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VOL. LXXI NO, 45
COLUMBIA, TENNESSEE, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1919
ESTABLISHED IN 1848;,
AW AND ORDER LEAGUE;
TS DEATH SENTENCE
WA
IMPOSED
LAW AND ORDER LEAGUE OF
NEW YORK ADDRESSES LETTER
'.' TO SENATE COMMITTEE.
SAYS LAW PROVIDES PENALTY
ON TRAITORS
Department of Justice Is Criticised
for Loose Manner In Which Bolshe
vik and Anarchistic Campaign Has
. Been Conducted. '
! (By United Press.)
Demand that the death penalty be
fought for against the Reds, who are
held here for trial on criminal anarchy
charges, is made by the Law and Or
der union in letters to the senate ju
diciary committee. The laws of con
gress specifically provide that acts
such as the Reds have been commit
ting are act of treason and punisha
ble by death, the letter to the commit
tee; reads. It also contained protests
against the loose manner in which
the department of justice is conduct
ing the campaign against the Bolshe
vists, anarchists and traitors.
PARTY FARMERS
FROM LAWRENCE
FIRST FREEZE -SEASON
LATEST
EVER SEEN HERE
PERIOD FROM LAST SPRING TO
i FIRST FALL FREEZE IS MORE
' THAN SEVEN MONTHS. .
THE TEMPERATURE DROPS LOW
PURE BRED HAMPSHIRE
; SHEEP ARE IMPORTED
JAMES W. RIDLEY AND FRANK S.
WHEELER WILL START
FLOCKS.
' James W. ttidley , and Frank S
iVheeler, two of the big farmers of
the county, have imported pure bred
Hampshire sheep direct from their
native heath in Hampshire, England,
and expect to build up great flocks of
those splendid baby mutton and wool
sheep. In Mr. Wheeler's consign
ment there are six ewes and in that
of Mr. Ridley there are three ewes
and a buck. r -Mrr -Wheeler will use
the buck of Mr. Ridley. Mr. Ridley is
enthusiastic over the Hampshires, de
daring that , they are to baby lamb
what the Doddies are to baby beef.
In time it is expected that pure bred
Hampshire sheep will be numerous
here.
COLORED FIGHTERS
ARE APPRECIATIVE
TO BUY CATTLE
HERE TO SECURE PURE BRED
HEIFERS 'AND BULLS FOR
THEIR COUNTY.
VISIT THE EXPERIMENT STATION
Headed by Prof. Wright, the County
Agent, they Will Make a Number
of Purchases in Furtherance of
Getter Cattle Campaign.
Prof. G. C. Wright,- the county
agent, is the head of a large party of
Lawrence county progressive farmers
here today for the purpose of purchas
ing pure bred heifers and bulls In
furtherance of a campaign In Law
rence county for better live stock.
There are in the party several of the
live wires in the enterprising county
of Lawrence and wanting several Jer
sey heifers, they naturally came to
the home of the Jersey.
They are also expecting to take
back with them a couple of pure bred
Shorthorn bulls. During tho day will
visit a number of herds and wijl also
inspect the Middle Tennessee Experi
ment station. They will wind up the
day at the Clover Nook Farm of Sam
Warren at Spring Hill.
The dairying interests of Law
rence county are developing rapidly,
said Prof. Wright this morning. ' He
is also exceedingly anxious that due
regard should be given to the growing
of more beef cattle. He favors the
dual process cow, the milking Short
horn as the ideal animal for that sec
tions. While here ,Prof. Wright said
that he ' expected to intervew Mana
ger Lovell of the Dimple Ice Cream &
Creamery Company on a market for
the surplus products that he expects
the dairymen of the county to have.
Among the farmers in the party are
J. B. Neidert, P. S. Seavy, Floyd Wade,
O. P. Heffington, J. H. Baxter, H. V.
Brewer and Eugene Sims.
The committee in charge of the pa
rade of colored - service men here
Tuesday, sent The Herald a card 0:
thanks today for the publicity which
the ' parade and organization of the
legion post received.
The committee also wishes to ex
press through " the columns of The
Herald its thanks to all who helped
make the parade a Buccess. For funds
to defray expenses the following are
thanked: H. O. Fulton, The Phoenix
National Bank, the Maury National
Bank and the Columbia Bank & Trust
Co., Rev. John S. Gilmore, Edgar
Mayes, sometimes known as "Slim
Jim," and to the Red Cross canteen
workers, Magnolia Green, Chief of
Police McLean and police force, to
Mayor J. M. Dedman and distinguish
ed orators. Admiral W. B. Caperton,
Col. W. N. Hughes and Major Horace
Frierson, Jr.
DAILY SUBSCRIBERS. '
Examine the label on your paper.
If your subscription has expired re
new without delay. The print pa
per scarcity Is too acute to send
papers to those who are in arrears.
If you don't want your paper stop
ped RENEW.
REGISTER'S OFFICE '
SCENE OF WEDDING
MISS LETTIE PEARL WILEY IS
WEDDED TO HARVEY WILES,
EX-SOLDIER.
Register Pogue's office was the
scene of a wedding of folks from his
old section of the county this morn
ing when Miss Lettie Pearl Wiley
was married to Harvey Lyles. The
ceremony was performed by Elder W.
S. Morton. Both are popular young
folks from the KettleMills section.
The groom only recently returned
from overseas where he served in the
A. E. F.
POLICE SEARCH FOR
SLAYER OF U.S. SOLDIER
(By United Press.)
CENTRAL1A, Wash., Nov. 13. Of
ficials of the northwest were notified
today to search for Bert Brand, charg
ed with killing Lieut. Warren O.
Grim in an attack on Leglonaires on
Tuesday. Legionaires in large de
tachments are today still searching
for the slayer, and rounding up radi
cals. They are working "in conjunc
tion with the police.
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LOCAL TALENT TO PRESENT OPERA
HERE FOR THE BENEFIT OF MEMORIAL
For the benefit of the memorial to saying the prettiest girls in the
be erected to the soldiers and sailors world, will make up the cast for the
from Maury county In the great world opera. The Music Study Club Is go
war the young ladles of Columbia ing to assist and in fact there will be
under the auspices of the Federation behind the effort the organized wom-
t)f women's Clubs will within the next en of Columbia,
two weeks give an opera entitled
"America in France." Dr. Baker, or
Chicago, who has had long years of
experience in grand opera, in here
for the purpose of arranging the pro
gram, costumes, music, etc. Rehear
sals will begin Immediately.
A largp number of the prettiest girls
The object for which the opera is
given will appeal to every patriotic
soul In the county; the opera itself
will be worthy of suport on its own
merit and with the backing of the
organized women a combination is In
action that will mean certain success,
more than that, it wilt be a veritable
Down to Twenty-Five Degrees and
Is Abundant But "So Late That
Practically No Damage Is the Re
sult Corn Gathering. .
At last the long prodicted freeze
arrived. It came in force, too. The
temperature went down to 25 degrees,
probably the coldest, for a first freeze
that this section has ever known. The
weather man made up in the severi
ty of the weather for its lateness in
arriving:
The mercury dropped about twenty
five degrees on Wednesday night.
Ice was abundant this morning. Veg
etation susceptible to frost is all dead
The violets and dandelion and roses
that were blooming so profusely and
so springlike on yesterday are gone
forever for 1919. Any Irish potatoes
that have not been dug are killed to
the ground. v
The freeze came so late, later prob
ably than ever before in the history
of the county, that practically no real
damage was done to vegetation. The
silos have all long ago been filled
and potatoes dug. The oold weather
will really be a benefit to the farm
ers as it will enable them to gather
corn and crib it. Very little of the
corn crop of the county ' has been
gathered because of the continued
wet weather, and again farmers have
been fearful of cribbing corn as long
as it was so wet.
This year's growing season has
been an exceptionally long one, run
ning from early April until Nov. 13?
That is between the last killing frost
of Bpring, and the first killing frost
of winter1 there has been a period of
more than seven months or 210 days.
Probably this , has established a new
record for. this section 'of the; country.
DEMOCRATS SEEK
MIHORITY LEADER-
THREE CONTENDERS
WILL LIKELY CAUCUS WITHIN A
FEW DAYS TO FILL PLACE ,
: LEFT VACANT BY DEATH.
POSITION MOST IMPORTANT
Selection Will Mean Much to Success
ful Candidate as He Will No DouiSt
,Be a Strong Contender In Approach
ing Convention.
(By United Press.)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 13. Demo
cratic members of the senate expect
to hold a caucus within a few days to
select a minority leader to fill the va
cancy caused by the death of Senator
Martin, of Virginia.
With the administration's hardest
battle in prospect, the position of a
democratic leader is one of utmost
importance from a political stand
point. Senators Hitchcock, of Ne
braska; Underwood, of Alabama, and
Simmonds, of North Carolina, are the
three foremost candidates. The win
ner will likely be a strong contender
in the democratic national convention
which selects a presidential candidate
next year. ,t is
SENATORS PLAN
TO DISPOSE OF
PEACE TREATY
DEMOCRATIC SUPPORTERS OF
PACT MET, THIS MORNING AT ,
' CALL OF SEN. HITCHCOCK.
MANY INVOKE CLOTURE
GOVE
Bogs Killed In
Some Sections
Of The County
Believing the present cold wave
will continue for another day or two,
it is reported that farmers in some
sections of the county are killing hogs
today. More conservative owners of
the porkers are waiting until winter
sets in in earnest. '
It is said there are more hogs in
Maury county to be butchered this
season ' for home consumption than
ever before, as scores of people, who
in tho past have beep buying their
meat, this season decided to fight the
high cost of living by raising their
own hogs. The experiment has prov
en a success, and the family meat has
been secured ... at practically no ex
pense, and the farmers of the county
need not fear a famine as long as the
present supply of hog and hominy ex
its. - "- - :': '.;-
The weather forecast for Friday is
fair weather, but nothing is said of
continued cold, however, reports from
some Western states places the tem
perature several degrees" below zero.
Law And Order
Observed Here;
Judge Visiting
Law and Order week In Columbia is
being observed in a most appropriate
manner. Recorder W. P. Erwin hks
gone fox hunting in the- dark and
bloody grounds of Kentucky, and Co
lumbia is on her good behavior and
she i3 behaving, too. City Marshal
McLean says nothing doing in the way
of arrests,' and everything unusually
quiet. f"fe
Columbians have always been ob
servers of the law, but this week lt
appears that they aro trying to outdo
tthemsel ves'ln Tcdmpfianc with the
proclamation ;pf Governor s Roberts
and Mayor " Dedma'nU. Mit-l. - .
Local Nimrocls
Making Ready
For Bird Hunts
ROAD CASE IS TRIED '
IN CHANCERY COURT
An interesting case was argued In
the ehancery court before Judge Tur
ner Monday which involves the old,
old question of closing a right of way.
The case is that of Abernathy against
Scott. The complainant is seeking
to close a right of way to defenants,
claiming that the latter have no legal
right to its use. Judge Turner reserv
ed his decision.
In Columbia, which la equivalent to triumph.
Wilson Getting
Message Ready
for Congress
(By United Press.)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 President
Wilson has begun the consideration
of his message to the next regular
session bf congress which meets' Dec.
1, it was learned at the White House
today. President Wilson will put his
message on paper. It Is improbable
that he win be able to read his mes
sage p? vonally,"
Bright and early Saturday morning
Maury county's army of nimrods will
advance into the territory now occu
pied by quail or partridges and the
pesky "rabbit."
It is reported that lovers of the
field have been making ready for the
invasion for the past several days,
and local dealers report a splendid
sale of bird shells.
The crop of birds this season, while
not as good as has been known, is
thought to be much better than that of
last year on account of the severity
of the winter of 1917-18.
The " season for hunting birds in
thia county does not open until Nov.
15, and comes to a close December
31, thus affording sportsmen forty-'
five days for hunting.
The game law requires a hunter to
secure a license before venturing
forth.
Rumors are current that some birds
have already been shot in this coun
ty, but this information lias been dis
counted, as the sportsmen of Maury
county have always had a wholesome
respect for the fish and game laws
of the state ,and have done everything
possible to further, the protection of
both fins and feathers.
Dope Gives
Local Team
Championship
Great Interest in prep circles
throughout, the state is being man!
tested in the outcome of the big Cas
tle Heights-C. M. A. game, which will
be played in Columbia on November
2C. ' ' '
Neither team has beh defeated this
season,' bpt the dope gives the local
boys a little shade the best of it. The
Lebanon aggregation was defeated by
the Bryson College eleven by a score
of Id to 0, while Ihe C- M. A. team
held the tame team to a six to slxjle.
An enormous crowd Is expected in
Columbia to witness this battle,
which, unless the dope is overturned,
will eclde the prep championship of
the' state,
Both Democrats and Republicans
Agreed to Prevent Flllibuster on
Part of Senators Who Wish to De
feat Treaty.
(By United Press.)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 13. Demo
cratic senators who favor unqualified
ratification of the peace treaty met
today at the call of Senator HitehcocR.
Plans to defeat or to modify the reser
vations, and the question involving
the cloture rule to speed up the con
sideration of the pact were discussed.
Senators, both democrats and republi
cans, it is understood are ready to
invoke the cloture rule against any
filibuster by senators who favor de
feating the treaty. It is understood
that the remainder of the week will
be spent In consideration of reserva
tions to Article ten of the treaty.
Petition Is Preented.
(By United Press.)
WASHINGTON. Nov. 13. Senator
Titchcock today presented the cloture
petition to limit tho debate on the
peace treaty. After a general discus
sion as to whether or not the petition
applied to Senator Lodge's reserva
tions and amendments, or to the entire
treaty, Senator Cummins, of Iowa,
who was in the chair ruled the cloture
out of order, that the petition was in
effect an attempt to regulate the fu
ture course of procedure in the senate.
An appeal was moved by Senator
Hitchcock. On motion of Senator
Lodge to table the Hitchcock appeal,
the chair's decision was sustained by
a vote of forty-four ' to thirty-six.
RFIEflT TO RELEAS
TO
ENTERPRISES
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GRAND JURORS
HAVING A BUSY
SESSION DAILY
MANY WITNESSES FROM OVER
COUNTY ARE BEING HEARD
BY THE INQUISITORS.
VIOLATERS OF THE DOG LAW
APPROXIMATELY $800,000,000 BE
MADE AVAILABLE TO
BUSINESS. V
WALL 'STREET CRASH CAUSE
Miners Are
Resuming Workin
East Tennessee
(By United Press.) k
KNOXVILLE, Tenn., Nov. 13. Ap
proximately. 19,000 miners resumed.!
wdrk in East .Tennessee and south
eastern" Kentucky fields today ac
cording to reports received here. The
rder cancelling the strike was re
ceived by the local leaders late yesterday.
Culleoka Man
Brings Herald
Splendid Melon
This morning J. H. Redding, prom
inent farmer of the Culleoka neighbor
hood brought to The' Herald office a
lucious watermelon, which he present
ed with bis compliments, needless to
say the melon was very much enjoy
ed.
If this weather continues much
longer, some enterprising newspaper
inan will write "his "first robin story"
signifying "spring have came" but
seriously probably never before have
gardens and vegetables lasted as they
have this year.
Cigarette Dealers Are Also Wonder
ing What Their Fate Will Be.
County Net Immune From the Gen
eral Wave of Crime.
Many witnesses are daily appear
ing before the grand jury which has
been in session since Monday. The
circuit court not being in session, the
attorney general is devoting his en
tire time to, the work of the grand
jury.
It is said that there will bo some
sensational developments as the re
sult of the Investigation. Three mur
der cases are under investigation be
sides all of the minor offenses that
have been committed.
That Maury county has not been
Immune from the wave of crime and
disorder that has swept over the en
tire nation during the past year Is
shown in the docket "of the circuit
court. More serious offenses are list
ed than has been the case in recent
years. More killings have occurif d
in the county since the last term of
the circuit court than during a similar
period in recent years.
The personnel of the grand jury has
excited no little favorable comment.
It numbers among its members sev
eral of the foremost citizens of the
county and can be depended upon to
do its whole duty in all matters un
der investigation. It would not be
surprising if tho number of indict
ments returned were in excess of
those for several terms past.
If the grand jury returns Indictments
against dog owners of the county who
have not paid their dog taxes the list
is going to be a long one because
comparatively few of the dog owners
have paid the taxes. i
Whether or not the grand jury will
go after the cigarette sellers Is a
question that is causing no little in
terest. It is said that some of the
school interests here are determined
Jf possible to stop the flagrant viola
tions Tof ;thei 'minora' tobacco law.
Membership in
The Red Cross
Shows Increase
Chairman Gilbert Orr, of the Red
Cross campaign for new membership
and funds with which to carry on the
Red Cross work in Maury county dur
ing this year, said this morning, "The
drive for members has been a suc
cess, and that no further efforts on
the part of tho'workers will be made
to secure new memberships, however,
any person who desires to become a
member of the organization may do
so by sending his subscription to
Fred Latta, roll call secretary, or
to Gilbert Orr. general chairman.
The campaign for funds - has met
with a very poor response, and very
little can be accomplished with the
money now on hand and Mr. Orr has
determined to call a meeting of the
executive committee for the purpose
of ascertaining what further steps
shafl be taken In the campaign.
During Tuesday solicitors on the
streets secured many new member
ships, however, the reports are not
yet all in, and it is thought several
days will be required to tabulate the
returns. When this work has been
completed, the information will ap
pear in The Herald,""
PROFIT SHARING SALE
AT MAURY DRY GOODS
Money for Business Men Needing
Money to Increase Production, Build
Factory Additions, and to Boot
Business May Reduce Prices.
- (By United Press.)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 13. Approxi
mately $ SOO.000,000 will bo released to
help local enterprises throughout the
United States ns the-result of the
crash in the New York stock market
that began late yesterday, government
officials said today. This vast sum,
no longer attracted by speculation
will be available to local business
men needing cash to Increase produc
tion, build factory additions, buy new
machinery and to boost business gen
erally. It Is believed that this will
tend to help reduce the lce of living
cost, at least officials lit a it will do
this. This money also b vailable to
farmers to help financoi ;heir work
and a further decline is.xpected In
rates on call money. -'.t i
PEACE COUNCIL GIVES
WARNING TO RUMANIANS
" (By United Press.)
. PARIS, x Nov. 13. The Supreme
Council of the Peace conference today
decided to notify Germany that the
elections held in upper Silesia am
void. The Council also will notify
Rumania of the consequences should
she fan to comply with the allied de
mands regarding her occupation of
parts bf Hungary -
ADMIRAL CAPERTON i
JOINSLECION HERE
COUNTY'S RANKING NAVAL OFFI
CER NOW MEMBER OF LO
CAL POST.
V
Saturday will inaugurate the "an
nual profit sharing sale" of Maury Dry
Goods Company, which is an event al
ways of exceedingly great interest to
the housewives of the county. Many
of them have learned to plant their
purchases with this event in view and
Its coming is hailed with pleasure.
As the name suggests profits are shar
ed, with customers. '
NAPOLEON DIRECT WILL RETURN
TO THE COUNTY OF HIS NATIVITY
(By Wm. J. Webster, Jr.)
Nothing in. the past decade has so
aroused the interest of the local
horsemen as the return of this king
of the pacing race horses to his native
county. His coming is more acute and
opportune on account of the sudden
great demand and increased value of
the pacing horse.
Maury county should honor him, not
only as a great horse, but as the first
instrument bearing the distinction of
drawing tho "Silent Man From Ten
nessee. "The Old Man of the Game."
"The Man Without An Enemy." "Pop"
Gecrs, a mile better than two minutes.
He did It too In Pop's way. Not with
a flare of (rumpets, a bunch of running
mates and a tin cup reward, but in a
bruising contest with one of the great
est fields of race horses, handled by
the most skilled drivers of all time.
Unlike many other greaj horses. Na
poleon Direct was never defeated by a
horse that he did not afternwards de
feat Or he defeated every great
horse he ever met In the days of
rapid progress in the lapse of time,
and the vanquishing of time, he still
holds the world's record for the fast
est fourth heat fastest fifth heat, and
fastest 5-heat race. Think of the
gameness and stamina it required to
fight a field of horses and men flva
miles in 2:02, 2:01, 2:03!4. 2:05W.
2:01Vi. There was never any doubt in
the minds of the most afitute horse
men, that had Napoleon been prepared ''
especially for a race against time he
would stand easily the peer of them '
all. But ho was raced for money, not
glory.
Too much cannot-be said In behalf
of Jas. W. Ridley, who hod the r.plrlt
and the interest to bring tuis hore
here. He deserves th support of
not only the horsemen, bnt of every
citizen In the county. For In the-1
past two centuries no citizen of our
confines has done one-tenth as much '
to establish Maury county on the map
as did the old roan horse Tom Hal
Hard to be so, but acutely so aa it by
as borne out by the facts.
During his stay here Tuesday Ad
miral Caperton, the county's highest
official in the navy of the countryf
joined the local post of the American
Legion. The post now holds in ita
membership not only the highest offi
cer of the navy from the county but
it likewise has as a member the coun "
ty's ranking officer in the United
States army. Col. William N. Hughes, " '
who holds the senior rank of any ar
my officer- from the county, is a char- '
ter member of the post here. When
The Herald published the statement
that the post was being organized
Col. Hughes promptly applied, for
membership. Capt. Lucius Brown, an
other distinguished citizen of the .
county, although importuned to Joia
the legion in New York declined to do'
so, and waited until he came to Co- ;
lumbla to join. The drive for nett""
members will be pushed until the Her- .
bert . Griffin Post here has not less
than 250 .member.).. "