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The Adair County news., 1921-01-05
CHAPTER TX.
The Face in the Window.

By ten o'clock a heavy rain and
wind had settled over the Storm
Country with such force that the
waves were rolling southwark like
ivory-crested mountains. Once in a
while a heavy thud Of thunder rever-
berated over the lake from the north,
losing its roar back Of the Cornell
buildings on the university campus.
Devon's canal boat was following
the little tug which was hugging the
western shore northward. Tonnibel,
in the little room back of the cabin,
was searching through the darkness
from the small window. But the only
thing she could see was the dark bank
along which they crept and which
once in while was lit up by vivid
streak of lightning.
Suddenly the engine stopped, and as
If she imagined Gussie could help her
she gathered her into her arms.
In vivid streak Of lightning she
saw they were anchored close to
Crowbar point, which protected them
somewhat from the wind. She
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The Adair County news., 1921-01-05

Never Had She Seen Such Strength.
such strength, never had her heart
sung as it did then. She trembled so
that when Philip swung back and
rushed toward her, she sank down at
his feet. AS falls away an old gar
ment so fell away Philips anger. Ten
derby he lifted her up and spoke to
her.
poor little GIRL" he whispered. But
he had no time to add anything, nor
had Tony time to answer him.
For there on the Hoghole path look
ing at her, frown dragging his brows
together, was her father.
Uriah Devon had halted at the sight
of man being thrown into the water.
Then he came forward, and the girl
loosened herself from the arms that
held her and turned swiftly to him.
where's mummy she demanded,
and again came a sharper where's
my mother?" Roughly showing her
aside, Uriah walked across the boat
deck, his sunken eyes fixed on Mac
Cauley.
"What you mussin' about my boat
for, mister?' he demanded. "And
what happened to that young Teller
crawlin' to the beach thereT
81 slung him in the lake." said
Philip fiercely. "The pup was-was-"
he made q gesture toward Tony as
Devon's interruption belched forth:
"Was it any of your business what
happened to my girlY'
Uriah took another step toward the
young captain.
That's your canoe, amt 1t, roped to
my dock?" he demanded fiercely.
"Well, hop in and get away if, you
| don't want a broken skull !"
Philip sent a flashing glance to the
silent, white girl. There was such ter
ror marked on her face that his teeth
came together tensely.
HE can't go till my mother comes"
she broke out abruptly. 81 won't stay
If he don't"
Uriah's hand went back to his hip.
81 guess he'll go if 1 tell i'm to-" said
he. Just hop into your boat, kid.
before l fill you up to your teeth with
little bits of hot lead"
Tonnibel had witnessed scenes like
this before. She knew but tiny pres
sure of her fathers finger. on the gun
he held would kill her sweetheart.
Go along" she managed to get out
between her chattering teeth. It'll be
worse for both of us if you DON'T"
Devon was forcing Philip backward
toward the end of the dock, and by
this time Reginald had crawled to the
shore and had lain down upon it.
Don't lag, mister" cried Tony to
Philip. go along to Ithaca"
MacCauley stepped into his canoe,
and Devon Sullenly unfastened the
rope and threw it into the bow of the
craft
Don't come back here if you don't
want a taste of this" he snapped,
touching his gun. Get out and stay
out, mister"
With the end of the revolver he
gave the canoe shove, and Tony saw
the paddle dip into the water and the
boy move away.
Uriah stood moment and looked
off to the hills. Then locking Tony
In the cabin he went to where Reggie
lay on the shore and helped him back
to the boat.
The Adair County news., 1921-01-05

Certainly, dear child, you can,"
was the answer. 'But get back before
it's dark; don't want anything to
happen to my little Tony Girl"
The Adair County news., 1921-01-05

beloved, name Of Philip. BY this time
the two men were struggling on the
deck, and as II impelled by some UNI
known force Tony staggered up the
steps.
1t was just as she reached the top
that she saw Captain MacCauley, by
one mighty effort, lift the struggling
figure Of the other man and throw him
into the lake. A sharp ejaculation fell
from her lips. Never had she seen
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-05-18
BUSINESS MEMS
SCHOLARSHIP

Each year the business men of Co
lumbus offer two scholarships OF
$3.50 each, to send two deserving
girls to college their last year. So
far, ten girls have been made happy
through these donations during the
past five years.
Some difficulty is being encoun-
tered this year in raising the neces-
sary $500. Some subscribers have
found it necessary to drop out. Sub
stitutions must be made. The dona-
tions run from five dollars ups y 4 n
Let everyone who can give a help
ing hand send liberal check to The
Dispatch, The Columbus Commercial,
or to Prof. L. G. Painter. Subscrip-
lions should be in by the last of the
present week, a&,
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-05-18
Start Work On New
"Ole Miss" Buildings

University, Miss, May 16'-The
first ground was broken today in the
construction of the new dining hall
for girls, the annex to Kicks Hall for
girls and the three new dormitories
for boys.
Since the state bond improvement
commission let the contract last week
for the five buildings on which the
work began today the commission has
decided to add another dormitory for
boys, and the contract for that is ex-
pected to be let in the near future,
The contractors have limit of eight
months in which to complete the five
buildings, but the work will be rushed
IN order to have the buildings ready
to be occupied early in the session
next fall.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-05-18
METHODHTS IN
DRIVE FOR FUNDS
Launch Drive for Educational
Fund on Nav 29.-PrOf.
B. G. Hull Director.

Prof. B. G. Hull has been named
financial director for the First
Methodist church in the campaign to
raise the church's quota in the Christ
ian Educational Movement.
The drive will be formally launch
ed on Sunday morning, May 20, and
it will last for one week
The quota for the Columbus First
church is $11, 400, and teams will be
put in the field to raise this amount
which will be this church's portion of
the fund to be raised by the entire
church for educational purposes.
Full committee and team appon-
ments for the drive here will be an
nounced in the Sunday issue Of the
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-05-18
College Purchases Half Block of
Land immediately West of Campus
Property Faces College StreePurchase Price
Was S2525OOO-Ths is Additional City's Gift

President Fan OF Mississippi College Women
interview with Dispatch yesterday notice of the
the State Of the East Half of Block included which
the old Monroe Castle the vacant lot adjoining the residences Of
Lawrence and Mrs Vaughn apartment house
by Mr. s. Levenson In commenting the consummston
of the deal, President FAINT said
The Secretary Of the State Bond and Improvement Commission
authorized purchase the property figure exceed
$252 The the properties having agreed
accept agTegatng that amount the deal be
vendors, furnish good conveyance
of title The paid for the several units
erty follows;
the old Monroe Castle and lot adjoining, owned by Mr. W.
~ Puckett $780, Mr. Walter f. Lawrences home,
$9OOO the Vaughn property $4,000 for the property owned by
Mr. Levinson, $4,750.
college grafied with this further of its
pu consdercs the property valuable for of
present and future expansion"
The half block which the college purchased is N addition to the
blocks donated by the city of Columbus early this
With this additional land probable that the State Bond
Improvement Commission will expnd money for
improvements the college here than originally planned
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-05-18
CALL SENT TO REV. J. ID.
FRANKS, OF PINEVILLE,
LOUISIANA.
is ABLE MINISTER
Has Not Yet Signified Intention
of Accepting Calls Grad
uate of Mississippi
College.

Sunday morning the First Baptist
church extended a formal call to Rev.
J. d. Franks, of Pineville, La, to the
pastorate Of the church in this city.
The call was telegraphed to Rev.
Franks by Mr. H. H. McClanahan,
chairman Of the board Of deacons, but
up to last night no word had been re-
ceived from him. He has the call un-
der consideration and an answer is
expected from him before the end Of
the week
/ Rev. Franks is graduate Of Mis-
sissippi College, and he is regarded
as one of the ablest ministers in the
State of Louisiana. He is pastor Of
the church at Pineville, La, which is
college town, being the site of the
Baptist College of Louisiana.
During the three years Of Rev
Franks pastorate at Pineville there
have been 400 additions to the church,
and the work there has progressed
wonderfully.
Rev. Franks ranks in the forefront
of the Baptist denomination in Louis
lana, being member Of the State
Board Of Missions and is active in
all of the work of the church in that
State.
The First church here has been
without pastor since the resignation
Of Rev. r. S. Gavin IN January.
1t is believed Rev. Franks will ac-
cept the call for il is known that he
is anxious to return to Mississippi,
his native State and the State in
which he received his education.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-05-18
ia LEASE UNITS
ARE SOLD-HOW
DID YOU GUESS ?

A total Of ia lease units in the
Booster Lease Syndicate were sold VI
TO Saturday night.
Guesses as to the number sold, SEN
in to The Dispatch office, ranged al
the way from rs to 2,07o, the latter
number being the guess Of reader
Of The Dispatch in Oklahoma.
Following are the winners at Tn,
Dispatch office
First prize, three units, Mr..
Sam Egger; his guess 1873.
Second prize. two units, Mr.. A.
VI. Jordan; guess 23l.
Third prize, one unit. Mr.. J. T.
Champneys; guess 235. For
third prize. Mr.. j. T. Champneys
and Mr.. c. II. Brown, Jr., tied,
and the prize went to Mr.. Champ
ney after drawing by lot.
Following arc the winners at The
Commercial office:
First prize, three units, Mr..
Tom Pullen; guess 1856.
Second prize, two units, Annie
Watt, Artesia; guess $50.
Third prize, one unit, Mr.. Dan
+. Castor; guess 1873.
One hundred and eighteen people
subscribed for the ia units sold
which shows that the units were pur-
chased in very limited quantities. The
vast majority Of sales was one unit
TO a person.
Guesses came into The Dispatch
office in floods from all over the Co
lumbus territory, and from as far
away rs Oklahoma and the Delta Sec
tion Of Mississippi More than two
hundred guesses were submitted, and
the trustee faced quite q task yester-
day morning in sorting out and classi-
flying the guesses.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-05-18
SHOOT FLIVVER
TIRES TO STOP
FLEEING THIEF
Police in Nine Mile Chase for Thief
Forced to Shoot Tires TO
Stop Him.

The police had to resort to the most
modern way of stopping thieves flee
ing in motor cars, Monday nish out
on the Military Road nine miles from
Columbus.
Night Chief Foreman sent bullets
crashing into the rear tires of Ford
Runabout in which the man who stole
the car from Mr.. c. B. Neal at Stark
vile, was riding.
With all the air gone, and the
castings whipped to frazzle, the thiet
finally shut off the gas, which he had
been stepping on freely, and fled into
the woods. The police gave chase,
but to no avail.
About ten o'clock Monday night,
Chief of Police Major Cook got call
from Starkville from Mr. C. B. Neal,
stating that car had been stolen
from him, and that the thief was
headed this way.
Night police officers were notified,
and Just as the clock in the court house
tower struck one, the Ford came rat
Ting up the river bridge hill and down
Main to Market. The driver evidently
had determined to make his getaway
secure, for he began pouring gas into
the little roadster as he turned the
corner into Market street. Officers
Foreman and Oakley Communicated a
car and gave chase. For nine miles
they raced in hot pursuit Of the flee
ing pilfered car. Seeing that the driver
of the fleeing automobile possessed
skill at the wheel, and rare taste
for speed, Officer Foreman resorted
to the drastic recourse Of shooting the
tires of the onrushing machine.
Mr.. Neal came over yesterday to
take his car back to Stsrkville.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-05-18
SEVEN
DOWN TO THE
PENITENTIARY

Travelling Sergeant Sam Nunnery
Of the Mississippi State Peuitentiary
was in Columbus the past week, hav-
ing come up 10 take seven prisoners
to the peaitentiary as follows:
Dave Vaughan. 10 years for high
way robbery and years for robbing
LOeb's store.
J. H. Tate 5 months for forgery.
Lee Holly. two and a half years,
for making whiskey.
Charley Carpenter, two years, max
ing whiskey.
Lille Werner. five years. murder.
Matte Campbell and Frank Wat
son, making whiskey.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-05-18
w. l. SWAIN SHOWS NEVER
GROW OLD.

The w. |. Swain Show Company,
under the direction of Captain w
l. Swain, will show in Columbus week
beginning Monday May %, which is
the fourteenth consecutive year for
this famous metropolitan troupe of
entertainers to visit this city.
While it has been said shows of
similar character are all alike, one
enthusiastic critic says: Whatever
the cynics and tired business men
think about it, there are plenty of
new ideas to keep theatrical enter
tainments fresh and young year
after year, and w. |. Swain has been
spending more than a quarter of ?
century providing it to the American
people"
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-05-18
FINE EXHIBIT
MISS. POTTERY

A remarkable evidence of creative,
artistic ability is furnished by the ex-
hibit Of pottery on display in Kauf-
man Brothers window. The exhibit
represents the work of students in the
Fine Arts Department Of NJ. S. c. w.,
and the materials are native Missis-
sippi clays.
One Of the most artistic pieces on
exhibit was made Of the red clay back
Of the Franklin school Of this city.
Other clays we're obtained by indi-
vidual students in Miss Pennelps
classes from Carrollton, Enid, Iuka,
Hernando and Holly Springs, Miss.
The work is delicately artistic in
every detail, and reflects much credit
upon the young women students and
upon Miss Pennell as their instructor.
Columbians and Mississippians shoa,d
feel a just pride in the work that is
being done at the great State school
here, and the display in Kaufman
Brothers window is a tangible evil
dence Of the quality and character Of
only cne phase Of that work. It mere
ly goes to show what can be done
with Mississippi clays by Mississippi
girls in a Mississippi school.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-05-18
CITY SCHOOLS
COMMENCEMENT
Commencement Sermon Will Be De-
livered Sunday And Graduating
Tuesday.

The city schools will come to q
formal close on 1ext Tuesday wher
a class of thirty-six young men and
women will be graduated.
The commencement sermon will be
delivered Sunday morning at II
o'clock by Rev. G. M. Boyd, pastor OF
the First Presbyterian church at
Tuscaloosa.
The graduating exercises will be
held on Tuesday night and the baccal-
aureate address will be delivered by
DIR. |. W. Cooper, president of Whit
worth College at Brookhaven.
Class Day will be Monday.
The closing at the Barrow Memoir
ial School will be Thursday with ap-
propriate exercises.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-05-18
MISS EVA GREEN SENDS A
BULLET CRASHING INTO
HER ABDOMEN
MAY PROVE FATAL
Reprimand by Parents Caused
Unfortunate Affair, Report.
Occurred Early Monday
Morning.

Miss Eva Green, the fourteen-year-
old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Tracy
Green, attempted to take her own life
Monday morning, by sending a bullet
crashing into her abdomen.
The young girl had been reprl-
manded by her parents the night be-
fore, and on Monday morning one OF
her brothers commenced to taunt her
about it. Being depressed, and brood
ing over the incident, she took re-
volyer from the mantlepiece and put
ting it to her body fired bullet. into
her right side.
The bullet pierced the intestines, and
the young girl is in a precarious con-
dition, but yesterday there was some
hone entertained for her recovery.
1t seems that Miss Green had gone
to church with number of her girl
friends on Sunday night, and had not
returned home as early as her mother
thought she should have returned ana
she was reprimanded for it. She EVIL
IDENTIFY brooded over the reprimand
through the night, and when one OF
her brothers innocently taunted her
about it on Monday morning she was
overwhelmed with the feeling OF re-
sentiment and .resorted to the rash at
tempt to take her own life.
Physicians were hurriedly sum-
moned, and everything possible was
done to save the young girls life
The young girl was carried to the
Mckinley Sanatorium where she is
under the watehful care of physlc-
ian. 1t was staaed yesterday that
seventy-two hours would be required
before the exact status Of her wounds
would be determined.
The Green home is on Bell Avenue.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-05-18
STATEMENT TO
THE PUBLIC

There is no guess work about il
any more, the cat is out of the bag!
The fine showing Columbus and
Lowndes County made at the Bar
becue," inspite of the chilly atmos-
phere, did lead almost anyone, to
believe that it meant some real in,
terest IN the "Oil development" We
were mistaken-the interest was in
the BARBECUE"
Well, it is not for us to find
fault, we only state "facts." We
ourselves enjoyed the good eating
and jolly gathering. 1t encouraged
us to do more than We really are
obliged to do. You see, we cherished
some thoughts of common cause
"cO-operation" for the sake of "mu-
tual benefit" etc. In our enthusiasm
we offered the people of Columbus
and our county the very Best" at
the smallest" cost ana on terms any
one can afford. And the result?
Really, we hate to "say in IN pub
lic": 20O0 at the Barbecue and
118 coil Boosters" secured with the
use of a ton of literature, the aid of
the press and the help of some local
supporters.
These are the facts: 11S people il
Columbus and Lowndes County sub
scribed for the staggering total of
ia Units at $1,000 each. Units,
than in 60 days may prove to be
worth a few hundreds and even q
thousand dollars each.
As said before, it is not for us
to find fault. We simply state the
facts because of the guessing con-
test which We started in order to
sound public opinion regarding a
fair estimate Of what the number Of
subscriptions should be. A few
guessed low but none reached the
bottom. The large majority ap-
parently thought from 600 to 500 a
fair estimate and good many from
so Oto 1000.
We have no further comment or
any complaint to make and ~ ev-
cuse to offer. II the local public, es-
pecially local business mcl, are sat
isfied that this is the limit Of CO.
operation our work here merits, we
are satisfied to 20 ahead just the
same. We thank those wlo have
honestly tried to work hand in hand
with us and hope that our "Ittle'
army Of Boosters win have occasion
to rejoice with US and that very soon.
Yours for Oil in Lowndes county.
Anderson Drilling Co,
Henry Hoenke, Trustee.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-05-18
SERVICE STATION WILL OPEN
NEXT MONDAY

On Monday morning, May %, the
King Service Station will open for
business under the management of Mr.
Preston King The station is Of the
modern type, being equipped with all
the latest and most up-to-date inven-
tions. Mr.. King stated to a Dis
patch reporter yesterday that he
would handle tires and accessories, in
addition to gas and oil
The rear of the lot will be used as a
parking station for automobile owners
during the day.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-05-18
Know Your Own City,
Do You Know
That?
By v. B. INES

Boost your home town.
X X
Boost the Jackson Highway.
The city league opens Tuesday.
X y
The Barrow School closes tomor-
rwo.
YOU TELL EN- BRADSTREET;
I'm Dunn.
YOU TELL EN- CLOTHES; I'm
on the line
Commencement in the high school
begins Sunday.
10 young ladies are in the college
graduating class this year.
Ia Columbus girls are in the M. S.
G. W. graduating class this year.
The Rotary Club weekly luncheon
will be at the Woman's Club today.
Today is the l3Sth day of the year.
The sun rises at 4:42 and sets at 7:l0.
Watch for your phone number in
the Dispatch ads. 1t is good for two
movie tickets.
X
The season of say it with pop bot /
les is coming, with the opening of
he city league.
Eighty college girls will be boosting .
he centennial in eighty counties in
Mississippi this summer.
X X
Show some attention to the tourists
Who pass through Columbus. They |
will be big boosters for us.
v X
The best and simplest way to make !
competent, adapt eble,Sversitle men is
o train construe Creative boys.
X X
Next to hearing you sing your own |
praises a man would rather hear you
'oast your enemies than anything !
Use.
X
"Going to do it," "Going to get it,
Going to have it," some day. These
IDEAS bind most of us to the present
lay opportunities.
X X
Two Columbus girls, Miss Frances
Woodward and Miss Nina Weeden
Oliver, will have prominent parts in
he University Of Virginia centennial |
in June.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-05-18
TOURIST PLANS
AT RUSSELLVILLE
Alabama Town Getting Publicity To
Benefit From Jackson Highway.

Russellville, Ala, May 7.--Comple-
tion of the Jaskson highway from
Nashville to New Orleans, surfaced
road all the way, with the exception
of few small gaps, has started a
tide of tourist travel along this line
and Russellville is preparing to profit
by it.
The major energies of the Civic
League and the Russellvile Chamber
of Commerce are directed towards
the improvement and beautificatiol
of the town, the building of large
tourist hotel and other things that
will benefit both the home folks and
the visitors.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-05-18
Teachers Resign AS
Protest to Wage Cut

Hattiesburg, Miss, May 16.-Fol-
lowing an announcement Saturday
afternoon by the board of school trus-
tees to the school teachers of Hatties-
burgs public schools that, owing to
circumstances, next years pay would
be 10 per cent lower than this, every
school teacher in Hattiesburg has re-
signed his or her position, from Su-
perintendent F. B. Woodley on down
and refused to sign up again in this
city at the reduced scale.
The next move taken by the board
of trustees was to declare the posi-
tions fthese teachers and officials
vacant for the next school year and
to advertise for teachers 20 replace
those who have resigned. Applica-
tions, say the board officials, for
these vacancies must be in the hands
Of the secretary Of the board not later
than May p and viii carry with them
acceptance Of such positions, Il elect
ed. at a 10 per cent reduction Of
present salaries.
The latest move IS to be made by
the Parent Teacher Association, led
BY its president, Mrs. r. c. Reid, who
called a mass meeting for tonight
when the side Of the people and the
teachers will be presented in an open
forum meeting to discuss the situa-
tion.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-05-18
HEALTH SOCIAL.

Under the auspices Of the Medical
Inspection Unit cooperation with the
Red Cross Unit. an ice cream social
will be given at the Salvation Army
Headquarters next Thursday after
noon at o'clock for mothers and chill
dren.
Or. Horucr and Mrs. G.. A. Wilkin-
son have planned the social in order
to interest the mothers in the Health
campaign. Miss Eva Lambert will
talk 90 the assembled mothers upon
the subject Of Nutrition.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-05-18
SECOND BAPTIST SOCIAL

The Missionary Ladies Of the Sec
ond Baptist church are going TO have
a measuring party on Thursday night
az the pastors home. The ladies VIII
be measured at the door The men
are at liberty TO pay just what they
want to. Any amount VIII be highly
appreciated. Hours from to 10 o'clock.