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real value Of the property OF these COM
Mr.. wilson of Ininois-No: I cannot
state a 8 10 that, but I understand that
the real value OF this property and all
improvements OF the property have
been made and paid for out Of the
profits Of the gas company, besides the
dividends that have been paid.
Asks for Figures.
Mr.. GouIden-I would like the gentle
man to give tho figures for the thir-
teen years Of which he spoke.
Mr.. Wilson. Of Illinois-I can give
some Of them. In 1874 they paid a divi-
dend Of 30 per cent; in 1919. 20 per
cent in 1876, 90 per cent; in 1873, - per
cent; in 1879. 10 per cent; in 1880, Is per
cent; in 1881, 10 per cent; in 1852. 10 per
cent: IN 1883, 80 per cent; IN 1884, 10
per cent; in 1883. 1g1R per cent; in 1894
unable to get all Of the years and the
per cent Of the dividends that they
paid during all the time.
Mr.. Gardner OF Michigan VIII not
press the point further, but 1 would
ike TO say the situation resolves it
self into this: we have agreed to pay
a dollar a thousand for gas. Not only
that, but in making that agreement
we simply follow the law. Now. the
gentleman does not propose to change
the law by his amendment. He sim
ply proposes TO pay % per cent OF the
stipulated price, which IS fixed by stat
ute.
Mr.. Wilson Of illinois, limit 81.
Mr. Gardner Of Michigan-Of what we
have agreed TO pay-10O per cent
Mr.. Wilson of Illinois-Wili the gen
tleman submit 10 a question: Have
you contracted with the gas company
4 r-H.
do YOU take the same position that all
the people IN washington do in paying
a dollar n thousand each month, accord
ing 10 the meter2
Mr.. Gardner OF Michigan-As I under
stand it, the law requires the payment
Of a dollar a thousand. We have TO
election in the matter.
Mr.. Mann-WiE the gentleman cite US
TO that law2
Mr.. Gardner Of Michigan am told
an independent law passed Eve or six
years ago touching this subject.
Mr.. Mann-Does the law require US
to buy gas?
Mr.. Gardner Of AIichigan-No, sir;
Mr.. Maun-Then. If the law does not
require US to buy gas. cannot we say
how much we shall pay for gaS2
Mr.. Gardner Of Michigaa-Aud 10 nay
the price fixed.
Mr.. Maun-We have not bought any
gas for the next fiscal year. have WEI
MI JSiuSou OF SCUM NarOllna-DCeS
not The law simply provide that we shall
not charge exceeding 81 per thousand?
IN other words, the law limits the gas
company IN the charges that IL can
make for gas, but the law does not
say that anybody shall pay that price.
Mr. Gardner Of Michigan-Can Won
cite me the law for that? 1 wish you
would.
Law Limited Charge.
Mr.. johnson OF South Carolina-It was
a law that we passed on the subject
We limited the gas company's right "a
charge the people in excess Of a collar
q thousand.
Mr.. Gardner OF Michigan-The gentle
man from New York CHr. OIcOtt) is 2
member OF a committee that has been
Investigating this subject. and 1 as
sumo that he is fresh upon the points
of law and of fact in the case. would
like to hear from him.
Mr.. Olcctt-Ar. Chairman, do not
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In order that II may be able to measure
the commodity that it furnishes 10 this
residence. whereas Il has no such In
Vestment 20 make for the gas supplied
70 the District government Each lamp
nNes the quantity OF gas consumed The
burner on the lamp measures the
amount Il burns. ana the gas company
knows beyond any question whaC ever
exactly hcw much gas II furnishes 90
the District government, and X does
not care whethef II furnishes more or
less 70 the private individual. because
whatever Il furnishes is measured by the
meter Now IL is compelled TO fur
rish not only the clerk hire. bur sta
tionery, collectors, meters. and pipe
connections. as well as readers OF the
meters. In the furnishing OF gas 20 pri-
Vate consumers. whereas the COmpanv
makes n lump-sun bill 20 the District
government
Life Given Company.
The District government gives life 70
the gas company. Il owns breathing
power. il should be able TO control its
method OF breathing. Il ought 10 be
be able TO control the price that IL paws
10 this monopoly. This gas company
has a capitalization of S2.sl0.600. on
which my colleague says it has paid
more than 300 per cent in dividends in
thirteen years. II has 8. co, 900 Of un-
funded debt-certihcate debt. IL you
please, capitalization unauthorized-and
on which It pays dividends in the form
OF Interest It has this capitalization
without a dollar Of investment.
To say that the people of the
District Of Columbia have no right
TO demand honest treatment and
fair prices is TO say that the gov
eminent of the District of Columbia
is owned and controlled by the gas
monopoly, and I do not think any,
one would be willing to cOneede
that.
Mr.. Gardner OF MichiCan-Nr. Chair
man. I think there is no difference Of
opinion among the members OF the
Committee on Appropriations and The
Committee Of the Whole as 10 the de-
STABILITY OF having gas furnished at 75
has arisen about the law in the case, I
should like 10 read from the statute. as
follows:
After July !. 1895. the Washington
Gas Light Company OF the District of
Columbia shall furnish 20 the United
states Government and the District Of
Columbla gas at the rate of 81 per
thousand cubic feet
II IS not n sliding scale, as the gentle
man from South Carolina suggested.
Mr.. Madden want TO know whether
the gentleman concludes, from the read
ment or the District Of Columbia Is
Obliged to pay tho price that the com
pany is authorized to collect2
MI Gardner OF Michigan-The law
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Mann's Support Effective.

WY IN about thre2 minutes
So you sec. the people win any way
you look at it,"
Mann's Support Effective.
Representative James W. Murphy or
Wisconsin. who stood near Mr. Mann.
said:
And it is safe TO say that Mann's
support Of the amendment helped in
great measure 10 have it adopted he
did great work for it."
Mr.. Murphy IS a member Of the Dis
trict Committee. When he was asked
what he thought OF the Wilson amend
ment. he said:
i've wanted cheaper gas for the Dis
triCt ali the time. I am glad 10 see
IL come in any manner possible"
Representative Martin i. Madden OF
Chicago who was one OF the origina-
tors of the fight for 75-cent gas. and
who has never ceased 20 work Tor IT,
said.
'Of course. I am gratined TO see that
cheaper gas is in parV available for the
people or the District. The wilson
amendment is the opening wedge tEat
will result in all the people OF the DIS
triet getting a square deal from the
Representative Sims Of Tennessee, "A
member Of the District Committee. ana
a man who has done everything possible
for cheap gas. said
I'm common with a large majority OF
the members Of this House, / am gratl-
fed that the victory has been won par
tialry. II is not a perfect victory by
any means. but il is the beginning OF
better things"
Smith Explains Stand.
Representative Samuel w Smith Of
Michigan. chairman OF the district
Committee. was not pleased with the
adoption OF the wilson amendment He
said:
.'rhis sort Of legislation should not
have been adopted in this manner.
opposed the Wilson amendment because
think this matter should be left 10 the
District Committee, which has jurisdic-
ton OF things in the District. How
ever. the only thing that has been
bothering me all along has been 10 ma
out at what rate the price Of gaS should
be fixed
This We will determine. I hope. in
the hearing today In my opinion. We
will get out a bill FOR cheaper gas for
all the people OF the District IN the
very near future"
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There are q good many
house renters IN this city. A
hundred OF these would maEs
GOOD tenants for thas house q
Sours-teE OF this hundred are
reading the To Rcrt's "a.
gTerT dRI vow
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Right Not Changed.

Mr.. Gardner. o. NilchiEan-That does
not change the right TO change that
rate. II we fix the rate a a dollar a
thousand.
Mr. Mann-It changes the relationship
Of the law very decidedly.
3Ir. Gardner, Of Nuchigan-It says.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-04-17
NIGHT Rider
CONFESSES ALL
GIVES FULL DETAILS OF RAIDS
BY HIS BAND, DUPLICATING
FIFTEEN MEN.
JUROR CHARGED WITH PERJURY
Additional Arrests Are Certain to
Follow-Prosecution to Be
Vigorous.

MURRAY. KY, April 19.-Fifteen
men who are not now under arrest
are accused of belonging to band of
night riders who have been operat-
ing in this county, in a confession
made here today by Macon Champion.
Champion admits that he belonged to
the band. He gives the names Of
many men who were in the crowd
which whipped AL Perry, and goes
into details as to the workings of the
night riders. Champion made an afti-
davit telling of the whipping of Perry,
and as a result of his confession many
more men will be arrested. The
names of the men implicated by the
confession of Champion are withheld
by County Judge Wells, who made the
confession public.
The regular term of the Galloway
Circuit Court convened this morning,
with Judge Thomas p Cook presiding,
and his charge to the grand jury to
make an investigation of the outrages
was forceful. When the grand jury
had been empaneled by Judge Cook
and before he could administer the
oath to them County Attorney N. B.
Barnett was on his feet demanding
the removal of at least one of the men
and in support of this unusual motion
he presented to the court the afti-
davits of three representative citizens
of the county to show that the Juror
had frequently discussed the raids and
whippings made by the might riders"
These affidavits related that he had
said in their presence that If he was
young man he would gladly join the
band and help administer the whip
pings, and that he had further said he
believed the banding together of the
men was the work of God.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-04-17
MAURY LODGE TO
HAVE AT HOME
PYTHIANS AT MT. PLEASANT WILL
ENJOY THEMSELVES ON FRI
DAY NIGHT NEXT.

Special to The Herald.
MT. PLEASANT, Tenn, April a.
The knights of Maury Lodge No. 167
Knights of Pythias will be "at home"
to all their friends and well-wishers
in their Hall on the evening Of Friday
next. All are most cordially invited
to be present with the Knights, who
promise a feast of good things and an
evening of good cheer. Refreshments
will be served; and. the following is
partial list of the other good things
in store:
Duet-Misses Ethel Ross and Ethel
Warnock.
Vocal Solo-Miss Nell Weaver.
Instrumental Solo-Miss Jessie Bos-
tick.
Vocal Quartette-Misses Powers,
Ricketts,, Regenold and Nowlin.
instrumental Solo-Miss Hense'
Reading-Miss Mamie Hill.
instrumental Solo-Miss Ethel Ross.
Vocal Solo-Miss Mamie Powers.
instrumental Solo-Miss Ada Curtis.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-04-17
CONSTABLE KILLS
NEGRO AT MINES
CHARLES BURNS SHOOTS B. LEE
AT THE OLD FRENCH SHED.
GAMBLING.

MT. PLEASANT, Tenn, April IA
Charles Burns, Constable, shot and
killed B. Lee, colored, at 8 o'clock
Sunday night at old French Shed, one
of the phosphate mines of this dis
trict. Nine negroes had been arrest
ed previously on the charge of gam
bling. They we're taken before the
Recorder and either secured or paid
their fines. On their return from
town to the mines B. Lee and some
of the other negroes became involved
in a fight, whereupon Constable Burns
and Deputy Will Harris were sum-
moned. Harris entered the front door
of the house in which the negroes
were fighting, leaving Burns to watch
the rear door, Immediately on his
entrance Harris was seized by Lee
and several other negroes, who at
tempted to relieve him of his pistol.
This was the condition of affairs when
Burns entered the back door and he
fred on Lee, the ball penetrating his
heart and causing instant death.
Lee came from Gainesville and has
been at work for M. Diccio and was
regarded as negro of bad reputa-
ton. Burns has not been arrested.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-04-17
MUCH DEPENDS
ON COMMITTEE
SETTLEMENT ON REPUBLICAN
CONTESTS N AY DECIDE NoMl-
NATION FOR PRESIDENT.
TAFT BOOMERS CLAIM MAJORITY
But The other Side is Equally az
Confident And The Result
is Doubtful.
Special to The Herald.

OpeCidl 10 1 ne IlSid
WASHINGTON, April 14.-The inn
portance of the control of the Repub-
lican National Committee in the pres
idential canvass becomes more APP
parent as the fight for the nomination
proceeds. The friends of Secretary
Taft have been using all the forces Of
the federal machinery in the south
to secure delegates for the Secretary
of War and in doing this they have
aroused the opposition of many people
who do not countenance those tactics.
The result is that practically every
southern state will send two contest
ing delegations to the Chicago con-
vention and which of them will be
seated in making up the temporary
roll depends entirely upon the lean
ing of the national committee.
At least 200 delegates will be rep
resented in these contests. If the
Taft people control the committee It
is safe to assume that Taft delegates
will be seated in all cases where there
are contests. Delegates so seated
will doubtless retain their seats after
the convention is organized. If the
anti-Taft forces control the committee,
then it is equally safe to assume that
anti-Taft delegates will be seated
At present both sides claim control
of the committee. Both have checked
UP the members and believe that they
are in the majority, but it will be some
time before an accurate estimate can
be made. That the Taft managers
are quite confident that they will
have a majority is shown by the fact
that wherever the ants secure con-
troll of a convention, Taft men hold
rump convention and elect a contest
ing delegation. But it has been DEM
onstrated that Knox, Fairbanks, Can
non, and Hughes all have many
friends in the south and that each will
get some delegates in that section,
while Senator Foraker is expected to
have strength wherever the colored
Republicans are permitted to voice
their preference.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-04-17
COW ORDINANCE
PASSES BOARD
MEASURE GOES THROUGH BY
THE VOTE OF MAYOR Will
LIAM BlDDLE.
LAW is EFFECTIVE FROM DATE
Wandering Bovine Must BE Kept
Out of The Northern
Section.

The Cow Law was passed on third
and final reading at an adjourned
meeting of the Board of Mayor and
Aldermen Tuesday night by the mar
row margin of to 8, the vote OF
Mayor Biddle being required to put
the ordinance on the city law book.
All the members of the Board were
present, and the aldermen stood even
ly divided on the question, Aldermen
Dale, Mckinney and Chafin voting in
favor of the law and Aldermen Hayes,
Dedman and Swansburf opposing it.
The law was first amended upon pc
tition wrom citizens living on Third
street. so as to make that street the
northern boundary of the segregated
area. The area is bounded on the
East by Glade street, on the West by
the corporation limits and on the
South by the railroad as far as South
Main street, thence down South Main
to Cemetery avenue, thence to Glade
street. The law was drafted and
passed to take effect from and after
it's passage and is therefore in effect
now, and all cows at large on the
streets today are liable to arrest and
Imprisonment in the pound.
The jug Law, which had already
passed the first two readings, was not
called I'D for final reading. City At
torney Hatcher had prepared an opin-
ion, synopsis of which will be found
in this issue, declaring the law in his
opinion invalid. This draft was sub
mitted to the Legislative Committee
of the Board, but was not read at the
meeting. The opinion prevails that
the proposed law will be withdrawn at
the next meeting of the Board.
Chairman Chaff1n of the Street Com
mittee reported the purchase of pair
of mules for street work at a cost Of
$3.50. Mr.. Chaffin was allowed $500
for street purposes.
A pavement was ordered construc-
ted on the north side of East Eighth
street adjoining the property of DR..
o. J. Porter, Dr. Porter to pay one
half the cost of construction.
The Board ordered the issuance OF
a duplicate warrant to Mr.. ]. R. Lamb
for 81, 200 to replace the warrant lost
a week or two since by Mr.. Lamb.
Mr.. Lamb made affidavit that he had
not sold or transferred the missing
warrant and that no one had a right
to transfer or dispose of same.
Property owners on the South side
of West Sixth street we're given per-
mission to change the width of the
pavement they are constructing from
six feet to five feet so as to place
grass plot three feet wide along the
border of the pavement.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-04-17
FREIGHT WRECK
DELAYS TRAINS
COLLISION AT THOMPSON STA
TON DOES CONSIDERABLE
DAMAGE TO PROPERTY.

A freight wreck at Thompson sta
ton Tuesday night did considerable
property damage and delayed traffic
about three hours. A freight train
was standing on the siding and an
other freight attempted to pass. The
switch was not properly thrown and
the passing train turned into the sid
ing and struck the rear end of the
standing train. The caboose and a
car or two at the rear of the train
were badly damaged and a part OF the
wreck was thrown on the main line
The engine of the passing train was
also bodily battered up. None of the
train crew was injured.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-04-17
CADETS DEFEAT
ACADEMY TEAM
LOCALS WIN EXCITING GAME BY
NARROW MARGIN OF ONE
SCORE.
VISITORS COULDN'T BUNCH HITS
Despite Fact That They Got Six
Hits Nashville Did Not
Score.

In very exciting and evenly
matched game, the Columbia Military
Academy Cadets defeated the Mont
gomery Bell Academy of Nashville,
base ball team by score of l to 0.
Neal was hit often by the visitors,
being hit for six safties and in the
eighth inning Brock was put in the
box and allowed only two hits. The
trouble with the NJ. B. A. boys was
they could not bunch their hits, at
many stages of the game little bingle
would have netted two runs. Three
times Neal had all bases full, but each
time pitched himself out of the holt
The Cadets could not land on the
slow balls pitched by Hollins. as they
did not succeed in getting the ball out
of the range of the range of the in
field but three times, and one of these
was a two-bagger hit by Taylor The
cadets never succeeded in getting but
one man as far as third and that was
Taylor who made the only and winning
score. Neal allowed two men to walk
while Hollins only allowed but one. A
close decision of the umpire on Sec
ond when he called one of the M. B.
A. boys out, coused considerable
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-04-17
RUNS AND ERRORS
WERE NUMEROUS
HIGH SCHOOL DEFEATS McDoW.
ELL BY HEALTHY SCORE
OF "a TO II.

By the large score of twenty-four to
eleven the Columbia High School ball
team on Monday afternoon defeated
the Mcdowell School team. The game
was a very one-sided affair and the
errors were as numerous as the runs
and there was plethora of both. In
the first inning the High School aggre-
CATION made three scores and the
game was never for one moment in
doubt, but in the sixth and ninth in
nings the Mcdowell schoolites went
"up in the air" and runs came as rap
idly as anathemas do in one of our
Teddy's characteristic messages and
the boys from the Hampshire pike
looked like Patterson's speech will
look after next Thursday night
The score by innings:
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-04-17
SCRATCHED MULE
WITH PIN; THROWN

HUMBOLDT, Tenn, April 1S'-J' o.
Warmth, young man living snol'
distance east of town and son OF b. u
Warmth was thrown from mule
yesterday afternoon. He hit tne
ground head foremost, and for quite a
while It was thought his neck was
broken and his life was despaireo o''
A close examination by physicians
however. proved that his neck Wa a.,
not broken and 1t is thought ne wiz
recover.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-04-17
TRENTON STRIVES
FOR STATE NORMAL

TRENTON, Tenn, April 13.-The
citizens of Trenton have secured
homes for four hundred visitors dur
ing the state normal institute. They
have also made up $50 to defray the
local expenses OF the session and will
meet any otherr reasonable require
ment to secure the institute. Now
they are asking the powers that be
to give them the coveted prize.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-04-17
THE JOINT DEBATE.

Not in many years have the
X people of Tennessee manifested !
X so much interest in political \
X event as they do in the coming =
* Joint discussion between the can y
X didates for Governor. This is the \
y first time in this State that can \
x didates for the Democratic nomt- \
4 nation for governor have met !
y face to face to discuss the issues !
u which vitality concern the peo- y
4 pie. Recognizing the Importance 4
X of this event The Herald will y
4 have staff correspondent with y
the candidates from the opening =
X at Chattanooga Thursday night y
until they return to Middle Ten y
y nessee on April 25. j. l. Finney y
will report the East Tennessee y
series of discussions for The Her =
aid, the Nashville Tennessean \
and the Knoxville Sentinel. Mr. y
X Finney reported the joint debates 4
X between Frazier and Littleton in y
X 1904 and also the Patterson and y
Evans campaign of 1906 and has y
x reported two sessions of the Cen y
y eral Assembly. He probably has y
x a more extensive acquaintance y
4 with the public men of the State y
X than any newspaper man in Ten 4
4 nessee. 4
X
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-04-17
MASSEY TEAM BEATS
JONES HIGH SCHOOL

LYNNVILLE, Tenn, April 13.-The
Messy team of Gainesville and Jones
High School team played the first
base ball game of the season here
Saturday afternoon. The visitors won
by a score of IL to 8. Very good ball
was played by both sides, but the Mas
sey team had great advantage over
the local team, as several of their men
had never played before in match
game, and were Impractical.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-04-17
INSPECTION TOUR
FOR 12O STUDENTS

MADISON, Wis, April 13.-More
than 100 seniors in the electrical, me-
chanical civil, chemical, and general
engineering courses of the University
of Wisconsin will soon leave on their
annual ten days inspection tour Of the
plants of the East and West The
party will include seven members Of
the faculty of the college of engineer
ing. ~
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-04-17
GAVE HIS LIFE
TO SAVE BOY

HAMMOND. La, April 14-Frank
Stewart, a pumping engineer, gave his
life to save small boy from being
killed by an Illinois Central Railway
engine. Stewart jumped in front Of
the engine and tossed the boy safely
off the track but was himself run
over and crushed to death.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-04-17

Base on balls-Of Neal, two; on
Hollins, /. Hit by pitcher-Neal, 1;
Hollins, /. Struck out by Neal, 6; by
Brock, /; by Hollins, 5.
Batteries: c. M. A.-Neal, Brock
and Taylor. NJ B. A.-Hollins and
Metd Umpire, Hovious. Time Of
game one hour and thirty minutes.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-04-17
PLAY FOR
NAT GOODWIN

RENO, New, April Am an inter-
view at Rawhide yesterday, Nat @.
Goodwin said that Booth Tarkinton
is writing a play for him to be called
Cameo Kirby"
The play deals with the south In
1888.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-04-17
GRAND JURORS
FOR CARMACK

RIPLEY, Tenn, April IA poll OF
the grand jury now in session as 10
their choice for governor shows, IL FOR
Carmack. ! for Patterson and repup-
lican.