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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1913-01-03
COLUMBIA CHANGES
IN THE VARIOUS
BUSINESS FIRMS
MUCH LESS THAN USUAL AND
THE OLD FORCES WILL CON.
TlNuE TO BE ON GUARD.
SEVERAL WILL GO On The ROAD
There Are Only Few Positions to
Be Filled on Account of the Retire.
ment Of Help In Any Of the
Stores.

There is always more or less chang
ing with the New Year, but there is
less than usual this year in Colum-
bia. This cannot be taken otherwise
than creditable to the forces OF the
business establishments of the city.
where there are any changes so far
reported 1t is the result OF promo
tions-of climbing instead of going
backward. A great many Of the
firms will be found conducting their
business with the same forces, i'm
proved by the experience of the past.
The grocery business will see some
changes. Miles Cook, who has been
in the business for number OF years,
has decided to retire. He has not
yet decided what line he will engage
In.
At the H. G. Hill Grocer Co. Tkom-
as L. Cunningham, who has been con-
,ducting the branch house here for
that firm since it was established, has
retired from the management and has
gone into the undertakers business,
and is now member Of the firm or
Smith & Cunningham. He will be
succeeded in the grocery business by
T., II. Grizzard, who comes here from
Nashville, and has been with the firm
there the past seven years. Mr.. Gris-
zard is clever, courteous business
man, with enough energy to keep
things humming. He will continue
his force Of Oscar DIAL Jack Simms
and F. J. Major.
e. r. Walker, who has been with
the Woodbridge Drug Co.. has return
led to his home at Huntsville. A. w.
Ross, who has also been connected
with this firm, has gone to Dan Vile,
KY, where he will accept a position
with a drug company
Will Lee, who has been in the shoe
apartment of Anderson Bros. & Fos.
ter, will travel in Louisiana and Tex
as for the Ely Walker Dry Goods Co.,
of st. Louis.
W. w. Walker, the past year with
Dobbins & Ewing, will go on the road
with special line Of cutlery.
Maury Vestal, who has been travel
ing for the Belknap Hardware Co.,
has accepted a position with Frank
G.. Cook, the furniture man.
Harry Frierson, one Of the best
known statesmen who ever waited on
a Columbia patron, will be with the
Maury Dry Goods Co during the year
1913. Mrs. D. f. Brewer, who has
been in the lace and trimming de-
partment of the same firm has de-
cided to retire, much to the regret OF
her employers and to her many
friends.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1913-01-03
ASYLUM FIT ONLY.
FOR A BONFIRE
STATEMENT MADE BY DR.. JOHN.
SON, GENERAL SECRETARY OF
NATIONAL CHARITIES.

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Jan. 1.--Tha,
the Shelby county insane asylum is
fit only for a bonfire, statement
made today by DR.. Alexander .Tchn
son, general secretary of the national
charities, is concurred in by Thomas
B. King, chairman of the Shelby coun
|ty commission, which Is directly in
charge Of the asylum. DR.. e. B. Hale,
commissioner Of the department OF
/, health, agree swith Chairman King
1--WE know the asylum Is In bad
state just at present, and we realize
that new, larger and sanitary quar-
tiers are necessary.
Heretofore the commission has not
been In power, but from the begin.
ming of the new year we promise to
put the operation of the place upon a
more scientific basis We could do
nothing until DR.. Anderson's term ex.
pired, and 1t ends today. DR.. Bolton,
our appointee, will assume charge to-
morrow and everything possible will
be done to improve conditions"
Chairman King said that the old
unsanitary buildings, in which are
Quartered 300 poor insane, are being
given a thorough celaning and paint
ign.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1913-01-03
SPLENDID BUSINESS
DURING PAST YEAR BY
COLUMB|AMERCHAkTS
RECORD FOR 1912 IN ALL LINES
OF ACTIVITY HAS BEEN A
GOOD ONE.
new ENTERPRISES LAUNCHED
Building Revival Both In the City and
the county-AlI Lines of Trade
Have Shown Substantial Gair
Over Former Periods of IL Months.

Columbia merchants enjoyed big
business during the past year. AL
most without exception they declare
that their business was highly salts
factory. Several of the leading firms
state that their business for 1912 sur.
passed any that they ever did during
la previous twelve months Naturally
they are feeling good at the opening
of another year when there are no
signs of panic or discomfort upon the
horizon.
Every line of business in the city
showed a substantial increase over
the previous year. While the exact
figures are not known 1t Is fact that
passenger and freight traffic of the
residences and better barns than it
More freight has been received and
more has been shipped from here
than in several years,
The hardware business for the year
has been especially good Immense
quantities of fencing, machinery and
roofing and building fixtures have
been sold. The department stores
have had record years and the gro
GERS are not complaining OF the vol
ume of, business done. 4 Ali OF the
banks Of the city and for that matter
of the county. have had splendid bus
| mess and several have very material
ly increased their deposits and assets
during the year.
| Building has been active in Colum-
bia and especially so In the country.
, An unusually large number of coun.
/ try residences, many of them large
an substantial, have been erected to
take the places of old and different
buildings. There have been many big
barns constructed and today Maury
county can boast more good country
resiences and better barns than 1t
has ever had.
The year was marked by many i'm
provements in the administration of
affairs in the city of Columbia. Many
streets were rebuilt, new sidewalks
laid and 1912 also witnessed the oil
| ing of several of the principal streets
effectively ending the congested ter
ritory of the dust evil.
1t was a sober year In the county
too. The holiday season will ever be
notable for the fact that not a single
arrest was made in Columbia for
drunkenness
During the year several big enter
prises were started in Columbia. The
The pencil slat factory of Liggett &
Houston was launched the Columbia
Cotton Mills resumed operations
most successfully; the capacity Of the
Columbia Canning factory was large
ly increased: the Kings Daughters
Hospital has been erected and the
output of the -four mills increased.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1913-01-03
INCENDIARIES
OF TENNESSEE
STATE FIRE MARSHAL TELLS
ABOUT THEIR Ac-
TiviTlE6.

NASHVILLE, Jan. III. e. Oliv
er, State Fire Marshal, has conpil
ed reports for 1912 showing many
interesting facts in conectnion with
his department. He says:
"In compiling reports for the wear
1912, we find that the demand on the
State Fire lfarshal's Department Tor
the investigation of supposed incen'
diary and suspicious fires is becom.
ing more frequent and general. The
past twelve te sixteen months has
shown greater activity on this line
thar at any period since the law was
passed establishing the Fire Mar
shal's Department. This increased
demand is due more, perhaps, to our
publicly bureau than it is to any
other source The effective worl: of
the department has been pressed to
the front IN order that it may be
better known te the public and local
officials. These facts alone Rave
contributed rnuch toward stimulating
the public and authorities TO the
Masking OF = more systematic, careful
anc rigid inquiry and examination
into the destruction of property by
fire. These ,cports are received by
US and have in numerous cases re-
suited in Developing much incrimina-
tive testimony, which has heretofore
been neg'ecled and overlooked.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1913-01-03
LOTS OF COIN IN
STATE STRONG BOX
FOR THE new YEAR
STATE CLOSES YEAR 1912 WITH
A BALANCE OF
$7o0,e52.47.
WONT HAVE TO BORROW CENT
Treasurer Has Collected More Than
Half a Million Dollars Within the
Past Month--The Largest Balance
Shown in Many Years.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Jan. The
State of Tennessee closed the year
1912 with cash balance of $700,o52.-
Az In the treasury, and will be able to
go through the year until the next
budget is available without being
forced to borrow any money.
During the past month the state
treasurer has collected more than
than half million dollars from all
sources, and now has the largest bal
ance that the treasury has shown in
many years. At the close Of busi-
ness 1911 there was $147,S2917, or
more than half million less than
the balance as shown last night
During the month of December
there has been turned over to Treas
urer Taylor by Comptroller Dibrell
1862, ,53441 from the insurance de.
partment, 57,430.61 from the peniten-
tiary. $10,53675 from the department
of agriculture and $S,S55.11 from de.
linquent taxes besides a number OF
smaller items.
Mr.. Williams Of the treasurer's of.
fee stated yesterday that the state
would have plenty Of money to run
through to the next budget without
borrowing any money, as was at first
thought by some ofBcials.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1913-01-03
PARCELS POST lOBE
MADE EFFECTIVE ON
WEDNESDAY, FIRST
POSTAL AUTHORITIES HERE
MAKING ARRANGEMENTS TO
HANDLE DEPARTMENT.
EACH OFFICE HAS A NUMBER
Rates vary from s Cents to IL Cents
on One Pound, to IS Cents to S1.32
on Eleven Pounds, Which Can Be
Determined.
tuesdays Daily.)

There is great deal Of speculation
and inquiry regarding the parcels
post system which is to become affec-
tive Wednesday of this week-begin-
ming with the year 1918.
For several days the postal author
tiles here have been making prepara-
tions to handle the new department
of postal work.
Z The law instituting the service pro-
vides that hereafter mail matter shall
embrace all other matter including
farm and factory products, not now
embraced by law in either the first,
second or third class, not exceeding
eleven pounds in weight, nor greater
in size than seventy-two inches in
length and girth combined, nor in
form or kind likely to injure the per.
son of any postal employe or damage
the mail equipment or other mail
matter and not of character perisha-
BILE within a period reasonably requir-
ed for transportation and delivery.
For the purpose Of carrying this law
into effect the United States is di-
vided into zones with different rates
OF postage applicable to each.
1t will be observed that the rates
of postage are largely reduced and
that the limit of weight Ia increased
from four to eleven pounds. Parcels
will be delivered at all free delivery
Offices and to patrons residing on ru.
raj and star routes; they may be reg.
istered and may be accorded special
delivery service on payment Of the us
ual fees and they may be insured
against loss in any amount equivalent
to their actual value, but not to ex.
ceed $25, upon payment of fee OF
ave cents. Distinctive stamps must
be used on all parcels, but they may
be mailed in quantities Of not less
than 1000 identical pieces without
stamps affixed, the postage being paid
in money,
It win be seen that these rates are
governed by zones. Each postofice
in the United States has special and
individual map with serial number
and the Columbia number Is 2077.
The local means directly from the
office, or any point or patron reach.
ed by rural route from this Office. As
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Continued on Second Page.)
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1913-01-03
ASSESSOR COWLEY
ENTERS ON SECOND
Term Of OFFICE
MAKING PREPARATIONS FOR
WORK OF ASSESSING covN.
TY BEGINNING 10TH.
ALL WORK AS OF that DATE
Schedules Here and Doubtless a DIs-
trict System viii Be Followed In
Making the Assessn ents--.Wili
Have Assistance.

Ben Cowley, who was elected to
succeed himself as tax assessor at
the August election last year has en-
tered on his second term. The term
of the tax assessor, unlike the ether
offices which are filled at the August
election begins the first of January.
The other terms begin the first Mon
day in September following the cleo
ton. Mr. Cowley has filed his bond
with the county authorities and is
making preparations to begin his
work of assessing the county the 10th
day Of the month.
The schedules have already arriv-
ed and are ready at the Office OF the
county court clerk, where they will
be called for by the assessor. Mr..
Cowley has not given out the plans
for the assessment of the county, but
1t is supposed that he will adopt q
district system as has been done aere.
tofore, working In the country dis.
tricts when the weather is pernissi
BILE, and putting in all the time OF the
bad weather In the towns Of the coun.
ty.
It will be necessary for the asses
osr to have some assistance but fur
ther than that it is rumored that
Chester Dugger will be one Of the a.
sistants, is not known.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1913-01-03
SPLENDID REPORT
TRUST COMPANIES
THOSE OF COLUMBIA Show
THAT THEY HAVE BEEN PROF.
iTA6LY AND ABLY RUN.

Statements OF the Maury County
Trust Company, published yesterday.
and the Phoenix Savings Bank &.
Trust Company. published today,
show that those institutions have
been profitably and ably managed.
Both show large increase In assets
since the last statements were made.
The former makes the exceptional
showing Of having more actual cash
on hand than it has liabilities, to say
nothing Of it's large assets that are
convertible into cash at moments
notice. The Phoenix Savings Bank
& Trust Company shows an increase
In business during the year Of nearly
forty per cent. The company has
prospered from the first. In spite OF
the fact that 1t pays every year a div
lent of eight per cent the surplus has
grown by rapid strides
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1913-01-03
DAVIDSON WILL
REFUSE TO CAUCUS
THEY ARE FOR HILL FOR SPEAK.
Err OF THE LOWER HOUSE
TO THE END.

NASHVILLE, Dec. 31.--An enthusi-
astic ,Albert-E. -HillforApeaker meet
ing was held Monday afternoon at
the Duncan Hotel, presided over by
the Hon. X. T. McConico. The mem.
bers of the Davidson delegation who
are instructed to vote for and sup
port Mr.. Hill and who are urging his
candidacy with great enthusiasm,
were present, supplemented by soma
fifty or more prominent men OF Da-
wilson county. A numb.r 4 warmly
enthusiastical speeches we-e made,
and kilograms pledging support and
Offering encouragement, were read
from members of the legislature from
Jther counties.
1t was the sense of the delegation
and the entire meeting for that mat
ter, that the candidacy OF Hon. AZ
bert e. Hill fer speaker of the lower
house be pressed actively to the end.
Much information favorable to the
candidacy Of mir. Hit was presented
to the meeting. The members Of the
Davidson county delegation express
ed themselves as for Hill over the
candidacy of any one.
1t is said that the members Of the
Davidson county elegation are inclin-
ed to be against going into any eau
ius on organization.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1913-01-03
NASHVILLE Y.M.c.A.
OFFERS MEMBERSHIP
70 NOk-RES|DtMTs
Hol DER ENTITLED To ALL PRIV
aLEGEs AND BENEFITS OF
RESIDENT MEMBERS.
ADVANTAGES TO TRAVELLING men
Means Much to Those Who Have a
Few Spare Hours In the City With
out Place to While Away the
Time Probably.

In view Of the large number of
young men from Middle Tennessee
who regularly visit Nashville, the Y.
II. C. A. OF that city has arranged to
offer these men nonresident men,
bership. This membership is for the
young men and older men living in
the surrounding towns who would
Nike to enjoy the privileges Of the as
sociation while in Nashville.
This membership entities the hold
er to all membership privileges such
as lobby, reading room, library, games
layatory, baths, swimming pool, gym
nasium, running track and the right
to purchase other privileges such as
cafe, Turkish baths, pressing club,
employment bureau, educational, etc.
ut members rates.
This is another forward step on the
part of the association in serving
young men. This will be quite an ad-
vantage to the travelling men in this
portion of the state residing In the
smaller towns. There are great
many men who go to Nashville from
two to twelve and even twenty times
. year to visit and on business. It
win mean a great deal to them and
other classes Of men to have a con-
venient, comfortable, congenial Nash
vile headquarters.
The spacious lobby and club rooms
will afford an, ideal place for confer
ence and engagements. The social
atmosphere and the icongenial sur
roundings make the association an
ideal place to spend evenings. The
apartments and the cafe are conduct
ed with view to giving the men the
best Of their kind at a minimum cost.
The Nashville Y. M. c. A. is offer
ing opportunity to all men visiting
the city to enjoy the accommodations
of an idea lhome away from home.
One of the greatest attractions the
Nashville association offers is an ever
abundant opportunity for men to help
men. In the association, men in
Nashville for short time only, can
make their time count much in some
other mans fife.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-11-07
mike DONNELLY
AGAIN ESCAPES
DESPERATE LlEETERMER BEING
PERSUED BY BLOODHOUADS.
Two Years Ago He Made a
Spectacular Escape During a
Raging Dust Storm.

Bioodhounds are trailing Mike
Donnelly, a life termer in the Walla
Wslla penitentiary, who ty taking a
despei ate chance, made his escape
Wednesday evening from the very
center of the institution. Donnelly is
regarded as one of the most desperate
men wearing the oonvict's uniform
and this is his second escape in two
years.
In both cases be evidently had care
fully thought cut his procedure in ad-
vance for he did not make the least
mistake and was able to get away un-
seen both times.
So fast did Donnelly work Wednes.
day night that though hn vanished
from crowd of oonviots it was ten
minutes before he was missed. When
he returned from supper he stepped
from Cell Wing No. in the center
of the prison. to the exercise court
and was up the wall like a flash.
crawling up where apparently fly
would have to have outside assistance.
He ran across the roof and let himself
down outside of the cell wing by
means of a rope seoreted on his person
at the jute mill. He then bad to
cross an open space about 100 feet in
width and made his way to the rear
of the hospital where the light is poor
est. Two long benches used by the
convict patients, were placed against
the outer wall and Donnelly went up,
dropping to freedom on the outside
near the Va1den's residence. Ten
minutes later the search was on.
Two years ago Donnelly took adven-
tage of dust storm. The afternoon
Of July 10. 1911, while in the iute
mill the storm came up and objeOts
ten feet away could not Ee seen. Don
nelly ran to the toilet, climbe
through window and ran to the wall
which he scaled by means of a ladder.
The dust was so thick he could not be
seen. Six weeks later he was caught
in Montana and returned to the in
stitution.
Donnelly was received In January,
1911. to serve term for murder. A
deputy sheriff who went to arrest him
for the killing was slain. DonneIly
is 81 and a quarterblood negro.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-11-07
+ OREGON TOWNS
PUT ON DRY LIST
OREGOA'S CAPITAL CITY VOTES
FOR LOCAL OPTION.
Prohis Begin to Clamor for
Statewide Issue In the Gen
eral 1914 Campaign.

Eleven Oregon towns and six Port
land precincts wherein liquor is sold
low, voted Tuesday to prohibit it's
sale hereafter. Two towns which al
ready were "dry" voted to remain go.
Two towns wherein prohibition was
in force voted to permit the sale Of
liquor hereafter, and 10 towns already
in the "wet" column voted to remain
there.
Among the towns declaring for
prohibition are Salem and Oregon
City. The prohibitinnists claim CON
siderabla results in the gain IS
whole and some of them are already
discussing plans for statewide 'sdry"
campaign next year.
"Wet" towns which adopted pros
hibition Tuesday are: Salem, Oregon
City, Springfield. Hillsboro. Wood
burn. Dufur. Rainier. Stayton, sher-
wood, Harrisburg and Gresham. Pro-
nibition towns which voted "wet'
are Newport and Sweet Home. "Wet"
towns which voted to remain so are.
The Dalles. Joseph. Lostine. Bandou,
Haines, Metolius. Eagle Point. Mil
waukis, Falls Oity. Wasco. Sutherlin
and Waldport. Dry towns which
voted ITO remain so are Wallowa and
Florenue.
OF the measures voted on under the
referendum all have carried except
the hill providing for sterilization Of
hatitual criminals and insane persons.
This has been defeated ty an estim-
ated majority OF {, 900 votes.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-11-07
.PENDLETON Sees TRAGEDY
Gambler Cook Suicides After Shooting
Man Who Is With Former Wife,

The East Oregonian reports one OF
the worst tragedies that has ever oc-
CURED in Pendleton. Hundreds of
people In the Saturday night crowd
saw Charles Cook shoot and kill Dave
Rowan and then turn his revolver Oh
himself and send bullet crashing
through his brain.
jealousy is supposed to have teen
the cause. Cooks divorced wife aud
his daughter being in the company of
Rowan at the time of the shooting.
That some one else was not killed
was due TO good fortune and the un-
erIing aim Of the murderer. every one
Of the bullets striking the mark at
which they were aimed. One of them,
however, passed entirely through the
hody of Rowan and struck Louis Du-
prat. the young son of Frank Duprat,
in the calf of the leg.
The shooting of Rowan was delib-
crate and is said to have teen the ful-
fillment of many threats made by Cook
since the other had been paying at
tention to Mrs. Cook. With Mrs.
Cook and her youngest daug hter. seven
years old, Rowan had gone to the
Grand theater early in the evening.
SHORTLY before o'clock they came
out of the play yhouse. crossed the street
and walked north. Cook had evident
ly been awaiting them at the corner
of the Folsom undertaking parlors
and began following them as soon ss
they crossed the street. They had
gone Gcaroely half block before be
drew his revolver and. from distance
of 20 feet, began fiFiER All three of
the shots were in rapid succession and
struck Rowan in the back. AS be
fell bis right side was exposed and a
fourth shot struck him teneath the
armpit. He died after being taken TO
the hospital.
Rowan never uttered q sound but
sank to the walk in front of the,Cal-
ifornia restaurant. As be saw bis VIC
tim fall, Cook backed off the sidewalk
to the middle of the street. where he
turned his weapon upon himself. As
soon as be had started firing, bis di-
voroed wife had thrown herself In
front of Rowan TO shield him. and in
making bis fourth shot, Cook was
forced to point bis gun toward her.
AS be backed into the street. be kept
The revolver pointed toward the go
man, who followed him with hands
raised and crying, "Don't shoot again.
Charley" Cook then raised tue re.
volyer to bis bead aud fired. The
bullet entered the right temple and
passed entirely through bis head. max.
Ing gaping wound In that condi-
tion be lived for 40 hour and half,
expiring at 1880.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-11-07
Fall Results in Paralysis.

Charles Reynolds. who has been in
Athena for several months. fell from
a ladder on the First National Bank
building Sunday, and sustained in
juries which resulted in paralysis of
the lower limbs. Reynolds had teen
engaged to clean out the fuInacs fue
and mounted a ladder which was
placed on the roof of the Athena
Truck company's Office building ad.
5aceDt to the bank. The bottom OF
the ladder slipped on the roof and
Reynolds was preoipitatsd to the walk
below. He was picked up and taken
into MiiIer's harness shop. where an
examination By DR.. plamondon re.
yealed bis serious injury. Monday
evening he was sent to the county
hospital at Psndleton.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-11-07

is out. and with her husband will re-
side on farm, the location Of which
has not yet been decided upon. Mr..
Keen will leave the home place and
purchase land. The newly welded
pair. have large number ssof friends
who wish them long life of hap
piness.