AMERICANS

London, Sept, THE Germans
yesterday made an aeral attack up
on the American hospital occupied
by st, Louis Harvard eontingents,
situated in a coast village, killing one
officer Of the American army medical
corps, and wounding three Others
severely, Reuther's correspondent at
British headquarters in France tel
egraphed today. Two others of the
rank and file were killed and 16
wounded, five Of the latter being
Americans.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-09-09
Little Child Dies.

Mrs. Perry Lofts has the sympathy
of numerous friends in the death Of
her fourteen months old baby, Per-
ry, IT. The baby had been III several
weeks and died early Friday morning.
Funeral services were held Friday
afternoon conducted by Rev. d. w.
Cheek, and the remains were tender
ly laid to rest in Friendship cemetery.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-09-09
VISITING PREACHERS TO
BE HEARD HERE TO-DAY

Three visiting preachers will occupy
local pulpits today, Rev. r. L. Hol-
comb, of Pontotoc, being at the First
Baptist church, and Rev. R. A. Boil
ing, of Jackson, speaking at the First
Presbyterian church Services at
both these churches will be held at
II a. m, and 1880 p. m. At the
evening service Of the First Baptist
church Mrs. W A. Dealle will sing a
solo.
This evening at 80 o'lock Rev
j. S. Hughes, of Brandon, will preach
at the First Baptist church.
The public is given a cordial in.
vitation to be present at these
churches.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-09-09

Misses Mary Eta and Lille Eichel-
berger who took a special course at
The University Of Chicago, the past
summer, and who have been visiting
their mother Mrs H. l. Eichelberger
in this city, will leave the coming
week for Shorter College, at Rome
Ga. These young ladies have been
highly complimented by being named
as members of the faculty of this in.
stitution. Miss Eta will be at the
head of the home science department
and Miss Lille will have charge OF
the chemistry department.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-09-09
Rev w. w. Dorman Dies.

News has been received in Colum-
bus announcing the death Of Rev. w.
w. Dorman, who died in Monte Val
ley, Ala. DR.. Dorman was formerly
a member of the North Mississippi
Methodist conference, and a number
of years ago was presiding elder in
this city. He had been i'll for sever
al months. He had many friends in
this city who deeply regret to learn
of his demise.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-09-09
CIRCUIT COURT TO
CONVENE MONDAY
TERM WILL BE PRESIDED OVER
BY JUDGE THOS. B. CAR
ROLL, OF STARKVlLLE.

Tomorrow will be busy day in
the city, when the fall term of cir
cult court convenes. The grand jury
and petit juries will be drawn in the
morning and citizens from every sec
ton of the county will be here.
The term is to be presided ovel
by Judge Thos. b. Carroll, of Stark
vile, and Hon. Guy J. Rencher. OF
DeKalb, will be the district attorney
There are seventv-nIne eases to be
disposed of, SO of which are civil, and
25 criminal.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-09-09
NEW SESSION BEGINS ONE
WEEK FROM TC-
MORROW.
COMPLETE FACULTY
Interesting Data Given Out by
New Superintendent j. c.
Meadows.

Vacation days are radidly nearing
their close, and local adolescents will
be called upon to resume their studies
on Monday, September II, when the
public schools of the city will throw
open their doors for the session Of
l917-18.
Prof j. C. Meadows, the new
superintendent, who has been takinl
a summer course at the University Of
Chicago, has already reached the city
and is now busily engaged in the
work of making preparations for
he opening Of the new session
Prof Meadows comes to Columbus
well recommended, his work in
Amory, where he was school superin-
tendent for several years, having
been most efficient
According to an official announce
.nent made by the new superinten,
cendent, children who expect to en-.
er the first grade and who have
lever attended school must enroll
either within the first two weeks of
the new session or within the first
.wo weeks of the second half of the
session, as classes for beginners will
le formed only during these periods
The school will open at 9 O'Clock
a. m. on Monday, September II, and
'hildren living south Of College street
should report at the Barrow Memo
'ial School, while those living north
# thu thoroughfare should report
i Nrank,af Academy
The new Stephen d. Lee High
School, which is now in course of
construction, will not be ready fol
occupancy until about the first Of
January, and in the meantime the
chool will continue to occupy quar-
ers at Franklin Academy. The fac
ulty for this school has been named
however, and is included in the fol
lowing official list of teachers for
he coming session:
j. c. Meadows, superintendent of
chools.
Stephen d. Lee High School.
R. M, Goode, principal, mathemat
cs; Miss Leonora Woodward, Eng
lish; Miss Mary Lou Peyton, history
Mrs. +. B. Stinson, mathematics; Miss
ella Randle, home science; Miss
rhelma West, English and history
Ir. A. G. Matney, Latin; Mr.. J. r
ZEE, commercial studies.
Franklin Academy.
Miss Alice Halbert, eighth grade
Miss Olivia Leigh, seventh grade
Miss Tillie Webb, sixth grade; Mrs
Margie Patterson, fifth grade; Miss
Emma Rails Lacy, fourth grade; Miss
Lidia MCGOWAN, third and fourth
trades; Mrs. Laura Beard third
grade; Miss Adele Irwin, second
grade; Miss Frances Shirley, first
yrade; Miss Beulah Smith, primary
department.
Barrow Memorial School.
Mrs. A. T. Sale, principal eighth
grade; Miss Caro- Armstrong, seventh
grade, Miss Mamie Locke
3iyth grade; Miss Bessie Weaver
fifth grade; Miss Ozie Jordan, fomtl
grade; Miss Dorothy Leigh, third
grade; Miss Frances Bishop. seconc
erode; Miss n,l'y Locke, first grade
Miss Mary Stokes, primary depart
ront.
Air Line School.
Iiss Beulah Sharp.
Union Academy.
T, B. Harris, principals; Thos. T
Hamilton, H. 4. Coleman, Betti,
f. Hughes, Eddie P. Stevens, NJ. L
Hunter, Josie NJ. Taylor, Lula A
Roberts, Lille Roberts, Roxanns
Mitchell, Rebecca l.. Bailey, Mimi,
L. Davis, Sarah Walker.
|
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-09-09
STATE W. c. 7. u.
TO MEET HERE SOON
ANNUAL MEETING or TEt.PLI.
ANCE WORKERS WILL TAKE
PLACE OCT. Is, l6 AND II.

Much interest is being taken in the
annual meeting of the Women's Chris
tian Temperance Union, of Mississip-
ri. which will this year be held in
Columbus, The meeting will con-
vene on October Is and continue
through October II, and it is prob
able that more than one hundred del
egates will be in attendance.
The sessions are to be held at the
First Baptist church. and a most in
teresting program is being arranged.
The public is given a cordial invita-
tion TO be present.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-09-09

Mr.. Lee Pistole, Jr., of Mobile,
has been spending the past several
days here the guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
r. B. Nash, on South Ninth avenue.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-09-09

Mr.. L. a. Fox and family. of
Kansas City, have arrived in Colum-
bus and will make this their future
home. Mr., Fox is superintendent
Of the local plant of Lucas f. Moore
Stave Company.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-09-09

Mr. Thos r. Ferkler, of Baltimore,
representing lssac Hamburger and
Sons, merchant tailors, is spending
cveral days in the city, and will be
at the Columbus Clothing Company
Monday and Tuesday taking orders.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-09-09
Style Show Week.

A large and attractive advertise
ment for the firm of w. G. Beard,
Inc, announcing their big Style
Show Week appears in this morn
ing's Commercial Many wonder
full bargains are advertised.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-09-09
REGISTRATION DATE
FOR WOMEN IS FIXED

A telegram was received last
night from Miss Emma Ody Pohl stat
ing that Friday, September IA, had
been fixed as the date of registration
for those who desire to participate
in the activities of the Woman's
Auxiliary of the Mississippi Division
Of the National Defense Council.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-09-09
School Goods.
Faithfully yours,
John W. Humphries.

In the Commercial this morning
the firm Of Simon Loeb and Bros
8 offering special bargains in
wearing apparel for school teacher
and pupils. Read the advertisement
on the last page Of this paper.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-09-09

Mr.. Robert Kaye, Of Dallas, Tex,
has been spending the past several
days in Columbus with his brother,
Mr.. Sam Kaye, Sr.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-09-09

Miss Corinne Nickles left yester-
day for Fayette, Ala, where she
viii teach in The public school the
coming session.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-09-09

Mrs. L. H. Shapiro leaves today
for New York, where she goes to
visit her brother.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-09-09

Mr.. L. f. Swanzy, Of Caledonia,
was in Columbus yesterday on busi-
ness.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-09-09
"a i, p9oo 30 . . o . . .
FORECAST For THIS WEEK. =

o Washington, Sept. s.--The .
. forecast for weather for the 2
Q week beginning today, issued 2
2 by the weather bureau Saturday 9
q says:
o For South Atlantic and East 2
q Gulf States; generally fair I,
. weather during the week with (
q seasonable temperatures pre- Z
q ceded by showers and cooler {
2 Sunday in the Carolinas. {
q 90 o. q q o o q q . O q O q !,
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-09-09
BOIL WEEVILS ARE
ATTACKING COTTON
PESTS APPEAR IN MANY FIELDS
BUT NO GREAT DAMAGE
is FEARED.

Boil weevils, which have been
scarcer in Lowndes county this season
than for many years past, have at
last made their appearance, and are
doing some injury to cotton. Maj
w &. .Inv wl farms rlS i.prgsent,
ed Lowndes county in the state SEN
ate and who has extensive farming
interests near Crawford, was in
Columbus Saturday, and reported
the presence of large number of the
insects in that section.
The weeyils are also reported in
other sections of the county, but it is
so late in the season that no exten-
sive damage is feared. Cotton is 50
near maturity that most OF the bolls
can be gathered before the pests
attack them, and the principal dam
age will be to the top crop.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-09-09

DR.. Jim William Cox, a prominent
Young physician Of this city, has re-
Gently received his commission as a
first lieutenant in the Medical Re-
serve Corps, and is daily expecting to
report to some officers training
camp The Commercial of last
Thursday through error stated that
Or. Cox had been commissioned as a
second lieutenant
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-09-09

DR.. J, D. Mccullough, Messrs. c,
C. Shackleford and r. Z. Bennett
have returned from a visit to Mem.
phis, Tenn, and Boonsborought
Ark.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-09-09

Mr. Leonard Brooks is out Of town
on business.
The sun., 1917-07-01
THE EVOLUTION OF
A Big MOTOR IDEA
Enables Hayes and Defender
fer to Move Into Large
New Building.

Two years ago . young automobile
engineer INDUCED in FIVE minutes of log
ical thinking as follows: The horse has
passed From now on all merchandise
will be moved by motors. Tho whole
problem is to find the delivery car which
will deliver at the lowest cost per pound.
What Is the lesson to be learned from
pleasure cars? At first they were enor-
mously heavy. The final and highest
type of car was the lightest manutac-
tured--the Ford. A Ford will carry
1000 pounds OF human freight for half
the cost OF a heavy car. Then why isn't
the Ford the logical chassis for a deliv-
cry car for work where tho load aver
ages 1000 pounds? But the Ford's
short wheel base makes II impossible to
secure sufficient loading space for bulky
merchandise. Very good-then ! will
lengthen the Ford wheel base by stretch
ing the chassis 80 inches"
That was the big idea and it's creator
was the Hayes-Diefenderfer Company.
The rest of the story 10 one OF those
Aladdin successes which are common
enough on Broadway.
The Hay-Dee extension was perfected
mechanically and offered for sale. Its
acceptance was Immediate. Soon q big
store on Fifty -nfth street was occupied
and a large factory was In operation.
Then rs an essential development a
wonderful line OF special bodies was Gre
ated. In an unbelievably short time over
thousand OF these heightened Fords
with smart new bodies were running
around New York streets-bodies with
from 90 to 100 inches OF loading apace
and specially arranged interiors for all
lines OF business.
The sun., 1917-07-01
MILEAGE IN GLOBE TIRES.
Built Into Them, According to
Sales Manager.

Shien manager
They cut up a Globe tire to see what
ails II every time one of them reaches
final inspection varying over an ounce
from standard weight. This on the part
OF the Globe Rubber Tire Manufacturing
Company Of Trenton. N. j.. Is a vital
feature OF its policy OF guaranteeing
5000 miles OF service on every tire 1t
manufactures.
This 5000 mile guarantee, though ex-
traordinarily high, is conservative
contract with the purchaser. The hard
est road tests have revealed the ability
Of many globe tires to go 5000. 10000,
IL. 600 and sometimes even 10000 mics.
Very few of our tires are ever re-
turned found even fractionally want
ing" declares J. b. Linerd, general man
aRer.
A striking feature of the straight side
Globe tire is its bead. This is composed
of hand rolled rubber saturated fabric,
reinforced by e5 strands OF interlaced
copper-tln wire. also saturated with rub
Der, after the manner OF reinforced con-
crete structure, and vulcanized into one
compact resilient cable. This guards the
tire carcass safely against any foreign
substance working its way In and caus-
ing separation OF the rubber soaked
layers of duck fabric. which contain
the friction.
The double breaker strip. welded be-
! tween the tread and tho carcass. for ex-
ample, and protecting the carcass against
road shocks employs much the same en-
cheering principle that protects the
Woolworth Building against the vibra-
tions from its immense power plant