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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-04-05
TO INACCURATE ,-s i.
PUBLlCITY.MOVE
FRANK G. COOK TAKES CON.
TRACT FOR BIG SPACE IN
DAILY & WEEKLY HERALD.

Fank G.. Cook, the big furriture
and housefurnishing dealer, il go
ing to inaugurate another big pub
Hcity campaign Mr.. Cook has tried
and he knows its value.
he appreciates the worth of The
Herald. both Daily and Weekly, as
medium through which to get his
wares before the public and he Is
going to use these papers. The adj
vertis!ng department OF The Herald
las Just signed a contract with Mr..
Cook for the use OF several thousand
inches Of space in The Herald during
the coming year. These advertise
rnents will begin at an early date.
They will prove of interest to the
people because Mr.. Cook knows how
TO use great medium Of publicity.
The business of this store is con-
stantlv growing but Mr.. Cook Is ever
an enterprising and Is
always pushing ahead.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-04-05

train came along and that they each
began to dare the other to throw a
rock, and that under special press
urs he refused TO take the dare and
threw.
The young man ID a son Of Neil
Crown OF that community, and made
the confession In the presence Of
his father, who was very much chag-
rtned, saying that unless the boy
had made the statement himself that
he would not have believed him Cap
able Of such an offense-
The trial was set for next Mon
day at Lawrenceburg, and the faith
er went on the boys bond.
The penalty for such an offense II
from two to five years In the state
prison
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-04-05
ARMED MEN NOW
STAND GUARD
DRIVE WILL BE MADE THROUGH
WOODS FOR NEGRO THIS
AFTERNOON.


GAINESVILLE, Tenn, Mar. z9.-
John Foster, the negro charged with
attempting to assault Miss Katherine
Kerr, daughter of Clay Kerr, Of Hous-
ton county, is believed to be sur
rounded.
Neighbors who took up the search
this morning at o'clock finally sue.
ceeded In locating the negro's trail.
This trail was followed until IL a.
m. TODAY. They found that he was
in a triangular body Of woods on a
ridge with three roads surrounding
it. Armed men were stationed on all
roads to stand guard until the arrival
Of more men, when a drive will be
made through the woods. The negro
is still unclothed, as he was seen a
short time before he entered the
woods. II captured it is quite proba-
bic that a speedy lynching win result.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-04-05
DEFEATED FOR
A THIRD TERN
GOV. DoNAGHEY BEATEN Ao,N
AND ARKANSAS RETURNS
JEFF DAVIS.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark, April l.
On the. face of returns received d
70 l o'clock last night indicate tha
Congressman Joe T. Robinson, of Ia
noke. has defeated Gov. George "
Donaghey, in the democratic prims
ries by a majority OF 10000 votes
fne race between JEFF Davis aud 4
Brundidge is close, the votes recei7
Ell being mostly from the cities. tn
friends of Senator Davis declare thd
when the country vote is in DaV1
viii be an easy winner. Brunddg1
IN the other hand claims the eleS|
ton by 10000 votes.
Congressman Robinson. shortly n
fore midnight, stated that he was 81
isfed that his majority over GOV
Dcnaghey would reach 10000 al
that he has carried in the neigbbdI
hood Of seventy out Of seventyff
counties in the state
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-04-05
GLENDALE SCHOOL
PRELIMINARIES.
A DELIGHTFUL ENTERTAINMENT
PRESENTED THERE BY THE
PUPILS FRIDAY EVENING.

The preliminary contests for the
Glendale school, which we're aeld
Friday night under the direction Of
Hiss Lizzie Moore. the expression
teacher. and proved 3 most inspiring
entertainment In the first division
Claude. the little daughter Of County
Court Clerk Hardin Thomas, won for
Ene girls, and John Hutton won for
the boys. In the second division Ma
ME Murphy won for the girls. There
was no bow In the entries.
The judges were Misses Beulah
Mccain and Lois Adkisson and Rev
Belts
The program, though an extra long
one. was so skillfuIly handled and sol
attracriyeIy presented that il lever
once grew tiresomesSduel TO the tact
OF the directress and the talent of
the children. Special mention Should
be made OF the quartet. composed oil
Messrs. Kannon, Harmon, Bender
man and Smith, whose appearance
was always greeted with applause
and whose encores were frequent.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-04-05
PAUL S DESIRE
TO KNOW GOD
SUBJECT or SERMON At FIRST
METHODIST CHURCH BY Or.
TAYLOR LAST NIGHT.

Dr. w. 3 Taylor, Of Franklin,
preached great sermon at the First
Methodist church on Thursday hight
His subject was st. PauTs desire to
know God, and In this he showed by
contrast what Paul gave up and
what he gained. Likewise he, Of
course contrasted the Christian life
Of the present day with that Of the
sinner: the difference in each and
the real benefits derived from right
Irving.
Or. Taylor Ia a favorite here and
his sermon made a fine impression on
his hearers.
DR.. Chadwick, assistant editor On
the Christian Advocate, will preach
tonight.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-04-05
COULDN'T TAKEDARE.
ITHRtW ROCK INTO A
! TRAIN. IS ARRESTED
PRANK or a LAWRENCE CouN-
TY BOY GETS HIM INTO Sc
RloUs TROUBLE.
WILL Be TRIED MONDAY
Son Of . Substantial Farmer Of Law
renee couHfy<--Makes. Confession
To Officer and in Presence Of His
Father Who 10 Much Surprised.

On Monday night Of this week the
train to Florence was couple of
hours late, and az a result Joe
Thomas, the conductor on the same
had quite a fright and the young
man who Ia the butch" was pretty
seriously hurt.
When the train pulled out from
the station at Leoma, six miles south
of Lawrenceburg. while the conduct,
or and butch" were talking in the
smoking car some one threw a TocK
through the window striking the
young man on the head making an
ugly bruIse and causing him consid-
cradle pain, and Thomas was struck
In the face and about the person
with shattered glass.
The matter was reported the fol-
lowing day and special officer r. f..
Rigsby went down Thursday 70 In
yestt9ste the matter. On arriving
there he found that there had been
a party at the home Of Mr.. Craig
and that a number Of young men had
come 40 from Pleasant Point on foot
On close questioning Of these
young men 1t was discovered that
they knew something Of the affair.
and on insistent inquiry one Of the
boys, Joe Brown by name, shout
seventeen or eighteen years Of age
acknowledged his guilt.
His statement was to the effect
that they had started home when the
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-04-05
DAVID TROUsDAIE
MAKES A VISIT TO
COLUMBIA TODAY
FIRST SINCE aETURa HERE TO
SPEND s-CRT TIME WITH
HIS FATHER.
HOLDS A LEVEE ON SQUARE
Personally Acquainted With Maury
ccuntlzns, All Wanted 70 Hear His
Story Of the Killing Of the Train
Eouhers In Texas Recently.

David A TruusdaIe was in Column
hfa Fc,Iay for the first time since his
return from the west, and the stock
show was a secondary matter alto
gether. He and his father and broth
er, VII, came in rather early and 1T
was only short time until il was
gsne-sI.y known that he was in town.
and every one wanted To see him and
hear bis own story Of bis recent ex-
Derferce in the killing Of The two
train robbers IN Texas
He is personally acquainted with
Z large majority 0f the people in the
county and was busy shaking hands
ind recounttng the incident thar has
50 suddenly made him famous For
more than an hour he stood on the
walk in the southwest corner Of the
square with the crowd damned
around him 90 closely that he could
not get away, answering the lues-
tions Of his friends and those attract
ed there through curiosity.
He is locking the picture OF good
health and viii remain here about a
month on vacation, and until the
excitement on the road incident to
the affair has subsidized, when he gays
ne will return to his work.
His mai. has somewhat subsidized,
and ae is of the opinion that it viii
be only short time until the annoy
ance that has followed him viii de-
crease ana eventually disappear.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-04-05
CASE TRIED BY
JURY OF WOMEN
THEY DECIDE THAT A TAILOR
MUST MAKE SUITS FIT
PERFECTLY.

SAN FRANCISCO, Mar. 90
Twelve women jurors In a justice
court decided yesterday that vnIess
a tailor made suit fit perfectly the
nan who ordered it need not pay the
tailor full price. As a result T. W.
Won Schroeder, Jr, an attorney, will
not have to pay balance Of $50 for
which he was sued by a tailoring
arm.
Won Shredder demanded his case
De tried by Jury of women, the first
TO be empanneled in San Francisco.
Before them, Won Shredder clad in
tie suit, twisted and turned and pa
raded.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-04-05
COL. ROOSEVELT
WILL NOT BOLT
DECLARES STATEMENT TO THAT
EFFECT NOT MAZE BY
HIM.

ST. LOUIS, April Reports that
Col. Roosevelt had intimated thai he
wouli bolt from his party in case he
fails of nomination, brought forth q
denial from the ColneI today.
ANY statement like that is un-
rue" he said. ANY time ! nave
anything to say on that subject, /
will say it myself. and anything pur-
porting to come from me, unless /
say it myself, rs a fake"
Col Theodore Roosevelt arrived
here this morning. Tonight he viii
speak in the First Regiment Armory
Col Roosevelt was told that he
was quoted az having said in Chicago
that Republicans were not bound to
respect nominations secured by
-thuggery," in this case referring to
the nominations OF the Chicago con-
vention. Z
There was no allusfon to the Chi
cago convention" he said. THE al
lusions were specifically to what had
been done in New York, Indianapolis
and Denver No such sentence as
that including the word 'thuggery'
vas used.
What stated was that such con-
Tentions as those in New York. In
diasapolis and Denver were IN no
way representative or binding on re-
publicans- | stand on what I said"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-04-05

ct w4ire lilies. These were the first
flowers 70 arrive.
Early ri the day Mrs. Taylor re-
caiEef personal note in the Pres
idenrs handwriting. It was written
moment after the President had
news Of the Senator's death among
a number Of more personal express
SONS Of grief and sympathy for Mrs
Taylor were the following sentenc-
6: He leaves . sweet and fragrant
memory" and Thousands of friends
OF. has and yours mourn with you :
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-04-05

j. r. Garrett, 301 1 Ave, so. Nash
Vile, Tenn, writes, I was afflicted
with serious case OF liver trouble.
The pains In my back sometimes he
ing unbearable, and the kidney action
was very painful and irregular. II
ter taking few doses of Foley Kid
ney Pills the pains left me and my
Kidneys became normal. / advise all
who suffer as did.to take Foley Kid
ney Pills Wofdrfdg Co. -
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-04-05
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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-04-05
TRANSGRESSORS
ARE In BAD
ACTING RECORDER ERWIN AS
SESSES THE FULL LIMIT IN
THREE CASES.

The decision OF the city recordel
was rendered in the federal license
cases against Hood, Taylor and Left
wich this morning, and fine of s5l
and costs was assessed in each case
There viii be an appeal, it is suppod
ed. by each of the defendants, thcugd
It is not positively known.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-04-05

Or. Thomas Electric OIL is the
best remedy for that often fatal dis
eaae-croup. tt has been used with
success In our family for eight
years. Mrs. l. Whiteacre, Buffalo,
". Y.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-04-05

For any itching trouble, piles, &c
zema, salt rheum, hives, Itch, scald
head, herpes, scabies, Doan's Oint-
ment is highly recommended. soc a
boz at all stores.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-09-05
Montezun7a, Aztec King, Would Have
Been Very Great Baseball Pitcher

disks hanging just in front of the wall
of the court"
The feat of scoring" commented a
listener. must have required a great
deal OF skill" The party greeted the
sally with approval
Agility was one of the prime re-
quisites of an Aztec big Lacquer" con-
tinued the narrator unabashed.
The prizes of the game We're great
The visitors were often presented
with jewels: fine cotton stuffs. feath.
er work or plumes of great value"
How about getting the hook now
and them" queried one who had just
joined the group. When did they use
the golden balls?" asked another.
"Montezuma. the last emperor OF
the Aztecs. who was captured by the
Spaniards. specialized on them. II is
said that the royal captive spent a
great deal of his time in prison prac
ticing with golden balls. He even
challenged the Spanish general to a
contest"
And take it from me the Spanish
general got the gold" parted one
Those yellow pills were thrown
at targets of the same metal. Mon
tezuma would have been a great pitch
er had he lived a few centuries later
He could heave them against the
home plate with unerring regularity
You see -"
Enough" cried the party in unison
before they fled.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-09-05
| ABOR LEADER COMPLIMENTS
RICHMOND AND ITS PEOPLE

This then, ladies and gentlemen, is
your meeting place for 1912.
"Richmond's continued prosperity
is due to the character of her indus
tries. Manufacturing concerns, whose
reputation for honest product extends
around the world, are located here.
The excellence of the output of these
factories have given to this city a
commercial prestige enjoyed by few
communities in the United States.
Many people over the state of In
diana are unaware of the magnitude
of the industries of this city for the
reason that Richmond has nexer ex-
perienced a shallow boom. Her growth
has not been of the mushroom order
| Richmond's growth has been slow, but
steady and substantial-yet ever on
ward.
During the convention last year at
Evansville the delegates from Rich
mond, in asking for this years meet
| ing, said: Come next year to Rich
mond and We know that all our bust
ness men will unite with us in max
ing your stay a pleasant one"
And now after nearly a year this
proud boast has come true The dele
gates knew whereof they spoke, for
you. And it matters not in, what walk
of life the trend-the man of Drawn
and skill within the unions ranks, or
the man of wealth-the delegates will
; find them courteous, hospitable, so
ciable-ever ready to make your short
sojourn an event to be long remem-
bered.
And so, in the name of the Rich
mond Central Labor Council. the writ.
er desires to thank the public spirit
ed business men who have done SO
much to make this meeting an enjoy
able one. Sincere thanks are also ex.
| tended to the Item and the Palladium
for the publicity which has been Civ
en- the convention; also to Mr.. Chas
w. Jordan for many courtesies extend
! ed in the name of the Richmond Com
mercial Club.
| "A gentleman once left Richmond
to establish a newspaper in another
community and an Indianapolis news
paper, in welcoming the newcomer
said: Richmond is a mighty good
place for a man to be able to say he
comes from"
'In conclusion, the writer desires te
add to this compliment by saying
'That Richmond is also mighty gooo
town for a man to be able to say he
is going
| "To-To stay and live"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-09-05
HIDE NEGRO BRUTE
| TO SAVE HIS LIFE
West Virginia Mob Seeks to
Lynch Fiend Who AS
saulted White Girl.
(National News Associatiou)

National News Association
Bluefeld, w. Va, Sepa. 5.-Walter
Johnson, the negro accused of attack
ing a white girl in this city, and who
was reported early today to have been
lynched at Princeton, where he was
taken by the sheriff last night to es-
cape a mob, is in hiding in the hills
fifteen miles from here. He was To-
Gated at noon where the officers had
him in charge.
Johnson went to the home of George
White, a railroad man in this city,
found his fourteen-year-old daughter,
Nita, alone, threw rag saturated with
chloroform over her head, dragged her
into a room, mistreated her, and then
escaped.
In their search for the guilty man,
the police arrested three negroes, one
of them Johnson. He was identified
by the girl as her assailant.
A mob gathered last night and de-
manded the prisoner, but chief of
police Postelwaith by a ruse rushed
Johnson from the Jail here to Prince
ton, thirteen miles away.
Three hundred heavily armed men
followed, and at Princeton early to-
day they were Joined by hundreds OF
others who battered down the door OF
the Jail and began a search for the
prisoner, wrecking the interior. They
broke the combination of large vault
and opened it, but Johnson was not
there. He had been taken away by
officers.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-09-05
FREEMAN is TO
HELP PROSECUTOR

:. Perry ]. Freeman has been appoint
ed assistant prosecuting attorney for
this judicial district to assist Joshua
Allen, present prosecuting attorney.
Judge Fox made the appointment yes
iterday. The following is the reading
of his opinion in making the, appoint
fment:
That for the reason there is in the
opinion of the court. a public neces-
sity for the appointing of an assistant
prosecuting attorney, the court hereby
appoints P. ]. Freeman, reputable
attorney of the Wayne County bar, to
act as an assistant prosecuting at
torney for a period of two months
from this date, at a compensation OF
SIS per month"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-09-05

Three baseball fans had settled
down to comfort on the veranda Of the
Elks' club. Yesterdays games had
been fully discussed and as the sub
iect was dying one of the fans re-
marked casually, DO you fellows
know who first played ball in Am
erica?"
Sneak with that old story" came
the sharp retort. Every kid knows
that the Indians used to play a game
that resembled the national sport"
Not by a long shot," came the re
joinder of the member who wanted
to spring a new one. The game was
played in America long before the
Indian came. Did you fellows ever
hear of the Aztecs that had a great
civilization in Mexico centuries before
the Spaniard arrived in search OF
gold?"
We'll, if you didn't, here's where
you will learn about the first game
of baseball played in America"
His listeners prepared to be bored
by the recital.
THE sort of ball these Aztecs play
ed" continued the one who had beer
reading history, was very popular
with the public, even If it did not cost
81 to see a game. The kind of bal
the Aztecs used was made of elastic
rosin and some of gold"
Say that again." interrupted q
doubling Thomas.
ITS no lie, some of the balls they
batted around the lot were made Of
gold. The ancient game was called
totolooue and was played on a court
known as tlachco, not so large as the
present day diamond. The players haC
only girdle around their bodies"
| Keep it up" sounded the chorus
There were pitchers, but no catch
ers and fielders were few. Wher
| pitched the ball was struck by al
upward movement of the thigh or ell
bow, according to how 1t was aimed
high or low. After being struck tn,
sphere in order to count, had to pas,
through a hole in one of the severa
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-09-05

In a striking editorial, w. C. De
Miller, who has been in Richmond for
several months preparing for the state
meeting of the State Federation OF
Labor, which meets here September
24-26, lauds the city and calls atten
ton to the harmonious attitude exist
ing between labor and capital. This
is the first time in the history of the
state federation that one of its rep
resentatives has 1auded labor con
ditions in the manner in which DeMil
Ter has done.
The editorial is the leading article in
souvenir of the city, which the Rich
mond Central Labor Council will scat
ter broadcast through the state. AL
the delegates to the labor convention
will receive copy of the souvenir
and business men say that the adver
tisement Richmond will receive from
the book and from DeMiIler's editor
ial will rebound to the benefit of the
whole community.
The full text of the editorial fol
lows:
"Greetings, delegates and congratu
lations. Congratulations because this
year you are holding your 2Sth an
nual convention in Richmond. 1t il
your first visit to this city and we
feel confident that you will be bott
pleased and agreeably surprised
You are coming to an exceptiona
city-a city with the peaceful atmos
phere of a village, yet with gigantic in
dustrial institutions worthy of a met
ropolis.
''Is this not exceptional? Would
not one ordinarily expect strife ant
contention in a community whose in
dustries are the greatest of their kline
in the world?
And yet this is termed the strike
less city-a city where the employer
and the employe have a good word tt
say for each other-where all pull to
gether and work together for the
good name of their home city.
Richmond, called the strikeless
city on account of it's continual har
mony; Richmond, called the Panic
Proof City on account Of it's strons
financial institutions; Richmond call
ed the Prosperous City on account O
it's continual outflow of product; Rich
mond, a city of broadminded unio1
men and business men-a city O
beautiful homes, churches, shaded
streets, a city of culture and the hom,
of contented and peace-loving peo
pie.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-09-05
CHAUNCEY M. DEPEW
WILL SUPPORT TAFT
(National News Association

LONDON. Sept 5-Sailing a week
searlier than he had planned Senator
tChauncey M. Depew boarded the
.Adriatic today to take the stump for
President Taft and to accept an invi-
tation to appear before the senate
committee investigating the Penrose
charges. Mr.. Depew said he expected
to testify the day after his arrival but
did not know what he could tell them
other than he was active in the 1904
campaign and personally contributed
to the campaign fund.
Il had many talks with Roosevelt
during that campaign but he never
mentioned the subject of campaign
contributions to me-" declared Mr.. De
pew.