The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-02
COLUMBIA HEARS
 HENRY D. CLAYTON
Houston High School Receives Speci- mems for Museum-To Start
 Newspaper

Columbia, october 1,--(Special.)-ln the spacious auditorium of the Houston County High school last evening, Con-
 gressman Henry D. Clayton addressed one Of the largest audiences ever assem- bled.
 Seated on the stage with Mr. Clayton was 6 committee of 10 of the most inilu- e1tial citizens of the wiregrass, among them the mayor of Columbia, the pastor
 of the Baptist church, bankers, physicians
 and planters.
 In brief and fitting speech Congress-
 man Clayton was introduced by H. II. Holmes, head master of the Houston Coun
 ty High school. Amid the tremendous high school yells that immediately fol-
 lowed the introduction, MT Clayton be-
 gan his address.
 His address was in the beginning magnificent educational address, and every remark was received with the high est degree of interest as the speaker
 contrasted the educational advantages of
 today with those of the days when he
 was a school boy at the Red Hill school | house in Barbour county.
 
 he began to touch upon the work of the
 special session of Congress- He said in the beginning 'that it was the first time since he had sat in Congress that the democrats had had majority, and that they were pledged to the American elec- torate to carry out certain reforms" Among the reforms that MT. Clayton stressed as the work of the special ses
 sion were the publication of campaign expenses, and he showed how under legal scrutiny 1t would be impossible for seats to be bought in the federal Senate; a provision that passed the House. and
 would in all probability pass the Senate, for electing the United States senators by a direct vote; the extension of the postal service, especially the extension of the
 rural free delivery, stating that the Third district had more rural free delivery
 routes than any district in Alabama. He next touched upon the pension scan- dal, and said that the list had grown out Of all proportions now, and that he was going to tell the republicans so next year;
 his special delight was his talk upon high protection, in which he used the usual
 argument that the smaller consumer and not the man of wealth has the tax to pay, and the government to maintain.
 In touching upon the Presidents veto he linked this action with the defeat of reciprocity by the Canadian vote, and showed where the Taft administration had been punctured of all it's glory. He was broad enough, however, to regret that Canada mad defeated the reciprocity measure, and in explaining why he had voted for the passage of the reciprocity bill, said: "1t aimed at the reduction of pulp and wood pulp, hence would mean a reduction of paper and schoolbook eX- pense; that it was in the second place step in the direction of lowering the high protective wall; that it was strictly in line with democratic ideas; that it was a splendid means of splitting the old re-
 publican party; and that 1t was the initia ton of newer and better things. He went into a labored discussion of the Canadian form of colonial government and showed how pleasant and independent was their relations with Great Britain. He explained the cause of the defeat as be- ing a misunderstanding on the part of the Canadian electorate thinking that it
 was step toward the annexation of
 Canada to the United States" His speech
 vas about two hours long, and in the
 opinion of the audience was one of the
 most appropriate addresses ever given from the Columbia platform.
 I -aAi -ftt-
 News has just been received by the Houston County High school that the
 University of Alabama was shipping to the school for a museum nucleus the
 first assortment of geological specimens,
 which embraces 160 different species and
 more than 800 specimen of univalve shells
 gathered from every section of the worlds
 coast. This Is but one of a series of
 such collections that will eventually be
 sent the school as a result of the suc-
 cessful attempt of the principal to se- cure the special favor to this school.
 The letter was received by the authori-
 ties from Herbert IT. Smith. the curator of the university museum, who together with his wife is sparing pains in get ting the university in touch with the en- tire school system of the state through this as one of the mediums. In a short time Columbia will have new paper as result of the individual efforts of some of her most influential cit
 izens. A stock company is going to be formed, and now shortly will give out a definite statement as to it's beginning.