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The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-01-30
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One of the most inspiring talks
ever made to the S. .. Lee High
School was delivered Friday morn
ing by DR.. VIM. McDougal VINO came
here to address the Masons. There
was an indefinable charm about the
man-perhaps it was a delightful
Scotch accent-that commanded the
entire attention of the faculty and
student body.
DR.. McDougal, although Scotch
man by birth and training, is one
hundred per cent American in his
spirit of brotherhood and his genu-
inc admiration for this country and
the ideals that it perpetuates, and
his loyal devotion to cold Glory"
His appeal to the students was not
to live truer just that they as indiyi-
duals might prosper, but that they
as American citizens might make bet
ter Americans. The part of his
speech thatswas most vivid and will
be remembered long was that in
which he described people as ships on
the Ocean of Life. Here is gist OF
it:
A great many different kinds of
ships sail on our many waters. 1t
gives ken feeling Of JOY to those
on board one ship to meet another
friendly ship. As there are many
types of ships on the seas SO there
are many types Of people on the seas
of life( here his appeal became more
personal to the students.) There are
destroyers on the sea of life. Per-
haps you have them here in your
number, but don't you be destroy
Ell, The Submarines, they say, will
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-01-30
what Would A Gentleman Do?

The Dramatic Club of the S. D. Lee
High has undertaken to answer this
question, "What Would a Gentleman
Do?" in few weeks. Watch for the
date on which The play of the Club
will be given. A strong east has
been chosen and regular practice has
begun. The cast follows:
Dickie Hook, Alexander Pegues;
Colonel Sir Bruce Kederby, Compton
Lipsey; Ronald, His Sen, John Ken
nedy; Madge, His Daughter, Lois
Brewster; Sir Christopher Wyme,
Madge's lover, Martin Flood Dolly
Banter and Lady Nora Hewey, friends
Of the kederby's, Emma Kline and
Katherine Cooke; Rodd, servant who
fought with the Colonel, Geo. Brown;
Miss Agatha Kederby, sister to Sir
Bruce, Fannie Harrison; Hartley
Quayne, a solicitor, Jacob SimCa;
Godfrey Seaton, his friend, Walton
Lipscomb.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-01-30

sometimes deal an under handed
blow to another ship, often sinking
the unfortunate vessel before it real
ICES what struck it. Are there any
Submarines in our midst? The best
ship Of all is the Merchant ship that
carries food and clothing from one
country to another. The interesting
thing about this class Of ships is
that one can always tell from its
cargo where the vessel goes. Be a
Merchant ship and carry something
worth while. All ships may not car
ry wheat, some must carry coal, but
humanity needs both A ship doesn't
know at what wharf it will land un-
til the pilot comes on board. If you
have the Divine pilto, God, on your
ship the final harbor will he certain
and your vessel, however beaten by
wind and waves, will be secure after
the storms Of life.
Prolonged applause brought Or.
McDougal back for another bit Of the
humor that had generously sprinKled
his entire speech, and q happy ref
erence to the poet, Burns, whose
countryman he was, was made.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-01-30

ids, etc. The tests were given the
second week of school, in September,
and at the close of the first term, in
January. Comparisons are made to
note the pupils progress. The work
done by pupils in City Schools COM
pares favorably with that done by
other cities.
Below is a comparison of Barrow
school and Grand Rapids. Only one
set in Arithmetic is given, for want
of space.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-01-30

The Lee High Boys won heir first
game Of basketball Friday afternoon
when they played Gordo, on the Lee
High court, the score being 20 to
% IN favor of Lee High. At the end
of the third quarter the scores were
% for Columbus and IA for Gordo.
During the first five minutes Of the
fourth quarter Gordo threw four field
goals. In the latter part of the fourth
quarter the Columbus boys got des-
perate and threw three goals. This
was one Of the most exciting games
that has been played this season.
The pupils at Barrow School have
bctn given the Monroe Silent Reading
tests and the Standard Arithmetic
tests which are used in leading cities
as, st. Louis, Cleveland, Grand Rap
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-01-30

The Boys Hi-Y met in chapel on
Thursday to discuss the subject of
Foreign Missions" Mr.. Meadows
gave an impressive talk on "The Y.
M. G., AS part in Foreign Welfare, q
John Kennedy read Foreign Missions
as Seen by Wounded Soldier" At
ter Walton Lipscomb, the president,
told what other clubs are doing, he
appointed committee to collect con-
tributions from each boy in the club
Every member seemed to be interest
ed and willing to take part in this
work.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-01-30

The Dramatic Club met in Miss
Olsen's room on Tuesday, January
25th, for the purpose of selecting
characters for their annual play,
What Would A Gentleman Do" The
students are looking forward with
much pleasure to this play.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-01-30

S. ID. Lee Parent Teacher Meeting.
The Pardnt-Teacner Association,
of S. D. Lee High School, will meet
on Wednesday afternoon at $3.50
O'Clock. The program will embrac
the following reports Committee on
constitution, chairman, Mrs. E. T.
Baird committee for the entertain
ment of the national president, Mrs.
Meadows; membership committee,
Mrs. Cotner; finance committee and
duties of the office, Mrs. Ike Simon.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-01-30
Franklin Parent Teacher Meet.

The Parent Teacher association of
the Franklin Academy school will
hold its regular meeting Thursday
afternoon at 3;15 o'clock Rev. E.
Lucien Malone will give an address
on the Spiritual Side of Health. 7
Miss Lydia MCGOWAN will talk on
1.-THE Proper Food for the Growing
Child All mothers, whether mem
bers Of the Association or not are re-
ouested to be present at the meet
ing.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-01-30

Mr. William McDougal, graduate
Of the University of Edinburg, Scot
land, delivered most interesting and
instructive address to the students
Of the High School on January %. DR.,
McDougal was accompanied by sew
cral of our prominent Masons.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-01-30

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body as well as to nations. A bottit
of Prickly Ash Bitters on the shelf al
home is the best and cheapest ofrm Of
preparedness for indigestion, consti
patton and kidney troubles. Il is the
dose taken in time that wards o!
sickness and saves money. Price
SLIPS per bottle. Sold by all dealers
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-01-30
LEARN SHORTHAND AND TYPE
WRITING

Fine positions are open all the time
for competent shorthand writers.
am beginning spring class in a few
days. Simplified course; easy to
learn; thorough and efficient.
MRS. V. B. INES, Phone 582.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-01-30

The members of the Girls Varsity
B. B. team were honorees of de-
lightful picture show party given by
Mr.. Kuykendall on January 22nd
The girls reported a grand time.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-01-30

The many friends of Mr.. w. P.
Kidder will be glad to know that he
is convalescent after serious illness
in this city. He has returned to his
home in Shelby Mississippi.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-01-30
RUSH JOBS OUR SPECIALITY.

Let us show you just how quick we
can get that job of printing out for
you, and give you first class work,
too. Try us. The Dispatch. -
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-01-30

Avoid irregularity in the bowel
movements, it leads to chronic con-
stipation; condition that poisons the
blood and breeds disease. Prickly Ash
Bitters is a mans remedy for put
ting the system in order. Price SIPS
per bottle. Sold by all dealers.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-01-30

Total enrolment for the first
term at the Barrow school was 33l.
Enrolment at the beginning of the
second term which was more than en-
tire session last year.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-01-30

The Rev. Malone, of the Episcopal
church delighted the high school audi
ence with a reading from Uncle
Remus' Tales on Monday mornilg at
chapel hour.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-01-30

Several business men Of the city
were visitors at the high school for
chapel exercises Friday. We are al
ways glad to see any of our friends
at chapel exercises.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-01-30

Mr.. Malone conducted the devot-
iolal exercises on last Monday, and
gave a selection from "Uncle Remus,'
which was very much enjoyed.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-01-30

The pupils are indebted to the p
T. A. of Barrow school for the ma
terial for these tests.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-01-30

Mr.. W. w. Egger has retulned
from a visit with relatives in Win
field.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-01-30
NOTICE TO AUTO OWNERS

Road and Bridge Privilege License
Tax is now due, and if not paid in
January will be doubled. Buy your
tags and license now and save the
damages.
c. w. WEST,
Tax Collector Of Lowndes County
1-12-6t.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-01-30

New York, Jan. 29.-Ameri-
can men are:
Rouging their faces.
Using lip sticks.
Shaving their eyebrows.
Permanently" waving their
hair.
Wearing corsets.
Carrying lace handkerchiefs.
"Pinking" their ear lobes
Beading their eyelashes
This on no less an authority
thai Sidney Brooks, who has
charge of the beauty parlors in
the Waldorf Astoria and who
formerly was court hair dresser
in the cars palace in Petrograd.
"fhe tendency Of men to make
themselves beautiful has been
growing for the last several
months and now fully 20 per cent
of my patrons are Of what used
to be the sterner SEX" Brooks
said today.
"Men apparently are becom-
ing effeminate in just the ratio
that women are becoming more
masculine. Everyone knows the
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-01-30

fhe pablie stnools of the city were.
honored by visit from the trustees
during the past week.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-01-30

The many friends Of Miss Willetta
Gardner will be delighted to know
that she is improving rapidly.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-01-30

On last Tuesday, the trustees visit
ed each room of the High school.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-01-30

Good news for buyers in the ads.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-01-30

bert, the girls of the Domestic
Science department served TO them a
seven course luncheon.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-01-30

Under the supervision of Miss Gull
The Mena weekly star., 1921-05-26
'-F F777777777777 7777'777--7----- vAGRANT FACTS.

Michigan has enough salt to supply the world for more than 2,000 years.
 Weight for weight a manila rope will test about equal in strength as beef or mutton.
 A scientist declares that the aver age of human life is about 31 years and that two persons die every second.
 If the worlds entire population stood in line, it is estimated that every third person would be Buddhist.
 One hundred pounds of beef shrink to 67 pounds after having been sub- lected to the ordinary process of roast ing. O'''
 The greatest waterfall in the world IS the Victoria of the Zambesi river the average height of which is 4Oo feet. soo
 1t has been estimated that ton of tobacco withdraws more than a hun- dred-weight of mineral Constituents from an acre af land.
 The Panama Canal is from 300 to 1000 feet wide and has a minin,uy, depth of 41 feet. The Suez Canal ;s rom 246 to S12 feet wide and 2g feet deep. Aeee
 Bolivian tin mines, which have been worked for more than 300 years. have reached depth of 2,30O feet. with inc richness of the ore increasing as tha workings descend s''e
The Mena weekly star., 1921-05-26
---------------f 1-------- saa~-----~ CIVILIZATION WINS AGAIN.

Nothing has developed with more of hopefulness in it than the breaking up of the scheme for undermining civilized government in England. II was manifestly a soviet move, into which intelligent but uneasy men were to be drawn. 1t failed, because the hot heads discovered that the thing wouldn't go, and the reason il wouldn't go was that the public awoke to the critical nature of the situation
 We have commented more than once on the easy going way of mankind Popular government is founded on the obvious theory that man will look out for his own interests. This is common sense, but it doesn't work Far too many assume that things will go all right without their bothering about the matter, and the proverbiaI George" is allowed to do it, or is ex- peeted to do it. 1t has been largely so in England. Life went or as usual and nobody interfered, but of a sud den it became clear that the greatest crisis that ever confronted social or der in that country was on.
 Then the people got up and let their desire for self preservation get its work in. The danger was too plainly in sight to be passed by. The plans of the agitators meant turning Eng. land into a second Russia, but Eng. land citizenship knows more than Rus sian citizenship, and the plans failed
 It is possible that agitators, moved by the same wild notions that those in England entertained, have had the same plans in mind for the United States. If so, they have suffered a serious setback. If it was a failure m England, it would more surely fail here, and this will become more evi. dent with each day.
 Civilization has asserted itself ana is stronger today than 1t was a few weeks ago. It would possibly have prevailed in any event, but possibly only thru great struggles. Its sell assertion prevented the resort to the harshest measures of self defense.-- Hartford (Conn.) Courant.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-05-26
||NDEPENDENTDANK OF GEORGIA UPHELD
Declared to Have Just Complaint Against Reserve Bank Practice Arkansas Banks Interested in
 Decision.

Washington, May 18.-The Supreme court today reversed decrees of Geor- gia courts which refused to enjoin from the Federal Reserve bank at At lanta from collecting checks drawn on non-member state banks. The case was remanded to the lower courts for further proceedings. As the issue be- fore the Supreme court was merely whether, as a matter of pleading, the plaintiffs bill of complaint stated a cause of action, the decision today was not final, and the case will go back to the court of the Northern district of Georgia, where the case will be tried on it's merits.
 The plaintiffs contended that in or der to enforce it's policy of par col lection of checks, the Atlanta Reserve bank planned to hold the checks of small non-member banks until they reached a material size, and then to demand payment ''in cash across the counter" Such methods, they said, would force them to close their doors or to join the Federal Reserve system.
 Governor Harding of the Federal Reserve bank said that the Supreme courts decision will not interfere with the present check clearing func- tions of the Federal Reserve banks, and those banks will continue to col lect checks drawn upon these banks which are listed upon the par lists.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-05-26
TWO HIGHWAY PLANS.

From the Arkansas Gazette.
 In Wisconsin 7,200 miles of roads have been designated as state trunk highways. The State Highway Com mission is maintaining some of these roads as dirt roads. It is increasing the mileage of gravel roads and main taining them until such time as it can build permanent concrete highways. The remaining roads in the state trunk system are being paved with concrete.
 A legislative committee from Mis- souri, where $60,000,000 has been voted for roads, was told by A. R. Hirst, Wisconsin state highway en- gineer, that it would be impossible, in a short period of time, to make all of Wisconsin's 7,500 miles of state roads concrete highways He thought that if the Wisconsin commission attempt ed to build more than 800 miles of permanent concrete roads in one year 1t would "rob farmers and business of needed labor" and that it would not be able to find sufficient contractors competent to carry on the work. This year the Wisconsin commission ex- poets to build about 300 miles of con crete and about 1,500 miles of gravel roads. Its program is $500 miles of concrete highways in l2 or 15 years.
 In Arkansas we contemplated, broadly speaking, the building of all our roads at once. The difference be- tween Arkansas program, or it's or iglnal program, and Wisconsin's plan of building certain mileage every year was the difference between the local improvement district plan used in Arkansas and the centralized state highway organization of Wisconsin. The people along a certain road lead ing out of some Arkansas town got a bill passed organizing a district to improve that road. The people living along another road leading out of that town have an improved road, too. The people in the next county said: Our county must also have improved highways" And so the state was covered with improvement districts. Virtually everybody that came to the Legislature and asked for the passage of a bill organizing road district got his bill passed. The Legislature never NNAiStdtACd thC pIupOSeQ TOdu-Dull0- ing program as a whole. 1t did not total the number of miles of proposed improved roads and then seek to find how many miles we should attempt to build Tn Arkansas in two years. The legislature never said to hundreds of citizens seeking road laws that it had already authorized as great a mileage of roads as Arkansas should attempt to build m Arkansas in two years. and that the other proposed projects would have to wait The Legislature could not discriminate among applicants for highway legislation.
 The commissioners of the hundreds of road districts turnout the state did not meet together and decide how many miles of road we should A. tempt to build in Arkansas in one wear or two years. Every district simply went ahead on it's own hook.
 The Wisconsin system has the ob- vious advantage of suiting every years construction program to the available supply of labor and mater iais. And the Wisconsin system has also the great advantages that the most important trunk line roads can De selected for improvement first and that all roads can be built according to certain standards.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-05-26
SCHWAB PLAYS, soUARE.

From the Fort smith Times Record
 Only few weeks ago Charles NJ Schwab. head of. the Bethlehem Steel Corporation, and during the war chairman. denied with tear dirmed eyes that he has received S100,0OC from the government as expense money. The congressional commit. tee Investigating the acts of the ship. ping board found that the charge against Mir. Schwab was unfounded and while $100,000 and more had beer paid the Bethlehem company, it had been paid for products purchased in connection with the war. Recently there came to light very interesting story. The Bethlehem Steel Corpor. ation, like many other American plants, had taken large contracts from the British and French governments In an effort to obtain the cancellation of these contracts, Mir. Schwab was offered $100,000, ,0O0 by the German government. It was not a bribe. hut to cut off the munitions supply of fbe enemy, the Germans felt justified in making the offer. The British gov ernment learning of what the Ger. mans were attempting to do, told Mr Schwab they would pay $l50, 900 .001 10 prevent the cancellation of the con tracts Mir. Schwab promptly put an end to the auction but declarino that Germany and England together did not have have enough money to in- duce him to break contract that he had signed in good faith. A man so impressed with his obligations is not likely to accept paltry $1OO ,0OO as expense money from his own govern ment, when he had agreed to give his services at one dollar per wear.
 MT. Schwab's word has stood the test of temptation and if all the facts Tn connection with his war activities were disclosed. it would probably bs found that he, in one way or anofhfr
 gave much more than SI00 .OOO to the united States. He proved at least that the Bethlehem plant was not for sale to the highest bidder. and thai neither the British nor German gold tempted him. sO'u
The Mena weekly star., 1921-05-26
Arkansas Banks Interested.

The victory of the Georgia banks is expected to be of great help to the banks in Arkansas which have been fighting a similar practice of the fed eral reserve bank in this section. It is probable that suit will be started on behalf of the Arkansas banks, as a legislative measure planned to bring relief, failed of passage at the last General Assembly. The practice of the Atlanta federal reserve bank to bunch checks on non-members and then demand cash across the counter, is said to have been attempted on q bank in the vicinity of Mena, but when the cash was rendered the federal re- serve agent, he is said to have weak ened and backed down.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-05-26
BERGDOLL'S LAWYER
 HELD FOR CONTEMPT
Refuses to Testify Before House Con- mittee of Fees Paid by Slacker's
 Mother.

mittee of Fees Paid by Slacker's Mother. Washington, May 18.-Harry Vein berger of New York, counsel for Grov- Ter Cleveland Bergdoll in court-martial proceedings, was ordered before the bar of the house of representatives today for contempt after refusing to testify before the house Investigating committee regarding fees paid him by Bergdoll's mother.
 Weinberger challenged the right of the committee to investigate the es- cape of Bergdoll on the ground that he never had been inducted into the army. Chairman Peters brushed aside the contention, declaring it was en- tireiy aside from the question at is- sue.
 Asked how much money had been paid by Mrs. Bergdoll, Weinberger re- fusted to answer, contending it was not relative and was not privileged matter When the witness refused to produce his books, Representative Johnson, Kentucky, moved that he be held Tn contempt. There was no ob- jection.
The Mena weekly star., 1921-05-26

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