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The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-11-19
THE SUGAR SITuATION.

Two pounds per customer-the peo-
pie are getting mighty tired. W.
mean sugar.
When you ask for sugar from yor
grocer, if you are good custom
and pay regular and he thinks tn;
you are entitled to escpeeial consi
Grafton he will go back to his safe ar
bring forth a small--very small pa
age and give you two pounds. The
you are through until your tu:l com
next.
. Well, The Dispatch called up tn
wholesale groeers who supply the
sugar for this section and they wer
dubious about relief. Two of the
reported that they had cars promise
for the latter part of the week but
they could not guarantee delivery.
This was for Y. c., which is very clos
to granulated while one of them ha
two cars of granulated promised f
shipment the latter part of the we
Y. c. costs them II 1-2 cents in n
Orleans so it will come slightly hi
er to local consumers.
One of them reported the sale
beet sugar in Alabama at ten cen
and said our representatives at Was
ington were asleep on the job in p
mitting Alabama 20 get beet sugar
10 cents for beet sugar as good
granulated when we were getting
c. for nearly double its price.
Any how, it's two pound clir
the present and its scarce at th
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-11-19
Brantley Appointed
Chancellor by Bilbo
To Succeed Chancellor Woodward
Who Resigned.

JACKSON, Miss, Nov. Gov.
Bilbo today appointed 2. A. Brantley.
a practicing lawyer of Louisville,
Winston County, as chancellor Of the
Sixth district to succeed A. Y. Wood
ward. resigned. The Sixth chancery
court district includes the counties Of
Kemper, Leake, Neshoba, Noxubee,
Lowndes, Attala, Carroll, Holmes and
Choctaw
The governor made the Brantley
appointment to be Of immediate ef-
feet, pending a special election which
he. has ordered for jan 3. 1920, to
elect a man to serve until the end cf
the term, in 1922. Mr.. Brantley was
appointed state game commissioner
by the present governor in 1916. and
was just getting his department
launched when the people Of the state,
by referendum petition put the skids
under the whole structure, which au-
tomatically vacated the Office Of com
missioner or warden.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-11-19
TREATY WILL
BE DEFEATED
III RESERV ATOMS ARE
PASSED PRES. WILSON
WILL PEGION-HOLE
DOCUMENT.
UP
Lodges Two Last Resolutions
Defeated; More To
BE Acted
Upon.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1.-THE last
two reservations on Lodges pro-
gramme were rejected by the Senate
today. The first covered the German
overseas possessions. The second, re-
jeeted by So to 36, and which was the
storm center of the fight, was as fol
lows:
THE United States reserves to it.
self exclusively the right to decide
what questo-s affect its honor or its
vital interests, and declares that
such questions are not under this
treaty to be submitted in any way
either to arbitration or to the con-
sideration of the council or of the
assembly of the league of nations or
any agency thereof, or to the decision
or recommendation of any other
power
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-11-19
DECKS CLEARED FOR ACT
ION AGAINST LIUOR
LAW VIOLA
TIONS.
JURY is CHARGED
Mr.. c. B. Hardy Named Fore
men OF InquisitOriaI Body;
One Jury Selected; List
Depleted With Excuses.

Judge Carroll cleared the decks Of
circuit court for action against viola
tors Of the liquor laws in his eharg
to the grand jury Monday mornin.
on the convening of circuit court.
He made it clear to the members Of
the grand jury that he would expect
indictments against violators of the
liquor laws even though they have
been arraigned or even convicted in
the federal courts.
Sometime before court convene
here Judge Carroll, not satisfied with
the slowness Of the action by the fed
eral courts against these violators, in
strueted Sheriff Williams to arrest
these parties and bound them over tc
the grand jury.
He asked members of the jury i
they had any scrupules against in
dieting person for a crime for whi
they had been convicted and punis'
ed in federal courts, explaining tn
if any member Of the jury had S
an opinion he would be promptly
cused. None responded.
Judge Carroll went over the us
law violations in his charge, cal
particular attention to ,lfr
against Sunday laws.
Mr.. G. b. Hardy was apro
foremen of the grand jury was
panaled promptly on the eonvell
of court. Messrs. j. M. Shaeke.
and w. E. Pope were named
bailiifs. The following compose
grand jury: Messrs. Jim Smith
r. CASTOR, A. s. Franks, E. ]. HARD
S. A. Vaughan. X. J. Harrison, Gra
Mcclellan, G. B. Hardy, S. w. St
ley, J. o. Green, A. +. Herring. JoN
r. Swanzy, f. M. Younghance, d. 4
Hartman, G. w. Bush, w. A. Russell
o. L. Andrews, J. W. Eubanks.
The following compose petit jur
No. /: Messrs. Grady Pope, J. "
Stanley. Henry Davis. T. A. Cook
John Perkins, Ed MeLain, J. L
Perkerson, J. L. stillman, P. o. Lc-
tis, Yes Pullol, Gus Myriek, L.
Huffman.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-11-19
BENJAMIN CASE
NOW ON TRIAL
MONDAY AND YESTERDAY
CONSUMED IN HEAR
ING TSSTI-
MONY.
A SIX S ID A M A G 4 S
Case Rased On Question Of
Residence OF Defendant;
Is Being Hard
Fought.

Monday and yesterday were con-
sumed IN the special term of circuit
court in hearing testimony and mo-
tions in the Benjamin case.
The case is one in which the Vir-
ginia- Carolina Chemical Co., is seek
ing payment for $1,000 worth of fer
tilizer bought by Mr.. Frank Benja-
min. To get process on the defendant
an attachment was made on certain
property belonging TO Mr., Benjamin
in this and Monroe county, the at
tachmeht action having been based On
the assumption that the defendant
was a nonresident of the State.
In answering the bill attorneys for
Mr. Benjamin filed bill asking for
damages alledged to have been sus-
tanned On account of the attachment
proceedings. Damages in the sum of
about $4,000 are asked.
The whole crux of the case is
whether or not Mr.. Benjamin in the
eyes of the law is a resident or a
nonresident of the State. Testimony
designed to sustain the contention of
the defendant was introduced yester-
day and numerous witnesses testified
on both sides.
After the testimony had gotten un-
der good headway attorneys for the
defendant moved that all testimony
relative to the residence of Mr.. Ben
jamin be excluded on the grounds
that it was Insufficient. After arg
ument on both sides the court allowed
certain of the testimony to be ex-
cluded, but did not accede to the gen
eral proposition that the testimony
showing his non-residence was insult
ficient. This will be decided by the
jury.
Mr.. Benjamin is represented by
Hon. JOHN f. Frierson of this city and
Judge w. d. Anderson of Tupelo. The
interest of the chemical company are
being looked after by Messrs. Sturdi-
want, Owen and Garnett.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-11-19

The newspaper situation in this country and fact all countries has
called consider the situation The result
of in and
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Publishers o OF h
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of and
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andh of
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and other actions taken safeguard
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where will be righy adhered to by The Dispatch.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-11-19
Place of next meeting.
Na1v ht,ciupSS

Place of next meeting.
New business.
Unfinished business.
Election of Director for Southwes-
tern Presbyterian University.
Recess until 1880 p. m.
Report on Foreign Missions-Jos-
eph Rennie, Chairman. Address by
Egbert w. Smith, Secretary of For
eign Missions.
Minutes of today read and apprived
Adjournment.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-11-19
5. A. MORKER COMING.

Ensign Herbert Young of the
Young Peoples department of the
Salvation Army with headquarters in
Birmingham, is expected to arrive in
Columbus today to inspect the work
of his department in this city. He
will remain here several days.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-11-19

DR.. S. C. Caldwell of Hazlehurst,
is the State Clerk Of the Synod. He
arrived in the city yesterday after
noon and has been busy making prep
arations for the business of the con
ference.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-11-19

The sessions Of the Synod are being
held at the First Presbyterian church.
They are open to the public and Col
umbians are extended a most earnest
invitation to attend the sessions and
see what rrcsbgterians are doing in
Mississippi. san's-'s
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-11-19


WASHINGTON, Nov. l7.-On the
eve of final vote on the peace treaty
President Wilson gave the Senate to
understand today that unless il modi-
fed the reservations already adopted
he would take the treaty back to the
White House and lock it up in his
desk.
The first effect of the warning was
to stifren the lines on both sides of
the Senate fight. Thn compromise
proposals of many kinds were thrown
out by the Democrats in final eff
fort to break into the majority pro-
grammc. They found the treaty's Re-
publican friends, all of whom had
voted for the reservations. disposed
to listen, but to promise nothing, and
tonight the life of the treaty seemed
to hang upon a slender thread.
A decision one way or the other is
planucd for Wednesday and under the
cloture rule the leaders say ii can
not be delayed beyond Thursday or
Friday. Tomorrow the Senate will
remain in session until 1t has cleared
away all proposed reservations, leav-
ing rothing to do but act upon the
ratification resolution itself. Four
reservations, two Of them proposed by
the foreign relations committee, were
voted down today and none was
adopted.
The presidents determination was
made known at a White House con-
ference with Democratic Leader
Hitchcock, who declared afterward
that Mr. Wilson never would have an
opportunity to pocket the treaty be-
cause his supporters in the Senate
would vote down any ratification res
olution that contained the unaccept-
able reservation. The Senate leader
reiterated his belief that once such a
resolution is defeated, there will be
compromise that will keep the
treaty alive.
Setback by Mild Group.
Hope Of such development had
setback later in the day, however,
when a humber Of the mild reserva-
tion Republicans agreed to vote with
Republican Leader Lodge against con-
sideration of any alternate resolu-
tion of ratification after the first one
has been rejected Vice President
Marshall has indicated he will rule an
alternate proposal in order. and the
Democrats have counted on help from
the mild reservationists to sustain
that ruling. How many of the Re-
publicans will be bound by today's
contrary decision remained uncertain
tonight.
Today's efforts at a compromise
were conducted in a roundabout way.
Senator Hitchcock declaring he would
reserve his direct offer until after the
mild reservationists had been released
from their pledges to the majority by
defeat of the majority resolution Of
ratification. He had intended to bring
all. the treaty's friends on both sides
Of the chamber into conference today,
but he found the Republicans unwill-
ing 10 negotiate until they had COM
pleted the programme to which they
had agreed.
1t was the preamble to the reserva-
tion group requiring that the Senate
be accepted by three of
the other great powers, which the
president found particularly displeas-
ing and against which the Democrats
are expected to direct most of their
fight for a compromise. The reserva-
tion to article ten is understood to
stand next IA disfavor among the ad-
forces, but there were
broad intimations today that the Dem
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-11-19

Delegates began arriving in the
city yesterday at noon. Committees
are meeting all trains with automo-
biles and the visitors are receiving a
most cordial and warm welcome.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-11-19

oerats would be glad 30 accept Sc
of the other 1S reservations which
Senate had adopted.
President Wilson will pocket
peace treaty, if it contains the L,
reservations, he told Senator
cock at a conference at ~
House.
Utterly Impossible
"The president has read an
sidered the Lodge reservations
atOr Hitchcock said, "and he CO.
them a Modification Of the treaty
utterly impossible
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-11-19
SYNOD NOTES.
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While here the delegates will be
entertained at the Palmer Orphan
age, an institution that is fostered
by the Synod.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-11-19
LARGE ATTENDANCE AT
ANNUAL MEETING OF
PRESBYTERIAN
SYNOD.
MANY DELEGATES
Synod Formed Last Night And
Sessions Formally Opened;
Conference Closes Thurs
day Night.

The Synod of the Presbyterian
church in Mississippi convened at the
Tirst Presbyterian church in this city
last night.
After the formal exercises in con
nection with the opening of the mi
tial session the synod was or
ganized for the work of the meeting.
The permanent program committee
made its report laying before the
Synod the definite program of the
meeting.
A feature of the opening session
was the annual sermon by the re-
tiring moderator, Rev. G. z. Ber-
ryhill of Holly Springs, who has
served the Synod as it's moderator
during the past year. Late in the
session last night the Synod elected
a moderator who will preside over
the sessions in this city. A tempo
rary clerk was also selected. Mr.. c.
7. Thompson, president of the Cham
berlain-Hunt Academy at Port Glib
son, is permanent clerk of the
Synod. He arrived in the city yes
terday afternoon and began immedi-
ately to make preparations for the
opening sessions and to seat the
delegates and elders.
The local commit ee headed by Mr.
F. P. Phillips assisted by Miss Edith
McGeorge was busy yesterday meet
ing trains and formally welcoming
the visitors. The delegates are be-
ing entertained in the homes Of the
members Of the local church.
The Synod will remain in session
through Thursday night. Following
is The tenatiye program for the two
days session:
Wednesday, November 10, ? a. m.
Reading the minutes of last eve
ning's session.
Enrolment of new commissioners.
Reading the minutes of last stated
meeting and the standing rules of
the Synod.
Standing committees announced.
(a) Bills and over.ures.
(b) Judicial.
(c) Narrative.
Cd minutes of the General AS
sembly.
(e) Statistics.
(f) Obituaries.
.(g) Leave of absence, hardness and
absence from previous meeting.
(h) Auditing.
() Devotional.
Cd Southeastern Presbyterian !
University. r}g 81
(k) Palmer Orphanage. ,dut
(D Presbyterian records:
Central Mississippi.
East Mississippi.
Meridian, Mississippi
North Mississippi.
Communications read
Placing on the table the Presby-
tcrian Records, Narratives and sta
tistical reports.
Report of Treasurer Read.
Report of the Chairman of Synodi-
cal Home Mission C. L. Power,
chairman. Conference on Home
Mission.
Recess.
Report of the Synod's Executive
committe of Education. DR.. Hut
ton chairman. Conference on Educa-
tion.
Reports of Ad interim committees:
(a)-Page 112-Drs. Hemphill and
Moore about Theological Seminary.
(b)-Page 145-Memorials of de-
ceased ministers.
Report on church Societies-C. T.
Thompson, chairman.
Recess.
The Lords Supper-7:SO p. M.
Thursday. November 20, 3 a. m.
Reading the minutes of yesterdays
Enrolment of new commissioners.
Communications read.
Reports Of permanent committees:
(s) General Assembly's Home Mis-
sions-J. E. Hobson.
CbN Bible. Sabbath and family re-
w. Grafton.
(c) Christian Education and Min
isterial relief-F. z. Browne.
Cd Systematic Beneficience-W.
J. Caldwell; Colored Evangelist ]. W.
Allen.
Reports of Standing Committees.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-11-19

More than one hundred delegates
from. every section Of Mississippi are
in Columbus today attending the an
nual meeting Of the Mississippi Sy-
nod of the Presbyterian Church.
They are being entertained in the
homes of the city. They are most
cordially welcomed to Columbus.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-11-19

was enabled to purchase the property
through the generosity of the people
of Columbus in the last Salvation
Army campaign in which both Capt.
and Mrs. Harvey worked faithfully
and energetically.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-11-19

Mr.. Robin Ellis who has been serv-
ing in the Navy for the past two
years is visiting home folks in this
city and section. Mr.. Ellis formerly
lived in Columbus and has many
warm friends here who are welcom-
ing him most cordially.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-11-19

Mr.. Herman Owen is transact
business in Memphis and Birmin
ham.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-11-19

DIR. C. T. Thompson, president of
Chamberlain Hunt Academy at Port
Gibson, is permanent clerk Of the
Synod. He arrived in the city yester-
day afternoon. DIR. Thomson has been
in the Mississippi Synod for the past
eleven years and during the past
four years he has been the executive
head of the Academy at Port Gibson.
He has been clerk of the Synod for
seven years and is one of the fore
most leaders Of the denomination in
Mississippi.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-11-19

The following educational institu-
tions in Mississippi are fostered by
the Presbyterians: Chamberlain Hunt
Academy at Port Gibson; Belhaven
College, Jackson; Chickasaw College,
Pontotoc; Synodical College, Holly
Springs; and French Camp School at
French Camp.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-11-19

Two widely prominent educators
will be visitors in the Synod here. DIR.
C. r. Hemphill president of the Ken
lucky Theological Seminary at Louis
vile, KY, and DR.. T. w. Whaling,
president of the Columbia Seminary
at Columbia, S. c., will be here to
present matters Of vital importance
to the denomination in connection
with theological education.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-11-19

During the first six months Of this
year the Presbyterians Of Mississippi
contributed $4,000 ID cash to pay
off debts on educational institutions.
This is nearly So per member of the
denomination in this State. They
also pledged nearly $4,000 for
buildings and equipment for educa-
tional purposes.
The sun., 1919-07-21
GRACE BANK EXPANDS.
Adds Special Facilities to Large
Shipping Interests.

The experience OF traders during the
war has brought to the front the vital
necessity of having ships in order TO Sc
cure independence and certainty OF the
prompt delivery of orders. AS a matter
or fact. 1t Is not one OF the above re-
quirements only which must receive at
tention.
With the increasing volume OF Ameri-
can trade the world over, the American
bank has become a necessity. It is not
necessary to go into the exhaustive rea-
sons for this nor to bring adverse criti-
cism against foreign banks as to their
methods OF handling American business
in foreign countries In the past.
W. r. Grace & Co.'S bank was or
ganized on April 0, 1918. 1t opened it's
doors for business in New York city
June 22, 1918. with a capital OF $780,
900 and surplus of $4,000.
At the present time the banks IL a
member OF the Federal Reserve Bank
and the New York Clearing House and
has assets of over $10,000,00O. II has
outgrown its original quarters and has
recently been moved into a larger home
although remaining in the same building.
The Grace Bank Is In daily touch with
the branches OF w. n. Grace & Co in
practically every country of the world.
with which they are connected by their
own steamship lines and daily cable
communication. The bank, therefore.
has a daily source OF unlimited COM
mercial information which Il Is able to
give to It's depoator6
The sun., 1919-07-21
URGES USE OF MATE.
south American Beverage Harm
less, Importer Says.

Mate is the only one Of the Ave bever-
ages in daily use containing a volatile
alkalod which leaves absolutely no bad
effects upon those who drink it, either
in large or in small quantities accord
ing to a statement made by Frederick
r. Tibbitts. an importer of mate who
has been instrumental in promoting its
sale in this country. The five beverages
deferred to are cole nuts, guarana yerba
mate, tea and coffee.
"All OF these drinks" said Mr.. Tib-
bits ARE in the non-food value class,
and r great amount OF suffering and
To illustrate this point,
1t can be pointed out that tea contains
twelve times as much tannin as is found
in the same amount OF mate, which &C
counts for the fact that tea tends to
retard the digestion OF meat. while mate
is used as a beverage in South America
in combination with meat, frequently
taking the place OF bread and vegetables,
because it's chemical constituents are
such that it rather aids than retards
the digestive processes.
Mate is especially beneficial TO those
of sedentary habits and 10 brain work
ers who find the use OF tea and coffee
harmful to the nervous system. The
closer relations between the people OF
North and South America, the demand
for drinks containing heart stimulant
to take the place OF alcoholic beverages,
the low price OF yerba mate compared
with tea and coffee and even cocoa, and
the fact that it may be drunk In larger
quantities with no Ill effects will no
doubt hasten the introduction of yerba
mate into more general use in the United
States"
The sun., 1919-07-21
COLOMBIA STARTS
PUBLICITY BUREAU
Information About Country
Will Be Spread.

south American republics are begin
ming to realize more and more the ne
cessity or establishing bureaus OF in
formation in this country and OF con-
Quoting publicity campaigns through the
newspa pers and other mediums for the
purpose OF acquainting the people with
conditions In those countries.
One OF the latest moves in this di-
rectlon is being taken by the Republic
OF Colombia. according to a statement
made to THE Sun by Consul
General Francisco Escolar Of Colombia
This country has delegated Julio Du
Puy as director OF the Bureau OF In
formation OF Colombia In the United
states. Mr.. Du Puy, who was recently
appointed to this important post will
sail this month for this country to es.
tablish headquarters In New York city.
When equipped the office will be in a
position 10 give all information desired
as to commerce, industry and other i'm
portant matters relating TO Colombia.
Another country actively making prep
arations for permanent publicity
campaign in the United States is Chile,
An Office has been established in San
tiago. Chile. with the director OF the
National Library of that country at its
head, who will send large quantities OF
publicity material. including photogra phs
for general distribution in the Ameri-
can press. Ernesto Montenegro, rep
resentative OF FL Mcrcurio OF San
tiago. Chile. is in charge Of the branch
Office in New York city.
Another departure In the functions OF
, the Consul-Generai Of Ecuador has
been made in the announcement OF
the Consul-General OF that country IN
wiling the general public to visit as
headquarters from 1890 to / 80 r. NJ.
and $3.50 to p. NJ. daily. where in.
formation regarding Ecuador will be
gladly given to those desiring 1t.
The sun., 1919-07-21
MINING ACTIVITY
NEED IN MEXICO
Mineral Resources Inuite In.
Uestnent of Capital.

The restoration of Mexico is in the
interest primarily of the Mexicans and
incidentally and in a smaller way OF the
foreign interests" said Carlisle Mason,
a consulting engineer with extensive in
terests III Mexico, yesterday.
Mexico needs railroads, hydroeiectric
installations. public and municipal i'm
provements, realization OF irrigation prof.
ects, development of agricultural and
timber resources. and particularly resto-
ration of mining activity in all parts OF
the country" said Mr.. Mason, land with
this done the country and it's people
would be solvent and prosperous in a
financial way.
1T Is useless to enumerate the re-
sources of the country. Mexico has been
known in the past as the treasure house
OF the New World, and this aga in will be
applied to the country at the present
time with regard to its widely distrib-
uted and rich mineral deposits. 1t has a
vast extent OF timber and agricultural
land lying unutilized.