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The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-03-08
Our CEILDREN'S CORNER ]
NATIONAL HOLIDAYS.
- NE of the questions that editors
are always being -,
What are our national holidays!

are I VIZ
What are our national holidays
And. much to the surprise OF theil
correspondents. no doubt, they always
answer. We have none. we nav
many legal holidays, but not one tha'
is national in the sense of its nav
ing been established by an act OF Con
gress. Not even the Fourth of july
Is a national holiday. 1t Is national
of course. in the sense Of it's being ODD
served all over the country, but is not
so by legal enactment.
AS a matter of fact, Congress has nc
power to establish a legal holiday. eX-
cept for the employees of the United
states; that power exists only in the
legislatures of the several States. Tn
nearest that Congress ever came to
fixing a legal holiday is the act passed
several years ago officially recognizing
Labor Day. 1t has the right to give
holida VS. to United States employees on
Tabor Day, or on any other day that
II NAV please, but it cannot make any
day a legal holiday in n State.
II has been the custom for many
wars for the President to issue a proc
iamation appointing a certain day-the
last Thursday in November-as a day
of thanksgiving, but IT Is not IN ms
pover to enforce that proclamation; ne
simply recommends that the day be
observed. Thanksgiving Day is a
legal holiday only in those states where
The Legislature has passed an act max
ing IT so: and so 1t Is with the Fourth
Of July. Christmas. Washington's BIRTH
day.. Memorial Day and the others.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-03-08
CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.

sharply here today on profit taking by
leading holders, May showing the greatest
loss. with a decline OF IL, compared with
the high point of the day. The break fol
a shade lower to 1S@es higher, with May
at 1.161a to 1.16A, and July at 1.04aas to 1.041la.
The firmness at the start was due chiefly
to a strong market for wheat at Liverpool.
In the first few minutes May sold loft to
LIS. and July at 1.0SS4.
May corn at the start was Is to rs higher,
at 6S3s, but soon sold off to 6Sl2.
May oats opened Il higher to % lower.
May being at 557s to 56is. Later May
touched 55ss.
Provisions were 2aa to 12ia higher at the
opening.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-03-08
ALL EDITORS MUST
PUBLISH THEIR NAMES

HARRISBURG. Pa, March SIN an
opinion handed down today the Supe-
rior Court holds that the act of 1907,
requiring publication of the names Of
owners. officers n managing editors
at tops of editorial columns is not an
invasion of any rights by the State,
and that it applies to weekly as wei
as daily newspapers. The case in which
the opinion is given is h a of the com
monwealth against John F.. Short, edi-
tor of the Clearfield Republican.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-03-08
MINERS SWELL RANKS:
SAY THEY WANT PEACE.

WILKESBARRE, Pa, March S.-Or-
ganizers of the Mine Workers Union
are today speaking in scores of mining
towns throughout the anthracite re-
gion in the effort to increase the mem
bnrship of the union. They are declar-
ing that they are not trying to incite
e. strike, but thai the union leaders are
bending all their energies to insure
ucace.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-03-08
THE LONDON MARKET.

LONDON, March S.-Trading in Amer
lean Securities were limited during the
first hour today. Prices generally ranged
from "a to n above saturdays New York
closing. Pennsylvania and southern Pacific
showed slight losses.
In the afternoon there was an advance
in low-priced issues. especially Missouri,
Kansas and Texas, but others moved
scarcely at all. The close was quiet.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-03-08
MARATHON DANCE TO
BE TOMORROW NIGHT.
Popular Girls Will Be Among
Contestants.

Miss May Rilly and Miss Pauline
Smith are prominently identified with
the MARATHON ball" which is to be
given tomorrow night at Dodgers
Prospect Hall. $50 Morris avenue. I'M
der the auspices of the J. ]. Telle,
Association.
Miss Rilly, with Frederick f. Teller
as escort, will LEAF the grand march.
and Miss Pauline Smith will be one of
the contestants in the Marathon waltz,
which is to begin at midnight and con
tinue until one couple remains on the
floor. To this couple will be awarded
valuable cash prizes. and great in
terest is being taken n the innovation,
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-03-08
$4,000, 900 GOLD ENGAGEMENTS.

NEW YORK, March S.-The National
Bank of Commerce today engaged
$500, 900 in gold for Buenos Ayres. The
Anglo-South American Bank also made
a $780, 900 gold engagement for Buenos
Ayres.
Later in the day Speyer & Co. en-
gagged ST. O0,0 900 In gold for Buenos
Ayres, making a total of $4,000, 900 en-
gagged today.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-03-08
THE pRIzE.wINNERs.

The correct answer to last
illustrated word puzzle was car, arcn,
charm and arm. The following chill
dren cent In the neatest correct answers
and were awarded the prizes:
CLARA r. JEWELL. aged s, 4Ss
south Seventeenth street, Newark
(book); JOSEPHINE HILL. aged IL,
EGG Thirteenth avenue, Newark (game);
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-03-08
AN IDEA.

In developing the idea of truthfulness.
a teacher asked the question, What is
the best thing in the world to do. and
at the same time the HARDEST" A little
girl raised her hand timidiy. well
Emma?" TO get married.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-03-08
SHOE sTITcHERs oUIT.

LYNN, Mass, March S.-A general
strike of the $50 Mckay stltchers m
ployed in thirty-five shoe factories in
this city today was, followed immedi-
ately by individual endcavors by manu-
facturers to bring o a settlement,
Several firms has signed the new wage
scale, but ninety of the stitchers stayed
out
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-03-08

ing any chances in having to pass on
the measure, This Is the first time
that the bill has come out in tho SEN
ate and though they do not greatly
fear that it will get beyond the upper
body, trey are not backward in letting
the senatorial members understand
how much they don't want to vote
on it.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-03-08
BIRTHDAY WHIST PARTY.

A social whist and reception was held
in honor of the eighteenth birthday of
Miss Sadie Ungerleider. at her resi-
dence. 14s Springfield avenue, last night.
Miss Rose Scheakter won the first prize
and Joseph Klein won the second prize.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-03-08
WHAT KIND OF A GARMENT Is ms?

ii ii ERE we see a rebus that yu so uld have 10 difficulty in deciphering
II n answer win give you III n ann Of a certain kind OF garment worn
below n send It to uneleJ ac k Evening STAR. Newark, N ]
The two gTisa and two boys who send In the neatestc correct answers can have
heir choice o. a box o paints. a good book. a penknife or n ne or sew
very fascinating games II the wi ting is net egible tn coupon will be
rejected Uncle Jck Will publish the picture o any prizewinner who cares
to send i'm a photograph, Pfngpong Inc tfntype pictures annot be used.
Only children under is years Of age are eligible to compete Be sus to
q two-cents stamp IN the envelop e to avoid delay at the postomce. The
day, March 49,
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-03-08
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE.

Following are the quotations of the
days prices. as furnished through
Byrne & Mcdonnell. members of the
New York Stock Exchange:
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-03-08
ANNUAL MEETINGS.

ANNUAL MEETING.
The annual meeting of the stockholders OF
the Essex and Hudson Land Improvement
Company for the election of directors and such
other business as shall properly come before
the stockholders meeting. will be held on
Tuesday. the ninth day OF March, 1903, at $50
Broad street, Newark. N. j.. at 10 O'Clock.
p. L. Rye
Secretary.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-03-08
LOCAL SECURITIES.

The bid and asked prices appended
are furnished through, Eisclc IL King.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-05-07
SIXTY YEARS
IN COLUMBIA
VENERABLE CITIZEN CELEBRATES
ANNIVERSARY OF HIS AR
RIVAL IN THIS CITY.

Saturday and sixty years ago-sim.
liar in some respects.
A bit of history is told by Mr. Il. 3.
Titcomb. one Of Cofumbia's Oldest in
habitants, who, since his arrival in
Columbia sixty years ago Saturday
has spent the greater part of the time
here, going away in the winter to
Florida in his later years.
Mr.. Titcomb talks quite entertain
ingly about conditions now and condi-
lions then. AS far as the conditions
Of the weather are concerned there is
very little difference While talking
to reporter this morning Mr.. Titcomb
said:
Sixty years ago Saturday, an old
time stage coach pulled into Columbia
over the Nashville pike and stopped
in front of the old Nelson House on
North Main street (Which building is
still standing-but is used for offices.)
| stepped from the coach and walked
into the hotel and registered and had
dinner 1t was only a few minutes
before the noon hour that we arrived.
Bevely Hilliard was running the hotel,
but has long since passed away.
THE day in some respects was much
like Saturday, but was not quite so
cold. It had come big frost and
freeze a few days before and all vege-
tation including garden truck, apples
and peaches were killed. The spring
had been rather forward and wheat in
many localities had headed, all Of
which was killed.
81 came here" said Mr.. Titcomb,
ito take charge of the telegraph Office
which was then located in the third
story of the old court house that was
torn down for the erection of the new
one now standing. / had charge OF
the office until 1854 when | entered
the drug business with John Frierson
at the corner of the square and South
Main street at which place I remained
until a few years ago when | sold out
my business.
Il am now in my elghty-seventh
year and have much to be thankful
for. was born in Maine, but came to
Columbia from Memphis"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-05-07
At Murfreesboro.

Special TO The Herald.
MURFREEsBoRo, Tenn. May l.
A terrific rain and wind storm swept
this county Thursday night and many
reports of widespread damage and de-
struction are being received. Al
Walker Hill the residence Of Mrs.
Upchurch was totally destroyed and
she herself was fatally injured. NO
other fatalities are reported from
this town although barns and out
buildings were swept away by the
fierce assault OF the storm.
At Florence, a village about SIX
miles from here, the large mill known
as Ward Mill" on the Stones river
was blown completely into the river.
Several other houses we're blown down
and a number of people injured. 1t is
reported that one man is dead, but his
name cannot be ascertained.
The barn Of DR.. Nicely, representa-
tive from this county, was blown
away. The house OF Judge Lewis was
also destroyed and several other hous-
es damaged beyond repair.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-05-07

sopse heing a blacksmith with ms
bome out a short distance from the
-,v-, ana every member except the
r-b, was more or less injured ny
a,av heIped 10 dig them out Of the
iebris and mud and SAYS they iouhu
s,mc Of them in an unconscious con
9itjon and an looked as If they had
basn beaten with sticks or rocks. An
other bov had his back broken, a
woman her leg broken, while over IN
naqro town a number we're injured
ana one woman killed.
Every business house in the Town.
save two, were unroofed and the
stocks almost entirely ruined by the
downpour. The Christian church was
swept 10 the ground and is mass OF
ruins. the handsome new Bapust
church is twisted out of shape; the
negro Baptist church was destroyed.
The handsome high school building
was unroofed and badly damaged
while the splendid grove about II was
swept to the ground. The trelght
depot was partially wrecked Inc
hotel was wrecked, many houses IN
town were unroofed and some de-
stroyed. one of them the home OF MI
Banks. which was one of the hano-
soonest residences in town. MT.
Banks reached home on the train just
as the storm struck. He heard the
screams of the Harris family and went
to help them, and when he reached
home found his own house destroyed
The family had sought refuge In a
storm cellar, and thus escaped injury.
Decherd was a beautiful town and
had many handsome shade trees.
Practically all of them were blown fat
Out between winchester and Fayette-
vile. Mr.. Boaz says, great damage
was done and a number were reported
killed.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-05-07
STATE SWEPT FROM EMO To END
BY RELENTLESS STORM DEMON
,,r,1yvroII TAKEN IN HUMAN LIFE WHILE
PROPERTY DAMAGE WILL RUN lNIO
HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS.
ELDER soAz WITNESSED THE ossTRoo''o" "
vrvoLY DESCRIBES HIS ExPERlENcES-oHIf wv
DEAD AT PRMM SPRINGS.

7. Rule. near Knoxville, struck on
head by piece Of church spire; Jen
Marlin. near Franklin, hip crushed;
Carroll Marlin, near Franklin, skull
crushed: three children Of Joe Jones,
near Franklin; Clifford Marlin, near
Franklin; Bryant Fox, near Franklin;
Robt. and Bernard Sweeney, near
Franklin: Mr.. Mat Sweeney, near
Franklin; Mrs. ]. C. Combs, Waldens
Ridge, may die; two unknown per
sons. WaIdens Ridge, slightly injured;
Henry Frates, colored, near Clarks-
vile, probably fatally; child Of Jno.
Cox near GAINESVILLE, leg broken; an
other child of John Cox, body bruised;
five members Northcut family, near
Humboldt; ]. Bean. near Humboldt,
probably fatally; John Northcutt, near
Humboldt, may die; Ben Smith, near
Humboldt, seriously; ten-year-old
daughter of Ben Smith, thigh broken;
Miss Blankenship, visiting Smiths,
collar bone broken; Mrs. Sam Novel;,
near Humboldt, seriously; third child
of Mrs. Joe Turner, near Humboldt,
fatally, piece of timber blown through
body; ten members E. L. Harris fam
lily, near Decherd, slightly.
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Mr.. Elan Describes Damage.

Mr.. R. S. ELAN of the Fly neigh
borhood, was in town today and told
of following the pathway of the cy-
lone in the Hillsboro neighborhood.
The storm swept over a path about
two and one-half miles wide Mr., Elan
says, and the damage was enormous.
Trees, houses, house furnishings and
fences are mingled in tangled mass
and the loss will amount to tens or
thousands of dollars. Some of the
most valuable timber in this or adjoin-
ing counties was in this neighborhood,
Mr.. ELAN says, and there is not tree
standing over ten inches in diameter,
though some of the trees were not
dragged up by the roots but were
broken high up from the ground.
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Reported Killed.

A telephone message from the coun-
try this morning stated that Alex
Mitchell, his wife and two or three
children, who lived near Hillsboro,
were killed by the storm and that
Bryan Fox was seriously injured. This
report lacks confirmation on account
of the wires in that section of the
country being down, the news having
been relayed through by messengers.
The message also stated that IL hous-
es were blown down near Primm
Springs, and almost an equal number
at Little Lot. Hillsboro and White
Oak are reported as being great suffer
ers, as was the neighborhood for a
number of miles surrounding these
places. The course of the storm was
up the creek there, and every house
near this stream is said to have been
either blown away, or badly damaged.
The house occupied by the Stevens
family, at Primm Springs, had the
roof blown off, but was not destroy
ed. The property loss in the storm
swept district will be enormous. An
immense tract of timber land has
been laid waste, and farming opera
tions retarded Some doubt Is ex-
pressed regarding the ability of some
of the farmers, whose property was
destroyed by the storm, being able
to plant crop this season. The form
ers for miles around Hillsboro, Primm
Springs and White Oak have gone to the
assistance of the stricken, and the
work Of cleaning away the debris be
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-05-07
At centrevilIe.
snecial to The Herald.

Special to The Herald
CENTREVILLE, Tenn, May l.
The dead-Britt Medley and little son,
Little Lot; Lindsey Bishop, wife and
Mrs. Money, Ships Bend; Guss Far
ris. colored, S-year-old son of Pauline
Farris; 4-year-old child OF R. H.
Thompson, Totty's Bend
Fatally iniured-Son and daughter
of Mrs. Money, R. H. Thompson.
Seriously injured-Hiram Spence,
Mrs. R. H. Thompson, Prof. w. s.
Ballew, Pauline Fariss.
The above completes the list OF cas-
ualties of Thursday nights cyclone
so far as heard from. It struck Cen
treyille between II and ~ o'clock and
for a few minutes the catapult force
of the wind made a path of wreckage
and ruin. the loss being estimated at
100000. Dark columns of clouds
marshaled in the southwest and moved
rapidly and irresistib1y forward to the
diapason that Jared the earth and
apparently rent the sky, while the IL
Elimination from the electrical display
lit up the awsome scenery. The dis
charge of thunderbolts was like heavy
artillery, and the incessant flames lit
tbe heavens and earth like some huge
electric torch. 1t was the brightest
and most incessant flame ever seen
here. For several minutes this weird
display held sway, during which the
terrific wind tossed objects out OF its
nath as if they were feathers.
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Snecial to The Herald.

FRANKLIN, Tenn, May 1.-Meagre
reports from the rural districts receiV-
ed up to noon today indicate that the
fatalities resulting from Thursdays
storm will number about six from VIII
| hanson county.
The following from the Southall
neighborhood are dead:
Mr.. Tomlin.
Two Tomlin boys.
The Tomlin boys were drowned.
An older brother will die.
In addition one negro was killed in
Franklin.
The loss of property in the county
is estimated at 100000, with a small
amount of insurance.
Much damage was done out the Co
lumbia pike, every house on both sides
for the distance of one mile out from
the Battle Grond Academy being dam
aged to some extent. Out houses,
trees and telephone poles were blown
down.
The home of Joe Caldwell was al
most demolished, furniture being scat
tered in every direction. The house
of ]. T. Langford was blown down.
The home OF Miss Moore was partially
destroyed.
The home of John Ed Smith was
wrecked. Mr.. Smith narrowly escap-
ed with his life. The ]. K. Rhodes
home was unroofed, all the outbuild-
ings on the place destroyed and the
trees with one exception uprooted.
On the Carriers Greek and Lewis
burg pixies the damage was heavy.
Nellie Murray is reported killed by
lightning, her home badly damaged
and two sons injured. The report OF
the killing of young girl named KEEL
lev has also reached here. On the
farm of George w Teers a tenant was
killed and much damage done. A
barn of the George L. Cowan place
was blown down.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-05-07
At HUMBOLDT.

HUMBOLDT, Tenn, MAY 1.-The
most fearful storm ever experienced
in West Tennessee swept over a strip
about three miles wide to the south OF
Humboldt early Thursday night and
left death and destruction in its wake.
Fletcher and John Northcutt, twin
brothers. Is years old, were torn from
the bed in which they slept and their
bodies were found mangled in pile
of ruins several hundred feet away.
Their father is badly injured and Will
probably not recover. Other mem
hers of the family narrowly escaped
death and all are badly injured. j,
Bean. a farmer living on Jim Mason's
place was badly injured and will prob
ably not recover.
The eight-months-old infant twins
of Mr.. Turner, living between Hum
boldt, and Medina, we're blown, 1t is
stated about a quarter of mile and
found dead. Some members of the
family of Ben Smith in the same
neighborhood are reported missing and
it is feared they have shared the same
fate.
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In Giles County.
.oial to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
PULASKI, Tenn, May 1.-The dead
in the Giles county storm are Bud
Guny, wife and two children; Mrs
Thad Rowe and two children; Mrs,
VIII McGreen and children; Jack
pope and wife, viii r. Lackey, Jr.
and infant of w. s. McLaurlne. These
we're all of the village of Bryson.
At Melville the following are re-
ported dead: Miss Mitchell; child OF
Dick story; two aged women; Nancy
smith and three eolored women.
w. S. McLaurlne and wife. Hiram
Ussillton and two children at Bryson's
arc thought to be fatally hurt. The
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-05-07
rnlallIE 10 sAM DAVIS.

fBy Ella Wheeler WILCOX
when the Lord calls up earth's heroes
TO stand before his face.
q many a name unknown to fame
shall ring from that high place.
And ont Of a grave in the Southland,
At the just Gods call and beck
shall one man rise with fearless eyes,
And a rope about his neck.
For men have swung from gallows
Whose souls were white as snow,
Not how they die, nor where, nor Wny'
Is what Gods record shows.
And on that mighty ledger
Is writ Sam Davis name
For honor's sake he would not make
A compromise with shame.
The great word lay before him,
For he was in his youth;
With love of life young hearts are rife
But better he loved truth.
He fought for his CONVICTIONS;
And when he stood at bay,
He would not finch or stir one inch
From honor's narrow way.
They offered life and freedom
If he would speak the word;
In silent pride he gazed aside
AS one who had not heard.
They argued, pleaded, threatened
1t was but wasted breath.
Let come what must, keep my trust,"
He said, and laughed at death.
He would not sell his manhood
To purchase priceless hope;
Where kings draw down a name and
crown,
He dignified rope.
All, grave! where was your triumph?
An, DEATH where was your sting?
He showed you no wa man could bow
To doom and stay king.
And God, who loves the loyal
Because they are like him,
| doubt not yet that soul shall set
Among his cherubim.
o Southland bring your laurels;
And add your wreath, o North!
Let glory claim the hero's name,
And tell the world his worth.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-05-07

nn The stocks OF the two stores
blown away at White Oak were scat
80 for miles. The actual amount Of
damage cannot be reckoned until wire
connection has been restored and the
fau DEATHS learned.