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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-03-22
LAW ENFORCEMENT
AND LEGAL ORIGIN
THEME OF SERMON
DR.. j. c. MOLLOY DISCUSSES
CIVIL MAGISTRATE" SUNDAY
MORNING.
TOUCHES CONDITIONS IN STATE
Says Civil Officer Who Refuses to
Enforce Law Is In Rebellion
Against Higher Authority and Re-
bellion Against the VIII of God.

With "The Civil Magistrate" as
his theme Sunday morning, DR.. ].
9. Molloy, preached strong sermon
at the First Presbyterian church,
showing conclusively that civil gov
eminent is Divine institution, cit
ing Scripture to prove his various
contentious in that regard. His text
was the first six verses of the 18th
chapter of Romans. Citing the 18th
chapter Of Romans as the teachings
OF the duties of a Christian, and the
14th chapter as recognition of the
different denominations, and as a
justification of the contentious that
all viyil law is of divine origin, he
asserted that one need only read the
Bible as guide for the Judge on
bench of the courts.
The first point was to the effect
that II civil government is not Di-
vine. then what right has men to say
that thou shalt have but one wife,
not commit murder, or that there
shall be a recognition of a code of
morals of any character. The source
Of all government comes from eter-
nal God, though there is nowhere in
Gicated just what kind of govern
ment. John Calvin taught respect
to laws when he taught the people
to love and fear God. Thoughtful
in the formation of all nature Divin-
ity has not been otherwise than
thoughtful in the instinct of civil
government for the protection OF
life, liberty and property. The
speaker cited the flood at Johnstown
and the destruction of Galveston to
show the necessity of laws for the
protection from vandalism and the
mutilation of bodies for the loot OBJ
.ained
In reference to conditions in the
state where in some instances the
civil officers have refused to enforce
the laws, the speaker said that the
jury had no right to nullify the law
with its verdict, and that for any
officer of the law to say that a maj
GRITTY of the people are opposed to
any law and for that reason he would
not enforce the same, was an open
rebellion against the legal powers
above him, and active rebellion
against the will of God, and that all
Christian people should respect the
laws and endeavor to have them en-
forced
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-03-22
LUCIUS BROWN
TO VIRGINIA
GOES TO SCENE OF KILLING OF
HIS RELATIVE JUDGE J.
G. MASSiE.

DR.. Lucius P. Brown, state food
and drug inspector, is in Virginia on
the scene of the murder of Judge
Massie, his relative, who was shot
Thursday by Jack and Sidney Allen.
Judge Massie was a close relative
or DR. Brown Judge Massie was
shot and killed while on the bench
trying a lawsuit in which the murder
srs were involved.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-03-22
EXCITEMENT TN
DICKSON COUNTY
WELL HOLE SUPPOSED TO BE
DRY SUDDENLY PRODUCES
OIL.

BURNS, Tenn, March 1S.-There
is excitement In the Brown oil field,
about nine miles east OF this place,
over the sudden breaking loose Of
a vel, drilled years ago by the Met
tier Company. A large stream Of
oil is flowing, seemingly from spon-
tsneous explosion, which has start
ed the oil to flow. This particular
we'll WIS a dry hole, it is claimed.
The sudden breaking out with q flow
Of oil is occasioning considerable in
terest.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-03-22
WOULD NOMINATE
CANDIDATE IN OLD
DEMOCRATIC METHOD
CONVENTION WILL ASSEMBLE
IN FRANKLIN ON FOURTH
OF JUNE.
MASS MEETINGS IN MONTH MAY
All Democrats Without Regard to
fractional Differences VIII ParticI-
pate In Meeting to Place Stand.
ard Bearer In the Field.

At the conference of friends of
Hon. Lemuei P. Padgett on yester-
day afternoon resolution calling a
convention to nominate candidate
FOR congress on June 4, at Franklin
was unanimously adopted. The reso-
luton provides that county mass
meetings shall be held at all OF the
county seats of the district on the
first Monday in May at which time
delegates will be appointed to the
district convention.
The conference adjourned after
adopting the call and most of the out
of county members left on the even
ing trains for their homes. The con-
ference was attended by representa-
rives from nearly all of the counties
of the district and although all fac
lions were represented in the person
mel the utmost harmony prevailed at
all times.
There was a difference of opinion
as to the best method of procedure
but after the whole question had
been discussed and talked over the
conference unanimously voted on the
following call.
ITO the end that democratic use
cad precedent may be re-established,
thereby restoring to all democrats
and all candidates before democrats
their full rights and privileges, we
call on all democrats of the Seventh
Congressional District, regardless Of
factional party division, to assemble
in mass convention at their respec-
tive county seats on Monday, May s,
1912, and elect delegates to attend a
congressional! convention to be held
at Franklin on the 4th day Of June,
1919. for the purpose Of nominating a
candidate for congress"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-03-22
A LIQUOR LAW OF
TENNESSEE TO GO TO
j. S.SUPREME COURT
CANNOT MAKE WHISKY FOR
SHIPMENT OUTSIDE OF
STATE.
DECISION BY JUDGE NELL
Three Judges Concur, Judge Green
Dissenting on Ground That Statute
Makes Discrimination Between
Manufacturer and Dealer.

The Tennessee supreme court Sat
urday affirmed the decision of the
| lowel court in the case of the State
against Lem Motlow in an opinion
written by Justice Neil, with dis
senting opinion by Justice Green
Judge Green dissented on the ground
that the manufacturers law, under
which the conviction was secured,
makes an arbitrary and therefore UNI
constitutional discrimination, between
the manufacturers and the dealers in
Intoxicating liquors. I
The case will be taken to the Unit
ed States supreme court, was the
statement made after court adjourn
ed by attorneys for Motlow.
The main question at issue and on
which the plaintiff depended, was the
right to manufacture in the state for
the purpose of selling in other states
or territory where such sale was not
prohibited. The court discussed this
question at length in the argument
accompanying the opinion, taking the
position that the question should be
broadly treated and that the legisla-
ture had the right to prohibit the
manufacture of liquors because if
manufactured it tended to weaken
the law prohibiting the sale. The
court even went to the extent in il
lustration of saying that the legisla-
ture might prohibit the sale of Gyna-
mite If conditions arose which justi-
fed it. That it could not be said that
a law prohibiting the manufacture Of
an article was unconstitutional be-
cause that article was necessary.
The court went further and stated
That the legislature had the right to
prohibit the manufacture of liquor
even for the makers own use. 1. was
held that the manufacture of liquor
was injurious to health, morals and
safety of the community, and that
therefore the law was constitutional.
1t was held that the manufacture of
liquor tended to cripple, if it did not
defeat, the efforts to guard the COM
lnunity against the excessive use OF
intoxicating beverages.
Another reason assigned in support
Of the unconstitutionality of the act
was that it is unlawful to prohibit
The use by manufacture of the prod
ucts of the state. The court held
that there was no proof to show that
any brewery used exclusively pro-
ducts of the state in manufacturing
its wares. But even if there be such
brewery, the court stated that this
argument against the constitutional
ity of the law would not hold.
The court held that the law does
not create any distinction between
citizens of the state and does not give
one class rights and privileges over
the other as was contended.
The court upheld the act again on
the ground that it is a police meas
ure which will aid in the enforce
ment Of the law against the sale of
liquors for beverages by way of pre-.
venting fraud and deception.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-03-22
MISS WEBSTER FOR
EXERCISING CLERK
70 AGAIN A CANDIDATE FOR THE
OFFICE SHE so EFFICIENTLY
FILLED LAST SESSION.

Miss Lucy Webster Is again q can
didatc for engrosing clerk Of the
senate, a position which she SLED
most efficiently during the last SEES
sion Of the legislature. She is young
woman Of splendid capabilities and
her Maury county friends are proud
Of her record and hope she will again
be chosen.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-03-22
MAURY FOUNTAINS
ENDORSE BROWN IN
TELEGRAM To LEA
ENNESSEE DELEGATION URG.
ED TO HELP SECURE HIS
APPOINTMENT.
BOARD OF TRADE TAKES ACTION
People Here Are Much interested in
One Of ceupty's,Nost Distinguish
ed sons-Ohe 81 the Ablest Officers
in the Nation.

Manry countians are very much in
tcreste1 in the movement to have DR..
Lucirs P. Brown, "a distinguished
Sun of this county, appointed as the
successor Of DR.. Wiley at nancnal
chemist. This morning the Board of
Trade sent the following telegram to
the Tennessee delegation in con-
gress
Tennessee Delegation in Congress
CareSenator Luke Lea, Washington,
u. c..
Board of Trade of Maury county
earnestly urges that you leave moth
ing undone to secure the appointment
of DIR. Lucius P. Brown as DR.. Wi
ley's successor.
BOARD OF TRADE"
Not only are the people of this sec
ton anxious for DR.. Browns appoint
ment on sentimental grounds but
they are backing him because OF his
pre-eninent Publications for the po-
sitlons for the position. DR.. Brown
is he President of the National Asso-
cIation of State Pure Food Inspec-
tors and is regarded as one of the
ahlest pure food and drug inspectors
in the country. He was only recent
ly appointed to another term of four
years by Gov. Hooper,
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-03-22
BACkACHE ALMOST UNBEAR-
ABLE

Is an almost certain result Of kidney
trouble D. Toomey, 500 E. Olive St
Bloomington, ILL.,, says: II suffered
with backache and pains in my kid
neys which were almost unbearable
gave Foley Kidney Pills a good
trial, and they done wonders for me.
Today I can do real hard days
wck and not feel the effects" Foley
Kidney Pills will cure any case OF
kidney and bladder trouble not be-
yond the reach Of medicine. No medi-
cine can do more.-WOLDRIDGB
CO.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-03-22
TAX BOOKS FOR
THIS WEEK
TRUSTEE WILL LIKELY HAVE
THE DELINQUENT LIST MADE
OUT BY SATURDAY..

Trustee McFall and his efficient A.
sistant Harris Puryear, are at work
on the delinquent tax list and will
possibly have it completed sometime
during the week. They are of the
opinion that it will show fairly well
to the credit of the county.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-03-22

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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1912-12-11

Increasing .Y., ca ,trLetlon Strong
Iy urg.o anu ,>rn,, Reorganization
Commenu.u - t.SpS Garner and
Farmers. as Wen a. Bankers, Should
Advise as to Currency System.
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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-02-14
FINES MooNsHINER ONE CENT.
Judge Sheppard Tells Thomas Coun-
ty Man Not to Sin Again.

Judge Sheppard, who conducted
the federal court al Valdosta, is not
disposed to be severe on moonshin-
ers for their first offense. Tuesday
afternoon a trembling citizen from
Thomas county stood up before him
to hear sentence passed upon him
for making moonshine whiskey, hav-
ing entered a plea of guilty. The
man is A. E, Daniel, and the offense
was committed five years ago. Judge
Sheppard fined him one cent, but
cautioned him not to appear on the
same charge again.
A man from Charlton county was
tined 81 for the same offense. An old
negro, John Crawford, had his SEN
tence suspended pending good be-
havior. Four other moonshiners,
Tom Howell, A. w. Petty, Calvin
Hall and T. M. Cantie, entered pleas
of guilty to moonshine distilling, but
the judge passed over their SEN
fences until the next term of court.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-02-14
MUST REGISTER TO VOTE
Attorney General Fielder Is Being
Asked Many Questions on the
Subject by Voters.

Attorney General Fielder is receiv-
ing many letters of inquiry now rela-
ative to registrations for 1912. Lots
of voters wish to know that if being
qualified for elections last year also
qualified them for this year.
Attorney General Fielder is writing
to all that to qualify for the election
this year voters must have registered
between the opening of the tax books
last October and six months prior to
the next regular election, which in
this case means by or on April 2, as
it will be just six months from that
date to the October, 1912, election.
Mr.. Fielder interprets this to mean
also that this registration qualities
all voters to participate in all pri-
maries held.
Voters should not forget the date
of April 2, for after that time they
cannot register for 1912 elections.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-02-14
ARE NOT DREADED

to grow long staple cotton at a prof
it. The Simpkins cotton is the gen.
eral favorite here, and is now grown
almost to the exclusion of all others
We find it does we'll for at least three
years, when we have to send for a
new start
After the cotton gets any size we
use shallow and frequent cultivation
By frequent cultivation | mean at
least once a week when the weather
will permit. If it is impossible to
run that often then go as often as
possible. Up to the first of August
it is important to send the women
and children through the cotton ey-
cry few days and have them gather
UP the fallen bolls and burn them
This helps wonderfully. By using
the above directions it is quite posi-
Bile for anyone to make more cotton
after the weevil comes than they did
before.
I'VE all thought that when the
Mexican boil weevil came we were
going to be ruined. But we did not
lose heart. We kept a bold front.
We did everything the government
experts told us to do. We held onto
our labor. And today we are better
off than we have been since the war.
All this section is. My advice to all
cotton planters who are expecting
the weeVil is this:
DO not lose your nerve. Do not
let your tenants go. 1t is the man
who gets scared who gets whipped in
any fight. Study the government
cultural methods and put them into
practice. Put them into practice be-
fore the weevil reaches you and be
ready for them. Keep brave heart
and you will find just as we have
done that the boil weevil is a bless
ing in disguise. And last of all,
raise all the corn, oats and feed at
home"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-02-14
ATLANTA WOMAN ON A JAG.
ENTERTAINED CROWD SINGING
RAG AND BREAKING BOTTLES.
Policeman Knew Her and Took Her
Home. Prominent Enough for
Name Not to Be Mentioned.

ATLANTA.-"Play me that Doob-
lin rag, sang Maggie Cowan, a peach
of blonde in stylish dress and a
picture hat, as she sailed down
Peachtree street last night and stag
gered into a drug store. Quite a
crowd followed to see what next.
Maggie gave a wide swipe with
her beautifully gloved arm that sent
nall a dozen bottles of perfumery
and hair tonic crashing to the floor;
then she pulled her picture hat down
at a more rakish angle than ever,
and began to sing again.
by this time it became quite ap-
parent that Maggie was having the
time of her life. The only doubtful
question was whether it was beer or
champagne or whiskey, or all three
mixed.
After she had entertained the
crowd for some ten minutes a police
man, summoned by the druggist, ap-
peared on the scene. Now, police
men in Atlanta have to know an aw-
full lot. And this policeman did. He
took one Mortified look at Maggie
and then he arrested her, did he
not? Answer, he did not.
He hurriedly whispered something
in the druggists ear, and Maggie
was shown to a seat in the rear of
the establishment. Then he hurried
ly telephoned for a closed carriage,
and to another address. When the
closed carriage came the policeman
deferentially assisted Maggie in
side, and had her driven straight to
her perfectly respectable home on -
avenue.
This little story is exactly true,
except for one detail. The inebriate
lady's name was not Maggie Cowan.
If her real name were used it would
make better story
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-02-14
HOW FARMERS IN MISSISSIPPI
LOWIANDS MET THE PEST.
Writer in Southern RuraIist Says
More Cotton Is Being Made Than
Ever. A Blessing in Disguise.

Ever. A Blessing in Disguise.
Sam H. James of Mound, La,
writes the following interesting let
ter to the Southern Ruralist on the
boil weevil:
Il live in the Mississippi river low
lands, where the lands were once the
richest in the world. We planted
them seventy years in cotton without
rotation, and they became as poor as
hill land. At first they averaged a
bale to the acre; then after fifty years
of abuse they average half a bale;
then after seventy-five years they av-
erage one-third of bale. Then the
Mexican boil weevil came, and for a
while we thought we were ruined,
but we met the issue with a bold
front, adopted all the government
crop methods, and now we are max
ing almost a bale to the acre again
under boil Weevil conditions. In fact
we are making twice as much as we
did for several years before the wee
vii came. How are doing it? That
is the important question.
1--WE have had the boil weevil now
for four years, and we no longer
dread them. Our plantations are full
of laborers, and they are happy and
we'll satisfied. First, we plant our
land two years in cotton, and then
one year in corn and peas. We pillow
all our land broadcast in fall or win
ter, whenever it is dry. Then toward
spring we re-bed it into rows, being
careful to put the rows at least four
feet apart. On very rich land we
put them five, and sometimes as far
as six feet apart. This wide distance
serves several purposes. 1t lets sun
light in on at least two sides and
helps kill the weevil and causes the
cotton to grow finely. After the
cotton is chopped out and about the
height of your hand we off-bar it as
closely as possible without injury,
and SOW with hands just at the root
Of each plant about 100 pounds of
nitrate of soda to the acre. This
makes the cotton fairly jump. Be
fore the weevil came we never used
fertilizer on our river bottom lands,
but nearly everyone of my neighbors
are now using it with splendid re-
suits.
1--WE are very careful to plant some
prolific, early-ripening cotton. Be-
fore the weevil came we usually
planted long staple cotton. But with
the weevil it is next to impossible
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-02-14
WIDOWINLOVE WITHCONVICT
PLEADS FOR RELEASE OF ROR.
BIER FROM GEORGIA PEN.
solicitor Promises to Aid Her If He
Will Give Away His Pal, Who Is
Unknown and at Liberty.


ATLANTA.-Cupid may find the
way out of state prison for man
who has some eighteen years yet to
serve.
An Atlanta woman who visited
her son recently in a state prison
camp has fallen in love with "a pal"
of the boy, and has begun move
ment to secure a pardon for him so
they may wed.
The convict was sent I'D for a long
term at last springs session of the
superior criminal court for highway
robbery. The widows son was in
for term and during the course of
her visits to the camp the robber-
prisoner became acquainted with her
With earnest protestations of re-
pentance and reform he won-first,
her pity, and then her affections.
Several days ago the widow visited
Solicitor General Dorsey and breach
ed the subject of a pardon for the
long-term convict. The solicitor gem
eral was interested in the fair sup
plant for pardon, as she had not
been among friends and sympathiz-
ers during his original trial.
Noting the warm and loyal man
ner in which she supported the idea
of pardon the solicitor general sug-
gested that she was in love with the
man. She blushed and not only ad-
mitted the soft impeachment but
said that they would be married i'm
mediately upon his release, and she
would personally guarantee that he
would lead a proper life ever after.
Madam, l certainly sympathize
with your devoted purpose, said So
licitor Dorsey, and there is way
to enlist my support for a pardon.
Three men committed that robbery,
but the state was only able to convict
two of them. The third man, whom
we are sure was equally guilty, has
gone free.
If you can induce your lover to
frankly confess the participation OF
this third man in the crime | will
take up with you the matter of help
ing secure a pardon for him.
And the widow has promised, il
possible, to secure this confession
from him, as it is the only hope he
has for a pardon and a wife
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-02-14
SUPPORTS Mr.. UNDERWOOD
GEORGIA DELEGATION STANDS
by HIM ALMOST SOLIDLY
The AIabamian's Plan for the Money
Trust Probe Is Adopted by Dem
OCratic House Caucus.

WASHINGTON.-The majority of
the members of the Georgia delega-
ton in the house voted in caucus last
night against the Henry resolution
to investigate the money trust" by
special committee.
Representative Hardwick, a mem
Der of the rules committee, of which
Henry is chairman, spoke and voted
against Henry, stating the view of
Representative Underwood that the
probe should be conducted by the
standing committee of the house.
Those members of the Georgia del
egation who voted for the Under
wood substitute were Adamson, Ed
wards, Howard, Bartlett, Brantley
Lee, Bell and Hardwick. Those sup
porting the Henry resolution for a
special committee were Tribble and
Roddenbery. Representative Hughes
was prevented by illness from attend
ing the caucus. He has been sick
several days.
Representative Oscar Underwood
was sustained by vote of 115 to 66
in defying Mr.. Bryan and his lash
and in providing that the regular
committees of the house should I'M
dertake the investigation into the
money trust" of the country.
The house caucus on the resolu-
ton, which has been a bone of con-
tention for many weeks, lasted for
three hours and finally adopted the
Underwood substitute for the Henry
resolution by a vote Of 115 to Sc.
The Georgia delegation supported
Mr.. Underwood, Mr.. Brantley being
one OF the leaders in the fight and
making strong and ringing appeal
in behalf of the course of procedure
favored by the house leader.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-02-14
SNAKE FIGHT LATEST FAD
THE ATLANTA SPORTS ARE TO
HAVE A REPTILE COMBAT.
They Will Have a Monster King
Snake to Tackle Big Rather i'm
the Sawdust Ring of That CITY.

They Will Have a Monster King
Snake to Tackle Big Rather i'm
the Sawdust Ring of That City.
ATLANTA.-Atlanta sports are
nothing if not versatile. They are
planning to hold grand snake fight.
Tired of dog fights and cock fights
they propose the gentle diversion of
chucking big king snake and a
hefty RATHER into sanded ring to do
battle royal.
The king make mas already been
caught, and his owner is willing to
back him for any reasonable amount
of money against anything that
crawls-that is, anything short of a
regular old-time dragon.
The king snake, it seems, is NOR
tally filled with hatred toward all
other species of snakes, and will
force a fight on sight. The king
snake is not poisonous, and endeav-
ors to kill its opponent by curling
around its neck and strangling it to
death
Hunters who describe fights they
nave witnessed between KING snakes
and rattlers declare that the sport
will be more exciting than any prize
fight ever pulled off. The RATHER
coils and tries to strike the king
snake a deadly blow with it's fangs,
while the king snake lodges and
twists like a whiplash ready to coil
itself around the others body at the
first opportunity. The battle to the
death sometimes lasts for two or
three hours.