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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-04-21

Miss Reynolds and Judge Mcknight
called the number. Instantly the
hand of James Wooten was raised to
indicate that he held the lucky mum.
Der, and the crowd dispersed.
Wednesday the third of the prizes
will be given away in a like manner,
the premium being a handsome SIS
clock now on exhibition in the win
dow of the jewelry store of Gotham
Bros. Thursday a dinner set il Of
fered, and on Friday a handsome $50
range. Saturday the biggest prize of
all is 500 buggy.
The merchants continue to express
their qualification at the great inter-
est which is being manifested by the
people in this aviation week" affair.
Thousands of dollars worth of mer-
chandise will be sold during the ween.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-04-21
COLUMBIA MINISTER
ELECTED MODERATOR
" OF THE PRESByTERY
CUMBERLANDS CHOOSE REV. r.
H. PORTER TO PRESIDE OVER
THE SESSION.
Dinner StRVsD ON GROUND
Opening Sermon of the Presbytery 10
Preached by Rev. Mr.. Regen, Of the
Lawrenceburg Church-Good At
tendance at Session.

Special to The Herald
GLENDALE, Tenn, April 19.-Rev
T. H. Porter, pastor of the Tabernac
le Cumberland Presbyterian church Of
Columbia, was yesterday unanimous
ly elected as presiding moderator OF
the spring session of the Richland
Presbytery, in session at Pleasant
Mount G. P. church near this place
DR.. Porter, after a brief speech of
thanks and acceptance, took the chair
and conducted the session of the
Presbytery. Rev. T. jeff Dickson,
who is living in Columbia at present,
was represented as stated clerk of
the meeting by Capt. ]. H. RUSSELL,
Of Columbia. Mr.. Dickson has been
stated clerk Of this presbytery for the
past fifteen years.
Dinner was served on the grounds
Immediately after the opening SER
mon, preached by Rev. DR.. Regen, Of
Lawrenceburg.. The Presbytery 10
we'll attended from all parts of the
territory covered, and a good percen-
tage of the fifty churches have repre-
sentatives here.
The report Of the committees and
discussions took up the greater part
of today's session. It is hoped to
complete the business Of the session
tomorrow.
The committee on entertainments,
with Chairman w. A. Denham, Ia TAX
ing splendid care of the visitors to
the local church.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-04-21
TEN THOUSAND TICKETS
Fully That Number Were Distribut-
ed on the First Day Of Avia-
ton Week Sales. ID &c.

While of course no definite figures
could be obtained, the number OF
tickets distributed on the first day OF
the aviation week sales by the four.
teen business houses which are be-
hind the movement to give away a
handsome premium on the public
square each afternoon during the
week, fair estimate will place the
number at more than ten thousand.
Monday was a banner day, for the
stores that offered such great bar
gains. @'|
Wedding presents seem to have the
call over other articles offered for
sale, and the purchasers of the nup-
tial gifts took advantage of the offer
and secured the tickets with them.
The premiums to be given away are:
Tuesday, suit of clothes; Wednes-
day, clock; Thursday, dinner set; Fri
day, $50 range; Saturday, 800 bug
gy.
The fourteen business houses in
Columbia who are behind the move
ment are: Dobbins & Ewing, Nc
Kennon, Anderson & Foster, Maury
Dry Goods Co., B. A. Satterfeld &
Co., The Racket, Gotham Bros, Har-
Ian, Porter & Walker, The Herald, H.
E Ritter, Harlan & Evans Co., Ad-
kisson Bros, ] Rosenthal Co., T. N.
Ffguers & Son and the Mitchell-Ash-
ley Hardware Co.
Farmers from all over the county
were keeping the hardware stores In
the above list pretty busy all through
the day, buying farm implements,
fencing, etc. This was probably the
most valuable line handled during
the day.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-04-21
JAMES WOOTEN HOLDS LUCKY
TICKET AND GETS THE
PREMIUM.
MERCHANT ARE WELL PLEASED
Great Interest Continues in the Avia-
ton Week Saes.-Lucky Ticket
Issued Tuesday BY Gotham Bros,
Gets Suit of Clothes.
Prize Winner Tuesdty.
JAMES WOOTEN,
OF Columbia.
Winning Number 1886.
Prize, SIS suit of clothes.

81. Prize, SIS suit of clothes.
The interest in the drawing con
test was almost as great Tuesday as
it was Monday, the opening day of
the contest, in spite of the rainy
weather. The winning ticket was
issued by Gotham Bros, jewellers.
The number of tickets given out
Tuesday was considerably below the
number of Monday, which is account
ed for by the fact that the second
day of the week was rainy, and but
few people were in town from the
country districts, but the crowd that
assembled in front of the west door
of the courthouse was almost as large
as, that of Monday.
All the tickets were placed in a bar
rel churn and thoroughly mixed, and
then one was drawn out by little
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-04-21
IMPROVEMENTS In
BETHEL BLOCK
NEW INSURANCE OFFICES ARE
NEARING COMPLETION
THERE.

The new insurance Offices of Regen
& Zeitler, in the old James Bros. Jew
elry Co.'S, store, are nearing compile
ton. These Offices are greatly i'm
proved in appearance over the former
house. One of the prettiest signs in
the city is that painted by Heck
Hendley for the Volunteer State Life
Insurance. adorned with the picture
Of Andrew jackson.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-04-21
FLYING MAN
FALLS TO DEATH
FRENCH ARMY OFFICER DROP
PED FROM A HEIGHT
OF $50 FEET.

VERSAILLES, France, April 49,
Capt Carron, of the French army avi-
alton corps, fell with his aeropIane
from height of $50 feet today and
was crushed to death.
The aciator had left Orleans this
morning for this city, and was mid
way between Villacoublay and Yer
sailles when his machine plunged to
earth, turning over as it fell Carron
was caught under the wreckage.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-04-21
THIS IS ADVERSE.
CROP WEATHER
WEEKLY REVIEW SHOWS UNFA-
VORABLE TO FARM AND
FRUIT DISTRICT.

WASHINGTON, April 19.-The
weather bureaus weekly crop review
shows the weather generally was I'M
favorable over most of the agricultu-
raj and fruit growing districts.
In the cotton growing states tenn
peratures were favorable, but fire.
quent rains interfered with farm
work. In Texas good rains occurred
in some localities, but in much Of Tes-
as and Florida more moisture is need
ed.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-04-21
DO GHOSTS HAUNT SWAMPS?

No, Never. It's foolish to fear a
fancied evil, when there are real and
deadly perils to guard against in
swamps and marshes, bayons, and
lowlands These are the malaria
germs that cause ague, chills and
fever, weakness, aches in the bones
and muscles and may induce deadly
typhoid. But Electric Bitters des-
troys and casts out these vicious
germs from the blood" Three bottles
ties drove all the malaria from my
system" wrote VIM. Fretwell, Of Luz
CANA, N. :, land I've had fine health
ever since" Use this safe, sure rem
edy only. SOC at BROOKS-LATHAM
DRUG co.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-04-21
GREAT SUCCESS FOR FIRST DAY
OF THE Big AVIATION WEEK
Continued from First Page.)

shows what enterprise and publicity
will do. $500 #l W. a1a9 3.
The ticket that drew the winning
number was given out by the J. Ro-
senthal Co.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-04-21
SWEET POTATO SEED

We have a surplus above our own
planting to offer for sale; they are in
good condition and make good crops
every year. Have some Key West
Vans, the potato for rich land. Bell
phone AL. COLUMBIA CANNING
COMPANY. 31tf
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-04-21

DIR. Thomas Eclectric Oil 10 the
best remedy for that often fatal dis
ease-croup. Has ben used with sue
cess in our family for eight years."-
Mrs. L. Whiteacre, Buffalo, N. Y.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-04-21
DROPS PLANK AND
BREAKS HIS FOOT

NJ. P. Fox, Of the firm Of Fox &
Derryberry, dropped a plank on his
foot In their undertaking establish.
ment, severely injuring It.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-04-21
BANKS CLOSED TO
OBSERVE THE DAY

All three Of the Columbia banks
were closed to observe Good Friday
The Mt. Pleasant banks also observ-
ed the day by closing.
New-York tribune., 1911-11-05

since. Perhaps she did not consider him
"A good enough lawyer. If that was So
what was tho use of calling on a girl who
had no confidence in one? lie never went
TO see her again.
certain college grl-this case is not
known to many people, but it leaked out to
q chosen few. the way things do at college
who had taken a frantic liking 10 her
young professor of chemistry came across
Mr.. Wellss Ann Veronica" and after n
few weeks Of fear-inspired meditation dc
cidcd to plunge in and try AIMS method.
IT'S been coming on ever snce-ever
since | came into the laboratory, Mr.. Bur-
ton" she faltered.
Good heavens'" he exclaimed, looking at
her pale face and nervous expression.
Whats the matter. Miss Good" You
aren't going TO faint! Oh, don't faint! Miss
New-York tribune., 1911-11-05
Statewide Hecking Tour with Some Militant Sufragettes

parties practically touring the countryside
together One incident illustrates this.
The town committee in Middeboro hau
matched up what they thought was quite
clever scheme, which was that the band
would play vociferously Immediately after
the Republican spellbindcrs had ceased
talking and thus prevent the women from
being heard They didn't tell Frothingham
anything about it, lie was eating In the
q. A. Il. hall, where the Ladies Auxiliary
had provided luncheon, when the sound ot
brass followed the last speaker on the
list.
Are those women being prevented from
sreaking?' he demanded angrily. Nobody
answered. and. suspecting the reason. the
athletic young Lieutenant Governor who was
one of the finest second basemen Harvard
ever had, and is now a handicap man ~
the Massachusetts, State Golf Association,
took the steps two at time ana. napkin
In hand, went out on to the piazza. where
Miss Carpenter was endcavoring TO make
herself heard, and called upon. the band 10
New-York tribune., 1911-11-05

a constitutional amendment giving woman
the ballot. ! am opposed 10 Mr. FrothnG
ham because he voted against the pure food
bill. The direct election Of United States
Senators and the initiative and rcferen-
dunn
The women were we'll equipped 10 at
tract attention to their cause From the
car flew q monster yellow flag. on which
were the words. Votes for Women" and
as il streamed behind in the wind. causing
horses to shy and farmers to say things
about woman and The home all within
sight stopped TO look. Armed with a dU-
plicate Of the days schedule, which in
cludcs dozen or more cities and towns,
which they clipped from the morning pa
pers: neat card catalogue. containing the
record of every candidate for reelection
To the House Of Representatives or tho
Senate and abounding courage they would
start out early in the morning for the first
meeting place
The machine was kept away from the
men, under the revised rules, but when
New-York tribune., 1911-11-05
Margaret L. Foley Has Made
the Campaign for the Mas
sachusetts Governorshipa
Lively One.

IL. over the country people have
~ been watching with interest the
N tactics of certain female SUI
fragettes in Massachusetts, who have been
trailing Lieutenant Governor Louis ~
Frothingham in his campaign tour about
the state. and doing what they can to
weaken the effect of his speeches on the
voters. This interest concerns Itself not
so much with the performance as with the
nrobable results VIII it do the cause OF
equal suffrage good or will it do harm?
Tho violent tactics adopted by women SUI
fraeettes in England have not advanced
their cause a tenth part as much as they
have advanced here where gcntler meth
ods have prevailed. American women nave
,ro, tboir notable victories in our Western
States by gentle suasion and appeal 10
mons cbivalrv. VIII appeals 10 his COM
native element prove effectual in Massa-
cbueetts or will they arouse a rough op-
noeition as they have done elsewhere
Ttat remains TO be seen. So far the
struggle has proved amusing al least,
seated in a big automobile, Miss Mar
earot I, Foley and associate sunraEel'o'
have been trailing perslstehuS '''
rublican nominee for Governor and "he"
the male campaigners have dePaI'eo, M
have poured into the cars oil the 'i ,o'ls o''9
tho principlcs of women's sunraEc' IcON'N'
We'll. one couldn't call 1t tnal Just HO"
taking the commonly accepted hedhi"s VI
interrupting speakers by hurlihs' u'S0o,'
co,tinr ol;estions. because the women "o
! not attract attention 10 themselves un''
tho Republican automobiles have speo
o,.o,, /, wasn't always thus. Ihey OIL"
80 questions at first. but some OF the
,ieor ones must have pulled the strihg' anu
they stopped it. .,... linn
Mr. Frothingham has been conf1mhg InI'-
coli IN the small towns and villages "heic
robody ever cast "A Democratic vote any
,rov for fear Of social ostracism' but the
,,a,o committee evidently believed that II
I'D not he a bad idea for the candidate
-. ,iei, some of the far back towns "hcre
tbov haven't seen candlddte loi ""S
Office. except sclectmen' since Jo"' ",''i
ti,s and others ran for Congress back ]"
1892. ,,-o., ,I,o
lust why the suffrascttes foHo"cu '"'
Republicans IN preference 10 tne
Gratis is not quite clear, even 10 the No'''"
themselves one of them sald tld' IT ""'
bocatlse the Republican party had ueeh ii
mower i'm the state 50 long that IL was ''''o
closely identified with the irequeht Sla'"'
81 the cause" than the Democratic M'SS
Foley was asked the other day why 'h''
ooltod themselves "sunraecttes, Wheh' ac-
o,,dine 70 the leagues rules. couple OF
,.oars ago, they were "suhraglsts'
well. YOU know suffragette suggests
..,.,o,birc stronger" she said. The NIL
i,.,, woman Just a stronger word that :
,u " and Miss Foley looked very firm ana
stern. ,., .,.
papers?' ..-,..,...a. a..,,,.
"sunragette" answered Mss Foley hrmIy'
- prefer sufragist," said one OF the
others
So there IT ~. ,.
",,c are not militant said Mis- io'sS'
o.,.touob neople say We are. We may he
,a,or thonrh. because il all depends 90
''n.' ,nings 20. We are determined to have
the Necessary legislation enacted to ADOPT
New-York tribune., 1911-11-05

invited the uususpecting one to have tea or
something with her and then began the
dialogue, in which she was letter perfect:
She-Mv father asked me whom would have
a. my guardian before he made that VIII. /
chose YOU. .,..-.
He-Me, All, G.augtsJ That Is delightful OF
Won 10 nut such confidence in me. OF course, ]
shall be only too glad TO act as your legal ad-
wiser I have lots Of that work 10 do now
Business is really coming my way IN swoops'
Why only Yesterday a man came in and gave me
\ case TO take charge Of for him that viii bring
me before the high courts. and II win n.and
I'm pretty sure can-my reputation VIII he
made. = -,
She Gnterrupting. with a worried smilel Oh.
Row perfectly lovely But what was gong 10
say was-(pause for a moment OF ANXIOUS
tIoucbt1-I was going TO say that ] wanted TO
assure YOU that-that there was no trap IN
this . -
THAT was his cue the word trap" That was
very clever OF herD 49,,
IIc-Trapi 0ushed and starting 10 his feeD.
She dauChing uneasily)-No. no OF course
there was no trap I was only Joking reaiN
New-York tribune., 1911-11-05

the meeting was over. he il in hall on
street corner or on village green, MISS
Alice Carpenter and whoever else was ac-
companying the womens party would ped
die industriously handbills coiored green,
yellow and white. each setting forth rea-
sons why women should vote Then. as
the men campaiGners piled into their ma
chimes and sped away. Miss Foley mounted
whatever was mountable and poured out
the usual talk about the equality of wom-
an. Miss Carpenter. WHO has been a stu
dent at Smith Barnard and Radcliffe,
traveller and student OF sociology. also
spoke now and then. hut she comes under
the "gist" designation, rather than the
"gcttc." She believes I'm women superin-
tendents of streets and that sort of thing.
The crowd listened respectfully, al
though usually In a half-amused. half-an-
tagonistic attitude. Never were the women
unkindy treated, and the leading candidate
himself saw to It that they were treated as
women. Notwithstanding the fact that there
was little communication between the two
New-York tribune., 1911-11-05
Her Auto Full of Women Ora
tors Never Left the
Trail of the Repub-
Iican Candidate.

Io,dor is a woman Of generous curves,
strong face. brown hair with just suSges-
lion of gray. and looks the popular con-
ccption of the suffragette type. she likes
in talk IN firm sentences, has good voice
for rough work in the open air, IS niinole
on her feet. and is agile in clamberlnS Oh
70 carts or platforms from which to speak
She first came into prominence during
local Representative campaign I'm Boston
suburb. where she really did heckle the
candidate by propounding questions every
pIacc he went This, Of course, brought
bia crowds. and the Representative was
oIected-but with a reduced plurality, MISS
Foley reminds you. The suffragette would
heckle from door steps, wagons ana from
the midst of the throng.
one day the chairman Of the executive
committee of the Republican State Com
mittee. who lives i'm Northampton stepped
nm 70 the suffragettc chariot in that town
and invited all the occupants TO have din
nor with him in the evening and to sit on
the platform with the Republican speakers.
"No. thank YOU" said Miss Foley, smil-
ing but firm. I'VE cannot accept any Ia
yors like that from either party. But we
Will shake hands, and they did.
In Essex County. after drizzly, muddy
run over soggy roads and much open air
shouting TO big crowds, both parties men
and women, arrived at comfortable au-
tomobilc roadhouse on the side Of lake
and ordered their dinners. The men oc-
cupicd a long table IN the centre OF the
small room and the three sutfragettes a
small round one. It was a good dinner and
everybody felt contentod when it came to
the cigars Qor the mem, when that canny
Scot McGregor. who is determined to be
councillor from the ith. District, whis-
pered I'm a girl waters ear and handed her
something.
\ moment later the three-pece orches-
ira in the next room sounded the opening
strains OF Home, Sweet Home played
with rare feeling. There was moment
Of silence and. the significance Of the par
ticular song dawning upon al suddenly, a
spontaneous burst OF laughter came from
both tables, the Lieutenant Governor and
the women being equally tickled. The first
chorus the men sang with Gusto. Not 10
tc confounded by the ruse of a mere man,
the women sang the second verse with tile
Republicans, and somebody said: They
are pretty good sports. after an
The Republican camgaigncrs ignored the
women "a much as possible, and would
not interfere In their affairs in any way
except when ordinary chivalry would
prompt an act such as that OF Mr.. Froth.
inghams in stopping the band at Middle
toro. Now and then ono OF the party Won
dered II the women had lost the trail when
the yellow banner was missed for time
hut they eventually turned W. and 1t ap-
p,dred that they had always caught the
same crowds tho previous speakers held,
and had talked and distributed their III
crature. A. they handed out their oills
the women would say: Now. please ask
your Representative TO vote for our BILL
They said 50 thousands of times each day
and. as rule. they received an answer IN
the affirmative or some atashed non-corl-
INITIAL response
New-York tribune., 1911-11-05
ONE MAN WHO ESCAPED.

4 glittering example OF a man cornered.
and yet eventually triumphing in spite OK
being opposed by a woman far cleverer
than he is shown in Edith Wharton's
House of Mirth," where Rosedale meets
Lily In ner proposal encounter. Lily fired
her guns in the following bombardins
phrases:
Il do believe what YOU say Mr. Rosedale. and
| am ready TO marry YOU whenever YOU wish
Rosedale. reddening TO the roots OF his glossy
hair. received this announcement wi'h a reeoi.
before h.r in an attitude Of almost comic us
comhture.
continued In the same quiet tone. "And though
| was unable to consent when you spoke 10 me in
this way before. | am ready. now that | know
you much better. to trust my happiness TO
your hands"
Losedaie gave 4 short laugh. end drew cut
gold cigarette case, In which, with plump, jew
eed fingers. be groped Tor a gold-tipped clga
iette. selecting one. he paused 10 contemplate u
a moment before saving. My dear Miss LILY.
Tn sorry il there's beer any little misspprchen.
sion between us. but YOU made me feel M slit
was hopeless that had really no Intention OK
Liv's blood tinglcd with the grossnesS OF the
rebuff. but she checked the nfst Iesp ot hsT
anger and sait In tone Of gentle dlgnltN.
have no one bat myself 90 blame II gave you
the impression that my decision was hn1l ,
Her word byplay was always too quick ioi ,i nun.
and This reply held him I'm puzzled silence ~hle
she extended her hand and added; before Ns
hid each other gOOdtN l want AT iedst W .he -
,ou Tor having once thought OF me as YOU did
"Why do YOU talk OF saying goodbyY Am
We going 10 be good friends All the sahe' 10
rro.d Without releasing her hand.
Ste drew N away quietly. What IL your idea
OF being good friends? she returned Win
slight smile Making love TO me without ash"
ing me to marry YOU " , ,,.o..
'.Wen. that's about the size OF u. ] suppose.
Z can't heln making love 20 you-I don't see how
any man could but | don't mean TO ask YOU 70
marry me.
Wen. il was better to have loved ana
lost" and a good sport Of modern woman
proposer can take II that way. For usually
a woman who viii dare great deal 10 win
is pretty fair loser. She eau lsht ner
cigarette and. lying of In her morris ehair.
dream over her old beaus with as wisttui
an expression and as good grace as you
please