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COLUMBIA, TENNESSEE, FRIDAY, MARCH ia, 1920
! ESTABLISHED IN 1848
ALLIES M PLlfJII
in E IEPT Clli TAMXDnnn
I U E.ULU I. UUL I HM I 1U V
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WILL
:,
BUT ALLIED TROOPS BEING CON
CENTRATE.D TO SHOW THAT
"ALLIES MEAN BUSINESS."
OCCUPY SEVERAL pTIC PORTS
Allies Will Be In, Position to Enforce
Provisions of the League of Nations
on Turkey Wrftn the Proper Time
Comes, Statement Says.
; m (By United Press.)
' PAltIS, March 11. The allies have
decided to occupy the ports ,of Ismld
and Mudania, In Asiatic Turkey, 'dis
patches said today. Trebizond also
probably will be occupied, the dispatch,-
.ea said. The allied action In Turkey
is in no way preliminary to t.he ejec-
. iron'., of the Bultan from Constantino
ple, ; the French foreign office told a
representative of tho United Press to
day.; ; . ' ',. '
The allied military concentration,
the foreign' office explained, is mere
ly to insure ,the enforcement, of the
peac6 treaty with Turkey when the
time comes to apply that document,
and to demonstrate to the Turks that
the allies mean business.
ASK HOOVER
GIVE TESTIMONY
IN NAVY MUDDLE
daniels-sims controversy is
still dragged out by navy
sub-committee;
SIMS TELLS OF CONFERENCE
Admiral Says Food Administrator
Herbert Hoover Was First to Open
i His Eyes Concerning Gravity of Al-
, lies Cause In 1318. , '
MERCHANTS FOR
COUNTY COUNCIL
OF iGCULtURE
MEETING SATURDAY , WILL BE
LARGELY ATTENDED BY CO-
LUMSIA BUSINESS MEN.
HOOVER LEADER
IN TWO STATES
i SAY
PilESSMEf
TO PERFECT ORGANIZATION
Invitations Extended . , the Farmers
Throughout County to Be Present
and Assist in the Organization of
Farm Bureau for Maury.J."i -.....,.
CD
LE CASE IS : :
STILL On TRIAL
ARGUMENTS-BEGIN IN BIG DAM
AGE CASE JURY MAY RE
: TURN VERDICT TODAY.
It wbh expected that the caao of
Dock Coble :against the, International
Agricultural .Corporation, which is be
.:lSrleto5.circuitrtqoai. would ,'be
.The case,' in which' Coble' is suing
the defendant company for $15,000 as
as the result of the death of his son,
due to a breaking belt atthe plant of
the defendant company in the .early
part of 1919, went to trial Tuesday,
and since that time has been In pro
gress. A large number of witnesses
testified, several of them giving ex
pert testimony as to the effect of a
breaking belt would .have on an eng'.ne
in operation s - , 1
Shortly before noon ' this morning,
John R. Aust, prominent attorney of
tho - Nashillet)ar; " who represented
the I. A. '"&, was arguing the crse.
Charles Rutherford, als a Nashville
lawyer," having preceded ' him. It is
expected that tho Jury will probably
return a verdict sometime this after'
noon. -
SMALL FIRE AT HOME .... -OF
JUDGE VHITTHORNE
BLAZE EXTINGUISHED. BY BUCK
ET BRIGADE BEFORE ARRIVAL
'OF CITY FIREMEN.
Tho residence of Judge W. C. Whit
thorne, in .West End, was threatened
with complete destruction by fire
shortly before noon today; Before the
blazo could be extinguished by a buck
ot brigade of volunteer firemen, a dam
age of several hundred dollars was
caused. The blaze originated in some
manner from a coal oil Btbve. The
loss was covered by insurance.
Judge Wbitthorne said he was very
grateful to those who did such splen
did work In extinguishing the blaze,
which was under control before the
city fire fighters reached the scene.
i SHOOTS VOMAII WHO ;
t xnnu lirn lllinnilin
INNOCENT BYSTANDER IS ALSO
VICTIM OF ENRAGED WOMAN'S
PISTOL TODAY. , l
I (By United Press.)
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., March 11.
Mrs. Lula Burebard and Mrs. Alice
I-acy were shot and painfully injured
His morning by Mrs. Annie Pearl
rounds. The shooting took place on
down town street corner. Whoa tak
en into custody, Mrs. rounds hysteri
cally told the Police that she shot Mrs.
Bianchard because "she had - taken
ny husband." Mrs. Lacy was an inno-
C"M tl':,l;ltliW. ,
(By United Press.)
' WASHINGTON, March 11 Herbert
Hoover, former food administrator of
the United States; and now one of the
most prominent merl in public eye,
will be asked to testify in behalf , of
Rear Admiral ,William : S. Sims be
fore the senate naval affairs commit
tee, investigating the Daniels-Sims
controversy.' . . t
Admiral Sims wants Hoover to cor
roborate his testimony regarding the
desperate situation of the allies when
America entered the, war. He said
that Hoover gave him his first realiza
tion of possible defeat of the allies
during a conference at London, sort
ly after he' arrived.
HO INDICTMENTS YET
REP0RJTEO BY JURY
GRIND CONTINUES AND IT WILL
i. -
PROBABLY BE SATURDAY. BEV
- FORE REPORT IS MADE. "
Ikp'.until noon today the grand jury,
whicti' has been in .Bession since Mon
day morning had made no report, and
Clerk' Anderson, of the circuit court,
stated that he exepected ; that no re
port would tbe made, probably before
Saturday afternoon. The Jury will be
in session again next week.
It is expected that the jury will re
turn an indictment against Attorney
General Looney B. White, charging
him with public drunkenness, as the
result of activities of Wm. J. Webster,
chairman of the Maury County Bar
Association, who has testimony to
place: before tho court to substantiate
his charges of drunkenness against
the attorney general.-
Business men of j Columbia : are
standing squarely behind County Ag
ricultural Agent McLean for the or
ganization of a' county council of agri
culture for Maury county. .. r
It is believed that the organization
meeting, to be held in the circuit court
room Saturday afternoon .will be large
ly attended not only by representative
farmers from every section of ; the
county1, but by scores of ' Columbia's
representative business men as well-
The county council of agriculture, in
counties already' organized, has been
doing wonderful work,., and Maury
countians feel that no time should be
lost in perfecting a similar organiza
tion for this county. The county coun
cil deals exclusively with the prob
lems of the farmer. It is prepared at
all time3 to assist the farmer in find
ing the best market for his products,
and itis equally well prepared to in
form the farmer where;. he may obtain
needed supplies. '. The council v func
tions in behalf of the agricultural in
terests of the county, as does a cham
ber of commerce for the commercial
organizations for the city.
,. The farmers long since have learn
ed that. farming 18 a business rather
than a pastime. They have learned;
too, that. the most scientific methods
produce the greatest yield. They have
learned that business principles ap
plied to farming is just as essential as
power or water on the farm.1 .
The council of agriculture Is just
another step In the development f
farm life. The county council becomes
affilhited with - the national i council,
which represents hundreds', 'of thous
ands of farmers throughout the United
J States, and through the national coun
cil, the work 'of framing , legislation
boneflcial to the interests of the farm
ed is accomplished. --k
Already ten counties in Middle Ten
neusee have organized county coun
cils, and splendid work is being ac
complished. Especially is this sO in
Montgomery county, Where business
men of Clarksvilb and the county
court- have appropriated ; $10,000 1 for
the next three years to carry on the
work. . . .
UNITED STATES MAY
HAVE NO SECRETARY
WILL CONGRESS CONFIRM NOMI
NATION OF BAINBRIDGE COL
- BY? IS QUESTION. TODAY
(By United Press.)
Probably for the first time In his
tory, the United States will bo with
out a functioning secretary of state if
tho senate does rmt confirm the nomination-of
Balnbridge Colby by next
Monday, it was believed in official
quarters today.
Secretary Lansing resigned on Feb
ruary 13, and President Wilson can
tako no legal steps to continue in of
fice Assistant Secretary Polk, acting
secretary, after thirty days,,according
to the opinion of officials.'
STILL ADJUSTING
TAXES Tfl COUNTY
ASSESSOR WILLIAMS IN COLUM
BlA "ON SATURDAYS AND MON
DAYS TO MEET TAXPAYERS.
HIGH SCHOOL READY
FOR LYnCHBURG BOYS
GAME HERE MONDAY NIGHT WILL
, BE BEST OF SEASON, IS BE
LIEF NOW.
t - t : .
"We may not win from tho. Lynch
burg, boys Monday ! aight-' but ' whiri
they finish with us they will know that
they have been in a basketball game,"
said Coach Monte McDaniel in discuss
ing the game scheduled to be played
here Monday evening. ' ;' "
After the local high school had de
feated the best high school and prep
team in the" state, and had entered
her claims for the , prep champion
ship of the state other teams began
to bob up with claims, among , them
being the lads from the home of "Jack
Daniel" This aggregation claims that
it has played nine games and won all
of them The High School has lost
only one game this season, that being
to the Morgan team of Petersburg,
and later defeated the same team.
Morgan Is also claiming tho prep
championship .and has Issued a state
ment that the team Is willing to meet
any other claimant for the title. The
record is given to the effect that Mor
gan has played ' thirteen games, won
nine and lost four,! making a total
score of 497 points against opponents
287. ; ';'"''
NEWSPAPER! MEN OF KENTUCKY
AND TENNESSEE REPORT HIM
THE DEMOCRATIC FAVORITE.
BUT POLITICIAN I IS PAT
.; j i , 2 ' '; '
Notwithstandina." His Streugth With
the Masses of' Voters; No One Will
Predict That' fie Will Be the Nomi-
-. nee at FrlsccC . .
(Editorial Correspondence.)
Louisville; Ky., March n.if
Herbert Hoover,- the "man without a
party," does noU receive the votes of
the Tennessee and Kentucky delegates
to the democratic national conven
tion it will be,,becauso the people of
those states who are for him do not
exert themselves and make that fact
known to their representatives. This
In brief, is tho concetis'us of opinion
of the dally newspaper mon who at
tended yesterday's regional meeting of
the Southern Newspaper Publishers
Association.
Hoover, regardless of his declina
tion to allign hirijself with any parti
San brganizationj;is the favorite "with
the democrats of, Kentucky according
to the statements made by newspa
per men from various sections of the
state. He is the,Jty hope of the dem
ocrats, lii 'the opinion of the editors
and publishers ei1 assembled. No
other nominee of. thd San Francisco
convention would nave a "look in."
But tho remarkae feature of the
situation is that although the newspa
per men agree as .to Hoover's availa
bility, his pre-eminent qualifications
and his popularity among the masses
of tho peoplo, nofjOno believed that
the democratic convention would nom
inate him. 1 Y , " ' ;.
' "It's just this wa," said a veteran
publisher, .-" Wfrtle tlooyer, as- shown
by every test taicen, is tile overwhelm
ing choice of tht masses of the demo
crats of my section, yeti his sUppbrters
are confined largely to; those who are
notf actors In conVciitJona.. -Ihey are,
h(6t politicians. they ' do not f know
how; even if they Were so minded, to
make a convention fight Their power
and influence will not be felt arid the
hand picked delegates will do the bid
ding of the majchihe politiclansV
The politicians do not want Hoover, i
that fact i3 reported from every sec
tion of he 'state. But the masses of
the people, the newspapers, the inde
pendent voters do want, him; The
Hoover sentiment is but another evi
dence of, the ; everj Increasing inde
pendentism of the American voter.
The fact that Hoover is Independent.
That he has not blindly allied himself
with any political party. Instead of ; be
ing his political destruction, as the
politician pointed out, has made him
Infinitely stronger. ' A , ; ;J !
; The people have been reading Hoo
ver's Interviews and published arti
cles. In the'm he Has given a" plainer
statement of his political faith than
any avowed candidate for' the presi
dency in either party. The people
kridtf exactly where he stands on the
fundamental Issues. They agree with
him !ahd the question of what he calls
himself In politics Is' a minor things
So far as can be ascertained among
the newspaper men here the ; demo
crats of their communities, have no
second Choice for President although
it was reported that among the liberal
elements of the cities, Edwards was
a favorite. : 1 '' ' .
It Is evident that if the plain voters,
tho business ; men of the cities the
farmers of the country, those who
have no selfish Interest In government,
would organize and give expression to
thqtr- real sentiments that would be
effective Herbert Hoover would re
ceive the delegations of Kentucky
and Tennessee. But will they do it?
The newspaper men .do not think so.
County Tax Assessor Aebb Wil
liams is still working overtime in an
effort to adjust tax valuations in thoj
western section of the county. He ro-
ports that there is considerable dls-j ,
. . ., il.i .,llnn nvof th
SBtisiaciion in ocvuuu
new system of valuation, and the enor
mous raises, made by the state board
nf canalization. Mr. Williams is in
NEGRO MURDERER -PAYS
PRICE TODAY
(By United Press) "'
EDDTVIU.E, Ky., March 11. Pe
trie Kirabrottgh, negro, was electro
cuted here today for the murder of a
ten year old school girl. During Kim-
Columbia on Saturday and Monday of! brough'S trial at Lexington, six men
each' week to meet tax payers nu
rorrtt to Columbia.-.
were killed when a mob attempted to
tnko him from th court houso.
F00O PRICES ARE . :
DR0PPIII6, SAYS REFORT
AVERAGE DECLINE DURING THE
PAST MONTH AND OTHERS
SINCE THE FIRST. y
Prices are drojiping. Old II.
roining down from his high perch.
During February index figures show
a slight decline in the average price
of 106 articles. Since the flint of the
month there have been farther de
clines in flour and In lard and hog
products. Eggs are not costing as
much as they did. To offset this there
have been no advances In the prices
of food products. According to Tre
seat indications there will be further
declines durine the month.
DOY SCOUTS TO
BE REORGANIZED
MEETING MAY
MUCH INTEREST MANIFESTED IN
EFFORT TO RESTORE THIS
SPLENDID ORGANIZATION. .
ites ARE itiVilED TO attend
B$ys Over Twelve Years of Age Are
Eligible Nashville Business Men
Show Their Appreciation by Pledg
ing Financial Support.
Much interest is being manifested
In the organization of the boy scouts'
of 'Columbia which is planned for a
meeting of the mothers who are inter
ested at thev residence 'of Mrs: H.l
Bruce' Cochran at 3 o'clock tomorrow
afternoon. Bbys over twelve years of
age are eligible. The cost is small for
the boy members and the benefits are
wonderful. It is necessary to have
twelve' members before an organiza
tion" is perfected,; but it is' hoped that
a much larger number can be obtain
ed as it will add to the interest of
the; members and also the scout mas
te. : ; -' " "'""':, ;t ;.::t
The expenses that will be necessa
ry will be made up among the public
spirited citizens of the community. In
Nashville,' where this splendid organ-1
ization had been allowed to lapse, a
campalgh was made for $15,000 arid
In two hours more than $17,000 was
pledged so enthusiastic are the" busl-
jiess men over the benefits to the boy
Of a scout organization.- ; - ' '
Iri addition to the mothers, Lieut
Joseph M. Hays, who saw service In
the Ay E. F., and who is a West Point
er,' and Squire Hugh Lee Webster
who was actively Interested iri a for
mer organization, will be present and
tell of what is necessary to make a
successful organization. : During the
war the Boy Scoiits of America were
entrusted with many high and impor
tant missions - and they performed
them all admirably. T"
.- liini I. ' i ; . .
WAOEADJUSTEDSv
.' CAIiliOT AGREE
COAL COMMISSION SEEMS : UNA.
BLE T0 ADJUST DIFFERENCE". '
REPORT SUBMITTED.
POLITICIANS SEEKIL'
PUT PEACE PACT
HOUSTON CLAIMS
G
INTO
ELECTION
(By United Press.)
WASHINGTON, March 11. The
coal commission,, named recently by
President Wilson to bring about a set
tlement of the infne wage controversy,
today forwarded to the White House,
a part of its report j
John I. White, the miners' represen
tative, did. not sign the report sent
President Wilson today, and it Is un
derstood that he is' planning to" make
a minority report. The disagreement
of the commission may throw the en
tire wage question back into the con
troversy stage, officials' declared.
. 1 -fiSE 'iiHl
MUCH WORK DOIIE . .
BY COUNTY TRUSTEE
STACKS OF MAIL, BEING WORKED
UP EACH DAY, AND RECEIPTS ;
? BEING MAILED.
With reat , stacks of mail being
handled dally, at the office of County
Trustee Burns, conditions are again
nearing normal." Mr. Burns has been
badly handicapped this tax collection
Season, on account of illness in his
own family and in the families of his
deputies, and as a result great stacks
of mail accumulated, but this is now
being rapidly disposed of, and it will
be only a short time until the slate of
the trustee's office is once more clean.
BIG CROWD EXPECTED
TO ATTEND "SKUIE"
ENTERTAINMENT AT THE HIGH
SCHOOL FRIDAY EVENING WILL
DRAW BIG CAOWD.
': It Is' expected that a record break
ing crowd will attend the entertain
ment at the High School Friday even
ing, when nnder the caiwblo direction
ot Miss Annie Grace O'Callashan, "Ye
Old Singing Skule" will be presented.
As an added attraction. Miss Edwards,
expression teacher will read.
The proceeds of the entertainment
go toward the establishment of a per
manent band for Central Wen fhool.
SOLDIER BONUS
BE HARD TO PAY
SECRETARY OF TREA8URY SAYS
IT WOULD BE NECESSARY TO
. SELL "BONUS BONDS."
AND INCREASE COST OF LIVING
Prices Would Go Skyward If " Bonus
Wa Given, According to Predic
tions of Mr. Houston, Before House
, Wayi and Means Committee Today.
'I,'' -' (By United Press.)
' WASHINGTON", ' March ll.The
enactment of any soldier aid, propos
ed by congress, would threaten serious
consequences to the financial welfare
of the nation, Secretary of the Treasu
ry Houston today told the house ways
and means committee. :
Secretary Houston declared that it
would be necessary to issue bonds or
increase taxes already levied to meet
the revenues necessary to provide tho
"aids" suggested by certain me'mbeVa
of congress. Either step, declared Mr.
Houston "presents a situation that
we might not be able to handle, and
either step would Increase the already
high - cost of living prices, because
credit expansion naturally would fol
low." ' i .
MAKES APPEAL FOR .
DEVASTATED FRAIICE
CONTRIBUTIONS ASKED IN AID
OF THE LITTLE CHILDREN.
.WHO ARE SUFFERING.
The French Heroes LaFayette Me
mdrlal fund is appealing to the people
of the nation for funds for the suffer
ing children of war devastated France.
William T, Frierson of Zion, has re
ceived one of these touching appeals,
together ' with illustrations showing
the, desperate need of the little folks'
for help. He will be glad to forward
any funds contributed to the proper
channels, or people may remit direct
to! French Heroes Fund, No. 2 West
45th street, New York.
I "' ' .
1 J S-pi ; ft ' ! .-3- ".;
ADJUTANT GENERAL
0F U.C. V.IS DEAD
GEN; MIOKLE, WELL KNOWN TO
v OLD SOLDIERS OF SOUTH,
, PASSES AWAY.
"Adjutant Thomas H. Williams' is in
receipt' of the announcement of the
death of Gbn. William E. Mickle, of
Mobile, the adjutant general of the
United Confederate Veterans. Fot
many years he had served as adjutant
general of the veterans association
arid was1 personally known to nearly
all of thd old soldiers who attended
trie reunions. He had a splendid re
Cord in the war, having been twice
wounddd. .(-
YEGGS GET LIBERTY,
BONOS ADD JEWELRY
(By United Presa.)
.WEBB, Miss., March 11. Yeggs
blew the safety deposit vault of the
bank of Webb and escaped with $23,-
000 ia liberty bonds,' jewelry and war
s tavlngs stamps, which loot was secur
ed from private boxes. Articles stoles
from an adjoining furniture store were
used to muffle the explosion.
ARIZONA SENATOR-. DECLARES
THAT OFFICE SEEKERS ARE AT- ,
TEMPTING TO DODGE ISSUE.
OTHER IMPORTANT MATTERS
Ashurst Declares That Political Aspi
rants Do Not Want to Talk of the
High Coot of Living or Universal
Military Taralnlhg. .
t ' (By United Press.) .
VASHINGTON, March 11. More
politics entered the peace treaty' fight
in the senate this morning, when Sen
ator Ashurst,' of Arizona, democrat,
decjared "'politicians want the peace
treaty injected into the coming presi
dential campaign so that they will not
have to , discuss universal military
training, the high cost of living, pub
lic ownership of utilities and domes
tic issues." ' .
BRIGHT FUTURE
FORVAIIOERBILT
HEAD OF PAN-AMERICAN UNION
BELIEVES INSTITUTION WILL
BECOME GREATEST IN WORLD.
Special to The Herald. . H
NASHY1LLE, Tcnii.,',. March' 11.
Belief in the future greatness of Van
derbilt University as one of the load
ing institutions of learning in tho
World was expressed by Dr, 'John li;ir
relit, director general of tho Pau
Auicrican Union.' "I am greatly inter-
ested in Vanderbilt University," lio.
said, ''and I believe that s Vanderbilt;.
is destined to become onoof the great
est' universities in the, world, Naslii
vilje has ;a great future as an educa- ,
tiolial center." j ',.; .
Dr. Barrett is an old Vanderbilt
man ;hnd ftHt'-iat;Tel'irtJw.-tt Mra- "
J. H. Klrkland, wife of Chancellor. -Kirkland,:
of Vanderbilt.: Hef is a great
believer ln; the South, having, become
interested in this section of he cjoun
trp1 through the lectures and articles
of the late Henry Grady on the New
South. During his career at Vander
bilti Dr, Barrett paid hisway by cor
responding for eastern and northern
newspapers on matters pertaining to
Southern development. ,
Dr. Barrett has served as minister
to several of the Latin-American coun
tries and as head of the Pan-American
Union is familiar with the first real,
practical league of nations.
PAlilC SEEN Hi
SOLDIER PONDS
R. 0, DYER SELLS. FARM ,
MOVES TO COLUMBIA
R. O. Dyer has sold his farm and
machinery and Mve stock at Summer
town, and moved with his family back
to Columbia. ' Mr.. Dyer made a vry
satisfactory sale of his property. His
plans ar not made for th future. ,
REP. MONDELL SAYS PRICES
WOULD SOAft IF IT WAS
J ISSUED.
WASHINGTON, March 11. A bond
issue to pay adjusted compensation to
former .service men, Republican Lead
er1 Mondell, of Wyoming, told tho
hduse ways and means committee to
day would endanger a panic and send .
prices ballooning. He opposed any re
lief legislation at this time on tho
ground that heavy additional taxes
would, be necessary whatever plan of
relief was adopted. "I do not believe
we can issue bonds," Mr, Mondell
said. ."If they were intended for in
vestment they would threaten the spe
Cib basis of currency. A popular is
sue would have all the ill effects of an
investment issue, besides inflating cur
rency! ' . -
"Extension of financial relief is ut
terly Impossible unless the people aro
willing to stand heavy additional tax
es. A consumption tax always un
popularis the only tax which; could
be collected from mouth to mouth, pro-,
ducing revenue continuously."
Representative Swope, representa
ive, Kentucky, urged Adoption of a
bill granting an extra year's pay to all
those in the service except those who
served less than twomonths. Ho es
timated such a plan would rei'iire an
outlay of $1,3(10,000.
AMERICAN RELEASED
BY JLLA BANDITS
. (By United Press.)
WASHINGTON, March li. -Villa
has released Joseph .Williams, Amert."
can engineer, captured recently in an
attack on a train near Chihuahua tho
stfltp dprtmpnt wns, advised today,