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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-07-14
TWO BOOTLEGGERS
SUBMIT CASES

In Judge Meningitis criminal court
this morning, two alleged bootlegges,
charged with selling liquor without l.
cense, submitted their cases and
were fined by him.
Earl Fleming drew $50 and 80 day;
on the rock pile.
Henry Roddy was up on the same
charge on three counts. In the first
case he was sentenced to six months
in the workhouse and was fined $50
However, on account of Roddys ILL.,
ness, his sentence was suspended,
either on the payment and securing
of his fines and the costs. The other
two cases against him were nolled on
the payment of $3.50 in costs.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-07-14
COLUMBIA MASONS
GO TO CULLECK

Friday night a large CROW.
Masons assembled in the lodge
of Pleasant Grove lodge No.
F. and A. NJ. for work in the
or Master degree. Col. J. C. d
WOrshipful Master; Rev. TIA
Senior Warden; W. W. Dy5r/
Warden; Joe RIFT, Senior Den.
J. G. Williamson, Jr., and Joe
man, Stewards; all of Columb.
Quoted the candidates throue
various degrees in a very Pre-
and satisfactory way. An eli
was served by Mrs. VI.
Codey After the work was .
short speeches were made by ser
Of the brethren. The Pleasant '.
lodge getting on its feet g.
after several years of inoc
desuetude.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-07-14
WAKE UP, COLUMBIA!

A few public spirited citizens nelC
a meeting at the courthouse Mon
day to take steps to secure the pas
sage Of the great Memphis-to. Bris
toll highway through Columbia and
Maury county. 1t should have had
the presence of every man who IS in,
terested in the welfare and prOsperi-
ty Of this city and county. 1t is a
question Of vital interest that the
route Of this highway should PASS
through here. 1t is the only logical
route. The highway commission rec
ognize this and have promised that it
should come by here if steps were TAX
en- to remove toll gates from the
pixies. The pixies should have been
owned long ago by the county, and
now the Importance of this step is
doubly emphasized by the present sit
uation. Throw open the gates, re-
pair the pixies, secure the passage of
the route through here, and a con-
slant stream of travellers and tour
lists will pass through annually to see
the Dimple of the Universe and it's
beauties. This will in the course Of
time, mean much in a financial way
to the whole town. There could be
no way in which the Board of Trade
could better advertise the city, the
county, and its enormous and varied
resources than to secure the passage
Through here of this great artery of
trade and travel We have as great
natural advantages as any counts I'M
der the sun. The thing that we need
is to let somebody else know them
and there will be a stream of tour
lists and travellers from all sections
of the country to see them and Of i'm
migrants to come in and enjoy them.
4. few public spirited citizens see this
and are doing their best to advertise
these advantages. There is nothing
that Columbia wants that she can't
get if everybody will pull together
and make united effort. It may re-
quire some money to buy these pixies,
but the County is we'll able to do it.
The citizens along the route should
dig down in their pockets to helpfor
t means that their lands will be aug
nented in value. Spring Hill is will
ng and ready to help. So is Mt.
Pleasant at the other end of the
quite. Divide the burden and it will
scarcely be felt
A meeting is going to be held again
Monday to take final action in the
natter, Columbia and Maury County
must then put up and be ready to
ell the State Highway Commission.
which meets the following day, what
will do, CT else back down and let
he route go elsewhere. Every mem
er Of the Board of Trade should be
here. We don't believe that it's
lembers will be contented to see the
quite go elsewhere when only a little I
'ork and money will bring this great
ighway through the best town and S
ne best ounty in the State.
Get up behind Pres. Dedman Of the V
oard Of Trade and help to make t
lis meeting a success. Columbia c
m get the Highway if we want it. e
re We anxious enough to make an 4
fort for it?
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and magazines, and, more especially
close study of the question from
drst hand sources in the great cities
where crime is bred and engendered
lead one to the opposite and more
pessimistic view When one reads
that in the city of Chicago there Lave
been over 500 murders in the last
q months, an average of more than
one per day, and that more than
half of these, according to the state
ment OF the chief of police Of that
city, are cold-blooded, while in
England there are on an average
only about 10 murders annually, or
about lilo as many as in Chicago,
one comes to the conclusion either
that the average American citizen is
many times meaner and blood-thirst-
Ter than his British brother, or that
there is some fatal defect in our sys-
tenn of judicial procedure and more
especially in the administration of
justice after a verdict has been rend-
cred.
The former reason hardly appears
reasonable, in as much as Ameri-
cans and Britons are of the same
race and stock. To the latter we
must turn to find the real cause.
The American system of procedure
is inefficient in comparison with
the British system The laws de-
lays are the subject of criticism and
censure in every criminal case in
every county and state in the Union.
Many Of these cases last for two or
three years and finally are thrown
out Of court through exhaustion OF
fooling with them. We have had
numerous instances of this in this
State i'll the past few years. 1t has
become common talk that any one
with enough money can get out of
any crime on the calendar. !
The fault is not in that
we haven't enough laws, but that the |
laws that We now have ON the statute
books are not summarily enforced.
The opposite is just the case in Eng
land. The Crippen case, in which
the guilty party was caught, tried,
and executed within few
weeks after tie murder was commit
ted, furnishes a splendid example of
The way in which the law should be
enforced. Such speedy execution
breeds very profound respect for
he law. Had we such system here,
here would not be such contempt
ls we hear expressed everywhere
or the execution of justice. There
would not be the condition of law
essness and open violation of the
aw that we see exhibited in Nash
lille, Memphis, and other cities of
his State, where the officials openly
wink at the transgression of many
If the principal statutes of the Coun-
y and State. We are glad to say
hat this is not so much the case
With Government officials VIII are
prompt in action when any violation
f the Federal law comes to their
otice. We need greater vigilance
nd diligence on the part of our l
ublic officials in seeing that the
avs which they are sworn to up d
old are enforced If they do not, [
re are going to have a house clean I
lg in our judiciary that will be re- {
d
We see the signs of this on the y
ORION in the, action of Chief JUS u
ice White of the Supreme Court,
no has appointed a committee q
ON the court to change the system II
{ procedure that has ben in vogue II
,r more than sixty years. We need II
le same in our State criminal and
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-07-14
THE BACK TAX INIQUITY

Gov, Hooper has hit the back tax
iniquity in Tennessee a blow from
which it will not soon recover. The
Governor has o most fortunate way
of expressing himself so that he who
runs may understand, but in none
of his state papers has this faculty
been used to better advantage
than in his admirable veto of the
back assessment law. The Governor
lays bare the odious features Of a
system so bad that the wonder is
that the people of Tennessee ever
tolerated it at all.
The Governor has performed not
able public service, but he has never
done anything for the State that will
rebound more to her advantage, do
more TO promote it's material inter-
ests and develop it's wealth than his
veto of the back assessment law. And
his attitude is especially gratifying
to The Herald. This paper has been
one of the most persistent and deter
mined opponents of the back assess
ment graft in the State. In season
and out we have denounced the back
assessment machine. We feel that
our fight is partially won anyway;
that in the future we shall have less
harassment and annoyance and devil
ment from the back tax leeches than
we have had in the past.
There has never been, not even in
the palmy days of the Patterson ma
chine, a machine so we'll fortified,so
well entrenched and so odiou5, as
we should have under Mr.. Dibrell if
the bill vetoed by the Governor
should become a law The Dibrell
back tax machine is now a most
machine; it has done
more to thWart the forces of good
government during the past six
months than any other factor in the
State. The ramifcations of this ma
chine are State wide. On several
it has laid it's unholy
lands upon members of the Legisla-
ure and upon those who under Ordi-
larry circumstances and freed from
is blighting influences, would have
TODD true to the cause of the peo-
lie.
There should be a full investiga-
ion, as the Governor suggests OF the
Jack tax laws enforcement in this
State. The people are entitled to
now who has received the enormous
unds paid OFT for legal services,
that service has been performed and
Or what purpose the payments have
cen made. And the .inEestiga ion
hould not be made by the leading
ttorney ano chief beneficiary OF the
md, and by a man who when Rev
nue. Agent conducted his office in
lch a manner as to receive from
primer Governor of the State the ac-
lsation that lie had taken that to
hich he had no legal right.
The whole back tax should go. If
were freed from this in .
lbus it you'd prosper and develop p
. a rate never before known. Capt a
Il is constantly menaced by the /
lck tax attorneys; legitimate cor
1rations are made objects of prey. d
is not so much the proper assess t
ent of property that the back tax n
eches are after as it is the fees o
I'd political power which they t
ield. a
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-07-14
A BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION


If there Is one particular feature
for which Governor Hoopers admin
istration IS to be commended, it is the
straight forward, business like way
in which he has conducted the States
affairs. 1t has been noticeably lack
ing in display and show but has been
characterized by a quiet, persistent
adherence to business principles that
govern every successful business
man in private life. 1t is simply a
case of sober, common sense tusi-
ness judgment applied to State af-
fairs. After all, a State is but an
aggregation of individuals whose
common business should be conduct
ed with the same foresight and wis
dom that that of any Of It's members
should. This very simple and car
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-07-14
TIPPLER GETS
SIX MONTHS

Bethel Mayes, a negro, whose case
for selling liquor without license
came up before Judge Mcknight
Tuesday Morning, was convicted Of
the charge and given six months Oh
the county road and fined $50.
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upright and servant of all the pei
pie, regardless of political creed Q
affiliation."
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-01-06
STARTS AN AUTO
VIA WIRELESS

st. Paul, Jan. e.-Peter Daley, a
local wireless telegraph expert, yes
terday succeeded in starting an auto
mobile by wireless, the sending instru :
ment being more than coo feet from
the automobile.
Daley was experimenting with the
wireless instrument which is to be ex-
hibited at the automobile show at the
st. Paul armory beginning Jan. 10.
The idea struck him that the cast
aluminium body Of an automobile
might serve as the receiving station
for wireless waves, and he asked J..
H. Seagraves, president of the Auto
mobile Show association. to help him.
Daleys wireless instrument was In
the rear portion of the armory, and
Mr.. Seagraves drove a machine to the
front entrance Of the building. The
wireless operator tinkered with the
automobile for a few minutes, then
retired to the inside of the building.
telling Mr.. Seagraves to keep his feet
on the brakes.
Suddenly the occupant of the car
felt Earring. and without a moments
hesitation the engine Of the machine
began running. He turned on the
power, ran around the block and came
back to express his establishment and
to congratulate Mr.. Daley.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-01-06
HACKENSCHMIDT
TO MEET ORDEMAN

Minneapolis, Jan. George Hacken-
schmidt, the Russion Lion. and Henry
Ordeman, Minneapolis. will meet in
finish match at the Minneapolis audi
forum. Tuesday night, Jan. II, this
date having been agreed upon by wire
messages between Jack Curley, Hacks
manager and Ordeman.
The match arrangements were made
after Ordeman had issued a challenge
to Hackenschmidt. and Curley, for his
man. accepted. leaving the time open
to Ordeman's convenience.
That the bout will be one Of the best
seen in this city for some time seems
to be a fact. Hackenschmidt has been
seen here in a handicap match, but
not in finish match and the local
wrestling public will undoubtedly want
to watch the sturdy foreigner when pit
ted against the local favorite
The bout will be one of the most i'm
portant Of the wrestling season in this
country, Ordeman having reached the
top notch among American grapplers
since Gotch retired from the game. 1t
was announced this morning that the
usual card OF several preliminaries will
be arranged.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-01-06
FIRST COLLEGE GAME
Fargo College Team Will Meet the
Alumni Tonight at the COL
Iege Gymnasium.

Coach Watkins of Fargo college
gives his team their first appearance
tonight, when they meet the alumni
team in the Fargo college gymnasium.
The basketball fans and supporters are
awaiting the outcome of the game with
considerable interest and some anxiety
The Fargo college team is practically
new quintet this year. Two men Of
last years squad will play, but none
of last seasons regulars. The. game
tonight will consequently be try-out
for the new men.
1t is understood that the alumni will
put on a fast bunch tonight. Several
of the former F. c. stars will come
back" and show people how it was
done years ago. 1t is not definitely
known who will make up the alumni
quintet, but Perry, Johnston, Com
stock and Cleveland will probably
play.
Considerable interest is being shown
by the students, and all are anxiously
waiting to see what chance the #. G.
has in the state championship race.
The game will be called at 8 o'clock
in the Fargo college gymnasium to-
night An admission will be charged.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-01-06
PHILLY men TO
GET AN INCREASE

Philadelphia, Jan. 6.-"There will be
no holdouts among the men we want
for next year." was the announcement
yesterday by Charles Doom, manager
of the Phillies. This statement was
verified by both President Horace Fo-
geland Vice Pres. Frank S. Elliott,
whose son is secretary and treasurer
of the club.
''We have nothing but the brightest
prospects before us for 1911, after our
tryout last season." said Mr.. Elliott.
"All the stars of last year meriting
reward have been given a substantial
increase in salary and chief among
these is Sherwood Magee, who, above
all others, was entitled to such Our
salary list this year, in spite of our
showing last season, is bigger than
ever, and we are trying to do the right
thing by the players and public"
Asked how the Phillies felt regard :
ing today's meeting Of the national
commission on the schedule question,
Pie Quaker officials explained they
had put in a request for an opening
date in New York on April IL, IL such
is the date decided upon
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-01-06
HURLEY FOUGHT
FOR VENGEANCE
TOOK UP THE IDEA OF FIGHTING
so THAT HE COULD LICK A
MAN WHO HAD BEAT HIS
FATHER-GoT so CENTS FOR
FIRST FIGHT.

Battling" Hurley, New York light
weight, learned to fight so he could
whip the man who buncoed his father
out of $40 when the elder Hurley
landed in Boston from Ireland, and
paid $40 to be directed to relatives
house, but was left standing on the
wharf
my father never forgot that" said
Hurley, "and always told me what to
do to the man if / ever found him. So
learned to fight when / was a kid.
and every time I go to Boston 1 look
around the wharves for the bunco
man."
Hurley got so cents for his first fight.
The second time he fought he knocked
out boy in two rounds, but had to get
out of town in such a hurry to evade
arrest that he did not draw any pay.
He got SO for knocking out Jim
Smith in his fourth fight A ring
slider handed Hurley 81 and then tried
to take it away from him outside the
club house.
i've won about $4,000 fighting,"
said Hurley. Il give every cent to
my mother. I've bought a two-famiIy
house for my folks and we own some
lots"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-01-06
BAPTIE MAY GET
RACE With WOOD

Minneapolis, Jan. 6.-Norval Baptie,
one of the greatest men in the world
on ice skates, and who has several
worlds records to his credit, one of
which was made in Minneapolis, will
appear at the Hippodrome ice rink to-
night
Baptie offers to meet any of the
twin city skaters, and also offers to
handicap himself by skating backward.
Baptie negotiated one of the fastest
miles ever skated at Lake Minnetonka,
when. as an amateur. he made the dis
lance in 2:08. This record was made
Dec. 29, 1899. Only one speeder has
tied the record, as a professional, this
being Johnny Johnson, who made the
distance at Minnetonka in the same
time.
Miss Isabel Butler. sister Of Tom
Butler. the famous bicycle rider, will
appear with Baptie Friday in exhibit
tons Of fancy skating.
An effort is being made by the man
ager of the Hippodrome to match
Baptie and Morris Wood for the cham
pionship of the world, the races to take
place at the Hippodrome some time in
February
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-01-06
WOODRUFF HERE
SATURDAY night
POPULAR STAR DELIGHTED THE
AUDIENCE AT DULUTH IN THE
NEW SONG COMEDY, THE GEN.
IUs-HAs MANY LAUGHS AND
MUCH GOOD MUSIC.

Duluth Herald: The Genius, in
which Henry Woodruff opened at the
Lyceum last evening, is termed a song
comedy. Song farce might be a more
descriptive term. Farce II is-bright,
entertaining, laugh producing farce
and songs with snap and life and
real music to them are given for good
measure. Duluth has had much farce
lately. Baby Mine and Seven Days,
have drawn their quota of laughs and
If any one has any more laughs in his
system, Mr.. Woodruff and his capable
company in The Genius will draw them
out
The Genius isn't altogether farce,
however. There is much pure COM
edy In the lines, a WELL denied plot
that is worked out to the end, and
songs that are we'll sung. A hard
working chorus adds to the musical
character of the piece with voices that
are pleasingly evident in the ensem-
bles.
Henry woodruff is known to Du-
luth audiences. His comedy and sing
ing in The Prince Of Tonight. last May
are not forgotten. In The Genius, Mr..
Woodruff has good opportunities to
use his bright comedy and, although
he was handicapped by a cold last
night, he brought out the music OF
his songs.
The Genius deals with the fortunes
of Jack Spencer, a rich young man
who knows nothing of art and Is ena-
mored Of a temperamental young
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-01-06
FIRST LEAGUE
GAMES TONIGHT
COMMERCIAL BASKETBALL LEA
CUE STARTS THIS EVENING
GREAT INTEREST IN THE OPEN
ING GAMEs-soME HOT CON-
TESTS PROMISED.
Theu,re nff toniRh.tl

In6yf OH IOulBlL!
The first game in the Commercial
Basketball league will be played this
evening at the Y. M. c. A. gym. Each
team is out to start right by winning
the first game and some red hot con-
tests are anticipated.
The association has excellent facil-
tiles for seating a crowd this year with
the new running track gallery and the
games can be watched with comfort.
New lights have been put in making
the gym almost as light as day in
every corner.
Some warm roofing is expected, The
social committee has arranged to have
the enthusiasts of the Mutuals, Inter-
Tors and Key City teams to be seated
together, on the south side gallery and
the Aaker, Globe and Forum enthus-
lasts on the north side.
The games tonight are as follows:
First game, 7:3O-Mutuals and In
teriors.
Second Game, S:2O--Key City and
Aakers.
Third Game, 9:1O-Forum and Globe.
Games all over at 10000 p. m.
The second call for players brought
out larger number of good players
and all the teams secured valuable adj
ditions to their fighting staff.
The following players were chosen.
Globe M, Heller, f. Wood. Key City:
w e. Ellington, T. Lee, ]. Gofal. Mu-
tuals: L. Monson, F. Chapman, A.
Sheriff. Forum: r. Refs, r. Holzer,
G. De Long, r, Flagg. w. McLelland.
Interior: A. l.. Miller, Geo. Fuller,
r. Gowland. Aakers: c. H. Argen-
singer, C. Ransom, A. Comstock, B.
Pitcher.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-01-06
LITTLE ALMOST
STARTS fight

Chicago, Jan. g. Those persons. who
have hitherto imagined that Jack
Johnson was some f1ghter-some prize
fghter-must change their stand. He's
not, He's a scientific boxer" De-
Tending the much talked of diamond
ring suit here today against George
Little, the big Smoke" declares him
self purely a scientific exponent Of
the manly art.
On the stand in Judge Goodnow's
court, Johnson nearly raised trouble
when he said Little, near the break.
had called him Little Jackie" and
referred to a time when he alleged
Little was sleeping with him. At that
Little pumped to his feet and shouted.
II never slept with the niger in my
life"
Johnson started for his former man
ager, and the court interfered barely
in time to prevent something coming
off,
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-01-06

woman to whom his lack SS apprecia-
ton Of art is highly distasteful. After
she has rejected him on that account,
he calls on Otto Vogelsburg, Victor lie
MERCER and Brian McGonigal, musl-
clan, painter and sulptor. respectively
and makes them a proposition that he
sign their works, which they have
been unable to sell, and they take the
profits, he reaping the fame that will
win him Josephine. In the despair OF
poverty, they assent. They are dis
covered in the studio by Percival Clut.
terback, a connoisseur, Josephine and
her mother, and Spencer declares that
he had been leading a double life
Fame comes quickly to Spencer and
riches to his three artist friends, who
pose as his pupils. Spencer is the
lion Of the city and has won the love
of Josephine, but he no longer wants
it, having fallen in love with Nell
Graham, a model and a ward Of
Vogelsburg. Having tired OF his
role, Spencer attempts to expose the
fraud, but Clutterback. fearing for
his reputation, declares Spencer is
insane. Taking another tack, Spen-
GER uHuST NOBSIsDuTB 0TeCtlOns
convinces Josephine that, since she Is
his inspiration. she should not marry
him. She releases him from his en-
gagement and he turns to Nell.
The plot gives many opportunities
for rich comedy and none are lost.
Mr.. Woodruff is ably supported in
that respect by good supporting
company.
Madge Kennedy, who plays Nell
Graham, is a winsome little miss, who
gets across" the minute she appears
on the stage. She has little to do
but be pretty and nature allows her
to exceed the demands of the role.
Herman Hirschberg, as Otto Vogels-
burg. gives a fine characterization OF
the German musician, and Theodore
A. Doucet as the emotional French
painter, is fine. The other roles are
we'll placed.
The Genius is well worth seeing.
There is good comedy in the lines as
well as In the working out Of the
plot. The music is bright and
snappy. The piece is well staged and
taken altogether it furnishes an even
ing's entertainment for anybody.