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TM1 C4UIM.IA HUIALFRIDAY, MAY M, 1111.
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AGAINST DRASTIC
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TALKS OF HOSPITAL
FOR MAURY COUNTY
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YOUNGER MEMBERS OF LITERA-j
RY SOCIETIES WILL DEBATE j
TOMORROW. i
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CAUCUS
DECIDES
REGULARS
Have
Job Department 01 The Herald
ADDRESS OF CLASS
PRESIDENT BRINGS
EXERCISES TO CLOSE
TILLMAN THOMPSON STIRS HIS
HEARERS WITH SPLENDID
EFFORT.
WELCOME mitm 0. MORTON
Best Class History Ever Heard Is
Presented by Historian Gilbert Orr.
Nea-iy Every Seat in the House Is
Taen Prominent Visitors.
. -r i i -i
school hoard, and some of the mem-i
"ers of the county board of edaca
on.
Tillman Thompson acted as master J
of ceremonies, as president of the j
class. The senior class were seated
.a a crescent on the stage. p
The welcome address was delivered '
ay Goruon Morton ia a short speech t
'rat shewed a great deal of oratorical j
:.i.ent The clas3 historian, Gi'.nert
Orr, preeented one of the best class
h.atortes ever read at the Athenaeum, j
He took up each of the eighteen mem -
cers o' the class, ana nis remams
acout their personal
characteristics
re grwuy eajojeu. ;
The muscial hit of the day was the;
instrumental solo by Tillman Thamp-j
son. Anothy excellent selection was,
tie song by the Junior quartette:
Ahley SowelL Clarence Harmon, C. i
mith and B. Kaanon. 1
Following la the class day program ;
today: Senior chorus, Oass. Wei-,
Morton. In-!
come address, uoraon
etnnnental duet, Annis
Joyce and
Orr. Vocal solo, Tillman Thompson.
CUss will, Mary Brittain. Declanur,
con, ti&rweu rars- mu.
Dor McCUin. Reading. Katrine
Maycie SouthaL Senior rales, 2o
Mitchell. Class Poet. Novte Short.
Presentation of Girls, Elcise Oales.
Class prophet, Margaret Dodaon. Pre
sentation cf picture, George Bryant
Instrumental sola Harwell Pirk.
CUsa liar, Bessie Lee Birjngton. 1
Farewell adireas, TClman Thompson. !
Color bearers. Myrtle Edwards and!
Edna Wisener.
GRAND JURY COMES
BACK AGAIN FRIDAY
The grand Jury will resume Its da -
ties again here tomorrow, after earn -
mcning a laxje namier of witaeasea
to attend the aeaaiona.
unursaays uauy.) of the Indians.
With the thrilling farewell address ! Representatives of the Daughters
of President Tillman Thompson, of of the Revolution, United Daughters
"-.le class of the class day ;xer- of the Confederacy and Daughters of
cisea at the Athenaeum for the Mau-' 1312 also asked to have the privilege
: county High School were brought of naming through highways after his-
a close. The exercises were held torical characters.
Ti-irsday morning, in the study tall , Logan W. Page, director of the fed
the .hooI building, and nearly ev-' eral bureau , of roads, delivered the
:7 seat, in the house was taken up. ' principal address today, his topi? be-
Amcag the visitors there were ling "The Progress of Road BnMding
County Superinendent John P. Gra-in the South."
ham, several members of the High j 1
Ton Goto Yours?
If not come to this office for it. With a capable force
of printers and the best and highest class of stock
in the city and with new type faces we are
prepared to do your job printing better
than any other, printing house
in Maury county.
QUICK SERVICE
We are giving a quick service that is meeting the
approval of our customers. If it is a rush job you
want call up The Herald Office.
Get our estimates on Catalogues, Pamphlets, and
all kinds of school work. We make a specialty of
Programs and Lawyers Briefs.
WOMEN ENDORSE
JACKSON HIGHWAY
LARGE DELEGATION APPEAR BE
FORE THE NATIONAL ROAD
CONGRESS.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., May 25. To-
; day's session of the National Good
Roads Congress waa featured by the
appearance of a large delegation of
Southern women who asked for en
dorsement of the "Jackson Highway"
. plan. It is proposed to hare the
Jackson Highway extended from
Nashville to Louisville and from
Nashville down through Alabama j president; G. W. Douglass, vice pres
along the route taken by General An-Jident; J. W. Tanner, secretary, and
drew Jackson when he was in pursuit I H. C. Tucker, treasurer.
DAY MAY BE
MADE TO QUIT
lERPONT'S MAN MAY BE OUST
ED FROM PRESIDENCY OF
EQUITABLE LIFE.
NEW YORK, May 25. Wall Street
tQy approacIlill; re.
from Emo Qf j p Morga
who a toliiag tte
Eonltahle Life Assurance Society.
,may m nlnmeQt of William
A newIy eIected presdent of
by Ryan Artcton in
MorgM.g aotence.
Mr Morgan,. wno took over the
boidinsa from Thomas Fortune Ryan,
proTef of mataaii2atIon d0t
gtate department Mr.
generaly couated one tt
admiDiatmloa party- whIca lg not
believed to have been eager to hurry
j forward mutualixation as Mr. Megan
(promised aas Mr. Morgan promiaed
fpromiaed and Sapt Hotchklaa rpeat-
BANKER LOCKED
IN OWN VAULT
80LD DAYLIGHT ROBBERY COM
MITTED AT ALBANY,
OK LA.
ALBANY. Okla., May 23. In broad
daylight the State bank at A-bany
waa robbed today by two maaged men
who entered the bank while President
P. L. Cain waa alone in the buil.ling.
; A: the point of revolvers they forced
J him to open the vault, and escaped
! with 12.000. CaJn waa left locked in
. the vault and when reacned an later
iwas nearly suffocated.
TO ELECT NEXT
YEAR'S OFFICERS
MAURY COUNTY LETTER CAR
RIER'S ASSOCIATION WILL
MEET MAY 3a
The Maury County Letter Carriers
A3codation will meet here May 30,
at which time the officers for the next
twelve months will be elected, and
delegates chosen to represent this
county at the State association's
meeting to be held at Nashville on
July 4. The officers whose terms ex
pire on May 30th are: W. S. Cranford,
LEGISLATURE PUTS
I OFF INCOME TAX
FLORIDA SOLONS DO NOT WANT
TO TAKE ACTION JUST
YET.
TALLAHASSEE, Ha., May 25
The income tax amendment to the
Constitution probabry will fail of rati
fication at the present session of the
Florida Legislature. It today be
came practically certain that the
amendment would not be acted upon
when the Senate again postponed
consideration of it for one week on
advice of the special committee
which is investigating the legality
of the present Legislature.
COTTON BILL OF
LADING IN COURT
ECHO OF KNIGHT-YANCEY AF-
FAIR IN A SUIT AGAIN8T THE
SOUTHERN RAILWAY.
RICHMOND, Va., May 25 Growing
out of the Knight, Yancey ft Co. cot
ton bils of lading case, a suit was filed
here today by John Monroe ft Co.
New York banker, against the South
ern Railway Company for 145,000. It
la alleged the Selma (Ala.) agent of
the Southern lsaaed fraudulent bffia
of ladina; te Knight, Yancey ft Cooa
pany, who aent them to the New York
firm, which ia tors issued draft for
exchange oa Italian, English anal
French bankers aggregating
HORSE FALLS AND
MAN BREAKS LEG
FRANK MOOSE OF THE M'NEEL
MONUMENT CO. SUFFERS
ACCIDENT.
Frank Moose, an employe of the
MrNeel Monument Company, suffer
ed a broken !; Thursday monslng
when the hors which he waa riding
fell with him a few mflea from town,
and severely fractured the Done.
WILL NOT ATTEMPT TO ARREST
A DC CUT KFnnrnc
' mt",OLng r
tLunuMune,
OF JOHN J. V RIfitLS
Thinks That They Have a Right te
That It Would Be an Unwise Poll-
cy Their Resolution.
NASHVILLE, Tenn., May 25. Af
ter two days of wrangling over the
proposition of arresting the runaway
members of the house, and after a
two and one-half hours' session last
night the caucus of the regulars
came to he conclusion that no at
tempt would be made to arrest the
filibusters, but that the enforcenent
of their attendance should be lett to
the people of Tennessee.
The members of the caucus ha1 be
fore them the opinion of Hon. John
J. Vertrees on the subject In which
he held that he house had the un
doubted right to force the attendance
of its absentees when a quorum as wenching open the valve. Then the l PPrec-uiea Dy tne Kings Daugfi
involved, but those taking the stand balloon a headlong descent terB- ho Practically filled the Sun
that it was an unwise policy to use car Munich, which is fifty miles daJ' Echo' room of tbe F
force. finally trained the dav and won rj&- Inglestadt. As the balloon was , church.
last night's fight by a vote of 20 to
12, this indicating about the number
of regulars and recruits that wen, in-
to the meeing held in he Senate ch.m-
ber from 8:20 to 11 o'clock.
In the discussion of the subject to
arrest the members Senator Cox read
an excerpt from the paper in which
it was set out that any attempt to
corral the members by force would"
be met by force; thus was emphasiz
ed the rumor extant for several days
that the militia of the Sate would be THE PRESBYTERY OF KANAWHA
employed to protect the - members GAINS VICTORY OVER THE
who are remaining away If an at- SYNOD OF VIRGINIA,
tempt waa made to drag them Into
Ihe house so that the election law LOUISVILLE, Ky., May 25. The
might be passed over the of Governor decision of two cases of vital inter
Hooper, est to Presbyterians, and a decision
The action of the caucus in voting to merge the Home Mission Herald
to continue the long distance contest and The Missionary into one paper,
carries with it a stand pat policy in to be -he official organ of the Presby
regard to the election muddle, and it terian missions, were features of to
means, the regulars say, that there day's ork of the general assembly
will be no backdown on the pending of the Presbyterian church in the
measure. It is taken for granted by United States (Southern I. The Rev.
this that the possible loss by the John V. Cannon was victorious in his
regulars of Representative Brown contentions against the synod of Mis
does not mean that the hope of pass- souri. and the Presbytery of Kana
ing the bill is lost, for there are wha gained a victory over the synod
enough votes wkithout his to pass it of Virginia The former will now be
over the veto of the Governor, if the allowed to construct his churci in
others remain steadfast Sr. Lo iis. while the latter will contin-
At the caucus last night it was de- ue to send as commissioner to the
cided to extend a vote of thanks to general assemblies the oldest member
Mr. Vertrees for his opinion In aivis- of the -resbytery in point of years of
ing the members of the caucus that membership.
they could undoubtedly arrest the The overture to change the eccle
runaways. siastica! year to make it conform to
Be it resolved by the caucua. That the calendar year was referred back
it continue our purpose to adjourn to tbe committee on systematic oenef
the regular session of the general as- icence o report o nnext year. The
sembly from day to day for two jears commif.ee had reported a recommen
or until a quorum is restored; it Is dation that no change be made,
our position, further, that those mem- The establishment of a central b li
bera who are wilfully absenting them- rean o? education and information
selves were elected as we were and looking to the inspiration of the en
owe the same duty to the State; and, tire church with reference to all its
notwithstanding it is within our pow- work was authorized,
er to arrest them, we will not at this j -
time resort to force to compel their
attendance, but will at all times hold
ourselves In readiness for the busi
ness of the session and leave to the
people of the State the forcing of
these men to their seats. t
The caucua adjourned aubject to
the call of the steering committee.'
Practically all of the West Tennessee
members of the general assembly
who attended the caucus made a bar -
ried run to catch the 11: SO Memphis Duveen. of the Irm of Duveen Broth
train, and thia morning will witness ers, international art dealers, waa
the dally grind with a handful in at-
tendance in each house.
OFFERS MONEY FOR
TRIP TO WASHINGTON
SENATOR TAYLOR WILL GIVE
HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR MOST !
PROFITABLE ACRE.
Senator Robert L. Taylor hu of-1
fered $100 toward a free trip to Wash- j
ington to the boy who grows the moat 'YOUNGEST CONGRESSMAN EVER
profitable acre of corn, in accordance! SENT UP FROM PHILA
with the rulea of the Farmers' Co-1 DELPHI A.
Operative Demonatration work of thi ... .
United States Department of Agricul- PHILADELPHIA, Pa, May 25
re. William S'aart Reyburn, the young-
The boy who captures this trip will est man to be elected to Congresa
b ahown through eome of the best from this city, today defeated Henry
farma of the United Statea, through Baur in the Second district congrea-
the Department of Agriculture at sional electron. He la 27 yeara old.
Washington, and win be given a cer- His Dmocritic opponent ia only two
tiflcate of honor from the United years his senior.
States Secretary of Agriculture, will The new I llW.OOO loan for muni
&e Introduced to President Taft and cipal Improvement waa ratified by
ahown man other court.
The younger memben of the twe
...
literary and debating societies of the
High school will hold
contest at
the Athenaeum building Friday morn,-,
lDg 7116 roranI t 3:3o, '
,euu is a strong one.
' '
MILITARY BALLOON
BREAKS MOORINGS
GERMAN OFFICER, A NOVICE,
HAD A HAIR-RAISING EX
PERIENCE. INGOLSTADT, Bavaria, May 25.
An rrfficer of the garrison here had a
thr.;:ing ride today when a military
car.'ive balloon broke loose from Its
an- i.orase. The offlcer was a novice
at Ixuioiuiig ll.i1 iu unable to manip
ulh'h the gas valve. Finally when
the balloon had reached a height of
16.. 'Ot) feet he clambered to the top
of ?he cas bag and succeeded in
nea.-ing the ground the officer Jumped
int0
tree and was only sliehtlv in-
jured. Relieved of the man's weight
the balloon again ascended and was
later found near Innsbruck, Austria,
REV. J. F. CANNON
TO BUILD CHURCH
HEAVY FINS FOR
HENRY J. DUVEEN
ART DEALER ASSESSED $15,000
FOR CHEATING THE
CUSOMS.
' NEW YORK, May 2. Henry J.
fined 15.000 today, the maximum line,
in the United Statea circuit court.
He pleaded guilty yeaterday to under
valuations of imports. His firm has
already paid 11,200,000 to the govern
ment m settlement of further civil
Sentence on BenJ. J. Duveen,
also pleaded gu3ty yesterday,
(tefrT4-
PHILADELPHIA
who
waa
FILLS VACANCY
a Urge majority ia a Eht rota.
kint.-r niiir.uTCDe uce-r u
. . , t 1 , 1 11
METHODIST CHURCH IN
COLUMBIA.
STATE SfCRHAKr IS HERE
Mrs. John R. Aust and Mrs. P. M.
j Tamble, of Nashville, Are Via'ting
I the Local Circles Presided Over
! by Mra. Frank F. Everett
(Thursday's Daily.)
The county convention of King's
Daughters this afternoon are discuss
ing the work of the Maury county;
hospital, which will be built by th
efforts of the King's Daughters ia
this county. The morning work rt
the. convention was taken up with the
reports of the circles, and excellent
talks by Mrs. Frederick Hardy anJi
Mrs. Peter M. Tarnble, the a?ist
'ant State secretary who is in attend
ance at the convention.
Mrs. Tamble's talk, "The Province
of the County Secretary," was great
Mrs. F. Hardy took for her subje.' t
"Tt,e Ter Cross, and the paper
showed tnat she had given a gTeat
deal of Btudr t0. her lubject It was
most abIy bandied, and she was tha
recipient of many congratulations oa
the excellence of her paper.
Mrs. Frank F. Everett, the leader
of the Guided Circle, presided at the
meeting, and under her efficient man
agement the work of the conventl&a
was carried forward rapidly.
At 12 o'clock luncheon was served
in the Sunday school room by the la
dies of Columbia, The blessing waa
asked at the beginning of the lunch
eon by Mother White. At 2 o'clock
the sessions were resumed.
Mrs. John R. Aust, the State secre
tary, who is here from Nashville, de
livered one of the strongest effort
ever head here in a woman's conven
tion. Program.
Hymn, "Blest Be the Tie."
Devotional exercises. Dr. A. G. Din
widdie. Hymn, Take My Life and Let It
Be."
Reports from the circles: Martha)
Adams, Faithful Few, and Wide
Awake circles.
Music, Mrs. C. A. Forgey.
Recitation, Lelia Barr Anderson.
Talk, -The Silver Cioss" Mrs. Fred
erick Hardy.
Talk, ' The Province of the County
Secretary," Mrs. P. M. Tamble, of
Nashville, assisant secretary.
Tu r. ch .
riymn, "My Faith Ixoks Up to
Thee."
Prayer, Mother White.
Violin solo, Miss Skelley.
Talk by Mrs. John R. Aust, Stats
secretary.
Solo, Mrs. C. H. Sharp.
Paper, Growing Into Larger
Things," Mrs. J. T. Alexander, ML
Pleasant
Paper, The Hospital," Mrs. Fred
erick Hardy.
Discussion, "Adoption of the Hos
pital Into the County Work and Its
Maintenance."
Pledgee.
THE PICTURE OF
J. M. DICKINSON
WILL ADORN PLACE IN RECEP
TION ROOM OF SECREARY
OF WAR.
WASHINGTON, May 25 Former
Secretary of War J. M. Dicklnaoo la
a fins oil jortrait wQl adorn a com
mon space of the wall In the recsj
Hon room cf the eeretary'a oSee, ac
cording to unoraken etiatom. It will
hang along aide of two other Tennss
aeana who were secretaries, John Ea
ton and John BelL
Mr. Dickinson has yielded to tho
importunities of Its members and has
withdrawn his resignation as presi
dent of the Southern Society of Wash
ington. Mr. and Mrs. Dickinson left today
for Louisville, from where they to
on to NashvOls, arriving there FTV
day morning.
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