The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-12-16
MERIDIAN, MISS.

Meridian, Miss, December 15.-(Special) H. Thornton Of Meridian has been placed in temporary charge of the Mississippi Masonic Widows and Orphans home here as superintendent, to succeed tine late Capt. E. J. Martin. Mir Thornton IS prominent insurance man of Mer- tdian and one of the best known Masons and Shriners in the state. It is ot known when the appointment of a permanent superintendent will be made
 Attorney General Ross Collins left for Jackson today after being in the city since Saturday, having been called here On account of the illness of his father, Col. N. M. Collins. who today was re- ported to be somewhat improved. White here General Collins was asked if there was anything in the report that he is to become candidate for Congress from this district during the coming summer against the incumbent, Congressman Venable. He raeplied that he bad no statement to make at this time with ref erence to the report Close friends of General Collins, however, believe he is seriously considering becoming a candi- date, but that no public announcement to that effect is expected before he re- tires from the attorney generals office January 19.
 
 Women leaders of the local suffrage association are whipping plans into shape for a drive on the incoming legislature in January, in the interest of the ratifica- tion of the national suffrage amendment which is expected to be one of the first important propositions to be taken up by the law-making body. During this and next week meetings are to. be held here and throughout the Fifth congress sional district to arouse womeA to the necessity for conserted action. The final meeting of the campaign in this district will be held just before the meeting of the legislature. when representative delegation is to be appointed to visit the state capital and remain until the suffrage amendment is finally disposed of by the legislature.
 An important meeting of the city coun- Gil is to be held tomorrow, the purpose Of the meeting being to take final action on the question of paving number of resident streets. Protests have been filed against the paving by many prop erty owners, not in sufficient number, however to prevent an order for the paving of at least two thoroughfares Twenty fourth and Twenty-sixth ave- nues. It is claimed by property owners who are protesting to the paving on Twenty sixth avenue that to make the improvement contemplated the cost to large number would be almost equal to the confiscation of their property, in that along many blocks proposed to be paved there is no water or sewerage mains, sidewalk on either side of the avenue. or sidewalk curbing, all of which would have to be provided and at the cost of the abutting property by assessment. This condition exists between the busi- ness part of the city and the Marion park section on the avenue. In the Marion park part of the avenue, the peo- ple are anxious for the paving to De done, as this is one of the most fashion able parts of the city, many of the hand somest residences in Meridian being To- cated thereon. But in order to satisfy that section with paving it is argued that property owners nearer the city will be made to suffer almost the loss of their property if the paving brogramne is carried out. The outcome of the meet ing is awaited with considerable interest. Two small negroes. Ducie Coleman and Harold Smith, each IS years old, have been arrested and charged by the police with robbing the D. Rosenbaum's Sons store of a large quantity of silks and fine dress goods. When the places where the goods were hidden were searched several hundreds of dollars worth of the most costly stuff carried in stock were found by state officers.
 A meeting of the Lauderdale County Good Roads Improvement association has been called by President Harden H. Brooks for Thursday in this city The object of tho meeting is to endeavor to bring the two factions fin Beat to- gether on proposition for bond issue of $750O0 for good road paving in that district. The bond election is to be held December g. and it is hoped to bring the factions together in order that the cleo tion may result favoraby to the bond issue. Three previously unsuccessful bond elections have been held in this beat. The people of the beat are not op- posed to good roads, but have been un- able to get together on what roads shall be paved with the bond money.