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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-01-25
SENATOR SMOOT
DEFENDED
SENATOR FROM UTAH CONTENDS
THAT HIS COLLEAGUE HAS
NOT BEEN A VIOLAToR
OF THE LAW.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22.-In the
/ Senate today Senator Sutherland came
to the defense Of his colleague, Sena
tor Smoot of Utah, defending his right
to retain his seat in the United States
Senate.
He said If Smoot was a violator OF
the law, either as principal accessory
or recognized any allegiance to any
power paramount to the allegiance he
owed his flag and country, or If by
reason of his conduct he was utterly
unfit that his continued presence in
the senate would bring reproach or
shame upon it he should not retain
his seat, otherwise he should.
Discussing the charge that Smoot
had taken an oath as an apostle that
conflicted with his obligations as a
senator, the senator said there was a
large amount of evidence said to be
given by thoroughly reputable citizens
of the State, to the effect that no such
oath was taken
The two charges remaining we're
that polygamy and polygamous cohab-
'itation We're still being practiced by
adherents of the Mormon church and
that the church interfered in political
and temporal matters.
ttNVba, +bo ,11opifazta of 41,a ob,,,nt
was issued forbidding polygamous mar
riages there were over 1000 polyga-
nous marriages or .households-tha
some of these people had resumed
their former associations was beyond
doubt
1T was a hard situation to meet
and all things considered it was bet
ter for the State tn bear with it in
patience until. .pople who occupied
these relations. in tie process of time
should pass away"
AS to the charge that there had been
marriage since the mani
festo, he said that he had no means of
knowing how many such cases there
might have been, but there had been
some, he had no doubt These men
occupied wholly different position
from the old polygamists; for them =,
no word of excuse or liberation could |
be uttered by an honest man. The |
vast majority of the Mormon people |
are opposed to these new marriages. |
Mr.. Smoot himself, said Mr.. Suther- |
land, had always insisted that the
practice of polygamy should be aban-
Toned; had never heen a polygamist,
md not line of testimony could be
'ound which indicated that he had
.ver advocated the practice of polyga-
ny. He said that Mr.. Shoots whole
life had been clean and above re-
that the demand of the poll
icians that he should be removed
rom the United States Senate in or
Ter that he might not from that ex-
lted place make war upon the Amer
can home was hysteria pure and sim
lie.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-01-25
LETTER FROM
ARKANSAS
A PARADISE FOR THE SPORTS.
MAN-WATERs RISING IN THE
LoWLANDs.

RAWLISON, Ark, Jan. 22.-Al
though Tennessee and Arkansas are
SO near to each other, the occupation
at this season of the year is far diff
ferent. At this time here in the low
lands of Arkansas, the rivers are send
ing their back-waters up into the bay
Gus, and they have overfiowed theiI
banks until the low land Is covered
for miles, being in come places from
Is to 20 feet deep. 1t being so high
is a great advantage to the timber
men. You can hear The large cotton
woods and Expresses falling In every
direction. The men stand in small
boats to cut the trees, and when the
water goes down you see many stumps
that are from Is to 20 feet high. Then
they float the logs out to the nearest
bayou, standing on the logs and push
ing with spiked pole. But the fun
comes in when an inexperienced hand
begins A log will begin to roll and
overheard he goes; sometimes he can
climb back, and sometimes they have
to go to him with a boat.
When they get all of their logs to
the bayou, they raft them and then
the steamboats, carry them down the
river to where they are to be sold. 1t
is very nice indeed, 10 one who has al
ways lived in Maury county, where we
have so little water to be. where you
can just step out and take nice boat
ride when it suits you.
The farmers are very anxious about
cotton that is in the field If the wat
er continues to rise it will soon COW
er many fields and there are many
hundreds of bales in the field yet. l
think within six rules of this place
there are six or seven cotton gins. =
There is something else worthy of
notice and that is the fine range for
cattle; hundreds of acres of woodland
covered with cane and swamp grass,
so it is no expense to keep cattle and
you can see herds If two and three
hundred fine head cattle coming to
get salt.
The deer and turkey hunting has
been fine this winter, one party hav-
ing killed eight fine deer and several
turkeys in one week. And now, Mr.
Editor, come over and take your stand
on some of the little ridges, and while
you stand with bated breath, your gun
all ready, listening to the quick yelps |
of the hounds; and yes, look; just over |
the rise is coming q large buck And |
if you are possessed with what we are
pleased to call nerves, you had better |
keep them under control If you are
a lover of sport, I believe your heart |
will beat a trifie fast; but keep cool
and he is yours.
Now, asking you r. continue my pa
per, which is almost like letter from
home, will say goodbye.
MATLENA.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-01-25
A DAUGHTER OF
THE WHITE HOUSE
Mrs. Letitia Tyler-Semple Has Seen
Many National Changes.

In the great interest that is takeI
in President Roosevelt't daughter, Mrs
Nicholas Longworth, it must not b.
forgotten that there is another daugh
ter Of the White House living in Wash
ington. Mrs. Letitia Tyler-Semple was
not only a reigning belle in her day
but she has known the distinction OF
being the first lady of the land. She
was the mistress of the White House
from September, 1912, shortly after
her mothers death, until ther emar-
riage of her father in the spring of
1874 A coincidence in the careers of
John Tyler and Theodore Roosevelt is
that both were nominated for the vice
presidency in order to sidetrack them,
both were elected to Office by the
death of their superiors, and both were
cut off from communication when
providence promoted them to the pres
idency When the messenger bearing
the news of the death of President
William Henry Harrison reached the
Tyler plantation in Virginia he found
the new Executive playing marbles
with the boys in the front yard.
When it is remembered that Mrs.
Semple was a little girl when Lafay-
cite made his last visit to America,
and young lady before the Seminole
Indians were finally pacified in Florida,
it would seem that she belongs to an
other age She saw the first tele-
graph wire in the United States
stretched from Washington to Balti-
more, and later was given a piece
Of the original Atlartic cable by Sam
uel F. B.. Morse himself She was
present at the launching of the Allie
ghany, the first iron ship in the United
States navy to be propelled by steam.
In the days when she was the daugh-
Ter of the White House, familiar per-
in public life were Daniel
Webster, Henry Clay, John c. Calhoun,
Sam Houston, George Bancroft, Wash
ngton Irving, Andrew Jackson, John
Quincy Adams and Martin Van Buren,.
Zachary Taylor had not yet won his
spurs in the Mexican War, and ADra-
lam Lincoln's gaur figure had not
'et appeared on the national horizon.
X X
Mrs Semple has witnessed four |
vars in which the United States were |
or wholly involved-the Tex
IS Revolution, the Mexican War, the
Iivil War and the Spanish-American
Var She has seen the acquisition of
he territory now embracing Texas,
california, Nevada, Utah, New Mexico,
Wyoming, Arizona, Oregon,
Washington, Alaska and the more re-
ent additions resulting from the war
nth Spain. Mrs. Supple has seen
ne of fifteen Presidents take their
eat in the White House since her day,
nd, although repeatedly invited by all
them to dine at the first mansion
l the land, she has never accepted
leir hospitality. For some reason.
he has never been In the White
iouse since the time when she was
S mistress. Courier Journal
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-01-25
RYAN AFTER CA
NAL CONTRACTS
LOW BID MAY NOT BE SUCCESS
FUL-doNEY COMBINE PLANS
ATTAck.-RooT SEES
THE PRESIDENT.

WASHINGTON, jan 1S.-Whethe
the IstEmian Canal shall be complete,
at profit to contractors of $6,750 90,
or $12,500,000. is the problem which
was presented to the President to
night at the Executive offices. BEHIND
this arithmetical proposition is an in
teresting story which is loaded with
possible favors to friends of the Pres
ident's Cabinet officers.
Secretary of State Root has ap.
peared on the scene in the matter OF
the contracts, although no one in
Washington appears to know why he
should take an interest, unless he
might plead that it il a matter of for
eign affairs.
1t lis the fact, however, that Mr..
Root was at the White House on Tues
day night, talking with the President
on the matter of woo should get the
contract for completing the canal, bids
for which were opened on January IL.
Former Ryan Representative There.
The corridor talk is that Mr.. Root
saw that, as a low bid was made by
corporations which were not con-
trolled by attorneys of the Thomas F.
Ryan kind, and that these corporations
had declared that they would not be
controlled from New York, the Secre-
tary Of State. either on invitation or
by intrusion, was at the White House
with the President on the night
named. There were also present Sec
Rotary Taft, President Shonts of the
Isthmian Canal Commission and Rich.
ard R. Rogers, who at one time was
connected with the Root-Ryan inter
ests. Rogers was transplanted to
Washington as counsel of the Canal
Commission just be tore the contract
involving $1O0,OOO.CC0 were to be
made.
AS it looks tonight, after confer
ences at the White House, the Mac
Arthur-Gillespie Chicago-New York |
Pittsburg combine may get the con-
tract by custer of Oliver and Bangs,
although the Macarthur bid is double
That of their rivals, Oliver and Bangs. |
Scheme to Defeat Low Bidders.
Just as soon as the bids were opened I
and it appeared that Oliver, of Tonnes
see, and Arson Bangs, of New York,
we're ready to do tbs work at profit
If $6,750,000 a treTEndous agitation,
irst privately and then publicly. was
started to GUST them and let in some
ormer favorites, of the Government,
lmong which is the j. G. White Com
,any, which not long ago was given a
100000 contract for construction
# railroads in the Philippine Islands.
1t is said that Cravath & Wicker
ham, of New York, who represent va
ious legal firms there, were behind
he Philippine RAILROAD deal in favor
# the ]. G. White Co when that con
ern got the CONTRACT Ii was charged
t that time that Henry Taft was in
crested in getting the Philippine con-
racts, and that the same bidders, for
j. G. White Company, would
urn up as bidders for the canal work.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-01-25
Notice Taxpayers

Penalties will on all unpaid State and County
Taxes March lst 1907. Come forward NOW and paw
before the rush. which will during the last days. We
can wait on you more satisfactorily than later
FLEM THOMAS, Trustee.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-01-25
The Proner suapenalon.

When the people of your town out
West discovered that the Mayor had
been mIsappropriating the public
money did they suspend him from Of
ice7" "No: from a ree.'--Beltimore
American.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1907-01-25
EVERY STREET CAR
In BRISTOL BUkNS
Fire in Barns Puts Company Entirely
Out of Business

T"c !" oa'HS Tues NoH'PaHJ GHtlTeiy
Out of Business.
BRISTOL, Tenn, Jan, 20.-Fanned
into fury by the wind, fire which
broke out in the electric car barn of
the Bristol Belt Line Railway, early
this morning, consumed the barn and
every car in the company's possession,
ten cars, being destroyed The loss
is 100000, with partial insurance.
Knoxville and Chattanooga have
been called for relief. Meanwhile
there is not car for service.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-06-04
THE WEEKLY JOURNAL.
 Issued Thursdays. Une Dollar Yenr.
THE EMPTY PEw.

The consideration of the empty church pew, while it is not to be dis posed of in any one instance as ex- plaining the embarrassment in all in stances, is nevertheless enlightened a bit by the conduct of certain clergy men in the revelation they make of their spiritual responsibility.
 The case of the Rev. pr. Charles F. McClellen of Philadelphia is striking Illustration of the truth of this general observation. He wants to have the officers of his church build him a roof garden to which he can entice mem bers of his congregation. He wants his church to provide Ian entertain ment similar to that afforded by play houses so that we can furnish sub- stitute for the theater." He believes that in this way he may make the church attractive. and break down the opposition of "tae play house, the pool room and saloon"
 The difficulty with this shepherd is, if he has been correctly quoted, that he is misplaced in life. The care and development of the church is not in his line or he would not be asking for roof gardens to do that which probably he Is well adapted to manage but which he cannot manage and still dis charge the duties otherwise required of him. A church is church, and the moment it ceases to be a church it is h5lning. His theory that lie can take full care of the needs of the people of Philadelphia is interesting but 1t is ir- reyerent. If he cannot fill his pews by the regular processes, he will not fill them at all.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-06-04
LIMITED.

Nell-"I think Maud has more color than her sister" Believes; about fifty cents worth more. Philadelphia Record.
 Patience-"She is always trying in- possible things" Patrice-'What now?' Saw her trying to open a car window to-day. " onkers Statesman.
 Why, man, what's the matter?" T have just had one of those lightning lunches" "Well?" And now I've got laundering pains New York Press.
 May I call you Mabel?' he asked at their second meeting, pretending>to be badly smitten. If you wish to; but my name Is Gertrude. e."-Chicago Record Herald.
 You can't get on this car. you're drunk, said the conductor. Dye s'pose a sober man'd want to get on your old car?" replied the rejected, not without splrit.-Philadelphia Led ger.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-06-04
coon MUNIcIpdh 0or1RNMEsr

When Mir. Bryce declared that munl- cIpul government in the United States had been the greatest of the failures In thls country ltc perhaps hadn't heard much about the commission form of government which has been establish- cd in Galveston and other southern cities, Good reports of it continue to como. Tn Galveston, which was the first city to adopt the essential fea- lures of the system. the commissioners have filed statements which show that none of them expended a dollar for campaign expenses in the period preceding the recent election, at which they were returned to office. More over, 1t appears that there were no ex- penditures in their behalf The work of their board had been so eminently sat- isfactory that the opposition to their reelection was inconsequential. and, even had It been otherwise the condl- tions resulting from the operation of the new form of government seem to be such as would have prevented the corruption and the application of the practical politics" idea which are such notorious concomitants of the average municipal election. In Houston, where a commission has been in control since little more than two years ago, the board has announced that it will com plete the paving of the streets in the business district thls Summer, at a cost of s1o0,OoO. Every dollar of this amount will be paid out of current rev enue, not a penny of obligation being incurred to go over as a charge against future taxes. And 1t is predicted that ten years hence Improvements which will place Houston on plane with the best equipped cities of the country will have been made, without any increase whatever of the municipal debt, On tho contrary, much of the present debt vii be raised, and the tax rate consider. ably lowered.
 If New Haven were not so well gov erned perhaps the commission system would be good for it. Anyway, 1t nigh be well enough to have it in mind ir case there is need of change here,
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Into each life some rain must fall" That's poetry Whats been happen ing around here lately Is prose.
THE RECKLESS 4 UT0IsT.

A correspondent and reader of The Journal and Courier in yesterdays number took issue with it's favorable attitude towards the proposed automo- bile law, from which is absent all att tempt to determine what shall consti- ute lawful rate of speed. In place of limit defined in the present law, the proposed law makes all reckless driving, whether at mile an hour or many times 8 single mile an hour, un- lawful. Our correspondent attributes to our Liberal spirit of good will to all men" our sympathetic interest in the proposed legislation. He is wrong. The Courier seeks through the new law, if it is enacted, more comprehensive way of apprehending "the hogs" of the streets and highways.
 In purpose our correspondent and the Courier are in accord. Both desire to place curb on the recklessness and selfshness of car drivers who manl- festly care nothing for the safety of the public "The fact is" says our correspondent, that life and limb are not safe in Connecticut either in the cities or in the towns; the pleasure of driving and walking has largely been taken away, and 1t has become, par ticularly in the country towns a very serious and dangerous business to walk along the road in the night, for one must take to the road when there is no path" Our correspondent closes his eyes to the number of decent autoists, who are themselves anxious to restore the roads to their former condition of safety; "there is large enough frac- tion who are not (decent) to make 1t necessary, not to make it harder to en- force the laws, but to make it easier. not to relax our laws, but to make them more strict; not to encourage tlIiu9o+ WilO lldh0 tbllShu3 SIOWu tHSiT lawlessness and their meanness, but to discourage them all we can and make 1t easier for hoenst officials not only to fine them, but get them in jail"
 In so far as this severe criticism Is levelled at those who seek only the ex- hilaratfon of rapid flight and laugh at the distress of those suddenly overtak- en and frightened, the Journal and Courier is in full sympathy with the writer. The object and probable sue Aess of the proposed law, abollshing a
 eed limit, in punishing the class to
 ich objection is made, are what have
 kured our attention. The necessity
 r regulating the automobile indlffer- ence to the public safety, made great CT by the increased number of ma
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-06-04

ant influence from Central Europe eastward clear to Persia. Germany, prophecies Herr Martin, will be driven by force of circumstances to secure that predominance in the air which Great Britain possesses on the seas. Aerial navigation will render it pos sible for Germany. in case of war with England, to convey an immense army through the air and land it on the is- land. He elaborates this argument in detail, and anticipating objections, points out why. in his opinion, Ger many will be able to build a larger aerial fleet and to develop aerial navi- gation more successfully than Eng land. He admits, on the other hand, that Great Britain will gain some com- pensating advantages from the devel- opment of airships. in the establsh- ment of more rapid communication with her colonies
 Herr Martin is generous in allowing Great Britain few ''compensating advantages. Perhaps she will be able to make those do.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-06-04
pLAY BAAL.

Professional baseball players manage to give the impression that they are an insouciant lot, but they may not be so oblivlous 10 the realities of life as they appear to be. If they are they will be wise to wake up, for there are mutter- ings which bode ill for them. Charles ton, South Carolina, has baseball club, and the News and Courier of that city has had an eye on its perform ances. It seems to be especially inter- ested in Bugs the pitcher. Il has got so interested that 1t is moved to say: In view of the great scarcity of labor in useful employments, we have thought that 1t would be well if some legal method could be found of com polling the professional baseball play CTS to work for th6ir living as some other people do. The eighteen men em- ployed by the Charleston Baseball club worked in groups of three ought to be able to produce ninety bales of cotton, worth at the average market price St. zoo. In addition to the value of the cot ton raised by them, they ought 10 he able to make other crops valued at S3,- 900, besides their living expenses They are absolutely worthless now as pro- ducers and we wish that some way might be found to convert them into useful members of society If they did no better however, on the farm than they sometimes do on the diamond they might very properly be arrested under the Vagrant act as possessing no vls- ible means of support.
 Such definite and accurate caleula- tlons as these Indicate that poor ball. playing isn't as useful as honest toll. Thero are several places in this coun- try where 1t is coming nigh to be thought that the ball-players should either put more work into their play Ing, or else go to work.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-06-04
DOOMED AGAIN.

Great Britain has been doomed sev- eral times, but she has way of wrig
 gllng out of doom and going on more grandly and triumpEantly than ever
 Her latest doom Is pronounced by Ru- dolph Martin, whose Berlin to Bag dad attracted some attention awhile ago. According to him, Great Bri- tain is to be done up by aerial naviga- ton, which will deprive her of all her lnsular advantages. The imminent development of aerial navigation, he argues, will give Germany predomin-
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OUR CONTEMPORARIES.
Judge Townscnd's Hospitality n New
 Haven Asset.

The hospitality of the Judges home was an asset of New Haven social life. When any one of prominence ar rived, 1t was Judge and Mrs. Townsend who entertained him. Only few weeks ago 1t was Secretary Root A while earlier it was Secretary Taft. The list for years past would make an interest ing record, and, while he was always ready to receive others, others we're always equally glad to receive him. He had pitiful disappointments in his life, A Beautiful daughter died after a short attack of consumption, and a promising son went out on his bicycle In apparently perfect health and was brought home dead. But all this grlet was borne with the courage and hope that were part of the mans nature and that only death itself could re- move. So long as he lived, he bright ened every gathering he joined; and, so long as hls friends live, he will be remembered by them, for his brilliant and honorable public career, of course, but still more for the brightness and light of his personal presence.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-06-04
Ballad of Our Cooks.

Selena's speciality was hrooms And scrubbing and adjusting. Daily she cycloned through the rooms Industriously dustng. With her the ice-boX door stayed shut
 And milk stayed sweet--sic semper: We really loved Selena, but
 We couldn't stand her temper. Carlotta's voice was soft and low A most pacific creaturei A pious goodness seemed to show Upon her every feature. And clever, too. we never had To shout to make her see things; It's cruel to be obliged to add She stole our silver tea-thlngs Jemlna-bless her!-loudly scorned The least prevarications; Her lightest moments were adorned With biblical quotations. We liked Jemina-Ill be bound 1 sometimes think we would have Kept her forever But we found She drank more than she should have Katrina flirted all day long; Sabina fed her cousins; Elizabeth was never strong,
 (But dances!-by the dozens). Now Mary rules authoritatively our
 culinary; And we've patiently await A fresh surprise from Mary.
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