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The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1922-03-01
IL Not Let It NttbeN
THE PROBLEM OF IMMIGRATION

Six months ago Congress passed law
restricting immigration for a period of twelve
months. The intent of the act was to stop
the influx of aliens until those already in the
country should be assimated. There SEEM
ed to be too much dross in the melting pot
and there were symptoms of an Attenuation
of certain parts of our own country The
citadel of freedom, which our fathers intend
ed the republic to be, began to assume, in
some sections, the aspect Of a cesspool into
which were east the dregs of European civil
ization.
The result of the experiment was proving
similar to the laboratory research that led
TO the discovery of the art of manufacturing
ice. chemist drilled hole in cake of ice
and filled it with hot water. The water soon
took the temperature of the ice cake, but
the temperature of the whole mass was per-
ceptibly raised. Something similar happened
during the hundred years of unrestricted i'm
migration. The influx of foreign blood, much
of it a doubtful quality, was beginning to
weaken the fiber of Americanism.
OF course the trouble was with the char
actor Of large percentage of immigrants.
They came to teach rather than to learn and
sought to Europeanize the United States in
Bi1OC VI Lying " AlltllCdilLt lIGUlSelNGN.
Radcalism was on the increase and. for the
first time in the history of the republic, or
ganized efforts were made to overthrow by
force the government established under the
Constitution. America ceased to be an
asylum for the oppressed. 1t was subjected
to the peaceful invasion of European radicals
and fomenters of discord on the East Coast
and of Oriental peoples with a standard of
living repugnant to America on the West.
That influx of foreigners has been tenn
porarily checked. But what of the future?
What progress are we making in the Amer
icanization of the aliens who have come here
during the last ten years?
These questions are of serious import The
reclamation of the Middle West was made
possible by the hardy immigrants who came
to this country and sought homes on the
prairies, who were tillers of the soil But
the recent immigrants have sought employ
ment in our industrial districts instead They
have formed foreign groups that had no part
in American life and they have been at the
bottom Of all our recent industrial disturb
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1922-03-01

ances. The government of Chicago New
York and two or three other large centers of
population is controlled by the vote of the
foreigners who have become naturalized.
They form political bloc that gives to those
cities a vicious administration. New York
has the greatest foreign population of any
city in the world, and Chicago is running
it a close second.
Not one year, but twenty years, will be
necessary before such groups are thoroughly
Americanized. 1t is process of education;
and in some places the foreigners have poll
teal control of the public schools Those of
New York have been going through a pro-
cess that resembles sovietzation.
immigration is no longer populatng our
great areas of uncultivated land Ii was
drifting to our cities and, if the present i'm
migration restrictions were repealed, the old
process would continue. Restricting i'm
migration was not enough. 1t is up to the
people of the United States to discover some
plan by which immigration shall again be
beneficial, alike to the immigrants and to the
country. Japan tried to solve the problem
five centuries ago by prohibiting both emi-
grafton and immigration. The result was a
hermit kingdom whose defenses were finally
broken down by force of arms. If we were to
continue to restrict immigration indefinitely
we should fall into a similar fault
Selective immigration has been suggested:
but it is open to valid objections. We are
confronted by a situation which was not fore
seen by the founders Of the republic and we
have no precedents by which to shape our
policy. On the successful solution of the
immigration problem depends, in a large de-
gree the future prosperity of our country
We cannot keep our ports hermetically sealed
to foreigners. What is the answer? In the
opinion of The Dispatch we are not making
progress in reaching an ultimate solution.
Conditions are in a status quo that cannot
continue. We are devoting our entire energies
to the solutions Of lesser problems while the
major one is discovered.
The Dispatch has failed 10 discover any
sustained effort at the Americanization
which was to take place while immigration
was temporarily suspended. What Is go
ing to happen at the expiration Of the twelve
month period? Our representatives in Con-
(Conlnuol G. P-Es Tocr)
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1922-03-01
Hon. William c. Meek
Acting City Attorney

Some interesting facts have been
brought out in the appointment Of
Hon. William c. Meek as acting city
attorney by Mayor A. Y. Glover. facts
well known to all our older citizens,
but occupying a place on the pages
Of memory covered by the dust Of
the swiftly-passing years.
Hon. William G. Meek, who is a law
yer of vast experience, and who was
graduated with the highest honors
from the University Of Alabama with
the degrees Of A. B. and A. NJ, is a
nephew Of the late William r. Cannon
This mothers brotherl who was the
city's secretary and treasurer (the
same as Mr.. A. b Lawrence is nowl
and 1t was Mr.. Cannon who wrote up
the minutes, etc, in preparation Of the
City Of Columbus, Miss, Bonds Of
sos 100000 Of the G.. p. Railway
Companys holding. and to Mr.. W. C.
Meek will fall the duty Of getting an
extension on these bonds.
Mr.. Meoks uncle was the city's
secretary and treasurer in 1882, when
Captain G. A. Dancy Mrs. Emma
Dancy Herring's father was mayor.
This is a coincidence worthy Of
note, and the Dispatch believes its
readers will enjoy this page from
the history Of Columbus.
Mr.. Glover made a wise choice when
he asked Hon. W. c. Meek 90 act as
city attorney until such a time as a
successor 20 General +. T. Sykes might
be duly elected. Mr.. Meek's long cx-
pcrience as a lawyer, and his famil-
iarIty with conditions here since boy
hood, peculiarly equip him for the
Of the duties Of the office. 4
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1922-03-01
State S. S. Convention
To Meet At Cleveland

B, G. Lowery, president of the Stat
Sunday School Convention, has ISSUED
the following call for the convention
of 1922, which is to be held at Clete
land, Miss, April 4th, 5th and 9Th:
To All Sunday School Workers in the
State of Mississippi:
As the time draws near for oul
annual convention, have been think
ing of three passages of Scripture:
"Sanctify them through thy TRUTH"
"Wherewithal shall a young man
cleanse his way? By taking heed
thereto according to Thy Word" and
BLESSED is the nation whose God is
the Lord"
Three things, a knowledge of God
and His word is a prerequisite to our
spiritual development; to our moral
cleansing, and to our national we'll
being. This being true, it becomes a
sacred duty of all people who love
God and humanity to join in every
reasonable and legitimate move to en-
courage the study of the Word of God.
For that purpose the Sunday School is
the accepted and established organiza-
tion among Christian denominations.
Then, since we all agree on the duty,
the benefits and the joys of Bible
study, let us all unite in a great in
spirational move for its encourage
ment. All the various religious agen-
cies and temperance organizations did
their individual part in cultivating the
anti-liquor sentiment; but the great
victory over the infamous saloon came
when all their powers and efforts
were united in the Anti-Saloon
League. May we not get a valuable
suggestion from this in our Sunday
School work?
Our State Sunday School Conven-
ton is to meet at Cleveland. Miss, on
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday,
April 4th, 9Th and 9th. We ask for
he help and cooperation of every
Sunday School worker and every
friend of the Sunday School. We es-
oecially appeal to pastors and Sunday
School superintendents and teachers
md officers to be there in person and
o see that all Sunday Schools have
representatives there who will get the
Information and inspiration and carry
t back into the life of your home
chool. Our Mississippi State Sunday
school Association has done the
sreatest years work in it's history.
,et US close the year with the great
st convention Of our history and open
he new convention year with unpre-
ented enthusiasm.
Your Brother in Christ,
B. G. LOWERY.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1922-03-01
George r. James Is a5
To Speak In c. s. y

II is a matter for profor - .titudt
on the part Of all our pc y and es-
pecially to the farmers and producers
that the Lowndes County Farm Bu-
reau has made arrangements to have
Hon. George r. James come to this
city and county to make three adj
dresses on the subject of agriculture.
Mr. James has made a number Of very
interesting and very helpful speeches
in Mississippi, and wherever he has
spoken, beneficial results have fol-
lowed He is one of the best-informed
men in America, especially with ref
erence TO conditions in the South.
The first address to be delivered by
Mr.. James will be at the court house
in Columbus, next Tuesday, March z.
at three o'clock, p. m. Mr. II. NJ.
Pratt, secretary Of the Lowndes
County Farm Bureau, requests the
/ Dispatch to urge upon all it's farmer
readers the great Importance of being
here to listen to the speech which Mr..
James will deliver The folks from
the country will have an opportunity
at this time to inspect their rest room
and hitch lot.
Now, Farmer Friends, put this in
your pipes and smoke it-Columbus
wants you all here next Tuesday. We
are going to look for you, and "No"
will not be accepted as an answer.
On Wednesday, March sth, Mr.. |
James will deliver another address at |
Mt Vernon, at 1890 o'clock in the /
forenoon. A big crowd Of Vernonites
is expected.
Wednesday afternoon at 2:30, Mr..
James will speak in the section Of the
universe where farming started, the
home Of the Eggers Caledonia. He
will be heard there by large number
Of people.
Mr.. James speaks on the problems
that confront the farmers. He speaks
on home economies and farm demon
stration work. He tells you how you
can make two ears of corn grow next
year where only one grew last year.
He tells you how to make farm life
pleasant and profitable, and how to
be independent.
An effort will be made to get the
merchants Of Columbus to close their
stores next Tuesday afternoon, from
3 to o'clock, in order that all may
go to the court house and hear Mr..
James. The merchants should look
upon it as a privilege to do this out
Df respect to the country people.
The prosperity OF the city is abso-
utely dependent upon the prosperity
# the farms. Let the farmer produce
/ good crop and sell it at a good
,rice, and the city in which he trades
will blossom like a rose. Hence it is
Ip 10 the city dwellers to cooperate
With the folks in the country and help
hem financially, morally, and every
thcr way,
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1922-03-01
VISITS ARTEsIA

Mr j. r. Manscr delivered an adj
dress at Artesia. Friday night. on the
Aims and Purposes Of the Chamber
Of Commerce" Artesia. one Of the
livcst little cities i1 the South. has re-
Gently organized q Chamber Of Com
mcrce. which is furctIoning admirably
Mr. Manser gave its members some
helpful hints. based on his long eN-
perience in development work
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1922-03-01

leaned in the work of our association.
Resolved, Further, That emotions
overwhelm US as we turn from the
grave whose gates are closing on the
forms of those survivors Of the war
who were conspicuous among the
members of this bar, whose names
adorn the history of their state and
the nation, with examples of patriot
ism and ability, and who sleep among
the castles of the dust.
AS meditation deepens, we see the
forms of those we loved, and the
shadowy outlines arise until the mel
ancholy habitations of the dead sur
round us in unending vistas. Such
are the reflections with which we ap-
proach the commemoration of the
death of GENERAL EDWARD
TURNER SYKES, reflections sad
dened beyond all measure by the rec
objection of his brave and spotless
manhood. He was in manner gentle,
but in action firm, characterizing him
with purity in purpose and courage in
execution. Those were striking ele-
ments in his nature.
At the close of the civil war, in /
which he took an active and a prom
inent part, he resumed the practice of .
law. He was an able and progressive
lawyer, frank and an honest ad-
wiser. His professional conduct was
above question; his conception of his
relation to the court, client and ad-
versary rested on the highest ethical
basis. He would never sacrifice prin-
ciple for gain, nor truth for tainted
victory.
1t was not purely as a lawyer, how
ever, that he achieved and attained a
position in this commu-
nifty; the people and the members of
the bar knew that, above the lawyer,
stood the MAN, and they came to love
him for the stainless splendor of his
The significance of his life lies in
he fact that he was a typical Confed-
crate soldier, and among the silent
ranks of the Gray Army now past
md gone, there sleeps no more knight
v soul than his, so lately our brother,
and upon whose resting place we now
.enderly lay this flower. And be it
'urther
Resolved, That We extend to the be-
'eaved family our sincere sympathy
n their sorrow; and
Resolved, Further, That a copy Of
hese resolutions be spread upon our
a copy be sent to the family
f the deceased. and a copy be fur
.ished each Of the newspapers in the
ity Of Columbus, with a request for
COLUMBUS BAR ASSOCIATION,
OF Columbus, Mississippi.
y Beverly Matthews, William Bald
win, c. L. Lincoln and J. l. Sturdi-
want, Com. on Resolutions.
W. c. MEEK,
Sec. Bar Association.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1922-03-01

Resolutions of Columbus Bar AssO-
citation, Of Columbus, Miss. on the
death of its President, General +.
T. Sykes.
Whereas, In the providence Of God,
the family circle, the legal profession,
the whole community and our beloved
state have sustained an irreparable
loss in the death Of General Edward
Turner Sykes; therefore, be it
Resolved, BY the Columbus Bar
Association, Of Columbus, Miss, in a
called meeting assembled, that We
have lost one Of our most distinguished
members and a muoh-beloved officer;
and, while we bow in submission to
the will Of the Great Jehovah. yet We
appreciate keenly the loss we have
sustained in the death Of this great
and good man, upon whose wisdom
and strength we have so heavily
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1922-03-01
RACK FRnM MOBILE

Mr. J. r. Marser. the enterprising
secretary Of the Columbus and
L0wndes County Chamber Of Com
merce, has returned from Mobile.
where BE- we-t the first ~ Pre- week
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1922-03-01
FOOD FOR HUNGRY
The Old Fayorites, DOughnuts
And Coffee, Given With
Liberal Hand To Men
Out OF Work.

New York, Feb. 28.-one thou
sand "doughnuts and coffee" a day
to feed the jobless and homeless
ex-soldiers in the growing bread.
line at Saint-Marks-in-the-Bowe
New York, are being supplied by a
single post of the American Legion
every day and every night. The
Jobless and homeless men sleep in
the church.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1922-03-01

Columbus, Ohio, Feb. 28.-Capt.
Edward Rickenbacker, Americas
premier ace, was the first Ohio war
veteran to turn back his state bo-
nus check Of $185 to a fund to es-
tablish a hospital for Ohio's dis
abled World War veterans. The
American Legion has asked all
other veterans who do not have
imperative need of cash to follow
Captain Rickenbacker's lead.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1922-03-01

Birmingham, Ala, FEB. 2S-Ex-
service men IN Alabama viii vote
without paying a poll tax. A state
amendment, backed By the Amer
lean Legion, grants them this Just
exemption.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1922-03-01

Kansas City. Kan. Feb. 22-A
referendum on adjusted eompensa-
tion. taken By the Kansas City
Post Of the American Legion to-
day. showed 74 IN favor of paid-up
insurance. IS fer farm snd home
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1922-03-01

New York, Feb. 28.--A string
Of World War medals (bought at
a salel across his chest, the
worlds fastest-working beggar
took $50 an hour from New
York's theater crowds until the
American Legion got the police
on his trail.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1922-03-01

Beaver City, Neb.. Feb. 2S.-
With stores closed. the countryside
out ir a body and a plane wheel
ing above 70 direct the attack. the
American Legion az Beaver City.
today. staged a record wolf and
coyote hunt for the benefit Of the
farmers. The money for the pelts
viii 60 to needy ex-soldiers.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1922-03-01

indianapolis, Ind, Feb. Is
The order Of Commander Of the
Legion of Honor conferred upon
him by the French Government, has
been declined as a personal decora-
tion by Hon. Hanf0rd MeNider, the
distinguished commander of the
American Legion. Mr. McNider
cabled Marshall Foch that he would
accept the award only @as a tribute
% all members Of the Legion
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1922-03-01

Dallas, Tex, Feb. 28.-Raeing
a street car for mile, Mack
Cadogan, an ex-soldier of this
city, just up from sick-bed, beat
five other applicant7 to the News
office and secured a position as
assistant circulation manager.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1922-03-01

To prevent the spread of small
pox, American Legion men, by
day and night, guarded all roads
into Mansfield, Ark, to stop en-
trance or exit.
The New York herald., 1922-05-05
FAIR & WARMER"
Revived for One Night!

special Performance with Original Cast
Headed by Madge Kennedy. Janet Beecher
and John Cumberland. Entire Proceeds 10
10th ST Theatre, Tuesday night. May .. at
$50. Tickets on Sale at Box Office. satur-
day morning, 10 A. NJ.
The New York herald., 1922-05-05
PLAY FOR FRENCH ORPHANS.
Poetic Work to BE Presented at
G. G.. Barnard's studio.

A play entitled Clouds OF the Sun"
for the benefit of orphans of the french
Army and Navy. &ill be given this af-
ternoon in the Cloisters. the studio CT
the sculptor. George Grey Barnard. Fort
Washington avenue and 191st street. 1t
is a poetic play by Isabel Fiske Conant
that deals with the time of the Crusaders
and there will be incidental music by
the Duchess de Riohelieu, Miss Aileen
Tone. Salvatore de Stefano. harp ;
Georges Barrere. flute. and the choris-
ters from the Paulist Church.
The leading roles in the production
viii be assumed by Sydney Thompson,
Zenaida Ziegfeld. Ann Bridges. Elizabc tn
Malone. Marion Preece. Clare Games,
emma Sheridan Fry Angela Morgan.
Harry Irvine and Gerald O'Donnell, No
other setting than that Of the cloisters
will be necessary. M
Among those who already have pur-
chased tickets are Nine. Charles B. Alex
ander. Charles Fl. Ditson. Lyttleten Fox.
Horatio $. Shonnard. Landon N. Thorne.
George Blagden. Z. T. Hunt TalmaEe.
III. Hobart Porter, Charles II. Coster,
Maurice Tremblay, Edward NJ Weld
Walter l.. Suydaui. wiiiiamNM v. Hoff-
man. Robert Underwood johnson. Miss
Helen North and Miss Lucille Thornton.
The New York herald., 1922-05-05

Josef Lhevinne. pianist. appeared with
her. together with Nina Tarasova, who
gave a costume recital in Russian folk
songs; Adolph Bolm, premier danseur
with the Metropolitan Opera. in several
advertisements. and Joseph Press, eel
list They were warmly received.
But the big ovation of the evening
went TO the famous dancer. who made
the most ambitious effort of her stay
here. She added several selections to
her usual two advertisements, meeting
varied and trying test with ease. She
appeared in the full length ballet. "Cho-
piniana." The other numbers she
danced were THE Swan "Gavotto
Pavlowa." waltz Caprice" and Run
sian Dances" Her entire company APP
peared as usual, with Laurent Novi-
koff and Hida Butsova among others.
Theodore Stier conducted.
She will sail on the Homeric next
Saturday and spend the summer in
Paris and London. The following
year she will go to Japan, China. the
Philippines and India, making her first
tour of the Orient.
The New York herald., 1922-05-05
Notes of the Stage

Robert Elliott has been engaged by Players
and Patrons Associated. Inc, TO create one OF
the leading roles I'm "Her Temporary lTus-
band" for which this organization has jus;
paid alimony to Arthur c. Delamater.
William Nuzum has been adde TO the cast
of Blossom Time" at the Ambassador
Theater. appropriately taking the place of
Perry Askam. Askam has gone 10 Italy 10
see what can be done with his voice.
Miss Marjorie Rambeau. starring In "The
Goldfish" al Maxine Elllott's Theater. win
Of her Easter debut. though It seems only
yesterday that her pictures began 10 appear
in the papers because the critics noticed her
IN so Much for SO Much
Ingrid solfeng. premiere danseuse with
Cleveland Bronncr IN his ballet In Make
il Snappy' at the Winter Garden. Eignsd
three year contract. with the Shuberts
yesterday which Is. nice family arrange
inent, inasmuch as Bronner. her husband.
has the same kind OF contract.
Miss Adelaide Rondelle of Cairo. who has
been added TO ''The Rose of Stamboul' AT
the Century Theater. ought to increase corr
siderably the Oriental atmosphore CT this
operetta. even " the Cairo from which sho
comes Is In Illinois.
Charles Dillingham; announced last night
that the total attendance tor the 1lU per-
formanoes attained yesterday BY 'Buiidos
Drummond" az the knickerbocker Thcater
Ws 100 ,652, which shows how conscientious
Mark Luescher is In not making Il an exact
200, 600
Oscar Radln was engaged Yesterday by
Elorcnz ziegfeld. Jr.. as the musical lirec-
Tor of the new Ziegfed "Follies" and Inn
nediately took charge OF the music re-
hearsals 10 show he was IN earnest.
John Tiller. noted English dancing teacher,
was mot at the pier when he arrived yes.e
day on the Homeric by his former pupils
the sixteen Sunshine Girls In Good Morning
Dearie,' at the Globe Theeter VITA ttnn,edi-
ately put him In good hunor by nJt ask
Ing him how he liked America.
ID. w. Griffiths's Orphans of The Storm,
which has been AZ the atrand the past week
will continue there next week foe more OF
the same treatment.
The New York herald., 1922-05-05

EUGENE O'NEILL'Ssrset
success. "THE HAIRY APE"
Plymouth. w. IS. Eoes. 845. Mats.
Tom'u 6 Thurs. z:45.
The New York herald., 1922-05-05
PapIowa Dances
to Aid Destitute
Russian Artists
Final Performance at Metro
politan Benefit for Petrograd
and Moscow Ballet Schools.

Miss Anna Pavlowa covered herself
with glory at the Metropolitan Opera
House last night. II was the final
performance OF her thirty-four weeks
tour. and the audience that filled the
house and acclaimed her seemed de-
sirous of showing their regret that she
was to be away from the country for
two years Moreover their cordiality
was further inspired by the fact that
this was gala performance for the
benefit OF the Russian ballet schools
in Petrograd and Moscow and of the
destitute artists in those cities.
The performance had the approval of
Herbert Hoover director of the Anneri-
can Relief Administration.
In order to make the program for
this event notable Pavlowa had invited
other distinguished artists to cooperate.
The New York herald., 1922-05-05

A large number of pupils of the Gard
ner School took part last evening In the
presentation of three plays at the Plaza
for the benefit Of the Fifth Avenue Hos
pital. The program, which was given
under the direction OF Miss Blancne
Townsend, Nine Jeanne Burgkly and
Miss Dorothy Emerson. consisted of the
Pipes of Pan" The Playgoers" and a
French comedy entitled. Par I'm Jour
de Pluie." Following the performance
there was dancing.
The cast for Pipes of Pam included
the Misses Dorothy Herlsworth as Pan.
Katherine Lewis as Arian. Helen Machen
as Oak, Louise Elder as Aurora, Vir-
ginia Bull as Elm, Flora Fletcher as