The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-31
MERIDIAN, MISS.

l Meridian, Miss October 30.-Mem- bers of the state bond and improve ment commission, following an inspsc- , ton of the East Mississippi Insane Hospital here, will probably recoin- mend an expenditure of at least $l00,- 1 GOO in additions and other impro oye-
 ments in connection with the prop srty. Details of the plans of improvement have not been as yet given out, but
 they will probably consist of an annex
 to the main building and number Of additional cottages on the hospital grounds.
 l Federal warrants have been issued
 here by Prohibition Agent J. F Bucn- anan and placed in the hands of
 United --States Deputy Marshal w. L.
 Eshe to be served on three prominent
 farmers. John Reilly Joe Stephenson
 and Alex Kelly of Wayne county The
 men will be brought to this city and
 arraigned before United States Com
 missioner Price, who will fix their
 bonds for their appearance at ,ae | March term of the federal court to- answer to charge of violating the I prohibition law by having whisky in /, their possession, according to the fed eral officers. N. 1ai tieS arriving nere From points 9n / the Mobile and Ohio Railroad, north cf
 Meridian, bring the information that
 number of general merchandise stores and gins have been posted with warn tings that sale of goods be discontinued
 until there is a material reduction Tn prices and that there be no more gin-
 ning until better price is offered for
 cotton. It is declared the merchants
 and ginners who have received 'vafn- lngs do not take the matter seriously and will continue operations.
 ! The Retail Merchants Association of Meridian has entered a vigorous TO- i test against alleged inefficient service
 rendered by the Cum berland rele- phone and Telegraph Company in this
 city Following vigorous discussion
 of the matter the secretary of the
 organization was instructed to address
 a, communicationN to the company re- ! lquesting that better service be zen
 dered at once
 1 The board of directors of the local Y. M. c. A. are laying plans this week
 Tor a. campaign to be carried on hcre
 next week to raise, s30. COG to make the initial payment and make fmproye- i ments on proposed new and perma-
 nent home Tor the organization. If I the campaign proves successful the five-story building of R. H. Sutsle in , the heart of the business district and
 one of the best, business and office buildings in the city. will be pure based and converted into a modern .Y' home. An option on the building has
 been secured and friends of the cr-
 ganization do not anticipate any fail- ure in their plans. Gus c. Kendall one of the citys prominent business
 men. has been placed at the head cf
 the committee that will make the c1ive
 for the needed funds.
 | Members of the old One Hundred nd
 Fortieth Field Artillery, formerly the
 First Mississippi. other present and ex-
 soldiers, sailors and marines, members
 or the American Legion, were special guests of honor last evening at the Fifteenth Avenue Baptist Church. to
 listen to sermon by the Rev. Zeno Wall, Former chaplain. The singing
 was lead by the Rev. w. A. Keel, siso ia former chapiain.N
 This was the last day on which can
 didates for mayor and councilmen
 could qualify for entrance into the
 nominating primary elections. the first
 of which is to be held November 16 and the second if a second is necessary on november 30. There are two csn- didates in the contest for mayor. John
 w. Parker. former mayor, and J. E.
 Francis, railroad conductor iIn he !, race for the two. offices of council men are J. NJ. Slaughter. for re-elec- tion; Paul McRoy, Albert Coving.on, j.. F. Bolton, A. P. Pool and CHI
 Watts.
 Information has reached here that
 the Meehan Consolidated School ouild- ing in this county was destroyed ty fire Thursday night entailing loss of approximately s5.0o0. What provision
 will be made to accommodate the 11o students in order that they may con- tinue their studies has not been de-
 termined. The school will be rebuilt as early as possible, but in the mean time the community has no availaole building.
 Judge Carroll win convene the Rem. per county circuit court at DeKalb Monday. number of Meridian Jaw yers will attend. as we'll as others who are interested in Allegations scheduled ito come up for trial The grand Iury lis. expected to investigate num,ei of Alleged moonshine and other pro. hibition violationA