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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-08-20
WILL BRING TRACK RECORD
BACK TO MAURY COUNTY
FAST HORSES COMING HEREINAFTER HAL AND eEERs O'HEo
CAN BE COUNTED ON FOR SOMETHING SENSATIONAL

are other fast horses to come here for
ne races. The George M. Garth
horses. which have been racing on the
Grand Circuit, joined the Tennessee
Fair Circuit at winchester this week
and will be on hand at Columbia. One
OF these, Walter Hal 2:06%. has been
almost invincible on the Grand Circuit
This year and will prove formidable
contender in the. free-for-all pace,
where he will probably meet Geers
Direct and other fast ones. Walter
Hal is a son Of the great Walter d.
rect and has not reached the limit OF
his speed. But 2;O6% on mile track
il a long ways from the same time
ON half-mile track-in fact 1t is near
or 2:10. so Walter Hal will have no
walk.oyer here. Another Of the Garth
horses is March McEwen 2:11A, en-
tered here in the 1928 pace, and a
nossible contender in the free-for-all
mace. which does not close until Sep
TENDER 1st. All in all there Will be
some fast racing when the fair opens
at Columbia.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-08-20
SEEKS SHELTER
IN CEMETERY

ELKHART, Ind, Aug. 1S.-Tony
Tino. who shot and killed Frank +.
Fortino. a wealthy Italian merchant
is reported to be surrounded by
sheriff's posse in a cemetery at osce-
ola. six miles west of here the
shooting occurred in Fortino's bottling
works. Tino fed Immediately after
firing the fatal shot.
Bitter feeling sprung up between
Fortino and Tino last March, when
Mrs. Rosina Fortino, wife OF the slain
mans brother, Philip Fortino, eloped
with Pasquale Roda, whom Tino Is al
legged to have aided. Tino made an
attack upon Philip Fortino with sti-
letto. Frank Fortino, victim of the
shooting, was head of Fortino q Co.,
a grocery firm, and licensed whole
sale liquor dealer.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-08-20
NEGRO VOTERS ARE
GETTING READY FOR
BATTLE OF BALLOTS
HEAVY REGISTRATION NOTICED
AMONG coLoRED CITIZENS
OF COLUMBIA.
WHITES ARE APATHETIC|
Six Hundred ane Rixty-fiVe Have Reg
istered at the Court House and
About TWO Hundred at the De-
pot.

Registration in the Ninth District
is not making satisfactory progress
and it behooves all who wish to par
ticipate in the coming elections to
come forward and qualify. Only 40
voters registered Monday at the Court
House and total of 665 had register
ed there this morning, while about
200 had registered at the depot A
significant fact is that the colored
voters are showing decided Interest
in the registration and are coming
forward four and five at time to
qualify themselves as voters. Demo
Gratis should consider this feature OF
the registration and should give a lit
tie time to this important duty OF
good citizenship.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-08-20
WILL MARSHAL
is DROWNED

Will Marshall, a colored boy about
fifteen years Of age, was drowned IN
Duck river just off Slant Rock Monday
afternoon between Ave and six o'clock
It is said that the boy was partially
demented as is evidenced by the fact
that he went alone in the river, al
though he did not know how to swim.
About a half hour after the drowning
two white boys rescued the BODY,
which was carried to the negro's home
on East Hal
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-08-20
PROHIBITION
NOT EXPENSIVE
OSS OF REVE.VUE FROM Wits
Ky SHOPS NOT FELT BY
STATE.

Special to The Herald.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Aug. lisa
tistics and estimates available snow
deficit in revenue of state for 1909
caused by passage of statewide prohi-
hilton laws and consequent cutting on
Of six months of retail liquor licenses
will not amount to more than $S9,OOV
n round figures. 1t is estimated ina
With increase in taxable values for
next wear this deficit will be fully
overcome. Reports received by state
Board of Equalization from nlnety-nFe
Of ninety-six counties of the state.
show that there has been an increase
in assessment of personal property Oh
s11, 100000. Realty is not assessed
This wear and consequently remains
same as for last year.
This increase in the total value OF
personality will bring about $4O'z5o
70 the state of Tennessee in the way
of additional revenue. 1t is estimated,
however. that the revenue of the state
will show a deficit of about $170,ooo
as a result of the passage OF the state
wide prohibition laws. The increase
in personality will lessen this denclt
to about s129,75O. 1t is further esti-
mated however, that under the pro-
visions of the revenue bill passed oy
the last general assembly there Will os
an increase in privileges amounting
for the year to about $4,000. The
Increased assessments reported on
nersonalty ana the additional collec'
tons expected from privileges WIN
total $SO,25O. Next year there VIII oe
q general assessment of both realty
and personally. That value OF reai
estate in Tennessee is steadily au'
vancing. there can be no doubt Inc
total assessable value OF properly III
the state for 1909 showed marked
increase over last previous assess
ment and it is confidently expected
that the assessment of realty wnlcl
will be made in 1910 will show an au
vance over that made in 1908.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-08-20
MARRIES WIFE
SECOND TIME
HITCH IN DIVORCE PROCEEDINGS
CAUSED LACEY TO HAVE SEC
oND CEREMONY.

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Aug. 17.-Be-
cause j. B. Lacey, Jr,, of Birmingham
Ala discovered that there was
slight hitch in his divorce proceedings
instituted in the courts at Birmingham
a wear or so ago that might tend to
make his marriage with Miss Vashtl
Potts. his bride of three months, n
legal he sent his bride home to her
mother near Birmingham and then
went back to the divorce courts and'
seeking out the technically that
stood between him and true happiness,
had it removed by the ofhclatlng
Judge. came to Memphis Monday az
ternoon and was married by Magis-
trate r. E. Barnard to his bride OF
three months ago.
Il wanted to do the right thing for
all concerned" he said, and could
not be happy as long as ] thought
there was the least doubt as to the
regularity of the marriage ceremony
performed in this city three months
ago. When | discovered that the
question had been raised, / stated the
case to my wife, and she agreed 10
go home to her mother until the mat
ter was Strengthened out. 1t took a
little longer than / thought II Woulo
but we are satisfied now" he said
with smile, as he looked affection
ately toward his bride.
Mr.. Lacey is a travelling man, and
although his home is in Birmingham
he makes Memphis his headquarters
The former ceremony was performed
by Magistrate Thompson, at the court
house in the once of the county court
clerk.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-08-20
NO VACATION FOR
DIR. DINWIDDIE

Rev. A. G. Dinwidoie, pastor OF the
First Methodist church, was rendered
a months vacation by his church sun
day but declined to accept the rest.
DR.. Dinwiddie in declining the cour-
tesy stated that the congregation
might have the vacation but that ne
did not feel that he gould accept 1T
himself. IF you are not here on sun
day / won't ask you on Monday morn
ing if you have been i'll" he humorous
ly said.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-08-20
Did SECTION FOREMAN
ATTEMPT TO DICTATE
WHEREMENS SHOULD TRADE
PARK STATION MERCHANT ALLEGES THAT
CHEATHAM is GUILTY OF THIS
CHARGE.
ocAL AGENT MADE JOINT EXTRAORDINARILY ON
CONVICTION FINE AND IMPRISONMENT

as failure to obey the order regarding
where they should or should not trade.
1t is charged that the oficials of the
railroad knew OF the state of AFFAIRS
and had been asked to remedy them,
but if they took any action regarding
the matter it did not come to the ears
of the men working under Mr.. Cheat
ham and was therefore without effect.
The law in the case is plain and the
penalties both for the corporation and
its agents are heavy. The law IN
part is as follows:
1T shall be unlawful for any Joint
stock company, association or corpora
ton to threaten to discharge any such
employee or employees for trading OF
dealing. or for not trading or dealing,
as customer or patron, with any
particular merchant, or other person
or class of persons, in any business
or calling; or to notify any employee
or employees, either by general or
sDecial notice, directly or indirectly,
secretly or openly given, not to trade
or deal as customer or patron win
any particular merchant, or person or
class of persons, in any business or
calling, under penalty of being dis
charged from the service OF such JOINT
stock company, etc"
The law provides further that any
Joint stock company, etc. violating
this act shall be guilty of mlsde'
meanor and on, conviction shall pay a
fine of not less than 500, nor more
than $1,000.
That any officer or agent OF said
corporation who executes any notlce
order or threat of the kind and char
acter forbidden shall be guilty OF
misdemeanor and fined not less tnan
500 nor more than $1,000 and i'm
prisoned in the county Jail for not less
than ten days nor more than three
months.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-08-20

When the Maury County Fair opens
september IA the track at pretty
South Side Park will be in better
shape than ever before and strong
effort will be made to regain the
southern talf.mile track record, estao-
lished here by Opal Wilson at 2:lo%'
hut lost to Fayetteville last week
when Geers Direct went his fastest
mile. Work will start this week on
the South Side Park track and from
now ON to the fair every effort will be
made to place the track in lightning
fast condition.
The track here is recognized as one
Of the fastest half-mile tracks In the
South. Year after year the southern
record has been reduced and on
number of occasions the lower marx
has been made at Columbia. And II
will he the same way this year with
favorable weather. Geers Direct, &C
customed to this track, should make
better time here than elsewhere, If ne
keeps in condition. And then there
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-08-20
Continued on twelfth Page.
TOM CRUTCHER
WAS ACQUITTED

Tom Crutcher ,colored, of the Spring
>ill neighborhood, was tried Monoay
before Esqs Guest and Hayes on q
charge of tresspass and was found not
guilty Tom had been working Iol
the family of A. K. Stella ana nau
been discharged. During the absence
of all the family except the little son
Of the household. some one entereu
the house and ransacked the drawers
The little boy thought Tom was the
guilty party, but was not sure. SO tne
evidence was not strong enough Tor a
conviction.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-08-20
SHEEP SOLD AT
FANCY FIGURES

The revival of the sheep raising IN
dustry in Maury county was amply
proyen Monday at the sale OF ooV
ros and a number of well-bred bucks
held by Hansen & Co. All the sheep
brought good prices and some OF tne
bucks brought as high as Pow.
There is no more profitable industry
a. present in Maury than that OF rais'
ing sheep.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-08-20
OLD SOLDIERS TO
MEET AT" GULLY

A cali has been issued by Capt. D.
=, RUSSELL of Co. 3D." United ConIed-
crate veterans, for a reunion OF the
aon,das polk Bivouac at Culleoka ON
Sont ard and 4th. The LynnVilie
company has been invited to JOIN In the
,oooi company and will attend The
s,omhers Of both companies will be In
uniforms and under arms
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-08-20
NEW PHYSICIAN
AT SPRING HILL

Special to The Herald.
SPRING HILL, Tenn, Aug. 18.-Dr'
C5t-.es ". stolzer, of indianapolis,
Ind. has moved his family here and
will make Spring Hill his home. Dr..
Stolzer is a practicing physician ana
comes to Spring Hill highly recon-
mended. The people of the town ex-
tend warm welcome to him and his
family.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-08-20
MERCURY Il MBS
TO TOP OF TUBE
N MANY STATES
WENT AS HIGH AS 40 DEGREES
IN THE MIDDLE
WEST.
SEVERAL bEATHS REPORTED
The Very Hottest Handed Out BY
The Weather Man in Recent Years
Rain Visits New York, Followed
BY Colder.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Aug, 17.-Un-
usually intense heat, officially record
ed by the Government Weather Blu
rea as high as 10 degrees, caused at
least three deaths, numerous prostra'
lions and did much damage to crops
Monday in Missouri, Kansas and Okla
homa.
Throughout the Southwest the day
was the most trying since the devas-
tating drought of 1901. AS the with
ering winds swept across the plains
much vegetation fell. The day was
the hottest Topeka has had for eight
years, 1O2 degrees being officially re-
corded. Two prostrations resulted
here
The past eight days in Kansas,
each with maximum temperature
above 80 degrees and a minimum
which has not been below 70, is the
hottest neriod of that length of time
since 1901.
In Oklahoma City the Government
thermometer registered 1913, while
the thermometers in the business dis
trict reached 112 1t was the hottest
day recorded there in fifteen years.
DISPATCHES state that Oklahoma crops
have been materially damaged by the
sultry wind
At Muskogee the Government tner-
mometer registered 10. This was
the highest recorded in the three
! States.
A hot wind blew all day at Nc
Alester with the temperature at loo.
Vegetation there is being killed aud
cotton is materially damaged. Three
deaths were reported at st. Joseph
Mo. The heat record of Sunday was
reached when the thermometer regis
tered 1O1 shortly after noon.
/ Becoming insane with the neat
Mary Keck ran for three blocks
through The shopping district scream
ing at the top of her voice. II re-
ouired three men to overpower her.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-08-20
THFVORMAL SCHOOL
RACE NOW NEARS
THE FINAL TURN
,- TWO MORE WEEKS IN
% WHICH TO SUBMIT
BIDS.
vIyy TOWNS CONTE Ting
Alton Will Ee Made by October
First And Contracts Will Be Let
Awtbin sixty Days From That Date
Some Dope. :.

A. the expiration of two weeks bids
CO.. the Middle Tennessee Normal
school will close, and by the time the
or,erIv courts meet in October the
~ state institution will be located.
nst now the leading question is,
.wba town will get the school
with seven or eight entries from
Middle Tennessee. all Of which are
uor,inq hard and saying little, it is
,ord IN dope the location of the Nor
mo-, According to the best informed,
.boso who have been investigating
conditions, the race lies between Muir
treAsboro. Shelbyville and Columbia.
The odds are even and the town that
mills the plum viii be the lucky one.
That is as much as anyone knows just
now an this particular subject Up TO
date the largest money consideration
has been offered by Shelbyville, al
tboroh there is we'll defined impress
sion that Murfreesboro has something
NJ ser sleeve. Shelbyville has voted
$4,000 Bedford county has voted
s1o00 600 and a Mr.. Shofner has dona'
ted 100000, making a cool 100000 IN
SIGHT Now comes Cookeville, with
an offer that looks as good as Shell
hyville's. but that isn't considered SO
for the reason that there is some
doubt as tt, the ability of that little
motronolis tn float the bonds she has
voted Murfreesboro has ostenslply
offered $4,000, which has been sup
pemented by the 100000 voted by
Rutherford county. However, there
is rumor 10 the effect that Murtrees
boro has an additional 100000 up hel
sleeve. Columbia has donated the
Athenaeum property, with $4,000 ad
ditional, to which must be addee
Maury county's 100000. Fayetteville
is bidding so is winchester and ont
or two other places. None OF tnes'
latter are considered in. the running
The latest applicant is Monterey I'M
little summer resort above Lebanon
Mayor Welch, of that place, state
that he will give 500 acres of land ant
that he will put up better inducemene
that does Cookeville.
However. all the wise ones star
that t lies between Murfreesboro an
Columbia.
There are other than money conslc
erations that will be reckoned IN l'
eating the school. Accessibility an
a number of other things insult D
counted in. 1t is along this line tina
Columbia will come especially strons
As railroad center Columbia is easli
accessible to territory that will sen
from one hundred TO one nuHuiou on
fifty pupils by train, going and con
ing the same day. The sites that WI
be offered here are convenient to I'd
railroad, which will make them esp
cially desirable.
Prof Bostick was in Nashville ga
urday and called upon State Superll
tendent of Education r. l.. Jones. n
was informed by Mr.. Jones that Die
would be closed on September l al
that the schools would be located
time for the Quarterly Courts to Vo
the bonds on the First Monday IN y
tober and that the construction woi
on the buildings would begin WIN
sixty days from that date. The IL
lowing blank will be used by Colui
ba IN submitting bid:
4
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-08-20
cold in New York.

NEW YORK Aug. 17.-More rain
by millions OF tons fell on Manhattan
Island during the past twenty'rour
hours than on any August day yet
recorded by the Weather Bureau. The
official precipitation was Ais inches'
almost two inches more than for all
the days of August thus far. And AZ
was colder than any day this summer.
The temperature sank to Sc.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-08-20
Warm in Bryan's Town.

LINCOLN, Neb., Aug. 17.-Al
local hot weather records for this year
were broken when the Weather Blu
reau reported a temperature OF 1OS at
O'Clock Monday afternoon.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-08-20
Dying at St. Louis.

ST. LOUIS, Aug. 1.-Two men
died of heat Monday and the nine ad-
ditional deaths which occurred satur-
day and Sunday became known. The
Government thermometer registered
30 degrees at IL o'clock.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-08-20
Hot at Little Rock.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. Aug IL
Monday was the hottest day OF the
year in Arkansas. In this city at 2
O'Clock the Government Thermometer
registered 1O1. One fatal prostraticn
has been reported.
Evening star., 1909-03-07

sured Gov. Pardee and his fellow-com-
lnitteemen that he was heartily IN faVor
Of the conservation work and would 90
his utmost to keep the national COM
mission alive.
The attitude Of the White House Is
that the act of Congress does not apply
90 the conservation commission 1nasmuch
as no money has ever been paid out for
its members or the work that has been
done. Thomas Shipp, government en-
pIoye has done most of the clerical work.
hut, if necessary, other arrangements for
the work can be made.
Recess Appointments Signed.
The President yesterday signed the fol-
lowing recess appointments, so that the
terms OF court may be held. These des-
ignations. 1t is stated at the White House.
have no reference as to who will be per-
manently appointed:
Edward f. Wagner, to be United States
attorney for South Dakota.
Oscar r. Hundley. to be United States
judge for the northern district OF Ala
hama.
Milton .. Purdy. to be United States
Judge for the district of Minnesota.
Evening star., 1909-03-07
STORM AFFECTS RICHMOND
BLIZZARD INTERRUPTED SERV-
ICE TO WASHINGTON.
Telegraph Wires Being Rapidly Re-
paired-Communication With
North Still Impaired.

RICHMOND, Va, March 6.-Railroad,
telegraph and telephone companies report
today they have all about recovered from
the effects of the storm Of the last sew
eral days in and around Washington,
Baltimore, Wilmington and Alexandria.
when wires and poles were blown down
and all kinds of business tied up tight.
The Western Union Telegraph Company
was the heaviest sufferer from the bliz-
zard. This company reports that the
ninety wires between here and Washing
ton have been repaired and that the ticker
service was opened UP again this morn
ing after a two day silence.
Service north of Washington over the
Western Union lines is still in bad shape,
but will be in good working order by
Monday morning. Ten miles of cable is
being put in between Washington and
Baltimore.
The Postal Company has gotten six OF
seven wires through to Washington. and
hopes to have this service restored by
tomorrow North Of Washington and
between that city and Baltimore the
wires are in such condition that it will
be Monday or Tuesday before normal
business can be resumed.
Trains between Richmond and Wash
ington, which have been seriously inter-
rupted on account of the wires being
down. have resumed operations. The
morning mail train arrived two hours
late today. Nearly all trains are run
ming within an hour of schedule time.
Evening star., 1909-03-07
TROOP A AT ANNAPOLIS.
Famous Cleveland Organization
Visits the Naval Academy.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
ANNAPOLIS. March 6.-Braving the
q ftcr effects of the storm in a trolley trip,
ahe famous Troop A of the Ohio National
Guard, known as 'the Black Horse cav
airy of Cleveland. Ohio, arrived In An
napolis this morning for side trip OF IN
spection of the Naval Academy and the
,historic points of interest at Annapolis.
Accompanied by President George Bish-
Op of the Washington, Baltimore
and Annapolis electric railway, who
is Il resident of Cleveland, and General
Passenger Agent Gall of the line, the IA
NOUS body guard Of the President reached
Annapolis shortly after 1O o CLOCK IN tWo
specia1 cars.
Reaching the lower gate of the Naval
Academy, the cavalrymen dtsentrained
and marched to the administration build
ing, where they formed for inspection py
Capt. Charles ]. Badger, superintendent
Capt. Badger after receiving Capt. S SEQ
field, the commanding officer; Lieut. Otto
Miller and the other commissioned officers
in his office, took personal charge OF their
tour of inspection Of the buildings and
grounds. With Capt. Badger, Commander
&. A. Cove, commandant or m1dshlpmen
and Col c. A. Doyen. cOmmandant OF ma
rines at the academy, the visitors saw
everything that there was to be seen.
They inspected the big armory, the mid
shipments quarters and galley, and aca-
demic and other buildings, not forgetting
the officers clubhouse.
After seeing the sights at the academy
and with a few side trips to the state
party dined at Carvel Hall. This after
noon they got under way again In the
two cars rendered them by President
Bishop and returned to Washington.
Evening star., 1909-03-07
HOLDS ANNUAL ELECTION.
University Club Chooses officers and
Listens to Lecture.

The annual election Of the University
club was held yesterday afternoon, and
The following officers were chosen for the
coming year: DIR. Charles u. Walcott,
president: DR.. David T. Day, first vice
president; John w. IIolcombe. second vice
president: Ralph p. Barnard. secretary;
Wallace d. Mclean. assistant secretary:
Proctor J.. Dougherty. treasurer and
chairman investment committee: James +.
Hood, assistant treasurer: DIR. Dwight
Gordon Smith. librarian; William S.
sroughton, chairman house committee
Frederick B. Pyle, chairman literature,
rt and decoration committee: Claude N.
Bennett. chairman entertainment COM
nittee: Isaac II. Saunders, chairman
inance and auditing committee: Hennen
Jennings, chairman building committee.
The Saturday evening entertainment OF
he club last night took the form of an
Illustrated lecture on Korea by Cameron
Johnson. who has lived in the far east
or more than sixteen years, and is thor
,ughly familiar with all the social and
political phases of life there. Mr.
iohnson's talk was illustrated by a series
Il remarkable slides. most OF them from
photographs he had taken during his
ravels. and colored by native artists.
Who were not only adopts but thoroughly
amiliar with the scenes they were por-
Taying.