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COLUMBIA, TENty ESSEE, t FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 24,' 1926
ESTABLISHED IN 1848
DE1I OF FMFIC
LOWER COST OF LIVING
RESULT FORD'S ACTION;
PRICE GUTTING STARTS
BIO MAIL ORDER HOUSES AN
NOUNCE REDUCTION OF FROM
, TEN TO TWENTY PER CENT.
EXPERTS EXPECTING DECLINE
Lower Prices on Many Commodities
Predicted. by Governor of ' Federal
Reserve Bank, and Fair Prtee Com
mlitioner Today. .
. (By United Press.) -.
CLEVELAND 0., Sept. 23.-Lowcr
prices on all commodities may be ex
pected to follow the action of Henry
Fold In reducing the juice of automo
biles, l3. R. Fancher, governor of the
Federal Reserve Bank, and ii. C.
Roueche, fair price commissioner, stat
ed this morning.
(By United Press.)
.CHICAGO, Sept. 23. Price cuts of
from ten to twenty per cent on many
lines of merchandise are shown in
the latest issue of catalogues of two
of the largest mail order houses in the
world. '
These reductions follow closely
upon the announcement of Henry Ford
In restoring pre-war prices on autpmo:
biles! . . , '
Wrangle Wins
Victory Over
Bolshevik Army
(By United Press.)
LONDON, Sept. 23. General Wran
gle's official communication today asv
sertedthat his forces had routed the
eighty-sixth division of Soviet forces
operating in Crimea.- '
SKELLEY FARM TO
BE SOLD TOMORROW
ON SATURDAY THE FINE 0AKL2Y
FARM WILL ALSO GO UNDER
THE HAMMER.
Two big auctions are scheduled for
tliis week by the Stockar4 Realty Co.
On to morrow at 10:30 o'clock a. m.
this firm will sell the Hardie Skelley
farm, nine mile north of Columbia.
This farm has beeil divided into six
tracts. TJiis Is one of the best Improv
ed and most fertile farms in the coun
ty and much interest Is being mani
fested in the sale. Dinner will be
served on the grounds, by the King's
Daughters. '
On Saturday the flue farm of J. T.
Oakley, north cf Columbia and on the
Carter's Creek pike, will, also be sold
at auction by this firm. Thus is an
other highly productive and well Im
proved farm, one that has been pay
ing dividends. .
RESUMING
WARFARE
IN POLAND
NEW CORN CROP
PROBABLY OPEN
AT $i BARREL
SOME HAS ALREADY BEEN SOLD
TO DEALERS IN COLUMBIA AT
THAT FIGURE.
FOR DELIVERY IN FUTURE
Not Expected That Any of the Crop of
1920 Will Come to' the City Before
Thirty Days Exceptional Yield in
the County.
It is the best judgment of those who
are familiar with crop conditions that
the price of corn at the opening of the
new crop will be around $3 a barrel.
Iij fact some corn of the new crop
has already been purchased at $5 a
barrel by Columbia dealers. This is
close to the December market at Chi
cago which, is $1.05 or $5.25 a barrel.
It is reported that at Lynnville,
which is the center of a large corn
producing section and where much
corn is produced, some of the dealers
have purchased the new crop at even
less than $5 a barrel. But it is con
sidered likely the market wilt contin
ue to justify a dollar a bushel.
The United States government re
ports indicate a magnificent "corn
yield in the country, perhaps a record
breaker. Tennessee's crop is much
larger, according" to estimates, than
last year. .It is certain' that Maury
county will make a, better yield than
it.did in 19t and some' judges declare
that the crop in yield per acre, but not
in aggregate volume, will rival the re
cord crop of 1917. Corn has been fa
vored with good seasons and many
farmers are estimating their crop at
forty to fifty bushels tq the acre.'With
the increased cost of making the crop
there are no big profits in prospect at
a dollar a bushel.
It will probably be around thirty
days before any of the new crop comes
to market, depending partly, on the
weather during that period. Dry
weather and an early frost would bring
the crop into Columbia much -earlier
than a late. fall.
THREE PLACES
VACANT IN THE
7TH 'DISTRICT
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OPPORTUNITY FOR YOUNG MEN
TO ENTER THE NAVAL ACADE
MY NEXT YEAR '
EXAMINATIONS HELD IN APRIL
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Twelve Will Be Nominated and From
This the Three Making the Highest
Grade Will Receive the Appoint
ments at Annapolis.
Representative Padgett has three
vacancies in Annapolis Naval Acade
my which will be filled when the ex
aminations are made next April.
These examinations will take place in
Nashville and will be under the direc
tion of the civil service board. This is
a fine opportunity for three young men
of the seventh congressional, district
to get to the nation's naval academy
and graduate as commissioned offic
ers in America's splendid navy.
These young men must be between
sixteen and twehtp years of age as of
the first day of April, 1921. If over
twenty on that date or under sixteen
they will be ineligible. They will be
examined and must stand the test both
in physical and mental requirements.
Mr. Padgett can nominate twelve
young men for the examinations, tlie
three making the highest grades to re
ceive the appointments. Boys in the
seventh district, who can meet the re
quirements, and who are interested
afeurged to write Mr. Padgett.
Padgett." ;
If an applicant can furnish the re
quired certificate from an approved
school he can be admitted to the acad
emy without mental examination. Of
course he must pass the physical test.
The navy opens a wide field of oppor
tunity for the young men who enter
it. " '
The successful applicants will en
ter the navaf academy on July 1 of
next year. .
FIRST MONDAY DINNER '
OF KING'S DAUGHTERS
WILL ADD MID-DAY CHEER TO
ALL OF THE VISITORS TO CO
LUMBIA. Such a dinner as only the King's
Daughters serve will be placed before
the people of Maury county on the
first Monday of next month. The Oc
tober dinner of-the King's Daughters
has been served here for so many
vears thalJ has come to be almost
an institution. It Is eagerly antici
pated by the people who expect to be
in Columbia, and most every one in
Maury county will be here on that day,
and they would find the chief charm
of the mid-day gone if the ' King's
Daughters did not serve the dinner.
It will be up to the standard, despite
the advance in living costs. Instead
of cutting down on anything that goes
to make it a favorite with epicures
the Daughters have added a dime to
the price. The whole dinner can be
obtained, coffee and all for only sixty
cents.
6. C. COOKSEY GOES
TO NEW ORLEANS
AS PROFESSOR OF MUSIC IN ISA
DORE NEWMAN 1 MANUAL
TRAINING SCHOOL.
Prof. G. C. Cooksey and Mrs. Cook
sey wifl leave next Tuesday for New
Orleans, where Prof. Cooksey has a"
position in the Isadore Newman Man
ual Training School as professor of
music. - ' ' '
Prof. Cooksey -will also conduct a
private Studio at liis home No. 1006
Broadway and will sing in the Jewish
Temple Friday night and Saturday
morning and in the First Methodist
church Sunday morning and Sunday
evening.
Prof, and Mrs. Cooksey have been
spending the summer - in Columbia
with Mrs. Cooksey's mother, Mrs. Tay
lor Voss, and their many, friends will
regret them leaving Columbia. Prof.
Coksey is highly pleased with the
Crescent City and his opportunities
there.
(By United Press.)
WARSAW, Spt. -2S. -Polish and L!
thimlan troops' have resnmed .hostili
ties, the Polish communique reported
th s morning. It said the Llthunians
are bombarding Polish outposts on
Lake Gulche.
A.
WALLACE MAYBERRY IS
BITTEN BY. A SHOAT
While loading hogs at the stock
yards this morning Wallace Mayberry,
prominent young farmer, was bitten
on the hand by a shopt aud quite pain
fully injured. He had his hand dress
ed at once and does not anticipate any
complications.
WATTS 10 PREACH
JUNIORS A SERMON
MEMBERS OF ORDER WILL GO TO
8T. PETER'S CHURCH IN A
BODY SUNfAY.
MS
m msm ran
SISGBEl
i
KIT
Will DENY EIGHT
OF STATE BOARD
TO RAISE TAXES
JUDGE WHITTHORNE WILL INSIST
FOR'THE COUNTY THAT AC
TION HERE IS FINAL.
LOUTHAN'S PROOF IS DISPUTED
t,.
County Judfce Holds That Mass of
Testimony Ttaken by the Statisti
cians and Expert Here Last Year Is
Not Legal Proof.,
Judge Whitthorne will: deny " tlie
right of the state board of equaliza.
tion to increase the usssmei)ts of
Maury county by a flat frii per cent.
He will -also deny most rtnphatically
that the board ! has any ort of legal
proof in its possession t y show that
tlie property of the com ty as asesc
ed by Assessor Williams and approv-
'J'Qpalization
t legal valu
ing to resist
ed by the county board o
is assessed at less than t
ation.
Judge Whitthorne is g J
the effort to add ten percent to the
assessmentNjf the real estate of the
county and in this he will have the
cordial support of the assessor and the
members of the county board of equal
ization. It, is understood that the
state board of equalization" is. relying
upon the proof that was taken by Lou
than, the senator-statistician, and the
other politicians and legislators, who
came here last year. But it will .be
denied by the county judge" thaUthese
ex parte statements, taken in the ab
sence of the taxpayer and generally
ignored by the board, constitute any
sort of 'legal proof.
It will be remembered that last year
Louthan and others spent a long time
here. They summoned many witness
es and attempted to assess all , the
property by separate pieces. But so
many mistakes were made, so many
ridiculous valuations arrived at that
the effort was practically abandoned
and the state board instructed Coiin
ty Assessor Williams to make an as
sessment of all the property of the
county regardles of the valuation that
had been made by the senators, reprc
sentatives, xperts .and statisticians
who swooped down on the folks.
Judge Whitthorne is busy preparing
MS defense for the county and will be
ridy to file same with the state board
before the time limit of October. 1 ex
.pi res. . . ii ! Mm
TAX LEVY MAY BE
MADE BY SQUIRES
AT OCTOBER TERM
EXPECTED THAT FINAL ACTION
ON ASSESSMENT WILL BE
MADE BY THAT TIME.
. .;' .
EXACT RATE NOT YET KNOWN
Probable That the State Rate Will Be
More Than the Twenty-Five Cents
.
, Heretofore Announced By the Gov
REPRISALS EXACTED
IN IRISH OUTRAGES
(By United Press.)
DUBLIN, Sept. 23. Immediate re
venge for the murder "of two policemen
last night was. exacted when three civ
ilians were killed near Milltown. A
number of houses in Milltown were
burned.
Now that the state board has at last
acted on the assessment in Maury
county it is expected that the cotin
ty court will at Its October' term levy
the taxes for the coming year. This
levy is ordinarily made at the April or
July terms but was delayed this year
awaiting the action of the state board
on assessments. The board will de
cide, according to its announcement to
Judge Whitthorne, about October 1
what the assessment for the county
will be. -
The quarterly court will nilet on
Monday October il, and it will then
before it the assessment of, the county.
If the state board shold adhere to its
decision to Increase the real estate as
sessment, by ten per cent the assess
ed valuation of the .property of the
county will be advanced from approxi
mately $31,000,000 to around $33,500,
000 and the new rate will be based oni
this assessment. On the figures made
qy the county board a rate of abound
$1.15 had been figured on as the proba
ble total levy in the county, assuming
that the state levy would be twenty
five cents as announced by Governor
Roberts before the primary.
However, it is practically certain
that the state levy will be more than
twenty-five cents. In the' first place
the sliding scale has not been applied
to the five cent levy for state rural
schools and it is also belfeved that the
total assessment of the state is not
going to quite come up to the expecta
tions of the governor and the state
board of equalization. It may be there
fore that even with the increased as
sessment a rate of $1.15 will be bare
ly sufficient and it may go to $1.20.
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Prices Of Autos
Reduced Today
20 Percent
(By United Press.)
SYRACUSE, N. W Sept. 2i H. M.
Franklin, president of the ' Franklin
Manufacturing Company, announced a
reduction of from seventeen to twenty
one per cent In the price of automo
biles. He said the reduction was nec
essarw to prevent unemployment and
to obtain cheaper materials.
EIGHTY-SIXTH
TERM IS OPENED
INSTITUTE TODAY
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ADDRESSES f BY DR. GEORGE O.
WATT8 OF ST. PETER'S CHURCH
AND DR. THOMPSON.
STUDENTS ARE STILL ARRIVING
Young Ladies Will Be in Attendance
From Nearly 'Half States In Union,
And Banner Year's Work Is Expect
ed By Officials. .
With appropriate exercises', Colum
bia Institute opened its Eighty-Sixth
term under most auspicious circum
stances this morning.
The principal speaker was Dr,
George O. Watfs, rector of St.
Peter's Episcopal church, who address:
ed the young ladies on. school spirit
and loyalty to the Institution of which
they became a part when they eproll
ed. Dr. Watts' remarks, although
short, were deeply impressive and
Very much enjoyed.
Dr, Thompson of the Institute,, also
made a shott talk, in a brief manner
outlining the duties and those things
expected 'of students. In connection
with these addresses, one or two vo
cal solos were rendered by the teacher
of voice at the institution.
Although the complete enrollment
has not yean-tyed,' students are com
ing in on each train, and it is expected
that by the end of the present week,
school days will have begun in ear
nest at the institution. Young ladies
will be In attendance here this year
from nearly half the Btates , in the
union and a splendid year's work is
anticipated.
FORD TELEGRAPHS
AD- TO THE HERALD
Dr. George O. Watts, prominent in
the councils of the Junior Order, will
preach a sermon especially for the
members of that organization at St.
Peter's Episcopal church on Sunday
morning at 11 o'clock. The members
of the local council of the Juniors will
meet at the local lodge room in The
Herald building at 10:40 o'clock Sun
day and go in a body to the church
and be seated together to hear Dr.
Watts. It Is dsird that every mem
ber of th4 local council attend.
ATTEMPT
IS
MADE
DYNAMITE
STATION
(By United Fresa.)
- NEW YORK, SepL 23. Ajlynamite
bomb was found with a lighted fuse at
Reid Station of the Brooklyn Rapid
Transit Company by a policeman who
extinguished the fuse. He was reti
cent regarding details.
COLUMBIA
CHILDREN
WILL ATTEND FAIR
CITY S.CHOOLS WILL BE CLOSED
ALL. DAY TOMORROWS-KEEPING
UP ATTENDANCE.
The schools of Columbia will be clos
ed all day tomorrow in order to give
children and teachers -of the schools
an opportunity" to attend the State
Fair at Nashville. It is expected that
the attendance from Columbia will be
large, as tuany application had been
made by children for permission to
attend the fair before the holiday was
decided upon. The holiday was given
in order to have all children attend
on the same day, thereby maintaining
the attendance record.
RECEIVED LATE WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON WITH INSTRUC
TIONS TO APPEAR SEPT. 23.
Henry Ford, owner and operator of
the Ford Motor Company, of Detroit,
Mich;, telegraphed a half page adver
tisement to Fry Brothers Wednesday
with instructions to publish same in
The Daily Herald of Thursday, Sept.
23. 4
Mr. Ford Is a man of insight into the
businest future and he is also a man
who appreciates newspaper publicity
and when he has something to say it
Is first to the newspaper with it, and
he does not regard the expense. It is
more tUan likely that the same ad
vertisement which appears in The Dai
ly Herald today was telegraphed 'Jill
over the United States to all of the
leading daily papers. The telegraph
tolls alone will mount into the thous
ands of dollars, to say nothing of the
expense of publicity in the newspa
pers.
EFFORTS OF - RADICAL GROUPS
GROUPS TO DEFEAT HIM PROVE
WHOLLY UNSUCCESSFUL.
RECEIVED TOTAL, VOTE OF 695
National Assembly Holds Election
This Morning Following Receipt of
Deschanel'a Resignation on Account
' of III Health.
(By United Press.) ,
; PARIS, Sept. 21 Without serious
opposition, Premier Alexander Miller
and was elected President of France
tcday by the national assembly.
Millerand succeeds Deschanel, who
resigned on account of, the, condition
of .his health. Millerand's election
was conceded from the hour it was
announced that Deschanel would re
sign." ' " ' .- . . U . .
Radical group sought to defeat Mil
lerand, but despaired when great po
litical powers refused accept a nomi
nation against him.
, Millerand's vote was 605. '
Newspajers this afternoon ajiinounc .
ed authoritatively, that it has been
learned that Aristide Briand will be .
thejnew premier of France, succeeding
Millerand, made president by the coun
cil today.' - . '
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Anarchists In L
BpmbisFomd
(By United Press.)
PARIS, Sept. 23. An Snexploded .
(shell with a fuse attached was found
on the sidewalk in the front of the Ho
tel Udtia by police just after the arri
val of Madame Deschanel,'-wife of the
former president today.
OLD CONFEDS WILL
' SEE NEW ORLEANS
STOP OVER OF FOUR HOURS ON
RETURN IS EXTENDED TO THE;
! . SPECIAL TRAIN.
RUT SIX MORE DAYS ,
TO PAY CITY. TAXES
YET THERE ARE JUST LOTS OF
FOLKS WKHO HAVE NOT MOV
ED IN THAT DIRECTION.
There are just six days after today
for the payment of the' city taxes if
one would avoid the interest and pei
alties and yet there are just lots of
folks who have not yet settled their
obligations with the city judge. There
must be some pretty tall hustling on
the part of the taxpayers of Columbia
If they avoid paying for their delln-
J Q.uency. v
Confederate veterans who go to the
Houston reunion on the special train
from here will be aliowW a Tour hours
stop ovar;at New Orleans in order to
see something of that city. A priyi-' ;
lege dlf this kind is somflwhat of an In- '
novation and will be, highly appreci
ated by the veterans -who make the
trip. . v f fi i ' - --
Soldiers who plan- tc attend the re
union, and who are not going on tlw
special train, are advised to take blan
kets with them. No equipment has
been loaned the Committee by the
army authorities and the soldiers who
do not sleep on their tralnit will be
houaed in the schools and other build-'
ings on cots, but blankets will be need"
ed.' This Information was officially re-'
ceived by Gen. John L. Jones' here this
morning.
M'SWEflY j
COLLAPSE
(By United Press.)
LONDON, Sept. 2?.. MacSweney
suffered another collapse last night.
and was weaker today. His wife not
permitted to talk to him. -He slept a
few hours this morning, a Sinn Fein
bulletin said. ' .
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