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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-12-08
they were impressed with the grea

they were impressed with the great
importance of the issue involved
Several questions were asked counsel
on both sides, the members of the au.
gust tribunal that the question was
altogether new one to them.
On behalf of the city the case was
argued by City Attorney Shelby COT
fey, while the plaintiff in the court
below was represented by Attorney
w. S. Fleming.
The question is important to all the
municipal corporations of the State.
The city Of Gallatin has the same pro.
vision in its charter and a case in
volving it's constitutionality is now
pending in the Supreme court. How
ever, the decision in the Columbia
case will set precedent for the
State. The cities of Nashville and
Memphis have manifested much inter
est in the decision and if the provis-
ion is sustained by the supreme court
will embody a similar clause in their
charters at the. next session of the
legislature.
The clause, if sustained, will prove
of. great benefit and a big savings to
the city Already several threatened
suits have heen stopped owing to this
provision of the charter.
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ONLY ONE ''bEST''
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the beginning, but rather the worse
off, since we have to consider the
time that is gone beyond recall, de-
probation of value in the stock and
tools and the depletion of the soil
of the elements of fertility necessary
for the production of the crop just
consumed, This being true, it be-
hooves every man to carefully con-
slider every matter tending toward an
increase OF the crop above cost of
growing.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-12-08
BIG BUTTON SALE
OF GOTHAM BROS,
REMOVAL EVENT is PROVING A
GREAT DRAWING CROWD
FOR THE PEOPLE,.

Gotham Brothers big removal sale
started off most auspiciously and the
firm is doing big business. People
have shown an appreciation of the
unusual reductions made on Christ
mas stock at this season and are
rushing in to make the big savings
of tweDJy per cent. The buttons are
attracting much attention and prov
ing TO be a most popular drawing
card. The sale is made to reduce
stock in order that the firm can move
on January 1 to the store house now
occupied by Woodbridge Company.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-12-08
MILLINERY
ASSIGNMENT
MRS. MAMIE B. PELTON TRANS
FERs HER STOCK TO PHoE.
NIX BANK.

Mrs. Mamie B. Pelton who has
been engaged in the Millinery bust
ness in the city has made an assign
ment of her business to the Phoenix
Savings Bank and Trust Co.
for the benefit of her credi
tors. The liabilities amount to
$3.50. The assets consist of MILL
merry stock in trade such as are usual
ly found IN a millinery store, togeth.
er with the fixtures, books, notes
etc. The business to be wound up by
the bank.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-12-08
FARMERS ELECT
OLD OFFICERS

The Maury County Farmers Asso-
citation in convention Monday after
noon elected the old officers to serve
another year. A. B. Harlan, presi-
dent; ]. N. Meroney vice president,
and A. E. Murphy, secretary.
At the close of the meeting there
were a number who paid up a fee OF
l for membership in the organization.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-12-08
AN ALARM AT NIGHT

That strikes terror to the entire
household is the loud, hoarse and
metallic cough of Group. No mis-
taking it, and fortunate then the
lucky parents who keep Foley's
Honey and Tar Compound onhand
H. w. Casselman, Canton, N. Y,
says: Tt is worth it's weight in
gid. Our little children are troubled
with Group nd horseness, and all we
give them is Foley's Honey and Tar
Compound. l always have bottle
of it in the house" -WOLDRIDGE
co.
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continental Fire Insurance

When it comes to insurance the Best
is the Cheapest, irrespective of cost,
but the Continental charges no more
for its policies than agents of many
less responsible companies ask for
theirs. Farm business solicited.
Farrell & Lipscomb Agents
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With the Coming of Middle AGE

with the Coming OF Middle Age
There is letting down in the physi-
cal forces often shown in annoying
and painful kidney and bladder all
ments and urinary Irregularities.
Foley Kidney Pills are a splendid re-
gulating and Strengthening medicine
at such a time. Try them.-WoL
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The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1911-12-07
"LEASED WIFE" IS
FOUND NOT GUILTY
Four Ballots Necessary to Decide
Mrs. Patterson Killed Husband
in SeIf-Defense-Men and
Women Try TO Kiss Her.

Denver, Nov. 29.-Gertrude Glib
son Patterson, accused of murder
ing her husband, Charles Patterson,
while theh couple were walking to-
gether in a suburb on September rs,
was today declared not guilty by a
Jury in the district court.
Mrs. Patterson claimed her hus-
band had struck her and was in the
act of doing so again when she
shot.
The feature in the case. which
attracted unusually wide attention.
was the statement Of the woman
that her husband at one time sold
her to a Chicago millionaire.
As the clerk finished reading the
verdict Mrs. Patterson sprang to
her feet and caught the outstretch-
ed hand of her attorney. From out
side the courtroom came a roar OF
cheers; but inside the room the
crowd was quiet. But, as court adj
iourned and Mrs. Patterson stepped
forward to thank the jurors, the
crowd overwhelmed her with con-
gratulations. Her efforts to reach
| the Jurors were vain. Later four
of the Jurors called on her as she
was making ready TO leave the Jail.
The space between the court room
and the Jail was packed with a
cheering crowd On the arm OF
her attorney Mrs. Patterson strug-
eled through the throng, while men
tried to shake her hand and wo-
men strove to kiss her. Behind her,
waving both hands, went her father
shouting his joy. Close behind him
followed the mother and sister,
both in tears.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1911-12-07
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The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1911-12-07
ADMIT MURDER
BEFORE JUDGE
Thomas Qualls and ParamOur Con-
fess They Poisoned Formers
Wife So They Could Marry
Sentenced to Prison.

Morrilton, Nov. 28.-Quite a SEN
sation was created today when
Thomas Qualls and Mrs. Moiiie
Winberry, charged with murder
ing Mrs. Thomas Qualls last April,
pleaded guilty to murder in the
second degree and were sentenced
to the penitentiary. Mrs. Winberry,
as an accomplice, received a sem
tence of five years, and Oualls Zen
years. They gave Mrs. Qualls
strychnine to get her out OF the
way, as they were lovers and eN-
pected to marry soon. Judge Bash.
am sentenced them this evening.
The opening statements in ihe
case were made this morning afte
the jury had been selected, and over
POO men examined for jury .qualiil-
cation. Prosecuting Asttttoorfssaaees s w
p. Strait opened for the stale and
said the two defendants on trial
had committed a cold-blooded MUIR
er by poisoning Qualls' wife, who
had been sick for two months.
The states attorney said after
Mrs. Oualls had been dead, since
April 5, 1911, until the first Of Sep
TENDER. news leaked out that she
had been murdered, and her body
was exhumed and her stomach,
liver and kidneys sent to special
ist or chemist in Memphis, Tenn
for examination. He found that
the woman had been killed by giS-
ing her stryehnine. Qualls is about
So years of age. and Mrs. Winberry
is grass widow 25 years of age
Retha Qualls the i6-year-old
daughter Of the defendant. was one
Of The main witnesses IN the case
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1911-12-07
'NANARA CASES
GETTING THICK
Three Trials and Grand Jury Probe
Soon at Work in Noted Case
Franklin, Noted Bride Giver
Demands Immediate Trial.

Los Angeles, Nov 29.-Three
trials and a grand jury all going
at once were the known possible
ties of the Mcnamara murder trial
tonight when the court adjourned
for Thanksgiving until Friday.
One more man accepted as to
cause was the fruit of the days
proceedings in the case of the peo-
pie against James B.MeNamara. He
is A. w. Stewart, a farmer.
Bert H. Franklin, chief Of the
special Investigators employed by
counsel for Mcnamara, was ar
raigned on a charge of bribery of
a venireman, with Henry 4. Gage,
former governor of California, and
once minister to Portugal as coun-
sci. He pronounced the effort TO
have an immediate preliminary
hearing to be a political plot and
threatened to leave the case. He
obtained an extension Of two days
instead Of ten, for which he asked.
Frederieks Disappointed.
The trial Of II. j. Conner, A. B.
Maple and T.. Ira Bender, accused
of attempting to dynamite the hall
of records, is set for December IL,
and grand jury will be asked to
investigate further into the Frank
lin case soon.
A rumored spat between District
Attorney Fredericks and Frank r.
Willis, acting presiding Judge Of the
Superior court over a special grand
jury, was what Fredeficks said he
expected to have, but it did not
materialize because no application
for such a jury was made.
Arrangement Of Franklin on the
charge of bribing George N. Lock
wood, an unsubpoenaed juror, at
lracted more interest than anything
else. Attorney Gage was retained
as Franklins counsel this morning.
When Assistant District Attorney
Ford asked for a formal hearing
on Friday, Gage protested.
Given Slight Consideration.
in that event, the defendant
will have TO get another counsel" "
he declared. Il came into this
case only this morning | have
other duties. Tomorrow is holi-
day. ahVe never been treated
with so little consideration before
in my life"
It was reported that Franklin's
preliminary hearing was desired as
affording information which would
Justify the calling of a grand jul y
at an early date. On the other
hand. Attorney Gage pronounced 1t
an effort to prejudice the election
prospects Of Job Hartman, attor-
ney for the Mcnamara case, who
is candidate for mayor on the so
cialist ticket at an election to be
held on December 3.
"A man does not turn crook in a
night" was Franklin's commentary
on his case. He declared he be-
lieved Fredericks and Investigator
Brown, who arrested him, each did
his duty as he sawsit, but was de-
ceived by some plot where he was
ignorant.
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of the doomed men interr,nled
ne proceedings, however.
When the verdict was read. one
by one the men collapsed as they
were named in the messages Of
death, and had to be assisted to
their cells in the Jail by guards
The life Imprisonment for Kita
threw the boy into commissions
while Suchomski, his companion.
became hysterical. The widow of
the murdered man, holding her
baby, heard them sentenced. She
nodded her head approvingly, then
broke down and wept, crying that
the verdict would not restore her
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1911-12-07
TAX COMMISSION
COMPLETES TASK
State Board Decides Not to Raise
Assessments, Except in Faulk-
ner County, Which viii Be
Raised 20 Per Cent.

Little Rock, Nov. 29.-The State
Tax Commission yesterday decided
that it will not raise the assess
ments of any county in the state
this year, with the exception Of
Faulkner. Notice has been given
that the commission intended to
raise the valuations of Howard,
Benton, Washington, Madison and
Conway counties, in addition to
Faulkner, but after making an in
vestigation, the commission decided
to withhold action this year. Final
action has been taken in the case
of Faulkner county, and that ac-
ton will stand.
Members of the commission Stat
ed yesterday that in all the coun-
ties that had been under consider
alton, with the exception of Faux
ner county, the Board of Equaliza-
ton and assessors had given assur-
ance that the valuations would be
raised next year to put them on a
par with the other counties of the
state and that, while the assess
ments made this year are below the
average, it had been decided that
the county boards should be given
another year in which to bring
their valuation up to the standard
required by the commission.
1t was stated that in most Of
these counties it has been found
that considerable increase in the
assessments had been made this
year, and that, while the assess
ments as a whole were too low a
start had been made in the right
direction.
Members of the commission stat
ed that they hesitated TO make a
horizontal raiss in any county
where it could be avoided, owing
to the danger of doing injustice to
individual taxpayers. The state
commission has no authority to
equalize the assessments as be-
tween individuals, but must raise
or lower certain classes of assess
ments as a whole. 1t was stated
that, if possible, the commission
prefers to leave the equalization OF
the valuations as a whole to the
county boards, who are in a posi-
tion to prevent any individual tax
payer from being unjustly assess
ed.
In Faulkner county the commits
sion has ordered a general raise OF
20 per cent on realty and 25 per
cent on merchandise in the city OF
Conway, and a raise of 20 per cent
on real estate in few school dis
tricts in the county. II is not be-
lieved that this action of the COM
mission will be contested.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1911-12-07
False Reasoning on the Parcels Post

It is a curious kind of reasoning
that would bar the parcels post be-
cause it would ruin the country
refill merchant. The argument is
that if the Postal Department
should be authorized TO carry all
sort of goods at low cost people
would buy from the mail order
houses instead of from the retail
merchant. OF course such a con-
tenticn is absurd, because The re-
tail merchant performs a service
to the community which cannot be
dispensed with.
But suppose the parcels pos
should drive the country merchant
out of business. This could only
happen because OF more effective
and economical method of supply
aa goods TO the people. and ther
'ore the country as a whole would
be benefited and the country mer-
chant himself could find a more
beneficial way Of earning living.
Therefore the parcels post should
be established, even if the extreme
pretentions Of its opponents were
ltrue. though they are not.
The question as to the establish
| lri,.fftt 81 The parcels post should be
decided in the interests of the en-
| tire community. What effect ii
0uld have on mail order houses
retail merchants or travelling sales
aen is merely incidental to tn
srger question as TO tile benefit the
whole population would derive from
cheap and convenient means OF
sending packages from place to
place Kansas City star.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1911-12-07
MORE SHOOTING
At BIG LAKE
Guard, Wounded Three Weeks
Ago, Said TO Have Again Been
Fired UpOn-Feeling
Running High.

Jonesboro, Nov. 29.-From per-
sons arriving here today from Big
Lake, it is learned that one of the
guards who has been on duty there
for several days, was seriously shot
last night by unknown persons,
thought to be pot hunters. The
wounded mans name was not
learned. but it is thought to have
been Cleaves, the guard who was
shot about three weeks ago and was
in a local hospital for several days.
The wounded man is reported to
have been taken to Blytheville and
placed in a hospital. Feeling is
said to be high, and more trouble
is hourly expected.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1911-12-07
SINGLE TAX TO
SOLVE PROBLEM
Speakers at Chicago Conference
Point Out That the Adoption of
the Henry George Idea Would
Relieve Farmer.

Chicago, Nov. 29.-Since The sim
gle tax plan has become demon
strated fact in Vancouver and else
where the movement has gained
great momentum throughout the
world, according to addresses in
Chicago during the National Single
Tax Conference.
The speakers contended that the
more equitable adjustment of tax
for the maintenance of the govern
menl would reduce the cost of liv-
ing by putting an end to the lndl-
rect taxes now imposed in the
United States, would relieve the
farmer of an negotiable share of
The taxes and encourage thrift and
the movement from the cities to
The rural districts which has be-
come essential to continued ma
tional prosperity.
From the actual results in diff
ferent places where all taxes were
abolished but that representing the
rent of land, the speakers argued
| that the theories of Henry George
we're sound and would solve the
many problems of labor and cap
| ital.
Mr.. FEELS, originally Philadel-
lnhian. returned to America re-
Gently after a nine months trip
through the British Isles inyesti-
eating The taxation reforms recent
II inaugurated there.
The agitation caused by revalu-
alion of lands. started by the lib
eral party in England, is extremely
significant. for. as Great Britain
hddles today. the entire world will
dance tomorrow he said.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1911-12-07
-OFFTCERs--

EDWIN B. COX, Cashier.
J. H. cox President W. GREEN Asst Cashier.
EuuENE COX, Vice President J. A. WISE Cashier.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1911-12-07
PARTNERSHIP DISSOLVED

The partnership composed OF j.
+. Disheroon and w. A. Wilson
which for the past year has done
business under the name Of The
Mena Carriage and Wagon Works
has been dissolved. Mr.. Disheroon
VIII continue the business in the
future. Mr.. Wilson made the
change in order TO accept a posi-
ton with the Faeth Iron Works Of
Kansas City, for whom he will go
on the road, his home remaining in
Mena. Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson left
yesterday for visit with relatives
at Lewisville.
The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1911-12-07
THREE BOYS given
DEATH SENTENCE
wild Scenes in Chicago Court as
YOUNG Desperadoes Are Found
Guilty of Cruel Murder-Judge
and Jurors Were Guarded.

Chicago, Nov. 2S.-Four men
were found guilty Of murder in the
first degree and sentenced to death
and two boys were sentenced to
life Imprisonment by jury tonight
for the murder of truck farmer
on the outskirts of the city month
ago.
The four sentenced to death were
Ewald and Frank Shiblawski, A..
Phillip Sommerling and Thomas
Schultz. The two sentenced to life
Imprisonment we're Frank Kita and
Leo Suchomski, each i6 years of
age.
The boys slew and robbed Fred
w. Gruelzow in spite of his suppl
cation for life because he had a
wife and baby to support. The boys
all confessed.
In his final plea for death penal
Ties, Assistant States Attorney Day
made a unique closing argument.
It consisted solely of excerpts from
admissions made by the boys to the
police and on the witness stand
without comment.
Shocking Murder.
The story he patched together
was in effect as follows:
That Gruelzow had almost reach
ed the city with a load Of garden
produce wnen the six men set on
him. armed with two revolvers.
two butcher knives, a club and a
hammer; that when he alighted
from his wagon he was struck down
with the club; that he pleaded for
his life on his knees, offering the
crowd all his possessions, because
he had a wife and q baby a month
old at home. That the men then
heath him to death. The men were
arrested while trying to sell some
Of the booty.
Guard Home of Judge.
Edward Schiblawski is "a years
Old his brother is 81, Sommerling.
a brother-in-law of Frank Schi-
is 35 years old. The jury
was out only two hours, and only
one ballot was taken in each case.
The youth of the two 16 year old
boys was all that saved them from
hanging, said the jurors.
The verdict calls down death up
on more persons than any other
verdict in Cook county, save that
following the Haymarket riot, when
four anarchists were hanged from
a single scaffold.
A heavy guard stands tonight
about the county Jail. about the
home of the prosecutor, that OF
Judge Petit in whose court the YER
dict was returned, and policeman
is detailed to guard the home Of
each of the jurors.
Just before the men were taken
into the court room to hear the
verdict, they told the jailer that
should the death penalty be voted.
a band of their comrades was pre-
pared TO invade the court room or
follow to their homes those respon-
sible for the sentence and revenge
the verdict. No disturbances save
the hysterical shrieks of relatives
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