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The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-03-23
COLLEGE WOMEN TO MEET.
Representative From Southern Col
lcgeS to Meet i'm Columbus.

There will be a notable gathering
of college women in Columbus about
the middle of April, attending the
annual session OF the Southern AS
ISOLATION of College Women
This is one of the strongest COZ
lege organizations in the South, hav-
ing in its membership influential
members of the faculties of the lead
ing agricultural ETAOINNNNMMM
ing educational institutions and uni.
versities of the South.
The local chapter of the associa-
ton will be host to the visiting rep
resentatives and an elaborate pro-
gram OF entertainment is being ar
ranged for the annual meeting. Miss
Alice Wildman is president of the
local branch. Other officers are
Miss Elise Undertake. secretary,
and Miss Frances P. Hooper. treas
urer.
Notable women from all sections
of the South will be present for tie
convention, and a program of the
highest interest and value Is being
arranged for the meeting. The con-
vention will be in session three DAYS
Meetings will be held at the Indus
trial Institute and College.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-03-23

Preaching at II and 1880 by the
pastor.
Evening theme is third in the Sc
ries of sermon-lectures, Until the
Resurrection, Where are Our Dead?"
Our two-weeks' revival begins to-
day. Rev. r. j. Bateman, pastor
First Baptist church, Meridian, will
arrive Monday afternoon and begin
preaching at the evening hour of
that day.
Also Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Schol-
field, Louisville, KY, will arrive
same time to take charge OF the
music part Of the meeting.
These three helpers are as great
as the greatest among us. You'll
never get through being sorry if you
fail to hear them. And if you hear
them once, you'll hear them every
time possible
There'll be two services daily, 10
A. NJ. and 1880 P. NJ.
Everybody cordially invited to at
tend these special meetings.
Members of the other church
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-03-23
CARD OF THANKS.

In rendering my resignation to the
Salvation Army my chief regret has
been that | must say goodbye to
the noble-hearted people of Column
bus. You have stood by me and
the cause which | have represented
in a peculiarly faithful and generous
way, Publicly, | wish to especially
thank Drs. Lacy, Griffin, and Henry,
They have made no charges for their
splendid services. In fact. every
philosophical citizen of Columbus
has done his or her utmost to make
me feel and know that my every eff
fort towards the uplift of humanity
has been appreciated.
May God bless Columbus!
MRS. c. SHOWS,
Officer in Charge S. A.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-03-23
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
sunday, March 2:S.

sunday, March 23.
At the moraing hour there will
be no service of worship owing to
the absence of the pastor lie will
return in time to conduct the even
ing service at the usual hour.
9:30-The Sunday school
6 45-The Christian EadeaNor
Society.
7:30-,-The evening service
Sermon. "A Sufficient Religion
. Corinthians 1879.
r. Excel Fry, Pastor.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-03-23
, = = 80 +%%% +%%%
, ODE CHURCHES
: + = + 80 + I
REV. HoGG COMING
viii Lecture at College Chapel Mon
day Night.

Chaplain w. B. Hogg, who was
with the American Army-of Occupa-
ton at Coblentz, Germany, and who
was one of the most active chaplains
with the American forces, will de-
liver lecture at the College Chapel
Monday night at o'clock.
An admission fee of SO cents will
be charged for the lecture.
Chaplain Hogg brings a most in
teresting message from France and
is one of the most highly entertain
ing speakers on the American plat
form.
His lecture will be a rare treat.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-03-23

II you will come talk cars with
our Mr.. Robinson, probably you
VIII learn something about cars even
though he does not sell you. Robin
son Motor Car Company.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-03-23

The friends OF Mr.. Jesse John
ston.. the popular Southern engineer,
regret to learn that he had the mis-
fortune to fracture his arm the past
week. eranking his car.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-03-23

Come look our parts and service
station over. See II we are not in
better position to render you service
than any dealer in the city. Robin
son Motor Car Co.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-03-23

choirs in the city, and all othors who
sing, invited to become members of
Mr.. Schollield's big chorus choir.
X. S. Gavin, Pastor.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-03-23

+ Some persons are not aware
+ OF the efforts made TO save the 1
+ bank building. Chief Funk and 1
+ Street Commissioner Wilder 1
+ went up in the building and 1
+ turned the water on in every
+ fire faucet OF the building. 1
+ The overlooking water in the 1
+ upper stories, however. did 1
T. much to prevent the spread of 1
+ the flames
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-03-23
%%+%% 80 = 80 = I
NOTES OF TIE
FIRE

y The lire was Witnessed by +
= fully five thousand people +
= Each person knew exactly just ,
= how it ought to have been =
: fought IN order to have saved :
= the bank building, as well as ,
+ an other buildings It's amaz- =
= ing To see how quickly q FIRE. +
+ which gets beyond control de =
= velops fire fighters on the side +
Z lines. =
& 4.
+ There was a stia thirty mile +
+ breeze blowing. IL was direct +
+ y from the .oIth and the train +
+ of fire brands and sparks were =
= blown directly south. right over +
+ the line OF stores on the east +
aside of Market street Each =
= store had a bucket brigade on =
+its roof, organized mostly from +
+ its employees and they were a +
+ busy bunch. The roofs were =
+ kept wet and as fast as the =
= burning embers alighted they =
= were met with pail full OF +
= water. This prevented the =
= spread of the fire south +
4 8 =
There Were whole lot OF +
= volunteers at work. There were =
+ so many on the marquee in the =
+ front of Boards department =
& store that the supporting chains +
+ to that editice gave way and =
= down they came, The people =
= under il scuriied TO cover and Z
: those on top had a rather sud =
+ den slide to the ground. There =
4 was no serious injury The +
+ Boy scouts we're at work here =
: and they rather enjoyed the Z
= skidding +
T. =
Z All the heroes are not on the Z
+ French battlefelds. when the =
+ tiremen made their last stand 4
+ to save the three lower floors =
+ of the bank building il re- 2
+ CURED two men TO undertake +
= an especially dangerous task. =
+ They were called upon to climb +
= telegraph pole right in front +
= OF the bank building. carrying =
= the hose with them Right over +
= them hung the ponderous front =
= and side walls, already cracked 4
= and bulged from the heat and +
+ threatening to topple over on +
T. them any minute Firemen Bob .
= Hartsell and Jim Smith. vol =
= unteer poured volume OF =
+ water into the burning struc-. +
+ ture FOR hours which succeeded 4
+ in saving the lower stories of +
+ the bank building. Their dar- =
= ing was admired by the large +
+ crowd which applauded their + ,
+ good work. +
1. 4
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-03-23

Kuppenheimer Clothes at Kauf-
man Bros. are real values.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-03-23

+ The Cumberland Telegraph +
T. and Phone Company ordered +
+ an engineer and wrecking +
T. crew out of New Orleans Just as =
+ soon as the extent of the fire +
+ was made known. They brought +
+ materials and went to work at +
+ their task Wednesday BY six +
+ o'clock on Tuesday afternoon +
= the local force had the long dis I.
+ lance line working from the =
! Postal office The other service +
+ has not been resumed. the ever +
+ hanging walls Of the bank +
+ building forbidding the opera =
+ tors entering the telephone +
+ building to resume their work. +
l. +
+ In the early stage of the fire +
+ there was an explosion of gas +
+ in the corner building which +
+ blew out every window in the +
+ west side. Glass was shot across +
+ the street and Mr.. Reuben +
+ Banks received a cut on the +
+ head from the flying missiles :
l. l.
+ In our scramble for trade we +
= cuss and discuss our neighbors. =
+ but when misfortune comes we +
+ are all one. Starkville. West =
+ Point Payne Field and Aber- =
= deem all sent their FIRE equip =
= ment and men and they rem =
+ dered good service. We hope =
+ that We will never have TO re- =
= spond to a similar call from =
+ these good towns, but IL we do =
= they will find us ready and =
& willing. =
+ And there was an absence OF =
= whiskey. who remembers the :
= day. as Abe Martin would say. =
= when big fire called for a big =
= drunk? Happily these times are =
= gone. May they never return. :
+ The NJ. P. from Payne Field =
= handle offenders without cere- =
= mony. The boisterousness at >
= one Of the cafes was promptly ,
= stopped by the men In khaki. =
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-12-24

simple reason that it could not i'm
agine that The United States would
dishonor th6signature of its great rep
resentative. lie admitted that for
Great Britain to undertake the charge
alone would 'be serious obligation,
which he would not enter upon with
out the consent Of parliament.
Adding to his Russian statement he
said it was dismal prospect but all
that could be done was to keep yigi-
liant watch until Russia issued from it's
present darkness with stable govern
ment to carry on negotiations.
The premier referred to the assist
ancc the allies were rendering Austria
in food, coal and other supplies which
he described as mere coup kitchen
policy to mitigate a situation .quir-
ing large methods.
But" the Premier continued, Eng
land alone already is severely burden
ed and cannot undertake the task of
restoring the shattered world and |
f. i 10 see what can be done unless
America comes frankly to take her fair
share
Mr.. Lloyd George defended the delay
in making peace with Turkey on the
ground of The necessity to know what
the United States intended to do.
France and Great Britain he declared
already had heavy burdens while the
United States was under no great ex-
trancous burdens and had her gigantic
resources.
1t would have been precpitatc and
lead to Misunderstanding and suspic-
ions, Mr. Lloyd George said, had we
not awaited Americas decision. We
are now entitled to say that we have
waited up TO the very minute we prom
iscd America and there is no pros
pect of America coming in"
1t was here that Mr.. Lloyd George
declared that without any disrcspect
and without wishing to deprive the
United States Of the honor Of sharing
in the guardianship OF Christian COM
munities, the allies had decided to
make peace with Turkey at the carli-
est possible moment.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-12-24
ALLIES TO SEEK
TURKISH PEACE,
No Disrespect 10 America Intended.
No Time For Delay.

No Disrespect 10 America Intended.
No Time For Delay.
London, Ded. 18.-Without any dis
respect and without Wishing to deprive
America of the honor Of sharing in the
guardianship OF christian communi-
ties, the allies have decided to make
peace with Turkey at the earliest pos
stble moment. Premier Lloyd George
declared in the house OF commons to-
day.
Mr.. Lloyd George said there was
complete agreement among the allies
on the question of non-intervention in
Russia, but that discussions were pro-
cccding between the United States and
Japan conce ming future action should
the Bolsheviki advance reach to any
considerable degree eastward.
Premier Lloyd George said 1t was
impossible to make peace with Russia
because Of the civil waT existing there.
II the Bolsheviki wanted to speak for
Russia, he added, they must summon
national assembly based on a broad
franchise that would represent some
thing with which the allies could make
peace.
MI. Lloyd George said the agree
mcnt to guarantee France against wan
ton aggression was subject to ratifi-
cation by the United States Of that par
ticular point. II the United States
should not ratify tho guarantee to
france, he sta ted, Great Britain would
be free to reconsider her position.
The premier began by defending a
certain roticence in negotiation, in
stancing the danger Of dropping a
word calculated to kindle infiamma-
tory opinion in italy regarding Fiume.
but contended that this was not secret
diplomacy and pointed out that the
publicity given to all decisions Of the
Paris conference was unprecedented.
With reference to the Anglo-Ameri-
can-French conventions no said that
the British government had given no
undertaking on the subject for the
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-12-24
WOLFE ADVISES ABOLITION
OF DEATH PENALTY
Suggests to Legislature that Such an
Act be Passed at the Coming Session

hcG ne PasSed at the Coming Session
Columbia. Dec. 22-Attorney Cen
eral Samuel VI. Wolfe favors the aboli-
ton of the death penalty in South
Carolina and he is so recommending
to the legislature which conevenes in
January, in his annual report, which
he is now preparing.
The attorney general takes the po-
sition that the death penalty is "cruel
and unusual punishment" which the
constitution prohibits. He also takes
the view hat juries revolt at the
thought Of the infliction OF death and
therefore give the criminal the bene-
ut OF the reasonable doubt" He be-
lievcs the death pnalty brutal, and he
states that statistics do not sustain
the contention that the penalty of
death tends to reduce crime.
IN his report. the attorney general
makes he following recommendation
with rgard to the death penalty:
i recommend the abolition OF the
!, of the constitution provides that
excessive bail shall not be required,
or excessive fines imposed nor cruel
and unusual punishment inflicted.
would construc this to prohibit the
death penalty but evidently this is
not the construction put upon it by
the people OF the state at large.
Extreme penalties like other cX-
tremcs, tend to defeat their desired
end The average juror revolts at
the idea OF being made party to
infiicting leath and acQuits when
there should be conviction. And his
heart becomes fertile ground for the
reasonable doubt.
1T Is difficult to diffcrcntiatc be-
tween motives when the state mctcs
out to the criminal the same horrible
fate he inflicted upon his victim. The
death penalty imposed by the State
is in the minds Of the mob. excuse
for their own wantonncss. They rea-
son that 'he only difference lies in
the method.
The citizen never rises above his
government. If it is brutal and bar
baric in its methods. likewise will be
his own. The death penalty is not a
deterrent 20 crime. Statistics are am
pie on this point. With this argument
gone, there is nothing to justify it.
Brand Whtlock, one of the closest
students of criminology, says There
were never as many traitors in Eng
land as whom even the suspect was
drawn and uuartcrcd'
Certainly the death sentence should
not be imposed in cases of conviction
on simply circumstantia evidence.
Too ofcn has the real culprt con-
fcsscd after the State had dispatched
his substitute"
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-12-24
HOUSING PLANS
FACE CRITICISM
Investigating Committee Of Senate Re.
ports. Much Money Wasted.

Washington, Dec. S.-Incfticiency,
carelesSncss and disregard of the
provisions Of the act under which it
operated were charged against the
United States Housing corporation by
the senate public buildings and
rounds investigating subcommittee to-
day in a report recommending that
steps be taken to recover many thous-
ands Of dollars alleged by The subcom-
mittce to have been cxpcndd impro-
pcrly by the corporations
MismanaSrmcnt by the corporation,
the report aS submitted to the senate
charged, resulted in its failure to have
ready for occupancy a single build
ing until almost two months after the
armistice was signed or eight months
after tht passage Of the appropriation
act.
/ Although citing specific expenditures
sufficiently Sravc to warrant the GOV
ernment in entering civil suits for
restitution. the report expresses the
opinion that in most OF these cases the
persons who profited will restore vol
unfairly the alleged uncarned money.
! Other recommendations made by the
subcommittee. provides that architects
who, II is charged, were paid cxces-
Sively, for overhead expenses, be call
ed upon to give the committee an exact
statement CT amount Of their over
head expenditures. These employees
of the corpora ton, the committee be-
licvcs, were not parties to intentional
violation OF the law and IF they are
actuated by the patriotic principles at
tributed to them they will refund the
sums paid them in excess of the exact
cost of the overhead" The amount the
his source IS placed at $4,000.
| Civil suit to recover $4,000 spent
for extras" and $4,000 charged to
subletting OF labor by contracting
ilrm also was recommended by the
committee IL the event Of failure to
return the money voluntarily. The
extras were charged az incident to
the construction Of the dormitorics in
washington for women war workers,
in connection with which il was al
legged original estimates were radical
| iy altered indicating willingness to
substitute ,he contractors demands
for the estimating divisions judg-
ment."
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-12-24
Pepto-Mangan for
Pale School Children
Pepto- Mangnn Gives the Help the
Body Needs to Make Rich,
Red Blood,
Name "Gudc's" OH Every Package.
Sold by Druggists IN Both LIQUID and
Tablet FOrm-Medicinal Vir.

Tablet FOrm-Medicinal Vir.
tues are the Same.
The lessons are hard and the chill
drcn are growing. Watch their health
and II they become pale and listless
and don't want to work or play, con
suit good physician at once il you
suspect any serious ailment. The
splendid tonic, PcptolAiangan, If Civ
en- daily for few weeks, will in most
eases restore the strength and start
the young felix's on the road to good
health again. Youth responds quick
~. You can buy Pcpto- -Mangan in tab
let or liquid form of your druggist
and can always be sure Of the genu-
me by looking for the name Guides"
on the package. without the name
GUIDES 1t is not Pepto- Mangan. 1t
Is line tonic and blood-maker for
the whole family. Physicians every
where have used it for nearly thirty
years.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1919-12-24
Ask Any DoughboyWh
H. Was lover There'

and he will tell you that American railroads are
the best in the world.
He saw the foreign roads - in England and
France, the best in Europe - and in other Con-
tlncntal countries = and he knows.
The part railroads have played in the develop
ment of the United States is beyond measure
American railroads have achieved high stand
ards OF public service by farsighted and courage
GUS investment of capital, and by the constant
striving of managers and men for rewards for work
well done.
We have the best railroads in the world we
must continue to have the best.
But they must grow.
To the $4,000, 900 900 now invested in our
railroads, there will have to be added in the next
few years, to keep pace with the nations business
billions more for additional tracks, stations and
terminals, and engines, electric power houses
and trains, automatic signals, safety devices the
elimination Of grade crossings - and for recon
structlon and engineering economies that will re-
duce the cost of transportation.
To attract to the railroads in the future the in
vestmen funds Of many thrifty citizens the direct
ing genius Of the most capable builders and man.
ayers, and the skill and loyalty of the best work
men - in competition with other industries bid
ding for capital, managers and men - the railroad
industry must hold out fair rewards to capital to
managers and to the
American railroads will continue to set world
standards and adequately serve the Nations needs
if they continue to be built and operated on the
American principle of rewards for work well done
S1lN Nadvwhdemetn Ia published Mthe
ee2doodahon0fSSaiAOay odNecutlveA
Those de.ring Information concerning the ailroadsi
alton may obtain literature by ur!iug TO The Assoca
fion Of Raioay Erecuiires 81 Broudray. Neo York.
The sun., 1919-10-13
HARVARD CAMPAIGN
is ON ITS LAST LAP
Ne'o York Leads in Total of
Donations.

The last lap OF the race of the Har-
ward Endowment Fund Committee for
the s15,000000 Il seeks begins to-day.
Thus far the committee has accumulated
s5,794.743. New York and Boston are
leading the way with not much to choose
between them. New York leads BY only
$4,000. having donated thus far s2,27S,-
600.
The endowment fund committee finds
that there are many men who never at
tended Harvard University who desire to
be called Harvard men. They discover
this by donations TO the fund that are
coming In from men who admit that
they were never students at the Cam
bridge institution. but who want to give
money to the university anyway.
One man who attended the summer
school for only a few weeks sent 800
and 4 youth who is enrolling in the
freshman class next year subscribed
$1,000. saying that he was not a Har-
ward man vet, but that his grandfather
was and that he considered that quite as
good. The committees first estimate
that there were $4,000 Harvard men in
this country is therefore greatly in
creased
The sun., 1919-10-13
MAJ.-GEN. BARRY. 81.
is RETIRED TODAY
Has Served in the Army for
Forty-sis Years.

Major-Gen. Thomas II. Barry, who
was made commander of the Department
Of the East in January, retires to-day
because of the age limit. He Ia 81 and
has served In The army forty-six years.
He trained the Eighty-sixth Division,
National Army at Camp Grant, and
after that force had been sent overseas
returned TO the command of the Central
Department until he was ordered to take
up headquarters at Governors Island.
Major-Gen. Barry was born In this
city and was graduated from City Col
lege In 1872. The next year he won
appointment as q cadet at West Point,
through the good offices of Robert b.
Roosevelt. an uncle of Theodore Rooae-
velt, who was then in Congress. He
finished his course in 1877 and was
Immediately assigned to the Seventh
Cavalry. From 1892 to 1886 he served
through the Geronimo Apache campaigns
In Arizona with the First Infantry, and
later through the Sioux campaign in
South Dakota. After sixteen years of
service west of the Mississippi he was
called to Washington for duty In the
office of Daniel s. Lamont, then Secre-
tary Of War, where he remained until
the end of that administration.
His next active service was as chief
or stan in the Philippines, and In China
with relief expedition. He returned to
the United States in 1901. His name
then headed the list OF officers fer the
General STAFF Corps. In 1904 he was
made commander of the Department OF
the Gulf remaining there until he was
sent to Russia In 1905 as military OBJ
server When he returned he became
president OF the War College.
The sun., 1919-10-13
1000 SALVATIONySTS
AT S DAY CONGRESS
Large Parade viii Be a Feo.
fure of This Weeks Events.

In the Metropolitan Temple, Seventh
avenue and Fourteenth street, wednes-
day night, the Salvation Army will be-
gin five day congress, at which prob
lens of the poor and economic condi-
tons that effect welfare work will be
discussed and important decisions made
Special stress will be laid upon evan
gelistic and rescue work. One thousand
Salvationlsts are expected to be present
A review and welcome TO the dele
gates will take place Wednesday night.
Thursday and Friday will be devoted
to discussing topics under the heading of
THE New Day" What is expected to
be the largest parade ever held by the
salvation Army will take place OF Sat-
urday. followed In the evening by
musical festival meeting In the national
headquarters, 122 West Fourteenth
street.
The congress will terminate Sunday
with three large meetings in the Lex
ington Theatre. at IL a. NJ. and and 8
i. VI. The congress will be led through
out by Commander Evangeline Booth,
who will deliver three addresses on the
final day.