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VOL. LXXII NO. 41
COLUMBIA. TENNttSSbk FRIDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1920
co 1 Ai3L,iSttD IN 1840
IT IFIEIHIL ! fflfF BdlFfHf
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POLAND GAINS NOTABLE
VICTORY IN ARMISTICE
TERMS WITH RUSSIANS
-- - - - - -
EXHIBITS FOR
AGRICULTURAL
FAIR ARRIVING
TWENTY-FIVE DAY8 OF PEACE
WIL BEGIN TOMORROW, AND
MAY EE EXTENDED.
POLES SECURE MORE TERRITORY
Score by Innings
Cleveland Q
Brooklyn 1 2
1 2 3.4 5:6
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7 8
9 R
0 0 0 0 0
0 10 i 0 1 0 1 0 ix
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BATTERIES-Cleveland-CaldwclI, Mails and O'Neill; Brooklyn Smith and Miller.
Better Transportation .Is Also .Assur?
ed the Warsaw Government, and
Entire Agreement Is Regarded As
Favoring Poles. ; '.,
lias
pre-
RllB-
(By United Press.) ,
LONDON, . ct. 7. Poland
gained notable victories in the
li miliary peace agreement with
sin.
The Poles have gained another 1 or
ridor, scparateing Russia anil Lithu
nia, and with more territory to the
astward and better transportation ser
vice also. : '' .
The armistice . and preliminary
agreement, whichr becomes effective
Friday, provides twenty-five days of
peace with an opportunity for auto
matic extension. .
COUNTY CRIMINAL
CASES ARE SET
SEVERAL SUITS WILL BE DECID
ED BY JUDGE WHITTHORNE
DURING MONTH.
Several important cases have been
-t by Judge' W. C. Whltthimie for
(rial in county criminal court during
October, as follows:
w. 1'. Erwin, charged with failure
tu pay wheel tax, set for Oct. 13.
C. It. Bunewit?,, charged witli giving
lifjuor to a minor, set for Uct. VI,
(.'. R. Boiiewltz and A. J... Fowler,
charged with bolting,;5- with 'a minor,
cane act for trial Oct. 13. -
Uugeno Hay, charged wlj.li selling
a pistol to a minor, set for trial Oct.
1.:. '
John Hunter, charged.with petit lar
ceny. Trial Oct. 11.
Will Rind and Maggie Jones, I wo
cases against Maggie Jones, all t' tec
cases set for trial Oct. 20.
Allen Williams, charged with car
rying a pistol, case haB been sul ait
ted and defendant was assessed V 1th
a fine of $50 and costs.
MAR
nnniiTiiin
oUUBIIflflu
. '"Wi
Will HEAR COX
TO GO TO NASHVILLE TO HEAR
DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL
NOMINEE AT AUDITORIUM.
Quite a number of Maury county
democrats will hea Governor James
I. Cox, democratic nominee for Presi
detit, wheu bespeaks this evening at
lb" Kyman auditorium at Nashville.
Visitors 'In Columbia today were (lis
nisfdnE Politics more than they have
since the August primary, this buisg
due. perhaps, to .the fact of Col. Alf
Taylor s visit to the city in the inter
est of his candidacy for governor.
AGENTS MAKING READY FOR BIG
DAY IN COLUMBIA, .MONDAY,
OCTOBER 11,
PRIZES OFFERED . ARE LIBERAL
Keen Competition Is Expected, and
Exhibits Will Be Among Best Ever
Seen in the County Ladies Are
.Working.
Exhibitions for the Maury county
fair, or agricultural day, to bo held
Monday are arriving each day at the
headquarters of the county council of
agriculture, and County Agent Mc
Lean is confident the display of Mau
ry county products to be seen on Mon
day will surpass anything of similar
nature in recent years.
Both the men and women of the
county are taking an active interest
in the approaching fair and are se
lecting the best of their products for
display.
Co-operating with the county coun
cil of agriculture the business men of
Columbia have offered prizes to the
extent of several hundred dollars,
practically assuring keen -competition.
. Not only will the corn exhibits be
above the average .b.ut it is believed
the display of canned goods, .jeUie3,
preserves, . etc., prepared b the la-
dies of the county, will be the best
ever seen here.
The canning clubs "of the county
have done more work than ever be
fore tills summer, and community
clubs in every section have put away
thousands of cans of fruits and vege
tables for the winter, and the best
of these will be seen at the fair hero
Monday.
CITIZENS COMMITTEE '
ON EDUCATION MEETS
SELECTED
CITIZENS
FOR STATE TO
HUNDRED
ON PROGRAM
ASSEMBLE AT NASHVILLE
There will lie a meeting of the cit
izens conference committee on edu
cation ,at the Commercial Club in
Nashville next Monday at 11 o'clock.
The committee Was authorized at the
big educational conference held in Au
gust, at Monteaglo and is composed
of representatives of all lines of en
deavor in the stale. There are 100
members of the committee selected
from the various parts of the state to
present the program to the legisla
ture. Other conferences will bo held
at an early date at Memphis, Jackson.
Chattanooga, Knoxville and Johnson
City.
FUNERAL MRS. L0VELL
. WAS CONDUCTED TODAY
BODY OF GREATLY BELOVED WO
MAN IS TENDERLY LAID TO
REST AT M'CAINS.
The funeral of Mrs. Alice Lovell.
who died suddonly at her home in
Lebanon Wednesday morning, was
conducted at 2:30 o'clock this after
noon at McCains by the Rev. F. P.
Artcrbum.
Mrs. Lovell was a devoted member
of the Methodist church and was uni
versally loved and respected through
out the community In which she made
her home. She was worn ami reareu
in Maury county, andhas many
.i.wi hovs who also mourn her
death.
. i 1...- utt null lionr-
I"": 1 r!i,,t,.. .tiers: Charlie Thoma, Fletcher Aber
uu.oci ,.-...-" ,oh Perry. W. T. Thomas.
lord Mayor MacSweney was Te Mau.
ed at the beginning 6ftne uj -- klng Co. in charg,
day of his hunger strike. iry LUUC
MSWENEY
PLAN HELPS
TO REDUCE
BOARD BILL
MAURY DRY GOODS
COMPANY TO NAVE
A BIRTHDAY SALE
TWENTY-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OF
SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS GIV
EN A CELEBRATION.
UNBROKEN RECORD ACHIEVEMENT
John T. Wooten, One of the Original
. Incorporators in 1896, Is Still. One
of the Leaders in the Organization.
Sale Begins Tomorrow. x
To celebrate the twenty-lifth anni
versary of their big store the Maury
Dry Goods Company is inaugurating
perhaps its greatest of the many great
sales that it has had. This concern
was incorporated under the present
name in. 1895 and one of the original
incorporators, John T. Wooten, is now
one of the principal owners.
The original incorporators of , the
Maury Dry Goods Company were,
John T. Wooten, W. J. Dale, Sol Max
well, J. E. LitUefield and John E. Wal
ker.. After three years the late Col.
J. C. Wooten and W. B. Wooten bought
out the interests of .jj&ujsrs. Dale and
LitUefield. Following, . a big lire that
originated i 11a drug store adjoining,
Mr. Maxwell also sold out his interest
to the Wooteus. About let -years -ago
the late ' Col. J. C, Wooten retired,
selling his interest to liis sons, John
T. and W. B. Wooten: They have
since conducted the business. Twice
the store has been entirely destroy
'od by fire. On neither occasion, how
ever, did it. originate in the store. In
addition on several occasions fires
have damaged the stock, but to 'use
the time worn expression tho house
has risen "Phoenix like" from the
ashes. . -
It has been the unfailing policy of
this house, from its foundation to the
present hour, to give honest values in
merchandise for every dollar expend
ed with it. From that rulo It will
make no departure.
.r.Tust to show tho people how appre
ciative the storo is for its unbroken
and increasing patronage ofs a full
quarter of avcentury this sale will be
gin on Friday and will last ten full
dayys, and promises to be an event
of unusual interest, tl offers induce
ments thai cannot be cye.rlooked by
discriminating buyers.
Tho-adverUsing. for thp sale is un
usually attractive and is the "work of
John T. Wooten and his able assist
ant, Frank "Deacon" Smith.
BOBY OF YOUNG
MAN .LAID TO REST
FUNERAL OF VIRGIL V. WOODY
CONDUCTED AT SANTA FE
THIS MORNING.
The body of Virgil V. M oody, aged
thirty-two years, who died unexpect
edly at Memphis oir October 5; arrived
in Columbia at 9:3!) o'clock and was
taken immediately to Santa Fe where
the funeral was conducted by Rov. W.
M. Robinson.
Deceased was prominently .connect
ed hi the northern section of the
county, and Was widely known
throughout the county. He is sur
vived, by hlH. parents, three brothers
and one sister.
(By United Press.)
EBltliTTS FIELD, DKOOKLY, Oct.
7. With ideal weather conditions
prevailing, tho third game of the
world series wus begun here this aft
ernoon with the anouncemcnt of the
batteries: For Brooklyu, Smith aud
Miller; for Cleveland, Caldwell add
O'Noill. ...... . ,
First Inning.
Evans laid down a fast one to Ol
son, who made a. pretty, .throw., to
Konetchy for tho iirst out. Wamby
walked. Speaker went out Johnson
to Konetchy, Wamby oing to second.
Burns was out, Olson, to Konetchy.
For Brooklyn, Olsoi) walked. John
son sacrificed, O'Neill lo Burns. Grif
fith wis safe on Sewell's error, Ol
son gofng to' third. Wheat singled to
left field, Bcoring Olson -aud sending
Griffith to second. Mrers singled to
right flold, scoring Griffith and send
ing Wheat to.second. Mails was sent
into relieve' Caldwell. Kotchy
popped out to Wamby. Kilduff fouled
to Wood. Two runs, two hits and one
crro:.
Second inning.
Gardner died to Griffith. Wood lin
ed to Griffith, who made a sensational
slioestring catch. Sowcll was out
Konetchy to Smith.
Foj Brooklyn. Millec walked. Smith
popped out to Mails, who doubled Mill
er off first. Olson rapped the first
ball thrown to Center field for a safe
ty. Olson was out stealing, O'Noill
to Wamby.. j.
Third Inning.
Oneill out, Konctchyj to Kilduff to i
Smith. Mails flied out lo Myers. Ev-
ans. out, KtMuff ;te: trlctciy
For ' Brooklyn. ..Johnson out, Warn
by to Burns. Neis batted for GriM
11th, Kels out, Sewell to Burns. Wheat
singled to center.. Myers popped out 1
to Sewell.
Cox Is Pulling
For Clevelann
In World Series
(By United Press.)
ENROUTE WITH GOVt COX, ELIZ
ABETHTOWN, Ky., Oct. 7 Despite
Brooklyn's' victory on yesterday, I
still think Ohio will be knbwn as the
mother of the 'World's champions, as
well as of presidential candidates,
Governor Cox declared this morning.
Continuing, he said, "J find the reading
cf the play by play. accounts of the
series a most refreshing diversion
from politlca-and say, Ofd Tils
Speaker is playing groat ball, isn't
he?"'-'' .
POPULATION OF
NATION ANNOUNCED
Rill STRIKE-
IN
PORTUGAL
(By United Press.)
LONDON. Oct. ". A general strike
apparently revolutiona in character,
has broken out in Portugal, according
to dispatches from the Portugese bor
der. The strike began amqng railway
workers. . ' ' . "
LATE THIS AFTERNOON CENSUS
BUREAU WILL REPORT, WAS
PREDICTION TODAY.
i- (By United Press.)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 7. The result
of the fourteenth decennial census
will be'unounced late toddy. It was
expected that It would show approxi
mately 105,775,001) persons in the con
tinental United States, or an increase
of ll.00p.000 over the census of 1910.
HARDING ADVOCATES
SEPARATE PEACE NOW
DECLARES AMERICAN TROOPS
HAVE NO BUSINESS ON GUARD
DUTY IN GERMANY.
(By United Press.)
ll)ES MOINES. la.. Oct. "."Amer
ican troops have no business In Ger
many, Senator Harding declared In
a sjieeth here this morning, respond
iiu to a question from a man in the
i;al'cry. and continuing, the republican
candidate said. "And If we make sep
arate peace I advocate thy be brought
back." .
NOTED EDUCATOR
OF THIS COUNTY
GOES TO REWARD
PROF. W. C. BRANHAM, FORMER
LY OF SPRING HILL, DIE8 AT
, OXFORD, MISSISSIPPI.
FOUNDER OF FAMOUS SCHOOL
Had Been In Poor Health for Long
Time and .Had Severed Connections
With Military Academy at 8pring
Hill During Summer.
"""""" "
Prof. William C. Branham, oiro of
tho founders of tho famous Branham
& Hughes school at Spring Hill, one
of the most distinguished educators of
the South, died at Oxford, Miss, where
he was professor of English. Prof.
Branham had been in poor" health for
the past two years and his death was
not altogether unexpected.
It has been nearly two years since
Prof. Branham has been physically
able to do much sc.hool work. He sev
ered his connection with the Branham
& Hughes Military Academy at Spring
Hill last summer, but for more than a
year he had been unable to partici
pate in the management of that Insti
tution. It has been during that time
under the control of Prof. W. C. Batts,
superintendent, and Prof. C. A. Rags
dale, head master.
Last summer Prof. Branham defi
nitely severed his connection with the
school and went to Oxford to accept
the "professorship of English in the
University of MississippL , He. has
been rapidly declining since and his
death has. been feared for some time.
. Prof. Branham was distinguished aB
an educator and as a church man. To-
i
gether with the late William Hughes,
he founded the Branham & HOghcB
Academy at Spring Hill, in the early
nineties. It soon became one of the
famous preparatory . schools of the
South, noted for the excellence of Its
standards of scholarship'." The school
was also known far and wide for the
fine discipline maintained and the
moral standards that were observed
by the students. Subsequently the;
school was Incorporated , and changed
to a military academy under the name
of the Branham & Hughes Military
Academy, and, as stated, Prof. Bran
ham, had not been actively connect
ed with the Institution for more1 than
a year. ' . ' : '"
Prof. Branham: was an exceedingly
scholarly gentleman. He was a stu
dent and a gentleman of clean and ex
emplary walk in lifo. He was a de
vout member of the Presbyterian
church and a splendid citizen who nev
er shirked his duties as a member of
organized society. He had always the
courage of his convictions. Ho was
married nearly thirty years ago to
Miss Willie' Hume, of Spring Hill, sis
tervot the well known educator, Prof.
Alfred Hume. His son. Prof. Alfred
Hume Branham, an instructor of Bran
ham & , Hughes Military Academy,
was with him when' the end came.
ALF TAYLOR, REPUBLICAN
CANDIDATE ARRAIGNS TAX
SYSTEM OF GOV. ROBERTS
POPULATION FLORIDA
' LARGELY INCREASED
(uy cnuea rress.)
.-WASHINGTON, Oct. 7. Tho popu
lation of Florida is IMJli.L'Of',, an increusc
of 28.4 per cent over the population
of 19101, the census bureau announced
this morning.
SECTION OF NEW
HIGHWAY THROWN
OPEN TO TRAFFIC
STRETCH OF ROAD JUST ACROSS
DUCK RIVER IS AGAIN OPEN
- -TO PUBLIC. . .
GOOD PROGRESS IS MADE
DECDARES THAT EFFECT , HAS
BEEN TO SHIFT BURDEN OF
TAXATION TO FARMERS.
OTHER PROPERTIES ESCAPE
Work Being Pushed at All Points Dur
ing Good Weather, and Much . Has
Ben Accomplished Contractors
More Optimistic.
The completed link of the Jackson
Highway, lying just across Duck river
from, Columbia, has been thrown open
to the public, after having been clos
ed for several days whilo Uie asphalt
surface was being ihit down. This
several hundred yards of tho complet
ed j-oad gives Columbians an idea as
to what the entire twelve miles of
the first permanent highway in Maury
county will be when- it ''is finally
thrown open to traffic next spring.
' . During tho pant two or three weeks j
contractors have been making splen-;
did progress In road work, aud a grea,t
deal haa lccn accomplished. Several
large forces of workmen are engaged
in different sections along the twelve i
miles. From the northern end of the
line comes word that workmen are
pushing on toward Neapolis with the
completed work rapidly, and hope to
have the 1 highway completed to or
beyond this point before the coming
of winter weather.
Good progress is being made in the
work of cutting down Rutherford
creek hill, which is one of Ihe feats of
the twelve mile stretch, a cut of twenty-two
feet being mado through sol'd
rock, giving a five per cent grade
where the old road encountered one of
the steepest hills between Nashville
and Columbia.
WOMEN OUTNUMBER
' THE MEN VOTERS
MORE OF THE FORMER PRESENT
AT MEETING OF T.HE COX AND
" ROBERTS CLUB.
Again too apathy that prevails in
politics was made evident here last
night1 when there were just sixteen
present at the meeting of the Cox and
Roberts democratic tlub. It was prob
ably tho first political meeting ever
held in Maury county wliero the wo
men wore iu the majority. This ac
tually occurred at the meeting of the
club. They outnumbered mere man
by a substantial lead and they seemed
to take more interest in the proceed
ings than the men. But they are new
er afthe game.
Another effort will be made next
Tuesday to rally the chorts of the par
ty when it is hoped to have a rousing
time at the club..
MAJOR
RIER
PRICES SLASHED
AT RACKET SIORE
The Racket Store Is cloised all day
today and tomorrow in order to make
ready for the big "Clean Sweep" Mle
which begins at that place on Satur
day. Sensational reductions in prices
have been announced by the manage
ment of this stofe. Elsewhere in The
Herald appears an advertisement giv
ing information.
A
GOOD
CROWDS
EAST TENNESSEE DEMOCRATS
MORE ENTHUSIASTIC THAN
.IN THIS SECTION.
Major Horace Frierson has return-
d from a speaking tour bf East Ten
uewtcc. in the interest of tho demo
cratic ticket. He declares that the
fires of democracy were burning much
more brightly In lb scctloni where
he spoke than thny are In Middle Ten
tiessee. Major Frlersotr had good
crowds and he said there was evident
ly a good deal more enthusiasm
among the democrats in East Tennes
see than was being displayed in this
section. Both parties are busy trying
to get out the vote- in East Tennessee
said the Major.
Audience That Fills tho New Grand
Gives Speaker the Closest Attention
and Applauds' his Telling Points.
Presented by Hopkins.
Before an audlenco 'that' fillod tps
Now Grand aud made up of people
from evci-y nook and corner of the
county, Col, .AUrpd, A . Taylor is this
afternoon pleading his causo as the
republican candidate for governor. An
hour or two before tho speaking
thoro were no indications that there
wuld be any crowd to hear Col. Tay
lor and even when he began to speak
the house had many vacant soatS but
within fifteen minutes after he com
menced the house was filled. While
tho crowd was not very demonstrative.
only, an occasion outburst of ap
plause punctuating his remarks, he
was listened to with tho most rapt
attention even though his speech was
replete with statistics.
The majority of the audience were
(Continued on Fifth Page.)
SENATOR SPENCER .
2 ISCALLEO UPON
ASKED BY SECRETARY TUMULTY
TO PRODUCE OF HI3 CHARGE
AGAINST WILSON.
(By United Press.)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 7. Secretary
Tumulty said this morning that Sena
tor Spencer, of Missouri, is Invited
to produce official records from the
peace conference to support his
charges that President Wilson prom
ised American military aid to' Serbia
in case that country is again attack
ed. Tumulty said the only official
stenopraphic reports of the conference
is In Paris. .
Hinrnnn innrATrn' '
AUIUri ArlfltuItU
VAGHANOY CHARGEy
NEGRO WHQ. LEFT, SHOW IHtW
WILL PROBABLY "ACCEPT PC
SIT ION IN CITY.
Richard Manuel, colored, has taken
rooms at Hotel de Kannon, where he '
will remain until charges of vagrancy
shall have eithor been dismissed or
worked out.'
Richard arrived In Columbia with the
great United ShowB, but hore, claim
ing that be has been defrauded by the
management of the Great United out
of salary to the amount of $50 of f 78.
Police told" Richard that Columbia
was no place for idle men, and tt Is
not unlikely that ho will accopt a po
sition with the road crew.. ' ..
OLD REBS
READY FOR
ELECTION
OFFICERS
(By UnKed Press.) , . -.
HIUSTON, Tex., Oct. 7 The Cnltljl
Confederate Veterans,, meelng here,
were scheduled to elect officers late
today. Talk of re-electing Con Van
Zandt, f Fort Worth, as commander
In chief, is Increasing. Little Rock
and Savannah are bidding -. for the
next encampment.