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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1913-10-24

and Master Harry Fr1erson reclted
The, Meaning of the Centuries"
| A. B. Rains, Horace Rainey, Ed
Blackburn, Will Chaffin, Love Webb
and Ed Green are attending the races
at Nashville.
THE Daily Herald, Oct. %. 1922
A. c. Floyd, of The Herald staff,
is in Nashville today.
A. M. Hughes, Jr, is in Franklin.
After visit to friends in South
Columbia, Mrs. w. A. Leath has re-
turned to Nashville
L. p Padgett went to Elkton, Giles
county, today to make a speech for
the democratic ticket.
w. A. Quatrerman is in Nashville.
The oyster supper at Miss Mary
Walkers school house given by the
ladies of the Second Presbyterian
church was quite success and
neat sum was realized.
Plummer Webster lost his house
by fire last night. The house was
three miles out on the Campbells-
vile pike. Loss was $500 and in
surance $500.
At Nashville yesterday Hal Pointer
failed to lower his record of 2:O4k.
Everything is busy at the Kite
shaped track. All is activity and
there are 200 horses there now and
mere to come.
Chairman Smiser today issued a
stirring appeal to the democratic
ladies of the county to help at the
basket dinner and democratic rally
on Oct. 27.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1913-10-24
GENTLE AND EFFECTIVE
ANATlNE

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tive is what people demand when
suffering from constipation Thous-
ands swear by DR.. Kings New Life
Pills. Hugh Tallman. of San An
tonic. Tex. writes: They are, be-
yond question, the best pills my wife
and ] have ever taken" They never
cause pain. Price CSC. at druggists.
or my MAIL
n. (. 6ueklen & Co. .PhiIsdehphia or
ST. Louis.
(Advt.)
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1913-10-24
COMPLETE OF
PANAMA CANAL IS
TO Be CELEBRATED
GREAT INTERNATIONAL FLEET
WILL GATHER IN HAMP-
TON ROADS.
WILL GO THENCE TO PACIFIC
It Will Require Forty-Two Days to
Make Trip From Hampton Roads
to Golden Gate, and Four Days to
Pass the Locks.

WASHINGTON, Oct 21.--Anchored
in Hampton Roads early in 1915, will
be the greatest international fleet
ever gathered in American waters, as
sembled in answer to the invitation
of the United States government to
celebrate the completion of the Pana-
ma canal, by making a voyage to the
Pacific through the new waterway.
The precise number of vessels which
will lie in Hampton Roads is not vel
known to officers of the navy depart
ment in charge of the arrangements
for rendezvous, as so far no formal re-
sponses have been received to the in
vitations dispatched by the state de-
partment to all the nations of the
world. Some of the nations with
great navies may be represented by
squadrons of four or more warships;
others by only one or two and some
of the countries virtually without ma
vies, including vessels of the first
class, will be represented only in the
personnel of their legations and COM
missions to the Panama-Pacific expo
sition.
The formal invitation was dispatch
ed to all of the diplomatic officers of
the United States. abroad, September
II last, by Secretary Bryan. 1t recit-
ed the fact that in the navy appropria-
ton act of 1911 the President was au-
thofized and requested in extending
his invitation to foreign nations to
participate in the exposition also to
invite their representatives and their
fleets to assemble at Hampton Roads,
Va, and from thence come to the
city of Washington, there to be for
mally welcomed by the President.
The President is to go to Hampton
Roads to review the, assembled fleets
as they start for San Francisco.
1t is expected that the invitation
will meet with general acceptance
and the result will be the gathering
of fleet of so or 100 warships Of the
best type.
The international fleet probably will
be under command of an American
vice admiral, in all likelihood Came
ron MGR Winslow,> for it is expected
congress, which has authorized the
assembly, will make provision for this
new grade rather than have the
American commander outranked by
foreign naval officer. After the
ceremonies at Hampton Roads and
the visit of foreign representatives to
Washington, the great warships,
headed by the American fleet, proba- /
bly, with the superdreadnought New
York at the right of the column, will
take its way southwark for Colon.
1t is estimated that about four days
will be required to pass the fleet !
through the locks and the canal. 1t |
IS planned to make the complete voy-
age from Hampton Roads to the Col i
den Gate in forty-two days. At San |
Francisco harbor there will be elabor-
ate ceremonies under thekauspices of
The exposition management, and when
these have concluded the> great feet
will break up and the different squad
rons start for their home ports.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1913-10-24
twenty-five Years
Ago in Columbia
CONTINUED from 9Th Page.)

Hc Ddiiy I1cIdiu, WI. IL, IoSG.)
John B. Ashton has traded his
farm on the Bear Crek pike to E.
Yoest for property in the city.
w. J. Moore today bought six very
fine mules.
H. z. Ritter has returned from
Nashville.
j. Fleming Rankin a very old man,
died at his home on the Pulaski pike.
The funeral services were conducted
by Rev. F. B. Webb. At the funeral
it is said that there were ten men
present who were over eighty years
of age.
In spite of the hot and dry and
dusty weather the farmers are MAX
ing good progress sowing wheat
A democratic club for the ninth
district was organized at the court
house, with one hundred members
enrolled, w. s. Fleming, Jr., was
elected chairman and w. A. Howard
was named as SECRETARY Speeches
were made by j. A. Smiser, j. T..
Williamson, L. P. Padgett and w. j.
Whitthorne.
The Maury County Farmers and
Breeders Association has decided to
levy an assessment upon the stock
holders to pay the floating debt of
the concern. If the shareholders
will not agree to the assessment
property will be sold.
(The Daily Herald, Oct. Is, 1922
Mrs. Frank Aydelotte and little
daughter, Mary Sue, left today for a
visit to Nashville friends.
Miss Racheal Barker is visiting
friends in Nashville.
Will Cheairs today purchased of
Lay Anderson eleven very fine Dur
ham steers.
The registration for this (ninth)
district is now 1904 which is about
equal to the highets vote ever poll
ed here in any election.
The brick work was commenced
this morning on the Moore & Nc
Gruder building.
The Democratic Executive commit
tee of the county has changed it's
mind about a democratic barbecue
on Oct. q, but instead will have
big old fashion basket diner. The
democratic ladies of the county are
urged to prepare big basket din
ner, all of them, and bring it to Co
lumbia on that date. The dinner
and big rally will be hid in the Web
ster Grove on the Hampshire pike.
A committee consisting of Frank d.
Lander, ]. G. VOORHEES,, and w, ].
Whitthorne, went to Nashville this
morning to interview the state demo-
Garlic committee and secure "Our
Bob" for the rally. A telegram from
Mr.. Lander states that the commit
tee has consented. Our Bob and
Judge Turney and Jno. H. Savage
will be speakers.
The Mcdowell School will observe
Columbus Day on Oct 20.
Mora Fariss found his mare for
which he had advertised in The Her.
aid The find was due to the adver-
tisement. A good hint to the wise.
Bucks Milling Company under the
management of William e. Baird,
strated again today.
A. A. Hodge has accepted posi-
ton with Baird & McLemore.
Many fine logs have been shipped
to the Hoffman Lumber Company.
(The Daily Herald, Oct. 20, 1922
H. l.. Hendley, mayor, this morn
ing issued a proclamation urging the
citizens of Columbia to observe Co
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1913-10-24
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-08
LETTERS TO EDITOR
Objects to Street Conditions

To the Editor of The Age Herald;
There was an item in the paper the
other day saying that Commissioner
Weatherly was going TO inspect the
streets throughout the city. The infer
ence was that he would look into abuses
anG sec to having improvements made.
Everybody knows who is about the
streets that there are abuses that need
correcting. The ragged. dirty streets
and sidewalks are u disgrace to tue
ci.y Take the cleaning as it is done,
as an instance and it is not half done
by the sweepers and cleaning gangs,
and might almost as well have been
left alone as done in the shiftless way
1t is. Walking down First avenue be-
hind a cleaning gang gathering up the
sweepings, | noticed them work. The
wagon was kept moving and the sweep
ers and shovelers were expected to keep
up, one shoveler instead of throwing
the refuse and dust in the wagon would
scatter 1t over the sidewalk and did It
all the way down to Thirteenth street
where the wagons were emptied, FThir-
teenth street north of First avenue hav-
Ing been used as dump for some
rtine and If it doesn't cause pest
fence it will be a wonder
The commissioner. whose business 1t
is to look after such things, knows
of it, too, but is giving it no atten-
ton. so the matter should call for the
attention of the health department and
such thing as that should not be toll
Grated right in the heart of the city.
Yours truly. /. C. YAREL,
Birmingham MAY Z, 1913.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-08
$4,000 ACRE LAND
PURCHASE APPROVED

Washington, May 7.-Approximatelv
$4,000 acres of mountain land in Vir-
sinia, Tennessee, North Carolina and
West Virginia, was approved for pur-
chase today by the national forest
reservation commission. This will make
almost 100000 acres bought by the
government up to date for the Appa
lachian and White mountains fores.
reservation.
The largest of today's group of tracts
comprises 3S,4o0 acres in the Massanu-
len region in Page, Warren and Sher-
sndoah counties, Virginia, the presen,
purchase practically rounding out what
ne government needs in that section.
In the Potomac purchase area a groun
of 32 tracts totalling 1860 acres in
frederick and Shenandoah counties.
virginia. and Hardy county, West Nir-
ginia, was approved about half of
which adjoin lands already bought.
In the Nantahala purchase are in Ma
con county, North Carolina, 81 tracts
containing 5465 acres, was approved. filling
out tracts previously purchased there.
The only purchase in a new area was in
unicoi county, Tennessee, where control
of the watersheds, it is said, will benefit
the Tennessee river. The six tracts
bought today contain 16.46O acres
Money, already has been Appropriated
sufficient for the purchase of about 1000 :
900 acres of eastern mountain land. ALI
though it is estimated that eventually
the purchases needed to protect the An
palachian and White mountain water
sheds will total about 5000 600 acres.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-08
NEGRO DOCTORS OF
STATE MEET HERE
Physicians, Dentists and Pharmacists
in Attendance on Convention to
Discuss Health Precautions

DR.. II. c. Bryant. president of the Br-
mingham Negro Medical. Dental and
Pharmaceutical association, an organiza-
tion with 40 members, welcomed the Br-
mingham the eleventh session of the Ala
bama Negro Medical association, in the
initial session at st. PauPs Methodist
Episcopal church last night. More than
2c0 negro physicians. dentists and phar-
naclsts from al portions of the state at
tended the meeting, which was devoted
in the main to the discussion of health
conditions among negroes.
Other welcome addresses were delivered
by r. w. Taylor. on hehalf of the negro
citizens, and Or. b. +. Anderson on behalf
of the dentists DIR. L. l.. Burwell Of
Selma responded to the welcome adj
dresses. Health conditions among the ne
groes was considered by a number of
the physicians present, paving the way
for the big mass meeting on public health
at the sixteenth Street Baptist church
tonight, at which DIR. J. A. Kenney. presi-
oent OF the Alabama Negro Medical, Dem
tai and Pharmaceutical association, will
deliver the principal address.
The meeting last night was presided
over by DR.. II. c. Bryant.
The regular session of the association
will be held in the Advance hall, 17lT
Third avenue. beginning this morning at
$780, at which time the president of the
association, Dr. l.. l.. Coin. will deliver
his annual address. and routine business,
such as the report of the secretary and
treasurer, the appointment of commit
tees and the reception of new members
will be transacted.
The meeting tonight at the Sixteenth
Street Baptist church is for the purpose
of arousing sentiment among the ne
groes of Birmingham to adequate health
precautions among themselves, and be-
sides the address of DR., Kenny, will con-
sst of impromptu addresses from a num-
ber of the visiting physicians and from
laynfen in the audience. The provisions
for this meeting have been arranged by
local committee of which DIR. u. q. Ma
son is chairman, and it is designed to
be the feature of the convention. All tho
principals of the negro schools and the
teachers and students have been espe-
cially invited to attend this meeting.
During the convention an address Will
be delivered by DR.. j. d. S. Davis.
surgeon in chief of the Hilman hospital
and Davis infirmary and daily clinics will
be held at the George c. Hall hospital.
telegram of regret was read last night
from DR.. George G. Hall. Chicago, who
was prevented from attending the asso-
citation by sickness aud death In his fam
lily. The convention will be In session
Until Friday night.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-08
EAST LAKE PARK
OPENS NEXT MONDAY
Feature Free Acts of Opening Week
Win Be MAX and June" the
Diving Ponies

The opening of East Lake park will
take place next Monday night, at which
time the new management, II. H. Black
and F. f. Best, announces all will be
in full readiness for the reception and
amusement of the crowds. The feature
attraction for the opening week, in ad-
dition to the concerts of F. Nappis mil
itary band will be Max and June" the
high diving ponies, free act that is
heralded as chief among the headliners
playing amusement parks and comes di-'
rect from Milwaukee for this engage
ment.
The regular park visitors will note
many distinct improvements throughout
the park; not alone in the class of its
amusements but in the actual conduct of
the park: more benches are in evidence.
ice water and sanitary drinking cups will
be on hand in abundance. 1t will not
be necessary for the parents, who are
out with the whole family. to quench
the thirst of all with coas or other
soft drinks Another marked improve
ment comes with the announcement that
this season those who care to may take
supper in commodious and well regu-
lated cafe on the grounds, where selec-
tions from a varied menu may be had.
Altogether, the new management prom
ises its patrons a modern park, conducted
along the best lines.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-08
WOMAN'S APPAREL
CAUSING TROUBLE
WITH AUTHORITIES
Judge Lane Upholds Mrs.
Searight in Her Protest
Against Improper Dress
She Sees on Streets

In reference to the regulation of
womans wearing apparel by the city
authorities recently discussed, Judge
Lane states that either woman or man
indecently clad is guilty of a viola
lion of the law and could be punished.
In reference to the recent complaint
made by Mrs. Searight, head of the
welfare department, he stated that he
thought she had Just cause for com
rlaint, and advised her that she could
nave the offenders arrested. He stated
however, ii was only in extreme cases
that the law is invoked.
Mrs. Searight. head of the welfare
department. of the city. whose efforts
on behalf of the girl who has erred >"
have been of such great benefit to the
moral upllft of the city, said: II havn
always shrank from notoriety of any
Kind and regret that this matter has
been given such undue notice I have
this to say, however. that while | did
hot talk for publication, what was said
was substantially correct. As was
stated, | saw young girl on the streets
whose attire was, In my opinion, pos
lively indecent and | so informed Judge
Lane. ! desired to learn from him tho
law on the case in order that 1 might
properly instruct Miss Hutchinson, who
is connected with the welfare depart
#ment, and who has been invested with
pcllce powers in order that she might
act intelligently In this particular case
However. 1t is to the mothers or
these young girls that | would appeal
to rather than the police 1t seems to
me they could stop such unseeming
dressing. The young girl referred to
was apparently innocent of any wrong.
yet such an example is bound to have
bad influence on girls that are weak.
with whom we work and labor. | hope
that the incident in the case referred
to Is closed, but ] shall in future pro-
lest against any and all similar cases
that come to my notice.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-08
GOOD ROADS IN
PERRY COUNTY
Commissioners Award the
Walthall Beat $1,000 From
Bond Issue

Marion, May 7.-(Special.)-At a session
of the board of county commissioners
$1,000 from the bond issue was awarded
to Walthall beat for improvement of
roads 1t Is now believed that several
miles of additional highways viii be built
from the bond issue, and the four mile
link near the Dallas county line com
pleted thus insurlng good roads through
from Birmingham Yia Tuscaloosa, Green's
boro and Marion TO Selma.
j. 2. Turner of Selma has been trans
ferred to Marion as manager of the Bell
Telephone company, new country lines
Perry are under way and when complete
will connect Marion with farmers lines IN
every section of Perry county
w. O. Shivers has closed out 700 BUSH
els of peanuts grown within the town OF
Marion last year at $l.25 per bushel.
An effort will be made by the civic
league on next Monday afternoon 10 rem
ovate the local Young Mems christian
Association building and lot.
Strenuous efforts are being made to
"cleanse" Maron's streets, as well as
private property, before the hundreds Oh
visitors for commencement arrive.
| Many large planters have found 1t nee
essary to replant large part OF their
cotton crop, which was killed during the
| recent cold weather
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-08
WARNINGS AGAINST
BOIL WEEV|L ISSUED
Mild Winter Causes Pests to
Appear Earlier Than
Usual

Montgomery, Nav L-tspecial.D-Wa
ings against the boil weevil. caterpillar
and boil worm have gone out from the
state department of agriculture The
mild winter will cause them TO appear
earlier than usual and farmers have been
advised that now is the time to prepare
Tor a campaign against them
Our winter was the mildest in many
years. said Capt. Reuben f. kolb, state
commissioner of agriculture, today. and
it was not cold enough to kill insects
Boil weeyils caterpillar and boil worms
will show up in a very short time"
Inquiries about Alabama's S cotton crop
are coming to the agricultural depart
ment, many OF them from the New York
cotton firms and publications which are
interested in the south's product.
Captain Kolb has estimated that about
70 per cent of the cotton acreage had to
be replanted, This means that the croI
Will be several weeks late.
Early planting has been advocated as
a method of breaking the effect of the
boil weevils invasion, but the necessity
of replanting has killed hopes of prevent
ing the spread of the pests by this work
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-08
TWO CHAMPIONS
RENEW HONORS

Boston, May National amateur box
ing championships in eight events were
decided in the annual title tournament
which was finished tonight Two cham
pions renewed their honors OF the eight
titles, four were captured by Greater Bos-
ton boys. two went to New Workers and
another to Pawtucket, r. l. Only one
championship was taken to Canada and
a half dozen New Orleans boxers re-
turned home without prize.
The national champions are:
10S pound-Barney Snuder Boston.
lis pound-rhomas l.. Regan, Boston.
present champion.
125 pound-W. Kitchen, Toronto
1S5 pound-M. J. Crowley, Maiden
las pound-Charles Askns, Boston, pres
ent champion.
1855 pound-Willam Barrett, New York.
175 pound-Joe Brown, Pawtucket, r. l.
Heavyweight class:
Alfred l.. Reich. New York
Final honors in the latter class went
to Reich by default, after he had con-
vincingly demonstrated his prowess in
the semi-finals against Robert McEach-
ern, Boston police officer. Reich, re-
garded as of white hope" calbre was
to have met William L. May a sailor, in
the final bout. but May, who had been
defeated in the 175 pound class had in
jured his. hand in winning his semi-final
in the heavyweight class and defaulted
the final
Of the Canadian title holders, Henry
Goodwin of Toronto was eliminated in the
115 pound class semi-finals by Regan. the
national champion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-08
WALKER BEING TRIED
Fate of Nose Clay, Charged With
Murder, in Jury's Hands

Barney L. walker, white, charged
with criminal assault, is being tried in
the second division of the criminal
court before Judge Greene. Owing to
the sensational nature of the charges
Judge Greene cleared the court room
of all except the court officials and
the parties interested. AT the time for
adjournment of court the state had not
concluded its testimony IT will be con
tilued this morning.
In the first division of the criminal
court Judge w. e. Fort took up the
case of Nose Clay, colored, charged
with murder In order to complete the
case Judge Fort held court without ad-
jotrnment until the arguments Were
concluded. The case went to the Jury
at o'clock but the jurors failed to
arrive at a verdict last night and re-
tired to hotel. This morning Judge
Fort Will take up another capital case.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-08
BODEKER WOULD
LET WOMEN JUDGE

The question of whether the eternal
feminine of Birmingham is wearing skirts
of sufficient thickness drew some COM
ment from Chief of Police George II. Bod
eker yesterday afternoon.
Il have no desire to criticise the way
women should dress" said Chief Bode-
ker. "and, therefore, | will not talk or
the thickness or thinness of women's ap-
parel. That would be catering to the con
troversia spirit of the times, and the
police department demands all my at
tention.
However, while we are on the sub
iect, ! believe women are the best judges
of their own clothes and the way il
pleases them to dress is usually the best
way Women in my opinion should have
the privilege of dressing as comfortably
as men and not be criticised for do
ing So.
The chief smilngly stated that his
opinions on women and dress were prob
ably old-fashioned but said that in sc
far as he was concerned he believed they
were fully capable of governing their
rules of conduct and of dressing without
the aid of the ever-interferng male.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-08
0 NEAL EXPECTED
BACK SATURDAY
Governor in Washington At
tending Advisory Board
of Navy League

Montgomery, May Especial l--Gover-
nor O'Neal is expected to return from
Washington by next Saturday or Sunday,
according to a statement made today by
Private Secretary Daniel w. Troy. The
governor win return Just as soon as the
business which took him to Washington
has been completed.
As a member of the advisory board
of the Navy League of America, the gov
ernor will call upon President Wilson in
the interest of the passage of a bill which
has been introduced in Congress looking
to greater efficiency in the army and
navy and to certain changes in the sys-
TEN of promotion. The board Is COM
posed of five members, Governor O'Neal
being the only southerner on the board.
The governor is expected TO leave Wash
ington Thursday or Friday night