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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-04-21
NEW vESTRY NAMED
BY PAR|SH|ONERS Of
ST.PETER'S CHURCH
REPORTS SUBMITTED AT ANNu.
Al MEETING OF PAR.
ISH MONDAY.
WILL PURCHASE new ORGAN
Kew. {. 3. Andrews, Rector, Acts az
Chairman of Meeting-Report Of
Treasurer Shows Church to be In
Excellent Condition.

The annual parish meeting of st.
Peters church was held Easter Mon
day night with good attendance of
the congregation present. Rev. e. B.
Andrews, rector of the church, acted
as chairman, and rapidly dispensed
with the routine business of the body.
The treasurer's report showed the
church to be in fairly good financial
condition, and the same was the case
with st. Peters Parish Society, the
Guild of the Holy Child, the Chancel
Circle and the Sunday school.
After the reading of the reports
of the various societies the next thing
in order was the election of the YES
trymen. The ballot resulted in the
election of the old vestrymen as fol-
lows: W. P Woodbridge, DR.. w. M.
Biddle,Geo, E. McKennon, ]. E. Lit
tlefield, R. L. Mckinney, H. l.. White,
Park Morgan, Mora B. Fariss, W. C.
Whitthorne, Jas. A. Smiser E. c. Per-
ry. There being no further business
before the meeting Mr.. Andrews
made short talk upon the matter
of a new organ for the church. He
stated that it was only matter of a
very short time when the church
would be without an organ, as the old
one was beyond repair almost. The
subject was discussed by several of
the members Of the meeting, and a
motion was finally made and carried
that the vestry be authorized to pro-
ceed at once and purchase new or
gan. This motion received the unan-
imous vote of the members present
and indications are now that the or
gan will be installed some time dur
ing the coming summer.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-04-21
SPlNSTERS MEET
HERE on MONDAY
SPLENDID ATTRACTION At THE
GRAND OPERA HOUSE BY
LOCAL TALENT.

One of the enjoyable events of the
dramatic season rapidly drawing to a
close will be the presentation of the
Spinsters' Convention by local talent
at the Grand Opera House on next
Mnoday night. The caste will con.
tain about the best aggregation of
local players that has ever been the
the good fortune of Columbia folks to
see on the stage. The play will ap-
peal to them. 1t is full of life and
fun and beautiful scenes. Active
preparations for the event have been
under way for some time and every
thing will be in readiness when the
curtain is raised.
The objects for which this play will
be given will appeal to the generosi-
ty Of the people of the city and coun-
ty. The proceeds will go jointly for
the benefit of the Kings Daughters
Hospital and the Ladies' Aid Society
of the First Baptist church An
evening long to be remembered is
promised all who attend Tickets
are now on sale at Woldridge's. The
admission will be only fifty cents
and twenty-five cents.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-04-21
ANNOUNCE PROGRAM
TEACHERS MEETING
NEXT ONE WILL BE HELD ON
SATURDAY, MAY 6-THE
DISCUSSIONS.

Superintendent Graham this morn
ing announced the program for the
next meeting of the Maury county
teachers association, which will be
held in the courthouse on Saturday,
May 6, at 10 o'clock. The following
program was made out:
Primary Section
l. Dinsmore's Teaching a District
School, chapter ~, by Miss Alexine
Wells.
2. Aliens Civics and Health, chap
ters 1915, by e. H. West.
Secondary Section.
l. Schmucker's the Study of Ma
ture, chapters 14-16, by J. A. Mat
thews.
2. Dewey's How to Think, chap
tiers 1916, by lie Roy Reynolds.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-04-21
ASK SWAN TO
RESIGN POST
THE MINISTER'S OF KNOXVILLE
CHURCH ASK HIM TO
GET OUT.

At the weekly meeting of the min
listers of the M. f. church, South, in
Knoxville, the resignation of ]. Har-
ry Swan, representative from Sulli-
van and Hawkins counties, was re-
qussted as treasurer of the Holston
Epworth League Conference. A
strong and long preamble Of resolu-
tions were adopted by the meeting,
setting out the fight the league had
made for better laws in the State, the
desertion of these laws by Represen-
tative Swan and requesting him to
resign from the position of treasurer
of the Epworth League Conference.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-04-21
CHANCELLOR BEARDEN
0VERRUlES DEMURRER
OF REVENUE AGENT
RENDERS DECISION IN BACK TAX
SUIT OF TENN. FERTILIZER
COMPANY.
STATES ATTORNEYS EXCEPT
Are Allowed Ten Days by the Court
In Which to File Bill of Excep-
tions-suit Was Started In Februa-
ry by Jetton.
Tuesdays Daily.)

In a decision rendered this after
noon, Chancellor Walter S. Bearden
overruled the demurrer filed by the
State in the case of the Tennessee
Fertilizer Company against W. s. Nc
Fall, trustee. An injunction was Sc
cured by the fertilizer company
against the collection of back lakes
on the capital stock of the corpora
tion, which was granted by Judge
Francis Wickle, of Franklin. The
State, through its attorneys acting for
State Revenue Agent James R. Jet
ton, Thomas B. Lytle and PEBBLES &
Forgey, filed a demurrer to the in
junction. The case was heard recent
ly in Pulaski, and the decision ever
ruling the demurrer was handed down
by Chancellor Bearden in Columbia
today.
The case was started three months
ago, when the State sued to collect
back taxes on capital stock of he
Tennessee Fertilizer Co. amounting to
$450.000. The injunction against the
collection of the taxes was secured
on March 9. The demurrer was filed
about the first of April
Mr.. Lytle, who was present at the
rendering of the decision, took ex-
ception to the verdict of the court and
was allowed ten days in which to file
a bill Of exceptions.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-04-21
BISHOP GAILOR
HERE ON MAY Is
CHANGE DATE FOR THE COMING
OF THE NOTED EPlS-
coPALIAN.

The date for the annual visit OF
Bishop Thomas F. Gaylor, of the Epis
copal church, has been changed from
next Thursday night until May 16
when he will carry out the confrma
tion services which were to have been
administered to a class here this
week. He will be at st. Peters
church on the night of the late men
toned, and the public is cordially in
vited to attend the services. There
is a large class to receive the con-
firmation at his hands.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-04-21
MISS BOURBON RlcHTIE, OF WA.
TER VALLEY, GETS FIRST
PRIZE.
ENORMOU. CROWD AT LRAWIN(
Not Such Interest Has Been Shown In
Any Event in the City In Several
Years AS Is Manifested In the
Prize Winnings.
Prize Winner Monday,
MISS BOURBON RicHTIE,
of Water Valley.
Winning Number 6747.
Prize $4,000 Velvet Rug.

The above tells in brief the story
of the prize drawing Of the Retail
Merchants Association of Columbia
Oh Monday. Not in many moons has
there been more excitement or great
er interest attached to any event in
this county than was manifested here
on Monday afternoon when the draw
ing took place.
Columbia merchants enjoyed a reg
uar First Monday in January" or
Day Before Christmas, trade on
Monday The stores were thronged
from early morning until closing time.
The Great Aviation Week prices and
prizes brought the trade. 1t was sure
ly winner Any one who doubted
that fact could have been convinced
by observing the crowd that stood in
front of the courthouse while the
drawing took place.
Several thousand tickets were CIV
en- out during the day, and at three
and half o'clock the coupons were
placed in a barrel churn in wagon
at the west door of the courthouse. A
crowd estimated at 1000 and more
soon assembled to see the drawing.
The crowd was composed Of men and
women and children, but the women
naturally formed the larger part Of
the crowd. The scene was an in
spring one. There were folks In ev-
cry walk Of life jostling each other to
get near and hear the announcement.
Judge Trim Mcknight, of the coun-
ty court presided at the drawing and
made the announcement, explaining
the rules governing the contest. The
tickets were thoroughly shufied and
the winning number was drawn by
Case Hopkins, who had been blind
folded The announcement was made
as above stated
The merchants are highly pleased
with the result of their enterprise
and indications are now that this
will be the banner week of the year
so far as trade is concerned. 1t
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-04-21
HURT IN MINES
WANTS DAMAGES
WALTER DELk FILES SUIT IN
CIRCUIT COURT AGAINST
COMPANY.

The Century Phosphate Company
was made defendant in a suit brought
this afternoon by Walter Delk, who
sues for s1,999. He says in his bill
that he was injured in the service of
the company while at work In the
mines at Century.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-04-21
COTTON MILLS
STOP RUNNING
MANY OF THOSE IN NEW ENG
LAND PUT ON SHORT
TIME.

FALL RIVER, Mass, April 1e.-
Many cotton mills in this city we're
shut down today. Work will resume
on next Monday morning, but it is
possible that most of the coarse
goods mills will continue on a short
time schedule, probably closing Mon
day night and re-opening the follow
ing Monday. Some of the companies
however, will continue on full time.
The Chace Cotton Mills at Burling-
ton, Vt, will be shut down next Thurs
day night until business improves.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-04-21

commissioners to which it is entitled
at the time pt ovided because of g
tie vote or any other reason, then the
whole board may and snail do SO by
majority vote
by what means and at whose be
hest would this political and social
revolution be wrought? In the enact
ment OF this law, do the members OF
the general assembly represent theil
constituents at home, or have they
fallen beneath the spell of some sinis.
ter influence since their arrival in
Nashville?
1T may be answered that MAORI
ty of the members of the Senate seem
to represent their constituents In
their action on this bill, but major
ity Of the House came here instruct
ed by platform declarations and pledg-
ed by campaign utterances to main
tain the present election law. After
their arrival here these pledges were
renewed in the most sacred manner.
Without consuming time in the un-
printable discussion of mems motives,
| shall merely recognize the fact that
this bill is plain, positive and fla
grant violation of the will of the peo-
pie, as expressed at the ballot box in
November.
"The result Of the passage of this
law would be the reign of force,
fraud and corruption at the polls, led
by the reorganized political machine
and financed by the whisky interests,
as of old
"The men and women of Tennessee
have have fought too long and too
hard against the control of the State
county and municipal politics by the
saloon power to justify me now In ap-
proving the bill that would dash to
the earth their hopes of ultimate and
complete success. With an honest
election law, honestly administered
the people of this State can control
their State government and make
themselves the masters of their pub
lie officials, rather than the slaves of
the men who count the votes.
without clean elections, Republi-
can government must fall, and this
consideration should constrain every
patriotic man to strive for the reten-
tion on the statute books Of law
which, though not perfect, is a long
stride in advance of any election law
that Tennessee has ever had. The
people recognize the stupendous in
justice of the pending measure. They
are afraid of the men who will admin
lister it, suspicion of many of those
who advocate it, and astonished at
some who voted for it, l therefore
in the interest of honest elections and
for the protection of the rights of the
people at ballot-box, veto this bill.
Respectfully submitted,
BEN W. HOOPER, Governor.
April 19, 1911"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-04-21
PRESBYTERY AT
PLEASANT MOUNT
LARGE NUMBER OF DELEGATES
ARRIVE FOR THE OPENING
DAY.
tI'uesday's Daily.)

The Richland Presbytery of the
Cumberland church was called to or
der this morning at the Pleasant
Mount church, near Glendale, by Hon
]. c. Hanna, the retiring moderator
There were present delegates from
nearly all of the fifty churches which
comprise this Presbytery. The pre-
siding moderator and other officers
we're elected this afternoon.
Rev. T. H. Porter of Columbia, as
chairman of the examining commit
tee, did a great deal Of work in pre-
pairing for the Presbytery yesterday
at Glendale, when he examied a class
of applicants for the ministry. The
sessions will continue three days.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-04-21
B. & H. BOYS TO
POTTSVILLE TEAM
MIGHTY SPRING HILL BASEBALL
BUNCH GOES DOWN IN
DEFEAT.

The Branham & Hughes baseball
team was defeated for the first time
this season in a game against the
Pottsville creek nine by a score Of
to 0. Dooley, the pitcher for Potts
vile, established a new record against
the Spring Hill bunch by striking out
fifteen of the batters for B. & H., and
allowed them only two scratch hits
in the entire nine innings. The
score by innings:
Pottsville -. % 4O0O0 0-s
B. & H. ..OOO o 0 90
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-04-21
FOR AN EXCHANGE
AT WILlIAMSPORT
RAPIDLY GROWING CITIZENS
TELEPHONE CO. FORM
EXTENSION.

The Citizens Telephone Co. have
made arrangements for the establish.
ment of a new telephone exchange at
Williamsport. There are several Sub
scribers for the new exchange, and
improvements will be made in the
lines to that place. An up-to-date
metallic circuit will replace the
ground circuit now on the wires.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-04-21
Special to The Herald.

| Special to The Herald.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, April 19.-Gov
Hooper this morning transmitted t,
the Senate his veto of the election
bill, passed by that body several Gay.
ago, and which later was carried II
the lower house. In his veto mes
sage which comprises about five
thousand words, Gov. Hooper goes
into the history of the election law.
of this State, from the administrator
of Gov. Taylor in 1897, when the Law
comforting upon the Governor the pow
er of appointing all the county elec
ton commissioners was passed by the
legislature. The legislature of 1870!
passed another law, lin response tc
the cries of a people that had beer
ground beneath the wheels of q politi
cal machine driven by the saloon
power of this State" which provided
that the legislature should name a
State Board of Election Commission
ers.
In the veto message Gov. Hooper
calls attention to the fact that nc
charge of official dishonesty has ever
been lodged against any member OF
the board by any man who command.
ed the respect of the people. He fur.
ther says that the August and Novem-
ber elections of 1910 were remarka-
bly, free from crookedness.
He takes whack at the "harmo-
ny" which is claimed by the friends
of the new election measure He
says that the sentiment embodied in
the word harmony" has been given
as an excuse for remarkable political
seductions. Going further, he says
that the Republicans have complained
for thirty years of a lack of represen-
tation in holding elections, and that
the action of several Republicans in
voting for the bill is remarkable when
looked at in this light.
In closing his veto message, Gov.
Hooper says:
I'm the practical working out of
this bill, it would accomplish three re-
suits:
81. 1t would absolutely deprive
the Republican party of Tennessee of
all genuine representation on coun-
ty election commissions.
80. 1t would practically deprive
the Independent Democrats of repre-
on the State board and
would completely deny them all rep
on all county boards.
"3. AS a consequence of the two
facts it would hand the cleo
ion machinery of the entire State
back to the whisky power.
These results will be brought
about by the provision in the bill
which reads as follows:
" In the event the members of the
BOARD representing either party fail
o elect the county commissioner or
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-04-21
PROGRAM ANNOUNCED
FOR AVIATION MEET
HERE ON TWO DAYS
REGlMENTAL BAND WILL BE ON
SQUARE HERE ON FRIDAY
MORNING.
SCHOOL CHILDREN PARADE
CornersvilIe and the Local High
School on Friday, and Cadets of the
Military Academy Saturday-Fine
Horses on Exhibition.

The arrangement committee for the
aviation meet to be held here Friday
and Saturday met here this morning,
and agreed upon the program for the
two days meet. The committee is
made up of w. P. Woodbridge, Chair
man; John P. McGaw, William F.
Anderson, William Barker, Hardin W.
Thomas, ]. c. Hardy and S. o. Thorn
as. The following program was made
out for Friday, April 81:
Band concert on the public SQUARE.
1O-11 o'clock a. m. by the First In
fantry Band, National Guards of Ten
nessee.
South Side Park, gates open at /: 30
p. m.
Fine horses exhibited at 200 p.
m. Glass A trotters in harness;
class B PAGERS in harness; class G
saddle stations, class D led animals.
All animals will parade around the
track, and each one will be exhibited
in front of the grand stand, where
the name, breeding number of the
horse and the name of the owner will
be announced. All horses in each
class will be given an opportunity to
parade.
At two o'clock the student body of
the Cornersville High School and
the County High School will march in
body to the square, where they will
be joined by the band The baseball
teams of these two schools will play
match game of ball at the fair
grounds.
The airship fights will be at $3.50
o'clock.
For Saturday.
Automobile and rection committees
will meet the special legislative trains
at the Union Station at 10 o'clock.
Industrial School Band will accom-
pany the special and will 60 at once
to the corner of Garden and Seventh
streets where concert will be given.
The legislative guests will be taken
at once for tour in automobiles on
the Hampshire and Mt. Pleasant pixies
the exact route to be determined by
the amount of time to spare.
The guests will be returned to the
Hotel Bethel where luncheon will be
served by the Board of Trade at 80
o'clock.
At 2 o'clock the battalion of cadets
of the Columbia Military Academy,
headed by the cadet band will parade
through the city and thence to the
fair grounds where an exhibition drill
take place about o'clock.
After luncheon the distinguished
guests of the city will be taken to the
'air grounds in automobiles where
they will witness the air ship flights
at $3.50 o'clock.
During the afternoon the Industrial
School Band will give an open air con-
cert at the fair grounds.
No Entrance Fee.
There will be no entrance fee charg-
ed in the big stallion exhibit at the
air grounds on Friday All who ex-
Dect to make exhibit will please leave |
lames with DR.. Walter P. Woodbridge, |
he chairman Of the committee on ar
The only expense will |
De the cost of admission for the own
,r or exhibitor.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-04-21
HOOPER vETOES THE
ELECTION AMENDMENT
BILL OF THE SENATE
STRONG MESSAGE GOES TO THE UPPER BRANCH
OF THE LEGISLATURE DISAPPROVING
THE MEASURE AND GIVING STRONG
REASONS WHY THE LAW SHOULD
NOT BE FINALLY ENA TED

SAYS THAT 1T DEPRIVE REPUBLICAN PARTY AND INDIE
PENDENT DEMOCRATS OF REPRESENTATION
ON THE BOARD ELECTION COMMISSIONERS, AND THAT 1T
WOULD HAND THE WHISKY PARTY IN
THE sTATE-GoEs AFTER HARMONY TALK OF THE
FRIENDS AMENDMENT.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-04-21
OPERATION WAS
VERY SUCCESSFUL

Little Henrietta Harlan, the little
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. A. M. Har-
Ian, of Cross Bridges, is rapidly recov-
ering from an operation recently per-
formed for empyema.
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The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1911-10-25
Walden School.

The pupils of the Grammar room
enjoyed party given by their teach
err, Miss Nelson, Friday evening.
Every one reported fine time.
The eighth grade arithmetic class
is having quite time with interest.
Bonnie Smith, John Macfarlane.
Alva Dow, Eva Anderson and Kath-
ryn Blevins have all beenabsent from
the Grammar room.
Kathleen Kermode was absent from
Miss Pierce's room Thursday and Fri
day on account of sickness.
The primary supplies came last
week and the little folks have been
enjoying some new work. Some of
the big ones wish they were down
there
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1911-10-25

In the District Court of the United
States, within and for the District
of Colorado.
In the Matter of the Mosman Mer-
camille Company, Corporation,
Bankrupt.-In Bankruptcy.
Comes now the Mosman Mercan-
tile Company and hereby increases
its offer of composition to its cred,
itors and hereby offers to pay:
First. All the costs and expens-
es of this proceeding and all claims
entitled to preference under the
Acts of Bankruptcy;
Second, Twenty-one per cent OF
the claims of each OF the general or
unsecured creditors, whose claims
have been or may be filed and al
lowed in these proceedings.
Wherefore, the bankrupt prays that
meeting of the creditors of the
Mosman Mercantile Company may be
called to consider this offer of com
position at twenty-one per cent on
the dollar of the unsecured claims
of the creditors of the Mosman Mer-
camille Company.
THE MOSMAN MERCANTILE co
By Thos. ]. Leftwitch,.
Its attorney.
State OF Colorado, City and County
of Denver SIS.
Thomas ]. Leftwitch, being first
duly sworn, on oath states: that he
is the attorney for the Mosman Mer-
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1911-10-25

title In consequence, under the
procedure providedfor when patent
is sought for unsurveyed lands, the
settler on land within National For
est has had to pay for a second sur
vey. This has been felt to be es-
settlers on National Forests to an
expense which settlers ON surveyed
public lands do not have to bear
Since it merely duplicated the work
of the firstsurvey, there seemed no
reason why this first survey might
not answer for both listing the land
and for patenting it.
The survey for listing made by For
est officers, has always been with
out expense to the prospective home
steader Under the new arrangement
the field expense of the survey will
continue to be paid by the depart
ment of Agriculture, so that the
applicant will merely be called on
to meet the cost of checking up and
plating the surveys of the Surveyor
General. This will move one of the
greatest objections to the working of
the Forest Homestead Law. The Of
ficials of both the Department of
Agriculture and the Department of
the Interior are pleased that the way
has been found, through cooperation
in the surveys, to simplify the pro-
cedure. cut out duplication of work,
and lessen the cost OF settling upon
agricultural lands within the Nation
al Forests.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1911-10-25
SCHOOL NEWS.
County High School.
By Mildred Chappell.

Monday morning when We arrived
at school we found our long looked
for maps, clock and dictionary stan
dard.
Some of the girls have been help
ing down in the Primary room this
week and will probably continue.
We all enjoy it and later on we
will occasionally hear recitation.
A very interesting talk was given
to the High school and Grammar
room on Character Building, by Dr.
Parker of Denver
The installing of the furnace is
rather slow but the weather has not
been so that we have needed it.
Railroad days being Thursday and
Friday, all of the rooms will enjoy
a vacation. We will have Thurs
day p. NJ and Friday.
We have three language classes
now. Leslie Hill has taken up First
Year Latin, making two Latin classes
and one German.
a new game has been started
Flying Dutchman" Every one seem:
to enjoy it, although some get rather
hard tumbles.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1911-10-25

U. S. Land Office Denver, Colo.
September IS, 1911.