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The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-04-18
PROF. MIDDLETON
CHOSEN PRINCIPAL
West Pointer Win Head Stephen d.
Lee High School Faculty And
BE Principal.

At the special meeting Of the Board
of School Trustees Friday night,
Prof. T, A. Middleton, superintendent
of the city schools at West Point, was
elected principal Of the Stephen D..
Lee High School in this city.
He succeeds Prof. c. L. Crawley who
goes to the Philadelphia public schools
next session.
Prof. Middleton's salary is fixed at
81, 400, substantial increase over the
salary paid the principal this year
The new principal is rounding out
a most successful year as head Of the
West Point schools. He is a man of
fine ability and has excellent qualities
Of leadership. He is president of the
East Mississippi High School Asso-
citation, and had charge of the events
here on Field day Friday.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-04-18
MOVE TO PAVE ON
COLLEGE STREET
Petitions Being Prepared to Institute
Paving Movement For
College Street.

Petitions are being prepared to be
presented to the city council asking
for the paving of College street.
Practically all of the property hold
ers along College street are in hearty
accord with the movement and the
petitions will be prepared and pres
ented to the council in the next few
days.
New laws passed by the legislature
this year make the paving of resid-
ence sections of cities most feasible
by the issuance Of either bonds or
notes by the municipality.
1t is proposed to pave the street on
the basis of the property holders pay
ing two-thirds of the cost and the
city one-third. This is the recognized
principle of pro-rating paving cost in
residence section.
Traffic on College street is so great
that the thoroughfare may well be
called the Fifth avenue of Columbus.
Every automobile that goes out Of
its garage travels along College
street, all demonstration cars, cars
being tested and repaired and inspect
ed, trucks from the country, whole
sale trucks, taxis and in fact all mo-
tor traffic concentrates on College
street.
This traffic is growing almost daily
and paving will soon be essential.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-04-18
ELIZABETH BRANDON PRE-
LIMENARY TRIAL OC-
CURED ON LAST
WEDNESDAY.
HER BOND MADE
Case Arouses Sympathy; Evil
dence Circumstantial; Trial
Behind Closed Doors;
Rencher Her Attorney.

The preliminary trial of Elizabeth
Brandon, the twenty-year-old girl,
who had resided with her father four
miles south OF Gordo, Ala, charged
with the murder of her little baby
girl, whose tiny body was found in
the path of the receding high waters
at the foot of South Second Avenue
on Thursday evening, April Sth,' by
members of the Boy Scouts organ
ization, occurred on Wednesday after
noon at the City Hall before Mayor
McClanahan and Mr.. C. M. Reeves,
justice of the peace. Attracted by
the grewsomeness of the crime, and
the promise of further sensational dis
closures in the testimony, large
crowd gathered at the Temple of
Justice, only to be turned back and
disappointed by four blue-coated
officers who stated that the trial
would be behind closed doors. A large
number remained in the City Hall, on
the stairway, in the corridors and out
side the windows, hoping to hear
some word from the unfolding of the
tragedy. In this they were disap-
pointed, for Hon. Guy Rencher, her
volunteer friend and attorney, did not
put the defendant on the stand, but
limited the testimony to the dam
aging facts and circumstances intro
duced by the State.
The little court room in the City
Hall was crowded. Four or five Off
GERS, the judges, the city's attorney
/ General E. 7. Sykes, and the press
representatives, were all who were
present. Then came the defendant
I. Continued on 49, Page.)
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-04-18
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Today the sun rises at 5;2S and
sets at 6:Ss.
Today is the lO9th day of the year
of Our Lord 1920.
A man seldom runs into debt now
adays. He usually motors his way
into it.
A fashion writer says blonds should
wear brown and brunettes yellow, but
fails to say how much
X X
In this day of automobile speeding
another division Of the people, the
strikers and the struck.
You go to the grocery stores these
days for butter or for worse, and to
poets for better or for verse.
X X
In this city Of automobile speeding
the world is divided into two classes,
potentially, the quick and the dead.
X X
If the terms of the street sprinkling
contract are complied with there will
be no dusty streets in Columbus this
Sunday.
Within the next few months the
State will spend nearly a half mil
lion dollars for new buildings at the
college here.
Unless automobile speeding in Col
umbus is checked there is going to
be fatal accident in the rapidly in
creasing traffic.
X X
President Pitcher Kuykendall of the
City League is going to try for tur-
tleback comeback this season. He has
his back to the wall already trying to
keep out of the big league.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-04-18
REJECTS "OVERALL
CLUB" ORIGINATES
"PIN-CHECK" CLUB

To the Public:
The Lowndes County Fair Price
Committee at its meeting on Wednes-
day, April 14th, heartily endorsed the
movement which is being agitated in
various communities suggesting that
the public combat the high cost of liv-
ing by wearing cheaper clothing. In
stead of adopting overalls, however,
this committee believes that it would
be cheaper and more satisfactory if
the men were to wear what is known
as "pin-check' goods. They will be
more comfortable in warm weather
and just as durable as overalls and
much neater.
Washable "pin-check" clothes can
be procured in Columbus at the fol-
lowing prices: Trousers, $780, coat
$3.50; blue work-shirts, SIPS and
S1.5O.
This committee asks the co-opera.
tion of the public in its efforts to re.
duce the high cost Of living. 1t alsC
asks that the public be equally al
energetic in reducing the COST OF
HIGH LIVING.
Respectfully,
R. E. JOHNSTON,
Chairman Fair Price Committee,
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-04-18
TO RENDER DECREE.
DURING VACATION
JUDGE GUYTON TAKES TIM
BER CASE UNDER
ADJUSTMENT.
DECREE VACATION
Chancery Court Adjourned Yes
terday at Noon; In Session
Practically All
Week.

Judge T. p. Guyton took under adj
visement to render decree in vacation
in the Day-Flynn, Bell and Sherrod
timber case, which occupied nearly
two days Of the spring chancery
court term.
Court adje fned yesterday at moor
at the conclusion of the long argu-
ment in the timber case, which began
on Thursday.
Court had been in session practi-
cally all of the week, and large vol
ume Of business was dispatched. A
large number of minor cases were dis
posed of early in the week and the
decks cleared for the timber case,
which was the most important of the
session and which was the hardest
fought.
Some of the best talent Of the Co
lumbus and Aberdeen bars was ar
rayed in the case, and every inch OF
ground was hard fought.
The case involved the title in timber
on Sixteenth Section land in Monroe
and Lowndes counties, the timber be.
in valued at approximately thirty-onC
hundred dollars.
Mr.. G. C. Day, the complainant, haC
come into possession of the land, anC
under the law no title in timber OF
Sixteenth Section land for CONNER
cial purposes can pass without an or
der of sale from the Board Of Super
visors. 1t seems that this timber was
sold without the necessary authorit!
from the Monroe county board; aftel
discovering this, Mr.. Day went abou
to secure a sale of the timber by the
board. He bought the timber in a
public sale, and now comes back ol
the parties--Messrs. G.. NJ. Flynn
Battle Bell, and c. +. Sherrod-fron
whom he purchased the timber, seek
ing to recover the amount of the pur
chase price from them.
Messrs. Sturdivant, Owen & Gar
nett represented the defendants, Will
Messrs. Leftwieh & Tubb, of the Alb
erdeen bar, appeared for tn
complainant.
Cases Disposed or.
Following are the decrees Of tn
court since Tuesday:
William Walden and others Y;
Carter w. Walden. Taken under ad
visement; decree to be rendered j
vacation.
Mrs. Susan Littleton vs.. l.. Little
ton; divorce; granted; mother give
custody Of small son.
l.. r. Easley VS.. Stewart NJ. Moore
decree for partition of land; granted
Addie Locke gave final accountin
of guardianship of Emma j. Locke
Julia o. Locke, and Milton A. Locke
r. L. Terry gave final aecountin
of estate Of r. c. Terry, deceased.
Valley Watson VS.. Mary Watson
divorce; granted.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-04-18
FORMER GOVERNOR HERE

Former Governor Theodore G. Bill
bo, of Poplarville, was among the Wis
itors in Columbus yesterday Mr..
Bilbo was here on professional bust
ness. and while in the city he con
ferred with number Of his personal
and political friends.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-04-18

Hon. Connie Tubb, of the Aberdeen
bar has been attending the Chaneery
Court here for the past few days,
representing Mr. Day in his case be-
fore the court.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-04-18

Miss Lillian Wood, who is teaching
in the public schools of Mobile, is
weekend visitor with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. William Wood, in this
city.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-04-18

Mrs. F. w. Jones, of Christ Church,
New leland. is visiting her sister,
Mrs. Annie Waters in this city.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-04-18

Continued on Fourth Page)
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-04-18

Chairman Fair Price Committee,
for Lowndes County, Miss.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-04-18

Continued on 80 Page.)
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1920-10-07
Steele County Has
Red Cross Nurse

Junior Red Cross money has pro-
vided scales for weighing and mea-
suring children in all town schools
and open country consolidated
schools. All kind of health mater
ial has been sent for, including men,
tholatum, Colgate's tooth paste,
health posters, pamphlets and rec
ords, a portable scale, etc., and even
a Ford is being bought. There will
be war on wrong living and i'll
health in Steele County this year.
Parents, teachers, and pupils may
look for the nurse to appear any
day.
Miss Thompson is capable nurse
full of "pep" and "get" and seems
to love work. She is a graduate OF
St. Johns at Fargo and served five
months in Camp Lewis, Washington
and nine months in France during
the war. She has also done private
nursing for three years and did In
struction work in Benson County last
summer.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1920-10-07
STATE BOYS AND GIRLS
WINNERS AT IOWA FAIR

Members of the North Dakota
champion boys and girls club team
won first place in three events at the
Interstate Fair at Sioux City, Iowa,
in competition with II other state
teams. They have just returned
from the trip.
In canning first and second places
were won by single jar exhibits by
Barnes County club members. In
the state canning exhibits North Da-
kota took second place. First place
was also won for the state sewing
exhibit.
The boys demonstration team won
third place and the girls took fourth
place. The stock judging team won
third place. North Dakota placed
third and fourth on corn exhibits
other than white and yellow dent.
The prize winning corn was grown
in Burleigh and Grant counties. In
stock Judging Galen Perry of Nome
placed fifth individually, Herbert
Warner of Minor ninth, and Miss
Myrtle Kearns of Mimic nineteenth.
"This is the first time that North
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1920-10-07

Advantages of fall plowing over
spring plowing are discussed by H.
l.. Walster, agronomist at the North
Dakota Agricultural Experiment Sta
ton, in Bulletin 141, which has just
been issued and can be secured by
anyone writing in to the College.
In order to prove fall plowed land
contains more fine crumbs and less
clods than spring plowed land, Mr..
Walster made mechanical separa-
ton of two adjoining plots Of Fargo
clay, one of which had been fall
plowed and the other spring plowed.
This separation showed that the
spring plowed land contained 55.8
per cent of clods larger than one
fourth inch in diameter while the
fall plowed land contained no clods
this large. Mr.. Walster says that
fall plowing is a practice Of doubt
full value on soils which are inclined
to drift such as sand and fine sandy
loan.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1920-10-07
Removal of Cupola
Improves Appearance

The outer appearance of the new
Congregational Church building has
been considerably improved the past
week by the removal of the cupola
from the main part of the building.
At first it was considered necessary
that this unsightly object be erected
so as to facilitate the ventilation of
the church, but after it was placed
on the building tlooked SO cumber-
some and out-of-place that the rest
of the appearance of the building de-
manded it's removal. Other arrange
ments have been made to take care
of the ventilation.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1920-10-07
.FareWells and
He1los in Hope

Several business changes and clos
ing out sales have taken place in
Hope the past few weeks.
j. F.. Beckerjeck. who has conduct
ed retail grocery and dry goods
store since the early days, has de-
cided to quit the business in Hope
and is now placing his goods on spe-
cial sale in order to clear out his
stock. Mr.. Beckerjeck will leave lat
er on for Seattle, WASH, where he
will join his family.
A. A. Turnbull is disposing of his
dry goods and grocery lines also and
in the near future will leave for his
new home in Oregon where he has
purchased real estate and will go
into the fruit growing business.
Among the new business men
whom we welcome to our town is
George Cooper, a Steele County
young man who recently resigned a
position with an elevator in Ada,
MAAAh.' anu Will AOW CA6o6o AL OuoA-
ness for himself. Mr.. Cooper has
purchased the confectionery store of
G. l. Carney and is now busily en-
gagged in remodeling and redecorat-
ing the place. Mr.. Cooper will not
conduct a barber shop in connection
with his other business, as has been
done by Mr.. Carney.
Robt. Nestor has disposed of his
restaurant business to A. R. Baker.
Mr. Baker is we'll known in this city
having had farming interests in this
neighborhOod for many years. He
, will, without doubt, conduct the res
taurant along the same popular lines
as the former owner and we extend
him our best wishes for a prosperous
business. Mr.. Nestor is out of town
at present and we have not learned
of his future intentions.
| A business change which we over
looked that has taken place recently
is the purchase of the full interest
of the Model Barber Shop by Elmer
Dyer from his former partner, r. A.
Valent. Mr.. Byer has changed the
name of his shop to the "Hope Bar
ber. Shop" and has hired first-class
barber to assist him in his work.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1920-10-07
Leaving for the West

Among the families who have left
or are expecting to leave for the
western states this fall to spend the
winter or to make their permanent
homes are: Mr.. and Mrs. A. R. Nc
Laughlin, A. M. Mclaughlin, Mr..
and Mrs. T. M. Major and niece, Miss
Gertrude Roney, Mr.. and Mrs. Chas.
Frank. Mr.. and Mrs. j. E. Warren
and family, and Mr.. and Mrs. A. A.
Turnbull and family. The majority
of these people will locate in Ore
gon. 1t is with much regret that we
bid these people godspeed but with
the regrets also are expressed the
best wishes for their happiness and
prosperity in their new homes.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1920-10-07
Local Happenings in
and Around BlabOn

Miss Minnie Langager is attending
the Mayville Normal again this year
Joe Hanson and Oscar Thompson
were Hatton visitors Sunday.
Mr.. Samuelson of Horace, N. D.,
spent Saturday and Sunday with his
sisters, Misses Lorine and Gertrude.
Misses Anna and Dorothy sievert
went to Fargo Wednesday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Walters and
baby, Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Walters
and son Edwin, and Mrs. Henry Wal
ters, Sr., of Breckenridge, spent Sun.
day with J. c. Walters and family.
Gordon Rye was an Aneta visitor
Saturday evening.
Mrs. H. A. Burner and daughter
Lucille, were Hope visitors Monday
Mr.. Sticha and daughter, of Ian.
kin, N. D., spent Sunday with Miss
Albina Sticka.
j. l.. Monson, of Fargo, was a call.
er in town Monday.
Miss Cora Gunderson, of Vance
visited Jennie Berringer Monday.
Hartwell Burner and Gordon Rye
attended the dance in Sharon Mon
day evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. o. Sund wer,
CoOperstown visitors Thursday.
L. e. Sell and family were Hop
callers Friday evening.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1920-10-07
American Red Cross Announces
Budget Of $48,200,000
For Current Year.
new DISASTER RELIEF PLAN
Continuance Of Heavy Work Abroad
Deemed Necessary to Protect
United states-$21 10000
Less Than Last Year.

A program Of relief and service to-
ward which appropriations of $48.-
100000 have been made has been out
lined for the American Red Cross for
the fiscal year, July 1, 1920, to July /,
1921, according to official announce
ment by national headquarters of the
organization at Washington. The fig
ures for 102o-21 are s21,0o0,000 below
those Of 1919-2O, in which se9, 100000
was spent.
Important among the items of the
budget for the present year is the ap-
preparation Of $s1, 100000 for relief in
foreign lands, which includes 1,O00,-
600 In purchased supplies on hand and
not distributed.
Must Protect United States.
This will enable the American Red
Cross to continue It's humanitarian ef-
fort to aid stricken peoples to re-estab-
lish themselves, to fight the disease cpl
demicc which threaten many countries
and to efface largely the remaining
traces Of the blight left by the World
War. It is regarded as social as we'll
as physical sanitation on large scale
that will have direct bearing on fu-
ture conditions in America.
Central Europe, the chief sufferer
from the conflict, today is facing an
ether winter Of famine, pestilence and
ruin. Typhus decreased much during
the summer months where last winter
1t had Its greatest stronghold, but ply
sicians who Investigated the situation
at the behest Of the League Of Red
Cross Societies have given their un-
qualified opinion that this coming win
ter will see recurrence on an un-
precedented scale. The Red Cross
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1920-10-07
Health Promotion

feels 1t must continue preventive meas
ures abroad to keep this and other
deadly maladies from the United
States.
Millions for Work at Home.
When the disease was sweeping Gen.
trail Europe last winter the American
Red Cross, with the aid of the govern
ments Of afflicted nations, undertook the
fight against It, Hospitals were estab-
lished wherever possible and food and
clothing were distributed to the un-
dernourished populations, who by rea-
son of their undernourishment were
easy prey to the epidemics. Where
disorganization contributed last year
to the great inroads made by the dis
ease, by virtue Of its knowledge Of the
disease and the presence Of we'll es-
tablisled hospital centers, the Ameri-
can Red Cross this year will undertake
the work with new confidence.
Including the total Of $11,O00,000 in
supplies left from the last fiscal year,
the $31, 100000 is S21. 100000 less than
the expenditures for 10000.
Appropriations for domestic activi-
ties total $16,700,OO0.
The largest item of this "home"
budget is $7,800,000 for civilian relief
work. This includes service and as
sistance for families of soldiers, sail
ors and marines, and work incidental
to disaster. OF the total appropria-
ton for civilian relief, $5,OOO,OO0 is
held in reserve for the carrying out of
actual disaster relief.
Reduced Overhead Expense.
The Red Cross invariably is the first
thought of community visited by ca.
lamity. With this in mind, 1t was de.
termined by the Executive Committee
in preparing the budget Of 1919-20 to
have a fixed reserve fund from which
to draw in these Instances.
For assistance to soldiers, sailors
and marines In hospitals and in camps
this year $1,000,000 has been set aside.
Four million two hundred thousand
dollars has been appropriated for i'm
provement of health and prevention
Of disease throughout the United
States during the current twelve
months. The Red Cross is co-operat-
ing fully with the United States Health
Service in this work and through its
Junior Red Cross is doing much ia
spread among children the principles
Of sanitation. An appropriation Of ST.
100000 has been made for developing
the peace time program Of the Red
Cross by service to its chapters in all
regions.
The appropriation Of s4s, 100000 is
exclusive Of the local expenditures Of
the 5000 or more chapters.
Administration expenses this year
will be $1.S00,000. Last year they
we're $23OO,OOO.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1920-10-07
Old Sol Back on Job

Real Indian summer weather Is
being enjoyed in this part of North
Dakota these days. The long wet
and disagreeable weather has passed
and the sun has come to its own
again. Practically all the threshing
has been cleaned up, the rigs having
had steady running for the past week
or ten days, with only a few lay-ups
on account of windy weather. PloW-
ing is now progressing rapidly so
that, if present weather continues,
a large majority of the land will be
turned over this fall.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1920-10-07
At the Churches

Special services will be held at the
Lutheran Church next Sunday to
further the interest in missions. The
morning service will be held in the
German language, and will begin at
ten o'clock instead of the usual time,
ten thirty. The local pastor will
preach the sermon. The afternoon
service, which will be held in the
English language, will begin at two
O'Clock. The Rev. F. H. Rotermund,
of Hillsboro, N. D., will occupy the
pulpit in this service. A cordial in
vitation is extended to all.
Topic for Sunday morning at the
Congregational Church: "Abra-
hams Faith. Evening: "The Test
of Religion.