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VOL. LXXII NO. 5
COLUMBIA, TENNESSEE, FRIDAY, 'JANUARY 30, 1520
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ESTABLISHED IN 1848
WAG
JERS AGREE TO MODIFY
E
INCREASE
DEMAND
DAY IS LENGTHENED ALSO
REDUCE DEMAND FOR SIXTY PER
CENT INCREASE IN WAGE TO
FORTY PER CENT..
AGREE TO A SEVEN HOUR DAY
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, Proposed Compromise Will Not Be
'i'iM ,ion Unti 14 Bec,mes Absolutely
Necessary to Agreement.
(By United ProHS.)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29. Tim de
mands or the. minors for a sixty per
cunt wage incrcaso and a six hour
tluy has been modified to a forty per
cent Increase and a seven hour clay,
according to United Mine Workers'
officials here today;.
This coin promise, however, will not
be formally laid before the coal com
mission which is to ilx the new wage
hour und scale until the necessity for
such a compromise becomes apparent.
POOL ROOMS TO
OBSERVE LAWS
IS ORDERS NOW
POLICE RECEIVE INSTRUCTIONS
TO SEE THAT MINORS ARE
KEPT AWAY FROM THEM.
OR ARREST THE PROPRIETORS
LOUTHAN CLAIMS
NO INCREASE IN
MAURY'S TAXES
PROBABLE RATE FOR 1920 IS
FIXED AT 74 CENTS AS COM
PARED WITH $2.23 FOR 1919.
"TAXPAYER GET SQUARE OEAL"
Louthan Says Home Owners of the
State Have Been Paying the Taxes
for the Big Corporations Some
Glaring Errors Found.
In Line With the Announced Deter
mination of Mayor W. 0. Cherry to
Impartially Execute All of the Laws
Upon the Statute Books.
IIO MORE STREET
WORK UNTIL SPRING
MAYOR CHERRY SAYS NOTHING
WILL BE DONE UNTIL AFTER
WET WEATHER ENDS,
I Street improvement in Columbia' is
at a virtual standstill, and will be
until the opening up of spring. Mayor
Cherry says it is worse than useless
.to tfy to improve the streets on an ex
pensive scale so long as the wet weath
er continues. However, it is not the
intention of the board of mayor and
aldermen to discontinue the Improve
ment of streets, as has been reported,
but qjt the other (lm.nd. according to
Mayor Cherry, an extra "effort will be
made fo this direction, and indeed
the budget adopted at the recent call
ed meeting would indicate extensive
improvement.
Mayor Cherry says that the old
method of asphalt paving has not al
ways proven satisfactory in the past,
and it is likely that this method will
either be discontinued or improved.
Some of the newly paved streets of
the city have shown up bad, and it
will be 'necessary for contractors to
re-work some of them. Especially is
this true on Eighth street, where is
to bo seen an ugly break, caused when
the roller passed over the new paving.
No announcement as to the definite
policy of the new board on street Im
provement or paving has been m;.de
but Mayor Cherry says the people of
Columbia may rest assurod that the
board will do everything possible to
improve the streets during the administration.
Burglar Loots
Desk of Judge
In Birmingham
(By United Press.)
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Jan. 20. A
burglar last night put one over on
Judgo M. B. Aberuathy, who has tried
more alleged burglar cases than any
other Judge in the district, when he
jimmied his way into the judge's court
room and ransacked his desk and re
moved a number of valuable papers.
The police today are searching lor
the burglar, and Judge Abernathy Is
praying that. he may be able to hear
the case of his OM-n burglar.
GOVERNOR
The law against permitting minors
to pJny at pool or billiards or to loaf
aionud the billiard and pool rooms
of' Columbia is going to be rigidly en
forced. The police have already re
ceived instructions to execute the
law and the proprietors of the pool
and billiard rooms have been notified
that they will be prosecuted to the
full extent ,of the law if they do not
conform to it.
Already the work of tho police is
bearing fruit and one of the pool room
proprietors has had to appear before
the city judge. They all look alike
to the administration. Several com
plaints have been made in the past
by school teachers and parents that
the young boys were allowed to loaf
around and play at the pool rooms
and bocomo demoralized. They are
now congratulating the administra
tion of the decision to enforce the
laws. 1 1-;
This is strictly in line with the an
nounced decision of. the mayor, XV.
oroberry, to enforce all the laws. . It
is going to be the policy of the may
or to deal with all violators of the
law alike. He will know no difference
between them.
It is not only against the city law
to permit minors to play at public
pool and billiard tables but it is also
against the state law. The grand jury
bus inquisitorial powers to punish vi
olators and should the city law not
prove to be effective it is not improb
able that the matter will be carried
before the grand jury.
In an open letter to the taxpayers
of Maury county, wlrich ho has ad
dressed to Tho Herald for publica
tion, A. V. Louthan chief statistician,
says: "The work of the state board
of equalization in assessing all prop
erty at actual cash value will not in
crease your taxes oue dollar."
Mr. Louthan's letter in full follows:
To the taxpayers of Maury county:
For the purpose of correcting the
false impression which prevails In
some parts of your county that the
rate of taxation will not be reduced
as the assessment Is increased, I beg
to submit to you a statement showing
approximately what your state and
county rate will be for 1920, .
Basey on the value o freal estate,
established by proof throughout the
state, and upon the estimated value
of personal property and railroad and
public utility property, the assess
ment for the whole state for 1920
should exceed $2,000,000,000, and your
state rate will be reduced to 25 cents
and perhaps lower.
Your county rale in 1919 was $1.53.
The total assessment for your coun
ty in 1919 was in round" numbers
about $16,575,900. '
The total assessment for your coun
(Continued on Fifth Page.)
CONFERENCE OF
CHURCH LAYMEN
IN NASHVILLE
RELIEVED THAT CHRISTIANITY
WILL GIVE "RED"-RIDDEN
WORLD RELIEF.
FIVE DAY MEETING IS PLANNED
Prominent Men From Over the State
Will Talk Upon Subjects Dealing
With tho Problems of Today, and
Affecting the World's Event.
CHAIRMAN ALLEN HAS
ED
ELECTIONS
ORDER
TRUSTEE BURNS AT
MT. PLEASANT TODAY
AFTER TOMORROW HE WILL
MAKE NO MORE TRIPS INTO
OUNTY FOR COLLECTIONS.
County Trustee J. Ross Burns will
bo at Mt.Fleasant tomorrow for the
purpose of collecting taxes, lie left
this morning for the phosphate city,
and today was stationed at tho Farm
ers and Merchants Bank. Tomorrow
he will be found at the First National
Bank.
Mr. Burns spent Wednesday at
Spring 11111 where he went for the
same purpose. After tomorrow Mr.
Burns will make no more trips into
the county for the purpose of collect
ing, hut will remain in his office to pre
pare for the big rush.
At the trustee's office it is expected
that the first Monday in February will
be one of the businest ni the history
of fho office.
GIRLS READY FOR
VACANCIES IN THE COUNTY
COURT IN TWO DISTRICTS TO
BE FILLED MARCH 6.
C'hairmau Milton E. Allen won out
in the election board over the question
of calling special elections for jus
tices of the peace in the ninth and
tenth districts. When 'the vacancies
occurred Chairman Allen insisted
that in accordance with precedent
special elections should be immedi
ately called, but Secretary Hopkins
took the position that there was no
urgency about the election of members
to the vacancies and that the election
should be held In August at which
tjmo an election would be necessary
and no additional expense to the coun
ty incurred.
Hon. John M. Burns, tho third mem
ber of the commission, was consult
ed and ho inclined to the view ex
pressed by Secretary Hopkins. But
Chairman Allen felt that it would be
unjust to the people of the ninth and
tenth districts to leave them partly
unrepresented at tho April and July
terms of the quarterly court and he
finally persuaded his colleagues on
the board that his position was cor
rect. The election date has been fix
ed for Saturday, March 6.
ii
m
him
REFUSES
TO GIVE
REPRIEVE
(By Fnited Press.)
ALBANY. N. Y.. Jan. 29 Governor
Smith at r.oon today Mated that he
would not sxant a reprieve to Gordon
Fawcett Hamby on the evidetice as
it stands. Hamby is sentenced to di
in the electric chair tonight at It
o'clock for murder.
EXPECTING TO PUT UP SPLENDID
GAME WITH NASHVILLE VIS
ITORS TONIGHT.
Lovers of basketball will have an
opportunity of witnessing a real ex
hibition, when the fair sex of Hume
Fogg, of Nashville, tries to escape
from Columbia, with the goat which
rightfully belongs to the lassies out
at Central High.
The local girls have a good team,
according to reports coming from the
High School, and are expecting to put
up a splendid "scrap" for the laurel
wreath of victory.
It is expec ted that the game will be
largely attended, for there Is an unus
ually large number of basketball fans
in Columbia, and they never miss an
opportunity to see a game, especially
one between two girl etams. ,
INTRODUCES BILL
"SEX EQUALITY"
FRANCE WOULD GIVE WOMEN
SAME RECOGNITION AS MEN,
IN LEGISLATION.
(By United Press.)
PARIS, Jan. 29. A movement for
"sex equality" in France has been
given new impetus by the introduction
of a bill into the chamber of deputies
requiring all future legislation to re
cognize the equal position of men and
women.
Special to The Herald.
NASI1VILLK, Tenn, Jan. 2D. Be
lieving that the relief from the pres
ent troubles of the world is to be
found In the principles and teachings
of Jesus Christ and in order to focus
tho attention of the people of this sec
tion of the South upon these great
Christian ideals, a large body of
churchmen and Christian laymen have
called tho Southern Christian Citizen
ship Conference to meet in Nashville
during the week of March 7-12.
The conference is .o be held under
the auspices of the National Reform
Association which successfully con
ducted the Third World's Christian
Citizenship Conference during armis
tice week at Pittsburg. This was the
most significant and far-reaching
gathering of world authorities from
ail walks of life ever held and It Is
the plan of the committee in charge
of the Southern conference to make
this take similar foim. Accordingly,
a program, comprehensive in Us
theme and to be tilled by the biggest
men in th. entire nation in their re
spective lines of endeavor, has been
drawn and the list of speakers, though
not yet completed, promises to sur
pass that, arranged for any gathering
of any sort ever held in the South.
Lawyers, doctors, ; business men.
preachers and lajmen of "prominence
will talk upon subjects upon which
they are authorities pand which deal
with tb problems of today as affect
ing1 woriiL-events anlworld life. Up
permost iu all these will be tho ideals
and" teachings enunciated by and ex
emplified iu tho life of the Great Mas
ter. Christian living, Christian
thought the fundamentals of a stable
civilization- will - be pointed out as
the only lasting remedy for the ills
of the world. Coming at this time of
unrest and world-turmoil, the confer
ence is expected to play au important
part in directing the thoughts of the
people of the South and of the entire
couutry to the great events of world
import, the success aud lasting 'bene
fit of which depend upon an enlight
ened Christian citizenship.
The conference is not a revival in
the ordinary sense of a church revi
val, but it is expected to prove a re
vival of all things of a Christian na
ture that tend to solve the problems
(Continued on Fifth Page.)
v
ON TRIAL CHARGED
ASSAULT AND BATTERY
CONSIDERABLE INTEREST IS BE
ING MANIFESTED IN OUTCOME
OF PROCEEDINGS.
It is believed that the trial of Rob
ert Gordon charged with assault and
battery, which was taken up in crim
inal court Wednesday, will probably
be completed today.
Gordon is charged with assaulting
W. F. Scott near Rock Springs, in
the eastern part of the county, several
months ago.
Many witnesses have already been
examined, and at 10 o'clock this
morning several more were to be call
ed, and It was thought that the case
would not go to the jury before late
this afternoon.
The prosecution is being conducted
by County Attorney Hugh Todd Shel
ton, assisted by Attorney Job Gar
ner, while the defense is being made
by Fleming & Fleming.
CREAT MEETING
AT LYNNVILLE;
WELL ATTENDED
PROMINENT PASTORS MEET IN
ALL DAY SESSION TO DISCUSS
CHURCH WIDE REVIVAL.
LADIES SERVED SPLENDID LUNCH
Rev. William B. Ricks Says There
Are Many Signs of the Coming of
a Great Revival Other Features
Discussed.
By W. O. LARGEN.
At a most interesting all day meet
ing held at Lynnvillo, many Interest
ing subjects were discussed, among
them being "Evangelism, or Church
Wide Revival," which is of great inter
est to tho church workers of tho dis
trict, Rev. K. M. Harrcll, presiding elder
of the district, opened the meeting by
outlining its purpose. IIo gave it a
line evangelistic start.
Then Rev. II. B. Blue conducted the
devotional. His message was one of
winning men to Jesus. He spoke of
Jesus as Ono who went about doing
good and winning men one at a time
to Himself. He also called our at
tention to the evangelistic spirit of
John Wesley. '
Following this Dr. W. B. Ricks,
conference secretary, brought us a
great message on the outlook for a re
vival. He first showed beyond any
doubt that the centenary had made
good. It had been efficient in rais
ing money aud he predicts that it will
be more efficient and effective in the
evangelical campaign than in that of
raising money. He said that God had
led us and that now evidence was
sufficient to prove that we had not
. Continued on Fifth Page.)
HIGH COST OF LIVIN
WILL BE INVESTIGATED
BY DEPARTMENT LABOR
PUBLIC LIBRARY
BE MOST FITTING
MEMORIALTO MEN
IN HARMONY WITH THE SPIRIT
AND IDEALS FOR WHICH THEY
FOUGHT IN FRANCE.
PEOPLE SHOULD BE WELL READ
Vill Not Be Educated In tho Broader
and Better Sense Unless They Are
And Libraries Necessary to Furn
ish Materials,
HIGH SCHOOL FIVE
111 MEET MORGAN
TO INVESTIGATE
COST OF CLOTHES
REPRESENTATIVE TILSON INTRO
DUCES BILL IN HOUSE THIS
MORNING.
(By United Press.)
, WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 A resolu
tion asking the federal trade com
mission to make an investigation of
the high cost of clothing was Intro
duced In the house today by Represen
tative TUson'of Connecticut
FAST GAME EXPECTED WHEN
BASKETBALLERS CLASH AT
PETERSBURG FRIDAY.
One of the hardest basketball games
on tho C. H. S. schedule Is booked
for Friday night when Coach MeDan
iel'a undeefated quintette meets the
fast Morgan Preparatory school five.
Morgan has been playing great ball
this season aud has sent word that if
C. H. p. expects to get away with a
verdict the team will have to "go
some."
Up until this time the High School
ers have not lost a single game and
have won by large scores from such
teams as Winchester High, Massey
Prep school and the Vandcrbilt
Scrubs and Lewisburg High.
SAYS NAME MORGAN,
ANOJOT CAMPBELL
REV. J. W. CHERRY CORRECTS ER-
ROR IN ANNOUNCEMENT OF
NASHVILLE REVIVAL.
LANE DETERMINED
TOJUIT CABINET
DENIES PRINTED REPORT THAT
HE HAD DECIDED TO RECON
SIDER MATER.
In The Herald of yesterday, there
appeared a notice of a meeting to be
gin In Nashville on February 2. In
this notice it was stated that the
preacher was Mr. G. Campbell. It
should have been G. Campbell Mor
gan, the trouble all arose by Mr. Mor
gan parting his name In tho middle,
like I part my hair. The Reverend
George Stoves in his letter to me, by
mistake, put it G. Campbell, and in
copying his letter the mistake was
continued. I should have read the
copy before I gave it to Tho Herald,
but in my haste 1 failed to do so. It
was all my fault, and I desire again to
insist that every one who can, should
hear G. Campbell Morgan, who begins
a meeting of thirteen days on Febru
ary 2, in Nashville.
REV. J. W. CHERRY.
(By United Press.)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29. Secretary
of the Interior Lane hs not changed
his mind about resigning from the
cabinet, it was stated authoritatively
at his office today. This was denying
the printed rejorts, that at the request
of President Wilson, Lnne had recon
sidered bis intention ot quitting.
TREATY CONFERENCE
AGAIN IS POSTPONED
ILLNESS IN SENATOR LENROOT'S
FAMILY MAKES IMPOSSIBLE
HIS ATTENDANCE.
(By United Press.)
. WASHINGTON, Jan. 29. The post
ponement until tomorrow of the bi
partisan treaty conference, was caus
ed today by the absence, of Senator
Lenroot, republican conferee. . Illness
in Lenroofs family made it Impossi
ble for bla to attend,
(By REV. D. I). LITTLE.)
, Two years ago the world was in a
slate of terriblo suspense. The great
est armies ever mustered in all his
tory were in a death grapple In
Northern France. Tho Liberty of the
world was at stake and no man could
tell what the issue would be.
Then America began to pour in her
treasures on the side of Freedom.
Ten million young men offered their
lives In answer to the call; four mil
lion of these were accepted for ser
vice and two million were actually
sent to the field of battle.
A few months later all was over;
autocracy was overthrown and the
Nations of the World were free, but
not before fifty thousand brave Amer
ican boys had fallen in the conflict.
One million nine hundred fifty thou
sand returned to an enthusiastic wel
come1 from a grateful people, fifty
thousand did not return.
In the first flush of victory meet
ings were held afltTpr-onr ittfltt ai
which those for whose sakes these
lives were sacrificed pledged to erect
enduring monuments in memory of
the fifty thousand.
A year has passed, the war drum
no longer beats, the terror, Is gone,
peace is here with its freedom and its
prosperity, the wheels of industry
aro turning everywhere and our bams
Ere fairly bursting with plenty. But
what of our resolutions of yesterday?
A few have kept them. Maury Coun
( Continued on Fifth Page.)
ATTEMPTED ASSAULT
CAUSES EXCITEMENT
ASSAILANT OF FIFTEEN YEAR
OLD BETTIE BRADLEY IS STILL
AT LARGE.
Citizens of the Kedron community
are still searching for the unidenti
fied man, who on Wednesday at
tempted to assault fifteen year old
Bettie Bradley as she was on her way
home from school.
According to the story of the little
girl sho was on her way home, and
at a point a short distance from Ke
dron a man who had a flour sack over
his head sprang from a clump of bush
es on tho side of the road and at
tempted to grab her. A struggle en
sued, which only terminated when
the man was frlgtened away by an ap
proaching vehicle.
The sheriff was notified of the mat
ter, but according to citizens he did
not go to the scene of the attempt
ed crime. Considerable excitement
was caused by the attempted crime.
INQUIRIES WILL BE CONDUCTED
IN PRICES OF CLOTHING, RENT
AND OTHER NECESSITIES.
THIRTY - ONE CITIES VISITED
No Inquiry WMI Be Made Into the
Price of Food at Thi3 Time, Accord
ing to Announcement Today Infor
mation to Settle Wage Disputes.
(By United Tress.)
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29. An exten
sive survey of tho high cost of living
situation will be started next week
by the department of labor to get in
formation to be used in adjusting
wage disputes.
Tho investigators will look into the
situation in thirty one of tho largest
cities in the country. Food prices
will not be investigated at this time.
Grilling inquiries will be made,
however, Into prices of clothing, rent
and other necessities, as well as into
the prices of luxuries.
Cows Pledged
Co - Operative
Creamery Here
Stockholders of tho cooperative
creamery are not letting any grass
grow under their feet in the cam-
paign for funds and in the. pledging
of cows. As the result of Wednes
day's work sixty cows in the Spring
Hill community were pledged by the
dairymen of that' section. This milk
and cream in the past has been, ship
ped to Nashville, and the owners said
flinl Mftr avUaninA in Vw, nttli in Anfifs
le the number of cows pledged before
the creamery Js put into operation ,':
Stock sales now amount to some
$6,000, but those Interested are1 anx
ious to distribute the stock among as '
many owners of cows as possible and
will continue the campaign until some
thing over $8,000 worth of stock has -been
sold. A number of tho stock
holders have announced their willing
ness to double their purchases rather ,
than see the enterprise fall through
because of the lack of funds.
BEGINNING WORK
1 ON 1920 PLATFORM
REPUBLICANS FROM ALL WALK8
OF LIFE WILL HELP FORM
PARTY POLICIES.
(By United Press.)
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. ' 29. The
work of the policies platform com
mittee of the 1920 republican national
convention started today, following
the announcement late yesterday of
its membership by Chairman Will
Hays.
The committee consists of twelve
members of the national committee,
already appointed, and approximately
one hundred men and women from all
walks of life and shapes of republicanism.
JURORS ALREADY
HAD MINDS MADE UP
DELAYS ENCOUNTERED IN TRIAL
OF SENATOR NEWBERRY IN
MICHIGAN TODAY.
(By United Press.)
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich,, Jan. 29.
Delays in the selection of a Jury were
encountered today in the trial of
United States Senator Truman New
berry and 131 of his associates,
charged with corrupting the Michi
gan election.
Many members of the Jury panol
were excused from duty because they
already have their minds made up as
to the merits of the case.
The court recessed to allow the at
torneys for the defense to confer on
the jury of twelve Jurors tentatively
accepted.
PROBERS
BELIEVE
IAN WAS
IURDERED
(By United Press.) '
M'MINNVILLE. Tenn., Jan. 23.
That Fred Murphy, government In
formant, who was found dead hanging
in his cell, was murdered as tho re
sult of a conspiracy to prevent him
from testifying, was the belief of the
government and civil investigators to
day. Four men are expected to be ar
rested within a few days.
Murphy was to testify against Sher
iff Warren and others charged with
illicit distilling. He was & prisoner
In the jail when his dead body ,"a3.
found. ' - ' -