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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-08-16
NEGRO RATHER
SERIOUSLY BURNED
EXPLOSION OF GASOLINE -cAUs
Es A FIRE AT SCOTT G.
RAGAN'S.

Between 1 and 2 o'clock this after.
noon a gasoline explosion at the
cleaning establishment of Scott <
Ragan on Garden street, seriously
burned Claude Merriii, a colored man
who did the pressing and cleaning,
and burned lot of clothing that was
there for cleaning and pressing
Merrill's face was badly burned,
being almost solid blister, his eye
lashes and eye brows burned off, and
his hair badly singed.
There was only small portion OF
the galoine and how the explosion &C,
CURED was not explained. The fire
was quickly extinguished and the
damage was not very heavy.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-08-16
ADVISORY BOARDS
WERE NOT SOUGHT BY
MANY CANDIDATES
THIRD DISTRICT HAD MOST IN
TERESTlNo CONTEST WITH
FIVE OUT.
ANOTHER WARM One IN eighth
G. W., Delk Was Elected 10 the First
Although He Did Not Qualify as
Candidate-Four Wanted Job in the
Fourth.
ANOTHER WARM One In EIGHTH

There were contests for members
OF the district school advisory boards
in only few places. In the first dis.
trict only two candidates qualified,
ELAN and Johnson, but the voters at
Fixes Mill wrote the name of G. w.
Delk on fortyfour ballots and he
was elected TO the third place. Elan
received 1S4 votes in the district and
Johnson 240.
All opposition to Burns, Haywood
and Lucas was withdrawn in the sec
ond district, although Sprakman re-
ceived three and Oakley eleven votes
at Carriers Creek. The vote of the
other candidates follows: Burr },
1872; Haywood, 1856; Lucas, 1873.
There were five candidates in the
third for three places and they re-
ceived the following vote.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-08-16
new DEMOCRATIC
COU TY COMMIT IEF
NAMES OF THOSE CHOSEN IN
THE RECENT PRIMARY ELEc.
TON TO SERVE.

The democratic county committee
which was elected in the primary las
week was as follows:
First district-R. G. Mullins, A. Fl
Forgey.
Second district-C. E. Hull, Edwin
Jones, Wash P. Russell.
Third district. r. Burcham, v
A. Glenn, French Straley.
Fourth district Harry Borum, Dial
ton Oliver, George Ferguson.
Fifth district-M. F. BaIlanfant, H
W. Thomas.
Sixth DISTRICT. w. B. Thomas
w. R. Matthews, T. Y. English, Jr.
Seventh district-Ed Kindel, T. H
Cantrell, John S. Frierson, John B
Bond.
Eighth district-L. E. Ragsdale
John C. Sowell.
Ninth district-W. C. Whitthor1e
A. o. P. Nicholson, w. ]. fowler, W.
s. Williams, John M. Burns.
Tenth district-No election.
In the seventh district four men. re-
ceived the same vote, when only
three were to be elected.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-08-16
THE PROGRESSIVE PARTY

IL the individual, man or woman,
who usesFoleys Kidney Pills for back
ache, rheumatism, weak back, and
other kidney and bladder irreguiari-
ties. Robert W. Herter, Lawrence
vile, Mo-, says: Il took three bot
ties of Foley idney Pills and got q
permanent cure" They are healing,
strengthening, tonic, and quick to
produce beneficial results. Contain
nc harmful drugs. Never sold In
bulk. Put up In two sizes in sealed
bottles. The genuine in yellow
package. CO.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-08-16
RESULTS TELL.
There Can be No Doubt About the
Results in Columbia.

There Can be No Doubt About the
Results in Columbia.
Results tell the tale.
All dou5; is removed.
The testimony of a Columbia citi
zen
Can be easily investigated.
WHAT better proof can be had?
d. j Digger, 46 S. High ST., Col.
ulnbia Tenn, says: Il suffered from
kidney complaint which had a tend.
ency toward dropsy and doctored
without getting help. During Aug.
ust 1906 | decided to try Doan's Pills
and procured supply at Adams &
Martins Drug Store. Their use help.
ed me from the first and I continued
taking them until / was well. One
Of my parents was also cured of kid.
aey complaint by Doan's Kidney
Pills and a member of my family is
DOW using them with good results
for this trouble" Statement given
May 29. 1907,
A LASTING EFFECT.
On February s, 1911, Mr.. Digger
was interviewed and said: 81 can
still recommend Doan's Kidney Pills
highly, foi the cure they made In my
rase has been permanent. It gives
NE pleasure to confirm all l have
previously said about this remedy"
For sale BY all dealers. Price so
cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo,
New York. sole agents for the United
states
Remember the name-Doan's and
take no other. II
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-08-16
TWO DIRECTS
GO To HARDIN
CHAFFiN SELLS TWO COLTS TO
G. A. FARlSs, OF SAVANNAH,
TENN.

Chaffin Bros. sold this week two Di-
rect colts, one Merry Direct, the other
Walter Direct, to G. A. Fariss, Of
Savannah Elk Direct, son of
Merry Direct, is yearling, and has
much promise in his breeding, Stat
ford Direct, the two year old colt OF
Walter Direct, is youngster of cCm.
handing style, and both promise
much speed.
Mr.. Fariss is breeder of promi-
nonce in his county and when he
started home with his purchases
seemed much pleased with the in
yestment.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-08-16
DELEGATES MET,
COMMITTEE CALLED
TWO MEETINGS OF REGULARS
OF DELEGATES TO MAST
WILLIE AND 14oAENNALC

Tie delegates elected by the reg.
ular" democrats to attend the conyen.
ton at Nashville and the convention
at Hohenwald met in the circuit court
room this morning, with the attend
lnce of seventeen out of twenty
three. Col. j. B. Bond was made
temporary chairman and W. S. VIII
liams temporary secretary. r. II.
PEBBLES was made chairman of the
delegation to the state convention,
and L. H. Harmon secretary. Judge
w. 0. Gordon was made chairman OF
the Hohenwald delegation and this
was instructed to vote as a unit and
to present the name of T. B. Brown
to the convention for the nomina tioB.
Thomas H. PEBBLES moved the en-
dorsement Cf the nomination of Hon.
Benton McMillin, which motion car
ried unanimously.
Following the meeting of the dele
gates there was a call issued for a
of the members elect OF the
new committee to meet at the court
house on Saturday, August 81.
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CLOSEST. CONTEST 7.
- t,st 81 N .shf .k.; ~ ..s
I. ron. (. CONSTABLE Ct N
I THE FIRST DISTRICT
THE INCUMBENT, WON
OUT BY TEN VOTES OVER
KELLY.
HOT RACE in THE THIRD ALSO
Fariss Won by Nineteen Votes in a
Field of Four Candidates--Wilso1
Beaten by Edgar voss in the Fifth
by Thirty Votes.

There were some exciting contests
in the county for constable, the clos
est race perhaps being in the third
district where there were four can,
didates. The finish between two can
didates in the first was also rather
exciting, the majority being only. ten
for Harris.
The following is the vote of the
first district for this office.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-08-16

In the ninths district H. L. Hend-
ley, G. C. McFall and A. J. Fly were
elected without a contest. They re-
ceived the following vote: Hendley,
$40; McFall, 36S; Fly, 345
There was no contest in the tenth
district the vote being: Delk, Ill;
Kirk, 10S; Ross, 104.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-08-16

The vote of the ninth showing the
election of Butts and Goad has here
tofore been published and is usGhang-
ed by the official canvass There
was no contest in the tenth whel q
Thomas B. Edwards received 126
votes, sixty-one at Hampshire and
sixty-five at Taylor's Store.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-08-16

In the second district Green had no
opponents and received total of 1877
votes.
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Sixth District
There was 10 fight in the sixth dis
trict, McCandless, Lowell and Mcl<is-
sick being elected. They received
the following vote: Lowell, 109; Nc
Candless, 1872; McKissick, 1872
Seventh District.
The vote in the seventh district
was as follows: Chapman, 1879; Kit
trell, 100; Williams, 1919.
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Fifth District.
There were also four candidates in
the fifth district, P. c. Hickman, I.
H. McKibbon and Hayes Denton be-
ing elected. The vote.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-08-16

Fourth District.
There were four candidates in tie
fourth district, Oliver and A. j. Har-
olson and ]. Humphrey Hardison be-
ing elected. The vote follows:
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-10-18
Paint Wise

is to paint when your property needs it.
Paint-foolish is to wait for the price to
go down.
But 80 many are foolish. they'll wait a
good while.
The whole rise in the cost of a job il
10 per cent. The first years drop won't
be more than half that, more likely q
quarter.
Waiting for percent, more likely "a
The average job with Devoe) is $50
percent, $3.50. Put it off for $3.50
Guesss not.
You think of that job as 500. So il
is with inferior paint.
Paint Devoe; do it now, if your pro
perty needs it.
DEVOE.
A. Calhoun & Son sell it.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-10-18
FORE STDAlE.

Mrs. G. H. Churchill has been visiting
in Rutland.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. E. Laird of Rutland
were in town with an auto party Sunday.
There was dance in st. Monica's hall
last Friday evening.
G. Il. Churchill and A. 81. Churchill
were in Boston recently.
C. w. Weinle and Miss Madge Madison
Of Rutland visited relatives in this place
last Sunday.
There will be a Harvest supper in
Blodgett hall Friday evening. Octo
Der IS,
E. j. Brown OF Rutland was in town
recently.
The funeral of Mrs. George Loomis
was held at St. Mary's Catholic church
in Brandon Wednesday, October 8,
where mass was said by Rev. FIR. j. J.
oyIe. Interment In st. Mary's GENE
terry. The bearers were Edward FIRE.
dette, Joseph Nicklaw, Lewis Forguites
and Frank Anoe.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward LOOMS, jr., Mr.
and Mrs. Frank LOOMS of Rutland, Mr..
and Mrs. James Baldwin of Cornwall.
Mrs. Joseph Jones, Mrs. Fred Narcotics,
Mrs. Walter Small and Mrs. Nelson
Nassau of Middlebury were in town to
attend the funeral of Mrs. George
Loomis.
Edward Loomis, ST., has moved into
the house with George Loomis.
Lewis Shore was in Schenectady, n.
Y, this week
Della Baker, Youngest daughter Of
Herbert Baker, has returned from the
Mary Fletcher hospital much improved
in health.
Mr. and Mrs Lillian Cooke and daugh-
ter, Miss Ruth billiard of Dandy, visitt d
at E. E Partlow's recently, making the
trip by auto.
Mr. and Mrs. D. NJ. johnson, Mr.. and
Mrs. E. L. Lewis and daughter, Marie,
all of Wadhams, N. Y. who have been
touring western Vermont in their auto,
called on friends in town Saturday,
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-10-18
STOP HAIR
FALLING
TODAY

1t won't cost you cent to prove that
you can stop falling hair and prevent
badness, for w. Ii. Sheldon will supply
you with bottle of PARTISAN Sage
and if you are not satisfied with the
result he will return the full purchase
price.
The same guarantee applies to dan
drum, splitting hair, faded hair or scalp
itch.
PARTISAN Sage is the most delightful.
refreshing and invigorating hair dressing
in the world. 1t preserves the natural
color of the hair and imparts to it glossy
appearance that all admire.
Large bottle 80 cents at dealers every
where. The girl with the Auburn hair
on every package.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-10-18

A lazy liver leads to chronic dyspepsia
and experimentation the whole
system. Doan's Regulets t25c per box
act mildly on the liver and bowels, At
all drug stores. adv.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-28
NORTH SIDE STILL
To TRINITY

Hundreds OF north siders' manifest
ed their loyalty to the traditions Of old
| Trinity church yesterday by pledging
their support at the dedlcatory exer-
cises Of the handsome new Trinity that
has recently been erected at the corner
of Trinity avenue and Washington
street
In the earlier days OF the city many
people now of the north side attended
Trinity as southsde residents, and
crossing the railroad tracks seems to
ave caused few to transfer their af-
filiations. Hundreds Of south siders"
We're also there. and the occas sion was
pronounced great success.
Bishop Warren A. Gambler offered the
dedication PRAYER Judge w. f. Hem
mond having first formally presented
the edifice
Three programs were rendered.
! morning, afternoon and evenlng-and
III all the organist, Charles A. Sheldon.
Jr, and the choir composed Of Mrs.
Sheldon. soprano; Mrs. Arthur Crevis-
ton, alto; Howard Davis tenor, and Jo-
seph Hubbard, basso, were heard in
beautiful selections.
| DIR. j. w. Lee, Or. Elan Dempsey. oil
Milledgeville: Dr. IT. r. Kendall, of Au-
gusta, and Dr.. Walker Lewis. of Rome,
! former pastors, made short addresses
at the afternoon service, and letters of
welcome were read from the Second
Baptist and the Central Presbyterian
churches
Dr. Lee preached at the night service
on the subject OF The Mission OF the
Church" He took up the question Of
city growth and crime in the United
States and declared that something
must be done 'to bring this country
back to sanity and spiritual health"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-28
Georgian Story Gets
Blue-Eyed Husband
Back belonging Wife
Head of Family, For Whom $25
Reward Was offered, Found
in Florida.

AIRS. Virginia Barker Jones. Of Rut-
ledge Ga, offered a reward of s25 last
Wednesday for the return of her neatly
dressed, blue-eye husband" Charles f.
Jones, and her offer was published on
the first page of The Georgian. The
story found the missing husband. and
he is back with his family.
Jones was located at Spray, Fla,
where he was WORKING for the Dundee
Naval Stores Company, under the as
sumed name Of J. A. Castleberry. A
reader of The Georgian recognized him
from the description. notified Jones IA
Their nlaW. A. A. Barker, and commit
nication between Jones and his family
was reopened, He said he was willing
to go home, resume his real name and
work TO pay his debts
There was never any charge of mis-
conduct against Jones. but he had b.
come involved in heavy load of debl,
and a, short time ago disappeared. He
says he wanted to get away from asso-
ciates and earn enough money to pay
off his debts. he was trying to do this
when he Was located in Florida.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-28
CHAUFFEUR HELD AS
AUTO THIEF DROVE
BEATTIE DEATH CAR

{. FL. Richardson. the young cheuf-
feur accused OF stealing an automobile
in Jacksonville, Fla, and driving It
through the country to Atlanta, for
long while was chauffeur for Henry
Clay Beattie. the young Richmond Wife
slayer who was electrocuted several
months ago.
Richardson, who mad driven Beattie
and his wife on many of their outing
in the death car" in which the slayer
carried the body OF his slain wife into
Richmond the night of the murder. va
present at the trial as a witness. but
was not called to the stand. He left
Richmond five weeks before the trag-
edy.
"Beattie was fine, good natured
young fellow, and could never bring
myself to believe him guilty Of muir
dering his wife until he confessed. Just
before the execution" said Richardson.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-28
U. ). Naval Captain
Victor in Clash With
IeSty Mexican Admiral
Americans Threat to Sink FEEDER
al Fleet Saves Vera Cruz
From Smelling.

MEAlCO CITY. Oct. 2s.-DetaiIs Of
a CLASH between Captain Hughes. com
Inahder OF the United States cruiser
Des Moines. and Admiral Azuiate of
the Meet of Mexican gunboats in tha
vera Cruz har6or. while fighting he
tween federals and insurgents was go
ing on in Vera Cruz last week. reached
me capital today When CANAAN
hughes saw that fighting was inevita-
Die he sent word to the Mexican adj
miral that he mast respect the neutral
ity zone
II you fire shot into the city which
Injuries foreigner or a foreign proper
~ or If You shoot into a foreign shin
IN this harbor, I will sink your feet"
was the warning sent by the American.
What # [ should sink the Des
Moines" was the message sent back
by A2uiate.
'That IS up 10 a better man" re-
sponded Hughes. The Mexican gun
boats did not fire a SHOT.
During the lighting in Vera cruz the
Des Moines occupied d position between
the Mexican fleet and the shore with
her - guns trained on the Mexican
8unboats.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-28
CHURCH SERVICES
AID IN CAMPAIGN
ON TUBERCULOSIS

someone dies every three minutes
in his country from tuberculosis was
the startling announcement read to q
number of church congregations in At
'snta Yesterday. "One-tenth Of all the
people who die yearly die from this
cause. The cost in dollars and cents is
more than $500. 900 900. or half as much
rs the total expense Of running the
United States government
Among those who spoke on the Whi-e
pague were Dean c. r A. Pise, of the
Cathedral; Father Dubois, Of the Sa-
cred Heart church; Dr.. :. f. Virgins,
OF the First Methodist; Rev. Richard
Orme Finn, of the North Avenue Pres
hyterian: DR.. c. g. Wilmer, Of ST. Lulles
Episcopal. and Dr.. Hugh *. Walker, Of
the First Presbyterian, and it came
from the National Association for the
Study and Prevention of tuberculosis,
which is fighting the white plague" IN
his country and at whose request
100000 churches in all parts Of the
country yesterday sounded q warning
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-28
BECKER BIT ERLY
RAPS JUDGE GOFF
Convicted Policeman Prepares
for Transfer to Death Cell
at Sing Sing.

NEW YORK. Oct 28.-Lieutenant
charles Becker today bitterly attacked
r,stice John w. Golf In the course of
1oro7an Rosenthal. He declared that
r,stice Goff, instead of protecting him
% the presiding judge at murder trial
,,ouId. had leagued himself with the
oe,,sers Of the policeman,
Becker went infinitely into the his
,,,,- Of the vents leading UP to the YER
.,.+ pointed out numberless contradic-
lions among the witnesses for the pros
ecr+ion and asserted that he had never
orar seen the four gunner who did the
oo,ual shooting until he viewed them in
the Tombs
only once during the long talk did
Rocker show any signs of weakness.
.,rhat was WIN he referred to his wife.
THEN he shook the ebars in "a sort of
;-o2atient grief. declaring that Mrs.
pealer was expected to become moth
~. about the middle Of January.
God knows my position is bad
.r,,lgb" he said. with break in his
,.ofcs but Mrs Becker is in far worse
a,r,i-s She is to become q mother in
January. God knows it is not bright
..,.1ool, for her. The husband and IA
t,sr Of her child will by chat time be in
tae death house in Sing Sing prison. the
victim Of perjury.
Lieutenant B~ker TODAY calmly
6irected the winding up of his business
affairs and prepared for the short jour
isv which will land him in the death
house at Sing Sing prison Wednesday
afternoon. He will be taken to Ossining
Immediately after Justice Golf s-n-
fences him to death.
An examination Of he statement of
lis financial condition given out by
Becker shows a discrepancy OF almost
100000 in his private fortune as eX-
rlained by himself and the Official rec
ord Of his bank deposits.
Becker says that $4,000 was given
10 his wife by an old friend, john Fin
regan. a newspa per compositor, Friends
of Tinnegan declare Finnegan never
possessed more than $4,000 in his life.
He died July 81, the night after Becker
vas arrested for the murder Of Rosen-
thai
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-28
II NORTHERN STATES
SAFELY FOR WILSON,
LEADERS ARE TOLD

NEW YORK, Oct 38.-Democratic
national headquarters received reports
from II Northern states, declaring that
the ticket headed by Governor Wilson
would be successful in those states.
Among the callers at headquarters
was Congressman William F. Murray
Of Massachusetts who told National
Chairman William r. McCombs that he
is confident the Democrats viii secure
six new congressman in his state
I'VE are sure to re-elect the four we
now have. and with the six others tina
we feel confident Of the Democrats will
have the ten out Of the states quota Of
fourteen in congress" said Mr.. Murray
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-28
SPRAINS AN ANKLE
CHASING ELOPERS,
THEN HE FORGIVES

HAMMOND. IND, Oct. 2S.--An elope-
ment which caused a chase over five
states ended here when an automobile
tumbled into ditch filled with muddy
water. near Huntington. The ditch also
was responsible for q reconciliation be-
tween father aud daughter and father
and SOL
Several weeks ago Miss Randolph age
sixteen daughter Of f. NJ. Randolph, and
Walter Piggs, age seventeen, both Of
AIoberN. Mo. eloped. The fathers of the
boy and girl chased them over i've states
and few days ago found them Al Tren-
ton. Mich. where they had been married
and the husband had obtained job. All
started back TO Missouri. The young peo-
pie attempted to effect a reconcilia ton
with their parents. but failed until their
automobile went into the ditch. The elder
Piggs suffered a sprained ankle He and
Mr.. Randolph were soon in forg1ving
mood, and all started for home, where
the bride and bridegroom will enjoy their
honeymoon.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-28
NURSERY PROVIDED
TO ALLOW MOTHERS
TO ATTEND CHURCH

nursery r'the children of church.
going mothers, who are ordinarily
forced to remain away from church be-
cause of the children, has been pro-
'ided by the Jackson Hill Baptist
church at the corner of Jackson street
and East avenue.
DR. Junius W. Willard is pastor Of the
church and Dr. a. c. Risner pastor Of
The Broadway church Of Knoxville.
Tenn. is conducting a two weeks sew
lee. In order to allow the mothers to
come in the afternoon, Dr. Willard has
prepared a room in the church for the
children and has placed two ladies' in
charge.
Or Risner breaches both al afternoon
and night. He has conducted revivaIs
a. many of the principal churches Of
me South and is we'll known.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-28
EIGHT BADLY HURT IN
L. & MS. r. r. WRECK;
DINING CAR BURNED

KNOXVILLE, TENN, Got Is
Louisville and Nashville passenger
train. due in Atlanta at noon today. was
struck by a Southern railway local
train from Meryville, on a grade Cross
ing in this city early this morning, as it
was departing for Atlanta. The Louis r.
vile and Nashville dining car was
thrown down 8 steep embanknent and
was burned. Tho Southern locomotive
was damaged.
Alex Finley, L. and N diner con
duotor. of Louisville; r. n. GODDARD
Southern engineer, of Knoxville; ]. W
Lyle, Southern fireman. OF MsryviiEe
and two negro cooks and three negro
walters, of Louisville, were injured, but
none fatally No passengers were in
the dining car at the time.