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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-02-14
GEORGE RAGAN
GIVEN PARDON
GOV. PATTERSON EXTENDS GLEN.
ENcY IN MAURY COUNTY
LIQUOR CASE.
CLEMENCY FOR WITHERSPOON
Governor Says That The Defendants
Were Only Technically
Guilty.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Feb. 11.-Gov
Patterson yesterday relieved George
Ragan OF Columbia, the rich Maury
county saloon keeper who was recent
ly sentenced to six months in the
work house by the Supreme Court for
violating the whisky laws, Of his jail
sentence.
Raglan was tried and convicted at a
recent term of the circuit court of
Maury county He is said to be worth
in the neighborhood of 100000. John
Wesley Witherspoon, a negro, also of
Columbia, was relieved of a six
months jail sentence for the same
offense, he being a partner Of Ragan's.
Both men were convicted Of selling
whisky without license and were given
six months and a fine Of $50. In
stating his reasons for the pardon the
governor said:
''In these cases / have concluded
To relieve the defendants OF the work
house sentences of six months each
on the following grounds: Raglan
was a licensed dealer in Columbia
and had been for many years, when
the offense was committed. He had
not been a law-violator, and l believe
did not intend to violate the law in
this sentence. He sold liquor on or
der and had it delivered at small
store kept by Witherspoon, who was
negro.
"A pardon is recommended by many
of the leading citizens Of Columbia
and Maury county-by the postmaster,
all county officials. the city recorder
of Columbia, and, IN addition, 1t has
been certified to me by DR.. J. L. voor-
HES, DR. VIM. B. Harrison and DR..
Robert Pillow, all reputable physi-
clans, that the defendant Raglan is
suffering with an liberated leg, and
that he is not in condition to do man.
ual labor AS stated above, Ragan
filled orders for whisky at time when
he was a licensed saloon keeper, and
since the offense was committed he
has gone out of the business entirely.
while probably guilty of a tech
meal offense, ! am of the opinion,
from examination of the record, that
the defendant Raglan did not intend
to violate the law; that his dealings
we're in the open and without conceal
ment of any character, and am fur
Their convinced of the opinion that
was simply his agent and
had no monetary interest whatever
IN his business. For these reasons a
pardon is issued to both, so far as
'elates to the work house sentences.7
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-02-14
MURDERER PAYS
EXTREME PENALTY
HENRY THAxToN, THRICE RE-
sPITED, is HANGED AT
BIRMINGHAM.

BIRMINGHAM. Ala, Feb. TO-
Henry Thaxton. the negro who was
convicted for killing w. d. Hunstuck'
err white, two years ago. after being
thrice respited by the Governor, once
while on the gallows was hanged in
the jail yard here today. He mounted
the scaffold smiling. He began his
speech on the gallows by saying,
friends, am here once again" and
wound up with "thanking you for your
attention" He said bad company had
gotten him into trouble. His neck
was broken by the fall, death being
announced in fifteen and a half min
utes
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-02-14
BANKER ENDS
HIS OWN LIFE

CoNNBRsvILLE. Ind, Feb. 1O.--T.
T. Roots, president Of the First Ma
tional Bank, committed suicide today
by shooting himself drought the head
with a revolver He had been in bad
health for several months. Mr.. Roots
served several terms in the Legisla-
tture and was identified with num-
Der Of business interests, including
the Connersville Buggy Company,
Roots q Barrows, the connersville
Natural Gas Company and the Triple
Sign Company.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-02-14
IMMIGRATION TO
II. S. is SMALLER

NEW YORK. Feb. 11.--During JAM
uary Is, 432 immigrants arrived at this
port, and 5S,767 alien steerage pas.
sengers went away In the CORES.
ponding period last year there were
twice as many arrivals as departures.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-02-14
ELEVEN DEAD
In EXPLOSION
CENTRAL CITY, KENTUCKY, THE
SCENE OF HORRIBLE MINE
DISASTER.

LOUISVILLE, KY, Feb. 10.-Elev-
en- miners were killed In a mine ex-
plosion at Central City, KY, late this
afternoon.
Central City IL an exclusive mining
town Of about three thousand inhab-
itants, situated twenty-five miles west
of greensboro.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-02-14
LITTLE CHILD is
BADLY BURNED

The two-year-old child Of Mr.. and
Mrs. s. G. Jones of the Glendale
neighborhood, was painfully burned
Saturday afternoon. The child was
playing about the Are and turning
over a kettle of boiling water upon
herself She is doing as well as could
be expected.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-02-14
REV. HUDSON
AT CULLEOKA
CUMBERLAND TERtAN
CHURCH THERE SECURES
HIS SERVICES.

Special to The Herald.
CULLBoKA, Tenn, Feb 12.-Cum-
berland Presbyterians at Culleoka
have called Rev. T. e. Hudson to
preach for them. Rev. T. e. Hudson
was former pastor of this congrega-
ton and while there was instrumental
in building beautiful house Of wor-
ship.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-02-14
N, C. & ST. L. R. R.
REDUCES SALARIES
PUTS THEM BACK TO FIGURES
PRIOR TO DEC. I, 1s06-sMALL
ONES EXCLUDED.
anecial to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Feb. 11.-Be-
ginning March LIST the N, c. & St. l..
Railway win reduce all salaries to the
figures paid previous to Dec. 1, 1906.
Salaries of fifty dollars or less per
month are excluded
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-02-14
REPUBLICANS OF
SIXTH DISTRICT
CONVENTION AT NASHVILLE EN-
DoRsEs TAFT FOR THE
PRESIDENCY.
sneclal 10 me Herald.

Special to The Herald.
NASHVILLE Tenn. Feb. 12.-The
Republican convention for Sixth Ten
nessee district today endorsed Taft
and appointed Lee Brock and ]. w.
johnson, both Taft men, delegates to
the Chicago convention.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-01-08
YALE SCHOLARSHIPS GO TIC
THOSE WHO LIVE PLAINLY.
Report Of Dean Wright Shows That
seiens Of Wealthy Families Are
Dullest soholars-Protests
Against Luxury.

New Haven, Conn.-Dean Henry
Wright, Of Yale. has filed a report
which shows that poor scholarship
goes hand in hand with luxurious DOR
mitories; that nearly all of the best
pupils In the university live in the
cheap. plain quarters, but that almost
all Of the students picked for the
secret societies come from the rich
mems dornitories.
Dean Wright has kept record OF
the residence Of the rich and poor
students, and the good and the poor
scholars in Yale classes for five years,
and the report shows that the resi-
dents OF the elegant dormitories are
becoming worse scholars than ever,
although 1t is growing to be more rare
to find an occupant of the cheap dor
mitories in a secret society.
Dean Wright does not attack the So
ciety system as the only recommends
tion Of reform; he recommends that
Yale erect more dormitories so that
members of the freshmen and sopho-
mores can be housed by the college in
stead OF being lodged in the palatial
private dormitories where, at present
they grow to neglect their studies and
form cliques which run the secret so
cieties throughout their Yale course.
Dean Wright found in 1904 that 81
per cent. of the freshmen living in the
rich mems private dormitories had
been reproved by the faculty for pool
scholarship. against II per cent oI
the freshmen who roomed in the plair
dormitories on the campus.
Warnings sent out for low scholar
ship to the present freshmen class
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-01-08
VAGARY OF WIRELESS

tors on the Ohio while receiving mes
sage. was suddenly interrupted by the
strains Of a march sounding in his ear
pieces. Thinking It was the band Of
the ship playing, he went to the oficer
OF the deck and asked to have the
band stopped until the message was
completed.
The man who relieved him at the re-
ceiyer when be went to the officer OF
the deck continued to hear the music,
and, consequently, when the first op-
orator returned and informed the man
at the receiver that the band was not
playing on the ship there was con-
sternatlon in the wireless onice, for
sounding clearly in the ear pieces was
a march played by band.
The Connecticut being the only ship
present on which a system OF wireless
telephones had been installed, every
one was at q loss to explain how music
could be heard over the receivers Of q
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-01-08
YEARS STRIKES IN FRANCE.
1903 In 19os-4ss,4ss Men, Women
and Children Took Part.

Paris.-The ministry Of labor has
just published the records Of the year
1906 concerning strikes The statistics
show that there were in that year
1909 strikes in France, as against $50
the year before.
The strikers numbered 4SS,466, OF
whom ssO,4s5 were men, 41,SS1 wom-
en- and 1910 children They We're EN-
ployed in 1868 establishments.
The 1909 strikes caused the loss OF
s,4S4, ,594 days labor, total which In
cludes 746,49 days lost by 2s,S05
workmen who were not strikers, but
we're forced to idleness through the
closing Of the establishments by the
strikers.
OF 797 strikes for increased wages
1874 we're successful. while there were
$50 compromises and 26S nat failures
Thirty-seven strikes against reduc-
tons In wages resulted N IS sue
cesses. 13 failures and nine compro
misses.
Demands for shorter hours with the
same or increased wages caused 49,
strikes. OF these 1872 failed. 109 were
successful and there were 80 compro
misses. Arbitration was resorted to II
sO2 cases, 16 Of them before work was
stopped.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-01-08

"a parrot is the meanest Of crea
lures" said an old resident Of Staten
island People that are acquainted
with parrots generally admit that there
Is nothing that can make q parrot
ashamed Of himself Now that is a
mistake. for ! happen To have parrot
that was made ashamed Of himself
lust the other week, and he Is the
most conceited parrot, too that was
ever seen outside OF congress. 1t speaks
Spanish and English like a profes-
sional interpreter Now the trouble
was the parrot would talk ali the time
when he was not asleep. He was just
alking rs deaf. dumb and blind. Even
the cat got disgusted at an early stage
of the proceedings and quit the house.
Wen, the other day a man who
has had considerable experience Of
parrots happened to drop in, and when
{ complained Of tho bird he said Why
don't you get an, owl? You get an
owl and hang him up close to the par
rots cage, and in about two days
yoa'll find that your birds dead sick
Of Improbable conversation.
well, I got a small owl and put him
10 a cage close to the parrots cage.
The parrot began by trying to dazzle
the owl with his conversation, but 1t
wouldn't work. The owl sat and
looked at the parrot just as solemn as
cop who has just lost his job on the
force, and after a while the parrot
tried him with Spanish It wasn't Of
any use. Not word would the owl
let on to understand Then the parrot
tried Dragging, and laid himself out tc
make the owl believe that Of all the
parrots in existence he was the ablest
But he couldn't turn feather oi
the owl. That noble bird sat silent
as the grave and looked at the parrot
as If to say, This is indeed melan
choly exhibition Of imbecility!' Well
before night that parrot was Sc
ashamed OF himself that he closed fol
repairs, and from that day to this h'
has never spoken an unnecessary
word. Such is the influence Of ex
ample, even on the worst Of birds"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-01-08
Not Satisfied.

There is a bright young attache at
the British embassy in Washington
who, shortly after his arrival in this
country was a guest at dinner given
by the wife Of wellknown official at
the national capital, a hostess whose
hospitality is notoriously inadequate
says a writer in Harper's Magazine.
The repast was Of the usual sam.
pie" kind expected by any one who
had ever been a guest at the house. II
served merely as an appetizer to the
hungry Briton. and when coffee was
brought his iI-concealed dissatisfac
ton was most amusing to the other
guests. The hostess, however, did not
notice It, for she said to him amiably
Now, do tell me when we may have
the pleasure of having you dine with
us agian?"
Immediately. madam, Immediately,
was the unexpected reply.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-01-08
so DECLARES BULLETIN or AeRl-
CULTURAL DEPARTMENT.
Protein Ia Beef and Pork Most Easily
DIaested--Just as Nutritious
Whether Fried, Brolled,
Roasted or Baked.

Washington..-A bulletin prepared
by DR.. H. s. Grindley, professor Of gen
eral chemistry at the University Of IL
linols. and just issued by the depart
ment Of agriculture. shows that all
kinds Of meat are more easily digested
and more completely assimilated than
any other class OF food. The bulletin
(No. 1881 is one Of the most sensa-
tIonal ever issued by the federal au-
thorities and recounts a series Of ex-
periments DR.. Grindley conducted on
a digestion squad" of which he him
self was member The net result is
to dethrone bread as the stan Of life
and set up the toothsome beefsteak
and succulent pork chop In It's place,
for DR.. Grindley says the protein in
meat Is much more thoroughly digested
than that in vegetable foods.
But this IS by no means all. for, ac-
cording to the doctor, the degree and
kind Of work a man does makes no
difference to the ease with which he
can digest a meat diet. The clerk, the
society belle and the laborer toiling
with pick and shovel from morn to
night are placed In the same category
and each is frankly told that meat
and plenty Of it, in all forms and
cooked in all manner Of ways. is best
calculated to build up the wasted IFS
sues and give him day by day rhe
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-01-08

tN0HNI t0t AftN tNRt%JNtN"ett
Ny old hatred Of waste makes me
Intolerant when happiness is missed
or squandered, and when my young
married friends grow confidential. ]
fear that modern wedding trips are
often disappointments. / wonder
why3 Perhaps / expected too much"
sighed one youthful bride, whose
honeymoon had not been all she had
hoped or intended. Nonsense, my
1ear," said !, how can one expect too
much Of welded love? It is far more
likely that you expected too little, and
lid not make adequate preparation. J
fancy you set out badly and with one
sided notions as to the honey. Did
you expect to undergo strong test
Of character and Of love? Did you ex.
pect to take the honey with you as
part Of the trousseau? Did you expect
to find yourself responsible for at least
one-half of the whole supply? Did
you expect to give far more than you
got? If not, you expected too little
not too much. From Where Is Your
Husband?' by George Frost.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-01-08
FAMOUS FARM is CLOSED.
Inability to Secure Reliable Labor
Causes Shutdown.

Stockton, Cal.-The worldfamous
Riverside farm, located on Rough and
Ready island, just west of Stockton,
has been closed, and Pierce Bros. the
owners, are disposing Of al the blood
ed cattle as fast as possible. IN the
few years they have conducted this
model stock ranch it has become
known all over the world by reason
Of the unusually fine thoroughbred cat
tie on 1t. The celebrated Juliana de
Kohl, the COW that holds the worlds
record for producing milk and butter,
is on the farm. There are also a large
number Of high producers.
Before the dairy was opened sew
eral thoroughbred cows and bulls were
imported from Holland and later other
strains were secured from eastern
states, making It one OF the highest
grade dairies IN the business. The
farm has carried on all kinds Of med
ais at fairs and stock shows for the
fine quality Of it's cattle.
Pierce says that the dificulty in se-
curing labor has reached a point where
it is next to impossible to get suitable
men. and he has grown weary Of tho
situation. The farm viii be used for
other purposes.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-01-08
POOR STUDENTS BEST

show that 30 per cent Of those In lux
urious dormitories we're found deficient
in their studies to IL per cent. Of those
residing in Pierson hall, moderate
priced dormitory open to freshmen
This shows where the start is made
toward poor scholarship in the Yale
course nowadays.
Dean Wright's investigation into the
list Of honors won covering general
scholarship averages for the FIRST two
years Of the course shows that only
three per cent. Of the students who
reached the honor list roomed in
private dormitcries. while 1l.5 lived in
the moderate-priced dormitories.
How sweeping has become the prac-
tice Of picking secret society members
from high-priced dormitories is at
tested by the fact that Of 80 members
Of the class Of 1910 who were chosen
to junior fraternities recently, 20 were
from the expensive dormitories and
only eight of the moderate price.
The Yale Alumni Weekly says, in
discussing Dean Wright's report.
There were those who inclined to the
belief that in the last few decades
there has developed at Yale disincli-
nation for the simple college life and
a tendency to surround the under
graduate days with luxury. In other
words, there are those who see in the
rise Of private dormitories a tendency
toward the establishment Of conditions
Characteristic of Harvard at the pres
ent time, where the richer undergradu-
ates have forsaken the campus dor.
mitories for what euphoniously is
called the Gold Coast block OF lux.
urious private houses, suggestive OF
prosperous metropolitan clubs, with
liveried attendants and operated with
more than oriental splendor But any
close student of the situation can see
that the rise at Yale of the private
dormitories is not primarily, II at all
due to a personal preference for luxury
on the part Of freshmen and soph
omores."
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-01-08

irele telegraph. Iifeems tha band.
which was heard st distance of eyer
mile, 8as on tbe Conpecticut ana
her wireless transmitters were thrown
ln while her band was playing end an
other ship had q wireless message in
terruptsd by hearing this music The
reason Of this freak OF electricity is
not yet explained
An explanation probably lies in ihe
fact that the ear pieces of the wireless
telegraph are very sensitive, and the
wireless telephone transmitter On the
flagship is very powerful, hence the
sound waves of the music caused suf.
ficent static electricity to be trans
mitted and received by the aerial Of
the wireless telegraph.
AS all wireless experts know, di
rectors Of the microphone type are ir
regular in their action, and for thai
reason are more or less unsatisfactory
While they are more sensitive than
the coherer, they cannot generally be
used to advantage. They can be I'M
proved in their reliability by using q
numbering multiple and revolving the
needle, which Is generally a small
steel piece, by clockwork. This causes
more or less musical sound in the
receiver, but the sound Of all the in
struments Of band Is quite another
natter, and it will probably be some
time before the real cause Of this phe
nomenon is discovered.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-01-08
INCREASE in IMMIGRATION.
Records Of Fiscal Year 1907 Show
1856 Aliens Arrived.

Washington The fiscal year 1907,
which ended June 30 last, was record
breaker in the number Of immigrants
who came to America. The total num-
Der admitted during that period was
1.2S5349. and 1S,O64 were rejected.
The total amount Of money brought
into America by the immigrants was
s25.5 ,8s2-an average Of almost 500
per capita.
The outward passenger movement
also exceeded that Of previous years.
During 1906 the total was $50 ,SS2-
PA. .s92 cabin and S44,9s9 other than
cabin.
In his annual report Frank P. Sar'
gent, commissioner general Of immi-
grafton and naturalization, says:
THE immigration for the year 1907
exceeded that for 1906 by 1884, and
that for the year 1905 by 25S,sb0, or an
increase over the year 1906 Of more
than II per cent. and over the year
1906 Of more than rs per cent"
The commissioner calls attention tc
the significance OF the fact that many
Immigrants we're landed in southern
ports during the last year He refers
especially to a party Of 473 Belgians-
excellent types Of immigrants-re
ceived at Charleston, s. c., having
been induced to 80 there by the stats
authorities.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-01-08
GIRLS TO De RADIANT At 100.
Radlum as Perpetual Beautlher Ex-
pounded BY College Professor.

Baitlmore.--In a lecture at Peabody
institute. Prof William r. Brooks OF
Hobart college said that with the aid
Of radlum a young woman could re-
tain all OF her freshness and beauty
for 100 years or more But only rich
women can afford the experiment. for
the professor pointed out that this
perpetual beautifier" costs from 5000
to $500 a grain, else the purchaser
would only get something that resem-
bled ordinary table salt In appearance.
When Prof Wood OF the chair OF
experimental physics. who was pres
ent at the lecture, was asked about the
statement be looked puzzled for a mo-
menE Then he said:
"0h, yes. do remember something
about IT, believe he found that ra-
dium retards the growth OF the cater
pillar into the butterfly and he argued
from this that It might keep people
young. One might Just as well say
that because cigarettes interfere with
growth, use cigarettes Seriously. I
am quite sure Dr. Brooks was joking
when he said what he did about beau.
" and youth Beyond a doubt he did
not intend to be taken literally
Then you DO not know anything
about rBt.uss aa a beautiher?"
DR.. Wood shook his head.
Nor how TO use It for that pur.
poser
The doctor shook his head again.
IT was Joke" he said
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-01-08
MEAT LEADS AS FOOD

strength needed for his own peculiar
task.
Discussing the relative merits Of diff
ferent kinds of meat the doctor deliv
ers staggering blow to diet faddists
1T IS commonly said that meats OF diff
ferent sorts vary decidedly in digesti
bility; for instance, that red meat is
less digestible than white meat, OF
beef than pork, or that cheap cut Is
less digestible than a tender steak
AS regards the thoroughness Of diges
tion, the results Of the extended series
Of tests reported show that such diff
ferences do not exist In any apprect
able degree and that meat Of all kinds
and cuts is to be classed with the very
digestible foods"
So too, with the different methods
Of cooking. Fried meat, against which
certain classes Of food reformers have
been accustomed to disclaim in hor.
ror, is found to be as nutritious and dI.
gestible as boiled. or roasted, or broiled
meat
The net result Of DR.. Grindley's ex.
perlments seems to be to eat all the
meat you like, cook It as you like, and
If your pocketbook rebels at the prices
Of porterhouse use round steak or
flank steak. Whatever you do, as long
as you eat meat, your stomach will not
know the difference and win thank
you in Increased bodily strength and
less DYSPEPSIA for abstalning from load.
ing It down with vegetables which
can only be digested with dimculty.