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OF ANY WEEKLY NEWSPAPER
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GRESSIONAL DISTRICT.
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OF REAL LIVE TELEGRAPH ANO
LOCAL NEWS, ONLY WEEKLY
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VOL. LXXII NO.- 7
COLUMBIA, TENNESSEE, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1920
FIGHT Of! RATIFICATION
PEACE PACT
ON ARTICLE
INDICATION OF DIFFICULTY TO
J- BE OVERCOME IS SEEN IN RE
.' JECTION OF "COMPROMISE."
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HITCHCOCK WILL NOT ACCEPT
Says "Heralded Compromise" Is Mote
Abject . Surrender of Democrats
Than the Original Lodge Reser
vation proposed. (
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- (By. United Press.)
WASH I NGTON, , Feb. 12. Indica
tions of difficulties that must be over
come foeforo the senate can reach a
compromise on Article 10 In the league
of nations covenant was Been today In
the rejection by .Democratic Leader
Hitchcock of the , widely heralded
"compromise," submitted by the mild
reservatlonists.
. Senator Hitchcock declared that, the
acceptance of the "compromise" by
die democrats would involve even
more, abject' surrender than the orig
' inal Lodge reservation proposed
The compromise modification of fhe
Lodge reservation, which Senator
Lodge declared ha3 been accepted by
the mild reservatlonlsts, provides that
"The United States assumes no obli
gation to preserve hy use of its mili
tary or naval forces, or by boycott, or
by any other means the territorial in
tegrity or political Independence of
any other nation, etc."
A
TO CENTER
10: IS BELIEF
KAISER FORBIDS
SURRENDER OF
CROWN PRINCE
WILHELM ASKS DUTCH GOVERN
MENT TO PREVENT 80N'S SUR
RENDER TO ALIIE8.
CROWN PRINCE OFFERS HIMSELF
Would Suffer for the War Crimes of
- Germany Instead of Some Eight
Hundred of His Countrymen .De
manded by. Alike for Trial.
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MHIIt) HILL IIU I
-ASK ALLIED GUILTY
nCDMUlIO
FRENCH FOREIGN OFFICE DIS
CREDITS REPORT OF GERMAN
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J TAIIIS, Feb. .llThe French for
eign 'office:.'- today discredited the re
port that Germany intends to present
a lUt'o'f alleged allied guilty, as a re
plyloi the. allid domabds for the sur
rond&r pf' German .accused of war
crimes.' .7 ' .- ' : ", . .
(By United Press.)
r.RHLIN'. Feb. 12 The former
Kp.!s;v bait forbidden his son, the for
mer crown prince, to surrender him
self to the allies; and has requested
the Dutch government to prevent
ouch- a procedure, the Kreuz Keutlng
said today.
A cable received at Washington
Tuesday addressed to President Wil
son said that Frederick William would
surrender himself to the allies for
troal, if the charges against the oth
er accused Germans were dismissed.
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JUSTIFIED IN
EXECUTING LAW
JUDGE RULES THAT THIS SENTI
MENT IS NOT GROUNDS FOR
CHALLENGE OF JURYMEN. .
HIGH SCHOOL 10
' MEET MASSEY
WILL MEET FAST PREP SCHOOL
TEAM AT PULASKI FRIDAY
7 V EVENING.
The boys' basketball team of she
High School will go to Pulaski FrUay
evening for a game with tho fast TVas
scy ' prep school and a hard fought
game no doubt will bo tho result, us
Massey has been doing lots of hard
work since tho defeat suffered here
at the hand, of Coach McDaniels'
aggregation.
The High School Is still playing in
great form, and has won practically
every game played this season, the
Morgan game being an exception,
losing this game by a narrow mar
gin. - .
Since the first of the season the
High School has met and defeated
Winchester High, Massey, Hranham &
Hughes. 1 1 time-Fogg, Vifmlerbllt
Scrubs and Lowisburg.
(Hy United Press.)
ifTHOBSTONE, Ariz., Feb. 12. "Men
scmettynes-are justified in taking the
law into their own hands," said C. B.
Weiss, a cattleman today on being
oxamined for jury service In the Bts
bee kidnapping trial here.
Judge Pattee ruled that such belief
was insufficient grounds for a chal
lenge, which was considered one of
the most Important rulings of the
trial. !
S. M. Bull Caused a ripple of amuse
ment in court when in describing his
residence he haiil. "I live a hundred
yards from Mexico."
SCHOOL IN SIXTH
DISTRICT
BURNS
SPLENDID
RECITAL
AT
HIGH
SCHOOL
IV1
V o.
LARGE. CROWD ENJOYS MUSICAL
NUMBERS GIVEN BY PUPILS OF
MRS. HENRY A. PORTER.
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fcllceital given at the High School
fjZtmioiium . rant nifrht by the music
pupils of Mrs. Henry A. roiter, as
sisted by Miss Aunlo Grace O'Calla
efian and Miss Florence H. K.iwards,
was largely attended and greatly en
joyed.
, The pupils of Mrs. Porter executed
some most difficult numbers in a most
charming manner, showing tho result
of the splendid training they have
received.
Misses O'Calbv-'han and Kd wards
are already too well known as enter
tainer of rare merit, to need further
comment, the former as a sol.'st. and
the latter as a render, always are re
ceived with applause by Columbia au
diences. -
BLAZE TOTALLY DESTROYS POR
TER'S CHURCH SCHOOL HOUSE
HOUSE THIS AFTERNOON.
Fire, originating from a defective
fire Thursday at 12:30 o'clock totally
destroyed the Porter's Church school
bouse 'in the sixth civil district. The
school building was valued at between
Jl.GOO and $2,000 and is insured.
It is said that some forty children
were jn attendance, the teachers be
ing Miss Kate Holt and Mips Susie
Lindsey. The chinldren saved their
books.
ll is not known how the remainder
ot 1 li r- term will be completed, but
citizens of the community are making
plans to house the school until a new
buildlns can be erected.
ESTABLISHED IN 1848
DOES COLUMBIA
WANT BASEBALL
COMING SEASON?
ALABAMA FAN SUGGESTS FOR
MATION OF ALABAMA-TENNESSEE
SIX CLUB LEAGUE,.
WANTS COLUMBIA FANS TO ACT
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Suggests That Enthusiasts of This
City Hold Meeting to Determine
Whether or Net Entrance Into the
LenQue Will fie Sought.
Does Columbia want to play lea sue
ball this season? Then gather around
fans, while we spill the latest dopo,
the first harbinger of spring.
This morning The Herald received
a letter from M. It. Rankin, well
known citizen of Albany, Alabama,
suggesting the formation of a league
which would include Columbia.
The letter is self explanatory and
fellows in full:
Editor Daily Newspaper, Columbia.
Dear Sir The writer, together
with several oilier men in our city,
are desirous of forming a baseball
league for the spring and summer
of 1920 and would like to get five
other cities in North Alabama and
Southern Tennessee to go in with us
and form, a-league, t with- a certain
number of games to play.
I would be fflad if you would hand
this hnier to some yood baseball fan
In your city, or give it publication,
with the request that if there is Inter
est enough in this fropoaition, we
would like to call a meeting here, and
see if we can get together in the mat
ter. Will Hiank you to let 'mo hear
from you promptly in the matter.
: "Sours very truly,
i M. H. RANKIN,
Columbia has quite a number of rab
id baseball enthusiasts, and It Is not
unlikely that stoek sufficient to guar
antee the operation of a club here
efluld be sold within a short time.
If thoi.e who are Interested in the
organization of a. league will keep in
touch" with The Herald, the matter
will be kept before the public.
BARTON
SUCC
E
SECRETARY LANE
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SHIPPING BOARD HEAD TO BE
COME SECRETARY OF DEPART
MENT OF INTERIOR.
(Dy United Press.)
WASHINGTON, Fb. 12. John Bar
ton Payne today was named secretary
of the Inferior, to succeed Franklin
K. Lane who leaves office March 1.
Payne Is at present chairman of the
shipping board, His nomination was
sent to the senate today by Presi
dent Wilson, It was announced at
the White House.
MORGAN DEFEATS 7
C. M. A. FIVE
MILITARY ACADEMY DROPS FAST
GAME TO COYS FROM PETERS
BURG LAST NIGHT.
In a fast and well played game the
heavy Morgan school from Petersburg
walloped the C. M. A. quintette last
night to the tune of eighteen to nine.
Tbe outstanding feature of the gtrtne
was the fact that out of the ten men
representing the two schools on the
floor, three of them wcrolcKibbons,
tho two elder boys being members of
the Military Academy squad, while
the yonnger played a snappy' game
with the Petersburg aggregation.
SUBMITS TO FINE
WHEEL TAX CASE
SEVERAL CASES DISPOSED OF IN
CRIMINAL COURT, OTHER
" CASES SET FOR FEB. 27.
ENLOE DEFENDS
THE STATE BOARD
OF EQUALIZATION
EXPECTS STATE TO .DERIVE
GREAT BENEFITS FROM EQUIT
ABLE ASSESSMENT.
SAYS NEW ASSESSMENT IS JUST
Believes Capital-Will Be Attracted to
State When Tennessee Reduces Her
Tax Rate Cites Instances of Un
just Assessment,
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Col. 11. A. Enloe, ch&innan of the
GRAND JURY TO
BE IN SESSION
HEREON MONDAY
BELIEVED JUDGE TURNER WILL
CHARGE JURY ON OOQ AND
WHEEL TAX VIOLATIONS,
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SOME CONFUSION EXISTS NOW
Constitutionality of Wheel Tax Law
Has Been Passed Upon Since Last
Session of Circuit Court Status of
'Dog Law Needs Explanation.
WAG
When tho grand Jury meets Mon-
railroad and public utilities commls-j day, there are a number of interest-
sion, has addressed ; a somewhat
lengthy communication to The Jler
ald, with reference to the new tax as
sessments of. the state.
Col. Enloe's letter follows:
In May last the state board of equal
ization published a statement explain
ing Its plans for the, assessment of all
the property In the stale at its actual
cash value. . F ,
In the further progress of the work
made since1-ITif-tfime volumes of evi
dence have been added, to the record
which have demonstrated the Impos
sibility of making a legal and consti
tutional assessment by the applica
tion of any percentage rule to the
former assessment. Three concrete
cases, one from each grand division
of the state, which we shall now men
tion, show the utter wrong of proceed
ing by any other method than the plan
of this board to. value each piece and
each class of property at its actual
cash value.
One eorparation In West Tennessee
was assessed In 391 S at a little over
f 300,000.00. The sworn testimony of
.witnesses acquainted with the proper
ly, 'shows that It should have been
assessed at $3,000,000.00, or ten times
tbe former assessment On the other
hand, proof taken by this hoard shows
that there are many thousands of
pieces of property in West Tennessee
assessed at from 50 75 per cent, and
seme even as high as 90 per cent of
their value.. It will be seen that
the application of the percentage rale
to these varioua properties, doubling
the assessment for an illustration,
the property of this corporation
would have been assessed at one-fifth
of its value,' while the thousands of
other taxpayers would have had their
property assessed at front 100 to 150
per cent of the actual cash value.
In East Tennessee- a large foreign
corprtration had Its property assessed
at $2Cl,00O.00. When called upon by
tho representatives of this boa,rd for
an appraisal of the same property, the
company niade a showing of. $3,000,
000.00 in value upon which It is willing
to be assessed. , The assessment of
(Continued on Fifth Page.)
STUDENTS BENEFITED
7 BY LUNCHES SERVED
INTERESTING MEETING OF PAR
ENT TEACHERS ASSOCIATION
IS HELD.
lug points of law.on which It is believ
ed Judge Turner will specifically In
struct the jurymen.
It is believod that he will call es
pecial attention to the violation of
the dog law, explaining that it was
not on thu grounds of unconstitution
ality that scores of cases against dog
owners for falling to pay tax were
thrown out of court, but merely be
cause the Indictments were nqt prop
erly drawn. In other words, the in
dictments were drawn after dog own
ers had actually paid the tax, there
fore the Indictment was invalid. So
far as Maury county is concerned the
dog law Etill holds good, and owners
of dogs are being assessed by county
Assessor Webb Willlam3, who will
alBO collect the tax.
It is expected that Judge Turner
will also explain the status of the
wheel tax law, the constitutionality of
this" measure having been attacked
In court since the last session of the
grand jury, and It being held by Judge
Whltthorne In criminal court that the
law is constitutional, therefore those
who have failed to pay this tax are
laying themselves liable to prosecu
tion. . V ...'..:.
BETTER WIRE SERVICE
! BE GIVEN COLUMBIA
WESTERN UNION OFFICE WILL
BE OPEN SEVEN DAYS PER
; WEEK IN FUTURE.
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In the future Columbia will have
a seven day a week telegraph service
over the lines of the Western Union,
according to an announcement made
this morning by Manager P.urton of
tbe local office.
In the past the office has been open
only four hours per day on Sunday,
being from 8 until 10 o'clock morn
ings, and In the afternoon from 4
o'clock until G P. MY In the future
the office will be open on Sunday's
between the hours of 8 A. M. and 6
P. M.
Several - cases have been disposed
of in criminal court as follows: Don
Holt, charged with public drunken
nehs, has bi'cn dismissed on account
of insufficient evidence.
Tom Love, , charged with violating
(be wheel tax law, submitted his case
and accepted a minimum fine of $5
and eor.t'i, which was suspended for
thirty days pending application for a
pardon.
The case of Klggs Jackson, charged
with selling liquor without Ijcense,
was set for Feb. i!7, as was the cose
against Henry Gibson, who Is charg
ed with petit larceny.
These latter cases will practically
bring the February term of court to
an end.
At the regular meeting of the Par
ent Teachers Association on Friday
afternoon, February sixth, the bene
fits derived from lunches served to
the public in the last month.was dis
cussed, The teachers of the school report
ed that tha physical condition of
I many children had improved and the
scholarship of those had kept pace.
Tbe per cent of daily grades and
attendance has been promoted great
ly by these lunches. Too much
praise cannot, bo accorded the moth
ers of this associaiton for the great
good being accomplished by their un
tiring services.
A splendid paper on Physical Deve
lopment of Children was read by
Mrs. S. R. Hardlson and discussed by
tbe members present.
LETTS AND REDS
S N
A C
E
(By United Press.)
LONDON, Feb. 12 The Letts and
Bolshevist have signed an armistice,
a dispatch from Riga said today.
WILL MATTHEWS SELLS
TWO SADDLE HORSES
ONE TO MISSISSIPPI; ONE TO
GEORGIA HANDSOME SUM
OF $700 PAID.
Will Matthews sold two Maury
county saddle horses Wednesday for
MANY PAY TRIBUTE
! TOJARRY ALFORD
HUNDREDS OF SORROWING
FRIENDS ATTEND FUNERAL AT
GARDEN'STREET CHURCH.
R0THIN6 BUT INCREASED
r n am PTfin PTnifr
c uhim o ur o n
SAYS BROTHERH
MT. PLEASANT TO
SEND DELEGATES
TO LODGE MEET
mi
Mi
DEMANDS MUST BE GRANTED OR
3C0,0C0 MEN WILL WALK OUT
TUESDAY, CAYS MALLOY.
JUNIOR ORDER IS EXPECTING
GREAT MEETING TO BE HELD
. . HERE TONIGHT. -
TO DISCUSS TEACHER'S SALARY
WILSON IS TO MEET COMMITTEE
Secretary Tumulty Obtains Statement
From Director General Mines Re
tiardino Wage Controversy. Presi
dent to Study Situation. ,
(fly United Press.)
WASHINGTON, D. C, Feb. 12.
becretary Tumulty conferred with
Director General of Railroads Jlines
early today. Tumulty obtained Dir
ector HineH statement of the rail
road wage controversy to lay before
President .Wilson. .
Brotherhood officials say tho put
ting tho question up to Wilson will
not cause the cancellation on the
strike order, effective on Tuesday,
and already sent to 300,000 members
! of the United Brotherhood of thu
Patriotic Organization Believes That
None But Best Tteachers Should Be
Employed to Mould Characters of
the Youth of America.
A delegation from the Mt. Pleasant
Lodge, J. O. U. A. M. will meet with
tho Columbia Lodge tonight for the
purpose of discussing higher pay for
school teachers of the ctate and na- Maintenance cf Way employes. Vice
tion. It is expected that the meeting ; President John M alloy of the Broth
of the lodge tonight will be largely ' er,i0(1 sai(l tday "The only thing that
attended, as members of the local J ave' f "r strike is the granting
lodge are greatly interested in the of our demands a car;h wage advance
welfare of public schools, and stand ,9 vnflt ",lr "en want." ;
squarely behind any movement, that ,f waa announced this morning that
will tend to increase the pay of those President Wilson will meet a delega
wlio instruct the youth of America. I tion r ,n,'ee railroad and union offi-
Members of the order say that with ! tla,fl at H: 30 tomorrow morning.,
the exception of tho mother, thel '
school teacher does more to mould tho
character of the child than any ono
agency, therefore, none but the best
teachers should bo employed. In or
der to secure good teachers, it i3 go
ing to bo necessary to pay higher sal
aries. Members of the orde.r believe
that this is ono of the best preventa
tives against Bolshevism, and an
ounce of prevention is worth a pound
of cure.
Light refreshments will bo served
by the Columbia lodge, with cigars
on the side.
LEWISBURG MAN
DIES IN COLUMBIA
BODY OF A. O. RAMSEY IS SHIP
, PED TO HIS HOME FOR BUR
IAL WEDNESDAY.
Tbe body of A. O. Ramsey, who died
at the King's Daughters hospital Tues
day night wan shipped to his home
in I.ewisburg yesterday for interment
in the family burying ground.
Mr. Itamsey had been . in failing
health for some time, and had been
in the local bor.pital for some ten
da'3. He was twenty-four years of
age," and is survived by his wife and
several brothers and sisters.
The funeral of Harry Alford, who
died . in Denver, Colo., Sunday, was
conducted at 10 o'clock this morning
at the Garden street Presbyterian
church hy Rev. S. D. Logan. Hun
dreds of sorrowing friends assembled
to pay a last tribute to the memory
of this beloved young man. The floral
offerings were many and beautiful.
Members of the Elks Lodge and
the banking fraternity of the city act
ed as honorary pall bearers as the
body was laid to rest In Rose Hill cemetery.
FBED CHRISTLEY JOINS '
THE FIFTH CAVALRY
HEARS THE CALL OF HIS COUN
TRY ATTACHED TO HEAD
QUARTERS COMPANY.
SENATE HONORS
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Fred Christ ley, who has for the
past several weeks been employed In
tbe circulation department of The
Herald, Has enlisted in the army of
Uncle San. Fred left this morning
for Nashville, from there he goes to
Fort Oglethorpe where he will be fit
ted with uniform and sent on to Mar
fa, Texas, where he will be asnlgned
to duty In the Fifth Cavalry. Ho will
be attached to the headquarters com
pany and assigned to office work
Young Chrlstley Is a brother of Nor-
i man Chrlstley, of thbi city, who hold?
an Important position with the Colum
bia Ice & Cold Storage Company.
WILSON MAY PflESIDE
OVER CABINET MEET
REPORT INDICATE8. THAT PRESI
DENT IS RAPIDLY REGAIN- v
- ING STRENGTH. 4
(Dy United Press.)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 President
Wilson will probably preside over a
mectihg of the cabinet this afternoon,
It.was learnel today.
R. L. HAKES BUYS
LARUE TRACT LAND
WILL HOLD BIG AUCTION SALE
OF LOTS ABOUT APRfL FIRST
OF THIS YEAR.
Riggs L. Hayes has just returned
from Cooper, Texas, where tie closed
a deal for a large tract of land at
$400 per acre. It is the purpose of ,
Hayes & Jackson to hold a largo auc
tion sale of this property about April
the first.
Tho tract Will be cut up iuto small
tracts and sold to the highest bidder.
Mr .Hayes is greatly pleased with his
purchase, and as tbe auction business
is one of his long suits,- he is right in
clover on this deal.
LOCAL IRCIIANTS
OFFER GOOD PRIZES
K . -
NATIONAL ESSAY CONTEST IS
CREATING MUCH INTEREST
AMONG SCHOOL CHILDREN.
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AFTER READING GETTYSBURG
ADDRESS, UPPER HOUSE
TAKES ADJOURNMENT.
CARL OLIVER TO BE
IN TRUSTEE'S OFFICE
(P.y United Press.)
j WILL ASSIST IN COLLECTIONS
1 DURING ABSENCE OF TRUSTEE
j 'J. ROSS BURNS.
During the absence of Trustee J.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 12. The en-J Ross Burns, who Is in Florida, Carl
which he received $700 cash. One of! ate adjourned today as a mark ot ro-j Oliver will assist Deputy Davis Mitch-
these horses goes to a gentleman by
the name of Potts, of Atlanta, for
:'i00, and one goes to a gentleman
by the name of Rirhle, Clarksdale,
spect to the memory of Abraham Lln-j ell in Jhe collection of taxes. Mr. 01
coln. The adjournment followed the, fvr Is a member of the firm of Oliver
reading of Lincoln's Gettysburg ad-j Bros, is too well known to Maury
dress by Senator Keys, who read frpmj couut bins to ned an Introduction.
Miss., for $400. These horses are j the original manuscript In Lincoln's! For some time he was employed at
considered two of the best ' horses
ever shipped cut of Maury county.
Here is the national army recruit
essay contest. All school children
who are competing, watch for tho
prizes. Practically all of the local
dealers in town are enthusiastic sup
porters of the contest and all are go
ing to bo In the game. Here are one
or two t the prizes but tho complete
Ibit will be published later:
The Smart Shop offers tho winning
ghi a pair of kid gloves. Columbia
Bank & Trust Co. offers $3.00 In cash,
and Rilters Grocery Company, W. W.
Evans & Co. and the Maury Dry
(ioods Co. are among those offerlrfg
prizes in merchandise.
Tbe latest news from N'ashvlllo
shows over a hundred prizes there.
Here is our goal: A first, second and
third prlie for the town; a first, sec
ond and third prize for tho county; a
prize for the winning girl and the win
ning boy In every grade from the flfh
to senior high school inclusive, and
a first, a second und a third pvizo for
each school in the eonfest, and they
are all In It. That gives all the local
dealers a chance to be represented,
and even the little fifth graders have
a chance at a prize. Hut don't forget
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handwriting, which has been la the the trustee's office and knowr thej(he trip to Washington and the gold
Keyes family for many years. j work of Jhe office from A to Izzard. . medal