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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-12-27
WILL LEAVE PEN
IN OWN BOAT
SERVED HIS TERM AND BUILT
HOME ON HIS SPARE
TIME.

NASHVILLE, Dec. 24.-After hay
ing served FIVE years as a convict in
the state prison, w. d. Stewart, con-
vict No. ALA, will be liberated on
Christmas day, and will sail down the
Cumberland river in houseboat that
he has erected during his spare mo-
ments from his duties in the prison
ice house. Stewart was sent up from
Davidson county Ave years ago on a
charge of obtaining money under
false pretenses. and after being con-
fined short while was placed il, the
ice house He served his time with
out complaint, and made model
prisoner. About a year ago Stewart
began thinking about Christmas day,
1912, when he would again be free
man, and as he had no people he de-
cided he would erect .houseboat in
which to float down Cumberland riv-
er until he reached a suitable place
to stop.
Stewart shows. his boat with the
greatest pride. The little craft has
been chirstened the Titanic Second"
by fellow convicts, and is thirty feet
long. 1t has fiat bottom and Is pro
PEELED by a twocylinder gasoline mo-
tor. There is brilliant blue deck
house, and the roofing Of the boat was
recently put on, making it one Of the
most comfortable little crafts ever
sailing on the waters Of the Cumher.
land
Stewart has received financial en-
couragement and aid from the guards,
warden and prison officials, and when
he puts his motors In action and sets
sail for an unknown port, he will car
ry with him the good wishes Of his
fellow convicts as well as every body
connected with the prison
Il haven't got place on earth to
go when leave here Christmas"
said Stewart. 1Sand SO the warden let
me build this boat, and am going to
launch 1t and live along the river and
catch fish unit. can get little ahead
to make start on The warden's
been mighty good about letting me
build this boat. and the boys call her
the Titanic Second"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-12-27
NO MORE PRIMARIES.

Let us all hope that the movement
for preferential primaries for the Sc
lection Of postmasters will receive no
encouragement from President-elect
Wilson. The popular election of
postmasters is the surest way in the
world to destroy the present high
standard of efficiency maintained by
the postal department. The postof-
Ace business of the country Ia the
largest enterprise of the nation. 1t
n, on the whole, admirably admins
tered. The service is efficient, hon
est, intelligent. 1t would be much
better to extend the civil service reg
Hlations to embrace more postoftices,
require competitive examinations
and give the postmasters longer
terms, than to have these officials Sc
lected by popular vote without re-
gard to their qualifications. The
chief reason why the affairs of the
federal government are SO much more
efficiently administered than are
those of the states, counties and cit
les is because the officials of the for
ner are held responsible to a strong
central government and are not Sc
lected because Of their ability to kiss
me babies and flatter the people.
Were our postmasters selected by
popular vote 1t would not be long un-
til the affairs of the postal depart
nent would be as inefficiently admin
istered as are the affairs of the aver
age county or city. Again we have
altogether too many elections row.
Let us be spared the evils Of any
more.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-12-27
BEASLEY RENFRO
CASE IS ENDED
AcQuITTAL FOR THE REPUBLi-
CAN LEADERS COMES
SPEEDILY.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Dec. IL
Chairman ]. 8. Beasley and Secretary
George T. Renfro. Of the state repub.
lican executive committee, were de-
clared not guilty by jury in federal
court here this afternoon after the
jury had been out only two minutes.
They were being tried on charge of
soliciting funds for the November
campaign from civil service employ
es. While the government did not
have a witness by which it could
prove the genuiness of the signatures
attached to the letters, the defend
ants admitted that they had signed
them, but contended that they were
sent to the parties addressed as indi-
yiduals, add should have been deliv-
cred to them at their homes. and not
on government property.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-12-27
"WETS" CONTEST
VICTORY OF "DRYS''
PETITIONERS IN CERTAIN PRE-.
clNcTS NOT UP TO RE-
QUIREMENTs.

SOMERSET, KY, Dec. 20. The
"wets" through their attorneys to.
day fieled a petition with the Coun.
ty Court Clerk contesting the local
option election whihc was held In
this county on December 10 under
the county unit law and which was
won by the 'drys" by a majority of
1900. 1t is charged in the petition
that the election was Illegally cacll-
ed in that a sufficient number of
signers of the original petition to re-
duce the number below the required
rs per cent. in the precincts of Beav-
er and Bent came into court and
asked that their names be with
drawn and the County Judge refus-
ed them this request.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-12-27
COL. JONAS T. AIMS.

Speculation as to what the incom
ing legislature will do when the ag
gregation gets together goes merrily
on. It now looks like Judge John X
Shields for the long term as Senator
and Newell SANDERS for the short
term. Every bet includes Mr.. San
ders for the short term if the repub
licans control. No voice will be more
potent than that of the Hon. Jonas
Amis, of Maury county. in the dispos
al of new dignities. His management
of the campaign for the republicans
and his own followers was SO skillful
that it has placed him on a very high
plane and made him an important
factor in all the counsels of his par
ty. He is said to look kindly on the
election of Judge Shields for the LONG
term. If this is true it will be po'
tent influence in the Judges favor
and will doubtless drop the plum In
his mouth if that aggregation con
trolls. All depends on the trading
There never was better opportunity
for the men who look one way and
push the other than this legislature
will present"
The above is from the Summer.
town Press and it correctly states
that our fellow citizen, Hon. Jonas t.
Amis, will be potent factor in the
organization of the legislature. But
this paper is in error in assuming
that Col. Amis will use his power and
influence for any particular candi-
date. He is serving the cause alone
and is too intense in his devotion to
the right to allow his influence 10 be
by attempting to serve any
individual. Nor will Col Amis seek
any honors for himself. He asks no
reward for his patriotic service save
that which comes from conscious
ness of duty we'll DONE And therein
lies the secret Of his success as d po-
Iitcal leader. For years he has been
a potent factor n the good govern
ment councils in Maury county but
he has never used his power nor in
fiuence for personal ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.
That the good people of this state are
under obligations to him for the able
manner in which he conducted their
contest, all agree, but he is the very
last man to coin that debt Of glati-
tude into place for himself.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-12-27
CONNECTING LEGISLATORS.

n there were more courts like those
q Ohio which recently convicted
bribe taking Legislators we should
have less corruption in the legisla-
I'VE halls Of the country. II few
Legislators in Tennessee during the
past few years had been tried and re-
eeived their Just deserts it Is alto
gether probable that the population
Ct the penitentiary would have been
unterially increased. Any way the
kquor interests would have been less
bold In its manipulatiops. There
are already rumors of efforts to Lor-
imerize" the Tennessee legislature in
ne coming election of United
States senator. There are men who
20 to the legislature in Tennessee
for what they "can get out of it." 1t
b a pretty safe bet that the man who
tries for seat in the legislature
with the idea of improving his fnan-
cial condition is not many degrees
removed from the convicted oribe
takers of Ohio.
Commenting on the recent decision
sf the Ohio courts, the Courier-Jcur-
nal makes these timely observations:
"A decision of the supreme court OF
Chic confirming the judgment of the
trial court In the cases of Isaac e.
huffman and LR. Andrews, state SEN
ators convicted Of bribery, finally dis
poses of the culprits, each of whom
will go to the penitentiary for three
years and nine months. 1t is always
very difficult, and too frequently i'm
possible, to convict politicians of
bribery. That brides are given at ev-
cry session of majority Of the leg
islatures is matter of common
knowledge among persons who are in
touch with law making, although
there is probably good deal less Of
Il nowadays than there was fifty or
even twenty years ago. But while it
Is easy enough to ascertain that brib-
cry is being practiced it is difficult to
procure evidence that will be at once
component and convincing in court
q law.
"The effort of the state of Ohio to
punish the two crooked state sena-
tors has been watched with interest
by people Of other states. 1t will
clarity the atmosphere at Columbus,
and it provides an example for other
states"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-12-27

the active list to safeguard himself
against disease and vicious habits
which are inimical to health AMI eff
cheney. Sanitary orders have been
issued forbidding the use Of non
sterilized water and certain articles
of diet. Vaccinations have been en-
forced against smallpox, typhoid few
er, and diphtheria, and mosquito bars
against malaria. Why not enforce
total abstinence from alcohol, which
Is one of the greatest factors IN the
causation OF disease and non eff
cheney in our public service?Only re-
Gently the War Department issued an
order depriving officers and enlisted
men of pay while on sick report II
unable to perform duty as result
OF diseases and conditions contracted
through drinking or other vicious
practices. In view of its temporary
and permanent disabling and dis
qualifying effects, both on the mind
and body, let us hope that the gov
eminent may soon see the wisdom of
prohibiting the use of alcohol among
officers of the military and naval
forces and officials and employees Of
the civil service"
What this officer says of the dis
abling and disqualifying eff
fects on both mind and
body of alcoholics upon the
soldiers of the country can be said
with equal emphasis respecting citi-
zens in other walks of life. There
can be no defense of the use of in
toxicants as beverage. Even in
moderate quantities In time the eff
feet is harmful upon the system to
say nothing of the constant danger
of the habit growing until the sys-
tenn is not satisfied with small guam
titles. The safest way in the world
to deal with alcoholic beverages is
to let them severely alone.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-12-27
AN INTRUDER
IS FRIGHTENED
ENTERS HOME OF MR.. AND MRS.
OcEY BAILEY, BUT MAKES
HIS ESCAPE.

Saturday night wnen Ocey Bailey
came home from his work at $50
o'clock he entered the house, built
the fires, liz the lamps and went to a
neighbours house for his wife, who
was there awaiting his arrival home.
They probably spent thirty minutes
before returning to their home, but
when they did approach their own
house negro man jumped from the
front porch. On being asked his
name and what he wanted he made
a mumbling reply and when told to
stop, the suggestion seemed to add
to his anxiety to get away, and he
ran. He was pursued by Mr. Bailey
but soon got away.
On entering the house it was dis
covered that the drawers in all the
furniture and the trunks had been
and razor and Mrs. Bal
ley's purse were missing, the feather
beds we're piled up in the middle of
the room as were also a lot of Christ
mas goods that were ready to be dis
patched.
The purse and the burglars hat
and overcoat were later found under
the edge Of the porch.
The clothing found is the only clue
to the identity Of the intruder, and
this does not give much hope of his
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-12-27
STATE FERTILIZER
INSPECTOR REPORT
SHOWS THAT THE USE or CON-
MEHciAL FERTILIZER Is IN
cREAsINo RAPIDLY.

NASHVILLE, Dec. 21.-Jesse Tom
linson, state fertilizer inspector, has
made his report to Capt. Peck, com
missioner of agriculture. In his re-
port the following facts are set out:
For the year 1911, 68,971 tons
were sold to the farmers and tuck
growers of the state, consisting Of 281
different brands.
in 1912, 73,74S tons were sold, con-
sisting of 800 brands all of which
were sampled and analysed accord
ing to law.
THE increase Of tonnage for the
year 1912 over that of 1911 was 4772
tons.
"Of the 1878 tons used in 1912,
2S,O22 went to Eost Tennessee, 25,-
$40 to Middle Tennessee and 1871
went to West Tennessee.
"The records show that about two
thirds Of the shipment to the east
and middle divisions were used for
the spring CROP. very insignificant
amount was used Id West Tennessee
for the fall crop. Forty nine facto-
ries registered 1928. Forty-six fac
tories registered for 1912.
The records show that the use of
commercial fertilizer is increasing
rapidly, which indicates that Tennes-
see farmers are beginning to realize
that their fields are being depleted
of plant food and are making an eff
fort to supply this deficiency with
commercial fertilizers, and yet it is
doubtful whether the average farm
er has very clear idea of what ele-
ment of plant food his crop needs or
his soil is lacking. Consequently he
is left to the mercy of the agent who
sells fertilizer and who frequently
knows as little about it as the farm
er himself. This lack of information
might be corrected in great meas
ure IL the farmers In each community
who use commercial fertilizer would
meet and discuss the subject for al
most in every neighborhood the soils
and crops are about the same"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-12-27
MAN WEIGHING
785 POUNDS
DELAYS PASSENGER TRAIN
FOUR MINUTES GETTING
/ ABOARD.

NASHVILLE, Dec. 24.-Passenger
Train No. So, due to leave Nashville
nightly for Memphis and West Ten
nessee at 1880 p. m, was delayed
four minutes Sunday night, while
four husky employees assisted ne
gro man weighing 1856 pounds to get
aboard. The fat man proved
blessing in bulk to The Tennessean
and American, for If he had not de-
layed the train the first edition Of
the newspaper would not have reach
ed the depot in time, to catch the
mails.
aboard the train was James Cham
bers, who was personally known to
Station Master Joe Brown. 1t was
stated by Mr.. Brown that Chambers
was native Of Giles county, leaving
there at the age of thirty for Texas.
At that time his weight was said to
have been $50 pounds. The bulky
black now tips the beams at 7S5
pounds according to the latest official
figures given Sunday night by rail-
road officials. He is five feet eleven
and half inches in height.
Chambers, in addition to being
something out of the ordinary as a
scale smasher, 10 a cotton picker of
note, claiming to hold the champion
ship Of the Lone Star state. His
home Is now at Amarillo, and he is
widely known In the panhandle Sec
ton Of Texas.
He comes from a family of normal
size. according to the Statement. of
Mr.. Brown, who has known the
family for many years. He has been
in Tennessee for several weeks visit
ing his children at Pulaski and is
on his way home for the holidays
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-12-27
TO DYNAMITE
DENVER MINT

DENVER, Col, Dec. 20.-A plot to
dynamite the Denver mint where ap-
proximately s5Oo,OOO,OOO is stored
was frustrated by the discovery of
the plans two weeks ago on the floor
of the public comfort station near the
federal building.
1t became known today that the
plans had been turned over to teder-
al officials and that Washington au-
thorities had ordered the doubling of
guards at the mint. It had been plan
ed to wreck the building with nitro
glycerin. Nothing tending to icenti-
~ the conspirators has been found.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-12-27
MERCURY AT 122
IN SHADY PLACE

SYDNEY, N. 8. W., Dec. 20.-one
hundred and twenty-five In the shade
is the record Of the temperature Of
the first heat wave experienced In
Australia this summer. This was
recorded at Eucla, a station on the
South Australian border.
At Poma, in Queensland, the mer-
curry stood at 10; while New Castle,
the coal city OF New South Wales, has
had the hottest spell for sixteen
years, accompanied by dust and wind
storms. Other parts of New South
Wales also were affected.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-12-27
FIELDS AND PULLEN
RELEASED ON BOND

billiard Fields and Matt Pullen,
the negroes from Mt. Pleasant, charg-
ed with the killing of the wife of
Fields at that place a short timsr ago,
were released on bond late Thursday
afternoon The amount of the bend
was set by Judge Wilkes here last
week. a
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-07-30
CHAIRMAN HlLLES GIVES SUMMARY OF CONTESTS AT
CHICAGO; SHOWSTAFTD DELEGATES HONESTLY SEATED
Action National and Credentials Committee Bringing @" That le4 the
Remann Contests i Districts sand
Legality o ents Rnomh

the district convention under the call
One county, Rains, chose an uncontest
led delegation, and that one was fo1
Taft. The other four counties sem
contesting delegations. The contestine
delegations appeared before the con
gressional executive committee to pre-
sent their claims, but the committee
arbitrarily refused to hear anybody
Having exhausted every effort to Sc
cure hearing, the four contestine
delegations, together with the only un.
! contested delegation of the conven.
ton, withdrew to another place and
held convention and elected Taft
The congressional convention which
elected the Taft delegates was com
posed Of more than majority, and,
indeed, of practically all the regularly
elected delegates. The national com.
mittee held the title Of the Taft dele
gates to their seats valid by viva voce
vote without calling for division.
Fifth District.
The 9Th district of Texas is com.
posed Of Dallas, Ellis, Hill, Bosque and
Rockwell counties. Dallas county cast
more republican votes than all the
'other counties Of the district put to.
gether. The call for the congressional
convention allowed each county to send
not to exceed four delegates, but made
no reference to the basis OF representa-
ton Of the respective counties compos-
ing the district. There was contest
from Dallas county, but the Taft dele
gates were seated. Taft, delegates
were seated on the temporary roll from
two counties. and Roosevelt delegates
from the three counties, and the rep
nesentation in the convention was fixed
at one vote for each county
without regard to the number Of
delegates in the convention or the
number of republican votes cast
In such county. A minority report
Of the district committee was pre-
sented. protesting against the
ratio of representation adopted. The
chairman Of the convention objected
to the presentation of this minority re-
port. Failing in this he abandoned the
platform and left the hall.
The convention thereupon elected
new chairman and new-secretary, ap-
pointed committee on credentials,
which recommended the seating Of the
Taft delegates from Hill county and
the adoption of the minority report Of
the district committee as to the basis
Of the representation in the convention
Roth these recommendations were adj
opted, and Taft delegates to the ma
fional convention were thereupon elect
60 by vote of eight to three. The
El Nuevo mexicano., 1912-10-19
No Esta Todavia Fuera de Todo
Peligro.

~
Chicago, Oct. 17.-El tercer dia d,
IL estancia del Coronel Roosevelt 81
81 hospital de la MERGED fu6 pasade
como un dia quieto en- su casa en- o
sen0 de su familia. FL, temor de desar,
rollos graves fu6 grandemente mitiga.
do. aunque los medicos tuvieron cui
dado de decir que 81 paciente no es'
taba de ningun modo fuera de peligro.
Sc requerir& otro dia de espera para
yer 81 vienen sfntomas desfavorabies
Antes de que los m6dicos puedan decir
que TODD esta bien.
La Sra. Roosevelt mantuvo su vigil
liza iunto 4 Ia CANA de su esposo. Ella
orden6 que ningunas visitas viesen al
C0ronel Roosevelt durante ell dia por-
que en- Ia manana no habia dormido
NADIA. Su dscreto fue aceptado sin
protesta; aunque 81 Sc quel6 sonrien-
do de que ella no lie daba oportunidad
para decir cosa alguna.
"Esta pelea por Ell gobierno del pue-
bio no 90 mas que una farsa,' dijo
riendo. "Aquf estoy 20 como vfctima
del gobierno de Ia ma~quina.n
El Nuevo mexicano., 1912-10-19
Tn G~enero,so Doctor
REGALA UNA FORTUNA A LOS ENFERMOS
Tn Famoso Especialsta Ofrece Enviar ss
G~kAlUllAMENIE I'm Tratamiento de Valor de I'm Dollar Para
Cualquiera Enfermedad, a TODOS Los Que lie Escriban
Porque Hago 70 Esta Oferta

Quiero deinostrar 10 que Ell tratamiento que 20 prescribe
puede hacer por listed, no importa que enferrnedad padece 8
pr cuanto tempo la ha sufrido; no irnporta cuantos remedies
ha probado I'd. en- vano nj cuantos doctores han fracasado.
I'd. debe ensayar este tratamiento que viene de i'm doctor que
|cURA CUANDO OTROS FALLAN. Miles de hombres
iebncs y extenuados han sido convertidos en- vigorosos,
iuertes, energicos y activos, lenos de potencia fiica y mental
Tue Sc necesita para vivir una vida digna de vivirsc. Miles
ie mujeres adijidas y rnenoscabadas por el sufriniento estan
ahora llenas de salud y son felices, Iporque listed nor
70 no dgo que mis- remedies curan cancer, lepra 4 otras
Intermediates incurabies, pero 81 aseguro que curan y estan
actual y positivamente curando casos desesperados, crSnicossy
obstinados de todas las Intermediates comunes; casos que
otros doctores declararon ihcurables. Miles que encontran-.
dose en- medic de la desesperaci6n, el dolor y la miseria, me
han escrito como ultimo recurso. han tornado 81 tratamicnto
que les prescribf,, seguido mi conieso y cncontrado un lazo de.
salud y vigor que los ataa Ia vida.
Llene I'd. cl cupon, 8 81 gusta deIne una dcscripcisngd de sai
en- su propio ~lenguaje; envfeme dicho cup6nya yuefa
de correo le mandare GRATIS y con porte pagado en- i'm
paquete sellado y sin m~embretes. 81 tratamicnto de vaior de
an dollar. No solcito paga; nj III centsyo.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1912-10-19
LOS PREsIplARlos Sc PREPARAN
PARA UNA LUCIA DEsEs-
PERADA.

Rawlins, Wyoming, Oct. 15.--Dos es
cuadras andan hoy persiguiendo q los
pr~esidiarios pr6fugos que andan toda,
via s~ueltos, y ell esfuerzo Sc dirije q
~Juntarlos en- alguna parte en-las Tomas
al sudoeste de Rawlins. Ell mariscaI
Hayes tiene a su cargo una fuerza de
hombres que siguen Ia pista de Rich
ardson y Burke, mientras que otra par
tida va en- pos de Dalton, Turner v
Wilson. Todos estos p~residiarios son
criminales desalmados, y los vecinos
de Rawlins Green que pelearan hasta
ell ultimo trance 81 los arrinconan.
Una partida sali6 hoy en- busca de
Backstrum, que fue dejado atras por
Richardson y Burke, tai Q herido 9
cansado. Despues de dejar a Back
strum ellos continuaron su fuga hacia.
la frontefa de Colorado, remudandose
por turnos en- I'm caballo que Sc roba-
ron. Una junta en- masa de ciudada.
nos ha sido convocada para esta no
che con ell fin de considerar los cargos /
hechos por ell Gobernador Carey ano-
che de que la genie de Rawlins estaba
ayudando a los prisioneros a escapar
Y que por motives polfticos eran res
)onsables por los alborotos en- la
,enitenciarfa. Ell g~obernador Carey
ue invitado para asistir d la junta
zero rehus6.
Sc ha restablecido del TODD Ell orden
IN la penitenciarfa, y los presidiarios
stan encerrados en- sus c~alabozos.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1912-10-19

M4N4M rMWM1~M MMNtH WW HMN
Don Tirso Padilla, vecino bien co
nocido dc esta plaza yhombre labo-
rioso y trabaiador, falleci6 81 tunes d.
esta semana & Ia edad de 6S amos.
Estuvo p~ostrado IN CANA por largo
tempo y al fin la muerte vino 4 aliyiar
padecimientcs. Dels para lamen-
mentar ~ perdida 4 su esposa Dona
Manuelita Sanchez de Padilla y & un
hijo , n hlja. Su entierro Sc veri-
fic6 81 microbes & las seis y media de
10 mafiana con misa de cuerpo pre-
sente en- Ia Cathedral y entierro en- 81
cementerio del Rosario. Ell finado fue
un buen ciudadano y habit albanil y
labrador de piedra,