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The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1922-02-12
MISS LUCY RIGGS (
VISITS AT M.S.C.W.
Discusses Fundamentals OF Re-
ligiOus Faith And Other
Topics OF Importance.

Miss Lucy Y. Riggs, a Student Sec
Rotary from the Field Office in st.
Louis spent Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday on the Campus. While
here she was able to talk to several
different groups Of girls, and impress
ed them all with her charm and her
beautiful personality.
Miss Riggs conducted one discus
sion group of about twenty-five girls,
the general subject for discussion be-
ing fundamentals Of Religious Faith,
those great foundation principles of
religion about which college students
need to be thinking deeply, and about
which their minds are so often torn
by doubts. Miss Riggs leads dis
cussion wonderfully, and her own
deep, clear thinking on the subject
made the discussions very inspiration
al and exceedingly enlightening and
helpful.
Miss Riggs discussed with the Cab
met the part of students in the ma
tional program of the Y. w. c. A.,
and their relation to the Y. w. C. A.
after leaving college, and outlined
graphically the work of a National
Y. W. C. A. Convention the special
importance of the issues to be brought
up at bot Springs, in April, and the
wonderful experiences awaiting any
one attending this Convention.
AS a preparation for thinking
about this Convention Miss Riggs
talked at a business meeting of the
Y. w. c. A. called in the Music Hall
Wednesday night. She outlined brief
ly the work being done the world
round by the Young Woman's Chris
tian Association, speaking of in such
a beautifully familiar way, and bring
ing it so close home to us that we
begAn to realize as never before the
stupendous work being done now and
the more stupendous task ahead Of
the Y. w. C. A. She told of the
work in foreign countries, Of the
Student Associations, over 800 in
number, of the Industrial work, of
the City Associations Of the country,
ones reaching out into the heart of
the country, of the wonderful con-
ferences held all over the country,
of the negro centers, of the work
among immigrants and of the special
projects of the Y. w. c. A., such as
the work being done in the "movie"
center, Hollywood Little incidents,
alphabetically told, brought home
to US the good being done by the Y.
w. C. A., the real value of its work
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1922-02-12

time in the hearts of all the grown-up
children who saw this performance.
Is there no limit to Emily Mas
sengale's versatility and dramatic
ability? We saw and admired the
naughty Emily in Come out of the
Kitchen" the unexpected Emily in
Miss Hobbs" the Incompatible
Judy Abbott in Daddy Long-Legs,"
but Emily, the shy, quaint little
Dutch girl who threw roses over the
grey wall of the old garden to the
Toymaker's son lurking outside with
his vioin-this is the Emily most Of
us will like best. She might have been
one Of the beautiful dolls in the old
Toymaker's shop that had come to
life.
Lavinia Minyard, as the wife of the
Toymaller, delighted the audience with
the pleading manner in which she re-
quested her Abraham to be more
wise,' and be "A little mere selfish"
And at the end when the Toymaker
was leaving the old home, and the
workshop and the wonderful toys
were going out Of his life, many tears
were. surrcptitiously shed at the love
and devotion between the old couple.
She played the part with fine SYM
pathetic, emotional understanding
that completely won the audience.
Louise Eskrigge, as Adolph, the son
who went to America and became the
Teddy -boar king,' is another new
conner who charmed us with her some
what tender ard convincing portrayal
of the rich American and caused
much laughter when she insisted that
she was not only plain rich, but AM
erican-rich, gorgeously rich, magniti.
Gently, rollingly rich.
Lola Crawley, as the Seargent who
gave up his medals TO help out the
ru ln love, gl0rified her part
by the many clever little touches and
gestures that masked the heart Of
gold under her bluff exterior. And
Mildred Davis as the poet, Mildred
has undoubtedly demonstrated the
fact that She can play anything from
"Jelly-bcan' To- a poet, and what
more can you ask
Susie Bridges. as the father Of
Hcsta. made an excellent one, tho we
feel that she should not have been
SD cruel to the two lovers. Margaret
Ann Right, the Clerk, Frances Davis.
as the Cook, Nan Griffs, as the
DRIVER. Elizabeth Hairsten AS the
4 Coachman. were splendidly done, and
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1922-02-12

against the acceptance of Ford's offer
has been widespread, devious, under
hand and contemplate in the eX-
IRENE. 1t is entirely safe for the
Government so TO safeguard con-
tract as to insure the carrying out
of the Ford offer by the promises he
is willing to make, and this would
mean the adding of many hundreds
of millions of dollars to the wealth
of the South and the stimulation to
degree little dreamed of now, OF the
utilization of Southern resources.
Vast as would be the individual
work of Mr.. Ford with the copera-
ton Of Mr. Edison, two of the great
est wizards of finance and invention
which the world has ever knOMl,
these operations would serve to slim
ulate other interests to take part in
Southern development to the enorm-
Gus profit of the entire country.
We believe that every interest that
is fighting the Ford proposition IS
based on "A selfishness so boundless
that it has not one spark of patriot
ism in it. An overwhelming public
sentiment in favor Of Ford's PROPOSE
ton should be aroused throughout
the entire country in order that the
selfish, self-centered, money grabbing
interests which are fighting it may
not be successful in their dastardly
work. - Manufacturers Record, Bal
timcre, Jan. 26, 1922.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1922-02-12

to girls and women the world round.
When Miss Riggs presented to us
budget of the Y. w. C. A. we were
able to think, as she asked us, in
terms of girls instead of dollars, and
when one thinks that way the dol
lars seem very necessary indeed. Our
own financial responsibility, and our
contribution to national and foreign
Y. w. c. A. work were transferred in
our thoughts from dollars to girls,
and made us glad that we had had a
real share in the work of the Y. w.
c. A., and more determined to make
that share bigger, because we real
lied, from what we had heard about
girls the world over, that we college
students are really the privileged
girls of the world and because much
has been given to us we owe much
to our less fortunate sisters.
The National Convention Of the Y.
w. G. A., that Miss Riggs spoke of,
is to be held at Hot Springs, Ark,
beginning April goth and lasting
seven days. In connection with this
convention, is to be held a National
Student Assembly at which will be
all the student associa-
tions in the country. 1t would indeed
be privilege to attend such an as
sembly, to hear the great convention
speakers, and to come in contact with
of all phases of Y. w.
C. A. work. Our association is entitled
to six voting delegates to this con-
vention and we hope to be able to
cast our full share of votes there
From The Spectator.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1922-02-12

ancial situation discovers quickly that this
initiation of paper is a part of the German
strategy. 1t depreciates the mark to APPOINT
where, in view of foreign exchange, it is al
most worthless; then Germany says 1--WE
cannot pay in money, but we are willing to
attempt payment in goods"
France was not satisfied when the Repa-
rations Commission gave Germany an extern
sion of time; for the French know that there
is less unemployment in Germany than in
France. With the German population all
working the French cannot understand why
the government should be so impoverished
that it cannot pay it's bills.
Curiously enough, the British press takes
the view that the United States should do
something about it. The English possibly
feel that we should buy enough German
goods, paying in gold, to enable Germany to
meet her payments due to England and
France That would be very nice, if we did
not have our own people to consider. If we
bought $1000,000,000 Of certain German
goods in February the local market would
be supplied and certain mills and factories
of our country would be idle in March
Our English and French neighbors must
not be surprised if we insist on setting our
own industrial house in order, on providing
employment for our own working people, be-
fore we mingle too intimately in matters on
the other side the Atlantic. At the present
time American private interests have extend
ed more than 6,000,000,000 in credits to
private interests in foreign countries. Some
of us are likely to feel that, in addition to our
S10,000000, 900 in war loans, we have done
our reasonable share
Reports conflict about the condition of Ger
man industry. But the financial straits of
the government are visible. A portion of the
British press, notably the old Unionist news
papers, agree with the French that Germany
is escaping too easily. They assert that taxes
are lower in Germany than in either England
or France and that the German government
pays subsidies which the English and French
people would like to get, but which their gov
ernments cannot afford
From this distance it does appear strange
that the Allies should permit the German
government to fix a lower tax rate than
that prevailing in either England or France
and to protest poverty in failing to meet its
bills This is made possible by the low eX-
change rate of the German mark. Possibly
the economic conference at Genoa may be
able to find way to make Germany pay. The
difference between the comparative prosper
ity of the German people and the insqlvent
condition of the German government Is too
striking to be aught else than bit of financial
manipulation. 1t is not by such tricks that
the German industries, which were left prac-
tically intact by the war while those of Bel
GUM and France were almost destroyed
should be permitted to evade doing their
share toward making good the destruction
wrought by the German armies.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1922-02-12

contributed much amusement to the
audience.
And let us not for get Our petit
but very efficient stage-managcr, Mar
ruerte Grant. and Corrine Little,
whose enthusiasm ard whole-hearted
interest urged the cast Of % TO be
their very best, and Miss Whipple,
and Mr.. Painter. without whom there
could be no play.-From The spec
tstor.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1922-02-12
RETROGRADING

The Mccormick divorce case seems
to indicate that the International
Harvester Company is not making as
good binder Irvine as it used to or
the Standard Oil no longer has any to
pour on troubled waters.
The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1922-02-12
NEW ICE PRICES
Effective Feb. s, 1922
Please Read Carefully

We are making some
changes in our ice price
schedules. We have ar
ranged to offer coupon
books at heavy discounts,
and recommend the pur-
chase of coupon books by
all of our customers, as it
will mean a great saving,
and much convenience 90
all concerned. Our sched-
ule below shows the price
of each size Of ice, both in
coupons, and in cash. In
order to better our service,
we shall cut our ice in the
following weights this sea-
son: 100 lbs. so lbs, 25
lbs, and II lbs, which have
a cash value of soc, doc,
zoe and Toe. Therefore, if
a customer should want soc
worth of ice, we will deliver
a zoe and a 10c piece. We
do this in order to assure
our customers of proper
sizes and weights, as they
will then be in position to
know what is due them
from the drivers.
Evening journal., 1922-06-20
WORK FOR SERVICE MEN.

From the Washington Post.
The invitation extended by the
United States veterans bureau to
employers looking for men trained
in agriculture or the trades to com
municate with the bureau should
not be disregarded. Approximately
500 former service men are COM
pleting their vocational education
each month, and for some of them
places are readily found. These men
are especially trained under govern
ment supervision and are sent out
into the industrial world armed with
credentials from the government
they so we'll served in time OF war
testifying to their qualifications for
engaging in the pursuits of peace.
The United States has done and is
doing a great work in the rehabilI-
tation of its former service men.
Amazing examples of restored men
tai and physical efficiency from the
shattered wrecks of the world war
are recorded. But the government
can not complete, in the fullest
sense, this task alone. It must have
the support and help Of the citizens
of a country saved to civilization by
the sacrifices of the thousands who
responded to the call when the need
was greatest.
Evening journal., 1922-06-20

The latest reduction in the pay OF
railroad workers Is IN line with the
Railroad Labor Boards policy of re-
relieving transportation OF the bur-
dens unwisely put upon It in the final
wage increase decision Of two years
ago That Increase was granted at
an unfortunate moment, when post
war dehation was under way in all
other industries.
II put the railroads in the position
Of standing out against general eco
nomic readjustment, hghting the
current instead OF floating with It,.
II had to be compensated for by in
creased freight rates and thus threw
railroad costs out OF their normal
relation 10 other production costs,
This strategic blunder had TO be
repaired in the interests Of the roads
and the public Rates have been cut
materially. Living costs have fallen
II was inevitable that inflated rail-
road pay scales should be reduced.
The Railroad Labor Board has
shown moderation and tolerance. yet
it is being unfairly attacked by some
OF the irreconeilable, naturalization
union leaders.
Under the new scale. for instance
railroad clerks are to receive 5s.5I
cents an hour--a cut Of 3 to 4 cents.
Evening journal., 1922-06-20
JUDGES MUST COOPERATE

TF the efforts of Attorney General Daugherty pun
Il ish fraud culprits with full
they the close cooperation of judges che
bench.
A Philadelphia justice recently sentenced to a
year and day in Atlanta penitentiary who
vcted Of participation in the theft of 100000 worth of
supplies from an army camp. Such a punishment is a
joke.
There is despicable crime than thevng from
the government when it is straning every
win and the maximum penalty is too
Convictions by the Department OF Justice will
largely nued II the prisoners are to
let off with but a nominal sentence.
Evening journal., 1922-06-20
EquaIi5ing Railroad Pay
(From the New York Tribune).

In December. 1917, they received
345 cents an hour. Their pay is
still SO per cent higher than It was
when the government took over the
operation of the railroads. The pay
of stationary firemen and oilers Is
cut cents an hour. to 49.6 cents,
Yet in December. 1917. the rate was
only 21.S cents. In this classifica-
ton the gain over 1917 Is still 1877
per cent.
Increases in railroad wages came
late and were abnormal. They were
maintained long after other labor
had submitted to reductions. The
cost Of transportation enters into
the cost of nearly every commodity.
II affects practically every consumer.
That is why high railroad rates and
the excess labor costs which made
them inescapable have borne so
heavily on business and retarded its
recovery.
The Railroad Labor Boards first
duty has been to restore a natural
equation between railroad wages and
outside wages. II is doing this in
telligently, but CONSIDERABLY. When
this relation has been roughly re-
established it says 1t will gladly take
up the question OF what constitutes
a scientifically balanced living and
saving" railroad wage
Evening journal., 1922-06-20
Mr.. Mellon s Heel on Politics
(From the New York Herald.)

This department particularly
the collection OF the revenu eand
the handling Of the public debt.
must be conducted on business
principles and kept free at all
times from detrimental influ-
ences."
The American people, the people
who pay the high price of govern
ment for politics. will know what
Secretary Mellon means, will ap-
approve It and will back It up with
their votes.
But what do business principles
spell to the spoils grabbers of any
party2 The business that appeals to
them Is breaking into public jobs.
What do they care about the eff
cient collection Of the revenues? The
thing they are interested in about
public revenues is spending the reve-
nues. What does the proper han
ding of the public debt matter to
them? The thing that rings the bell
with them is the chance 20 make
political hay while the sun shines,
whatever happens to the public debt.
What in the name OF all that is po-
litical are these gentry in politics
for?
Evening journal., 1922-06-20

II It were possible 10 draft into the
service of the United States Govern
ment a few score Secretary MELONS
to get business results out OF busi-
ness Jobs, no less in public affairs
than in private affairs, instead OF
politics in all Jobs. It would be worth
tens of millions OF dollars a year to
the American people. Incompetency
would not then be the hall mark on
Government departments and bu-
reaus. Waste would not be the out
standing record Of year after year.
Staggering taxes would not be the
price of politics in business.
This is exactly what Secretary OF
the Treasury Mellon means when he
says OF the professional politicians
who are trying TO throw men off the
Department rolls who know how to
I'LL their Jobs, trying to throw them
out so as to put in their places not
men who know the jobs but men
who know the game Of politics.
"The affairs OF the Treasury are
OF too great importance to allow
of Interference in the proper
conduct through the introduce
ton OF petty politics.
Evening journal., 1922-06-20
With the Pdrdgrdphers

BY the way, why doesn't Gompers take Off his kid
gloves step into the Chicago turmoil long enough to
purge labor there Its grafers its mur-
derers Cedar Rapids Oa) Gazette.
II the unprejudiced reader believes all expla-
nations of what happened recently at Genoa he can
only the conclusion that European diplomacy
tanly understands the Of the double crossDerot
Free Press
Mr. Gompers favored his Boston audience with an ex-
position Of popular doctrine that the way which
to make work for everybody and provide endless
store of prosperity everybodys
ton Transcript
swlndler who operated broker" and robbed
his trusting sentenced to Sing Sing
terday A few convictions in such will
teach people theft is theft matter how 1t is
naged-New York Herald.
The desperation of the Democracy evidenced by the
issues they attempting 10 trump Having squan-
dersd months in attempting belittle the
suits conference the Limitation OF armaments
the have suddenly changed their ground and
trying evidence to prove that the idea
originated with them.-Parkersburs (W. Va) News.
Evening journal., 1922-06-20
Campers and the Lam
(From the Portland Expressly

Il mean that you can't and won't
fix the status of labor by law"
somewhat heatedly declared Samuel
Gompers, president of the American
Federation of Labor, in the course
OF his testimony before the Lock-
WOO Legislative committee in New
York.
Mr.. Gompers previously has said
substantially the same thing to this
committee. going into the matter in
more detail. At another session of
the committee he admitted the
abuses were to be deplored and re-
gretted. But he declared that the
law could not and should not inter-
vene to protect the victims of
wrongs complained of. The labor
unions-Mr. Gompers always means
unions when he speaks of labor-he
said should be permitted 10 put their
own houses in order without govern
mental interference and pending
their doing 80 the public must pa
uently bear the wrongs inflicted,
attempt to redress or cure them.
This would constitute a dictator
ship of the proletariat worthy of
Lenin and Trotsky themselves. The
members of the labor unions are
men and women, citizens Of this Re
public, some of them at any rate. and
supposedly no different from other |
citizens. But, according TO the
Evening journal., 1922-06-20

Gompers' school of thought. the fact
that these citizens have banded
themselves together and been char
tered by the American Federation of
Labor endows them with rights and
privileges that are beyond the juris-
diction Of the law and renders them
immune to any measures society
might take to protect itself. q.
Consistent with Mr.. Gompers'
claim that society should not and
cannot protect itself against the
abuses of labor organizations is his
asserted position that such organiza-
ton should dictate the politics and
the legislation of the nation and
that members of legislative bodies
who presume to act according to the
wishes Of a majority or to do what
they may believe may be best for
the majority should be ousted from
public life.
Such is the Gompers plan; but It
is not the American plan. Under
the latter plan all citizens are equal
before the law. Membership is no
whether a labor union,
a secret society or a fat mems club.
allows any citizen or endows him
with any special privileges, under
our theory of government or ac-
sording to the theory of any free
government.
Evening journal., 1922-06-20
AMERICA AND NurRnERrRs

TT will stir Delawareans know that four thousand
men, convicted of murder have been executed in
America since 1890
Some innocent and, about them, Alexander Her
writes an interesting series Of articles
Modern America has average Of least Q 900
murders a year There probably just as many
thirty years ago though fewer were discovered Crime
Of all kinds is harder UP now than in the
'ninetes.
on the basis of 5000 murders year the score since
1890 stands 1000 executions 900 rnurderers escap
ing chair and
considerable percentage Of the latter go to prisons
or criminal asyums But we are concerned only
with actual executions.
The execution OF a few innocents attracts more at.
tention the escape death penalty OF great
army of guilty
That is, old expression. sign the times
1t shows a national desire for justice and an increas-
ing valuation placed on human life
1t is not long since accused men, under the Napo-
eonic criminal code, presumed guilty they
proved themselves innocent
proved guilty
An amazing system of safeguards has been built up
TO prevent execution of the wrong person"
Despite all these safeguards. an innocent person is
occasionally convicted and executed murder COM
mitted by someone else.
As long have capital punishment innocent peo-
pie occasionally will be inevitable by
the law OF working the law OF
exceptions.
There are loophoes and weaknesses in every system
devised by the brain of man.
The only comforting thing is that the systems slowly
Evening journal., 1922-06-20
CUBA STILL IN LEADING STRINGS

rE,HE United is rendering another substantial
A aid to Cuba.
The administration of the islands affairs has been
drift the hands INSCRIPTIONS politi-
who have created many high -saaried
ndangerng the credit of the country and created much
dissatisfaction among the Cubans themselves
General crowder, formerly Judge Advocate General
of the United States Army has been acting the per-
sonal representative President Harding Cuba and
has drawn up a plan for the moral reformation" Of
the Cuban administration.
The scheme has the hearty endorsement of all the
in the island. and 1t is probable it will
be aeceded by the party in control OF the govern
ment.
on other occasions in the past the United States has
intervened in affairs kept the country on a
firm foundation.
1t is well to remember in this connection that the
authority under which the United States
supervision Cuba contained in the Plat
amendment the Cuban Constitution named after its
author the former distinguished Republican Senator
from Connecticut.
It should also be borne in mind that the who
have intimately associated in Cuban welfare
have all been prominent Republicans General Wood
Chief Justice Taft while Secretary Of War former
President Roosevelt. and President Harding and
General Crowder