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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-01-10
ANOTHER PARK
FOR NASHVILLE
CAPITAL CITY WILL SOON HAVE
ANOTHER PLACE or
RECREATION.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Jan Sat an
important session of the Nashville
park commission on yesterday after
noon Maj e. G. Lewis was requested
to open negotiations with the Fidelity
Trust Company of Louisville for the
purchase of large part of Shelby
park in East Nashville, which section
of the city the commission desires to
provide with public park. The FL
deity Trust Company is trustee for
the owners of the property, which
comprises 100 acres and extends for
nearly half mile along the Cumber-
land river
A large part Of the property Is adj
mirably adapted for park purposes,
and from time to time the proposition
Of purchasing 1t has been discussed
Several years ago $4,000 was asked
for the property, but the proposition
received from the company was I'M
satisfactory to the commission. The
trust company wanted $4,000 cash.
but consented to accept bonds in set
Element for the balance of the pur-
chase price.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-01-10
STATE ANSWERS
RAILROAD BILL
TAKES POSITION THAT THE OLD
LAWS WERE REPEALED BY
NEW ONES.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. Jan. In
answers made in the Federal Court
this afternoon, the State set up that
neither the Railroad Commission nor
the Attorney General has any right TO
enforce State railroad acts. hence
can not be made parties to the suits
brought to enjoin these acts by the
railroads. The State, therefore, takes
the position that the old laws are
repealed, and the suits brought on
them abated, and the attempt OF the
railroads to supplement these suits
is, as consequence, without support.
The answer was made by Attorney
General CARRIER and the other State
counsel The paper also answers for
the Sheriff and Solicitors who have
also been retained. The position OF
the railroads is that the new legisla-
ton is simply a development OF that
which has been restrained and can
be met by supplement bills.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-01-10
LOCAL OPTION is
GROWING FAST
Is MAKING GREAT
GAINS IN CELEVELAND,
OHIO.

CLEVELAND, Jan, 9.-Three years
ago the anti-saloon league began its
active campaign in this city for local
option. Today one-fourth of the city's
area is dry" The county auditor
has just reported that there were 100
more saloons in the city in 1907 than
in 1906. The saloonists say they are
gradually gaining ground.
Those figures are favorable" said
SUPERINTENDENT A. J. Williamson Of
the Anti-Saloon League, "and we are
surprised that the gain was nor great
err The fact is that each year about
30, 900 persons are AIDED to the popula-
ton of Cleveland, Normally that
would mean an increase of over 200
saloons. The actual increase being
only 100. leaves net decrease Of
1907
I But" say the saloon interests, the
consumption of liquor has Increased
vastly more than the natural Increase
in population would cause US TO ex-
meet. Where once the saloon sold IL
uuor over the bar, we now are deliv-
ering more liquor in bottles to homes
in the dry districts"
we are not fighting liquor the
antisaloon leaguers rejoip. What
we are endeavoring tc do is to stamp
out the saloon. Il is social evil. OF
course we are opposed to drinking,
but II a man wants to take liquor into
his own home and drink It, that is
his own business"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-01-10
BECKHAM MEN
VERY CONFIDENT
LOOKS LIKE he WILL WIN HIS
RACE FOR UNITED STATES
SENATOR.

FRANKFORT. Ky, Jan. Slug
cling to their breasts the fond de
fusion that the events Of the last two
days have cleared the way for j. G.
w. Beckaam to the United States Sen
ate. the followers of the former Gov
ernor are smiling for the first time In
some weeks. They are also going
about with a more confident air And
they have not worn confident air
for some time. Mr.. Beckham has
been up in the air and has looked
for trouble, but the smooth way in
which the Democrats have settled the
caucus nominations makes him think
that he will have the same smooth
sailing which he pretended to believe
was to be found all the time.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-01-10
LEGISLATURE WILL
ABOLISH SALOONS
AUTHOR OF ADAMS LAW THINKS
TENNESSEE WILL SOON
BE DRY.

In the opinion of Hon. A. A. Adams.
OF Lebanon. the author Of the famous
Adams law of 1903. the next Legisla-
ture will eliminate saloons entirely
from Tennessee. Mr.. Adams is in
Columbia today on legal business and
stated that he believed that after the
next Legislature adjourned there
would be no liquor legally sold in this
State. He added that Wilson county
would send a straight temperance Rep
resentative to help pass such legisla-
ton.
Mr.. Adams was accompanied by
Judge E. E. Beard and John Perry, or
Lebanon, and they are here taking
dispositions. Mr.. Perry represented
Wilson county in the last Legislature
and was one of the strong temperance
advocates of the House. He is not
yet fully decided on the matter, but
will probably be a candidate for re-
election.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-01-10
INCREASED BOND
FOR STANDARD
sovERNMENT REVIEWS IT'S PLEA
THAT SECURITY SHOULD
EQUAL FINE.

CHICAGO, Jan. s.-District Attor-
hey Edward W. Sims today filed a
petition in the United States Circuit
Court of Appeals declaring that the
Standard Oil Company of Indiana has
assets amounting to more than $2I'-
600 900 and asking for an increase In
the supersedeus bond OF that corpora
ton which has appealed from the
500 .24O, 900 fined imposed by District
Judge K. NJ Lands.
The Government renewed its orig
inal plea that the bond of the oil com
pany. pending disposal of the appeal
should be the same in amount as the
dne. II was originally fixed at a to-
tai of 100000 on statements by at
torneys for the defense that the prop
erty of the company was worth no
more than that amount. 1t was as
serted at the time the bond was fixed
that the property OF the company at
Whiting. Ind, would be worth but
81. 500 900 to 100000 if sold at exc
cution sale. The other holdings OF
the company we're alleged to be worth
on the same basis little more than
SO 900 900 to 100000.
The Government now charges in its
application for increased bond that
the actual value of the company's
property subject to execution Is large
ly in excess of $20,00O,00O and that
the profits of the company for the
three years embraced by the indict-
ment against the company were $685.
O67,126 and that the profits Of the bus
mess of the company for 1905 alone
the year in which the Indictment
was returned--were $1O,516,OS2.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-01-10
JAPAN COMPETITOR
IN TOBACCO TRADE
AMERICAN OFFICER DENIES CON-
RINE CONTROLS THE SELL
ING IN CHINA.

NEW YORK, Jan. S.-The tobacco
products sold in China and other
parts of the Orient and also in the
majority Of the countries of Europe
are made from American leaf, accord
ing to the testimony Of William H.
Harris. one of the vice presidents OF
the American Tobacco Company, at
today's session of the investigation
into the company's affairs.
Mr.. Harris said the American To
bacco Company's business In China
is carried on through the British
American Tobacco Company, a sub
sidiary corporation. He denied that
the British-American Tobacco Com
pany controlled the tobacco OF China,
but said he wished it did. He named
the Japanese Government as one OF
the British-American Company's chief
competitors in the Chinese field. Mr..
Harris said the British-American Com
many owns the majority Of stock In
tobacco companies in many parts OF
the world.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-01-10
WILL PREPARE FOR
NIGHT RIDERS
PEOPLE OF LEBANON, KY, Or.
CAME FOR PROTECTION
AGAINST RAID.

LEBANON, KY. Jan. AT meet
ing Of the citizens of Lebanon and
Marion county. held at the City Hall
this evening to consider the situation
with reference to night riders, large
number Of citizens volunteered their
services and were sworn as Deputy
Sheriffs to patrol the town and county
roads at night until further notice.
While no mediate danger is appre-
hended from mob. the people Of Leb-
anon do not intend to be caught nap
ping, and although those who have
volunteered their services are in SYM
patty with the tobacco ralsers, they
do not intend to submit to the unlaw-
full acts of the mob,
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-01-10
CITIZENS ON GUARD
AT JOHANNESBURG
WARNINGS THAT BATH COUNTY
NIGHT RIDERS MAY VISIT
TOWN CAUSES ALARM.

JOHANNESBURG, KY, Jan. S.-All
afternoon the City Cuncil and Fiscal
Court have been in session discussing
means for the protection of Flemings-
burg, word having been circulated that
night riders from Bath and Nicholas
are coming to burn the city.
The lights from burning barns In
Bath, while the night riders were
abroad last night, we're seen here and
excitement has prevailed all day.
Leaders OF the Society OF Equity have
been before the court and Council.
asking that the Independent and
American Tobacco Company, buyers
of tobacco be urged to discontinue
buying, which they declined to DO.
The Council then decided on the APP
pointment of twelve guards who VIII
go on duty tonight A citizens or
ganization has been formed and fifty
citizens will sleep by their guns ready
to respond at a moments notice A
large amount of tobacco is being
shipped from here by the trust and
independent buyers.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-01-10
SUDDEN DEATH In
VENDOME THEATRE
JUST At CONCLUSION or SONG
BEDFORD coUNTIAN Ex-
PIREs IN SEAT.

NASHVILLE. Tenn. Jan. B.
AS Miss Stempler was singing her
laughing song in Coming Thro' the
Rye" Wednesday night. Joseph Evans.
OF near Shelbyville. dropped out OF
his seat at the Vendome dying a few
minutes later. 1t was near the close
of the performance when the attack
came, and the Show was over before
any one realized the serious nature
of the attack. DIR. ]. W. Handy was
sitting near Mr.. Evans, whose seat
was on the aisle about seven rows from
the stage. AS soon as DR.. Handy
saw the man fall into the aisle he
FASTENED to him and attempted to re-
vive him, but in vain. There was no
great amount of excitement, it being
generally thought that the man had
merely tainted. He died within few
minutes.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-01-10
FOR VIOLATING
SAFETY LAW
U. S. ATTORNEYS ARE DIRECTED
TO BRING SUITS AGAINST
- RAILROADS.

WASHINGTON Jan. S.-AttorneI
General Bonaparte today directed Uni
ted States attorneys in all branche:
of the union to begin suits against A.
of the leading railroad companies o.
the country for violations of the safe
ty appliance law. Altogether the at
torney general ordered 342 prosecu
tions against the companies.
The Northern Pacific heads the lis
with SO prosecutions. The Ashlant
Coal & Iron Railroad Company is sec
ond with rs, all of which are to be
brought in one district in Kentucky
There are ~ against the Baltimore
& Ohio and 25 against the Chesa
peake & Ohio The New York Cen
trail has only four and the New York
New Haven & Hartford TO- The
Pennsylvania is charged with six; the
Central of New Jersey Is; the Wheel
ing & Lake Erie "a.
Harriman's Southern Pacific IL
charged with 10, the Boston & Al
bany 70, and the Boston & Maine 5
twenty-five violations are charged
against the Illinois Central and one
each against the Philadelphia & Read
ing, the Missouri, Kansas & Texas
Kansas City4Southern, Butte, Amazon
da & Pacific, St. Louis Southwestern
and the Salt Lake & Ogden.
All of the facts upon which these
prosecutions are based were turned
over to the department of justice D.
the Interstate Commerce Commission
which found that the companies In
cluded in the list were not observing
the law by providing safety appliances
prescribed by law.
Forty-one states are represented II
the list, in which prosecutions are tt
be begun, representing every section
of the country from the Canadian Dor
der to the gulf and from the Atlantic
coast to the Pacific.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-01-10
BOOM EVANS FOR
SECOND PLACE
HIS FRIENDS PREPARING TO PRE-
SENT HIM FOR THE VICE
PRESIDENCY.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Jan. g.
Friends of Hon. H. c. Evans in Ten
nessee are preparing to launch his
boom for Vice President, and 1t will
be started at the next meeting Of the
Taft Club in Memphis. Mr.. Evans
has never said anything yet, publicly
or privately, that would indicate that
he will be candidate for Vice Presl-
dent, yet Tennessee will come back
for the honor. His friends in West
Tennessee will launch his boom In
Memphis and instructions VIII be
given for him to the next National
Convention without any opposition.
At the next meeting of the Mem
phis Taft Club resolutions will also
be adopted indorsing N. W. Hale for
National Committeeman.
Two other Brownlow gaugers have
fallen victims of Collector Sharp's
ak and their heads are in the basket.
Charley Johnson, city gauger at the
Wakeman distillery, and A. E. bod
son. guager at the Deep Spring dis
tiIlery, have both had charges pre-
ferred against them. Mr.. Johnson re-
turned to Hawkins County and Mr..
Dodson to Johnson County, where he
was a former Sheriff.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-01-10
PARSON CHARGED
WITH PROFANITY
NEGRO EXPORTER ALLEGED TO
HAVE USED UNcHAsTE LAM
oUAGE IN PULPIT.

An unusual case came up Thursday
before Esq. Guest, negro preach
er being arraigned on a charge OF
using vulgar language in the pulpit.
The negro, who proclaims himself
second Sam Jones of the colored per-
suasion, delivered such stirring SER
mon at Macedonia last Sunday, that
a number OF the sisters of the con-
gregation wept He started out by
telling the sisters they were going
straight to hell and the reasons he
assigned was as unchase as the Ian
guage he is accused of using. Esq.
Guest was in some doubt as to the
province of the court in the matter.
SO dismissed the defendant, but adj
vised him to shake the dust of Column.
bia from his feet.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-01-10
TO STOP EVILS
LIQUOR TRADE
SENATOR CLAY WANTS LAW TO
PROHIBIT INTERSTATE
SHIPMENTS.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7.-Senator
Clay, of Georgia, today introduced a
resolution calling on the judiciary
committee of the senate to report a
bill Immediately, making 1t illegal to
ship whiskey from a wet" state into
dry one. He asked unanimous con
sent for the immediate passage OF his
resolution.
Senator Nelson, of Minnesota, OBJ
jected. Every member of this body
knows" he said, that the commit
tee has just been filled up during the
Christmas holidays and is in no con-
dition to take up this question at pres
emit"
This remark which was greeted
with a shout of laughter led the SEN
ator to explain that he meant the COM
mittee organization had just been
completed and the inference drawn
was a mistake.
Under the rules Senator Clay's res
olution went over until tomorrow He
declared that he intended to force a
roll cali on the question to determine
who was responsible for the nullihca-
ton of prohibition laws passed In va
rious states by allowing liquor dealers
to ship their products in from another
atafa
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-01-10
INDICTMENT In
NIGHT RIDERS CASE
KENTUCKY GRAND JURY TAKES
ACTION AS RESULT OF
OUTRAGES.

HOPKINSVILLE KY, Jan. S,-The
special grand jury which was impan-
neled on January to investigate the
raid Of night riders returned unani'
nous indictment this afternoon
against George b. Powell, OF the north-
ern portion of Christian county, charg-
ing him with being member OF the
mob which visited Hopkinsville. Mr..
Powell is one Of the most substan-
tial citizens Of his neighborhood. II
is claimed that he was recognized as
a member of the night riders gang.
His bond was placed at $1,000
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-01-10
HONOR ROLL OF
MCDOWELL SCHOOL

The following is the honor roll for
Mcdowell School for December:
Fourth Grade--Ruth Burns, May
Bell Pipkin, Basin Blocker, Brandau
Hughes. William Mayberry Brownie
Mayberry, Bertha Tanner While
Huckaby, Bessie Anderson.
Third Grade-Elmer Johnson, Clyde
Johnson. Luther Loftin, Willie Davis
Bonnie Anderson, Lillian Mayperry'
Marguerite Bunch, Dan o'Connor.
MRS. ToMLINSoN, Teacher.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-01-10
SENATOR TAYLOR'S
DAUGHTER MARRIES

WASHINGTON, Jan. S.--The large
main parlors Of the Ebbitt House were
crowded with well-known Tennessee
men and women this afternoon when,
at 2 o'clock, Catherine Taylor, the
daughter Of Senator Robert L, Tay'
lor was married to Matthew Hillman
Taylor. son of Robert 2, Taylor, OF
Trenton, Tenn.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-01-10
WHY Gov. PATTERSON DOES
NOT DESERVE SECOND TERM

power he sought He tried 70 make
TIE public road system, OF the whole
state at once a part Of his personal
machine
He tried to rob the comptroller
office of its proper and natural func
tions and absorb them into the pow
er of his machine.
He vetoed the bank examiners bill
which he had already recommended
as a wise and just measure. because
the appointment was given to the
comptroller instead of himself. Rep.
resentative Stainback. or Fayette
county. made this charge on the floor
of the house, and Gov. Patterson per
sonally gave this as his reason to
members of the legislature. Think OF
a governor who tells us that the gov
ernor of Tennessee has too much
power. and then kills just and i'm
portant measure solely because 1t be
not made a part OF his own political
machine.
Gov. Patterson awoke the echoes
denouncing the election laws and de-
handing that this power should be
taken entirely out of the governors
hands" He said it was a power mo
good governor would want and no
bad governor should have" Yet he
recommended the passage of a bill
which left the power absolutely in
his own hands, and he today person
ally dictates the appointment of cleo
ton commissioners as much as any
governor before him. A bill which
would have carried out the personal
pledges of Gov. Patterson and the
demands Of the Democratic platform
to the very letter was defeated In the
senate, every one of Gov. Patterson's
personal followers voting against 1t.
He abused and prostituted his pow
err as governor to force the passage Of
the Memphis charter bill This man
who demands a second term for him.
self was not willing that lawfully
elected officials in his own city should
serve out even their first terms. He
got up bill which, according to the
supreme court, violated the consti-
tuition nine times, which kicked out OF
office the officials whom the people
had erected, in order that the COVER
nor might fill their places with his
brother-in-law, his law partner and
other personal favorites appointed by
himself. The supreme court declared
that the powers conferred by this bill
were arbitrary and despotic. This
man who rallied at the machine"
was willing to put the people Of his
own city under an absolute despotism
created by him and subservient to his
will!
This is only part of the record OF
Gov. Patterson's broken promises.
To indorse him for a second term is
to indorse bad faith, false pretenses
and selfish abuse of power.--Mem-
phis News-Scimitar.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-01-10
SEVEN JURORS
FOR THAW TRIAL

NEW YORK, Jan, 7.--seven jurors
were selected today in the Thaw trial
after day Of challenges and sparring
by attorneys Harry Thaw's wife was
with him most of the day aud took
great interest in the jurors, frequently
consulting her husband and his at
torneyg.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-01-10
SALOONS WOULD SUFFER.

The only interests that will suffer
by state primary in Tennessee are
the saloons and hotels Of Nashville.
A convention would pour many thou
sands OF dollars into their Golfers
McMinnville Southern Standard.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-01-10

A specific for paiu--Dr. Thomas &c
lectric oil. strongest. cheapest lini-
ment ever devised A household rem
edy in America for rs years
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-05-17

we have used them until quite recently
as though we believed them to be actually
limitless. The government his given
away forests and mineral lands and water
rights with a lavish and reckless disre-
gard for the future, and the people have
used this God-given wealth In the most
wasteful manner imaginable. Only lately
we have awakened TO the knowledge that
our coal. timber and oil are within cal
culabe distance of exhaustion. and that
we must begin to act with discretion If
we would not bring disaster upon our i'm
mediate descendants, II not upon our
selves. 1t is now proposed to take stock
of what is left to US, to find out just
how we stand and TO take measures for
the conservation of our remaining re-
sources and the regulation Of future con-
sumption.
The latter-day policy contemplates all
these interests as correlated and proposes
TO consider all In the treatment of each.
Thus the preservation of the forest is
necessary TO the ample flow of the
stream. The flow of the stream facilitates
navigation and furnishes power which
lightens the drain of our coal supply.
The ramihcations of this interdependence
are extensive. but these brief illustra-
lions will suffice for suggestion.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-05-17

heavy cogs. The men start off in their
fishing boats early in the morning and do
not return until late at night. Though,
their hauls are often large, they find
half dollar worthy compensation for
hard days work.
The women and children go out way be-
You'd their knees to catch crabs and oys-
tiers, which they sell to the passerby and
to hotels. Israels, one of the Dutch paint
ers, has devoted his years and genius to
portraying the types. dress, manner and
hardships of his people. In no class has
he been more interested than the fisher
folk. He loves to show patient, though
careworn looking mothers looking out on
the sea wondering when their husbands
may return. He loves to show the men
with their trousers rolled up and the
women with their skirts pinned high,
coming In after searching hours Tor crabs
and oysters. He loves to show healthy,
unspoiled children made happy by their
fathers return. In all these scenes are
depicted the simplicity. silent suffering
and courage to face haruships and want
so true to the honest and noble Dutch
fisherfOlk
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-05-17
Denmark's Royal Ghost

The present Prince Royal of Denmark
had a curious experience some 10 years
ago. He and his father and mother
the present King and Queen-were stay
ing at castle which had curious repu-
tation for ghosts" One evening after
dinner he went to another room to md
something which he wanted. There was no,
electric light. and so he took candle. In
short time he came back, pale aud trem-
bling, saying the room was full OF armed
men, who barred his entry and put out
his light. Much disturbed, the King
reused the household. told them to arm
themselves and bring lights. Then he
led them to the suspected room and,
1inging the door suddenly open, called on
those within to surrender. There was
nothing within but darkness and silence.
Moreover, there seemed no possible way
by which such a body of men like the
Prince described could have entered and
escaped unseen. Yet the Prince persisted
In his story.
Different color was impaired to 1t by
an experience which occurred to his
mother shortly after. She was sitting
writing in her boudoir in the evening
amid a blaze of candles, when suddenly
she became aware of figure all In white
standing near the door.
The door was not open and she had not
heard 1t open or shut. The figure gazed
At her fxsdly, bB9t 80 RSt speak and a.
but eventually she called out TO know
who or what the intruder was. Receiving
no answer TO her inquiry, she sprang up
to ring the bell. and then she saw the
figure turn and walk deliberately and
slowly through the closed door.