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VOL. LXXII
-NO. 12 ,
GERMAN REV
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- EBERT
0LUTI0W IS
RflEOT OF
BEEN RESTORED
N VON KAPP'S EFFORTS TO OVER.
THROW REPUBLIC RESULTS
IN FAILURE, ! '
END OF STRIKE IS ORDERED
Eugene Sc-niffer, Vice Chancellor Un
' der President Ebert Assumes Reins
cf Government at 6 O'Clock Last
Night, Dispatches Say.
(By v United Press.)
LONDON, March IS, Tho govern
ment of Fredoich , : Ebert, ' - Imperial
president of Germany, win face .wide
Hpread demands for rustic industrial
and governmental reforms upon its
return to the seat at Berlin, today's
dispatches indicated.. .
The resignation of the revolutionary-group
was forced, not bo much by,
pressure from the Ebert group, as by
the dtermlnatiou of the radical c!e-j
mont 'that no reactionary .government
should stand in Ucirnuity. ' ';'
Some . dispatcher .said there" wan ev
ry Indication that independent so
cialists and Spartacans will strive to
the United Stafe.s to obtain a 'greater
representation jn tho jiovernment, de
manding the reorganization .. permit
ting the participation of thuir repre
sentatives. '
JN0. W. JACKSON
TO HEAD Gi O P.
IN MAURY COUNTY
FORMER POSTMASTER IS SAID
TO BE SLATED FOR CHAIR
MAN OF THE COMMITTEE.
M. PHINEAS MURPHY SECRETARY
:'
Harmony Prevails and No Opposition
to the. Election of Either Is Antici
psted When the Committee Meets
to Organize, .'.
COLUMBIA, TENNESSEE, FRIDAY, MARCH; 19, I920
' -.
ESTABLISHED IN 1848 ,
(By United Press.)
RERUN, ..March IS.--Von Kapp's
counter, 'revolutionary dictatorship
ended last night, following "the re
signation of Von Kapp and General
Von Luettwitz, and Eugene Schiffer,
! Vice' Chancellor under President Eb
't en took over 'the reins of govern
ment at G o'clock P. M.
' The Central committee of railway
L workers decided to end the strike
-immediately after Ebert government
was restored to power, the arrest of
wVbn'"Kapp,".Vvu , Luetiwitz, Police
Chief Von Jagow, 'Admiral Von
Trotha, Dr, Hrortereck, Col. Bauer
find Captain Gorhardt was ordered.
(By United Press.)
, .PARIS, March IS. The German del
egation here today said It had receiv
ed information that, Von Kapp and
General Leuttwitz have left Berlin.
(By United Press I
LONDON, March 18. Gustav
Noske, President Ebert's minister of
defense, will retire from the cabinet,
a' news dispatch from Berlin stated
today.. - '
When tho republican county com
mittee meets a week' irom. next Mon
day to perfect its organization it is
practu-aily. certain that John W.
Jnckson, former postmaster nt Coluiii
b.a and for, many years one of the
leading republicans of this section
will be made chairman. Mr. Jack
son's selection, it is said, will be agree
able to all of the leaders. Not only
is he papular with the republicans
but Mr. Jackson has a large number
of democratic friends in the county,
lie lias held office several times dur
ing his life and always made a most
acceptaole official. Mr. Jackson in
time3 past has beenone of the faction
al leaders of the party in this county,
lie : was one of the leading figures
in, the famous Brownlow-Evans con
vention of 1900 at Nashville which
split the party In two. But there is
no longer any factionalism in- the
party, in this county. ., j
, That M. Phineas Murphy, promin
ent farmer and real estate agent,
w.ll Jje secretary of the committee,
seems to be also pretty well assur
ed. Until ( recently Mr. Murphy has
been a resident of the fifth district.
Ho is now living In Columbia and
can give personal attention to the
duties of the uffice. f Mr.Murphy has
long been active ia politics. Four
years ago he made the race for repre
sentative on the republican ticket.
SPLIT DEVELOPS
. AMONG REPUBLICANS
WARNING AGAINST
' PLANTING BAD CORN
much bad corn was harvest'
ed in maury county after
. faLlrains.
HI JOHNSON DECLARES WOOD
USED "STRONG ARM TACTICS"
r IN MINNESOTA. .
. (By United Press.)
WASHINGTON, March 18 Farm
ers were virtually- disfranchised" in
the Minnesota- presidential V. primary
election, Senator Hiram Johnson who
was a candidate declared in a state
ment today. .,., , . V
Tho primary was the "first strong
nfm act" of the campaign, Johnson de
clared. He further declared that the
"machine" was in charge of the fight
for General Wood, and that the polls
were open only an hotJr in the even
ing, and bad roads , prevented the
farmers', from going to the polls, John
son said. ' " . -.' '
METHODIST CHURCH
10 HAVE- REVIVAL
TWO WEEKS' MEETING EEGIN
NING SUNDAY, TO"BE CON
DUCTED BY REV. CHERRY. .
Beginning Sunday, a two weeks' re
vival will be conducted at the First
Methodist church by' the pastor, the
IU v. J. Cherry, who will conduct
scnices each evening l I'-"0 o'clock.
S!ocal prayer meptirgs will be ar
ranged by the woUen ff tho church,
in connection with t!jo wprk. This re
vival is in connection, wish 'he frat
oangelistic movument. now Bwcepir.4
Hie country, and Is under the ausimvs
of the Interchurch World Movement,
rpvivala being conducted at the sami
time tbroughiHit the counhT-
j As corn planting time approaches,
j warning is given that much damaged
corn was harvested in Maury county
I last fall. Farmers are Urged to exer-
I ..J.... 4 1... in ihn anlaitlllll
lilt; uliiiubi, taiy m ecictiiun
of seed for; this year.' In the event
corn was gathered late, and after II
had been left in the fields after the
-.,!., Ihi fall It
j tlAUaaivc .laiiLO wi ,uvu am..,
should be tested before being plant
ed, as the percentage of germination
in this corn Is very low.
.Where cornjwas gathered early, and
before the rains, it is not considered
necessary to test it. However, the
farmer who makes a test Is more apt
to secure a good stand than the one
who doa not lest. There is still a
small quantity of tested seed corn in
the county, it being Neal's Paymaster
and Boone County White. , It is ex-
I pecf ed that a bumper corp will be
planted in this county this season, as
the hteh prices prevailing have en
couraged! farmers to increase their
acreage over that of last season.
GRAND JURY TO
PROBE CONDUCT
OF CEN. WHITE
SAID ,THAT INVESTIGATION OF
, CHARGES OF BAR ASSOCIATION
EE MADE, SOON. -
TO NAME A SPECIAL ATTY. GEN.
Understood That Court Will Appoint
' $ifl One to Represent State Dur-
i,oie Examination of Witnesses.
Wnje Attending to Duties.
It is understood that the grand Jury
will this week begin pn investigation
of charges made by the bar associa
tion of Columbia against the conduct
of Looney B. White, the attorney gen
eral of this circuit. It was charged
last November, during the former
term of the court, that Mr. White's
conduct was such as to incapaqitate
him from the discharge of his duties
and necessitated the appointment of a
special attorney" general. The grand
jury was in session at that time, but
for some reason the charges were ig
nored and no action taken. The bar
association met later and made for
mal demand for an investigation. Fi
nally at the beginning of the present
term about, a month ago Judge Turner
called 'the situation to the attention
of the grand jury. Nothing, it Is said,
has been done so far, except to sum
mon some witnesses. In the meantime
the attorney general has been indaily
attendance on the court and grand,
Jury and has been "'functioning" all
the time. .'.
It is said that Judge Turner will ap
point a special attorney general to
represent, the state during the investi
gation of the charges against the reg
ular attorney general. V This appoint
has been tendered to one or two mem
bers of the local bar but so far no
one has accepted. 0
COL. JN0.1 BOND
LAWYER, SOLDIER
CALLED j DEATH
. . '- ' ' V i "". "r
LONG ONE OF JH$ MOST PROMI
, NENT MEN IN MAURY COUNTY
ANSWERS FINA. SUMMONS.
HOOVER STRONG FOR
' LEAGUEOF NATIONS
SAYS PEACE TREATY SHOULD
BE RATIFIED DEVELOPMENT
WOULD FOLLOW.
(By United Press.)
WASHINGTON, March'' 18. Her
bert Hoover today declared the peace
treaty should be accepted, so long as
the final form of United States free
dom of action and room for construc
tive development, is jdependent upon
it. He also said that the grpwing
state Jof international . antagonism
cannot be moderated until the United
States joins the league of nations.
SOUTH AMERICAN
COUNTRIES QUARREL
ACTING SECRETARY OF STATE
POURS OIL ON TROUBLED ,
v WATERS TODAY.
NEW CONCERN STARTS
THE BALL WITH TWO
MAURY MOTOR CORPORATION
DELIVERED SUPER SIX AND
BUICK LIGHT Spc.
"I am delighted with the' way our
business has started off." said GIrard
"Happy" Brownlow, of the Maury Mo
tor Corporation this morning. "We
delivered a Hudson super six Wednes
day to John S. Frierson, of Mt. Pleas
ant, and a Buick light six to Captain
John. Honus Cra g, a traveliifg sales
man out of Nashville. Capt. Craig
will upe.thi3 Buick in covering his
territory." -
'' . ' Happy"'s right on the Job now all
the .time, and is as buoy as a switch
ior.pfne Wii,.n a circus comes to town.
.; (By United Press.) )''"'':
WASHINGTON, March IS. As the
result of a recent attack on the Peru
vian legation' at Lapaz, Bolivia, Un
der Secretary of State Polk has per
sonally urged Peruvian ambassadors
and Bolivian ministers to have their
government to take all possible steps
in the area of dispute to see that the
peace of South America is not endan
gered. Secretary Polk today will see
the Chilean ambassador and make the
same representations. Officials ' be
lieve the three governments will take
steps to prevent a crisis. . "
IN BAD HEALTH j FOR YEARS
Husband ft Octavia Zollicoffer Bond,
One of the South' Most Brilliant
Writers and Lecturers and Daugh
ter of Renowned General.
Col. John B. Bond, for many years
one of the most prominent . members
of the Maury county bar, a brilliant
conversationalist, a gentleman of the
old school and active in public affairs,
died at his home in Mt. Pleasant, Tte
remains were taken to Nashville
where they were interred." Services
were conducted by the Masons at Mt.
Pleasant over the body.
Col. Bond had been confined to his
home since last; JulyL and had been
rapidly failing in health. Up until
that time he had kept his law office
open in the Phosphate City, although
he had not 'been ai t iyjily in the prac
tice of his profession ' fir several
years. Col. Bond ool a lively inter
est in .public affairs, was long promi
nent In the councils of the democrat
ic 'party and was "for n number of
years editor of the Mt. Pleasant paper.
He was a strong and virile writer,
Col. Bond is survived by his widow,
who. was Miis Octavia ' Zollicoffer,
daughter of General Felix Zollicoffer,
who was killed while wearing the uni
form of the Confederate soldier and
who before the-war was one of the
most brilliant statesmen and publi
cists of the state. Col. Bond'B wife ia
known all over the South, because of
her brilliant attainments as a writer
and lecturer. y . '
vCol. Bond wore the uniform of the
Confederacy and was a gallant soldier.
He was related to" the prominent
Bond family of Haywood county. He
was . a gentleman vf-Jn4airaeldlaJl
manners. He was extremely courtej
ous, his manners most polished and
he endeared himself 4o a wide circle
of friends. , ''
COUNTY SOON TO
PAY LAST OF ITS
FLOATING DEBTS
MRS. HATTIE ADAHS
ENTERS INTO REST
DIES AT HER HOME ON BAILEY
STREET AFTER LINGERING
ILLNESS FUNERAL TODAY.
Mrs. Hattie H. Adamsaged twenty
eight years, wife of J. W. Adams,
died Wednesday at 12 o'clock at her
home on Bailey street after an illness
of several months.' . Mrs. Adams was
a consistent member of the Baptist
church, and was held in the highest
esteem by all who knew her.
Mrs. Adams is survived by her hus
band and two bright little girls, aged
seven and nine years. Two brothers,
George and Tillman Temple, of Nash
ville, also ' survive . her.
The funeral was conducted Thurs
day at the Second Baptist church
by the Rev. J. H. Barber. Interment
was in Rose Hill cemetery. Maury
Undertaking Co. in charge.' '
FATE OF CRAIG
INJURY'S HANDS
TWELVE MEN . WILL DECIDE
WHAT IS TO BE DONE WITH
DEFENDANT.
Before circuit court adjourned this
evening, the ' fate-: of Wallace Craig,
who had been on trial since Tuesday,
charged with the murder of Consta-'
ble Neil Primm will "be in the hands
of the Jury. The state completed its
rebuttal testimony this morning and
arguments begun Immediately after
noon." : Judge Sam Holding opened for
the state. He was followed by Judge
W. C. Salmon. An hour and three
quarters was allowed etch side, and
at 2 : 30 o'clock Judge Salmon was still
speaking. For-; the state Attorney
General Looney B. White and former
Attorney General Job B, Garner will
speak, and for the defense L. Z. .Tur
pin and J. C.' Vo6rhie3. '
The case has been contested from
start to finish, attorneys fighting for
advantage on every point. . '
There Is considerable speculation
as to what will be the result ef the
Jury's decision, t Judge Salmon in his
speech said he would not ask the jury
to turn Craig out upon society that
he should be confined in some suita
ble institution. The Insanity plea ap
parently has been' sustained by expert
testimony Introduced by the defense
in an effort to save Craig from the
electric chair. - ,
SEVERAL CORN CLUBS
! FORMEOJHIS WEEK
BOYS OF FOUR COMMUNITIES
NOW ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN
. PREPARING LAND.
During the present "week County
Agricultural Agent E. A. McLean has
visited several communities of the
county, in which he has enrolled mem
bers In the boys corn and pig clubs.
Enrollment has been secured at Glen
dale. Water Valley, Enterprise and
Santa Fe. - The work will be pushed
just as rapidly as possible, and. Prof.
McLean hopes to visit every school
house In the county during the next
two weeks, and to get the clnbs to
functioning.
WILL BE WIPED OUT BEFORE
THE NEXT SESSION OF THE
- QUARTERLY COURT. I -
BRIDGE WARRANTS ALSO PAID
Have Been Running Ever Since the
Bridges Were Repaired After the
Great Flood of Eighteen Years Ago.
Splendid Condition of Finances.
When the county , court meets In
quarterly session in April it will for
the first time In many years be greet
ed with the statement that Maury
county is free from floating debts.!
The county .has about $15,000 of float
ing debts that will mature early1 in
April, just before the meeting of the
quarterly court. Judge Whitthorne in
his last quarterly report expressed.tbe
hope that this debt could be retired
before the court met again. His pre
diction is going to be verified for there
is already sufficient funds with which
to retire these debts when due. ., -
It may be that before the taxes for
another year are paid a small sum will
have to be borrowed to keep the coun
ty's credit at, par, but that is doubtful.
Judge Whitthorne hopes to be able to
get through, the year on the balance
that will be left after the retirement
of the Abating debts. . , .
In addition, to the payment of the
floating debt, the last of the old bridge
warrants, upon, which as much Inter
est has been paid as the face of the
warrants, have been paid and retired.
These , warrants were issued away
back Just after the flood of 1902 to re
place bridges that were damaged in
that time of raging waters. The
county's financial statement will be a
source of gratification to every tax
payer. .'...
PROSPECTS
1 .
IJ FOR ACTION
TREATY; B
BRIGHTER
DH PEACE
POULTRY EXPERT
TO LECTURE HERE
' 1 1 m -
MRS. FLORENCE FORBES TO GIVE
, DEMONSTRATION AT COURT
HOUSE THURSDAY.
On Thursday, March 25, Mrs. Flor
ence Forbes foremost woman poultry
expert in the United States, will be in
C61umbia. At, 2:30 o'clock p. m. she
will lecture and give a demonstration
at the court house which will be of
great interest to every poultry raise!
in the county.'. l: ; i ;....';; i., i.;,'iv.
On Thursday morning Mrs. Forbes
will give a culling demonstration at
Culleoka, and every . woman .In that
community who is interested in poul
try should take advantage of the op
portunity , to witness the demonstra
tion. ' ' ' '
Mrs. Forbes Is the only ; licensed
woman judge of poultry in the United
States, and she is known from coast
to coast, having judged poultry from
Madtson Square Garden in New York
to the Panama-Pacific exposition at
San Francisco.
Mrs. Kate Crady, home demonstra
tion agent, ' who Is . bringing . Mrs.
Forbes to this county, said that she
hoped very much to hate five hundred
people at the court house to hear Mrs.
Forbes lecture Thursday. ' . '
SCHOOL TERM CLOSES -
AT ISOM NEXT WEEK
With appropriate : exercises the
school term will close at Isom, In the
tenth district, on next Thursday and
Friday. The term has been a most
successful one, , The faculty of the
school' is composed of Prof, and Mrs.
R. A. Anthony, Miss Carrie Gibbs.
Miss Mildred Whiteside, music and
Miss Frlerson, expression. -
BREAK M
FORDS
0
EWhllE
LYNNVILLETO
HAVE ELECTRIC
CURRENT IN CITY
AMOS SANDERS CONSTRUCTING
HIGH POWER VOLTAGE LINES
FROM RIVERSBURG. ,
ELIEFTOBAY
SUBCONTRACTS AWARDED TO
NICHOLSON & ESKEW.AND
TOM SIMPSON. ' .
Nicholson & Eskew as predicted
few days ago In The Herald, have
been awarded the contract for the con
crete work for Fry Brothers new Ford
home on North Main street and broke
ground this morning preparatory for
putting In the foundation. The con
tract for the brick work has also been
awarded to Tom Simpson, the local
brick manufacturer an-i birder.
ARE INSTALLING LARGE DYNAMO
y '. . " -
Ed Cheatham, of Pulaski, Doing Con-
struotion Work Frakei ' Bros., of
Columbia Interested Also a Big
Building. Boom. ; c j ...- ' i'&
Special to The Herald.
; LYNNVILLE, Tenn., March ' 18.
There seems tb.be a general boom on
In and around this little cl,ty. Several
new residences' have been erected
within the past few months, and now
a block of four storehouses is being
Erected on College .street v by J, , M.
Bray, adjoining the new Lynnvllle Mo
tor .Company garage. - "
It Is understood that all of these
stores have been spoken for and wilt
be occupied Just as soon as they are
completed. ! , ' v ".
, Amos Sanders, operator and owner
of the Sanders Milling Co., on Big
Creek, Just north of Riversburg is
building a line of heavy voltage cable
from" his plant to Lynn ville and will
Boon have installed a large dynamo
from, which will be supplied sufficient
quantity of current to light the city
of Lynnvllle, all of the business hous
es and residences along the' route
from the plant to Lynnvllle by way
of" Campbellsville. ;
Mr. Sanders has already closed a
contract with the city fathers of Lynn
ville for tho lighting of the principal
Btreets and the down-town district,
and a. number of the business firms
have closed contracts for the lighting
of their stores, and quite a number of
residences will also have electric
lights installed. V tj
, A number of the stores are already
lighted by electricity . by the use of
independent lighting systems, gener
ating their electricity with power fur
nished by gasoline engines.
The construction work of the plant
and lines is being done by Ed Cheat
ham, of Pulaski,, former superintend
ent of the electric plant of PulaBki.
FrakeB Brothers, of I. Columbia, are
also interested in the movement to a
certain extent, and are furnishing a
great (feal of the material,
OLDEST ADVANCE
AGENT. IN COLUMBIA
PUNCH WHEELER IS HERE AR-
RANGING FOR COMING OF AN
..' OTHER CARNIVAL COMPANY.
H. E, '.'Punch" Wheeler, oldest man.
In point of service, in the game, ad
vance agent for the Reuben & Cherry
Carnival Company, which will exhibit
here next week, was in Columbia , today-putting
everything In "apple pie"
order for the coming of the show, ar
ranging for advertising,' lots, licenses
and a hundred and one other things.
I Mr. Wheeler's first trip to Columbia
was in 1S74, or forty -six years ago.
Since that time Columbia has grown
from a village to one of the most pro
gressive little cities in fiddle Ten
nessee, business has expanded In ev
ery direction, and were it not for a
few of the "oldtimers" like "Daddy"
Hendley, "Punch" would feer that he
was in an unknown sector. Despite
his years of toil, "Punch" still has the
old time punch in his advertising mat
ter, for many years ago he learned
that it pays to advertise, and it pays
to make the advertising; snappy.
G11UE OCCUPATION
' OF CONSTANTINOPLE
(By United Press.)1
LONDON. March 18. Allied occu
pation of Constantinople occurred
yesterday, and will continue until the
terms of the Turkish treaty have been
fully executed, according to official
j announcement.
SENATE BEGINS .WORK, LIKE EF-'
.FORT, WILL BE MADE TQ GET. '
, :...r.-.y FINAL VOTE.-,.;:;,,:,- ,w
REED RESOLUTION IS REJECTED
Senate This Morning Votes Down a
, Resolution Providing That United
States Settle . National Questions
Out of League of Nations. .
.' r (By United, Press.) ; ' , 1
' WASHINGTON, ,. March ', 18. Dis
playing a, disposition.; to .get a final
vote on the peace treaty without fur
ther delay,, the senate today began
voimg, on me remaining reservations.
The .reservations .proposed by; Sena
tor Reed, of Missouri, providing, that
the United States keep, to Itself the
tight jo decide what questions effect
its national honor, ancj interests, and
withholding all such questions from
the, league of natioiiE,. Wiis rejected.
The vote was twenty-seven to forty.
PlKht. .. . 1 J ' ': '
MATTHEW L; COKER
vma iniu utruNU
DIES THIS MORNING AT HOME IN
WEST END FOLLOWING THREE
WEEKS' ILLNESS.
Matthew L. Coker, aged flfty-nino
years, respected- citizen, - died this
morning at 5:30 o'clock at his home
in W'est Enfter an illness of throe '
weeks with influenza "and pneumonia, v,
Mr. Coker had been a resident of
Columbia but a short time, liaylng re
moved to this place from Lynnville
in Dectmber, butdttriiig'iis - short 1
stay here he had formed a large cir
cle of acquaintances who wjll learn
of his. death with iflych regret. -i
Mr. Coker wfs widely known In
Giles county, having been a farmer.
and conducting, a mercantile business
in connection. Mr. Coker was ft
staunch '-member of the Methodist
church, and took an active Interest
In all matters pertaining to. the wel
fare of the church.
He is Survived by his wife and the
following children: Carl D., of Char
lotte, N. C,; .Clyde J., of Chicago, 111.;
Mrs. George W. Green, of Savannah,
Ga.; 'Ernest A., of Atlanta; Luther,
of Columbia; Charles L Clio, S. C,
end A. B. Cokerr of Birmingham, Ala.
The funeral wfll be conducted Fri
day, at the Ellc Valley ' Methodist
church near Lynnville by tjie Rev. J.
Brico" Cheek, former pastor of the
church. The six sons of the deceased
will act as pall bearers. i
WILLAHO BATTERY: ADDED
BY MAURY MOTOR CO.
C. McLanahan, of Nashville,' repre
senting the W'Hard battery service,
ia here for a few days. This service
has been added to the equipment of
the Maury Motor Corporation, succes
sors to Fry, & Jones. Mr. McLana-harn-
will be glad to give personal at
tention and assistance to any one in
terested who Wil call this week. He
will take pleasure In explaining the
merits of tho service, - V .; " ''
BAINBRIOGE COLBY
'; BEFOpOfilLiiTTEE
(By United Tress.) -
WASillNGTON, March IS. Bain
bridge Colby, testifying in his. own be
half today before the senate foreign
relations committee, which Is consid
ering objections to his confirmation
as secretary of state, Colby said he
would not make ft public statement
while his nomination is pending. .
DAY
DELEGATES TO BE
-ELECTED fli
Quarterly conference will be held
by the officials of the First Methodist
church Monday night, Marca 22.
There is business of great importance
to be transacted at that time, but del
egates to tho d strict conference, soon