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VOL. LXXII NO. 30
WOUNDED
BRITISH SOLDIERS ARE
WHEN RIOTING
BY IRISH
110 POLL TAX IS
REQUIRED FROM
IEX-SERVICE MEN
COLUMBIA, TENNESSEE, FRIDAY, JULY 23, 1920
ESTABLISHED IN 1848
IS RESUMED
NEARLY $5,000,000 WORTH PROP.
ERTY HAS BEEN DESTROYED
BY SINN FEINERS,
MANY WOUNDED IN FIGHTING
One Dead and Ninety Injured When
Riots Are Resumed at Belfast This
Morning Barlcades Are Placed In
Streets by Police.
(By United Preti.)
BELFAST, July 22. Rioting be
tween Unionists and Sinn Feiners was
resumed here this afternoon. The
postofflce at Falls Road has been
wrecked: Police fired upon the riot
ers, wounding several of them, among
them soldiers. Latest police reports
said that three had been killed, In
cluding one woman. More than forty
were dangerously wounded, and fifty
others were slightly injured. The
damage in the fighting was estimat
ed at half a million pounds. Troops
erected wire bariscades in the streets
In an effort to restrain the rioters.
(By United Press.)
LONDON, July 22. Speaking in
the house of commons this ternoon,
Sir Hamar Greenwood, secretary of
state of Ireland, estimated that prop
erty in Ireland destroyed by Sinn
Feiners during the. present rebellion
amounts to two million pounds, or
nearly $5,000,000.00. These estimates
are based on official reports.
COX BE NOTIFIED
ON JGOST SEVEN
"BREAK NEWS -TO ROOSEVELT"
TWO DAYS LATER AT HYDE
PARK, IN NEW YORK-
FAR REACHING DECISION IS MAIL.
' ED TO GOV. ROBERTS HERE
WEDNESDAY.
ALLOWED VOTE IN PRIMARY
All Men in Service of Their Country
on January 10, 1919, Will Be Allow
ed to Vote Without Showing Receipt
for Poll Payment.
(By United Press.)
COLUMBUS, Ohio,' July 22. The
formal notification of Governor Cox
will be held on August 7 at Dayton,
and the notification ceremonies for
Secretary Roosevelt will be held on
August 9th at Hyde Park, New York,
it was' definitely announced at Gov.
Cox's office, following a conference
with George White, democratic cam
paign manager. .
Governor Cox will go to "Trail's
End" to morrow night and will remain
there until after his speech of accep
tance has been completed. Gover; or
Cox continues silent over the nomina
tion of Bryan by the prohibition party.
BATH HOOSE NOW ON
BANKS DUCK RIVER
FOLKS ARE ALSO ENJOYING
MANY FISHING PARTIES THESE
HOT, SULTRY DAYS.
Soldiers, sailors and marines of
Tennessee, who were out of their
county on January 10, 1919, in the ser
vice of tlielr country, will be entitled
to vote in the approaching elections
without poll tax receipts,, according
to information furnished Governor A.
Roberts by Attorney General Frank M.
Thompson, upon the governor's re
quest. That means that all Maury county
service men who were away from
home In the service of their country
on January 10, 1919, will be entitled
to vote in the approaching primary
without having paid poll taxes pro
vided they are otherwise qualified.
This has been a much discussed
question, but until yesterday no offi
cial action had been taken, when At
torney General ' Thompson notified
Governor Roberts at Columbia of his
decision. This means that hundreds
of soldiers and sailors of the state
will bo allowed to, participate in tho
approaching primary, who otherwise
would not have cast their ballots, for
the men were waiting for such a deci
sion. The city of Memphis only rc
centlyx made such an exemption for
soldiers in the municipality of Memphis.
SOLDIER TO SLEEP
IN HIS NATIVE SOIL
REMAINS OF SERGEANT PETER
TURNEY. WHITWELL ARE RE
TURNED FROM FRANCE.
One of the most popular places
about Columbia is the bath house at
Vaughn's Landing on Duck river, re
cently erected by young men. Thero
is a party there nearly every day to
enjoy the waters of the river. It is an
Ideal place for having a good swim
these hot days.
Various parties are also enjoying
the fishing on Duck river, a number
of camps having been established
along the banks where they get rec
reation and also capture the menTbers
of the "finny" tribe. Fishing hasf gen
erally been reported good this sum
mer and some beauties have been
caught.
HERALD CARRIERS
GUESTS SWAIN'S SHOWS
ATTENDANCE RECORDS HERE
THIS WEEK HAVE BEEN BROK
EN 8AID COL. SWAIN,
Carrier boys of The Herald will he
the guests tonight of the Swain's
shows. They are anticipating a.
(treat feast as everything will, be
open to them. They wll be .in charge
of the senior boy, William Cooper.
Col. Swain stated this morning that
his show here was breaking all form
er attendance records. He i rtry
much gratified t the appreciation
that th,pople have showrl for hi
Another soldier who died In France
during the late war will' be brought
here for final burial, when this after
noon the body of Sergeant Peter
Turney Whitweli, of Mt. Pleasant, will
arrive. He was thirty-four years, of
age and died at Brest France of flu
in October, 198. He was a sergeant
in the 57th Pioneer mtantry. ine
body will arrive in a flag draped
casket and will be buried with mili
tary ceremony, the members of the
American Legion acting as pall bear
ers. Sergt. Whitweli was a son of
Mrs. Maggie Wihtwell of Mt. Plea
sant and Is survived by four brothers
and four sisters. The burial will take
place at Arlington cemetery tomor
row at 11 o'clock.
DUTCH SUPPER FOR
JUNIORS TONIGHT
LARGE DELEGATION FROM MT.
PLEASANT WILL MEET WITH
THE LOCAL ORDER.
There will be an Interesting meeting
of tho Juniors tonight at. the lodge
rooms in The Herald building when
good roads and better schools, two
subjects close to tho hearts of the
members of this order will bo discuss
ed. A large delegation from the Mt.
pleasant lodge will bo in attendance
,i a Dutch supper will be served.
Hon J H. Dinning will discuss better
roadi and J. I. Finney will talk on
schools.
MRS. POPE GODWIN
CRITICALLY. ILL
.Mrs. Pope Godwin, who suffered a
stroke of paralysis Sunday, la report
ed to be in critical condition at the
home of her daughter. Mrs. En Tira
n Knob creek. Mrs. God-
110 ONE MAN BIG
ENOUGH TO RUN
NATION-HARDING
REPUBLICAN NOMINEE ASSAILS
PERSONAL AND DICTATO
RIAL GOVERNMENT.
IN SPEECH OF ACCEPTANCE
First Committal He Declarer, Is the
Restoration of Representative Pop
ular Government Under the Consti
tution. '
By RAYMOND CLAPPER.
(United Press Staff Correspondent.)
MARION, Ohio, July 22. Immedi
ate declaration of pence and a new
effort to form an association of all na
tions, based on justice rather than
force was promised by Warren G. Har
ding in formally accepting the repub
lican nomination here today.
Scoring the league of nations cove
nant as the "supreme blunder" he
lauded the senators who opposed its
unqualified ratification as "sentinels
on the towers of constitutional gov
ernment." The nominee said he Wel
comed a referendum.
Harding opened his address with a
broadside at "personal, dictatorial and
autocratic government." Ha said no
man is big enough to run this 'great
republic."
"Our first committal," he continued,
"is the restoration of representative
popular government under the con
stitution through the agency of the
republican party."
The speech delivered at Garfield
Park here dealt with a multitude of
questions. Preserved nationality with
America retaining her independence
although not holding aloof from the
rest of the world should be the guid
ing policy, Harding declared.
The candidate stressed the necessi
t yof a return to party government
and pledged himself to co-operate cor
dially with congress and to select a
cabinet of "highest capacity" in which
the vice president should sit. '
"As to prohibition there is divided
opinion and the recourse to repeal or
modification is open, but we cannot
nullify because of divided opinion," he
said, "and the law must be enforced."
"We must have a plain and neigh
borly, understanding with Mexico re
garding American rights but our re
lations should be friendly and sympa
thetic" he said.
Touching unrest he said the 'remedy
does not lie in repression, and rights
of all must be preserved.
High wages should continue, but
with them full value for the wage re
ceived, he said., olective bargaining
was endorsed. -
Harding pledged a sincere effort to
stamp out profiteering.
Reaffirming his opposition to gov
ernment ownership of railroads, he de
clared the present transporation diffi
culties are due partly to "the wither
ing hand of government operation"
and urged that the government do Its
part In repairing the damage. He en
dorsed the budget plan, a merchant
marine, ample naval preparedness and
a small army, abundant, aid for ex
service men and woman suffrage.
As to formal peace, Senator Harding
said:
"I promise you formal and effective
peace so quickly as a republican con
gress can pass its declaration for a
republican executive to Bign."
TYPHOID "SHOTS"
BE GIVEN FRIDAY
EXPECTED THAT HE WILL BE
KEPT BUSY, AS MANY HAVE BE
GUN IMMUNITY COURSE.
Copt. A. A. White, of the Nashville
recruiting station, will bo In Colum
bia tomorrow, for the purpose of ad
ministering "typhoid shots" and It Is
expected that be will be kept busy all
day, as quite a number of Columbians
have taken one or two of these
"shots" and three innoculations are
necessary, to guarantee immunity
from the dread typhoid. CapL White
will be found at the local army re
cruiting station on Garden street.
' in'rrlend despair of hr reroverr, 'rri'
RAIL COMMISSION
IN SESSION TODAY
(By United Preaa.)
WASHINGTON, July 22. Thefed
eral electric railways commission met
here in final session today to write its
report to the PresidenL It is under
stood that the commission favor a
service on the cost plan, such as is In
LYNNVILLE LAND
SELLS AUCTION
FOR S250 ACRE
I
NEW HIGH WATER MARK ESTAB
LISHED IN SALE CONDUCTED
BY STOCKARD REALTY CO.
WGGSTAFF FARM UNDER HAMMER
Bidding Spirited and Prices Soar as
People Scramble for Some of the
Choicest Sites in and Around Jones
High School.
Setting a new record for prices for
acreage property in that section the
auction sale of the Clyde Wagstaff
farm at. Lynnville on Wednesday was
one of the greatenl successes, in' the
history of auctions hi this part of the
state.
Beech drove Farm, containing 175
and otio-tliird acres; sold for J43.555.40,
pr an average of about. $248 an acre.
The sale wa:j made by the Stockard
Realty Company, of Columbia, and
they are not yet, done receiving con
gratulations on its wonderful success.
The crowd wan there and it was a
bidding crowd too. The property was
in demand there was never a dull mo
ment from the time that Col. Gil S.
Moore mounted the stand and offered
the first tract. Kvery detail for a
successful sale had been looked after
and carefully arranged by the realty
company.
Tract No. 1, 'containing 66.64 acres
was sold to George James,, of Lynn
ville for $255 an acre, or an aggre
gate of $16,993.20. Tract No. 2 was
also purchased by Mr. James for $261
in acre. This tract contains 47.63
acres and has no improvements what
ever except an old worn out barn.
This is considered high water mark
for unimproved acreage property of
that size. The aggregate of this tract
was $12,274.K3. Trct No. 3 of 9.60
acres was sold to Jos. C. Rhea for
$263 an acre or $2,52t.K0. Tract No. 4,
containing-12.29 acres. and No. 5, con
taining 10.19 acres, were sold to Ross
& Boyd for $5,617.50 or $250 an acre.
No. 6 was sold to Ross Brothers for
$6,114.07, containing 29.61 acres at
$207.50 an acre.
This property is ideally located, be
ing right in the edge of the beautiful,
cultured and thriving little town of
Lynnville and adjoins the high school
there, one of the best in the state.
Somo of the purchasers contemplate
dividing some of the tracts into lots
and selling them.
i '
REVIVAL SERVICES
BIGBYVILLE CHURCH
DR. HARVE M. JARVIS, OF MT.
PLEASANT, TO BEGIN REVI
VAL THERE AUGUST 1.
Rev. Harve M. Jarvis, pastor of the
Mt.: Pleasant Methodist church, will
on Sunday, August 1, begin a revival
meeting at the Methodist church at
Bigbyville. Dr. Jarvis has had con
siderable experience as a revivalist
and is an eloquent; and forceful speak
er. He will be assisted by the pastor,
Rev. C. P. Givens. There will be an
accomplished singer present to direct
tho music.
UNION LEADERS
CONSIDER AWARD
REFERENDUM MAY BE ASKED ON
ACCEPTANCE OR REJECTION
OF BOARD'S ORDER.
(By United Press.)
CHICAGO, 111., July 22. Conserva
tive railroad union leaders worked to
secure a unanimous agreement of all
unions te order a referendum vote on
the acceptability of the award of $600,
000,000 wage increase, made by the
United States labor board Tuesday, as
a compromise on the radical demand
for a fiat reduction of the award. Lead
ers are considering whether or not
a referendum will be orderad.
FALLS FROM BOX CAR
IS BAOLY BRUISEO
Spurgeon Reddick, of Culieoka, was
painfully injured Wednesday after
noon at Lynnville, when he fell from
the top of a. box car. Mr. Red dick's
feet were badly bruised and he was
otherwise shaken up. He was brought
to the King's Daughters hospital here
for medical attention, but expects to
r able to return to his hom at Cul-
HARVEY HANNAH
STIRS DEMOCRATS
IN SPEECH HERE
TAKES PLATFORM AFTER GOV.
ROBERTS HAD SPOKEN FOR
TWO AND HALF HOURS.
HE RAPS THE" POLITICAL BOSSES
Tells Maury Countlans How Able
Democrats of ( State Refused Offer,
and Then "Along Came Crab-
' tree."
For two hours and thirty minutes.
Goveronr A. H. Roberts, speaking in
the interest of his renomination for
governor, held the closest attention of
an audience of some 750 people at
the Grand Theatre Wednesday after
noon. Time after time the Governor,
was interrupted with applause or
cheering as he warmed up to his sub
ject. Tho Governor's explanation of
the tax law was couched in the sim
plest language, and was made so clear
that even a child could understand it.
As the governor told of the purpose of
the new law, and how it was intended
to give equal and exact justice to all.
He showed how in the past the old
tax laws had "caught the minnows
and let the big fish get away." He
then cited instance after instance of
amazing underassessment, showing
how the people of some of the big
counties of the state had not been
bearing one penny of the expense of
maintaining the state institutions, and
that the other counties had been re
quired to pay this expense for them.
The new law does away with this ine
quality, the Governor said.
Governor Roberts in his speech here
did not bring out ny new matter, but
he did call upon Crabtree's campaign
manager in Maury county to explain
just what Crabtree proposes to do
about taxation when he becomes gov
ernor. Cries of Mulling.. Mullins rose from
(Continued on Fifth Page.)
BAR ASSOCIATION
RECEIVES PORTRAIT
LIKENESS OF JUDGE WALTER S.
BEARDEN BELOVED JURIST IS
UNVEILED TODAY.
Pursuant to a call by Chairman
William J. Webster, the Maury coun
ty Bar Association met in the Chan
cery Court Room at 11 o'clock this
morning to receive the portrait of the
late Judge Walter S. Bearden, for
many years Chancellor of this Chan
cery Division.
The speech of presentation was
made by General Job B. Garner, and
was a most eloquent tribute to the
fine qualities of the beloved jurist.
Short tributes wer paid to the mem
ory of Judge Bearden by Chairman
Webster, Judge W. B. Turner, Hon.
W. C. Salmon, General John L.
Jones, and Judge Sam Holding.
Steps were taken to perfect a
permanent organization of the Maury
County Bar Asociation', to be incor
porated under the laws of the 6tato.
The charter has been signed by thirty-five
members, with some others to
be added later. '
CANDIDATE CRABTREE
MAY SPEAK IN COUNTY
TENTATIVE PLANS TO HAVE HIM
ADDRESS VOTERS ON FIRST
MONDAY IN AUGUST.
Tentative plans are being made for
the bringing of Candidate Crabtree to
Columbia on Monday, August 2, said
Claude Godwin this morning, manager
of Crabtree's campaign in the Seventh
Congressional district.
First Monday always brings a large
crowd to Columbia, and it is believed
that Candidate Crabtree would be
heard by a large number of voters
on that day.
REV. W. E. COUSER
MT. OLIVET CHURCH
ASSISTING PASTOR C. P. GIVENS
IN REVIVAL MEETING FOR
METHODISTS.
Rev. W. E. Couser, of College
Grove, is assisting the pastor, Dr. C.
P. Givensr in a revival meeting at the
Mt. Olivet Methodist church. The
services are held twice daily at 10:30
o'clock In the morning and 8 o'clock
INCREASED WAGES FOR
RAILROADERS WILL BE
PAID FOR BY PEOPLE
COLUMBIA FIRM
GETS BIG ROAD
BUILDING JOB
CLINT MOORE, AS PRESIDENT,
HEADS THE COLUMBIA CON
STRUCTION CO.
CONTRACT HAS BEEN AWARDED
For Construction of 20 Miles of Dixie
t Bee-Line Highway In Giles County
For $534,604.36 Maury County
Line to Pulaski,
The contract for the construction
of 20 miles of the Dixie Bee-Line Na:
tional Highway from the Maury coun
ty line to the city of Pulaski over the
Columbia and Pulaski pike was award
ed to the Columbia Construction Co.,
Wednesday by the State Highway
Commission for the sum of $524,
604.36. Clint, Moore, of this city, a member
of the firm of R. F. Moore & Sons,
mule dealers, is president of the new
company; Frank Nicholson, member
of the firm of Nicholson & Eskew,
concrete builders, is vice president;
H. A. Moore, member of the firm of
Moore & Sons, is secretary and
Treasurer of the company, and J. E.
Carr, member of th Knoxville Con
struction Co., of Knoxville, Tenn,, is
general manager'; C. A. Smith is an
other member of tho firm. .
The contract is awarded the Colum
bia Construction Co. for this 20 miles
of highway subject to the approval of
tho Federal Bureau of public roads.
The contract for the building of all
the bridges over twenty feet was
awarded the Clayton Paving Co. of
Nashville at $35,383.90. ,
The board awarded the Fentress
county contract to the Putnam County
Construction Company at its bid of
$312,875.51. The McMinn county con
tract was not awarded.
The Dixie Bee-Line Highway from
Columbia to Pulaski and on the Ala
bama line called for a surface of only
sixteen feet.
SENATOR HARDING IS
OFFICIALLY NOTIFIED
REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE IS TOLD
THAT HE IS "IT" HUNDREDS
WITNESS CEREMONY.
(By United Pross.)
MARION, Ohio July 22. Ceremo
nies for the official notification of Sen
ator Warren G. Harding began short
ly after 7 o'clock this morning.
The Senator raised a flag on the
pole which stood in the lawn of the
home of William McKinley when he
was chosen for the presidency.
At an early hour neighbors began to
gather on the lawn and to congratu
late him. It was Marion's greatest
day. From all over Ohio and from
many distant cities pilgrims came.
The formal ceremonies were at 2
o'clock this afternoon at Garfield
Park. A large delegation of women
are here to meet Senator Harding and
to press the demands that he take a
stand for the ratification of the suf
frage amendment.
ATTORNEY HOPKINS
WANTS HIS CODE
ASKS DEMOCRAT WHO BORROW
ED IT TWO YEARS AGO TO RE
TURN IT NO QUESTIONS.
. Attorney R. S. Hopkins, who is also
a leading republican, declares that if
the democrat who two years ago in
the election borrowed his code of Ten
nessee would return it he would be
under many more obligation to a dem
ocrat than ordinarily he would like to
confess. Being a republican cwde Mr.
Hopkins cannot understand why a
demderat should want it, but aside
from that no questions will be ask
ed if the code should in some way be
returned. He does not care to donate
anything so valuable as a code to the
holding of an election, especially when
as a rule republicans get . so little
comfort out of an election in Maury
QUESTION OF RAISING RATE OF
TRANSPORTATION OF GOVERN
MENT MAIL UP.
a -lit;
RAIL EXECUTIVES C 0 N F E R
Say Roads Are Losing Money Carry
Ing Mail at Ante-Bellum Prlcei.
Rates of Postage May Be Increased
If Increase Is Given.
(By United Press.)
WASHINGTON, July 22. The rail
roads may ask the interstate com
merce commission for higher rates for
mail transportation, to raise revenues
to meet the $600,000,000 in increased
salaries awarded to railroad employes'
by tho rail board. This, information
was given out following a meeting of
executives held here.
At the postofflce department it' was
stated that any increase in mail rates
would probably mean higher postage.
Railroad officials say mail rates re
main practically where they were be
fore the era of Increasing prices, and
that the roads are losing money at
the rate paid for the transportation
of government mail. ' ,
It has not been decided what
amdunt of increase, If any, will be
asked.
GILES COMMISSION
ACCEPTS ROAD BID
AGREES TO PAY ONE-THIRD OF
COST OF HIGHWAYS AT $30,000
PER MILE.
The Pulaski Citizen of today says:
Bids on the section of the Bee-Line
Highways from Pulaski to Ardmore
were opened in Nashville Friday. .
There were a number ot bids and It la
understood that the price was some
thing over $30,000 per mile. Bpt be
fore announcing any bids, and without
either accepting cr rejecting bids, the
state commission asked for an expres
sion from the county commission. Ev
idently the the commission wanted to
avoid a repetition of the Maury county
muddle where the local committee .
and the county court undertook to re
pudiate the contract after it bad been
awarded. The Giles county road com
mission met Monday and agreed that
as the state and federal governments
pay two-thirds the cost of construction
and the entire cost of maintenance ;
after the road is done, to leave tho
question of awarding the contracts en
tirely to the judgment ' of the state
and federal highway departments.
Some'time Is Required to figure up es-
timatesi but contracts will probably bo
on.nn.1nJ ...III, In a (m Aara
Plans and specifications are about , ,
ready to advertise for bids on the sec
tion north of Pulaski to the Maury
county line.
JUSTICES MEETING
TO DECIDE ROADS
1
BELIEVED THAT UNLESS ACCEPT
ED AUGUST 12 COUNTY WILL
LOSE OPPORTUNITY. ' ,
It is probable that there is next
to the August primary and election
more interest in the meeting of the v
county quarterly court on August 12
than in any other event that Is sched
uled. It is a tximmon remark to hear
men state, when parting, that they '
will meet here again on August 12.
That is the day when the court will
decide the fate of the road program in
the county. It is understood that
should the court on that date turn
down the proposition made by the j
state highway department and refuse
to issue the additional bonds necessa
ry, the offer will be withdrawn and
the money set aside for this county
will then be appropriated to some oth
er county that has met or will imme
diately meet the requirements of the
state hoard. It is therefore a most
highly Important meeting and the re
sult will have a decided bearing on '
the future of road construction In this s '
county. ' f
The members of the county court be
fore their adjournment the other "day
tentatively agreed that at the meeting
on August 12 the road problem would
be solved as far as possible in this
county and would not longer be J