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LARGEST CIRCULATION
GF ANY WEEKLY NEWSPAPER
PUBLISHED IN SEVENTH CON
GRESSIONAL DISTRICT.
fj 'I"" r
EIGHT BRIGHT PAGES
OF REAL LIVE TELEGRAPH AND
LOCAL NEWS. ONLY WEEKLY
CARRYING TELEGRAPH SERVICE
. VOL. LXXI NO. 49
COLUMBIA, TENNESSEE, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1919
ESTABLISHED IN 1848
MINERS ARE TOLD THEY
1 nnnmr InrTiinm ta iafnif
wild 1 mt 1 uitiii 1 u irunR
WITHOUT LONGER DELAY
"RADICAL" ELEMENT IS PROTEST
ING ACTION OF LEADERS
I TAKEN YESTERDAY.
m TO ACCEPT WILSONS PLAN
'
' Convention Is Being Planned to Ap
pease "Radicals" While President
Makes Exhaustive Investigation
Into Coal Industry. .
(By United Press.)
The gigantic strike machinery of the
United Mine Wirkers of America was
Btlll being carried forward on its own
Impetus today, despite the fact that
the power was shut off by its engin
eer late yesterday. Indications were
that the strike, although technically
ended would actually continue until
formal notice has been received by
the miners. Reports received today
from bituminous fields showed that In
only scattering communities were the
men responding to the call to return
to the mines. Only a few stragglers
in Illinois, Pennsylvania, Indiana, Ohio
and East Tennessee were returning to
work. All Michigan miners returned
to work today. Alabama miners obey
ed the original strike cancellation or
ders. The situation in Kansas is com
plicated with the state operation of
the mines. The restrictions on coal
consumption are expected to continue
in force for several weeks, until anoth
er reserve has been acquired.
(By United Press.)
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Doc. 11. Tel
egraphic messages are bein received
in large numbers at the national head
quarters jjf the United Mine Workers
of America, some of them are con
demning, others are approving the ac
tion or the miners leaders yesterday
in accepting President Wilson's pro
posal to end the strike.
Official orders sent out last night
told the men to go back to v.ork im
mediately, pending an investigation
of the coal industry by the Presi
dent's tribunal.
International officers today turned
their attention 1o a convention to be
held later. The convention was tail
ed to appease the "radical" element,
who claimed that only tha convention
could rescind what tha convention
had done.
com AT
WORK HOUSE NOT
ALTOGETHER GOOD
CANNIBALISM IN
VIENA; RESULT
FOOD SHORTAGE
PIECE OF MEAT DECLARED TO
BE HUMAN FLESH TAKEN FROM
CHANNEL CLEANER.
TELLS OF WORK
DONE IN AFRICA
SON OF FORMER PASTOR AD
DRESSES CONGREGATION AT
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN.
BUNKS OF PRISONERS SHOULD
BE IMPROVED SAYS REPORT
OF GRAND JURY.
POOR HOUSE IS HIGHLY PRAISED
Clean and Well Kept and the Inmates
Speak Well of the Treatment That
They Receive Prisoners at Jail
Have No Right to Complain.
BARNEY FRY WILL
GO TO LOUISVILLE
0
SATURDAY TO GET CRITICIGMS
ON HIS PROPOSED PLANS F03
THE FORD HOME.'
C. C. "Barney" Fry, of Fry Buth
ers, will leave Saturday for Louisville
to take the plans of his proposed new
home for Ford cars in Columbia. Mr.
Fry will show his plans to the Louis
ville branch of the Ford system and
get their criticism of same and there
by profit by their experience.
The location for this Ford home is
one of the most desirable to be found
in the city. Just three doors off the
square on the Jackson highway and
Memphis-to-Bristol highway, and that
Mr. Fry realized his advantages in
securing this location is evidenced by
Conditions at the county work
hovse are described as unsanitary, the
bed- or bunks in the prisoners caegs
too short, little straw in the ticks and
insufficiency of bedding are also criti
cised in the gnal report of the grand
jury made to the court on Wednes
day afternoon. It is also stated the in
mates are not bathed sufficiently and
it is urged that they bo compelled to
bath every Sunday morning. Remov
al of shackles on prisoners at night
is urged in order that they may obtain
more rest.
The cooking arrangements at the
work house are praised and all of the
utesils said to be neat and clean.
The poor house, under the manage
ment of Jonas T. Erwin and Mrs. Er
win, is given a high measure of praise.
Of this institution the report says:
"We find the inmates well satisfied
with their surroundings and apparent
ly being well treated. The inmates
speak well of the keeper and get plen
ty to eat and all things considered we
find the institution as a whole well
kept. We found the appearance about
the houses to be that of a place kept
clean and sanitary."
The report says that there are over
250 barrels of corn in the crib, twen
ty tons of hay in the barns and some
other loose hay, several hogs, cattle,
etc., all in good condition.
It is urged Uiat one inmate a girl
of twelve years of age who has epilep
sy, be moved to some other place.
Conditions are good at the jail says
the report. The prisoners are well
cared for and are properly fed and
kept warm and had no complaints to
to make of their treatment.
It is stated that owing to the lack
of lime the grand jury did not investi
gate the bonds of certain officials and
administrators. The report is signed
by all of the members.
TAKEN FROM PILE OFICOAL
One Hundred Grams of Meat Allowed
Each Person Per Day Very Few
Are Able to Sscure Any Pneumo
nia Raging.
(By United Press.)
LONDON, Dec. 11 According to
advice received here, the food situa
tion in Vienna has resulted in canibal
hm. Francis Cladnot. a channel clean
er, received a piece of meat from a
neighbor, of which he became suspi
cious, and carried it to the meat po
lice who pronounced it human flesh.
When confronted with the matter,
the neighbor c laims to have found the
meat in a pile of coal and thought it
was part of a young animal. The
food situation is frightful beyond de
scription. One hundred frams of
meat is allowed each person per day,
and very few are able to obtain any.
Added to the scarcity of the meat
there is not any coal, and the popula
tion everywhere is developing pneu
monia and consumption, advices say.
Members of the First Presbyterian
church last night received a rare
treat, when they were addressed by
the Hev. C. T. Wharton; son of a for
mer pastor of the churcji. He has for
years, together with his wife, been a
missionary in Africa. Dr. Wharton in
a most interesting and entertaining
manner told of the work that has been
done to Christianize the tribes of Afri
ca. He said that within the past twenty-five
years there had been 20,000 ad
ditions to the protestant church in the
missions there.
Dr. Wharton and his wife are now
on their way back to Africa to re
sume their work. While in Columbia
they are the guests of Mr. and Mrs.
J. P. Street.
LLM. ATTORNEY GE
ST i nins Tnn A Y DRUNK IN OPE f J
CHARGED AT BAR
PLATFORM HAS BEEN SUB
MITTED TO PROPOSED "THIRD
PARTY.
MANY PLANKS ARE INCLUDED
RERAL WHITE
H COURT
MEETNG
RABBI LEWINTHAL
FOR PROHIBITION
J H MORGAN HAS
RIGHT ARM BROKEN
CREDIT MEN TO
MEET TONIGHT
WILL DISCUSS MANY IMPORTANT
MATTERS, INCLUDING SHORT
AGE OF FUEL.
FEEDING OLD FAMILY MARE IN
THE LOT WHEN ACCIDENT
HAPPENED.
J. 11. Morgan, one of the most sub
stantial farmers and phosphate men in
the county, sustained a broken arm
this morning while feeding his old
family mare in the lot. Mr. Morgan
had pitched the old mare some feed
and it had fallen short of the mark.
He stooped over to pick it up, when
a weed touched her and she kicked,
striking Mr. Morgan on the right arm,
breaking both bones.
MAKING PLANS TO
REBUILD BIG MILL
DENIES THE STATEMENT THAT
"DROUGHT" IS RESPONSI
BLE FOR UNREST.
Special to The Herald.
NASHVILLE, Tenn.. Dec. 11. is
prohibition a good thing for America?
Rabbi Lewenthal, of the Vine street;
temple, the largest Jewish congrega
tion in Nashville, believes that it is.
It is being claimed by the brewers
and others inimicable to prohibition
that America's "drought" is the cause
of the present unrest over the country.
But Rabbit Lewinthal does not agree
with them.
"I certainly think prohibition is a
good thing," said Dr. Lewinthal, "es
pecially under existing conditions. It
would be a terrible thing for this coun
try now if we still had the open sa
loon." Dr. Lewinthal believes that the pres
ent unrest, instead of being caused by
prohibition, would be vastly augment
ed if prohibition were net in force.
His belief is shared by Gov. A. II.
Roberts, who so expressed himself at
the recent conference held here pre
paratory to launching the anti-saloon
league campaign in Tennessee.
Committee Reported in Favor of Ex
treme Public Ownership, Relaxa
tion of Patent Laws, and Joint Op
eration of the Railroads.
(By United Press.)
ST. LOl'IS, Dec. 11. platform of
the proposed third party was submit
ted to a conference of "Liberals" here
today. Planks suggested dealt with
numerous national problems, includ
ing trusts, foreign relations, labor, ag
ricultural. The platform committee reported in
favor of extreme public ownership.
The relaxation of patent laws, joint
operation of railroads by owners and
workers and the public. Tho exten
sion of senate powers, foreign nego
tiations and executive sessions of sen
ate. The committee in the report strong
ly opposed military training and fa
vored disarmament, and to require the
vote of the people to declare war, ex
cept in case of invasion.
BESPECTED FABMER
IS DEATH'S VICTIM
REPUBLICANS IN
CONVENTION AT
CHICAGO JUNE 8
WINDY CITY SELECTED FROM A
LONG LIST OFFERED AT MEET
ING WEDNESDAY.
HON. JAMES C. VOORHIES DE
CLARES THAT OFFENSE WAS
COMMITTED IN TWO CASES.
STATE CHAIRMEN CONFER TODAY
For First Time in History of Republi
can Party, Women Are Listed as
"Among Those Present" at Meeting
Today Plans Discussed.
(By United Press.)
WASHINGTON. Dec. II. Republi
can state chairmen met hern today to
make plans for the 1920 campaign.
Many delegates are here for the na
tional committee, which met yester
day, and late in the afternoon select
ed Chicago as the place for the next
convention, and June X as the dote.
For the first time in the history of
the Republican party, women are ex
pected to lie "among those present"
at the state chairmen's session today.
UNABLE TO ATTEND TO DUTIES
MORGAN E. FITZGERALD, GAL
LANT OLD SOLDIER ENTERS
INTO REST.
ENORMOUS SUM IS.
SPENT FOR PRINTING
Morgan Edmund Fitzgerald, aged
eighty years, and one of the oldest
and most highly respected citizens of
Maury county, died at an early hour
this morning at his home in the The
ta community.
During the war between the states
Mr. Fitzgerald carried a musket for
four years in defense of the lost
cause, serving with credit to his coun
try and to himself. He was a good
j soldier, and when peace came he re
turned to Maury county and engaged
J in farming. Since that time he has
been a good citizen and has been
I known and highly respected through
! out Maury and adjoining counties. Mr.
i Fitzgerald was a consistent member
I of the Baptist church.
He is survived bv his wife, one
WEATHER MAN HAS
A GENUINE SURPRISE
SPRINGS IT ON PEOPLE BY GIV
ING THEM WARMER WEATHER
THIS MORNING.
The mercury played a trick, but one
to which no objection was raised, on
the people of this section last night.
According to the dire forecasts of the
weather man the temperature this
; morning was clue to fall to near zero,
i at least many degrees lower than it had
i been yesterday morning. But it was
j about five degrees warmer this morn-!
ing man on Wednesday morning. I
More, remarkable than that it wasj
several degrees warmer at 6 o'clock!
this morning than it. was at 5 o'clock
in the afternoon. In some way the1
"So Drunk That He Could Not Open
His Mouth in a Murder Case in
Which He Was the Prosecuting At
torney." Lawyers Adjourn.
Pursuant to a call of Hon. William
Webster, chairman of the Columbia
Bar Association, quite a number of
the members assembled in the chan
cery court room this afternoon to dis
cuss the disgraceful conduct of Attor
ney General Looney i). White. "Tho
purpose of the meeting is well known
to you," said .Mr. Webster. "We are
here to take some action of the con
duct of Ijooney B. White, and to as
certain whether he was drunk."
Hon. James C. Voorlues was the
first speaker. He said: "Mr. Chair
man, no one realizes the necessity of
this meeting more keenly than I. It is
a mater that I am deeply interested in.
I supported Looney White for attor
ney general on his promise that ho
would not drink. 1 not only supported
him. but I did everything in my pow
er to insure his election. I told my
friends that Mr. While had promised
me that be would not drink, and in
duced them to vote for him.
"The first murder case that Attor
ney General White came here to try
the Bumpns case, he was not in con
dition to take part, lie did not open
his mouth. He was drunk In open
court the entire time the case was
being tried. After the trial I wrote
bis brother, Noah White, and told
him that Looney had been drinking,
and at that time the legislature was
in session, and there was a strong sen
timent to impeach him, but White
again promised to quit drinking, and
even promised to resign from his of
fice if he did not."
"The second time he came back to
try the Bumpas case, at this term of
court he was in pretty fair condition,
but within loss than an hour after
court met he was full Of liquor, and
that also was in open court. I took
him aside and told him he was skating
(Continued on Eighth Page.-)
LOCAL TRADE WILL BE SUPPLIED
FROM RESERVE STOCKS FOR
THE PRESENT.
The Retail Credit Men's Associa
tion is called to meet at 7.30 o'clock
tonight in the banking rooms of the
Maury National Bank for the purpose
of discussing several important mat
ters, one of which is the distressing
Although the mill of the Columbia
Mill & Elevator Company is still a
mass of smouldering smoking ruius,
as the result of Tuesay night's disas
trous fire, arrangements have been
made by mill officials to care for the
local trade, for the time being at least.
W. A. Dale, of the mill company, said
to a representative of The Herald
this morning. We expect to be able
to care for our local trade out of our
reerve stock which we have on hand.
Mr. Dale said that everything is still
so torn up that plans for rebuilding
have not made any great progress,
however, he intimated that these
plans would be pushed as rapidly as
possible, and within the next few
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
SPENDS $306,440 FOR PUBLICA
TIONS DURING PAST YEAR
shortage of fuel in Columbia. Some
the fact that he will tear away one of; question was raised as to whether or t clays an announcement oi general m
the best and most subsantial residenc-j not the meeting could be held under' terest will be made. It is understood
es in the city to make way for this! the coal order, but' this has been set- that when the mill i3 rebuilt the capac-
step toward commercial advancement.! tied by the regional coal commitee's I
As soon as Mr. Fry returns from I order, which permits the meeting at
Louisville he has promised The Her-! night of any organization. The call
aid an insight into the many modem : for the meeting tonight was made by
conveniences that will be installed in K. P. Turner, president of the asso
this twentieth ceutury garage. i ciation.
j
Periodicals and special publications:
of the department of commerce issued j
during the past year numbered 1,016,
and contained 52,291 printed pages, of!
which there were printed a total edi
tion of 4,630,725 copies. The printing
bill for these reports amounted to $306
440. The superintendent of docu
ments, the sales agent for government
publications, printed 3,523,326 copies
of the various publications of that de-!
partment and received from such j
sales $I2.55U.!1. The coast and gea-l
detic survey, of the department of'
commerce received $24.(120.71 during;
the year from the sales of coast pilots, :
charts and tide tables, publications
issued and sold by that bureau. Thus:
the total receipts during the year from
sales of publications of the depart
ment of commerce were $07,171.65.
sons, alter, Airrea ana lumore uz
gerald. The funeral was conducted at 2
o'clock this afternoon at the Theta
Baptist church by Dr. J. II. Barber,
assisted by Rev. George Freeman. In
terment in the family lot. His neph
ews served as pall bearers.
cold wave not Dartiallv side tracked!
daughter, Mrs. Ida Dalton. and three; during lhe nisht fln(1 a M agrPoal)1J
surprise was accorded the people here, j
It will be warmer tonight. The I
j back bone of the cold spell is broken
(completely and while this has been
j the severest weather of the winter no
new records have been made and thus
far there is no reason to complain
against the elements. They have been
seemingly co-operative with the na
tion for the conservation of fuel while
the opulent miners were taking a six
weeks' vacation to enjoy their excess j
profits.
SAYS WILSON WILL
BE PARTY'S CHOICE
WOMAN PREDICTS THAT PRESI
DENT WILL BE CANDIDATE
FOR RE-ELECTION.
REV. J. W. CHERRY
TO GET VACATION
WILL SPEND THE CHRISTMAS
HOLIDAYS VISITING HIS CHIL
DREN IN TEXAS.
-MAGNIFICENT DINNING ESTATE IS
SOI 0 TODAY FOR SUM AF SIIUOO ACCIDENT
wii w. w.. iiinnmiiu iwrrrrm
nAnnimu Avcmtu
The greatest sale of real estate in
the history of Maury county, was con
summated this morning when beauti
ful Oakmont. the magnificent J. H.
Dinning estate near Spring Hiul was
sold under the hammer, the 712 acres
bringing in the neighborhood of $114.
000. divided as follows: Tract num
ber one. containing 24.") acres and the J
home place, a magnificent two story,
gray brick colonial home was pur
chased by .1. l.eni Ti:er.in-- fo- f 10$ Jin
acre, or a total of $i0.:t:2. Tract No.
2, containing 137 acres, was purchas
ed by W. C. Salmon at $130 an acre, or
a total of $20,550. Tracts Xos. 3, 4
and 5 were purchased hy Ed Campbell.
Tract No. 3 contained 113 acres and
was bought for $160 an acre or a to
tal of $1S.OSO. Tract No. 4 contain
ed SP 2 acres and was sold for $172.50
per acre and brought a total of $14.
03S.75. while tract No. 5. containing
ity will be greatly enlarged, the old
mill having a daily capacity of 501)
barrels, and employing thirty men. An
effort will bo made to rush to comple
tion the plans of rebuilding because
it is realized that the present con
gested freight conditions greatly de
lay the shipping of all machinery.
HAVANA THE MECCA
OF "BOOZE FIGHTERS"
A serious accident was narrowly
averted early Wednesday night when
a phaeton wriven by Sims Latta was
run down by a truck of the Shapiro
136 acres sold for $112.50, and brought j Produce Company. Fortunately lhe
a total of $10,320. truck was traveling at a low rate of
While the attendance at the sale' speed and no damage was done, but
was large, the bidders were principal-' Mr. I.atta and his daughter, who was
ly Maury countians who knew some-' in the phaeton with him received a
Special to The Herald.
NASHVILLE, Tenn., Dec. 11 How
to combat successfully the efforts of
whisky runners who resort to the use
of the airplane in bringing liquor Into
this country, is one of the problems
to be worked out by those in charge
of the Prohibition Enforcement Cam
paign. Ernest H. Cherrnigton, general
secretary of the enforcement cam
paign, already is giving this phase of j
the prohibition question his earnest"
consideration. j
"The menace which these liquor j
cases outside the I'nited States offerj
to law enforcement in this country, ?s-j
pecially with the airplane as a vehi-j
cle for bringing it in. is very serious," j
i says Mr. ( hernngton.
Havana especially, he thinks, willj
At a meeting of the board of stew-j
ards of the First Methodist church j
held last night, a two weeks' leave ofj
absence of vacation, was granted Dr.
J. W. Cherry in order that, he might!
spend the Christmas holidays with his!
children, who reside in Texas. Dr.!
Cherry's leave of absence will begin;
on December 17. The leave of ab
sence of Dr. Cherry will not break
into the special musical services
which have been planned, and for Sun
day before Christmas a special music
al program is being prepared.
It was alRO decided to nsk the la
dies of the church to hold a reception
in the near future for the new mem
bers. The meeting last night was
well attended.
HARRISON MOTOR CO.
SELL CADILLAC SUBURBAN
TO JAMES A. SLOAN OF THIS CITY.
DELIVERY IS MADE THIS
MORNING.
(By United Press.)
SYRACUSE, N. Y, Dec. 11 Wood
row Wilson will lie the democratic
candidate for President in l'.)2n, Mrs.
i Grace Mass, chairman of the Woman's
1 Bureau, Democratic National Commit'
j tee, predicted to the women of Syra
i cuse at. a democratic banquet given
j here in her honor last, night. "The
I women of America," Mrs. Bass said,
i "are willing to follow the man who
kept us out of war. then went into the
war that war might be; no more, and
the women will elect the next Presi
dent of the United States."
AVIATOB FREED
CHARGE OF MANSLAUGHTER
AGAINST HOLLINGSWORTH IS
QUASHED TODAY.
thing of the value of the property sold, bad scare. Less than a year ago a, be the mecca and the distribution
surrey driven by Mrs. Latta. accompa
nied by her daughter, figured promi-
The sale was made through S. O.
Thomas, local real estate dealer and
W. W. Dillon & Co.. of Nashville. Col. , nently in an automobile wreck, the
Gil S. Moore, of Nashville, was aur-' surrey being wrecked, and the occn-
tioneer.
pants badly shaken up.
point for those who would grow weal
thy in caatering to the alcoholic ap
petites of the people of this country
after the prohibition amendment goes
into effect, January 16.
(By Tnited Press.)
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., Dec. 11.
Price Hollingsworth. pilot of the bi
plane which crashed into a crowd of
spectators on Marr field Sunday has
been relieved of the chatse of man
slaughter in the magistrate's court.
The court decided that the accident,
in which two persons were killed,
was unavoidable.
One of the handsomest cars ever
brought to Columbia was deliverel to
James A. Sloan this morning by the
Hardison Motor Company. Tho car
is known to the autoists as the Cadil
lac Suburban. It is a seven passenger
closed car, equipped with eve.-y con
venience known to the automobile
world. It is just, like riding in a
Pullman palace car. It matters not
how cold the weather is. you ar? hous
ed in the same as in a Pullma.i. The
car is equipped with an eight cylin
der engine, electric lights, ual in the
summer anm electric fan can be at
tached for the purpose of keying the
occupants cooL
mm HAV
E
ALLIEO NOTES
PARIS. Dec. 11 L'Trnn-dcgent
said today that it bad been learned
that the reply of the German govern
ment, to the allied notes, demanding
the signing of the protocol has been
received by Baron Kurt and Von Lers
ner, head of the German delegation
lure, but the German delegation has
refused to confirm the statement
from custody CO-OPERATIVE CREAMERY MEN TO
TAKE DEFINITE ACTION SATURDAY
A meeting of the stockholders, and Knoxvi.le. will be present to address
those interested in a co-operative ! far""'rs-
At. the !at meeting of the slnrk
creamerv for Columbia will meet at ; i , .,
I holders of the i o -operative c reamery
Saturday morning ; nearly thirty farmers were present
and considera! le iock as sold. It
is believed by those Interested that
the meeting SatunUy will result in
the court house
I at 11 o'clock for the purpose of c heck-j
I ing up stock and the number of cows
pledged. C. A. Hutton, dairy expert
of the division of extension from
the sale of the remaining j-tnek and
the organization of the company.
J