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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-12-20
JUDGE GORDON
MAKES REPLY
TO REPORT OF GRAND JURY ON
TERMS OF WORK HOUSE
PRISONERS.
QUOTES LAW GOVERNING POINT
superintendent Akin Also Defends
His Course in The
k Matter.

Judge W. o. Gordon, of the County
Court, states that the report of the
grand jury at the recent term, to the
effect that prisoners in the work
house were not being given proper
credit for the time in prison was made
under misapprehension of the law.
Judge Gordon calls attention to the
law governing the calculation of the
time Of prisoners in the work house.
He gave out this statement Tuesday
morning:
In reference to report of the Grand
Jury calling on me to investigate as
to the time a prisoner is credited up
with, l will state; Sec. 7421 of Shan
mons Code states that each prisoner
confined in the County Work House
for failure to pay or secure their fines
and costs OF costs only shall be cred.
tied at the rate of forty cents for
each day of actual work OF ten hours,
and no prisoner shall be discharged
before said fine and costs have been
worked out.
THE Grand Jury was not informed
as to the law and based their report
upon the supposition that the prisoner
be allowed solid time, regardless OF
whether they could labor or not. Sec.
1923 provided for deducting portion
of the time for good time, but as the
section failed to insert the measure
of time, that section has since been
by the Supreme Court declared null
and void, as it was an infringement
upon the pardoning power which by
the Constitution of the State is vested
only in the Governor Of the State.
.hink this will fully explain the mat
Continued on Eleventh Page.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-12-20
C. W. HARCROvE
IN BANKRUPTCY
COL UM8IA MERCHANT FILES VOL
uNTARY PETITION IN FED
ERAL COURT.
Assets Are Over $1,000 And Liza
biities Estimated at
$4,000.

G. w. Hargrove, who has been do
ing a rather extensive mercantile bus
mess in Columbia for number Of
years, has entered into voluntary
bankruptcy before U. S. Referee Chill
dress of Nashville. Mr. f. H. Smith
Of Columbia has been named receiver
and is at present taking stock.
A list of the assets and liabilities
has not been completed, but will prob
ably be in the hands OF the receiver
tomorrow. 1t Is said, however, that
the total liabilities may root up to
some $4,000. The assets consist OF
the large stock Of goods in the grocery
and confectionery near the depot the
book saceonnts andh over $1,000 in
claims against certain are insurance
which carried policies on
hts stock bf goods when his store ON
South Main street was destroyed by
fre about two years ago.
Since the time Of that Gre, and the
legal ENHANCEMENT which resulted
over the collection OF large part Of
the insurance, Mr.. Hargrove has had
a hard struggle financially TO keep
going, but he would doubtless have
pulled out and have settled all claims.
had It not been for the persent inan-
,Ial depression.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-12-20
TILLMAN FLAYS
Mr.. CORTELYOU
PlTcHFoRk BROUGHT INTO PLAY
ON FINANCIAL POLICY OF
ADMINISTRATION.
BOND ISSUE mot NECESSARY
Attacks Secretary of Treasury in
Awarding Panama Canal
Securities.

WASHINGTON. Dec. I6.--Declaring
that 1t was all right for the President
to turn on the light" so long as he
also turned on the handouts to be
used with the light, Senator Benja-
min R. Tillman, of South Carolina. de-
nounced the recent financial transac-
tions of the administrations
Before Senator Tillman got the
floor, Senator Culberson, leader of the
minority, introduced another resolu-
ton calling on the finance committee
of the senate to forthwith inquire into
the causes of the present financial
stringency. with recommendations
necessary to remedy existing evils
and prevent re-occurrence Of the trou-
Bile.
Owing to the absence of Senator
Aldrich, chairman of the finance com
mittee, it was laid over.
Senator Tillman spoke for more
than two hours. He attacked the
methods of Secretary Cortelyou in
awarding the last issue of Panama
canal bonds and the short term certia-
Gates of Indebtedness
He held that these bonds were not
issued because of necessity to meet
public expenses. as the government
already had a large surplus with |
which to make their payments, and
hat Secretary Cortelyou had violated
he law.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-12-20
MORE THAN EIGHTY PER CENT OF THE COM
MITTEEMEN GO ON RECORD FOR
THE POPULAR PLAN
TWENTY COUNTIES WHICH POLL LESS THAN
10000 DEMOCRATIC VOTES IN THE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
125oOo DEMOCRATS ARE REPRESENTED IN


congressional district have gone on
record for the primary The twenty
counties from which no returns have
vet been received cast less than 20 .0OC
Democratic votes in the aggregate
and in the last state convention had
altogether less than 200 votes. On
the other hand, the counties for a
primary poll over $4,000 Democratic
votes and cast in the last convention
almost 200 votes.
The following is list of the coun-
ties by districts that have signed the
petitions for a primary:
First District-Sullivan Carter, Uni
col, Washington, Greene, Hawkins,
Hancock, Claiborne, Granger, Cooke
and Sewer
Second District-Hamblen Jeffer-
son, Loudon, Roane, Scott, Anderson
and Campbell.
Third District-Monroe, Polk,
Meigs, Bradley, James. Hamilton,
Marion, Van Buren,, White. Warren
and Franklin.
Fourth District-Sumner, Trousdale,
Wilson, Putnam. Jackson, Clay, Over
ton, Smith, Pickett. Fentress, Morgan,
Cumberland and Rhea.
Fifth District--Cannon, Marshall
Bedford, Coffee, Moore and Lincoln.
Sixth District Robertson
and Cheatham.
Seventh Distict- Houston, Hum
phreys, Dickson, Hickman, William
son, Maury and Lawrence.
Eighth District-Henry, Carroll,
Henderson, Chester Madison, Nc
Marry and Hardin.
Ninth District-Gibson. Weakley,
Obion. Lake. Dyer, Lauderdale and
Haywood
Tenth District-Shelby, Fayette and
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-12-20
FOR RELIEF OF
ST. PETERS CHURCH
NM. PApaETT WOULD CARRY M
TO EFFECT FINDINGS OF
couRr OF cLA,Ass.

WASHINGTON, d. c., Dec. IT,
Among the bills introduced by Con
Sressman Padgett are the following:
For establishing the Franklin Mil
tary National Park
To establish fish cultural station
in Hickman County. Tenn.
For the erection OF q public building
at Pulaski, Tenn.
For the relief of the trustees OF the
Methodist Episcopal church. SOUTH or
Nolensville, Tenn.
To carry into effect the findings OF
,ha court OF claims in the case Of st.
Peters Protestant-Episcopal church OF
columbia, Tenn, and seventy-nve pen
sion bills and others OF miscellaneous
character.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-12-20
ORGANIZE STATE
CLUB FOR TAFT
REPUBLICAN LEADERS HOLD
CONFERENCE IN BEHALF OF
BIG WAR SECRETARY.
viii Issue Address to People lr
Behalf Of Candidate For
President.

Special to The Herald
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Dec. 1S.-Lead-
ing Republicans Of Tennessee met at
the Maxwell House this morning pur.
suant to call issued some days ago
and organized State Taft Club and
enrolled over fifty members to begin
with. The organization represents
every congressional district OF the
state and the membership will be in
creased. A committee was appointed
to draft an address to the voters of
Tennessee urging the support Of Sec
rotary Taft and the administrative
policies for which he stands.
Foster " Brown, of Chattanooga.
called the meeting to order. Harry
Anderson. of Memphis was selected
as chairman. Among those present
were Hon Foster V. Brown. Chatta-f
nooga, ]. Il. Jones, McMinnville, Har.
ry Anderson, Memphis. X. w. Austin,
Judge jesse Rogers Knox
Vile @. X Bradley, Bedford county,
John Honk, Knoxville. Geo. Phelan,
W. II. Williams. Chat
Judge walker, Trenton. T. l..
Taylor, Union City, A. c. Hale, Hum
boidt, Ed Smith. Kenton. VIM. Hughes
of Columbia, d. A. Schwab Claiborne
F. A. Rsht Tullahoma. John
6. oliver and Robt T. Cameron.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-12-20
A TRIP WITH
SANTA CLAUS

The Little Sunbeam Circle of the
Kings Daughters will enact a Christ
mas Cantata in the Study Hall at the
Athenaeum Thursday night the 10Th
at 1880 for the benefit Of the Home
for Tncurables
The music for the Cantata was com
posed by Miss Kate Shields and the
are being trained by Mrs n.
L. Hendley and Mrs Garnett Merrill.
Admission of Csc for adults and 100
for children will be charged and the
Hall should be crowded to help along
this worthy cause
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-12-20
Special to The Herald.

opSCAdI W Inc 1eFdlu.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Dec H.
Speaking through their county Demo
cratic committees the Democracy OF
seventy-six of the ninety-six counties
Of the state have gone on record in
favor of a general primary for Gov
ernor Returns from the petitions
which have been circulated through
out the state by the friends Of Sena-
tor Carmack are not all in yet. but
enough have been received to Justify
the statement that the sentiment is
practically unanimous. Not a single
county has declined to endorse the
proposition.
While the movement to obtain the
signatures of members of the county
committees to the primary petitions
was instituted by the friends of Sena.
tor Carmack and his supporters have
been active in the matter the sigma
lures of many former supporters Of
Gov Patterson have been secured and
q number who will support him In the
coming campaign are outspoken for
the plan However. wherever a mem
Der of committee has declined to
sign he has been an ardent partisan
Or an ofice-holder of the Patterson
,
Not less than eighty per cent Of the
members of the county committees
If the seventy-six counties have signed !
he call Excluding Knox county. with I
800 members. and from which no re-
urns have been received, the County
Committee of the State
will average 30 members to the coun-
y or more than 1000 for the seventy
TX counties. Not less than 100 Of
hese have signed the petitions for a
A majority of the counties in every |
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-12-20
SPLENDID FARM
CHANGES HANDS
REV. JOHN E. HIGHT BUYS PLACE
FROM w. r. FRIERSoN
FOR $f1,75o.

Rev John e. Hight has purchased
of W. T. Frierson his fine farm in the
Zion neighborhood for $11.75O cash.
This farms contains 161 acres and Is
one of the most fertile tracts of land
in the county, the SOIL being for the
most part black loan, than which
there is no more productive land In
the state Rev. Hight recently sold
his farm near Mt. Pleasant,
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-12-20
OFFICERS THETA
LODGE MASONS

Theta Lodge No, 634 of F. and A. M
held their annual election Saturday
Dec. IA, 1907 The following officers
we're elected:
w. A. Hayes, w M; r. r. Oakley,
8. W.; M " Oakley, J. w; J. G. Dod-
son, Treas; Sam Clark, Secty.; ]. n.
Thompson, s. D.; T. s. Turpin, j. D.;
Mark Taylor, S. s.; Walter Orman.
J. s.; G. H. Dodson, Tyler; T G.
Jarratt, Chaplain.
This is one Of the best-working
young lodges in the county
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-12-20
CASH POURS INTO
CITY GOLFERS


The city is pushing collections on all
merchants privilege licenses ana
quite lot OF money was taken INTO
the city treasury Wednesday IN TINS
way. oficer White was given ist
and instructed to notify all merchants
whose license had expired. Wnere
licenses are not paid when due PEN
Of 1qs month accrues'
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-12-20
ANOTHER BLUE SUNDAY
Few Saloons And Places Of Amuse-
ment Open In New York.

New York experienced another
blue" Sunday. The police say tho
saloons were closed The only places
Of amusement open were those pro.
tected by injunctions.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-12-20
SENATOR FRYE

Senator William p. Frye was sworm
in YESTERDAY az prese6ient pro tenn. Of
the Senate.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-12-20
DISASTROUS STORM

Forty-Five Lives Lost on the British
Coast.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-12-20

Continued on Eleventh Page.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1907-01-26
HIS-.ANSWER TO The
PRAYER
HE RECEIVED FROM UNKNOWN
PERSON THROUGH THE MAIL
r.. F. Hoy Requests the Person Who
Prayed the Prayer to Call on
Him for His Compliance

Some person in Winnemucca has
been sending out communications to
the townspeople which contain pray
er and request that the prayer be
made by the party receiving it to nine
other persons. If the request is not
complied with evil is threatened, but
if it is complied with great joy will
follow. r. f. Hoy received one of these
flights of imagination and in the fol-
lowing communication to the Silver
State he gives his opinion on the mat
ter:
WINNEMUCCA, JAN 25.-Editor
Silver State: Please allow me space
to thank some unknown friend for a
prayer and request to send copy TO
nine persons under promise Of great
joy if complied with, or dire calamity
if not complies. with. This, coming
through the postoffice, was anonymous,
but claimed as emanating from one
Bishop Lawrence of Maine. If there
is such person / presume he is in the
asylum.
With due reverence to the prayer,
as to the balance / rather think it en-
anated from some crank rtcovering
from hideous nightmare after read
ing of the Fetish rites IN the "He
roes of the Dark Continent.
Though it may have emanated from
the Holy Rollers or some new cult, but
should be pleased to have my solic-
itous friend call personally and receive
my thanks and assist me in selecting
the nine persons to be favored.
In making out my list | have selec-
ted Dabner, Siemson, Dwyer, Harry
Thaw, and perhaps Schmitz and Reuf.
as they would appreciate any great
JOY and perchance have vague dreams
of dire calamity Yours facetiously,
X. f. HOY.
!lt. ..-anf shrdlu unshrdlu unu unu
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1907-01-26
A Voluntary" Confession

The persuasive thunderbolts of june
are recalled by story of another firm
although nmythical-female par
ent, of whom judge in Juvenile
court tells.
"Did I understand you to say that
this boy voluntary confessed to his
share in the mischief done to the
schoolhouse asked the magistrate,
addressing the mother, who held q
small, dirty, struggling boy by the
hand
eyes, sir, he did, replied the
mother, jerking her offspring into mo-
mentary inactivity. 81 had to per-
shade him a little, but he told me the
whole thing voluntarily.
How did you persuade hims'
asked the magistrate.
"Well, first gave him good whip
ping said the determined looking
little woman, "and then put him to
bed without any supper, and took his
clothes away, and told him he ID stay
in bed till he'd confessed what he ID
done if twas for the rest of his days,
and | should whip him again in the
morning. In less than an hour he told
me the whole story, voluntarily. -
Youth s Companion
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1907-01-26
lSOO.fOOT WORK
TUNNEL
EXTENSIVE DEVELOPMENT OF
BLACK DIAMOND MINES
G. B. Carpenter Arrives From South
ern Mining District aud Gives
Account of Operations There

"In the mineral belt extending
from Seven Trough on the south to
Black Diamond on the north, Il
stretch on country fifty miles in length
and about three miles in width, the
country is entirely located with the
exception of small strip about three
miles in length,' says c. B. Carpenter,
one of the owners of the Black Dia-
mond mines and of the Cannon Ball
properties, who arrived fen. that
camp last Thursday evening.
hldrfssNn;ne shrdlunn unu unununo
In speaking of the development
work on the Black damon and Can
non Ball mines he renosts that an
1900 foot work tune! is being driven
on the Black Diamond propertg This
tunnel is now in 40 feet and panning
ore has been secured from the begin
ming. 1t is now running in $40 ore. The
tunnel is SKI feet Tn It's course it Will
tap at varying depths fourteen veins
which give good surface values in free
milling gold This property is owned
by A. M. Latta, G. b. Carpenter and
r. Carpenter. The Black Diamond
group embraces total Of sixteen
claims, and the considered to embrace
dome of the best mineral veins in the
southern belt.
A new strike is reported to have
been made. by Jack Allen. who has
been sent out prospecting by sheriff
s. G. Lamb. and T. r. Brown of the
Palace This property adjoins the Can
non Ball property and gives values
which compare favorably with those
secured from the Cannon Ball prop
erty
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1907-01-26
COULD NOT find
THE CORPSE
MAN REPORTED KILLED AT COL
CONDA LAST EVENING
But Diligent Search on the Part Of
Justice Langwith and Deputies
Failed to Locate the Remains

The crew of train passing Golcon-
da last evening reported to Justice of
the Peace Langwith that dead man
was lying near the road a few yards
up the track. Justice Langwith imme-
diately called some assistants and pro-
ceeded to the spot where it was sup
posed the life of human being had
suddenly gone out. The Justice and his
assistants searched the track on both
sides for several hundred yards, but
their diligent efforts failed to locate
any sign of dead man or any sign
that one had been killed. !.
1t was not supposed that some one
and stolen the corpse, and after some
deliberation it was decided that the
man seen by the trainmen must have
been in an ante mortem state and had
gotten up and walked off.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1907-01-26
MIRTH AND music
REIGN
SILVER STATE HALL AND HOSE
HOUSE SCENES OF GAIETY
The Skiddoo Club and Friday Night
Club Both Meet Last Evening
and Throw Dull Care to
the Winds

Both the Skidoo Cuban organiZa-
tion composed of the younger set in
Winnemucca--and the Friday Night
Club held regular meetings last even
ing. AS usual the Friday Night Club
met in Silver State hall and the
Skidoo Club, for want Of better
place, met in the Hose house. A good
attendance characterized both meet
ing and both report an unusually good
time.
The forepart of the evening of the
Friday Night Club was given over to
progressive whist, and there were sew.
games The prizes were won by Miss
Hazel Bell and Mr.. Keppler, of the
Eagle Drug and Jewelry Company.
The ladies' first prize was handsome
cut glass dish. About 1890 the floor
was cleared and dancing ensued until
about 1890, after which good nights
were said.
The Skidoo Club in It's meeting last
evening initiated three new members
INTO the mysteries of the organization,
with a still more mysterious name. At
ter the initiatory ceremonies were con
-luded an ample and delicious banquet
was spread. The feminine members of
the Skidoo club pride themselves on
their culinary ability and the viands at
last evenings spread, which We're pre-
Dared by the young ladies of the club,
certainly proved their ability in that
line. Miss Dora Giroux, president of
the club, presided at the banquet and
acted as toast mistress.
After the repast music was turned
on and dancing followed The may
whirls of the waltz were followed by
the enlivening Virginia reel, the care
dispelling german, and the old-time
quadrile. And then the members Ct
'he Skidoo Club shouted 1923 for us
md skidooed to their respective
homes.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1907-01-26
FEAR EPIDEMIC OF DIPHTHE-
RIA

RENO New. Jan. 24.-Fearng that
Reno may be visited with 81 epidemic
Of diphtheria. the city board Of health
is taking extraordina~y precautions
10 investigate every renc~ted ease of
the disease and see that il is isolated.
Sor far as IS known - only case
found is one in the Twaddle family Mt
Fifth and Ralston street, and the
house has been under quarantine for
the past five daye.
The fact that there has been an
epidemic of dphtheria II Utah Colo
RADIO ard Wyoming has caused extra
precautions to prevent tho start of IN
epidemic here as it is feared that It
will be hard to stop in such severe
weather.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1907-01-26
DEVELOPMENT IN
OLD RANGE
w. g. ADAMSON TELLS OF OPEK-
ATIONS IN HUMBOLDT RANGE
Enumerates Different Mining Compa-
nies Who Are Working in the
Different Camps

"There is no question:" says w. G..
Adamson, who returned yesterday
from an inspection trip over the prop
critics controlled by him, "but what
the mines Of the Humboldt range are
going to have more permanent devel-
opment work in the coming spring
than ever before
The companies at present operating
in the Humboldt range are the Nor
rison Mining Company, The Sheba
Gold and Silver Mining Company, the
U. s. Gold and Copper Company, the
Prudential Mining Company, and the
Bonanza King Mining Company.
The MORRISON Mining Company are
planning extensiv improvements in
the mining machinery at the mines and
a 2S0-horse power boiler consigned TO
the company is now on the platform at
Humboldt House The power generated
by this boiler will be used in hosting
machinery.
The Prudential Mining Company
-Wines are about four miles from Mill
City. Four men are employed.
The Bonanza King Mining Company
n Spring Valley recently struck vein
of fine gold and silver ore in large
Quantities. This company will start
It's mills as soon as ore can beunug
rs mills as soon as coal can be pro-
cured. The Bonanza King is quite
an old mine. Several years ago it was
working in vein of high grade ore,
but suddenly the vein faulted and was
lost. The ore encountered in the late
strike is similar to that mined many
wears ago. The belt opened is larger
md better than that of the old days.
The U. s. Gold and Copper Company
have taken over the holdings Of the
Sapphire Union Mining Company.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1907-01-26
To Play with the Giants

"Billy" Hamilton, who passes out
he fluid at Wilson IS, is to play with
New York next season. At least, that
is what experts predict who saw
himthrow a SNOWFALL last night that
'assed over three-story building and
broke the hinge on barn door at the
rear
He is now in training and expects
20 be in perfect trim when the
big league season opens.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1907-01-26
Heard on the Farm

Farmer Waybaek-Here' a column
in the daily paper headed "The Peo
ple's Forum
His wife-Fer who, Silasg Why
don't you read on?-New Orleans
Times Democrat.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1907-01-26
DATE OF COURT CoNvENING rs
POSTPONED

A letter received from Judge w. IL.
A. Pike states that he has found it
necessary to postpone the time for
holding court here from March 70
March IL. He has instructed the clerk
and the sheriff to that effect.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1907-01-26
Asylum Overcrowded

RENO, Jan 24-There are 1919 pa
tients in the Nevada State Hospital
for Mental Diseases Ninety one of
these were admitted last year. Two
thirds of the total nurber confined in
the asylum are women. The hospital
is overcrowded now and Superintend-
ent Gibson will ask for appropriations
sufficient to take care of the unfort-
unates.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1907-01-26
WEATHER REPORT

Local office U. S. Weather Bureau of
the Department of Agriculture, Win
nemucca, New, for twenty four hours
ending a. M, January 26. 1907:
Maximum temperature, 40 degrees.
Minimum temperature. 32 degrees.
Mean temperature, 36 degrees.
Normal temperature, 30 degrees.
Prevailing wind direction southwest.
Precipitation, .04.
Forecast for Winnemucca and vicin-
ity for twentyfour hours ending p.
m January 27. issued from San Fran
cisco, Cal: Cloudy tonight and Sun
day.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1907-01-26
GRIEVANCE MAN FOR LOCAL OR
DERS RETURNS

Harry Holland. an engineer and the
local representative on the grievance
committee which has been interview
ing the railroad officials in San Fran
cisco, returned from the coast last
evening He continued on to Salt Lake,
where he will confer further with the
officials at that point.