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The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-10-19

Thousands and thousands of people
resident citizens and visitors, gather
ed around the speakers stand in front
of the Dispatch Office Tuesday after
noon to take part in the formal open
ing exercises of the Centennial cele-
bration.
At 3:15 o'clock, Chairman H. E.
Johnston called the people to order
and made the request that there be no
talking or any unnecessary confusion.
He stated that the gathering of the
people had lofty purpose back of it
and that all should give a respectful
hearing to the exercises of the after
noon.
Inasmuch as no one should enter
upon any undertaking without first
invoking the aid of the Deity, Chair
man Johnston called upon the Rev.
Thos H. Lipscomb, pastor of the First
Methodist Ep ,scopal Church, South, to
offer prayer. In an invocation at
once earnest, impressive and eloquent,
the Rev. Mr., Lipscomb praised God
for the blessings of the past century
and besought the Creator to vouchsafe
unto our community His continued
benedictions.
At the conclusion Of the prayer, led
by the A. & NJ. Band, the people unit
ed in singing "Auld Lang Syne."
Chairman Johnston then gave a
brief yet comprehensive history of the !
origin of the Centennial celebration
and of the formulation of plans that
materialized in the wonderful exer
cises Of the present week. Mr.. John
ston stated that the first of our cit
izens to propose the celebration was
Hon. Samuel B. Johnston, and that
Mr.. Johnston's suggestions were taken
up and acted upon by the Columbus
ard Lowndes County Chamber of
Commerce, with the result that the
one hundredth birthday anniversary
of our loved city was being appro
priately observed. Mr. Johnston stat
ed that not a single hour of daylight
had passed since last April, and not
many hours of night, wherein work
was not performed for the Centennial
Celebration. He expressed most
earnestly the hope that all wo I'D en-
joy the occasion, and stated that later
on he would express his gratitude to
all the loyal workers who had helped
him in his labors.
Mr.. Johnston made the statement
that the table which he was then
using as chairman's desk was more
than a century old. 1t formerly was
the property of Mrs. S. M. Meek, now
among the redeemed, who was !
daughter of Former Governor William
r. Cannon The chairman stated that
Columbus was offering at this time no !,
professional entertainments; that he
had received applications from enter
tainers all the way from New York
City to San Francisco to furnish
for Centennial week, but d.
that he preferred to make it an all
Columbus reception for former Col =
On behalf of the city of Columbus,
Hon. A. y. Glover our mayor, extend :,
cd a most hearty and cordial well
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-10-19

dueed Governor Lee Russell at the
banquet Mr. Russell delivered a
short but impressive speech, and Pot
entate Moody delivered an interesting
speech.
The Shriners arrived in Columbus
on Tuesday morning on a special train
from Meridian and they were met by
the Home Shriners and carried to diff
ferent homes in the city where they
were welcomed
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-10-19

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The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-10-19
PRAYER AT OPENING OF
CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION
COLUMBUS, MISS, ls21-192l

BY THE REV. THos. II. LIPsCoMB
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-10-19

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The weekly Iberian., 1921-04-23
FOREIGN NEWS

Large quantities of arms and muni-
tions have been discovered by police
officials in raids on the homes of Croa-
tians involved in the recent uprising
near Trieste.
The conference to be held in Porta
Rosa, near Trieste, to consider meas
ures for the relief of Austria has been
fixed for April 80, it was announced
Wednesday, and the United States will
be asked to send delegates.
Measures providing for a new credit
loan of 19,6oO,OOO,OOO marks, and an
additional 10O,O0O,0O0 marks for carry
ing out the peace treaty were intro
duced in the reichstag at Berlin Fri
day, increasing the budget for 1920 to
134, 100000 marks. The deficit for
the same period is 86,800,000, 900
marks.
Former Empress Augusta Victoria Of
Germany died at Doorn, Holland, Mon
day.
The weekly Iberian., 1921-04-23
CHANGE IN MANAGEMENT
OF TEXAS RAILROAD

Austin, Tex.-Control and manage
ment Of the Texas State Railroad has
passed out Of the hands Of the prison
commission and Is now under the con-
troll Of the board Of managers Great
ed by an act Of the last regular ses-
sion OF the legislature. effective March
IL, held the attorney generals depart
ment Monday In an opinion to the
prison commission. It is also held
that the enactment repealed any and
all laws in conflict Herewith, and
that the board Of prison commission
ers has not now, and has not had since
March IL, 1921, any power or author
ity to control, manage, maintain or
operate the Texas State Railroad, and
ia not now and has not been since
March IL, 1921, charged with any duty
with respect to the control, manage
ment. maintenance or operation of
same"
The board of managers OF the rail-
road may expend the unexpended bal
an q of the $3.50 appropriated by the
36th legislature for rehabilitation, but
neither the board Of managers nor
the prison commission is authorized
to spend any part Of the $550,000 ap-
propriated by the 37th legislature for
the payment Of the debts of the com.
mission.
The weekly Iberian., 1921-04-23
STATE AND DOMESTIC NEWS.

Eight persons were killed, five 9TH
ers probably fatally injured and ap-
proximately fifty persons more or less
seriously injured when cyclone
struck the village of Melissa, six miles
north of Mckinney, Texas, Wednes-
day. The storm swept through the
town from the southwest to the north
east, demolishing every business
house in town except the banks, de-
stroying all the churches in town, tear
ing down all three gins and demolish-
ing the postoffice, the interurban sta
ton and tearing away half of the H.
& T. C. railroad station.
Starting at point about three miles
east of Texarkana, Ark, a tornado
Friday swept northeast, doing extern
sive damage over an area varying
from half mile to nearly two miles
in width and 10 miles long, killing
six identified persons, three of whom
were negroes, and, according to re-
liable reports, killing five out Of six
In the family on the Boyce plantation
in the Red River bottom.
Fire Thursday destroy the Ambas-
sador hotel at Santa Barbara, Cal,
one of the largest hostelries on the
al over the country.
The 178th anniversary of the birth
of Thomas jefferson was observed
Wednesday at the University OF Vir-
ginia, of which he was the founder.
Brief exercises also were held at the
mountain side grave at Monticello.
Several people were killed, many
houses destroyed and the fruit and
vegetable crops greatly damaged by
a tornado, presumably the same which
wrecked havoc along the northeastern
border Of Texas and Arkansas, near
Texarkana, which struck O'Farrell,
thickly settled farming community
seven miles west of Atlanta Friday.
w. A. Bowen, publisher of the Ar
lington Journal and the Farmers Fire
side Bulletin and pioneer in Texas
journalism, died Friday at his home
at Arlington, near Dallas, Texas. Be-
fore coming to Texas he was connect
ed with Chicago, Washington and New
York papers. Colonel Bowen was &C
years old.
Ellington Field, Houston, Texas, is
expected to have 400 cadets by June
/, who will take the advanced flying.
Only cadets who have passed through
the ground and preparatory schools
are sent there. Bombing instruction
in De Haviland planes and perhaps
Handley-Pages will be given.
The weekly Iberian., 1921-04-23
Kansas Industrial Court Has Respect
of Labor, Capital and Public

What the industrial has done for will any
other state of the Union What designated
achieving namely the guaranteeing by justice The
preme duty of government safeguard the public That
industrial doing Kansas The court year old
The has respect labor capital and
the public large particularly
conservative labor looks for protection The public
knowing strikes be carried essential industries knowing
will not be called the bill for all of industrial qua
because those quarrels are being wiped out.
The last political elections indicated better
the whole regards the settlement of industrial
Every matter what his political fah who for Office
advocating the industrial court Every
platform opposed the court defeated Legislators advocating the
elected from districts where the overwhelmingly
The weekly Iberian., 1921-04-23

NO matter what other celebrations listed that day that
commentaries time when American citizenship became actuy
the world be noble welcome extended by the whole
the boys and girls who have Of during the and the
forenbon who have become groups
cluded and recognized the thus ntensfyng
Of both the spiritual significance of the occasion.
There should be and agags of all the peoples
ude which should the appropriate be bowed before the
Stars and Stripes there should be march by there
should be words uttered the
est of all demOcraces there should be proud welcome by dg
tares Of the community the of md crowds of ayes
and the generation little older the who fought for the
land should be there point the onward hand to the Americans
This is much than show and It a symbol
with all the tremendous significance that symbols have human under
standing of both the meaning the
greater symbol could be given country young people,
czenand perhaps older citizens lest orgehan
this great tradition of Citizenship Day.
The weekly Iberian., 1921-04-23
ALL LATEST NEWS
News That Is News, When it
Is News, for All.
STATE, NATIONAL, FOREIGN
Happenings the World Over of
Important Events Condensed
to Good Reading.
WAsrjNGrcN NEWS.

The navy appropriation bill, which
failed to pass the senate last session,
will be reintroduced exactly as it was
approved by the house, Chairman kel-
lev of the house naval subcommittee
announced Wednesday, 1t will carry
approximately 1895, 00.000, of which
10000 900 would be available for con-
tinuing work on the 1916 building pro-
gram.
Any action toward general amnesty
for prisoners convicted under wartime
espionage law is not contemplated un-
til after a state of peace has been
declared, and the government will con
tinue it's policy of considering each
case on its individual merits, Presl-
dent Harding and Attorney General
Daugherty Thursday told delegations
urging the release of Eugene V. Debs
and others held under such conyic-
tions. Delegations also called on Vice
President Coolidge and Speaker Gil
lette at the capitol where they were
told their pleas would be given con-
sideratiOn.
The War-Ffnance Corporation Fri
day approved an application for 81
600. 0OG to an export financing corpora
ton involving the shipment of 10000
bales of cotton to England, France,
Italy, Portugal, Japan and Germany
according to a treasury announcement
The grave of Theodore Roosevelt at
Oyster Bay, N. Y, was visited Thurs
day by Rene Viviani, special envoy
from France, in company with Am
bassador and Madame Jules Jusserand
and Stephane Lauzanne, editor of LIE
Matin.
Peter Augustus Jay of Rhode Island,
now minister to Salvador, has been
nominated by President Harding to
be minister to Rumania.
With party lines fairly closely
drawn, the house Friday passed the
emergency tariff bill by vote of 269
to 112, with two recorded as present.
Half dozen republicans voted against
the bill and nearly a dozen democrats
supported it.
The weekly Iberian., 1921-04-23
Resolution of Each Local Community to
Insure Cooperation in Itself.


There economic difficulties arising from the that will
doubt solve themselves with me but infinite of misery
could be saved had the spirit spontaneous cooperation
every community for reconstruction that had
Government departments least to do something inspire
such renewed cooperation For instance have three four million
idle walking the streets and the time short than
million homes railways far below their need upment
power plants and highways all far behind national
needs commerce
To apply this idle labor capital equipment Of the first
problems the country Its solution involves constructive action
directions but among other things definite resolution of each local
itself In the building trades for
stance "g together Of labor capital manufacturers and contractors
every locality eliminate mpccs and bring down the
housing would comprise the first of recoe unemployment
The weekly Iberian., 1921-04-23

four months could do but little work,
had to lie down most of the time, was
nervous and could eat hardly anything.
but my husband was always reminding
me 70 take the Vegetable Compound,
which did OF my eight children this
last one was the easiest birth of all and
am thankful for your Vegetable Com
pound. recommend it to my friends
when | hear them complaining about
their ills. Mrs. M. NATALIE, 72 Fre-
mont ST., Springfield, Mass.
Sickly, ailing women make unhappy
homes, and after reading Mrs. Natale's
letter one can imagine how this home
was transformed by her restoration to
health. Every woman who suffers from
such ailments should give Lydia +. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound a fair trial.
1t is surely worth while
The weekly Iberian., 1921-04-23
Fort Worth Stock Market.

Fort Worth, Tex-Salesmen found
ready and very satisfactory market
for their fat cattle Friday, but the in
Quiry for stockers was weak and sew
eral cars had to be peddled without
success. Receipts were small, around
1000 head Of cattle and $50 calves ar
irving. of which 1000 head of cattle
were en- route to pastures. Steers of
good quality and heavyweight brought
s725 and 1855, while beeves of light
weight, also possessing desirable
breeding, went at 81 to $3.50.
The weekly Iberian., 1921-04-23
Offers OH Land for Leasing.

Washington.-Secretary of the In
.'of FAN has offered for lease, un-
- tne provisions OF the oil land
"salng act, 5000 acres Of oil land
= NE Salt Creek fields in Wyoming.
- leases will be given 10 those Of
ue the highest cash bonus and
unsie person or corporation will
permitted to secure more than is
~ sA'eo Tor their private use. Royal
~ VIII range from 25 per cent to
~ per cent. The leases will be
IN June at Douglas, Wyoming.
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To Get Bill From Allies.

~, aris'-Germany will be handed a
saa oealing approximately 100000
soo soo'voo gold marks (normally $4,000
.vssoo, it was reliably reported as
~ reparations commission completed
aearings on the German argu-
The weekly Iberian., 1921-04-23
cutIcura soothes itching Scalp

On retiring gently rub spots of dam
druff and itching with Cuticura Oint-
ment. Next morning shampoo with
Cuticura Soap and hot water. Make
them your everyday toilet preparations
and have clear skin and soft, white
handS.-Adv.
The weekly Iberian., 1921-04-23

| am appealing to the 100000 club women of
the General Federation of Womens Clubs to give ac-
tive and enthusiastic cooperation to plan of de-
partment of American citizenship-a plan definite,
concrete deeply appealing and capable of being made
tremendous agency for creating the spirit of Amer
can citizenship, which is far greater thing than the
American voter or the American politician
In every little town and hamlet, in every big city
let the club of this federation start move
ment to make the Fourth of july "Citizenship Day"
The weekly Iberian., 1921-04-23
Enrmer EMPRESS Of Germany Dies.

Former Empress Of Germany Dies.
Doom, Holland.-Former Empress
Augusta Victoria Of Germany died
here at 6 o'clock Monday morning. By
a strange coincidence the end came
lust one year after she suffered her
first serious attack of heart disease.
The weekly Iberian., 1921-04-23

alton, otherwise L
would be a sickly
woman and could not
have any more chill
dren on account of
my weakened con-
dition. | refused to
have the operation.
Ny husband asked
me to try Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegeta-
BILE Compound to see
if it would not help
me. For the first
The weekly Iberian., 1921-04-23
Tests for AerC5ianex.

Before an aeropiane is considered
perfect, 1t has to. pass through 200
tests.
The weekly Iberian., 1921-04-23
Churchill Back Home,

4, ,aondon.-Winston Spencer Church
secretary for the colonies, has re-
afnsd to London from his visit to
kyDt and Palestine.
The weekly Iberian., 1921-04-23
Safety First.

"Maw says you can't kiss me any
moro Willie Jones, cause you might
pet microbes and | might get your
crobes. Sun Dial.
The weekly Iberian., 1921-04-23
Greek Loses 1000.

Athens.-An official statement is
sued Sunday estimates the total losses
Of the Greeks in the fighting in Asia
Minor at 600 killed and 34oo wound
cd
The weekly Iberian., 1921-04-23
Question Incomplete.

Mrs. A-Have you still got that
cook you had last week?
Mrs. B-Which day last week?
The weekly Iberian., 1921-04-23
Proper Ihinq.

I'm nearly broke and want some
collars" "Ah! Then you want the
kind with Just slight roll
The weekly Iberian., 1921-04-23
Innnortant TO Motnara


How can we expect the forecast Of
ficials to tell what the weather will
do when the weather itself does not
know ?-BOSton Herald
The weekly Iberian., 1921-04-23

A. Kecham Commander-n-Ch Grand Army of the Republic
Republic its face like flint all Won
meetings wherever held Their
country and the Grand Army that believes
try one language and one flag
The weekly Iberian., 1921-04-23

Washington.-The sixty seventh con-
gress convened Monday, was in ses-
sion a short time and adjourned until
Tuesday.
In the preliminaries Monday the
overwhelming republican majorities Of
twenty-five in the senate and about
ITO in the house worked with precfs-
ion. Speaker Gillett was reelected,
298 to 122, with Representative itch
in, North Carolina, democrat Kitch-
leader, his perfunctory opponent. Rep
resentative London, New York, the
only socialist member, voted pres
ent"
Bills designed to cover some of the
more important problems before the
present congress were introduced in
the house Monday as follows:
Creation of a federal department of
education, appropriating $15,000,000 to
aid states in training teachers and ST.
100000 for alien Americanization
Establishing the metric system as
the standard IOr the Iederal govern
ment for customs excise, postal and
revenue purposes after ten years.
Permitting manufacturers of trade
marked goods to fix uniform resale
prices.
Extending "dry law" enforcement to
the Philippines.
Regulating stock yards, meat pack
ing and transportation of live stock by
Haugen, republican, Iowa.
Taxing future sales Of grain 10 per
cent of value, involved by Dickinson,
republican, Iowa.
Forbidding strikes which hamper in
terstate commerce.
This bill was introduced by Blanton
of Texas.
The weekly Iberian., 1921-04-23

AIIkeness In Unlike Thlnos
watches and rivers seldom run long
without winding.
The weekly Iberian., 1921-04-23
Wife TAKES
HUSBANDSADvICE
And Is Made Well Again
by Lydia z. Pinkharn's
Vegetable Compound

Springfield, Mass The doctor told
nv husband that | had to have an oper-
The weekly Iberian., 1921-04-23
report on the subject" the president
said, has real merit"

report on the subject" the president
said, has real merit"
Army and Navy: Early considera-
ton Of pending appropriation bills was
urged. The government is in ac-
cord with the wish to eliminate the
burdens of heavy armament" said the
president. THE United States will
ever be in harmony with such move
ment toward the higher attainments
OF peace. But we shall not entirely
discard our agencies for defense until
there is removed the need to defend
We are ready to cooperate with other
nations to approximate disarmament.
out merest prudence forbids that we
disarm alone"
National Finance: The staggering
load OF war debt must be cared for
IN orderly and gradual liquidation.
we shall hasten the solution and aid
effectively in lifting the tax burdens
If we strike resolutely."
Administration: Enactment of a m,
tional budget system and general re-
auctions by efficient management of
the cost of the government.
Business: Less Of government in
business as well as more business in
government There is no challenge to
honest and lawful business success.
But government approval of fortunate,
untrameled business does not mean
liberation of restraint Of trade or of
maintained prices by unnatural meth
DDS. Anxious as we are to restore
the onward flow Of business. it is fair
to combine assurance and warning in
one utterance.
Agriculture: The maintained re-
tail cost in perishable foods can not
be justified Reduced costs of basic
production has been recorded but high
cost of living has not yielded in like
proportion without the spirit of hos
tility or haste in accusation of pro
ffteering some suitable inquiry by con
gress might speed the price readjust-
ment to normal relationship, with
helpfulness to both producer and con
sumer. A measuring rod of fair
prices will satisfy the country and
give us business revival to end all
depression and unemployment"
The weekly Iberian., 1921-04-23
Society Would Be Benefited by the
Repeal of All the Divorce Laws.
By A. j. PEARSON, Cleveland Common Pleas Judge

the conclusion that would benefit by the
peal of legislation permitting dissolution the bonds of matrmony.
Much the present due to the large numbers of divorced
turned loose the community with the
resultant The ranks of criminals and parasites be
ally recruited from among the children Of divorced couples
good permits him fool other and
if the woman is good permits fool unuspecng
The result that filed in short time If the
parents rema the children if there seldom get good
attention as they did before.
More thought would be given the business of marriage divorces
unoanab Fewer unhappy marriages would result
today with the idea that the marriage does
prove acceptable the divorce stand ready cut the bonds
The weekly Iberian., 1921-04-23

NJ Chief United Confederate Veterans
The United Confederate Veterans heartily endorse the protest
the Legion against movement and pledge
themselves shoulder with the Legion In uphong
ideals and protecting country from foe
Norwich bulletin., 1921-09-10
FTTCHVILLE

Last week Mrs. Nelson Stark and he, sister, Mrs. Rena Barber, gave the Cradle Roll members, along with their mothers and grandmoeners, an enjoyabl= entertainment with refreshments on the church lawn.
 Stanley ". Hetherington, who has been spending his vacation in SI.ine. has been visitor a. the parsonage. eues; of his father. Rev. ". D. Rether.n-:o... He left Friday morning for Simsbury. where the grammar senool of which ne is principal, will open Monday next Tuesday evening in the absence of Mrs Alphus Nye. the C. E. meeting was con- ducted by the pastor The topic was | Thy Will Be Done. In My Life" Every enc present took part.
 ] Herbert W. Hicks, of Hartford, field secretary of Christian Endeavor. wi. speak at the Baptist church. 1915 noon the church school. ' D. m. the service will include an illustrated lecture. th, beautiful story of Charles M Sheldon 1 Tn His Steps" picturized- At D. m
 there will be church school and d. vine worship at the Scott Hill Baptls church with sermon by Rev. ". D. Heth
 erington.