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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-01-12
FROZEN PIPE
EXPLODES STOVE
RANGE IN KITCHEN OF MRS. j. r.
GREEN Is COMPLETELY DE-
STROYED-FiRE STARTS

SDue to frozen water back, the
range in the kitchen of Mr.. and Mrs.
J. r. Green, on West Seventh street,
exploded on Sunday morning with a
terrific report, completely demolish-
ing the range, setting fire to the
kitchen floor and destroying all the
dishes and utensils in the room. The
fire was put out without much dam
age except to the floor, Mrs. Green
had just gone from the kitchen when
the explosion shook the kitchen and
fortunately the cook had also gone
into another room to warm. The fire
had just been started in the range
and to that fact is due the ease with
which the fire, in the floor was put
out. The stove was blown into a
hundred or more parts and one piece
knocked hole in the wall of the
kitchen as large as a wash basin.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-01-12
GOV. LEE CRUCE
DEF|ES SUPREME
COURT TO BATTLE
OKLAHOMA EXECUTIVE HAS
MILITIA READY FOR
FRAY.
ALL in A COUNTY SEAT ROW
Highest Tribunal OF the State Issues
Injunction Which the Governor
Divides.-Muddle Over Removal
In Delaware County.

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla, Jan. 8.
Gov. Lee Cruce today deied the
supreme court of Oklahoma, threat
ened to call out the militia of which
ne pointed out he is commander-in-
chief, and sardonically told the high
tribunal of his state, through AGjt.-
Gen. Canton, if it wanted to measure
swords with him it had better send
a force right away" -. :.
The muddle arose through the re-
moval Of the county seat of Delaware
county from Grove to Jay. The rec
ords were started from Grove Tues
jday, but instead Of reaching the old
town site Of Jay, designated in the
governors proclamation, were stop
ped at a recently established addl-
tion to the town known az New Jay.
Yesterday when IL was reported
that armed men were on guard at
New Jay to prevent the further re-
moyal OF the books and papers, Gov.
| Cruce ordered company Of state
militia at Tulsa under arms and in
| str acted The adjutant- general to pro-
lceed to the scene OF the conflict.
After the arrival of the adjutant-
general it was stated that no farther
effort would be made to impede the
removal of the records, but today
citizens of New Jay applied to Chief
Justice Turner for a restraining or
der and it was granted.
The governor was informed of the
courts action and in telegram to
the acknowledgement he said:
AS cmmander-in-chief of theOkla-
| homa militia and as governor Of the
state, direct you to proceed with
the enforcement of my proclamation
and order as delivered to you yester-
day. Whatever force is necessary
for you to employ to enforce this or
der will be called by you into reqaisi-
tion. y.
/ am governor of the state, and 70
the supreme court means to have its
order enforced it had better send a
force right away.
In the meantime, however, Adjt.-
Gen. Canton had removed the rec
ords to old Jay, where a fresh start
was made in the governmental ma
chinery of the county.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-01-12
REV. SCHUYLER
IS REELECTED
PUBLICITY COMMITTEE OF MID
LAND METHODIST COMMENDS
MANAGEMENT.

NASHVILLE, JAM S.-The pub
fishing committee Of the Midland
Methodist, the official organ of the
Holston, Tennessee and Memphis
conferences, Methodist Episcopal
church, south, which met in this city
yesterday, certified their approval Of
the present editorial and business
policy Of the paper by re-electing
the Rev. T. c. Schuler, D. D., editor
for another year and commencing
the management of o. w. Patton,
publisher The committee also elect
ed two assistant editors, the Rev. r.
H. Hudgens. of the Tennessee con-
ference, and the Rev. s. B. Love, of
the Memphis conference, who will be
associated with DR.. Schuler. Plans
were adopted for increasin the cir
culation, which will be given imme-
diate attention. 1t is believed that
the Midland Methodist, representing
as it does a constituency of more
than 100000 Methodists in the three
patronizing conferences. should be
one Of the strongest agencies for
promoting the interests of the
church, and the commission desires
the hearty cooperation of the past
ors and presiding elders in placing
the paper in the homes of all the
members.
The publishing committee is COM
posed of nine members, three from
each conference, those from Holston
conference being the Rev. R. A.
Kelly, the Rev. R. 3. Pratt, Jr., and
Col Greed F. Bates.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-01-12
ARA HOLTZ
LOSES HOME
FIRE DESTROYS RESIDENCE AND
CONTENTS THIS MORN
ING.

The fire department was called to
the residence Of ARA Haltz, on
Twelfth street shortly after 10 o'clock.
The house was burning rapidly by the
time the crew arrived, and the fire
plubs we're frozen up so that it was
fully ten minutes before water could
be had, and as result the house and
its contents were entirely destroyed,
only a clock and one or two insignifi-
icant articles being saved.
The home of Mr.. Ledbetter. adjoin-
ing, was also badly damaged by the
fire.
The home of Mr.. Holt, together
with the contents, was insured, but
the amount could not be arrived at
until the policies were looked up.
The loss will Re considerable.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-01-12
NO MOVE 70 CATCH
THE PEACE DOVE
TALES OF DIcKERING WITH
TURKEY ARE DECLARED
BASELESS.

ROME, Jan. 8-All reports presum-
ing that peace between Italy and Tur.
key is near, are premature. The Of
fetal attitude at Rome is that in view
of the fact that Italy Is in position
of victor, che cannot ask for peace
or initiate negotiations looking for
peace. But it is pointed out that TIA.
ly is ready to examine into peace pro-
posals with an open mind, II advanc-
ed by Turks on the basis that Tripoli
and Cyrenatica shall be definitely an.
nexed to Italy, according to the royal
decree of Dec. IL. which will be trans.
formed into law of the nation at the
re-opening of parliament, the laater
part of January, therefore discussion
of this point, say officials, would be
superfluous and, indeed, injurious to
any understanding between Italy and
Turkey.
The Turkish government has re.
piled to peace suggestions from other
powers that her chief difficulty con-
sists in renouncing her African Arab
province without arousing feeling
among the Arabs throughout the en-
pire, especially in Asia, where dissat-
isfaction might lead to the end OF OF
toman rule.
Italy desires peace, not so much for
the purpose of ending the conflict
within Tripolitana, but because she
wishes to avoid complications which,
if they resulted now In the dismem-
berment of Turkey, would mean for
Italy only the acknowledgment of the
possession of Tripolitana, while if the
dismemberment occurred later Italy
might gain larger portion of the en-
pire.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-01-12
FINDS HER SON
In OHIO PRISON
MOTHERS SEARCH IS RE.
WARDED ONLY TO BRING
GRIEF.

COLUMBUS, o., Jan. S.-Mrs. Nan
cy Davis, aged 7S, of vigo, Ross coun-
ty, today found her son, Fred, aged
Al, whom che had mourned for dead
six years, in the Ohio penitentiary.
Recently she determined to make one
more effort to locate her son, not will
ling to die until being convinced pos
itively that her son was dead. She
sent his photograph to authorities In
several states and today Warden
Jones, Of the Ohio penitentiary, iden-
titled Daniel Dams, convict serving
fifteen years as Fred Davis.
1T was better that mother had
found me dead than alive and in the
renitentiary," said DAVIS. when told
tha; his mother had located him.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-01-12
RELICS OF MAINE TO
Be GIVEN AWAY
BY GOVERNMENT
BILL BEFORE CONGRESS PRO.
vIDEs FOR DISTRIBUTION
OF REMNANTS.
IS CUBA TO GET RECOGNITION
Portion to Be Given That Republic
For Incorporation in a Monument
At Havana and Also to Societies
and Municipalities.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 5-Portions
Of the wrack of tho Pot+,osb,n n.,no
~''o' p'''io''e
socie''es anu the SURVIVORS OF neirs
OF survivors OF the Maine, under
plan presented to the house in the
urgent deficiency bill The entire
bill carries $2,2,0,000 IL authoiiz
an additional appropriation OF $780,
1000 tor raising The Maine, making a
total appropriation oil 100000 for
that purpose
The bill would authC ize inc sec-
retaryl OF war to give some portion
| OF the wreck TO the republic Of Cuba
for Incorporation ia a public mGnu-
ment to be erected in havana, 1t
would also authorize the secretaries
Of wal and navy to donate pieces of
the battleship to any municipality
of the United States, or to any mill
taray or naval association, or society
in the United States, or to the form
er officers and crew OF the Maine, or
their heirs or representatives"
The only conditions upon which
these grants would be made are that
the parts can be recovered and re-
moved without, interfering with the
general work of removal now being
done by the war department that
the labor and cost Of securing them
be paid by the city or society getting
the relic; and that reasonable as
surance' be given the government
that they would be properly preserv-
ed and cared for and not disposed OF
without the governments consent.
The work of raising the wreck is
nearing completion.
The urgent deciency bill will be
rushed through the house tomorrow,
it is expected, and passed in the
senate early next week The money
now in hand will be used by the war
department. December 20, at the
present rate of work on the Maine.
and department officials have advised
the appropriation committee that If
the wreck Is to be towed to the
United States an additional expense
of $1OO day will be necessary.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-01-12
Y. B. COCHRAN
GETS A FALL
LIS ON THE PAVEMENT NEAR
ELKS CLUB AND HAS A RIB
FRACTURED.

Y. Bruce Cochran, the well known
nrance man fell this morning near
[Elks Club and was painfully hurt.
Porter was called and made an
|nination and is of the opinion
{ Mr.. Cochran has a rib fractured.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-01-12
COOLEST WEATHER
FOR THIRTEEN YEARS
SUNDAY MORNING
TEMPERATURE BELOW ZERO
AND WALKING EXTREMELY
DIFFICULT.
MISS SHIELDS BREAKS A LIMB
Range Explodes at Mrs. Smiths
Boarding House and Geek Is lrjur-
ed--No Serious Suffering Reported
in This Section.

The snow of Saturday and the ex
treme cold that followed Saturday
night and Sunday morning was the
most severe OF the winter and the
temperature was the lowest that the
State has experienced since 1899,
when in some sections of West Ten
.Resaee it was reported to have been
.l6 degrees below zero.
It was reported to have been from
p to 10 degrees below zero here Sun.
day morning, according to the char
actor Of the thermometer aud the To-
cation.
The government thermometer at
Ashwooa registered 2 degrees below
at o'cloes Sunday morning, and nu.
mu1ous reports from thermometers
at private residences marked the TEN.
por&tu.e at 5, s and 10 degrees below.
The sulering at many places
throughout the country was intense,
rs it was several degrees colder in
the north and west, but so far as has
been heard there were no serious re-
suits from the extreme weather in
this Immediate section, with the ex-
ception that there were possibly a
large number of young lambs killed
by the intense cold
All day Saturday the walks we're
extremely slick and it was with con-
siderable difficulty that pedestrians
got about with any safety, and there
were a number of minor mishaps from
slipping and falls reported, though
nothing serious.
This danger of walking about was
increased Sunday morning when the
zero weather had frozen everything
hard.
Among the various happening incl
dent to the extreme cold was the ex-
plosion of the kitchen range at the
boarding house of Mrs. s. w. Smith,
at the corner of Eighth and High
streets. A fire was built in the stove
as early as $50. and the explosion
took place about an hour later. The
cook was in the kitchen at the time
and was slightly hurt by the steam
and flying bits of metal and cinders.
Fire rolled onto the floor and set fire
to it and caused considerable excite
ment for short time
The stove was completely destroy
ed or injured SO it was of no further
use and a new one was put in at
once.
Miss Ada Shields slipped on the
sidewalk near the Baptist church
and broke her left limb just above the
ankle. She was carried home at
once and Dr. P. D. Biddle was called
and dressed the broken limb. 1t was
exceedingly painful but it is not
thought there will be any trouble in
healing.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-05-23
SOME RIGHT TO BE Angry
Foreigners Action That Was Knock.
Out Blow to New Workers. Idea
Of Courtesy.

The maddest man on a Mount Yer
non-New York car the othe; sning
was polite man. There was q q usual
Sunday night crowd waitin. -. the
curb for an opportunity TO get to
the subway al One Hundred and Sew
enty-seventh street, and only the lucky
ones got seats. The aisle Wis filed
with standees before the car started
for New York
Only one man Of sturdy hrlld and
foreign extraction was clGmsily hold.
ing baby in his arms & tide him
was his wife, also a strapbnH@cr The
polite man observed them. thought 1t
was tough luck to nave to stand with
a chubby youngster in ones rms. all
the way to the city. and rgored his
own seat 10 the tired couple
The sturdy young man Of foreign ex.
traction accepted the courtesy with q
murmnr OF thanks. He gave 1 sigh Of
relief as he sank into the vacant seat.
Ihen-he handed the baby up to his
mother to hold. which she did the rest
OF the way.-New York Times
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-05-23
DEEPEST SIPHON TUN-
MEL IN THE WORLD

1t has been said that New York
was in 4 graver danger of short
age Of water than any but a very
few, in position to know, realized.
With the completion of the new
Cattskill aqueduct. this danger
will disappear. This aque6urt, on
which it would take a week to walk
from one end to the other, will
cost something like $l62, 900, 900.
It's construction has presented many
difficult engineering problems. OF
them all, the great task was the
conveying of the water across the
Hudson river. This has beer
acc, mplished by the construction of
the deepest siphon tunnel in the
world. 1t crosses the Hudson al
one of its most picturesque and
romantic points.
Any one who has ever salad up
the Hudson on the Albany day
boat remembers the two big
mountains which tower up from
tho waters edge few mile beyond
West Point. Storm King, on the
west side, end Breakneck, on the
east, form a mighty gorge
through which the river flows on
its way to New York harbor.
These massive piles of granite, the
result of some geologic cunvulsion,
stand guard over the Hudson river
siphon, for underneath the narrow
band of water between them lies
the mighty wster-tunnel, deep
down in bedrock. The scene is one
of silent bigneEs, of huge black
shadows, and tons Of giant bould-
ers poised on the mountain sides
ready to break loose. - Scribner's.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-05-23
THE WINNEMoCCA
WESTERN RAILWAY

No later than June 10th active
operations will be commenced in
surveying and locating the pro.
posed Winnemucca Northern rail.
way. The engineer cops will be in
the field by the above date and the
force in all PROBABILITY will be in
charge of H. n. Sheldon. The
line as shown by the company maps
is q westerly course for few
miles, then directly north to Nc.
Dermitt, distance of some rs
niles passing, through Quinn river
country end within few miles uf
National. The Winnemucca
Northern taps and opens to settle
ment a larger tract IF territory
without railroad than any other
scope of country in the United
States. The project is entirely
feasible and will be a dividend
payer from the day of its compile
ton.
This road would have been con-
structed years ago had it not been
for the control of the railroad
situation by certain interests who
either could not see their way clear
to the development of this vast
territory or centented themselves
with the fact that its products
came to them in any event TIE
situation is changed at the present
time and there is going to be a
steam railway constructed and
operated into this virgin territory
and if all signs read Alright it will
be the "Winnemucca Northern. "
Silver State.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-05-23
REFUSE TO PAY DINNER
BILL AND MURDER RESULTS

In an argument over the pay
ment of three meals, Giovanni
Lazioli, an Italian, was killed at
Floriston Tuesday afternoon by
three Italians. The murder &C.
CURED at the Southern Pacific
depot and when the crowd that
gathered threatened to take mat
ters into their own hands with
regard to administering punish.
ment to the three murderers.
officers placed the men aboard the
Reno motor and they were fastened
across the state line. The
prisoners made no denial Of re-
sponsibilty of the crime and stated
that the killing was the outcome
of fight that arose over the pay
ment of a dinner. According to
their story. they arrived in Floris-
ton during the morning from Reno,
and went to the Paris place where
Lazioli was cooking. The three
ordered glass of beer which was
paid for. Later they ordered a
dinner, and after beng served re.
fused to pay their bill. After a
short discussion the trio left the
house and walked 10 the depot.
Lazioli followed and after insisting
upon the payment for the three
meals, the fight ensued that re-
suited in his death. Virginia
Chronicle.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-05-23
END OF AN OLD SUPERSTITION
':sight Of Present New York Buildings
oiscourages Youngsters There to
Seek Fortune.

Said a New York octogenarian:
THE height of buildings in New
York has dealt death blow to an old
superstition that animated many q
country youth who came here to make
his fortune 60 years ago. Heaven
knows how they came by the belief,
but most OF those upstate boys came
to the city thinking that II they could
toss coin over house they took q
fancy to at the first try. the house
would be theirs some day.
1T was one OF my surest convictions,
and ! put II to test Immediately aft.
er paying for my tlrst meal in New
York The only money had left was
an old.fashioned three.cent piece With
that in my hand walked around look.
Ing for a desirable piece of property.
Pretty soon corner lot on which
stood q two-story-and.a.half brick
house took my eye
II had practiced coin throwing in
the country, 80 ] let my three-cent
piece go for all II was worth over the
front of the house and ran around to
the bact to see where II landed. Il
went clean over knew then that that
house and lot would be mine in due
time. and sure enough they we're. Peo-
pie don't WOO fortune by Tipping coins
these days. The fellow whose SUCCESS
depends upon tossing three-cent
piece over the Singer building would
be In pretty bad FIX"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-05-23
RENO LAWYERS BELIEVE
IN RENO LAWYERS

At meeting of the bar associa-
ton in Reno Saturday the members
of the law society grew pretty
busy They not alone oppose the
recall Of the judiciary, but would
name the candidates for the bench.
AS the people are the fellows who
have to pay this high and mighty
element it looks like they should
have some voice in nominations,
recall and other matters where the
lawyers take the cash. If a lawyer
makes a rotten judge why in the
world he cannot he recalled and
put on the standard with other
elective Off is a matter that is
hard TO conceive in the minds of
the taxpayers. 1t in the end is the
people and net the judges who foot
the bills. 1t is understood that a
straw vote is to be taken through
out the state. The best way to
settle the question is to put it on
the ballots and if the people want
the judges recalled when they think
necessary they can do so. = Carson
Appeal.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-05-23
Whom a klnu La III.

And there is this curious psyche
logical fact to be remembered A seri
Gus illness or a death advertises the
doctor exactly as hanging advertises
the barrister who defended the per
son hanged. Suppose, for example, a
royal parsonage gets something wrong
with his throat, or has pain In his
inside. II q doctor effects some
trumpery cure with wet compress
or a peppermint lozenge nobody takes
the least notice OF him. But II he
operates on the throat and kills the
patient, or extirpates an internal or
gan and keeps the whole nation pal
pitating for days while the patient
hovers in pain and fever between lie
and death. his fortune is made Ev
cry rich man who omits to call him III
when the same symptoms appear in
his household Ia held not to have done
his utmost duty to the patient The
wonder is that there is king or
queen left alive In Europe q. b
Shaw, The Doctors Dilemma
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-05-23
WORLDS LARGEST
F.. FISH HATCHERY

The largest and most elaborate
fish hatchery in the world is now
in process of construction at
Pratt, Kan. This project was
authorized and provided for by the
Kansas legislature last year. 1t will
cost S15O,O00. None of the fish
hatcheries ever built by the
government has exceeded the rost
of $25, 900.
The Kansas hatchery will be one
mile in length and a quarter. of a
mile in width. 1t will contain
100 ponds averaging an acre in
size and G #. deep. When COM
pared to other hatcheries already in
existence this project seem a STU
pendous undertaking since the
most of the largest hatcheries of
the country cover only a dozen or
more acres of water.
The buildings of this great
Kansas fish hatchery includes the
construction Of a concrete dam,
500 #. long, across the Minnesota
river, which will furnish supply
lake of ten acres. Water from this
lake will be carried to the hatchery,
nearly three miles distant, through
II inch pipes, which connect sep
arately with each individual pond .
The system also includes 100 slucie
gates, 81 concrete structures, 80
galvanized wire mesh Greens and
various other structures and ap-
purtenances for handling and
controlling the water supply.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-05-23
NOTICE TO EAGLES AND
WELCOME TO THE PUBLIC

J. P. Grandel, Deputy Grand
President of the Eagles of Nevada,
will address the people of Elko at
knights Of Pythias Hall at 1880
o'clock Friday evening, May "a,
on the Good of the Order"
A temporary organization of an
Aerie will b. formed. Everybody
is cordially invited to attend.