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Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-25
Marlin Ha. Advantages.

The advantage Of, Marlin, where the
Giants go TO their work. Is that natural
springs gush forth from the earth In
that thriving little town. and the players
have all the benefit OF the, medicinal
water and the baths. into which they
can tumble after hard work out" on
the field.
MeGraw says that he has tried every
thing In the way OF training auartsrs
and has come TO the concfuAon that the
further a team keeps away from Tho
Atlantic the better for Il. zone good
eastcrly storm off the ocean. with plenty
OF wind and steady rain. win waste q
fortnight Of time in a camp which is
near tho coast" said the manager.
Those dry hot winds which blow
across the Texas plains are worth more
to ball players than Turkish bath. .
continued the pilot of the Giants. you
notice that Connie Mack Is going into
the Lone star state for work. The De-
troit club has been close TO tho boundaries
Of Texas for years. and the Chicago
Americans after demonstrating mos,
Of the globe. have finally coma to the
conclusion that Texas offers more ad-
vsntages 70 ball players than any stas.
OF the union. and they are quite rfgnc
We have had fair results with the Giants
no matter in what town or city we
trained. but speaking for the PLAYERS Of
the team know that most Of them. al
Of them. In fact. say that yhey feel
better after their work In Marlin than
they have after training at any other
city which has been In our belt Of
travel"
Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-25
EARLY SPRING is HOPED FOR
Late Season win Hit Teams Train
ing on Atlantic Seaboard.


NEW YORK. Feb. A-wInter hangs
on with such persistsnoy In the north
that the base ball managers are hopeful
Of an early spring In the south. Possibly
the weather cannot be ordered 20 suit
both the ball players and tbs southern
farmers. though no AErscuiturist who Gull
tivafas cotton and strawberries has been
heard TO criticiss sharply good growing
weathsr." and weather Of that mean
grade win never find disfsvor in the eyes
Of the base ball mAnaSerx
A late spring win hit harder those
teams which train close to the Atlantse
seshoard than il win other mines. which
are taken 10 Texas and Louisiana. There
are some who believe that the players
are better Oft for training In . semi.
base ball climate 10 10 doubtful. Newer
has a team GENE away from . training
camp in which tbs players were In xaeh
splendid condition a. the Giants were In
lsll, and they showed the value Of THAR
so5ourn at Marlin BY the manner in
which thsy slipped through the season
without serious iilness to any Of them.
Ths Highlander viii train at Atlanta.
charming and delightful city, but
swept by brseEea Not ocean breeses.
either. The cold wind which blows over
the plateau on which Atlanta looks down
UPON other rivals will knock more hasa
ball out of players anatomy than he
Will absorb In tho work which be is able
TO get on the diamond Atlanta muss
have an exceptionally good spring to be
Of real vAius 10 players.
Birmingham 60 Favored.
i Birmingham. some 80 miles away. n
better adapted to ball players than At
lsntz. because II d not % high II II
surrounded By mountains and IL not q
mountainous elevation Augusta, In q
lower latitude. 10 fairly satisfactory. and
Savannah was onns Q favored cty. Some
how northeastern storms got In the habit
Of ealing upon Savannah right IN the
midst Of the training season ard up
setting an of the work which had beer
done for q week or two. because the
players were compelled to remain fdie
So MANAGERS began to give up sosnl
there.
Mobile has bean tried with vzrytns
success. and 20 far - the climate goes
d nearer the Standard which the has,
bail E<nAx<r ssskA Nav Orleans voul<
Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-25

! base ball for spring work. there gems
to be nothing which Is Of 50 much Value
from the time that a season begins UNI
I'll II Is time for the players to take the
train back to the north than Texas.
where there is heat and little moisture
in the air.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-01-26
Mr.. IATINNA
WINS THE RUG
GETS THE BUTTON PRIZE AT
The ]. RosENTHAL GUESS
ING CONTEST.

The prize guessing contest to be de
cided with the close of the sale al
the J. Rosenthal Co. closed Tuesday
light, and the buttons that have at
tractea so much attention in the win
dow during the past few days were
counted by c. A. Parker, B. E. Regen
md H. E, Tucker. Certifying to the
Count they found that Mrs. H. II Ca.
tina made the nearest guess to the
exact NUMBER, which was 1888. Mrs.
Catirna's guess was $3.50. W. S. Nor
ION wGs only one number farther
away,5.357 The next nearest guess
was made by Pinkie Harris of Route
10, who thought there were 5,345 but
t ms in the window.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-01-26
The AUTO BUGS
ARE ABROAD
THE MAURY MOTOR COMPANY
MAKES TWO SALES ON
MONDAY.

The beautiful days OF the past
week have caused the auto bugs to
thegin to hum, and those who would
oe bugs are beginning to look around
fro the proper mate. lal in which to
spin in during the heated summer
months. The Maury Motor Company
sold two machines Monday. The pur
chasefs were W. P. Ridley, who
bought a forty-two Buick touring car
with full equipments, the other was
Sam Neeley, of Lawrenceburg, who
contracted for four door Flanders
roadster, and will use it to cover his
territory.
In todays Herald will be seen the
announcement of the largest ship
ment of automobiles made this year.
This sale was made by the Buick
company and consists of train lead,
which goes to California. This car
= so d in Columbia by the Maury
Motor Company.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-01-26
NAME DIRECTORS
BOARD OF TRADE
COMMITTEE SELECTS LIST OF
TWENTY-FIVE NOMINEES TO
BE SUBMITTED.

The meeting of The nominating
committee of the Board of Trade met
promptly Monday afternoon at the
Phoenix National Bank and proceed
el at once to thA transaction of the
business before It. which was the
nomination of twenty-five directors,
eleven of whom are to be elected a,
the meeting on the second Tuesday
night, of February.
The nominees are.
w. f. Anderson, j. M. Dedman, J.
l. Finney, G. T Hughes, Jr., ]. T.
Mcknight Geo. e. McKennon, r l..
Mckinney, Horace Rainey, Col j. c.
Hardy, G. A. Parker, Frank H. Smith.
John w. Jackson, William Barker,
Louis Loeb, w. W. Dyer, w. w. Ev-
ans, s o. Thomas, j. l.. Hutton, DR..
Q. ]. Porter, S. Locke Breaux, E. P.
Turner, Sims Ashley.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-01-26
GEORGE c. BROWN
TAKES HIS LIFE
At CAPITAL CITY
PROMINENT MAURY couNTIAN
COMMITS SUICIDE AT vAUx-
HALL FLATS.
his Mind WAS UNBALANCED
Due to Long Continued Poor Health
His Mind Gave Way Under the
Strain-Membe of Very Prominent
Family of State.
Special o The Herald.

Special The Herald.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Jan. 23.-
While his mind was temporarily un-
balanced, George Campbell Brown, of
Maury county, at about 10 o'clock
this morning shot and killed himself
at his rooms in the Vauxhall Flats in
his city.
MI Brown returned from New
York few days ago where he had
been for some time in a sanitarium,
having been in bad health for a nun
Der of years. He had been feeling
badly and depressed for some time
but his sudden and tragic end was a
great shock to his friends.
Mr.. Brown was not married and
had rooms in the Vauxhall Flats. He
is supposed to have killed himself, a
pistol being used, at about 10 o'clock
this morning but the suicide was not
discovered for about an hour. He
was shot through the head and death
is surnosed to have been almost in
etantareous,
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-01-26
SPRING WEATHER
STARTS PLOWS TO
RUNNING IN COUNTY
FARMERS ARE BUSY GETTING
READY FOR THIS YEARS
CROPS.
Rains have DELAYED WORK
Indications Are That the Acreage OF
Both Corn and Potatoes This
Spring viii Be Large, Probably
Larger Than Usual.

Pretty, spring like weather OF the
past three days has started the piOws
to moving ali over Maury county ana
active preparations for this years
crop are going on in all sections. Sev-
eral farmers of the county commence
ed their plows to running on Monday
IN the meadow and grass lands and
today many are turning last years
ciover lands. Reports are 10 the ef-
feet that the land is turning nicely to.
day.
There has not been a year in sever
al when the farmers were so far be-
hind at this time with their work as
they are now. The incessant iains
oi December and the cold and con-
stant freezes and SHOWS OF the early
part Of this month retarded al farm
work and comparatively little grass
and clover land has been turned. AS,
rule most of the clover and stub
Gle and grass lands are plowed in De-
cember and January but the first OF
February this year will find the farm-
ers with but little of their lands In
shape for cultivation.
Every advantage should be taken
Oh this spell of good weather. The
farmer who has not been running his
plow this week is piling up trouble
for future day The lands that are
in the winter and well turned
store mp the spring rains for the day
Of drouth that is sure to come in the
sIowing season. And the farmers
VINO have not prepared this reservoir
are standing in their own light
Indications now are that there wilE
be heavier acreage of Irish potatoes
planted this spring than were sown
last wear. The good prices that are
pl omised, some crops having already
oeen sold TO. $1.75 per barrel, is
heavy planting
The corn acreage will also be large
Cue in part to the high prices that
are being PAID to farmers for last
years crop.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-01-26
IS WITNESS IN
DYNAMITE PROBE
c. M. BOBO, OF TULLAHOMA APP.
PEARS BEFORE INQUiS.
ITORS.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Jan. 24..-C
M. Bobo, of Tullahoma, Tenn, testi
fed in the federal investigation into
The dynamite conspiracy today after
1e had volunteered his presence AL
though it was pointed out that none
IF the 100 explosions under inyestI
cation occurred south of the Ohio riv
er, Bobo was said to nave given i'm
.,ortant evidence.
Managers of telegraph companies
: more than dozen cities today
ere 3ubpoenaed to apear before the
and jury and testify concerning
messages by which, it is said, J. ].
Mcnamara directed the operations of
is 'dynamiting crew."
Copies of teiegrams from McNama-
Fa's Office are declared to show not
only that the dynamiters arranged
Simultaneous explosions in different
lilies, but also that some of the mes
sages were addressed to men who
have not been convicted or indicted.
"he purpose of summoning new wit
nesses is to establish the identity of
the recipient of the kilograms.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-01-26
F0RGETS ABOUT
RELEASING SON
SOESNT LIKE THE HERALD AND
IT'S IDEAS ON wffis-
XIV.

One of the most amusing incidents
tnat has taken place at the city hall
occurred there Monday afternoon. A
man from the country whose son had
sotten in bad with langlefoot. went
there and got the boy out of official
hands and sent him home. The ia.
t1er remained in the city and II
seems got his memory in a badly tan.
gied condition and went to the sta.
ton house where he again demanded
MS son. On being informed that the
young man had been released some
time before, the father sat down and
for an hour abused The Herald for its
position with regard to the whisky
Iestion, quoting copiously from its
columns.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-01-26
10 BE BURIED AT
ST. JOHNS CHURCH
REMAINS or eco. c. eRoWN
WILL BE INFERRED THERE
THURSDAY MORNING.

The remains of George Campbell
Brown will be taken to Ashwood and
wall be buried there Thursday morn
'"e at II o'clock. The funeral will
AXE place at the residence of the
l'te Co. Yeatman, Hamilton Place. s.
The following friends have been
asked to serve as pail bearers: John
Lee, Allen Campbell, Horace Polk,
Bruce Campbell, John Early, C. c.
Tfabue, DR.. Lucius Burch, T. H. Man.
love, Dudley Gale. R. Weston, Ma,
overton, F. G Buford, H. C. Brown.
and Sam ~ Warren.
The interment will be In St Johns
cemetery.
The funeral will be conducted by
'ev. !. Setter, Of Franklin.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-01-26
AN ANCIENT COPY
OF A HISTORICAL
IMPORTANT PAPER
MRS. JAMES M. DEDMAN HAS A
MEckLENBURG DEcLA-
RATION.
PRINTED ON BIT OF CREAM SATIN
Has Been in the Dedman Family Near
One Hundred Years-Was One the
Property of Present Mayor of Co.
iumbia.

There is in the possession of Mrs
James M. Dedman, mother of JOSEPH
M. Dedman, proprietor of the Bethe
House, and incidentally the mayor Of
Columbia. copy of the old Mecklen
ourg declaration of independence, and
is a. defi to the English government
by the citizens of Mecklenburg, n. C
1t is dated May 20, 1775, and is print
ed on satin about 6x1O inches and Is
signed by twenty-four of the citizens
OF the county and is couched in Ian
guage very similar to tnat of the dec
laration of independence.
This bit OF satin was of a cream
color when new, but age has turned
1t some darker and in some places il
is broken entirely through and the
wording is entirely defaced. This,
however, has been authenticated by
Spencer's history. There is no way
TO definitely determine it's age. Mrs.
Dedman is now eighty years of age.
and says she can remember when she
was orly child that her father had
I in a frame and hung on the wall
1t her childhood home.
Through all the years she has clung
TO it for the reason that it had so
much to do with the early history of
he country, and the sentiment O. it's
family connections during the past
hundred years.
The only difference in this COPY and
the verification by the history refer.
led to, is the date Spencer says it
was dated May 21, 1775. while the sat
N copy is dated May 20, ITS.
The printing is of modern type and
IS clear and well done, while the
aamec signed to the declaration are
u. in full.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-01-26
COUNTY ASSESSOR !,
NOW IN THE CITY
Oh Biennial WORK
COUNTRY ROADS lMPEDES PROG.
RESS OF OFFICIAL DUTY
NOW.
Completed BY june The FIRST
All Questions Should Be Answered
Cheerfully and Work Would Be
Easier for Officer and Citizens
Alike-New Buildings.

Ben Cowley, the county tax asses
sor, who has been at his work several
days, is now in Columbia and making
the assessments in tho city. 1t will
possibly require a month working
time to make the assessments in the
city and its immediate territory.
The citizens of the city and loun.
ty as well car make the work of the
assessor much easier if they will an
swer every question promptly and
make no effort to evade anything.
Tney are not of his manufacture or
suggestion, but are put in the sched-
ule in accordance with DIN enactment
ct the legislature. 1t is necessary
that they be answered, and is a con,
tempt to refuse to answer them, ana
t Will be easier on the assessor and
better for all concerned if it is Gene
c:leerfully and readily.
ne rOaos IN the country now are
SO very bad that it is next to impos-
slble to make any progress In the
work, hence the assessor has decided
to work in the city.
His work must be done by the first
Monday in June for the examination
by the equalization board. Within
the past two years there have leen
many changes about the city and
these may make a decided change in
property values. On number of va
cant lots buildings have been erected,
and in some places where sales have
been made at good figures it is like
ly that there will be some advances
made which will add to the aggre.
gate of county wealth. While this
is true. it is also true that in some in
stances there will be found no reason
tor increasing the assessment of two
years ago. In the main, however
there will be slight increase in the
valuation of the property of the coun
ty.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-01-26
SHOCKING NEWS HERE.
George Campbell Was Member of the
County's OIoest and Most Prom.
inent Families.

News of the death by suicide OF
George Campbell Brown received
here by relatives shortly after noon
was great shock to the people of
his community where he was so well
known and had so n.any friends. The
deceased was a son of the late Mai.
Campbell Brown, the founder and
lcng time owner of Ewell Farm, one
NJ the most notable estates of Mid
dc Tennessee He was a brother of
Or. Lucius P. Brown, the state pure
food and drug inspector and also or
Or, Ewell Brown, a prominent pnysi-
3ian Of New York City, and Percy
Brown of this county, the present
proprietor OF the celebrated t,wen
Farm
Mr. Brown has not been in good
health for number of years and
aad gone East several months ago in
search of better health. It was
thought hat he had been benefited
oy the change but upon his return to
Nashville he became morose AMI dis
Gouraged and his mind became for
the time unbalanced. He was a gen.
tleman of most pleasing address and
was most likeable He was for MANY
years prominent in the breeding in
ierests of the state and was public
spirited and progressive His family
9onections in the state and county
were numerous and prominent anc
there will be genuine sorrow express
ed in many homes when news of his
tragic deah is received.
Mr. Browns father, che late Mai
'ampbell Brown, was one of the most
Exemplary gentlemen o. this section.
tie was typical old time southern
and was a man of much
Influence. In his declining years his
Aaalth also became very poor and he
co died a tragic and sad death.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-01-26
THE FEELING IN
MARSHALL COUNTY
A LARGE PER CENT WILL NoT,
VOTE IN THE APRIL
PRIMARY.

LEWlSBURG, Tenn, Jan. 23.-Af-
ter an investigation as to The rear
sentiment existing in Marshall coun-
" i'll regard to the harmony plan
agreed upon by the two state demo-
cratic committees, it appears that
both elements of the democrats are
indifferent as TO the agreement Seine
satisfaction as to the plat is express
ed by some of both elements The
oulk Of the Independents. however,
are OF the opinion that the plan Is one
Of the politicians, and amounts to
nothing They insist that they have
stood for principle and are opposed to
any surrender of the things for which,
they have fought and won The. ieadry
ers contend that at least &c per cenf ,
of the Independents will BOT vote iD<-
the primary.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-01-26
BASKET BALL
FOR INSTITUTE
COACH M'GEHEE ENGAGED TO
TRAIN THE YOUNG La
DIES.

q Mrs. White, instructor of athletics
the CoIumbia Institute, is perfect
Ng the organization of two basket
hall teams for the coming seasons
sports. Mrs. White has some srlen-
did material to select from this sea-
son besides the old members that
are back, who are Miss MCGOWAN,
Miss Whatley and Miss Graham and
several others of the second team.
Capt. Bruce McGehee. athletic train
er of Columbia Military Academy,
.,as been engaged to coach the young
ladies' in the ne arts of the game, and
he will devote three afternoons
week to them for the next three
weeks
The first game will be played about
the middle of February, a full sched-
ule Of the seasons games will be
given out later, as will also the line-
up of the first team.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-01-26
OVERTURNED LAMP
CAUSES FURRY At
HOME J. v. LANE
ExPLODES IN MRS. LANES HAND
WITHOUT INJURY TO
HER.
ACCIDENT is CAUSED BY GIRL
Officer Peyton and Several Young
Men Smother Out Flames With
Rugs Before Damage of Any serI-
Gus Nature Is Done.

An alarm Of fire Monday night a,
$3.50 brought the department to the
residence of ]. w. Lane on Tenth
street where an overturned lamI
started fire in the kitchen.
A colored girl overturned lamp
i'll the kitchen where she was engag
ed in cleaning up the dishes and yes
sells from supper. The oil began run
ming out and onto the floor and took
fire. Mrs. Lane hearing the screams
If the girl went to see what the
trouble was, and grabbed the lamp
to throw II outside when it exploded
IN her hands. Fortunately she was not
hurt and the burning oil was not
thrown on her clothing.
Officer Bailey Peyton heard the
commotion anG turned in the alarm
and he and several young men who
happened to be near ran in and
smothered the flames out with rugs
that they gathered up from different
PORTIONS of the house.
Mrs. Lanes hand was only slight,
burned and was also scratched with
the broken glass of the lamp, and the
negro girls hand was burned o lit
tie, but nothing serious in either
case. he floor, chairs and table were
blackened up some and the rugs of
course were injured to a small ex-
tent by the flames, but the damages
were of an unimportant nature.
Mr.. Lane had left home and was
in the business part of the city, and
it was fortunate that the young men
and Mr.. Peyton were so nearby, or
there might have been more serious
results
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-01-26
HEISKELL'S VOTE
NOW OFFICIAL
JUST FOURTEEN MORE THAN
OPPONENT IN MAYoRAlITY
ELECTION.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Jan. 23 3-The
official canvass of the vote of last
Saturdays election, made today.
shows that Mayor Heiskell has Leen
reelected by a majority of II votes
over John E. Mcmillan. The only
change was tc increase the majority
of George P. McTeer, who polle,l the
smallest vote on the regular ,Icmo-
cratic ticket for commissioner. He
'eads Lewis Tillman, leading candi-
date on the citizens ticket, by a ma.
jority of over 200. No step whatever
las been taken toward con.esling
Mayor Heiskell's election.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-01-26
GREAT FEAST OF
GOOD THINGS FOR
THE THEATRE GOERS
SEVERAL GOOD SHOWS ARE
BOOKED FOR NEXT TWO
MONTHS.
PAUL GILMORE IS COMING
Other Stars Are Also In the List for
February and March-George Gar.
nell Will Present "The Thief"
Travelling Salesman Also.

From the bookings for the local
play house for the months of Februa
rv and March, as given out by Mana
ger Wooten this morning, Columbia
theatre goers will have feast of
good things to see. Commencing
with February for weeks stand the
Royal Stock Company, with band and
orchestra will hold the boards. This
is reputed as being the best stock on
the road doing southern towns. Pric-
es will be popular.
That prince of artists and sterling
gentleman, Paul Gilmore, with com.
pany of stars, will appear at the
house on Friday night, Feb. 16, in his
famous play "The Mummy and the
liumming Bird" This play made Mr..
Gilmore famous, and on the other
hand Mr.. Gilmore made the play ia
rasus
Mr. Singer, the owner of THE
Prince of Tonight" which show was
such 2 decided hit here, in a letter to
the management has promised to
give the house that famous rollicking
musical extravaganza, "The Heart
Breakers on Monday, Feb. 10 or
soon thereafter.
Tuesday night, Feb. 27, George Dar-
rell will present "The Thief"
William Bradley's Baby Nine" a
comedy Of high character, will hold
the boards on the night of Friday,
March 1st.
Theatre goers will remember with
a great deal of pleasure the Red
} ~eattcr" and Babes in Toyland.-
THESE spendid musical comedies are
the production of John M Gates. one
cf the greatest producers of this class
Of shows in the country. Mr.. Gates
Is sending out another scream this
year in the Three Twins" which
show is booked for Columbia Friday
night, March Is.
March 16, Saturday night, The
Travelling Salesman" will show al the
Grand Opera House.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-01-26
HARRAHAN MEMBER
COLUMBIA MASONS-
SENT HIS ANNUAL DUES ONLY
A SHORT TIME AGO TO SEC
RETARy sMrTH.

In speaking Of the late J 7. Harra-
han, who was at one time resident
OF this city, Frank H. SmItn, secreta-
ry Of the Masonic lodge here, ststeos
this morning that Mr.. Harrahan's Ma
sonic membership was with the lodge
here. and that only a few days ago
re received check from MIN for his
1lnua, dues. This was the first time
in number o. years that Mr. Harra-
nan failed to write personal letter
ami enclose with the remittance.