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I 3 i PAQBfgX.VV,?;;; ' THE COLUMBIA HERALD FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 25, 1921 JJ .... '" -..ir,,..T..,r..T.T..i,Tt"""-""- GIGKltilSK ;,i OLD ilDERS' FIELD TOUECLAI Fill , . : CENTUfVttS OF LABOR HAD MAD&AT THE MOST. FERTILE . COUNTRY UPON THE EARTH. V ' ANNIHILATED BY HAND OF WAR t "'" Ut ;V) n. ' . ' Of. All tjfs; Immense Wealth of This (Reflloniccumulated Through the Aass'.NfthJng 1 Whatever Remained at the'Jrime of the Armistice. ' l! It. II.- SHEFFIELD. (United J?ress. Staff Correspondent) - BRUSKl,blKluni; Feb. 18. Ceu turleg ofttyade und'pioneer labori pcf f ormed j&llions' of tillers of the soil ttooughjout Jheagos, , had mado of Flanders' fll? 191 $-ooo of , the' richest ttgrkulturual, provinces' in the world. In four years of warJ the result of all those centuries belabor was annihi lated. The wiping out of such an ex tensive regjpn with all its vast agri cultural rB-s,J was unprecedent ed In bistolM 3 MURDER WEAPON IN CONTEST FOR SILESIAN MINES GERMANS AND POLES BITTER OVER BATTLE TO BE SET TLED BY PLEBESCITE. ANY TROUBLES?; ; MsptoiisTO INVESTIGATE 'Ell COST OF LOOKING INTO QUES TIONS HAS GROWN UNTIL AP PROACHES A SCANDAL. MUCH FEELING IS AROUSED Both Sides Claim That the Result Is Assured and Are Preparing to Take Over the Control of the Coun try Involved. ' . (From Friday's Daily Herald.) Editor's Note-r-Control of oneof thg richest coal mine regions til Europe will be determined In a plebescite to e held in UpperSiiesia probably iround March, 15. Poles and Ger mans are equally anxious 'that they iliall "carry" the plebescite and much feeling has arisen. The United Press ent Carl D. Groat from Berlin to re port the actual conditions.' Follow ing is the first dispatch. ( The cpBtsrt)f ;tha ,Avar zone; hjfre, were Ypre8Fufele, H'!?,ud4 tjsfiijtf and Coufef. HhS ttalilcl TYpies and Fumes, the richest agricultural 'tnds. contained- nlfibb acres 'of Mafad, l8 villages, ,tbrW' towns and agricnl tural poulatlon of oyer ' ninety thousand. Of the land 160.000 acres were arabWijjmd SSgOOf'pastnr. The number of farms was 24,00uYof horse3 6,070,- .hored,cattle i7,00pr and of pigs 42,000,.; Annual,, prop ,t;aUier9 comprised an average of ,a7,'00Q saf ks of wheat, barley and oats; a million kilos (say a thousand tons) of tobaco; 125,000 tons of, potatoes, and a con siderable .Quantity of hops. . , Of $11. tW wealth nothing remained at the armistice. Farmhouses were either destroyed .dr. In, ruins ; village were razed; ' th. cattle . had been slaughtered; the farmers and theii hands had ' fled": barren. Inundated ground was all that' remained. . Pre-war values' pf ;i this destroyed property may. ha; estimated, , at J51, 000.000. " Tmadoen: ijot sound ,mich If you (sayr It quiche enough, but, fo; anemic ,Belgiupi,..t meafls a lot,: ; 'it nut thtPKS :, right today, , boweyer, is going toWt seyeral times $51,000,000 Wages jiid, raw materials have, on the ' mates ttial the restoration of agrl culture ioner yithont,any , recpnstruc 'Hon of villages, etc.,, at close on ?2ui, 000,000 show the extent" of ' the worl of rec9tifl,tructlqn to 'yhich Belgiur has Bot berWnd,'l'and In which' sh, has achieved, 'sucb satisfactory' result la ine-past iweive uioiuus. r , CONCLUDE EXAMS . - ; OF BOY SCOUT! EVERY MEMBER OF TROUP SUC i CESSULLY PASSES TESTS ';i;pF DR, PORTER. (From Monday's Daily Herald.) Dr. O. J. Pojfter Concluded his exam nation of the, Columbia troop of Boj Scouts on second class first aid last Tuesday nlkht. 1 Every scout Dresen successfully passed the test which k a U'ibute to the scouts Interest and to the fble manner In which' Dr. Portei udaped the' Bubject to he needs oi "Scoiitfng. The scouts motto Is "Be Prepared', and in their first aid the Importance of being alert to prevent casualties is duly stressed., Tbe artjiits re grateful to-, Ph Porter fprrhis "good turn." They arc also eagerlj Availing' for, that ghost story he has promlsod to tell them. v 'What some real leaders have said "i "The Boy. Scout movement is dis tinctly an asset-to our country for the development of efficiency, virility and good "citizenship." Theodore Roose veit. r i, " "I have a most sincere sympathy with the Boy Scout movement, and whenever ! see'a group oi these boy ' I feel proud of their manliness, and cheered by the knowledge of the fine things which their organization rep resents. Woodrow .Wilson. ; ' "Tme Boy Scout movement has my nirquatf tilt tpufeval.'' tlonest and faithfii!tiHlce id il By .ScJouts de velops .those manly qualities that fit our boys, tot tb more serious duties of cltiteas an soldiers." John J. Pvr suing. V-',.V . : ' . - v r ; . .. - ALEXAff DER-CHATM AN . -CASEIS CONDLUdED (From VC(lndyV Daily Herald.) The'case of D. B. Alexander against WorkJ)?bi4 AA "as , finally disposed of in fcirfcuit'ettort Tuesday afternoon when the Jury returned a verdict for the -defendant, and placed a value of $100 ' Bj$at tbe mule uhlcb the com plainant sought to recover. Compen sation to tbs plaintut ia the sum of $35 was awarded."' ' " V By CARL' D. GROAT. ii United Press Staff Correspondent) BEUTHEN, , Upper . Silesia, V1 - (By. .Vlail). "Upper Silesia, is bo auro . go;, ng Polish that the, Poles already b.aye jrgaiiizel a government for it." That statement was made to me to-. lay by Herr Korfaniy, born a Ger,man, )nce a member of the reichstag and icMtt Polish leader. , .i.' '1 am willing to bet my head the, ilebescite. will give Poland this rich llstrlct," he declared ,with ' a wide jweep of his arm to jindlcate the ipread of upper Silesia. Korfanty declared phans had been made even down to the laying of rail A-ay lines into isolated sections. Germans residing in this coal re gion have claimed that the Poles are ;oming across the border murdering nd plundering, holding men and wo nen up in the streets, literally send- ng them to their homes without a titch; , - To, these rumors Koifany replied: "True! There ,are;;disturbing ele nen,t8 here, and people have blood In beir eyes. . But I do claim Germany 3 wrong in blaming us entirely for isturbances. Germany is using sys ematic force against us. ', t , . "It is true that many of our people ,.re, armed. That is,-.no:-' secret. But yhile it -is not easy to. obtain weap ps ,f rom. flolandti wJaore there, . we, d, actorles produce them. , Now the Jermans are smuggling, all sorts ol Veapons .into . the district, week, by are'ek. - j -: ;-, - j , x "Unsettled conditions -bave resulted ,8 in Berlin and elsewhere from the I', 1 n . - var. I admit there is agitation on oth Bides so strong at times that iome violence results from it. "Likewise, the district always has een a refuge for white slavers, smug lers and other law breakers. It is till Infected by some of these dis ;urbers who- is possible have more reedom now than they enjoyed dur ng the war". "A German mob attacked our prop ganda bureau shortly after it was pened. They've attacked the Polish onsulate and Polish prlntshops. They an't charge those attacks to us. "A mob stormed this very hotel yhere we are sitting , now and six lours later ignited fires in the balls. spreading benzine to-make sure the laze got' a start. It was natural. Should order the invaders to be shot, t was impossible to learn all (the de- ails but it is certain these ruffians iverc not residents but were brought !n from the German side. i,;, ,, ,ti "ifnother thing showing we are not 'altogether responsible is the list of ar rests. nan Korfanty replied to questions re ;arding rumors that France is provid ng Polish propaganda funds with a lat denial. He declared he would like to have 10.000,000 francs, but hat he ceitainly had not possessed ny such sum. "Germany always has used Silesia is a colony, using a stiff policy with traditions of the middle ages." he aald. 'Polish rule would bo differ ent" ! ; Sfleslan exports, he said, naturally tto; eastward, while her imports are from the Scandinavian countries. He Jenied that Polish troops bad been icattercd through thev district - to threaten the residents into supporting Poland in the plebiscite. EVERY SUBJECT UPON THE EARTH No Less Than 21J Are Included in the.' Various Flfsolutions o Inquiry That Have Been Tresented Session Congress- ' ' ' :t; . , . - "(From Tuesday's Daily Herald.) .;. by RALPH . TURNER .... tUuited Prei Staff Correijondont.) WASHINGTON'. I'ub. ,?2. "luvesii bvtirig continues to be. one of t)ie most pi.'-thir pastimes a', congress. 'i !.e cost of ho-i-5 intestigations, ont si;.vor annouiml the other day, has rucahed "scaaJi:l,vs proporlicns " t1.' didn't indicve the exact extent o? this cost. Ho a.dJ Unow. ao one "here is one invosciJiatiun jet 19 be ordereded namely, the high cost of investigating., ' . ; But another investigation, conducted by the United Press, reveals thut dur- irjtfie sixty-Sixth Congress alone. l( the present one) Tesonuioiis nave Deeaan troducednsk1iife for 212 investirations. Only sixty' of "these resolutions, it, is I frupwere passed, but the larger fig- are indioateft'tnat tne congressional Dencvhant for'' investigation still thrives. :- Every 'conceivable subject is cover Dd in the '.'probes" which congress de sires. Here are a few of them: Substitutes for railroad crossties. Socialistic activities in the federal rrade Commission. Alleced chemical treatment of foods. Garden, city and suburb movement In Europe. . Feasibility of using saccharin as nibst:tute for sugar. Suspeusion of a Washington school teacher. Discrimination against Individual hackmen in District of Columbia. The troubles bothering the Ameri can people arere fleeted to consldera ale extent by the, number and nature -l proposed iHvostlgutioiis. jTbiisy the high cost of living is covei-ed by? at east a dozen different resolutions r-i ... - ' . .... i toucaing upon eveiy imaglnabl ,,hgse ctf lhat' problem. The sanw J 'rim of coal nrices. ex-service men he housing situation and Mexico. Congress also Is concerned with 1 The detention of Dr. William , T, Ellis in Cairo. A BrltlBh embargo on the sailing if an Argentina steamship. AcceDtance of gifts by the Presi lent. 1 Incompetence and loss of prestige n the war. Whether Henry Ford benefited from ho 'improvement of River Rouge, Vlich. The prices of men's collars. . , . Income-tax dodging. . ,' Some of the. resolutions are never 3ven voted on." Sometimes, the inves ligations are approved, but never started. Sometimes, they 6tart but ire never concluded. Again, there investigations which have been They show about as many Ger- names as Polish." Htritd Cheep Column Ada Pa. Denby Picked For Secretary Of Navy Today .(By United Pra.J ST. ArcrSTlXtT. Flu... Feb. 2-'. Congressman Denliy, of Michigan, will likely be appointed secretary of aavy Jn Harding's cabinet, it was learned authoritatively oday, It was also said that James J.. Davis, of Pitts burg, has definitely been decided upon for secretary of labor. ire completed) but the result hasn't been innounced. It's difficult 'to . figuro, the cost of 'hese inquiries becanse , no . two are icaiducted in the same way. The cost' vvill, depend on tbe1 length of: the' in vest IgaUon. 111 sorno instances, wun ?el is fempHiyetl nd mnst 1 -bo' paid Aud th,n''lhJere"'W-' the" expense of stenography and printing;' . Frequont lv. travdinc and other expenses for witnesses must be paid. NTERNATIONAL BRIDGE AT DETROI STRUCTURE TO CONNECT CANA DA AND THE UNITED STATES WOULD COST $28,000,000. nerato CKaf Column Ads Pay. (From Tuesday' Daily Herald.) ty United Press.! DETROIT, Mich., Feb. 21 Bills au thirizing the erection of an interna tional bridge ' Bpanning the " Detroit river from this city to Windsor, Ont will be lntroduuced in congress and in the Canadian parliament soon. Sena tor Charle3 Townsend, of Michigan, expected to offer the bill in congress Word from the Canadian side ef the river is that the bill will be introduc edJn parliament immediately. As planned the bnnge would coh J'jh.OUO.ooi) and nould consist of tw dr; V.s, one fr railway service and one for foot and vchiclar traflic. Tlie rive at this point Is nno mile wide and the channel Hiroush which the large lak steamer pass is about "0 feet deep, It has not been decided whether the bridge will b the draw type or bu:it high enough to .allow the steamers to pass below. It authorized by congress and par liament, prellmniary construction work will be commenced within the next year. DrTSTOVESiWILl BE SPEAKER AT KIWANIS DINNER EMINENT METHODIST DIVINE TO BE HEARD AT INVISIBLE . GUEST BANQUET. OY. TAYLOR MAY ALSO COME Sixteen Dollars In Free Will Offer ing is Contributed to the Relief of The Family at ' Primm Springs; Road Question Up. (Front Friday's Daily Herald.) Dr. George. .Stoves. Uw distiiiKiiish- ed Methodist divine - aiur - eloquent speaker, will be the chief orator at the Klwanls club dinner for1 the "in visible guest" on next Friday night at the county , high school. ' This an nouncement was made by the commit tee at the regular luncheon today. Gov. Alfred A. Taylor has Ulso been invited to attend, and although the governor has not yet accepted the in- vitaion It Is hoped to have i htfi. Flans are going forward ' for the dinner for the starving childdren of Europe and already many who are not members of the club have tendered thetr'Bipport and it is confidently' ex pected that more thun the'ldo guests counted on at first will be present.1'1 Gordon Cowie presided at "the meet ing today and music was- furnished "by Miss Camille Herndon and Mrs. Ben nett, who rendered a delightful pro gram ' ;'.-: .. Sixteen-dollars was contributed by members of the club for the relief of the family at Primm Springs about which Mr. Sargeant wrote in The Herald yesterday. Gilbert M. Orr and H. Jackson were appointed a com mittee to investigate this case and see whether or not the head of the family was able and willing to work and if so to secure for him a job that A-oiild make him self-supporting in the future. Mr. Orr was also appointed the representative of the club to con fer with other organizations In relief Work., Dr. S. Roy Hardison called atten tion to the meeting of the joint com mittees on road legislation at Nash ville next week and'turged that1 mem bers' of the Kiwauis club who were Interested in this subject be present. Dr. Hardison galBoiO appealed to the members to co,-ppera,te with the coun- STATEMENT OF THE CONDITION OF THE 01a OF COLUMBIA, TENNESSEE AT THE CLOSE OF BUSINESS, FEB. 21, 1921. RESOURCES. Loans and Discounts. .$1,019,83(3.01 Overdrafts...... - OAl U. S. Bonds ' 150,000 00 . Liberty & Victory Bonds . 112,800.00 Other Bonds, Etc . 11,208.34 Federal Reserve Bank Stock 9,000.00 Banking ITouse.Furniture, etc 17,000.00 ' CASH In Vault, in Other Banks.Fed eral Reserve Bank and U. S. Treasurer Total 393,8326 ,...$2,018,761.02 200,OOO.OQv $ 11 JOO.OQO.OO '' $ LIABILITIES Capital Stock Paid In Surplus .... . - Undivided Profits Currency Outstanding Liberty and Victory - Bonds Deposited .... 351,750.00 DEPOSITS........ .....1,200,656.20 j 146,900.00 Total $2,018,701.02 ss: RTATF OF TENNESSEE. COUNTY OF MAURY I, J. F. Brownlow, Cashier 'of the above named bank, do solemnly swear that the above statement is true to the best of my knowledge and belief. J. F. Brownlow Cashier. Subscribed and sworn to before me this the 24th day of Feb., 1921. ,i U;! 10.' .? . i . , Si'.-:-, tt y TTcxttt ttv Vntarv PllWlft , .Correct Attest 107 lt'J u;t: ft; v 2Y, Notary Public ' (J AS. ANDREWS, Jr.. ) , 1 B. A. SATTERFIELD, " Directors' $ ( W. C. SALMON, f;j.v- ,vI. . ' 2 i ; ty officials new law. in i'oau "work under the MAURY GOUNTlANS AT PUNTA GORDO. FLA. A. B.' CHURCH, ' OF V CARTER'S CREEK, MAKES THE CHAMPION CATCH OF THE SEASON. Special to The Herald. . . ' PUNTA, GORDQ, Fla;;Feb. 17. Col. John S. Browfi' forrheirinember of the county court of Maury county and 2. P. Chapraaiyof Spring 'Hill,' are here enjoying the fine atmosphere and the even finer fishing. S. P. Can; non, of Thompson Statiottand a. B. Church, of Carter's Creek, are also en jaged in the same delightful occupa tions. . - . .. Mr. Church irs the champion angler of the season. He caught a snook that tipped the scales at twenty-two pounds inA this morning he caught a jawfish ten pounds. Mr. Chapman's best patch, in a twelve pounder t, and. Mr, Jannon hooked one at sixtocn lbs. , Col. Brown is only theoretically, a risiicrmaii. he really does not indulge n the sport much butcBjoys enter aining the many tourists here and he learly loves an excnraioji on the Gulf f Mexico. Col. Brown's fine spirit nd splendid conversational abilities ire greatly' enjoyed at receptions glv :n by the civic clb to the tourists. Mrs. W. Lafayette Wilkes, of Cul leoka. Is here the guest of her father for the winter. MEMBERSHIP ELKS NEAR THREE HUNDRED Statement of the Condition of the Phoenix National Bank k Of Columbia. Tennf At the Close of Basiness, Feb,.21, 1920 RESOURCES ( ' ' Loans and Discounts . ;..$ 053,880. 5 U. S. Bonds to'secure circulation : 125,000.00 Banking House, Furniture and' - Fixtures " 33,390.90 Libertv Loan and Victory Bonds 41.P14.23 Other Stocks and Bonds.u . . 30,545.00 . - ''--- - , '. - , Federal Reserve Bank Stock.. 7,500.00 U. S. War Savings Stamps, and t.- Thrift Stamps:..!., .i. ' " 1,750.62 Cash on: hand, with other Banks ' . v and with U. S.. Treasurer 126,169.33 Total. .lit-i,:--- $1,019,850.83 .. , LIABILITIES Capital Stock-..-::.-!- 1. 125,000.00 Surplus .'.! j.'.u:-. 125,000.00 Undivided Profits, Net 28,036.08 National Bank Notes Outstanding 125,000.00 Deposits .i.. X- -w- .566,214.75 Bills Payable 50,000.00 . Total . .,..$1,019,850.83 Statement of the Condition of Phoenix Savings Bank &Trust Co. ' Of Columbia, Tenn. - At the Close of Business, Feb. 21,' 1920 ' fs ... X RESOURCES Loans and Discounts.-vi..!.2-$206,8i8.52 Real Estatel-.w. .i i t::..JJ.t' ' 1,344.51 U. S. War Savings Stamp3!iLi- 1,609 00 Due from Other Banks. Alll: t f. 11,76.66 Total ... :..4.:iii422ii78.b0i . f, t V ! ' i f i LIABILITIES Capital Stock,-, ... ':. Surplus .-l Undivided Profits, Net Deposits. Total . " .$ 25,000 00 25,000 00 .... 7,812.01 163,366.68 ..$221,178.69 State of Tennessee, County of Maury, ss: e I, II . O. FULTON, Cashier of the above named bank do solemnly swear that the abov statement is true to the best of my knowledge and belief. II. O. FULTON, Cashier. , Subscribed and sworn to before me this 24tb day of Feb., 1921. i.y . , , J. W. THOMAS, Notary Public. Correct Attest. THOS. H.WILLIAMS, F. D. CHAFFIN, ' J. LEM THOMAS, Directors. HIGH SCHOOL IS VICTOR Hi TWO HARD GAMES HERE i X IT BOYS DEFEAT "COLLEGE GROVE i QUINTET BY'd'eCISIVE SCORE v OF 38 TO 22. , BELIEVED IT WILL PASS THIS MARK BE '-"ORE FIRST OFAPRIL. MANY APPLICATIONS. (From Tuesday's Daiiy Herald.) A largely attended meeting of Co lumbia lodge of Elks was held lest evening. Nominations of officers for the ensuing year were made. The election will take place the first Mon day night in March. The report f the sH-rct.iry showed that the lodge now has more than l"0 mrmlK-rs, and with applications on hand to run this number to Oon or GIRLS DEFEAT INSTITUTE Games Two of Prettiest and Fastest Played on the Local Court This Sea son Boys Team Playing Great Brar.d of Ball Now. (From Saturday's Daily Herald.) Twin victories came last night to gladden the hearts of the fan flock of Central High School, and both victo ries were most decisive, the boys in a snappy contest defeated the College Grove High School by a score of thirty eight to twenty-two, while the girls romped home over the Institute quin tet with the total of fifteen to nine showing. Both games-were hardxfought, and furnished thrills enough for all. The girls game was one of the best that has been seen on the local floor this seaso'i, both trams fighting every min u?c for victory. The girls ganiH was. called first and lt-,e High School lassies got away to n giK)d start. MSsh Harris shooting a iM-'autifnl fifld goal within the first min ute of ply. On account of the close guarding of both teams, there was lit tle scoring dene. At the end of the Bret half, the High School team had foul goals, giving a total score of fif teen to nine, i ; it; -j It would be unfair to pick out an in dividual star in this contest, for every 'girl, in the game played her position J.jty, the boys game, High School got away from the post with Holt first go ing Into action, and before the Wil liamson county boys apparently realiz ed what was happening Holt had slip ped a couple of beautiful field goals in for tho High School. The result of this game was never in doubt from tho start. Tho team work of tho visit ing team was conspicuuously absent, while the high schoolers showed up to great advantage in passing. The guarding of Harris and Glenn was also most effective, and it was few clear shots at the goal that the visitors secured. The game was fast and full of pep at all stages. The lineup for the two games follows: Central High Position Holt Jackson, HoHbs Seagraves Harris Glenn ..... F. . F. C. . f. a n. College Grove ....... Green Lanier P. Urumright Howell . . . Drumright more Itcforc April 1. During the past year the lodge has enjoyed a remarkable growth, and has retired all indebtedness against the home, tse last r.otes being burned on j piled up cut nine tallies, wnue tne in- ..... cshnt iihil an.l thrAB f.ul rn&1. ........ it, ..i fivo thr nf thps lie'Tir tnssp.l .u.r. from the foul line. Ia the second half each team secur ed two field goals, and the High School bssles were successful In tossing two The scoring-for. High School was done as follows: Feld goals Holt '4, Seagraves 2, Harris Jackson 2. Hobbs 4. ' Members of the visiting team secured 9 field goals and four foul goals. Remarkable to relate the Hifih School did not shoot a single fouj goal during the game. Central High Position Institute Heaton F Hoehni Harris K Cogswell Smith C McManee Stipe G McKennon Hurlburt G Young Field goals. Smith 2. Heaton 1, Har ris 1: foul goals. Smith 4. Heaton 1. For Intstitute three field goals were at the Grand Theatre. Judgs and Mrs. ,W. C, Salman ureat to XashviU'? Friday to hear Cluck and ZinihlisL , . .,, Mrs. Henry Porter Went to Xsh. ville Friday to hear Clnck and 7.im bitxt. lC S.-,., ,!.-,... . 1 WELDON LIKELY BE ELECTED HEAD JOINT ClMITJil FOR FIRST TIME.Jnl MANVf StSvW SIONS SENATE BlU NOTWaVE C CHAIRMAN Cf COMMITTEE. RESULT 0 F RECENT FIGHT Fuller Will Not Be Selected as Head Of Finance Ways and Means' Body Of the General Assembly, Was In dication Today. Special to The. Herald. . NASHVILLE, Tenn., Feb. 19. For the first time in many sessions the senate will not have the head of the joint finance, ways and means com mittee, owing to the recent fight between the house and senate over the matter of appointing junketing committees, in which -t Senary Frank Fuller championed ' the cause of no committees. r.r Is It w as said here today that Mr. Fuller will not receive the, honor of heading the committee' as lie did last session. 1 ' Friends of representative W. E. V.'c-Klon of Henry county claim they wijl elect him to the jioiior.; MAURY COUH . ON FEDERAL JURIES (From Friday's Dally Herald.) Several Maury countians have been drawn for service on tho federal juries for the March term. The fol lowing are in the list: J. M. Roberts. Columbia: R. c. Elam, Santa Fe; O. W. Haywood. Columbia: W. M. Cheairs. Spring Hill and Walter Mc Candles, Columbia.