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The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-02-04
DEATH OF DIR. JAMES SEAY.

Dr. James f. Seay, prominent
physician of Birmingham and well
known in this city and western Ala
bama, died at his home in the Magic
City the past week following 4 stroke
Of apoplexy.
Dr. Seay was born at Fernbank,
Ala, in 1879 and was widely known
in his native ssate. He was active
and prominent in fraternal circles in
Birmingham and was highly es-
teemed citizen of that city.
Deceased is survived BY his wife
one daughter, Miss Elizabeth Seay;
two sons, Erskine Seay, who is now in
the Naval Academy at Annapolis, and
James Seay, Of the University Of Ala
bama; two brothers, j. Seay Of Mel
borne, Ala, and s. c. Seay, Of Pratt
City, Ala, and two sisters, Mrs. A..
Pritchett, of Fernbank, and Mrs. ].
P. Phillips, of Chickasaw, Ala.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-02-04
POLICE COURT

Besides the negro Arnold Townsend,
who came before Mayor McClanahan
on a charge Of stealing bag of mo-
ney from the store of Mr.. Fields a
short time ago and was dismissed
for lack of evidence, only one case
came up for trial in Police Court Mon
day morning. 1t was Simon Guyton,
a negro who was arrested Sunday
night by officers Lawrence and Green
for being drunk, disorderly and dis
turbing the peace. His little jaunt
into the realms of exhiliarationdom
cost him, in addition to whatever he
may have paid for the joy juice, sew
en- dollars and fiftey cents plus costs
of the court.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-02-04
IL. AND C. TO BE KNOWN AS
MISS. STATE COLLEGE
FOR WOMEN
PASSES SENATE
Without Dissenting Vote - Sure
of Passage in House-Passed
In Senate Monday
The name |. |. and c. is gone.

The name |. |. and c. is gone.
Hereafter it will be NJ. S. G. w.
Looks and sounds rather queer and
strange as the name for the college,
doesn't it?
Anyway hereafter the college here
will be known as the Mississippi State
College for Women and Columbiahs
and the people over the State, how
ever, difficult it may be especially to
the people of this city and former
students of the college, will have to
become used to the new name.
Monday the bill providing for the
change in the name passed the State
Senate without a dissenting vote or
a single word of comment on the floor
of the Senate, and it is absolutely
certain that it will pass the House
and then become a law with the Gov
ernor's signature.
Changing the name of the college
has been agitated for several years
but during the past few months an
intensive campaign has been waged
to promote sentiment in favor of the
change and it has met with cordial
approval wherever the real reasons
for the change have been presented.
In the first place the present name
is misnomer in view of the accept
ed Interpretation of the term indus
trial Institute" In the North and in
sections Of the South where the
school is not intimately known, the
impression prevails that the college is
training school for incorrigibles and
strictly an industrial institution
Other reasons are that the name con-
iicts with that OF pow Industrial IN
stitute at Columbia, Miss, for way
ward boys and girls.
When these arguments were pre-
scented to the lawmaking body there
was instant and cordial approval for
the plan and as a result the bill will
60 through both branches of the leg
islature with little or no opposition.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-02-04
|. |. And c. MASS MEETING
THURSDAY NIGHT AT CITY HALL

matter of vital Columbus and Missssppi great
est institution for the education of the consolidation of the
and c. with other State Institutions will be
meeting of citizens OF Columbus Thursday night
Every citizen Of Columbus should to meeting 1t is
matter Of vital and compelling interest Columbus every pa
oc and loyal citizen should De hand.
1t much for the future for call to the
citizenship of this city,
Your interest in the community and the college here will be
ued largely BY absence presence Thursday night
Other matters of vital city community will be
discussed at this meeting
Time-Tharsday night eight o'clock. Pace-Ciy Hall BE
there.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-02-04
REALTY SALES.

The Maer Realty Co. sold yester-
day the Slaughter lot in the High
lands to Mr.. W. A. Stipp. They also
sold to Mr.. S. Lurnson the Brooks
cottage in Ward No. /. Mr.. Searcy
having sold the same few days pre-
vious to Mr.. Arthur McGabey Mr..
F. E. Thornly, Of Alabama purchased
a cottage in North Columbus from
the same company.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-02-04
LEGION POST
WILL BE ORGANIZED
THURSDAY NIGHT
MEET AT CITY HALL
Application For Charter Has
Gone Forward - Material
Here For Big 0rganiza-
tion-Call Meeting.

A meeting Of ex-service men will
be held il the city hall Thursday
evening for the purpose Of perfect
ing plans toward organization Of a
local post Of the American Legion.
Mr.. Samuel Kaye, Jr., a member Of
the state executive committee at large
for district one, is ono Of the leaders
in the organization Of the post for
Lowndes county and il confident that
there will be large attendance at
the meeting Thursday. A minimum Of
10 men must sign the application for
a charter but il is expected that at
least so will be enrolled as charter
members.
While Columbus is somewhat late
in starting TO organize a post much
interest is being manifested All
ready number Of men who were
members Of U. S. military forces who
served during the great war have re-
quested membership. The following
men happened to be present when
that matter was mentioned and each
Immediately signed the application
for charter: Samuel Kaye, Jr.,
Frank Belts, Joseph l.. Street, Rue
ben II. Searcy, Thomas S. Evans,
Eugene Hardy and Davis D. Patty,
All persons for the post shall be
eegible for membership who were in
military or naval service Of the Uni-
ted States during the period between
April 6, 1917 and November II, 1918.
Officers for the post shall be chair
man, vice-chairman, secretary, trea-
surer, historian, chaplain and an ex-
ecutive committee. These officers
will be selected at the meeting Thurs
day evening.
The dues of members shall be $500
annually, parts Of which will be sent
to national and state headquarters
and part remain in the local trea-
sury. This amount is considered very
small in view of the great principles
of the American Legion-"to uphold
and defend the Constitution Of the
States of America; to maintain law
and order; to foster and perpetuatc
a hundred per cent. Americanism;
to preserve the memories and inci-
dents Of our association in the Great
War; to inculcate sense of indivi-
dual obligation to the community,
state and nation; to combat the
autocracy of both the classes and the
masses; to make right the master Of
might; to promote peace and good
will on earth; to safeguard and tran
smit to posterity the principles Of
Justice, freedom and democracy; to
consecrate and sanctify our eonlrade-
ship by our devotion to mutual help
fulness'
Every white man in Columbus and
vicinity who in the military or naval
service during the war is urgently
requested to be present at the meet
ing at the city hall at 500 o'clock
Thursday night and get the Lowndes
county post of the American Legion
started with plenty Of enthusiasm and
action.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-02-04
SERIES OF HOLDUPS
in SOUTH COLUMBUS
HOld-Jp In Vicinity Of Barrow
School Past Week.

Police department business during
the past week has been rather quiet.
Only one arrest has been made in
connection with a series Of petty rob
berries which have occurred in the city
within the past three weeks.
A negro named Arnold Townsend
was arrested yesterday on a charge
Of stealing a bag Of silver money
from show case in the store Of Mr..
A. S. Fields on January y. Mr..
Fields operates a store near the
Southern railroad shops and often
railroad men call for bottles Of cold
drinks % be brought to them outside
the back door. On the day mentioned
a negro entered the store and told Mr..
Fields that there were five men out
side who wanted coca colas. so he got
five bottles and went out the back
door with them'to find that there WAS
nc one out there. When he returned
the negro had gone and so had a can
vass bag containing about $500 in
silver coin which was in a glass ease
in the front Of the store. Townsend
fts the description and Mr. Fields
thinks he is the one who stole the
money. The case will be tried tomor-
row morning.
! A series Of hold-ups that occurred
a week ago has been kept quiet by the
police in an effort 10 locate the high
waymen but as all of them occurred
at night descriptions obtained have
been too meager 30 warrant any ar
rests. The first of these hold-ups oc-
Cured near the Barrow School when
q negro was held up at night at the
point Of a pistol by what he said was
white man with handkerchief over
hsi face. The negro having no money
the robber got nothing.
The next was also also near the
Barrow School and it was also ne
gro who attempted to hold up white
man bat an automobile with bright
headlights came along and broke up
the party, causing the highwayman
to take to his heels
I The third was on Twelfth street
south, the highwayman being negro
au,l intended victim white man. Ii
was the intended yietim who refused
to throw up bis hands, he retreating
rapidly and securing assistance
went back to the place just in time
to.see the would-be robber, disappear
over fence.
Names Of .he men held up were
withheld from publication it being
thought better not to mention them.
Following three attempts the "bad
men" have evidently discontinued ac-
ton in this city as no more instances
have been reported to the police.
1t may be that they have gore oyer
to West Point whcre the hickings are
better. Anyway there was holdup
over there Friday that netted the in
stigators $4,000 in good U. S. cur
rency, according to hurried tele
phone message from West Points
Chief of Police to Chief Cook, Of the
local force Friday afternoon. The
message informed the Chief that an
old negro had been held up that day
I in that city by two negroes and re-
leived Of the above amount, the high
waymen Immediately departing for
parts unknown Officers here have
been on the lookout for negroes like
the deseription given.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-02-04
READY TO
BORE FOR OIL
Casing Purchased in Oklahoma and
Will Be Shipped Soon.

Hastings AOT lhS AolHDlSUSe VII q
Gas Company's Lowndes county oil
well have been purchased in Oklaho-
ma, announced Mr.. Sherrod, president
of the company, yesterday. The pur-
chase was made by wire subject to
inspection, so Mr.. Snodgrass, field re-
preventative of the company, who was
in West Virginia On a. hunt for this
kind of material, Immediately board
ed train for Oklahoma to make the
inspection. If the castings are found
to be satisfactory, shipment will be
made to Bent Oak and thence out to
the derrick. A big steel cable is also
another of the articles still lacking
but it is thought there will be no
trouble in securing this and a few
other small articles of machinery nee
essary to the completion of the entire
drilling outfit.
Coal for the frebox of the steam
boilers has arrived at Bent Oak and
as soon as weather conditions will
permit will be hauled to the derrick
site. Just now roads are not very
good and to begin pulling heavily
loaded wagons over them would cut
them up considerably and when once
That prairie mud down there gets
stirred up into a loblolly it stays that
way for weeks. At the directors
meeting on last Saturday afternoon
it wasthought best to not stir up
those roads now; figuring that it will
be economy to delay the heavy haul
ing until they get in better condition.
The men at the head of the Tom
bigbee Oil & Gas Co.,. are solidly in
earnest about making every dollar go
as far as possible and are not letting
into their system any of the i'm
patientness that so often goes along
with "oil fever. And it might be
mentioned that the "fever' is attain
ing a higher temperature around
these parts every day.
During the past ten days stock in
the company has been soaring. Of
course the company has no more for
sale and only individuals can now sell
it-and not many Of them having any
desire to turn loose any of their hold
ings. Ten days ago few shares
were being transferred at $i.25, last
week stock was being sought at $3.50
and during the past few days $1.75
has been offered with very little for
sale at that price.
One indirect reason for this rise in
price of the oil stock even before q
drill has touched the ground is attri-
buted to that slight oil find at Tupelo
a short time ago. A marked oil show
ing was found while boring for water
at depth of about 500 feet and some
geologists were employed to look over
the situation up there. 1t seems that
according to their logic of figuring
underground stratas of minerals, oils
and gasses there was decided favor
ing trend of the possibilities of there
being large quantities of oil in the
lower or prairie sections of the coun-
try, pointing specifically to this inn
mediate section. Persons who failed
to get in on the stock at par learned
of this and quitely began to look
around for some of the stoek-as did
also some who had stock but wanted
more. The reuslt has been boom
that's still booming.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-02-04
RUFFIN- GIylNS.

Miss Oracle Givins and Mr.. Charles
L. Rufrin, of Millport, Ala, were
qutely married at the court house
Sunday afternoon, Justice c. NJ.
Reeves officiating. The couple came
over with a small party Of intimate
friends, were united in holy matri-
mony and went back to Millport the
same afternoon.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-02-04

Mr.. and Mrs. P. Il. Davis are receiv-
ing the congratulations Of their many
friends on the arrival of fine boy
at their home in this city. They have
named the little fellow p. R. Jr'
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-02-04
COTTON MARKET

Cotton went Monday from 80 1-2
cents to 40, and yesterday went down
again to 80 10, that being the figure
at which good middling grade was
quoted at the close of the market
yesterday.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-02-04

Reverend +. Lucien Malone return
cd Friday from a trip to Aberdeen,
where he went in the interest Of the
Nationwide Campaign, having deliv-
cred an address at the Episcopal
Church in that city last Wednesday
evening,
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-02-04

Mr.. Pink Darr, of Newport, Ala,
was in the city yesterday on business
and renewed his subscription to The
Dispatch.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-02-04
IMPORTANT MEETING

There will be an important
meeting Of citizens at the
Woman's Club, Friday, Febru-
airy 9th, at 4 o'clock, to con
slider the proposed anti-malar-
ial campaign. The meeting
will be addressed by Mr.. w,
H. w. Komp, of the United
States Public Health Service.
All public-spirited citizens are
urged to be present.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-02-04

Mr.. John c. Mcconnell, prominent
planter living near the city, left yes
terday for Cincinnatti, Ohio. where
he was called to the bedside Of his
son there who is seriously ill.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-07-22
Taxpayers Association
Notes

Poll taxes for roads and schools
are 10 be defended. because OF their
purpose and because many "a no
other taNcs. 10 fully collected they
will yield considerable evenue unless
too much * paid out for collection.
No more than ten per cent should DO
paid out. The school poll tax should
Yield for the state perhaps 10000
and the road tax $4,000 In cash II
generally enforced. Certainly IL one
pays. all should pay. In view OF b
general benefits from a proper ex-
pondlture of these taxes, no one
should he allowed to escape payment,
II is worthy of note that In most
counties q real attempt at economy
is being made In the publication OF
delinquent a lists. Except In n rev
counties. the general notices only are
printed In both languages. the list
itself being printed In English only.
Last year the list was sometimes
printed In both languages and hun
dreds of dollars expended that might
have been saved to the county and
|sthe taxpayers. II is probable that
still further saving might be effected
II county officials would call for bids.
This is permitted under the law
which fixes the maximum amount TO
be charged for printing such lists.
A political convention In Otero
county recently endorsed the sug-
eestion that each candidate pledge
himself IL elected to office that he
would give his entire time to looking
after official duties. This Is no doubt
The first qualification to be required
OF q state or local official. Others
will be fixed from time to time. For
certaln officcs peculiar training and
| experience are necessary. This Is es-
| pecialIy true OF the county superin-
tcndent. Then there Is the assessor.
| one OF tho most Important officers or
the county. Upon him depends the
Justice and. adequacy OF assessments
| which are the foundation OF u tax
| ntion system. The man selected for
this office should know the county
| thoroughly. should understand land
and other values. should have ac-
counting ability and should be known
for good Judgment. impartiaiity, ana
independence with such n mar In the
| asserror's office our tax problems VIII
eventually be solved.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-07-22

WASHINGTON. July 22.-The
United States as a nation. hasn't join
ed the league Of nations. but never
theless. the League as a going insd-
tuition is being directed to an appre-
ciable extent by Americans.
The latest American to accept Of
flee from the league. Is DIR. Royal
MeelCer. commissioner OF labor sta
tlstics OF the department OF labor.
Mceker will become editor OF a
monthly bulletin to be issued by the
International labor office Of the
league OF nations. His new head
quarters viii be Geneva. Switzerland.
the capital" of the league.
President Wilson will issue the call
for the assembling OF league repre-
sentatives this fall. So. II seems, fhuf
In spite OF the Senatc's refusal TO
permit membership. this country will,
nfter all. have some share Of partici-
patitlon In It's activities.
Interest Rates May Go Up
Generally higher interest rates for
bank and mortgage loans, and a
movement looking to the relaxation
of iemi restrictions on interest rates
In mnny states where 6 TO 3 percent
limits have been fixad ny LEGISLATURE
follow the action OF corporations In
increasing dividend rates and the In
terest rate on new bond issues.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-07-22
Feel Balmy? Blame the Sun Spots!

go camping. risk our anatomy on a
roller coaster. go on picnics, do high
diving In knee water. bathe on the
sand, wear lion tanning shirts and
necktios: take snapshots, send vaca-
ton post cards. and say. well, Is II
hot enough for you" and buy used
flivvers.
Sciontists' comeback Is that In the
winter the sun spots are out OF range
and give us n chance TO recuperate.
and get hack 20 parking level ideas
In our thought garage during the
winter scenario. Although some
birds don't get v e the effects OF the
summer sun spots. n insist on play
ing winter golf.
In some9 DISTANCES Il takes quite
awhile for the summer sun spots to
puncture the dany casing. as In the
case Of SIX day hike racers and ras-
slers, who don't bust out until the
frost period.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-07-22
PRESIDENTIAL R

TvHE fact that the next president will be ain Ohioan, whichever
party wins, has made the public unusually interested in the To-
= calhies from which past presidents have come. An enthusiastic
amateur historian has dug out these facts.
It seems that out of the as states in the rnion, only IL have
turned out presidents. Virginia. Ohii and New York have given five
each to the history of their country. Tennessee comes next with
three; Massachusetts and Illinois, two each; Pennsylvania, Indiana,
Louisiana and New Jersey each have given one.
The above list refers to the residence of the presidential eandi-
dates at the time they were elected. Eight presidents, however, were
born in Virginia, which still holds the record as Mother of Presi
dents' Six of them were born in Ohio. New York and North Car
oina each have given birth to three; Massachusetts to two. No other
state can claim that more than one was born within her borders.
Eight vice presidents have become president, namely: John
Roosevelt.
90 Altogether there have been 81 presidents from Washington TO
Wilson. The twenty eighth win be an Ohio man and a newspaper
editor. That's about asIfar as preseat ka1nledgeA eoes.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-07-22
Fight Follows
An Assertion That
Man Has Dogs Eyes

'why do you look at me with those
dogs eyes2"
Those 2 the only eyes I have"
This is the question and answer
which preceded a eight between Pillar
We'll and Antonio Duran yesterday,
according to testimony given by Dn-
ran In police court this morning.
Vigil II said 60 have asked the dues-
ton.
Vigil claimed that he questioned
Duran about his name being ion petit
tion for the Incorporation 81 Old Al
buquerque, which he said no had not
signed. Duran insisted that ne sign
ed the petition, according oVigil.
Duran In defense this morning said
that Wiki hnd struck at MIN witt
an ak three lines, but that he had
nodrrd tho blows. Duran knocked
Vleil unconscious according to Vigil
Duran WIS fined &ies
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-07-22


~dustrious, honest, loyal characters
triumph Of the homely virtues.
Although he failed In some Of his
most important tasks, Monroe's fail
ures were forgiven because they were
honest mistakes. The rldlcule and the
disgrace brought upon him by the most
spectacular episode of his nndramatic
lire would have buried forever a man
more brilliant and less sincere.
This remarkable scene was enacted
on the highly theatrical stage Of the
national convention at Paris directly
after the Reign OF Terror and the fail
Of Robesplerre, when France was the
outcaet among nations. At that mo-
ment. Monroe appeared as the envoy
II the only sister republic and. to let
all the world see that the Revolution
had at least n friend left on earth.
the president OF the convention melo-
dramatically folded the rustic Virgin
Tau In his arms. ~
After two years, he was recalled for
his zeal. and came home In a rage Of
indignation. Passing by the gate Of
Mount Vernon without paying his re-
spects to Washington, he paid them
instead in 800 pages which he pub
lished In defense Of himself and In de-
nunclation Of the administration. New
ertheless. the dlscredited diplomat was
sent to Paris again by President JEFF
ferson In a few years, when he came