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The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-05-14
CORWIN KILLED
BY OFFICERS
NOt NC MAN SHOT FIVE TIMES
FOR RESISTING ARREST
IN FIRING AT
POLICE.
Shooting Occurred nc Negro DaUcCs
Hall Which Corwin Was HOLD
ing Up-Died I'm Few
Minutes.

Police Officers J. d. Lawrence aE<
r. o. Cole were forced to sEszasz
Fred Corwin, young white EuzE.
age 20 years, at an early hour SEB-
day morning in defense Of their zwn
lives at a negro dance hall, on soutla
Market street
The officers went in TO arrest CEr-
win and he opened fire on theru, e.
is alleged. Corwin had gone to- ghn
hall just at the close of a dance zn67
proceeded TO hold-up the occupants
of the place He had secured Wzsr5
Gus amounts of money from o.scB-
pants when the police arrived Urs
the scene.
Corwin fred five shots at the Ef-
ticers and the police fired six sI1ots1
each. Five bullets from the pfsAalss
of the officers took effect, twEa MA
the abdomen of the unfortG8Gasa
young man, two In the hand ana sEWo
in the chest. He died within q Saw
minutes after the shooting OsE-nr--
red DR.. T. II. Henry was suns-
moned, but arrived too late, Zoe a1zEs
man was mortally wounded anGl &nsA
virtually dead when the physi nknra
arrived. The shooting occurred 9E
o'clock Sunday morning.
II is said that Corwin was srAtEe-
the influence of whiskey when ates
ran amuck. When called upon 80
submit to arrest by officer Cole, CsE--
win fred at the officers and baE
for their GOODNESS and promptEgssa
OF separating themselves they EEusb -
ably would have been killed Ny
Cole moved to the side Of the rCEnRl
and Mr.. Lawrence advanced fEyHs
the froRt CorwIr was .ehiuo p
table, where he was eountfua Efst.
money he had taken from the nF-
groes.
Mr.. Corwin was about &c years of
age and native OF Carmi, Ill. lie
came to this section about tnrHs
years ago and was employed at tins
plant Of the Columbus Lumiser
Company as an assistant black
smith
A few weeks ago he was IiASss-
charged from the army after serv1ng-
several months in the service Fte
spent several weeks in France HB
is survived by three brothers, six
c. T. Corwin, OF this city and IcaiHa
and Jessie Corwin, Of Illinois.
The body was shipped to Carmk
Monday morning and was acccaR-
panied by Mr. c. T. Corwin. Inter
ment will occur there in the 6fnL.tg
burying ground.
II is believed that the killing WAS
justifable homicide. the offes1@a
having acted in the defense OF thex=-
! lives COrwin had shot at one Bg
the negroes about the place betoErss
the officers arrived on the scene abzfR
evidently he was n a desperss2sa
mood when the officers arrived
Mayor McClanahan made reperE
of the case to the grand jury MsGs-
day morning, but no action has asS.
yet been taken by that body
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-05-14
LATE PEACE
NEWS ABROAD
GERMANY STUDYING TERMS or
TREATY-PRESIDENT EBERT
STANDING ON WILSON'S
IA PEACE POINTS.
Austrian Delegates Are ON Their
Way TO Learfn Their Fate
Italy Still Wants
Fiume.

Sonnino, Italian foreign minister,
and Col. E. NJ. House of the Ameri-
can peace delegation, regarding
Italys claims to Fiume and the
Adriatic coast. and a meeting of the
council of four, at which the notes
presented by the German peace dele
cation concerning prisoners of war
and labor, were turned over to ex-
perts for investigation and the COM
pletion of the task of defining the
new Austrian boundaries, represent
ed the entire activities in peace con
ference circles in Paris Monday.
The result of the conversation be-
tween Baron Sonnino and Col. House
has not been made public. Mean
while dispatches from Rome indi-
cate that the Italian population
again is becoming restive after hav-
ing learned that the report of last
week that Italy's claims to Fiume
had been settled was erroneous.
Added to this irritation is dissat-
isfaction because Italy was not mem
toned as one of the parties to the
proposed Anglo-Franco-American al
lance; the question OF the division
of Austria's merchant marine; the
treaty provision with Germany that
the three principal powers are suf-
ficient to ratify the treaty, and other
smaller matters in which the Ital-
ians feel they have been slighted.
While the Austrian delegates are
well on their way to st. Germainen-
Laye, there to be informed of the
conditions for peace which are to be
imposed upon their country by the
allied and associated powers. the
Germans at Versailles are still busi-
ly engaged in examining the peace
treaty. In addition to the six minor
members Of the delegation who left
Versailles for Berlin late last week
two of the more prominent mem
bers, Heren Geisberts and Lands
berg, mas gone to Germany, evident
ly with the purpose OF conferring
with the German government.
From Germany come reports OF
continued dissatisfaction over the
terms which Germany has been told
she must meet in order to obtain
peace. Reiteration that it will be
impossible to carry out the provi-
sions are to be heard everywhere.
Great demonstrations Of protest
have been held in Berlin, Breslau
and other cities.
No less a person than Frederick
Ebert, president of Germany, has
announced that he is standing on
President wilson's IA points OF
peace. Ebert alluded to the peace
treaty as "a monstrous document,
which, he said, holds no precedent
in determination completely 10 ami
hilate vanquished peoples.
Government troops are still hard
after the radical elements. They
have seized LEIPZIG, one of the last
strongholds of the Spartacans. A
state of siege has been proclaimed
there.
Early June has been tentatively
chosen for the commencement of the
withdrawal OF American troops from
North Russia. The Americans have
not been engaged in fighting of great
importance for several months.
Recognition of Korea as an inde-
pendent state and the liberation Of
the country from Japan has been re-
quested of the peace conference in
Paris
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-05-14
ONE MORE -FOUR MINUTE TALK.

There will be one more four-min-
ute talk and no more. II will be at
the Princess Theatre Saturday night
and it will be delivered by Hon. John
F. Frierson. It will be in the in
terest Of the Salvation Army cam
paisn. Hear him and help the
Army" that stood by the boys IN
the front lines in France.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-05-14
HAD THRILLS ON
WESTERN FRONT
PRIVATE WILL MYRICK, COLUM-
bus BOY, HAD HARROW
ING EXPERIENCE
IN WAR.
Decorated for Extraordinary Bravery
in Wounded Two
Times-Arrivcs Home
Again.

Wearing two wound stripes and
decoration for extraordinary bra
very in action, Private VIII d. Ny
rick. son OF MIR. and Mrs A. b. My
rick. of this city, arrived home the
past week after several months OF
service with the American armies in
| France.
Private Myriek was with the 26th
or New England Division, and he
was with the first American troops
to get in the fighting on the western
front. His first action was at Chau-
teau Thierry, where he was gassed
in action and was forced to retire
from active service for several
weeks. He went in again in the ST.
Mihiel drive and went over the top
three times in this drive.
1t was in the Argonne that he sus-
tanned his most serious injury. He
was advancing across No Mans Land
when a high explosive crashed near
him, killing three men and wound
ing him severely in the left knee.
Private Myrick was decorated for
extraordinary bravery in action. He
talks interestingly OF the experience
which resulted in his being deco
rated along with two of his COM
rades. He admits he was scared
to DEATH" and says he, along with
others, hunted cover when 1t seemed
expedient. He did not look for trou-
BILE specially, but in the Argonne
drive he. with fifteen of his fellows.
who were in the first waves of the
initial advance against the Germans.
somehow got far ahead of the front
advance lines and were caught In q
trench. They lay low. for some
hours and late in the afternoon a
detachment OF eighteen Germans
were seen 10 be advancing on the
position. A lieutenant was in charge
OF the detachment and as the Bosch
advanced he ordered them to sur
render. They came ahead yelling
Kamerad. but before they reached
the. trench they opened fire. Private
Myrick, with the lieutenant sought
cover behind a tree. from which
they fred into the advancing Ger
mans. There was hot hand to hand
/ fighting for some minutes, and all of
the Germans were finally killed and
all but three of the American squad,
| including the lieutenant. Private
Myrick and two of his comrades got
away and finally crawled back tc
their own lines during the night
Private Myrick. soon after reach
ing France, was transferred to the
New England Division and saw none
OF his home boys during the entire
! time of his service on the front. lie
was under terrific shell fire at Yer.
dun for weeks, and the strain was
terrible. he states.
In the ST. Mihiel push he picked
of a sniper in the woods. woundine
him mortally. He took a number OF
pictures from the Germans pockets,
one Of which was a post card photo
graph of the Kaiser reviewing a reg
iment in the back area. Others were
views in the German dugouts.
Mr. Myrick is mighty glad to 0C
back home and he is being cordially
welcomed by his many friends.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-05-14

Mr.. Pat Mullen, the efficient book
keeper at the First State Bank. has
resigned his position and and with
his mother and sisters. will leave
soon for Selma. Ala, TO join Mr..
Edward Mullen there. which place
will be their future home.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-05-14

Mr.. George Waller. OF Crawford,
Miss, has accepted the position Of
bOokkeeper at the First State Bank,
succeeding Mr.. Pat Mullen. resigned.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1919-05-14

Mrs. Louis Hirshman and little
daughter. Helen, leave today for
Memphis. where they will visit Mrs.
Rirsbman's parents for several days.
The Washington times., 1919-09-07

forms. Extensive submarine exploration
has revealed many abysmal organisms.
none of which Is old, geologically speaking,
or if ancient, without living relatives in
shallow, waters In other words, no PaleO-
zoic survivals are exclusively deep-sea in
their present distribution In fact, there
are here no PaleoZoic stocks at all.
"lt may safely be said that the deep-sea
invertebrates do not antedate the TTiassic
era, and that the majority have affinities
with Jurassic and Cretaceous Age types.
The Vertebrates, on the other hand, are
more recent, for, with the exception of
sharks and chimaeroids. none is older than
the Lower Cretaceaus era, and the excep-
tions mentioned may well be relatively
recent downward migrants although they
are representatives of creatures which have
survived at least from the CarbOniferous
era.
"Guenther thus summarizes the charac-
ters Of deep-sea animals: They are frail
and weak, with very little earthly matter in
their bones The flesh is thin and fabby
in consistency, but that is only when re-
leased from the terrific pressure to which
they are adapted. The relatively great
Jaws and cruel mouth armament which
many possess imply creatures OF marked
physical prowess, decidedly out OF haF-
mony with their apparent frailty when
within the scope Of human observation.
Simpliaed colors are the rule, either peariy
Great Britain Rights RsssrOd.
The Washington times., 1919-09-07
eel fsssg gigantic which are perfect
reservoirs of heatless light

freely, which alternately flashes his Ian
tern, then goes dark, while he seeks for
and kisses his sweetheart. The PyTosoma
has no sweethearts, since the two sexes
are blended in one animal.
This little creature lays eggs which
hatch out in form of 'zooids," or infants,
which form colony. The colony is soon
enclosed, owing to one of natures miracles,
by gelatine mass of outer body wall,
called tunic, or tent. When the4mbryo
omerges from an egg four buds form on
him, which produce four other individuals,
which also project each set of buds, so
that a colony of the Pyrosoma results
swiftly
About a hundred of these buds, or young
sters, form in fattened circle, like belt
running on two wheels. The tunic pro-.
tecting the colony develops Immediately
around the chain, with canals and tubes for
boarding house conveniences, apertures for
breathing in aerated water, etc. When
the colony is all fixed up for housekeep-
ing and aglow with cold light, so that the
children in playing with fire may not get
burned, the parent. mamma and papa in
one, sails out to start another colony else
where, exactly as these zooids will do when
they grow up and detach themselves from
the gelatinous mass.
Thus we have here perpetual motion
working overtime in the manufacture of
cold light from the surface of the ocean
10 its floor. Each fullhedged Pyrosoma
is a free swimming individual, provided
with hair-like arms or ella, by which it
can squiTm along. 1t has a heart, blood
vessels, bronchial gills for breathing, a
large sausage-like stomach tube running
through it, at one end Of which is mouth
for taking in food, the food passing right
through and out at the other end, digesting
on the way and filling up the blood vessels
constantly.
There is the usual nervous system, mus
cles, glands, cell and all such other tissues
and organs as even the smallest creature
must have to navigate the seas. The
The Washington times., 1919-09-07

authors do not tel, us what the functions
Of these creatures are in nature. They
are doubtless the food supply of some other
creatures, but If so have not been recog-
nized in the stomach of any sea animal
that has been dissected. Perhaps they are
Just waiting for man to wake up and utilize
them for illumination. A colony encased
in a gelatine mass may be from one-haf
to two inches long. cylindrical In shape and
readily picked up like a plum from a tree,
The whole gelatinous mass is brilliantly
Illuminated.
At this point we are CoBcerned with the
great mystery. The luminous chandelier
clusters in these little creatures are, OF
course, kept glowing by the life energy
within the animal, just as an electric light
is kept going by dynamo. Kill the little
animal and his light goes out How then
are We tostake him in hand and keep his
glow energized for commercial use? II can
be done, Of course, by finding out Just what
It is that makes his light for him and then
duplicating it.
Professor Richard Swami Lull, of Yale
University, has recently worked out their
evolution. His results form the most ex-
traordinary chapter of his new work on
Organic Evolution" on the strangest
creatures living the strangest life in ma
ture. The following is a summary:
John Murray has determined the num-
Der of bottom-dwelling forms at the various
levels to be: Down to 900 feet. about 4,2O0
species; down to 5000 feet, about 500 spe-
cies; down to 10000 feet, about 400 spe-
cies; at $4,000 feet and over, about l5O
species Life exists at all depths, lumi-
nous specimens having been taken at so
profound depth as nearly five miles.
None Of the deep-sea forms is the prod
uct of locally evolved race, but are sim
ply adapted migrants from lesser depths.
Thus their notifications are merely
response to the physical conditions OF the
deep sea, which, while it gives rise to con-
vergences, as does cave life, does not en-
tirely mask relationships with shoalwater
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The Washington times., 1919-09-07

sorb the greatest number Of light rays.
Almost all forms are phosphorescent, The
light giving functions may be either diff
fused over the entire body or localized in
highly modified organs. Such organs may
take the form of round, shining mother-of-
pearl colored bodies, imbedded in the skin.
which may be large and Of OVal-elliptical
shape placed near on the eyes, or smaller.
round glObular bodies arranged symmetric-
ally in series along the side Of the body
and tail
"PhosphOrescence seems to have been
acquired before migration occurred, neces-
STATED by nightly habits Such forms are
day vertical migrants, coming to the sur
face at night and sinking below the light
zone at the approach Of dawn. The habit
may have aided in their adjustment to
pressure changes and thus made easy their
sbysmal journey, accomplished probably
by step by step migrstions, extending over
many generations. Phosphorescence is
absent in all fresh water fish, for the only
place where they could find perpetual dark
ness-the profoundef depths Of certain
lakes and inland seas-are Of too brief du-
ration, geOlogically speaking, for the evo-
luton OF new structures such as these
"The chemical character Of sea water as
an aid to their establishment In marine
fishes Is another reason for their absence
In fresh water. However, many insects
and fungi are luminous, the phosphor-
escence In no way produced or aided by
the salts of the ocean.
Many Of the luminous sea forms live
on the ooze on the ocean hOor, having
The Washington times., 1919-09-07

gray or black. although some fishes have
scarlet fns. The last may Be an Inherit
ance from q colorful ancestor. OF. as IN the
case Of the blind Proteus Of the Austrian
caves, may be due to the color Of the blood
showing through the skin. The pink eyes
Of an albino are analogous.
zone ish, MaGrurus. reverses the stand
ard Of eolorins Of sea fish. having black
belly and a silvsry white back. This is
a response to the reversal to the source OF
the illumination. due entirely TO the phos-
phorescent light emansting from the ami
NAL life. which is largely benthonic. An
enemy looking down on Marcrurus. sees
only the silvery back blending with the
luminous environment, while to Toe look
ing up from below, the black belly blends
with the oyerlying darkness. Some deep
sea forms are, blind, others have telescope
eyes like eonoaYe mirrors, serving 10 ab-
The Washington times., 1919-09-07

to be the Greatest Containsrs Of Geld
Light Known % Science and WhssS
Extraordinary illustrating Substance
Is Now undoF Investigator for
the Puposs ef chsmis7l Re-
prOduetioa By Mar fer
Humanity's Own Sake.
The Washington times., 1919-09-07

Diagram Of The
Luminous
Pyrosoma
AHantieum
Which Doetors
MeteaIf and
Hopkins
Have Found
Evening star., 1919-05-04
Chemical Process Reversed.

"The chemical process previously
referred to as taking place in the
plates while charging is reversed in
the discharge-the plates reabsorb-
ing. from the solution, the acid which
was excluded during the charging,
thus forming lead sulphate. which
is again converted into it's original
form in the plates when the battery
is recharged and the cycle is COM
pleted.
"A starting battery does work
which has never been required of a
battery before continued Mr. Rubel
"A little battery Of three cells is often
called upon to deliver for a few mo-
ments an amount of current equal
TO tWo-horsepoWer. or enough to pro-
pei a heavy electric vehicle at nor
NAL speed. Therefore, a starting bat
terry must be made of special ma
terials or it will last but short
time-yet it cannot be too heavy or
too expensive A storage battery
like most apparatus. is a compromise
between cost, weight and life. If the
plates were made of platinum the
battery would be light and last in
definitely. but the cost would be pro-
hibitive.
1T has been the aim of the Willard
Company from infancy to determine
the point of compromise between cost.
life and weight, and whatever success
we may have attained is due entirely
to this
Evening star., 1919-05-04
SEE AMERICA FIRST
SLOGAN OF AUTO|STS
U. S. Trips Will Be Seasons Fad
and Hints Are Given
Drivers of Cars.

The slogan See America First
which was started before the war for
the purpose of diverting some Of the
millions of dollars yearly spent bv
shiploads of Americans, is likely to
have more effect this year. and auto
mobiling, via the Lincoln highway to
become the fad of the season,
In preparing for this trip automo-
bilists must look well to their ignition.
The electric system of the car should
be thoroughly overhauIde. If a bat
terry ignition is used 1t is advisable to
be doubly careful, as it would be yery
unpleasant to be stalled miles ayav
while crossing the desert where if is
very dry. or even in some of the
swampy districts OF the south. where
the Wetness might not be welcome
either. regardless of the expense.
All maps should be carefully stuaied
and clearly marked to show all serv
ice stations where the batteries can he
replenished and put right In some
parts of the south, among the Rocky
mountains, on the Texas pIains oyar
parts of the Arizona desert service
stations are not very close together
when needed, nor is camping out" AL
ways an unmiXed JOY.
If battery is used don't forget TO mt
water in it every week
Don't use anything but distilled
water.
Don't have an open flame in the
same room with charging battery or
an open battery.
Don't permit battery to stand with
out charge.
Don't allow sediment to collect in
the cells.
Don't fail to keep the terminals
tight. Don't connect terminals to the
wrong poles.
Don't let terminals come in contact
with battery box.
Don't forget to test with a hydro
meter at least once a. week.
Don't let your battery become over
charged. Don't permit plates to be-
come buckled by lack of water.
Don't forget to turn off your fgni-
ton and light switches when YOU stop
your engine or your battery may run
out.
OF course, If the car is equipped with
magnetic ignition 1t is only necessary
to see that the contact points are
clean and a drop of oil put in the
bearings once in a while then there
will be no fear of being stalled any
where because of ignition troubles
Where the country is hilly and the
roads rough magnetic ignition can al
ways be relied upon to give the
engine It's full power and better mile
age to the gallon of gasoline.
Evening star., 1919-05-04
Does Not Store Charge.

Many people are under the impress
sion that a storage battery receives
and stores up the actual electricity
used in charging it. On the contrary,
the charging of the battery causes
certain electro chemical action be-
tween the positive and negative plates
i'll the presence of medium known
as electrolyte, or battery solution.
This does not actually store up cleo
tricity, but produces "a chemical
change in the plates. When circuit
is esta blished between the elements
the active material of the plates
changes back to its original condi-
tion and an electrical current is gen
Grated
The grid or framework. of plate
is cast from an alloy consisting chief
ly of lead and is similar in appear
ance to filigree work. The open
spaces are filled with paste. or COM
pound. consisting chiefly of oxides
of lead. The positive plates. when
properly formed and finished, are
composed of peroxide of lead. which
is of a dark brown color. and the
negative Plates are of porous. spongy
lead. which is gray. a number of
plates of the same kind connected
together are called a group An
element is formed by placing a
positive and negative group together.
so that the plates alternate and are
prevented from touching each other
by separatorS. When this element
is placed in a jar containing a mix
ture of sulphuric acid and water
(electrolyte) ii is called cell A
battery is made up of one or more
cells. the number depending upon the
voltage required