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VOL. LXXII-NO. 26
COLUMBIA, TENNESSEE, FRIDAY, JUNE 25, 1920
ESTABLI3
vim
CONSIDERS DRY
It IN DEMOCRATIR
PLATFORM UNNECESSARY
PRESIDENT THINKS CONVENTION
SHOLD TAKE NO ACTION
IRSH QUESTION.
LEAGUE OF NATIONS PLANK
Executive 'Wlif Be Satisfied .With
Nothing Less Thin Strong Declara
tion Declaring for Ratification of
Versailes Treaty.
( . ( (By United Press.)
SAN FRANCISCO, June-24. Pres
ident Wilson considers it unnecessa
ry for the democratic platform to con
tain a prohibition plank, or one on
the independence of Ireland, it was
learned this morning. ' On the lleague
of nations question, however, Presi
dent Wilson will be satisfied with
nothing less strong than an affirma
tive declaration for the immediate rat
ification of the treaty without crip
pling reservations.
Senator Carter Glass, of Virginia,
who is slated to head the resolutions
committee, declared after his arrival
here that he bore no draft from the
White House, but added that he knew
the President's mind. He declined to
reveal any inkling of what the Presi
dent told him In conference at the
White 'House, from which Glass went
directly to the train for Frisco.
MORE INDICTMENTS
WILL BE RETURNED
GRAND JURY CONTINUES WORK,
MANY LAW VIOLATIONS NOW .
4 , ; BEING INVESTIGATED.
' In addition to the fifty-two true bills
already returned by the grand jury, it
is expected that some ..eighteen or
twenty more indictpents will be
, found before the adjournment of this
body, which7 will probably be Saturday
or early next week. Quite a number
of alleged violations of the law are
now being considered by the jury, and
when these are filially disposed of,
th'eV "county institution, work house,
Jail ami county poor house, will be
visited and reported on before ad
journment. .
A. L, EMMERSON MAY
V, GO TOJ.EGISLATURE
WELL ' KNOWN CONFEDERATE
SOLDIER BEING IMPORTUNED
TO ENTER RACE FOR REPRE
SENTATIVE. Voters of Maury county may have
a final opportunity to vote for a Con
federate soldier for office. A. L.
Emmerson, one of the veterans who
wore the gray,' stated this, morning
that he was being urged by friends
from all over the county, to enter the
race for the democratic nomination
for representative. Mr. Emerson said
that he was not anxious to get into
the turmoil and strife of politics, but
there were contain duties and obliga
tions that a good citizen could not
honorably shirk and that he was at
the Service of the people as he had al
ways been. Mr.. Emerson knows the
needs of, the people of the county and
would make a creditable member of
the' legislature,
BANNERS HOLD
DEMONSTRATION
I BRYANT'S STA.
MARSHALL AND MAURY GjIRLS
LEARN MOST SCIENTIFIC
METHODS OF CANNING.
PICNIC DINNER IS SERVED
Hundreds of Members of Clubs From
Two Counties In Attendance Dem
onstration by Agents of Marshall
and Maury Counties.
The inter-county canning demon
stration at Bryant's Station Wednes
day, conducted under the joint super
vision of Mrs. Kate M. Crady, home
demonstration aent of Maury, and
Miss Oma Woiiey,. Marshall's agent,
was in every way a splendid success.
The demonstration was witnessed
by hundreds of interested members
of canning clubs of the two counties.
Club members were told of the re
sponsibilities that now rest upon
them in the fight against the high cost
of living. They were told of how they
may be of vast benefit to their coun
try and to the nation in saving every
possible can of food. They were told
that production must be Increased,
and extravagance curtailed.
Great enthusiasm was manifested,
and It Is believed by the agents in
dharge of this, the first inter-county
demonstration of this kind ever held
In Middle Tennessee, that lasting ben
efits will be derived from the meet
ing. In addition to the real work of
canning, a genuine good time was en
joyed. A good old fashioned picnic
dinner was enjoyed, and the spirit of
goodfellowship was everywhere in ev
idence. Canners felt that they were
united in a commom cause, against a
common enemy, and the bond of
friendship already existing between
the counties was strengthened as a
result of the meet.
It is not unlikely that Blmllar dem
onstrations in which other adjoining
counties will be invited to partici
pate will be announced by Mrs. Cra
dy in the near future.
FAVORS REPEAL :
OF ROAD LAWS
AND TAX BILLS
DR. SAM , HAYS OPPOSED j NOW,
A3 HE WAS TWO YEARS AGO,
T OGENERAL WHEEL TAX.
HITS STATE ASSESSMENT ACT
Voted Against What He Terms a Vi
cious Measure and Will Favor Its
Repeal if Re-Elected Will Not
Take Orders From Any Man.'
Dr. Sam Hays today announced his
candidacy for re-election to the house
of representatives from Maury county.
Dr. Hays declared that he had been
Importuned by friends from all over
the county to enter the contest and
he could no longer withhold his con
sent to do so, that he felt that he owed
It to the good people of the county
who had so often honored him to
serve them again in the halls of legis
lation. . -
Dr. Hays voted against the present
road law and he will advocate its re
peal. He is unalterably opposed to a
general wheel tax, preferring the act
of 1917 under which wagons and
teams were required to do so many
days work on the roads upon which
the owners lived. He believes that
It would have been better to have
tried this law for two years longer.
This law Is known as the Judge Mc
Knlght law, the late county judge
having been active in drafting it.
He also stated that he was oppos
ed to and voted against the existing
tax assessment law, that many of its
provisions were vicious and that he
would either vote for its outright re
peal or for such amendments as
would make it a fair and just law.
He has no sort of sympathy with the
methods that have been used by the
state board to enforce the law. The
denial of the right of the farmers to
have representation on ( the state
board is one of the most indefensi
ble features of the law, said Dr. Hays.
"If I am again honored with a seat
In the legislature," said Dr. Hays, "I
will Bethe "representaive" bf all the
people of the county. I will not vote
for any bill merely because the gov
ernor or some political machine fa
vors It. Nor will I vote to kill a meri
torious measure' because the governor
or some politician wants that done!
My course in the last legislature Is
an open book and I cordially invite
the voters to inspect it."
REPORTEO KILLING
. WITHOUT FOUNDATION
i
RUMORS CURRENT HERE. OF
DOUBLE HOMICIDE IN FRANK
LIN WITHOUT TRUjTH.
It was currently reported on the
streets of Columbia and elsewhere in
the city last night and this morning
that a double killing had taken place
at Franklin late yesterday afternoon.
The Herald immediately got in touch
with Franklin by long distance tele
phone and learned that reports of
such a tragedy were absolutely with
out fondation. That there had been
no killing there and that the rumor
was born of the purest Imagination
and wholly without truth.
VVWWVvwywv -
SIX PER CENT. BRIDGE WARRANTS
ARE TAKEN BY THE BANKS HERE
There will he no delay, in building
the bridge that are down in Maury
county as all of the issue of $18,500
of six per cent bridge warrants au
thorized by the county quarterly court
have been placed bf Judge Washing
ton O. Whitthorne The banks at Mt.
Pleasant took J8.B00 of the warrants
and the Columbia banks have taken
the remaining $10,000 of the . issue.
The warrants were taken by tl Mau
ry National Bank, the PhoenW Na
tional Bankvand the Columbia Bank &
Trust Company. As member banks
in the Federal Reserve system are
being charged six and a halt percent
and upwards on rediscounts the ac
tion of the banka of Maury county in
taking these warrants at par shows
their public spirit and patriotism.
The sale of these warrants will en
able the county kuthoritlee to prompt
ly build the two bridges that are down
la tae ML Pleasant lection; to build
one on the Bear Creek p:ke', ari other
on the Franklin pike ana nnisn me
bridge at Sawdust Valley on the Wil
liamsport pike. Four of the bridges
KQ Kniit tako the nlaces of bridges
that are absolutely down. Two at
r. ninncont hnvfi hpon absolutely im-
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passable for several weeks, one went
down under a load oi gravei on me
county's trucK. xne oiner weni uu
i.rnr, fhnt The bridges over the
r- rroov nnrl Franklin Dlfces have
utai i v v .
long been regarded as unsafe for
travel.
It Is expected now that all of these
uj... ovorvn ne of which will be
.i. n.t anil built for all time, will
Ul v- v.
be finished before the bad weather of
the winter sets in. rne pians ior iuc
i,.!,). hve been finished for some
time by Superintendent Frank A. But
ler, of the county highway commis
sion, and some of the material hais
already, been contracted for.
PROGRESS MADE ON
COUNCIL HEADQUARTERS
WILL BE ONLY SHORT TIME. UN
TIL NEW HOME IS READY
FOR OCCUPANCY. , ,
If the present rate of progress is
maintained, the new quarters of the
County Council of , Agriculture, t,he
offices of the home demonstration
agent and county agent, will soon be
ready for occupancy. Council quarters
are being put in shape, in the base
ment of the court house,;,, An (outslde
opening has already jbeqn'royided,
and lathing has been mad& ready, for
the work of plastering to begin. ...
When this room has been completed
the farmers of the county will have a
home in Columbia,, and every farmer
who comes to town is cordially invit
ed to make this place his headquar
ters. Telephones will be . provided,
and should they farmer desire to call
home, or attend to any business over
the phone he will be at liberty to do
so. .
ISSUE SCHOOL
BONDS AS NEED
IS MANIFESTED
Y
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING
THEM1 WILL PROBABLY BE
AMENDED AT
JULY COURT.
CULLEOKA, M'DOWELL READY
i
Have the Subscriptions Necessary to
Receive Aid from the County In
Hand Spring Hill Is Also Making
Rapid Progress Toward Same Goal.
In order to facilitate the building
of the new school houses in the coun
ty authorized at the May session of
the county court itiwill be necessary
to amend the resolution authorizing
the bond issue so tljat the bonds may
be issued as they ire needed. Under
the resolution adopted in May an is
sue of 120,000 of fijnds is authorized,
and no provision i made for the is
suance of the bondi as they may be
needed or called for.
It has been founfl that not all of
the communities in which new build
ings are to be erected are ready for
them or will have the funds neces
sary to entitle them to proceeds from
the bond issue for some time. Qn
the other hand there are several com
munities which are now ready to go
ahead with their building program.
At Culleoka and McDowell in the
ninth district and at Spring Hill the
citizens have already subscribed
sums sufficient to mieet the conditions
imposed by the county and are asking
for the bonds authorized. This can
not be done without issuing the en:
tire amount which would not be neces
sary probably for many months. At
Culleoka the old building has been
torn down by the voluntary labor of
the citizens and $10,000 in .money and
bankable notes are now in hand.
It Is not expected that there will
be any opposition to the amendatory
resolution as it is sure to appeal to
the good sense of the members. The
resolution will bear the endorsement
of the county board of education,
Just aB soon as the necessary;
amendment to the bond resolution is
passed the bonds for the schools that
are ready will be offered for sale so
that the building program will not be
further delayed.
NEXT GOVERNOR WILL
OTHER ENTRIES
FOR THE HOUSE
APPEAR LARGELY
DR. SAM HAYS EXPECTED TO BE
A CANDIDATE FOR RE-ELECTION
AS REPRESENTATIVE.
LATHAM MAY ALSO MAKE RACE
While There Is Some Talk of J. 0.
Cheek, of the Fourth District, Get
ting Into the Contest Assessment
Law May Be an Issue.
Although no candidate has been
mentioned against Judge Looney for
the senate, it is by no means certain
that his running mates are going to
have such easy sailing. At least two
and perhaps three formidable candi
dates for the house are looming in
the offing.
It is almost certain that Dr. Sam
Hays will be a candidate for re-election.
Dr. Hays voted and worked
against the existing road law and if
he is a candidate he will be pledged
to. its repeal. Then Dr. William J. La
tham, druggist and farmer of Culle
oka, is being Importuned by a large
number of friends all over the county
to make the sacrifice that a race for.
the legislature would entail.
In addition a small boom has been
launched for J. O. (Docque) Cheek, of
the fourth district. Mr. Cheek's
statement of his ideas of taxation so
impressed members of the county
board of equalizers that several of
them promptly urged him to make the
race for representative and pledged
their support.
It is not improbable that the state
assessment law will be an issue in the
campaign. The gubernatorial race
may also figure in the disposition of
legislative honors, particularly, should
Crabtree develop any strength in the
county. Judge Looney is and has al
ways been a supporter of Governor
Roberts and it is presumed that his
associates on the ticket are likewise
supporters of the governor.
The last day upon which candidates
for the legislature . may qualify will
soon be here nut there is still suffi
cient time for developments that may
mean an interesting contest. .
BE A REPUBLICAN
L
OIIDOllDERRY
IS
QUIET AFTER RIOTS
TROOPS PATROL THE STREETS,
SHOPS BOARDED UP AND CITI
ZENS REMAIN AT HOME.
(By United Press.)
DUBLIN, June 24. Compartive qui
et prevailed in Londonderry follow
ing a night of terror, during which
bullet traked the streets. All shops
have been boarded up and citizens re
mained at home.
Rioting continues in outlying dis
tricts, but troops controlled the main
streets of the city. An authoritative
estimate of the number of dead was
unobtainable, but the rioting has been
almost continuous Bince last Friday
night. Nearly 2,000 troops are sta
t'oned In the city.
MARSHALL COUNTY MEMBER OF
G. O. P. SAY8 IT'S ONLY QUES
TION OF MAJORITY.
V. A. McLain, one of the leading re
publicans of the fifth district, was
here today from Lewisburg. Mr. Mc
Lain is an optimist of the genuine
Arch-hughes type. He sees visions
of victory in every passing zephyr.
There is no such thing as a sugges
tion of defeat to even trouble his
dreams at night. Not only will Har
ding t and Coolidge be triumphantly
elected , in November but Tennessee
is going to contribute to the victory:
More than that Mr. McLain is just1
now engaged in counting Littleton's
majority for governor to be 'recorded
at the polls In the ides of next No
vember. "The only question in doubt,"
said Mr. McLain this morning, "is
the size of our majority in Tennes
see. It may be so large that it will
take us several days following the
first Tuesday after the first Monday
in November next to announce it."
Despite his off color politics Me
Lain is a fine fellow and has loyal
friends in Maury county. He was a
delegate from the fifth district to the
recent G. O. P. national convention
and served as a member of the com
mittee on credentials.
YOUNG PEOPLE OFF
W FflA MflUTRFAT N. R.
I Mil IllWIIIIIbnil III VI
MANY COLUMBIANS GO TO AS
SEMBLY GROUNDS OF SOUTH
ERN PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH '
A large party of young people chap
eroned by Mrs. Bessie Frlerson, of
Columbia left for the beautiful as
sembly grounds of the Souhern Pres
byterian church at Montreat, North
Carolina, bn Wednesday evening to
attend the Young People's Confer
ence which begins June 24th. Be
sides those from Giles county the
following persons were from Maury:
Mrs. Bessie Frlerson, Misses Marga
ret; Rainey, Jeannette Molloy, Eliza
beth Armstrong and Harry Wafcefleld
from the First Presbyterian church
ef Columbia; 'Misses Helen and Addie
Armstrong" a'hd'F'r'rinklin Fulton, from
Zion church','' &M' Jas. Ward, Percy
Chandler anil Miss Mary Hogetrom
the Mt Pleasant Presbyterian church.
SERIOUS
ITAIfl
If! IRISH MUDDLE
SHORTAGE OF GAS THREATENS
TO LEAVE LONDONDERRY IN
DARKNESS NOW.
(By United Press.)
LONDON, June 24. Sir Hamar
Greenwood, secretary for Ireland, has
received a second urgent message
from London Derry magistrates ad
vising that the situation there is des
pcrate and is rapidly becoming worse.
Supplies and food are giving out, and
a shortage of gas Is threatening to
throw the city Into darkness.
BETTER PROSPECTS
FOR
CROP
HOW
SPECIAL SESSION
OF .
MAY BE
GALLED BY GOVERNOR
LEGISLATURE
HED IN 1848
MANY ATTENDING
CONVENTION OF
KINGS DAUGHTERS
DELIGHTFUL PROGRAM BEING
RENDERED STATE OFFICERS
DELIVER SHORT TALKS.
SEVENTY-FIVE IN ATTENDANCE
Large Number of Delegates From Ev
ery Section Questions of Vital Im
portance Are Discussed This Morn
ingWork Continues.
FARMERS MORE OPTIMISTIC
FOLLOWING SPLENDID RAIN.
PLANTING IN PROGRESS.
According to County Agent McLean
corn is growing as never before, and
farmers are much more optimistic
over the prospects for a fair corn crop
than they have been at any time this
year. In some sections of the coun
ty corn planting Is 'still in progress.
However, Mr. McLean is . advising
against, the planting of any variety
of corn that does not mature early.
He is advising the planting of Wa
bash, Reed'B Yellow Dent and other
corn that will mature before frost
falls.
On account of the unusually wet
spring, and the alarming shortage of
farm labor, not more than seventy-five
per cent of the available land of the
county is In cultivation, it is estlmat
ed, and Mr. McLean is urging that
this land be sown in soy beans, or
,peas. These may be sown as late as
July 10 and will produce a splendid
yield, and at the same time improve
the land.
With delegates present from every
section of the county the King's
Daughters met in annual convention
this morning inthe Sunday school
rooms of the First Presbyterian
church.
The address of welcome was deliv
ered by Mrs. Andrew Dale. Among
the distinguished visitors present
were Mrs. J. W. Crawford, of Nash
ville, and Mrs. Doolittle, also of Nash
ville, secretary and president of the
Btate organization of King's Daugh
ters, respectively.
Many important and interesting
matters of vital interest to the local
organization were discussed by mem
bers. ; :8VflfJH
One of the features of the morning
was the singing of Miss Florencb En
naking, of Cincinnati, who has achiev
ed considerable fame as a singer, hav
ing signed to sing with the fajnous
opera singer Scottl, Miss Ennaking
sang several solos, delighting every
one who heard her.
The following program was render
ed this morning:
Hymn "All Hail the Power of Je
sus Name." .
Scripture reading arid prayer Mrs.
S. D. Logan. , ,
Welcome address Mrs. Andrew
Dale. ... . .: - ,w. . .
Responses-Mrs. L. H. Hammond,
Mt. Pleasant.
Reading of minutes Mrs. Henry
Arch Moore.
"Spiritual Life in the Order" Mrs,
Hiram Hendley.
Discussion, "More Organizations of
the Order in Maury County" Led by
Mrs. Fred Gamble.
Report of County Work, King's
(Continued on Ftfjh Page.)
OIL STOCK SALES
BEING PROBED NOW
GOVERNMENT INDICTS ' MANY
FOR MISUSE OF MAILS IN MIS-'
REPRESENTING STOCK.
By United Press.)
jNEWYORK, June 24. A" drive
against alleged misrepresentations in
the sale of oil company securities has
been started by federal officials with
the announcement that . indictments
against for( oil companies, and several
stock selling concerns and fifty indi
viduals have been secured by the
grand jury in the federal district
court. .
Misuse bf (the -mails is charged.
PoEtofllce inspectors are working in
this drive from Maine California.
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ATTORNEY: GENERAL FftlEfiSON
NOTIFIES ROBERTS OF RIGHT
TO CALL SESSION.
RATIFY SUFFRAGE AMENDMENT
Strong Effort 'Being Made by Pres
ident Wilsoit to Have Tennessee
Immediately ( Make Effective Nine
teenth Amendment.
I.
(By United Press.)
WASHINGTON, Juno 24. Acting
Attorney General FrherBon hus inform-
ed Governor Roberts that he can legal
ly' call a special session of the legis- '
lature to act on the federal suffrage
amendment, itwas stated at the.
White House today.
General Frisson's formal ruling .
was sent Governor Roberta at the re-
quest of President Wilson, it was ,
said. ;
(By United Presa.)
The ruling was mado following the
request of President Wilson to Gov.
Roberts -urging that he call a special
session so Unit a democratic state
would furnish ,the thirty-sixth state
ratifying the suffrage amendment,
thus allowing women to, vote this fall
in the coming presidential elections.'
Suffrage leaders saw victory in At
torney General Frierson's ruling,
coupled with Gov. Roerls'' announce
ment that he would act favorably to
end the women's seventy year battle!
for the ballot.
Miss Alice Paul, bead of the Na-1
tional Women's party, said she had no
doubt that Tennessee would ' ratify '
the amendment arid that the ratifica
tion, yould be legal.
Wilson's friends said he had out ma-
neuvered Senator Harding, who, while
refusing to interfere in the ratifica
tion, told the women that "we might
have good news later." .
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INTERCHURGH WORLD
MOVEMENT DISCONTINUED
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NORTHERN BAPTISTS WILL1
LIKELY SEVER CONNECTIONS
ON LAST DAY OF MONTH.
. (By United Press.)
BUFFALO, June 24 Northern Bap
tists In convention here recommended
that the church sever all connections
with the Interchurch ' World Move
ment on June flu, 1920, and substitute
some effective form of co-operation.
TILDEN AVENGES
. JOHNSON'S DEFEAT
KING AND QUEEN OF ENGLAND $
SEE AMERICAN WIN TENNIS-.
MATCH OVER BRITISHER.
(By United Press.) , ,
LONDON, June 21. The King and
Queen of England saw William T. Til
den avenge the defeat of the Ameri
can champion Johnston, when Tilden
defeated J. C. Parke In the second
round of the Hritish tennis champion
ship match at Wimbledon. Parke is
one of the strongest British players.
CULLEOKA CHURCH FEATURED IN
NATION'S GREAT FARM JOURNAL
Two pages' descriptive of the great
has; been
he
wrought for the
community and for
the nation, bf Rev. ZM. Robison, pas-
work that
Master, for 1
1
tor of the"
Central Presbyterian
church at Cilleoka, features the cur
rent Issue of the Country Gentleman,
the great hoie and farm journal.
' In the wr Je-up of Dr. Roblson's
great work in a savior of souls, a
leader of meii a teacher of the illit
erate, a build4-of a healthy country
life, appears alfine picture of Central
church at Culiloka and a full length
photograph of the busiest minister
probably in fiTennessee. The ac
count in the Cm Airy Gentleman is the
simple story If ' the great achieve
ments in a smlll country community
of a man of faith, of devotion, of ear-
to
the
neatness and of consecration
great tasks of life. , ., , .i
The story of Dr. Roblson's work, is ,
under the appropriate heading ' "A
church that brightens the corner in, ,
the Hills of Tennessee." It tells of
how he has taught a score or more of
grown men their le tters, how to read
and to write, thgn taught thorn the
story of Jesus and His love. It is the ,
story of a busy minister of the llvest
country church around about who
when the teacher shortage came, add
ed to his labors the work of principal
of the 150 pupil school at Culleoka,
teaching for two years to the satis-,
faction of every one.
The Btory is such a vivid account
of what a live, practical Christian
minister can do for his community
and his country that it will be here- ,
after published in The Herald.