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The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-05-20
TWO SCHOLARSHIPS
. ARE NOW ASSURED
MISS NELLIE BORDEAUX HAS
BEEN HONORED BY BEING
AWARDED FIRST ONE.

Since the Columbus Business
Mems Scholarship Fund has now
reached the desired amount of $500,
two scholarships of $3.50 each are
assured.
The following donors have kindly
contributed since the first list was
published J. M. Morgan, w. d,
Sanders, National Bank Of Com
meree, First State Bank, w. T. Lee,
Hanna's Art Studio, B. A. Lincoln,
Columbus Lumber Co., Bell Lumber
& Mfg. Co., The Bell Cafe, +. M.
Jacob & Son, The Steen Co., DIR. Ed.
Lehmburg, DR.. w. d. burden and
Phillips Bros & Burris.
A committee has been. appointed
TO award the scholarships The mem.
bers are President Whitfield, chair
man; Mrs. Young OF the Industrial
Department; Miss Undertake, of the
Normal; Mr.. Painter, Of the Colleg-
late, and Miss Culbertson, librarian.
Miss Nellie Bordeaux, president Of
the Junior class, has been awarded
the first scholarship.
Applications for the second schol-
arship are now in order, and candi-
dates should file their applications
with Miss Nelson, President Whit
fields secretary, not later than Tues
day, May %. The scholarship is
open only to members of the present
Junior class.
1t is suggested that applicants fill
out the form of the Student Labor
Scholarship BLANKS may be obtained
in the Presidents office, and at
tach any testimonials from teachers
Add to the questions on the Student
Labor Scholarship form the follow
ing: Have you any means of self
support or outside aid in view foi
next year? Are you physically able
to work your way through college
your Senior year? Will you have tt
leave college if you do not obtair
this scholarship?
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-05-20

after the end Of the war The amend
ment had the support of senator's who
unsuccessfully fought the conscrip-
ton plan, and fought unsuccessfully
to confine the new army to "the du-
ration of the war" instead of "the
existing emergency"
Announcement was made Friday
by the federal reserve bank of New
York that it had been requested to
receive subscriptions for an addition
al issue of 5000, 1000 treasury
certificates of Indebtedness. The
certificates will bear interest at Ia
per cent and mature July 80, in con-
trast to the 3 per cent rate for the
previous s2o0,00o,oo0 issue. which
natures June 80. The new issue viii
bear the, date of May rs, which is
fixed as the date for receiving pay
ment of the subscriptions.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-05-20
JACKSON GETS NEXT
COUNCIL Meeting
EPISCOPALIANS OF MIsSIS-
SIPPI DIOCESE TO MEET
THERE NEXT YEAR.
BISHOP BRATTON
GETS ASSISTANT
Council Provides for Bishop
Coadjutor to Aid Him in His
Work.

The Council Of the Episcopal
Church for the Diocese of Mississippi,
which began its nineteenth annual
session here. Tuesday, adjourned on
Thursday night. Jackson was select
ed as the next meeting place, and the
1918 session of the Council will be
held in that city.
The most important matter to come
before the council was that of pro
viding a Misrepresentation for the
diocese, and after extended discus
sion it was decided to make provis-
ion for an official of this character
Bishop Theodore DuBose Bratton,
who presided over the meeting of the
council, was authorized to appoint a
committee to raise the necessary
funds for the salary of his assistant
and this committee will be made up
of five laymen from different cities
and towns throughout the diocese.
Following the meeting of the coun-
ell, there was a Sunday School Insti-
tute conducted hv Rev Gardner Lee
Tucker, secretary Of the Provisional
Board of Religious Education. Mr.
Tucker opened the institute with an
address Thursday evening, and or
the following morning various fea-
lures of Sunday School work were
discussed by Rev. W. E. Dakin, OF
Clarksdale, Rev. j. Lundy Sykes, OF
West Point, and other visiting clergy.
men.
On Friday evening Bishop Brattor
and several other prelates who re
NAMED over after the council ad
iourned visited the Industrial lnsti'
tute and College, where they wit
messed an impromptu entertainment
which was arranged for them by Of
ficials and students of the institu
ton.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-05-20
HAPPENINGS Of INTEREST
GATHERED HERE AND THERE
CIsT OF NEWS FROM OVER THE
COUNTRY GIVEN IN A
BRIEF FORM.

Honduras has severed diplomatic
relations with Germany, following
the lead of Guatemala.
To move one field army of $4,000
men, consisting of three infantry di
visions, one. cavalry division and \
brigade, technically known as a bri-
gade of field army troops-troops
auxiliary to the infantry and cavalry
divisions-requires total of 6,229
cars, made up into 366 trains with as
many locomotives. This information
| is contained in bulletin issued by
the special committee on national de-
fense of the American Railways AS
sociation for distribution to the rail-
roads of the country. The figures
were compiled by Lieut.-Col. Chaun-
cey B. Baker, of the quartermaster
corps, United States army. These
1929 cars would be made up as p
Ills passenger, 3S5 baggage, 1905
box, 1899 stock and 775 flat cars.
There is urgent need for 100 fe-
male power sewing machine opera
tors aSthe Charleston navy yard. The
rate of pay is $224 for eight hours
with time and half for overtime
work. The age limits for this posi-
ton are, eighteen years to forty
years, except that women over forty
who have had more than one years
experience as a power sewing ma
chine operator may be employed il
otherwise suitable.
| After the army bill had been per
fected in both houses of congress ant
sent to President Wilson for his sig
nature, the senate adopted join
resolution pro-budget bill to put con
scription out of force four month
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-05-20

Among those attending the Goth
Council Of the Episcopal Church in
our city last week none has received
a more cordial welcome than the Rev.
Walter Edwin Dakin. for nine years
rector Of the Episcopal church in CO.
lumbus. His many friends will be
glad to know that he is going to Of
fieiate at the celebration Of the Holy
Communion today at 1880 a. m, and
win preach at the time of evening
service, which is ; o'clock
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-05-20
CLARK HEADS
EDITORIAL BODY
PUBLISHER or CLARKs.
DALE REGISTER ELECT.
ED As PRESIDENT.
TWO COLUMBIANS
GIVEN OFFICES
V. b. lines, of Dispatch, Elect
ed Orator and G.. o. Senter,
of Commercial, Poet.

Two local newspaper men were
given offices at the fifty-seeond an
nual meeting Of the Mississippi Press
Association, which was held at Lau-
rel last week, Mr.. V, b. lines, busi-
ness manager Of the Dispatch, having
been named as orator and Mr.. Geo.
o. Senter, editor of the Commercial,
as poet Other officers elected were
President, Guy P. Clark, Register,
Clarksdale; first viee-president, Mott
Ayres, Leader, Laurel; second vice.
president, G. N, Harris, Herald, Can
ton; secretary, W. A. Bean, Times,
Amory; treasurer, A. 6. Anderson
Sentinel, Ripley; chaplain. Rev. Geo.
d. Booth, Laurel; essayist, r. NJ.
Hederman, Clarion-Ledger. Jackson
poet, Miss Kathleen Smith, Times
Herald, West Point.
Jackson was selected as the next
point Of amalgamation, and the or
ganization will begin its fifty-third
annual meeting in that city on third
Tuesday in May, 1918.
The convention adjourned Wednes-
day night, and members of the us
sociation left early Thursday morn
ing for Gulfport, where they went
to inspect the grounds and buildings
of the Mississippi Centennial Expo
sition.
The final chapter in the proceed.
ings of the convention was the adop
ton by a rising vote Of strong reso-
lutions commencing President Will
son for his tireless efforts TO avoid
war, but commencing his firm stand
for American rights and universal
service as expressed in the act pro-
viding for universal military service.
Conditions confronting the coun.
try because of the war were ably dis.
eussed by G. II. Afford Of the United
States Department Of Agriculture
who came all the way from Washing
ton for this purpose, and Mrs. G. II
Mathis of Gadsden, Ala. Mrs. Mathis
was recently summoned to Washing.
ton to confer with cabinet officers
and other administration officials
concerning the possibilities of food
production in the south and brought
a personal message from Secretary
McAdoo, appealing to the. editors of
Continued on page A.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-05-20
COLUMBUS OUGHT
To SECURE CAMP
GOVERNMENT is SEEKING
SOUTHERN LOCATIONS
FOR ARMY POSTS.
LOCAL MORALS TO
BE CONSIDERED
Camps Will Be Located Only
in Communities Where Con-
ditions Are Salutary.

Nearly score Of mobilization and
training camps are to be established
at various points throughout the
south by the Federal government,
and Columbus undoubtedly has
fine opportunity to obtain one Of
these camps If proper efforts in that
direction are promptly made
Officials of the war department
have announced the preference Of
southern points as sites for these
camps, as our climate is much milder
than that Of the north, and this means
that greater opportunities for drills
and maneuvers in the open air will
he afforded 1t is also announced
that in selecting locations for these
camps moral conditions in the diff
ferent cities making application for
posts will be given the most careful
consideration. The trouble eneount-
cred by troops on the Mexican bor-
der has convinced army officials that
il is unwise to concentrate soldiers at
any point where they will be subject
ed to the temptations of liquor or the
wiles of lewd women, and for this
reason only towns where these men,
aces do not exist win be considered
The local moral environment is most
salutary, and in addition to this we
have a salubrious climate and the
establishment of camp here would
not only mean that the soldiers would
be protected from vice but that their
physical welfare would be carefully
conserved.
The war department has aban-
doned the old custom Of requiring
soldiers at mobilization points to
sleep in tents, and is providing them
with frame houses, which have been
found to be more comfortable and
more sanitary than the canvas dwell
ing places, This would mean that, in
the event of the selection of Colum.
bus as point Of concentration,
thousands of dollars would be spent
IN the erection Of these houses, and
most Of this money, il not all of it,
would be paid to local contractors.
Then, too, supplies for the camp
would naturally be purchased here,
and local merchants would be afford
ed an opportunity to bid on them.
1t is understood that cities in or
near which these concentration camps
are to be located are required only
to furnish the site and to guarantee
an adequate supply of water for
drinking and bathing purposes. This
Columbus could easily afford to do,
as the city has splendid water sys-
tenn and there are a number of ideal
camp-sites in its immediate vicinity
which could be secured by the pay
ment of small rental or which the
owners might agree to allow the gov
ernment to use for limited time alb
solutely free of cost. Even should
rent be required, however, it would
pay local merchants to donate the
amount needed, as they would get
the money back ten-foId.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-05-20
WILSON EXPLAINS WHY HE
REJECTED COL. ROOSEVELT
VOLUNTEER FORCE WOULD EN-
BARASS THE PLANS OF
WAR OFFICE.

Washington, May 19.--Col. Roose-
welt will not be permitted to raise
his volunteer expedition to carry the
American flag against the Germans
in France
On signing the war army bill last
night President Wilson issued a state
ment saying that acting under ex-
pert advice from both sides of the
water he would be unable to avail
himself at the present stage of the
war Of the authorization to organize
volunteer division.
There was talk in army circles last
night Of the possibility that a way
would be found to use the former
presidents services in another way,
but official comment on the subject
was lacking.
The president issued the following
statement at the White House:
II shall not avail myself, at any
rate at the present stage Of the war,
of the authorization conferred by the
act to organize volunteer divisions.
ITO do SO would seriously inter
fere with the carrying out Of the
chief and most Immediately impor-
tant purpose contemplated by this
legislation.
"The prompt creation and early
use of an effective army would con.
tribute practically nothing to the eff,
fectiye strength Of the armies now
engaged against Germany
II understand that the section Of
this act which authorizes the creation
Continued on page A.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-05-20

Prominent among the clergymen
who attended the annual meeting Of
the Council of the Episcopal Church
for the Diocese of Mississippi which
was held here last week, was Rev.
Gardiner Lee Tucker, secretary of
the Provisional Board of Religious
Education. Mr. Tucker is native
Of Columbus, being a son of the Rt.
Rev. Gardiner 6. Tucker, who for
merly resided here but who for many
years past has been rector of st.
James Episcopal church in Mobile.
While here Mr.. Tucker was the guest
of his aunt, Mrs. NJ. E. H. Tucker, at
her home on Main street
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-05-20

Mr.. Fl. r. Simrall, Of this city, was
elected by the Episcopal Council last
week one Of the trustees of the All
Saints College at Vicksburg, the
splendid Episcopal girls school
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-05-20

Mr.. Mark Warren Eichelberger.
who has been attending the A. & M
College, returned to The city yester-
day.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-05-20

Mr.. Fl. G. Ewell, of the A. & NJ.
College, spent yesterday afternoon IN
the city en- route to Woodlawn, where
he win conduct a Christian Endeayor
Society rally at $3.50 o'clock this
evening.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-05-20

Mr.. Edward Mullen, of Meridian,
is spending today in Columbus with
friends ard relatives
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-05-20

half-hearted way, but with vigor and
energy.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-07-23
WILL
HALT SHIPS

Unless tho trouble In tn. lumber
industry 10 met and solved prompt.
~ and effectively. tho construction
program ~ wooden ships will be
severely hampercd. II not para
lyxod.
This was tho statement made by
President A. J. Rhodes. OF the
Chamber ~ Commerce and Com.
mcrclal Club Saturday. He at,!b-
uted troubles In tho lumber In
dus,ry TO l. W W leadership IN
the mills and camps
Reports ~ the l. w. w. activity
are rife In many parts OF the state.
\ series Of fires witch partially
destroyed bridges in tho Wenatcheo
and Columbia river valleys recently
IL Ritribated to Thorn. "a well a.
atteragts 20 destroy fumes. bitches
and pumping stations. say fruit
growers and farmers OF the vicin-
ity.
A small detachment OF federal
troopn 10 reported 10 bs stationed
Mt sedro Woolisy for protection
nsains, possihis l. W. W. disturb.
ances. Tho local branch OF tho or.
rnnlxation there has n membership
OF 500.
Officials At Klamath Falls. Ore.
are aalG 10 attribute fires In tina;
v!cinity 10 incondiary origin. pos
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-07-23
1IIsl31

Molllo King. who has been go
successful IN the Phthe serial. Tho
Mystery OF the Double Cross" In To
be starred IN another serial soon.
with Creighton Hale. her leading
man, and Leon Barry In the cast.
Doris Kenyon 10 n screen player
who really did jump from n church
choir 20 n motion picture studio.
She's Syracuse. n. Y. girl. 10
years old. and her father Is DIR.
James +. Kenyon. an author and
poet
Four hundred Of Uncle Sans
regulars got ten days OF Intensive
training on Long Island. appearing
In tho Greater vitagraph war pic
ture, For France" infantrymen.
cavslrymen and artillsrymen were
used.
Douglas Fairbanks paid a fine OF
$50 last week to the California au-
thoritles for Bull Montana. his
freaklsh looking Italian wrestler.
who. while on a hunting trip with
the screen actor. shot nj n buEzard.
This ~ against Western game laws
and Fairbanks vas compelled %
como SacroAs or SEQ Bull
thrown IN jail. Bull contends that
his idea OF n millionaire's existence
II 10 work In pictures. hunt Wild
animals with Douglas Fairbanks
and have people call him by his
first name.
J. stuart Blaokton's stock In
Ni,Agraph IL said TO be worth
81 800. 600. and he has given the
company an option on II for that
amount. 20 be paid on the basis OF
.250.oo0 "a year.
Corporation Counsel John Ayers,
Of Chicago. defending Censor Funk.
houser for his action In condemn
Ing The Little American" on the
grounds that IL creates prejudice
against Germans and German.
Americans. asserted that the ques.
ton Of the United States being At
war with Germany was not 10 be
considered by the censor.
Mile. DeiysIa. famous French
actress. has been much sought after
by William Fox She made such
hit in Rider IIaggard's She"
her first picture. that many pro
ducera arc after her. However.
abe will not be in the United States
until 1918.
There 10 . rops about eight feet
long used In The Scarlet Pimper.
mel" a coming Dustin Farnum pic
,ure. This rope cost approximately
800 an inch because II 10 made up
81 pearls. winifrrd Kingston wears
II. I, was borrowed from Nor
lingcr's. In Los Angeles. and the
Fox film plant was as closely
guarded as q munitions plant dur
INK ito occupancy Of Winifreds
neck.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-07-23
First Pictures of Street Car Strike Shown Starbery Weekly at
Lbey Clemme Robert Warwick in Mystery Play
Every audience AZ the Liberty sunday vigorously
Weekly. showing the first


motion pictures Seattle street strike
Edward McMorrow ana
traction
Seattle barn and returning with Its
patrolmen strike joining
the the barn and other scenes
other weekly. the
showing T. medical troops doing their
liter on the parad at Fort tawton
The sartberty Weekly produced under the supervision
The the only
conducted melton enterprise the West
famous Saturday Evening
the title role the photo
play. .-.- ..,- a, 49,
Juania Hansen
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-07-23
TEDDY PRAISES IT (colonlsD

Theodore Roosevelt. In letter
discussing Charity" now at the
Colonial. makes reference 10 his
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-07-23
Car Strike Is Not
Hurting Movies

The street car strike 10 not
causing a failing OF; In attend.
snee at the Liberty and Coli
scum theatres. according to
an announcement by tho man
aoemcnt.
The Coliseum played TO more
people the last part o. last week
than they did prior 20 the strike.
When the strike frat came on
there was aomo talk Of the
theatre managers establishing
an auto bus line. but thla plan
has evidently been abandoned.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-07-23
SAYS GOVERNMENTS
R. R. WILL GO THRU

A. q luncheon given In his honor
by Alaska bureau Of the Chamber OF
Commerce Saturday. Herbert A.
Meyer. assistant secretary Of tho
interior. said the government rail
road will be extended from Seward
20 th. heart OF the MGtanuskh coal
field early In the summer % 1918.
II tho 1000 600 item now pending
10 tho general deficiency hppropri.
alton measure is passed by con.
grcHs
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-07-23
GUN CREW ACTS (clemmerl

GUN CREW ACTS (ciemmer)
The gun crew OF tho First bat
terry, field artillery. OF the New
York National Guard. asslated In
the production of The Greatest
Power" the patriotic play starring
Ethel barrymore at the Clommer
Co-oopenting with Edwin Carewe.
the director. they fired from their
three.inch guns the service charges
which destroyed a village specially
constructed for tho purposes OF the
picture.
NO ouMsHoEiNo (coIIseum)
Instead 81 gumshoeing around In
false whlskers and other obvious
DISCUSSES common TO tho usual de-
tective 81 fiction. tho hero OF The
Argyle Case" at the Coliseum, en-
ploys such scientific methods as
the dictagraph and finger print pho
Biography. and trails his prey In the
up to-date methods OF such real de-
tectives "a VIM. J. Burns.
Robert Warwick Is the star. An
interesting and unusual romance IL
woven thru the story.
she IuRED EN- fMisslon)
THE Flame OF the Yukon" the
spectacular and dramatic photoplay
shown at the Liberty few weeks
ago. Is NJ the Mission Il Is one o.
Dorothy Dalton's greatest pictures.
The story centers about the life Of
Ethel. The Flame" THE Flame"
was a wcil-known character In the
country between Nome and Dawson.
She was the ruling spirit OF Midas
cafe. where she lured the nuggets
from her victims one day. only TO
stake the unlucky to now start
when her sympathles were touched.
WE'RE QUIET RACE tRes)
BESSIE Eytou. one OF tho stars OF
The Spoilers" NJ the Rex. IL
firm believer In tho naturallstic
school % acting. She dlsiikea the
atrical posing and gestures. and
stoutly maintains that human be-
ings, under streas OF emotion. do
not saw the air" and behave the
raving lunatic generally.
HE'S SQUARE oAMetgR tssrsnd)
A furious encounter with knives
and six-shoo,ers. during which VIM.
s. Hart fights savagely against two
opponents. IL one OF the stirring
scenes o, The Square Deal Man"
a, the Strand.
TEDDY PRAISES IT (colonls)
Theodore Roosevelt. In letter
discussing Charity" now at the
Colonial. makes reference 10 his
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-07-23
ClGARET EXPORT
IS ON INCREASE

United States expor, trade In
cigarc,s 10 growing. Nor. than
6. 900. 900. 900 oigaretH. valued Rt ap.
ii2. 900. 900 were export
cd from the United States In the
fiscal year just ended This mum
Der ia far greater than any year In
tho history OF tho American cignret
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-07-23
Siam Latest Nation
to Make War on Bill

LONDON. July 2s--siarn. tho
land Of tho white elephant" has
declared war against Germany and
Austria The object OF the deciarn.
tion is 80 uphold IN. sanctity Of
International rights against ma.
lions showing contempt for tho
principles OF humanity and rcspcc,
for the smaller states"
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sibly the rosul, OF I. w. w. activi-
ties. Two dairies have been de-
ntroyed by fire there within n week.
Raids on l. W. w. camps along
the Olympic highway. east OF
MonteFano. began Saturday on
warrants issued from Justice courts
there.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-07-23
WE'RE QUIET RACE tRes)
HE'S SQUARE oAMetgR tssrsnd)

A furious encounter with knives
and six-shooters. during which VIM.
s. Hart fights savagely agalns; two
opponents. IL one OF the stirring
scenes o, The Square Deal Man."
NJ the Strand.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-07-23

Our trainmen, or any number of them, may at any
time form union amongst themselves provided it free
from outside affiliations We will deal with them either
individually collectively, as they may prefer.
1t is necessary that deal directly with trainmen
solely in the interest of adequate service and the safety of
the public
During the past five years have carried five
hundred million (5OOOOO 0OO passengers with only one
fatal accident, which occurred when freight train
into one of our cars
Steep grades and other physical conditions in Seattle
make safe operation unusually difficult, but with
favorable conditions very few street railways
show such a record.
This result would have been impossible if we had been
unable to deal directly with tranmen