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LARGEST CIRCULATION
OF ANY WEEKLY-NEWSPAPER
PUBLISHED IN SEVENTH CON
GRESSIONAL DISTRICT.
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VOL. LXXII NO. 9
EIGHT BRIGHT PAGES
OF REAL LIVE TELEGRAPH AND
LOCAL NEWS- ONLY WEEKLY
CARRYING TELEGRAPH SERVICE
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COLUMBIA, TENNESSEE, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY
7. 1920
AGENTS PRAISE
COLUMBIA FOLKS
FOR HOSPITALITY
. I l ... , ,
LEADERS IN AGRICULTURAL
WORK DELIGHTED WITH THEIR
. RECEPTION HERE.
TWO DAYS SESSION IS ENDED
y . ' n ! ,
Men 'and Women Conclude Their
Meeting With Separate Sessions to
Discuss the Problems That Must Be
Solved During the Coming Year.
After adopting resolutions thanking
Iho citizens and officials of the county
for the hospitality and courtesies
Known .thorn, the .county and home dem
onstration agents "adjourned their I wo
days conference, at fi o'clock Wednes
day afternoon, ' Bespite the fact Uiut
Hie influenza situation proven led
nomo of tho agents from attending;
and others were forced for the same
reason to leave before tho meet ins
was over, it was pronounced hy Dis
trict 'Agents Dean and Wells the host
conference they ever had.
The resolutions presented by a com
mittee headed by J.ieut. Oscar L. Far
rls expressed, appreciation for hos
pitality and especially for .the use, of
the Methodist Sunday school , room,
the court.' house, for the sumptuous
banquet and other (courtesies and at
tentions Rhown.
. A )oint. session of the men and wo
men fluents was held in the morning,
explanations 'of. county plans of work
were, made, followed by general and
voi'ytjiitevasliiiiBi,.liitc,iissiouM, Club J
work was also discussed at, length and I
many suggestions of value were re-!
coivrtd from tho experienced agents. '
During the afternoon tho sessions!
were held separately, the men agents j
being directed jiy District, Agent j
Dean, while' Mrs Kate Well3, the dis
trict agent, presided over the deliber
ation of the women agents.
At these separate seasons the solu-!
tlon of tho problems , that the agents j
will face was discussed. '
El SICK
FOUR MEASURES PROPOSED IN
. HOUSE RESULT OF WILSON
LANSING CORRESPONDENCE.
FESS OF OHIO SUBMITS PLAN
Believes That It Will Be Necessary
to Provide Legal Machinery to Care
for President's Duties by Constitu
tional Amendment.
(By United Prss.)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2fi. The
house judiciary committee today took.
Uii vigorous measures that, have been
introduced In congress during, tho
past few tlays to provide legal ma
chinery for relieving the president of
Jilt duties in times of prolonged ill
ness or oilier disability,
Four disability proposals have been
introduced In the house during the
last week as the result of the.Wilfion
La:isig correspondence, which show
ed liiut the President was able to at
tiM.d to very few executive duties
for novor.il nionlha.
Representative Fess, of Ohio, be
lieves that a constitutional amend
ment Is necessary to remedy the situa
tion, while other measures are in tho
form of direct legislation.
JAS. C. WOOTEN
EX-CONFEDERATE
DEATH'S VICTIM
END CAME THIS MORNING SHORT
LY AFTER TWO O'CLOCK FOL
LOWING LONG ILLNESS. '
ESTABLISHED IN 1848
ADOPTED SON OF VICE
PRESENT MARSHALL OIES
MARSHALL CANCELS ALL SPEAK
ING ENGAGEMENAS ON AC
COUNT OF THE DEATH.
(By United Press.)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2fi. Morrison
Marshall, aged three years, adopted
son of Vice President Marshall, died
here early today, lie had been suf
fering for several weeks with acid in J
his blood, and all tho efforts of special-j
ists at John Hopkins failed to save
him. ,
Vice President Marshall has cancell- j
ed all' of his speaking engagements I
on account of the death.
WAS RESPECTED BUSINESS MAN
For Many Years Was Prominently
Identified With the Business and
Commercial Interests of the City
and Development of County.
James Council Woolen, one of Co
lumbia's oldest laid mo;;t respected
citizens, gallant old Confederate sol
dier, and retired business man, died
this morning shortly after 2 o'clock
at his homo on North High street. Mr.
Wooten had been In failing health for
several years, but not until tho past
few days had his condition been re
garded as critical, and his death, al
though not' unexpected, eamo as a
great blow to his family and legion of
friends. 1 .
Mr. Wooten was horn In Fayette
ville, North Carolina in June, 1S32,
and therefore was eighty-seven
years and seven "months of age. While
still ad Infant, Mr. Woten eamo to
Maury county with his parents, and
wnn rne exception 01 a few years
which ho. spent in Northern Alabama,
he had been a resident of this county
practically all his life.
When war was declared between tho
states Mr. Wooten cast his lot with
the Confederacy, and served with dis
tinction to himself and honor to his
country, during the four years of war
Mr. Wooten was. commissioned cap
tain, and iWelved . his baptism of
fire at Fort Donaldson, and again at
Chicamuuga Park. After the close of
the war he returned to Alabama,
whero on 'February 17, 1869, he was
married to Miss Haftie Abernathy, to
which union seven children were
born, four of whom survive. A few
(Continued on Third Page )
K, 6, HOWARD OPENS
AUTOMOTIVE STATION
EXPECTS POLK
WILL RESIGN AS
SECRETARY SOON
OFFICIALS BELIEVE THIS WILL
BE NEXT STEP IN REORGANI
ZATION OF DEPARTMENT.
POLS CONFERS Willi WILSON
Following Visit to White Hose This
Morning Says His Pens Have Not
Been ChangedColby Expected to
Assume Duties at Once.
(lly United pless.)
WASHINGTON, Feb.2(!. The res
ignation of Frank L. Polk, under sec
retary of stale l! expected as the next
move In the practical reorganization
of the slate deunrtmlnt result insr
from the WilSon-Lansln ; clash
Mr. Polk Vailed at tlw White House
this morning, and imn edintely after
his visit there ho was : sked if ho In
tended to resign immediately. He
replied, "My plans are , ust what they
have always been. PIS stay on and
help all I can." ,
It Is expected that Copy will proba
bly assume his duties as (secretary of
state before the nomination Is approv
ed by tho senate. ' Sfjnntor. Lodge,
chairman of the ser.atd foreign rela
tions committee, which must pass on
tho nomination, Is tied up In the peace
treaty fight, and other members of
the committee are away from Wash
ington Indefinitely.
BEER DESTROYED IN
WILLIAMSON COUNTY
COLUMBIA RAND
'MAKES PROGRESS
ORGANIZATION WILL BE IN READ
INESS TO GIVE CONCERTS
'I BY MIDLE OF MAY.
LITTLE GIRL IS
INFLUENZA VICTIM
Ella Van Kelly, little daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Kelly, died this
morning at 5 o'clock at. Iho residence
of her parents near Nebo after an ill
ness of two weeks with influenza. She
is -survived by her parents and two
small brothers.
A prayer service will be conducted
at Nebo tomorrow at 11 o'clock by
Rev. J. B. Spurlock. : Interment will
bo in Nebo cemetery. The Maury Un
dertaking Company in charge.
Splendid progress is being made by
tho Maury county brass l)and, some
seventeen or eighteen members have
proved' "stickers" and are mak'ng
good progress under the ablo direc
tion of Fritz Halm, and it is thought
that this band will have made suffi
cient progress to stage some real con
cert ft by the ides of May at the latest.
It is expected that the coming of the
Military Bandjo Columbia next week
will prove a "great stimulons in re
cruiting up. tho membership of the lo
cal organization. Those in charge of
i ir,,i om ntiYinna to have at
I III" lue.u u.iii'i ,
least twenty live pieces in the organi
zation." J
I Its new counters in Marfa, Texas, re-
j enntly, and the boys from Tennessee
j who have just gone there sny "There's
nothing like it." Concrete barracks
i that are cool in hot weather and warm
in winter; a thorough electric lighting
GLOBE FURNISHING CO. BEEN IN system throughout the camp; com
,., hubia onf Iplcte, convenient and absolutely up
BU!f 8 'C0.i:;NE ! -1- P."nWn, lik the best hotels
Ti-nn " " 1 I ... ..... 1 : ,.,.L,a rn.il !.. fin.l pnafl-
III llll" IIIK in .-, .'
TENNESSEE BOYS
IN FIFTH CAVALRY
ENJOYING LIFE AT MARFA, TEX.,
NOW OCCUPYING NEW AND
MODERN BARRACKS.
The fifth cavalry has moved into
FIRST ANNIVERSARY
-. . ' Ir?, ,!--ht'- - '
WiLL repair, rewind' aLl KINDS
OF BATTERIES AND
. DYNAMOS, ,";
K. C. Howard, manager of the Auto
motive Service Co., makes announce
men!, in The Herald today that he will
be ready for business at the old Gam
ble office on Eighth street about the
first day of March, nnd will be pre
pared to do all . kinds of electrical
work for automobiles and batteries.
He Will also Carry a complete lino
of Exlde batteries lu tock for nil
makes of cars. He will have a compe
tent corps of helper to nssist hira in
his work. ".
Mr. Howard is an electrician of abil
ity, having for the past fourteen
months been at the head of the Ar
mour plant near this city. Mr. How
ard Installed all of the electrical work
at this plant. Ho Is a finished me
chanle'and will no doubt bo a great
help to the inoior car owners of this
section of the 'country. .
Mr. Howard, in discussing his work
REVENUE OFFICERS MAKE' RAID
LAST NIGHT AND ARREST
"GREASY" CRISWELL.
Rev nun officers Ben ; Ayniclt and
John Howard and Deputy Sheriff Ring,
of Maury county staged rffVa1ft last
night, in Williamson county, three
miles ra:.t of Heihwsda and captured
S(yoral gallons of "moonshine whis
ky," destroyed two barrels of beer
and mauh used in making whisky and
arrested J. N. "Greasy" Crlswell on
suspicion of operating a "wild cat
still." Officers made a thorough
search of tho premlses'but were una
ble to locate a 'still, iut say that the
boor found in tho smokehouse was al
most a sure tip that the liquor Was
being manufactured nearby.
WOLF'S SAMPLE SHOE
STORE PUTS ON SALE
FIRST PAGE
MAMMOTH STOCK OF SHOES DAM
AGED IN RECENT FIRE GOES
ON SALE SATURDAY..
Beginning next Saturday morning,
February 2S, Wolf's Sample Shoe
store at the corner of South Main and
Eighth streets will put on a mammoth
fire sale of their entire stosk of shoes.
TM.i firm Buffered a slight fire re
cently, and their entire bhoo stock
todaystated that he was not here to I was either damaged from water or by
cut prices, but to work in co-operation
with tho garage owners as well as di
rect with tho people. "It is service I
hope to render, not only to the people
smoke and in order to move out their
entire stock and make room for the
spring and summer shoes that they
will tioon begin to receive they have
S 'x
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SALE OF LOCAL FIRM
of Maury county, but to tho people ot 1 ir.nniirutefl this mammoth sale and
Tennessee, Alabama and Georgia as ; have decided to let the people of Matt
wejl.' ' ry and adjoining counties have thpm.
I The slock has all been gone through
I carefully and placed lit piles accord
! Inp to quality, and prices put on them
1 that will undoubtedly move thein out.
COUNTY EDUCATION BOARD
.WILL MEET ON MONDAY
COUNTY SCHOOLS
WILL END TERMS
IN TWO WEEKS
SUPERINTENDENT GRAHAM PRE
PARING QUESTION FOR THE
EXAMINATIONS.
CERTIFICATES TO 8TH GRADE
Examinations Under the Uniform Law
Will Be Conducted Here for Both
High School and Elementary Teach
ors on March 12 and 13.
Prof John P. Graham, county super
intendent, Is busy these days prepar
ing tho questions for the examinations
in the elementary schools of the coun
ty1. The elementary schools have but
two more weeks of tho term where
they started on time and have not
been forced to clone for any reason.
Only tho schools of Mt. Pleasant, Et
taton, Enterprise, Sullivan and Mc
Cains have so for been closed because
of sickness.
The questions for the examinations
are being prepared for the pupils of
the first eight grades. They will bo
mailed out to the teachers next week
as the examinations will be held the
following week.
Prof. Graham must also prepare the
certificates to bo delivered to the
eighth grade pupils who complete the
elementary schools and are ready for
admission to the high schools. The
number lu tho county Is expected to
aliow an increase over the previous
year. ,
Fnless tho Influenza epidemic
should become very much worse than
it is now the term will close with very
few schools demoralized because of a
suspension of the term. This will
be in marked contrast to the previous
year.
Immediately following the close of
the elementary school term the uni
form examination for both high school
and elementary teachers will be held
This examination will take place at
tho county high school on Friday and
Saturday, March 12 and 13.
LEAU6E OF NATIONS IS
TAKEN UP 1 SENTA
FOR DISCUSSION TODAY
REED BITTERLY ASSAILS PRESI
DENT'S SELECTION OF NEW
SECRETARY OF STATE.
LEAGUE "SERPENT OF TREASON"
Missouri Senator Assailn Everything
n Sight as. He Opens Debate on
League This Morning In Senate Ar
ticle Ten Discussed Later.
(By United Press.)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20. The sen
ate today adopted a motion by Sena
tor Lodge to postpone the discussion
of reservations on Article 10 of the
league ot nations) until all other res
ervations have been disposed of.
There was no debate in opposition to
Senator Lodge's motion, who explain
ed that this was tho chief quest iou
on the controversy, and that he
thought that time could be saved by
deposing of other reservations first.
Senator Hitchcock cast the only -dissenting
vote against the motion.
Senator Reed, of Missouri, opened
the debate on the treaty. He said,
"This serpent of treason must be kill
ed for a second time," and added, ".any
senator is warranted in taking any
amount of time he pleases to, discuss
It." He also said, "One of the men
who most assidiousiy misrepresented
the league of nations to the people of
the United States has just been nam
ed secretary of slate, and I simply re
mark, that if he does pot know any
more about foreign affairs than he
did the league of nations, when he
was out in my slate making speeches
he needs a long and painful course
of instructions." ; '
Senator Amherst, of Arizona, re
plied Hint he though a mistake had
beeii made in not naming a democrat,),
but that the country would have to
look a long time to find a better man
for the place than Colby.
WILSON IS URGED
TO VETO HNS
MIL BILL TODAY
DELEGATES RAILWAY BROTHER.
HOODS AND FABMERS COUNCIL
CALL ON PRESIDENT.
RESOLUTIONS WERE PRESENTED
Unions Leave Written Request in the
Hands cf Secretary Tumulty to Be
Submitted to Wilson Farmers Dis
approve Bill Also.
(By United Press.)
WASm.VOTON, Fob. ;c'. Rrpresen
tatives cf the railroad unions and the
Farmers National Council today ask
ed President Wilson to veto the rail
road bill. The delegation of fifteen
heads called at the White Hone and
left with Secretary Tumulty, resolu
tions adopted by the railroad labor
representatives who have been hi ses
sion here for several days, requesting
that the President send tho bill back
to congress without lii.s approval.
A spokesman for tho farmers hand
ed Secretary Tumulty a. memorial ad
dressed to the President urging that
he veto the bill.
ADRIATIC NOTES
BE MADE Pilli
FOR CONFERENCE WITH
STATE COMPTROLLER
NUMBER OF PROMINENT CITI
ZENS OF CITY ARE IN NASH-
VILLE TODAY.
President Anderson, of the board
of trade, President Turner, of the Re
tail Credit Association, James A.
Sloan, George Sloan and Attorney
Charles P. Hatcher have 'gone to
Nashville for a conference with Comp
troller Thomason on the question of
the taxation of corporations. It will
be recalled that recently a suit was
filed in' the chancery ' court by the
James A. Sloan Company to enjoin
the city of Columbia from collecting
taxes on the shares of stock of the
company la addition to taxing the
company, which In effect would be
double taxation. Tho conference Is
with reference to the attitude of the
atat on a similar proposition.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 2t5. Senator
France, of Maryland, introduced a res
olution, which he said would provide
for a referendimi on tho league of na
tions in the coming election, by pro-
1 tiding that unless a Pro-League presi
dent Is elected the war shall be declar
ed terminated and an International
conference be called to settle the
world affairs.
TAX ASSESSOR IS
CHIEF COOK NOW
FOUR MEMBERS OF WEBB WIL
LIAMS FAMILY CONFINED TO
BEDS WITH INFLUENZA.
1
Saturday, Fehrimvy 2S, marks the an
niversary of' the eponing of the store
of Tho Globe Furnishing Company in
Columbia, and in order to commemor
ate the occasion this firm has inaugu
rated its first anniversary sale.
A.i Davis." Jr.. and bis efficient corps
of clerks, have been busy all this week
1 arranging stocks and remarking them
preparatory to the sftle which is stag
ed to begin next Saturday morning
and last throuc.h the l.'th. tf March.
in the big cities, recreal
ing rooms and librarie
j nothing in the way of comfort, attrac-
liveness, elaborateness of equipment
' and variety of entertainment.' The
j (own of Marfa is only a ton minute
i walk froin camp but the boys hke
their weekly dances in camp Delter
than anything In town can offer, and
iielieve mo. we are having some time
in the fifth down here in the Bis Bend
Dirtnct."
INSISTENT DEMANDS ARE BEING
MADE FOR BETTER HOUSES
AT SEVERAL PLACES!
Union Revival
Planned Here
Tho county board of education will
hold Itn regular monthly meeting at j
the office of the county superintend-
For the first time in some ten days,
I County Tax ssessor Webb Williams
j was at the court house, he having
' been kept at home on account of the
!tiiiioj of bis family, four members
Dliritin Snrinfl being confined to flieir beds with "fiu"
- if r- 7 !,,.. W,iri, time Mr. Williams ha3
ASK EX SERVICE MEN
REINSTATE INSURANCE
(By United Press.)
WASHINGTON; Tebv rC.r-Tlic ' en
tire series of notes exchanged by
FroGldrrU' Wilson and the supreme
council ft the negotiations over tho
Adriatic settlement, will be made pub
lic this afternoon or tomorrow morn
ing, Acting Secretary of State Polk
announced today. The complete text
contains about 12,000 words'
SCHOOLS HARD HIT.
' BY FLU EPIDEMIC
JOS. M. HAYSE, REPRESENTATIVE
OF RED CROSS GLAD TO BE
OF ASSISTANCE.
Joseph M. Hayse, representative of
the Rod Cross organization, calls upon
ex service men to reinstate their gov
ernment insurance. Mr. Hayse says
tho "government Insurance is from ten
to twenty per cent cheaper than old
line insurance and carries all the ben
efits and privileges of them, pays eith
er iri a' lump sum, or otherwise. "It is
just tho same as oilior insurance, but
much cheaper and tho policy holders
are limited to ex-service men.. Those
in quest of information will find the
Reft Cross representative in the Frl ;r
son building. Those who desire to re
instate insurance have until July to
do so, or at least eighteen months
after date of discharge."
1 SEVERAL HAVE EEEN FORCED TO
j CLOSE ON ACCOUNT OF PREV
ALENCE OF DISEASE.
Although theio has been no order
closing the schools of the county on
account of the prevailing Influenza ep
idemic, the diseaso hai effectively
tiosud several of tho schools, as an of
ficial order" would have done. Tho
schools of the county that hnvo been
forced to suspend ori account of the
prevalence of tho disease in the sev
eral communities are: McCains, Sul
livan, Ettaton, Enterprise and Mt.
Pleasant. The Mt.' Pleasant school
baa not been functioning for some
two weeks, but It is expected that -it.
will be re-openod Monday if there Is
no further development of tho, disease
In that community.
TO REVIVE BOARD OF
TRADE OF COLUMBIA!:";:!,,';:
FREE LUNCH FOR THE
BIG CURTiS AUCTION
been chief cook and hot
tie washer.' BUSINESS MEN IMPRESSED WITH
The Ministers' Association wlllii, said that he hoped thai it would
ent Graham on Monday. The meeting j mof!t at lnp oarden Street Prosbyte-i n(, possible for him, 10 soon return
rlan church Friday morning at i ; to liisdn(ies, ang until inai umo
o'clock for (he purpose of discussing j a the Indulgence of taxpayers who
plans for holding simultaneous or j w(s, to adjust assessments,
union evangelistic services during the j
latter part of March and first week In
THE NEED FOR SUCH AN OR
GANIZATION HERE.
To the other interesting features ?)t
the sa!e next Tuesday, W. A. and W.
II. Curtis have added a free lunch.
Fveryone attending the sale is invited
to partake of the lunch. It Is also
aunoiiced that there will bo no by-
that neither
I on any
thing that is offered.
WILL RAY NOW WITH
iRAMBO SANITARY SHOP
SAYS HERALD MORE
! FASCINATING THAN NOVEL
Will !! l,a i,,,.-1(.,1.3.pl-lon! "- "nn. ,M TI,. Il.r
wai, n.mw r ir,M: " """" '"V?1
X I te EM to s M.I." " ".. ' ""'
J cf Santa Fe, in rending her renewal,
friends. . ;'., . ., . . -
of tho board will be featured by the
appearance of a big delegation from
Spring Hill asking for the pun base of
additional properly there for public
school purposes. The citizens of Beth-j
el are also urging the need for lm-j
proved facilities for their school. The i
building there is almost beyond use
The board in perfectly willing
supply (he urgent demand for large
and better school equipment wherev
er it Is needed, but lack of fund
makes that impossible. A small levy
of five cents was made last year for
building purpose, but this brings in
annually only about 7,00o which does
not go very far now in building any
thing. . .
GROUND HOG MAKES
GOOD AS A PROPHET
April.
BUSS SOVIETS
l;: MASONS WILL NOT
MEET THIS EVENING
' Plans an being made for 'a reorgan-,
llzation and a revival of the board of:
'.trade of Columbia. Several of the '
! business men and especially those AFTER THE EXPERIENCE OF THIS
! who attend... the m, eting of the rtate YEAR HIS PREDICTIONS WILL
chamber of commerce at Nashville! NEVER AGAIN EE D0U3TED.
; ast Monday, realize more titan eer
the necessity for an oreamzanon iu.
After the variety of weather that
KVIM PPAHP
HUIXIIIU ll.nwi.i-"- .., ,,. ,.,,,.. of this action have had
the forward moiuni; anu 111 " ,
! business men of the'eity and county. : sinre Feb. 2 (lu re will likely never
IThe board of trade for several yearn j again be any scon.ng at ti.e groun.i
has 'been a ralher Indifferent borty . nog. 1 nqu.-Bunnawy 111:11 m
but the need of such nn institution is) prophet has made a big bit thir, year,
urgent and a conference will be held! He has given the farmers nearly ev
he health conditions ery son 01 weauier i.n 11 iw-i"
except the kind that they have reall
(By United Press)
LONDON. Feb. 2f.. The. Russian so
viet government has sent notes to tho
(rAV o Ml m Allt nf tiu United States. Ja-
6'-"
On nccount of the Illness of sever-
i,v,irrn sit! . -.i nmqnk r.ftwinf tn make; lust as soon an t
ffcnia a; 111 tint idirl tnnlrrhf. N1 : tAtA wttH thptn & Moscow.wlrelessiof the "community improve ond a real
time been set for the meeting. j communication sai.1 today.
ji:ve organization will be launched.
reeded.
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