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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-12-25
NOT SUBJECT To
INHERITANCE TAX
u,ez GORDON DECIDES sAR.
car SUIT ADVERSELY TO
CONTENTION or STATE.
REVENUE AGENT WILL APPEAL
o.,,s,ts m Banks Of Mississippi And
Canada Not Liable Under
Act Of 'e3.

Personal estate of the late John
SARGENT situated in States othsr than
tennessee is not liable to a collateral
inheritance tax under the laws of this
state according TO a decision rem
dsred Dy Judge Gordon in the County
rourt today. Judge Gordon sustained
the demurrer filed by the attorneys
for the estate and the bill of the COM
nlainant. County Court Clerk H. W.
Thomas. was dismissed. An appeal
was taken to the Supreme Court. Be-
ing a case involving State revenue the
sppeal will be heard at the pending
term of the Supreme Court.
In this suit, which was filed by State
Revenue Agent James R. Jetton in
the name of the County Court Clerk,
it was sought to collect the inheri-
lance tax of five per cent on personal
estate left by the late John Sargent
on deposit in the banks of Mississippi
and Canada In the former State it
was alleged that about $4,000 was on
deposit while in the Dominion of Can
ada 1t was charged that about $4,000
was on deposit in banks.
It was contended by the State Rev
enue Agent that Sargent being a resi-
dent of this State that his personal
property wherever situated was under
the Jurisdiction of the laws OF Ten
nessee and would be subject to the
inheritance tax laws of this State.
This contention was denied in a de-
murrer filed by the attorneys for the
State, who insisted that the property
not being situated in Tennessee the
courts of this State were without juris-
diction over it and could not enter
tain a suit to hold it liable under the
inheritance tax laws. There were
some eight or ten grounds for the de-
murrer, but this was the main conten-
ton.
An interesting question of law is
presented in this case and one that
has never before been passed upon
by the Supreme Court OF Tennessee,
there are cases in other
In some States 1t has
been held that the personal estate is
subject to the laws Of the State OF
which the owner was a resident,
wherever 1t may be situated. Other
States have held to the contrary.
About $4,000 in taxes and costs is in |
volved in the suit.
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OF
POSluFFICE HERE

Charles e. Morrell, Jrp who has
been appointed superintendent OF con-
struction of the post cliice building
here, arrived Thursday from Wash
ington and at once entered upon the
discharge OF his duties. Mr.. Morrell
comes from Stanford, Conn, where he
but recently completed a $4,000
school building. Last year he super
intended the construction of twelve
story sky scraper and has been en-
gagged In this character Of work In
New York for the past SIX or eight
years. Mr.. Morrell will press the
work on the government building with
III possible dispatch.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-12-25
STRANGER BURIED
In STRANGE LAND
REMAINS OF UNFORTUNATE WHO
ENDED HIS LIFE A FEW DAYS
AGO INFERRED.

The stranger, who took his own
life out near the Columbia Military
Academy last Friday night, was inter
red Tuesday afternoon at Rose Hill.
The scene at the grave was sad one,
as a few gathered around the grave
to do this service for a stranger in a
strange land, man who had once
known better days and had a home
and loved ones. but who according to
his own statement had fallen on evil
times, was homeless and friendless,
without money and without work. The
services were conducted by DR.. T, A.
Wharton and few flowers sent by
kind hearts, were placed upon the
mound.
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Special to The Herald. =

Special to The Herald
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Dec, a.
Judge Hart, of the Criminal Colrt, has
the application of the Coopers for
release on bail under advisement.
The case took somewhat unex-
pected turn this morning when the
court convened. 1t had been expect
ed that the defense would call some
witnesses in rebuttal of the damaging
proof that had been offered by the
State, but the counsel announced that
this would not be done. This there
fore closed the taking of the evil
dence.
1t was agreed by the attorneys rep
resenting the State and the defen-
iants that the case be submitted to
The Court without argument. Judge
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-12-25

OVER THE COUNTY.

S. o. Thomas has sold the 45-acre
farm OF Mrs Wilson on the williams
port pike to Mr.. Letsinger Of the same
neighborhood for $500.
Mr. John Howell Thomas. who sold
his farm on the Mt. Pleasant pike re-
Gently to w P Ridley and then bought
a farm near Lynnville from L. Alex
ander, has sold the farm back TO Mr..
Alexander for a profit OF $500.
Mrs. r. c. Eskew and son. Cleave,
of Sawdust Valley, have just returned
home from a very pleasant visit with
her daughter, Mrs W. L. Burnley. of
Tenn.
Deputy Harris landed two white
men and two negroes in Jail Sunday
under indictments returned by the
last Grand Jury.
Miss Mary Graham, weight nine
pounds, has arrived to visit Mr.. and
Mrs. Jno. P. Graham for the next
eighteen or twenty years.
Officers Whitley and Butts went to
1leburn Sunday and interfered with q
crap game, arresting five colored
sports. They estimate that 95 others
had left the scene before they ar
lived.
Sam Hughes, of Texas, is visiting
'elatives at Glendale.
Arch Laid, of York, Ala, is spend
ng the holidays with home folks on
4eiper's creek. Mr.. Laid is engaged
n the lumber business in Alabama
md has made quite success.
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revnue of about $4,000. Add t.
this the $4,000 received under the
Chestnut act of last year and the
total revenue is little over $4,000
Therefore an increase of $4,000 re
ceived this year will be equal to
an increase Of ten per cent.
1t will be recalled that at the 1907
session of the General Assembly
Judge s. l.. Chestnut of East Ten
nessee secured the passage of act
giving the schools from the State
treasury an appropriation of fifty
cents per capita on January l, 1908
and seventy-fve cents per capita ev-
cry year thereafter. This bill was
passed over the determined opposi-
ion of the administration leaders,
)ut 1t is one of the best laws ever
placed on the statute books and will
,e an enduring monument to the au-
hor. Judge Chestnut has been re-
lected to the General Assembly and
t the next session will again lead
he fight for the children, being an
rdent advocate of Statewide prohi-
ition.
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NoN.R EsIDENT NOTICE.

Clerk and Masters Office, Columbia,
Tenn, Dec. "a, 1908.
W. H. Sherrod Admr., Complainant,
vs..
Joe London, ct al, Defendants.
1t appearing from affidavit fled In
this cause, that the Defendants, Allen
Dsnham, Mary Lewis alias Mary
Clagett are non-residents of the State
of Tennessee.
1t is therefore ordered that they
enter their appearance herein, before
or within the first three days of the
next term OF the Chancery Court, to
b held at Columbia, on the Ord Mon-
day in April next, 1909, and plead,
answer, or demur to Compliments
bill, or the same will be taken for
confessed as to them and set for
hearing ex-parte; and that a copy Of
his order be published for four con-
,ecutive weeks In The Columbia Her
Ia
A Copy-Attest:
A. N. AKIN, Clerk and Master.
J. II. DINNIN0, Sol'r. for Compit
26dec4t
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NoN-REsIDENT NOTICE.
j. w. Bunch ct ais
]. A. Sowell ct ais.

]. A. Sowell ct ais.
In the County Court, Maury County.
Tennessee.
1t appearing from Complainant's
bill, which is sworn to, that w. n.
Sowell, Nebraska Everett, Miss Cassie
SoWell, John Bauoomb, Mrs. J. ID.
Sims, t. L. Baucomb, Mrs. ]. Il.
Rickett Fay Compton, Ralph Comp
ton, Archie Compton, Bundy Comp
ton, are non-residents OF the State OF
Tennessee, so that the ordinary pro-
cess of law cannot be served upon
them.
1t is therefore ordered by the Court
that publication be made for four con-
secutive weeks in the Columbia Week.
ly Herald, a newspaper published In
the town of Columbia, Tennessee, re.
curing said nonresident defendants
to appear before the County Court OF
said County on or before the First
in February, next, 1909, and
plead, answer or demur to complain
ants bill, or the same will be taken
" confessed as to them, and set for
rearing ex-parte.
H. w. THOMAS, Clerk.
J. G. VOORHEES,, Solicitor.
25dec4t
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JENKINS BUILDING
COMPANY CHARTERED

The charter of the Jenkins Building
Co. of Mt. Pleasant has been filed for
registration. The capital stock is
$4,000 and the incorporators are j..
t. Jenkins, George w. Killebrew.
Frank Wheeler, e. Dan Smith and w.
r Kttrell.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-12-25

Our overworked Congressman will
get deserved holiday from Dec. 10
to Jan. 4.-LouisviIle Courier-Journal.
Champ Clark favors reduction Of the
tariff on miliinery--that Is, that II
should be revised decolette.--Charies-
ton News and Courier.
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FLOUR AND 0nAiN.

Quotations furnished by Columbia
Mill & Elevator Co.. and Ashtsn's
Mills.) n.
Flour-Best Patent, $5.75; second
Patent, $500; Bran, per ton, $24.OO.
sacked; old corn, per bble., S2.75@
$500 New wheat delivered at mills,
$105 to $1.1O.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-12-25

Reports show that the number of
marriages for the year is about 10 per
cent below the normal. II appears 70
have been look before you leap year.
Omaha Bee.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-12-25

BACON, LARD AND FRESH MEATa
tThese quotations are furnished BY
Calender G Co..
Bacon-From farmers handG--
Hams. 12c per iD.; sides, lie ID.:
shoulders, lilo ID.
Lard-Pure country, 12c n. In tina
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MARRIAGE LICENSE.

Geo. s. Harris to Miss Nellie bly,
Thomas.
Geo. Brady to Miss Annie Stanfleld.
Emmett Derryberry to Miss Mary
C. Winchester.
D. E. Sharp to Miss Elsie Littlejohn.
Clyde Harper to Miss Ollie Walters.
H. B. Msador to Miss Margaret
Booker.
G. T. Lentz to Miss Carrie Fray.
James McNeal to Miss Sallie Hick.
man
Lon Stages to Miss Ruth Hastings.
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FIELD SEED.

FIELD SEED.
Quotations by Calender 4 Coz
Oats-From farmers hands, SOC blu
from frst hands.
Clover-From farmers hands, new
crop, $500. Northern seed, iron
stores, $3.50.
Cane Seed-From farmers hands
SOC per bu.
Blue Grass-From stores, $3.50 per
bu.
Orchard Grass-s2.2O per bu.
Timothy-$265; Red Top, 12hc n.
Hungarian, $1.40 per bu-
Rye, 80c085c FIRST hands.
JUNK, RUBBER. ZINC AND LEAD.
Quotations furnished by Louis
Bakery
Old scrap iron--16c to 2oc per hun
ired. Brass-Heavy brass-ee n;
light brass. Sc n. Copper--Light cop
per, &c n; heavy copper. &c y.
Domestic to 26c per hundred.
Rubber--Rubbcr tires. 20 n: Ns. I
hoes. 80 ~; No. . shoes, iMc n.
zinc-1ke n. Lead-es n.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-12-25

LOUISVILLE, KY, Dec. 23.-Cattle
Receipts, ia head; the market
ruled steady on good to choice cattle
and slow on common. Quotations
are as follows: Shipping steers,
$4.25@$5.25; beef steers, $2.75Q
$4.25; fat heifers and cows, S2.75Q
1885; cutters, $2.OOQ$2.75; Gamers,
$1.Oe@$2OO; bulls, $2.OO@$3.4O; feed
ers, $2.75Q$4.4O; stockers, $4,000
1915.
Hogs-Receipts, 1884 head; tops
and roughs steady; lights and pigs
higher. Tops, $5.85; lights, $5.25;
pigs, $4.OO@$46O; roughs. $5.15 down.
Sheep and Lambs-Receipts, 1913
head; the market was quiet. Quota
tons are: Best lambs, $4.00Q$5.OO;
culls, $2.5O@$4.OO; sheep, $500 down.
No market Christmas day.
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DAILY LOCAL
MARKET REPORT
CHRISTMAS EVE BUSINESS UP
TO ALL EXPECTATIONS or
MOST sANGUINE.
Crowd Not SO large as on Many
Former Occasions, But All
Are Buying.

COLUMBIA, Tenn, Dec. "a
Christmas Eve, the last day for the
Christmas shopping, and always a
big day, was up to all former occa-
sions this year. The crowd was not
so large as on many other Christmas
Ewes, but all that were in town were
here to buy and they bought and
abundantly. ALI day the stores have
been comfortably filed and the clerks
have had no idle time. The trade
was easily waited upon as their minds
were made up what they wanted.
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PRODUCE.

(These QuotatiouR are furnished By
VIM. Bakery
Eggs and Poultry-Eggs. per dosen
straight, 25c; hens, &c No.; chickens.
Q pounds and under, Sc No.; over q
pound, &c 10; turkeys, 1910 ib.;
ducks, &c No.; geese. soc each.
Butter-Choice country, 16c n.
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HIDES, GINSENG. FkArAeAs arc.

HIDES, GINSENG, FEATHERs arc
Quotations by L. BAKERY
Hides-Green, SC fb.; cured, 81
10; dry salt hides, lie ib.; flint
13c ID. Horse hides-No. l large
$1.75; No. 2, $1.O0@$150; mulee hides
Large, $3.50; small, $1.OO.
Goat skins, zoe; lamb skins, 2O036c
clippers skins, 15c; Wool skins, 2scO
35c.
Ginseng-Dry. s4.75; green, s1.00;
Yellow root, S1.26.
Feathers-.;ew goose feathers 80
n; old goose feathers, 26c0SSc n;
mixed, 15c@25c 10; duck feathers,
20cQ35c Ib.
Beeswax-25c026c n.
Tallow 41ac ib.; caked tallow, 4%a
WHOLESALE GROCERIES.
Quotations furnished By J. A
Sloan Coy
Sugar-Best Bonton granulated su.
gar, 100 ibs. s5.4N: brown sugar, 100
lbs. $5.16.
Coffee-Bulk roast, 11he037hs
ireen. shc@14hc.
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WOOL.

Quotations by L. BAKERY
Wool-Tubwashed, 26c lb.; IN.
washed spring free from burrs. lee:
slightly bury. 13c016c: meaium
bury. 9c@12c; hard bury, SC.
Fall wool free Of burrs, 14c.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-01-25
ECkLES AND THE BIBLE.
Chicago Banker Known for Devout-
ness of His Life.

James H Eckles, who died suddenly
of heart disease at his home, in Chi
cago, few days ago, was one of
the most devoutly religious men of
large affairs in the country He
scrupulously avoided ostentatious dis
play of his genuine piety, and only
his most intimate friends knew of his
deep religious convictions. Among
them was Grover Cleveland who.
while governor of New York. dis
cerned this trait in Mr. Eckles' char
acter when the latter was student
of the Albany. Law School. Mr. Eckles
was not psalm singer or a leader
of prayer meetings. etc. Seldom was
his name publicly connected with
church matters or religious move
ments, bat it is recalled by persons
in Washington who knew him well
when he lived here as comptroller of
the currency in the last Cleveland ad-
ministration, that he gave more liber-
ally of his income to the cause of re-
hgion than any other man of their
acquaintance 1t was his custom to
read one or more chapters of the
bible every night before retiring. it
made no difference how late the hour,
and on his outing trips he invariably
carried, tucked away in his baggage,
a copy of the sacred book 1t is re-
lated that while always the jolliest
member of every outing party. Mr.
Eckles never failed to read the bible
in camp under a suffering light every
night as long as the trip lasted He
and Mr. Cleveland. the latter the son
of minister, used to have long dis
cussions of the bible whenever Mr..
Eckles called at the White House at
night for private chat with the pres
ident
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-01-25

structed with the remnants feathers.
bones and feet of the hawks victims.
and so the death of the marauders was
decreed
The duck hOwk is none too common
bird, and ornithologists and bird
lovers generally do not think a species
SO interesting should be forced to ex-
tinction even though it does kill few
game birds. The bird lovers argued
that if killing game were to be made
a capital offense a good many men
would suffer. There was protest
against the killing of the hawks and
they were spared.
The postofice department building
is situated at one of the busiest cor
ners in Washington, but the fact that
the building is in the city has been
"a protection to the birds. 1t is not
unusual to see them shoot by the win
dows of the higher office structures as
they go their way to the hunting
grounds.
The first assistant postmaster gen.
eral is an ornithologist, and the
chances are that if any suggestion is
made that it would be good thing to
kill the hawks they will find a ready
champion in Frank H. Hitchcock The
biological survey also is interested in
the hawks.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-01-25

Every winter for years a pair of
duck hawks has used the tower of
ehe postofice department building on
Pennsylvania avenue as a place of
refuge. The birds are in their winter
quarters again this year, and from
their safe retreat high above the
street they make daily trips to the
Potomac, where they pick up many a
luckless coot and grebe which are
forthwith sacrificed to appease the
seemingly never completely satisfied
hawk hunger.
The duck hawk is a cosmopolitan
bird 1t appears in slightly varied
form in most parts of the world. The
extent of its range has given it the
name of the wandering falcon.
Three or four years ago some of the
postoffice authorities sought permits
sion to shoot the hawks, for they were
in the habit of carrying their quarry
into the tower, there to devour at
their leisure. Some pipes became OBJ
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-01-25

WASHINGTON.-U Sam has
adopted water wagon for army use
which. even when it draws its
contents from much polluted stream;
provides his soldiers with fine fluid
with which to quench their thirst. The
secret of. this is that the wagon in
question is nothing more or less than
complete filtering and sterilizing
plant on wheels. This sterilizing plant
is equipped with a boiler for making
steam to operate the pump and the
sterilizer, a complete set of .bone-black
hlters and. reservoir for storing the
sterile water. Along each. side are
seven faucets, SO arranged that Ia
men can conveniently fill their can
teens at one time. Only a few min
utes are required for an entire regi-
ment to obtain its water supply
From four to six mules are required
to draw this wagon Its steam pump
will suck. water from any stream or
well, and no matter how muddy or full
of disease germs it may be it will au-
tomatically pass through the system
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-01-25

Only a few days before the recent
operation on Mrs. Nicholas Longworth
she and her husband were at the thea
ter here as guests of Mrs. Roosevelt.
The party occupied the box which the
presidents wife always takes-the
stage box at the left of the auditorium.
Mrs Roosevelt always takes the chair
in the front of the box in the corner
furthest from the stage.
She seems to do her utmost to for
get the attention which is always
given to the presidents box by even
a Washington audience accustomed
to the sight of official personages. She
rarely looks toward the audience.
But to go back to Mrs. Longworth-
or rather to her husband. 1t was a
strictly family party in the box that
day-Mrs. Roosevelt, the Longworths,
Miss Ethel Roosevelt, Miss Hagner,
who is Mrs. Roosevelt's private sec
rotary, and, in the back of the box
but evidently being well entertained,
the new governess.
Mrs Roosevelt was in her custom
airy place in the corner. Mrs. Long
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Washington Gossip
Interesting Bits of News Picked Up
Here and There at the National Capital
Pure Water for Soldier in the Field

and not only issue perfectly clear and
pleasing to the eye, but absolutely safe
as WELL Through most ingenious ar
rangement it is discharged almost as
cold as when it entered.
Clear, sparkling. water, by the way,
is in the majority of instances. far
from being pure and safe. For ex-
ample. the best filter working under
good conditions will allow from one to
hve per cent of bacteria or more to
escape, and only one per cent may
mean that tens of thousands of these
health destroyers are contained in a
single glass of water. Sterilization is
the only proper precaution, and this
feature is recognized to such an ex-
tent that the sterilizer described has
been adopted by the United States
government and placed in universal
use in the army, marine corps, coast
and geodetic survey, isthmian canal
commission, etc. The sterilizer BAN
ishes typhoid fever and all of the
multitude of water-born ailments, in
Guiding dysentery, cholera, and the
minor, though quite important COM
plants which induce state of lazi-
ness or indisposition or lack of snap
and energy disappear almost altogeth-
err Government statistics show that
even under the most sanitary condi-
lions it has repeatedly reduced the
average sickness from six to five per
cent
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-01-25
District Committee Opposes Dry Town

When the speaker selected this COM
mittee it was done without regard to
the temperance question, but the MEM
bers were chosen solely for their quail
flcat1ons
But a canvass of the committee dis
closes the fact that if the question of
prohibition is presented it will be
pigeonholed by a large majority.
There are 10 members, II of whom are
from the large cities and eight from
the small towns, three of them being
opposed to prohibition
A large lobby is maintained here by
the prohibition forces, and Immediate
~ after the holiday recess its MEM
bers Will begin to lombard the men,
hers of the house, and particularly the
District of Columbia committee, with
a view to forcing some legislation But
the anti-prohibitioni<ts have IL votes
out of 10 of the District of Colombia
committee. and, unless all signs fail,
Washington will be wet" for two
years Longer.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-01-25

between the animate and the mani
mate furnishings.
One feature that every woman will
appreciate is the large storage closet
off the bathroom for holding extra
bedding and other kinds of household
linen
Although this is a roomy house it
is not expensive to build. 1t is es-
timated that from 81, 400 to 81 800 is
sufficient in most localities for build
ing the house and finishing it COM
plete, with the exception of plumbing
and heating apparatus. 1t is intended,
of course, that the house shall be well
heated and supplied with hot and cold
water, but almost every owner has a
different idea about such things and
these estimates usually are not in
cluded in the general contract.
The hall downstairs is even smaller
than the hall upstairs, but it forms an
easy passageway between the front
and the back of he house, and i. also
opens into the cellar way. We have a
wide, easy stair into the cellar, which
saves tracking in a lot of dirt wher
you walk through the back hall di
rectly into the cellar with a load OF
garden truck without being obliged to
go through the kitchen or some other
room The planning of such little la
bor-savers often marks the difference
between a good plan and poor one