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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-03-01
HUNT REFUSES TO
AGAIN CONVENE THE
A& r-s2
DISTRICT COMMIT TEE
CHAIRMAN TAKES ISSUE WITH
DEMOCRATS OF MAURY
COUNTY.
SAYS The PLAN Is A FAIR One
Declares That Mr.. Padgett Is the
Only Candidate Who Objects to the
Date and Rules Adopted-TaIks
About True Democrats.

Chairman s. E. Hunt, of the DEM
ocratic congressional committee, has
emphatically declined to reconvene
his committee for the purpose OF
changing the date and terms Of the
congressional primary. This morn
ing the comnittee, Hons. Jonas T.
Amis, James C. VOORHEES, and James
Fl. Ramon received reply from
Chairman Hunt to the resolutions Of
the mass meeting Of Maury demo-
Gratis adopted on Monday.
ar. Hunt takes issue with the COM
mittee and the democrats Of this
county on the question of the unfair
ness of the primary and insists that
no true democrat could object to a
blanket pledge. He states that no
candidate but Mr.. Padgett is object
ing to the primary, evidently over
looking the statement of Hon. Looney
w hiIC, VI LdWiOuSC SouulyS q S6uui-
date for congress, who is as emphatic
as Mr.. Padgett in his denunciation of
the primary plan.
Mr.. Hunts letter to the committee
follows:
Dickson. Tenn, Feb. 9th, 1912.
ITO the Honorables Jonas T. Amis,
J G. VOORHEES, and James H. Ramon,
committee, Columbia, Tenn. Dear
Sirs:-Your letter accompanied by
resolutions adopted by mass meet
ing of citizens of Maury county, has
been received, being delivered 10 me
oy your committee in person.
"The request for me as chairman to
call another meeting of the democrat
&c executive committee of the 7th
congressional district, has had due
consideration.
you state the action of the COM
mittee at Franklin. Tenn, on Feb. 9,
was unfair to Hon. l. P. Padgett on
account OF the date fixed for the pri-
mary April 9th.
THE independent executive COM
mittee for the state saw fit to call a
state primary for April Goth and the
state democratic executive commit
tee called a primary for April 27th,
neither of which dates are considered
too early for making nominations
and it does not seem to me that
April 9th is too early for a congress
sional primary and especially as it
would not hurt Mr.. Padgett as he is
already SO well known over the dis
trict and much better known than the
uther candidates.
The other objection mentioned
WAS that the plan was unfair to a
large number of democrats because
it required them to support all the
nominees of the party of that date.
Il cannot see how any true demo
clat would object to this or refuse to
"ote on this account for | believe
wnen the party acts either by conven-
ton or primary that every true and
loyal democrat is bound whether he
participates or not.
Furthermore it does not seem
that that are any objections raised
oy the other candidates. and Mr.. Pad
eett's friends only are raising the OBJ
jections when he has eliminated him
self from the primary entirely, by
his open letter of few days ago
For the above reasons most re-
specially decline to call the commit
tee together in compliance with your
resolutions. Yours very truly,
IS. E. HUNT, Chairman"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-03-01
millinery STYLES
OF COMING SEASON
MOST ATTRACTIVE
MRS. RUShTON TALKS ENTER
TAINlNGLY OF WHAT SHE
SAW IN FASHION cENTERs.
FLOWERS and LACES RAGE
Buyer For Evans, Parker G. Moore
Tells Her Numerous Friends of the
Finest Creations Of the Art-Hos
Received Many Prizes. :.

white! White! With enough Of
the most artistic colors will be the
rage this season" This Is what Mrs.
Annie Rushton, who has just return
ed from the Eastern markets says OF
the spring and summer millinery and
nicknacks that will be worn by the
comfy matrons, maids and wee-sma'
tots of the fashionable world.
/ Mrs Rushton after spending three
weeks among the marts of the East,
reached Columbia Tuesday evening
and from the way she shakes the
hands Of her Columbia friends she
sure is glad to get back. She not
only acts that she is glad to get back
but says So She was seen by Her
Il aid reporter this morning and she
8talked freely about what was going
Ito be and what was now already be-
8frg. Mrs Rushton says that white
wi,l predominant in nearly all head
N ears and fancies, but there will be
In abundance of color to make the
White more Respondent. Flowers
kili be much in evidence and the pop
liar laces will be evoked into the
many styles and fashions.
81 bought literally of all the styles.
Nnd by-the-way," said Mrs. Rushton,
they are not any fixed or measured
Aize either You will find the small
&ass, the medium and the larger hats
&re worn this season, but that none Of
he styles are on the extreme IS in
Rrmer seasons. also bought liber-
Xly of the fancies and nicknacks and
vii as l have always done continue
he making of the little fancy work
Or my friends and customers.
TT was delayed in returning home
N account of the fact that l was in
fbrnned b. the importers that some OF
NE very latest styles had not arriv.
ID and ] felt that | owed 1t to my
friends to stay over and wait for
1hese new things, which l did and I
Was amply repaid for doing go"
1t will be remembered that Mrs.
3ushtcn has on several occasions no
1eived prizes offered by the Ladies',
Tome Journal and the Designer for
Few ideas in fancy work, and all who
NOW her know that she 10 an adept
q this art
Miss Grace c. Bush. the head trim
ner employed By Evans. Parker 4
Moore, will arrive Monday and will
assume charge Of the trimming loom
prepas.tory to getting ready for the
frst opening of this firm in this line
Of merchandising. Mrs. Rushton
speaks highly of the taste OF Miss
Bush and says that she feels sure
that in her she has milliner that
win please the fastidious fancies Of
the people Of Columbia, Maury coun-
t. and the adjoining counties.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-03-01
oIo SHE BUY.

A young lady was trying on a pair
OF shoes and asked the clerk II he
didn't think one of her feet was
larger than the other. NO." he ~
piled automatically, 81 should say
that one was . trife smaller than the
other.s
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-03-01
RAILROAD Time TABLE
Louisville & Nashville Railroads.
arrival and departure of trains from
Co.umbja,)

ARRIVAL and departure of trains from
Co!umbia.)
Main Lire-North Bound.
No. 4, limited, arrives 1880 a. m:
departs 1:37 a. m.
No. 3, Eastern express, arrives Sis
a. M; departs $40 a. m.
No. 6, Decatur accommodation, ar
rives 500 a. M: departs $3.50 a. m.
No. 80. Columbia accommodation On.
departs 1880 a. m.
No. 10, Columbia accommodation,
departs 3:1J p. m.
No. 90, Columbia accommodation,
departs 4:55 p. m.
No. 2, fast line, arrives sos p. m;
departs sic p. m.
Main lIne-South Bound.
No. l, limited, arrives 3:43 q. m;
departs 3:45 . m.
No. 3, Columbia accommodation, AZ
rives S:26 q. m.
No. ;, fast line. arrives s:4S q. m:
departs $50 q. m.
No. 81. Columbia accommodation.
arrives 4:25 p. n.
No. s. Decatur accommodation ar.
rives $50 p. m departs $40 p. m.
No. SO, Columbia accommodates.
arrives 8:45 p. m.
No. Z, Eastern express, arrives
1927 p. m. departs 1889 D. m.
N. F., 4 9. DIvislon-North Bound.
No. "a, Shefneld Accommodation ar
rives $3.50 q. m.
No. 26, Mt Pleasant accommodar
ton, arrives 500 p. m.
No. 20, Shefield accommodation, AZ
riyes 4:46 p. m.
N. r., q 9. pIvIslon-south Bound.
No. II, Shefield accommodates,
departs use q. m.
No. 20, Mt. Pleasant accommcda-
ton, departs 1:40 p. m.
No. %, Shsfield accommodates,
departs Sis .. m.
~, c. q 81. L. Ry.
Fayetteville Branch.)
North Bound.
No. 7e7 arrives s:15 O. n.
No. 14f arrives Ash D. N.
No. 14a departs 11:ee Q. n
10 ia departs Sis ,. ~
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-03-01
SECOND HAND kSPENWALl
POTATO PLANTER SI2.50

Second hand Aspenwall Potato
Planter, Price $3.50 1 Superior Po-
tato Planter, planted one crop, price
$500. Street, Martin & Vaughan Co.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-03-01
'uPtR|OR GRAIN DRILLS

Superior Grain Drills SOW all kinds
Of Grain and grass seed accurately.
Drills in stock 2, 8 or horse.
Street Martin & Vaughan Co.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-03-01
SUPERIOR CUlTIvlTORs

Superior Cultivators, Shovels o.
Discs, Tongueless or Tongues.
Street. Martin q Vaughan Oa.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-03-01
vERTaEES CALLS MEETING.

So-CaIIed Regular Committee VIII
Convene Again in Nashville on
March 9.
Special to The Herald.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Feb. 90
Chairman Vertrees reply to independ-
erts is that he considerers that there
has been a complete harmony agree
ment and no differences exist, but
ne agrees to call his committee to
meet Saturday, March 8, to discuss
the matter.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-12-17

Under an enactment Of the Cali
fornia Legislature the counties have
been given the same right Of home rule
as has been applied to the cities. The
result has been movement for the
commission form of county govern
ment, similar to that of the cities.
Los Angeles county, with a population
OF half million, has adopted char
ter which makes the board of super
visors a governing body with ap-
pointive powers. Where formerly
there were thirteen elective county
offices, to say nothing of the numerous
township officers, there now will be but
three. in addition to the supervisors.
The supervisors will appoint the other
officers now elective and appointment
is to be made on the basis of competi-
tive examination. The California ex-
pertinent will be watched with interest
in other states.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-12-17
The business man develops me,

The business man develops men who
are working for him by giving them
responsibility by making them
responsible for getting the thing done.
He picks out one of the men working
for him and tells him that he wants a
certain piece of work done. If that
piece of work is we'll done, he COM
mends the employe for it, and gives
him bigger job If that piece of work
is not done right or on time, then the
employer knows exactly who is to
blame The party who had the job to
do, didn't do it. The employer knows
where the fault lies. 1t Is the same
with the operation of the commission
form of government 1t places the
responsibility of doing the city's work
on three men. They are responsible
for getting the city's business
transacted in the most efficient
manner. All meetings have to be
open meetings-there are no meetings
of the committee of the whole behind
closed doors. What these men &C
complish can be seen by all. and any
one who wants to know can see just
what is being done and who is doing
1t. That is one of the strongest recon-
mendations for the plan.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-12-17
Recipes for Longevity.

The late John Bigelow, the patri-
arch of diplomats and authors, and
the no less distinguished physician
and author, DR.. S. Weir Mitchell,
were together several years ago, at
West Point DR.. Bigelow was then 81
and Dr. Mitchell 80.
The conversation turned to the sub
ject of age. "1 attribute my many
years." said DR.. IBigelow, Ito the fact
that l have been most abstemious.
I have eaten sparingly, and have not
used tobacco, and have taken little
exercise
'It is just the reverse in my case,"
explained Dr. Mitchell II have eaten
as much as wished, II could get it;
have always used tobacco, immod-
erately at times; and have always
taken a great deal of exercise"
With that, Ninety-Two Years shook
his head at Eighty Years and said,
well, you will never live to be an
old man. Lippincott's.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-12-17

after its development can be made to
pay the cost of improving the rivers
for the purpose of navigation. The
geological survey cites a case where
one community not only utilized
river for power and irrigation pur-
poses and municipal supply, but
pumped the water out Of the ground
after it had been used for irrigating
The Santa Ana river in southern Cali
fornia furnishes the instance cited.
A part of the water of this river, the
geological survey bulletin says, Is
stored in reservoir in the San Ber-
nardino mountains and the flow of the
stream IS thereby regulated. After 1t
escapes from the reservoir it is d.
verted through power plant and
electric power Is generated. Below this
power plant 1t is rediverted and passed
through second power plant. Below
that it is all distributed and used for
municipal purposes and irrigation
about Redlands and Highlands. The
waters that return from the irrigation
are recovered in springs and flowing
wells and by pumping plants, portion
of the power developed higher up on
the stream being used for the pump
ing. This recovered water is used for
irrigation about San Bernardino and
Riverside A part of it reappears in
the river above Riverside Narrows,
where it is again taken out into a
power ditch whose waters are returned
to the river above Corona. A few
miles below it is picked up by canals
and distributed to the orange and
desiduous groves about Anaheim and
Santa Ana. The portion of it that re-
turns there, by irrigation, to the
ground water. is once more recovered
by the many pumping plants and
flowing Nells west of Santa Ana.
1t it shown here that single drop
Of water in It's progress from the noun
tains to the sea may be used as many
as eight times for power and irriga-
ton The case is interesting for the
contrast it shows when we consider
our failure to make use of the power
and navigation possibilities of our own
river ..". .EEs
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-12-17
STARTLING FIGURES ON FIRES:

STARTLING FIGURES ON Tin@'
In an article on Fire Protection III
the Home" in the January Plctorlal
Review. Fire Commissioners Joseph
johnson of New York City gives a
ptartling review of the annual tire
loss. "If all the buildings burned last
year in the United States were set up
side by side. on both sides OF the
road. he says, they would line an
unbroken avenue OF desolatlon winch
would reach from New York to chi
cago. Set up on one side of the road
nnlv. these burned wrecks, most OF
Them silent monuments of careless
ness. would build wall two Thousand
miles long. Every year, mind you
aAnd since 1900 lives are lost and
over 5000 people seriously injured
every year, you would find dead ana
charred body of a man, woman or
little child every three-Quarters OF
mile as you walk along that stretcn
nj wanton waste. Get the picture well
into your mind!
'sWhen you begin your fight against
fire in your home, tell these things 10
your husband, and then add these
figures which affect his pocketDook.
That's the way to make the men help
YOU. II he is a business man or
farmer, tell him this:
aThe loss by fire in our forty-eight
states every year represents about
forty per cent of the total I'M
used United States government re-
ceipts or total expenditures Tor
= wear. or the net earnings of the
American railways for year. II rep,
resents eighty per cent OF the Onlteo
states internal revenue yearly re-
ceipts. In the last ten years the IRE
waste In the United States exceeds
the amount of gold held in the United
Kingdom. Austria, Hungary, Italy ana
Spain. It exceeds the annual value OF
wheat. hay,s rye and oats. 1t Is twice
the annual value of our entire national
corn crop. y, = =, =. :
.aThe fire loss In America represents
three dollars per capita as against
thirty cents In Europe! Nothing to De
very proud of, is it,"
some of the preventative measures
he advocates are the use Of iron pipe
instead of rubber tubing in connecting
gas stoves, the frequent cleaning OF
ras ovens to remove the grease and
the use Of salt, instead of water, In
axtinRuishing an oven blaze when the
meat catches fire, the gas first being
turned off. He cautions housewives
AGAINST the use Of kerosene In start
ing fires. and against the careless nse
az matches In cellars, attics and
closets. These things may seem like
trifles, he says, but the most disastrous
fires In years, the ones which have
swept away the greatest number OF
lives, have been started by the care
less use Of match.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-12-17
WHAT NEWPORT THINKS SMART.

A st. Louis society woman who has
lust returned from long visit to New
mort and New York was not much i'm
pressed with the things that pass as
"smart" in eastern society. "You visit
an ultra-fashionable woman in New
York and you will never know that
her husband lives with her." she says.
"They may dwell under the same
roof, but they have separate estab-
lishments.
"You 60 to dinner in New York
and the husbands Of the married
women who are guests are not there, :"
the st. Louis woman continued Nor
are the wives present of the married
men whom the hostess has hidden. In
that is the most striking contrast be-
tween st. Louis society and society
In the east. Here the married people
are the strict observers of the conven-
tions and the younger people are I'M
restrained and independent. There
getting married seems to be signal
for cutting loose from conventions,
while the members of the younger set
are the ones who are stiff and straight
laced and ceremonious."
Some day New York and Newport
will return to sanity. The trouble Is
that these people have too much
money and too much idle time to kill,
and they have not been a leisure class
long enough to know how to>kill the
time without playing hob with nearly
all the commandments. The European
leisure class by centuries of practice,
has learned how to find amusement
without upsetting all the conventions.
We must bear with out eastern smart
set until they learn how to play the
game they are now attempting to play
with such bungling efforts.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-12-17

There Is one phase of the parcels
post question that should be given
some attention right now and that is
the mailing Of that Christmas parcel
in time to permit it's delivery before
the Christmas rush. About Christmas
time the packages are piled mountain
high In the postofices and many of
them do not reach their destinations
until after Christmas is over. After
you have done your Christmas shop
ping early, complete the transaction
by mailing your Christmas package
early,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-12-17
i RIVER IMPROVEMENT LESSON.

An illustration of the intelligent use
Of natural resources is furnished in a
bulletin issued by the United States
geological survey which is timely in
view Of the reawakened interest in the
river Improvement question. The river
Improvement question as 1t relates to
the improving of the Mississippi, Mis-
souri. Des Moines and other streams
Of this middle western country, is one
Of utilizing the water power posi-
bilities and making the streams
navigable for freight carrying boats.
The improvements go hand In hand.
In fact, 1t has been suggested by Sec
rotary of War Stimson, that the pro-
ceeds from the sale of water power
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-12-17

The impression is growing rapidly
that Mr.. Wilson will have one of the
stormiest administrations in history,
according to the Washington cor
respondent of the Boston Globe. This
correspondent quotes New Jersey
democrats as saying that Wilson does
not know what it is to compromise,
that he is a pronounced progressive.
but must have his own way in all
things. His New Jersey friends pre-
dict trouble early in his administra-
ton. There is nothing startling in this
view. however. The man doesn't live
in this age of scrambled politics who
could 90 into the white house without
finding trouble on his hands. t|'+a
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-12-17

1t has been said that the commission
form of government places too much
power in the hands of three men. That
is one of the strongest features in
favor of the commission plan. Success
full private businesses give much
power to one man and hold him
responsible for the success Of the insti-
tuition. That man then delegates his
work to others and holds them
responsible. That is the way cities
should do and they will not get the
bfst government until they, do that.
The commission form is step in that
direction 1t puts the responsibility
and power in the hands of three men
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-12-17
ResourcefuIness.

"The late General Booth" said a
Salvation army official of New York
"often used to urge the 'down-and
outer to cultivate the quality of re-
sourcefulness.
"He would illustrate this quality by
means of a resourceful western editor
who found, one night, that he had
neither advertisements nor copy for
his third page. The page accordingly
appeared blank, with note in small
type at the top:
g This space will be useful for the
children to write upon. - altiSore
Sun.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-12-17

house of representatives
Oscar was one of the most promising dark horses
that pulled forlorn hope up the judges stand
He came into the home stretch looking like an oil
portrait Of Maud S. when she In hurry The
avorites had been dstanced The starter, William
Jennings Bryan had disqualified Harmon Of Ohio be-
cause he got off the foot in 1896 and Champ
cept murder in the first degree This left Oscar, the
politician and Woodrow, the pedant and Oscar began
10 gloat internally.
But right in the middle of one of these gurgling
Sloats something hit Oscar in vital part of his
card 1t was deadly missile in the form of the fifty
eight votes of the state of Illinois, which Roger Sullivan
plunked into the Wilson column in one solid piece
Soon afterward Oscar retired from the in burst
OF emotion, punctuaed with fine old southern
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-12-17

and those men have to divide their
work in such a manner that they can
not hide behind each other. If they DO
not do their work right, the citizens
know it. and public sentiment will
soon remove them.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-12-17

After the fourth wills
exhibition of bareback riding
drive hundred
with the rest Of the people nasmuh
southern members
the tobacco and cotton schedules
needs steady hand
AS human vision Oscar between sack xxx flour
harmng companion when he is not thinking Baltimore
afooted fighter
out Of chaos and he doesn't
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-12-17

Little Viola, who was visiting in
the country, paused one day to ex-
anime bee hive. One Of the bees
stung her. She ran sobbing into the
house and said: "G-Grandma, now !
k-know who t-takes the pins out of
your c-cushion.."
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-12-17
Stories About People.
Out Of the Mouths Of Babes,

Little Madeline, aged S, was told
that baby brother had arrived the
night before. "I'll bet mamma will
be surprised when she hears it" said
Madeline '
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-12-17

James came into the apartment
eating a piece of pie, and when his
mother asked him where he got it
he said: II can't tell you, mamma.
When l said Thank you to the lady
who gave it to me she said: oh,
don't mention it, Chicago News.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-12-17

The average temperature over the
state Of Iowa during the month Of
November was 40 degrees, or Al de-
grees above normal, according to the
report Of the state weather bureau
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-12-17

1t seems, some querulous contempor-
airy complains, as though nothing can
happen in this world that doesn't raise
the price Of automobile tires and gaso-
line. ~ -" u.a
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-12-17
River Traffic,
(To Re continued.)

Davenport Times: Steamer tramc on
the Mississippi has been a potential
influence in maintaining reasonable
freight rates in this part OF the coun-
try. and now It's influence may be ex-
tended. through the Panama canal to