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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-05-14
Huston Wins the Century.

Huston Wins the century.
The hundred was very spactacu-
lar race. Martin of Whitman and
Huston of Oregon finished less than
foot apart at the tape, Huston in
advance. Martin did not get a good
start. and is confident that he can
beat Oregon's fast man II given an
other chance,
The quarter-mile run was another
exceedingly spectacular run. Reid and
Lowell of oregon and Barnes Of Whit
man finished less than three feet
apart, each running like a fiend, cir
cling the oval in the fast time OF
So 1-5.
The pole vault was the most hardly
contested field event. All three men,
Felthouse. Foster and Moullen, tied
at 10 feet 0. After repeated attempts
IN jumping off the tie, Moullen finally
cleared the bar at 3 feet IL, which
won first place.
Philbrook OF Whitman was the
greatest individual winner of the day,
being credited with a total of II, in
Guiding two firsts, two seconds and
third. Moullen of Oregon and Martin
of Whitman, came next, each IA
points to their credit.
The scores OF the individuals of each
team was as follows:
Whitman.
Philbrook, II; Martin, IA; Foster,
4: butcher. 8; Cox 1; Flethouse, i;
Barnes, 1; Lewis, 1.
Oregon.
Moullen, IA; Kuykendall 10; Zach
aris. Z: Huston, 6; Downs, 6; Roberts,
8; Sievers, s; Reid, 4; Moon, a. Car
diner, 8; May 1.
Hcavyweights I'm Relay.
Trainer Hayward of oregon, did not
want to run the relay, because the
meet was already won and he wished
to keep his men in condition for the
Pullman meet Saturday. But he was
urged to do so for the sake Of the
snectators. to whom the relay is usu-
allv the most exciting event of the
day Accordingly an Oregon relay
team was made up of their four
weight men, furnishing very anus
ing race for the crowd, Whitman WIN
ming by almost a full lap. The Whit
man team, although not pressed made
very good time, circling the oval four
times in 3:32 AS. Martin, who ran
the final quarter. made the remark
ably good time of 81 2-5.>
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-05-14
Mosnev Still at large.

The Montana officers who thought
they had Mosney. the outlaw, corner
ed in a coulee failed to capture him.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-05-14

surface drainage and evaporation and
that the latter can be checked by use
OF proper tlllage methods.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-05-14

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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-05-14

Cloudy with possibly
showers tonight and
Friday.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-01-10
DECLINES TO SUE
A SISTER STATE
GOV. HUGHES TURNS DOWN OF.
FER or DEFAULTED NORTH
CAROLINA BONDS.

NEW YORK, Jan. s.-Gov Hughes
has declined to accept for collection
under law passed by the Iegisla-
fture Of 1905. 100000 in. defaulted
north Carolina State bonds This
fact became known today when the
committee which offered the bonds
made public correspondence with
the Governor regarding the offer In
lhis reply to the committees appeal
10 begin such an action, Gov Hughes
Says he does not deem it proper for him
TO accept gifts OF claims in order that
they might be prosecuted against
sister State.
The committee which made the
otfer is one which for some time has
bAen endeavoring to press the claim
for collection OF these bonds,
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-01-10
Doc TAX YIELDS
MUCH REVENUE
CIRCUIT COURT CLERK PAYS
st,44s.so INTO THE SCHOOL
FUND.
MAURY COUNTY FIRST IN STATE
Seven Hundred and Forty-Five
CANNES Have Been Regis
istered Here.

Circuit Court Clerk A. ]. Nichols
gave his check for s1.445.6O to Trus-
tee Thomas Tuesday in payment
Of the county's part of the collections
for dog licenses for 1907. All told
745 female dogs were registered In
Maury county since July 1, 1907. and
the amount paid the Trustee all goes
to the school fund Of the county.
Maury is ahead Of any county I'm the
state in the collection of this license,
more female dogs having been reg
istered in this county than in David
son, which comes next to Maury.
Even with this large registration,
there are doubtless as many more un-
registered female dogs in the county.
and the next Grand Jury win surely
turn their attention to the dog ow-
ners, who have failed to obey the pro-
visions of this new law
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-01-10
DECOY LETTERS GET
CLERK In TROUBLE
FRANK LEASE, EMPLoYE or
BLOOMINGTON, IND, POST
OFFICE, ARRESTED.

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. Jan. IA
sensation was caused here today by
the arrest of Frank Lease, clerk of
the Bloomington postofice, charged
with sitting letters of money In.
spector Moore, Of New Albany, and s.
A. Susong, Of Louisville, placed a de-
coy letter in the northbound Monon
mail, which went direct into the
hands of Lease Nat the postofice and
when he could not produce it he
finally confessed. The marked money
was found at his home.
A number Of such cases have been
reported and an investigation was
started. Lease is twerty-three years
old, is married and has one child He
has been employed in the once two
years
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-01-10
BUSY SCENES
AT STOCK YARDS
MULES ARE BEING SENT By CAR
LOADS TO COTTON
FIELDS.
ENORMOUS BUSINESS MONDAY
Value of Mules conservativsIy Esti-
mated at s110,o0o.-some
Sales.

1t looked like old times at the Co
lumbia Stock Yards Tuesday morning
Cars were being shunted into place
Mules were being rushed to the load.
ing chute and placed on cars for the
cotton fields and sugar plantations
OF the South. Employees were calling
one to the other Buyers we're exam
ing mules. making additional pur-
chases and all was hurry and hustle.
Things are right again, financially and
otherwise.
At one time Monday there were 700
mules on the yards. easily worth $3.50
each, or the very large total OF $685.
600 Eight cars went south Monday
Another eight cars followed Tuesday,
while Wednesday eleven cars were
scheduled for shipment. These TWEEN
ty-seven cars contained an average
Of twenty-seven mules each, or to-
tai shipment for the three days Of 729
mules, worth at the $3.50 average,
sos, 1850. All OF these mules were not
purchased Monday Some Of them
were purchased three or four months
ago and we're simply being fed In the
county. but the total sales Monday
must have been in the neighborhood
Of $4,000. Quite a lot of money To-
turn loose In the county and sure To-
have it's weight in improved financial
and the general hopeful
feeling.
The best sale Of the week was made
At the yards Tuesday when J. WI
Howard & Co. sold one pair Of extra
good blacks for $525 These mules
90 to Georgia All the buyers were
busy Monday, but probably the most
active on the streets were Luther
and w. B. Burnett, en-
,loyes of J. w. Howard g. Co., who
picked up ninety-five head during the
lay.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-01-10
LAYMEN OF. THE
METHODIST CHURCH
WILL HAVE BANQUET JAN. II
AND ORGANIZE For
WORK.

In line with the general laymens
movement of the Methodist church,
the laymen of the First Methodist
church here will have a banquet on
the night OF Friday, Jan. II, in the
Sunday-school room This banquet
will bring the laymen of the church
together and its purpose is to organ
ize brotherhood among. the laymen,
to make opportunities for the laymen
of the church to work in the Vineyard
of the Lord. 1t win also enable the
lay members of the church to become
better acquainted with one another
and increase their efficiency in the
church.
After the banquet, at which there
viii be present the male members of
the church, there win be number of
toasts and a most interesting pro-
gram will be arranged. The organi-
cation of the laymen's work will then
be affected
At meeting of Rev. A, e. Clement
and official members of the church
held Tuesday afternoon the different
to arrange for the banquet
We're appointed. The Chairmen Of
the committees are as follows: In
Will Boyd; Refreshments,
Ed Turner; Program, Frank D. Ian
der; Arrangements, Sam Ashton. J.
H. Dining has been selected as the
and the detailed program
will be announced later
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-01-10
TRAIN PLUNGES
FROM TRESTLE
SOUTHERN RAILWAY SPECIAL
LOADED WITH EXCURSION
lists THROWN INTO CREEK.
MAKES TWENTY-FIVE FOOT LEAP
More Than Fifty Are injured
And Four Killed And Fa-
tally Hurt.

ATLANTA, Ga, Jan. Trimming at
a speed Of thirty miles an hour. the sec
ond section of an excursion train on
the Southern Railway from Cleveland,
o., known as the Collver special, and
bound for Florida and Cuban points,
plunged through a trestle over Cop
per Mine Greek, about fifty miles west
of Atlanta, today and as Q result one
person is dead, three are fatally in
jured, and eighty passengers were so
seriously injured as to require medi-
cal attention.
1t was nearly midnight when the
Southern Railways relief train
reached Atlanta, bearing the body Of
Engineer James Edward and about
fifty Of the injured, among whom was
Mrs. Emil Hoover. of Columbus, O.,
who is In dying condition, and Flor
ence A. Studebaker, OF Cleveland. in
tcrnal!y injured and probably fatally
hurt. Road Foreman OF Engines
Schnapps and the negro fireman, Nose
Baldwin, both fatally injured, we're
also on the relief train.
Many Of the other injured were
lifted from the car windows, brought
to Atlanta. and conveyed to local hos
pitfalls, while some of the hurt we're
able to take cabs to local hotels.
The wreck occurred about o'clock
this afternoon, 1--WE vestibuIed Pull
mans being precipitated twenty-five
feet to the bed of the creek, which
was nearly dry, one of the Pullmans
being torn asunder. Two hundred
passengers went down with the coach
ea
Cooper Mine trestle is between HI
ram and Dallas. Ga, in sparsely set
lied country.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-01-10
ANOTHER VICTORY
FOR EVANS WING
PREVENT THE BRoWNLoW MEN
]: OF PUTNAM FROM ORGAN.
IzING cLe

COOKEVLLE, Tenn, Jan. 1.-THE
Brownlow wing of the Republican par
ty met pursuant to the call of Vice
President for the Fourth COMPRESSION
al District Hon. J. E. Oliver, yester
day, for the purpose Of organizing Q
Taft club for this county. There were
about forty present, and the Evans
crowd blocked the proceedings, and
broke up the meeting without per-
fecting the Taft club 1t is said con-
siderable feeling was shown by both
sides. Later a few, with Mr.. Oliver,
got together and organized q club.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-01-10
MANY MULES ARE
BOUGHT AND SOLD
r. L. HAYES MAKES SOME BIG
PURCHASES AND SALES AT
GOOD PRICES.

r. L. Hayes, one OF the leading mule
dealers OF the county, on Monday
bought thirty-one mules and sold fifty.
two to Abraham Brothers. The aver
age price for the mules was about $3.50
each. Tuesday Mr.. Hayes purchased
a car load at about the same average
price from Walker and Company Of
Franklin and shipped them today TO
Atlanta. The mule business was new.
er more active nor prices better than
they are at this time, and this means
prosperity TO the people of Maury
county.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-01-10
BRADLEY NAMED
FOR U. S. SENATOR
REPUBLICAN LEGISLATIVE eau.
Gus HoNoRs THE Ex-GovER-
NOR OF KENTUCKY.

FRANKFORT, KY. Jan. 6--William
o. Bradley was nominated for United
States Senator by the Republican
members OF the Legislature tonight
and made a speech which was a
rouser, denouncing lawlessness In the
tobacco district. He announced that
II he had the power he would send
troops to every place where the night
riders threatened and that II he did
rgt have enough troops for the pur-
Use he would call on the people Of
AEJtate to shoulder arms and march
q INST the law-breakers.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-01-10
PHOENIX BANK
PAYS A DIVIDEND
DIRECTORS FIND BUSINESS IN
FINE sHAPE.--INcREAsED
DEPOSITS.

At meeting Of the directors Of the
Phoenix National Bank Tuesday
a dividend Of four per cent was de-
clared. This bank is Columbia's
youngest financial institution, and 1t
lis matter Of congratulation to the
shareholders and the public that 1t
has been able to declare SO substan>
tial a dividend SO early in its career.
The directors went carefully over the
business Of the bank and found that
the deposits for this month were
averaging $4,000 more per day than
they did for the same month Of last
year. All expressed satisfaction with
the years business and there was gen.
eral congratulations all around
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-01-10
CITY BOARD OF
EDUCATION MEETS
JNo. 3. ASHTON IS ELECTED
PRESIDENT; LYNCH PERRY,
v. p. AND {. YoEsT sEcY.

The City Board of Education met
Tuesday night in the city hall for the
purpose of recognizing w. C. Sal
mon, the newly appointed member of
the Board was sworn in. John B.
Ashton was elected President, Lynch
Perry. Vice President, and e. Yoest
Secretary and Treasurer
Mr. Salmon and Mr.. Perry were APP
pointed the visiting committee for the
month. The budget for the year was
fixed, and amounted to s12,055. OF
this amount between $500 and $4,000
will be derived from the state school
fund.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-01-10
SECOND MEETING
PHOSPHATE MINERS

AfT. PLEASANT, Tenn, Jan. a..
Thd new organized Tennessee Phos-
phate Miners Association will hold
It's second monthly meeting in the
assembly rooms of the Bank of Mt.
Pheasant next Tesday morning. Jam
uaryl Z. at II o'clock The associa-
ton was organized by representatives
from the larger phosphate concerns
OF Tennessee last week and has q
large membership among the pro-
duceHs Of phosphate rock In this SEQ
ton. All shippers Of the product are
eligible TO membership upon written
application to the Secretary ana
TREASURER, Rufus c. Jackson. OF Mt.
Pleasant. Some very important mat
ters pertaining TO the interests OF the
phosphate industry viii come before
the injecting NEXT Tuesday and there
win bel . large attendance Of miners
irom eEery section Of the Tennessee
1hosph4te district
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-01-10
COMMITTEE CAN
NPgER PRIMARY
NO TRUTH MEASUREMENT THAT
LAST CONVENTION TOOK
ADVERSE ACTION.
AUTHOR EXPLAINS RESOLUTION
Hon. Morgan C. Fitzpatrick Writes
At Length of What Took
Place.

Attempts of the opponents of pri
mary to use the resolution passed by
the last State convention directing the
State Committee to adopt a uniform
method for the selection Of delegates
as an argument against the primary
plan are without any foundation. The
statement which the Governors Nash
vile organ. the American, has repeat
edly made to the effect that resolu-
tion for a primary was voted down by
the convention is also without foun-
dalton in fact
Hon. Morgan C. Fitzpatrick, former
riember Of congress from the Fourth
District, was one of the ablest and
Eaost conspicuous leaders Of the Pat
erson faction on the floor Of that con-
Fention. He was the author Of the
uniform method" resolution, ana In
letter to Senator Carmack he states
hat this resolution is not susceptible
10 the construction placed upon 1t by
the American, and he further denies
the statement that primary resolu-
ton was voted down. The letter from
Mr. Fitzpatrick received today by
Senator Carmack, is as follows:
'GALLATIN, Tenn. Jan. 4, 1905
Dear Mr.. Carmack:-I notice that the
American, from time to time. states
tn the question Of State Primary
thoroughly discussed in the last
ie convention, and then voted |
I'm, decisively. was in every SEES
h of that convention--every hour /
IA. Continnad On eleventh page
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-01-10
LAW COVERS
STATE PRIMARY
SENATOR cARMAck SAYS ACT OF
1901 AUTHORIZES LEGAL
lied ACTION.
MAKES VERY CAUSTIC CRITICISM
OF The Governors Organs Which
Are Opposing the PrI
mary Plan.
Special TO The Herald.

opeclal 10 Inc Herald
NASHVILLE. Tenn, Jan. S.-Sena-
tor K. w. Carmack is. in the city and
speaking Of the proposed general pri-
mary for the purpose OF nominating
candidate for Governor and candi-
dates for other State officers he called
attention to Chapter 80, House Bill
No. is of the Acts of 1901, which Is
entitled An act to Legalize and Reg
ulate Primary Elections"
Discussing the provisions Of the act,
portions of which are quoted, Senator
Carmack said: 1T Is evident from
the provisions OF this act that If q
primary is held at all it must be under
the provisions Of this primary law and
in no other way. 1t is also clear from
section IL that the act Is Intended to
apply to the election Of officers Of the
State at large as well as the officers
of any county or district in the STATE
and no language could be clearer or
more definite than that Of this act"
, Senator Carmack also makes some
caustic criticisms Of argument made
by the Nashville American and Mem
phis Commercial Appeal against prH-
mary, - .s. R
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-01-10
GOVERNOR D0DGES
DIRECT QUESTION
WON'T TALK ON PRIMARY, BUT
REFERS TO HIS PAST
RECORD.

Special to The Herald.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Jan. IA cor
respondent for several out-of-town pa
pers. today asked Gov. Patterson FOL
statement Of his views concerning
the proposed direct primary to nom
mate q Democratic candidate for gov
ernor. The Governors reply was
II refuse at this time to be inter
Viewed on any political question.
have been so busy with official affairs
that haven't had leisure to give the
matter sufficient thought. l will
speak at the proper time. My posi-
tion should be known by my past
record"
The past record referred to by the
Governor was probably his opening
speech at the vendome in this city
in his campaign with Gov Cox. In
that speech he arraigned the State
for not granting his re-
quest for a primary and said that he
believed "this method was the fairest
to ascertain the popular will,' and
concluded after arguing the point, II
fail to see how any candidate should
object to direct primary, unless he
feels that he cannot trust an express
sion OF the people"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-01-10
EAST TENNESSEE
FOR VIM. H. TAFT
REPUBLICANS OF SEVERAL couN-
TIES DECLARE FOR sEcRE-
TARY OF WAR.

KNOXVILLE. Tenn, Jan. Elm
several Tennessee counties today re-
publican executive committees met,
followed by mass meetings, when Taft
clubs we're organized. Roane county
Endorsed Taft for president. and Hale
for congress and national committee
man. Anderson county did likewise,
while Union was content with indors-
ing Hale for congress. Jeffersonn
county organized a Tart club. but
made no reference TO state OF con-
gresmonal politics.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-01-10
MAURY COUNTY
DENTAL SURGEONS
HEAR PAPER ON DENTAL EDU-
CATION AMONG THE MASS
Esq., BY. DIR. HOUSTON.

The Maury County Society of Den.
tai Surgeons met Tuesday night at
the office of DR.. R. ]. McGavock. DR..
P. D, Houston of Lewisburg. read an
interesting and instructive paper on
Dental Education Among the Mass
es,' which brought out lively dis
cussion from all present. DR.. Hous-
ton is doing good work. The next
meeting will be first Tuesday night In
February with Dr. Merrill.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-01-10
ARE SENT BACK
TO OLD HOME
MAN AND DAUGHTERS IN DEsTI.
rUrE CIRCUMSTANCES 90 TO
SPARTA, Ill.

The white man and his two daugh.
ters, who we're brought here from Rid
ley Wednesday In destitute circum.
stances and were given temporary
quarters at the county jail, provided
with warm clothing and some money
by charitable citizens, and were then
given tickets to their home at Sparta.
III. The county helped pay the ex-
penses Of the three to their home.
The old man was most grateful Tor
the kindnesses. Of the people Of %
lumbia.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-01-10
ALLEGED ROBBERY
CASES DISMISSED
EVIDENCE AGAINST CLAIR AMI
HiRsH NOT SUFFICIENT TO
HOLD THEM.

The white men. Clair and Hirsh. ar
rested at Pulaski last week in con
nection with the recent hold-up and
robbery Of gate keeper willlford, on
the Pulaski pike, had their prelimi-
nary hearing Friday before Esq.
Guest, Fariss and Hayes The EVIL
denoe against the men was conflicting
and not 81 all conclusive. ana The men
were dismissed
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-01-10
JANUARY TERM
COUNTY COURT
ACTION ON TURNPIKE MATTERS
is RECORDED AT AFTER
NOON SESSION.
SETTLEMENT WITH JUDGE ERWIN
Adjournment Until January 20,
When Tax Levy Will Be =
Adopted.

The action taken at the Monday
morning term of the Quarterly Couri
in appointing committee to invest
/ gate the cause Of the trouble between
the County Turnpike Superintendent
and several Of the turnpike owners OF
the county, was re-considered at the
afternoon session.
A matter of interest was the TO
port OF the revenue commissioners,
showing a settlement between the
county and Judge e. L. Erwin. This
matter. had been pending some time.
and according to the finding Of ma
jority of the Revenue Commissioners
Judge Erwin was indebted to the coun-
ty by a balance of $S5.15, while the
City of Columbia owed the county
$187.5O. These amounts were report
ed paid and the accounts CLOSED
]. M. Davis. j. W. G. Church and J.
B. Brooks were appointed a commit
tee to fix the tax levy for 1908 and
instructed to report at the next meet
ing Of court
The cost of the new bridge across
Goose Creek was reported at $81.9S.
1t was ordered that the road commits
sioners of the Eighth district take
charge of and keep in repair the
bridge near John G. Sowell's and to
repay to Mr.. Sowell and MR.. B.
Brooks the money advanced BY them
in building said bridge.
1t was ordered that a little girl
named Isabel, an inmate of the Poor
House. be given to Judge FerrisE It
was also ordered that the county
Judge appoint committee to Mves-
tigate the condition of the DOoley
children and report back.
An erroneous assessment against |
the Bank OF Spring Hill was ordered |
corrected.
The voting precinct at the City III u |
N Ninth district was ordered changed
o Wilsford's stable near the depot
H. G. Hendley, James Thomas sEnd
D. w, Shoffner were appointed no
aries public. 1t was ordered that $75
,r such part OF 1t as is necessary be
appropriated to pay the cattle inspfc.
ers along the line of the infectsd
Il
The district line between the Attn
md 5th districts was changed 30 as
O include the lands OF J. L.. john
nd M G. McKelvie in the Fifth dist
riot
A committee, composed OF G. Ssl
ackson, T. M Gordon and e. M. Kent
lie. was appointed to repair the floor
+ the bridge across Fall Branch.
The County Road Commissioners
eported the roads of the county In
rom 10 to 20% better than usual at
MS time of year.
Court adjourned until the third
Ionday in this month, when the bust
ess of the term will be completed Y
nd the tax levy presented I|
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-01-10
CITY MINISTER'S
HOLD MEETING

There was an interesting session Of
the Ministers Association OF Column
bia held Monday. A review of
the outlines Of sermons was given by
the Rev. George H. Mack and Rev. r.
II. Athey The program for NEXT
Monday win include . paper BY RsY.
@. H. Mack and a sermon outline by
Rev. w T. Ussery.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-01-10
PROCEEDINGS OF
CRIMINAL COURT

At the morning term OF the County
Criminal Court. Johnnie Jones.
charged with selling pistol, was
found not guilty An order OF nolle
proseQui was entered in the case Of
Roy Hunter, charged with gaming
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