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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-12-31
MRS. STAHLMAN
IS CALLED BY DEATH
WIFE OF OWNER OF NASHVILLE
BANNER PASSES AWAY AT
HER HOME.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Dec. 27-After
an illness extending over a period of
eighteen months, Mrs. Mile Clai-
borne Stahlman, wife of Maj. e. B.
Stahlman, died Sunday afternoon at
the family residence. Throughout
Sunday the approach Of the end was
apparent, and it came finally at 5:15
o'clock. She continued entirely con-
scious till the very last, the coming of
death being marked only by some
thing like sigh.
From the outset of her illness Mrs.
Stahlman suffered unremitting pain.
At times it became almost unbearable
and nurses and members of her fami-
ly marveled at the patience and forti-
tude with which she bore it. it's eff.
feet being most evident in the slow
wearing away of her strength and
her vitality. For the greater part of
the past summer she was in grave
danger, and when brought back to
the family residence from her sum-
mer home of her sister, Mrs. M. B.
Toney at White Bluff, where she
spent some time. 1t seemed that
death was near. Although the seri-
Gus nature of her condition was
known, her improvement had given
rise to such hope on the part of her
friends that the news Of the death
came as severe shock.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-12-31
SHE; IFF SHELBY
SUED FOR DAMAGES
FORMER JAI$LER SEEKS $4,000
FOR ALLEGED DEFAMATION
OF CHARACTER.

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Dec. 1S-Two
suits for damages totalling 100000,
and naming Sheriff ]. A. Reichman as
defendant, personally and as an Of
fficial, was filed in the circuit court
Wednesday by attorneys in behalf OF
j. c. Crooms, former county jailer.
The suits grow out of Groom dis
charge by the sheriff for alleged lar
ceny and aiding prisoner to escape.
Defamation of character is cited as
basis for the suit
According to Attorney General Es-
tes, indictments pending aginst
Crooms will be nolle pressed to be
resubmitted before the grand jury at
the January term.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-12-31
IMMENSE SALES
OF APPLES He RE
FARMERS HAVE REAPED A HAIR
VEST DURING PAST TWO
WEEKS.

Probably never in the history OF
Columbia have more apples been sold
for Christmas than have been sold
here this year. For the past ten days
several wagon loads have been dis
posed of on Court Square and during
the past two or three days the bust
ness has been a rushing one. The ap-
pies have been sold by the Nickel
the dimes worth, the peck and the
bushels and altogether hundreds of
bushels have been disposed of. Until
this week apples sold from the wag
ems at thirty cents a peck but on Mon
day the price was advanced to forty
cents and the fruit has gone about
as fast at that figure as it did when
it was offered at the lower rate.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-12-31
OBSERVE HOLIDAY
WITH PRISONERS IN
WURk HJJSt ALL JAIL
POOR HOUSE INMATES WILL
ALSO ENJOY A BIT OF
GOOD CHEER.
Big DINNER FOR THEM ALL
No Work viii Be Required Of the
County convicts Building New
Road.-Officiais viii Close the
Court House Saturday.
Mondays Daily.)

Inmates of the work house, the
county Jail and the poor house Will
not be forgotten Christmas. These
unfortunates and direlicts will be re-
membered with a bit at least of the
cheer of the season that is in the air
all around and about them.
At the work house Superintendent
Akin will give full holiday tomor-
row and at noon the prisoners will be
treated to a dinner that would tickle
the palate of the most fastidious.
Roast hen will be served in the place
of turkey but there will be many of
the accessories Of the usual country
Christmas dinner. 1t will be an abun-
dant and substantial meal and there
will be as much cheer as conditions
will permit.
AT the work house following their
usual custom, Superintendent and
Mrs. Erwin will do everything posi-
BILE to give the inmates share in
the blessing of the day. A big din
ner, consisting of all the good things
common to Christmas among the well
to do in the country will be served.
Sheriff and Mrs. Griffin will not
overlook the prisoners in the county
Jail They too will realize in the big
dinner that will be served them that
they have not been forgotten.
The county officials are all going to
take a holiday. There is little like
hhood, however, that County Clerk
Lipscomb will be allowed to remain
at home all day, for there are always
many love lorn SWANS and lassies
who just will marry on Christmas day
and they must have the necessary le-
gal papers before the ceremony can
be said The genial clerk, an ardent
believer in marriage, will give all pos
sible encouragement and be ready at
any hour of the day or night to ten
der his good Offices in that direction
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-12-31
KNEBEL RENTS
NEW QUARTERS
WILL OCCUPY BUILDING ON THE
SQUARE AFTER JANUARY
FIRST.

Knebel Jewelry Company has
rented the vacant store house on the
square from Perry Bros. and will
move his stock Of 1ewelry. ETC., to
the new quarters shortly after Janu-
airy LIST. Mr.. Knebel will occupy the
building between Joe RIFT and Ander-
son-Morton Grocery Co. The house
will be greatly improved before hs
nose In. Mr.. Knebels present quar-.
ters will be occupied by q ave and ten
cent store.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-12-31
PoMP OF OFFICE.
Man Gets Public Job, Then Begins
to Put on "Side."

Ohio State Journal: Isn't it queer
that as soon as $1,000 man gets q
$4,000 public job he wants more office
room, more clerks, finer furniture,
costlier motor cars and everything
magnified in the proportion of his in
crease in salary? He has become a
new man. has changed tastes. differ
ent companions and jolly lot of
time on his sands. He doesn't work
as much as he did, but he doesn't
have to for the dear people pay his
bills.
Isn't it to be regretted that a man
advanced to public station cannot live
the simple, conscientious and indus
trious life he lived when a private in
diyidual? If he did he would then
earn his salary and would prove a
valued servant of the people. He
wouldn't need so many high-priced
rugs, sofas, cushions, tables and
things. He would preserve the wants
of taxpayer, unaltered by the cir
cumstances of an honorable job.
In fact, the assent to high position
should make true man feel sense
of humility in view of his important
duties.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-12-31
AYERS THAT HE
ATTACKED CHI; D
NEGRO MUTE MAKES CoNFES.
SION IN DANVlLLE COURT.
POLICE PUZZLED.

DANVILLE, KY, Dec. PA sensa-
tion was sprung in court this morn
ing, when James Pottinger, negro
deaf mute, announced to Harry Rob.
ertson, interpreted, that This heart
hurt him" and he wished to make a
confession. Pottinger was undergo
ing his examining trial on the charge
of robbing the Offices Of the Central
Kentucky Carriage Company. The
trial was halted and the prisoner stat
ed to the interpreter that he had at
tempted to assault Adeline Suttka, IL
year old daughter of Prof Charles
Suttka and Mrs. Suttka, some time
ago when she was carried from the
home of her parents at midnight to
a building in the yard.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-12-31
TWELVE ARE KILLED
INN.&C. WRECK and
OvERSCORE INJURED
ENGINEER AND FIREMAN IN THE
LIST OF DEAD-oTHERS
NEGROES.
CAUSE OF ACCIDENT UNKNOWN
Terrible Head on Collision at Homlny
Hill Cut in franklin County Be-
tween Extra Train and Freight
Takes Big Toll.


NASHVILLE, Tenn, Dec. 24.-In a
head-on collision Thursday afternoon
at 4 O'Clock between fast freight No.
SIS and first No. 2, passenger train
on the N, C. & st. L. Railway, be-
tween Sherwood and Rockledge on
the Nashville division, Engineer Irby
Read and Fireman w. E. Lehr, Of
Nashville, and ten colored laborers
were killed and some twenty-five la
forers injured. Engineer Charles
Gribble, of No. S., and his fireman,
John Gilmore, both of Nashville, re-
ceived minor injuries. but are not
thought to be seriously hurt.
1t is feared there may be at least
half dozen more dead. 1t is believ-
ed bodies are buried under wreckage
of the first coach.
Supt Theo Spleden, and DR., Dun
can Eve, chief surgeon of the road,
left Nashville at once for the scene
of the wreck. Wrecking crews from
Nashville and Chattanooga were also
hurried to the scene, and everything
was done to relieve the injurd and
rush the work of clearing the track.
The wreck occurred at what is
known at Hominy Hill cut, ninety-one
miles south of Nashville and Sixty
miles north of Chattanooga, between
Sherwood and Rockledge. First No.
2 consisted Of an engine and four pas
senger coaches, and was bringing col
ored laborers and working men into
Nashville from Chattanooga and In
termediate points so that they might
be at home for the holidays. No. So
is fast freight train carrying Chica.
go business between Martin and At
lanta, and one car of mules and car
load of merchandise was wrecked.
The first coach Of the passenger train
was smashed and most Of the injur-
ed were in this coach. The engine Of
No. So remained on the rails, and
while the passenger engine left the
rails, it did not turn over.
The cause of the wreck has not
been determined, but it is said to have
occurred in block, and a t borough
investigation will be made to deter
mine the cause
The Dixie Flyer" Jacksonville to
Chicago, had passed the scene two
hours before and arrived in Nash
vile on time Regular No. 2, the pas
senger train due to arrive in Nashville
at 6:55 p. M, was little late and
first train No was made up in Chat
tanooga to relieve regular No. of
the extra traffic.
Engineer Reed was SO years of age
and for thirty years had been employ
ed by the Nashville, Chattanooga &
ST. Louis Railway. He entered the
service of that road in 1882 as fire. !
man, and fifteen years later was CIV
en- regular passenger run.
During his connection with the road
he had established a reputation for
caution and reliability that was not
exceeded by any of his fellow en-
ployers to the fullest extent When
John W. Thomas was president of |
the road he frequently referred to
Mr.. Read as one of his most depend. |
able engineers, which compliment |
was warmly cherished by the deceas.
ed engineer.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-12-31
WOMEN WORKERS
DEAD IN BLAST
POWDER FACTORY AND AMMUNi.
TON DEPlTs WRECKED AND
TOWN BADLY DAMAGED.

LONDON, Dec. 24.-According to
advices to the Amsterdam TELEGRAPH,
forwarded by Reuters correspondent,
q powder factory and several ammu-
milton depots at Muenster, Westpha-
liza, have been blown up. Great dam.
age was done to the town, the news.
paper adds.
Later advices from Amsterdam
state that according to accounts re.
ceived there 900 Of the 600 women
employed in the Muenster powder
mill were killed.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-12-31
SONG SERVICE BY
CHORUS CHOIR
PROGRAM GIVEN UNDER THE o..
REcTloN OF PROF. G. C.
COokSEY.

A beautiful song service was ran
dered Sunday night at the Gards,
street Presbyterian church by thu
large chorus choir under the drsc.
ton of Prof. G. c. Cooksey. The spsp
cious auditorium was crowded to its
capacity and all present were highly
entertained and pleased by the a.
forts put forth by this band of sweat
singOT&
The choir is in Its infancy, hayiur
been organized only short time sgo
but under the able director, PRO,
Cooksey, has made great progreso
and is one that does much credit tn
it's church.
The whole hour of service was turn.
ed over to the singing of beautiful
Christmas songs and hymns, the fea.
ture part of which was the songs rem.
dered by the quartet. composed of
Mrs. L. S. Duke, Mrs. Ida ADHESION
Mr. Sanders and Mr.. Cooksey. ssv.
eral solos were beautifully sang by
Misses Greenlaw and Gilbert and Mr.
Cooksey. The singers were accompa.
MED by Miss Speed at the organ and
Misses Williamson and Brownlow on
the violin.
The program rendered is as fol.
lows:
Organ-Miss Speed.
Hymn-Joy to the world.
Quartet, Observation-Disclosures
Solo, The Christ Child-Coombs-
Miss Greenlaw.
Chorus, Glory in the Highest-Ad.
ans iSSsm
Scripture and prayer.
Quartet, TIE DeuDl-Kotchmar.
Solo, Star of the East-Ashford-
MISS Ellington.
Chorus, Cradle Song of the Blessed
Virgin-Barnby- Gow-Violin Obligato
Miss Williamson.
Solo, The Angel Song-Price-Mi
Gilbert.
Quartet, He Shall Come Down Like
Rain-Allen.
Solo, Nazareth-Gounod-G C.
Cooksey.
Chorus, o Sing to God-Gounod.
Hymn, Little town of Bethlehem
Benediction.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-12-31
GRIP CAUSING
MANY DEATHS
ALARMING EPIDEMIC OF THE
DISEASE IN PENNSYLVANIA.
WARNING TO PEOPLE,

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Dec. "a
The death rate from the epidemic Of
grip now sweeping the state has been
so high that Samuel G. Dixon, state
health commissioner, issued a state.
ment at Harrisburg tonight calling at.
tention to the seriousness Of the situ-
alton and cautioned the public that
If the disease is to be avoided sac.
rif1ces must be made"
Keep out of crowded Places" DR..
Dixon says. "as one person having the
grip may give 1t to a car load Of pas.
sengers."
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-12-31
PAYS FOR CUP AFTER $50 YEARS

Fifty years ago girl of 10 took q
tin cup from the store OF Ignstz
Trilling a Menasha hardware mer.
chant.
The woman, now living 2,000 miles
away, has written H. H. Trilling, a
son, who is in the same business
and sent him so cents.
She said she had In later years
deeply felt the wrong she had done,
and that the so cents covered the
cost Of the tin cup, which was 10
cents, with interest.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-12-31
OBSERVE SPECIAL
WEEK OF PRAYER
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
WILL BEGIN ON NEXT MON.
DAY NIGHT.

A special observance of the week
OF prayer beginning on next Monday,
January 3, at the First Presbyterian
church was announced Sunday. Ser.
vices will be held in the old session
room every night at z o'clock. Some
years ago the custom of spending the
first week of the year in special pray
err was universal with the churches
and the present affiiction of the world
makes its revival most timely.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-12-31

For dyspepsia, our national all
ment use Burdock Blood Bittsrs.
Recommended for Strengthening d.
gestioa. purifying the blood. At an
drag stores. 500 q bottlo.-(AdvEl
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-12-31
HELP YOUR LlvER-lT PAY

HELP YOUR LlVER-lT PAYS
When your liver gets torpid and
your stomach acts queer, take DR..
Kings New Life Pills and you will
find yourself feeling better They
purify the blood, give you freedom
from constipation, biliousness. dizzi-
ness and Indigestion. You feel fine
just like you want to feel. Clear
the complexion too. Csc. at drug.
gists-(Advt) !
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-12-31

A household remedy In America for
rs years-Dr. Thomas Eclectic Oh.
For cuts, sprains, burns, scalds,
bruises. 25c and soc. At all drug
stores.-(Advt.)
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Ladies Hats, the very latest
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our price only VC'>0
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Skirts in assorted col G. OF
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$500 coat suits, broadcloth
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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-05-18
WOMEN FAINT WHEN
SUNDAY TRUNDERS

Paterson, n. j., May 1S,--Billy
Sunday was the only man in Pal &
erson Tabernacle when ne preached
his first /sermon for women only. \
like condition prevailed at night.
Forty five nurses from Paterson hos
piials displaced the ushers, q woman
in Ackley's place at the piano and
even "Rodey" and The police squad
were banished.
Billy did not spare the wives ana
daughters who made up the ~ ,OoO
who heard him through the day, ana
a score OF women tainted at each
sermon. He used his Booze, chic
kens Come Home to Roost" and "Ihe
Devils Boomerangs sermons so ei-
fectively, that Nos hit the trail in the
afternoon and 2G7 in the evening
I'm for equal suffrage, cried Bllly
Women can purify politics. Why let
Sinful and rum soaked things rule the
world because they wear trousers
Society has put maternity out ol
fashion,, Sunday shouted in one ser
raon yesterday. THE trouble WIN
the average American girl is that sI'e
is scared to death of being called an
cid maid would rather taNe 'l'
chances than to be led to some oil
soaked libertne,
"The social sin is our greatest e'i''
but nastors viii not preach It, Pep
hans It hits some Of their pewnolo
ers."
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-05-18
OWNS PART Of THE
RICHARDS ALLOTMENT

Oilton. Okla. May SD. Boards
ley Of Manntord, member OF the
creek county board Of commissioners
is one-fourth owner of the Red
field Richards allotment, in section
93-I9-7 where the Monitor Oh com
pany is now drilling It's important
test in the northeast extension Of
the oil field Mr. Bcardsley while
here today, expressed The opinion
that good wells VIII be found in tac
Bartlesylle sand, and that the we'll
now drilling, is already a paying wen
in the skinner eand The Monitor
company Is drilling on down to tae
Bartlesyillc and has one more ri1
up and the material on the ground
for two more
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-05-18
BREWERY MEN PASSED
UP THE STEMS

st. Louis, May 1S.-Because ne
did not visit the stein room every
two hours, and because he was said
to have perfc med a certain part OF
his work in less than the allotted
time, Max Lehman, a brewery worl-
er, was fined by the Brewery Work
ers union and upon refusing TO pay
the fine was suspended from the un
ion and subsequently lost his job.
This was brought out in the circuit
court here yesterday during the trial
of Lehman's suit for damages against
officers of the union. lehman ex-
planned he did not visit the stein
room every two hours as required by
the union because he did not drink
intoxicants He said the charge that
he had cleaned 100 gallon vat in
three quarters of an hour, although
the union prescribed an hour and
fifteen minutes for such a task, was
untrue.
Lehman was awarded sl10 damag-
es on his plea for $4,000.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-05-18
CHANDLER, OKLA, WOMAN
Tells Of ILLNESS

Mrs. Mary Bray of Chandler, Okla,
suffered for years with stomach ana
liver troubles. She tried all kinds OF
treatments and medicines in vain.
At last she came upon Mayr's Won
derful Remedy and got immediate
relief. Part of her letter is given
here:
Il have been sick with gall stones
for over three years. | must say
that your wonderful stomach remedy
completely cured me.
81 took all kinds of medicine, but
got no relief | had heart trouble
and malaria so bad that | thought /
would have to change climate. | took
all kinds of pills and got no relief
and | suffered agony saw your
advertisement in the paper and sent
for a bottle | must say that ] an,
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.ook and feel fine"
Mayr's Wonderful Remedy gives
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end intestinal ailments. Eat as much
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the stomach and around the heart.
Get one bottle of your druggist now
and try II, on an absolute guarantee
If not satisfactory money will be re-
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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-05-18
He M|sTREAT-
Ed GIRLS; IS
KILLED FOR It
FORT WORTH GROCER SLAIN
BY FRENZIED PARENT IN
JAIL LOBBY

TT. Worth, Tex, May 1S.-Dee Estes,
attorney. prominent for years in Fort
Worth political and labor circles,
walked into the Tarrant county jail
Saturday afternoon about $3.50 o'clock
and asked permission to see J. w.
Gilpin, grocer and druggist, confined
there. When the prisoner came in
sight, Estes began to shoot. Not a
bullet missed its mark. Gilpin
crumpled up, dead. Estes handed his
smoking revolver to Jailer Pink
Largent with this explanation:
"He ruined my two little girls. !
want to surrender"
Gilpin was so years of age and un'
married, and has a niece at McCurtain,
Okla, who was notified.
Gilpin was in jail on a charge OF
criminal assault on Estes daughter,
|15. Estes, who is frequent visitor to
the Jail to consult clients, was admit
ted without any question by Jailer
Largent, who knew nothing Of the case
against Gilpin further than the char
acter of the charge and did not know
that it involved any member OF
Estes family.
Two cases charging him with having
improper relations with young girls
were pending against Gilpin and the
grand jury was investigating several
|other alleged occurrences of similar
nature. as result of sworn state
ments obtained from several girls by
the county attorneys office, which has
been investigating the case for some
tine.
The first case against Gilpin was
filed Friday afternoon and he was re-
LEASED on bond. In the meantime the
county attorneys office had obtained
Il statement from the Estes girl, adj
hitting she had beer, mistreated by
Gilpin nearly a year ago.
In her statement to the county at
torney, the Estes girl said that she had
been taken to Gilpin's store by an
other girl who also made a statement
to the same effect and said that she
had been to the place on several oc-
casions before her visit with the
Estes girl.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-05-18
Have The Leader delivered. 4Oc mo.
TOM MIX HURT IN BAD SPILL

Suffering from injuries received
while participating in the annual
Southwest Rodeo at Los Angeles.
Tom Mix. q former resident OF Guth-
rlo ana well known to hundreds OF
local people through his work as
leading man in Sellg western photo
plays. is lying at the point of death
in a hospital at Los Angeles. Mix was
taking the part OF an outrider in
chuck wagon race when the team
drawing the opposing wagon became
unmanageable and crashed into the
one Mix was escorting. Mix rode in
among the frightened horses and In
some manner was thrown from his
own mount beneath the hoofs of the
stampeded animals When he was re-
moved he was unconscious and was
discovered to be suffering internal in
juries
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-05-18
BODIES OF NINE MORE
LINER VICTIMS FOUND

Queenstown. May 1S.--The bodies
Of three mon, three women two small
boys and one child year old all
victims Of the Lustania, were brought
here today by the tug Flying Fox. The
body OF the Rev. Basel w Turin OF
oxford, England, was identified. lden-
tification was established also of The
bodies Of Mrs. Frederick S. Pearson,
of New York; Miss Gwen Allan,
daughter Or Lady Allan. Of Montreal
and of Dean W. Hodges, son OF Will
lam S. Hodges, OF Philadelphia. The
other bodies have not been Identified.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-05-18
He DIED THAT HIS
SON MIGHT LIVE

Bartlesville, May lS.-While swim
ming at Oliver Lake, six miles south
of here today John Jackson, IA years
old. was seized with cramps. He
shouted for help. and his father, An
drew F. Jackson, plunged into the
water As he reached the son, the
latter grabbed him and both were
drowned Mr.. Jackson was widely
known oil man. lie was AZ years old,