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The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-11-04
CHRISTMAS MAIL FOR THE
AMERICAN FORCES ABROAD

The time is approaching to give
Thought 80 bringing Christmas cheer
to the American soldiers and sailors
abroad.
10 Arrangements have been perfect
ed whereby the Christmas mail to the
American EXpeditionary Forces in
Europe is to be delivered by Christ
mas morning. Without the fullest CO.
operation on the part o fthe publi..
it will be impossible to accomplish
this result,
Thethree essential respects in
which the public can aid in assuriae
a happy Christmas at the front are
Mail early, address nteligently,
and pack securely. For this reason
it is urgently requested that all per.
sons having Christmas mail for the
soldiers and sailors and the civilian
units attached to the army in Europe
observe closely the following direc.
tions:
/. Mails to reach the soldiers in
France by Christmas morning MUST
BE POSTED NOT LATER THAN
NOVEMBER Is. By Order No. 82l
Of the Postmaster General, date
October 20, 1917, SUCH PARCEL /;
WILL BE LIMITED IN WEIGHT
TO SEVEN POUNDS.
2. Every package must bear con
spiciously the words "CHRlSTMAS
MAIL" the complete address Of thu
person 'or whom il is ii.sndai aud
the ulper lefl-nand co,net ..n
name and address Of the seni..'
g, Every parcel must be so nack
ed 1rd wrapped as to admit II easy
inspect on by the postmaster y.
parcel will be dispatched to Franc,
which has not the postmaster's Ger
! tifcate that il contains no prohibit
ed articles, intoxicants. inflamaDl
pateriatg tincluding friction
mat hes), or compositions which ma,
! kill or iniure another or damag
mails are amongst the articles pro
I hibited.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-11-04
ITEMS OF INTEREST
OVER THE COUNTRY
ClST OF THE NEWS GATHERED
HERE AND THERE AND PRE-.
sENTED IN BRIEF FORM.

The ginners report SHOWS that 2.
800 bales Of cotton were ginned in
Lowndes county prior to October rs
compared to 1850 bales ginned to
October lS, 1915.
The directors of the st. Loui.
Symphony Orchestra have voted that
the "Star Spangled Banner" shall be
played at every concert
The Mississippi State Board oi
Prison Trustees has sold twelve car
loads of cotton seed for SS2.50 a ton
record in this state. The previous
record of $50 a ton was established
two weeks ago at the convict farm.
The executive board of the Ma,
tional Congress of Mothers and Par.
ont-TeG hers association selected AL.
rany. N Y, as the place for the Nat
ional Congress, May l2-17, 1918, at
the closing session,
The tomb of King Lunalilo in
Honolulu has been broken open and
his silver crown and other emblems
have been stolen the police have dis
covered. King Lunalilo was the pre-.
deeessor of the late King Kalakaua.
He died in 1874,
A circus train in the West was de.
layed by the elephants reaching
through window ana sucking up the
water from the tender
The body Of Tina, a pet canary be-
longing to Col William Glassford,
commandant Of the aviation school
at North Island, Cal, was cremated
and taken up 5000 feet in an army
aeroplane, hence the ashes were seat.
tered to the air
Soldiers in training at the sixteen
national army cantonments in the
United States require approximately
$500 carlads of food daily. accord
ing to statistics given out by the
Railroad War Board.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-11-04
CADSDEN RECTOR
MAY COME HERE
REV. E. L. MALONE is OFFERED
REcTORSHIP OF ST. PAUL'S
EPISCOPAL CHURCH,

At recent meeting of the vestry
of St. Pauls Episcopal church the
members decide to offer the rector
ship to Rev. E. l.. Malone, Of Gads-
den, Ala, and although he has not
yet advised them whether he will ac-
cept, he will probably do so the
coming week.
In response to the offer made by
the vestry here, Rev. Malone came
to Columbus and spent Tuesday and
Wednesday here, and many Colum-
bus people had an opportunity OF
meeting him. He conducted the ex.
ercises at the Industrial Institute
and College Wednesday morning.
Rev. Malone has been called to
succeed Rev. w. S. Slack, who re-
Gently went to Alexandria, La, to re-
side. He is a most interesting speak
er, and is very popular with the citi-
zens in Gadsden.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-11-04
SCORELESS GAME
PLAYED FRIDAY
FRANKLIN ACADEMY AND
AMORY PLAYED FOOT.
BALL HERE FRIDAY.

Columbus High School met Amory
on the local gridiron Friday after
noon in the best played and hardest
fought game of the season. The teams
battled for almost an hour without
either side being able to score. II
was only one or two instances that
either side was able to get reasonably
near scoring position.
Columbus was handicapped by the
absence of two regular players in
the backfeld. Banks and Lindamood
who filled the new positions played
remarkably well, however
Amory's line showed much strength
and Columbus was able to gain very
little over it. Smith and Lyle starres
for Amory. The Columbus boys al
played good ball.
The enthusiasm of the girls of th'
local high school added much to tn
fighting spirit of our team. The tw'
teams meet again next Friday il
Amory,
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-11-04
ARMY TRANSPORT FIN.
LAND ATTACKED BY A
GERMAN SUBMARINE.
DETAILS M EAGER
Vice Admiral Sims Issues
Statement Giving List of the
Victims.

Washington, Nov 3.-The torpedo
ing of the homeward bound army trans
port Finland in the war zone four
days ago, resulted in the death of two
members of the naval armed guard
two army enlisted men and four of
the ships civilian crew. A third ma.
val seaman is missing.
Vice Admiral Sims report of the
casualties to the navy department to-
day added no details to the announce
ment yesterday that the Finland has
been torpedoed but had been able to
reach European port under her own
steam.
The casualty list was made public
Friday, follows:
James w. Henry, seaman, second
class; dead Next Of kin, Rose Henry.
4S Reynolds street, Harrison, N. J.
Newton R. Head, seaman; dead.
Next of kin, not given. Home ad-
dress, Cleveland, Ga.
Porter Hilton. seaman, second
class, missing. Mother. Mrs Lizzie
Hilton, Toccoa, Ga.
M. CORDOBA, fireman. drowned. No
emergency address.
j. Hanelso, barber. dorwned
Brother, A. Phillips, Jackson Bar
racks, New Orleans, La.
Jose Cuevas, mess boy, probably
died from injuries. Father, Mr.. Ceu-
vas, Havannah, Cuba.
Army:
Private Lester Hickey, infantry,
drowned r'atfrcr, Thomas ENrkey,
l42 North Racine avenue, Chicago.
Charles II. Maxwell, colored, trans
port workers battalion, drowned
Brother, Thomas f. Maxwell. box 27s
Concord, N. C.
The announcement that five of the
men were drowned indicated to Off
cials that that Finlsnd's company left
the vessel in small boats until il was
made certain that she would remain
afoatA The capsizing of one of the
boats in launching might account for
the drowning of the two men.
1t is is assumed that two of the
armed guard were killed by the ex-
plosion of the torpedo and that the
missing one probably was blown over
board by the explosion as was sea
man on the destroyer Cassin when
she was torpedoed recently.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-11-04
PERCY TO SPEAK
FOR Y..M.C.A. HERE
is CHAIRMAN OF COMMITTEE
RAISING FUNDS FOR
WAR WORK.

Hon. Leroy Percy of Greenyille,
WHO'S chairman forthe state of Missis-
sippi Of the committee named to raise
$35, 900 for Y. NJ. c. A. war work
will speak in Columbus Thursday, No,
yember Is, in behalf of this mos,
laudable movement,
Mr.. Percy is well known through
out Mississippi, having been elected
by the legislature to fill out the un.
expired term Of the late Senator A
j. McLaurn, who died in December
1909 He is a fluent speaker, and on
his appearance here will doubtless be
greeted by a large audience.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-11-04
"Kiuy Makay" Has Been Selected.

nifty Niohdy iids ocCh DCiSetSos
On November 27 in the Industrial
Institute and College chapel, the class
of 1918 will present "KittyMaKay,"
comedy in three acts by Catherine
Chislom Gushing. 1t is an enjoyable
play, clever in characterization and
delightful in humor.
1t will be staged by Miss Emma
0dy Pohl, who has as her past record
in staging plays long of tremendous
successes, and who ow has a prospect
Of her biggest event. Mrs. Rice
Gather, the author of the Pageant
Of 1914, will have charge of the stage
scenery and properties,
Tickets will be on sale at an early
date. Be sure to reserve your seat:
at once, for large house is expect
ed.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-11-04
FIRE DESTROYS
COUNTRY HOME
HOUSE AND FURNITURE OF J. d.
DOTHEROW co UP IN
SMOKE,

Sparks from the kitchen chimney
on Thursday night ignited a blaze
which destroyed the cosy country
home Of Mr., ]. d. Dotherow, about
two miles northwest of Columbus on
the Waverly road
The flames had made fairly good
progress when discovered, and as
there was no fire fighting apparatus
at hand it was impossible TO subdue
them, the building and practically all
of the household furniture having
gone up in smoke.
The loss is estimated at about
$4,000, and is partially covered by in.
surance.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-11-04
Colonel Fontaine Is Dead.

Jackson, Miss, Nov. 3.-Col. VIII
hanson Fontaine, attached to the
staffs Of Gen, "Stonewall' Jackson and
Gen, ]. E. B. Stuart, during the war
between the states, died at his home
here Friday, aged 84 He was with
General Jackson at the time Of his
death at Characteristic. While on
General stuart's staff be was captured
and served nine months as a prisoner
in the Shenandoah Valley campaign
on Johnson Island,
After the war Colonel Fortaine be-
came member of the faculty Of Bay.
lor Female College at independence
Texas, and afterwards for 10 years
occupied the chair of Latin at the
University of Texas,
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-11-04
"Tale of Two Cities" With William
Farnum at Princess Monday.


The attraction at the Princess for
Monday, November 5, is the famous
classic of Charles Dickens, "a Tale
of Two Cities" featuring the noted
American actor, William Farnum. 1t
is master production on which much
time and money was spent, and fully
1000 people were used for the many
big massive settings, that the famous
story requires, This production has
received unlimited praise from stu
dents of Dickens, as well as those
that appreciate any high class pro-
duction.
Matinee at $3.50 and 4;45,
Night 1880 and 8:45,
Admission: Children 10 cents,
Adults Is cents.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-11-04
Mcpenald Convicted.

Atlanta, Ca, Nov. S.--A fight to
save James NJ. Mcdonald, prominent
young Mississippian from the 20 year
sentence imposed upon him Friday
night by Judge Ben Hill when the
trial of Mcdonald for the Staying of
Joe Jung. Atlanta's leading Chinese
citizen, came to a dramatic close
with a verdict Of voluntary man.
slaughter, was started Saturday.
The sentence Of 20 years given the
young Mississippian is the limit for
voluntary manslaughter, Judge Hill,
ldisregardlng recommendation 10
merry as made by the jury.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-11-04
Captain Mckinley Here.

DR.. w. R. Mckinley, now a captain
in the United States Army, who for
some time past has been stationed
at Fort Oglethorpe, Ca, arrived in
Columbus yesterday to be with his
family short time before going to
Philadelphia, Pa, where he will be
stationed at the University Hospital
Capt. Mckinley will leave for Phila
delphia today.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-11-04

Mr. T. f. Terry and Miss L. V.
Weathers, a couple from Lamar
county, Ala, were married by Justice
of the Peace T. M. Cummings at the
court house in this city yesterday af-
ternoon at 2 o'clock.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-11-04
Sink 10 German Boats and Cruiser.

JIhk To Oerman Boats and Cruiser.
London, Nov, 3.-The admiralty
announced today that German aux
iliary cruiser and ten German patrol
vessels had been sunk off the Cate
gat, an arm of the North sea in Dan
ish waters.
The admiralty announcement said
there WERE no British losses.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-11-04

The Parent Teachers Association
Of IL. e. c. Practice School, win meet
ruegday. November 6 from 3 to 4 in
room u, Industrial Hall Mrs.
Sears win talk.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-11-04

Prof. G, S. Smith, of Vernon, Ala,
superintendent of education of La
mar county. was visitor to Colum-
bus yesterday, having been guest Of
Prof. f. A. Stanley,
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-11-04
Cabin DESTROYED By Fire

A four room cabin on the Air Line
road which was owned by Mr.. }. G.
Barrow was destroyed by fire Thurs
day morning. The loss is covered by
insurance,
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-11-04

Messrs. ]. b. Hardy and Preston
King, Of the University Of Alabama,
are spending the weekend with rcla-
tives here.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-11-04

The members Of the United Chari-
ties viii meet Monday afternoon at
3 o'clock at the First Methodist
church.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-11-04

Miss Miriam Cooper, Of Bobo,
Miss, is the attractive guest of her
sister, Miss Erin Cooper, Of the |. |.
and c.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-11-04

Mr.. John Humphries leaves the
first of the week for Memphis and
Little Rotk, where he goes on busi-
ness.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-11-04

Mr.. R. NJ. Nickels has purchased
DR.. NJ. D. Woods cottage, on Fifth
avenue, north, and will take posses
sion next week.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-11-04

DR.. w. C. Brewer returned Thurs
day from New Orleans, where he
spent several days,
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-11-04

Mr.. F. A. Rowan, of Artesia,, spent
yesterday in the city.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-11-04
Typewriters

Cleaned, repaired and adjusted.
Divelbiss, Columbus, Miss.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-25
HEARTY SUPPORT PLEDGED.
Senator Smoot and Congressman
NAYS. of Utah, for Prohibition.

Senator Smoot and Congressman
Mays, of Utah. have received scores
of letters and kilograms from their
constituents in Utah urging That they
vote for and support war prohibition.
Senator Smoot has sent the follow
ing reply to the Sunday school work
ers:
you may advise your organization
that / shall do all I can to secure
national prohibition. not only during
the war but forever afterward. I
shall vote for prohibition in any form
that will bring this about-and you
may also state that | am in full ac=
cord with the sentiment expressed in
your telegram"
!. Congressman Mays has written as
follows:
This subject is being vigorously
agitated in the house and II is quite
likely that some effective legislation
will he enacted during the present
session. ! shall be pleased, of course.
10 give my support TO legislation OF
this character"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-25
ALIArERATToN's ARTTUL AIM.
\ griculturists Against Alcohol; Per-
feet Prohibition Preferred.

The Ohio farmer has come to the
front with photographic punches which
go straight to the booze mark. With
"apt alterations 'artful aim" he has
expressed his prohibition preferences
At a meeting of the Delaware county
Grange letter pledging support to
President Wilson was drafted and
sent to him. The letter contained a
request for national prohibition as a
conservation measure, and one para
graph read thus:
We are for more beef. beans, bread
and butter and less beer, booze and
buns
More wheat, wealth and wisdom
and less whiskey, waste and want,
More milk. molasses and money
and less malt. misery and meanness.
More apples. alfalfa and amity.
less ale, ailments and animositF
More rice. rye and reason. less sa-
looms sin and suffering.
More dress, dainties and dishes,
less distilleries, drunkards and dis
turhances.
More beets, barns and business.
less breweries. brawls and burials.
More sheep, swine and sugar, less
sherry. sham and shame.
More potatoes, pumpkins a n 4
peaches. less port. punch and poison.
More corn. cabbage and cheese.
less champagne. chaff and cheat.
More harmony. homes and heaven.
less Hof- Brau havoc and hell.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-25
CLEVELAND DRYs BUSY.
Their Purpose Is to Make Far Greater
Gains This Year

Drys OF Cleveland. O.. have ex-
pressed a purpose TO make far greater
&c ms in this years campaign than
they did two years ago. The city has
a population of more than 500, 0oe,
but the drys feel confident they can
bring Cuyahoga county's wet major
ity down 20 a negligible figure.
In 1915 the drys had An effective
organization which included 1000 ac-
tive workers. As result. the wet
''ote that year, az compared with
1914. was decreased 3.lT2 and the
dry vote was increased 1884. making
a net gain of s.43s.
This year n committee OF fifteen
will have charge OF the dry fight.
This committee is headed by some Of
the most aggres sive men IN the city.
In this years campaign il is pur-
posed to recruit the working force
TO 10000. A movement is on in the
Bible classes to assemble a strength
q. 900 men.
Many OF the brewers and saloon
keepers are quietly arranging their
affairs for an abrupt termination of
the linuor business February !. 1919.
The drys do not want these men to
BE- disappointed.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-25
LAST HCpE rs GONE.
Decision Final Blow to Widc-Open.
Bcer-Drinking Sunday.

The decision by the supreme court
Of the state OF Illinois sustaining the
Sunday closing law of the state has
sent glimmering the last hope of
the United Societies of Chicago for
wide-open Sunday. The ruling not
only prohibits tho sale OF Intoxicating
LIQUORS by saloons on sunday. but pro-
hihits also the sale Of soft drinks.
According to the decision all licensed
saloons, are tipping houses and
soe1ne within ,the prohibition 81 Sec
ton ESQ OF chapter 43 Of the revised
statutes Of Illinois. which reads as fol-
lows:
Whoever Reeps any tipping house
or place where liquor is sold or given
away upon the first day of the week
commonly called Sunday shall be
fined not less than $500.
Last January Judge Bernard Ba-
rasa vice president of the United
Societies ruled In the cases OF num-
Der of saloonkeepers arraigned before
him for violating the Sunday closing
law that the state law does not re-
auire saloons 10 close their doors on
Sunday but merely prohibits the sale
of intoxicating liquors therein, AMI
dismissed the cases before him. Later
Henry Boerner a Chicago saloon
keeper. encoura ged by Barasa's deci-
sion, filed in the superior court or
Cook county a bill for an injunction
to restrain the mayor and chief OF
police from interfering with the open
ing of his saloon on Sunday. Boerner
contended first that the Sunday clos
ing law did not apply to licensed
dram shops and, secondly that even
il il did SO he could nevertheless keep
open on Sunday for the purpose Of
selling Notwithstanding drinks.
Judge Brantano, of the superior
court. decided against Boerner, who
took an appeal 10 the supreme court
In sustaining the action of Judge
Brantano the supreme court has i'm
mensely strengthened the hands OF
the mayors. states attorneys and
other city and county officials who
are seeking 10 enforce the Sunday
closing law in Illinois.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-25

Recently there met in Columbus.
ONO, large number OF Democrats.
who formed a dry league to help
carry Ohio for prohibition. Dry Re-
puhlicans are not to he outdone by
the Democrats, and mass convention
of these brethren will he held in CO.
lumbus In June.
II is understood that the convention
will go on record for state and ma
tional prohibition A few Of the
boosters will be content with war
time prohibition. but the majority
are for the whole thing.
More than 1.000 Republicans have
signed a call for the convention,
though plans for II have been made
uuIefiN
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-25
ILLINOIS HOUSE HAS
GREAT KILLING TINE
Eighteen Wet or Dry Bills Are
Slaughtered in One Day; Igoe
Attacks Thompson.

Eighteen wet or dry bills were
killed by the Illinois house on May
II. 1t was killing day and the house
went at it with relish. Liquor forces
were dominant.
During the day the vets defeated
the Bruce bill, prohibiting the sale of
liquor containing more than 10 per
cent of alcohol; the Barbour dance
hall bill: the Surtloff- Swift bill for
a five mile dry zone around the naval
training station at Lake Bluff. and
the futile bill which prescribed n
prison sentence for a second con-
viction for bootlegging in dry terri
tory.
But the vets were unable to put
over their bill to permit breweries to
sell directly to home consumers in
dry territory. This fell short or
passage by six votes.
Then F. Scott Mcbride, supertn-
tendent of the Anti-Saloon league.
and Thomas Curran. leader OF the
vets. put through a joint agreement
to kill all other wet and dry bills on
the calendar or in committee, and a
dozen more measures went to their
final sleep.
The argument used to Kill the naFai
zone bill, which had been asked for
by Secretary OF the Navy Daniels and
| Captain Moffett. of the Lake Bluh
station. was that a branch camp Is to
I be established in Grant park.
ITS a bill in disguise to make the
! city of Chicago a dry town. and II
nothing else sal d Lee ONel
| Browne, representative.
! The debate on the bills was char
acterized by bitter attack on Mayor
I w. II. Thompson. of Chicago. by Rep
! resentatiye Igoe.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-25
Southern Railway system.

TTafns Leave Observation-Disclosures st
station Schedule figures not vuaran.
teed. For the South-Daily: 80 a NJ
local. 1890 A. NJ. express. parlor buff
fet car; 8 p. NJ. express: ll15'P Al
express: sleeping car open. 500 r NJ
800 p. NJ. local. for Keysvilie. Chase
CITY and Buffalo Junction--week DAYS
York River Line--7:s5 A. NJ. and 4:i5
r. NJ. daily local to West Point. $40
P. NJ. daily except Sunday, steamer
train correction for Baltimore.
Trains Arrive Richmond--Fro tn.
South: 7:06 A. NJ. ana $40 A. NJ. 1928
T. NJ. TBS r NJ. daily. 8:lo A. asx.
cept Sunday. From West Point s:4O
A. NJ and Sis p. n daily. Steamer
train s:45 A. NJ. daily except Monday.
Offics eo7 r aaasa H. Phone Mad.
&DoA Ala
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-25
Canada Would End Oscillation.

Necessity of the governments taxi
ing steps to discontinue the supply IF
grain to brewers and distillers imme-
diately was brought to the attention
of the Canadian parliament at OF
tawa on May s by e. b. Devlin, Lib
eral OF Wright.
Mr.. Devlin explained that he sought
action to prevent the Use of grain in
manufacturing alcoholic beverages.
He urged that whatever the personal
views of men might be as TO prohibit
ton, the time had come to take action
to save grain for food
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-25
Would It Hit Tom

a plan to equaiize the demands
made respectively on soldiers and
stay at homes, the liquor business and
favored industries Is proposed in =
letter sent to President Wilson, his
cabinet and congress by Col. r. NJ.
Gilmore, of Louisville. Ky, president
says an enlisted man should receive
$3.50 a month. He favors confiscat-
ing every income of more than $3.50
Il month.