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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-03-05
cANNoN's Def.

So perturbed has Speaker Cannon
of the House of Representatives be
come over the repeated attacks made
upon him that he has broken the Ions
silence which he had so successfully
! maintained and in a magazine article
defends himself. Writing of the rules
4 of the House Mr.. Cannon says:
THE rules may not be ideal, but
they have stood the test among those
who know them, in spite of half cen
fury of denunciation, such as Mr.. Hig-
gins puts forth The foundation prln-
ciples of the rules were laid down
more than century ago, under the
leadership of Jefferson and Madison.
They have been perfected from year
to year, to meet the needs of a grow
ing representation of a growing nation,
just as the law of the land is devel-
oped."
Speaker Cannon officially stands
for corporate greed, the whisky
ring, and all of the vested
interests that in a common cause
have united for the purpose of
controlling legislation. He has been
made the object of personal attack
and newspapers and orators alike
have tried in vain to wrest from him
his seat in congress. The wisdom of
these personal attacks are doubtful.
As attacks upon a representative who
stands for undesirable things they are
and should be made !
upon all such with equal vigor But
he rules of the House were not made |
by Speaker Cannon. One member of !
hat body would have little influence
n enacting legislation. The Republi- ,
AN marty is squarely behind the Speak
sr and it is the Republican party that
hould be held responsible He is moth
ng but representative of the trusts,
Elevated to power solely because he has
he strength of character to carry out !
,lans laid by those in authority and
because his personal accumulations
ire such as to guarantee his contin-
ed espousal of present policies. When
cath releases Uncle Joe's" clasp
pom the gavel of the House another
and will pick 1t up, and in all like
hood the same old policies will be
arried out in the very way that they ]
re now. Il
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-03-05
CANE FoR cox.

The movement on foot among Local
supporters OF the Patterson admins
trarion 70 raise funds for the purpose
OF buying a cane 10 be presented 10
senator John Isaac Cox in apprecia-
zion OF his services during the present
session Of the legislature is a joke
How Patterson supporters could appre-
ciate any service rendered by Mr.. Cox
IL they believe the governor told the
truth in his campaign charges is hard
10 understand. II they did not believe
those charges they certainly do not
have a very high regard for the verac-
ity OF the Governor. Even the Patter-
son men cannot under the cIrcumstan-
ces have that respect for Senator Cox
that they would have had under differ
ent circumstances. Most men will
employ a tool but few men care for
the tool once his services are no Ion
ger considered indispensable. In view
of the fact that the Nashville Ameri-
can, the organ Oh al lhAh6S h4uu anu
Pattersonian. in a news article, made
the claim that there were FIVE hundred
enthusiasts present at the meeting at
which the Cox donation was started
it is interesting to figure the appreci-
alton of those hundreds in dollars and
cents A cane of good appearance can
be purchased for $40. But few more
costly are offered for sale in Columbia.
If each of the five hundred" had ap-
preciated Governor Cox's services as
much as four cents apiece the neces-
sary sum would have been subscribed.
1t can be safely asserted that no mat
ter what amount Is given, however
small it may be, it will express every
atom of the esteem in which Cox is
held by Patterson and his supporters.
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CLIP THE AID
AND GET GIFT
FLoRENc EWAGoN COMPANY OF.
EERs SPLENDID REWARD FOR
A VERY SLIGHT SERVICE.

On the eighth page of The Herald
will be found the ad of the Florence
Wagon Works, of Florence, Ala. In
the ad they offer a permium to the
first hundred users of the Florence
Wagon who will send in their name
to the Office at Florence. The re-
Quirements are that you clip out the
advertisement and fill in the blanks
and mail same to the Florence Wagon
Works, Florence, Ala, and they will
in turn send you useful present. II
you are user of the Florence Wagon
clip out the ad, fill in the blanks and
send it in to the Office and get the
premium. And if you are not user
of the wagon clip 1t out and send in
your name anyway and see what the
results will be.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-03-05
PARDON Fees.

Senator Fisher has introduced In
the Senate a bill making it felony to
accept gift, fee or reward for as
sisting in procuring a pardon for any
convicted criminal. The purpose of
the bill is to place the poor offender
on common ground with the rich law
breaker and to remove from attor-
neys, state officials, or other persons
OF prominence, the temptation of u.s.
Ing undue influence for the purpose Of
defeating the ends of justice. It goes
to the very root of the pardon evil, and
under it's provisions 1t is believed that
much OF the evils of the pardon sys-
tenn will be removed.
The text of the measure follows:
An act to prohibit any person or
persons from receiving any fee, gift
or reward for obtaining, or assisting
In obtaining any pardon, and to pro-
vide punishment for violation thereof
Section l. Be 1t enacted nv the
general assembly Of the state of Ten.
nessee, That hereafter 1t shall not be
lawful for any person or persons TO
receive any fee, gift or reward for his
or their aid, assistance, or influence
In obtaining pardon for any person
convicted of crime under the laws or
Tennessee.
Sec. 2. Be 1t further enacted, That
any person violating section / of this
act shall be guilty OF felony and
upon conviction shall be confined in
the penitentiary of the state, not less
than one year nor more than three
years.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-03-05
MORGAN SCHOOL
HAS A BLAZE
EIGHT-RooM DoRMIToRY AND
BOYS DINING HALL WENT
UP IN SMOKE.

FAYETTEVILLE, Tenn, March A.
An eight-room dormitory of the Nor
gan School and the boys dining hall
were destroyed by fire Wednesday
AFTERNOON. The fire started In the up
per story of the dormitory A strong
northwest wind swept the flames to
the dining hall. Both were frame
buildings and 1t was impossible TO
save them. Sixteen boys and Profs.
Mills and McHenry lost all they had
in the building.
The loss amounts to $4,000, partly
covered by insurance. The buildings
will be replaced at once.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-03-05

and the request was granted
There are several of the witnesses
for the defense whom the state has
reserved the right to cross-examine,
and if any of these are cross-examined
it will be before the state begins to in.
troduce its rebuttal proof, it being I'm.
derstood that the defense shall have
the right to bring out any additional
proof that it desires to introduce after
this cross-examination before it finally
closes its case.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-03-05
IF YOU SEE IT IN OUR AID ITS so.

, house, who declared that the auto
matte Colts pistol made a much sharp
err shorter, explosion than the 38 cali
bre Smith & Wesson revolver. Tha
was what he was introduced to testify
to, but on cross-examination the state
elected from him information of con
siderable Importance. In the frs
place he was handed the pistol found
by Senator Carmack, and was asked
if the cylinder would revolve without
pulling the trigger. He tried it, and
declared that it would not, and an.
other spike was driven into the story
told by Mr.. Binning, the gentleman of
the red beard, who saw Senator Car
mack revolving the cylinder of his pis-
tol with his finger few seconds be-
fore the tragedy.
1t was agreed between counsel that
the shells in the pistol loaned to Sem
ator Carmack by Maj. Vertress were
loaded with black powder, and Mr..
Settlers testified that black powder
made a considerable smoke, and that
two shots from .38 cartridges loaded
with black powder would make quite
little cloud.
Another witness introduced by the
defense was DR.. R. l.. Thompson, pro-
pretor of the drug store diagonally
across the corner from The Tennes-
sean building, who stated that about
ten minutes before he heard of the
tragedy Senator Carmack was in his
place of business and bought a cigar,
and glass of coca-cola. He went
east on Church street from that point.
DR.. Glasgow Recalled.
DR.. Glasgow was also recalled and |
testified to the difference between the
wounds made by the undertaken in |
Senator Carmacks body for |
burial, and the gun shot wounds, to
clear up confusion about this matter. |
At the afternoon session, after a
ong wait for counsel for the defense
% appear, one witness was introduced.
This was Albert e. Hill, who was on
he labor day committee at Glendale
Park in September, 1907. He testi-
led that on that occasion Senator Car
mack was the orator Of the day. and
hat from about $3.50 o'clock till about
o'clock, after he completed his
speech, he sat on the veranda and
alked to a number of people 1t is
resumed that this testimony was in
reduced to show that Mr.. Binning !
lad an opportunity to meet Senator /
at that time. I
After Mr.. Hills short stay on the
fitness stand the attorneys for the s
efense retired for a consultation, and \
fter three O'Clock announced that i
hey rested their case. The state, af.
Or a short consultation, requested an C
djournment until Thursday morning, v
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-03-05
THE TRUTH or IT.

The claim Of Duncan B. Cooper thai
he was entitled to all the credit fol
the brilliant success Of Z. ". Carmach
as q writer and public man has nc
foundation OF fact
1t is true that Cooper secured Car.
mack's services as editorial writer on
the Nashville American, but he did
IL because he knew that Carmack
could ill that position better than any
one else he could employ.
He was entitled to no more credit
for this than any other newspaper pro
prietor who employs a bright young
man and receives a quid pro quo for
every dollar in salary that is paid
him. In the case of Carmack, the
American got value received, many
times over, for every cent that went
to the salary of it's chief editorial
writer. That paper never had SO brill
liant an editor nor so great an influ-
ence as it did during the time that
Carmack was employed to direct its
destinies.
Carmack was not unknown or un-
recognized at the time he was induced
to go with Cooper. He was known 10
be one Of the most brilliant legal
minds at the Columbia bar-a bar al
ways noted for its great forensic abil-
ity. He had only the year before been
a member of the Lower House of the /
Legislature. and had been recognized :
rs the most brilliant representative of
the mall He had already had some I
newspaper experience as the editor OF
one of the Columbia papers. and had
attracted widespread attention as q
political writer of rare polish and
force.
Cooper knew that he was securing
a genius when he persuaded Carmack
to leave his law practice at Columbia
and undertake the editorship of the
Nashville American.
1t was no surprise to those who
knew Carmack personally that he
achieved an instant and brilliant sue
cess as the editor of the American.
He owed nothing of this to Coop
er except the opportunity to display
his wonderful gifts in larger field
than he had hitherto occupied
1t was due primarily to his rare ma !
tural endowments, cultivated by long
and arduous wark c
Such commanding genius could not L
remain hidden under a bushel, and d
some other publisher would have &C.
cured his services if Cooper had not
irst offered him the position which q
led to the elimination of his A
career.
e. w. Carmack never held any G.
journalistic position in which he did u
lot do more for his paper than his u
PAPER did for him. o
The sin of ingratitude must be laid u
o Cooper, and not to Carmack.- III
Memphis News-Scimitar. ca
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-03-05

Uncle Joe Cannon defends himself
when charged with responsibility for
the rules OF the House. The only re.
markable thing about that is that a
writer could pierce Uncle Joe's hide.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-03-05

Iterson. be had done 50 in the Carmaek-
TAYLOR campaign. and had contributed
10 his campaign fund. He Vas ex-
ceedingly IOquaeious in telling Of their
relations in those days. but when II
came down TO more modern times he
was not so anxious 10 tell things.
He was asked if he had not declared
TO Miss Lee, his stenOgrapher, that ne
would have killed Carmaek like
snake. and that this trouble would not
adect Robin COoper's career because
he would take him up on his arm and
carry him through. He was asked If,
after Senator Carmack's death. he had
not expressed malignant hatred OF
him. and denied having done so TO
Miss Lee or anybody else. He did
state. however, that il was his inten-
ton to take Robin Cooper up in his
arm and carry him through, and
showed more feeling while be was
expressing this sentiment than at any |
other time during his examination.
Mr.. Bradford's statement was, in eff i
feet, a confirmation of that told by
Col. Cooper; but he added details as
to what happened after the Coopers
left his Office. He and Gen. Tully
Brown continued to sit there, talking
Of the Italian renaissance, art, and lit
erature, when the telephone bell rang,
and he answered Col. Cooper was on
he wire and told him that Carmack
lad wounded Robin, and Robin had
lilled Carmack. He almost imme-
lately left the Office, and as he went
tut discovered for the first time that .
DR.. Haden, client, had been waiting
or some time to see him.
He told of the departure of the
,oopers, and denied the statement of t
Hiss Lee that Robin showed signs OF c
excitement or that he was spotted" '
lie further denied the statement of G
Iiss Lee that Col. Cooper had been u
Ills oA4CS uSC"SeH ~ anu IL v CioCh
lat morning, and stated that he had
lade only one visit during the morn c.
lg.
He denied that he had spoken to fc
yo or three gentlemen during the
ay about taking the note to Senator B
armack for Col. Cooper, and stated in
lat he was successful in persuading
81. Cooper not to send the note. He
st learned that Robin Cooper and
oil. Cooper were armed when he
ached DR.. Forts inirmary, after the
urder.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-03-05
SPRING coTToNs.

Selected with special reference to
their adaptability for Women's and
Children's Dresses, Waists and Under
wear Beginning with the Fancy
Ginghams at 10c a yard and running
10 the Mercerized Crepe at soc yard.
Fifty pieces of 36-inch Penangs and
Madras. in light, dark and medium
colors, 125c.
Twenty pieces of Fancy Cheviots
for Mems Shirts, 15c yard.
Fifty pieces of Soft Finished
Bleached Domestic (made and finished
in the South TIC yard.
NEW EM8RoI0ERIEs, NEW LAcEs,
NEW ALL OVERS, ETC.
More of the wide machine made
Torchon Lace and Insertion at sc and
loo a yard.
LADIES' TAILOR MADE SUITS,
SKIRTS AND WAISTS.
Fifteen Ladies' Tailor Made Suits,
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-03-05

Attorney Patrick, under life sen.
tence for the murder of millionaire
Rice, is acting as his own lawyer. He
will very likely reverse the proverb
about the man who acts as his own
lawyer having a fool for a client.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-03-05
McKsasoa, Anderson & Fss,
Spring Has Come And This Store Is Tee
ing With Light

The storms may again. the winds blow may I
r. into blizzard that Spring has For 4 {
the Spring is in US to ar
in spite Of the or rain,
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-03-05
New Wool Dress Goods
For Spring. in Satin Finished Fabrics.

For Spring. Finished Fabrics
Twenty-Five pieces Panamas Mohai
the new Spring Shades and SOC a yard
Fancy stripe uoo
yard.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-03-05

in all the new Spring Shades an,
Black, $500
New Spring Suits. $3.50, $1,000 an.
up to $500.
Fifty Ladies' New Panama Shu
in Navy and Black, in all sizes uD ii
80 Waist Measure, $500 each
New Spring Skirts. $3.50, $3.50 anil
$1,000.
New White Waists, $3.50 to SD
each.
OUR TRIMMER HAS ARRIVED FROM
THE EASTERN MARKET.
And we are having the first shoE
ing of new Spring Millinery this week
our formal opening will be later
New Wells, in all the new shades.
SHOE DEPARTMENT.
New Oxfords, New Pumps, etc, for
Men, Women and Children.
Our Ladies La Bonita Pumps and
Oxfords, $3.50 a pair are prettier and
better this year than usual. We have
them in all the new styles and shapes
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-03-05
In Silks Fashion Points to Soft SatinS, Fo
lards, MessalineS and The New Satin Rajat

Green,
pieces Stripes Ross
Hello Blues etc. $1-OO a yard
Twelve pieces Fancy Spring shades So
a yard.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-03-05
Brown Testifes.

| Brown Testifies.
Gen. Tully Brown was also put on
the stand, and his story was in the
nature of confirmation of that of the
Coopers and of Mr. Bradford. He
stated that while he and Mr.. Brad
ford were discussing Italian literature
Mr.. Bradford answered the telephone,
and that his face turned pale and his
eyes enlarged as he listened to the
message that came He exclaimed,
My God!'' and it was only after sew
eral questions that Gen. Brown was
able to get him to tell that the mes
sage announced Senator Carmack's
death.
DR.. Duncan Eve the surgeon who
attended Robin Cooper, testified in re-
gard to his wounds and the way in
which the ball escaped from his shout
der and got down near his knees in
the bed. He stated that he probed
the wound and that it was about an
inch and half deep, and so situated
that every movement of the arm, head,
or body would cause the muscles about
it to work against it and force it out.
He declared that the temporary dress
ing on the wound were applied so
loosely that he ball could have easily
worked past them, and stated that it
was very natural for the ball to get
out. He also testified that If the ball
lad gone half an inch deeper, or half
IN irch lower it would have cut very
important arteries and would have ,
caused death.
He gave expert testimony as to Sen ,
tor Carmack's wounds, stating that
my one of them was sufficient to cause :
lmost instantaneous death, and in :
tant falling. He stated that the :
vound in the neck would have caused 6
Instant paralysis. +
Another witness introduced by the +
efense was w. S. Morgan, formerly r
ecretary of state. Mr.. Morgan stated q
hat he was seated in his apartment on @
ne northwest corner of the Polk fats,
n the first floor, when he heard the
hots, and went out He met Mrs. +,
astman, whom he knows, and she "
I'D him few things about the MUIR ~
err but did not undertake to detail h
II that happened. He testified that a.
he stated to him that Col Cooper
ad said That is like dastardly II
)ward, hiding behind woman" but r.
lat she said nothing about I'VE have r
ou now" or anything to that effect. ~
e stated that Mrs. Eastman was ap- D
lrently much excited and took him by q,
e lapel of the coat during the con- M
,rsation. ~
Heard Three Shots. e
AS to the general effect of Mrs. 81
statement to him, he de- ia
AIRED that 1t gave him the impress pr
On that Col. Cooper just came up to tr
'nator Carmack and shot him down. ha
lie witness also stated that he only Ca
ard three shots, all close together
d all sounding alike. wi
The defense introduced another wit de
So to testify in regard to the sounds af
shots from the different weapons tn
ed. This was William Settlers. as. tel
to,A .,,,a,g,, 49, o.A - A. , 4, 4
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-12-09
Crabtr e e Bradley

Married, Wednesday evening,
Dec Sth. at Parsonage of Christian
Minister, Kansas City, Mo, Frank
f. Crabtree, of Miller, S. ID. and
Mrs LidaA Bradley, of Kansas City.
The friends of Mr. Crabtree have
often wondered at his frequent trips
away, and the announcement of his
marriage, is the sequel to them.
The two grew up together in
Kansas, and their love for each
other ripened as the years came and
went, until Frank suddenly realized
that time was gliding swiftly away,
and closing up his real estate bust
ness here, he betook himself to his
fair lady, and now two hearts beat
merrily together.
They will take an extended trip
through the Eastern cities and the
Southland, and may later on, go
over and see the Europeon country,
before locating permanently.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-12-09
ONE KILLED In
FREIGHT WRECK
Head-0n Collision Near Volga
Ties Up Train Service

Engineer Caldren, of Huron, was
killed Monday night near Volga IN a
head-on collision between two freight
trains. HIS train was headed to-
ward Huron and he was climbing a
grade at about twelve miles an hour.
The other freight was headed east
and was running at a good rate Of
speed without orders when the col
lisiOn occurred.
The engineer and fireman on the
train going east jumped IN time to
save themselves, as did the fireman
on the other, but Engineer Caldren
vas not quick enough and was pin
ned beneath the wreck. Both en-
gines and several box ears were
completely tornr to junk. The vic
tim Of the accident leaves a wife and
three children at Huron.
The wreck was 50 complete as to
tie up train service on this division
for about twenty-IOUr hours. Mon
day nights east and west bound
passengers were both sent around
by Redfeld and Watertown, thus
making them many hours late. The
one due here at eleven Monday
night did not arrive until Tuesday
morning at ten, and Tuesday Moons
passenger was held up until about
six that evening. The road has been
cleared again and trains are running
on time.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-12-09
Storm King Reigns

Chicago, Dec. 7.-Chicago was
visited today with the first real
snoW-storm of the season. Several
inches of snow fell, impeding street
traffic and delaying trains.
Lincoln. Neb., Dec. Twelve
inches Of snow on the level and a
minimum temperature Of six de-
grees below zero was reported
this morning by the local weather
station. The street car traffic is
blocked and roads leading into the
city are impossible.
Omaha, Neb., Dec. Two de,
grees below zero was the record here
today. This is the coolest so far thi,
winter.
Chicago, Dec. THE storm ex
tends from Southern Wisconsin into
eastern Iowa and through the Ohio
valley covering Illinois and Indiana
Trains from the west. anl the north
@are .delaxsj from tire,
hours.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1909-12-09
Christmas Gifts

Thanksgiving festivities are not
out of the mind before the Christ
mas season is here, with its millions
of dollars spent in gifts. But who
begrudges the money for that
cause? Every year there is the an-
nuaI calamity waller who says it is
a sin TO spend so much money at the
holiday season, but the world just
smiles and goes gaily on spending.
Last season "A few such cranks
started a crusade against gift-gIving
at Christmas, but it did not gam q
headway in the Christian world,
where people realize the sacredness
Of the Christmas celebration and the
joy of giving to others.
Another class of pessimiSts wall
about the sir of foraging the pine
forests for Christmas trees. The
people of the United States believe
in the preservation Of its forests,
but if it yer necessary to preserve
them at the cost Of the Christmas
illusions Of millions of little children,
it would be at to great a price. But
the immortal Christmas is not going
to give out, neither are the immense
forests going to be wrecked 70
supply the annual demand.