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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-10

ton of this city. Miss Minnie Ellison of
Falls Church. Va. and Miss Walker of
Otterbourne, Chevy Chase Md. are TAX
ing the sea trip TO Portland. Me. stop
ping en- route at Old Point. Norfolk, New
York, Newport and Boston. From Port
land they will go to Center Lowell Me.
to attend the wedding August Is 81 Miss
Mary l.. Williams. daughter of Mai l.. T.
Williams. and Mr. Alfred Levensalier Of
| Maip
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| Mr.. and Mrs. Manson +. Backus OF
| Seattle, Wash. entertained last week al
dinner. complimentary to Secretary OF
/ the Interior and Mrs. Richard \. Bal
| linger. Covers were laid for fifteen al
| a table decorated with red cactus
dahlias. The reception hall was massed
/ with quantities of Shasta daisies.
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ping en- route at Old Point. Norfolk. New
York. Newport and Boston From Port
land they will go to Center Lowell Me.
to attend the wedding August l. 81 Miss
Mary l.. Williams. daughter of Mai. l.. r.
Williams. and Mr.. Alfred Levensaller Of
Maine
Misses Edna aud Katie Sneafer of
GA 9Th street southwest have returned
from ten-day visit 10 Colonial Beach
and the lower Potomac
Mss Neva Miles of Baltimore is the
guest OF the Misses Sheaffer at 624 nth
street southwest.
Mrs Catherine Makeley of Alexandria
is visiting friends in Stafford county, Va
near Fredericksburg.
Mrs F. Selnger of al7 r street north
west and Mrs Altschul of ss NJ street
northwest left Sunday for indefinite
stay at Bluemont, Va.
Miss Maud Holland has returned from
near Frederick. Md. where she was the
guest of Miss Katherine Norman
Miss Mabel Catharine Linton who is
staying at the .Albemarle. Asbury Park.
before going to the Manhasset Sea Side
Park. \. j.. has been attending the
national convention of organsts at Ocean
Grove. of which she is q member.
Mrs. f. B. Hay and Miss Hay Of this
city were recently in London.
Mr.. William r Reichenbach and Mr.. Fl.
kamm have returned home from trip
to New York. Coney Island and Bridge
port, Conn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Manson f. Backus Of
Seattle, Wash. entertained last week at
dinner. complimentary to Secretary Of
the Interior and Mrs. Richard a. Bal
linger. Covers were laid for fifteen at
a table decorated with red cactus
dahlas The reception hall was massed
with quantities of Shasta daisies.
Mrs NJ. B. Berryhal of this city. who
is staying with Mrs. BallinGer at her
Seattle home. was the guest of honor
at a bridge and tea given by Mrs A. +.
Stewart. At the tea table, which was decked
with pink sweet peas, Mrs. Charles u.
Stimson and Mrs. Horace c. Henry pre-
sided Mrs. Edward Lincoln Smith and
Mrs Richard Sackville Cox, jr., served
at the punch bowl.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles J. Simpson and
son. Charles Reed Simpson, OF r street
northeast. are spending the month at
the Brighton, Asbury Park, y. j.
Miss Dorothy Whitney of New York
is varying her usual summer travels
and sailed last week for Hongkong. She
was accompanied by Mrs. Bender and
Miss Bender. the latter her chaperon
and will remain several months in the
orient.
Mr.. and Mrs. Simon Wolf left on the
noon train for Denver to attend the ex-
ecutive committee meeting of the !. q. E.
b. While there Mr.. Wolf will also rep
resent the commercial bodies of this
city at the Trans Mississippi Commercial
Congress-
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Geo. G.. Shaffer.

Beautiful foral designs very reasonable in prize.
Phone 24l6 Main. 18th and Eye SITS. ~.
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Mr. and Mrs. Joseph L. Bowen of Bay
meath, HuIls Cove, will give reception
on August 20 at their villa for Miss Eliza
beth Winthrop Stevens. daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Ledyard Stevens OF New York.
and Mr.. John De koven Bowen whose
engagement has just been announced
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-10

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles J. Simpson and
son, Charles Reed Simpson, OF r street
northeast. are spending the month at
the Brighton, Asbury Park, y. j.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-04-16

members of his family passed through.
They walked over through Lafayette
Park to the White House, only few
hundred yards away, and large num-
Der of persons followed them at a
respectful distance, forming a rather
spectacular Easter parade. Two Sc
cret service men, attired in frock
coats, dark trousers and silk hats,
walked few feet behind the Presi'
dent and his wife. Mrs. Taft wore a
gown of amethyst silk with hat trim
med in the same color.
The day was one of the brilliant
sunshine, but the air was cool enough
to call for overcoats. The President,
however, wore none. Later In the
day Mr. Taft went out for horseback
ride in Potomac Park.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-04-16
DIR. WHARTON'S
LAST SERMON
POPULAR DIVINE TERMINATES
LONG PAsToRATE AT PRES
5YTERlAN CHURCH..

Rev. T. A. Wharton, who for the
past seven years has been the efficient
and much loved pastor of the First
Presbyterian church, preached his
last sermon Sunday morning, prepare
tory to leaving for Sherman, Tex,
where he has accepted a call
to the Presbyterian church at that
place. DR.. Wharton's address was not
in the nature of a farewell sermon,
as his long residence here has at
tached him to the congregation to an
extent that to have had a formal leave
taking would have been painful both
to him and the members of his flock.
After he had pronounced the benedic-
ton he slipped silently away, almost
before 1t was realized that he had
gone. Misses Mamie and Jessie
Wharton, DR.. Wharton's older daugh-
tiers, have already preceded him to
the Texas home. DR.. Wharton and
the other members of his family left
Tuesday. The church has not as
yet announced DR.. Wharton's success
sor.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-04-16
TAFT ATTENDED
EASTER SERVICE
CROWD COLLECTED AND LOOKED
THE PRESIDENT oVER-WENT
RIDING ALSO.

WASHINGTON, April 12.-Presi
dent Taft attended the Easter morn.
ing service at st. Johns Protestant
Episcopal church Sunday with Mrs
Taft and their three children, Robert,
Helen and Charlie. This is the first
Sunday since Mr. Taft's Inauguration
that he has attended a service at st.
Johns. On the other Sundays he
went to his regular place of worship,
the Unitarian church at Fourteenth
and L streets.
A big crowd Of tourists and sight
seers who had gathered in front Of the
Unitarian church long before II
O'Clock were disappointed when the
President failed to appear, and 1t was
some time before they were apprised
of the fact that he had decided to go
to st. Johns, where Mrs. Taft is a
regular attendant. When they did
find it out, the crowd walked over to
st. Johns in time to see the President
and the members OF his family come
out of the church. Three or four po-
licement made an aisle through the
crowd, and the President and the
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-04-16
NEGROES INVADED
PRIVATE RESIDENCE
OF FEDERAL JUDGE
ARMED WITH LEGAL PROCESS
THEY PROCEEDED TO
DlSMANTLE.
HOT ROAST FROM THE BENCH
Instead Of Resorting To The Us
ual Legal Process 5laeks Took
Out Search Warrant and Preceded
To Pillage.

ATLANTA, Ga, April 10.-A special
meeting of the Atlanta Bar Associa-
ton has been called to make what
PREPARATION it can for the invasion and
dismantling of the home of United
States Circuit Judge w. B. Sheppard,
under a writ of attachment. Lawyers,
as well as citizens, declare the affair
was an outrage.
A month or more ago the jurist's
secretry was driving Judge Sheppard
home, when the car hit negro. The
Judge claims he was negligent, but
agreed to pay the injured mans bill
and give him $50. The attorneys for
the negro refused to accept this sum
and said they would sue Instead OF
filing an ordinary suit, they waited
until late Friday evening and
swore out write of attachment. One
of the attorneys, accompanied by a
constable and force of negroes, went
to the Judges home and found Mrs.
Sheppard alone with her children, one
of them babe of only months. At
once they began to seize everything
in sight and loaded it on drays. They
took all the furniture except the beds.
the clothing of all the members of the
family the trunks and even the toys
of the little ones.
All the time Mrs Sheppard was
pleading with them to wait until
her husband returned, but they re-
fused to listen, and she says they
were both rough and insolent. Next
Mrs. Sheppard telephoned to the law
yer Of the negro but as soon as she
explained who she was, she says, he
abruptly hung up the receiver, saying
he talked business with men only.
Judge Sheppard was in court Friday
afternoon and openly and bitterly de-
nounced the treatment he had received
as not only outrageous, but as an at
tack upon the dignity of the United
States Court.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-04-16
LAWS MINION
GETS In BAD
NASHVILLE DEPUTY TRIED WILD
WEST METHODS IN THE
BLUFF CITY.

MEMPHIS, Tenn, April 12.-Al
Warren, deputy sheriff of Davidson
county, who came from Nashville Fri.
day night with a warrant for the ar
rest of Patrol Driver Jack Klinck, was
arrested Saturday afternoon at the
Majestic saloon, GayOso avenue and
South Third street, after he had -four
ished a gun and threatened to shoot
up the place.
That an armed man had run amuck
at the Majestic saloon was the word
flashed over the telephone to central
police station, and the patrol wagon
with Sergeant Condor made an emer-
gency run to the place, while four
patrolmen were summoned to the
scene from their beats.
Warren, the police say, had been
on a seeing Memphis tour, and was
in an intoxicated condition when taken
into custody. No charge has been
lodged against him as yet, though he
is locked up at police headquarters.
When searched at the police station
large revolver was taken from him,
and the bond made by Klinck to an
swer a charge of violation of the age
of consent.
Klinck was indicted in Nashville as
a result of his arrest there for alleged
misconduct in the Tulane hotel with
Willie woodward a girl Klinck was
taking to the industrial school.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-04-16
DECISION AFFIRMED
BY SUPREME COURT
IN COLUMBIA CASE
WATER AND LIGHT COMPANY
LOSES FAMOUS DAMAGE
SUIT.
VERDICT FOR TWENTY THOUSAND
uas Been in Litigation for the Past
Ten Years-Grew out Of Burning
Bio Manufacturing Plant.-The
Ayerments.


The decision handed down by the
supreme Court of Tennessee on Thurs
dar affirming the verdict of the lower
oourt in the case of Harris & Cole
Bros. VS.. the Columbia Water G. Light
Com removes from the courts one
nj the most strenuously litigated cases
that ever originated in Maury county.
This is the third time that the ques-
lions at law have been passed upon,
and it is now ten years since the first
suit was filed.
The suit was brought to recover
damages for the burning Of the pump
factory of Harris & Cole Brothers, To-
Gated on Cemetery avenue, and at that
time one of the largest manufacturing
pIants in this city. 1t was avered that
the Water & Light Company had con-
tracted to furnish two fire plugs to the
complainants, for which they were to
receive 800 per year. 1t was fur
Their avered that failure to comply
with the conditions of the contract
was responsible for the destruction
of the plant. On the night of the fire
the costly machinery, lumber and 9th
er properties of the manufacturing
concern were almost completely wiped
out by the flames, the damage being
estimated at about $4,000
The first suit was filed in June, 1899,
in the Circuit Court of Maury county,
and was won by the defendants. The
technical question was then raised as
to whether or not Harris & Cole Bros.
was a corporation After the point
had been sustained that Cole Bros.
was foreign corporation and not
registered under the laws of the
state. it was later brought out that
they were merely a partnership,
formed under the laws of Iowa 1t
was on this ground that the case was
so often reversed by the supreme
court. The verdict which has been
affirmed granted the compliments
damage in the sum of $20,720.23. In
terest and costs run this total up to
about s21 500 in round numbers.
H. P. Ffguers instituted the suit for
the compliments and has conducted
it for the past ten yoors. -Four or five
years ago he called G. T. Hughes into
the case. The Water & Light company |
was represented by w. S. Fleming,
of Columbia and Col. Steger, of Nash |
vile.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-04-16
COOK CONTEST
HAS CLOSED
NUMBER or COFFEE GRAINS IN
A JAR GUESSED BY
SEVERAL. :.

The guessing contest al Frank G.
Cooks furniture store came to a close
Wednesday night and owing to the
heavy voting the counting Of the votes
was not completed until Thursday
The contest was for the one guessing
the number or nearest the number of
grains Of roasted coffee in a pint fruit
jar The number OF grains contained
in the fruit jar was 1903, and the
correct number was guessed by Mrs.
y. A. Dixon, j. W. Huckaby, Mrs. Gus
Watson and Mrs. ]. K. P. Timmons.
The first prize was handsome $500
China closet. The second prize was
a $500 velvet rug and was won by
Mrs. ]. B. Hutcherson, Mrs. j. A. Dix
on, ]. w. Huckaby, Elem Thomas,
Peeler Harlan, Mrs. E. E. Hall, Mrs.
w. T. Frierson, NJ. S. Smith, Mrs. E.
e. Hall, ]. w. Huckaby and Mrs. ]. A.
Dixon. The names of Mrs. Dixon, ].
w. Huckaby and Mrs. Hall are men,
toned twice in the second prize from
the fact that they guessed on the
second one number just above and one
under the correct number.
Mr.. Cook allowed each guesser to take
their amount of the prize in anything
in merchandise in the store.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-04-16
BOB SARTEN
FOUND DEAD
TRACY CITY MAN PROBABLY
MURDERED-WOMAN is
ARRESTED.
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, April 10.--The
body of Bob Sarten was found in the
public road one mile east of Tracy
City this morning near the home OF
Rosetta Sweeton. lie had come to
his death by gunshot wounds. The
Sweeton woman has been arrested and
the sheriff is in search of her para
mour, Chas. Yell. There are ind1ca-
tons that Sarten was hot on the
premises OF Rosetta Sweeton and his
body dragged to the road.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-04-16
FROST SLIGHTLY
DAMAGED FRUIT

The frost and freeze Thursday night
nipped some of the early varieties OF
peaches, especially was this so with
fruit that was growing in extreme low
lands. Cherries, pears and other
fruits are not seriously damaged, II at
all. One of the largest fruit growers
in the county made thorough exam
ination OF his orchard this morning
after the sun had had full sway for
some time and arrived at the above
decision.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-04-16
PADGETT HERE
FOR FEW DAYS
CONGRESSMAN RETURNS PEND
ING CONSIDERATION OF BILL
BY THE SENATE.

Congressman l.. p. Padgett has ar
rived from Washington and Will re-
main until Congress is ready to act as
body on the Tariff bill. The House
N,mpleted its work on the bill Friday
and will now adjourn from day to DAY
until the Senate completes Its work.
Congressman Padgett has almost
completely recovered from his injury
as the result OF a fall sustained IN
Philadelphia. His arm has complete
Iy healed and has been out OF the
Sling for some weeks.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-04-16
ANOTHER FARM
CHANGES HANDS

Another Maury county farm has
changed hands at a good figure. Rev.
A. P. Gregory has sold his farm Of 80
acres on the Hampshire pike to T. NJ
voss and others for $4,000. This
farm is nicely improved, is fertile and
well located and will make an ideal
country home
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-04-16
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING

The annual meeting of the stock
holders of The Columbia Herald Co.,
will be held in the company's offices
on Tuesday, April 9th at 10 a. m.
9-3t R. FARRELL, Mgr.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-04-16

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We handle the celebrated G.
B. Corset. Call and get one OF
our free pamphlets and read
what the ladies have to say
about them. We also handle
other brands and prices.
See our counter of Spring EN-
broideries, &c to Csc yard.
Also Allover Lace and EN-
broideries, 25c to $1.O0 yard.
French Val and Linen Laces,
&c to 15c yard.
Ladies' Muslin Underwear,
cheaper than you can buy the
goods.
See our stock of Spatchel
Work, Table Covers and Dresser
Sea- IS before you buy for Spring
cleaning.
We have a new lot of assert
ed colors and white Neck Ruch-
ing, 10c collars.
We have enlarged our Wall
Paper Department and have just
received our stock Of Spring pa
err. Call and see our line, &c to
zoe bolt.
White Oak and Gilt Room
Moulding, Paper and Cloth Can
vass.
Collage Rods and window
Shades.
Prices are right on China,
Glass and Enamel Ware.
See our assortment Of Jardi-
niers.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-04-16

Hives, eczema, itch or salt rheum
sets you crazy. Can't bear the touch
of your clothing. Doan's Ointment
cures the most obstinate cases. Why
suffer. All druggists sell it.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-04-16

If you have backache and urinary
troubles you should take Foley's Kid
ney Remedy to strengthen and build
up the Kidneys so they will act prop
erly, as a serious kidney trouble may
develop. 6. ALCORN.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-15

master General. ia the youngest member
OF President Tnft's Cabinet, and. oddly
enough. gets credit, commonly, for being.
personally. the most unpopular member
of the distinguished body. Possibly this
Is 10 be attributed to n rnther unfortu-
nate manner, for HItchcock's cold. bnugh-
~ reserve Is ip marked contrast to tho
frankness and genial cordinlity OF such
men as MacVcagb and Bnlllpger, In TEN.
peramcnt and other characteristics the
new Postmaster General Is rather sugscs-
tive of a fish out OF water In his pres
ent environment but to become Postnas'
tor General was cherished ambition OF
his and manfestly II Is difficult for 4
newly elected president to refuse the per-
sonal request OF man who, as Chairman
OF the National Committee. has been, In
effect, the general manager OF his cam.
paign.
Postmaster Genernl Hitchcock is n mn.
tive OF Tuft'S own state, Ohio but when
he was very young his father, Congre-
Sutionnl minister, removed to Boston and
the Ind was educated In the Boston pub.
lie schools Save for such grouDdings rs
he received during n course In Harvard,
Hitchcock may be said to be n product
of the government service at Wasbiog'
ton. He has been drawing pay from Tn
Gle Sum almost continuously for n good
many years now Justice Harlan gave
him n helping hand when he started as
n clerk In the Department OF Agriculture
and then he became protege OF George
q. CortclyOu. The latter took him with
him when he organized the Department
of Commerce and Labor and In turn
when he took charge OF the PostofIico De.
partmcnt. Incidently he helped Cortel.
YOU manage the Roosevelt Presidential
Campaign and learned Of the possibilities
OF the PostofIlce Department MS n center
for the political nerves of the nation.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-05-15

legal cases the new head OF the Depart
ment of Commerce and Labor remarked
quietly that be had always prided himself
in keeping bis clients ont OF the courts
That was wba, they paid him for. ns he
construed IT. Something of the same un'
obtrusive efficiency may bc expected TO
characterize Secretary Nagcls ndminlstru-
tion Of the newest branch Of tho govern
mcnt, and one which just now bOs Jurls-
diction over many questions of vital I'm
portnnce 10 the welfare of the nation.
The appointment of Secretary Saccl,
alike to TINT of Secretary Ballinger. was
In measure attributable TO n record of
accomplishment established during the
last Presidential Campaign and tho pre-
llminnry canvass for the nomination.
Secretary Nage, who Is a native Of
Texas. but chose st. Louis as the scene
OF his legal career, has been gradually
forging his way ahead In politics for
some years past. He was president OF the
St Louis city council for four years and
then became n member OF the state leGis-
lature. During the Roosevelt administra-
tlon he worked hard TO bring Missouri
into the Republican camp. and he II WIS
who won the Missouri vote for Tnft IN
the nominating convention Mt Chicago.
During the campaign that ended last No
ycmbcr he was much of the time 10
charge OF the Western headquarters of
the Republican National Committee Mt
Chicago. and at the same time devoted
considerable attention to the Missouri
situation Secretary Nagel Is an oNccp,
tionally well-educatcd man, having bad
the benefit OF n special course in tho
University of Berlin. He has been for
years past one of the professors at the
st. Louis Law School and Is n trustee of
the public library and also the museum of
fine arts.
Postmaster General.
Frank Harris Hitchcock. the new Post
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lpmbln, but such is the case Most OF
them come from New York ana tue New
England States. St Louis and Chicago,
however, may be depended upon for their
quotn. Comparatively few OF them come
from the Far South or the Far West
Letters from cranks, however. many OF
them almost books In length. are fire.
quenuy found in the White House mail.
The queer characteristics and the still
queercr missions OF these uuwelcome
visitors who call on the President are III
terosting, indeed
The most up-to-datc crank to visit the
White House was n native of Switzer-
land, who sought most earnestly the aid
or the President In protecting him
against his enemies There is nothing uu.
usual about that request But this I'M
welcome visitor Insisted TINT his blood
THIRSTY enemies were pursuing him In air
ships He stated. with an expression of
the utmost horror, that they had planned
to soar over him in their airships and
hurl down bombs upon him. In case that
tnlled, he Informed the officer on guard at
tnc White House, these snmc morciless
enemies had contrived and fitted devices
AZ either end of their nirships which held
large tanks OF compressed air. With this
air turned upon him his dcnth would be
put question OF Time, he pleaded
Then there Is the crank who comes 10
warn tho President OF plot against hIs
lie Not very long ago an Irishman with
surprising regard for the appropriate
mystery Of his appearance called aud
asked for tbe President Hc Ind blnck-
ened his face aud hands aud disguised
himself In other ways to escape detcc-
uon' as be supposed, on the part OF those
"uoh lie came To warn acnlnst OF
course, be was stopped by Secret Sery-
ice man, 10 whom he was finally induced
10 unfold HIS tnle of ovcrhcarlnr band
OF ploodthirsty anarchists plot 10 nssps-
sioate tho President He begged to he
a,io"ed TO guard the President person
any and even to sleep outside his door.
An embryonic muckraker once chilled
upon the President aud insisted TINT
everyone 10 tho United States should be
renamed; TINT the hymDaI OF tho EpIsco-
pal Cnnrch should be changed completely
nno tnat new ritual should be made
compulsory IN the Masonic order
IL Is not always that these cranks arc
unrnlless. however. In 1901 Swede from
,nc Middle West Journeyed TO Washing
lon IN freight Ger for tho purposc OF
ootainins aid from the President against