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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-03-10
MEETING
OF STATE MASONS
ORDER SELECTS OFFICERS FOR
THE STATE AT SESSION IN
NASHVILLE TUESDAY.

w. w. Dyer, Maj. J. T. Williamson
and Rev. T. H. Athey are in Nashville
to attend the meeting of the Masons
in that city. The officers for the Or
der were elected at the session Tues
day.
Rev. Athey is representing the local
chapter as it's high priest, and lr.
Dyer is the head of the local lodge.
The officers elected yesterday were:
Most Illustrious Grand Master DR..
M. B. Capps, Livingston; Deputy IL
lustrious Grand Master, Harris Hatch
err, Sparta; Principal Conductor of
Work. A. j. Reed, Knoxville; Grand
Treasurer, M. S. Woodward, Knox
vile; (re-elected) Grand Recorder,
John B. Garrett, Nashville, (re-elect-
ed)
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-03-10
THROWN OFF HORSE
LEG IS BROKEN
J. G. cockRELL, OF cULLEokA,
Is SERIOUSLY INJURED IN
SIDE AND SHOULDER.

Special to The Herald.
CULLEOKA, Tenn, March II. G.
Cockrell was knocked from his horse
near here Monday afternoon, his
horse running upder a guy wire to
a telephone pole, and his right leg was
broken in two places below the knee
and his right shoulder dislocated.
Cockrell was out driving some cattle,
and in endeavoring to head one off
from going in the opposite direction in
which was intended the horse ran I'M
der the wire, knocking Cockrell back
ward and in so doing his foot was
caught in the stirrup and the horse
pulling against it the leg was broken
in two places. Cockrell is about 80
years old and is a prominent young
farmer of the Culleoka vicinity His
is rather serious and IL is
reported that he will be taken to Co.
lumbia today for treatment
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-03-10
COLLECTIONS BY
COUNTY TRUSTEE
SPENCE M'FALL HAS TAKEN IN
OVER THiRTY-FIvE THoUs
AND DOLLARS IN WEEK.

During the past week County Trus-
tee w. S McFall has collected over
$4,000 for taxes in Maury county.
This during the first week in March,
is close to the record mark set. The
largest collections for one day was
$13,070.23, this amount being collect
ed last Monday. The other days were
as follows Tuesday, $7,645.26; We'd
nesday, $197.2S; Thursday, .2,O73.94;
Friday, $7,67717; Saturday, $3,624 26;
Monday, $1,150. Total $35,45614.
Tuesday, February %, which shows
close to $4,000, was the last day in
which to pay taxes before the penalty
accrued, and this accounts for the
large amount. Wednesday, the first
day of March, was very far below eth
er of the other days in the week
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-03-10
OF
COAL LAND FRAUDS
BRINGS SENSATION
SEVEN MEN INDICTED IN DE-
TRoIT FOR CONSPIRACY
AGAINST U. s.
OVER FIFTY MILLION DOLLARS
Amount Involved In Frauds Of $4,000
Acres Of Coal Lands 10 Very
Large one-The District Attorney
Wants an Early investigation.

DETROIT, Mich, March Govern
ment investigation into alleged Alas
kan coal frauds, involving approx
mately $4,000 acres of land valued at
more than $5O,O0O,OOO resulted in the
issuance tonight of an indictmen, by
the local federal grand jury, charg.
ing seven individuals with conspira.
cy against the United States. The
defendants are William w. McAlpine,
Albert Roehm, George w. Ross, frank
D. Andrus, Arthur L. Holmes and Nc
Curdy c. Lebeuau, all of Detroit, and
John M. Business, of Chicago. The
foregoing are officials of a company
known as the Michigan-Alaskan De-
velopment Company.
The contention of the government
is that the defendants conspired to
induce between. 200 and 300 ind!vidu-
ais to become stockholders in the
Michigan-Alaskan company by making
fraudulent and fictitious locations of
certain Alaska coal lands" thereby
violating the land entry laws of 1910,
which made it Illegal for more than
four persons to form a company for
locating Alaska coal lands and taking
out patents on more than $40 acres
1t is alleged that the several sock
holders or several coal land claim
ants, were led to believe that they
were locating the lands for their ex-
elusive use, but in truth and in fact
for the use and benefit of the seven
defendants and the Michigan Alaskan
Development Company.
The Michigan-Alaskan Development
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-03-10
SUNNYSIDE.

SUNNYS1DE, March Wv. Thomas
Garden opened the spring term Of
school at this place Monday with pros
poets for successful session.
Walker Erwin spent from Friday
till Sunday with his brother at San,
ia Fee
Wheat is looking splendid in this
section, There is a large acreage
Live stock came out of the winter
in excellent shape, but March is not
over yet. There are forty-leven
measley little winter sprees still.
The health of the community is
good. This is a quiet happy little
neighborhood, and is hard to beat in
most all respects.
John A. Cothran is suffering with a
very sore hand.
Prof. Noodle" Garden and Hon.
"Come-on- Boys" Due attended the
hospital mass meeting in town Sun
day afternoon. It is indeed fortunate
that the good women are behind the
hospital movement with their hearts,
influence, courage and faith. They
are the inspiration of this worthy
project. AS ever is true that good
women are first to dispense mercy,
show pity and offer relief, at home, or
where famine sweeps or epidemics
devastate, they are leaders in this un-
dertaking worthy Of the support, sym
patty and confidence of the stalwart
and enterprising citizenship Of C.lum-
bia and Maury county. That they
will succeed in building this needed
institution is assured, for they have
the cooperation of the press, bar. pull
pit and business and industrial lead
ers in town and county. The noble
Kings Daughters must not fail in,
this great work Let organized ef-
lOIl CRY otdllZc III IL uilloh VI uopcb anu
dreams, wants and needs for such an
investment such a necessity, such a
monument to the Christian constitu-:
ency. Let there be no delay, no fail
ure Answer these good women'sa
prayers, honor God and your home,
put your faith, your love, your relig-
ion into active, substantial support
and secure the buildings which this
great opportunity invites, that the fu-
ture generations may rise up and
bless you and take pride in such loyal
effort. Your children and childrens
children will be glad for such an an
cestry who can and will carry to sue
cess this movement.
wish to salute each reader with a
hearty good will as come before you
as a correspondent for the first time.
My services are at your commend. I
join you in every good cause to better
our land and offer you my prayers
and humble support in every worthy
effort to upbuih this great county and
State. l am a friend to ALL l hope to
meet you at least once week. With
best wishes and kind regards.
am, your friend,
MAJOR TOM NOODLE.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-03-10

Company was organized under the
laws of Arizona. W. W. McAlpiDe is
the president. The coal lands a,e at
Juneau, Alaska, and several contigu-
GUS tracts in the vicinity of Homer,
upon the western end of Renal PENN
sula, bordering upon the Cook Inlet
The claims are said to have ben 10
Gated by about 200 Detroit and Michi
gan residents, and 100 other claim
ants from New York, Chicago, San
Francisco, Senattle and other West
ern points.
1t is declared by the defendants that
strictly individual entry of the lands
has been made, and that the Michigan
Alaskan company was organized as
a benefit association to aid the stock.
holders or claimants to better pro
tect their title and develop their
lands. They deny stock was to be
sold, and they insist the corporation
was not formed for the exploitation
Of the coal lands in the general ms
ket.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-03-10
FORTY PER CENT OF
THE HOSPITAL FUND
IS Al READY SECURED
SPLENDID WORK OF COMMITTEES
MAKES A. GREAT
SHOWING.
MUCH fNTHUsIA:N Is SHOWN
Kings Daughters Serve Luncheon to
the Workers at the Campaign Head
quarters-Meetins of the Leaders at
the Courthouse Tonight.
{ Tuesdays aily.)

Work of the committees today
brought the total subscriptions to the
hospital fund at noon to $4,000. That
fs the record for one day and hall
of the ten set apart for the campaign
forty per Gene secured in fifteen pei
cent of the time. Such a record main
tanned for the remainder of the V eek
will end the campaign four days be-
fore the limit fixed.
Workers were just as active and en-.
thusiastic today as they were on the
opening day and they went at their
business with a will and a determine
zion to get the funds. The movement
is already an assured success. A rec
ord of forty per cent Of the sum de-
sired in one and half days, one of
them when the work was beset by
exceptional difficulties, is a record
about which the people of the city can
well be proud,
The members of the Kings Daugh-
ters served luncheon at the headquar
tiers to the working committees at
noon today and many partook of the
hospitality. These luncheons will be
served tomorrow, Thursday and Fri
day of this week
Chairman Andrews is being actively
assisted by members of the Kings
Daughters, a number of whom remain
constantly at the headquarters. There
were of course some of the members
~ the soliciting committees who were
mot able to work today but on the
whole they made good showing.
There will be meeting tonight of
the nine leaders Of the committees at
U:30 o'clock in the circuit court room.
II is desired that in addition to the
Readers of the committees as many
members of the various commit ees
attend this meeting as possible. The
great record so far has been made by
No. | team which has secured about
half of the total so far obtained.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-03-10
PENSION GRANTED
MRS. WHITTHORNE
WIDOW OF THE LATE GALLANT
w. ]. WHiTTHoRNE TAKEN
CARE OF BY CONGRESS.

One of the last acts passed by the
recent Congress and one that will
prove very gratifying to Mrs. Whit
thorne and the numerous friends and
admirers of the late Maj. Whitthorne
all over Tennessee, was a bill grant
ing a special pension to Mrs. Whit
thorne of $25 per month. Maj. Whit
thorne was gallant soldier in the
Spanish-American war and the pen
sion is granted for services then rem
dered.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-03-10
HON. L.P.IPADGETT
STAYS AT CAPITAL
SEVENTH DISTRICT MEMBER Is
BUSY WITH SESSIONS OF MON
ETERY COMMISSION.

Congressman Padgett, of this dis.
trict, will remain in Washington for
sole time attending the sessions OF
the national monetery commission, of
which he is a member. 1t is proba-
BILE that the commission will keen Mr.
Padgett busy during the recess of
Congress and that he will not be able
to get home at all.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-03-10

NIHB IdusH0OFS ~
These reports were made at noon
on Monday, and several of the work
sers did not get their contributions
On to the chairman, Rev. E. B. An
drews.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-03-10
NEW COURT GETS
CASES AFFIRMED
ONLY TWO APPEALS FROM JUDGE
TURNER'S JURISDICTION HAVE
REACHED SUPREME COURT.

The only two cases that have reach
ed the Supreme Court docket from
Judge Turner's jurisdiction have been
affirmed. They were the State VS..
Sam Thompson, murder, from Hick-
man county; and the State ". Jack
son, assault to kiln, from Giles county.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-03-10
FIRST TEAM LEADS.
Committee Headed BY Raymond G
Adkisson Secured Over TWO
. Thousand Dollars First Day.

The first day of the hospital cam
1paign showed that Team No. One,
headed by Raymond C. Adkisson, was
Tar in the lead of the others IN the
amount subscribed. His team came
to the front with contributions
amounting to $2,1O5. Two of the
committees made no report on the
Arst day, on account of their leaders
being pressed for time, but both OF
these teams had excellent success,
the leader himself of one team col
kecting over $500. Two hundred dol
Jars was subscribed through the
Kings Daughters themselves. The
reports by committees follow:
Team Leader Amt.
1..R. C. Addison .........$2.105
2. c. H. Sharp. No report.
Q. J. M. Dedman .......... $40
4. Robert Harlan -. $500. ID
S. ]. Shelby Coffey ..,..... 295
6. W. P. Boyd ............ 275
z. Fred Gamble ..... ..... 1s5
s. III. P. Figuers .......... 1S6
Q. Judge ]. T. Mcknight. No report
Kings Daughters ........... Z0z
These reports were made at noon
on Monday, and several Of the work
-xers did not get their contributions
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-03-10

Suffered day and night the tor
ment of itching piles. Nothing help
ed me until used Doan's Ointment.
1t cured me permanently. Hon. John
n Garrett, Mayor, Girard, Ala.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-03-10

Accidents will happen, but the best
regulated families keep DR.. Thomas
Electric OIL for such emergencies. 1t
subdues the pain and heals the hurts
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-14
DRAGGED BY STIRRUP.
Roy Devine Seriously Injured by Fall
ing From Horse.

Seventeen-year-old Roy Devine was
seriously injured at 1890 this morn
ing, when he was caught under 1ali-
ing horse at the corner of Filth ana
Van Buren, streets. When the morse
regained it's feet, the boys foot was
caught in a stirrup and he was drag
ged head downward, distance or 81
or so feet, before the hold was broken
The boy was unconscious when taken
to Stormont hospital.
Young Devine was returning from
ride when a large bay mare which he
was riding stumbled and fell the
boy was caught under the animals
body. Persons who saw the accident
believed that the boy had been unable
to remove his foot from the Stlrrup.
When the horse arose. 1t started west
on Fifth street. The young mans foot
was still in the stirrup. He was drag
ged head downward over the rugged
stone pavement to place opposite the
court house. Here the hold was brok-
en- Young DeVines was unconscious
Doctors Keith and Wehe arrived few
minutes after the accident and an
ambulance was summoned from the
Penwell undertaking establishment.
Physicians declared that the young
man was bleeding inwardly and that
his condition was critical, His mead
was badly lacerated from contact with
the pavement and it is probable that
he has suffered internal injury.
Gene Stotts recognized the boy and
notified relatives, who went immediate
Iy to Stormont hospital Young Devine
is a son of Mr.. and Mrs. o. w. Devine,
of POI Topeka avenue. He is also a
brother of Mrs. H. N. Gaines of 1924
Topeka avenue. The boys father is
employed in the circulation depart
ment of the Kansas Farmer and was
notified of the accident at Willard,
where he is spending the day.
At $3.50 this afternoon young Devine
had not regained consciousness. No
definite statement has yet been made
as to the extent of his injuries.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-14
TO BE NO PARTIALLY.
Captured Americans Must Take Their
Chances With Mexicans.

New York, March 14.-What may
be considered in effect the official
Mexican reply to recent representa-
tfons said to have been made by the
United States asking as liberal treat
ment as possible for Americans caught
bearing arms on Mexican territory is
contained in a statement made here
this afternoon by Jose Limantour'
Mexican minister of finance
In substance it is indicated that cap
+ured American allies of the reVolu-
tionists will have to take their chances
with their Mexican companions. me
intimation is strong that no preIereh-
tial treatment can be accofded theIIl'
This is considered to mean under mar
fial law they might be summarily
tried and executed. :,
Minister Limantour, after reading al
dispatches from Ell Paso, Tex, outlln-
ing the alleged activities of Americans
in Mexico, particularly IN the oestru nc,
ton of railroad property and In the
supply of arms and ammunition, salu
he could not help being greatly an
uoyed by such reports and those OF u
character which he declared clearly
showed that Americans have peen
more active than Mexlcans IN nortn
western Mexico. He added that Amer
leans who have allied themselves with
the insurrectos can scarcely expect
protection under their own flag and II
would seem obvious that they should
take their chances when committing
depredations upon property under
foreign flag.
Speaking more in detail on this point,
Mr.. Iimantour, said:
At am firmly convinced that, except
for the sympathy financial support
and actual participation in conflicts OF
Americans the insurrecton in Ch1hua-
hua and Sonora could not long con-
tinue.
almost daily one reads of the part
taken by Americans and they are the
only known leaders except Madero.
"This " .rning's dispatches report
that a young American. a former brolS-
er in New York, so it is claimed, is
leading a band of desperadoes along.
the lines of the National Railways or
Mexico and the Mexican northwest to-
ward Juarez and that they have torn
up additional stretches of track on
those roads.
ST wonder if those individuals and
other Americans who have had any
sympathy, or taken any part in that
Instruction, realize the full signifi-
canoe and Importance of their attitude
and acts.
GAS is pretty generally known the
between Juarez and Torreon is prac-
depredations committed by Mexican
rebels and American sympathizers. In
the territory served by that stretch of
railraod some $4,000 people are en-
ployed in the mining industry. Prac-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-14
STILL ANOTHER VETO.
Regents Consolidation Bill VIII Re
Disapproved.

Governor Stubs will veto the board
OF regents bill. This is certain. He
will send the veto to the legislature
either late this evening, or early to-
morrow morning. All the other irnpor
tant bills excepting this one CONSOLE
dating the boards of the educational
institutions into one board have beer
disposed of by his excellency, either by
veto or o. K. The utilities bill reached
his office today and he is expected 70
sign it tod-y
The governor has sent telegraph
messages to educational authorities ali
over the country asking for their
opinion in regard to this board of re-
gents bill and he himself has been Civ.
Ing the bill close study for three DAYS.
1t Is known that the governor favors
the idea of consolidation of boards. for
he so expressed himself in his message
to the legislature, but it is known that
he does not like the details of the plan
as worked out by the bill. So he will
veto the measure late today or early
tomorrow, in fact it is almost certain
that he will exercise the veto power I'm
this instance today
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-14

confined for several years after his re-
covery.
sAbout March LIST legal proceeding
was commenced against Dr. T. G. Bid
ole, the superintendent of the Topeka
state hospital by one of the employees
for the release of Mr.. Beeson. DR..
Blddle promised to release him at once
If the attorney would droD the case,
which was done and Mr.. Beeson was
sent to his former home in Rawlins
county, Kansas. Therefore, we feel
that some good has been accomplished
by the release of this one among the
many.
I'VE believe that the public would
not hear so much about the crowded
condition at the Topeka state hospi-
generously as the criminal treatment
is dispensed. People with sick or dis
eased minds are certainly ten-fold
more unfortunate than our brothers
and sisters who occupy our hospitals
on account of accident or sickness. Al
our ordinary hospitals relatives ana
friends are welcomed by officials and
nurses as well as patients. At the
Topeka state hospital visitors are al
lowed to go through four wards out OF
the twenty-nine
"Dr. Biddle refuses parents the
knowledge of seeing their children
who are inmates at his institution II
is the rule that friends can not see
their friends who are confined there.
1t might interfere with their treat
ment.' 1t is claimed that the Topeka
state hospital is under civil service
government II this was true, would
the best politicians of our state back
the present administration of the in
stitution to the extent to which they
have done?
"The only defense the board of con-
troll has made for him is that he is a
good executive officer. DR.. Biddle, IN
a recent interview published by the
Topeka newspapers, says that the ones
making the charge of cruelty and mis-
management against him were DIS
charged undesirables, the slough of the
institution, etc. Ten of the twelve in
terested in preferring these charges
have made statements contradictlng
this statement, eight have maze WITT
ten statements and are ready to make
affidavit that they quit the service OF
their own yolition."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-14

teal suspension now prevails in that
section of Mexico.
This means that not only are
thousands of honest people thrown out
of employment but also that when
idle they are melted by some of their
dlsloyaI countrymen and by irrespon-
sible Americans to join the insurrec-
tlonary movement under promise of
marvellous benefits.
once again 1 appeal to the good
sense and sober judgment not only of
my own people, but also of all the
true Americans to think carefully be-
fore even expressing a definite opinion
regarding the Mexican situation and
certainly before giving the movement
any support even of a moral char
acter'' ~
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-14
LIQUOR INJUNCTIONS.
County Attorney Asks for Two Against
Hotels.

County Attorney Simon has con-
celVed the idea of driving his LIQUOR
prosecutions home by getting mime
lions on the places raided. These in
functions from the district court for
bid the enjoined from keeping any
liquor in their houses for even their
own use.
InJunetions have been issued against
A. F. Colson and F. w. Daugherfv in
d1vidually. and as the Colson Hotel
company operating the Throop hotel;
against Fred Ross and Woodford
FoWIer, managers of the Chesterfield
Ed Wright, porter; against lube Tor
Dan. William and George Baker and
against John Tassell and his wife.
Catherine, keepers of nuisances in the
bottoms district.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-14
THIS SIMPLE LOTION
GREAT AID TO BEAUTY

1.-THE nearest approach to the fountain
of youth writes Mrs. Mae Martyr in the
New York Herald, lis spurmax-beautify-
ing and inexpensive. This made into a
face lotion is marvellous for clearing, beau
tifying and preserving the complexion.
ANY woman can make this lotion by
getting four ounces spurmax from the
druggist, dissolving in q hslf-pint hot wa
ter and adding two teaspoonfuls glycerine.
This gently massaged into the skin be-
comes invisible, does not rub off easily
like powder, and for a natural aid to
beauty cannot be equaled
This spurmax lotion is far superior to
powders. cosmetics or skin foods and
quickly -corrects a rough, oily shiny, sal
low or lifeless condition, giving the COM
plexion a smooth satiny tone. Once you
try it, you will have no further use for
face powder"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-14
NOT ENOUGH CASH.
Seventy-Five Thousand Will Not Pay
Legislative Expenses.

The last legislature spent more
money than it appropriated for legis-
lative expenses, at least the state
auditor, w. E. Davis, is afraid that
such will turn out to be the case, judg-
ing from his present estimate of ex-
nenses. This estimate shows that the
expenditures will run about seventy
dollars more than the $4,000 appro-
priation. But the effort will be made
to pay all bills and get an even break
on the balance sheet.
The legislature of 1909 appropri-
ated $4,000 and managed to keep it's
expenditures within that amount.
The following is the itemiZed list of
legislative expenses of the last session:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-14

Jacob Behler received. word Monday
of the death of his brother James
Behler of Chicago. The body will be
brought to Topeka for burial. Flu
neral announcements will be made
later.