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VOL. LXXII NO. 17
COLUMBIA, TENNESSEE, FRIDAY, APRIL 23, 1920
ESTABLISHED IN 1848
ENFORCEMENT OF PACT
TERMS CAUSES BREACH
OF ALLIED PREMIERS
PRIME MINISTER LLOYD GEORGE
FAVORS MODIFICATION OF VER
SAILLES TREATY.
M1LLERAND IS OPPOSING
British Premier Would Have France
Pledge Herself that She WMI Not
Act Alone Again in Enforcing Pro
visions of Treaty.
(By United Press.)
PARIS, April 22. Indications of a
breach between the allied premiers In
their meeting at San Remo were seen
In newspaper dlHpatches here today.
On one Hide, dispatches said, stands
J'rinie Minister Lloyd George of Great
Britain, favoring a modification of the
peace treaty with Germany, and ask
Jng France to pledge herself not to
act alone to enforce the treaty In the
.future, and backing Lloyd George are
the, Italian and Japanese premiers.
Opposing them is Premier Mlllerand,
who holds to the French decision that
the treaty of Versailles must be en
forced to the very letter, and reserv
ing the right of France to enforce
those clauses of the treaty which vital
ly effect her.
COUNTY'S TRUCK
GOES THROUGH
BIGBY BRIDGE
LIES HALF SUBMERGED IN WAT
ER AT THE BOTTOM OF THE
STREAM NEAR MT. PLEASANT.
STRUCTURE OUT OF COMMISSION
rord Is Considered Treacherous One
So That Large Section of County
Will Find It Difficult to Get Across
Creek.
FRAKES HAS "GET ;
TOGETHER MEETING"
MEMBERS OF JFIRM, FORCE AND
FEW GUESTS ASSEMBLE AT
BANQUET BOARD.
A delightful "get together meeting"
and six o'clock dinner was given
Tuesday night ut the home of F. F.
Frakes, to the force of. "Frakes Bros.,
(Everything Electrical," the represen
tatives of the Eden washing' machine,
a representative of The Herald and a
few close friends of the family.
The dinner consisted of several
courses and was served by Mesdames
F. F. and Bwing Frakes, and disap
peared as if by magic. After the feast
music was enjoyed, and while there
was no public speechmakTng, those
that were ther,e knew that the way to
reach u man's heart was through his
brain.
AGREEMENT REACHED
ON WATERPOWER BILL
(By United Press.)
WASHINGTON, April 22 A tei La
tive agreement on waterpower lej:ia-
lation has been reached by the house
aud senate conferees, Chalrn;an
Jones of the senate committee an
nounced today. Only a few minor do5
tails remain to be worked out. Jones
said he exported the final bill would
be signed Monday. The agreement
on the water power legislation will
mark the end of a twelve year effort.
Members of the house and senate have
never before been able to reach an
agreement.
Another bridge went down in the
county this morning', when one of the
heavy trucks of the county highway
commission, loaded with gravel plung
ed through the bridge on the Hamp
shire and Mt. Pleasant highway across
the west fork of Bigby and now lies
on its left side more than half cover
ed with water. It has effectually stop
ped traffic over that bridge as if it had
been blvn away with dynamite.
This bridge has not been in first
class condition for several years and
during the past two or three months
has been subjected to increased wear
due to the fact that the bridge in the
Mt. Joy section at Jennings had be
come impassable. This diverted a
large portion of the. Mt. Joy traffic by
way of this bridge,
i The foHT at this place is a rather
treacherous one and it is doubtful if
it can be used for automobiles. There
is said to, ,Jje quicksand, in the bot
tom of tho creek, making it uncertain
about always getting out.
FIRST REPORT
CITY FINANCES
GIVEN TO PEOPLE
RECORDER F. EWING KANNON
MAKES STATEMENT OF RE
CEIPTS AND EXPENSES.
ALSO LISTS OF BONDED DEBTS
In the Latter Are Included Over $110,'
000 Issued as Refunding Bonds
Presumably to Take Up Floating
, Indebtedness.
THE KING'S DAUGHTERS
TO HOLD EGG SHOWER
AT HARDISON MOTOR COMPANY
GARAGE FIRST MONDAY IN
MAY FOR SWEET CHARITY.
The King's Daughters will have an
egg shower the first Monday in May
and each good woman in Columbia
and Maury county is hereby asked to
give from half to a dozen eggs or
more as her contribution to a most
worthy work.
Arrangements have been made to
dispose of a veritable "cloudburst" at
market prices. Through the contin
uous courtesy of Hardison Motor Co.
the eggs are to bo delivered at their
garage where a committee of the
King's Daughters will be to receive
and again express the order's great
appreciation for tho unfailing and
generous response of the people of
Maury county to its calls for help in
behalf of Sweet Charity.
City Recorder F. Ewing Kannon
has issued his first report of the finan
cial affairs of the city. This report
covers the period from the beginning
of the present administration to April
1. Some of the items of expenditures
listed are for only two months, while
others cover the full quarter.
Tho chief items of expense for the
quarters are as follows: Salaries of
police, $!)(!5; of fjro department, $80;
mayor, $80; city attorney, $02.50; oth
er officers, $50; expenses of fire de
partment , $13.01; city lighting,
$'.165.25 street repairs and labor,
$!K1.21; street repairs, $005.34; work
house supplies and labor, $337.23;
charity. $101.60.
Interest on bonds required an ex
penditure of $3,092.50, while warrants
of the city drew interest to the
amount of $D0.09. Salaries of teach
ers called $12,545, and school expens
es required $826.55.
The income of the city was deriv
ed from the following principal
sources: School taxes, $3,200; li
censes colected, $11,031.85; fiines and
costs, $228.90; interest, $75.62. The
total liabilities of the city are listed
at $505,286.41.
The bonded debt of the city is as
follows: General Improvement bonds,
$96,500; school, $75,000; funding
$110,000; street improvements, $139,
500. In addition there are unpaid
warrants outstanding against the
city of $16,474.65. There are notes of
the city in bank to the amount of
about $33,500. !
EXECUTIVE OPPOSES
CLUBS FOR OVERALLS
VIRGINIA GOVERNOR SAYS IT
WILL DRIVE UP THEIR PRICES
ON THE POOR.
SOLDIER REPORTED
ACTION; NOW
KILLED IN
SERVING IN NAVY
, Mourned as dead, eulogized as onei
whose blood had Btained Flanders
fields, honored on every hand as one
of Tennessee's brave boys who had
made the supreme sacrifice upon the
altar of fiwdom that democarcy
might not perish from the earth, Lon
Brown will return to Maury county
to find that his little wife Autie
Brown has remained true to his mem
ory, and has purchased since he left
a neat little farm, partially paying for
i with government insurance paid
ber for the supposed deuth of her
husband.
W hen war clouds hung ominously
over the states, Lon Brown, of the
Mt. Joy community, heard the call
to arms, and shouldering bis rifle he
marched away to war. He made a
good soldier, and as a member of the
famous rainbow division he made an
enviable reputation.
And then in September, 1918, came
word to his wife from the government
that her husband had fallen upon the
fit-Id of batt:, killed by an exploding
German bomb. He had 'died for his
country.
Tearfully, hi wif wore the golden
ttar, signifying that one near and dear
to her had made the supreme sacrifice.
She received the sympathy of friends
and neighbors. Soon government in
surance begun to come at the rate of
$57.50 per month, for Lon had been a
good provider. When he entered the
service he determined that his wife
should not suffer in the event ofhis
death, and a part of this insurance
the grief, stricken wife invested In
real estate. The insurance came reg
ularly. But a few days ago Mrs. Brown re
ceived a letter from her husband, vig
orously denying that he, is dead, but
is very much alive, and at this time
Is serving Uncle Sam in the navy. He
intends to return to Maury county,
when he does he will find his wife
awaiting him In the Mt. Joy commu
nity west of Mt. i Pleasant. Mrs.
Brown, being under age at the time of
her husband's supposed death had a
guardian appointed, and through him
her business affairs have been attend
ed. The letter received by Mrs. Borwn
bore the date of November, 1919,
which is thirteen months after her
husband was reported by the govern
ment "dead upon the field of action"
(By United Press.)
RALEIGH, N. C, April 22. Gover
nor Blckett, who in rejecting the in
vitation to join the overalls club de
nounced the movement as liable to
bring about "Positive Harm," receiv
ed a telegram tdoay from Robert K.
Rambo, president of the ' Southern
Wholesale Dry Goods Association, in
dorsing his attitude. "There is no
good in it," said the governor refer
ring to the overalls club Idea. "It will
run the price of overalls up to a fig
urge which cannot be paid by those
who of necessity must wear them. 1
think that the members of such a
club ought to agree not to buy an au
tomobile until prices have dropped 25
per oent. So long as people are wil
ling to pay any, price for the things
they want, and are not willing to prac
tice self denial, all talk about cutting
down, the high cost of living is gab-hie."
CARRANZA
SEEKING
PEACE Willi REBELS
(By United Press.)
WASHINGTON, April 22. Presi
dent Carranza Is now attempting to
make peace with the Senora revolu
tionary forces, according to Oeneral
Alvaradn, representing the revolu
tionists Obregon here.
SEVERAL INJURED
III MONTANA II
CYCLONE LOSSES
GROW AS RELATED
REPORTS COME IN
PARSONS BEND SECTION IS HARD
HIT BY TUESDAY'S TERRIF
IC STORM. .
MUCH TIMBER WAS DESTROYED
Fences Blown Down Throughout This
Section, and Immense , Damage Is
Done Farm Lands by Torrential
Rain Accompanying Wind.
Beluted storm j reports received
from, tho Parson's bend section, show
that Tuesday's cytlono wrought ter
rible havoc there. 'Great damage was
done at the home of W. J. Parsons,
whose barn was unroofed, his fences
being blown away, and several acres
of fine timber being destroyed.
At the home of J. K. Parsons, half
of the house was unroofed, his gar
age being blown away, and automo
bile damaged, buggy house was blown
down and buggies damaged; a quanti
ty of fine timber was blown down and
fences blown away.
O. B. Parsons was perhaps one of
the heaviest losers in this section, tops
being blown off two barns, com cribs
were unroofed, several acres of virgin
timber destroyed and fences blown
away.
It was at the home of George M.
Howell that Miss Ella Hughes was
injured. Half of Mr. Howell's house
being blown away, the second story
being lifted off. Miss Hughes receiv
ed bad cuts about the head which
rendered her unconscious, and late,
reports are to, the effect that- her con
dition is critical.
Roads in this section have been
badly damaged by the flood which ac
companied the hurricane, and farm
lands were deeply gullied and badly
washed. I
Clifford Parsons, son of W. J. Par
sons, returned last night to Columbia
from the storm area. He reports al
most complete destruction of every
thing in" the' community. lie says
that when the fences were blown
away cattle in that section got out on
the commons and it was a difficult
task to round them up. He spent the
day Wednesday in helping'5 stretch
new fence on his father's place. He
decided to give up his place with the
W. W. Evans Company here and re
turn to the farm in order that lie may
be of assistance to his father in put
ting things in order there.
At the home of Hardy ( Skelly, one
of the county's leading meat packers!
who resides on the Theat pike, terri
ble damage was wrought by the cy
clone. In addition to the residence
being badly wrecked, the big packing
house was almost demolished, and
meat and lard scattered about the
premises. 'Mr. Skelly's loss will be
large. He has not been able to esti
mate just what It will be.
HIGH SCHOOL
BOARD TO MEET
NEXT SATURDAY
CHAIRMAN BURNS CALLS MEM
BERS TOGETHER TO PLAN
FOR COMING TERM.
A SPLENDID TERM IS CLOSING
Attendance at Mt. Pleasant and Co
lumbia Better Than Ever and the
Grades Given by State Department
of Education Very Fattering.
There will be & meeting of the coun
ty high school board at the office of
Superintendent Graham on Saturday
morning at 11 o'clock to make plans
for the next session of the, high
schools of the county. The meeting
has been called by "ohn M. Burns,
chairman. The following are the
members of the board besides the
chairman: Dr. R. S. Perry, Bigby
ville; D. W. Shofner, Mt. Pleasant;
William J. Russell, Williamsport; Dr.
Walker, Santa Fo, and Dan Williams,
of the fourth district, and County Su
perintendent Graham.
Attendance at the high schools at
Columbia and Mt. Pleasant has been
larger during the past, session than
ever before, something like 100 being
enrolled at Mt. Pleasant and 300 at
Columbia. More than two-thirds of
the high school pupils now are from
the country districts and the percent
age increases every year.
Both of Maury county's high
schools have been recently inspected
by the state- department of public in- i
struction and both given high rank.
In fact the Columbia school was giv
en the very highest possible grade,
that of Al, a grade that is shared by
only three other high schools of the
state. i
On the same day the county board
of education will meet in conference
to consider the program for school
buildings to come before the county
court in the adjourned session on
May 10. ., ....
TO FURTHER INCREASE
BREAD PRICES DUE
SKYROCKET1NK WHEAT QUOTA
TIONS WILL SEND PRICES OF
NECESSITY HIGHER STILL.
(By United Press.)
WASHINGTON, April 22. Bread
prices will increase again following
rising flour and wheat quotations,
government reports indicated here to
day. Wheat is now selling above the
government guaranteed price and has
not yet reached the high level, ac
cording to government crop estimutes.
SENIOR STUNT NIGHT
HIGH SCHOOL FRIDAY
INTERESTING PROGRAM HAS
BEEN ARRANGED, TWO PLAYS
AND SPLENDID MUSIC.
For Senior Stunt night at the High
School Friday night, one of tho most
interesting programs ever prepared
for a similar occasion will be render
ed by the large graduating class,
consisting of fourteen young gentle
men and twenty-three young ladies.
Included in the program will be two
plays, one of them bearing the signifi
cant title. "The Strenuous Life," the
other the ' Peak Sisters." These
plays have been well prepared, and
interspersed will be. special music by
the C. H. S. Orchestra. ; It is expected
that the entertainment will be large
ly attended.
STRIKING MINERS CLASH WITH
GUARDS FIFTEEN IN HQS- i
PITAL TODAY AS RESULT.
(By United Press.)
BUTTE, Mont., April 23. Fifteen
men were in the hospitals here In a
serious cpndltion today, following
clashes last night between striking
miners and guards near Never Sweat
mine bete.
TO MAKE DRIVE FOR
NEAR EAST RELIEF
A local organization to aid the cam
paign for relief in the East will be
formed at once in Columbia. Mrs. S.
M. Roop. of the Nashville headquar
ters, is here for the puriose of assist
ing in completing the organization.
Dr. Geo. O. Watts, who so successful
ly conducted the campaign for this
purpose a year ago, will, it is under
stood, again accept the chairmanship,
He is the first choice of the state or
ganization because of. the fin suc
cess that attended his efforts in the
pasL
The women will also be organized
for the drive.
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TORRENTIAL
DID MUCH DAMAGE
VERITABLE CLOUDBURST OCCUR
RED AT MANY PLACES IN
COUNTY ON DAY OF STORM.
Damage from the torrential rains
that accompanied the wind and elec
trical storm of Tuesday should figure
considerably in aggregating the loss
es in the county. Even in sections
where there was no wind or damage
from the lightning much havoc was
wrought by veritable cloudbursts of
which in some communities there
were two or three during the day. The
roads, particularly where they were
freshly worked, were badly wajhod,
the new material being an easy mark
for rains that no ditches or culverts
could carry. Fields that had just
been disced and prepared for corn, es
pecially where the land is rolling,
were gullied and much of the roil
found its way down, into the roads or
went to the creeks. Small rivulets
that frequently run .dry in the summer
time, became raging torrents. A
great many water gates and consider
able fencing in low places, were wash
ed away.
CONGRESS CONSIDERING ,
ESTABLISHMENT GREAT
L BASE IN INDES
IMA
HOW DID NEGROES
GET ON LIST OF
G.O. P. DELEGATES
TWO APPEAR FROM MAURY ON
THE PRINTED ROLL OF STATE
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
BARKER IS ALSO MYSTIFIED
Erstwhile Leader of Faction In This
County In Some Way Got on Coun
ty Committee After the Adjourn
ment of Convention.
How did Dr. Hunter and Rev. Boon,
b'oth negroes, get on the roll of the re
publican state convention as delegates
from Maury county? That is a ques
tio'n that is calling no little interest
among the republicans here who have
been fortunate enough to receive
printed copies of the roll of dolegates
and alternates to the recent state convention.
Neither Dr. Hunter nor Rev. Boon
were elected delegates by the county
convention. Not only that but not a
single negro was placed on the dele-'
gation" to either the state or congres
sional conventions. Not a solitary ne
gro attended' the county convention
and that fact was commented upon
in the report of the proceedings In
The Herald. '
But between the convention here
and the printing of the roster of dele
gates at Nashville in some way, the
names of two prominent negro repub
licans were added. It is charged by
some . of, the so-called - "disgruntled"
republicans of the county, that the
leaders here deliberately planned to
be "Jily white" to the outside world,
but at the same time entered into a
secret deal with the, negroes whereby
the latter were assured of private re
cognition. It is further charged that
one of the negroes "printed" as a del
egate actually attended the Chattanoo
ga conveptlon and participated there
in. Equally as interesting as the meth
od whereby the two negroes got on
the roll of delegates is the manner in
which William Barker's name got, on
the roll of the county executive com
mittee as published by the state com
mittee." Mr. Barker denied any knowl
edge of knowing that his name was on
the committee until his attention was
called to the VRoster of Republican
County Committeemen," issued by the
state committee. He was not elected
a member of the county committee at
the county convention March 15. Now
how did the two negroes and Mr. Bar
ker get recognition at Nashville de
nied them in Columbia?
GERMANY ARMY MAY
SOON BE INCREASED
ALLIED COMMISSION IS REPORT
ED TO HAVE GIVEN PERMIS
SION FOR THIS PLAN.
(By United Press.)
PARIS, April 22. The inter-allied
military commission has recommend
ed that Germans be allowed an army
in excess of 100,000 provided them by
the treaty of Versailles, according to
dispatches from San Remo.
The present council of premiers at
San Remo will end on April 2C, re
convening at Paris on May 5.
PROPOSED NEW BASE WOULD
BE LARGER THAN ANY NOW
PROPOSED BY U. S.
AT PORT AO PRINCE HATI
New Base Is' Urgently Needed, As
Present Station Has Been Out
grownTo Protect American In
terests in Carribean.
(By United Press.)
WASHINGTON, April 22. Plans '
for a new naval base in tho West In
dies, larger than any proposed by the
United States, are under considera
tion in congress, it was learned to
day. Naval officers told members of the
naval affairs committee that the pres
ent base at Guantanamo is outgrown
and a larger one is now badly needed,
especially is American and United
States interests in the Carribean are
to bo protected. Tho harbor at Port
Au Prince Hatl is entioned as the
possible site for the proposod naval
base.
URGES FARMERS TO
HARROW THEIR CORN
COUNTY AGENT SAYS THAT
CRUST OF TOP DUE TO RAINS
SHOULD BE BROKEN.
"Farmers should harrow their corn
us soon as possible now," said Prof.
Evander A. McLean, county agent,
this morning! "A good deal of corn
was planted in the county JasL week
and the terrific rains beat and packed
the ground until It is going, to make
germination difficult, unless this crust
is broken. It will bo a cultivation
for the crop and will do the plant
lots of good. Many farmors are wish
ing now that they had not planted
their fields to corn so soon, because
they were badly washed in the verit
able cloudbursts that visited the coun
ty. Some will oven plow up their
fields I expect in order to light the
gullies."
SWITCHMAN
WATERBURY FACTORY
WORKERS ON STRIKE
(By United Press.)
WATERBURY. Conn., April 22.
Seven thousand factory workers went
out on a strike here today in answer
to a general strike call, which was
issued following the failure to settle
several minor disputes between labor
ers and employers.
ASKING
IG WAGE INCREASE
CLAIMS PRE8ENTED BY PRESI
DENT OF UNION BEFORE LA
BOR BOARD.
(By United Press.)
WASHINGTON. April 22. F. W.
MRS. AMANDA MARTIN
IS DEATH'S VICTIM
BELOVED WOMAN OF WILLIAMS.
SPORT COMMUNITY DIES AT
HOME OF DAUGHTER.
,
Mrs. , Amanda Elizabeth Martin,
aged eighty-two years, wife of the
late W. C. Martin, and one of the old-'
est and most beloved women of the
county died last night at 8 o'clock at
the home of her daughter, Mrs. Haley
Johnson in Williamsport after an ill
ness of one week.
Mrs. Martin, for sixty-five years
had been a member of the Methodist
church and was widely known and
beloved throughout the Williamsport
community, where she had spent a
greater part of her life.
Deceased is survived by three chil
dren, J. W. Martin of Nashville, Mrs.
Haley Johnscn, of Williamsport ana
S. W. Johnson.
The funeral was conducted this aft
ernon at 2 o'clock at Nebo by the Rev.
J. B. Spurlock, interment was in the
Nebo cemetery, the Maury Under
taking Company in charge.
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POULTRY EXPERT TO
SPEAK HERE SATURDAY
MRS. FLORENCE FORBES TO DIS
CUSS FEEPING OF BABY
CHICKENS HERE.
The coming of Mrs. Florence
Forbes. Jeading woman poultry etf-
Heberling, president of the railroad pert of America, to Columbia Satur-
switchmen's union, told" the labor day is attracting widespread interest
board today that switchmen run more among poultry raisers of this county,
danger and risk of Injury in the dis- and it is expected that when Mrs.
charge of their duties than any other
class of railroad employes. He made
this statement in presenting the
claims of his uniotr for wage increas
es averaging fifty-eight per cent. Sev
eral other unions chiefs will appear
i before the board to present their
J claims. . .
Forbes speaks at 2 o'clock Saturday
afternoon at the court house, the cir
cult court room will be packed to ca
pacity. Mrs. Forbes will discuss the
feeding of baby chickens. She is be
ing brought to this county by the Mau
rv County Poultry Association, re
J cently organized. J
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