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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-05-10
TEACHERS MEETING
THIS MORNING THE
LAST OF THE YEAR
-FOUR OF THE CHARTER ORGAN
IZATiON IN THE NlNETIES
ARE PRESENT.
ATTENDANCE IS EXCELLENT
Many of the Older Teachers Have
Drfted Into other Associations and
Professions-Election of Officers
for Ensuing Year.

Al the court house this morning at
10 o'clock in the circuit court room
was held the last meetig of the Maui
ny County Teachers Association be-
fore the closing of the schools for
the summer.
Notwithstanding the unfavorable
outlook early this morning the at
tendance was not only good but was
excellent, there being about fifty
teachers of the county present on roll
cali. Others came in later to enjoy
and participate in the meeting.
The discussions were interesting
aud were entered into with the usual
manifestation of a desire to get the
most possible benefit out of them.
In looking over the assembly this
morning it occurred to one of the
teachers present that there were only
four or five, possibly a half dozen. OF
I: the charter members of the organiza-
ton now in the county. There were
present this morning Mr.. r. l.. Har-
ris, Miss Blackburn, Mrs. Mitchell
and Mrs. Tomlinson. There were
about twenty charter members, and
all of these with the exception OF
those mentioned, A. c. Allen, of The
ia, and perhaps one or two others,
nave drifted from the county, and
some into other avocations.
| After the discussion of the regular
subjects the business of the meeting
was taken up, when an election of Of
fcers for the ensuing year took place
In the election of officers Prof. c.
W. Johnson, of Mt. Pleasant, was
chosen president, T. Y. Hill, vice
president, and Miss Mary Blackburn
secretary.
The summer Institute will begin on
June 3 and will continues two weeks
An arrangement has been made to In
Iterchange teachers with Lawrence
and Williamson counties. Morton
and Galloway were named to 60 tc
Williamson and West and Allen 10 &c
to Lawrence.
The executive committee has call
ed a meeting to make out program
for the institute for pext Saturday
morning, to take place in the office
of the county superintendent.
The officers of the School Improve
ment Association request that eacf
teacher in the county make writer
report of all the school improvement
work done in his school for the pas
year. and send it Immediately to the
secretary, Miss Alleen Overton, Co
lumDia. Tenn, or D. M. Galloway, R
R. No. 6, Columbia, Tenn.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-05-10
APRIL RAINFALL
HEAVIEST MONTH
SINCE THAT OF 1874
BlGBY BRIDGE WASHED AWAY
AT THAT TIME ON THE
FIFTEENTH.
TEMPERATURE HIGHEST 10 YEARS
Another Coincidence Was the Mis-
sissippi River Overflow Which Was
Noted In the Records Which Occur.
red During the Month.

The meteorological observations for
the month Of April as taken by Mrs
]. w Fleming at Ashwood show the
month of April to have been an ex-
ceptional one as to rainfall. Not
since the year 1874 has the rainfall
in the county been equalled. The
records at that time were kept by
Mrs. Elemings father and the hota'
tons thereon are as follows:
Terrible rain this month. The wa
ter. ran over my pond; a bushel OF
fish went out into the field. Bigby
bridge carried away on the 18th AZ
inches rain recorded for that day. On
the 29th mercury SO degrees; thin
ice ON the 30th with frost. The
whole alluvial lands on the Mississip'
pi under water"
The rainfall for the month accord
Jig to the records was 1850 inches.
The rainfall for the month of April
lust passed was 1908 inches.
The maximum temperature for the
month was 80 degrees on the l2th;I
minimum "a on the 3rd; mean tenn
perature 61.4 degrees. Number OIL
days in which rain fell 10; number OIL
clear days, 5; number of partly
cloudy days. Is; number of cloudy
days, 10. Prevailing wind direction
south.
The mean temperature for thsI
month was higher than for ten years
April. 1910 had mean Temperature
of 42.2. Killing frost and plenty Oh
ice on the 25th. The months rainfal I
was sos INCHES. For the year lsL
the mean temperature was IS degrees \
and the rainfall was $50 inches.
These figures show some interest,"
ing comparisons, in that the ralnlan
has not been equalled in almost TOT
| ty years, and the temperature na
been higher than for ten years plV
violIs.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-05-10

prOsLective benehciarles and othef
minor details,
With these facts as basis II
ought to be an easy matter for the
attorney general 10 procure such adj
ditiopll evidence as is desirable II he
orosecutes in good faith.
"In this connection ] will make
frank the suggestion that the saecess
Of such an investigation and Iaesecu,
ton will be found to hinge MOI sdpon
the evidence presented, but upon the
character of the grand jury which
considers it. No amount or kind OF
evidence would satisfy some OF the
granl juries you have had in your
court. For example, the grand jury
which recently served in your court
had the most overwhelming evidence
at its command of violation OF the
liquor laws. Scores of open saloons
had been raided, the whisky removed
and tine operators arrested in the act
of making their customary SAFES, and
yet no true bills were found in these
cases. This is commonly considered
by the public as greater disgrace to
your city, county and court than the
raising of the CORRUPTION fund in ques-
ton. especially in view OF the fact
that no motion was made either by
the attorney general or the court to
peremptorily discharge such recalci
trant grand jurors.
ut is a we'll known fact that you
as criminal Judge, have absolute con
troll of the selection of the grand jury
of Davidson county.
'If you and the attorney general de
eide 10 present to the grand jury the
matters above set out I would like tc
have some sort of assurance from the
attorney general that when over
whelming evidence is furnished and
ignored he will move in open court
the discharge Of unfit grand Jurors, as
is so frequently done in the rura
courts where the Judge and attorney
general really desire to enforce the
laws.
I'm any answer you make to this
communication kindly let me know
whether the attorney general will
agree to prosecute the violators o
the aIti-saloon laws, as well as thos'
connected with the raising of the cor
Eruption fund. upon evidence furnish
ed me and whether he will assure m,
Of his intention to use his legal powe
if necessary to purge the grand jur.
as above suggested.
Il would also appreciate a state
ment from you as to whether 70,
had not already acquired information
as to the raising of said corruption
fund prior to my interview.
!. very respectfully,
BEN W. HOOPER"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-05-10
hOW,a THAI

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re
ward for any case Of Catarrh that can
not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
FL. CHENEY Z CO.. Toledo. o
We, the undersigned, have known r
J. Cheney for the last IL years, and
believe him perfectly honorable in III
business transactions, and financially
able to carry out any obligations made
by his arm.
WaIdlrs, kinnan & Msrv!r
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo. o
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken INFER
nally, acting directly upon the bloct
and mucous surfaces of the system
Testimonials sent free. Price, TIC 20
bottle. Sold by all Druggists.
Take Hairs Family Pills for consti
patton.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-05-10
WANTS TOFIND
HER PARENl'
BORN IN STATE SEVENTY N"'
YEARS AGO, NOW IN CAL
IFORNlA.

To The Herald: Will you I'',
aid me in finding my fat-e.
tives by publishing this letts- 'A
news columns. l was born 'D
State of Tennessee in the yJl. :.
My maiden name is Sarah Ann
liams. The only child By the
rage Of Isaac Williams and Ma''
Whaley. My parents separaleu =
was a small child, therefore ! :
no recollection of my father q" :.
relatives, out earnestly Wish " q
hem. If you will assist me wv N
3blige a very old lady. You're
truly. az
MRS. SARAH ANN DAVE
Gridley, Butte Co, Csi'iO
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-05-10
GOVERNOR HOOPER
GIVES OUT REPLY
TO NEIL S REQUEST
CAN FURNISH NAMES OF THOSE
CONNECTED WITH CoRRUP-
TiON FUND.
WANTS ASSURANCE OF GOODFAITH
Eecutive win Gladly Assist In Prose.
cut on and Insists That Past Record
of Neils Court a Disgrace-Makes
Suggestions About Jury.

The following letter has been given
out by Governor Hooper in reply to
Judge Neil of the criminal court OF
Nashville:
"Mooreshurg Tenn, May 8, 1872
Hon. A. 2. Neil, Judge, Nashville,
Tenn Dear Sir: A newspaper has
Just reached me containing your let
ter to me relative to the statement
/ recently made concerning the VIOLA
ton of thc liquor laws in Nashville
and the raising of fund of $4,000
by the whisky dealers to purchase
immunity from legal molestation.
II note that you have consulted the
Attorney General of Davidson county
and hive received from him the as
issuance that he stands ready and anx.
ious to prosecute to the fullest extent
of the law any man who has receiv-
ed or agreed to receive dollar OF any
man who has ever offered to pay, or
who has paid, one dollar for such IN
lawful purpose.
81 also note that it would give you
great pleasure for me to give to the
Attorney General such evidence as
may have in my possession.
81 thank you for the interest that
you have taken in this matter and
venture to make the following sug-
gestions:
"My newspaper interview to which
you referred embodied in substance
two vital charges: First, that there
are brewers, wholesale liquor dealers
ana saloonists operating their busl-
ness in Nashville, and second, that
many of them have recently raised a
corruption fund of $4,000 to prevent
the enforcement of the law against
them.
"While your letter does not indi.
cate that you took up with the attor.
neygeneral the matter of enforcing
the lew against the fragrant violators
of the liquor laws in the city, / pre-
sumo that it will afford you equal
pleasure to have me furnish you
proof against these violators also.
therefore make the following PROPOSE
ton to the attorney general through
you:
Il will furnish him plain, positive
and conclusive evidence that several
hundred men in various capacities
are openly, publicly and VIGOROUSLY
violating the anti-saloon laws in the
city Of Nashville every day and that
saloons are conducted without con
cealment in the hotels and elsewhere
throughout the business section Of
your city. These are not the occas
ional clandestine violations of the
elusive bootlegger, but are committed
in such a fragrant way as to corsti
tute the absolute notification Of the
laws of Tennessee Second, / will
furnish the attorney general the name
of tie man who collected and helt
the corruption fund above mentioned
the names of numerous liquor deal
ers who contributed to said fund &C
cording to their own admission, thu
names of several men to whom these
admissions were made, the name O
the attorney who represented The
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-05-10
BATON ROUGE
IS THREATENED
GOVERNOR SANDERS ON EARTH
WORKS ALL DAY SUPERlN-
TENDING LABOR.

BATON, ROUGE, La, May e.
With the Mississippi river at the
highest stage it has ever attained
mere or at New Orleans, rushing to
the gulf at the rate of nine feet per
second, and with the rain-soaked le-
wees crumbling away before the tor
rents force, conditions here grow
more serious hourly.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-05-10
VAUGHN MADE
CLUB RECEIVER
NASHVILLE. TEAM WILL HAVE
BUSINESS CONDUCTED BY
n1t VAUGHAN.
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, May CLERK
and Master Robert Vaughan has been
made receiver of the Nashville base
bal cub with power to conduct its
business, fulfill its lawful contracts,
etc. The club is also enjoined from
playing games on Sunday. This came
of fat issued by Chancellor Allison
today on a petition filed by the ofic
ers Of the religious Union.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-05-10

Mrs. J. c. Martin, 1912 Ninth Ave,
north, Nashville, Tenn, has benefit
Ted BY the healing and tonic uuali-
ties Of Foley Kidney Pills, and Is
willing that others should de like
wise She says: 81 suffered with
kidney trouble and had severe pain
across my back and felt all tired out.
Foley Kidney Pills helped at once,
and In a short time entirely reliev.
ed and invigorated me."-wOL,
BRIDGE co.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-05-10

Mrs. C. B. Palmer, the wife Of q
well-kncwn merchant Of Little Rock,
Ar, always recommends Foley's
Honey and Tar Compound for coughs
and colds, and says: MY little boy,
when he had the measIes, had sew
ere cough which grew so bad he
could not sleep nights. One small
bottle Of Foley's Honey and Tar
Compound completely cured him. He
has not ben bothered since."-WoL
BRIDGE co. y
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-05-10
CONVENTION AT
SHELBYWLLE
HOUSTON WILL BE NOMINATED
TO SUCCEED HIMSELF IN
CONGRESS.
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, May 4.--The
convention of democrats in the Fifth
district, who dissent from the arbitra-
~ action Of the district committee,
are in session at Shelbyville today.
There is q large attendance, all of
the counties in the district being rep
resented. Hon. w. C. Houston is
present and the indications are that
he will be unanimously nominated to
succeed himself in congress.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-05-10
FOR SALE

Farms Of all sizes, on the Lewis.
,urg and Northern. A special farm
100 acres that Is an ideal stock
or dairy farm. Possession at once II
taken in fifteen days.
J. R. BIGGER, Agent,
1sItf Chapel Hill, Tenn.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-05-10
BERTRAM DEDMAN
NEW APPOINTEE
CHAIRMAN BURNS NAMES HIM
AS ASSISTANT SECRETARY
OF COUNTY COMMITTEE,

Chairman John M. Burns has re-
Gently appointed Bertram c. Dedman
as assistant secretary of the county
democratic (regular) committee, and
he has assumed his duties.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-05-10

A Knoxville man willing to s''
Others the benefit of a valuable e1
perie1ce is Ed. Haines. He .
we'll and sound man today becaus]
he took Foley Kidney Pills at Iu!
the right time. He says; "Alsl
taking Foley Kidney Pills III
days the pain left my back and U
kidney action became free and pv|
NAL, and today | am a well, SouD1
man."-WOLDRIDGE co.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-12-07
-By-
Frank G. Carpenter

pointed out the mistake and the an
nOyance such mistakes caused. In re-
ply he received an apologize letter
from the president of the St Louis
bank nclOsing 80 cents worth of
american stamps which he could not
use. The letter inclOsing these stamps
also bore a tWO-cent stamp, and the
GuatemaIan banker had to pay so
cents to get it. He wrote again, and
the same thing happened a third time
It took fourth letter to show this
live St Louis business man that a five
cent stamp was necessary for Guate-
malan mail. All this was thank you
business on the part Of the Guatemal-
an
GuasemaIa's Debt.
If Guatemala could make a loan Of
something like 100000 and have
this secured by the customs, I am
told she would soon be on easy street.
her foreign debt now amounts to IN
der 100000, but she has defaulted
IN interest on this again and again
and the whole has been readjusted on
a 4 percent basis.
I am told that the local currency
debt in 1903 was over $40, 1000, 900 in
currency, and it is probably consider
ably more today. If the currency
could be wipe out at anything like
its present value it would be a great
thing for the country.
Taxes and Revenues.
At present the chief source Of the
revenue is from the coffee export tax.
which amounts to about 81 gold a
bag. As the coffee exports are TO-
100000 or S0,0O0,O00 pounds a year it
VIII be seen that this revenue is val
liable 1t is said that the government
sells this tax at the beginning Of the
year to the GuatemaIan bankers for
Ilxed sum, issuing therefor coffee
export tax certificates. The bankers
sell the certificates to the coffee ex-
porters and they make a profit OF the
difference between the amount OF the
ceruncate face value and the sum
they pay to the government. and this
profit is by no means small
Among the chief financiers are the
Stalls. am told that these bankers
recently bought up the bonds OF a loan
which every one thought had been
repudiated- They got the bonds for a.
song and then it was found that the
president had decided they were an
honest debt, and should be redeemed.
There are some discontents who saw
that his exceIency. president CABRERA
and other high officials shared in the
profits.
Frank G. Carpenter.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-12-07

in the main with that Of the male. ex-
cept1ng head points and the flowing
feature OF the tail. The comb Of the
female should be thin and smooth and
evenly serrated with six points and
should fall down gracefully over one
side OF the face. The wattIes are thin
and round and large for a hen The
earIobes are large, smooth and white
American markets prefer a yellow
legged and yellow skinned fowl and
yet the Black MinOrca. with its dark
legs and white skin, has held its own
Tor over century, as is attested by its
large class at every exhibition and I
predict that 100 years hence it viii
sim stand high in public favor, both
Tor its economic qualities and from the
standpoint OF fancier.
A breed quickly maturing to 4
weight OF nine pounds and over for
males and seven and a half pounds and
over Tor females and laying the great
est number Of the largest and whitest
eggs and possessing a hardness and 2
rusulng capacity eQuaIed by few
Dreeos and as pretty as the prettiest
seems to me TO possess about as many
good points as could be reasonably re-
CURED Of a breed have no hesitancy
IN saying that If you give Black Minor
cas- trial they viii not disappoint
you regardless of the purpose for
which you keep them
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-12-07

Copyright, 1912, by Frank J. Carpenter
Fruit company, which has there many
thousand acres, and about 10000, ] be-
Heve, already planted to bananas. The
hands OF Americans, and they have bi g
schemes for controlling the transporta-
ton. They will eventually complete
the system in conjunction with Mexico,
and will extend their lines through the
country south of this to the isthrnus
of Panama
Americans own the shippin (Which
comes to Guatemala. The United Fruit
company has tseamers twice a week to
New Orleans, and it frequently sends
ships to New York Its steamers fly the
English flag and they have English
commanders, but they are bought with
American money and they carry little
else but American freight and passen-
gers
American Trade.
If the trade here were rightly han
died 1t might be monopolized by the
Americans but as 1t is the Germans
have more than half ds much as we
have and the English are very close
to them Our exports to Guatemala run
a year, and Germany and the United
Kingdom each sends over a million.
Germany buys a great deal more than
we do and the United Kingdom al
most half as much
Underpaid Postage.
Americans trying to do business in
Guatemala do not understand the
postal rates. They know that two
cents will carry a letter to Mexico,
Canada or Panama, and suppose the
same sum will carry it to any part
of Central America This is not true.
Letters coming here require five
cent postage, and every letter sent
with just a two-cent stamp is subject
to a fine of 80 cents or more, which
is paid by the man who receives it.
Catalogs underpaid have similar
fine. The result is that a merchant
gets an advertising catalog with from
so to 80 cents due on it. He pays
this amount, and then finds that he
cannot read the catalOg, for it is print
ed in English
About half the business letters
which come here are underpaid, and
those who receive them must pay ex-
ira postage before they will be de-
livered- One of the leading bankers
here has just told me of his expert
ence with a bank in St Louis The
st. Louis bank sent a letter request
ing information bearing a twO-cent
stamp. The man pail so cents extra
postage to get it, and then wrote a
courteous letter to the banker and
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-12-07
POULTRY DEPARTMENT
Superior as Egg Producers.
By J. G. KEENAN,.

~ LACE a bowl OF peaches and
cream before a boy and he
thinks peaches are his faTorites
of all fruits. Try him tomorrow on
strawberries and he will say they are
his preference Next day. with a big
bunch of luscious grapes. held up be-
fore his gaze. Of all fruits, they will
be his choice.
Very much the same way it is with
me in passing judgment on the merits
Of the different breeds Of poultry. Al
ways the breed under consideration
seems. 1oT the time being at least to
De entitled TO preference above ali
others, and with this explanation 7
can say that right now I think that
for both utility and fancy, the Black
Minorca is eQualed by few and exceIled
by no breeds, and there is reason for
More than 100 years ago the breed
was transplanted from the island of
Mlnorca, of the coast of Spain, in the
Mediterranean sea to England, where
for long time it enjoyed a popularity
which has never been surpassed by a
new breed In its new home, il under
went many improvements, when it was
imported into the United States where,
as might reasonably have been ex-
pecteo, 1t underwent further improve
ment in points both Of beauty and
utility until it has reached its present
state Of perfection.
Are a Hardy Fowl
They are a hardy fowl, Of early ma
turity and give their entire attention
to the laying Of eggs, wasting no time
in the useless diversion OF trying to
mother a flock Of little chicks. Like
many high society folk their tastes
run along different lines and they
leave the rearing of young to the less
aristocratic of their kind.
For size Of egg the Minorca has no
rival and IN the number laid, stands
in the front rank. This makes it pc
culiarly the hen where only a small
Ilock is kept to furnish eggs for fam
lily use Another point in their favor
for the small breeder is their size. be-
ing the largest among all non sitters
and heavier at maturity than Wyan-
dottes and Rhode Island reds. This Is
a fact not generally recognized by
amateur breeders, who usually class
them for size with LeghOrns and
others of the small egg breeds, being
larger than Reds and Wyandottes and
laying like Leghorns they are strictly
their shape, carriage and color entitle
them to a front place from a stand
point OF beauty.
The Full Grown Male.
The male. when full grown, should
nave large, heavy, evenly serrated
comb with six points full. round,
smooth wattles and a large, white, al
mond shaped earlobe. The plumage
should be a little blacker than mid
night in Egypt under a certain Pha-
raOhs rule, though radia6ng as II
it were a sheen Of green. The legs
are dark and heavy boned. The body
is long and carried at a very slight
elevation above the horizontal The
tail is long, full and flowing. Alto
gether the bird is the very embodiment
Of beauty.
The Female.
The description Of the female agrees
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-12-07
A SURE, QUICK COLD
CURE---ACTS GENTLY
Pape's Cold Compound cures
colds and grippe in a
few hours.

The most severe cold will be broken,
and all grippe misery ended after
taking dose Of Pape's Cold Com
pound every two hours until three
consecutive doses are taken
You will distinctly feel all the dis
agreeable symptoms leaving after the
very first dose
The most miserable headache, dull
ness, head and nose stuffed up, fever
lshnesss sneezing, running Of the nose.
sore throat, mucous catarrhal dis
charges. soreness, stiffness, rheuma-
tlsm pains and other distress vanishes.
Take this wonderful Compound as
directed, with the knowledge that
which will cure your cold or end
Grippe misery as promptly and with
out any other assistance or bad after
ef1ects as a 25-cent package of Pape's
Cold Compound, which any druggist
can supply-contains no quinine-be-
longs in every home-accept no sub
stitute. Tastes nice-acts gently.-Adv