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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-12-13
LOOKING
INFO PEONAGE
CONDITION or IMMIGRANTS TO
AMERICA TO BE SUBJECT
OF INQUIRY.
Many Complaints Have Been Received
Concerning Their Treatment
In South.

ROME, Dec. S.-The Italian govern
ment has under consideration q plar
to send commission to America fol
the purpose of learning definitely the
conditions under which the Italians
who have emigrated live. The pur
pose of the commission will be two
fold
Many complaints have been received
from various sections. Most of these
have had to do with padrone systems,
but exaggerated stories have reached
here of Italians being held in a state
of peonage in some of the southern
states. 1t will be the duty OF the
commission to investigate these sto-
ries, and if they are found to be true
the attention of the United States
government will be called officially to
them.
There has been what looks like an
organized effort on the part of some
of the parties apparently interested in
keeping the flow of Italian immigra-
ton in its present line to combat the
growing disposition to seek the south
ern states for homes, and all sorts of
stories have been spread of prejudice
against the Italians in the South, the
peonage cases which occasionally crop
up in the American papers are greatly
and the negroes are pic
.ured as deadly foes of the Italians
md as ferocious savages. The main |
object of the proposed commission
would be to investigate these stories
md learn the truth.
1t is further proposed to get at the
acts of the statements made by
riends and agents Of the southern
tates of the opportunities there for
Italian farmers to become prosperous
armers and landowners in the south,
in Louisiana, Mississippi
nd Texas.
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RUN TOO MUCH
FOR BIG BANK

KANSAS CITY, Dec. 5.--The Ma
tional Bank of Commerce, the second
financial institution In importance In
Kansas City, announced It's suspen-
sion this morning after a steady run Of
six weeks, during which the bank had
paid out $19,000,0O0 Of lie deposits.
reduced its loans $3,5O0,0O0, cut down
its cash resources $11,675, and
sold $2,00O,000 OF high-grade bonds in
an effort to meet demands Chicago
and New York banks had offered as
sistance, but the officers of the Ma
tional Bank of Commerce saw no pros
pect that the steady drain would be
checked and decided Just before the
opening hour to post notice of sus-
pension.
appointed James T. Bradley, National
Bank Examiner, as temporary receiv-
er of the bank. He has issued no
statement as to the banks condition,
nor have the officers OF the bank.
The Directors OF the bank issued a
statement saying that the bank could
not stand "slanderous statements
made against IT," and adding they do
not believe It possible for a depositor
to lose dollar
OF approximately $17,0O0,O0O in de-
posts tied up in the suspension. about
s12, 100000 belongs to out-oftown
banks and 100000 to Kansas City
people
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HOGS TO PAY OFF
DEBT ON CHURCH
FARMERS OF INDIANA ARE DO
MATING THEIR SWINE FOR
THAT PURPOSE.

COLUMBUS, Ind, Dec. 8.-When
Col Tom Vinnedge, an auctioneer at
Hope, twelve miles east of here,
opened his mail this morning he found
thirty letters in which the writer's
each offered to donate a hog toward
wiping out the debt that is now hang
ing over the Baptist church of Hope.
A few days ago Col. Vinnedge
mailed letters to persons throughout
the United States, asking each to
donate hog for this purpose. The
plan is to have the hogs shipped to
Hope, where they will be sold at pub
lie auction by Vinnedge free of charge
and half of the proceeds of the sale
will be applied to wiping out the
church debt and the other half will
be distributed to the persons who do
mated the hogs, each receiving half
of the price obtained for his individ-
ual hog.
Among the hogs already donated is
one from Mayor Tom Johnson, Of
Cleveland, 0. The sale of the hogs
will be held in the latter part of the /
present month, by which time 1t is
expected that at least one thousand
hogs will be donated. The donators
of the hogs are invited to attend the
sale and will be entertained while at
Hope by the ladies of the Baptist
church OF that town.
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oN-RE EMIT NOTICE.
Clerk and Masters Office, Columbia,
Tenn, Dee. s, 1907.
J. A. Shelly, Complainant,
VS..

John M Owen, ct al, Defendant.
1t appearing from affidavit fled IN
this cause, that the Defendant, John
M. Owen, Is a nonresident of the
State of Tennessee.
It is therefore ordered that he enter
his appearance herein, bfore or within
the first three days of the next term
of the Chancery Court, TO be held az
Columbia. on the LIST Monday In jan
uary next, 1908, and plead. answer
or demur to Compliments bill. or the
same will be taken for confessed a. %
him and set for hearing ex-parte; ana
that a copy OF this order be published
for -four consecutive weeks in The O0
lumbia Herald.
A Copy-Attest:
A. N. AKIN, Clerk and Master.
]. H. DINING, Solr. for ComprG
Cat
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Land SALE.
Frank Brown.
VS..
John A. Allen, ct al.


John A. Allen, ct al.
In the Chancery Court. at Columbia,
Tennessee.
Pursuant to a decree entered In
above styled cause at the october
Term, 1907, on minutes at page A,
will on Wednesday, the 18th day Of
January, 1908, at IL o'clock noon, at
the Court House door in Columbia,
Tennessee, sell to the highest bidder,
the land described in said decree,
bounded and described as follows, to-
wit: Bounded on the north by John
Thompson and Bill Kittrell on the
east by Joe Nance and the Gibson
place; on the south by Leon White
and w. J. Pennington; and on the
west by Bill Kittrell and Lewis Grimes,
containing about 140 acres of land.
A plat and survey of which will be
filed before the sale, and this sale will
be both by general boundaries and the
plat.
Terms.-Said sale will be made on
a credit of 9, IL and IS months,
Sale free from the equity of redemp
ton. Notes bearing interest from
date of sale with good personal Sc
curiety will be required of the pur-
chaser, and lien retained to secure
the payment Of the purchase money.
This, the 9Th day OF December, 1907
Sat A. N. AKIN, C. & M.
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Land Sale
T. J. Lea. ct al,
F c Lea. ct al

F. C. Lea. ct al
In the Chancery Court. al Columbia.
Tennessee.
Pursuant 70 a decree entered in
above styled cause at the October
Term. 1907 on minutes at page ISL I
viii on Wednesday. the 18th day OF
January, 1908, at ~ o'clock noon. AZ
the Court House door in Columbia
Tennessee, sell TO the highest bidder.
the land described in said decree,
bounded and described as follows. to
wit:
First Tract:-Situated in Mt. Pleas.
ant, Maury County, Tenn. and being
the same tract conveyed TO ]. r. Lea
by o. E. Daniels and beginning at the
southeast corner of Clark's lot. on the
north margin of Blue Grass Ave and
running northwardly along said
Clark's east line, 100 feet: thence
eastwardly on a line parallel to the
north line of Blue Grass Ave, o. ieet;
thence in a southerly direction, on 4
line parallel to said Clark's east line.
100 feet, to the north line of Blue
Grass Ave; thence westwardly along
the north line of Blue Grass Ave. rs
feet to the place of beginning, con.
tanning $500 square feet. more or
less
Second tract:-Adjoining the first
tract. and beginning at the southeast
corner OF e. A. Daniels feed store, on
Blue Grass Ave-, running northwardIy
along his line to Hankinson & Bakers
line; thence along Hankinson & b.
ker's south boundary line. in an east.
erly direction 20 feet to Killebrew 4
Hunters line on Broadway; thence
along their line so feet
10 the margin of Blue Grass Ave-;
thence westwardly, along the margin
Of said street 20 feet to the beginning.
Being the same property described In
Iced registered in Book 98. vol 4, page
i02, r. 0. M. c. Possession given the
st of February, 1908.
Terms.-Said sale will be made On
/ credit of 6, II and IS months.
Except the sum of $4,000, which win
,e required in Cash on day OF Sale
IN each tract. Sale free from the
guilty of redemption. Notes bearing
interest from date of sale with good
ersonal security will be required Of
be purchaser, and lien retained to Sc
ure payment of the purchase money.
This, the 9th day of December, 1907.
Cat A. N. AKIN. C. e. M
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MEMPHIS WOMAN
LOSES HER JEWELS
SHE ALSO HAS AN EXCITING err
COUNTER WITH THE BURG
LAR WHO GOT THEM.

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Dec. 6--DiS
monds and jewels valued at sever"
thousand dollars were stolen froT Tue
apartments of Mr.. and Mrs. RUSSO
Clarksson on the second floor OF inc
Marcheal Court fats last night, MIS-
Clarkson had an exciting encouh'e'
with the burglar, who had bolted MN
self in the living room. and who eS
capped down the rear stairs,
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-12-13

English suffragettes, who was impris.
oned because of her convictions, is
now in this city. She has stirred up
considerable excitement among the
/ feminine portion of the community
by her statement that American wom-
en- would probably not know how to
use the ballot if they had it. She also
declines to give any information as to
how suffrage may be obtained for
them unless she is paid so much a
lecture. She will address the League
for Self-supporting Women at Cioper
Union on December ~.
A few days ago | met Miss Ednora
Nahar. North American indian
did not learn to what tribe she be-
longed-who through her own efforts,
has reached such high position on
the vaudeville stage that she is going
to be starred in Europe She, in a
very Oriental setting, will give two,
scenes from the life of Cleopatra, in
English, German, French, Spanish
and italian, according to the country
she visits She has rich voice and
a great deal of passion. Her type of
beauty is more Japanese than Indian. |
no fnca % of 1ro
matte production in "Old New York
IS the number of ticket Spectators
In front of the theatre where it is
given. BY this and other signs "The
Merry Widow" has attained a stu
)endous triumph. So enthusiastic are
he reports of all who have heard it
hat spectators are easily obtaining
a for 50 seats. This pretty operetta
S one of the offerings of that in
lefatigable impressario, Henry W.
Savage.
Early in the season Augustus Thorn
$ scored a failure in his play "The
langer" Now he is compensated
herefor by the popularity of his new
rama, THE Witching Hour" in
7hich John Mason is starring at the
Tackett Theatre. Mr. Mason was for
everal seasons Mrs Fiske's leading
ian, and lately played with great dis
notion with Virginia Harmed in" An
a Karenina."
A new play at Belasco's Theatre is
matter of much interest. In "The
1arrens of Virginia" to be produced !
lere in December 3, the chief roles L
Ill be played by Charlotte Walker y
Id Frank keenan,.
The perennially popular Chauncey
Icott is at the Liberty Theatre in an
ish play called "O'Neill of Derry"
Lawrence DOrsay and Cecilia LOT
s in THE Lancers" will follow 1.-THE
-eat Divide" at Days Theatre.
At the New York Theatre, which is o
voted to high class vaudeville,
AIRY Lander, a Scotch impersonator
making a phenomenal hit.
HENRIETTA LAZARUS.
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Mrs. cObden,sanderson. one of the
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-12-13
BOSTON BLAZE

The East Cambridge. Mass, ma
chine shops and round-house OF the
Boston and Maine railroad were
burned last night. The loss is $780,
600.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-12
new THEORY SPRUNG.
Latest Explanation of the Chicago
Subtreasury Shortage.

Chicago. March IA new field in
the investigation of the subtreasury
robbery is being explored by the fed
eral authorities. Il was suggested
that some banking institution of Chi
cago needed a large sum TO tide over
temporary difficulties and is response
Bile for the disappearance of the
$4,000.
The secret service operatives. II be
came known yesterday. are working
on the theory that the money that dis
appeared from the cage OF Asserting
Teller George W Fitzgerald on Feb
Tuary 20 was borrowed for a day or
two al the instance of 4 lettering in
stitutiOn by some employe who now
fears TO restore il.
Chief Wilkie and Captain Porter
would not be surprised. It is asserted
on the highest authority. IL the missing
money were to be restored at any day
For the last week the secret service
bureau has been directing nearly all
OF its energy in the direction of fixing
the identity of some Chicago bank OF
trust company that was in an I'M
sound financial condition. and to pre-
serve its commercial life and save its
officers from cells approached some
emplOye of the subtreasury and made
this proposition:
we need 1880 for a dav or two
to tide US over visit by the bank ex-
aminer. You are in a position TO loan
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DOWlE'S FUNERAL.
Services Are Held by Followers Who
Remained Faithful.

Chicago, March 12-FuneraI services
were held last night for John Alexander
Dowie by the little band Of the faithful
who have stood by him while thousands
of the great restoration host ridiculed
and scorned.
Refusing to accept conciliatory meas
ures offered by Gladstone Dowie, in the
form of share in the last rites over
his fathers body, Deacon J. w. Cutler
and his six assistant deacons, chosen by
Dowie as the ecclesiastical rulers of his
church in Zion City, held formal ser
vices. which, they said, were the only
possible ceremonies under the Christian
Apostolic church in Zion
Cutler had persuaded five of his au-
thorized assista nts-Deacons Crawford,
Smelling, Chad. Gottschalk and Braund
to hold to their original stand In
spite of drfzziing night his residence
was crowded, rnourners finding places
on stairs and wildowsills.
The meeting closed with declarations
from almost every one present that they
would remain in the present body until
Dcwie's Will reveals whom he chose as
his successor. Then they will flock TO
his support Many expressed the belief
this would be Bryant, now in South
Africa
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-12
THE PENALTY OF OVERWORK.

Work has been mans lot since the
creation. but day of toll should not
have its penalty of pain Why is it,
then. You ask, that backache SO often
follows2 It is because the mOdren
tendency Is to overwork, 10 tear down
faster than nature can rebuild An
unnatural strain is thrown upon the
vital organs, and more especially upon
the kidneys. which have the work Of
altering the blood free from waste and
poison.
The heavy tax of overwork.-the
strain upon the back that is 50 COM
mon to many trades and occupations,
is too great The kidneys begin to fail
in their work. and there is a double
danger to health. The poisonous mat
ter collects in the system. and the
kidneys themselves begin to break
down
Pain in the back is only a warning
of trouble in the kidneys An infiam-
nation has set in. and a disOrdered
condition of the urine soon becomes
apparent
Too much or too little urine. with
constant desire to void the secretions;
any noticea BILE deviation from the nor
NAL color: the appearance Of sandy
sediment. proves a dfsordered condt-
ton of the kidneys. that needs quick
attention.
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RUN OVER BY AUTO.
Roy Kracmer Fatally Hurt by an In
human Driver.

Roy Kraemer, little newsboy. was
run over and probably fatally injured
last night by an automobile
Just at dusk last evening the little
east on Eighth avenue, between
Quincy and Monroe, when a large red
automobile. without any lights burn
ing. came toward them from the east
Ralph Bagan. the boy who was with
Kraemer. jumped out of the way, but
the machine struck Rraemer and
knocked him down The front wheel
passed over his body, breaking three
ribs and injuring him internally.
As the child screamed, the man who
and dashed up Eighth TO Kansas ave
nue. The Bagan boy ran after the
machine crying, You have run over
Roy"
Peter Heinz, the ice cream manu-
facturer. ran out of his house. which
is near the scene of the accident. and
carried the injured child into his Of
flee The police were notified. and
they took the boy to his home, 107
Branner street where his injuries
were dressed by DR.. Hogeboom. city
physician The boy is still alive today
but his chances for recovery are slight
Mr.. Heinz. when he ran out to pick
up the injured child. saw the auto
avenue. and noted that it was a large
red machine with a glass shield in
front. Neither he nor the Bagan boy
could see the number on the back of
the auto.
The inhuman act or the driver in
falling to stop and see how badly the
child was injured. has deeply in
censed autoists in general. and today
several prominent Automobiles are
doing what they can to assist the de-
rectives in finding the man who ran
over Roy Kraemer- There are onIv
four red automobiles with glass shields
IN the CITY and the detectives expect
70 locate the guilty man before the day
Is over Anonymous suggestions and
expressions of anger are telephoned to
the police station every few minutes
some OF these suggestions have been
looked into by the detectives
Inc auto which was a new. shiny
one was driven by a man and a wo-
man occupied the other front seat
Neither Of them spoke when the bow
was knocked down. The man sirnDlv
increased the speed of his machine
and turned onto Kansas avenue at a
25-mile clip.
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Topeka PROOF.

J. r. Black painter and paper
hanger, of 1905 East Sixth avenue. To-
peka. Kan, says: "Doan's Kidney
Pills brought me such great relief that
I did not hesitate to give them my
endorsement for publication In my
statement I said 1 had suffered for
three years from kidney complaint
There was a dull aching across the
small of my back which inconvenf-
enced me when doing paper hanging.
4 distressing and annoying weakness
Of the kidneys existed that was par
ticuIarly noticeable at night and dis
turbed my rest The use of Doan's
Kidney Pills quickly and throughly
removed all these difficulties. During
the years which have passed since
then there has been no return or the
symptoms which is. 1 think, sufficient
reason for renewing my recommended
ton of this reliable preparation"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-12
NEW COLLEGE PRESIDENT.
Inc KeV- H. G. CuIbe-Son to Head the
Empcria Presbyterian School

Kansas City. Kan. March 12-The
Rev Henry Coe Culberson of lola
Kan. has announced his acceptance of
the presidency of the College of En-
poria, to succeed the Rev L. C Nil
Ter. who resigned the presidency
eighteen months ago
The Rev. William FouIkes chair
man Of the board of trustees of the
College of Emporia. received the letter
OF acceptance yesterday. and inme-
diately notified the other members Of
the board
The board gave DR. CuIberson a
unanimous call. and we think we have
obtained the right man for the place :,
Dr. FoulkeS said last night We
have 900 students in Emporia and the
work there Is in splendid condition.
The new president of the College of
Emporia IS a young man He came to
Kansas recently from Evanston, III.
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GREATEST EVER HELD.
Fourth Annual Convention OF Road
makers Convene.

Pittsburg March 1.-THE faur+t,
annual convention of the American
Roadnakers association convened to-
day in Carnegie Music hall ScbenIav-
park Over $500 delegates reDresent-
ing IS states arc in attendance
The convention. which Is +arn,a5
''the greatest good roads meeting ever
neId. was called to order by James H
Macdonald of New Haven Com
president of the association Prasi-
dent Macdonald in his address =
ferred to the convention a. a school
for roa dmakers and said that eacb
state had its own problems and that
with the Interchange of ideas. that
would result. all roadmakers would be
helped.
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Us this money without its being
missed Let Us have the money and
We will pay you a bonus of $4,000 or
so You take no risk We are re-
sponsible people. It is easy money
The money was taken from the
cage. the federal authorities believe,
under some such arrangement Then,
before it could be restored. it was dis
covered that there was shorta ge.
The man who took il in the hue and
cry that Immediately followed when
every empIoye was watched closely.
was in no position TO return it He
fears to do 50 now The secret SER
vice men. however. confidently believe
that the money some day will be found
hidden away in some place in the sub
treasury
In pursuance Of this theory. the
financial status of more than one
banking institution in Chicago has
been quietly Investigated
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-12
DEFEATED THE JAYHAWKERs.
Missouri's Basketball Team Wins
From Is. U by 81 to 81

Columbia. Mo. March 12.-The Jay
hawkers sprung something of a sur
prise on the Tigers last night and sent
them into extra time in order to win
the first of two basketball games by a
score of 81 to 81. The Kansans put
up fast and furious game and in the
first ten minutes took q lead of six
points The Tigers succeeded in get
ting within reach of their opponents
and the score stood II to II in favor
Of the Jayhawkers at the end of the
first half. When time was called in
the second half each team had 81
points to its credit In the extended
time the Tigers got a foul throw, fol-
lowed by a basket which won the
game. The Jayhawkers excelIed in
team work while the Tigers evened
things up by locating the basket with
more accuracy. The two teams play
again tonight.
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\ BAND OF kANsANs.
Students IT Ann Artor Organize
Themselves Into Club.

Ann Arbor. Mich. March 12-Thir-
Y students from Kansas who are at
tending the University CT Michigan
have organized themselves into Kan
sas state club At the first annual
banquet the guest of the evening was
T. E Rankin of the law department
faculty. who has been voted an honor
airy member of the club on account of
his being kansan by birth and a
former well known teacher at En-
pOria-
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WOULD SELL PLAYERS.
Herman Crow Trying to Dispose of
ToDeka Men to Wichita

Wichita. Kan, March 12-Manager
Jack Holland is in receipt of a letter
from Herman Crow, secretary of the
Topeka baseball club. offering some of
that teams players to the local man
agement- Il is regarded as another
Western league bluff by the baseball
enthusfasts- b ere.
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MILITIA CALLED OUT.
To Guard Bank Robbers From sTob of
Angry Citizens.

Chester. Ia. March IA companv
q state militia was called out early TO
day 10 guard two bank robbers ar
rested for blowing up the bank at
Ma1sonvi2le- March 6. from mob vfo-
lence- and Sheriff John F4enDezv has
asked the government for more aid
company ID Is now on guard with in
strucdons TO shoot. The action fol-
lowed the oustfng yesterday of the
grand jury which was declared Illegal
and which therefore can not fndict the
men held
Angry citizens soon formed a mob
bent on iynching the men