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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-05-21
.BR0NNLOW ST|RSUP
BAPTIST CONVENTION
WITH BOARD ATTACK
COLUMBIA BANKER AND MILITIA.
RY OFFICIAL PREcIPITATEs
HOT FIGHT.
HOUSTON PAPERS GIVE SPEECH
Refer to Him 40 "elfted Speaker With
Rapid Sequence Of Thought" "Ir4
FASHIONED Orator." and Other Lauu-
atory Epithets.

The motion of Col. Joseph Frank
lin Brownlow before the Houston
Baptist convention to appoint a com
mission of five men to be known as
the board reform commission in
addition to precipitating a big dis.
cussion among the delegates, gained
for the Columbia banker and military
gentleman a column or more In tina
Houston papers.
The following excerpts, taken from
the Houston Chronicle; give the i'm.
preston that Col. Bt6~hlow
made upon the reporter as a fighter
for reform in the church:
j. F. Brownlow, OF Tennessee, a
gifted speaker with rapid sequence
Of thought arose and made a vigor-
Gus protest against the adoption Of
the report. Among other things he
said: ..
I'VE owe $121,OOO and have Lot
nothing to show for it. except bunch
of we'll gro0heed secretaries who are
drawing enorm0as salaries. The con.
dition of the fiscal affairs of this son-
vention resembles that of man wAo
is doing business in his Eife's name"
He said that the salary OF cores.
bonding secretary of the hons mis-
sion board was $4,000 per annum and
that of his high priced assistant was
$S,25O.
Il wouldn't have an assistant that
high priced" shrieked the speaker.
81 couldn't do anything with an assist
ant drawing that much money" He
read from a report showing that the
salary Of the church extension secre-
tary is $4,000, which he declared is a
fifth wheel to the organization, "and
a place absolutely without business
justification.
"The thoroughly impassioned speak.
er called off long list of salaries
which he said was a foolish expendi. |
ture of money, and which If persisted
in would result in the utter bankrupt
cy Of the boards because the people |
would grow tired of contributing to
money that is diverted to fat |
salaries.
The speaker urged that the extrav-
agance in salaries be stopped at once.
He said the money was going for no.
tel bills and good times. He said |
that no business could be successful
ly conducted with Is high salaried |
heads, who are drawing in the aggre.
gate more than the President of the
United States. II tell you," shouted
the speaker, that from q years ex.
perience as business man I have
learned that it requires one, and only
one. head TO successfully conduct
business. There is only one head 20
the Henry Ford automobile manufac-
turing plant and he transacts more
business in one year than this con-
vention does in a century"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-05-21
MORE BODIES FROM
LUSITANIA FOUND

QUEENSTOWN, May 15.-Bodies
OF twenty-eight victims of the Lusita-
MA disaster reached here last nigh.
A British torpedo boat unexpected put
into Queenstown, bringing twelve.
which had been picked up between
fifteen and twenty miles southwest
OF Fastnet-those of seven men, four
women and one boy.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-05-21
MINSTREL SCORES
ANOTHER TRIUMPH
FINE AUDIENCE HEARS REPETL
TON OF LILLiPUTlAN MIN.
STREL SHOW.

The Lilliputian minstrel show was
given again Friday evening by the pu.
pills of the Mcdowell school to a large
and appreciative audience. The per
Torrance was even more ENJOYABLE.
if possible, than that of the evening
before, A goodly sum was realized
for the piano fund of the school.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-05-21
SECRETARY HIGHT IS
MUCH PRESSEOW|TH
MISSISSIPPI ROADS
COST PER MILE OF THEM WAS
BETWEEN $500 AND
$1,000.
ALL MATERIALS FROM DISTANCE
Advocates the Use Of an OIL and
Ground Sand Binder Upon Our
Roads in Order to Prevent Erosion
OF Maeadam Base by Vehicles.

The roads radiating from Meridian
are pretty expensive, but they are
beautiful" said Hon. Clay E. Hight,
secretary Of the Maury county road
commission, the members of which
returned this morning from a weeks
trip Of inspecting the roads Of the
Mississippi town.
We found that the roads cost be.
tween $500 and $1,000 per mile. Ev-
cry particle Of the material has to
be transported from other states, as
they have no rock or other road build
ing material around Meridian Fur
thermore, they had to survey, lay out
and construct absolutely new road
beds for the highways. They have
about exhausted their first bond issue
Of $450,O00 and have So milea of mag
nifcent road.
Il was very much impressed VITA
the manner in which the roads are
severed. After the macadam founda.
ti0R Has been finished, they put on
it top coating Of oil and ground sand
as a binder, IN SF4er to hold the road
1t makes a soft, vetvety surface, an
absolute shield for the base Of the
road from rain and its eroding Of
fleets. l believe that we should use
this Binder upon our roads, for it
would prevent them being blown
away in the summer time by vehicles
and automobiles and stopped away by
them in the winter season. It Is my
opinion that It would be a profitable |
investment, as the matter of their |
maintenance is almost as serious 8 |
problem with us as their construc-
ton.
There were some who favored the |
bond issue, others who thought that |
the roads were too expensive. Pub
lie sentiment was divided upon the
question OF one thing, however,
there is no doubt The value of the
farm lands has been very materially
increased as the result of the con-
struction of the roads,
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-05-21
For Coughs that "Hano On"

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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-05-21
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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-05-21
BASEBALL TEAM
AT MT.
PHOSPHATE CITY WILL HAVE 4
NINE IN THE FIELD THIS
SUMMER.

The young men Of Mt. Pleasant
have organized a baseball team and
will have number of games in the
phosphate city this summer.
The manager of the team is E. NJ.
Tucker, while ]. B. Howard was
chosen to handle the funds of the
team. If there is surplus at the. end
Of the season, it will be given to the
high school gymnasium to purchase
further equipment.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-05-21
WESTERN UNION
REMODELS OFFICE
NEW FLOORS ARE BEING LAID
AND EXTERIOR GIVEN COAT
OF PAINT.

Keeping in line with the spirit of
civic improvement which seems to
peFvade the city at present, the West
ern Union Telegraph Co. is making
extensive alterations and repairs up
On Its offices in the Bethel block.
A new floor is being laid, while the
whole Of the exterior has been treat
90 to coat of fresh green paint.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-05-21
FLORIDA SOLONS Do
NOT CARE FOR PEACE

TALLAHASSEE, Fla, May 13.--
A concurrent resolution urging Pres.
isent Wilson to use his best efforts to
iHaihtain inviolate the neutrality of
the United States was voted down by
the lowsf house of the Florida legis.
lature hefs today. The resolution
passed the senate yesterday.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-05-21
Our aJITNEyu ofer-rbi. .,d :,

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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-05-21
NEW DUTIES ARE
ASSUMED BY BENSON

WASHINGTON, May 1S.-Rear AID
miral Benson, lately commandant OF
the Philadelphia navy yard, today as
sumed the duties of chief of naval
operations. the ONCE created by the
last congress.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-05-21
TODD INDICATED
By THE SENATORS
RUTHERFORD MEMBER COMES
OUT OF INVESTIGATION
WITHOUT BLEMISH.

Special to The Herald.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, May 15.-The
entire morning session of the senate
was taken up in the report of the ed
ucational committee on the Todd in
vestigation. The result was com
plete exhonoration of Senator An
drew Todd.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-04-02
From thursdays Dai!s

President NJ. W. Sa-ag, Of the. Dan
fatch visited Farihault yesterday aft
eTnoon with other officials OF that
line TO look over the city with the
view of ascertaining her advantages
for the location CT the Dan Patch
shops. A committee from the CONNER.
cial club met the officials when they
arrived and rendered them an auto
mobile ride over the city.
Faribault business men have been
negotiating with President Savage for
some time To locate the shops in that
city.
Mr.. Savage expressed himself as
we'll pleased with the proposed loca-
ton OF the shops on the thirty acres
lying on the south bank Of the Can.
non river. along the tracks of the road.
The location of site for the shops
has been hanging fire since last sum-
mer. At that time the officials of the
road proposed al meeting of the
Commercial club that the shops would
be located In Faribault II loan of
10000 could be raised in that city.
The notes would be for three years
and would draw six per cent interest.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-04-02
Garden City

A suffrage contest was held at Gar
den City on Tuesday evening, under
the auspices OF the W. c. T. L., the
contestants numbering seven. as fol
lows: Mrs. Anna Johnson. No. l. ]. G..
Olmsted. No. .. l.. ID. Mills, No. 3, Mrs.
Olive Thurston. No. 4, Timothy o.
Keefe. No. 5. Mrs. ]. f. Stevens, No.
6, Mrs. Ella Bixby No. I.
The W. c. r. U. medal was award.
ed to.J. G. Olmsted by the judges. The
selection given by J. G. Olmsted was
entitled, Backbone" and was in ne
gro dialect. Those who acted as judges
were Mrs. Ida Howard, Mrs. Ida
Mills, and Miss Lois Clough. The con-
test was interspersed with songs by
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. John and j. @.
Olmsted, and while the judges were
summing up Willis John gave a splen.
did recitation entitled. MA Can't
Vote" A spelling contest is being
planned TO take place in the future.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-04-02

out without the necessity OF vaccina-
ton. He is devoting his time to this
work without charge.
Suit brought by d. +. McGregor
and Frank Simon OF Mapleton against
w. III. Stuempke to remove him from
q farm that he occupies between Good
Thunder and Mapleton was dismissed
late yesterday afternoon by Judge w.
F. Hughes of the municipal court. The
action was dismissed on the ground
that an action for forclble entry and
unlawful detainer did not lie under
the facts in that case. s. d. Wilson
was attorney for the plaintiff and J.
w. Schmitt for the defendant.
Some months ago Stuempke pur.
chased the farm. paying down $500
and agreeing to pay $4,000 on the first
OF January. He moved upon the place
and sowed winter wheat there. He
found that he was unable TO meet the
$4,000 payment and he went 10 Nc
Gregor and Simon and got them TO
'ahe the Coh'idc' oi hiS MINUS. ihe
contract was assigned 10 them and
they paid him his $500. minns some.
thing that was due for taxes. An at
tempt was made TO arrange for his
staying on the farm as a tenant.
Stuempke claims that an agreement
was reached whereby he was TO rent
the place. The new purchasers. how.
ever. brought an action to Dust him.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-04-02
How Electricians Banquet, ST.
Paul. Almost EIectrocuied

From Thursdays Daily.
Painful Complications arising from
the accidental destruction at The
Saint Paul Of well-nigh priceless
gift intended for President r. r.
Brown OF the Minnesota Electrical as.
ISOLATION MARRIED last night what
would otherwise have been the best
attended and most satisfactory annual
banquet that the association has yet
enjoyed. says The St. Paul Pioneer
Press.
President Brown was inclined TO
place only n small fraction of the re.
sponsibility upon the careless waiter
who. as the public is already informed,
was carrying the magnincent Numldi-
an cut glass dinner service at the mo-
ment of the catastrophe.
Ludwig Kemper of Albert Lea, 80
Mr.. Brown says. lis really most 10
blame. i've learned that he wanted To
make the presentation speech, and
that. when the committee politely in
timated that he couldn't present a
rubber ring to a week-old baby, that,
In fact. his restricted talents would
prevent his giving bone TO a ter
rier. he evolved the brilliant, million
kilowatt. billion ampere idea of max
ing supplementary speech.
Thought Fight Started.
$50 IL was his abrupt effort to jump
up as gracefully as howitzer shell
and drag the service from the walters
arms that terrified r. +. Payne OF
Duluth. Payne thought. naturally
enough. that Kemper had been strick-
en- with epilepsy; when Kemper
jumped Payne jumped after him, and
p. T. Glidden. our toastmaster, think
ing they had started n fight, jumped
between them. Each hit one side of
the waiter. who shot up In the air ana
hurled my magnificent present toward
the ceiling.
1T was bad enough to lose gilt
whose value will never be correctly
estimated. But it's worse to reflect
that. in grateful anticipation of the
testimonial gift, involved myself
deeply by preparing n suitable return
10 the steering committee They had
limited that they expected something
handsome and | intended to dispose
of part of the service and properly
evince my gratitude
Now I'm out large sum and ]
couldn't pawn the biggest fragment OF
my Testimonial for eleven cents. My
only recourse, Mr.. Doty says. is to
sue the committee"
Paul Doty. manager of the st. Paul
Gas Light company, escaped being one
of the committee by promising to de-
liver a peerless presentation speech
thar he had copied from an old maya
zine. When called upon, however. all
he could remember were group OF
funny stories. He was just reaching
the peroration when the catastrophe
happened.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-04-02
Attorney Will Get Opinion.
From thursdays Daily.

Peoria. Ill.,. March 25.-Milton n.
Darnell Of Elmwood. father of Rev"
James Morrison Darneil. now held in
the county jail at Mil"Gukec awaiting
trial under the Mann aC;, =; insane.
according to a petition fer a hearing
on his mental status filed in the coun-
~ court here.
The hearing was set for p. m.
Yesterday. but the elder Darnell was
not in custody. The capias was issued
for his apprehension, and deputy
sheriffs were expecting TO arrest him
last night at Elmwood.
The petition charges that DarneH
threatened 10 shoot his wife. who is
confined TO her bed with heart trouble
resulting. II Is said, from sorrow over
the escarades of her sen.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-04-02
From Thursdays Daily.

Late this afternoon the suit of Mrs.
Harriet Reynolds, supposed TO be i'm
Chicago. against George G. Perkins
of Mankato. was taken up by Judge
W. l.. Comstock of the district court.
There was no appearance on behalf
OF the plaintiff. though she has been
represented by Attorney r. c. Dag.
gett of st. Paul. The defendant.
George C. Perkins. and his attorney,
c. J. Laurisch OF Mankato, were pres
ent. This suit has been on the cal.
endar OF the court since June, 1911.
The plaintiff brought the action "a
enforce an alleged claim to the own.
ership Of oEe-half interest In the
Perkins gentlemen's furnishing store
The plaintiff used to be the wife
of the defendant. but some time ago
obtained a. divorce from him in Hen
nepin county. aud later married a st.
Peter man by the name of Clauu-
Reynolds. The defendant claims that
the woman, prior to leaving him. had
been dissatisfied about her interest a,
wife in her husbands property. and
|, to appease her he gave her an instru.
ment granting. her a half-interest in
the store. Later she left him, taking
possession of some chattels that be.
longed to both.
The plaintiff this afternoon main
tanned thai the agreement to give her
half the store was without considera.
ton and was therefore void.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-04-02
from thursdays Oal,v.

In the presence OF what Is claimed
la have been the largest gathering
OF ditch contractors, tile dealers and
other interested persons, County An.
dltor Kennedy this afternoon opened
bids on ditch No. sc. The bid of the
North Star Concrete company OF
Mankato was the lowest, S23. 100. The
tile ditch is TO be i'm Butternut Val.
ley. II will really be little else than
the old open ditch, No. ?, six miles
long. improved with tile. The bids
were as follows: Desmoroux Con.
struction company, Mankato, $4,000;
l.. p. Axleson, Clear Lake, Iowa, $780,
900; Alex. Hanson. Lake Crystal,
s23.500; North. Star Concrete com.
nany, Mankato. s23,lO0: Hawkeye
Construction company, Webster City.
Iowa, s2S.275: G.. Gilbertson. ST.
Jumes. $4,000; Hector Coolsaet
Marshall. Mimi. s27,3SO: The Widell
company, Mankato, $4,000; Oscar
Crowley. Emmetsburg. Iowa, s27,500.
Those present included Bert s. An.
dersOn, Tracy. representing Anderson
Il Arthur. ditch contractors: Ed
Hubmers Raymondville. Tex; ID. II.
Setter, Tracy ID. c. Armstrong. Sioux
City: A. J. Larson, Mason City;
Henry Teget, Webster City: Chris
and l.. j. Axelson, Clear Lake: II. NJ.
Sparboe. Webster City; w. p. Rahil-
ly. Austin: l.. Smaage. Window; p
l.. Revord. Pocahontas; G. A. Green.
Lake Wilson, and others.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-04-02
Entertainment and COX Social.

The entertainment and box social
nj the German Evangelical church
last evening was largely attended, and
proved srccessful and enjoyable ar-
fair. A Pleasing program was given,
opening with musical selections by
the orchestra, which played several
pieces. Miss Ruth Anna Sapey render
fd several pretty numbers upon the
piano and Mss Paula Bruss and VII.
lam Weshke sang duet entitled,
in the Garden OF My Heart" Miss
Selma Schirrsohmidt sang several
nice solos, after which an amusing di-
alogue was given, in which the Misses
Irene Johnson, Mildred Winter. Fret.
da Frey and Minnie Knaube took part
very creditably. The sale of boxes
was then held. the boxes selling ut
from So cents 10 s1.25, and resulting
in the sum of ss3. Supper was then
served. and the party was brought to
close
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-04-02

San Francisco, March 25.-Of the
800 conventions that are booked for
this city during the exposition season,
there is none of greater Importance
than that of the Navy League OF the
United States, which opened its tenth
annual meeting here today. National
Defense Without Militarism." has
been decided upon as the keynote Of
the convention, over which Senator
James ID. Phelan OF California. pre-
sides. Because of the great interest
that has beeh displayed in the future
development OF the United States
Navy since the outbreak of the Euro
pean war, the board OF directors OF
the league has limited the attendance
at the convention to its membership.
Every state in the Union is represent
ed by delegates.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-04-02

Badly" Aftermath one of the fast,
est baseball players ever produced in
Sringfield, has signed up with the
Sioux City, Ia. team. Western league.
He is to report at once for practice
work.
His position will be to defend the
Third base. for which he will receive
a salary of $500 per month. Last year
he played with the Winnipeg team.
The Western league is composed Of
teams from six cities, viz. Sioux City,
Omaha. Denver, st. jose, Wichita and
Lincoln. "Baldy' is we'll qualified to
make splendid showing on the dia.
mond
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-04-02
REQUEST WAS REFUSED.
British Decline to Make Concession to !
the United States. 4

London, March 25.-The British gov
eminent refused the request of the
United States that an American con-
.sulor officer be permitted to take up
his station mt Port KlrkwaTI III Scot
land to report en- the American cargo
and shlne detained there.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-04-02
rrnm Thursdays Daily.

st. Paul. March 25.-Special 10 The
Dispatch from Detroit. Mich. says:
"a romance that budde0 rev weeks
ago when Stanley +. Ellsworth. thir-
ty-two years old. brother of congress
man r. T.. Ellsworth OF Mankato.
Mimi. met Miss Marion Dale. chorus
girl. at n Detroit theatre ended yes
terday in cell at indianapolis. where
he is being held on charge of en-
bezzling S3O5 from the Leonard Ware
house company. November 80. He is
said to have confessed and will waive
extradition.
indianapolis. March 25.-Stanley F.
romance started two weeks
ego when Ellsworth met Miss Marion
Dale, a chorus girl In a Detroit thea.
tire. He went TO Detroit frequently to
see the chorus girl. He is charged
with the embezzling of s305 from the
leonard Warehouse company. He was
traced with the girl from Louisville
10 indianapolis
Congressman Ellsworth said to-
dav:
II have known very little OF my
brother for the past fifteen years.
When he was at st. James ] was a,
Minneapolis at the university, and
later when I was practicing law at
st. James he was living at Minneap
oils. At twenty-five years OF age hi
was chief clerk for General Manager
Trenholm of the Omaha company.
and got mixed up in his finances. and
later. when associated with the Life
Insurance company at Minneapolis. he
became involved. Last September,
when he lived in Mankato, he cG
serted his wife and two children. and
they are now in Minneapolis, where
they are being assisted by my faith
or. Clinton ellsworth OF St. James
We were advised of the complaint
having been made against him sew
cral days ago. but the young fellow
has been going from bad 20 worse
for the last six or seven years, and
IL appears that nothing can be done.
My father has paid out great deal
Of money, more, in fact, than he
could afford. to help him ont of pre-
vious difficulties. u is very de-
plOrable ease"
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-04-02
From Thursdays Daily.

On Sunday night at the Congregation
al church the Rev. Edward Constant
will give the last of his interesting
course on Lessons From Other
Lives" The subject for next Sunday
evening Is Two Americans Generals
Grant and Lee" in view OF the near
approach OF the fiftieth anniversary
OF the surrender OF Lee to Grant this
viii prove very timely topic. There
will be musical contributions by Mr..
ieffery. the blind musician. The meet.
Ing begins at 7:f5 and cordial In
vItation Is given.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-04-02
IRVING COBB IN MOVIES.
Noted War Correspondent To 81
Guest of Journalists.
ISpeciai to The Free Pre-

Especial to The Free Press.1
New York, March 25.-Irving Cobb,
the noted war correspondent, will be
the guest OF prominent journalists at
the Waldorf.Astorla tonight. Moving
pictures descriptive of his life from
the cradle to the trenches will be
shown.