The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-06-08
COLUMBUS, MISS.

Columbus, Miss, June 7.-(SpeciaD.-A
 royal welcome awaits Capt. Samuel Kaye,
 Jr., the valiant Columbian who made aero squadron in France, when he re-
 turns home. Captain Kaye has already
 landed in New York and when he reaches
 this city, which will be at an early date.
 will be welcomed with the acclaim which
 his distinguished service warrants.
 Captain Kaye has recently been among
 the aviators guarding territory contig-
 uous to the Rhine in Germany, but be-
 fore the armistice was signed saw active
 service and demonstrated his prowess by
 bringing down five enemy planes. He
 was awarded the distinguished service medal and also wears the croix de guerre with the palm. While engaged in active service he made 150 flights, and was twice brought down by German planes, but escaped both times without injury. Captain Kaye, who is the son of Samuel Kaye, Sr., wealthy local manufacturer, volunteered soon after the United States entered the war and received his train | ing at Rantoul, III. He completed the course in an unusually short time and was soon in France, where his brilliant achievements brought him world wide fame.
 The newly organized city league will open it's season Tuesday. The league consists of four teams. and not orf<S | lo cal fans but prominent business men are manifesting a great deal of interest ill | the organization. T. J. Locke, a whole l sale grocer. has presented of the teams with full set of uniforms while another team has been similarly out fitted by the local Chero- Cola bottling | plant.
 Hon. J. F. Frierson who is at present one of Lowndes county's representa- tives in the Mississippi legislature and who is a candidate for lieutenant governor, has returned from a campaign tour, includ- ing several counties in North Mississippi A special election is to be held here Monday for the pHrpose of allowing local qualified electors to vote on the question of issuing municipal bonds in the sum Of S50,0 900 for paving the streets in the busi- ness section of the city. The plan con- emplates the paving of Il blocks of Main, Market and College streets, and while there is some opposition to the movement on the part of large property owners 1t is believed that the election will result in the issuance of the bonds.
 The mystery surrounding the disappear ance of Miss Catherine Coward, who had been missing since May 26, was recently solved when her body was found in Coal fire creek in Pickens county, Ala. Miss Coward, whose mind is said to have been unsound, left the home of her sister. Mrs. F. B. Gore. in McShan, Ala, on the above mentioned date. and although diligent search was made by neighbors no trace of her was found until her corpse was recovered from the creek.
 J. B. Buptin well known planter re- siding near Vienna, Pickens county, Ala. recently committed suicide by plungins into the Tombigbee river According to reports reaching Columbus, he boarded a ferry boat at Carrollton and deliberately jumped into the stream. He was about to years old and was unmarried, but had numerous friends who are puzzled regard ing the reason for his suicide. as he was in good health and seemingly had no un- usual worries or cares.
 i Work is rapidly progressing on the building which is being erected by the l Aliceville Bank and Trust company at Aliceville Ala, and it is said that when completed it will be one of the handsom- est structures of it's character in west Alabama.