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COLUMBIA, TENNESSEE, FRIDAY, MARCH 5, 1920
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SENATE THIS :
CROUP STYLED "lRRFr.niMr.il a.
&LES" DETERMINED THAT
I i, PACT SHALL, LIVE. ( '
WANT RESERVATIONS CHANGED
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Senators Lodge and Hitchcock Say
Changes ; Sought Will, Not Alter
Meaning of the present Lodge Res
ervations in the Least.
: (Ry United Press.) .
WASHINGTON,, MaVli 4. A new
group, called the "Irrepressibles" has
Kojleinto action, in tho snto treaty
fight, in r laat minute effort, to keep
thi', :puct nllve, and to bring about a
modification of Sonator ledge's reser
vations on Articlo 10, which the demo
crats can accept. This group denies
with emphasis tfiat tho pact is dead,
although Senators Hitchcock, Lodge
DoKpito the had weather Homo pro
gress is being made by tho county
road commission 'in -repairing' the
and many others say thiH modification j main highways, leading into Colimi-
REPAIR WORK ON
COUNTY ROADS
IS UNDER WAY
CREWS ARE BUSY ON SEVERAL
OF THE MAIN HIGHWAYS LEAD
. INC. INTO COLUMBIA.
OTHERS ARE BEING ORGANIZED
Eetter Spirit of Co-Operation Mani
fested by the People to Bo Served
'Than WasNthe Case Last Year, the
Members of Board Report.
that; is: being sought win.' ..not. mean
anything if they get it. The change
of a few words fs all that is asked, bid
they think that a slight change in the
reservations will make them accepta
ble to the democrats, but Senator
Lodge has been notified already that
the slightest change in the Reserva
tion to Articlo 10 woll cause six re
publicans to vote with tho "irroconcil
1 ables" to. defeat the pact
In resuming the. discussion today
on . the- Shantung reservations, the
senate appeared ready to vote without
delay., Senator Hftchcoclc opposed
tho reservation, on the ground that
it would not benefit China,; .He said;
"In making this reservation, wo not
"p..1?!?, tyft&M rW?-H(
our' hold upon Japan as jrTwlt Of its
promise to return Shantung to China.
-If wos .hoped to benefit China, the
propel courso would bo. to hold Ja
pa,n 'to' her; promisos." Senator Reed
risked. Senator Hitchcock if he would
mipport the amendment, stating, the
United Stales understands that Ja
pan is to return Shantung to China.
To this querry Hitchcock replied
"yes." ;' .
....
ASSESSOR
WILLIAMS
IS AGAIN AT WORK
bin., 'Crews jf men are fat work on
tlip PpulaU, Hampshire, Wiliiamsport
and Bear Creek pikes and just as soon
as the labor can be obtained work will
commence on other roads leading to
town.
In addition to the work being done
on the highways considerable repair
is under way on several of the cross
roads of the county. In another month
the board hopes' to have crews of men
engaged in work on roads in all parts
of the county, The members of the
board report that they are receiving
a measure of co-opration from the cit
izens on the road.vthat they have not
heretofore obtained.
One of the chief difficulties that the
board has had to face, its members
state, is the lack of interest in road
work manifested by so many people.
They declare when they, have paid
their wheel tax that they are done
with the roads, that they have wash
ed their hands of the whole business;
.This hampered the board because it
cannot get "the money expended with
out the help of the citizens" on the
road for which it has been appropri
ated. Money appropriated to many
reads last year was not expended.
NATIONAL BANKS
PUBLISH STATEMENTS
FINANCIAL CONDITIONS HERE AS
SHOWN IN REPORTS LEAVE"
LITTLE TO BE DESIRED.
AT PRESENT MAKING ADJU3T
MENTSOF ASSESSMENTS IN
s 1 . WESTERN SECTION. '
County Tax Assessor Webb Wil
liams, who for the past several days
has been, kept at homo on account of
the illness of his family, is again at
his, post of duty, members of his fami
ly having recovered sufficiently to
permit him to leave home Mr. Wil
liams' at present is at work in the
western section of tho county, making
re-adjustments of assessments which
were made by state board of equal
ization. Mr. Williams said his work
was progressing '.satisfactorily. n
Saturdays and Mondays Mr. Williams
may ho fouhd.at the court house.
Statements of the National Banks
of Columbia, required under the call
of the comptroller of the currency for
the close of business last Saturday,
appear in today's issue of The Jflerald.
These statements show that whatev
er may be conditions in New York in
financial circles they are eminently
satisfactory in this section. The banks
'have abundance of cash and the de
posits are notably large. The pros
perity which these financial institu
tions enjoy reflects pretty accurately
general business and trade conditions
hero.
I
BASKETBALL GAMES
? FOR PAY NIGHT
HIGH r SCHOOL - MEETS BRYSON
'1 COLLEGE AND MT. PLEASANT
QUINTETTES IN DOUBLE BILL.
1 Two fast basketball games are
scheduled for Friday night, when the
girls of the High School meet the
crack Uryson College five of Fayette
vllle. Theboys will meet the Mt.
' Pleasant aggregation, and it is ex
pected that both games will be hard
fought. The girls got to a bad start
this season, but in the last few games
they have demonstrated the ability to
Tome back" and fiave been putting
up a classy article of ball. The boys
have established n record, ar.d aro the
contenders for the state prep ham
pionship. .It is expected that the
prunes Friday night will bo largely at
FIRST SOW IN SALE
RRING$AG00D PRICE
KEEN & SONS' OFFERING OF DU
ROC JERSE7Y HOGS STARTS
OFF WELL.
Keen & Sons' big sale of registered
Duroc Jersey hogs started' or this aft
ernoon, with a rush at Moore & Sons
stables when the first sow in the ring,
a Walt's Top Colonel, sold for $.150.
Jett T. Owen was the purchaser.
In spite of the rain there was a fair
ly good crowd in attendance when the
auction commenced. Col. lglehart offi
ciated as auctioneer.
FOUR ARE KILLED:
DOZEN
E
HURT
JERSEY FLYER ON CENTRAL OF
JERSEY ROAD CRASHES INTO
LOCAL TRAIN.
(By United Tress.)
NEW YORK, March 4. Three arc
dead, and more than a dozen others
injured as the result of the Jersey
Flyer of the Central Railroad of New
Jersey crashing," at hih speed, in the
Newark Ival at Kliabethporf, N. J.,
last iiiahL
WILLIAMS SKIPS
R0PE7V7ITH THE
SCHOOL CHILDREN
STATE SUPERINTENDENT MAKES
HIT WITH PUPILS OF GRAHAM
, SCHOOL WEDNESDAY.
BARKER YIELDS
AMBITION TO BE
PARTYJpiAN
HEARS GRAMMAR LESSON TOO
Party Making School , Survey Gets
Lost and Drives Into Hickman
County Makes Forty Mile Ride
Over Rough Roads.
To' gel. an insight into the work be
ing done, in the educational survey,
new being made in Maury county, a
representative of Tho Herald, Wed
nesday accompanied Stale Superin
tendent of rublie Instruction Albert
Williams and Superintendent of Giles
County, B. C. Oaltney on a visit" to
(irahnm' High School and Pleasant
Union (colored) school.
During the trip, which covered con
siderably more than forty miles, Supt.
Williams demonstrated his'' ability as
a song leader, a teacher of grammar,
a rope skipper, and a "whip cracker,"
as well as 'jsupervisor" or superintend
ent.. Here's how it all happened:
The party left. Columbia in a Tin
"Elizabeth'' shortly after nine o'clock,
and everything went beautifully for
two miles, when Miss Lizzie stuck a
nail, a twenty-penny through the left
front tire Then it was "get out and
get under," While the tire was being
changed the party did a hiking stunt
for a couple- of miles before Lizzie
caught up. With whetted . appetites
the party proceeded.
Graham School was the first stop on
the list, but it developed that the driv
er was (unfainiliar with the roads, and
really the first slop was down in Hick
man county. Of course it was neces
sary to "right about face" and beat it
back into Maury. Stopping at
Kettle Mills, directions were asked,
and with tho assurance, the objective
was no more than 'three miles, the
march was resumed. A few miles
down the road a pedestrian assured
the driver that he was not more than
three and one-half miles to Graham
School; " ' ";' .
Shortly after 11 o'clock the "boat"
(Continued on Fifth Page?.)
BARNEY FRY ANNOUNCES
ADVANCE IN FORD GARS
EXPECTS STILL FURTHER AD
VANCES ON TRACTORS BY NEXT
FALL AT LEAST.,.
V. c, "Barney" Fry, of the firm of
Fry Brothers, announces today the ad
vances in all automobiles put out by
tho Ford Motors Co., of Detroit, Mich.
There is a decided advance in the
touring car, roadster, trucks and trac
tor. The' only cars not affected by
the increase are the coupejets and se
dans. Mr. Fry stated that if was his opin
ion that next fall would see still fur
ther advances in these cars, and es
pecially in the tractors since there is
such an unprecedented demand for
them throughout the entire country.
Quoting from the conversation " with
Mr. Fry: ' '.,,"-' "' '
"I am pleased to announce, however,
that there have been a number of our
farmers who have taken advantage of
our advice with reference to the trac
tor business and have placed their or
ders for these necessary implements
for the farm."
HAS HEARD NOTHING
FROM MR. "SINCH" YET
VICTIMS IN MAURY COUNTY PA
TIENTLY WAITING FOR INFOR
MATION OF WHEREABOUTS.
Although Former Mayor Joseph M.
Dedman offered a reward- for informa
tion that would bring about the return
of Fred Sinch, or Fred Wilson, to Co
lumbia, no further word has been
heard from him, since his departure
late last week.
'The negro driver, who accompanied
Sinch-Wilson on his trips through the
county, says that Mr. "Wilson" did a
splendid business in the Bear Creek
and Iron Bridge communities, where
his activities were confined exclusive
ly to the colord population. It is un
derstood that "Wilson" did a land of
fice business, getting away with hun
dreds of dollars. It developed today
that Sinch-Wilson, although he beat
his hotel and livery bill, did not fail
to pay his driver at the close of each
day.
DECLARES THAT f HE IS NOT
( WILLING TO BE A PUPPET IN
HANDS OF OtHERS.
FIRES BIG GUN "AT HOPKINS
Charges the Latter Is a Long Time In
Finding Out That Present Method
of Naming Chairman Savors Too
Much of Autocracy,
TAX RAISE FOR
SCHOOLS NEEDED
TO PAYTEACHERS
i V
THE EDUCATION BOARD CANNOT
MAKE ANY FURTHER ALLOW
ANCE WITHOUT MORE FUNDS.
STATEMENT OF THE SECRETARY
Withdrawing from the contest for
chairman of the republican county ex
ecutive committee, William Barker
sings his swan song and leaves to
others the enjoyment of public honors.
Declaring his loyalty to the republi
can party, he announces; , however,
that he will not vote for Hopkins if
the. latter is nominal ecj for governor.
, Mr. Barkers statement is as fol
lows; ' ?
RcTormation or Hypocrisy.
"Regarding article i(i Monday's is
sue about what "Candidate" Hopkins
said I wish to enlighten the public
somewhat. Candidate Hopkins says
he is against the chairn)an naming his
own county committee is it savors too
much of autocracy. 'Shades of Brown
low!' Four years ago Candidate Hop
kins was elected county cahirman and
named his own committee; two years
ago he was again elected and again
named his own committee; AUTOC
RACY was unknown to him then and
now what has he done during the past
four years? He put AyTO' in AU
TOCRACY. He is chairman of the
IVIaury county republican executive
committee; he is chairman of the sev
enth congressional committee. He is
republican member Maury county
election board. Ho is .jiiember state
executive committee from seventh dis
trict. And he went to Chicago as del
egate tp the national convention four
years ago and he is NOW avowed can
didate for governor of Tennessee; can
didate for member of state executive
committee of seventh ppmjressional,
district, and yet at this late date he
cries AUTOCRACY.'
"Enlighten the public, Candidate
Hopkins, you told mo that 'if I would
(Continued on Fifth Page.) x
HARMONY CO-EOS
"PLEASE COLUMBIANS
GOOD ATTRACTION AT THE HIGH
SCHOOL LAST NIGHT UNDER
V AUSPICES LYCEUM BUREAU.
f
Those who witnessed the perform
ance of the "Harmony Co-Eds" at the
High School last night, are of the
unanimous opinion that this was the
most pleasing attraction that has
been offered thus far in the lyceum
course.
The Harmony Co-Eds are all the
name implies, and their violin, piano
and vocal solos, duets and quartettes
were enjoyed to the fullest extent by
the music lovers of Columbia. X'ie
character1 readings made quite a hit
a,S' " " -
LITTLE BOY HURT
IN FALL FROM TRUCK
TOM COOK, JR., IS VICTIM OF
PAINFUL ACCIDENT ON SOUTH
MAIN STREET WEDNESDAY.
Tom, Jr., small son of Thos. Cook,
genial day clerk at the Bethel Hotel,
was painfully, but not seriously in
jured late Wednesday afternoon when
he was thrown from a truck on which
he was riding, to the sidewalk. The
little fellow in some manner became
overbalanced and the jolting of the
truck tossed him to the street, his
head striking the cuubing. Although
no bones were broken, he was quite
painfully injured, and was unable to
leave his bed this morning.
FARMERS ARE RUSY IN
WiLLIAMSPOHT SECTION
Despite the heavy rains which have
fallen during the past month, in some
sections of the county, considerable
farm wark is being done. Around
Wiliiamsport, farmers are busy burn
ing brush, grubbing, and cleaning out
fence corners, and on hill land, plow
ing. A considerable portion of the
spring plowing in this section has
been done, but there is a noticeable
shortage of grass crops.
Facts Submitted to Members Show
That Balance at End of Year Will
Probably Be $3,000 Less Than at
the Beginning of Term.
If teachers are obtained for the
schools of Maury county during the
next term the salaries must bo in
creased. If the salaries are increas
ed the county court must provide more
funds for the schools.
These two facts were made plain
Monday at the meeting of the county
board of education by County Super
intendent Graham, who is the secreta
ry of the board.' Prof. Graham sub
mitted a detailed report showing that
the salary Increases made during the
past year, meagre as they are, amount
to over $11,000 for the county. The
school year started with a balance $2,
000 less than it was at the beginning
of the previous year.
This means an aggregate increase
of $13,000 in the school budget. From
the dog tax the schools will get some
thing over $2,000. The court last
April increased the school levy five
cents which would yield about
$7,000 but over a thousand dollars of
this is apportioned to Mt. Pleasant
and Columbia schools, leaving the
board about $6,000. This added to the
$2,000 above would produce about $8,
000. 'Then from the state "big broth
er" levy the county would probably
receive something like $2,000, making
a total of around $10,000. This will
still leave a deficit of about $13.000j
From this statement it is plain that
the increases in salaries necessary to
be made to secure teachers cannot be
allowed by the board unless there is
assurance from the county court jthat
mora, moaey will be forthcoming. ... .
GOOD PROGRESS IS
4 - MADE IN SURVEY
EDUCATIONAL EXPERTS, WORK
ING IN FIVE GROUPS, COVER
MUCH TERRITORY.
Splendid progress was made Wed
nesday In the survey of rural school
conditions, which is being conducted
in Maury county by a corps of govern
ment and state educational experts.
Under the captaincy of S. L. Smith,
of the general educational board,, the
surveying party divided into five
groups, and visited five different sec
tions of the county, securing complete
data ou nearly twenty schools of the
county. It is expected that the sur
vey will be completed today or tomor
row. The survey in Tennessee is being
conducted under the direction qf the
National Child Welfare Association,
the purpose being to determine Bchool
conditions in the state, and to be able
to make certain recommendations to
the county courts and to the legisla
ture as to needed changes. .
At each school visited hundreds of
questions are asked the teacher which
Will be of great benefit' in arriving at
recommendations that will be of ines
timable yalue to the state in the bet
terment of rural school conditions.
RAIN INTERFERES
: WITH SCHOOL SURVEY
STATE SUPERINTENDENT WIL
LIAMS GOES TO TULLA
HOMA TODAY. r
State Superintendent of Public In
struction Albert Williams who has
been in Maury county since Tuesday
with the party of state and national
educational experts making a Burvey
of rural school conditions, left last
night for Nashville, and today goes to
Tullahoma, where matters of impor
tance called him. Other members of
the party remained in Columbia today
intending to visit other schools of the
county, but on account of Inclement
weather only a few nearby schools
were visited. County Superintendent
B. C. Caltney, of Giles county, left
this morning for Pulaski, saying that
he exepected to return to Columbia,
probably next week Whea the survey
of county schools will be completed.
HOUSE REFUSES R
VOLSTEAD PROH
LAW: VOTE OVER
Will DETERMINE
VALIDITY OF DRY
LAW MONDAY
EPEAL
WHELMS
CUPREME COURT OF UNITED
STATES WILL RULE ON CON
6TITUTIONAL PROHIBITION.
APPEALS WILL BE ARGUED ALSO
TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY-FOUR
AGAINST REPEAL, AND ONLY
. FIFTY-FOUR FOR.
REPRESENTATIVE EGAN ACTS
Original Bill of Rhode Island Against
Constitutionality Will Be Argued, as
Will Action Against Volstead 'Law
Enforcing it.
(By United Press.)
WASHINGTON, ' March 4. Su
preme court today definitely ' set
Monday, March 8 as the time for ar
guments In the cases that will deter
mine the validity of constitutional
prohibition. At that time the original
bill of complaint brought by the state
of Rhode Island against the Eigh
teenth Amendment and the Volstead
law, enforcing it, also appeals from
Massachusetts and Kentucky federal
courts upholding prohibition will be
heard.
RUSH
NOW
ON TO PAY
FEDERAL INCOME TAX
DEPUTY COLLECTOR PEEBLES
OFFICE AT MAURY NATIONAL
CROWDED ALL DAY.
Deputy Internal Revenue Collector
Peebles' office in the customer's room
of the Maury National Bank is today
the most popular place in the city. It
Is the one office where the rain Jias
had absolutely no effect on business.
From the time that Mr. Peebles ar
rived and commenced his day's labors
he was beseiged by farmers, business
men, laboring men, capitalists and
near capitalists.
They wanted to make out their in
come tax reports and they wanted to
do it before March 15. They have
been reading The Herald about the
dire consequences of a failure to make
their reports within the time requir
ed and they are taking no'chance. Be
fore Mr. Peebles had finished with the
first two or three "customers" there
was a long line in waiting. It did not
diminish during the day. It was there
all the time and several had to leave
simply because they could not wait
patiently the time necessary.
However, Mr. Peebles will (be here
tomorrow and the next day. In order
that he might not be so cramped for
space he accepted an invitation from
the Maury National Bank to use its
commodious and comfortable custo
mer's room. During the day he took
In several thousands of dollars to en
rich the coffers of your Uncle Samuel.
MARTENS IS AGAIN
n DEFORE COMMITTEE
ADMITS CABLING HIS GOVERN
MENT TO TAKE STEPS IF HE
IS DEPORTED FROM U. S.
(By United Press.)
WASHINGTON, March 4. Ludwlg
C. A. K. Martens, soviet representa
tive in the United States, today admit
ted cabling his government in Russia
to take appropriate action in case
he is deported.
The cable was sent recently, Mar
tens admitted this when a copy was
read to him by Consul Ellis before
tho senate foreign relations committee.
MR. MITCHELL CONTINUES
IN CRITICAL CONDITION
W. H. Mitchell, ex-Confederate sol
dier,!.who has been critically sick at
his home on the Bear Creek pike, is
no better. His condition this after
noon was regarded as exceedingly
critical and little hope was held out
for his. recovery.
New Jersey Solon Would Discontinue
Government Appropriations, to En
force National Dry Laws, and Re
peal Enforcing Statute on July 1.
(By United Press.)
WASHINGTON March 4. By an
overwhelming vote of 254 to eighty-six
the house of representatives today
refused to repeal the Volstead law,
enforcing constitutional prohibition.
The action was taken upon Represen
tative Egan, of Now Jersey, democrat.
He moved to discontinue all prohibi
tion appropriations on July. 1 and to
repeal tho Volstead law at that time.
JOE HARDISON RACK
FROM CHATTANOOGA
BOUGHT COMPLETE MACHINE
OUTFIT FOR HARDISON MOTOR
i COMPANY NEW SHOP.
Joe B. Hardison, of the Hard. son '
Motor Company has . returned from
! - . O . a . . T . i a... V.
Bmo uj. iiiuL-uaiery irom ine jvort ugie
thorpe wrecking sale of government
properties!
Mr. Hardison stated that he had
been able to purchase one of the most
garage to be found in the stale. ,
Among the equipment purchased by
Mf, Hardison was a large lathe for the
turning lind shaping of any" kind of .'
work for any make of automobile or .
other machinery, milling machines,
air compressors, and one of the most ?
important pieces of machinery pur-
chased by Mr. Hardison was one for ' ;
grinding. v
This machine will fill a much needed
want in the city for the proper hand
ling of pieces of machinery after they .
have been welded by the acetylene 1
gas method. This machine grinds
any kind of piece of machine, gears,
etc., and docs it accurately. By the
changing of emery wheels this is.
made possible.
Mr. Hardison stated that the ma- .
chinery would be here ready for in-"
stallatlon by the time the new shop
was completed, and that when install
ed the Hardison Motor Co. will have
one of the most complete shops In the
state.
HUNDREDS WORKMEN
JUL BE DISMISSED
SOUTHERN RAILWAY PLANS TO
DISCHARGE 2.C0O MEN EMPLOY-"'
ED BY GOVERNMENT.
(By United Press.)
KNOXVILLE, Tenn., March 4. i
Two hundred workmen employed in
the Southern Railway shops here will
be dismissed Saturday in a general '
reduction of the force, it was announc
ed today. Approximately 2,000 work
men employed in Southern shops un
der government control will be dis
missed in further reductions of num-,
her 6f empjoyes.
LAST RITES FOR
mUOHAlKO
ALABAMA PAYS FINAL TRIBUTE
'TO DEPARTED STATESMAN
THIS MOR'NING.
(By United Prwss
JASPER, Ala., March 4. Alabama
paid Its final tribute to tho memory,
cf the late Senator John II. Bankhead
here today, when tho last rites wera
performed over the body. Interment
was in the family plot, the Masons bo-
ing in charge of the obsequies at the
grave. A public funeral was conduct
ed at the First Methodist church at
10 o'clock this morning.