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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-10-01
POLL TAXES PA|O IN
BLOCKS OF HUNDRED
FOR CITY ELECTION
MORT THAN 800 VOTERS QUAIL
FY FOR CONTEST DURING
MONDAY.
new Law HAS LITTLE tFFtC7
Evident That Old Practice of Paying
Poll Taxes for Others Has Not Been
Ended in Maury County by Statute
Of 1915.

Money literally poured into the cot.
ters OF the trustee of the county on
Monday, several lawyers advising the
voters that it was the last day In
which poll taxes could be paid in or.
der to qualify for the city election.
There is a difference of opinion on
this question, but Judge Salmon, one
of the candidates for mayor, is posi-.
tive that taxes paid after yesterday
would not qualify one to vote in the
coming municipal election on Oct. 2S
More than 800 poll taxes were paid
to the trustee during the day and his
receipts from this source were ap-
proximately $500. If there are any
innocent souls who imagined that the
passage of the law requiring the pay.
ment of poll taxes thirty days in ad-
vance of the election would stop the
payment of poll taxes by candidates
or committees of friends, he has still
another think coming. The fact
that the poll taxes were paid in blocks
of hundred, that they were paid by
alphabetical lists, evidently procured
from the registration books is pretty
good evidence that there was a pre-
concerted movement among the
friends of candidates to qualify the
voters.
The rush was so great during the
day that Trustee Addison and his &C
.commodating deputy were overwhelm
ed and could not post all OF the re
ceipts, that task being completed to
day. Probably 400 citizens of the
city have paid or had paid for then
their poll taxes as the result of the
municipal campaign. The county's
school fund is several hundred dollar!
richer although It is surmised tht
campaign funds have been considera
bly, depleted as the result of the pay
ments. So far as practical results o
the new law are concerned 1t hal
simply required the expenditure o
large campaign funds for poll take
thirty days before the case in an ord
nary election.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-10-01
E. E. M'LEMORE
IMPROVING HOME
ADDING DINING ROOM, STEAM
HEAT AND REFINisHING DOWN
STAIRS ROOMS.

Z. e. McLemore is making some
splendid improvements upon his resi-
dence on West Seventh street, by the
addition of 17x20 foot dining room:
and by tearing out all of the interior
woodwork on the down stairs floors
and refinishing in hardwood Under
the dining room that Mr.. McLemore
is erecting he is building a basement
17x2O, eight feet deep in which he is
installing large steam heating appa-
ratus. When completed this will be
one Of the most commodious and COM
Portable homes in Columbia.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-10-01
SHOULD PUT MARKERS
ON OLD HIGHWAY Of
JACKSON NEAR HERE
WOULD HELP TO LOCATE THE
ROUTE ON ORIGINAL
LINE.
SUGGESTIONS OF DR.. TIMMOkS
Believes That il the Exact Line Fol-
lowed BY Old Hickory Were Shown
to the inspectors That It Would
Help the Cause.

DR.. E. A. Timmons, who has taken
great deal of interest in the loca-
ton Of the Jackson Highway, has
made some suggestions that he be-
lieves would help very materially to
obtain the route through Maury coun-
ty by way of Florence. Discussing
the matter today DR.. Timmons said:
Some time near the middle of next
month, the inspecting committee for
deciding the route of the Jackson
Highway will pass through Columbia
over the real and only Jackson High
way that has been established for a
century. They will either let it re-
main where it is or move it to anoth-
er place. A jackson Highway"
built over any other route than that
travelled by Jackson is only Jack
son Highway" in name. 1t would be
a fake.
The real Jackson Highway starts
here at Columbia, runs through Mt.
Pleasant and Summertown, Law.
renceburg, Florence and on to New
Orleans. Gen. Jackson went and re-
turned this route with his New Or
leans troops. Later he, with two
friends, went this route to Florence,
Ala, to a cock fight and returned by
the same way. / know 1t is the Jack
son Highway.
Now what other l want to say ie
this. Let Columbia erect Immediately
a temporary board marker at Jackson
Spring on the Nashville pike, neal
Ashton Mills. showing the camp ant
assembling ground of the Maury, Mar
shall, Williamson and Giles county
troops for that war. Let Columbia
also erect a board at the Institute
showing the beginning of that line O
march.
Let Lawrence county erect tenn
porary board Immediately showing tht
point where the Davidson count.
! troops fell in line and another fresl
, board marking the point to Lewis
!. grave.
Let Florence mark the spot Of tn
Jackson cock fight and other place
of Jackson note. So let other town
further down the route mark thei
Jackson camps and other Jackson
! spots of note. And we will demon
strate to the inspecting COMMITTEE
that our Jackson Highway is "sot" t
stay and can't be moved for love no
}, money.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-10-01
TO FIX RESALE
PRICE OF PRODUCT
IMPORTANT PRECEDENT ESTAB-
LISHED IN CASE OF KELLOGG
CORN FLAKES CO.

DETROIT, Mich, Sept. 29.-The
Kellogg Toasted Corn Flakes Compa-
ny, of Battle Creek, is permanently
enjoined from fixing the resale price
of it's product, by consent decree an
nounced today in federal court here
in the governments antitrust suit
against the concern. The decree takes
effect Oct. Is and establishes a prece-
dent against fixing of resale prices of
food products.
The government brought suit
against the company in December
1913, alleging the defendants had no
legal authority to fix the resale price
of its property or to suggest or warn
jobbers that if they refused to carry
out the fixed price agreement they
would be cut off from further supply
of toasted corn fakes.
The defendants contended they
were not violating the law inasmuch
as the notice to iobbers concerning
the resale price was printed on a car
toon containing the product which
had been patented with the notice
thereon. The patent they claimed,
made it legal for them to handle their
product in that way. According to the
decree, however the company not on
" is enjoined permanently from fixing
the resale price, but it also must re-
frain from using on its cartoons or
boxes the notice concerning the first
price,
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-10-01
SHIRT GARTER co.
IN NEW QUARTERS
LOCATED IN OLD ROBERTS MA.
CHINE CO. BUILDING ON
EAST SEVENTH.

The Shirt Garter Co. has moved to
lis new quarters on East Seventh
street in the rear of Street, Martin &
Vaughan Co., in the building formerly
known as the Roberts Machine Shop.
Inc entire building has been over
hauIed and remodeled and fitted up
iof the accommodation of this Colum-
Ula enterprise The Shirt Garter Co.
Is occupying the entire second story
Vi the two buildings. The Office is
paced in the front of the building
and Immediately in the rear of the Of
Hce Is a stock room. The second floor
petltoned off into different depart
ments The manufactured article will
We Kept on the second floor and all
u The cutting, making and assem-
O'ls VIII be done on the second floor;
Ae shipping will be done from the
SUCK Kept on the first floor.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-10-01
A. CHESLAR'S HOME
DAMAGED BY FIRE
Fin rmea
, TINE DEPARTMENT MADE QUICK
RUN AND STOPPED THE
FLAMES.

y 5000 deal of excitement was
l''S7l '7esday afternoon about $3.50
" 'ne ringing of the fire alarm. The
= - department made some speed get
- "s TO Tie fire and on arrival found
y, uo-se helonging to the estate of
49,, '' IL y and Mrs. NJ. E. Haley, oc-
,r rp'eo h A. Cheslar and family
.'1s The house was outside of the
'PO'ao"a hut the fire laddies man.
h.. .o '.-.h it from a plug located
N, ot the city limits and
~ n'+ their heroic efforts soon had
t,. ".' under control. The fire orig
s,,, .,,s' 10 the rear of the home, the
5as s'e Is unknown. Little damage was
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-10-01
IRRjE { BUSHELS Of
CLOVER SEED PER
ACRE ON 100 ACRES
REMARKABLE SUCCESS OF w. p.
RIDLEY DESPITE THE
DROUTH.
Makes HANDSOME PROFITS
Land Benefited and the Gross Yield
viii Be About $50 Per Acre-Grows
the Disease Resisting Variety Of
Red Glover.

A yield of three bushels of clover
seed to the acre on a field of 100
acres is probably tip record for Maui
ry county. 1t would come very near
the record for any county. 1t is al
most a phenomenal yield, and is far
and away above the average for such
an acreage, in fact it is far above the
average for any acreage and particu-
larly in a dry year like this has been.
That, however, is the yield that
William P. Ridley made on his not
ed farm Clifton Place" on the Mt.
Pleasant pike, this year. From 100
acres MIR. Ridley threshed 800 bushels
of seed. There could be no more
profitable crop than this for at $40 a
bushel, the price at which the clover
can be easily disposed of, that is a
gross yield of $50 an acre for 100
acres. In fact Mr.. Ridley will get an
even better price than that. Glover
takes nothing from the land, in other
words the growing of a crop of clover
is an advantage to the land. This
land will make a better crop next
year as the result of the clover than
it would otherwise have made.
Mr. Ridley grows the disease inoc-
ulated clover, that is the clover is
free from disease. He originally got
his seed from the University of Ten
nessee, where after years of expert,
menting a clover was obtained that
would resist all sorts Of disease. He
has had for several years a big de-
mand for his seed, In fact bigger de
mand than he could supply. Proba
bly, no man in the county has beer
more successful in growing red clover
than Mr. Ridley. He nearly always
has fine stand and makes a goot
yield in spite of adverse weather con
ditions, His hay crop this year was
good one, although the drouth wal
esvere.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-10-01
MELON RhIStkS Of
CULltUkA IL MEET
FOR ORGANIZATION
WILL ASSEMBLE ON SATURDAY
TO PLAN FOR THE CROP
NEXT YEAR.
EXPERTS WILL ADDRESS Til. N
Planned Also to Stimulate Interest in
the Growing of Strawberries and
Other Small Fruits and Melons,.
& N. Expert Present.

There will be meeting of the can
taloupe growers of Culleoka at the
school house on next Saturday after
noon at 1870 o'clock when plans for
the crop of next year will be discuss
ed. At this meeting T. E. McElroy
horticultural agent of the Louisville
& Nashville Railroad, will be present
and deliver an address on "How to
Fight the Louise on Canteloupes"
At the meeting the question of
growing Strawberries for the market
will also be taken up and Former Rep
resentative Richard A. Wilkes will de-
liver lecture on the growing and
packing of strawberries. Mr.. McEl-
roy, who is an expert in the growing
of all kinds of berries, will also give
information on this subject.
Several of the most successful
growers of cantaloupes will also be
present and give their experience to
the proper preparation of the soil, the
planting of the melon, its cultivation
and gathering. Some 200 acres were
planted to cantaloupes in the Culleo-
ka section this year, of which about
130 acres matured and the growers
received better returns than they
could have obtained from any other
crop.
/ 1t is probable that the acreage will
be materially increased during tn
y coming year. Those who have made
a success of cantaloupes declare that
there is no special secret about grow
ing them. If interest can be develop
ed in the growing of strawberries and
other fruits and berries as it has beer
in the growing of cantaloupes this
section may yet become the grea
truck section of Middle Tennessee.
E. J. Park, of the Culleoka Produce
Company, which handled all the can
taloupes grown the past season, ha
: called the meeting for Saturday an,
: he is confident that the acreage TO
the year will show decided gain.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-10-01
ELDER SOWELL
CONDUCTS MEETING
BEGAN SUNDAY, ALREADY ONE
CONVERSION AND ONE
BAPTISM.

Elder F. C. Sowell is conducting a
protracted meeting under a large tent
in the Blocker Grove on the Williams
port pike about four miles from Co.
lumbia The meeting started Sunday
night and already there has been one
conversion and one baptism and the
interest continues to grow. The meet
ing will go on indefinitely.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-11
GERMAN GOVERNMENT SENDS SYMPATHY;
REGRETS AMERICANS TRUSTED BRITISH

Berlin (via London) May l01he following dispatch has
been sent by the German Foreign Ote to the German En-
bassy Washington:
please the following to the State Depart
mnt The German desires to its deepest
svmpatv at the loss OF lives board the Lusitana The re-
sponsv rests however with the British government which,
through its plan OF starving the civilian population OF Germany
has forced Germany to resort retaatory
"In spite of the German offer to stop the submarine war
in case the starvation plan given up British merchant YES
sells are being generally armed with guns and have repeatedly
tried to ram submarines that previous search impos-
sbe
"Thev cannot therefore, be treated ordinary merchant
vessels declaration made to the British Parliament
by the Parliamentary Secretary question by Lord
Charles Beesiod said that the present practically all British
merchant vessels armed and provided with hand genades
Besides has been openly admitted by the English press
quantities OF material On the present voyage the Lus
tana carried OO of ammunition, while the rest OF her
cargo also consisted chiefly of conraband
III England after repeated official and unofficial warnings
considered herself able declare that that boat risk and
thus light heartedy assumed responsibility for the human life
on board steamer which, owing to its armament and cargo
was liable to destruction the German government spite of
its heartfelt sympathy for the loss OF American lives
but regret that Americans felt inclined English
promises rather than pay attention the warnings from the
German side
"(Signed) FOREIGN OFFICE"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-11
Last Midnight Fixed
as Time Limit to
Answer.
CABINET WANTS
FULL POWERS
Will Ask Parliament to
Authorize II to Deal
with Crisis.

Paris, May l0-"The government OF
rslv to-day awaits the final reply Of
Austria" says a Rome dispatch TO La
Libert6.' IN the interim the publica-
ton Of important DEGREES which were
signed az the last meeting Of the Cabi-
re, has been withheld. learn from an
excellent source that, unless the Aus
trian answer arrives before midnight
,o.nigh-. or If the reply is unfavorable,
Italy Will consider the negotiations ter
minated
lie Temps" to-day published dis
Patch from Rome saying that the Coun-
ell Of Ministers has decided TO ask the
Italian Parliament FOR full powers in
dealing with the foreign and military
policies Of the country The Cabinet,
the dispatch says. counts upon ma
jori.y os 400 deputies when the Cham
ber listens 10 the declarations TO be
made by Premier Salandra.
Il is estimated that 10000 Germans
from Italy crossed the Swiss frontier
Saturday and Sunday. -Four thousand
arrived az LuCano alone.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-11
SHELLS FOR ALLIES
TO OAVENCE BROTHER
Trumbulls, Humanitarians
Until Lusitania Tragedy,
Will Now Aid War.
rBy Telegraph 20 The Tribune J

New Britain, Conn, May l0.-Thou-
sands of German lives may be the toll
exacted for the death of one OF the
Lusitania's passengers. To avenge the
drowning of their brother John II. and
Henry Trumbull, president and treas
urer, respectively. OF the Trumoull
Manufacturing Company, will begin at
once the manufacture OF arms ana am
nunition for the Allies.
Isaac B. Trumbull, treasurer Oh 'ne e
American Cycle Car Company, OF
Rridqenort was member of the trio
nj TTumbulls who have attained proml-
yerca in Connecticut as manufacturers.
Ue was on his way TO England as rep
resentative of the Bridgeport cohoei"
when he met his death. f.
The product of the three large 1ac-
tories of the Trumbull Manufacturing
Company in Plainville, five miles from
here is electrical appliances. some OF
tho largest switchboards ever maze
have been turned out there;
at was cold-blooded, deliberate muir
derV declared the elder IrumDuil' re-
ferring 20 the sinking OF the inner. ne
added that he did not believe thal TINS
conntrv would be drawn into the war
I'VE are not prepared. he stated: tea.
"Tbo standing army of this country
could 1C be e placed without cTowdiIn3g I3 in
sido of the Yale Bowl. at New Haven
We would be of little use IN the pres
since the beginning of the war the
Trumballs have received offers OF seE-
eral contracts 10 manufacture nun
tions OF war. Large proilts weIe as as
sured, but they refused REUSED 70 roasons sortp'
y" "Tbo death of our brother at the
hands ne - tbe Germans has settled that
matter" matte John II. Trumbull said "ahd ,bd
v'e', we expect to announce action in the
' II is said that orders for machinery mel,
,onded in turning out shells and cart
ridges have already been placed ior 'he
Trumbull plant.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-11
GERMAN MOOSE
DETHRONE COLONEL
Angered by Piracy Talk lear
Portraits Down and SINK
Them in Cellar.

Ancc ed by Colonel Theodore Roose-
vc;t's charge that the sinking OF the
Iusitania was an act OF piracy
35O members Of the 14th Assembly
D,strict National Progressive party
mot last night at their clubhouse
10 SJuth Fourth Street, Williams
burrh. and reno led from the walls two
large oil portraits Of the former FreSi-
This action followed a meeting OF
the hoard of governors Sunday, at
which II was decided TO have the o.i
nt;ntings taken down if the members
were in Z cord with t. view. Inc
wembers. most of whom are OF German
origin. heartily seconded he board 5
decision. a. -
AZ Samuel Widder had G I the
Tin, to order, Coroner Ernest Wag-
ner the leading spirit o: the club SAID
Ia; this was n time TO foment strife'
as tho United States was neutral lie
Tanned the ColonePs utterantes at
SCracrse. praised President wilson's
":,;,ndc and then started 10 remove
go ana Of the pictures. Shouts Of Pull
.be, down. greeted him, ard after
snon,bers had assisted IN taking down
" other the janitor was instructed 10
Wv wy tbem in the cellar. They will be
Ppsnlaced by other paintings. but the
o,,ornors have not yet decided whom
.So now portraits will represent.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-11
BRITAIN UNABLE TO
GIVE MANY CONVOYS
Destroyers, the Best Defence
Against Submarines, Engaged
in Other Necessary Places.
[Bi C.hle 90 The Trlhune.

London, May 1O.-Much has been
said here about the Lusitania not peing
conveyed, and press kilograms indi.
cate that there is much discussion OF
that question in America. The Irloune
staff correspondent to-day obtained
from a hIgn quarter the Statement as
to why there was no convoy. IL Is
unofficial. but comes from source
which may be said to be authoritative.
Ii is this: Big as the British navy
is, il is impossible TO furnish conveys
for the whole merchant marine, which
is so much bigger. The best defence
for merchantmen against submarines
are destroyers. or these the navy mas
many scores, but they are engaged IN
dozens Of different places. guarding
harbors, patrolling the North sea, en-
gagged in the Dardanelles operations
and conveying movements OF troops at
various places. 1t is impossible to un-
dertake 10 convoy ell the ships leay-
ing and entering British waters. IL
is equally impossible to select certain
ships to be conveyed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-11
GERMAN ENVOY
DEEPLY REGRETS
LOSS OF LIVES
Won Bernstorff Expresses
to Bryan Only His Per
sonal Feelings.
fFrom tn. Tribune puresu. ]

Washington, May l0.-No official eI-
planation of the Lusitania disaster was
received at the State Department to-
day from the German Embassy. Press
dispatches from Berlin, however, an
nounce that the Foreign Office has
cabled to the embassy a note to be pre-
sented to the State Department ex-
pressing deepest sympathy at the loss
of lives on board the Lusitania." This
note had not been presented at a late
hour tonight.
The note, which is probably sent in
response to Ambassador Gerard's re-
quest, places the responsibility for the
loss of American lives on the British
governments "plan of starving .he
civilian population of Germany" This
is the attitude that the German gov
ernment was expected 10 take, and ls
regarded as the only one consistent
with its earlier warnings and declara-
tions of policy.
Count Won Bernstorf, the German
Ambassador, called at the State De-
partment to-day and expressed to Sec
retary Bryan his deep regret that the
events of the war had led TO the loss
of so many American lives" The Am
bassador did not comment on his visit,
but Secretary Bryan said he under
stood Count Won Bernstorff's statement
TO be only an expression OF his per-
sonal feelings. Mr. Bryan later gave
out the following statement:
"The German Ambassador called at
the State Department and expressed MS
deem regret that the events of the war
had led to the loss of so many lives"
The official presentation of the note
from the German government may be
DELAYED several days, as nothing is
being received by wireless. Unotiicial
dispatches giving the text OF the note
were read By Secretary Bryan and at
the embassy without comment.
The British and French ambassa-
doris called at the State Department
late in the day 10 express TO Mr:
Brvan their horror and sympathy
over the destruction OF the Lusitanla
with its load Of neutrals and nom
combatants. Both showed deep inter
est in the development of public feel.
ing over the outrage, but they had
nothing to suggest as to what should
no the action of the United States.
That America must herself settle di-
rectiy with Germany for these acts was
the substance of opinion among the
Diplomatic representatives of the allied
powers. ,,
Chevalier Van Rappard. Minister
from the Netherlands. also called at
the department and made 1t clear
that the situation of his government
is identical with that of the United
States in relation to the Lusitania.
After conference with Counsellor
Lansing. Mr.. Van kaPpard said mat thst
on tho Insitania; Lat Dutch ships had
been torpedoed as was the American
steamer Gulhight, and that Dutch
commerce had suffered more severely
than that Of the United States.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-11
ZEPPELINS FORTY
MILES FROM LONDON
Four German Aircraft Drop
Many Bombs on Essex
Coast Towns.

London. May 1O.-Four German Yep
pclins made a raid within forty miles
Of London early to-day. Various con-
fc;ing reports were received from the
Essex coast. one Of which said serious
damage 10 property and some loss OF
life had been caused by bombs dropped
BY the raiders. The towns of South
End. Westclif-on-Sea and Leigh were
attacked.
Sixty bombs were dropped at South
End. but most Of them fell on the
beach or in other places where they
exploded harmlessly. One bomb was
dropped near a ship on which were
1900 German civilians who had been
interned.
A British aeroplane went in pursuit
ard drove the hostile aircraft out 10
sea.
A report was received from Romford
that a Zeppelin Rad been seen IN tha'
reighborhood, apparently in difficulties
but whether in consequence OF an un-
favorable wind OF Of having been hit
was unknown
Warning Of the approach Of the hos
tile aircraft was given Southenc al
2:59 o'clock this morning.
Bombs struck houses in various parts
Of the town. One man and his wlie
we're badly burned in fire started py
an incendiary bomb. No deaths were
reported
Il is reported that several shops were
burned at Leigh, town near South-
end. -Four Zeppeiins are said TO nave
. dropped forty or fifty bombs there
The German Official report says OF
the raid:
"0ne Of our airships bombarded the
fortified town Of Scuthend, to the soutn
a the Thames, this morning with a le"
bombs"