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The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-21
PAVING PROJECT
 HAS REACHED GOAL
Junior Chamber Has FIoated $18,000 Worth of
 Paving Bonds

The Junior Chamber of Commerce has reached a goal on the repaving
 of South Twentieth street, a matter to which 1t set its determined ener-
 aes several months ago. Altogether
 slS.0O0 worth of county bonds have
 been floated through effort of the junior chamber at par, and this
 money is being used to do the work. The chamber has just floated a county bond issue of $S,000. proceeds
 of which are to be used in the GOV ering of the belgian blocks between Avenue E and Morris avenue with asphalt The work is to start in a few days. The job further south has been under way several days and ranid progress is being made.
 The repaving of South Twentieth street will serve to remove the ugly
 hcles and obviate the roughness of the Belgian blocks that have so long
 embarrassed traffic on that thor oughfare.
 M H. Sterne conceived the project of floating the county bonds at par, and has been the leading spirit in putting the matter through. It re- quired lots of perseverance. but 1t is about done. and the junior chamber will soon have hung up this record
 for performance.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-21
Payment Of PoH Tax
 WU Begin October 7
Tax Collector Hawkins Has Received Receipts and Is Preparing to Accommodate Large Crowd of
 Tax Payers Must Pay Tax to Vote

Poll taxes are due October 1 and preparations are being made for payment, according to an announcement made yesterday by James F. Hawkins tnx collector or Jefferson county.
 Thirty-nine thousand poll tax receipts were received yesterday at the tax collectors office, and preparations are being made for the issuance of these beginning next month. In addition there are GOO back receipts for persons who failed to pay their poll tax last yenr or any other previous years,
 As n large number of men and women registered in July and have not yet been given an Op- pOrtunity to pay their poll tax it Is expected that the first 10 days of October will break all previous records, as many of them are residents of the city
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-21
SEMECENTENN|AL
 SLOGAN SELECTED
'"1871-Birmingham'S Birth day-BiggeSt City of Its
 Age In America"

Miss Jessica Ingram and E. T., O'Connell were joint winners of the S2S prize offered by the publicity committee of the semi centennial celebration for the best slogan se- lected for advertising the event, the committee having combined their separate suggestions.
 The combined slogan is as follows: "1S71-Birminghams Birthday Party -1921; Biggest City of It's Age in America, October 24-29."
 The publicity committee at its meeting yesterday awarded a con tract to the Birmingham Publishing company for printing the official pro- gramme of the mi-centennial cele- bration. This will be one of thesmost elaborate pamphlets ever issued ad- vertising Birmingham, and will con- tain brief history of the progress of the city since it's birth, 30 years ago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-21
Euents of Today
 In Birmingham
The First National Bank
 of Birmingham, Ala BtAtement September 9th, 1921
Resources

Rotary club Iunchon nt o'clock Ut the Southern club
 ADJUSTMENTS Lyric--Keith vaudeville and pie lures.
 Loew's Biiou-vaudeviIIe and pie tures.
 strand-D. W. Griffith's "Dream Street."
 Trianon-Norma TalmadEe in "rhs Sign on the Door,"
 A1cazar-Vern Gordon in "Tke Greatest Love-" GMIax-"The GOlem." RiaIto-OIive Carwoods "kaxan.' Royal-tSo Long, Letty'' and News. Odeon-SeriaI drsmmn and comedy Princess-SeriaI dramma ant comedy.
 Edgewood Park-BathinK, dancing and cafe.
 West Lake Park-Bathing, dancing and cafe.
 Enst Lake Pnrk-Bathing and amusemcpts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-21
{ FIRST EXAMINATION

John H. McCollister, secretary oi the local civil service board. con- ducted the first examination yester- day in the new federal building, the examination being for dictating machine transcrlbers. Three appli- cants took the test.
 No announcement has been received yet as to when the first examination for local positions will be held. The new civil service Headquarters is equipped with accommodations for animation at one time
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-21

and will want to participate In the municipal election to be held on October 10.
 Additional clerks will be ns- signed to handle this work and 1t Is expected that every receipt will be issued before February l. It is estimated that there are 52,0OO voters in Jefferson county. but 1t is pointed out that sew eraI thousand of them are over 45 years of age and are not lia- b1c for poll taxes.
 On the other hand, many ex- service men who have eeen dis- franchfsed by the legislature, holding the soldiers amend ment exempting nIl men who were in service during the war from the payment of taxes will now pay their poll tax In or- der to have ,their names rein stated on the poll lists of the county.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-21

If the spirit shown by the people of Birmingham yesterday keeps up, it won't be very long before the city will have an art gallery of It's own.
 For the art exhibit in the Little Gallery In the Watts building drew hundreds of people to the fourth floor yesterday where photographers of the city have put on beautiful exhibit.
 the people, and If you do not so you will miss something.
 From far away distant lands, artists have submitted their work and local photographers have matched them on other sides of the wall.
 Miss Leonora Hassinger, chairman of the reception committee, had with her in the receiving line. many of the city's most fashionable women, and the hit of the day was speech made by Mrs. Leonard Beecher, who declared:
 Real Art Gallery
 "I am making prophecy, and l cannot but help feel it will come true. Someone there will be who is rich, and who has the interest of Birmingham at heart. who will be- queath to this city a real art gal lery.
 We expect to have one in the new auditorium, but 1t can be only small one--a massive--a representative art gallery And some one must give it to us, and pictures to go in it."
 The photograph of Birmingham oldest photographer Is on exhibit, Gen. A. c. Oxford, and the little gal lery which was Birmlngham's first. IL stood on the corner where the Jefferson County Bank building now is, and for that corner lot he paid s250.
 Striking Pictures
 The Stephenson studio has lovely exhibit of photographs. showing heads and figures of men and women and children--old and young. An es pecially beautiful picture is one of young girl and an elderly man
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-21
BANKRUPTCY PETITIONS

Petition of voluntary bankruptcy was filed in the federal court yes terday by the Royal Electric com pany of Birmingham. According to the petition the owners of the com pany are Nash Collier, J. W. Fain and V. B. Snipes. and the company existed as a partnership.
 Petition of involuntary bankruptcy was filed against the Crabtree-W Whit : acre Lumber company of Tuscaloosa. The petitioning creditors are F.. Doddington. G. E. Richards, and Q. M Sneuper
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-21
TALK ON POLITICS
 AT CLUB MEETING

Birmingham Politically" will be discussed at the meeting of the Business and Professional Women's s club tomorrow night in the new club rooms of the association in the Forbes building. Mir. and Mrs. Bren- ton Fisk will be the speakers for the occasion and the meeting will be called to order at 6:30 o'clock.
 From to 7:30 o'clock a business session will be held. when matters of interest to the organization will be discussed. A plate luncheon will be served at 5:30 o'clock.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-21
FAIR AND WARM

No change is seen in weather conditions for today by MT. Hor- ton of the government weather bureau in his prediction last night. Fair and continued warm" which has been in order all during September, Is also predicted for today.
 Tle highest point reached by the official thermometer yester- day was 94 deL sees and the low est B degrees
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-21
MARRIAGE LICENSES

The following marriage licenses were issued yesterday at the office ef the probate judge:
 Garland Smith and Mrs. w. E. Gar rctt fish.
 w. NJ. Lowry and Miss Clara Mae Riley.
 Charles NJ Hollodore and Miss Virginia E. North.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-21
PERSONAL

Allen Coleman. representing the Templor Motor company of Cleve-a land, is registered at the Tutwiler. 4
 Capt. W. H. Graves and his son-ir,- law, Mir. Frederick Gunster are j greeting their many friends in thes city.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-05-01
COLUMBUS TO
SEND COMMITTEE
TO WATER MEET
Committee viii Go To INLAND Water
Ways Convention In New Or
leans To-day.

Columbus will send a strong
delegation to the Mississippi Val
ley Association in New Orleans
this week TO look after the in
terests of the Tombigbcc river.
II is believed by everyone in
close touch with the situation and
with the progress Of development
of inlaHd-waterways that the
chances for the improvement of
the Tombigbee are better now
than ever before.
Columbus intends 20 exert every
effort looking to the improvement
of the stream, and the country
will at least know that this city
is on the map. and a hustling and
enterprising city, and when the
policy Of the government is shap-
ed with reference TO inland water
ways the Tombigbec will be in
cluded in the program.
A special Chamber of Com
merce committee composed of
Messrs. Thomas J. Locke. +. l..
Kuykendall. Y. +. lines. j. :.
Marx. 5. J. Loeb and W B. Har-
rington leaves tonight for New
Orleans to present Columbus and
the Tombigbee's claims before the
convention.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-05-01
DISTRICT GOVERNOR PRE-.
SENTS CHARTER TO THE
COLUMBUS CLUB
AT A BIG BANQUET
Large Delegation From Jackson
Club Pays Official Visit to
Columbus Organization.
Good Time Enjoyed.

JOY was unconfined at the Charter
Presentation banquet of the Columbu.
Rotary Club at the Bell Cafe Thurs
day night at which time the charter OF
the Columbus Club was formally pres.
onted by Hon. Carl Faust of Jack
son, Governor-elect Of the Fourteenth
Rotary District.
In addition to Mr.. Faust four mem
bers Of the Jackson Club composed
the official visiting party.
A fine spirit Of fellowship and frat
ernity premeated the occasion which
marked the formal and Official begin
ming of the Columbus Rotary Club.
President c. c. Richardson presided
over the first part Of the program and
DR.. J. W. Lipscomb welded the gavel
during the remainder Of the program
and officiated as toastmaster.
A number Of vaudeville features put
on by team from the Mac-Taff Stock
Company provided diversion and gave
the affair breezy zest
Members of the Jackson Club de-
livered short addresses, among them
being Hon. A. b. Campbell, school
supplies dealer, Hon. W. T. Pate, mem
ber Of the Legislature aad prominent
capitalist and citizen of Jackson; Hon.
!. G. CARRIER CONTRACTOR aud Hon Card
Faust, who presented the charter in
a happy little address. 81 am happy to
present this charter to the Columbus
Club and to state that no Rotary char
ter has ever been surrendered and |
am sure that the Columbus club will
uphold all of the traditions Of Inter
national Rotary, and that it's charter
will never be surrendered, said Gov
ernor Faust.
1t was received on behalf Of the club
by President c. G. Richardson, who
spoke briefly pledging the fidelity Of
the club IN the maintenance of all Of
the ideals # Rotary.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-05-01
MINSTREL AND
MAC-TAFF SHOW
A BIG SUCCESS

As a result of the combined X. Of
P. Minstrel and Mac Taft Show given
Thursday night for the benefit of the
storm Relief Fund more than $3.50
was realized and turned into the fund
for the storm sufferers relief.
The entertainment was well pat
ronized, the big tent having been fill
ed to overflowing. The response On
the part of the people was most cor
dial, and the handsome sum was turn
ed over to the committee to augment
the fund.
1t was through the courtesy Of Mr.
c. A. Taft. manager Of the Mac-Taff
Company that the company's tent was
used, and all Of the proceeds went to
the relief fund
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-05-01
BIGGEST BARGAIN DAYS
COLUMBUS EVER HAD
ARE TO BE ON
49, LII Az. -------------- "
g SRllNt. .sES!-We have tow
Rest and Econon.
This Week A...ae n II Mlnl
Make Columbus Mecca for
Hundreds and Hundreds
of Shoppers.

Friday and Saturday are the big
days.
They are Trade Days in Columbus
and elaborate preparations are being
made by the cooperation of sixty
merchants of Columbus to make the
event the most auspicious trade oc-
cosion ever staged in northeast Mis-
sissippi.
Sixty Columbus merchants and
firms are cooperating in the event.
Sixty remarkably low special bar
gains are offered in addition to hun
dreds of other bargains in every line
of merchandise.
There will be big and handsome cash
prizes given away each day at $3.50 in
the afternoon in the middle of South
Market street. Each shopper will par
ticipate in the awarding of the prizes.
Columbus merchants are vieing with
each other in offering the lowest and
best bargains, and from all indications
thousands Of people are coming to Co
lumbus from all sections of the Colum-
bus trade territory.
All roads will lead to Columbus on
Trade Days, and the event promises
to eclipse anything of its kind ever
organized in this city or section.
Each day big free auction will be
given Ia the Hippodrome building at
the corner of Main and Third streets,
opposite the Gilmer Hotel. The auc-
tions will be conducted by Mr. Lon
Freeman, trained auctioneer. He has
volunteered his services for this oe-
casion.
Livestock and farm products will be
put on the block and some attractive
bargains will be offered in addition to
the opportunity the sale will offer
for the disposal of these products. II
Mr.. Ira L. CASTOR has generously
donated the use of his open lot on the
block in front of the Gilmer Hotel for
the convenience of the people from the
country. Teams may be hitched there
and livestock for the auction will also
be Accommodated.
All roads lead to Columbus Friday |
and Saturday Get in the procession.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-05-01
LYONS RESIGNS AS
SANITARY OFFICER
Accepts Position As State Sanitary
InspectOr-Leaves Today.

Mr.. ]. C. Lyons, sanitary officer of
Columbus, has filed his resignation
with the city council effective yester-
day and leaves today for Jackson to
assume his new duties as State Sani-
tary Inspector.
Mr.. Lyons relinquished his position
here to accept the State position, first,
because it was distinct promotion,
and second. because of the attractive
salary which the position pays.
He is regarded as one of the most
efficient sanitary officers in the South
and Columbus loses a valuable and
capable official, his work here having
been highly satisfactory in every re-
spect.
It is probable that the council viii
elect his successor Tuesday night at
the regular monthly session.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-05-01
COURT IMPOSES
HEAVY SENTENCES
Distiiling and Retailing Given
Knockout Blow in Sentences
of the Circuit Court.

Traffic in liquor and the distilling
of "cat" were dealt Knockout blows
and were led almost to the point of
giving up the ghost by sentences pass
ed by Judge T. B. Carroll in circuit
court the past week on persons found
guilty of participating in the traffic.
Lee Holly who was found guilty by
a jury of his peers was sentenced to
two and half years in the penitenti-
airy.
Brooks Stinson, an ally of HOlly,who
entered a plea of guilty and turned
states evidence, was sentenced to 5
months IN the penitentiary.
Wesley Caine was given so days
and $50 and costs.
Frank Watkins drew a year in the
penitentiary.
All Of the foregoing were implica-
ted in some way in the sale or manu-
facture of liquor.
Davis Vaughan drew 10 year and
a year concurrent sentence on a
charge of burglary and larceny.
Court adjourned Friday to con
vene again Monday morning. 1t is
expected that all of this week will be
required to dispose of the balance Of
the cases on the docket.
The following cases were disposed Of
the latter part of the week:
The State versus John r. Laws, jury
and verdict for the defendant
The State versus N. d. Robinson,
settled.
The State versus Charley O'Malley,
settled.
The State versus Oscar Trapp, con
tinued.
The State versus Mem Motley, de-
fendant released as wrong man.
The State versus w. NJ. Lollar, dis
tilling, acquitted.
Voekel McLain Co, versus T. J.
Locke, jury and verdict for the de-
fendant.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-05-01
ALL READY FOR
SPUDDING WELLN
Big Gathering Expected to Wit
ness Starting of Second Oil
Well in LOwndes County.

All is cooked and primed for the
spudding-in of the Billups Well No. 2
at the Billups plantation miles
southwest Of Columbus Wednesday.
A big barbecue and brunswick stew
dinner will be a feature Of the day,
and the visitors will be guests Of the
people of the prairie section for din
ner.
Indications are that there will be
several thousand people in attendance.
They are coming from all sections Of
the Columbus territory according to
reports reaching this city
DR.. J. w. Lipscomb, president Of the
Chamber Of Commerce, will preside
over the formal program proceedings
Short talks will be made by prominent
citizens and the well will be formally
Christened by Mrs. jamie S. Billuns
She will smash a bottle of crude oil
over the rig just as the operation
starts.
There viii be many other attractive
features on the program for the day.
There will be old plantation melodies
and songs by picked choruses from ;he
plantations Of Messrs. I. c. and j. s.
Billups.
The committee suggests that the
stores Of Columbus close from 10 in
the morning TO in the afternoon
so that as many people may attend
from this city as possible.
Train schedules are convcriert for
the celebration, leaving the Mobile &
Continued on Page 50
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-05-01
PARENT-TEACHER MEETING.

The regular meeting of the Lee
High School Parent-Teacher Associa-
tion has been postponed until next
Friday afternoon at $3.50 when the fol-
lowing program will be carried out:
Report of Nominating committee.
Election of a president.
Report of the treasurer, Mrs. l. H.
Simon.
Health Talk by DR.. Blanche Horner.
After the meeting there will be a
demonstration of the work done by
the students taking the Commercial
Course under Miss liberia Smith and
those taking Domestic Science under
Miss FL nor Culbert,
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-05-01
Kaufman Bros.
Give a Machine.
April 29th. 1921.

April Goth, 1921.
Mr.. V. B. lines, Editor,
The Dispatch,
Columbus, Miss.
Dear Mr.. lines:
Noticing an article in your good pa
per asking for typewriter for the b
B. Jones Masonic School for Boys
we wish to inform you that it is our
pleasure to send to Hon. II. L. Whit
field today a typewriter for Use in his
splendid instituticn, with cur com
pliments.
Pleased to be Of assistance in any
way to such an institution and with
best wishes, we are,
VERY truly yours,
KAUFMAN BROS.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-05-01
RENT-TEAcHER NOTICE

The Parent Teacher Association Of
Franklin will meet next Thursday
afternoon at 3:15. The following pro-
gram will prove good:
Final reports Of the past years
work, revealing many interesting facts
will be given. All mothers Of Frank
lin pupils whether members or not
are cordially invited to attend and al
so the fathers, so that the parents of
the children my know what good work
the association has done.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-05-01

Know Your Own City,
Do You Know
That?
BY v. B. INES

Columbus has Kiwanis Club.
X
The city schools close on Tuesday
May %
YOU TELL EN- CANOE; You've
been padded.
Ali roads lead 70 Columbus on Trade
Days, Friday and Saturday.
x x
YOU TELL 'EM TRADE DAYS;
You're Friday and Saturday.
X X
Today is the 12tst day of the year.
The sun rises at 5 and sets OF 6:54.
X
/ like to see man proud of the
place he lives in--Abraham Lincoln.
X
How about that typewriter for the
Jones Masonic Boys Farm School?
X
Thousands will attend the spudding
in of the new oil well Wednesday. Go
out.
Our idea of miser is a man who
gets his exercise by swinging to his
nickles.
Shoppers from seven towns in the
Columbus territory were in Colum-
BUS Thursday.
x X
Send in that list of "Wanderers" to
committee at the Cham
Der of Commerce.
X
Columbus discovered America, now
America is discovering Columbus
Repeated by reos
X X
Big cash prizes will be given away
Trade Days in Columbus. Everybody
will have an equal show.
X X
Get the New Columbus spirit; its
he boosting spirit. No, its not the
pirits of the moonshinc.
X y
Fifty-seven Columbus merchants
re cooperating to make the Trade |
lays the biggest trade event Colum-
us ever had.
X X
Big Free livestock and farm pro-
ucts auction on Trade Days, conduct
d by Lon Freeman, austioneer. List /
our things for sale.
X X
Here's where we get in right with
he advertising department Folks,
here's just as much worthwhile read
lg in the advertisements as the stuff
4 the news columns.
X X
Columbus is the largest city be
ween Greenvile and Birmingham
distance of 290 miles, and between
Ieridian and Jackson, Tenn, a dis
ance Of 251 miles.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-05-01
ON BAR PROGRAM.

Hon. c. L. Garnett, of the Columbus
bar figured prominently in the annual
Of the Mississippi Bar As
sociation at Cooper's Wells the past
week, responding to the address Of
welcome on behalf Of the association
His address was the subject Of much
favorable comment among the mem
bers Of the association and in the
daily press.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-05-01

AS soon as news OF IHe WIeCh ISdCH-
ed Columbus a special train was rush
ed to the scene of the accident. Mr..
Woodwall, then in dying condition,
and the others who had sustained in
juries, were rushed to Columbus. Mr..
Woodall expired shortly after reach
ing the city. He was badly burned
about the body and very probably sus-
tanned internal injuries.
The two locomotives pulled spec
ial freight traAl to West Point, leav-
ing Columbus at 9:15 yesterday morn
ing ahead of the regular passenger
train. And it was while the two en-
.gines with nine care attached were
returning that the accident occurred.
A defective rail is believed to have
been the cause of the wreck. No Of
ficial announcement of the cause,
however, was made. 1t is believed an
investigation will be ordered to de-
termine the cause and place the blame
for the accident.
The wreck occurred on the Colum-
bus and Greenville railroad thirteen
miles West of Columbus and 5 miles
( It of West Point at what is known
as-Pool's hill. The big engines left
the track at the foot Of the hill. 1t
is said they were running in reverse
position as they had not been turned
around after having released the train
of cars at West Point.
Mr.. Frank Davis was about 40 years
of age and was single. He was a
native of this section and has four
brothers, Messrs. A. B. Davis, Delbert
Davis, Will Davis, Robert Davis and
one sister, Mrs. Isham Whitfield. He
was well known in railroad circles.
Mr.. Will Woodall was prominent in
railroad circles, and had been in the
employ of the Southern for long
number of years. He was about AZ
years of age and is survived by his
wife.
Mr.. Fred Aycock lived in West
Point and is survived by his wife and
several children. He was also cousin
of Mr.. 7. ]. Murff, a we'll known rail
road man of this city.
Mr.. A. E. Armstrong was not on
duty at the time of the accident. He
was an extra fireman and was merely
making the trip to Columbus aboard
one of the engines. He lived in West
Point.
Mr.. Millard McWilliams escaped
without serious accident when the
wreck occurred, but sustained severe
burns about the hands and arms while
assisting in extracting Mr.. Woodall
from the mass of wreckage.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-05-01
FORM EIGHTY.EIGHT.

The Dispatch has several thousand
oil and gas lease blanks. Form So, the
standard lease form. They are ready
for immediate delivery. We also have
the standard Mississippi form, ready
for immediate delivery.