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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-02-26
A DESERVED COMPLIMENT.

| The presentation to Senator Greer
by Maury county friends, of hand
some walking cane, is deserved COM
! pliment. In this age of artful politi-
clans, when half the men who desire
to serve the people in public capaci-
ty are making sleeps eyes at person
al opportunity it is really refreshing
to find a staunch, tried and true rep
resentative who stands sQuarely by
his platform pledges and refuses to
coQuette with the enemy. Through
ont the present session of the legis-
lature Senator Greer has been con-
stantly on the alert. Not only has his
voice been raised in advocacy of state
wide prohibition and election reforms,
but he has been in his seat to vote
every time roll call was really need
ed Mourning the death of his IA
Their, he repaired to the senate cham
Der to assist in the passage of the
anti-saloon bill over the Governors
veto. How easy it would have been for
him to have remained at home and in
the name Of duty failed to cast this
important vote. Luckily for Maury
county and for Tennessee Senator
Greer had learned the meaning of duty
in the rugged and Spartan school.
He was hero enough to subordinate
personal feeling to public welfare.
In the debate on the prohibition
Senator Greer was the
match for any adversary who dared
% enter the lists against him. His
speeches we're freely commented on
rs being masterpieces of logic, while
hey lacked none of the fire that
zones from strong conviction. In the
declining years of life, when ambition
las cooled and when good deeds shine
tut as the happiest recollections of his
,areer, there is no reason to doubt
hat Senator Greer will lean upon the
ane presented him by the good citi-
ems of Maury, and will treasure then
ven more than now this testimonial
# esteem, so well deserved.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-02-26

of the commonwealth will assist in
preserving the State credit by secur-
ing a few golden simoleons to balance
the inner Innings of his Jeans" There
is nothing that SO strongly meets with
the appreciation of the people as the
forethought of legislators who provide
for themselves what the tax payers
overlooked in the original daft of the
tenure of office. It is to be hoped
that no one will dare rise up and in
the conceit of his own opinion sug-
gest that there is any better criterion
of the worth of a sapient solon than
that official himself. 1t would be mon
strous for Tax Payer" or Democrat"
to oppose this automatic self regu-
lating process. Who knows the weari-
ness Of legislative eloquence SO well
as the member who remains in the
ante room until the roll is called?
Who could calculate the annoyance
of having his private name, sa-
credly guarded, exposed in the local
press as the coming Webster?
Who can reckon the humiliation
that attaches to the very act of regis |
Lering at the very best hotels? How
could mere tax payer figure the cost
Of rides on free railroad passes? 1t
g a colossal outrage to presume to as
sert that any statesman accepted Of
ice without due consideration of the
of increasing his own str
,end Raise 'em again, gentlemen,
he people pay the freight.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-02-26
THAT SALARY GRAB.

The commercial foresight and as
tuteness of those members of the
House of Representatives who voted
for the increase of their own salaries
under the guise Of expense money is
to be commended in this age OF half
way fnanciers. Some Napoleon Of
lucre deserves credit for engineering
this novel method OF accumulation
The very originality of the plan
smacks Of consummate ability, and II is
to be hoped that when once II is as
sured that the purse strings of the
state treasury can be easily and pain
lessly manipulated that every official
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-02-26
RLossoMEp roo LATE.

The death of Geronimo, the Apache
chieftain, which occurred this week,
at FIT. Sill, where the famous warrior
has for many years been confined as
a virtual prisoner by the government,
brings clearly to mind the irony of
fate that thrust the cruel old chieftain
into a civilization that he was little
able to cope with, although he pos
sessed all the attributes that in earlier
generations would have made him
great.
Endowed by nature with mon
strous cunning, he crept at midnight
hours upon the unsuspecting and de-
fenseless, striking to the ground until
his blood lust was satiated Time and
again he defeated the trained soldiers
of the government and up until his
last hours his name inspired dread
and fear. Had he lived in an age
when might made right, and when
craft made power, he would no doubt
have gone down in history as a great
military ruler.
Pining away his life in the narrow
confines of an army fort he must have
philosophical, in the Indian way, upon
the cruel fate that caused him to bios
som into life too late to gather its
sweets and too late to fulfill the des-
tiny which might have been his.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-02-26
OPENING SALE OF
NEW YORK STORE
STORE HANDSOMELY DECORATED
FOR THE occASioN.-SMoLiN.
SKY WILL BE IN CHARGE.

Announcement is made In this issue
of The Herald of the opening of The
New York Store on South Main street.
Messrs. Smolinsky and Haskell the
proprietors, have fitted out real pref.
ty store and have the store artistically
decorated for the opening sale, which
is to last ten days. The store on the
South side of the square will be in
charge of Mr.. Haskell while Mr.. Smo-
linsky will have charge of the South
Main street store. Read waht they
have to say in their ad on the second
page of this paper.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-02-26
IF YOU SEE 1T IN OUR AID ITS so.

Confederate army, and one day one
of them happened to be home on fur
Tough. She wanted some one to go to
the mill for her, someone whom she
could trust, and asked her soldier son
to go. He refused, whereupOn she
gave him a sound thrashing, tossed
the sack of grain into the cart, threw
him in after them and started him OF
, to mill.
power and fearlessness of soul that
were impaired to Nathan, and the nat
ural genius, the battle winner that
he was.
The mother never knew what it
was to be discouraged, and her son
was an equal stranger to the irreso-
luton and despair that are at the
bottom of nearly all failure.
He was his unconQuerable mother
over again. Her fighting blood ever
boiled in his veins, her magnificent
courage ever sat supreme in his soul.
The close of the war found carpet
baggers forcing the negro into civil
life also advocating the intermarriage
of blacks and whites. The negro, with
his new, found power became a menace.
He encroached on the rights of the |
home until it was found that harsh |,
methods would have to be adopted to |
suppress him. 1t was then that the I
world famous Ku Klux Khan was OF
which is dealt with so ex-
tensively in THE Clansman" and in
1867 General Forrest became its head,
under the title of Grand Wizard of
the Invisible Empire" and the GOOD
he secret organization erected in sup
the usurping negro is felt
even today, forty years after its dis
Mr.. James o. Sanders, who
,ortrays General Forrest in "The
Jlansman," which will be the attrac
ion at the Grand Opera House on
Saturday, March 6 on a return engage ,
nent, has made close study of the !
life of this famous fighter, and those
Id Confederates, who fought under r
'orrest grasp with surprise and
when they see the living =
eplica of their beloved general step :
pom the stage.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-02-26
GRAND JURY
MAKES REPORT
NUMBER OF INDICTMENTS RE.
TURNED BY THE COUNTY,
INQUISIToRS.

The Grand Jury reported Wednes.
day with the list of indictments be-
low. The witnesses in the Willis
murder case have been summoned for
Friday.
Anderson Wade, assault to kill;
Chas. CRANBERRY, grand larceny; Henry
Allen, petit larceny; Robert Baugus,
colored, petit larceny Rufus Hopkins,
petit larceny, two cases; Dave Rivers,
petit larceny, four cases. Chas. Gran
berry, carrying weapons; Arthur Hor.
TAM carrying weapons.
The cases against Allen, Baugus,
Hortan and Hopkins are set for March
Bird. The cases against Rivers and
the weapon case against CRANBERRY are
set for March 4th.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-02-26
THAT MERGER.

The report OF the Senate suo-com-
mittee appointed 70 investigate the
merging Of the Tennessee Coal Iron
&Railway company with the United
i states Steel corporation shows that
in the minds OF the committee Presi-
dent Roosevelt clearly exceeded his
authority in permitting the absorption
of the smaller concern by the Steel
combine. The report in part, says:
That the Tennessee Coal, Iron &
Railroad Company was absorbed by
the United States Steel Corporation
/ on or about Nov 5. 1907; that the
stock Of the Tennessee corporation.
when acquired, was quoted around So
while the bonds given in exchange
were quoted FIVE or six points higher,
from which the committee concludes
that the price paid for the stock OF
the Tennessee company was about one
fifth more than the market quotation.
THE committee concludes from the
correspondence that passed between
the President and the encouragement
and from other testimony submitted,
that the President actually approved
of the proposed merger. 1t finds also
that the firm of Moore & Schley did
not hold as assets, as represented to
the President by officers of the steel
corporation. any of the stock of the
Tennessee Coal & Iron Company;
that the Tennessee Coal & Iron Com |
pany was driven to make terms with |
the steel corporation and the holders
of the securities of the first named
company we're unwilling to sell to the
steel corporation until they were
forced to do So"
Without discussing the desirability
of the merger, and whether or not the
Presidents action was inspired by
sincere desire to in part alleviate the
conditions brought on by the financial
panic, it is hard to discover the right
Of the chief executive of the United
States to permit what was tacitly a
violation of the antitrust law. If the
United States Steel corporation, under
my guise whatsoever, can be licensed
@ swallow up its competitors why
should not the some privilege be grant
ID other combines, regardless Of whose
funds they contribute to?
The avertment of a disastrous panic
s a commendable thing. The en-
engagement Of panics by furnishing
n incentive for them in the consum-
nation of unlawful deals is not com
nendable And there will always be
suspicion that the reason President =
felt this particular interest :
! the affairs of the nation at that
articular time was that he did not
are to have his successor face the =
eople with the hard times" which i'
is administration had brought on be- y
lg used as campaign thunder by OPP d
osing political parties.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-02-26
The Indictment Of the editors OF

The indictment Of the editors OF
the New York World and the Indian
apolis News may or may not be appro-
pirate. The country at large would
have felt more disposed to disbelieve
the charges which these papers made
In regard to fraud in connection with
the Panama Canal II President Roose-
welt had demanded an open investiga-
ton with the same energy that he de-
manded the prosecution of reputable
Journalists.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-02-26
AN OUTRAGE.

What brutal and cruel assault the
Nashville American Tuesday morning
made on that little boy, Edward Ward
Carmack! Because, forsooth, he look
ed at the murderer of his father and
did not smile or appear to be pleas
ed at the awful visage, the horrible
face of the man who had robbed him
of his father. The American, in
speaking of the child, says:
There is a we'll authenticated ira
dition to the effect that in the third
century before the birth of Christ the
hardy old carthaeenian general, Ham,
ilcar, about to depart for Spain on
hazardous military campaign, took
his 9-year-old son, Hannibal, to the
altar and swore and dedicated him to
eternal vengeance on Rome. And just
as the future leader of the forces Of
the city founded by Dido was sworn
to an everlasting enmity against the
Roman people, so, it would seem, has
young Edward Ward carmack been
dedicated to hatred against the men
charged with the murder of his father.
."He elared at Col. Cooper, and
when he left the stand to return to
his place behind the States table he
still looked, with frown imprinted
on his face, in that direction, contin-
ung until he could no longer see his
fathers adversary, and then stopped !
and turned around once again for /
final look of apparent hatred"
Who can read this savage thrust
at that desolate and defenseless child
without a shudder? what black ma
gician or evil genius inspired that ira
1ucer and vilifier of the dead to en-
ploy it's savagery on the little. son of
he murdered man?
That child has done nothing wrong
lie merely stood beside his heart-brok-
IN mother, where he had a right to
stand, and gazed in awe, perhaps, over
It the man who had killed his father
md made his home desolate. Why
hould he smile? Why should he look
,leased when he beheld the man who ,
lad made his mother widow and ,
himself an orphan? Why should he
mile at the murderer of his father?
And why should the American make
jest and a plaything Of the son of
enator Carmack, to dangle in ridicule :
S an avenger before the public?
Not satisfied with heaping SANDER !
nd abuse on Senator Carmack while !,
e was alive; not satisfied with pur-
uing him to his death; not satisfied !,
18th going into the grave and heaping
alumny on his memory; not satisfied
18th these outrages on him, the Amer :
an must insult his widow in her sor- :,
wv by holding her child up as an :,
=
Probably the lean Cassius OF the
afense, who wrote the garbled evil =
ence OF the murder into the Ameri-
ms report at the time OF the assas-
nation, also with his clammy fingers
anned the cruel words about the or
laned son of his murdered enemy
'ank W. Lewis, in Nashville Tonnes :.
an. -
hi
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-02-26

A Memphis man was sandbagged
and robbed of valuable diamonds. Re-
CARELESS of where the stones now are
1t is assured that the state of Shell
by hasn't lowered its claim of pay
ing one-sixth of the taxes.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-02-26

A Bluff City citizen was arrested on
the charge of having failed to return
a former loves diamonds At one
time his first inamorata would no
doubt have been pleased to have him
state that the stones were precious"
to him.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-02-26

An Ohio mayor has held that a wo-
man has a right to destroy mans
photograph when once in her posses
sion. He should have amended his
decision SO as to apply only to rivals
pictures and made it compulsory.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-02-26
JACKS FOR SALE

| will be in Columbia next Monday
with two fine young jacks, which /
will offer for sale. Will show them
on public square. A. T. JONES,
1t Caney Springs Tenn.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-02-26
Coming! Coming!

Car Bananas Friday.
Car Sweet Florida Oranges Monday.
Merchants send us your orders.
d&w1t CALENDER & co.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-02-26

A Louisville boy received $500 as
damages by jury. His legs had been
burned by molten metal. 1t is posi-
BILE that he now shares some OF
Aaron's veneration for the golden calf.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-02-26

A. Holland Forbes, the aeronaut, is
building an enormous air ship, which
he will present to his wife. Maybe,
he thinks that mama-in-law will take
q balloon ascension.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-02-26

President-elect Taft is now full.
f1edged member of the Knockers Club.
F1imsy brands of upholstery will prob
ably come in for the first exercise of
the privileges of the organization.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-02-26

Casey is now returning his con-
tract Within two months he will be
attempting to negotiate a loan from
the spring poet
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-02-26

The Mayor Of Rome has concluded
not to bestow Roman citizenship upon
President Roosevelt. He will also
probably withhold the Order of the
Macarone.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-02-26

The Chattanooga baseball squad
has been christened the "Lookouts."
Very appropriate. They will hardly
have a look in for the money.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-02-26

It is a safe bet that while the Moth
ers' Congress is in session at New Or
leans the Pas Parliament is at home
minding the baby.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-02-26

Governor Patterson Friday got what
he wanted two years ago. Two years
hence he won't get what he wants
now.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-02-26

Give the Devil rope enough and he
will hang himself OF the
Machine
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-02-26

Who is your optician? says an ad.
That depends on whose eyes you are
seeing through.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-02-26

To indict is safer than to investi-
Rate-maxims Of Roosevelt.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-02-26

Every artist cannot draw at sight /"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-02-26

Three of kind isn't hard to beat
when it's vetoes.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-02-26
Many Beautiful Spring Tailor Made Suits
For Ladies in new Spring $500
Fifty-Five Panama Skirts, $500 Each

quality Styles
These look $3.50 Skirt
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-02-26
Spring Is In Our Blood These Days and This
Store Has Caught the Spell

Spring things hocking n every if
were April Spring
White Coors Spring Embroder
Spring Spring Spring Spring
what their
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-02-10
BILL AIMED AT JAPS PASSED.
California House Passes Measure
Against Aliens Holding Land

Sacramento, Gala. Feb. 1.-The
rules were suspended in the House
today and the Drew bill, prohibiting
aliens from owning land in California
was received as amended by the
author and as passed upon by the
judiciary committee. The measure
will be the first special order of busi-
ness on Wednesday.
Louis w. Jouilliard, chairman of
the Assembly Democratic caucus, said
today that the minority had not yet
decided upon course of action.
President Roosevelt's letter to Gov
ernor Gillett on the japanese ques-
tion. made public today was eagerly
read by members Of the legislature
Mr Drew, author of the bill prohibit
ing aliens to hold land in the State,
said:
After a cursory reading of the let
ter, / am determined to stand for the
bill as 1t has been amended. AS to
the Presidents views in his latter let
ter l take no exception, but 1 do be-
lieve that Secretary Root in the letter
enclosed by the President, takes an
unwarranted stand against all legisla-
ton proposed against the Japanese.
my object in introducing the land
bill Is, 1 frankly state, was to keep
the japanese from getting a foothold
In California. They are not and
should not be allowed to become citi-
zens Of this country, and they should
not have the right Of property owner
ship. We are confronted with a Sc
rious situation in this regard, and
shall make every effort to have meas
ures preventing all aliens from own
ing land passed through the Legisla-
ture"
Grove L. Johnson, author Of the
bills prohibiting Japanese from be-
ing members of corporations, and
providing for their segregation, said:
'The Presidents letter has no more
effect on me than water on ducks
back. I have not changed my mind
In the least about the wisdom Of en-
acting these anti-Japanese laws"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-02-10
RACE FEELING IN PITTSBURG.
Wholesale Arrests of Idle Negroes and
InfiammatOry Orations May Cause
Serious Outbreak.

Pittsburg, Feb. 3.-In spite of many
threats of armed resistance upon the
part of negroes If the police continue
their wholesale arrests Of members of
their race without employment in the
Heron hill district of the city. no
outbreak Of any kind has occurred up
to late tonight. Following the arrest
last night Of 126 negroes and the re-
lease today Of all but Al. the police
force in the district has been doubled
tonight and every patrolman has or
ders to arrest every suspicious negro.
During this afternoon three were
taken to police stations and 1t is an
ticipated that tonight many others
will be arrested. No further attack
upon women or girls has been report
ed since last night, and should one
occur, the temper Of the citizens is
such that violence very probably
would be meted out to the assailant
IL captured. Men and women
throughout the section involved are
carrying revOlvers and the negroes
are said to be we'll armed also. Should
a clash come, as is considered not at
all improbable If more arrests are
made, the. result would he serious
Local orators are infiaming the ne
groes to resistance and the feeling is
high. The police, however, seem to
have the situation we'll in hand and
probably will not make further indis-
criminate arrests.
OF the negroes arrested last night
80 We're fined, most of them going to
the workhouse, and two, Mack Nc
Gee and Edward Armstead, were held
over for further evidence, having
been partially identified as perpetra-
tors Of one Of the attacks on girls.
Owing to the excited condition Of
the negroes. the authorities feared the
effect of a political meeting held in
the Heron hill district tonight, in con-
nection with the pending municipal
election, and sent a Gordon Of so po-
licemen to enforce order. Two ar
rests were made. both parties being
negroes. Otherwise there are no new
developments tonight in the situation.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-02-10
THE CRUM CASE.
senator T1ilman Making the Strongest
right Possible But Crum VIII Prob
ably be Confirmed Before March a.

Washington, Feb. 2.-The nomina.
tion OF DR.. w. d. Crum to be collector
or customs of Charleston, S. c.. was
before the senate in executive session
today for more than four hours. at
the end Of which time no substantial
progress had been made toward CON-
rfmation. After Senator Tillman had
taken the floor he called for a quorum
and after the roll call he announced
that he proposed to see that a quorum
was maintained throughout the day.
The vice president called his atten-
ton to ruling, made in the last
hours of the last session of congress.
to the effect that business must inter-
vene between calls for a ouorom. and
that speech would not be regarded
as business This announcement
provoked discussion, of the rule but
throughout the afternoon no occasion
arose to call forth a ruling on that
question.
Mr.. Tillman had received commu-
nications from various commercial
bodies of Charleston in opposition to
the confirmation Of the Crum nomi-
nation and read them to prove that
his protest against Crum fully repre-
sented the popular sentiment in Char
lesion.
The Japanese and Chinese questions
now causing discussion on the Pacific
coast were referred to and Mr.. Bacon
F(Ga.) made general inquiry Of the
Pacific coast senator's as to their atti-
tude toward any proposition to ap-
point Chinaman as collector of Gus
toms of San Francisco.
There was very general discussion
of the race problem, in which several
of the senator's on the Democratic side
tookpart. Senator Money occupied
nearly an hour and reviewed the his
tory of the race to sustain his position
that the superiority of the white race
marked it to dominate in matters OF
government.
About SO senators remained in the
chamber throughout the session. The
nomination will come up tomorrow
and Mr.. Tillman, it is expected. will
continue his remarks.