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ICLEANW S0UA0 ifl ni Aniic niM u
-xw-- iiwii viHimun bw miuiiLnuLU uniL pi uiiiir i i 11.1 i
CAUSES BIG LOSS kurh cdicm DIIOCIA I
UVlII 01 UIUIILH iiuuuih
-SDJEIiRS
LAND
rna cmuT
1 uii 1 lunn
TING
RURAL SCHOOLS
SHOW BIG GAIN
ENROLLMENT
II
REPORTS FROM EVERY SECTION
OF COUNTY INDICATE THAT
HOUSES ARE CROWDED.
MAY NEED MORE TEACHERS
Another Problem Likely to Be Pre
sented to the County Board Which
Hat No Margin Under Its Budget to
increase Faculties.
From reports made to County Super
intendent Graham by the principals
of the county it is evident that the
enrollment In the Elementary sc hools
will exceed that c&st year" when p
record- was ius; hj '& considerable
percentage. Jj!ot 11 of the elementary
schools have cointaenced . tner: terms
and reports haW; not bjeij received
from all that have opened,8 hut' almost
'Without nyexception every section pt
the county reports a goodly Increase
over the enrolhnent of lastvafear.
The increajfedVnrollment is Tiot con-
ffni Jo any section '6f the' county but
that the rooms ari more' crowded than
ever before. ' It makes' a serious prob
lem at some of the schools where the
increase is, much larger than" antici
pated. It mlay have to be relieved by
the employment ixt additional teachers
at some places and the board of edu
cation Is without funds to do this as
its budget for teachers salaries has
teen approved by the county court. '
In the third and fourth districts,
Andrew J. Hardison, member of the
county board of education, says that
almost without exception there has
been an Increase in the attendance.
The same report comes from the
Bchool at" Sullivan and Enterprise in
the sixth district. XI t. Joy in the sev
enth district, has also shown a decided
gain. This is true at Stlversvllle in
the fifth district. The two largest
schools in that district, Culleok a r.d
Cilendale, have not yet commenced
the term. '
The increased "enrollment comes
from two sources, the additional num
ber beginning sVhobVttbii1 the larger
number In higher grades who are con
tinuing their educational course rath
er than drop out as has been the cus
tom with so many in the past.
SECRET SESSION SINN FEIN .PAR
LIAMENT TO DECIDE UPON
BRITISH PEACE PROPOSAL.
EXPECT TERMINATION TRUCE
Seems to Be' Foregone Conclusion
That Ireland Will Not Accept Terms
Offered by Premier Lloyd George,
Secret Sessions Held.
(By Uultdd Press.)
DUBLIN, August 18 While Ireland
and England rushed preparations for
renewed war the Dail Eireann went
into secret session today to frame its
acceptance . or rejection of Premier
Lloyd George's peace offer. ;
It seemed to be a foregone conclu
sion that the offer would be Spurned,
but whether the British government
will consider this sufficient ground
for determining the truce remained in
doubt. ,
(By United Press.)
DUBLIN, Aug. 1-8. Armed troops
of the Iirish republican army were
called out to guard the mansion house
this afternoon while the Dial'Eireann
went into secret session
Huge crowds, among whom, It was
feared there might be British "Spot
ters" surrounded the building where
I secret deliberation, which were to
decide the secret fate of Ireland were
in progress. ;
mm
Waodrow Wilson
Foremost Friend
'' ' Of Disarmament
(By) United Press.) i .
WASllINUTON, Aug. IS. ("Wood
row Wilson as the foremost advocate
of disarmament, is the logical selec
tion as one of the American delegates
to the disarmament conference," Sen
uo VVilliam H. King, of Utah, demo
crat declared today In an interview
wtth Jie Untte I'ss.
Seifiitor liHig1 declared the name of
Wilson should naturally suggest itself
to President Warding in the" Considera
tion: of the ,api)oinHaient of delegates'
FOR EX-SERVICE
MEN INCOMING
" " " .-vji. .1., ;r
WILL BE I.N COLUMBIA ON SEPT,
15, 16 AND 17 TO AID SICK '
AND WOUNDED.
TO ADJUST THE COMPENSATION
Any Claims, Against the Government
War Should Be Presented During
Dates Mentioned-r-rThe Legion.
On Sept. 15, 16 and 17 the govern
ment's "clean up" squad wlJJ visit Co
lumbia for the purpose of assisting the
soldiers and sailors of this county in
any way that is necessary in order to
see that justice has been done them
in their claims against the govern
ment. If there are ex-service men' in the
county who need hospital treatment,
who were wounded, gassed! or other
wise injured in the service and whose
claims for compensation have not
been filed, or if filed have not been al
lowed, they are urge'd to appear before
this squad. On claims that have not
been filed pr proof made the ex-service
men are urged to bring their dis
charge papers so that proof 'can be
promptly perfected. 1
This squad will contain physicians,
contract officers, vocational training
experts and others. It will have the
personnel and the facilities to aid the.
etf-servlco- men in every way that may
be necessary for the perfection of any
claim tljat they may have against the
government. ;
Every assistance will be given the
ex-service men by Adjutant William
Oakes and Vice Commander Jesse
Rayburn, of the American Legion
during the presence in the city of the
"clean up" squad. There will be a
perfect co-operation between the
squad and the Legion here and else
where. The coming of these-men to
Columbia is a part of a plan' to tour
the entire state, so that the deserving
ox-service men who have, just claims
may get full justice from the federal
authorities.
YOUNG WIFE IS .
DEATH'S VICItM
EASTERN SCULPTOR
WEDS NASHVILLE GIRL
MISS BELL KINNEY, HERSELF A
SCULPTOR IS MARRIED TO
LEOPOLD SCHOLZ.
Special to The Herald.
NASHVILLE, Tenn., Aug. 18.
News reached here today that Miss
Belle Kinney, successful young local
sculptor had been married in New
York to Leopold Scholz noted Easter
tsi ulptor with whom she has been as
sociate in study and work the past
two years.
MRS, R. W. THOMAS IS
IMPROVING RAPIOLY
A message from Prof. Lee Thomas.
hi had carried his mother, Mrs. R.
W. Thomas, to Dr. Frasler, Philadel
phia, for an operation, was received
Wirlnesday, saying that the operation
a a Mircess and that sb was rest-comfortably.
MRS. BERTHA WALL DIES WED
NESDAY AT HOME OF HER PAR
ENTS ON HAMPSHIRE PIKE.
Mrs. Bertha Wall, aged twenty-
nineyears, wife of T. C. Wall arid
one of the county's most beloved mat
rons died shortly after noon Wednes
day at the home of her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. W. J. Milan, two miles from
Columbian on the Hampshire pike aft
er an. illness of several months.
Mrs. Wall was a member of the
Christian Church and enjoyed a wide
acquaintance and was beloved by all
who knew her. She is survived Dy
two small children, Thomas, a son,
and Frances, a daughter, also by her
parents, five brothers, Clyde Milan,
Washington, D. C.;- Horace. Des
Moines, la.; Frank and Dick Milan, of
Columbia; three sisters. Miss Mildred
Milan, of' South Carolina; Margorie
and Billie of Columbia.
The funeral will be conducted at
I,- residence at 3 o'clock Friday aft
ernoon, by Elder J. Paul Slayden and
the Rev. Boyd S. Fielder. Interment
will be in Rose Hill cemetery. . The
following will serve ase pall bearers:
A B. Sowell, Ira Hardison, Jesse B.
Overton. E. E. Notgrass. Frank Sowell
and W. E. McKinney.
IMPORTANT MEETING
.a. AT BRYANT STATION
EXPEOtJKb ITAT COMMUNITY
ORGANIZATION WILL HEAR RE
PORT PR0GRE8S COMMITTEE ,
The meeting of the Bryant Station
community . 'cltflbif Friday j eveawng
promises to be the, jinpst largely at
tended held in months. Matters of vi
tal -importance are being taken up at
that time. It is expected that the
committee arranging for the Bryant
Station section of the county council
state fair exhibit will report.
The Bryant Station clu6 is one of
the livest in the county and it is be
lieved that the community exhibit pre
pared for the state fair will be among
the best sent from the county.
FOR SHERIFF TO
STATE? POSITION
WOMEN WANT TO KNOW JFJHEY
ARE GOING TO EXECUTE THE
LAWS OF 8TATE. ,
PRESENT LAXITY IS DEPLORED
Exceptionally Large Amount., f: LjU
Violations Declare the Newly En-
. ' '
franchised Voters in Resolutions
Adopted at Mass Meeting.
TO CONTRACTORS
SEVERAL "THOUSAND DOLLARS
MILE BE ADDED TO COST ROAD
BY HIGHER FREIGHT RATE,
TWENTY-FIVE PER -CENT ADDED
CONFERENCE PLAN
PLEASING PREMIER
Searching questions are being, put
to the candidates for sheriff by the wo-
uieu vuLura us? a resuii or me mass
meeting that was held at the New
Grand on Tuesday morning. The Vot
ers are anxious, before they cast their
ballot's, to know how the candidates
stand on the all important question
of law enforcement. They want to
know their attitude on the liquor ques
tion especially.' . !
The women have realized that the
laws are not being executed in this
county and that there is a' laxity
among the officials that can only be
remedied by the election of men who
have a due and proper regard for
their oaths of office.
The questions submitted to the can-
didates-for sheriff are as follows: :
To the candidates for the office of
sheriff of Maury county:
It is a well known fact that ithere is
an - exceptlonalfy large number of vi
olations of law in this county at the
present time and the office of sheriff
is a very important one." In order
that the voters of the county may in
telligently cast their ballots,' we re
quest that each candidate for the of
fice .of sheriff make a definite clear
cut statement of the course which he
proposes fb follow in case of his elec
tion. j IMtBL' 1
The voters will not be satisfied with
a general statement that he believes
in law enforcement. We want a state
ment that gives evidence that 'the can
didate has given thought to the task
before him and that he has mapped
out a Campaign. :
1. What don you propose to do in
regard to the manufacture and sale of
intoxicating liquors? ;
2. Are you in favor of the:enforce
ment of the prohibition laws' at this
time and do 'you pledge yourself if
elected to office to the enforcement of
these laws and all other laws that
tend to the moral uplift of our coun
ty? '
3. If elected to office, do yah pledge
yourself to appoint deputies iwho .are
sober men add will devote tlieir. time
and energy to the suppression . of
crime and all lawlessness? :
4. Have you any plan for securing
the co-operation . of law-abldjng citi
zens for the suppression of all form9
of lawlessness?
We earnestly hope tha one or more
of our candidates will be able to lay
before us a contsructive plan for mak
ing our county a better and safer
place both for person and property,
and pledge our support to the candi
date who can offer the most reasona-
able assurance of bringing out these
results. i
Adopted at mass meeting of women
voters Tuesday at the New Grand.
1 1 I i 5 - ! .
State Highway Commissioner
rdare CMany toWro's' Will
Profit Upon Work Now fn' Pr
profit Up
Over State.
De-
Will Lose
Progress
(By United Press.) .
T.0VI10N. Aub. 18. "We ihave ac
ceptea witn joy ana aeugm ino
tation of the' United States to the'.coh-:
ference on disarmament," Premier
Lloyd George wrote today to British
friends. "I pray that the result will
lead us toward peace w hich will really
make the Pacific ocean pacific.
IMMENSE CROWD AT
NEW GRAND THEATRE
Why Women Sin" attracted . enor
mous crowds to the" New Grand Thea
tre last night for two showings. Nov
el advertising stunts brought people
for miles to see the show. Claire
Whitney and Charles Gerard playing
the leading parts "put the show over
bi."
GERMANY PREPARES
iliACCEPl0EOAN0S
DEMAND FOR REPARATIONS FOR
AMERICAN LIVES LOST IN WAR
BE INCLUDED IN TREATY.
(By Tinted Press.)
LONDON, Aug. 18. Reparations for
American lives lost In the great war
Is one of the demands of the United
States in drafting the treaty of peace
with Germany.
It is understood that the demand,
and other has stirred the resentment
of the German leaders, but they were
prepared eventually to accede to all
of them aid six.n the treaty as soon
as possible.
Special to The Herald.
NASHVILLE, Tenn., Aug. 18. Ac
cording to members of the state high
way commission, the coBt of highway
construction in the state will be ad
vanced several thousand dollars per
mile and many contractors now at
work on various projects Will lose all
their profits and perhaps more by
reason of the decision of the Inter
state commerce commission in per
mitting the railroads In Tennessee to
Increase the rate on stone and gravel
twenty-five per cent on or before Oc
tober 13 on five days notice. Those
road contractors who have a clause
in their contracts by which the'present
freight rate Is guaranteed by the high
way commission will not be affected,
but there are only a few such ac
cording to the highway commission.
Dry Officers
Make Arrests;
Capture Booze
; (By Unlftd. Preaf.)
CLEVELAND, Aug.' 18 After a
fight with the crew prohibtion agents
today captured the' Canadian yacht
Venice carrying ninety-six cases of
liquor Captain William Cury,1 of Tor
onto, four members of the crew, four
women and three men loading liquor
trucks were arrested. The 'prohibi
tion agents boarded the Venice short
ly after midnight and after a short
fight subdued the crew.
OFFICIAL LONDON
APPROVES WILSON
I IK;'
WOULD . HAVE FORMER I PR6SI-
PENT MEMBER OF, DISARMA-
ADDS TO
1,1
i
BILLIONS OF'THEM DARKEN THE
SKIES AND STRIP LAST VE6
TAGE OF REMAINING FOOD.
WHOLE VILLAGES BEEN DESERTED
Stragglers Fall by Wayside. Where
They Remain Abandoned and Unhurr
iedRed Cross Makes Appeal for
Immediate Relief.
(By United Press.)
PARIS, Aug. 18. A great plague of
grasshoppers, billions of them dark
ening the sky, is detroying the
last vestage of crops needed for starv
ing Russia In the Samara and Saratoff
districts, according to reports reach
ing Red Cross headquarters here to
day.'' ': 1 '
Dr. George Lodyensky delegate of
the Russian Red Cross has reported
that five billion pounds of food arc
needed in the districts which are being
ravaged by the grasshoppers. Whole
vilages are 'being abandoned and
stragglers tall by the roadside where,
they He abandoned and unburied.
Murder Victims
" "Good Killers9!
Totals Hundred
IBf United PiMi.lt
NEW YORKy Aug.' 18. Murdered
victims of the "Good Killers" gang of
New York's hired assassins may total
more than 100, It was estimated here
today by detectives inVestigating the
conspiracy. . '
Six alleged members of the gang
are held in the Tombs here itoday in
connection with the murder' of Car
melo Caizzo near Asbury Park, N. J.
Bloody trails of. the "Good i Killers"
are being followed today at Pittsburg,
Chicago Buffalo," Detroit and several
cities in New Jersey. j.
MISS FANNIE
AND
ARBER
ME NT CONFERENCE.
(Py United Press.)
LONDON, Aug. 18. The suggestion
of Senator King, of Utah, that Wood-
row Wilson be named a member of
the United States disarmament con
ference delegation met with approv
al In official circles here today.
WOMAN IS APPOINTED
ON CHARITIES BOARD
MRS. J..G. BEASLEY, , OF NASH
VILLE, NAMED TO 8UCCEEP
8. WATERS M'GILL.
Special to The Herald. , j
NASHVILLE. Tenn., August 18.
Gov. Taylor has appointed Mrs. J. G.
Beasley, of Naahttlle, to the state
board of charities and corrections. She
succeeds S. Waters McQill, whose
term expired. "
MAHLON GABBER
4 ('- ''iiwul ".'JVWI'ij
RETURN -.FROM MARKETS BUY
ALL LINES OF GOODS FO GAR.
BER & COMPANY. ,
Miss Fannie Oarber and( Mahlon
Garber have returned from St. Louis
and Louisville where they have been
buying goods for the store of Garber
& CO. They report a splendid trip
and that gods are much lower. Mr.
Garber stated that he had1 bought
some wonderful values for this trade
and that he would soon begfn telling
the people about them through the
columns of The Herald.
GREAT DETECTIVE
HEADS DEPARTMENT
tBy United Presa.1
WASHINGTON, Aug. 18. The ap
pointment of William J. Burns to the
head ,of the burean of Investigation
of the department of justice was an
nounced Joday by Attorney General
Dangherty.
REGISTRATION
PERIOD TO END
if.
II,
THIS PUCHINfi
EXPECTED THAT NQ LESS THAN
3,500' WILL HAVE BEEN REGIS.
TERED IN THREE DISTRICTS.
HEAVY IN THIRD DISTRICT
Booths Will Close at 9 O'Clock and
Registrars Expecting to Be Kept
Busy Right Up to Time the Books
i . - - i .
Are Closed. "
It is believed that when the regis? $
tration Ijooks are closed at 9 o'clock
this evening that no less than 3,500
voters will have received registration -certificates
in the third, seventh and
ninth districts of the county, indicat
ing that the vote in the approaching
democratic' pr'lmary t6 be i held on No
vember 12 will be heavy. '
" This morning the registration at the,
court house booth totaled. "4,434, of
which number 388 were women. At
the Stock Yards booth the total regis
tration was ?C0, of which number 33
w'erti women,, giving a total registra
tion of J.GM iu the ninth district up ,
until 12 o'clock "-' today. The to
tal' tiumber of womeii registered in
fills' district up until that time was
42l or about twenty-five per cent of
the registration.
The registration at Mt. 'Pleasant to
taled 641, of which number 130 were
women. ' : ' . ... j
The registration in the third dis
trict has j been ' heavier than ever be
fore. At' Spring Hill the total regis
tration was 149, at Rally Hill 200 hdd
registered and at Kedron 141 had re
ceived certificates. It was expected
that this number would be largely in
creased before the books are cloned.
It was believed here that more wo
fnen would register during the day
here than on: any one day of the ten
day regnstraiion. It was understood
that a concerted effort was being mad
to get the "fair, sex" to the registra
tion booths. x f , .
P
IS
BEGINNING WORK
ONJWO BRIDGES
CONTRACTS FOR PURCHASE OF
SOME OF MATERIALS HAVE
ALREADY BEEN MADE.
That Theodore W. Homer, repre
senting the Concrete Steel Bridge Co.,
of Clarksburg. W. Va., expects to
make a new record for dispatch in
the construction of bridges, is indi
cated by the way In which he has al
ready gone to work to construct the
two bridges for which contracts were
awarded his company by the superin
tendent of roads on last Tuesday. Mr
Horner has arranged for the hafng
and has already purchased some of the
materials to be used in the two bridg
es. ' i
These bridges will be ' located on
the Bear Creek pike over Flat creek
and at the John A. Thomas ford over
Little Bigby creek. Mr. Horner ei
perts to complete the two bridges and
have them ready for t fa Tel long be
fore had weathe. tats In.
China To Send
100 Delegates
To ferenc
X . - f
(By United FreM.)
' WASHINGTON, Aug. 18. The
Chinese Government today notified
the State department that she would -
send a delegation of 100 to the (Jiar- j
mament and Pacific conference
CATES FOUND
GUILTY
TRANSPORTING LIQUOR
Ruhln and Elbert Cates, "resldenU
of the western section of the county,
were, found giiilty of ' violatng the
liquor laws of the state In 'county
criminal conrt Wednesday afternoon
and a line of $50 and costs was as
sessed against them bvySpecial Judge
Hugh Todd 8heltonvUting for Judge
W." C. WhltfhormHr The case was
prosecuted by County Attorney Pride
Tomllnson.'
PAYMENT OF TAX -;
. BEINGJTIMULATEO
Aefordlog to County Trustee J.
Ross Burns, interest in the approach
Ing' democratic primary Is beglnnifrfc
to stimulate the payment of poll tat
and it Is believed that before the -piration
of the time lli.iit. September
l?th, that hundreds of additional poll
taxes will have been paid.
I',-