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ADJOURNMENT OF
GRAND JURY WAS
EXPECTED TODAY
WHEELS OF JUSTICE REVOLVE
RAPIDLY IN CIRCUIT COURT
HERE WEDNESDAY.
SEVERAL CASES DISPOSED OF
Grand Jury plans to End Labors for
Term This Afternoon Before Court
Adjourns Will Return " Several
True Bills.
The wheels of justice revolved rap
idly in circuit court Wednesday, and
as a result four cases which have been
on the docket for months were dispos
ed of, .
In the case of William Robertson,
by George Robertson, next friend,
against the Standard Oil Company of
Louisiana, a judgment in" favor of the
plaintiff was given for $238 and costs.
The plaintiff sought to recover $500
as the result of personal injuries al
leged to have been sustained at the
hands of the defendant company.'
In the case of Ada Goodloe, admin
istratrix of the estate of Arch. Good
loe, against Viola Goodloe, the jury
returned a" verdict in favor of the
plaintiff. Only a small amount was
involved if the suit, it being the per
sonal property of the deceased Good
loe, all parties to the suit being color
ed. ; ,
In the case of Will Liggett agalnsjt
'the Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Lou
is R. R., a compromise was effected,
whereby the plaintiff was given $2.50
and costs, the defendant company
agreeing to pay the costs of the suit.
Liggett, who isa negro, sought to re
cover $2,000 for personal injuries, al
leged to have been sustained at the
hands of the defendant company.
In the case of the state against Ma
ry Porter, charged with perjury before
the grand jury, a verdrct of not guilty
was returned by the trial jury.
It was announced this morning that
an effort would be made by the grand
jury today to complete its labors for
the ..present,; term before adjournment
this afternoon. If this is done it is
expected that no report will be made
by the grand jury before five or six
o'clock this evening.'Cwlien the jury
will be formally dismissed for the
term by Judge Turner.
Since the beginning of the Novem
ber term of court the grand jury has
returned a large number, of indict
ments, and it is expected that a big
batch of true bill will be brouglit, in
this afternoon when . the report is
made.-
FULL HOLIDAY FOR .
THE HERALD FORCE
NO PAPER WILL BE ISSUED ON
SATURDAY AND OFFICES WILL
BE CLOSED ALL DAY.
There will' be no issue of The Her
ald on Christmas Day. From closing
hour on Friday evening until Monday
morning the offices of the paper will
bo closed and evry member of the
force will be privileged to spend two
days holiday without a thought of the
paer. No Herald has ever -been issued
on Christmas day and so long as the
present management continues will
rot be. The Herald believes in a holi
day on that day of all days and is in
thorough sympathy with the move
ment to close business houses just
as far as possible. If there Is any
day in the year when families should
be permitted to get together in reun
ion that day is Christmas.
BASKETBALL GAME
WASCALLED OFF
HIGH SCHOOL DID NOT MEET
PROSPECT CLUB AS HAD BEEN
SCHEDULED.
COLUMBIA, TENNESSEE, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1920
ESTABLISHED IN 1848
POOR OF CITY
BE REMEMBERED
AT CHRISTMAS
CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS OF
CITY MAKING EFFORT TO GLAD
, DEN HEARTS OF ALL.
MANY GIFTS TO BE DISTRIBUTED
Churches of City Will Also Have
Christmas Trees for Members of
Sunday School Spirit of Christmas
Fills Air Now.
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Not only -will the Kiwanians and
Elks distribute gifts among the poor
children of the city, but the King's
Daughters are planning to do their
part in this great work also. It is
confidently believed that not one. sin
gle child will have been forgotten
when the distribution of gifts has
been completed.
The churches, too, have the names
of many poor children who will be
remembered in the distribution of
presents at this happy ' season., The
Christmas trees to be held at the sev
eral 'churches of the city, will be,
mainly for members of "the church
Sunday school; but presents will also
be distributed among the poor who do
not attend church.
Tiie First Presbyterian church will
have its annual Christmas tree in the
basement of the church on Friday
afternoon at 2:30 o'clock.
The First Methodist church will
have its tree in the Sunday school
rooms on Friday afternoon at three
o'clock.
The Christian church will have its
tree on Saturday afternoon at five
o'clock. t
Other churches will announce ar
rangements tomorrow. The Kiwanis
Club will have its tree for the chil
dren of the Tennessee Orphans home
cn Saturday morning at 10 o'clock.
In addition to this organized work,
there will be much individual giving
among the needy of the city at this
season.
CLARA SMITH RAMON
IN SHERIFF'S CUSTODY
WILL BE TAKEN . BACK TO ARD
MORE, OK LA., WHERE SHE IS
CHARGED WITH MURDER.
(By United Press.) ,
EL" PASO, Dec. 23. Clara Smith
Hamon, charged with killing Jake L.
Hamon, millionaire oil irian and re
publican national committeeman at
Ardmore, Oklahoma, is today in tne
custody of Sheriff Garrett, of Ardmore.
The woman arrived from Chihuahua
City, Mexico, and surrendered last
night. She was allowed to spend the
night with her parents here.
CHRISTMAS TRADE
UNUSUALLY BRISK
SHOPPERS FROM EVERY SECTION
OF COUNTY HERE TO BUY
WITH LIBERAL HAND.
With only one more day remaining
for Christmas shopping, merchants
are still advising their patrons to
"do their Christmas Shopping Early."
The Christmas trade in Columbia this
year has been better and bigger than
ever before in the history of the
town. Merchants have had all they
could do to accommodate the crowd.
The purchases have been liberal, and
the reputed hard times has n'ot put
in its appearance here in any form.
Merchants are now having a good
business each night, a great part of
the stores remaining open until 9
o'clock each night for the entire week
before Christmas.
The basketball game scheduled for
last night between the boys quintet
of Central High School and the Pros
pect Athletic Club was called off, on
recount of the inclement weather, oy
the management of the High School
team. The game will be played later
during the season. Columbia fans are
cnxious to see the high schoolers in
action and It is expected that sev
eral good games will be anounced im
mediately after the holidays.
INTEREST
COL
NO ITEMS
EOKA SCHOOL
DARING ROBBERY
EIGHTH STREET
GROCERY STORE
IN CAREFULLY EXECUTED PLOT,
CASH REBISTER OF W. S. PAD
GETT IS LOOTED.
ROBBERS MAKE GOOD ESCAPE
Police Given Good Description of Two
Negroes Who Secured More Than
$11 In Cash Shortly After Dark
Wednesday Night.
Police today were searching for two
unidentified negroes, who last night
staged one of the boldest robberies
reported in months when they rifled
the cash register of W. S. Padgett,
grocer on Eighth street, securing
something over $11 in cash.
According to Mr. Padgett two ne
groes entered his store shortly after
dark, one of them called for a Coca
Cola, the ice box being in the rear of
the. building Mr. Padgett walked back
to it, and as he leaned over to pick
up the bottle the lights went out, Mr.
Padgett thinking the trouble was in
the light plant, and knowing where
his bottle opener was, paid little at
tention to. the lights being out, but.
went on serving his customer. The
negro who ordered the Coca Cola re
mained to drink It, after' Mr. Padgett
had found that the trouble was not at
the light plant, but that the switch
had been turned. Wlven the lights
were flashed on Mr. Padgett saw that
his cash register had been opened and
the money taken from it.
The police were called immediately
and Mr. Padgett gave them a fairly
good description of the men, bit a
careful search here has not brought
the robbers to' light. However, Chief
of Police Uailoy Peyton said no stone
would be left unturned to bring the
men to justice.
Chief Peyton said he was sure the
men who robbed the store were famil
iar with the arrangements of it.
SCHOOL HOLIDAY!
HE TODAY
HI
The three plays that were to be
given at the Culleoka school house
Friday, December 23, are postponed
because of the bad weather.
The Culleoka second basketball
team played an exciting game with
Campbell Station's first team last Fri
day night. The Culleoka boys played
pn Interesting game which ended in
a victory for them. The score was
nine to e:ght.
Several pupils arc absent now on
account of ehickenpox.
Culleoka school will be dismissed
on Thursday afternoon for Christmas
holidays. The pupils will not study
during the holidays.
COUNTRY PUPILS WILL BEGIN
THEIR VACATION TOMORROW
AFTERNOON.
School children of Columbia begin
their Christmas holndays this after
noon when school is dismissed. They
will not return again to their books
until the morning of Monday, January
3. The country schools will all close
tomorrow afternoon and the pupils
will begin their studies on the same
day that the High School resumes its
sessions. .
Many of the schools are .having
Christmas entertainments today and
tomorrow and hundreds of presents
will be distributed throughout the
county. '
REGULAR RURAL MAIL .
AND CITY DELIVERIES
CHRISTMAS DAY BUT WINDOWS
WILL BE CLOSED ALL DAY.
PARCEL POST PACKAGES.
The rural route carriers throughout
the county will .make their regular
rounds on Christmas day and the
morning delivery of the city carriers
will be made, and all parcel post pack
ages will bo delivered as far as possi
ble, but the stamp, register, money or
der and general delivery windows will
be closed all day.
WILL CALL MEETINGS
COMMUNITY CLUBS
NO PAYMENTS ON
SHEEP CLAIM BE
MADE TILL 1ST.
trustee burns cannot make
pro rata Until after
CLpSE OF THE YEAR.
ASKS CLAIMANTS BE PATIENT
For Obvious Reasons He Would Not
Pay Any Claim Until He Was Cer
tain That All of Them Could Be
Paid in Full.
BUTLER TENDERS
RESIGNATION TO
COMMISSIONERS
SUPERINTENDENT OF ROADS
WILL ACCEPT SPLENDID POSI
TION WITH BRIDGE COMPANY.
No payment on claims filed for
sheep killed by dogs will be paid by
Trustee J. Ross Burns until some time
after the first of the year. The trus
tee will not know definitely that the
funds derived from the deg taxes are
sufficient to p4y the claims until after
all have been filed. Under the law the
expenses of the administration of the
law are first paid out of the funds and
then what ever remains is apportion
ed among the eheep owners who have
filed duly authenticted claims for dam
ages. If there is not sufficient money
to pay the claims in full each claim
ant is paid prcf rata. Hence no distribu
tion can be made until after the close
of the year.
It is anticipated now that there will
be ample funds to pay all claims, but
one or two large claims might be
filed before the close of the year
which would upset all calculations and
make a re-apportionment necessary.
If any funds remain after paying the
dog claims they will be placed to the
credit of the school fund.
Trustee Burns requests claimants
who have proved tghefr claims to be
patient and wait until about the mid
dle of next month before calling for
their money so that he will have an
op oportunlty to straighten things out
and make his apportionment.
HAS RENDERED GOOD SERYICE
Had Been Connected With Maury
County For Past Two Years, and
Has Proven Ability as Engineer and
Road Constructor.
W. M. Butler, who for the past two
years has been superintendent of
Maury county roads has tendered his
resignation' to the road commission
ers and on January 1 will sever his
conection with Maury county to go
with the Nashville Bridge Company.
Mr. Butler stated this morning to a
representative of The Herald that he
does not exactly know just yet where
he will be located, but for a while will
be in Nashville, according to present
plans.
Mr. Butler is regarded as one of
the best informed bridge builders and
road engineers In this section of the
Ltate, and since he has been connect
ed with Maury county he has render
ed faithful and efficient service, and
will prove a valuable addition to the
force of the Nashville Bridge Compa
ny. ,
It is understood that In making the
change Mr. Butler has secured a much
better paying position than the one
vhich he now holds here, and while
the many friends which he and his
family have formed In Columbia and
Maury county regret their leaving Co
lumbia, they are glad to learn of his
recognition by one of the leading
bridge construction companies in the
South.
RESPECTED CITIZEN
ENTERS INTO
-REST
JAMES G. THOMAS DIES UNEX
PECTEDLY THIS MORNING FOL
LOWING HEART. ATTACK.
"Unloaded" Pistol
Kills Little Boy
At Santa Fe
James G. Thomas, aged sixty-four
years, and highly respected citizen,
died unexpectedly this morning at his
home in Riverside. Mr. Thomas'
death, coming as it did, has been a
great shock to his relatives and hun
dreds of friends. He was in town
Wednesday attending to business as
usual and was not taken ill until late
during the night. A physician was
called Immediately, but he died before
medicine could be administered.
Mr. Thomas had been a trader a
greater part of his life and was wide
fy known throughout this and adjoin
ing counties. He was a member of the
Methodist church.
Deceased is survived by five chil
dren, Mrs. Ross Thomas, of Columbia;
Mrs. Will Minor, of Carters Creek;
Mrs. Lee Alexander, of Godwin, and
two small sons, Woolard and Malcolm.
The body was taken to the parlors
of the Maury Undertaking Company,
where it was prepared for burial, and
where the funeral will be conducted
Friday morning at 11 o'clock by Rev.
J. T. Cotton, of Santa Fe. The follow
ing have been requested to serve as
pall bearers: Irvin, Herbert, George
i-nd Charley Thomas, Alex, John Obil
and Frank Stone.
Death List Is
Growing Result
Quake In China
ECED
MURDERER
SPLENDID PROGRAM FOR YEAR'S
WORK NOW BEING PREPARED
BY COUNTY AGENT.
Within the' next few days County
Agent MeLesn will begin issuing caU
for the meeting of the several com
munity clubs of the county, which will
be re-organized shortly after the pres
ent ye?.. It is expected that more
work will be done by the community
clubs during 1921 than ever before.
Splendid programs for the year's work
lire now being prepared.
LYNCHED IN TEXAS
(By United Press.)
FORT WORTH. Tex., Dec. 23.
Tom Vickery, white, held on charge
of murdering Policeman Jeff Couch
on Monday night was taken from the
county Jail shortly after midnight by
a mob and hanged. His body was rid
dled with bullets.
BOX SUPPER AT THETA
MONDAY
NIGHT
The Ladies Missionary Society of
the Methodist church of Theta will
give a box supper at the church Mon
day night. Decehber 27. The pro
ceeds for the benefit of the society.
While playing with a pistol which
he thought was unloaded, Tom John
son, a negro boy about 12 years of
age, this morning shot and instantly
killed Jim Dodson, little four year old
negro boy of Jim Dodson, at Santa Fe.
The two boys were together in the ne
gro section of Santa Fe, playing with
an old pistol. It was discharged while
in Johnson's hand and the bullet plow
ed through the younger boy, who died
almost instantly.
' (By United Press.)
SHANGHAI, Dec. 23. Two thous
and lives have been lost in an earth
quake on the isolated province of Kan
Su in the town of Peng Liang, with
several surrounding villages reported
wrecked, according to reports receiv
ed here today. 1
The first shock was felt on Decem
ber 16 and was still continuing accord
ing to reports received here. Rescue
work is being carried on with great
difficulty on account of the isolation
of the country and its extreme rug-
gedness.
NEW MA
HARD
1NE SHOP
SON COMPLETED
WARM FIGHT ON
EXTENDING CITY
LINES EXPECTED
OPPOSITION IS ALREADY ACTIVE
AND A REAL BATTLE ROYAL
IS ANTICIPATED.
SENATOR LOONEY WILL DECIDE
Generally Believed That His Decision
I the Matter will Decide Whether
or Not the Limits Will Include the
Subprbs.
Nothing has so stirred "the natives"
as the recent publication in The Her
ald that an effort would be made to
extend the corporate limits of Colum
bia. Opponents of the extension, res
idents of the territory that would
probably be annexed, are literally "up
in arras." They are going to make
a desperate fight against the payment
of city taxes and apparently the sug
gestion that no taxes be levied upon
their property from the present debt
of the city, does not appease them. Of
course there are residents of the su
burbs who are in favor of extension,
but apparently they are in the minori
ty. When it comes to the folks in the
city the sentiment Is largely in fa
vor of extension. ,
The whole Jssue will be up to the
legislative delegation from this coun
ty. Senator Looney Is the only mem
ber of the delegation who is a resident
of the ninth district and through leg
islative courtesy it is probable that
his colleagues, Messrs. Russell and
Jones, will largely defer to bis op n
ion. For this reason Judge Loonev is
being importuned by advocates for
and against extension, but he fs keep
ing his own counsel. It is not improb
able that before any action is taken
Senator Looney will appoint a day
lor a public hearing and ask represen
tatives, of both sides to appear and
present their arguments.
The actual fight will begin soon
after the legislature, convenes. The
cdvocatea of extension will then have
prepared the necessary legislation to
gether with, a survey of the proposed,
new" limits for presentation to the
delegation.
WILL BE EQUIPPED WITH- ALL
DEVICES FOR REPAIRING
MOTOR CARS.
Hardison Motor Company's new ma
chine and repair shop is finished and
the machinery has been moved in and
it is now occupied for the repair de
partment. This building Is seventy
by eighty feet and is fire proof. . It
will be fitted with all of the latest ma
chinery for car repairing and will
have every facility, incluuding shower
baths for the workmen.
CHRISTMAS TREE AT
GARDEN ST. PRESBYTERIAN
There will be a Christmas tree for
the pupils of the Garden street Pres
byterlan church held in the main au
ditorium of the church Friday, Decem
ber 24th. at 2:30. The Cradle Roll are
especially Invited to attend.
FATHER OF TWINS
' FLOOH TO RESCUE
WILL SEND FLOUR TO FATHER
OF TWO LUSTY PAIRS TWINS,
AFTER CALL FOR HELP.
tPerusulng a daily paper, R H. Fors-
ter, the faher of "Twins Flour," and
the manager of the Dimple Milling Co.
had his attention drawn to a headline
which read something like this:
"Father of Twins Calls for Help,"
Reading further Mr. Forster noted
that the father of two pairs of twins
has called upon Governor Roberts for
help from the state. Mr. Forsteir im
mediately wrote Governor Roberts, re
questing the man's name which was
not given. When this information is
secured Mr. Forster will, pursuant to
his advertised promise, ship the fath
er a sack of "Twins Flour." Mr. Fors
ter has advertised the fact that he will
present a sack of this flour to the fath
er of every pair of twins born in this
state.
FARMERS CONTINUE
HOG KILLING TODAY
FEW HAVE LOST MEAT ON AC
COUNT OF WARM WEATHER
. FOLLOWING BUTCHERING.
With the sudden drop In tempera
ture today many farmers, who had not
already butchered, were planning to
kill hogs tomorrow "in order to have
it over with by Christmas." It Is be
lieved that a gnater part of the meat
killed by farmers in this county dur
ing the present winter has been sav
ed. However, reports have been re
ceived to the effect that a few farmers
have lost heavily.
TO MAKE EFFORT
SECURE HOME OF
FEEBLEMINDED
BUSINESS MEN TO MEET MON
DAY NIGHT TO LAUNCH CAM-'
PAIGN STATE INSTITUTION.
WILL BE LOCATED AT EARLY DATE
Site Must Be on Railroad and About
500 Acres of Land Will Be Necessa
ryAppropriation Already Made
of $110,000. . ,
Columbia will make, an effort to
land the home for the feeble minded
to' be established under an appropria-
tion made by the 'last legislature. A
commission of which Gov. Roberts,
Secretary Menzler, of the state board
of charities, are members, will locate
the site for the institution. It is ex
pected that this commission will act
by the first of the yean
A meeting of the business men of
the city and county who are interest
ed in securing this great state institu
tion for Maury county, is called to as
semble at the counting rooms of the
iwaury national uank on Monday
night at 7:30 o'clock. It is urged that
all boosters for the city and county
be on hand ut tills meeting. ,
An appropriation of $110,000 has al
ready been made for this institution,
the need for which has been apparent
for many years', and it is expected
that as time goes on and it grows ad
ditional appropriations will be made.
The proposed location must be on the
railroad and the institution, Gov, Rob
erts stated to John Shelby Coffey, this
morning, will need about C00 acres of
land. . '
There are, a number of suitable loca
tions In the county and at the meeting
on Monday night committees will be
named to look into the locations and
go to Nashville and present the
claims of Maury county. ' '
The establishment of this institu
tion here would be a big boon to local
business interests. It is stated that
there are already over 2,500 persons
Jin .the s,tate.,on the, .waLting-4it and-
who will hjJ admitted to the institu
tion as soon as it is established.
HERMAN LOSES TO
LYNCH LAST-NIGHT
SAILS TODAY FOR -LONDON
WHERE HE WILL MEET JIM- v
MY WILDE.
(By United Press.)
NEW YORK, Dec. 23. Pete Her
man lost the bantamweight champion
ship last night to Joe Lynch on a de
cision. He sails for London today to
meet Jimmy 'Wilde, flyweight cham
pion of England, in a twenty round
bout on January 13. "There was noth
ing inr the agreement requiring us to
bringh a championship title and the
bout is still on so far as I know," Sam
Goldman, manager for Herman said. '
CHRISTMAS SERVICES
AT CATHOLIC CHURCH
WILL BE HELD BY REV. JOHN T.
CUNNINGHAM, PASTOR, AT 7:30
O'CLOCK IN MORNING.
The, Christmas morning services at
the Catholic Church will be conducted
by the Pastor, Rev. John T. Cunning
ham, of Franklin, at 7:30 A. M.
The children of the Parish will re
produce the crib scene of the first
Christmas In Bethlehem during the
Mass. Public invited to attend .
MANY HUNTERS AFTER
GIRDS FOR CHRISTMAS
CHRISTMAS SERVICE AT
ST. PETER'S CHURCH
The Christmas services at St. Pe
ter's church will be as follows: Sun
day school festival on Friday at 3:00.
Christmas Day, 7:30 Holy Commun
ion', 10:30 Holy Communion and sermon.
MAURY COUNTY NIMRODS WILL'
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF FEW RE
MAINING DAY8 OF 3EA80N.
Maury county bird hunters were out
in great numbers today expecting to
bag the Christmas birds, which will
grace hundreds of tables throughout
this section on Christmas day.
Hunters report a splendid bird crop
this eason, and with the' remaining
few days of the open season, especial
ly during the holidays it is expect'
that nimrods will take advantage
every possible moment to be in
fields and woods. 4
T.