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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1913-01-17
WEBERW OULDCANCE[
HIS AGREEMENT WITH
PRINCIPAL J.c. HARDY
ALLEGES GROSS VIOLATION or
THE TERMS OF THE
CONTRACT.
ACTS OF TREACHERY CHARGED [
Latter 10 Enjoined From Going Upon
School Grounds or Attempting to
Take the Boys to Latter's Institu.
tion at Guifport, Mississippi.

Alleging that deliberate efforts
have been made to destroy the school,
10 transfer its patronage to another
school at Gulfport, Miss, that grave
treachery has been committed and
that a contract of employment has
been preached, H. C. Weber, the lesee
of the Columbia Military Academy,
has filed bill in equity against J. C.
Hardy to cancel the contract exciting
between them and to enjoin the said
Hardy from in any way interfering
with the management of the school.
The bill is one of the longest and
saltiest ever filed in the local chan
eery court. It is a complete history
Of the organization of the Columbia
Military Academy, its various and
sundry leases to Hardy and to Hardy
4 Edgerton and afterward to H. C.
Weber, the complainant. 1t then re-
cites the breach between Hardy and
Edgerton which resulted in the leas.
Ing of the property last year to CON-
plainant. 1t also recites the contract
between complainant and defendant,
whereby the complainant hired the
defendant to act as principal of the
school with certain specified duties
and under certain restrictions, the
said defendant to receive as compen-
sation $1,000 and one half of the prot.
it's of the term. It is alleged that all
Of this salary for the entire year has
been paid and that in addition large
sums have been advanced to defend
ant. 1t is also charged that there will
be no profits for division under the
contract.
The bill then alleges that Defend
ant Hardy has founded another mill
tary academy at Gulfport, Miss, in
conjunction with Capt R. B. McGe-
hee, formerly of the faculty of the
Columbia Military Academy. II is
charged that Hardy purchased this
property and established this school
after he had been employed by Weber
and in spite of his contract with
Weber to devote all of his time and
interest to the Columbia Military
Academy. 1t is charged that notwith-
standing this solemn covenant with
Weber, that while in the employ and
at the expense of Weber Hardy had
the school at Gulfport, Miss, incor-
porated and organized, that Hardy,
his wife and his brother-in-law, all of
Columbia were among the incorpor-
ators
It is charged that Hardy steadfast-
ly and persistently sought to break
down and destroy the discipline of
the Columgia Military Academy; to
curry favor with the boys attending
the same and to make them believe
that he was the one friend Of the ca
dets who stood between them and the
~, TrropR&h no-o&
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1913-01-17
HARDY DENIES EVERY
ALLEGATION MADE N
COMPLAINT OF WEBER
SWEEPING ANSWER TO EVERY
CHARGE Is FILED IN MILITIA.
nv ACADEMY CASE.
ACTED ALWAYS IMPERFECT FAITH
Charges That Weber Is Addicted TO
Considerable Extent to Drinking;
That influence In This Respect 10
ManIfest-As to GuIfport School.

Answering the bill of H. c. Weber
filed few days ago, ]. c. Hardy has
fled in the chancery court an answer
to all of the allegations and he also
makes some rather sensational coun.
ter charges. He files his answer In
the nature Of a cross-bill and asks
for an accounting between himself
and Weber, claiming that under the
contract there would be large por-
tion of the profits of the school COM
ing to him.
In the answer Hardy justified the
letter which he wrote to Weber ON
January / from Gulfport, Miss, ter
minating the contract to take effect
in June next He declares that the
statements made therein concerning
Weber's conduct at the Academy are
true and he makes the. counter charge
that Weber is drinking man.
Respondent Hardy admits that the
history of the organization and the
founding of the Columbia Military
Academy as stated in the bill OF COM
plant is probably true, but he does
deny that he was not at all times vii
ling to carry out the contract Of lease
made between the trustees and him
self and J. e. Edegrton; he admits his
contract of employment with weber.
that the same isscorrectly given. He
denies that he promised Weber, after
the contract was made that he would
guarantee to make him $1,000 the
first year, but stated to him that re-
spondent and Edgerton, the previous
year had made net profits Of between
$4,000 and $1,000, and he saw NO
reason why the profits for the ensuing
year should not be as large.
Sweeping and specific denial is
made of all the allegations of lack
OF discipline. On the contrary the
respondent insists that the discipline
of the school for the past term, bar
ring the military feature over which
he had no control, was better than 1t
had ever been; that he had had large
and long experience in the manage
ment of preparatory, schools much
more than Weber had had, as the ex-
perience of the latter as a teacher
was largely in public schools. Re-
spondent declares that he believed In
the honor system of discipline rather
than the system of espionage, which
the complainant seemed to prefer. He
states that he never made any effort
whatever to encourage among the stu
dent body lack of discipline; on the
contrary he denies all such charges
most emphatically. He replies spe-
cifically to every allegation in the bill
on this point and explains the same.
Respondent Hardy positively de-
nounces as untrue the statement that
he ever made any statement to COM
plainant rejecting upon the integrity
or honor of Capt. r. Bruce McGehee,
but did express some feeling against
said McGhee due to the attitude that
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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1913-01-17
SECOND BALLOT FOR
/. SENATOR RESULTS N
FAILURE TO ELECT
ENLoE RECEIVES THE SAME
VOTE THAT He DID ON THE
FIRST BALLOT.
SHIELDS SECOND In CONTEST
For the Short Term L. p. Mcfarland
Receives Almost Enough to Elect
With w. r. Webb Second In the
Balloting--votes Scattered.

Special to The Herald.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Jan. 49,
There was no election for short term
senator today, although Lon P. Nc
Farland, the choice of the regulars,
came within ten votes Of election.
The following is the vote:
Mcfarland. Sc; w. r. Webb, q;
William j. Oliver, republican, IL;
Senator Fisher, 8; Smith, 8; Bullock,
3; Newell Sanders, 2.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1913-01-17
In LOUISVILLE
BUYING SUPPLIES
J. 3. REESE, OF THE FIRM OF
REESE & BRADLEY, MAKING
PURCHASES FOR FIRM.

]. B. Reese, of the firm of Reese &
Bradley, left Thursday afternoon for
Louisville, where he went, to make q
purchase Of tools and supplies for the
new firm for their new location.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1913-01-17
HooPER's PLURALITY s,oa7.
Official vote of the State for Cover.
nor is canvassed by the Legis-
Iature in Joint Session.
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Jan. 15.-The
returns of the election for governor
last November were officially canvass
ed today by the legislature in Ioint
session with the following result:
For Ben W. Hooper, fusion, 124,-
SAT; for Benton McMillin, democrat,
1860; for w. F. Poston, bull moose,
4,4S3; for G. w. Harold, socialist,
s.05S. Plurality of Hooper over Nc
Millin, S,o37; majority for Hooper
over all, sol.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1913-01-17
Special to The Herald.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Jan. ~

Again there was no election for long
term senator. There were, however,
several changes in the vote. although
that of -Enloe remained the same
that it was on the first ballot, thirty.
three. Shields was second on the
second ballot receiving twenty-nine;
with McKellar third with twenty-tour
and Tyson fourth with just one less,
the fateful twenty-three. H. B. Lind
say, republican, received five anc T..
M. Mcconnell, of Chattanooga, got
one The remainder were scattered
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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-12
FERRAND|N| AFTER
MARTINS SCALP
Annexationists Flock to Rescue
of Committeeman Who Tested
Legality of Referendum

War to the knife and the knife to
thc nit, Is the cry in Lee Ward to-
DAY. The effort Of some Of the sore
ones on the City Democratic Committee
TO knife Frank Ferrandini for rc-cIec-
uoh 10 the city Democratic Committee
mas resulted in general rally of the
annexation adhcrcnts to his cause aud
inc word has been passed to scratch
Chairman Miles NJ. Martin instead
The situation is unique. There are
eiGht candidates running with seven
seats to fill Any one who scratched
Mr.. Ferrandini must necessarily vote for
the other seven. whether no wanted to
or not. Believing that the effort to
place vague referendum on the pri-
mary ballot was n direct effort to block
annexation. those who admire the
course OF Mr.. Ferrandini is putting up
500 OF his own money to employ At
torncyS l.. Il. English to test tho
validity of the committees action and
so prevent the primary from later be-
ing declared invalid. have come to him
and offered their assistance
The candidates in Lee Ward are ]
NJ. Blanks. DR.. Charles V. Darlington,
Walter G. Duke. Frank Ferrandini DR.
William Russell Jones, Miles NJ Mar
tin. James II. Price and Writ l.. Taylor
Mr.. Ferrandini will certainly be
scratched by those sore ones who wish
ed to block annexation at any cost
whether by legal means or not but the
report last night was that n consider
able body of Lee Ward citizens had
come to his rescue, and that 1t would not
be MIR. Ferrandini who would get the
axe
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-12
READY TO DEMAND
THE CIRCULATION
Postmater Allen to Call on Sixtv-
Eight Local Publications
for Statements.

SiSty-eight newspapers and maya
zines published in Richmond are vitality
affected by the action OF the United
states Supreme Court on Tuesday in
upholding the so-callcd newspaper law.
which provides that periodicals OF a
certain type shall furnish the POST
Office Department and print in the
columns OF the periodicals scmiannual
detailed statements of circulation, own
ership and financial Indebtedness All
four local daily newspaper complied
Win the law without waiting for the
courts decision. although the Post
agreed not to enforce
the law until it's validity had been
established.
other periodicals. however availcd
themselves OF the grace allowed biz
the suit. These publications will now
be forced to furnish the figures de-
mandcd by the Post Office Department
or suffer the penalty of disbarment
from the mails. 1t is not thought that
any VIII refuse to comply with the
provisions OF the statute. Following
the agreement, Postmaster Edgar AL
lam Jr.. was notified from Washington
not TO demand the statements in uues-
ton until ordered TO do so bv the
department. Secretary Burleson. on
assuming Office. renewed the agree
mcnt with the publishers
LOcnl Onicr in Doubt.
Accordingly, Postmaster Allan is now
awaiting orders from the department
In Washington before sending notices
to the sixty eight local publications
that statements OF their circulation.
ownership and Indebtedness are de-
sired by his office. Already more than
year has elapsed since the news
paper law became effective. and ono
statement was due to have been print
cd on October !. 1912. ana another on
April ]. 1918. Mr.. Allan has had no
instructions whether to demand that
the back statements be printed or only
TO issue notice that the statements due
on October !. 1919. be forthcoming
The validity of the newspaper law
WAS hotly contested by the publishers
of periodicals all over the country.
Proceedings for a permanent injunction
were begun in the Federal court in
New York by the Lewis Publishing
Company. the New York Journal of
Commerce and the New York CONNER
ciai Bulletin. The Injunction was re-
fused by the lower court and an APP
peal taken by the publishers to the
supreme Court Of the United States.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-12
WOMAN DIES AFTER
FALL FROM AUTO
Police Making Searching Inquiry
Into Strange Accident
Tuesday Night.

charlotte l.. Briggs. colored. of 1909
Nor'h Seventh Street, died Yesterday
afternoon at o'clock from IA frac.
tured skull which she sustained ,ru..
DAY night. when she lost hcr balance
and fc.l from the iron, seat - mny-
ing automobile. Coroner Taylor. who
viewed the body, said he would hold
An inquest into her death to-morrow
morning "a 10 o'clock In the mean
.'"e the police arc making search
ing inquiry into the case to see whether
inc woman's death was due to crin,i-
nal negligence
me woman was In a machine driven
by Henry poindextcr. colorcd of ooI
North Sixth Street. employed az
ch'uHeur by tho Alsop Motor Com
p"hF. me negro said ne was return
ing 10 IN" garage after visiting his
wire, To inform her he would have TO
work all night. /, was about II
O'Clock when he met the Briggs woman
VINO asked him - talk her 10 an ad
dress III west Grace Street whcr. abc
was employed as domestic. Il mad
just turned from Leigh Street into
Graham" said Pond .xtcr. when Cha
iottc, who WAC sitting on tn, front
scat with me. suddenly lost her bal
ahcc ana fell cut sac got up and
stepped into tho machine. but at
once saw she vas badly hurt. and not
knowing where She lived. took her
TO my home"
PoindeNier said no at once called Or
Il. Jones. colorcd, and other ply
sicians, and had everything possia!e
done TO save Nor lfc. Yesterday morn
Ing the woman was moved in prl-
v@tc ambulance by her brother to her
home In North Seventh Street She
died there few hours later without
rcgainng consciousness Besides
poindoNtcr. there were no witnesses "a
the accident. according TO his state
,nents.
When the police were appriscd of
the "oman's death. Detectives Sergeant
Wiley at once began an Investigations
,,e c!otc!y questioned roindcxter
Wiley said the story told by In. na,rn
was apparently Il clear Statement, OF
iact. and expressed the opinion that
ne vas not &c blame for the accident.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-12
MRS. LAMBERT TO
MARRY BUSCH
Former Richmond Belle to Wed
st. Louis Multi-Mil-
lionaire.

The cnGagcmen; OF Mrs Florence
Parker lambert, formerly Miss Flor
ence Parker. Of th; city. the dargh
Ter % tho late Dr. Parker, founder
of tile Home for Incurablcs. To Ad,l-
phus hnscE III, was announced in
ST Louis Yesterday. Mrs. LamAer, f..
a sister of Mrs. iIcnson, Of Richmond
Inc following telegram from ST
Louis was received las, night:
The enlightenment Of MIS-. Florence
Parker Lambert a former Richmond
belle. who last ycnc divorced Marion
/" J. Lambert, 10 Adolphus Busch Ill.,
grandson of .Ndolphus nusch. nulti.
millionaire president OF the Anheuser-
Husch Hre"in. Association. was an
noun ed In this afternoons ncwspan.
orS. Busch is twcpty-two wears ala
ana -ooks hoyish. Mrs. Lambert. a
striking blonde is the mother al thr,,
children. The eldest OF whom is nearly
lively years ola
Tn annouuccircnt came rs SIM
pts" To yong i}uscbs friends rs VOL
as tn"se of Mrs. Lambert. and fol-
i'"ei closely ON the hecls of The do
pariHre OF idolGhus Busch ana family
Tor Europe
The Busch's are nov on the sea
bound for Gormaiy
August husch father of young
h i5,i.i acceompamied his father and
mother 20 New York on their wov r.
Germany, and is on his way home
Young Busch has repeatedly denied
ms engarcmen, 10 amy one. saying Inc
u'" hot EXPECT TO marry soon Recently
IT was reported that he was To marry
MISS Ethel Kelly. an actress AZ the
residence OF Mrs. Lambert. ii was stated
TO-DAY Mrs lMmber was not mt home
Adoiphus Busch III. belongs 10 a fam
NY which has been said to be the ricn
Isl "! y Louis Despite his youth. he
rccehtl! was elected third vicc-prcsi-
ltht OF IN" Auheuscr Busch Brcwlu,.
Association. Young i}usch gained quite
a reputation as an owner Of horses AM
exhibited his string in many az No.
morse s""" OF tie country, winning a
hHinbrT OF hiue ribbons. He is "a crack
rlhe sh"i ana au expert tennis PLAYER
About year $40 he decided 10 rive
"P "'S h"iS'N tild g" into business.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-12
HOLDS FINAL EXERCISES
Miss Norris school for Girl. Close. 70

Miss Morris's school for Girl. Close. for
49, frar Tuesday.
Final exercises OF Miss Morris's school fnr
Girls were held Tuesday afternoon when
KY. George W kcmpc.. pastor OF Hanover
address Beading selections 10y several mem.
bcrs of the school completed the enercises
,ch ne nn ai,", was made tina, the
new building on Lombardy Street
rho following pupils received honor.:
ilEhcst honor. blue ribbon. Misses Elizabeth
hockcnhr"uch. Louise Curd. sue Gordon
!mos"n HnzleSrove. BESSIE Hoge EstelIe
kkrmner Ida Mas.ie. Pauline Miller Kate
Minor. Elizabeth Moncurc. Rose Norris
Kichi= Mcclure. Elizabeth MacI.can Helen
Rnnin Caroline Sclhter. Edith shelton Vir-
Sinia smith and Katharine Spicer.
second honor. white ribbon: Misses Marian
H;1s;a,, Mgrsa,e' Harris. noro,hy Kohler
Mcdaniel Sallie i'aschall May Rose Ida
Saunders. Sue sharp, Elizabeth rompkirs
Elizabeth Wilcox. I.cllie simpson.
Third honor. red ribbon: Misses Dourlas &
Chef Fannie Davis May Freeman Margaret
Goodman. Martha wade Lamb E:iiza heth
Siewers. Susie SneaG. katherine Starritt
Ruth Thalhimer Evelyn Tompkins Julia
Wherry, Abbot Ridout. Virginia Bassett
Nicketti Johnston.
Yellow ribbon certificates 10 girls too young
To have examinations; Misses Virginia Ter
:ell. Mildred cauthorne. julia Goode and
virginia lambeth
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-12
ARRESTED FOR ASSAULT
outh Said to Have Attacked Combine
tor. Which Led to SHOOTING

Roy Freeman a young white man.
was arrested last night by Rlcvcin
Policeman Kidd on Il warrant charging
nm with assauitinE ]. G. ZONES a
street car conductor. The latter wns
arrested Tuesday night on the ,h;rpa
OF shooting pistol at Twcntv-fifth
ana BROAD Streets. According to ihn
ponce. Jones shot at Freeman because
We latter had hit him just before he
aliRhtcd from a car.
IN Police Court yesterday morning
Jones Stid he was accommodating two
young women home when he was ac
costeu by a crowd of rowdy Youths
ana their jibes led him to fire n shot
70 iriEhtcn them away. His cnsc viii
be heard by. Justice Crutchflcld to-
morrow morning.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-12
H0RR|D CUSTOMS
MAN KEEPS RING
Pretty Little Miss Dorothy Bert
in Row With Her Old
Uncle Sam.
PAWNED DIAMOND IN LONDON
Now Has Redeemed Pledge, but
Stone Is Held for Ninety
Dollars Duty.

Pretty little Miss Dorothy Bert,
wearied OF the dragging machinery of
the law, appeared in person to the
iocai officials OF the United States Gus
toms service several days ago to find
out just why the horrld old assessor
OF customs at Albany. y. Y, refuses
To surrender to her very valuable
diamond ring which she had TO loan
TO an uncle" in London while I'm Eu-
rope last year, and has since redeemed
through the kind Offices Of the United
states Consul General in the English
metropolis
As a matter of fact. that isn't ex-
actly what Miss Bert wishes to know,
because the horrid old assessor, who
horrder every day he holds the ring.
les willing to release the jcwelcd ring
upon receipt OF $40 customs duty from
the Richmond owner. SO pretty little
Miss Dorothy Bert really wants 10
know just why she has to pay $50
duty on diamond ring which she
bought in America and carried to Lon
don and left there for a spell
Uncle sam Skcptlcnl.
And the obliging Richmond customs
oHcers GLADLY dropped their stupid
delving into musty tariff schedules of
duties on burlap. Turkish tobaccos,
scotch WHISTLES and the like to explain
to the disguised Miss Bert Just why
her Uncle Samuel wants her to pay him
duty. 1t seems. according to the local
customs officers. that Uncle Samuel
is an extremely skeptical person when
one touches him In the ncighborhood
OF the tenderest portion of his anato-
ms. the tariff. and has to be shown
with microscope that valuable,
dutiable article like an expensive d!a-
mond ring was really purchased in
America and not abroad
So tho burden OF proof is on pretty
little Miss Dorothy Bcrts slender
shoulders and in this instance it's no
light burden Acting on the officers
hint. She has gotten into communica-
ton with the jewcler from whom she
purchased the ring In the United states
and cndcavored to have the jewcler
swear that he sold the bauhle in ques-
tion. Unfortunately for Miss Bert. the
jewclcr does not possess a very long
or strong memory, and while confess
ing recollection OF once selling 4
ring OF very much this character he
will not avow and declare tho ring at
One Inst Resort.
The customs officers in Richmond
have suggested one last resource TO
Miss Bert. British jewellers, II is said.
have system OF marking large dia-
monds with n microscopic lions head
and other kieroglyphics to different
At" British stones from those cut in
America, which are marked by Amcri-
can jewellers with numerals. so now,
as a last resort, little Miss Bert Is
going to propose 70 the horrid old as
SCISSOR OF customs at Albany To present
the ring for examination to any repu-
table jcwelcr In New York to prove its
American origin
Tho ring has already been In The
hands OF the horrd. horr!d assessor
about three months. After that vul-
turc Of an official has had 1t for ono
year, 1t is set down on the schedule as
unclaimed property and sold at public
auction.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-12
TAKES BANKRUPTCY LAW
Leon Roberts. Richmond Contractor, Files
suit In EedcrnI District Court.

Leon Roberts. Richmond Contractor, Files
suit In Federal District Court.
Unable 20 meet his financial obligations
and equally impotdnt to collect accounts duo
him, Leon Roberts, contractor. OF this
city: yesterday nled a voluntary petition IN
LA nkruptcy In the United States District
Court 10 have his business affairs straight
ened out at law and 10 have himself relieved
OF liability. His schedule shows liabilities
OF s.. ooG50 and assets OF 81 so.
Baldwin g Brown. hardware dealers of
this city. are the largest creditors. holding
claims OF 1s35 against the contractor. All
other creditors Richmond concerns or
individuals. The creditors holding claims Of
more than 500 are: l.. g. Tiinberlake. OF
Richmond. one note for s360 and 81 mechanics
lien FOR SlS1. c. r Lnthrop * Co. OF Rich
mOnd. $2lj; i. 6. Cheatwood. OF Richmond.
$l?6 T.. c. Tucker, OF Richmond sl@o
In his petition Roberts presents the fol-
lowing open accounts due him: j. W. Hall.
sl.4lT; K. II. Walker 6 Co. s5s: Roy Brown.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-12
Playground Folk Want Help.

Representatives of the church civic
Association appeared before the board
ana requested an appropriation Of $500
To assist them In carrying on their
athletic and playground WORK in the
East End. The board voted To turn
tho matter over TO its subcommittee
on Fairgrounds with instructions to
ascertain how much Of the. anpropria-
non for Fairgrounds will be required
10 carry out the work already mapped
out, and 10 apply to the request OF
the Church Civic Association the
amount. if any. that remains
The superintendent of the electric
plant was instructed to install cleo
trio lights in Nicholson street between
Marshall street aud Govcrnn-rut no; Il.
at an estimated cost of SI9g.G0 for the
four lights Superintendent Enowlc;
OF tn" Gas Works, as diE.rtcd to IN
stall gas mains in Duval Shrcct from
-. Paul to Brook Avenue, at an estl-
mated cost of SLIGO.
city Engineer Boiling was instruct
ed TO prepare pi:ns 50, the vid.nirv
OF Moore street South side. from
brook Avenue 20 Gilmcr Street. ahd 10
submit list of the owners Of th,
property which Will have 10 ne az
Hu:i'd TO carry out the work