The Columbus Dispatch 19??-1922 from Columbus, Mississippi • 1

I. i it i ill i 7 I' i I 1 1 i i 11: 5 'ii if i- FmTTVrriT vr at COLUMBUS, MISSISSIPPI, WKDNTl'DAY, MARCH 19, 1919. 0 -A i 1 AN TI-PEO i IS ORGANISE. it. itiOV.

LONGING Would Make Eighteenth Aui A-tif-r Inactive. Old 41.OQ.Mi on April 18. ml ENTERS HAC 4 L4 FORTIETH AS.M'AL MEETING OF NORTH MISSISSIPPI MISSIONARY' SOCIETV CONVENES. Sessions licuig Held at Flrht Meth-4 odit tliurrh -Fire "Interferes With Initial Session Tuesday Niht. The initial meeting of the fortieth annual session of the North Mississippi Woman's Missionary Society of the Methodist church, was tcheduled for Tuesday night, was postponed until this morning on account of the fire in.

lack of lighting facilities and the demoralization incident to the big fins JuMhe business district. More than a hundred delegates arrived in the city Tuesday after- noon and were nresent for the opening session which, was held nare aMllA for niem" morning. The conference is being presided, over by Mrs. J. W.

Conger, of Vaiden, president of the society. The delegates arc guests in the homes of the city. The conference will be in eesslon through Friday. Following is the program announced for Wednesday and the regaining days of the conference: Wednesday morning, March 19, 9:00 Devotional 6ervice. "Forces for the 'ew Era, the Needed Strength," Rev.

W. L. Duren, presiding- elder, Columbus district Administration of Holy Sacrament. Organization. Report of conference treasurer, Mrs.

W. W. Wilburn, Lexington, Miss. Reports of district secretaries as follows: 1 Aberdeen district, Mrs. J.

H. Haughton, Aberdeen; Columbus district, Miss Alma McGee, Columbus; Corinth district, Miss Corinne Rogers, New Albany; Durant district, Mrs, Elma King; Durant; district, Mrs. Elizabeth Clark. Cleveland; Springs district, Mrs. Lu -die T- Gituada; jS.tidn tiiStiici, Mrs.

R. M. Short. Sardls; Winona district, Mrs. C.

A. Neal, Carrollton. Quiet hour, 11:15 Prayer, and Its Limitlwes Possibilities," Mrs. Hargrove, Nashville, Tenn. Wednesday afternoon, 2:00 De- votional: "Forces for the New Era," vision, Mrs.

S. M. Thomas, Miss. Centenary round table. "Woman and the Centenary," Mrs M.

L. Hargrove, Tenn. "The Centenary and Foreign Missions," Miss Martha Pyle, "The Centenary and Foreign Missions," Miss Martha Pyle, China. "The. Centenary and Home Missions," Miss Grace Gatewood, Nashville, Tenn.

4:16 Question from the Committee meetings. Wednesday evening, 8:15 Devotional. "A Wrorld Survey." Mrs. Susie Thomas. Starksvllle.

"The Orient," Miss, Martha Pyle, China. "Latin America," MUs Mary Jane Baxter, Brazil. Rev. Dr. D.

L. Mnmpower, Africa, Thursday morning, March 20, 9:00 Devotional. "Forces" for the New Era Service," Mrs. J. F.

Evans, Tupelo. Reports: First vice-president, Mrs. R. P. Neblett, Como; second vice-president, Mrs.

Bradley, Kennett, Mo. Presentation of honor roll certificates to young -people and juniors. Methods, with young people, with Juniors. "Unfilled Fields, and Their Possibilities," Mrs. R.

M. Short, Sar-dis. Report of superintendent of supplies, Mrs, Susie Thomas, Stark-' ville. Quiet hour, 11:48 "A God Ap-i proved Intercessor," Mrs. M.

L. Hargrove, Nashville. Thursday afternoon Memorial Service, conducted by Mrs. E. T.

Clark, Cleveland. Reports: Superin- tendent of study and publicity, Mrs. L. G. Fant, Holly Springs superintendent social service, Miss Etta I Murry.

R'pley. "An Efficient Aux-', iliary," Mrs. J. M. Wyatt.

Shelby. "North Mississippi and the Centen: ary." Re- en p' Jci Winona. -Ad-f dress. Dr. O.

L. Mnmpower, Africa. Tt Thursda. evening Young people's evening Devotional, Miss Jau- nita Brown, I. I.

Columbus, Enlistment." Miss Grace Gate-'i wood, Nashville. "World Conditions Visualized," Mrs. Hargrove, Nash-i rille. Friday morning Devotional. I.

"Fcrces or the New Era-Enlight- Mrs. T. F. McBeath, Colam- bus. Pledges.

Report of Co-Oper-, ative Home, Miss Adeline Peeples, Corinth. Granada Colore. Com-V- roittee reports. Quiet hour "Good Stewards of the Manifold Grace cf God," Mm. NEW YORK, March 15.

Organization of the Association Opposed to National Prohibition was announced here tonight with the avowed "prime purpose' of making the eighteenth amendment to the constitution "iorf ever inoperative." Application for incorporation under tho laws of New York will be made next week, it was said. Among the incorporators will be Percival S. Hill, president of the American Tobacco Company; Joseph W. Bar-rimao, president of tha Harriinan National Bank, and Michael Frled-sam, president of B. Altman Co.

No person officially connected with the organization, St declared, has any interest, directly or indirectly, in the liquor business. Plans for organization of branches iu 29 states have been laid, it was announced, and nearly 00,000 per- bership Tho organization, it was declared, stands on the principle oi "personal rightd and liberties," and is opposed to introduction of any bills in Congress or in the various- state legislatures differentiating betweeu light wines and beer and whiskey. It is as strongly opposed, the statement to prohibition by constitutional amendment of the manufacture and sale of cigarettes, cough drops and chewing gam as it is to the prohibition by constitutional amendment of the manufacture and sale of intoxicants. In addition to the organization's campaign to influence public opinion for "maintenance of the standards of personal liberty" by "all lawful and proper means," the organization also proposes to disseminate information regarding the political, socialand economic effect of the prohibition of the sale of alcoholic beverages, to promote temperance in the use of alcoholic beverages "and to oppose any wove: tent to limit or discontinue 0 of obacco." The' organization will hold mass meetings and parades in 43 cities on April 19, the anniversary of the firing- of the first gun of the American Revolution. A national convention is to be held, the announcement nays, between -June 1 and June 15.

IN LINE WITH OTHERS. The Merchants and Farmers Bank has fallen in line with the other progressive financial institutions of the city and has placed a handsome contract with the Dispatch for a strong and aggressive campaign ofj advertising which will begin at an early date. This bank carried its statement with this paper last Sun- day and it was a fine one. reveaim? a gratifying condition In all its partnients. The statement showed an crease of $70,000 in deposits over previous' statement.

The hank is listed on the treasury department honor roll for having taken more than inn rer rent nf lta a tnan 100 per cent or its quota of U. S. Treasury Certificates, eraee was 142 tier cent. Its V- The nf Th This brought with It a pnr culation is being attested every day by the increase of the volume of its New subscribers are being enrolled daily and they are on the cash-ln-advance business hnJ and are all satisfied. The Dispatch i Columbus Company build-is in thorough touch with all new ing waa bought partially under cou-citiieus coming here and they ard the Princess Theatre im all being enrolled as subscribers tho "tely adjoining in the rear was moment they come here.

jpaTed- oug)x damaged. Stream The Merchants and Farmers ot water were on th3 will have an attractive line of from time to time and they will be! worth reading. Bush, of Arteeia, was visitor in Columbus yesterday. Hargrove, Nashville. Friday afternoon Devotional.

"Forces for the New Era-Faith," Miss Adeline Peebles, Corinth. Re- ports. Representative on Memphis Methodist Hospital Board, Mrs. 3. M.

W'yatJ, Shelby. Representative on Mississippi Methodist's Orphans' Home Board, Mrs. W. W. Scales.

Starkville. Election of officers. Committee reports- Friday evening Miss Martha Pjle, China. S''ei tion of place of next annual Committee reports. Closing service, "Stewardship, the Divine C'aim." Consecration, the hu-nan Mi!" Corinne Rr.eeft.

Nt-w Albany. Ai1 urnment. FlltE BH J.M OA? kXPLOS IN SHOP COLtuCS CLOTHING COMPANY BUILD1XU AND 'SIX-STORY HANK III HJHXG AMONG THE ma losses. Ater Building is Completely Demolished ami the Telephone Building nd Equipment Suffers Extensive Damage Fire Km noil For Over Four Hours -Heroic Work is Done by the Vrlou Fire Departments. One of the most disastrous fires Columbus has ever' experienced j.broke out in the Einiason Barber shop at o'clock Tuesday afternoon and before the flames were arrested the three-story Columbus Clothing Company building was completely destroyed and the hand; some six-story building of the Columbus National Bank was almost totally destroyed.

The Ater building immediately east of the bank building was completely wrecked as a result of falling walls and the build and the equipment sl the Cumberland Telephone building sustained extensive injury, as did the Princess picture show. rollowing are the estimated losses: Columbus Clothing Company building, valued at $35,000, and tho large stock of the company. Columbus National Bank, valued at approximately $100,000, almost totally destroyed. The Ater building, valued at about $4,000. a total wreck.

Cumberland Telephone Telegraph Company bnlldini, badly damaged by falling Princess Picture show water and fire damage. A gasoline explosion in the roar of' Burlason's barber shop started the fire1 at 3:30 o'clock. The flames gained good headway from tho start, and a large volume of smoke prevented combatting the fire at Its in cipiency. A stream of water finally began to play on the flames from the j-ear'of the buildlnp, but too late toobe effective, and the flames leaped to the root of the building and soon it wts 11 seething mass of fire. The center roof of the building fell with a terrific crash which accelerated the flames.

From the Columbus Clothing Company's building the ilames leaped to the bank building through the windows on the west wall, and soon th two top ctories of the six-story building were a mass of flames. The fire in the top of this building spent. Its force for lack of sufficient waCr pressure, despite heroic efforts to reach it was a of water. In the meantime the fire was gu' -ting the corner building and soon the front walls fell with a huge crash to the street below, carrying with Phon and telegraph wires a tew minutes tne west wan ten jnJwith anotber terrific crash, and theni1(f of fnft estimated lost the entire building was a mars of r-d i flames. After the fire in the top of the bank building had gutted the upper, Tories portion of the front wall fell frnm IhA fifth unit ilh alnrlea with a thundering crash to the, tion of the east wall, which demol-J ished the Ater building and did ex- tensive damage to tho telephone company's building.

By effective work the rear of fiie show building in order to s.ive it. At the time the fire broke out the HlirUlUUU BUUW RUB ill piuglb BUII Manager Kuykendall quietly announced that a fire had broken out in an adjoining building and requested the audience to pass out quietly. The -building was evacuated in splendid order. The fire ate its way to the lower stories of the building and by hazardous and heroic work the firemen arrested the flames practically mud way of the building. Gnat dam- fa go was done to the lower floors bv falling timbersyand water.

It was a miracle that the wall of the building did not fail. It stands now a menace to adjoining buildings. Firemen ascended telephone poles in front of the building In the face of great danger and played a stream of water into the seething mass of flames with effective results. At fo'clock last nUht practically all of the fire ht.J beon extinguished. When the fire first broke out there was a rush to save the stocks of ds in the various buildings and hundreds of citizens performed he- roic work in saving valuable stocks ot coods and removing other valua Me? in the various offices, Mrs.

Jlenry Terry had a narrow escape. She was in the dental office of Dr. J- S. Hill and was shut off from escape by way of the stairway and forced to descend from the second floor with the ajd of a ladder which was pushed up to a window. Fractically all of the office equipment of Dr.

Hill's office was saved. In the bank building all of the records of the Draft Board were destroyed with the exception of the master record book, which was Raved by the heroio action and pres-! ene of mind of Miss Mary Clark, secretary of the board. She rushed into the building after the fire bad made its appearance in the epper stories and came out with tig book in ber arms. AH records and monies la the bank were safely placed la the fireproof vaults and the building evacuated 'when it became apparent that it was in serious danger of being destroyed. All records of the banks are intact and safe In the vaults.

Calls for help were sent out to adjoining towns and responses came from Payne Field, West Point and Aberdeen that help would be rushed to the scene. Shortly before 8 O'clock a hose truck from West Point In charge of three firemen reached the city. Later a motor from Payne Field, bearing soldiers in charge oft Lieut. Lawrence, acting commander tie. field, arrived.

They were followed by additional men and the field ambulance, a chemical wagon and a hose truck. Forty soldiers were placed on patrol duty to keep me vrowua uuc irum me uanger oi mad probem which falling walls and flying debris. TheyJtho corapanleJi bad been cae(l upim patroled and guarded the business jto meet The probleni here wa8 district during the night. a8 plant expert8 hav over. The fire truck from Aberdeen 1 hauled the entire plant with the with Mayor Acker aboard, started view of the improvement of the er- for Columbus, but became disabled on the way and did not reach thnjthe people would have '10 cause fcr niiuistration that ave cIty- omplaint In the future.

tapitol. which tanda la all The Boy Scouts rendered heroic; Mr. Clargttt received a cordial jts stately magniflcer.ee and beatitr service In keeping the crowds welcome from bis friends. He injH on i nduring monument to ttm and assisted effectively in handlinK well and favorably known heie und stati' integrity, public spirit, hose. A Dispatch reporter this morning made a canvass of the losses of the fire and secured approximate estimates from the ownora of all nroD- trty the Btrioken area.

Follow Brooks estate, owners of the ror-nor three-story building, insurance, $12,500. finn. insurance $'4 noo insurance J.f.UVW Columbus Clothing Company I nlnm nil, qi nni llanlr r.n.l.l- build- ins. $35,000. Ater building, insurance, $2,000.

Dr. J. S. Hill, dental oflce, $1,000: partially covered. Miss Grace Woods, about $300.

Dr. Brewer, office eouinment. $200. A. J.

Rombach, Jeewler, partially covered. Dr. C. U. Goodwin, no insurance.

Burlason's barber btop, insurance $1,000. D. S. Pate Lumber Company, office equipment, no estimate. Dr.

D. D- Griffin, dentist, i0. "Southern Railway in MisKppI freight offices, $2,000, and freight and tariff records. Draft Boa i (I record, loss. ccmpl'te L.

Marx, office equipment, $100. John F. Frlerson, law office equipment and library, partla'Iy covered. T. W.

Lewis, law office eqii--ment, ro intvuce ColnmHm Ra.v..r. Power Company, daiir-s ti and equipment, $2,000. Gus Hanser, civil engineer, office equipment and records, no insurance. Cumberland Telephone damage to equlrmfnt and building ccvered. E.

L. Kukendall, damage $1,000. P. Maer, Princess Theatre uIUine. no estimate.

C. Bea'd, damairo to big Dokey ceremonial and spectacular pelade which had beeu arranged for next week has been postponed until April 16. Announce- ment to this effect was made Sun- It was found that it would be im I. possible for the Imperial Prince to reach Columbus in time for the occasion next week and for this and various other reasons the ceremonial wa8 Postponed. It Is practically cer- 'ne imperial rnnce wui Jbe present on April 18.

A number of the candidates for the Dokey degree have not completed their rank work in the Knights of Pythias and this also was a factor in determining the post- jPonement The postponement gives the com mittees on arrangements ample time to mature their plans for a big ceremonial and it will be a fraternal celebration long to be remembered. MR. CLAGGETT HERE. Mr. R.

P. Claggett, general manager of the Greenville and Columbus railway and llgtt properties, was In the city yesterday, receiving the greetings of his friends and their congratulations upon hi recovery from bis airplane accident received at Austin last November. Mr. Claggett volunteered with the aviation section of the army last spring and was training at Waco, Texas, and was cn route to Austin when he was in a smash up. His flying companion, Lieut.

Newman, was killed instantly and be received serious Injuries, a bad cut on the face and throat, besides numerous other injuries; putting him in the hospital for months. was discharged only a few weeks ago and has takjn up his duties again with his former companies, Mr. Claggett stated that his com panies had had all kinds of trouble; as the vesult of mar The high price of labor, the sewcity of labor, the high price of roa! and all elements which go into the manufacture of gas and electricity had vice, and he was of the opinion that is always welcomed. cox ex ce a ivjorit h. The Quarterly Conference of Tuscaloosa district of the Alabar.

'Conference, adjourned the pat weeti after a inott pleawant and profitable Hesslon. Mr. Willette Iawreuce rep-1 resented the Tabernacle church: Mr. 1 the convict problem which had i Walter Lavender reoresented tlie'i. nn.imU A Foregt cnurchf an, Messrs.

Bruce 'Reedus and B. W. Youngblood at- i tended, representing Andrews el- ATTENO WOODMEN MEETIXO. li'ry during trie last fiscal year, mt The following Columbiann weiejj am infoiuied, more than one rml-in attendance upon the sef-sionn dollars, to help leswn th tix the Head Camp for Mississippi of burdens of the people, the Woodmen of tne World, at; if i mistake not. it wan joux a.U-Vlcksburg, the past week, ttoy liuv-' niinibtratlon that reduced tf.P stt ing represented Queen City Can.p ux levy, culled in and paid in cuii No.

23 at Ibe meeting: Messrs. nearly half of the bonded IudebtS-L. Caine, H. F. Simrall, W.

H. Dun- ness of the fv years" bfir' can. Jim Sykes. J. R.

Gray. J. E. the maturity oi tfcJ lxnds inir. I Puckett.

Irby Leech, R. O. Brooks from for adrjiuijtrutjon, J. M. Jemlson.

'saving tte tnxjipycru thousand PICTIEE SHOW OPENti THIHsDAV. The Princess Theatre will nave i survived the damages and demorall- iatlon cauged by lne flr9 anJ jh show its regular program Thursday afternoon and night. This announcement was made by Manager Kuj Kendall this morning. Mr. John L.

Guyton has returned to Birmingham after a visit to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Guyton.

in this city. Mr. Robert KIrksey, cf AHcevIUe. among the business visitors In the city yesterday. and stock, covervd.

Bush Cafe, damage by water, $500. Victor's Coufectlonary, $200. Tony Butera, damage $1CJ. llKPLlEH TO LETTEIt OF FUIIJVn, SAYING THAT HE WIM Rl'N FOR GOVERN OH. Makes Fourth Entry Into I tat Will Give His Platform AimI Make Tour of lhgKUte.

Magnolia, March 10, lSlft. Gov. A. II. Longino.

Jackson, Miss. Dear Governor: have been thinking about IZi-slssippl's public affairs with dtej concern for months, with the cspa that after the war, whtu our trr and gallant boys wero at home, ear state would take on renewed and place the public welfare above men nnd factional politic, taklQK advantage of the great' lesson have learned during this bloody vrr and all unite to make Mlaiisslrt second to no State in the Union sa agriculture, in education, iu matsri al progross and financial This would bo a worthy Sri-bnte to her great past, and to ths men and women who Lave made such sacrifices to mako tho wcria safe for democracy. When this world vnr was at it most critical period, and our aEies were straining to the breakirg poSat and the world's freedom was In balance, they called their truest 4 best tried men of long experience la position of responsibility to plit them through the storm where character, decision and judgment and patriotism measured men for pnWe duty. I note from the public press, uml gather from the people generally im South Mlsfllsfclppi, that many vofcwrs of all classes, regardless of preta-sion, calling or trade, or political faction, desire yon to enter the rvi for governor, and this nentimcat Is without reflection on tho guntleo in the race, 1 recall with gratituda auJ pr.je3 that when the governor of the tata it was you who carried strongly a the legislature a plea for a Confederate Veterans' Home at Uoauvjnc, nnd pointed the way to tho ckUlW lishnent of that great which has coiue to be an biesbing to so many nwdy itd patriots of the Lost Causo. I recall him with Drill that it was vour ttf- i pioitrentt.

it sfant'i the tfn i. I all -went ir.to i l'iru'ivj iy.it it w.1- MtU mj'i 01 tut -I waM ti.iid for the rt Of tMU'iis. llit found a fit and orofitable koluTl.in to the i.eonle. bv ourchaslns. at a n- inal iirlre.

a larne tract of v.lld rjfed- land, and converting it into tV most profitable farming scheme- in ithe United States, if hot the world; jand which paid into the Stale Trvu- dollars ct iii'rnst; crv! tl end of jour admluirttratfoii ito owed the rr.ar!.2lh' s.aU $800,000 with $1,000,000 la state treasury in cas'u. In short, your admlnistrutiou J-s conspicuous for its construct! work, for its economic usage of ttus public funds debt paying, not for Issuing bonds for reducing tl public debt and for its general progress along educational and lines. There Is asolher matter 1 La appeals powerfully to the heart homes of your fellow-citizens. Tru had three sons in the war. Tvr ct then: iie still under arms In Frasce.

In active war work and In svtry-cther state emergency, yo 5-r proven yourself 100 per eai eient and patriotic This Is g-ctr-anty to the fathers, mothers, liters, wires aai widsws tvl our soldiers and sailors a we- a to cur noble soldiers and wllom (Ccitlnued on vz 3.) I 9.