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GREENWOOD COMMONWEALTH GREENWOOD MAY 13, 1929; PAGE EIGHT Pythians to Hold PLAN JUNIOR COLLEGE BILOXI, Miss. There a movement on foot to work out a plan by. which Miilsupg College, Jackson, would MIKE McTIGUE MAKES RETURN STUDENTS HURL EGGS; COLLEGE PRESIDENT RUNS ANNIVERSARY FOR TONIGHT it was impossible to get action on any of them, He said that he was at work on "new and more comprehensive" bills to regulate the election of presidents and members of the house and senate. "These he said, "will be based upon the principle that every election is a public function, in whieh all legitimate and essential campaign costs ought to be paid out of public funds." Light HcnvywclRht Returns To lling After Years mglit nt 8 o'clock ut toe Odd Absence. Fellow's on Currollton Avenue.

NEW YORK 0P) At 30, boldi The purpose of this meeting Michael McTigue, light is to complete nil firal arrange-heavyweight champion, returns tOiMcnts for tho district meeting the ring tonight after a retire- which is to be held Tuesday ment of nearly a year. night May 14th at the Elk's The Irishman, who twice held 'Club, Iho program starling at the 175-pound crown, hung up his 17 o'clock, unci to make all Automobile Stolen During Daylight On Busy Street Sunday Daring auto thieves ptillcil one for the book yesterday when Joe Williams' llupiiiobile Sedan was stolen on Howard street, in front ot the Greenwood Bank Trust Co. The theft occurred about two o'clock in the afternoon when there were many persons on tin: streets. Officers were searching for the cat today, which bore tag No. M0-H8G.

MACON LYNCHING CLOSED AFFAIR, SHERIFFJVERS Noxubee Officer Says It Is Impossible to Identify Mcm-lers of Mob Dr. Frank Smith Is Slightly Improved Dr. Frank Smith, Greenwood dentist, had a fairly good night last night after 2 days uffcniiK from injuries received in an automobile accident Friday afternoon near Craigside. Hr. Smith was returninp: from a fishing trip when he ran into another car while trying to pass it.

The force of the col-lisio i broke the steering wheel when he was thrown against it. He suffered three broken ribs and other minor bruises. SwiftowTTciub Holds Good Meeting The Swiftown 4 Club held regular meeting on last Tuestlry, with Miss Jennie Hume Ago'it. The following was called to The meeting was called to order by the president, Eiien 1'owell with Jessie Kelly as secretary. After the minutes and roll call the following was held: Discussion, What Is Col ion? GOOD USED CARS Fords Dodges Gievrolets Pontiacs gloves, apparently for good, after litis one-round knockout by luffy Griffiths last September.

Now he is iiookcu to ngnt raui iioitman, of Holland, in the semi-final bout at the St. Nicholas arena tonight. Hold Michael insists that he3 returning to the ring because he likes to fight. Some observers say, however, that speculation has depleted McTigue's once ample bank roll and forced his return to the sijuared circle. 0 ENROLL MEN AT M.

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C. COLUMBUS, Miss. For the first time in the history oi the Mississippi htatc College for Women, men students will be regularly unrolled with the open ing of the summer session of the college on June o. While it is not expected that many men will enroll, nevertheless the opportunity to do so will be offered to them. Rooms will be1 provided in a separate part of the dormitories.

Whether the men students will be subject to the same strict discipline as applies to the girls during the regular session, is a mooted question among the mort frivolous-minded on the M. S. C. V. campus.

"Will they be restricted as to numln-r of iloti-s nei- wi-ok will thev have to have their liirhts ut at a cei.uin time? will h.lvo tl have for their To questions such as these, Miss Willi- Knivn lldiin nf Wnmnr I District Meeting A special meeting has idled bv Leflore Lodir No 40 Knights of Pythius to meet to final arrangements for the work at tlriu meeting, when a Urge class will bo initiated into the Rank of Page. This class 'is a memorial class in honor of two departed Pythians who served the Order in the State of Mississippi for a rumber of jears. This class is known as the Doug Wright and Gus Kendal Class. Leflore Lodge expects to have at least fifteen in the class, Tchula will bring five candidates, C.eveland has written they will bring five candidates, rntl other 1 in the District have writ ten they will bring making thii a very large All of tho officers, ard 1'" those on the out-darding teniniitiees are expected to lie present tonight. WOULD PLACE ALL ELECTIONS UNDER U.S1AW Three Measures Advanced To Prevent Corruption In Politics.

WASHINGTON (P) Three measures designed to prevent corruption in political campaigns were advanced today by Senator conventions. The second, also a constitutional anu-ndment would impose a pen- of ineligibility upon any can- ditlate who, in a campaign for nomination or election, violated laws governing those events: The third was a bill to create a federal commission of elections. It would be a fact-finding agen- cv charged with auditing and veri- fying all nominations and elections. All of the measures were intro- 1 duced by Senator Cutting in the I last Congress, but he found that gniinnniinnmnnniipiM COME IN AND SEE FOR YOURSELF says, "I have never been a Dean Kepuonean, incw viexico. of Men before, so I can't answer! 0n? P1-Posals was a these questions." No doubt, how-'constitutional amendment to give ever, the men students will be unquestionable supervis-much less strictly supervised than 1 nominations of all federal the trirls officials, both in primaries and in THE HIGH QUALITY AND New Low Prices Moines I'niversily Head Flees I'nder Police Escort As Students Turn To Mob Methods DKS MOINES, la.

IVs MoiiuM University its walls -shod yellow by eggs hurled a student outbreak Saturday, will remain closed, one trustee said today, until the students "experie: ce change of mind from tne'r rotten egg broke:) glass state." Dr. T. T. SYeids, 01 year old president of the Hoard of Trustees, left town under police protection following the outbreak, being hustled aboard eastbound train even as students swarmed about the railroad Nation socking him. Oily a few I'ours before the board in ot the Iiap.ist institution's af-fairj ended a lengthy session which they Hsu-nod io a-ui found to be without i 'turns on tne part oi 1 r.

Shields and Miss Edith Kebnian, secret a fv of the board. Wi.li Mr. S.i'e'ds back in his heme t.iwn of Tut onto, late nig.it. a-iuther demonstration of student feeling oceonvd. Nearly 100 of ilu-m siormed the icsidente of the Rev.

Carl G. a Lu.iuran mi.i.-ter who had given shelter to tliree students of the University IVom Torn: to. The students, Mo--ris -'rank Rose, brothers, and John F. Dempster, were surprised in front of the Gangsciiow mie. Police arrested two tu.t released them the Canadians had refused to Lign ai inl'-Tmatioii.

T'rs demonstration revealed another ci.use of student arrest previously had been variously attributed to conflict between fundamentalists and modernists, and to the found groundless by the concerning Dr. Shields and Miss itebman. The Sunday attack was seen by Dean Arthur Bennett of the College of education the aftermath of discord that followed a Wnsia-ig-ten's birthday eclebraiio in At that time, Dean Br tiiett "a gentlemtin from England" was brougiit to University to speak. Exception taken by the Englishman. Pern Bennett said, to patriotic songs sung at the dinner, the Englishman regarding them as a reflect upon the British.

The Dean wert on to say that of the Canadian students had tailed to stand at clmpei last Fridry during the singing of the Star-Spangled Banner. A feeling has crept Ihrrugh the school, Bennett seated, that some Canadian students "didn't like cour.try and our fiag." Following the action exonerating Dr. Shields and Miss Rr-b-man, the Boartl ordered the of every member of tl.e culty, from President Har-ly C. Waynum down. The dis-missnis effective June 4, at which faculty members, if tiiey v-dsh, may apply for rem-! sMtiii.e-.t.

Th'i Univer.si'.y was ordered iilosed for an indefinite period as a result of the riotous student 'affair Saturday night. Mix Srhimpf. a trustee who presided the moetirg of the board at which the involving Dr. Shields and Miss Rcbman were investigated, said today: "Un' such time as the Board receives some iiidication that the udeti-: body experienc-d a Jiange of mind from their rotten egg and broken glass mind ytate, tHere would not seem t' be profit in continuing efforts fi cultivate the to the end of issuing diplomas and conferring ('ejrrees. The expression of any such change of mind will be very much more effective if it tidies form from the iniative of the student body itself rather than JV-m rtny snggestion made tiy the bo; rd the form oi re quired conditiors of reinstatement, ultimatum or otherwise." 0 He was left at the depot in a half crazed condition.

Local and removed the negro to a i Lj PHONES MACON, Miss. (P) The lynching of Steven Jenkins, (i" year old negro, for knifing Fred McBrrycr, white plantation owner, wits regarded today by Sheriff Walker as a closed incident. The mob, he said, formed quick- ly, riddled the negro's body with bullets anil then as quickly dispersed. Members of the moh 1 were uniclentitiect, ne said, as the affair was over before the authorities knew about it. The white plantation owwn-er was killed during a fight with the negro tenant, who hail jumped a contract.

McBrayer lear'U'd that the negro was at Shutiilak, near here, and weht there to bring him back. The negiT at first fled but the white man overtook him. During the light, the negro slashed the while man across the chest and thrust his blade through his heart three times McBrayer was a years old and left a wife and two children, NEARLY BILLION FOR PROHIBITION V'. Hro-oni inn f'hlirtrptt T-ln fcicement Measures Are i Too Costly WASHINGTON (Xs) The cost of prohibition to the Federal government is placed by the Association against the prohibition amendment at a year, or $4,000,000 more 1ha int collected last year throtgh personal income taxes. The figure includes the Associate n's estimate of the amount of revenue which the federal government would have received if prohibition had not been enacted, plus congressional appropriations for enforcement.

Bringing local taxatino into the calculation, the Association estimates the loss on this account at $900,000,000 a year, and the total prohibition "bill" of the nation at $1,200,000,411, counting in for federal end 8250,0000,000 for local enforcement. 0 SEARCH FOR PRISONERS EL DORADO, Ark. iP) Search was being continued today tor four men, three of them alleged members of the Asa 'Ace" Pendelton garg, who locked the jailer and a trusty guard in cells and staged the second break from Union county's new "break proof" jail yesterday. Thi four. Claude Burnett, Joe Streiter, Owen Edwards and Car! Bray, were believed to be in hiding in the bottoms adjacent tc the Ouichita river cast of Eldorado.

Burnett, Streitter and Edward; were to have been arraigned in circuit court here to day lor trial on charges of bank rohbei-y in connection with tne robbery of a Junction City, eral months a-o. bank sever Burctt and Streatcr particina- ted in a jail break from the Union county jail April 'A. Bray was held on a minor charge. The quartet escaped yesterday by placing a broken domino the door and -e-ventlrg the door from lo-king after Jailer L. J.

Harman Handed them food. He plated the keys in the lock of another cell, and the men pushetl open their door, took his keys and lacked him in a cell occupied by Mrs. Owen Edwards. Sam Ih.ds, aisu was locKetl a ceil, and the men automobiles. escape by I 1 oy uiaoys i nu-i tree Wiiat.

Is Mercerized (." on Jewel! Dunn.iway Will Cotton Strnd Strong Soaps' Ellen Powell Whv Cotton Fades P.ufi.rd What Is Rayon? Fmily Nichols Vain- of Rayon Fannie May Perry Burning Test Dessi-- Pearce How to remove paints and Ftains Miss Weaver What Is Soap? Jes-ie Kelly The proved to no of the best held this year. Af.er the program a full ion v.as held about plans for 1-H ebb work. 0 LIGGETT TRIAL WITNESS FACES PERJURY TRIAL Jack Quinn Defense Witness 1-or Nashville Slayer Is Prosecuted NASHVILLE, Tenn. (JF) Jack Quinn, surprise witness in the first Walter Liggett mistrial, ft-ees trial in criminal court ai. this morning on perjury charg- es growing out of his testimony in Liggett's defense.

Quinn's iai win precede trial will precede any further 'ti'ir coming as an aftermath second Liggett mistrial, including an alleged bribery an Sie wiiicn nas invoiveu lAggen, slayer of Turney Cunningham, B. P. Osborn, a juror, and Rain-ey Creswell, grocer and friend of Liggett. The latter three have been arrested. Liggett is being held in jail.

-0- Negro Died Here Enroute to Alabama William Lark, negro man about forty years of age died horn yesterday while stopping came in on the two o'clock Y. M. V. train and was transferred to the Columbus Greenville depot where he was supposed to catch a train to Birmingham. 0 WHAT IS STAMP LANGUAGE The stamn laneuatre is a.

lem of playful commun -t oased en tne positions oi stamps on It -v. invented a decade or two alar the Civil War, and became a fail curing the latter part of the nineteenth century. Many sentimental people carry on "stamp flirtations." t- the despair of postoffice crks, who 1-ke -to htve the stamps placed on the envelopes in tin- extreme right-hand corner in order to facilitate canceling. There are many variations and in the so-called stamp language, encfi system navmg us own et ef posi, ions and tneir mg messages. The Lord yor's Furti In London fur the relief t.f ployment distress is nearly 34,000,000.

1 i i I open a Junior College for campgtounds property, Dr. Winfield, associate prcsldcn Millsapj Whitworth System in of Millsaps College said here today, r.t the standard f'urday School trainings school being conducted here. 314315 Another Prize for a Girl Graduate ROBERTA EvqultifrlT enarsvcd duu-pmof raaei I jewel Bulova nenncomptetewith filigree $17CQ ewe flexible bracelet to match EVERY CASH DOLLAR SPENT OR PAID ON AC COUNT UNTIL JUNE ENTITLES YOU TO VOTES FOR YOUR FAV ORITE BOY OR GIRL GRADUATE. MISSISSIPPI'S FINEST JEWELRY STORE toys i lYRICK mm- (Srconwontl Lodge Will Have Brilliant List of Speakers For Observance Greenwood Lodge No. 118, I.

O. 0. wil observe the 110th aiiiiiversarv of the foundation of the t.rder in a celebration at the I hristian Church tonight. The meeting is opening to the public and are cordially in itni to attend. lr.

V. P. Davis of T.aurel, incoming grandmaster will be the piineipal speaker at the services tonight. 0 WATER VAI.LEY.Miss. More than 200 members of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows in Mississippi are ti attend the annual conclave of the fraternitv opening here Tuosc'ny for thiee days.

The opening days will be devoted to reports of officers, with election of officers and selection of officers and selection of the next convention city the feature of the closing day. Tuesday the Grand Encampment of Mississippi and the Re-hekah state assembly will usher in the annual meeting of the order, with the Grand Encampment of Mississippi opening the following day and continuing through Thursday. Following the honored custom of the Odd Fellows, the deputy grand masted will move to the mastership of the order, with the election of a grand warden and representative to the grand lodge the only necesasry elections of considerable importance. W. I Lewis of Laurel, present deputy grand master, will move to the head position of the Order, succeeding the retiring grand master, O.

V. Lew-man of McConib. II. A. Harris of Holly Springs grand warden, will advance to deputy grand master.

According to Grand Master Lewman the past year of the order's activities has been very prosnerous, with indications pointing to a very profitable and successful future. "Interest of the members in the order has been in keeping with the teachings of the organization and has caused general good-fellowship among the brethren," said Grand Mas-eer Lewman. W. S. P.

Doty of Grenada. grand secretary: Herman Vat-r i if JameL R. Hnwnrtt, mill I Poir.t, grand representative; noueix 13. lUCKetts of Jackson trrrA "Tm i. Iain: A.

,7. Ron nf pi i-; 1 gran marshal; W. T. Snark man ci Pascagoula, grand conductor; W. H.

Junk of grand herald; and W. J. Force of Hatticsburg, grand guard'an. Trustees of the orphanage home are: Grand Master Lew-man: Grand Secretary Doty; L. Lincoln, of Columbus; William- Hemingway of University J- Coman.

of Jackson. Officers of the Rebekah assembly are: Mrs. Kate Partin of Meridian, president; Erma Evans of Pascagoula, vice president; Mrs. Tillip Jones of Jackson, warden and Jennie Ktnin nf secretary. 1 I STUDENTS NAME OFFICERS M.

S. C. COLUMBUS. Miss. Sallie Butler of Yazoo City, was elected president of the Episcopal Young People's Service League of Mississippi State College for Women.

SIr- will serve during l')20 and 1030. Other officers are: Sal-a Prnssnr i oi vieo Sarah Epgleston of Carrollton, secretary; Rosalie Kohman of Mc-Comb, treasurer; Dorothy Heidelberg of Laurel, musician; Willis Loggins of Greenwood, social committee; Augusta Beatty of Grenada, membreship committee; Hunter Miller of Lamont, program committee; Agnes Swett of Vickshurg, finance committee; Miss Charlotte Jacobs, faculty advisor; Mrs. R. Johnston, Mrs. J.

P. Woodward and Mrs. Henry Phillips, sponsors form Columbus. Officers for 1029-30 of the Methodist Student League were installed last night at the Central Methodist Church. The ceremony followed vespers.

The new officers are: Velma Lee Adams, Brooksville, president; Martha Stennis, Newton, vice, president; Bessie Spain, Kosciusko, treasurer; Bessie Hall, Glancy, secretary; Esther Heath, Gulfport, Sunday school superintendent at First Church; Rena HoKis, Gatt-man, Sunday school superintendent at Central Church; Sara Louise Aven, Holcomb, head of Work and Win League; Myrtice Meador, El-lisville, chairman of devotion; M. J3. Wilkes, Y'azoo City, recreation; Beryl Barnes, Peyton, service; Ruth Jolly, Wiggins, study and training; Julia Frances Bennett, Brookhaven, publicity; Katherine Turnipseed, Ellisville, and Bessie Gay, Brooklyn, music; Miss Carmen P. Osier, instructor in physiology and hygiene, faculty representatives. 0 The newest car on the market is the Roosevelt.

But it's a thousand-to-one bet that no sd writer will dub it the "Rough! wiuer. 0 -The Belgian government has decided to set up a special radio commission. Church school buildings cost-v mg 12,000,000 will be erected in Moatrerl, Canada. I In iMliiC 1 The summer session at M. S.

C. the first one since 1925, will offer regular college instruction in ell collegiate subjects. Teachers' licenses may, be renewed by. the satisfactory completion of summer courses. 0 MILL OPERATIVES STRIKE GRKENVILLE, S.

C. (V) Over 500 employees of the New England-Southern Manufac Uirmg, i.umber working in cotton mil! 4, at walked out oi strike today in protest apa.inst the discharge of an employe, for soliciting funds in the nvll to aid striking employees tf the Corporation here. itewey Cooley, employe of the New England-Southern Company. solicited funds in the n'liil, according to mill officials, to aid "the ami as a he was discharged. The mil! officials stated they bail no objccthin to his raising iiitids for strikers but did object to such beii clone in the m.iii.

The employees of the textile plant backed Cooley and vrlked out. AH of the mills of the Eng'and-Southern Company were affected several weeks ago ty tlrj workers who struck in protest against the "stretch out" efficiency system. 0 SCH Al BER IS JUDGE JACKSON, Miss. (VP) A. B.

Schaubcr of Laurel will open the Laudcniah' county term of second chancery court term Monday, in the capacity of special chancellor upon the appointment of Governor 1 hiUWV G. C. Tann has re quested relief because of his healtj. lie court will open at Meridian. 9cdds Checked ir? By modern vaporizing ointment Just rub on Get It From DYKE'S DRUG STORE I crowds in front of our windows evi-dencc the intense interest aroused by our LUCKY GRADUATE CONTEST.

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