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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-01-01
WALKER COTTAGE
DAMAGED BY FIRE
RESIDENCE OCCUPIED BY MRS.
FILSEN AND MRS. DENHAM
BURNS.

Fire at $50 o'clock this morning
completely gutted the cottage owned
by Miss Annie Walker on the corner
of Tenth and South Garden streets
and destroyed a large portion OF the
contents of the building. The house
was jointly occupied by Mr.. and Mrs.
J. w. Denham and Mrs. Paul Filsen
and children. The origin of the fire
is unknown and when discovered a
considerable portion of the house was
already in flames. Mr.. and Mrs. Den
ham arose early to catch the 5 o'clock
train for Nashville. After they left
the house Mrs. Filsen was awakened
by the smoke which had almost suffo-
Gated her and her children. She
caught her children in her arms and
rushed to a neighbor's. Much OF her
furniture and that of Mr.. and Mrs,
Denham was ruined by water and dirt,
although considerable was not burn
ed. The loss on the building will
probably be about $1,000 covered by
insurance. 1t ) understood that the
furniture was also insured.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-01-01
MILITARY SERVICE
FOR ALL SUGGESTED
COL. HEISTAND OF U. S. ARMY
HAS PLAN FOR EFFICIENT
RESERVE ARMY.

CHICAGO, Dec. 26-Military service
during the youth of every male Amer
ican citizen was suggested as a means
of providing sufficient reserve army
by Col. H. o. S. Heistand, adjutant
general of the central department OF
the army in an address here.
Col. Heistand said the United
States was totally unprepared for
war, declared the regular army and
the national guard were inadequate
and protested against what he termed
false history. He declared the wars
against Mexico and Spain were the
only ones the United States had won
and that the United States never re-
ally whipped a foeman worthy OF her
steel.
IF at this minute" he said, every
one of the 10000 regular soldiers in
the United States cavalry, infantry
coast and field artillery, were assem-
bled in New York city, there would
not be eneough men to man the guns
there on q war footing"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-01-01
MRS. KIRKPATRICK
DIES FROM BURNS
SISTER OF BISHOP HOSS Sue
cUMRs AFTER ACCIDENT AT
JOHNSON CITY.

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn, Dec. 20
Mrs. S. ]. Kirkpatrick, widow OF the
late Judge Kirkpatrick. Of Jonesboro,
was so badly burned at her home at
that place shortly after midnight Sun
day night that she died Monday morn
ing from the effects of the burns She
was standing in front of an open crate
reading, when her clothes caught on
fire, and before she could be rescued
her clothes were burned from her
body. She was horribly burned.
Mrs. Kirkpatrick was 6S years oil
age and was a sister of Bishop e. Z
Hoss, of Nashville; Mrs. George u
French, of Abingdon, Va; and Mrs
Matte Prince, of Conley, Ark. She II
also survived by five children-H. II
Kirkpatrick, of Memphis; Mrs. Johr
A. Bowman, of Florida; Prescott Kirk
patrick, of Arizona; S, s. and A. II
Kirkpatrick, of this city.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-01-01
]. ROSS BURNS
PLACE IS SOLD
NINETY ACRES ON THE HAMP
SHIRE PIKE BRING $12s
PER ACRE.

Through the hustling real estate
agency of S. o. Thomas, the Ross
Burns farm, three miles out on the
Hampshire pike has been sold to j.
M. Crowell, of Alabama, son-in-law OF
Col J. H. Murphy, chairman OF the
Maury county road commission. This
is an excellent tract of land contain
ing about ninety acres, but the i'm
provements are not extra. The price
paid. s125 an acre, shows the esteem
in which Maury county land is hello
regardless of war, rumors of war anc
financial depression. Mr. Thomas is
winding up one of the best years II
the history Of his agency and shoul(
he close one or two more deals like
the above he will surpass his records
He declares that interest in Maur!
county farms and the demand for lan'
in this section shows no sign OF de
creasiug.
Mr.. Burns, the owner of the abov
place. some time ago entered the In
surance business and moved his fam
/ lily to Columbia.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-01-01
PRESIDENT SPENDS
QUIET CHRISTMAS

WASHINGTON, Dec. 26.-Presi-
dent Wilson spent Christmas day qui'
city at home with his family. He did
not leave the White House, much OF
his attention being given to his small
grand niece, Anne Cothran, for whom
a Christmas tree had been arranged
Many officials called to leave presents
and holiday greetings.
The White House Christmas dinner
was served at z o'clock. Many dishes
we're presents from admirers in all
parts of the country. All of the Presi
dents near relatives were present
for it was the first Christmas dinner
the Wilson family had eaten in the
White House. Last year they were al
Pass Christian. Hiss.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-01-01
GREAT BOOST FOR
LOCAL ENTERPRISE
HOLIDAY NUMBER OF THE HER
AID RECEIVES HIGH
PRAISE.

hat holiday number of The Her
aid was hundinger; it will compare
favorably with the special editions Oh
the great city dailies. 1t was not on
" an advertising medium par excel
lence for the merchants and business
men of Columbia but the paper was
i about the biggest advertisement that
Columbia progress and enterprise has
had in many a long day."
These words were uttered this
morning by William B. Greenlaw, Jr'
of Memphis, who has made good In
the advertising world Although MT
Greenlaw has been engaged in adyer'
tising work for but a few years he has
steadily advanced and is recognized
as one of the best in his profession IN
the South. He knows an advertising
medium when he sees it and his "a
vorabls 1Gpment on the great issue
of The raid is indeed high praise
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-01-01
REDUCED RATES
TO SHORT COURSE
BEGINS AT UNIVERSITY OF TEN
NESSEE JAN. q AND LASTS
TILL FEB. 27.

The railroads of the state are offer
ing a rate of one fare for the round
trip to Knoxville on account OF the
short course to be held at the Uni
versity of Tennessee. The course be-
gins Jan. 4 and ends Feb. 27.
instruction will be given the 1rst
month in general agriculture and live
stock and the second month in dairy
ing and truck and fruit growing
There will also be lectures and prac'
tice in rural engineering. Tickets
will be on sale Jan. 2 to and again
Jan. 30 to Feb. 1.
The short course is free and there
are no entrance requirements or ex
aminations. This is a great opportu
nifty to get both scientific and practi
cal instruction on farm subjects.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-01-01
HIGH SCHOOLS TO
DEBATE MARCH II.
CENTRAL HIGH, OF COLUMBIA,
WILL MEET FAYETTEVILLE
AND WINCHESTER.

At a meeting of the representatives
of the schools composing the Middle
Tennessee High School Athletic Az
sociation, which was held at Levitt
burg on Monday, the date Of the do
bates of the six schools in the assoct-
alton was set for March IL.
The Central High School OF Coluni-
bia will meet Fayetteville and Win
chester. Two men from the latter
school will come to Columbia on that
date to debate one side of the ques-
ton, while team Of two men win
go from Columbia to Fayetteville to
debate the other side Of the question
with the representatives Of the Lin-
coin County High School. The ques-
tion has not yet been selected, bat
will be in few days, so that the de-
baters can go to work on the prepaia-
ton Of their speeches.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-01-01
FRAUD AND FORGERY
CHARGED N BILL TO
vO|D COURT DECREE
MRS. LUCY BRATCHER FILES
SENSATIONAL SUIT IN CHAM
Gerry COURT.
EFFORT TO DEFRAUD HUSBAND
Alleged That His Names Was Forged
to Note for $4,000 Upon Which
Judgment Has Been Obtained in the
Chancery Court of Lawrence Co.

Charging fraud, conspiracy and
forgery, Mrs Lucy Bratcher, admins
tratrix OF J. A. Bratcher, of Bigbyville,
has filed in the chancery court OF
Lawrence county, through her attor-
neys, James c. Voorhies, of Columbia,
and R. A. Haggard, of Waynesboro,
one of the most sensational bills ever
brought in court of equity.
The bill is filed against j. G. StEick-
land, Banny Strickland, j. A, Hardin
and D. L. Martin, of the counties OF
Wayne and Lawrence, and is filed for
the purpose of vacating and setting
aside decree or judgment of the
chancery court against the late ]. A.
Bratchery deceased, in the chancery
court of Lawrence county for $1O,O46,
rendered about two months ago.
In the bill it is charged that this
Judgment was rendered against
Bratcher by reason of his being the
alleged surety upon note; that the
note in question was forgery so far
as Batcher is concerned; that the sig
nature of Bratcher thereon is not the
real and bona fide signature OF Bratch-
er; that the note was given wholly
without consideration but as the re-
suit of conspiracy between the de-
PENDANTS to defraud the estate of said
Bratcher of the sum of $4,000.
1t is alleged that the note, which
was wholly without consideration, was
by the payee transferred to his minor
son without consideration and that
Judgment thereon against Bratcher
was recovered in the name Of the mi
nor son. It is also insisted that
, Bratcher's name upon the note Is a
forgery and that if it were not for
, gerry it will be shown to the court that
at the time of the alleged execution oil
; the note Bratcher was mentally incap'
able of transacting business.
. The bill prays that the sheriff oil
Lawrence county be enjoined from
raising or levying an execution under
the alleged fraudulent decree and tha'
on a, final hearing the same be sci
aside and for nothing held
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-01-01
LOAD Of.
FLOUR IS NOW ON
WAY TO DESTINATION
160 BARRELS WERE SHIPPED
FROM MAURY COUNTY THIS
MORNING.
REACHES BELGIUM in JANUARY
Starting With Ten Barrel Contribu-
tons Each From Two Local Mills,
Movement for Relief of Poverty
Stricken People Grew Rapidly.
Tuesdays Daily.)

(lueSudy Odlly'J
One hundred and sixty barrels of
flour were shipped this morning from
Columbia to Philadelphia, Pa, there
to be loaded on boat and sent to the
suffering people Of Belgium.
After much delay, the sacks for the
-four, which has been waiting for some
time to be shipped, arrived the latter
part of last week and the sacking was
completed Monday. There were $40
sacks of the -four. Each of them con-
tanning 4S pounds of -four, and on each
was labelled Belgian Relief Flour"
There will be total of not less
than $4,000 barrels, which will be
shipped from this country to the Bel
gians through the instrumentality OIL
the Northwestern Miller, the official
organ of the millers of the nation. In
addition to this, the cargo will include
$50 pairs of blankets, several cases OF
children's underwear, and flannel gar
ments, over $50 cases of condensed
milk, and a large quantity of peas
beans and corn meal.
The contributions will not only loat
the ship "The Northwestern Miller
to the very limit, but will also fill an
other and smaller one. 1t is estimated
that the value of the cargoes at thu
mills is in the neighborhood OF 1915
1000, while it's cost laid down at Rot
terdam, Holland, will be about $3.50
0OO.
The carload of -four from Maur
county goes forward at once to Phils
delphia, where it will be at once loat
ed upon one of the ships and sent t
Belgium. It is probable that it wi
arrive in the hunger stricken countr
about the middle or latter part Of tn
month of January.
The movement, which has been s
successfully brought to an end in thi
county, was started by the Columbi
Mill & Elevator Co. and the City Mi
& Grain Co. They started the ba
rolling with ten barrels of flour eacl
e The contributions, as soon as tf
s movement was given publicity, bega
e to pour in in varying sizes. Final
+ fit was thought best to organize tt
If county that it might be canvasst
e more thoroughly. At a meetin
s which was held at the court hous
! Thomas H. Williams was electt
q, chairman. He prosecuted a siren
,e Gus campaign, and secured large nul
N bers of donations from farmers al
ID business men all over the county.
d first the goal set was 100 barrels, b
is lit soon became apparent that II
in would be passed. When call can
Id for the fluor to be shipped few da
Ie ago, it was found that the total &C
s. tributions were 100 barrels.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-01-01
ORGANIZED COCAINE
GANG IS WORK|NGIN
NEW YORK SCHOOLS
SYSTEM OF SELLING THE DRUGS
is FAR REACHING IN ITS
EFFECT.
INVESTIGATIONS Being MADE
Sellers Found Among Many Of Larg.
est and Best Known Schools of the
Metropolis-Habit Has Invaded All
Glasses of Society.

NEW YORK, Dec. 29.-Facts
brought to light yesterday by the dis
trict attorneys Offices of New York
City and Brooklyn, showed
That well organized cocaine gang
is working throughout New York City
selling heroin and cocaine exclusively
to school children; and,
That the system of selling the drug
is far reaching and is worked on the
same principle in various school dis
tricts.
It was learned that for the last six
months many attempts have been
made to sell heroin to children OF the
Brooklyn schools, but to date investi-
gators and police have been unable to
cope with the situation. Schools have
been watched for the sellers, but
through some system of their own the
sellers employed by the gang" have
always known when the police were
on their trail.
It was also learned that sellers have
put in their appearance in the vicinity
of Erasmus Hall High School, Flat
bush and Church avenues, Brooklyn
De Witt Clinton High School; Tentl
avenue and Fifty-ninth street, Man
haitian, and have even invaded the dis
trict around Columbia University
Assistant District Attorney Wilmot
of Manhattan, said yesterday that tn
latest scheme Of selling the drug ha
invaded the homes of the better class
es as we'll as those of poor classe
and the underworld. He said:
Don't think for a minute that tn
people of the underworld are the onl
ones using cocaine and heroin. Yo
will find that there are more OF tn
, wealthy classes using the drugs tina
those of the lower classes. We haV
, arrested prominent physician and b
is now awaiting trial who in one yea
, wrote 2,127 prescriptions for the drui
and most of his patients were peopl
/, living in the upper west side.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-01-01
BLACK DRUG CO. IN
VACANT STORE NEXT
TO VOGUE THEATRE
HAS BEEN LEASED THE COMING
YEAR BY MESSRS ED AND
CLIFF HENDLEY.
VERY DESIRABLE LOCATION
Members Of Firm Are J. + . w. E. and
r. n. Black, All of Whom Are Ac-
quainted With the Drug Business.
First Glass Fixtures Put In.

The Black Drug Co. will occupy the
vacant store next to the Vogue The
atre after the first of the new year.
The store will be equipped with a
handsome soda fountain, drug store
accessories, and will carry large line
of drugs.
The members of the firm are j. H.
Black, prescriptionist at the Owl Drug
Co., of Decatur, Ala; DR.. w. E. Black,
practicing physician of Lynnville,
and R. H. Black, an expert soda man
now with the Young Drug Co., Of Pu.
lasN.
The fixtures of the drug store have
been ordered and will be here In q
few days. They will be of solid ma
lhogony and entirely new. ]. H. ant
IR. H. Black will be in entire charge
of the business.
The location is one of the best IL
4 the city. 1t is next door to the Vogue
Theatre, from which there is a con
slant stream of people during the aft
ernoon and evening, while on the 9th
er side are the Elks and Centur,
clubs.
! This will make the sixth drug stor
in the city. All of the others hav
: fine places of business and enjoy
/ large trade. The new additions to tn
druggists of the city are said to b
i enterprising and up-to-date gentle
men, who have made successes els
. where, and are coming to Columbi
-lwith the purpose and intention OF e
' tablishing a first class business her
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-01-01
CROCKETT OWEN
AGAIN HONORED
COL LUMBIAN CHOSEN PRESIDENT
OF COLLEGE FRATERNlTlES
CLUB.

Crockett Owen, formerly of Column
bia. but now one of the leading law
we're of st. Petersburg, Fla, has re-
Gently been highly honored by the
College Fraternities Club of that city.
He was unanimously elected president
of the organization. Mr.. Owen is a
Kappa Alpha of Vanderbilt Universi-
ty. His numerous friends here VIII
rejoice in his steady advancement
since moving to his new home.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-01-01
BOXES OF CIGARS
FOR The HERALD
" A. SLOAN e. co. SEND UP THREE
BOXES TO MEMBERS OF
STAFF.

Probably the most appreciated gift
that came to The Herald this year was
the annual Christmas present of the
J. A. Sloan Co. The president of the
company, the Hon. James A. Sloan,
sent up three boxes of the best smok-
ers on the market as a treat to the
members of the staff. He makes an
annual affair of it, having inaugural
ed it soon after he came to the city
and has never failed since then. They
we're especially appreciated this yeal
as every man is smoker OF the weed
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-01-01
.C|RCULATINGL| LIBRARY
OPEN TO SUBSCRIBERS
WEDNESDAY EVENING
MORE THAN 200 VOLUMES OF FIG
TIoN, ESSAYS, HISTORY
AND POETRY.
In MAURY DRE GOODS STORE
Can Be Secured by Members on Wed
nesday and Saturday Afternoons OF
Each Week.-Library Secured
Through Efforts of Students Club

The Columbia Circulating Library
will be open to subscribers Wednes-
day afternoon on the second floor Of
the Maury Dry Goods Co. The books
can be secured Wednesday and Satur-
day afternoons of each week.
More than 200 volumes have been
purchased by the committee OF the
Students Club, through whose efforts
the money for the library was raised.
While most Of the volumes are nc
ton, yet there are, many others OF
travel, biography, essays, history and
poetry.
The complete list of books is as
follows: The Way of the Strong
Cullum; The Poor Little Rich Girl
Gates; Queed-Harrison Miss 3lS
and Mr.. S7-Hughes; The Poet
Nicholson; The Valley of the Moon
/ London Running Sands-Kauffman
Gideon's Band-Cable; The Heritage
of the Desert-Grey; The Hand Of
Esau-Deland; Germany and the
> Next War-Bernhardi; Essays OF
Russian Novelists Phelps; Peggy a
8 Spinster Winslow; The Un
known -Maeterlinck; No. l;
q Washington Square-Le Roy Scott
r The Heart of a Child-Dauby; To
days Daughter-Bacon; The Los
l. Boy-Henry Van Dyke; Phyllis
g Daness; The Life Story of Russial
t Exile -Sukloff; The City of Number
ed Days-Lynde; A Soldier OF tn
Legion Williamson; Little Eve Ec
garton-Abbott; The Call of the Ne'
South; Rolling Stones-O. Henry
Penrod-Tarkington; French Revolu
l tion-Carlyle; The Doctors Dilemm
land Other Stories-Shan; The Gross
ways-Martin; Heart of the West
I o. Henry; Soldiers Three-Kipling
The Trimmed Lamp-O.. Henry; I
Henry's Works; Kipling's Works; II
nocent- -Corelli The Perch of tn
it Devil-Atherton The New Mr.. Ho1
as erson-Atherton; Bought and Pal
le For-Hornblow The Money Makers
le The Mary Johnstone; Selir
n, Martin; Bambi-Cooke; Nancy
k the Joyous-Snow; The Street
he Seven Rhinebort; The Comm
IN dore Peterson; The Light Bringers-
IT. Wade; Emmy Lou-Martin; I'll
", Marryers- Bachelor; The Ball
ey Fire-Chester; The Patrol of the 81
ar Dance Trail-Connor; Seven Keys
I'd. Baldpate- Biggers;' The Eyes OF Il
World-Wright; Who is Responsib
- Bretherton; Leonora = Bennett
The Victim-Dickson; The Encount
-Sedgwick; The Honorable Perciv
n Rice; The Hidden Children
Chambers; A Fool and His Money
McCutcheon; Sally Salt-WoodroN
r. The English Novel-Lanier; Ride
Of the Purple Sage-Grep; The M
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-01-01
FIRST MEETING Of
TEACHERS NEXT YEAR
SATURDAY MORNING
.EADlNI In'ADDREss BY PROF. EU-
GEN sTAVENER, OF THE
TATE NORMAL.
ART IN SCHOOL ROOM SUBJECT
bird of Series of Lectures He Has
Made to Teachers of Maury-Other
Talks by Profs. Thomas and Stamps
and Miss Wilkins.
The first meeting of the new year

The first meeting of the new year
4 the county teachers will be held at
he court house next Saturday morn
ing at ten o'clock.
The feature of this meeting will be
the address of Prof. Eugene Taven-
9ner, of the Middle Tennessee Normal
of Murfreesboro, who will give the
third of his series of lectures upon
Art in the School Rooms" The first
two were exceedingly interesting, and
he next one is eagerly anticipated,
lot only by the teachers, but also by
number of people of the city, who
have been in attendance at the pre-
yious ones.
In addition to Prof. Tavenner's lee
lures, there will also be three othel
addresses upon the program, all By
teachers in the county. Prof. j. 7
Stamps will continue his discussion
and remarks upon Teaching Geogra
ply" chapters 7 and 5 of the tex
book.
Miss Charlotte wilkins will be tn
leader in the discussion of PLAY an
ARecreation." The lesson embrace
apages S8 to 1875.
The 6nal address will be upo
a"School Improvement" The leade
will be Prof. Lee Thomas.
Prof. Graham, the county suepril
tendent, will be in attendance at tn
meeting of the teachers and take pal
in the discussions.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-01-01
BIG MONEY MADE
FROM HER BARTER

mother Maury county farmers wife
lonstrates that money can be and
being made on the farm by the
larmers and their wives of this coun'
ty. Mrs. C. E. Morrow, of the Stivers
vile neighborhood, cleared this year
from three cows and her chickens and
eggs $780, She hopes to even beat
this record in the coming year.
Sharp County record., 1915-10-22
PREPARING GROUND
FOR STRAWBERRIES
NECESSARY THAT THE BERRY
BEDS BE IN GOOD PHYSICAL
CONDITION - ROTATION WITH
OTHER CROPS ADVISED.

Practically all of the land now de'
voted to strawberry growing in this
state once was covered heavily with
forest In clearing this land every
thing is removed except the stumps,
and if the owner has the time and
funds they also are removed before
the plants are set. While thorough
clearing facilitates the culture and
handling of the strawberry field, it is
not essential In order to secure a
profitable crop of berries. Clearing
must be done sufficiently early so the
ground can be plowed, disked, harrow
ed and put in the best possible condi'
ton before plants are set.
It is essential that the soil be put in
Just as good condition for strawberries
as for any other crop. Sufficient
data has been collected from straw
berry growers on so-called "old
Sharp County record., 1915-10-22
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