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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-11-22
PROCEEDINGS OF
CIRCUIT COURT
DEFENDANT GETS THE VERDICT
IN CASE OF JACOBS VS..
BLOCKER.
Suit Of Willie Stone Against Column
bia For Damages Is
On Trial. fsia

The suit of Alexander JACOBS VS.. A.
L. Blocker was decided IN the Circuit
Court Wednesday In favor OF the de-
PENDANT This was the second trial
of the Suit, the first verdict being
In favor of the plaintiff, but was set
aside on account of surprise. The
suit was brought over tent and some
show equipment held by Blocker at
Riverside Park but afterwards des-
troyed by fre.
The suit of Willie Stone VS.. the
Board of Mayor and Aldermen of Co.
lumbia and j. w. Johnson rs now ON
trial. This is suit for alleged per-
sonal injuries. An old wall was blown
over on the woman on a windy night
nearly two years ago. The wall had
been left standing after fire In
building owned by Johnson on East
Eighth street.
Lewis Johnson, a member of the
Grand Jury, was called home Wednes-
day evening by the serious ILLNESS
of one OF his children.
The jury In the Stone case returned
a verdict at noon Thursday of $3.50 in
favor Of. the plaintiff. This verdict
is against Johnson and the City of
Columbia jointly.
The jury in the condemnation suit
of the Swan Greek Railway VS.. George
Jennings, which has been on trial for
the past week, returned verdict
Thursday, allowing the defendant
$500 for the right OF way, which the
railroad will use, and s1.4OO for incl
dental damages.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-11-22
TAX DIGESTS
ARE RECEIVED
MOST COMPLETE WORK OF KIND
EVER ISSUED IN THIS
STATE.
County Officials Here obtain Copies
of New Laws From
Comptroller.

Revenue collecting officials at the
court house, the county court clerk,
county trustee and circuit court clerk
and the several tax assessors of the
county Thursday received from
Comptroller Dibrell copies OF the new
Tennessee Tax Digest and Criminal
Cost Laws The work was compiled
by Robert T. Shannon, OF the Nash
vile bar, the author of Shannon's code
of Tennessee, and is the most COM
plete and elaborate tax digest ever
issued by the State.
The digest not only contains all the
laws for the assessment and collec
ton of taxes, but it contains properly
annotated the opinions of the supreme
Court thereon, the opinions of the
Attorney General of the State constru-
ing the law, and much other valuable
data for the use of officials in as
sessing and collecting the taxes. The
book is well indexed and contains
over 400 pages and is well bound
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-11-22
RESIGNATION OF
JOHN BROWN, ]. p.
RENDERED AND ACCEPTED BY
JUDGE GORDON, WHO WILL
CERTIFY THE VACANCY.

john Brown, a member OF the Coun-
ty Court, who left the county six
months or more ago and who has been
continuously away since, has forward
ed his resignation to the Judge of the
County Court, Hon. w. o. Gordon.
Judge Gordon endorsed the resigna-
ton accepted and will within few
days certify the vacancy to the Com
missioners OF Election, and doubtless
within a short time an election will
be ordered to fill the vacancy.
So far but one candidate has been
mentioned for the place and that is
J. NJ Parker, but It is probable that
there will be other aspirants. The
resignation OF Mr.. Brown reads as fol-
lows: 2 Nsat
ITO Hon. w. o. Gordon. Chairman
County Court:
81 beg to hand In, this my resigna-
tin as Justice Of the Peace in and for
the Ninth Civil District Of Maury
County, Tennessee. to take effect at
once. Yours very respectfully,
JOHN BROWN, J. P.
NOV. 10, 1907"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-11-22
A REMEDY FOR NEURALGIA OR
PAIN IN THE NERVES.

For neuralgia and sciatica Sloan's
Liniment has no equal 1t has a
powerful sedative effect on the nerves
-penetrates without rubbing and
gives immediate relief from pain
quickens the circulation of the blood
and gives a pleasant sensation Oh
comfort and warmth.
For three years suffered Win
neuralgia in the head and jaws"
writes j. p. Hubbard, of Marietta, D.
c." and had almost decided TO have
three OF my teeth pulled, when a
friend recommended me to buy a
twenty-fve-cent bottle of Sloan's Lin
ment did so and experienced Inn
mediate relief, and | kept on using IL
until the neuralgia was entirely cured
will never be without bottle OK
Sloan's Liniment in my house again
I use 1t also for insect bites and sore
throat, and can cheerfully recon-
mend It to any one who suffers from
any OF the Ills which ] have men
toned"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-11-22
CERTIFICATES
ARE CRITICISED
JOHN SHARP WILLIAMS DE-
CLARES CONGRESS NEVER IN
TENDED SUCH AN ISSUE.
Minority Leader Pays His Re-
spects to The Roosevelt
administration.

WASHINGTON, D. c.. Nov. 90
John Sharp Williams Democratic lead
er in the House of Representatives
said today that he deprecated the ac-
ton of the Administration in issuing
800 900, 900 of certificates of indebted
ness at this time, and that undoubted-
" the action will be criticised in Con-
gress.
Mr.. williams went on to say that
although the Administration had tech
nical legal authority for the issuance,
Congress never intended the authority
to be used in this way. He declared
that when the act was passed authoriz-
ing the issue of certificates of indebt-
edness not to exceed 100000, 900,
Congress contemplated the possibility
of the war with Spain involving this
Government in trouble with another
foreign power or powers, In winch
case greenbacks might go below par,
and these certificates we're authorized
to enable the Government to protect
itself. He asserted that no one con-
templated that the authority would
be used in time of profound peace,
land, according to our Republican
brethren, of unexampled prosperity"
he added, to Increase the interest
bearing Indebtedness of the country.
everything under this Administra-
tion," said Mr.. williams, as ingenuity
of construction. If the Administra-
ton can not find law to suit its ends
1t always finds some one to construe
a law to the purpose"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-11-22
UNWILLING OF THE JNo.
w. THOMAS MONUMENT
Nashville, Tenn, Sunday, November
path, 1907.

Nashville, Tenn, Sunday, November
gath, 1907.
The monument erected by the em-
ployes OF the Nashville, Chattanooga
& st. Louis Ry. to the memory OF
Mai. Jno. w. Thomas, late President
of that line will be unveiled in Cen
tennial Park, Nashville, Tenn, at
200 p. M, Sunday, November oath.
For this occasion, the Nashville, Chat
tanooga & st. Louis Ry. win sell
round trip tickets to Nashville from
all points on IFS lines, on Nov 23rd
and for trains scheduled to arrive In
Nashville before 200 p. m. OF Nov.
cath. at rate of one fare plus 2bc, tick
cts good until the 25ti,.
Special trains will be operated on
all branch lines leaving Sunday
morning in time to reach Nashville
for the unwilling, returning after the
unwilling in time to reach home Sun
day night. 1T
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-11-22
CONFIRMED PROOF.

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have publicly recommended Doan's
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who so testified years ago, now say
their cures were permanent. This
testimony doubly proves the worth OF
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ney sufferers.
Mrs. W. M. Johnson, 81 w. Tenth
Street, Columbia, Tenn, says; II
gave a statement some years ago for
publication telling Of the good results
had received from the use of Doan's
Kidney Pills and / can at this time
reiterate all said In my former state
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for some time from continual aching
across my back, accompanied at times
by sharp, shooting pains through my
loins and across the kidney regions.
| was unable to bend, stoop or lift
anything and was so lame In the
morning that was hardly able to rise.
After using several remedies without
satisfactory results, was advised to
use Doans Kidney Pills and procured
box at Adams & Martins drug
store felt relief from the first and
continued their use until cured. As
previously stated, ! gave testimonial
recommending Doan's Kidney Pills in
1908 and recommend them more high.
ly at this time, as the cure they then
effected In my case has proven a per.
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For sale by all dealers Price 80
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falo, New York, sole agents for the
United States
Remember the name-Doan's--and
take no other. 10
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-11-22

addition, there is the decision to is
sue $50,0O0.O00 Panama bonds and also
to issue $1O0.OO0,OOO certificates Of
Indebtedness.
When the bankers and Wall street
financlers came to Secretary Cortel-
you, begging for this money, they de-
clared that the legitimate business
interests of the country demanded it,
the crops must be moved, cotton ex-
changes arranged, and so on. 1t was
with the idea that legitimate business
interests we're to be secured that
the money was issued.
A different situation has developed.
The Secretary has discovered that the
banking interests of the country In
stead of releasing the money for the
need of actual business, are utilizing
it in two ways.
First, when heretofore bankers had
been contented to carry flexible cur
rency reserve of approximately 20
per cent, tney now i'll many instances,
have increased their reserves to 35
and even so per cent. AS fast as
money has been loosed by the govern
ment, it has been locked up by the
bankers
Second, in many cases the banks
have utilized the funds so provided to
buy securities at panic prices against
loans on them as collateral.
AS a result of these operations there
Is no more money loose today for the
business interests of the country than
there was before the government
started to render assistance to the
crippled banking circles.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-11-22
FARMER ROBBED.
BODY BURNED
MISSOURI MAN WAS MOVING TO
TENNESSEE WHEN he WAS
ASSAULTED.
OVER $1,000 CASH WAS SECURED
illustrates the Dangers Of Carry
Ing Currency on The
Person.

ST. LOUIS, Nov. 2O.-J. H. Fowlkes
a Doniphan. No, farmer, while el
route to his newly-purchased farm
near Newbern. Tenn, was murdered
and robbed of 81 $50 In an Iron Noun
tain box car on a siding at Poplar
Blur, Mo-, early today. His head was
beaten to pulp, and the car, in which
were his household goods, set on IRE
The crime was discovered at a. m.
when the fire department responded to
an alarm and put out the fire in the
car, which stood on a siding waiting
to be picked up by train on the Cairo
branch of the Iron Mountain road.
His body was found on the floor of the
car. partly consumed. Those who
saw the body declare that beyond
question he was beaten to death be-
fore the fire was started.
Fowlkes was known to have had
$1,0S0 on his person the evening be-
fore, but a thorough search failed to
uncover any trace of the money, eth
er in the pockets of the dead man or
any place in the car.
Fowlkes was well to do Recently
he sold a farm near Doniphan and
purchased one in Tennessee. He
bought tickets yesterday for his wife
and five children, and they left on a
passenger train for their new home.
The husband had planned to ride to
Tennessee in the box car in which
his furniture, farm tools, two horses
and a COW were to be shipped. This
car was taken from Doniphan to Pop
lar Bluff on freight train No. y36, ar
irving at Poplar Bluff early in the
evening. The car was sidetracked to
wait for the Cairo branch train. Soon |
after his arrival in Poplar Bluff, |
Fowlkes visited a nearby saloon and !
purchased couple of drinks, and in |
paying for them exhibited his large |
roll Of money. From the saloon he |
went to his car and retired, and was1
not seen alive again. The station
agent at Doniphan said today that a |
suspicious looking man residing at
that place had not been at his home
since early yesterday, ana that this
nan was aware that Fowlkes would
.ravel first to Poplar Bluff, and that
ne would be alone in the car and that
ne would carry a large sum of cash
An effort will be made to find this
nan, >as it is thought he can shed
light on the mystery of Fowlkes'
ieath.
Some persons at Poplar Bluff are
Inclined to suspect that Fowlkes'
money was seen by negroes IN the
saloon he visited, and that these ne
yroes we're his murderers.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-11-22
new YORK BANKERS CHARGED
WITH BAD FAITH To GOVERNMENT
ALLEGED TO HAVE USED FUNDS OF PEoPT F
FOR SELF ACCOMPLISHMENT AND
NOT FOR RELIEF
sEcRETAR coRTELYoU THAT THE FNANcIERs
NOT TREATED THE PUBLIC FAIRLY-UsINe FUNDS TO
STOCKS PANIC PRICES

NEW YORK. Nov. zO.-An acut,
difference has developed between Sec
Rotary Cortelyou and the banking in
terests Of the country. Secretary Cor
telyou feels that the banking insti
tutions have not treated him fairly
In this feeling he is sustained by the
President.
The administration has stepped to
the front to save the financial sltua-
ton. Instead of the men, whose in
terest have been jeopardized, cooper
ating fully with the government, they
have met the governments liberality,
it is charged, with selfish aggrand-
izement.
1t is extremely probable that, with
in the next few days, several of the
men who two weeks ago were figura-
lively on their knees to the Secretary
of the treasury, will hear from him
in no uncertain terms.
Briefly, the Secretary believes, and
this belief is shared by the Presi-
dent, that certain bankers, instead of
utilizing the funds released by the
government to relieve business stress,
have diverted the money to build up
cash reserves. Others, it is said
have gone into the market to buy Sc
curities at panic prices, rather than
the money among the busl-
ness interests that need 1t.
More than 100000, 900 has been re-
leased and placed in the banks. So
lavish has the government been that
the working capital of the treasury
is close to point of impairment. In
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-11-22
MOTION TO DISCHARGE VENIRE
IN POWERS CASE is GRANTED
DEFENSE SCORES IMPORTANT POINT m rr,p
FOURTH TRIAL OF THE NOTED KEN
TUCKY REPUBLICAN
MORRIS DECLARES THAT PRESENCE OF so MANI
DEMOCRATS IN THE JURY CONSTITUTES A.
SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCE

GEORGETOWN, KY, Nov. 2O-The
attorneys for Caleb Powers In his
fourth trial won for him today the
first substantial victory in his fight
for life and liberty, when Special
Judge Morris sustained the motion to
discharge the second venire. The
main contention throughout the pro-
ceedings SO far has been that politics
has been injected into the case, that
an effort to continue this condition has
been made in the selection of the
venire of 200 men summoned from
Harrison County, and that the defend
ant could not obtain justice at the
hands of a jury composed of his po-
litical opponents.
1t has been argued that it is reason
able to suppose that the twelve men
ultimately selected to try the case
would all be Democrats. For this
reason, counsel for Powers attacked
the venires drawn from Harrison
County. Testimony introduced to sus-
tain counsel's view was Intellectual I'M
til proof was forthcoming as to the
political character of those sections
of Harrison County from which the
veniremen were summoned, which
demonstrated that these precincts
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-11-22
PROHIBITION BILL
UP TO GOVERNOR
HOUSE coNcuRs IN THE SENATE
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS WILL
SIGN IT.

MONTGOMERY Ala. Nov. 20
The house lost no time today in agree
ing with the senate on the Carmichael
prohibition bill, accepting the meas
ure as amended by vote OF 10 to 2
as adopted, the bill makes Alabama
dry on Jan. /. 1909 Except that school
may be sold for medical purposes.
Every indication from the once OF
the governor is that he will sign the
bill as passed
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-11-22
LAWYER DIES
In COURT ROOM
EXPIRES WHILE QUESTIONING A
WITNESS IN A CIVIL SUIT AT
COLUMBIA, s, c.

COLUMBIA, s. c.. Nov 20,-Judge
Andrew Crawford, a distinguished
member of the Columbia bar,
died In court today while examining a
witness In a civil case. Judge Craw-
ford has just asked the witness a ques-
tion. when he excused himself and
went to the Judges room He expired
In Eve minutes.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-11-22
CAR SUPPLY is
NOW ABUNDANT
GREAT CHANGE IN THE sITUA-
TON DURING THE PAST
FOUR WEEKS.
VERY LITTLE DEMAND FOR THEM
Railroad Officials in Places Are Look.
ing For Storage Room
For Cars.

PROBABLY no line of business felt the
effects of the financial furry sooner
or to greater degree than the rail
roads. The effect or the financial
stringency on the car supply has been
almost instantaneous. Less than a
month ago it was almost impossible
to obtain anything like an adequate
, supply of cars for the purpose OF NOV
ing any class of freight. In fact, so
acute was the situation In this Sec
ton that many of the phosphate mines
were either forced to suspend opera
tons in part or to store their rock
because cars could not be obtained to
move it. But now all is changed Cars
are to be had in abundance and with
the greatest promptness.
But all lines of business where there
is much freight shipped have felt the
effect of the situation and the demand
for cars has fallen off until the supply
is almost as much greater than the de-
mand as the demand was greater than
the supply four weeks ago. 1t has
been estimated that there, has been
a decrease during that time in the
demand for care of not less than sew
enty per cent.
In some sections of the country rail-
road officials who a month ago were
puzzlng their brains to obtain cars
to meet the extraordinary demand are
now up against about as tough a prob
lem to find the necessary track room
upon which to store the cars. The
condition does not exactly exist in
this section yet, nevertheless, it is
stated by the local railroad officials
that all the cars wanted can be had
upon very short notice. The freight
traffic is not the only part of the bus
mess that has felt the effect of bus
mess depression, but people are not
as much as they did month
ago.
Of the country's business mas been so
great that 1t has been practically I'M
possible to obtain anything like
enough cars to move the freight. In
act this has not been done. The car
shortage in Maury county alone has
'esulted in loss Of thousands of dol
ars during the past two years The
supply has at times been less than ten
,er cent OF the demand u
Phosphate dealers who could not
,btain cars have been particularly
lard hit by the furry. There are
many in the county who had very
contracts for the shipment
II rock beginning September /, but
wing to the inability or unwillingness
Il the railroads to furnish cars the
hipments could not be made. Since
he tightness In money matters be-
IAN the orders have been cancelled.
When the buyers Of the rock were
demanding 1t cars could not be OBJ
aimed. But since cars can be secured
n abundance the orders have been
ancelled, so that the dealers have :
een caught between the devil and
he deep blue sea, to use the familiar
Expression.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-11-22
LEBANON VOTES
FOR WATERWORKS

LEBANON, Tenn, Nov. 2O.-An
election was held here in the city to-
day for the purpose Of voting on an
issue of $4,000 in bonds for establish
ing a waterworks system for the town,
which It is sadly in need of. 1t rained
nearly all day and rather light vote
was polled, the result being as fol-
lows: For the issuance of the bonds,
259; against, 1873.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-11-22

were largely Democratic, so much Sc
as to create uspicion-whether well
or ll-founded-that undue influence
had been used in directing the Deputy
Sheriffs from Scott County toward
Democratic precincts.
The weight of testimony introduced
exonerated the Sheriff of Scott Coun-
ty and his deputies, but the results
of their work in Harrison County led
the court to the expressing OF an opin-
ion that created sensation. In sus-
tanning the motion of the defense,
Special Judge Morris, an ardent Dem
ocrat and an appointee OF Gov. Beck
ham, said:
The proof indicates that the Demo
cratic majority in Harrison County is
somewhere in the neighborhood of
1000. perhaps more in the last cleo
tion. The proof indicates that in the
precincts where the veniremen were
summoned there is an overwhelming
predominance of Democrats, not sol
much in the recent election as in
previous elections, perhaps. Now, in
looking over these lists in proof here,
it must be striking that so many Dem
ocrats were summoned on these We
hires and so few Republicans"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-11-22
GEN. JASTREMSKI
CRITICALLY ILL
GuBERNAToRlAL CANDIDATE IN
LOUISIANA STRICKEN
WITH PARALYSIS.

BATON ROUGE, La, Nov. 90
Gen. Leon Jastremski, one OF the can
didates for the Democratic nomination
for Governor. suffered a stroke Of
paralysis at 8 o'clock this morning
and his condition is critical Gen.
Jastremski has been for many years
one Of the leading citizens of Louis
lana.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-11-22
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Good stock Kokomo Pioneer Farm
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The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1907-06-16
ONE CORPSE
IS RECOVERED
Body Found IN Mime
sofas Launch.
BOAT BADLY DHAPDATED
Large Hole on Starboard Of the
Little Vessel.
Theory Is That the Hawser of Tug
Drawing a Tow Figured I'm
the Terrible Dis

Norfolk. June l5.--Only one body,
that of George w. westphal, has been
recovered from the wreck of the Min
nesota's launch. Dredgings were kept
up constantly throughout the day.
Westphal's body was sent to Ports
mouth to be prepared for shipment to
Neneva. Wis. The derrick, having on
board the raised launch, was towed to
the Norfolk Navy Yard this afternoon.
The launch, as it rested on the der
rick. presented a picture of partial
wreck. A hole four feet high and two
Feet wide with timbers chopped away
on either side was stove in on the star
board side about eight feet from the
bow On the brass peak of the bow
the metal Is bright in several places
and there are evidences that 1t grazed
Or struck a steel cable. This leads the
naval officers to the conviction that
the hawser of tug drawing a tow
figured in the collision. The smoke
stack is bent considerably to star
board. The iron pipes. forming the
canopy frame are badly twisted and
In the rear the canopy and frame were
smashed down almost fat They had
to be torn away today before the ma
val board and the supervising steam
inspector could prosecute their inves-
tigation.
Some of the effects Of those aboard
were found in the boat, including caps
and white seamens hats.
The air compartments of the boat
were penetrated SO sharply and COM
pletely that If the hole was not made
by coming in contact with cable the
boat must have struck the bow OF
corner OF the tow after coliiding with
the cable.