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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-12-04
cARnAcK on TEMPER
ANcE LEGISLATION.

We publish today a letter written
By Senator Carmack several weeks
ago to Mr.. ". r. Hamilton. head OF
the AntiSaloon League for East Ten
nessee. In this letter Mr.. Carmack
makes II plain that his position with
reference to high license is not in
tended as a substitute for any part OF
the program laid down by the Anti
Saloon League. but only as an add
tional remedy. Mr.. Carmack fayors
the extension of the Adams law to The
entire State: but the Adams law viii
not of itself prohibit the sale OF wills
key. That can only be done by the
action of the various towns and cities
themselves. Mr.. Carmack believes
that Memphis would not take advan-
tage OF the law or in other words
would vote against abolishing the sa-
loon. and therefore. for years to come,
the people there would derive no bene-
At from the law. In view of theN fact
Lndf the SdiOOuS dilu SdiitDlClo dliACu
with tax-dodging corporations have
just elected a ticket headed by the no
torious Jesse Edgington, and defeated
ticket composed of the best citizens
of the county, this conclusion seems
very reasonable one. Memphis
seems to be in the grip of the gamb-
ling house, the saloon and the tax
lodging corporation. One effect of
driving the saloon from the country
districts has been to concentrate and
its powe in the cities. and
these therefore have strong moral
claim on the rest of the state in their
appeal for help A high license such
as is proposed by Senator Carmack
would close up the low, cheap dens,
which. by reason of their large num-
Der constitute the greater part of the
political power welded by the saloons.
This would strengthen the hands of the
people in future conflicts
md prepare the way for complete pro-
libition.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-12-04
ENFORCE THE LAW.

Columbia is supposed to be opera
| ting under law which requires retail
dealers in whiskey to pay license of
| 81 900: but all of them are not doing
it, Two of them are having the law
| investigated to see If their license,
taken out under the old law, will not
hold good until that license expires;
and others of them have not paid at
all and are running without any IL
cense simply on their promise to
pay, and because they are supposed
to be Financially speaking) good"
That is a very lax enforcement of
of the law The law provides when
the license shall be paid. and no off,
Ger has any right to agree to any vio-
lation of that law. The law does not
provide for any credit. and the Re-
corder has no. right to extend any
credit The law does not provide that
the City Attorney may hold up the
payment of any license until the law
is investigated to the satisfaction of
the saloon-keeper. and the Attorney
has no right to make any such agree
ment.
II any of the whiskey dealers want |
to contest the law, or think they have |
a legal license, let them pay under
the present law under protest, if they !
wish. and then protest and law over
the matter to their hearts content.
But we protest, in the name of Law,
against any such lax enforcement of
this or any other law.
Lax enforcement of Law has been
one of the curses of this town all these
years. About half of the sworn Off
GERS of the law seem to be of the opin-
on that whatever they may agree to,
IS the law; whereas a law officer. of
all men, ought to be held to more
'igid account for consenting to any
from strict compliance
With the plain letter of the law.
No use raising anybody's license I'M
ess the law is to be promptly. strict
v and rigidly enforced. No use out
awning the saloons, unless the law is
o be promptly, strictly, imparti :
lily and rigidly enforced It is /
foregone conclusion that there
vii be some important changes in +
ur laws soon and we shall insist '
that the officers of the law +
hey and enforce the law.
The Herald has no particular fight
. make against any particular indi-
idual; but hereafter we intend to
cal more plainly than heretofore with c
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-12-04
TO PROHIBIT BUCKET.
SHOP GAMBLING.

The Credit Mems Association of
next Legislature, fashioned after and
drawn substantially the same as the
| Georgia law, ''to prohibit contracts
/! and agreements for sale and future de-
livery of cotton, grain provisions and
other commodities, upon margin, COM
monty known as dealing in futures; to
make such transactions a misdemean-
or and to compel all persons or cor
porations participating in such trans
actions, to testify concerning their
connection Herewith"
The Credit Mems Association of
Nashville, in a circular letter they are
sending out to the press, make this
argument; which we think is sound
and being so is an unanswerable APP
peal to every conscientious man; to-
wit:
MANY reasons for breaking up the
business of bucket-shops and wire
houses will occur to you upon refiec-
ton, but may we call your attention
to the fact that from this source there
goes annually out of the South TWEEN
ty-five million dollars? The patrons
of such concerns are secretive about
their indulgence in this practice Of
gambling. so that the evil Is insidious
in the extreme. The practice begets
extravaganza, and therefore failures;
it brings about incompetency, because
the Spectator is more interested in
his spec 1lations than in his legitimate
business; and incompetency is the
chief reason for failures"
The only amendment the Herald
would offer Is that instead of misde-
meanor, the violation OF this law, If 1t
becomes law, should be made fell
ony These bucket-shor gamblers. like
all the gambling fraternity. will evade
and violate the law every possible
way, honorable or dishonorable. The
penalty therefore should be severe, !
or the double purpose Of lettering
rs many as possible from violating the !
aw, and second, for Furnishing ade-
quately those who wilfully and DELHI
,rately disregard, break and violate
he law of the land. The trouble with
90 many of our laws is that the pen
lty for their violation is not severe
No man has to violate the
aw: every man who does so wilfully g
n deliberately, should be punished 7
everely. Not only for the infraction Il
I that particular law, but for the
ontempt and disrespect he shows
Dr. Law The people at large need '
ducating along the line of Obedience '
, Law" Il
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-12-04
IN 1907.

* There's wonderful work for the ;
4 people to do
x In Nineteen Hundred and Seven. !
X A work needing hands that are !
x willing and true 4
In Nineteen Hundred and Seven. !
4 The schemes of the grafters to J
X speedily kill !
\ To throttle the life from the ship !
subsidy bill y
= And keep looting hands out of y
Uncle Sans till y
X In Nineteen Hundred and Seven, y
!
\ There's need of strong men to =
stand forth from the ranks y
In Ninteen Hundred and Seven, i
!: And head off the schemes of the y
4 overflowed banks y
y In Nineteen Hundred and Seven. Y
X There's a great need of men who y
Il are honest and square X
y To head off the money schemes y
4 based on hot air, X
4 And give to the people deal +
Y that is square y
4 In Nineteen Hundred and Seven. X
y There's work to be done to insure u
X the square deal x.
a. Tn NT;oofao,, IIundrad ouA Coyap Il
x Like putting an end to the high Il
X tariff steal III
4 In Nineteen Hundred and Seven Y
y The men who've waxed rich on y
X privilege bought X
X Must make good the losses their y
y great greed has wrought y
X And this is one war that will Y
X have to he fought XII
r In Nineteen Hundred and Seven. X |
X The people must rally their rights y
4 to maintain
< In Nineteen Hundred and Seven. x
< We've got to get back to old land Il /
< marks again
< In Nineteen Hundred and Seven.
< The old year Is dying; the new y
< is at hand!
( There's work to be done in this X
God-favored landl *
! For justice and right let all take y
firm stand y
In Nineteen Hundred and Seven. 4
The Commoner. y
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-12-04

What is everybody's business is
nobody's business" Are the christian
people going to sit still and allow it to
be nobody's business to present the
Petition of the Poor" to the County
Court next Monday week? II 1t was
a corporation interest suffering 1t
would be attended to. II it was a
business interest being imposed upon
there would be volunteers to do the
fighting. But the helpless poor, there
be none-in all this community of
churches and preachers and christian
teachers and professors, who have the
time to give them more than a pass
ing word of sympathy on sigh for
comfort. Verify the Harvest Is ripe
but the laborers are few" We will
not say there rs too much preaching
and to little doing of the word" in
this community, but we will say there
Is too little doing of It,"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-12-04
SOUTHERN SPECIALITY CO

all lax enforcement of the Law We
should like to have, for 1907, the
hearty cooperation of all the law OFF,
GERS, and all good citizens. for Law
Enforcement, and Obedience to Law.
A law enforced makes law enforce
ment easy; lax enforcement of the
law, encourages violation and evasion
of all Law
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-12-04

The Herald was requested dozen
or more times Tuesday to get
after" the Board of Mayor and Alder
men and pursuade them to get after
the Water & Light Co But we re-
spectfully decline We have aban-
doned that fight until the people of
Columbia take it up for themselves.
The Herald will open its columns to
the people to say their say to their
hearts content: the Herald will take
stock in an Independent Citizens
Water or Light or Heating Co.. the
Herald will help the people in any
way they choose to help themselves.
But so long as they are willing to sub
NIT to the present service-or nom
service-as you may choose to term
it; so long as they are willing to en-
dure rather than to get up and do
so long as they can stand
Il, we can community of business
men who will not organize and help
themselves, need never expect good
any relief from bad serv-
ce-of foreign owned, soulless cor
oorations. It is up to the people, not
o the Herald, to do the getting after"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-12-04
THE PETITION or THE poor.


The Herald has never raised a ques
ton that met with more universal en-.
dorsement. than the proposition that
Maury county. In justice TO its OWE
good name as well as in sympathy.
/ pity and justice 20 the poor. must have
new and better appointed arrange
ments for the aged and helpless paup-
ers of the county. From one end of
the county to the other the cry comes,
we are willing to pay the tax" And
we speak truthfully when we say that
We have not heard one discordant
note; not one who is willing to let
it alone; not one who thinks it is
good enough: not one who does not
think and is not willing for the County
Court to spend more money for the
building and maintenance of better
quarters.
We have talked with the keeper,
who says he is doing the best he can
under the circumstances; and we do
not doubt that he is. We have talk
ed with one of the Commissioners,
who blames himself somewhat that
more money has not been spent, but
frankly and candidly admits that the
present buildings are polluted with
bugs and that they cannot be gotten
rid of; and he says that the |
round house," where the insane are
kept, is not fit for chickens to roost
in. We have talked with some of the
and heard from others
If them, and they are unanimous of
he opinion that something must be
lone"
The question is, what, and how
shall it be done?" First, of course,
is the law provides, committee will
'e appointed; and that first step is
very important one. A man may
NOW how to build barn or bridge,
nd not know how to build a Home
or the Poor The men appointed
hould be honest, first of all, with no
ersonsl axes to grind; then they :
hould be painstaking and practical, {
nd last, but not least, in full SYM [
athy with the movement; for unless
he committee is in sympathy with 5
lese unfortunates, they will not get
le comfortable quarters which Maury S
ounty is able to provide, and which
e, as christian people, are in duty $
ound to give.
The Court need not, and we sup c
ose will not, take any final action
this session. The committee they Il
lpoint need not be clothed with full c
,wer to build, but simply to inves
gate and report back to the Court C
ut still the committee is very inn v
,rtant. because the information they
Ill get will be very helpful to the
ourt in its final decision, and will
revise be very persuasive upon the =
)urt in it's final decision.
We throwaout these suggestions at
e suggestion of others, that mem
RS of the Court may give some con-
Iteration to them before their COM
g together Monday.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-12-04
TAKE LADIES' TAILOR MADE
SUITS, FOR INSTANCE.

They are reduced in price so low
that you could not much more than
buy the materials of which the suits
are made at the prices we've marked
the suits and there are no extreme
styles or freaks in suits this season.
You can wear these styles for late
spring or even for next season and
still be right.
$1,000 and $3.50 Tailor Made Suits,
now $3.50.
$500 and $500 Tailor Made Suits,
now $3.50.
$500 and $4,000 Tailor Made Suits,
now $500.
$27.5O and $500 Tailor Made Suits,
now 1890.
Look at these prices on Ladies'
Stylish Fancy Long Cloaks, in grey
and brown checks. plaids and mix
lures.
$500 and $3.50 Fancy cloaks,
$11.9O.
$125O and $500 Fancy Cloaks,
$3.50.
$1,000 and $11oO Fancy Cloaks,
$500
$500 Light Checked Fancy Long
Cloaks, $3.50.
Same sort of reductions all down
he line of Misses and Children's
Cloaks.
Also Ladies' Black and Castor Long
Cloaks at big reductions.
Warm BLANKETS WITH NIPPED
PRICES.
pairs only, big Ill California
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-12-04

Ladies wearing their summer shirt
waists and men walking the streets
in their shirt sleeves on the first days
of January! Verify this is the Sunny
South. All we need to bring hocks
of people here from the frozen North,
is to advertise.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-12-04

Unless the signs OF the times all
fail, there will not be legalized sa-
loon in Maury county three months
romt oday And still here is wor''
to do or these signs may all fail; for
we have a wary enemy, fighting for
their lives.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-12-04

In another column will be found an
interesting communication from Major
w. ]. Whitthorne in regard to the
Maury County Poor House.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-12-04

"Procrastination is the thief OF
time Columbia is suffering every
day, for that Business Mems League"
you have been talking about all these
years.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-12-04

This Is Good Resolution Day. Our
resolutions are In sense like our
laws; they are good and sufficient
enough. If they we're obeyed.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-12-04

Winchester has gone dry and Nash
vile has passed the segregation bill.
Verify the days of the life of the Sa-
loon Is numbered in Tennessee.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-12-04

Blankets, white with pink and blpa
borders, $500 pair, from $3.50
pairs, III all wool $500 Plaid
Blankets, $500 a pair.
only, Single Blankets, all wool
mostly tans, and some of them NAV
be slightly damaged, $1.S5 each.
Weimar German Blankets, for Mems
and Women's Bath Robes, Long
kimonas, etc, in very rich, dark col.
orings, $1.sS each, from $2.75.
CARLSBAD ROBE BLANKETS.
In light and dark colors. for Bath
Robes, Kimonas, etc, CSC each from
$3.50.
$3.50 PLAID DRESS GOODS, 75c A
YARD.
These Dress Goods are 80 to Sc
inches wide, in grey and brown mix.
lures, large broken plaids very stylish
skirtings or full suits. and until now
81 80 yard Price Next Saturday and
Monday, 75c yard.
SHOE DEPARTMENT.
Ladies' Kid Shoes, $3.50 Pair.
Think of it in this day and time
Genuine Dongola Kid. Patent tips.
heavy sole, solid throughout and only
$3.50 a pair.
MEMS SHoES-HEAVY SHOES FOR
RIGHT NOW.
Andrew j." heavy tan shoe,
grain leather, and about as near
as you'll find any shoe,
$3.50 a pair.
Sportsman, an extra high tan,
grain leather, double sole, cap toe
called waterproof, $500 a
,air.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-12-04
W. c. WHITTHORNE
APPOINTED

Special to the Herald.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. Dec. 31.-GoV
Cox today appointed w G. Whitthorne
County Attorney of Maury county to
succeed w b. Greenlaw resigned.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-12-04

What about the Commercial Club
you were going to organize when the
Christmas rush was over?
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-12-04

:: : :
Nothing improves a lady's appearance a
complexion and this be with a applications
s Of in will
%X#2N your falling Of
S&HSW
49, leading druggistes postpaid
SOUTHERN SPECIALITY CO., Columbia, Tenn.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-12-04
Blankets,
Ladies' Tailor Made Suits,
Ladies', Misses and Chi1dren's Cloaks.
Wool Dress Goods, Shoes, etc.

Right no" while suit you up and while O
are lower than they likely to be gain soon.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-12-04
nIMHATEvER your trials

UXAY,HATEVEK your u1aIS
~ in years gone by,
No matter how fate has
frowned,
Nay the young 1907
Your fortunes revive
And your life with success
be crowned"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-12-04
.Ncz'aa'a Anderson 3 Foster
New Bargains For The New Year

January prices on things and will ,. .
months to for coming this white, ~, "
right. - We
as: - 80" "nss
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-05
MILK ORDINANCE CHANGE
Proposed By Gnifenhagen = alder
men to Continue Subject

Despite the appointment of the commission OF
experts on milk by the Mayor the Committee on
Public Health OF the Board of Aldermen is going
right ahead with the consideration Of the ordi-
before II. Instead of increasing the restric
lions on diaries the committee has modifying pro-
posals. At meeting yesterday Alderman Grifen-
hagen submitted TO Chairman jacobson OF the com.
mittee several amendments 20 his ordinance
The most important was a change in the pro
posed bacterial standard from $1,000 to 100000 bac
terra TO the cubic centimetre. The measure vould
does not within that standard and that is NOT
from herds certified as free from tuberculosis An
other amendment specifically gives the Health De-
partment complete power OF supervision over mas
teurzation, and requires that milk so purified shall
be labelled to show the process
1.-THE purpose Of the amendment 70 the standard t"
said Alderman Grifenhagen. lis 70 allow as much
raw milk to be sold IN the city as is consistent
with public safety. The ideal standard would be
that set in the original ordinance, but a standard
of 10000 bacteria 20 the cubic centimetre wouId
assure practical safety TO the consumer.
''This standard. with provision preventing the
mixing OF milk OF various dairies. would result
practical darymen assure me. in fully one-half OF
the dairies producing milk that would be certified
by the Department OF Health under the Ordinances
The remainder would have 20 be pasteurizei T'his
will be sold in the city and polluted the CONF
ing summer. and will leave trail Of death, es-
cialy among infants, unless we prevent IT, Nyhai
We want TO do IS TO save these little ones by PAS
teuriZing the milk, thus making 10 fit drink
Alderman GrlfenhaSen has received a commend
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-05
TO FIGHT FOR PIERS.
N. Y. Contracting and Trucking
Company Compares Rentals Paid.

To all appearances the New York Contracting
and Trucking Company. known Charles F. Muir
phys concern will continue its fight for tho re-
tenon of its dock leases and permits cancelled by
the Dock Department Tho cancellation Of the
Murphy dock privileges has been regarded by some
a move in the campaign by Mayor Mcclellan to
strip the Tammany leader OF his power although
Dock Commissioner BenseI said last night that the
Mayor had nothing to do with the revocation Of
the contracting companys permits
James A Deering. attorney for the New York
Contracting and Trucking Company furnished YES
terday the latest phase in the controversy in the
shape OF figures comparing the ratio paid TO the
city by that company for OF the East Dist
street pier with those paid by other concerns which
show that the Murphy company paid moro than
the others. This permit OF the New Yorl, Con-
tracing and Trucking Company was cancelled ON
February / last. Mr.. behring's step does NOT 4,
any way suggest a legal action. He has simplv at
data, which he will embody in letter To be san1
to-day TO John J. Murphy president OF the conn sT1.
pany. According to Mr.. behring's figures the New
York Contracting and Trucking Company paid
1906 for the southery half of the East 2Ist street
pier. which was revoked by Commissioner BenseI
on RE gsP Murphy p 5 was for the soutb.r
of the pier from the bulkhead line 235 feet eastcrIy
containing 1858 square feet. which was paid for
solidateA Gas Company pays for the entire north
ery half Of the pier under Iiye-yeaT lease made
cents a square foot. The Henry b. Turner Coal
MaFch 1905 for the other southery half eonfab
ing 1850 square feet pays at the rate of 1194 cents
a square foot.
COMMISSIONER Bensel explained last night that
he bad the right 70 revoke the Murphy pier right
because It was only permit. while the other two
were leases. He said that he did because he
received offer OF twice the amount that the
New York Contracting and Trucking Company paid
FOR H. Advertisement for bids for that section OF
The pier 9fcupied by the company appears to-day
Mr. Bensel expects to make lease with another
company III ten days or two weeks. He said: II am
sanguine that we will receive three. four or five
unneS as much for the pier have been get
ting. The pier IS in great demand now, he said
Inc ConnisFioner added that the portion OF the pier
formerly Occupied by the Murphy company had
neen used since February for wharfage PURPOSES
az better rats than the latter paid
In the litigation begun by the New York Con-
tracing and Trucking Company while ago over
the East .yth street pier It issued statement which
Inc New York Contracting and Trucking Com
It's iezaf-~ - "
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-05
he wOmen's Municipal League

atory letter from the Womens Municipal League
for his efforts.
One thing that surprised those who thought that
the Mayor might try to get power to place control
outside of the Board OF Health the amend
ment giving complete power pasteurizatiOn to
the board. 1t so happens however. that Grifen-
hagen whose ordinance has met with special favor,
and jacobson. the chairman of the Health Com
mittee, are Republicans. and not therefore sup
posed to be close to the Mayor.
Controller Metz in an interview yesterday, said
that he had decided to cut down the expenses OF
the Health Department. eDF. Darlington depended
appropriation of S20OOO to increase his force
of dairy inspectors. He had been practically as
suTed he would get 1t. IL the Controller persists
IN Withholding the money wanted by the Health
Commissioner the department will be able to do
only partial inspection. and should CertifcatiOn OF
cows be made compulsory by tho CiTifenhagen Ordi-
nance. pasteuFzatiOn will be practically demanded
for the great bulk of the milk coming into this city
Should the latter conditions be brought about, Il
will mean. according 10 the advocates Of pure milk
the establishment OF municipal pasteurizatiOn
inspectors.