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VOL. LXXIINO, 31
SPLENDID YEAR
IS ENDED FOR
WOMEN'S MS
FEDERATION HAS ACHIEVED
SOME REMARKABLE RESULTS
PAST TWELVE MONTHS.
WORKING NOW FOR A BUILDING
Sizeable Sum Already Realized and
Toward This Coal Activities of the
Federation Will Be Directed Dur
ing the Coming Period.
The closing meeting of the Federat
ed Women's Clubs of Columbia was
held Wednesday morning at the resi
dence of the president, Mrs. C. H.
Sharp.
After the opening of the meeting
the treasurer's report was read show
ing a balance In the savings bank of
251.80 (two hundred fifty-one dollars
and eighty cents). Of this special
fund Mrs. C. A. Parker, Jr., was made
pevmanent treasurer. The president
neTt gave an outline of the work done
during the year. The Federation gave
h charming play at the beginning of
the season which was most success
ful both dramatically and financially.
In the early spring a cleanup cam
paign was held and with the help of
the Boy Scouts and the assistance of
the city administration the campaign
has helped to beautify our town and
make it more healthful. The federa
tion Is also helping to Instruct the
women of Columbia to make better
citizens of them. Mrs. Guilford Dud
ley, of Nashville, gave a delightful
and Instructive talk on "Better Citi
zenship" to a large audience the last
of May and the second lecture on this
subject will be given next Tuesday
morning at- ten o'clock in the audito
ium of the Elks Club. An invitation
is extended to all women of Colum
bia whether club members or not.
The Federation has also gone on re
cord as endorsing the Sunday closing
luw having a woman on the board
of education, and also having no Sun
day baseball games In -Columbia.
The big work of tne Federation Is
the building of a Woman's Club build
ing In Columbia and toward this end
a neat sum has already been realized
and what is greater, an interest and
enthusiasm has been created which
will mean much In the future.
Federation workis comparatively
new in Columbia and only the untiring
efforts and able mind of the president
Mrs. Sharp, has made possible the
wonderful advancn made this year.
And what has been done this ysar
mnkeB the future more bright ar.d a
club house a certainty. However, this
would not have been done had not the
Federation been built on the firm
foundation of the undaunted spirit and
ceaseless work of the former presi
dents and pioneers.
The president thanked each num
ber and the clubs they represented for
their co-operation and support.
At the close of the business meet
ing refreshments were served and the
delightful hospitality of a charming
hostess was enjoyed by all.
VOTE AGAINST
ROBERTS, UGHl
GOVERNOR'S SUPPORTERS BE
LIEVE OPPONENTS WILL NOT
VOTE IN PRIMARY.
Those who are active in the inter
est of Governor Roberts in Maury
county now. feel sure that the Gov
ernor will come under the wire in the
county with a substantial lead over
Candidate Crabtree. Those who are
familiar with conditions in the coun
ty say the vote against Governor Rob
erts will be light, for many of those
who are opposing him will not vote
in the primary because they do not
wish to pledge themselves to vote for
Roberts in the event he is nominated.
In other words many of those who are
unfavorable to Governor Roberts will
not vote in the primary at all. but
will cast their vote iu the regular elec
tion. Opposition to Governor Roberts lu
Maury is divided between Crabtree
and Wirt, at least two men have ex
pressed themselves as favoring Wirt.
COLUMBIA, TENNESSEE, FRIDAY, JULY 30, 1920
ESTABLISHED IN 1848
COLUMBIA TEAM
TO BE PILOTED
BY JOSHUA CODY
FOOTBALL STAR ASSUMES MAN
AGEMENT OF LOCAL OUTFIT
TODAY IN ELKTON.
COMPLETE RE - ORGANIZATION
Red Smith, Star Receiver, will Be
Seen in Action Here When Team
Meets Fast Waverly Outfit Early
Next Week.
A complete re-organization of Co
lumbia's baseball team under the di
rection of Col. John Cody, of football
fame, Is now the plan of the board of
directors of the association, follow
ing the resignation of Manager Max
Hardison. Col. Joshua has been se
cured to pilot the Columbia aggrega
tion until September 1, when the ath
lete leaves to direct the fortunes of
a college football outfit.
One of the first steps to be taken by
Pilot Cody will be the placing of
"Red" Smith at the receiving end of
the battery. Red, who is one of the
best catchers who ever donned a mitt
in Columbia, has already reported for
duty, and accompanied the team to
Elkton today as did Pilot Cody, who
will "look over" the work of the team
during the next three days, returning
to Columbia on Saturday night.
For next week three games have
been scheduled with Columbia's re or
ganized team, the fast Waverly team
coming for games here Monday, Tues
day and Wednesday. Waverly has
been playing great ball this season,
and has just succeeded in downing
the championship Lawrenceburg team.
Pilot Cody believes that within the
next few days, by making a few chang
es, and doing a little shifting in the
line up he can turn out a splendid and
winning ball team, which will give the
fans their money's worth each time
they are seen in action here.
COUNTY COUNCIL TO
. MEET NEXT SATURDAY
RURAL ROAD PROGRAM TO BE
DISCUSSED BY REPRESENTA
TIVES OF THE FARMERS.
Directors of the county council of
agriculture will meet at the court
house for the regular session on Sat
urday afternoon at 2 o'clock. It is
planned to hold the meeting In the
new rooms of the council. These
rooms will all be furnished and ready
by the time that the farmers of Mid
dle Tennessee meet for the annual in
stitute on August 10, 11 and 12. The
council at its meeting on Saturday
will probably further discuss and plan
for putting over its program for rural
road building at the adjourned ses
sion of the county court on Thursday,
August 12. So far no serious opposi
tion has been reported from any sec
tion to this program. It has behind it
Jhe council of agriculture, the mer
chants association of Columbia and
the Junior Order of Columbia and Mt.
Pleasant,
MARRIED FORTY
YEARS, DIVORCE
IS NOW SOUGHT
MRS. LOUISE D. M'ADAMS FILES
BILL FOR DIVORCE FROM
WM. GENTRY M'ADAMS.
MANY DEFENDANTS ARE NAMED
Sensational Charges Made in Bill Filed
by Complainant Infidelity and
Cruel and Inhuman Treatment Is
Charged.
Alleging infldolity and cruel and in
human treatment, Mrs. Louise D. Mc
Adams has filed in chancery court a
bill for divorce from William Gentry
McAdams.
Mrs. McAdams alleges that William
Gentry McAdams Is a man of consid
erable wealth, and that she believes
has a fortune of approximately $150,
000. She seeks to have him restrain
ed from gaining possession of any of
this property except under court or
der. In her bill Mrs. McAdams names
a large number of alleged debtors to
her husband, among them being Hen
ry Frank Alexander, Arrow Clark,
Connor Akin, John Woody, the Maury
National Bank and the Columbia
Bank & Trust Company, all of Maury
county, A. J. Robertson, of Centre
ville; Walter Cowden and Jimmy Joe
Murray, of Marshall county; H. T.
Shelton, of Springfield; the Glenn
Hotel, Springfield; Hadley & Boyd,
Springfield; the Springfield Woolen
MillB, Floy Burt, Charlie Sandman
and George Corbitt, of Nashville; the
American National Bank and the
Penn. Mutual Life Insurance Compa
ny and the Cumberland Valley Nation
al Bank," of Nashville. '
The bill sets out the fact that Mr.
and Mrs. McAdams were married at
Montgomery, Ala., on February 11,
1880, and to this union ten children
have been born.
In charging her husband with infi
delity, Mrs. McAdams charges that it
is the custom of her husband to visit
department stores seeking to ensnare
some young girl or woman for the
purpose of adultery. She further
charges that he meets practically all
the passenger trains which come into
Columbia for the same purpose, and
that he brags of his conquest. The
"woman in red," high diver at Glen
dale Park, Nashville, Is mentioned in
the bill.
Mrs. McAdams alleges that her hus
band has an annual income in annui
ties and renewals from his insurance
to the sum of some $20,000 and that
he has allowed her from $2 to $5 per
week.
She seeks to restrain him from col
lecting or removing from safety de
posit boxes, or by checks any sums of
money which he may have deposited
in banks set' out in petition, or from
collecting notes unless by order of the
court.
Mrs. McAdams is represented by J.
B. Garner, of the Columbia bar, and
McCarley & Stephenson, of Nashville.
Flat was issued by Judge W. C.
Whitthorne for the Injunction sought.
CITY TAX RATE
FIXED All $1.10
BMITKOUNCII
CALLED SESSION
NIGHT FOR PURPO
ING FINANCES
TAX RATE IS CUT
REV. W J. ROBINSON
TO PREACH HERE SUNDAY
Rev. W. M. Robinson will hold ser
vices at the Tabernacle in Columbia
both Sunday morning and evening.
His subject Is to be -The Acme of
Religion." Rev. Robinson Is a force
ful speaker, and should have a large
audlenca.
GILES COUNTY HAS
, LOSS OF POPULATION
EXPECTED THAT RETURNS WILL
ALSO MAKE BAD SHOWING
FOR MAURY COUNTY.
According to an announcement of
the census bureau the population of
Giles county shows a loss during the
past ten years of around 1,700 persons.
Losses are being shown in nearly all
of the best agricultural counties of
the state. While the returns have not
yet been announced for Maury county
it is known the loss in rural popula
tion will run around 4,000 or about ten
per cent. This situation la not pecu
liar to Tennessee, but Is nation wide.
It explains the big growth of the in
dustrial centers.
ELD LAST
E DISCUSS-
CITY.
FIVE CENTS
Increase of $660,000 In Assessed Valu
ation of City Prorafcrty Is Noted
After Board of Equalizers Submits
Final Report.
At a called meeting of the board of
mayor and aldermen, held last even
ing the 1920 tax rate for Columbia
was fixed at $1.10, or five cents lower
than the rate of 1919.
Hessed valuation of tb
is $4,691,59:1, or an im
The total as
city for 1920
ease of $C60,-
000 over the assessment of 1919. The
total assessed value of real property
has been fixed at $3,200,421, while
personal property to the value of $1,
485,109 has been assessed.
The greatest increase in the assess
ed valuation of city property comes in
the real estate, something over $400,
000 having been added to the assess
ment of 1919, while the personalty
assessments show an increase of
something more than sfL'00,000.
The new tax rate of $1.10 was fix
ed by a unanimous vote of board
members present at the meeting last
night. It was at first hoped that the
city could reduce the 1919 rate to an
even dollar, hut the budget allowance
for the year amounts to $78,000 and it
was felt that some provision should
be made for retiring some of the in
debtedness of the city.
City Recorder Kannon stated that
the collection of privileges and ad va
lorem would still further increase th
revenues of the city to something
more than $8,000 but what figure this
will reach has not yet been determin
ed, as tiis known that an effort is tb
be made to equalize the assessment of
ad valorem taxes. City officials say
some merchants have been paying on
very nearly the -full worth of their
stock, while others have been "get
ting by" with no more than half.
The, budget appropriation of $78,000
contains an item of $15,000 to apply
on Interest, and to go to the sinking
fund of the city, and officials say. the
budget has been made liberal and
there may be a surplus to go to the
sinking fund after the business for
the year has been brought to a close.
Each department of the city has
been making an effort to economize to
the limit, in order that the expenses
will not exceed the budget appropri
ation. .
SPEAKING TO BEGIN
1P.M. PRESENT PLAN
COL. LUKE LEA TO SPEAK FOR
CRABTREE, WHILE PROF. GUS
DYER WILL ALSO SPEAK.
NEW COLLECTION
PLAN BY
PROF. GRAHAM BACK
FROMJIS VACATION
Prof, and Mrs. John P. Graham and
Miss Mary Graham have returned
from a two weeks' stay In Lee county,
Virginia, visiting Mr. Graham's rela
tive. Mr. Graham climbed moun
tains. Visited the old swimming pools
of his boyhood, fished, hunted and
generally had a good time going over
the scenes where he spent his youth.
He returned very much Improved In
health.
AFTER SATURDAY CARRIER'S
SUBSCRIBERS WILL PAY FOR
PAPER BY MONTH.
After Saturday The Herald will be
gin its new system of monthly col
lections from local subscribers who
are served by carriers. In order to
start with a clean sheet every sub
scriber" is urged to pay up Saturday.
Those who are in arrears for the
paper will be stricken from the list.
Newsprint paper Just ordered by The
Herald, and difficult to obtain at all
will cost $300 a ton as compared with
$50 a ton In 1914, an increase of
600, hence the paper cannot be sent
to any one in arrears. The boys will
be around Saturday as usual. After
that the collections will be by the
month at 05 cents a month.
No definite time has been set for
the political speaking here Monday,
owing to the uncertainty of the time
of the arrival of the speakers, Col.
Luke Lea, and Prof. Gus Dyer in Co
lumbia. Supporters of Governor Rob
erts had originally planned to liave
Prof. Dyer address the voters at the
court house at 1 o'clock Monday aft
ernoon, and it is not unlikely that this
original plan wfil be carried out de
spite the fact that Col. Lea Is sche
duled to speak at 2 or 2:30 o'clock.
Col. Lea is to speak at Franklin be
fore coming to Columbia, and it is
not known just what time he will
arrive here. It Is the desire of the
supporters of Governor Roberts not to
have the speakings conflict, and sup
porters of the rival candidates here
will work out final details for the aft
ernoon just as soon as possible.
Fjrst Monday, always a big day in
Columbia, will be still bigger, when
voters from every part of the county
assemble here, to hear the campaign
Issues discussed by able speakers.
JUST ONE WEEK
UNTIL liBALLOTS
ARE RECORDED
BOTH .SIDES PROFESS TO BE CON
FIDENT OF OUTCOME OF GOV
ERNOR'S RACE.
ROBERTS SEEMS BEST CHANCE
Impartial Observers Believe That the
Governor Will Take Thl County.
Senatorial Race Will Not Be Settled
Till November.
Just one week from tonight anoThe
voters of Maury county will be frantic
ally seeking the news from the prima
ry in the county and state and where
there are local contests will be after
reports of the victors. On next Thurs
day will occur the battle of ballots.
In the time Intervening there are real
ly five days, excluding Sundays, for
the workers to do their best.
Interest is largely Centered in the
contest for governor, with the fight
for representatives coming next. It is
generally recognized that the race for
senator in this district will be set
tled at the November election, be
cause Judge Wiggs, of Perry .county,
standing upon the endorsement of
Perry and Lewis counties, Insists that
democracy, justice and right gives the
3enator to his county. Many In this
county who recognize Perry's claim
will not vote Thursday in the race for
senator.
Both sides profess confidence in the
result of the gubernatorial election in
this county. The Roberts managers
seem to be absolutely sanguine of vic
tory by a very comfortable margin,
some even estimating the governor's
majority at as much as COO votes. The
Crabtree managers are not giving any
figures but profess to be pleased with
the situation.
A disinterested and unprejudiced ob
server sizes up the situation this way.
The first district will divide with prob
ably two precincts in each column. In
the second district, due to the power
ful Influences behind Roberts and the
popularity of his supporters, the gov
ernor will have the best of the deal.
In the third Crabtree is sure of one
precinct with the other three probably
inclined to Roberts. The fourth dis
trict has a leaning to Crabtree. In
the fifth Culleoka will probably land
in the Crabtree column with Glendale
as likely to fall the other way. The
sixth district seems to promise good
results for the governor. Unless all
signs fail the governor should carrj
the seventh district. The eighth It
considered doubtful. In the ninth
wise political guys give the governoi
the big box and his opponent the
small box. The tenth is counted in
the Crabtree column. It is probable
that the larger precincts carried by
Roberts will give him such majorities
as to overcome his opponent's lead.
These are, of course, all guesses, but
they are based upon the observation
made by impartial dependable men.
It is safe to say that nothing will be
left undone by either the candidates
or their managers to line the voters
up between now and the close of the
polls.
DEPUTY PEEBLES IS
HERE FROM MEMPHIS
Deputy Collector of Internal Rev
enue R. I. Peebles is here for a few
days from Memphis. He will return
the first of the" week to Memphis for
another week or two when his head
quarters will again be In Columbia.
Mr. Peebles Is engaged in auditing
the collectors of Mury taxes by the
stores in Memphis.
MAJOR ROY IRVINE -
INVAOES HOOSIER STATE
OPENS UP NEW TERRITORY FOR
THE COLUMBIA MILITARY
ACADEMY GOOD TRIP.
Major Roy Irvine returned Wed
nesday afternoon from a trip of about
two weeks through Indiana In the in
terest of the Columbia Military Acad
emy. Major Irvine Jnvatled new ter
ritory in the Hoosier state and reinjrta
a splendid trip forils- school.
He predicts that, thee will be a
splendid attendaace bit students from
the Hoosir state, and also from Old
Kalntuck and Illinois tbia falL
fcr.
BIG CORPORATION
BACKSR1VEH TRADE
HALF MILLION DOLLAR ORGANI
ZATION TO PLACE BOATS AND
BARGES ON TENNESSEE.
FLORENCE, Ala., July 29. A half
million dollar corporation, the shares
to be sold at $10 each, was organizezd
at the Florence Chamber of Com
merce last night for the purpose of
placing boats and barges on the Ten
nessee river. This organization fol
lowed the regular meeting of the mem
mers' council, at which the great
need of such a service was freely discussed.
AUGUST MONTH
TO PREPARE FOR
WINTER PASTURE
LIVE STOCK CANNOT BE GROWN
TO BEST ADVANTAGE WITH
OUT HAVING IT
SHOULD HOG DOWN THE CORN
Division of Extension Alto Suggests
That a Repair and Building Pro
gram Will Work In During Thia
Month
August is the month to prepare the
fall and winter pasture. Livestock
cannot e grown to the best advantage
in Tennessee without pasture. Far
mers are coming to realize this more
and more. For long-lived pastures,
specialists of the Division of Exten
sion recommend orchard grass, clover
and alfalfa. For winter pasture sow
crimson clover and red clovers mixed,
alone or with rye. Seed should be
shown on early worked limed land
after a good rain. The land Bhould
be harrowed for early September
sowing of small grain and clover pas
ture. Sowing the corn middles is un
certain, specialists say, and should be
practiced under the very beBt of
conditions only. This method should
never be depended on entirely.
This is the month to begin to cal
culate carefully the- number of live
stock that can be cared for properly
3n the farm during the winter. Fat
tening hogs should be turned on early
;orn and beans and allowed to geth
ar the crops. Keep tankage before
the hogs in a self-feeder. A pure-,
bred ram should be turned with the
flock by the middle of the mouth.
Needed building and repaiing
should be dono this mouth, Get
3orn harvester and silage cutter in
shape for work and overhaul the trac
tor, always following manufacturer's
jirections. Build a good chicken
louse: paint the home and barn and
build walks.
The garden should receive some
mention this month.-"Whnure and
jlow all available space. Plant tur
nip, carrot and endive for winter use.
Make successive plantings of snap
beans, spinach, lettuce and peas.
Transplant celery. Spray winter
varieties of apples ' with bordeaux
nixture.
The trend of markets "should be
watched closely that the very best
prices for hogs and cattle may be re
ceived. The market usually begins
to decline the latter part of Septem
ber. Hens more than one year old
mould be sold with few exceptions.
In the way of household matters,
the summer diet should include plenty
af eggs and milk, and a variety of
fresh vegetables. If spring work is
well done the housekeeper may con
fine her energies to doing only the
days duties, not forgetting to conserve
all garden and orchard supplies. Plan
to attend the farmers' Institute in your
section and arrange to help make the
community and county fairs a success.
SLUMP IN POTATOES
IS EXPECTEO SOON
That there will be a big slump In
the present high prices of Irish pota
toes seems certain. The cause is not
far to find for William F. Anderson,
president of the board of trade, has
commenced to dig his crop. The
yield promises to be better even than
Mr. Anderson had calculated on pa
per for he has already dug one fiill
and is carried away with the result
One thing is sure, no neighbor of Mr.
Anderson will be short on potatoes
during the coming winter.
ANTI-SUFFRAGE
FORCES BUSY IN
STATE FIGHT
WOMEN'S LEAGUE APPEAL8 TO
GOV. COX FOR HEARING ON
THE AMENDMENT.
STATE'S RIGHTS ARE INVOLVED
In Spirited Attack on the Susan B. '
Anthony Amendment Rejection
League Says That It Is a Menace to
White Civilization.
Special to The Herald.
NASHVILLE, Tenn., July 29. The
Southern Woman's League for the re
jection of the Susan B. Anthony
amendment, which has opened cam
paign headquarters at the Hermitage
Hotel in this city, made public today
a ringing appeal to Gov; James M.
Cox, the democratic candidate, for a
hearing of its members on the ques
tion of state's rights and party honor.
The appeal which, voices both the
principles and termination of South
ern opponents of federal suffrage, Is
signed by Mrs. James . S, Pinckard,
president general of the league.
The following is one of the strong
paragraphs of the appeal: "We make -this
appeal because it Is boldly pro
posed, regardless of the unalterable
opposition of the majority of women,
to bring about the political conscrip
tion of our womanhood and the de
struction of Southern civilization by
using federal patronage and party
pressure to coerce the legislators of .
Tennessee into violating their solemn
oaths of office and their state constitu
tion. "The very safety of Southern civil
ization, the purity of the Anglo-Saxon ,
blood, is involved in this amendment
for no less than three force bills,
providing for the enforcement of the
14th, 15th and 19th amendments, ,
Were introduced in the last congress,
awaiting only ratification of this
amendment for adoption.
"Therefore the vital issue to the
South is not to-save the demiScTattc '
candidate from suffrage picketing, but
to save the soul of the democratic
party and the white civilization of
eleven democratic states. i
."The men who died for state's,
rights still live in the hearts of their
sons and daughters of the South. Our
monuments to their memory are not
alone of stone and bronze but of flesh
and blood. We cannot dishonor them,
"Therefore wo appeal to you f6r a ,
hearing and beg to be advised if you
will extend to Southern women, seek
ing neither votes nor offices, but only
the salvation of the states, a fair con
sideration before casting your lot ut
terly with the small group of pickets
whose chosen symbol is a budge rep
resenting their jail terms for perse
cuting a democratic president."
Copies of this appeal were not only
released to all the newspapers but
they were mailed to every member of
the Tennessee legislature.
COAL SUPPLY OF
ST. LOUIS SEIZED
DISTRIBUTED AMONG ESSENTIAL
INDUSTRIES OF CITY, BECAUSE
OF SCARCITY.
(By United Press.)
ST. IX)UIS, July 29. Coal supplies
in St. Louis have been seized by the
city for distribution among the essen
tial Industries of the city, because of
the fuel scarcity caused by the unau
thorized strike.
RED OFFENSIVE
SLOWING DOWN
(By United Press.)
LONDON, July 29. The Bolshevikl
offensive against Poland is slowing
down, Lloyd George announced in the
house of commons today.
BELIEVE LEBOY
HELD IN MElOJi
FORMAL REQUEST FOR EXTRADI
TION WILL BE MADE THROUGH
STATE DEPARTMENT.
(By United Press.)
DETROIT, July 29. A formal re
quest for the extradition of 6. J. Fer
nandez, alias, E. Leroy, alias O. J.
Wood, suspected of the murder of
"Katherlne Jackson" alias Katherine
Leroy, whose dead body was found In
a trunk in a New York express office
several days ago, will be made
through the state department. It was
announced today. The man held on
suspicion was located at Suit 11 In, Mex
ico. It was announced that between.
$J,000 and $5,000 will be. offered for
information leading to the arrest and
conviction of the slayer of the woman.
SUGGEST CLOSING
ALL FREIGHT DEPOTS
(By United Press.)
WASHINGTON. July 29 The inter
state commerce commission is consid
ering the advisability of closing all
freight depots three days each week,
officials said. This plan Is understood
to have been proposed by big ship
pers, but it is understood the railroads
favor the plan.
COAL OPERATORS
H0LOC0NFERENCE
WILL DISCUSS UNAUTHORIZED
STRIKE IN CENTRAL COMPET
ITIVE FIELD.
(By United Press.)
ST. LOl'IS, July 29 Operators In
the central competitive field will con
fer in Chicago Friday over the unau
thorized strike in the bituminoua field.
Chairman Thomas Brewster announc
ed this morning.
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