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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-03-29

it is only necessary 'o<re-
fer to the Memphis delegation OF
"natriots" the crowd from that coun-
ty being the only one whose person
mel has been published Here Is the
list as printed in the Tennessean,
friend of the harmony" move
ment:
Mayor E. Fl. Crump, Congressman
X. D. Mcclellan, Managing Editor
Mooney of the CommercialAppeai'
Managing Editor Miller of the News
scimitar, District Acknowledgement
2. n. Estes, Assistant District
Attorney Harry Holman, Sheriff I.
&. Tate, Register F. J. Rice, Chalr-
man of the County Court W, A.
TAYLOR, County Commissioners John
Duncan and E. w. Hall, Deputy Trus-
tee John c. McLemore, Deputy Coun-
IL Court Clerks VIM. Logan and j..
p. Cashin, Chairman County Health
Board DR.. T. c. Graves, City Judge
w. ] Bacon, former City Judge P.
Harry Kelly, City Attorney Charles
M. Bryan, Justices of the Peace
John M. Maher and F. M. Guthrie,
Editor Of the Herald A. E. Rowe,
Clerk and Master Lamer Heiskel,
Chairman of the County Democratic
Committee R. G. Williamson, Elec
ton Commissioner John Crane, State
Senator w. N. Page, Representatives
F. E. Miller, Stanley Trezevant and
w d. Horn, Attorneys w. A. Percy
G. p. Smith, VIM. Keiser, sJos. Tob1n
p. w. Lanier, R. o. Johnson, Hubert
Fisher and A. B. Galloway; Charles
, Wexford, an insurance man; Charles
Thompson, a manufacturer, ant
: Charles Morrow, broker.
: Let's see. OF the twenty-nine II
, the list all but ten already hold scm'
' sort Of office. They have jobs iron
} Justice of the peace to member 0
, congress. OF course they will whool
: 'em ,,p. They are Justly and lou
4 about the necessity for party vic
e tory" The living of most of tnen
:. depends on it. How many rlai
9 every day farmers, the source OF tn
v States wealth, in the list. Ech
v answers, how many? How nan
:. merchants? None. One lone nan'
|. facturer Its dollars to doughnut
). that half the lawyers in the lot hav
Q been stung already by some cfiic'
a seeking bee.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-03-29
ROOSEVELT IN TENNESSEE.

Unless he gets the two delegates
from the second district Teddy the
Terrible will not receive any votes
from Tennessee in the Republican
National convention. It is certain
that the four delegates from the
state at large will be instructed for
Taft and already eight of the districts
nave instructed for the President,
and one other may do so.
This will give the President at least
twenty-five of the twenty-four dele
gates from the state and he has
better chance than Teddy to get the
other two.
There is practically no sentiment
among the people in either party for
Roosevelt in Tennessee. And that
fact is to the credit of the people of
this State. 1t shows that they can
not Re carried away by spectacular
and fambouyant appeals. They
have confidence in President Taft
and believe that he is we'll entitled
to another nomination from his
party. The nomination Of Roosevelt
by the Republicans for third term
will be a menace to the institutions
of this country. 1t will in the Ian
guage of the Mighty himself be moth
ing less than a calamity"
The Roosevelt sentiment among
the Republicans of this section is
largely confined to the soreheads
and disappointed officeseekers. 1t is
lgenerally speaking motley aggrega.
ton. If the Democrats had voice
it is certain that Taft's majority in
the State would be even larger
Outside of the West Taft will beat
TEDDY to a fragile" OF that We
hsve but little doubt 1t will be a
sad day for this country when one
of its great political parties so fai
forgets its obligation to wise tradi
ton IS to menace its institutions b,
embracing the third term idea. =
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-03-29
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

Monte Fariss to Annie B, Titcomb,
lot in 9th district, $500.
Gus White to w. M. Stone, lot in
9Th district, $40.
w. NJ. Stone to w. T. Wilkes, lot
in 9th district, $500.
Gus White to w. T. Wilkes, lot I'm
9th district, $93.
]. r. Dining to julius Knox, lot
In 9th district. $3.50.
W. H. Long to H. G. Kittrell, lot in
Mt. Pleasant, s404.25.
]. +. Fike to W. T. Wilkes, lot in
9Th district, SIS.
Columbia Cotton Mill Co. to " T
wilkes. lot In 9Th district, SOS.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-03-29

democratic party or good govern
ment But the Vertrees committee
has the virtue of consistency. IL
has pursued the same line of action
It has not blown hot and cold at the
same breath. If Maj. Vertrees can
keep 1t in line now and away from
the magic wand of M. r. Patterson
it will be the one and only democrat
ic political organization in Tennes
see in this good year that has been
consistent and faithful to one policy
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-03-29
A DEVIOUS TRAIL.

It is stated with pOsitiveness
that indicates full knowledge OF the
committees mind, that majority OF
the independent state committee
will promptly approve the latest
harmony" plan, that adopted by the
editors and politicians in Nashville
last week. We do not doubt t. We
cannot conceive of plan that the
committee would not try for a time
anyway. This committee has propos-
ed, endorsed and accepted about ev-
cry "plan for harmony" that the mind
of a politician could conceive. The
independent committee has taken ev-
cry side of every proposition. 1t has
not been constant nor consistent for
no sooner has it adopted one plan un-
til it has felt called upon to espouse
another. Hence there is no room for
doubt about the committees accept
ance Of the latest PRONUNCIATION al
though it may be that before the ink
is dry upon the signature of accept
ance some other scheme will be
evolved
The independent committee start
ed the whole harmony business 1t
asked for conference with the reg
,llars' but the plan was subsequently
abandoned and a primary was called
for some time in April, we cannot
now recall the exact date. This pri-
mary was to be jointly officered by
the independents and regulars.
Three of the latter were prevailed
upon to serve. However, without no
tice to these three recruits the jnde-
pendent committee in rush accept
ed a similar plan proposed by the reg
ular committee. After accepting the
plan the committee discovered that
it was Objectionable in certain fea'
lures The regulars" promptly met
agreed to eliminate the Objectionable
features, but the independents" sud
denly realized that they had lost in
terest in primaries and wanted con
vention or several of them. Calls
we're later issued for two conven
tons 9nd notice given of third. i
is expected now that these conven
lions will all be unceremoniousl!
abandoned and the editor-politiciar
harmony plans accepted.
No committee in the state has eve
, ;rod a more devious, a more uncer
tain or a mere vacilating route thai
that pursued by the Independents
+ They have not known their own min
= for a fortnight at time. They Law
A acted as though they were the sbse
!. lutte guardians and custodians OF tn
a $4,000 independent democrats VIII
A voted for Hooper when it is doub
:. tul If they could with diligent scare
n now find 1000 who would own thel
? allegiance. Small wonder that tn
. people are disgustedi
t The Herald has little respect fC
r the politics of the vertrees commi
e tee. II is full of small bore polii
clans looking for selfish factional a
D vanage and cares not a rap for Il
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-03-29
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Imperial Valley press., 1912-01-16
EASTERN SEAB0ARO IS
GR|PPED BY JACK FROST

[BY UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATIONS
WASHINGTON, Jan. 16-The east.
ern seabard is gripped by the cold
wave 1t is freezing at Jacksonville
Fla. Sault Ste Marie is the coldest
city reported with 10 below.
NORTH SYDNEY (N. s. Jan. 10
The cold wave center has shifted tC
the northeastern coast. Snow is thir-
ty-fve fee. deep in newfoundland
Rail and wire traffic is at standstill
The steamer Woburn has been miss
ing. four days and is believed to be
lost
HARTFORD CCt.D Jan. 16.-It is 2.
to IS below i'll New England The
orchards of Connecticut have been
damaged hundreds of thousands OF
dGllarS.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-01-16
OLDEST FRAME HOUSE IN
AMERICA IS DESTROYED

SOUTHAMPTON (N. V Jan. 16.-
The oldest frame house in the United
States is being razed by Workmen to-
day by order OF the authorities. 1t
was built in 164S by Thomas Sayre,
an Englishman who came to this coun-
try in Cromwell's time and was one
of the original settlers OF ,Southamp-
ton in 1910. The Sayre house is in
the center of the village and has long
been a point of historic interest. With
proper caretaking the house would
have stood for century yet, but it
was allowed to decay and crumble.
All the material in the Old build
ing with the exception of the glass,
was home made. The timber, boards,
shingles, slabs and brick We're turned
cut within a block or two of the
house, and even nails were manufac-
tured by the old village blacksmith.
Huge fire places We're in the walls.
During the Revolutionary war the
house was used by the British officers.
The property is owned by direct
descendant of Sayre.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-01-16
FIVE HUNDRED MILE GRAND
CIRCUIT FOR AUTOMOBILES.
IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

The Los Angeles Chamber of Com
merce has called a good roads con-
ference to be held in that city Janu-
ary 25 and 26. This is of great i'm
pOrtance for several reasons:
Because it is the first time in the
history of the valley that it has been
called into conference with, represen-
tatives of that city;
Because it is the first definite step
taken by Los Angeles commercial in
terests looking to the establishment
of closer relationship between that
city and this valley;
Because it amounts TO an abandon
ment of the all-desert course adopted
for the national highway; and
Because it proposes that the state
highway shall connect this valley with
Riverside, rather than San Diego.
The invitations to the conference are
as follows:
''The Los Angeles Chamber of Com
merce hereby extends an invitation to
the boards of supervisors, boards of
trade, chambers of commerce and 9th
er civic bodies of the cities and towns
between and including Los Angeles,
Pasadena. Corona, Beaumont, Mecca,
Brawley, Imperial, Ell CentrO, Calexico
and HOltville to send three delegates
Imperial Valley press., 1912-01-16

southern route, it would be necessary
for the valley to cooperate with River
side county in opening the northern
route.
With circuit of 500 miles through
Southern California on good roads,
giving the contrast of orange groves,
mountains, desert and alfalfa fields,
there would be presented a new at
traction to autoists which they would
find impossible to duplicate on earth.
Without a Parallel
The 800 mile circuit would in many
respects be without a parallel on
earth For instance, it would be the
only great route over which one could
travel with the chances at least 100
to / that in the entire trip he would
encounter no storm, no mud and no
uncOmfOrtab weather. There would
be the eXhilaratiOn of rising 5000 feet
above sea level and the novelty Of
dipping 200 feet below sea level. There
would be views from the valleys of
high peaks and there would be
glimpses from the elevated mountain
passes down upon wide valleys. There
would be a range Of color from the
green's Of the orchards to the delicate
tints of the desert There would be
the dense population OF the cities grad
ually fading away into the wilds, and
on the trip there would be brought
into view all the industrial activity
Of all parts of Southern California.
Such a highway would be one of
the greatest attractions country
could offer to its visitors.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-01-16
POST ON THE
RURAL MAIL ROUTES

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16.-The es-
tablishment of parcels post delivery
along rural mail routes should not
be longer delayed, in the opinion of
p. V. DeGraW, fourth assistant post
master general, as expressed in his
annual report.
Every consideration of practicable
ity, business eXpediency and good ad-
ministration, he says, 'faNors the
plan as being a probable source of
large revenue and great public accom-
mOdatiOu."
Mr. DeGraw bases his recOmmenda-
ton for parcels posts on the ground
that the expenditure for railway ser
vice is increasing more rapidly than
the receipts; and the parcels post, he
says, would provide much additional
revenue. During the last year the rur-
al mail receipts were $7,570.000, while
the expenditures were $37,130000.
For the present year there has been
appropriated $42790,000, while it is
not expected that there will be an
apprecabe increase in receipts. This
loss will become greater each year,
he says, unless the parcels post is
established to help.
There are now more than 1000, 900
miles of rural mail routes and the av-
erage mileage per day for each car
rier is 2419. During the last year
! 577 routes We're added, making the
present total 41,656 More than 49,
100000 letters and parcels were re-
ceived at the dead letter office during
, the year.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-01-16
FIRST CANTALOUPE SEED
IS PLANTED IN The GROUND

The first cantaloupe seed for the
new season We're planted yesterday
by the japanese at Hebcr, there be
ing twenty acres in the patch. This
is unusually early, and it depends on
the weather to determine whether the
work has been thrown away
During the next ten days planting
will begin in earnest in the valley
cantaloupe fields, and activity will con-
tinue until the harvesting of the first
of the crop.
The acreage of melons this year
will be more completely tied up than
heretofore, having become a shippers
industry, with limitations imposed on
the growers by contract
In view of the conditions, several of
the most prominent growers have
dropped out of the business, though
there will be a few large growers in
dependent of the allied shippers
compact.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-01-16
TELEGRAPH OFFICIALS
SURPRISED BY SCHEME

NEW YORK. Jan t6.-The an
nomcement from Washington that
Postmaster General Hitchcock is
about to recommend government
phone lines was received with sur
prise by officials of the big telegraph
and telephone companies here.
ut is a bolt out of a clear sky"
declared Theodore n. Vail, president
of the American Telephone and Tele-
graph Company and of the Western
Union.
Mr.. Vail said that there had been
no conference on the subject and that
not even a suggestion had been made
to the companies here that such a
proposition was being considered by
the postmaster general.
Edward J. Nally, vice president and
general manager of the Postal Tele-
graph Cable Company, did not believe
congress would favor Mr.. Hitchcock's
idea
Imperial Valley press., 1912-01-16
WILL BRING IN GAS
FROM MIDWAY FIELDS

LOS ANGEL ES. Jan 1G.--Natural
gas is to bc brought to Los Angeles
from the Midway gas fields, according
to plans that have been formulated
by the Southern California Gas Com
pany.
An application has been fled with
the board of Supervisors ior gas
pipe franchise in this county to bring
the gas to the ciC.
OF the Midway Gas Company, which
is said to be the company that owns
the Sas in the oil field, and it win
sell il to the Southern California Gas
Company for distribution.
The gas will come from the prop
erty Of the Honolulu Consolidated Oil
Company in the Midway field.
Pipe already has been ordered for
the line, and it is said that work will
Imperial Valley press., 1912-01-16
PRESIDENT MAY
ENDORSE PROPOSAL
OF HITCHCOCK

LBY UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATIONSl
WASHINGTON, Jan. 16.-It is re-
ported authoritatively that Post
master General HitchcockS an
nouncement of a plan for government
ownership of telegraph lines was de-
signed to sound public sentiment with
out committing President Taft. If the
public approves, the president will
urge action before his term expires.
the project has been under investi-
cation fer a year and The president
is said to be in direct accordance with
Mr., Hitchcock. The president met The
cabinet today and discussed the plan.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-01-16

be commenced as soon as the fran
chise is obtained. The line should
be finished by October /. 1t will cost
about 100000.
The pipe ordered is twelve inches
in diameter, and it is announced that
it will furnish gas under high pres
sure to the people in and around Los
Angeles.
The Southern California Gas Com
pany is Huntington concern, a sub
sidiary of the Pacific Light and Power
Company.
Just how much gas will be brought
through the line is not stated, nor
just where it will be sold. 1t may
be used to supplement the supply man
ufactured by the artificial gas plants.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-01-16
NEW BEE ORDINANCE
IS ADOPTED BY THE
co. SUPERVISORS
importation of Colonies from Other
Counties Prohibited Through
Enactment of This Board

Imperial county has a new bee Or
dinance, one of the principal features
of which is the prohibition of the i'm
portation of colonies of bees from
other counties. Tnis ordinance was
adopted after the valley bee men pre-
sented their arguments TO the board,
and has the approval OF the county bee
inspector, A. F. Wagner.
Mr.. Wagner states that the valley
now has more than 1000 colonies of
bees and that durins the present win
ter 1900 colonies have been brought in
from other counties.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-01-16
SANTA FE RETRENCHES

SAN BERNARDINO, Jan. 16.-A re-
trenchment went into effect on the
Santa Fe today. and every department
felt the demand for reduction of ex-
penses.
The shops here, which employ 1000
men, will be operated four hours
week less, and in other departments
men were laid Off The retrenchment
Imperial Valley press., 1912-01-16
FIVE THOUSAND HOMES BURNED

TBE UNITED PRESS CABLE sEBVICE1
TOXIC, Jan 16-Five thousand
homes were destroyed in Osaka by
fire which started at 1 o'clock A
regiment of infantry aided the firemen
in confining the flames to the poorer
sections, where it is still raging.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-01-16
WHOLESALE KILLING

IBY UNITED PRESS CABLE SERvICEl
PEKING, Jan. 16.-Two are dead,
fifteen dying and twenty others were
injured by bomb thrown in an at
tempt on the life of Premier Yuan
Shi Kai. The premier was uninjured.
The bomb thrower escaped.
Later-The Manchus who attempt
ed to assassinate the premier have
been captured and are heavily guard
ed They will be executed.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-01-16
MILITIA STILL ON GROUND

[BY UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATIONS
LAWRENCE (Mass.) Jan. 16-
Eight companies of militia are ready
to quell further outbreaks of striking
mill hands. The owners claim 10000
have returned to work. but the strik-
ers deny this.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-01-16
NATIONAL WOMAN SUFFRAGE

[BY UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATIONSl
WASHINGTON, Jan. 16.-Victor
Berger, Socialist congressman, has in
troduced in the house a resolution pro-
viding for national womans suffrage.
If enacted, Berger proposes to punish
any state disregarding the provision
by reducing congressional representa-
ton
Imperial Valley press., 1912-01-16
UPHOLDS THE LAW

[BY UNITED PRESS ASsOCIATIONSl
COLUMBUS, Jan. 16.-The consti-
tutionality of the Ohio workingmens
compensation act was upheld by the
state supreme court today.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-01-16
Will. DECORATE MORGAN

ley UNITED PRESS CABLE SERVICEl
PARIS, Jan. 16-The newspapers
say the government will decorate J.
Pierpont Morgan with the Legion of
Honor in recognition OF art gifts to
the Louvre.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-01-16
DAILY STANDARD FOUNDED AUGUST 1906 1is

applies all over the Los Angeles divi-
sion, which represents the Santa Fe's
lines in Southern California.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-01-16
afD y -Gls-

Remember the good roads mass
meeting ct 8 o'clock tonight at the
lobby of Hotel Oregon. Be there and
help start this great movement.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-01-16

for each city or town to a conv ention
to be held in the rooms of the cham
Der of commerce of Los Angeles, jan
uarys 20 and 26. for the purpose of
considering the best means to pursue
to secure the building of the state
highway from Los Angeles via Ban
ming and Brawley to Ell Centre, the
county seat Of Imperial county; also,
for the purpose of securing united ac-
ton regarding the route and building
of the proposed ocean-to- ocean high
way. "FRANK W1GGlNS."
Imperial valley faces the fact that
two outlets from the valley are not
only desirable, but necessary, and with
those completed there will be provid-
ed magnificent 500-m mile automobile
circuit which will be without an equal
in America. 1t will lead from Los
Angeles down the coast to San Diego,
thence to Ell Centro, and from here
through the length of the valley to
Imperial. Brawley, Beaumont, River
side, Pomona and Los Angeles.
Should the state highway follow the
northern route, it would be necessary
for the county to build to connect
with the San Diego county road, and
should the state highway follow the
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-15
HE WAS SOMEWHAT PEEveD
Attendant at s~plrltuallstlc seance Con.
sldered Himself Agsrieved
and Said So.

Charles NJ. Cross Of Indianapolis
thinks variety adds spice IL life, SO he
went to a spiritualistic service,
1t was a lively affair with sepulchral
voices sounding through trumpets.
tambourines playing mysteriously in
mid air, and cold. clammy hands OF
partially materialized men and women
making free in the dusky Don with
those who were In the flesh. In the
midst of 1t something dealt Mr. Cross
a vicious whack on the nose and he
called for lights in a tone not to be
d~isobeyed. With the light the circle
as disclosed was all natural and hui.
mar again. The most human member
of 1t was Mr.. Cross. with a bloody
nose, spelling for a fight and all the
nader" because he did not know
whom to fight.
"Who did that?" he demanded Of
the medium.
The medium said the gay spirit was
that Of st. Peter.
But even this explanation did not
satisfy Mr.. Cross.
We'll, all ! ask OF 81. Peter" he
said, rs to materialize for just one
minute and II ! don't make a vacancy
for a new g%atekeeper ! won't ask to
get n."--Indianapolis News.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-15

Having done his best. by every fair
and unfair means, during the last cleo.
ton to catch the candidate tripping,
the heckler grew extensively personal.
"ls 1t true hat your mother
washes" he began, but before he
could add the word CLOTHES" the wit.
ty candidate called out smartly:-
"Of course she does. Why, don't
you?'
This raised a loud laugh at the heck.
ler's EXPENSE; but, still u%ndauntcd. he
returned to the attack.
you cant deny" he said, that your
father was a rag.and.bone man
bought some clothes Of him thirty
years ago"
And | see you're still wearing
them" was the candidates lightning
retort.
There was no more hcckling that
night.