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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1914-03-27
"SWAT ROOSTER"
DAY MAY %
COLUMBIA DEALERS JOIN IN THE
MOVEMENT TO DIMINISH MON
ARcHS OF THE BARN YARD.

Swat the Rooster" day will be OBJ
served in the state on May %. The
Southern poultrymen are using con-
certed action to extend the move
ment over several states. The Co
lumbia produce men are strong for
the movement, which will have for
its end the decimation of the rooster
population These monarchs of the
barn yard serve a useful purpose
through the early months of the
spring, but along in the summer they
cause the eggs to be fertile and they
DO not ship well. Unfertile eggs
Keep much longer, and so the poultry
men want to clean out the roosters.
To do this the Columbia dealers
Will pay more than the market price
on May % for the males of the chick
en- population. They have not an
hounced what it will be, but it will
oe sufficient to make a great many
part with their old roosters. They
are determined to eXterminate some
or the mOnarchs and clean them out
before summer begins.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1914-03-27
DELEGATION FROM
BOARD OF TRADE A
VISITOR TO SCHOOL
NECESSITY FOR MORE ROOM
AND BETTER EQUIPMENT AP-
PARENT TO ALL.
QUARTERS Are MUCH CRAMPED
In Spite of the Lack of Facilities,
However, the Members Are Enthu.
siastic Over the Results That Are
Being Accomplished.

If there had been the slightest lin
gering doubt in the minds of the
members of the Board of Trade as to
the absolute necessity for larger and
better school quarters and equipment
in Columbia that doubt was forever
placed at rest this morning when the
party headed by President Anderson
and Mayor Dedman visited and in
spected the schools.
For an hour the Board of Trade del
egation composed of a dozen or more
OF the leading business men of Co.
lumbia visited and inspected the work
that is being done by the school.
They went through all of the rooms
and sections and classes of the
school,; they saw what was being
done in the development of both the
minds and bodies of the pupils. They
were all greatly pleased at the work
of the school, but marvelled that it
could be accomplished with such poor
buildings and equipment.
Prof Harris, the efficient head of
the schools, piloted the members of
the delegation through the building.
Probably not one of them could make
the same round again, so devious are
the paths that must be trod and so
dark some of the ways that one must
go in order to get through the various
rooms of the poorly equipped and gen.
orally poorly lighted buildings which
house one of the greatest assets of
the state of Tennessee.
1t was apparent that not only is a
better building needed, but there
must be more room. Some of the
class rooms are so small and the
classes are so large that good, whole.
some air is out of the question. The
pupils have less than half of the cubic
space that is essential to proper ven
tilation.
The delegation was a unit in praise
Of the work that they saw. Especial
| ly did that being done in the domes
tic science and manual training and
allied departments. In these the girls
are better equipped for the real ar.
fairs of life and the boys are taught
| to make a good, honest living.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1914-03-27
SAL MON
MAKES STRONG PLEA
FOR SCHOOL BONDS
COST TO THE INDIVIDUAL TAX
PAYER WILL BE VERY SMALL
NATTER.
BUILDINGS Are NECESSARY
II the Schools Are to Do the Work
That They Should Accompish-The
Small Cost to Average Head of Fam.
lily ls Shown.

Certainly the proposed $4,000 of
school bonds should be issued. | am
back from stay in Florida ready to
do anything that ! can to insure the
issuance of the bonds" This emphat-
ic statement was made this morning
by Judge W. c. Salmon, president of
the city board of education and one
of the strongest friends of public ed
ucation in this section.
When the people understand how
much we are going to do for the pub
lie schools and how little it is going
to cost the average tax payer to make
these improvements | do not believe
that there will be any opposition at
all. The only real expense incident
to the issuance of the bonds is the
interest. We all know that the prin-
cipal part of the principal will be paid
by those who are not now tax payers,
and largely by those in whose interest
we are making this substantial addi-
ton to our public school equipment.
Now assuming that the bonds will
bear five per cent, and that is the
outside rate allowed, the interest will
cost us annually $3,750.That is equiv
alent to levy of a mill and half
on all the taxable, property of the
city, which amounts to $2,500,000.
Now there will be no increased rate,
but assuming that there would be this
would be sufficient. The average
householder in Columbia probably
pays taxes on an approximate valua-
ton of $1,000. At a mill and half
his portion of the taxes would be a
dollar and half.
Now it is altogether fair and con-
servative to assume that the average
tax payer. of the class mentioned will
send two children to school, Assum-
ing that he does it will cost him sew
enty-five cents per pupil per term for
the splendid buildings and equipment
in which his children are to be edu
Gated. This is about eight cents per
pupil per school month for buildings
and equipment, something surely at
which no one could complain. From
every angle the bond issue will be full
ly justified. The building and equip
ment are needed; we cannot do the
work that we should do without
them"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1914-03-27
COTTON MILLS PAY
ROLL ONE OF THE BIG
ASSETS OF THE CITY
EXPENDED FOR THIS PURPOSE
NEARLY $4,000 PER
ANNUM.
DURING THE PAST Two YEARS
Audit of the Books of the Concern by
an Accountant Makes a Most Graft
flying ShoWine-Sales Have Been
Nearly 100000.

One of the largest and most profit
able to the community, of all the en-
terprises of Columbia is the Columbia
Cotton Mill Company. This company
resumed operations two years ago
after having shut down for several
months and since that time it's bust
ness has aggregated over 100000,
making it one of the leading manu-
featuring interests of this portion OF
the state. 2
During the past two years the com.
pany paid to its employees or opera
tives, the substantial sum of $99,S57.3C
or the very comfortable sum of $780,,
900 per annum distributed among the
laborers of the community. This
means an average pay roll Of almost
$1,000 per week.
Materials and supplies purchased
during that period aggregated the
large sum of $205,379,71, or more than
100000 per annum. But one of the
best features is the fact that this
plant sold it's finished product during
the two years of the value of 1890,
37429. In other words this factory
sold materials that brought into the
city of Columbia to be paid out in la
Dor and for raw materials, that ag.
gregated each year of it's operations
more than $145,O00. There are few
concerns in this section that can equal
such record.
Within the past few days the books
of the company have been thoroughly
audited and verified by Walter B
Frierson, the well known registered
and licensed public accountant OF
Nashville, and it will be gratifying
to the shareholders and friends gen
orally Of the concern to know that his
report was most satisfactory.
In concluding his report, Mr.. Frier
son said:
"It is also pertinent to state that this
mill shows that for the period exam
ined it has run absolutely without
speculative accounts as commercially
rated. Cotton bought is bought, not
'hedged,' and goods sold are sold, the
advance shown is money borrowed
right here at home.
81 am truly glad to certify that nc
adverse criticism can be made of the
conduct of the affairs, and that the
business has proved to be profitable.
This is a high compliment to the
secretary and treasurer, w. F. EN-
bry, and the president, J. P. Street.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1914-03-27
PROF. H.A. MORGAN
AT SPRING HILL
ABLE DIRECTOR OF EXPERIMENT
STATION WILL BE HEARD
ON SATURDAY..

Prof. H. A. Morgan, the able direc-
tor of the Tennessee Experiment Sta
ton, will address the farmers Club
of Spring Hill at the rooms of the
Commercial Club Saturday afternoon
at 8 o'clock. The coming of Prof.
Morgan will be a decided treat to the
farmers of that section for he is ac-
to be one of the ablest
agricultural experts in the whole
country. He has many friends and
admirers in the county, who are al
ways glad to extend him hearty well
come. The farmers Of the county are
cordially invited by the Spring Hill
club to attend and hear Mr.. Morgan.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1914-03-27
GRANTS WRIT
OF ATTACHMENT
JUDGE BEARDEN RESTRAlNS
PHOSPHATE co. FROM TRANS
CROSSING ON CITIZENS.

Through A. N. Akin, clerk and mas
ter, an attachment was issued We'd
nesday morning by Chancellor Bear
den, restraining the Charleston Min
ing and Manufacturing Company from
trespassing upon the property of ]. D.
Frierson and others of Mt. Pleasant.
In the prayer of the plaintiffs, the
chancellor also sited R. H. Wright
the local manager of the company, to
appear before him on April 21 to show
cause why he should not be fined for
contempt of court.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1914-03-27
LOCAL VANDERBILT
ALUMNI WILL GIVE
KIRKLAND BANQUET 7
WILL BE MANIFESTATION OF
PLEASURE AND coNGRATU.
LATIoN OVER VICTORY.
TO TAKE PLACE AT EARLY DATE
Besides the Chancellor, Drs. w. L.
L. Dudley, Bert E. Young and Ed.
win Minis Will Attend and Speak at
the Big Celebration.

To celebrate the great victory won
by Chancellor Kirkland and the trus-
tees of Vanderbilt University by the
decision of the supreme court last
Saturday, it is probable that a BAN
quet will be rendered DR.. Kirkland,
DR.. Bert Young, DR.. w. L. Dudley and
DR.. Edwin Minis by the Vanderbilt
alumni in Columbia and Maury coun-
ty in short time.
In letter that has been received
from DR.. Young, he says that simi-
lar movement has been inaugurated
in Nashville and that the alumni is
going to- turn out en- masse to show
the esteem and admiration in which
DR.. kirkland is held by them. 1t
will be a mammoth celebration, and
prominent Vanderbilt men will be
present from all sections of the coun-
try to make addresses.
The banquet idea has appealed to
all the Columbia alumni who have
been approached on the subject. They
heartily approve of the idea that they
should give some visible manifesto
ton of their pleasure over the great
victory and express to Chancellor
Kirkland their thanks and congratu-
lation for the great fight that he has
waged. There are some thirty or
forty alumni in Maury county, over
ninety per cent of whom stood with
him for the control of the university.
A committee will be appointed at
an early date to make arrangements
for the banquet which will take place
at local hotel. 1t will be an elab-
crate affair, and the toast list will in
clude some of the best speakers in
Tennessee, among whom will be DR..
Kirkland, DR.. Dudley, DR.. Young and
DR.. Minis, OF the University, and sew
eral of the local alumni.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1914-03-27
BURGLARS GET
LONG SENTENCE
OBEY POOLE AND WILL SMITH
SENT UP FOR FIVE TO FlF-
TEEN YEARS.

Obey Poole and Will Smith, the two
negroes arrested some weeks ago by
Deputy Bill Goad for breaking into
and stealing from the toll gate of Hor-
ace Rainey on the Hampshire pike,
we're given indeterminate sentences
of from five to fifteen years in the
penitentiary Tuesday morning in the
circuit court The trail consumed a
norton of Monday afternoon and
most of the morning Tuesday. The
negroes had little defense to Offer as
there was a pretty clear case against
them.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1914-03-27
PROF. JONES WILL
ADDRESS TEACHERS
Of MAURY COUNTY
FORMER SUPERINTENDENT WILL
SPEAK IN BEHALF OF MIDDLE
TENNESSEE NORMAL.
MEETING TO BE HELD ON APRIL 4
prof. Graham Announces Program for
Coming Month-Requests Full At
tendance of All Teachers As This
viii Probably Be Last Meeting.

The feature of the April meeting of
the county teachers association will
be an address by Prof. R. l.. Jones, of
the Middle Tennessee Normal. Prof.
Jones is ex-superintendent of the pub
lie schools of the state, and is regard
ed as one of the ablest educators in
the nation. He has been heard here
on several occasions, and has charm
ed his audiences wherever he has ap-
peared. He is a forcible, attractive
speaker He will talk in the interest
of the Normal
County Superintendent Graham has
arranged a very attractive program
for the meeting, which will probably
be the last one of the school year. At
the last meeting there were nearly a
hundred in attendance in spite of the
very disagreeble weather that pre-
vailed The teachers plan to make
the April meeting the largest that
they have ever held. The speech of
Prof. Jones will help to swell the
number and bring out nearly every
teacher in the county.
The program is as follows:
Country Life and the Country
School, pages 2S0-313. Leader, Prof
D. NJ Galloway.
principles of Rural Economics" +"
chapter 4. Leader, Prof. w. N. Bing-
ham.
School Improvement Association. -"
Leader, Prof. Joe M. Hayse
Plans for the month.
Story, Miss Fannie Sewell.
Manual training, Miss Carrie Smith.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1914-03-27
SIP BUILDING is
NEARLY COMPLETE

Work on the Sip Company building
on North Garden street is nearing
completion. The brick masons and
carpenters have rushed work upon it
and with a few more days of pretty
weather, the structure will be ready
for occupancy. 1t is not improbable
that everything will be complete by
April 1. 1t will take but short time
then to install the machinery and get
ready for business.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1914-03-27
WILL OFFER RING
TO POPULAR LADY
COLUMBIA BAND WILL CONTRIB
UTE 1T TO ONE RECEIVING
MOST VOTES.

To stimulate interest in the street
carnival that will be given in Colum-
bia next week by the Moss Bros.
Greater Shows, the Columbia band
will offer a $3.50 diamond ring to the
young lady who receives the greatest
number of votes for being the most
popular young lady in the city. The
ring is on exhibition at Gotham Bros.
The band will receive a percentage Of
the receipts.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1914-03-27
FINAL SETTLEMENTS
ALMOST REACHED IN
NOTED BANK CASE
PLANS FOR PAYMENT OF ALL DE-
POSITORS TO BE CARRIED
OUT AT ONCE.
HUTTON PREPARING PETITION
On Approval of 1t by Chancellor Fen
tress, the Directors Will Turn Over
$300,0oo,o0O to Receiver for Dispos-
ing of Claims.

MEMPHIS, Tenn, March 25.-The
settlement of the claims of deposit
ors in the Mercantile Bank, under the
plan agreed upon by the directors and
j. l.. Hutton, the receiver and state
superintendent of banks, will be car
ried out at once.
Under it those depositors whose
balances when the bank failed in Feb
ruary were $1,000 or less will be paid
in full.
Those depositors whose balances
were more than $1,000, under an
agreement which all but three had
signed, will accept IS per cent of
their claims in full settlement.
Mr.. Hutton had a petition prepared
today for submission to Chancellor
Fentress tomorrow morning, in which
he will report that under the compro-
mise plan, the depositors' committee,
which has been working to effect a
compromise, has secured reductions
in depositors' claims amounting to
slightly more than 100000, which
was the amount that must be secured
in that way. He will present formal.
ly to the chancery court the offer of
the former directors to place $780, 900
in Mr.. Huttons hands, to be used in
paying the claims Of depositors, and
asking that the approval of the chan
cellor of the entire plan be given, and,
his sanction being obtained, Mr.. Hut
ton next will take up the question of
disposing of the assets of the bank
to the best advantage.
Only three out of 25S depositors
whose claims amounted to over $1,000
each have failed to sign the agree
ment, and Mr.. Hutton assumes that
they will agree to the compromise be-
fore his petition is ready to be sub
mitted to the chancellor. None of
the three remaining outside of the
pending agreement has large balance
but their action is needed to make
the compromise complete success.
The total deposits in the Mercan-
tile Bank when its doors were closed
as shown by the receivers report
were $1,599, ,664.42. Of that amount
s1,041, ,4S4.SO was commercial depos.
it's; $3.50, 9,5OO.55 was represented by
time certificates of deposit, and there
was due to corresponding banks $4S,'
6O4.5S.
The net assets of the bank as
shown by Hutton's report, were $1t
412,O ,O779S; the net liabilities were
2,5O3,S279S.
The former directors, as soon as
the chancery court has approved the
proposed settlement, will turn over tc
Mr. Hutton 100000 in cash, that ac
ton being entirely voluntary in part
and being taken with the intention OF
Iaiding, so far as lay within their pow
er, in the payment of ALI depositors
in full.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1914-03-27
NOTED READER IS
COMING TO CITY
RICHARD 3. HARRISON WILL BE
HEARD AT THE MT. LEBA-
NON BAPTIST CHURCH..

hl.ard B. Harrison, the noted read
ef of tragedy, drama, humor and an
entertainer of great reputation,
W.. appcar at the Mt. Lebanon Mis-
S'onaIE Baptist church on Friday
n1ah. giving selections from Dunbar
a3l Shakespeare and Poe's Raven.
This will be quite notable event
\ .'i'a the members of the church and
ak who enjoy high class entertain
Me"' and instruction.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1914-03-27
HOOPER SUSPENDS
HOSPITAL TRUSTEES
WEST TENNESSEE INSANE ASY-
LUM is UNDER AN IN. Il
VESTICATlON.

Special to The Herald. :
NASHVILLE, Tenn, March "a
Gov. Hooper has suspended the
trustees of the West Tennessee hos
pital for the insane, based on the re-
port of the investigation.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1914-03-27
COURT REFUSES TO
GRANT MANDAMUS
FEDERAL TRIBUNAL WILL NOT
COMPEL L. G. N. r. r. CO. TO
OPEN BOOKS.

Special to The Herald.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, March 25.-
The petition for mandamus to COM
pei the L. & N. Railroad Company to
open it's books for inspection was de-
MED today in the federal district
court in Louisville.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1914-03-27
JURY INDICTS
BOOTLEGGERS
TRUE BILL RETURNED AGAINST
LIQUOR DEALERS ARRESTED
BY LoNeHuRsT.

Special to The Herald.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, March 25.-
The horde Of bootleggers arrested
by Sheriff Longhurst Tuesday were
today indicted by the Davidson county
grand jury.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1914-03-27
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DRUNKS INDICT
MOREBOOTLEGGERS
TWELVE TRUE BILLS ARE RE-
TURNED BY THE DAVIDSON
GRAND JURY.
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
NASHVILLE, March 24.-Twelve
indictments against liquor deals were
returned in the Davidson county court
today, founded on testimony of men
arrested for being drunk.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1914-03-27
KEW. w. A. BLADES
AT CONCORD CHURCH

hey W. A Blades will preach at
concord church Sunday morning,
March %, at II o'clock.
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1914-01-08
NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL e
TATE AT PRIVATE SALE

In the Probate Court of Canyon
County, State of Idaho.
In the matter of the estate of
Mary Short, deceased.
Under authority of an order OF sale
granted by the Probate Court of the
County of Canyon, State of Idaho.
dated the 18th day of December, 1913,
l will sell at private sale the fol-
lowing described real estate, to.wit:
An undivided one half interest In
! to that portion lying west of the
.sgon Short Line Right of way. of
five and six, Sec. A Tp. 8 and
en- and eight in Sec. 33, I'd. 9. all
: tn Of Range 5, W. B. M, Canyon
ssnty, Idaho, containing about 100
- es more or less.
Said sale will be made ON or af.
ter the 5th day of January 1913 and
bids will be received at the residence
Of Patrick e. Short, Payette, Idaho.
Terms of Sale: Ten per cent of
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1914-01-08
Notice of the Issuance of an Attach

Notice of the Issuance of an Attach
In the District Court of the Sew
enth Judicial District of the State
OF Idaho, in and for the County of
Canyon.
John Denney, doing business under
the name of Denney & Company,
Plaintiff, VS.. H. Troxell, Defendant.
State of Idaho, County of Canyon,
IS.
Notice is hereby given that ON the
18th day of December A. D. 1913,
attachment was issued i'm the above
entitled action against the property
of the aforesaid defendant, H. Trox-
ell for the sum Of two thousand TWEEN
ty-two and ninety-three enc humid
redths ($2022.93) dollars, with inter-
est thereon at the rate of 8 per
cent per annum from March 18th,
1912, on s3S5.00 thereof, and ON
s1637.93 thereof at the rate of z
per cent per annum from Oct. 31st,
1913, together with the costs of this
action, and $4,000 attorneys fees.
Witness my hand and the seal of
said District Court, affixed this
10Th day of December, A. D. 1913.
GEO. w. STOVEL,
Clerk of the District Court
Martin & Martin,
Attorneys for Plaintiff,
Residing at Poise, Idaho. 1t3
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1914-01-08
Y. NJ. c. A. Notes

With December 81, the major por
ton of it's fifth years work CLOSED
for the Payette Y. M. c. A. This
date also marked the close of the
first year in which the Association
has been conducted on the basis oil
one employed officer devoting full
time to the work-in previous years
two men were thus employed for
practically the entire period, or else
that policy was the one toward which
the institution was leaning.
The new policy has necessitate1
larger demands upon boys and mon
working through committees, or as
suming places of service otherwise.
A clear-cut policy of committee or
ganization and the closer relating of
the committees to the Board of Direc-
tors to facilitate closer cooperation
and greater efficiency was planned
and set in motion. The boys and
men on the committees have respond
ed Loyalty, giving adequate assurance
that the Association has large re-
soruces available In the way OF vol
unteer workers. However, additional
time will be required to test out the
larger and the stable possibilities Of
the system.
The present plan followed has re-
suited in advantages and in disadvan-
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1914-01-08

timism that they can be solved and
with determination that they are 60
ing to be solved.
With the continuance of that es-
sential spirit of cooperation which
has so largely characterized the sup
port of the Association from the time
of its beginning it should continue to
advance to still larger achievements
and far-reaching service.