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VOL. LXXII NO. 53
COLUMBIA, TENNESSEE, FRIDAY, AUGUST 13, fgso
ESTABLISHED IN 1848
FARMERS CONVENTION
COMES TO SUCCESSFUL
CLOSE THIS
Mr G
HUNDREDS OF DELEGATES LEAV
1NG FOR HOMES IN SEVERAL
COUNTIES OF DISTRICT.
NEW OFFICERS ARE ELECTED
Col. Harry S. Berry, of Wende'rson
vllle, Chosen President C. W. Cow
an, of Wavcrly, Is Vice President.
Committee Named.
Shortly before the final adjourn
ment ot the Middle Tennessee arm
ors' Convention at 12:30 o'clbck to
day officers were elected as follows;
Colonel Harry S. Berry, Henderson
vllle, president; C. W. Cowan,, Wavcr:.
ly, vice president; C, G. Burkitt, Antl
och, secretary and treasurer. Mem
bers of the executive committee were
elected as follows; Homer Hancock,
Lebanon, fourth district; Charles
Pearson, Shelby vllle,. fifth district; E.
C. Cunningham, Clarksville, sixth dis
trict, and W. P. Ridley, Columbia, sev
enth district.
Resolutions were adopted thanking
the people of Columbia for the hospi
tullty and courtesies extended to
t!iem during the three days of the
convention.
A resolution supplementary to the
one adopted yesterday was also adopts
ed, and which asks the legislature to
Increase the salary of the state dairy
commissioner from $1,800 to $2,500.
The resolution In part read: "Where
as the development of the dairy indus
try offers tremendous and remunera
tive oportunitles to the farming inter
ests of Tennessee, and
Whereas, the proper development
of these Interests require, the services,
of a dairy commissioner, and where
as the present appropriation Is Inad
equate to secure and retain the ser
vices of u a, man whose qualifications
We '. commensurate with ' the Impor
tance of the Industry,
Be It resolved, That the legislature
"be, and bercby Is petitioned to In
crease the salary of the dairy com
missioner from $1,800 to at least $2,
600 per annum. '
The principal speaker before the
cripvenHpn this morning was R. F.
Eagle, vice president of Wilson & Co.,
one of the "Big Five" packers. Mr.
Wilson discussed In a most interest
ing and ellghtenltig manner condi
tions which govern T-rices. He paid
a splendid compliment to the enter
prise of Tennessee farmers, and sild
that If the present rate of progmss
continues, Illinois, Iowa and other
much touted agricultural states v 111
(Continued on Fifth Page.)
ON ROAD FIVE DAYS
FROM Sl'lAli CREEK
MUDDY ROADS AND ACCIDENTS
MAKE TRAVEL A SLOVV MAT-' 0
TER FOR CAMPERS. ; 'c -!
Weary and worn, after five days on
the road, Scrlb and Davis Pogue and
"Bob" Upshaw returned last night
from Swan Creek in Hickman county,
where they had been camping for sev
eral days. They report a heluva time
getting back at all. The first trouble
came when the fan belt of the car in
which they were driving made its es
cape In some manner.. Every half
mile "Lizzie" wduld get over-heated.
and It was necessary to stop and cool
off but they did not give up the ship
for four days, progressing inch by
inch until they struck bad roads
when down went an axle or two, and
these had to be repaired so the car
was abandoned, and the boys "taxied"
into the city last night, sunburned and
mud spattered, tired but happy
GAS IS STRUCK
IN WELL DRILLED
IN MAURY COUNTY
STRONG INDICATIONS OF OIL
FOUND NEAR POTTSVILLE
WEDNESDAY.
GAS FLOW AT EIGHT FEET
Was Fourth of Wells In This Locality
In Which Gas Has Been struck at
Various Depths During the Past
Fcvi Year:.
Drilling for water on the farm of C.
F. Lumsdcn, thirteen miles east of
Potl3.villQ in Maury county, Wednes
nay afternoon, at a depth of eighty
feet gas was struck, giving splendid
indications of oil in paying quantities.
It. S. Hardison, who hasa lease on
til, gas and mineral rights. on some
1,300 acres In bis section left this
morning for the scene, and intends
to have the gas analyzed as soon as
possible.
Mr. Hardison stated this morning
that, the well which was brought in
yesterday Is the fourth within a radius
of o'OO yards which has shown a strong
fiow of gas. Several years ago a well
was drilled about SOOyards away, at a
depth of 90 feet a strong flow of gas
was struck. The well was plugged
and abandoned. A short time later a
second well was drilled a few hun
dred yards away, at a depth of 100
feet gas was struck, and still a fourth
well In the same neighborhood
brought in gas at a depth 'of 200 feet.
- Speaking to a reporer, Mr. Hardi
son said this morning that he felt sure
there Is a largo pocket ot gas there,
and possibly a considerable pool of
oil. He said drilling would be contin
ued in the well which brought in gas
yesterday.
Mr. Hardison Is firmly convinced
there is, oil In this section of Maury
county, and has quietly taken leases
on property and Intends to make a
thorough Investigation before aban
doning his hope of striking oil In pay
ing quantities.
BABE RUTH IS
SLIGHTLY
HUR
T
INJURY ON YESTERDAY .WILL
NO INTERFERE WITH PLAY
ING todAy.
(By United Press.)
CLEVELAND, Onto. Aug. 12. Doc
tor Castle, attending VBabe" Ruth,
America's champion home run smash
er, predicted that h would be able to
play again today. Au X-ray photo
graph shows no injury to the bone or
any torn ligaments due to his injury
In sliding into second base Thursday.
W. C. T, D. .WILL MEET ,
ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON
There will be a very important
meeting of the Woman's Christian
Temperance Union' on Friday at 4
o'clock at the residence of Mrs.
George, Taylor Hughes. Matters of
vital Interest will conre before the
mooting and a full attendance la urged.
FARISS JERSEYS
BRING AVERAGE
$208 PER HEAD
BALLANFANT OFFERING ALSO
SELLS FOR GOOD PRICES IN
AUCTION WEDNESDAY.
BULL POGIS TOPS THE SALE
Purchased by J. 'Benson Redding, of
Culleoka, for $7g5, After Stiff Bat-
tie With Marshall 'County Some
Bargains, Knocked Down.
Nineteen head of registered Jer
seys from the herd of Mora B. Fariss
were sold on Wednesday at an aver
ago of $208 a head in one of the best
sales of registered "Jersey cattle ever
held In the county. The top animal
of sale was Mr." Fariss's bulS Pogis
filth of Hood Farm- 50th. .... This animal
alter spirited bidding was sold to J.
Benson Redding,, prominent young
farmer ot( Culleoka, for $725. A Mar
shall county dairyman ran Mr. Red
ding a close race. ,
The top cow of the sale was Land
seer of Falrvlew Second, sold to Man
son & Sugg for $500. They are of,
Rutherford county.
Twenty-nine head of Joseph Balian
fant, of Culleoka, in the same sale
averaged $111 each, the top of this
sale being Culleoka's Beauty which
brought $300. The bull fom Mr. Bal
lanfant's berd sold entirely too cheap,
and the buyer got 6no of the best
bargains that he will ever secure.
.. Charles P. Hatcher had three head
in the sale for which he received an
average of $108. , . ' ' ,
. The sale was a success, although
there were some cows and heifers
that went entirely too cheap. Bar
gains 'were piled up by several of the
buyers. JThe sale was well attended,
there being buyers here from various
parts of the state and bids received
from other states. The University of
Tennessoo bought three head for use"
in the dairy herd that Is to be estab
lished on the experiment station here.
A gratifying feature of the sale
was that the major portion of the 1
best cows remained In Maury county,
although soveral mighty good ones
went to other counties of the state. 1
But the great young hull will be a !
fixture in the rapidly developing dairy
section of Culleoka.
The sale was cried by Col. James
N. McCord, auctioneer.
France Has
Recognized
Gen. Wrangle
(By United Press.)
LONDON, -Aug. 12. France has of-
Dcially notified I Lloyd George that
France has recognized the regime of
General Wrangel In Southern Ru'ssia,
it. was announced at the premier's of
fice. This la the first official word re
ceived.
Before the confirmation was receiv
ed Lloyd George professed disbelief in
the report that France bad recognized
Wrangle, saying It; was la direct con
flict with .the agreement reached at
the conference recently.
TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS VOTED
FOR SCHOOL AT SPRING HILL
By a unanimous voto the quarterly
court today Increased the appropria
tion heretofore macfc; for the building
tf a school house at Spring Hill to
$10,000 on condition that the people
of that community raise $5,000 to sup
plement it.
Everyone of the twenty-four mem
bers of the county court voted for the
additional bond --Issue, following ear
rest appeals from County Superin
tendent Graham and E. H. Ayres, Sr.,
ot Spring Hill. At the former session
c.f th court an appropriation of $2,500
fiad been irude for the' school at
Spring Hill, but this bad been found
to be wholly inadequate.
Mr. Ayres made one of the strong
est appeals for public education that
has ever been heard by the county
court. He said that he had no chil
dren to send to school but that he
was not blind to the 'needs of his
neighbors' children and that unless
this country had an educated citizen
sl.ip it would be engulfed by the flood
of Bolshevism.
The old Branham & Hughes school
property' will be purchased by the
county and remodeled ana furnished
KING GEORGE
POS
HAS -
PONED VISIT
(By United Press.)
LONDON, Aug. 12. Owing to the
seriousness of the Russian situation,
K!i;g George, has postponed his visit
tii Scotland, which has to have start
ed tomorrow, according to the Pall
Mall Gazette.
SAM
UNCLE
IS. NEUTRAL
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EUROPE'S
E
IN
EW
BETTER SCHOOLS
AND ROADS PLEA
OFFARMERS HERE
WOULD MAKE RURAL LIFE MORE
ATTRACTIVE AND HOLD PEO
PLE ON THEIR FARMS, '
WANT PROGRESSIVE LEGISLATION
Institute Adopts Program Upon
Which It Will Go to the Legislature
for Relief Against Government
Price Fixing Plans.
The following ia the full text of the
resolutions unanimously adopted by
the Middle Tennessee Farmers' Con
vention here on Wednesday:
The. Middle Tenjnesse Farmers In
stitute assembled jit Columbia does
adopt the following declaration:
We renew our oppression of loyal
ty to tho institute
is of America. We
believe that this is the best govern
ment ever devised by the
mind of man 1 under divine
guidance. Whatever, reforms ma
be necessary , of advisable In
government can boj made without do
ing violence to thej eternal principles
upon which this Nftion was founded.
Whatever protests tare made against
existing conditions i are made against
the law,, or its administration, and not
against the institutions of America.
Wo distinctly deprecate any effort
to array one class against another, or
to appeal to any group of citizens.
Our system wisely recognizes no
groups of citizens, all enjoy the same
rights and privileges. Any departure
from this established doctrine threa
tens the destruction'of the vital prin
ciple of American democracy, under
which opportunity is boundless and
open to all. A man or any organi
zation that would Injure or. do vio
lence to this government Is unworthy
the protection of the fi;ig.
Agriculture is thug basis of all com
mence and industry. The i great
world need of tony is production.
Production is dependent upon labor.
The solidarity ofllbor, is such that
the wages and hours of labor ; pre
vailing in other industries are re
flected upon the farm.. It ia id'e
therefore to continue to advance the
cost of production without expecting
to pay an' increased price for the pro
duct of labor, on the farm as well as
in the other industries ofi the Nation.
The farmers are continuing their
best efforts to produce under con
ditions that would appall less reso
lute men, and they denrand of both
hbor aricl capital that they too shall
earnestly speed up their part of the
production so "urgently needed. We
have reached the critical point In re
gard to shorter hours of labor, and we
know that a tnrty-fmir hour week will
neither feed nor iclothe the world.
We believe in the ownership of
private property. In individual Ini
tative and Incentive. In Is only In
the safe guarding and protection of
eery right of private property that
t'uere can be perpetuated the full
measure of Individual initiative and
emulation upon which democracy is
based, and by which its future Is as
sured. ,'
To attempt to thwart natural, eco
nomic laws by legislation Is useless
The law of supply and demand, un
hampered by monopolies, and unhin
dered by atempts at governmental
price fixing, should have full sway.
We affirm that the application of
price fixing In an effort to reduce the
cost of living has militated against the-
producer without giving the anticipat
ed relief to the consumer, and this has
resulted in the decreased production
of farm products. The right to quit
work either individually or collective
ly, is not denied but the right to quit
work in unison does not extend to
(Continued on Fifth Page.)
EDUCATION NEED
OF HOUR STATES
DR. H. A. MORGAN
MORE IMPORTANT THAN ANY OF
THE FOURTEEN POINTS AT
. THIS TIME, HE DECLARES.
". ; "' ' ' '
JAMES E, CLADWELL OPTIMISTIC
Big Nashville Banker Deprecates the
Talk ofHard Times and Says That
Anglo-Saxon Is Equal to the Task
That Is Before Him.
James E. Caldwell, of the Fourth &
First National Bank of Nashville, ad
dressed the convention Wednesday
aftefnoon. "I pretend to be a farmer,"
said Mr. Caldwell, "though I follow
the banking business as a means of
livelihood. I count farming a more im
portant and a more worthy work, how
ever, and I enjoy it much more than
banking. ., ,-.! n . .
"What -we are here to talk about
lies at the bottom of everything worth
while," he declared. Then launch
'ng' Into a speech on the relations of
the farmer at the banker, he said:
"Money ia nothing but stored up
work and getting hold of It by any
short cut is not to be encouraged.
There Is no royal road to wealth. Ev
erybody at this time seems to be try
ing to shirk work, yet work Is the only
thing in the world which gives people
any permanent satisfaction."
Mr. Caldwell paused long enough to
tell his audience that he had shocked
wheat at a dollar a day. He told them
adversity was a stepping stone to
success. "If a man don't like to see
dirt fall over the wing of a plow, he
(s not worth living. And three good
uiuls and a plow can't be beat," he
added. These statements coming in
rapid succession, as they did, brought
forth the most spontaneous burst of
applause that the convention had ex
perienced the entire day.
"Everyone seems to be dissatisfied,"
he continued. "Be cause they can get
in an automobile and ride so fast these
days, they think they shouldn't do
a:iythingelse. Talk about hard times
and poor state of affairs, why this Is
t Paradise to what conditions were ih
reconstruction days following the
Civil War,
.. "Our Anglo-Saxon forefathers lived
on hardships and thrived on 'em. And
we can do it again when It becomos
necessary without going to the dogs.
"Have confidence Inyoursejves and
your financial problems will be solv
ed," he told his hearers. "A man must
have industry and integrity and he
can get credit any time he wants it. If
he's "got tan on his face and corns on
his hands, that will go a long way to
wards gettfng credit at the bank."
In closing,. Mr. Caldwell came out
strong In his speech for a system that
(Continued on Fifth Page.)
ROAD
IU0DL
(By United Press.)
WASHINGTON, An. 12 The Unit
ed States will refrain "for the present
from taking sides" in the differences
between Great Britain and France
over the Russian situation. Neither
President Wilson nor the state de
partment (have Indicated approval or
disapproval of France's action in re
cognising General Wrangel, anU-Bol-shevitl
leader,
NICE TREAT
FOR CHILDREN
ORPHANAGE KIDDIES GUESTS OF
LOCAL JUNIOR LODGE AT
GRAND WEDNESDAY.
Fifty children of the Tennessee Or
phan Home, chaperoned by matrons
of the Institution. enjoyed the treat of
their young lives, when the local
lodge of the Junior Order United
American Mecanlcs furnished each
and every one of them with a ticket
to "The Miracle Man" at the Grand
Theatre.
Although The Miracle Man appeared
h-re but a few weeka ago for a two
day engagement, it proved a drawing
ct rd again yesterday and last night,
and was greatly enjoyed. The kiddies
who saw the show enjoyed it to the
fullest.
COLONEL
JOHNSON
VISITOR Ifi COLUMBIA
,! " ' .- "
HERRE TO HEAR ARGlUMEftTS IN
CASE OF ESLICK AGAINST THE
BRICK CHURCH PIKE CO.
Col. Thomas B. Johnson, former
member o"f the legislature from both
Williamson and Davidson county, and
owner of the Williamson county turn
pikes was In Columbia. Wednesday
afternoon to hear the arguments for a
new trial in the case of Ben Esllck
against the Brick Church Turnpike
Company, of Giles county, and in
which Judge Turner overruled the
motion. Tho case will be appealed to
the supreme court.
While in Columbia Col. Johnson
called at The Herald office and renew
ed his allegiance to the paper.
EXPRESS
SEEKING
INCREASE
PROPOSITION IS
GIVEN DEATH BLOW BY
FRIENDS IN THE COURT
BOLD BURGLARY
ON MAIN STREET;
ROBBER ESCAPES
HOME OF MRS. JERRY HOWELL
LOOTED AS SHE SITS ON PORCH
AT 10 O'CLOCK P. M.
SMALL AMOUNT CASH TAKEN
Thief Gains Entrance by Climbing
Latticed Pbrch Contents of Dress
er Drawers FouncK Scattered Over
Floor Windows Broken.
One of the boldest burglaries re
ported from local police circles In re
cent months, took place at 10 o'clock
last night at the home of Mrs. Jerry
Howell on South Main street. The
burglar, whose Identity 13 unknown,
escaped with $12 in money. Nothing
else was missed in an inventory tak
en hastily following the burglary.
According to Patrolman Staggs,
who lives nearby, and who was called
to the place at the time of the rob
bery, Mrs. Howell was' sitting on the
front porch, talking to a neighbor who
lives just across the fence. Her
daughters had gone to a show down
tewn, and her fourteen year old son,
Leon, had retired, occupying a room
upstairs. Suddenly a light flashed,
and within a moment fater a crash of
broken glass was heard. Mrs. How
ell rushed upstairs to ascertain the
cause of the trobule and found the
light on in her daughter's room, with
the light burning and throe glass In
the window broken. . Hurrying down
stairs Mrs. Howell called Patrolman
Staggs, 'who rushed to the scene.
When the officer arrived he found the
burglar had made good his escape.
However,"' the purse which had con
tained 'the money was found lying in
the" yard near the window.
According to Leon, when hi3 moth
er called the officer, he heard some
one jump from the window and run
across the roof of the porch.
It is believed by officers that the
burglar reached the window by climb
ing up the latticed porch to the roof.
Articles of clothing were found scat
tered upon the floor, dresser drawers
had been searched and their contents
left just as. the burglar completed the
search.
Officers say they have not given up
hope of landing the burglar yet, and
that several clues will be traced down.
FOSTER AND MRS. FARISS
' OFF T0THE MARKETS
MRS. U. H. FOSTER ACCOMPANIED
HER HUSBAND TO Visit rela
tives IN METROPOLIS. '(
U. H. Foster and Mrs. Hugh Fariss,
of the' firm of Anderson Bros. & Fos
ter, left Wednesday for New York
City to buy goods for their store. Mrs.
Foster accompanied Mr. Foster to
New York and will visit Mrs. A. J.
Nichols and other relatives.
Mrs. Fariss will look after the mil
inery for this fall, while Mr. Foster
will buy hosiery, small notions, etc.,
for the store.
KINGS
P
POPU
LA
HAS
5,
(By United Press.)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 12. Accord
ing to the census bureau the popula
tion of Klngsport, Tenn., is 6,692.
This Is not compared .with the ceusus
of 1910 for at that time there was "no
Kingsport."
AFTER $300,000 RESOLUTION HAD
BEEN AMENDED AUTHOR VOT-'
ED TO TABLE.
ONLY SIX IN THE NEGATIVE
On First Test Vote at the Morning ,
' Session the Advocates of Bond .
Had Mustered Thirteen to Eleven
Votes Change in Afternoon.
At 3 o'clock this afternoon by a
vote of eighteen to six the quarterly
Court administered a 'death blow - to
the entire road bond proposition.
After he $500,000 resokitlon of Squire
Jackson had been loaded down with
amendments, it with the , others,' was
tabled. . i
' The first fight at the .afternoon ses
sion came on the amendments of Esq. ;
English to extend the Hampshire and ,
Cnm"pbell8ville roads to the county
lino and to include thl Carter's Creek
and Theta pikes. After these amend
ments had been adopted, Squire Jack
Son attempted to withdraw all of his
resolutions, declaring that the matter
had taken a turn be bad never expect
ed. But objection was made to this
and a motion of Esq. English to table
the whole matter was adopted by the .
following vote: ,
Justices voting to table Sowell,
Forgey, Hull, Goad, Harris, Derryber
ry, Hardison, pinkston, Dugger, Eng
lish, Jackson, Ross, Harlan, Guest,
rOrr, Jones, Akin and Stanfil. Total 18.
Justices voting no: Davis, Denton,
Mathews, Ricketts, Wilkes, Carr. To
tal 6. -t v ; '
After three hours ot red hot debate
the quarterly court recessed until 2,
o'clock this afternoon without havlhg
come to any final resolution on the
highway Issue. 1 ,
Only one vote was taken and that
was on the motion of 8qulre English
to amend the Jacltson resolutions so'
as to submit the whole issue to a vote '
of the people. This was tabled by a
vote of thirteen to eleven, as follows":
. Justice's voting to table the English '
amendment: Hull, Davis, 'Denton,
Matthews, Jackson, Klcketts, Ross,
Harlan, Wilkes, Carr, Guest, Orr,'.'"
Jones. Total, 13.
Justices voting against tabling the
amendment: Sowell, Forgey, Goad,
Fariss, Derryberry, Hardison, Pinks-
ton, Dugger, English, Akin and Stan
till. Total 11.
Every member of the ourt was
present this morHtTig when the ad
journed session was called to order by
Judge Whitthorne and Prayer was of
fered by Squire Hull. The session
adjourned to the circuit court room.
Squire Jackson Immediately offered
his four resolutions, the first being to
rescind the court's action on May 4 24
In disapproving the highway cirintract,.
tie second to issue $300,000 of addf;
tional bonds to complete the i three
state and federal aid roads;' tiii third
a pledge to meet the state and federal
aid on the other three roads, and the
'lastQ.fjubmjt to a vote of the'people
on pterab.er asnext, me issuance oi
$300,000 pt 'bo'nd3 o reconstruct the
Culleoka, Campbellsvllle, " Santa Fe
and Hampshire pikes. . ' ""
Mr. Jackson made a Btrotig argil
ment for the resolutions, declaring
that while he had no defense to make
of the state highway department's er
rors In estimating the costs ;that be
felt that the roads were a necessity;
(Continued on Fifth Page.)' '
BOY SCOUTS PLAT
GiG GAME TONIGHT
Scout Master Joseph M. Hay3 an
nounces that there will be a basket
ball game tonight at the High School
gymnasium between the newly organ
ized Boy Scouts of Columbia and tho
town's pick. A close game is expect
ed. Game called at 7:30 sharp.
(By United Press.l
WASHINGTON. Aug. 12. The
American Railway Express Company
spplied to the Interstate commerce
commission for an Increase In rates
covering the recent wage award to
employes. ; . :
DISHONORABLE
POLAND SPURNS
OFFERS OF REDS; WILL FIGHT
(By United Press.)
WARSAW, Aug. 12. Poland must
defend herself to the end and spuming
sny Bolshevik! offer dishonorable,
thfc council of defense declare In a
manifesto Issued on the eve of the
armistice conference at Minsk.
Armed men and women marched
through the streets of Warsaw this
morning announcing that they would
fight the Russians to death. Boms
only had pistols, others rifles. Many
oid men and youths hare gone to th
defense outside the city where they
pre awaiting the invader,
Trotsky, Red war minister, is re
ported to have carried Blaly and Is
ready to lead tho Russians In their
final drive on Warsaw. '