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J2L.J- Zl COLUMBIA,, TENNESSEE, FRIDAY, MARCH 26, 1920 .
LARGEST- .CIRCULATION
DF ANY WEEKLY NEWSPAPER
PUBLISHED IN SEVENTH CON
GRESSIONAL DISTRICT,
jit t
EIGHT BRIGHT PAGES
OF REAL LIVE TELEGRAPH AND
LOCAL NEWS. ONLY WEEKLY
CARRYING TELEGRAPH SERVICE
ESTABLISHED IN 1848.
ALL
ES IHTERVEfJTinn
IFEBERT
UNABLE CONTROL REDS
TROOPS MAY BE SENT BY ALLIES
; TO QUELL RIOTING IN IN
DUUSTRIAL DISTRICT.
MANY COMMUNISTS ARE KILLED
New German Cabinet Completed at
Midnight Last Night Conditions
.in. Berlin Becoming -Mora Settled
After Week' of Chaos. ; ;
. (By United Press.) '
.,' PARIS, March, 25. Allied' military
intervention in the Ruhr industrial
district in Germany will follow if the
troops of the German government are
unable to restore order -there in the
near future, it was learned today.
: j If Ebert's emmisaries are unable to
negotiate peace terms in their pres
ent parleys,;' it 'was 'said that the al
lies will grant full permission to send
as many troops 'into tho district as
"'tij wibii. ,. xi uie maximum
forces .AVaiiahln tn Hia cmiti-al uvv.
eminent cannot restore' order, then
the allies will tatte clim-en of tho Kiln.
utlon.
(By United Press.)
PARIS. March 25 More than ".one
hundred and seventy-five people were
"killed in fighting between communis
tic workmen and forces of government
troops in the Thiriningia district,
near Gotha, a dispatch here today
Said. One Red army is said to have
surrendered unconditionally. The
communists chiefs escaped. V
(By United Press.)
LONDON, March 25. Tho new Gor
. niun cabinet was completed last night
at midnight according to a Berlin
dispatch to .the , Amsterdam tele
graph. BERLIN, March 25. A dispatch
ued to emerge from the chaos of last
. weK, mjt trie umoniers buu persist
ed in some soctions. Trolley service
was resumed today.
FARM MACHINERY IN :.
'GREAT DEMAND NOW
I DIFFICULT MATTER TO FILL THE
r ORDERS SAYS ONE OF LARG
EST DEALERS.
- J. II. Darden, general malager or
the International Harvester Compa
ny for Tennesse, Is here today. Ac
cording to Mrv Darden the demand for
farm implements, machinery, tractors,
etc., this season has been greater thin
over-; before... - your troume now is in
' aklne deliveries of the orders that
have been accepted," "said Mr. Darden
to a representative of' The Herald.'
"We are behind in our orders, due to
the Increased demand and to the diffi
culty of getting cars enough to make
the shipments. Merchants have evi
dently anticipated the difficulty in get
ting jStock because they have placed
their orders earlier this season than
is ordinarily the case.
1 "Yes, tho demand for tho tractor on
the farm is growing all the time. It is
. 4 ' .1 A' ..Ill 1 '...nr. .... r tl
U DUSineSH U1HI Will lllticooo caw
year, just as the demand for automo
biles has been growing all "the time.
"There must be Increased power on the
farm, something to assist in solving
the shortage of labor and the farmers
are turning to tho tractor." '
CIRCUIT COURT
AT WAYNESBORO
BEEN POSTPONED
MEMBERS OF BAR AT THAT
PLACE WANT POSTPONEMENT
ACCOUNT "FLU" SITUATION.
COURT BE IN SESSION HERE
Judge Turner Will Remain In Colum
bia and Will Try Such Cases As
May Be Made Ready for Trial May
. Clean Up Docket.
Circuit court wi.l be in session here
next week. Judge Turner had ex
poctod to leave for Waynesboro in
time to convene court there Monday
morning, but in a long distance tele
phone conversation with court attach
es at that place learned that the influ
enza situation is bo bad in that county
it was deemed wise to postpone this
term of court for several days, accord
ingly Judge Turner arranged his plans
to remain in Columbia next week, and
wiU try such cases as may be made
ready for trial. ,
A large number o eases have. been
disposed of since, court convened here
on March the most important being
the WallacQCraig murder xcase, in
which the defendant was sentenced to
serve a life' sentence in the peniten
tiary for the murder of Constable Neil
Primm of the fourth district, and the
Esau-Jennie. Pryor murder case, in
which both defendants received a life
sentence for the' murder of Jennie
Pryor's husband, Arthur Pryor? Many
other minor cases " fiavVbeeri, disposed
of, including several, civil cases., With
court in session again next week, it is
believed that the docket will bo put in
excellent shape for tho next term of
COUrt. .. , - . - ; i ! v.
J. J.
GIFFORD
FATHER UNO SON. 7
BANQUET FRIDAY
,' -
WILL BE GIVEN IN-RECREATION
"ROOMS 'AT HIGH SCHOOL EX
, PECT BIG CROWD.
Under the auspices 6f the HI Y
Club, a Father and Son banquet will
be given in the recreation room at
the High School on Friday evening.
Judge W, B. Turner , will serve as
toastmaster, and it' is expected that
the banquet will be largely attended,
as an. abundance of eats and good fel
lowship has been assured all who at
tend. Mayor W. O. Cherry haB issued
a proclamation calling attention to
'the purpose of the occasion, which is
to bring father and son Into closer
relationship with each other.' In oth
er words to help the father to gain
the confidence of the son, and the son
the confidence of the father to make
them pals. .
G.O.P, LEADERS
MAKING SLATE
THIS DISTRICT
CHAIRMEN OF FOUR COUNTIES
AND OTHERS HERE FOR A
. LENGTHY CONFAB.
HARMONY IS THE WATCHWORD
Believed That As a Result of the
Meeting Delegates and Members of
the State Committee: Will Be
Agreed Upon Hopkins . Favorite.
Republicans of the seventh district
in large numbers convened this morn
ing lat the office of Chairman Raleigh
S. Hopkins for a conference. ; They
were in session again this afternoon.
As a result of the conference U,is
probable that the district convention
will be held at Columbia or Franklin
after the state ; convention at some
date to be hereafter fixed and not in
the day before. , ; ; V
While he leaders declined to -admit
that they were, fixing up a ' c!:it.3"
here today, it is known that the ie
publicans present virtually control a
majority of the forty-seven votes in
the district convention and the mem
bers of the state committee and dele
gates and elector were discussed. The
delegated will not formally select the
members of the state committee us
they will be chosen at the August pri
mary, but the r ipublicans ri living
ibe endorsement of, the conventni
wi'l be elected. , l .
It is,' .Is generally "andcrstcwd that
Ga'tifcU'i", of - Lawr:?'."0 ci.u:.n. 'ri
Trrnidii of Waya cf.'nty. are the
party's best bets for the two dele
gate f.um this Uli ikt w the pa1 ion
ii 'convention. ; - It ( pretty well as1
fcured, that one of .V uitemates wjll
be a woman. '
An u.g the roM .icjn3 in confci
'iico h'.'VQ today Chairman R. T.
lil.-lhuai.. of GU?s comity; Chalnnat
E H J uvman, .- W'uyno county,
Ciianiniin Marion Ui'-hardson, &f Law
rsr.! i y 'cunty i ' Ck&levni I U,. S,JIqp-"
kins, ut i his "count;', J .'ill V, Jutkston
and a number of other local leaders.
R. S. Hopkins Is (Jecjdedly. the favor
ite, of all the leaders here for the gu
bernatorial nomination. Harmony
marked the deliberations of the party
bosses. , , ..v ... -. ,, . ,.
WOLF'S DRY GOODS ,f
STORE PUTS ON SALE
BEGINS AT 9 O'CLOCK FRIDAY
MORNING ONE OF 8T0RE'S
ANNUAL CUSTOMS.
Beginning promptly at 9 o'clock Fri
day morning, Wolf's Dry Goods Store,
on South Main street, will throw open
thir doors on their amiual spring sale
of goods of every description carried
In their store. ' '."'
This store has made it one of their
customs to stage their sales' right tn
the beginning of the season. A full
page anonuncement of the Bale will
be found in this issue of The Herald.
AGADEr.lV GRADE
CROSSING TO BE
PROTECTED SOOII
ELECTRIC WIG-WAG SYSTEM TO
BE INSTALED AT EARLY DATE
LETTER SAYS.
FOR PROTECTION OF LIFE
Efforts of Mayor Cherry to Secure Re
duction in Number of Accidents at
Military Academy Crossing Meet
With Success. V .
A' wig wag electrical alarm system
Is to'be installed by the Lt & N. rail
road company at he grade crossing
at the Columbia Military Academy, ac
cording to a letter received this morn
ing by Mayor W. jo.. Cherry, In re
sponse to his request that a watchman
be stationed at this 'dangerous cross
ing. . ; ; ; ; . '-1 ' .-. ,; ' ., :
Several efforts have been made to
have the railroad company take steps
to safeguard life aljj this crossing, the
latest being made , by Mayor Cherry
Immediately after the death of Sum
ner Armstrong, wlib was killed by a
passing train. ?:
In reply to Mayor Cherry's letter.
John Bell Keeble, district attorney for
the vallroad, has written the following
self explanatory letter:
Mr. W..0. Cherry, Mayor, Columbia,
Tennessee.
' Dear Sir Your tetter of February
Uth, in regard to the railroad cross
ing near the Columbia Military Acad
emy, has not been overlooked. Imme
diately on receipt of it, I took up the
matter with Superintendent Wheel
er and have communicated with1 him
in person since that time. ' .. ' ' .
Yesterday he Informed me that the
company has arranged to put in a wig.-
wag system which,' in his Judgment,
will prevent a greater number of acci
dents that a watchman. I trust this
will give satisfaction, at least, it can
be given a fair trial. ' '
I am not unmindful of the interest
SEEKS MATERIAL
II! THIS COUIITY.
FOR WAR RECORD
MRS. JOHN T. WOOTEN, MOTHER
CHAIRMAN FOR MAURY, AP
PEALS TO PEOPLE.
of the to be kept and exhibited
ticular. Yours truly;
. JNO. B. KEEBLE, District Attorney
DEATH'S VICTIM
RESPECTED, FARMER DIES THIS
MORNING AT THE HOME OF
HIS SON IN THIS CITY.
J. j.' Gifford, aged seventy-three
years, died, this morning at 4 o'clock
at the residence of his son, J. W. Gif
ford of this city. Mr. Gifford, until
recently, had engaged In farming, and
had spent the greater part of his life
in Maury county, and was a highly re
spected citizen. '
He is survived by his wife and two
daughters, Misses Mary and Birdie
Gilford, and two sons, J. W., and C.
C. Glffqrd, all of this place.
. Prayers will be saiJ FridJ.r morning
at JO o'clock at th? resirier.ro by the
Rev. S. T. Neeley. of Gln4aW. - In
terment will be in the pleasant Mount
cemetery. Manry l'nd?rtnki Co. l
rlinrpo.
GHES DAVIS MUSICAL
REVUE COMING SOON
WILL OPEN TENTED SEASON ON
WARFIELD LOT ON GARDEN
STREET IN APRIL.
Jack C. Philon, advance agent for
Ches Davis 1920 Musical Revue, was
tn Columbia today to arrange for the
coming of his show to this city for a
wek's engagement beginning April 26.
The show will be re-organized here,
and the summer season opened under
canvas. All the winter the show has
been showing in theatres throughout
the South. New members will be add
ed to the company here, bringing the
total number up to thirty-five people.
The Warfleld lot on Garden street bs
been secured, and other arrangements
made. ; '- .
The Ches avis shows are - already
well known In Columbia, being a fa
vorite with Columbia people. Mr.
philon said that this season the show
will be bigger and better than ever be-,
fore, and win Include a splendid eight
piece orchestra, a famous beauty cho
rv.?, and ctfaff sttras'timis too numcr-
MORE PROBING IS
ASKED IN CONGRESS
SOUTH DAKQTIAN WANTS TO
v. KNOW WHY M'CABE WAS AP
POINTED POSTMASTER.
" . (By United Press.) :
WASHINGTON, March 25. Con
gressionat investigation of the cliarg
cs made by. the American Legion of
Tennessee that. Postmaster General
Burleson violated the soldier prefer
ence rule by apointlng Charles JAc
Cabej former secretary to Senator
Shields as postmaster -at Nashville
was asked in the house today by Rep
resentative Johnson, of South Dakota.
Because Robert C. Webster Is a for
mer soldier he should have been giv
en the office, Johnson' said. '
PRE-EASTER OFFERINGS
m -TEMPT THEiWOMEN
FEATURE THE. BEAUTIFUL' DIS
PLAYS IN THE SHOPS AND
STOBES OF COLUMBIA.
Pre-Easter offerings are featuring
the displays of Columbia's shops. Nev
er have they been more respondent in
the beautiful apparel that is appropri
ate for women's wear at this season
of the year. Shops of the city would
do credit to a town many' times the
size of Columbia. In suits, dresses,
lingerie, hats, shoes; gloves-and" all
of the accesories of a- well dressed wo
man the shops abound. , ' -
In this issue Maury Dry Goods Co.,
Anderson. Bros. & Foster and The
Smart Shop .are featuring goods for
Easter. That even Is now only a lit'
le more than a week in the future and
it is expected that between now and
then there will be a grand rush to get
ready for. it upon the part of fair fem
inity of this ' section.: ' s r ''
VOTERS GET BEADY'
FOR THE ELECTION
ill IV. ft:'
on.
Accords Praise
To Herald For
Bargain Rush
"I must take off my hat to Herald
advertising." said William W. Evans,
of V. W. Evans & Co., as he surveyed
the big rush of men bargain hunters
in tiia 'store. - rThls rush here Is all
due to a plain, dignified, non-sensational
announcement in The Herald of
yesterday afternoon. - It is Just anoth
er proof ef the uperkrity and draw
ing powers of Herald publicity."
vet
FIRST BASEBALL
GAME OF SEASOtl
MILITARY ACADEMY TO MEET
DUNCAN SCHOOL; OF NASH-4
; VILLE HERE SATURDAY.' '
Here it is fans, the first baseball
game of the season. Promptly at 2:45
o'clock Saturday afternoon, Columbia
Military Academy opens here season,
playing the Duncan school team of
Nashville.
' It is not known Just who Coach
Northcutt will send againBt the Nash
ville lads, as the first team has not
yet been permanently selected, but
it is assured that the, local team will
put up a classy article, of ball, if the
form which has been displayed in
practice games, is kept up.
It is expected that the first game
here Saturday will be largely attended.
MATTER FOR ; STATE ARCHIVES
Letters From , Soldiers, . Newspaper
Clippings, Souvenirs and' . Other
Data Bearing on Part Played by
Dimple in Struggle Is Sought '
. In response to a, letter from John
Trotwood Moore, chairman of tho
Tennessee war history committee,
Mrs. John T. Wooten, mother chair
man of Maury co'unty, asks the as
sistance of the people of the county
in collecting dates, records.esouvenlrs,
etc., to . be deposited in the archives
of the state.
The material which Mrs. Wooten 4s
seeking to collect Is described In the
letter from Chairman Moore of the
state committee. It follows:
: "At a meeting of the Tennessee his
torical committee in Nashville Janu
ary 29th, 192 It was unanimously
recommended that the mother chair
men of each county now collecting the
individual records of the Tennessee
soldiers in the great ?l world war,
should use every V effort to collect
along with the records, all letters,
medals, maps, trophies, souvenirs
and everything that would throw any
light on the subject for future histo
rians. ' - ... '.. .
'.'We especially request you to ask
the parents to, send in to the archives
all letters wrlten by the boys while
In camps or Jn France, and newspaper
clippings about them. These will be
filed and preserved , in large scrap
books made especially fpr-this pur
pose, that they may be read by future
historians.
"It is of especial importance, also,
that you assist us to collect war rel
ics and war souvenirs for our war his
at the state capitol. Here they, will
be carefully preserved with a descrip
tion, and the 1 name of the donator
thereon.1 ;,?'':'';...':;;,:', :-'':'- '''.:',Y..:;vi' 'v
We urge that you will call atten
tion to this in your county papers and
instruct all district mothers to aid."
MORE POLL TAXES ARE BEING
PAID JN COUNTY THAN IS US-
UALLY THE CASE.
That there is some interest in poli
tics In the county is shown by' the in
creased collections of poll taxes as
compared with last' year. . More poll
taxes have been paid during the first
three months of this year than were
paid all of last year. Many who pay
only a poll tax have appeared at he
office of the trustee to settle, whea or
dinarily those who are simply assess
ed with a poll tax are not very prompt
about paying. Of course there will
still be an immense delinquent poll
lUt, that being always the largest
item of the delinquent list, but be
tween now and the November election
it will be materially reduced.
Trustee . Burns and Deputy ' Davis
Mitchell have just gotten caught up
with the Immense accumulation of
work that congested the office during
the first part of the month, due to the
penalty accruing on taxes and to sick
hesB of members of the force. The
last receipts have been written for
eleventh hour tax payments that were
mailed In the first of -the month. With
n the next day or two they expect to
complete the posting of the books and
the checking of the stubs. . It la be
lieved that the delinquent list of prop
erty-taxpayers will be exceptionally
light this year. '
HISS HOWLETT
LOT AT CU
BUYS
LLEOKA
Miss Bet tie Howlett and mother, of
Cullebka, have purchased from Capt.
Merrit B. Tomllnsoo the house and lot
which they have be'a occupying. The
consideration was JS05.
BOIIIE
LASSIES
MAKE HIT HERE
LAST NUMBER OF INTERNATION
AL LYCEUM COURSE WAS" PRE
SENTED LAST NIGHT.
, The Bonnie Lassies, who appeared
last night at the High School audito
rium in the last number of the Ly
ceum course, made A big hit with Co-
Iiimhtann This Scotch com Can V ren
dered a mo4t delightful musical pro
gram, $nd as well, gave several char
acter sketches and impersonations,
which gave a clear insight Into the
lives of the hardy Scottish Highlanders.
DUTCH
TO
REVOtUTI
TROOPS RUSHED
GERWORDEnAS
OtJ CONTINUES
INSTITUTIONS t
OF COUNTY ARE
IN GOOD SHAPE
GRANQ JURY'S FINAL REPORT
COMMENDS -CONDITIONS 'AT
POOR AND WORK HOUSES.
IMPROVEMENT NOTED AT LATIER
Jail Is Also Being Weil Kept and the
Prisoners Humanely Treated Guar
diamand Administrator's Bonds Are
Examined and Approved.
All of the institutions of the county
are In fine shape, according to the re
port of the grand Jury made to Judge
Turner just before it was dismissed
on Wednesday afternoon. The report
shows that conditions at the poor
house are generally satisfactory and
that institution has on hand a large
amount of supplies that were grown
on the farm. The management is com
mended. ' '
Improvoent is noted in the condi
tion of the workhouso. " A former re
port on this institution indulged in
some criticism ' of -the sanitary ar
rangements. The foreman, who Is
now a permanent official, stated that
these defects had been remedied and
things were in much better shape."
The grand jury also found the jail
to be well kept and the prisoners hu
manely treated under the administra
tion of Sheriff Houser. The reports on
the jail since the administration of
the present sheriff commenced have
The Jurors also examined the bonds
of fudiciaries In the clerk's office and
found them to be properly executed
and solvent. Tho foreman stated that
a good part of the time of the Jury
was taken up in the investigation of
cases in which no true bills were re
turned. Only seventeen true bills
were returnod during the term.
DISPATCH TODAY SAYS GERMAN
RED, FORCES HAVE MADE CON
SIDERABLE PROGRESS. ,
CAPTURE OF WESEL IS REPORTED
Other Red Armies Have Advanced as
Far -as River Llppe Government's
Offer of Armstlqe Is Turned Down
by Communists."- ',.'., ,
(By United Press.)
ijTHH HAGUE, March 25. The
yutch- government jiae' concentrated
a considerable,nuniljer,of troops along
the German border "because of the
heavy fighting between Spartacans
and government troops soutn west of
Wesel, near the Dutch frontier.,
. (By United Press.)5
, ESSEN, West Phalia, March 25.
leading German Rod forces today an
nounced the capture of (!.We8C which
was besieged by the Red army for
several days. The Reds refused the
government's offer of an armistice,
and the fighting continued all day yes
terday. Red armies have captured
Frledeiclisfeld, and other forces have
reached the river Lippe, twenty miles
north of Essen, the Red dispatch Buld.
ORDERS THE HERALD
SENT HIM EVERY DAY
BARGAIN HUNTERS .
SWAMP EVANS STORE
MEN SWOOP DOWN EN, MASSE
UPON BARGAIN COUNTERS AND
CARRY AWAY STOCK.'
Speaking of women bargain hunt
ers, did you. ever see the men go after
'em. Oh Boy, it's a revelation. This
morning ' when W. ' W, Evans & Co,
served its feast .of. bargains In shirts,
ties, collars and other furnishings,
men made a center rush for counters
which would have made a football
game look tame In comparison. Wom
en .bargain luinters are not In the same
class they timidly edge, their way
to the counters, and inquire the price.
Not so with the men they enter,
boldly advance upon the stock, gather
up an armful of needed apparel, in
quire the price, pay the bill and go
upon their way rejoicing. . . '
The Evans sale today proves con
clusively these two things: people
are looking for" good goods at good
prices, and it pays to advertise.
FORMER MAURY COUNTIAN, NOW
.. MAKING GOOD IN TEXAS,
WANTS HOME NEWS. " ,
W, R. Chenault, of Forney, Texas,
vice president of the, Chenault Cotton
U01UIr...ow fven-.
ing for . Birmingham after spending
several days with relatives . at Mt.
Pleasant, and In this city. , Mr. Che
nault is a nephew of Rev. R. M. Che
nault, of South Columbia, and a grand
nephew -of "Uncle'; Newt Due. ., For
the past several years ho hagi resided.
in Texas, and for some time was tho
editor of the Forney News, giving up
his newspaper career to enter the bus
iness In which he is now engagod.
Mr. Chenault Bald that since he had
been in Maury county, he had been
redding The Herald every day, and in
order to get the news from home, he
had decided to have the paper sent to
him every day.
WHAT IS STATUS OF ;
AMERICAN SOLDIERS?
CONGRESS WANTS TO KNOW,
CONCERNING U. S.'FIGHTRS
NOW IN-GERMANY.
! (By United Press. J :
WASHINGTON, March ' 25.The '
house today i called upon President
Wilson for a definite statement as to
the exact status of the 17,000 Ameri
can troops in Germany, and within
two minutes passed a resolution ask
ing that congress be advised immedi
ately under what conditions, and by
whose direction the' United States
troops can be used.
BOY SCOUT MOTHERS
TO MEET ON MONDAY
HOPE TO, CONCLUDE THE ORGAN
IZATION OF THIS WORK IN
. " THE CITY. '
There will be another meeting on
Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock at the
residence of Mrs. J. Frank Nicholson
of the mothers who are Interested in
the organization of a troup of Boy
Scouts in Columbia. The movement
launched some time ago by Mrs. H.
Bruce Cochran, chairman for this
county to organize the Boy Scouts has
been In abeyance, due to the illness
of Mrs. Cochran's son. but the organ
ization will be pressed now to a con
clusion. Mrs. Cochran is anxious that
every mother interested will attend
this meeting so that all the prelimina
ry work may be concluded.
v.s. pisiflir '
ENTERS INTO REST
, ' '.. :
RESPECTED CITIZEN OF BRY
ANT'S 8TATION COMMUNITY
VICTIM OF INFLUENZA.
V. S. Pinkston, aged forty years,
died last night at 12. o'clock at his
home near Bryant's staloa, after an
Illness of several months as the re
sult of influenza.
Mr. Pinkston was a prosperous
farmer, and was one of the most high
ly respected citizens of the commun
ity, having spent the greater part of
his life In the nelghborhod of Bry
tnt's station. He is survived by bis
wife and five children, three sons and
two daughters. Hs mother, Mrs. Nan
nie Pinkston and three brothers also
survive him as follows:' Esquire W.
W. Pinkston, A. W. and M. O. Pinks
ton of Bryant Station. "
The funeral . will be conducted
Thursday afternoon at 1 o'clock by
Elder II. N. Rutherford of Lynnvllte,
interment will be In the Hay nee ceme
tery. The Maurv Undertaking Com-
, -L Hi
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