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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-05-21
FINAL tXf RCISES At
BRANHAk & HUGHES
WILlBEG|NTOMORROW
DR.. GUS DYER WILL DELIVER
THE COMMENCEMENT AD-
DRESS MAY 81.
PROGRAM EXTENDS over WEEK
Next Saturday the Alumni Come Back
to Spend Day and to Hold their
Annual Exercises.-Rev. {. M.
Steele to Preach Sermon.
wednesdays Daily.l

The commencement exercises of
the Branham & Hughes school at
Spring Hill begin Thursday evening
with an entertainment by the Spring
Hill Dramatic Club. They close the
following Thursday, May 81, with
the address to the graduating class
by DR.. G. W. Dyer, of Vanderbilt,
in the morning at ten o'clock and the
senior reception in the evening at
eight o'clock.
During each day of the commence
ment week there will be public exer-
cises of some kind. On Friday after
the dramatic club entertainment
there will be held the defamation
contest in which there are entered
about dozen of the students. A
medal will be awarded to the win
ner.
Saturday, May %, is Alumni Day
A large number of graduates of the
school are expected from Columbia,
Nashville, and other towns to parti
cipate in them. At ten in the morn
ing there will be a business meeting
at the school building, at noon
basket dinner will be served in the
grove of the school, at two O'Clock
baseball game between the old stu
dents will be staged on the athletic
field, while in the evening at eight
o'clock there will be the public exer.
cises of thealumni which include the
alumni Grafton, alumni poem, and
the reports from the members of the
different classes.
Sunday morning at Ii O'clock, Rev.
e. M. Steele, of Lawrenceburg. will
deliver the commencement sermon.
He is a graduate of the school.
Monday morning at 10 o'clock there
will be the annual meeting of the
board Of trustees of the school. Tn
the evening DR.. A. NJ Harris. OF the
Vanderbilt department of public
speaking, will render "The Fortune
Hunter"
Tuesday evening at s o'clock. two
representatives of the school will
meet in joint debate two speakers of
the Battle Ground Academy.
Wednesday evening is the time of
the senior debate between the mem.
bers of the graduating class
Thursday morning, DR.. Gus DYER de-
livers the commencement address to
the seniors, while in the evening at
g. Prof. and Mrs. Hughes will, accord.
ing to their annual custom, entertain
the members of the graduating class
with a reception.
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PERSONAL.



Mrs. C. A. Compton and children
are visiting in New Decatur.
Miss Minnie Harmon, of Nashville,
is the guest of Mrs. Fred Whey
Mrs. Fred Wiley has returned from
a visit to Chattanooga, Atlanta and
Marietta, Ga.
Mrs, John P. Graham and Miss Ma
ry, of Culleoka, are the guests Of Mrs.
Jesse Tomlinson during the Mellow
ell commencement exercises.
Mr.. and Mrs. Allie Kittrell and Mr..
and Mrs. ALI Thomas left Thursday
afternoon for the west. They went
to meet Mrs. Smith Thomas, who is
bringing home the body of her hus-
band.
Mr.. and Mrs. William j. fowler
this morning received message from
Mrs. Towler's father, Ed McKennon,
stating that hey was very sick, at the
point of death. Mr.. and Mrs. fowler
left at once for Shawnee, Okla, the
home of the McKennons.
Charles H. Franklin has returned
from trip to Nashville.
Mrs. Wash Russell was in the city
from Carter's Creek Saturday.
Mrs. James F'riel, of Nashville, is
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Friel.
Miss Jennie Gilbreath is visiting
friends at Tennessee College at Muir
freesboro.
Misses Mary and Frences Crouch,
of Franklin, were guests in the city
Friday evening,
Mrs Maddin Voss is spending
few days with her father G. W. Ma.
hon, at Carter's Greek.
Misses Mary Snider and Mildred
Seals, of the Institute, are the week
end guests of Miss Margaret Green
law
Miss Lucille Logan came out Friday
afternoon from Nashville to spend
the weekend with her parents, Dr..
and Mrs. s. W. Logan,
Henry Evans is here from Mont
gomery to spend day or two with
his mother, Mrs. H. G. Evans.
Miss Edna Hayes, Of Mt. Pleasant,
has returned to her home after
weeks visit to Mrs. Wilbur Dean.
Miss Sarah Smith has returned to
her home at Watertown, after a de.
lightful visit to Mrs. A. L. Blocker.
E. Dan Smith, of Mt. Pleasant, was
here Monday.
Hugh Porter was here from Will
Transport Monday.
Gen. Horace Frierson went to Law
renceburg Monday morning.
wiley f1Ohe fldS I6CuIucu rum al
extended trip to Dallas, Texas.
Annie Skies and Miss Mary Sand
ford, of Franklin, were in the city
Sunday afternoon.
Frank Everett, the popular sales
man, spent Saturday and Sunday
here with his family.
Warren Titcomb came out from
Nashville Saturday afternoon and
spent the weekend at home.
Prof. and Mrs. Pride Tomlinson, OF
Lynnville, were the weekend guests
OF Judge and Mrs. Jesse Tomlinson.
DR.. Eugene Orr, who spent the
weekend at home with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. J. X. Orr, has gone back
to Nashville
Mr.. and Mrs. W. Harris Puryear
and children, of Nashville, are the
guests of Col. and Mrs. J. H. Kan
non at Glendale.
Misses Albertine Page and Mary
Lee Foster have returned from Gull
leoka where they were the week end
guests of Miss Carman Park
Miss Ada Wooten is visiting in
Nashville.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-05-21
JUDGE TURNER SETS
OOCKfTFOk MAY TERN
OF CIRCUIT COURT
LIST OF CASES WILL TAKE MORE
THAN THREE WEEKS FOR
TRIAL.
COURT WILL CONVENE MONDAY
civil Cases Are Set for the First Two
Weeks of Court, While the Crimim
Causes Will Be Then Taken Up and
Settled.

The following is the docket Of th
May term of the circuit court whc
will begin next Monday morning
Monday, May 24-W. 0. Gordon "
7. c. and J. C. Green; W. W. Como
VS.. Middle Tennessee R. R, Co. ct al
Fry Bros. VS.. Mr.. and Mrs. ]. H. Til
comb.
Tuesday, May 25.-WatsOn BTOi
VS.. L. & N. r. R.; w. J. Pritcham VI
John Lavender; ]. w. Lee VS.. ThOna
Pate.
Wednesday, May 26.-Home Nl
ture Guano Co. VS.. Southern Sulphu
Ore Co.; Mumford Smith VS., j. b
Carpenter, two cases.
Thursday, May 27.-Miss ChriStn
Schade VS.. Western Union TelegTap
Co. ct al; John Schade VS.. WeSlen
Union Telegraph Co. ct al; 7, NJ MAJ
tin vs.. N. Huckaby.
Friday, May 2S.-J. W. Howard
al vs.. R. H. Swan; W, H. O'Brien y"
Louis Loeb.
Saturday. Nav 29-NOn-iury dock
ct. Appearance docket. DiV00
cases.
Monday, May 31.-Mattie CaSuV
man VS.. Oliver Bingham; kO0H'
Castleman VS.. Oliver Bingham,
Tuesday, June INT. Pleasant v
P. G. Lanier; Fry Bros VS., " y
Hughes; Ruhm Phosphate Co. vs. D
N. Cunningham.
Wednesday, June2.-B. L. PerND
son VS.. Alexander George; P. /. p
ryberry VS.. City of Columbia; M'
Fife L. Webster VS.. James DoOo%
Thursday, June 3.-Mrs. O. j. w.
fans VS.. J. w. Patterson; {, T. fS
vs. Middle Tennessee R. X. Coo
c. Yokely VS.. l.. & N. R. R, CO.
Friday, June Airs. Mollie Nlnp
vs.. the Columbia Water & Lign' "
the Great Southern Phosphate ",
L. & N. r. R. Co.; ]. H, Morgan a'I
ct al vs.. o. C. WEIGH; Mrs. v
Brown vs.. Horace Rainey ct al
Saturday, June 5.-Motions' i
Monday, June State vs. rev
Cranberry; State VS.. c. W, M'''H'
State VS.. c. Wilkes. ii
Tuesday, June S.-State VS.. buS
Williams; State VS.. Horace MAJ
ry; State VS.. Curran Brooks. 81
Wednesday, June 9.-state vs. D
ME Ferguson; State VS.. CrosIn''
State VS.. Jack Baugus. IN
Thursday, June 10.-State W :,
Patterson; State vs.. Mat 90
State VS.. r. L. Sowell. od
Friday, June 11.-State Vs.
Ferguson; State VS.. John Woou' ~
Monday, June 14.-State 70
Pitts. 4
Tuesday, June Estate 70
Oakley; State Vs. Jack Ellers0"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-05-21
SOCIETY.
Y. M. c. A. Entertained.

A promise of long standing was
carried out most artistically last
evening by Capt. w. P, Morton, when
he entertained thirty members of the
Military Academy Y. M. G. A. who
had not missed a meeting during the
year A bountiful reparst was spread
and a royal good time was enjoyed by
those who were favored by an invi-
tation to be among the guests. Dur,
ing the evening toasts were given by
the banqueters, in which they testi,
fed to the good that had been deriv-
ed from the organization during the
year, and to the inspiring influence
that Capt. Morton had exerted over
it.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-05-21

Mr.. Orr and Miss Harrison Lead Ger
man.
OF interest to their many friends
here was the social honor conferred
upon Gilbert Orr and Miss Leila Har-
rison in being asked to lead the Ger
man that was given by the members
of the junior class at Sewanee Thurs
day evening. Mr.. Orr, who is Co.
lumbia boy, is president of the junior
german club, while Miss Harrison is
q very attractive local student of the
Institute.
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Reception for Dr.. and Mrs. Alexander

Reception TOR Or. ana MRS. ALEXANDER.
Dr. and Mrs. Charles T. Alexander,
the new pastor of the First Baptist
church and his wife, were rendered a
large and elegant reception Friday
evening from 5 to II o'clock by the
members of the Ladies Aid Society
of the church at the home of Col.
and Mrs. ]. F. Brownlow on Sixth
street. About one hundred members
of the church attended and welcomed
the new pastor and his wife to the
city.
The guests were received by Mrs.
Brownlow, Mr.. and Mrs. S. T. Max
well, Mrs. Luther McAdams and Mrs.
Mary Dedman. Each gave cordial
welcome to the city to DR.. and Mrs
Alexander.
A feature of the evening was the
delightful program which was render
ed. Misses Lera USSery and Lucille
McAdams gave several readings,
while Miss Binns, of Nashville, and
Mrs. w. A. Howard sang several So
los. There were also a number of in
strumental selections upo nthe violin,
piano and cornet.
At a late hour delicious refresh
ments were served in the large dining
room by Mrs. Looney Walker and
Mrs. Jesse Ellington, Mrs. Luther Nc
Adams and Mrs. Trude Shelton. They
consisted of strawberries and cream,
while the cakes to accompany them
were very prettily decorated.
The entire Brownlow home was
very artistically decorated. In the
parlor a profusion of white peonies
were used, while the dining room was
in pink and phite. The music room
was also in white.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-05-21
CAPERS DELIVERS
SERMON TO GIRLS
PREACHED SUNDAY MORNING TO
ALABAMA GIRLS TECHNl-
CAL INSTITUTE.

Dr. Walter Branham Capers preach
ed the baccalaureate sermon Sunday
morning to the graduating class of
the Alabama Girls Technical Insti-
tute. The subject of his sermon was
Christian Education"
DIR. Capers was heard by the five
hundred students of the school and a
large number of other commence
ment guests.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-05-21
Mack Missionary Society.

At a recent meeting of the Mack
Missionary Society, the following Of
ficers, who served so successfully and
popularity for the past year were re-
elected, Mrs. ]. G. Molloy, president
Mrs. John Cant, vice president; Mrs,
D. D. Little, recording secretary; Mrs
W. B. Wooten, treasurer, and Miss
Annie White, corresponding secre,
tary.
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The PIaisir Club.

At her lovely home SLEEPY Hol-
low" Mrs. James |. Finney on Friday
afternoon entertained the Plaisir
Club. On arriving the guests were
served with punch. Rock was played
at four tables, after which a delicious
lunch course was served
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-05-21
Harrison-Fleming Announcement.

Harrison-FIeming Announcement.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Stuart Elem
ing announce the engagement and APP
preaching marriage of their daughter,
Annie May, to Woodson Harrison OF
Nashville, the wedding to lake place
early in June.
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Miss Golden Assisted.

At the entertainment by the prima
ry pupils of Mrs Mary B. Hine, the
gifted teacher was assisted by Miss
Golden, of the expression department
of the Institute
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Bell-Henson.

Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel WorthingtOn
Henson announce the engagement
and approaching marriage of their
daughter, Mary Ersieline, to George
Monroe Bell The wedding will be
solemnized on Wednesday, June16, at
their home at Spencer, Tenn.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-05-21
A Human Dynamo.

Hustler; isn't he?"
Yes, that fellow kicks DIP as much
dirt as an automobile"
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Mr.. and Mrs. Padgett at Dinner.
Hon. and Mrs. l.. P. Padgett Were
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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-01-07
Hard Fig hting
Is Continuous

BERLIN, Jan. lizard fight
Ing lin the eastern and western
war zones was reported today,
with no particular gains on either
side except that the Germans had
made substantial progress In the
Argonne region. At North Arras
the French are trying to recap
ture the trenches that the Ger
mans took from them earlier In
the sweek. At Argonne 1t is stat
ed the Germans have gained and
are still taking the offensive.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-01-07

Calling Tacoma citizens fight rights
mand that the city commissioners
ing 25year franchise Telephone
Mayor Fawcet today fired first
telephone
The franchise ordinances
Wednesday january "a Fawcett dssred today
peal
the mayors
REDUCE RATES UNE-THRDs
Fawce has in
that the his
the He specifies that the
remain
In the Times
collecting $4,000
Without size $5,
&3,75O,OOO SAVING
The adoption
the the
s37500oo the mayors proclamation "Ru growth
of the tia
the ayinK<n
entire city debt and wipe out nearly debt the water and
wish every woman
Importance of the matter The peopyqk 1--we they
they demand it, AfEE@sstxs z@seaf IL 80
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-01-07

Valentine.
Metzler purchased the safe yes
terday. The secondhand dealer
of whom 1t was bought gave the
purchaser the combination writ
ten on a slip Of paper. A painter
was engaged to retouch the safe,
and, inadvertently closed the door
while at work, locking the conf
bination card inside with a lot of
other valuable papers.
This morning Metzler called
the county and city jails, hoping
to find man who could open the
safe, but was unsuccessful. He
is thinking seriously of sending
to McNeils island and Walla
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-01-07
BIackhand
Threatens
President

CLEVELAND, Jan. flames
Spana of Youngstown, o., who
Captain John e. Washer, United
States secret service operator,
charges wrote a black hand let
ter to President Wilson, demand
ing money. was brought to Clevc-
land last night and placed in the
county Jail. Spana denies the
charge. He was arrested yester-
day in the Youngstown postoffice
when he inquired for letter from
his mother in Cavalona, Italy.
Spana says he was asked after
his arrest to write President Will
sons name and the address. He
says he was shown an envelope
with this address on it, but he did
not see the letter he is charged
with having written. Captain
Washer said he could not reveal
the contents of the letter.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-01-07
TACOMA LAWYER WANTS EXPERT
cRACkSMAN TO BLOW OPEN SAFE

Wanted--An expert safe crack
err. Apply Hugo Metzler, Bernice
Bldg.
Hugo Metz1er, wealthy Tacoma
attorney, after an unsuccessful
search of the county and city jails,
is today In quandry as to where
and how he is to find man suf-
ficiently skilled in the science of
safe-cracking to open a big three
ton vault which the attorney has
just installed in his office in the
Bernice building.
Locked in the big safe are
papers of inestimable value, and
Metzler has not the combination.
Neither is he capable Jimmy
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inches, remarked Commissioner
Atkins today.
why, II we make that kind of
a bargain said Mayor Fawcett,
Everybody in town will ask the
privilege of educating the police
men, in exchange for free light
and water. They'd be anxious for
the Chance"
The council decided to wait
another week before taking action
towards collecting the Y. M. c. A..
bill, hnd will listen to the associ-
atoms offer of free police educa-
ton whenever the educators are
ready to state the proposition.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-01-07
Maybe!

The first municipal street car
will run tomorrow morning I
maybe.
Commissioners Woods an
nounced today that the line had
been ready for operation several
days, and that he understood the
7. r.. & P. would start cars over IL
tomorrow.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-01-07
Y. N. c. A. WOULD EDUCATE
COPS TO PAY FOR LIGHTS

Tac0ma's Y. Nj. g. A. wants to
educate our policemen.
The association has prepared a
proposition to be submitted to
the city council within a few
days, by which 1t will guarantee
to educate the coppers, mentally
and physically, II the city will cam
Gel bill of over $500 that the
Y. NJ. G. A. owes for light and
water.
1.-THE association ought to give
the cops a course of education that
would teach them how to reduce
their waist bands by six or seven
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-01-07
British Release
u. s. Steamship

LONDON. Jan. THE Ameri-
can steamship Denver, bound
from Norfolk to Bremen with a
cargo of cotton, which was held
up by a British cruiser and di-
verted to the Orkney islands, was
today ordered released, the gov
eminent having acted SO promptly
that the United States had no
time to file protest. The vessel
was laden under supervision OF
British consular representatives.
Its detention was surprise to
the admiralty.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-01-07
OHIO RIVERS
THREATENING

DAYTON, o., Jan. dayton
is facing the possibility of anoth-
er serious flood. The Miami riv-
er is rising rapidly. Seventy men
are prepared to dynamite huge
ice gorges and are watching at
the junction Of the Stillwell and
Miami rivers, dangerous point.
lee gorges in the Muskingum and
Licking rivers are threatening
bridges at Zaneville.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-01-07
Wilson May
Not Visit
Northwest

WASHINGTON, d. c., Jan. z.
Oregon, Washington and Idaho
senators and congressman urged
President Wilson today to include
their states in the speaking tour
that he is to make following his
visit to the Panama exposition In
the spring. The president gave
them little satisfaction, saying
that II 1t were in the realm of pos
sibility he would include the
Northwest in his itinerary.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-01-07
ATKINS SUGGESTS
LIGHTED BRIDGE

Electric illumination of the
18th street bridge will probable
be ordered as the result OF an i'm
formal discussion by the city
council today. Commissioners At
kins suggested that electric lights
be placed on the bridge, so as to
outline the big structure from
top to bottom in electric ribbons.
1.-The cost would not be great,
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Italy Demands
An xplanation

TURIN, Italy, Jan. Italy has
demanded explanations and repair
alton from Austria. according to
an assertion in the Stampa, for
"the arrest and detention OF four
Italians held as hostages at Bel
grade during the Austrian occn-
patton"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-01-07
Today's Best joke

"Just met your wife"
THAT SO? What'd she have to
say?"
Nothing"
at wasn't my wife!"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-01-07

thai
Il
ben crmsg earaIH Dover,
% genera prob
sna dno apmoach Of
g,b The p upon nddrv enaw One wasn't, but {
o carrying HisbdI
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-01-07

OAKLAND. Cal, Jan. REV.
A. M. Browne, charged with ID
statutory offense which connect
ed his name with that of Mrs.
Maude Hendricks, who committed
suicide near here week ago, was
dismissed yesterday. He said he
had left the ministry.
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and IL would be a grand sight, be-
sides advertising our municipal
tight plant" said Atkins.
Il Atkins also declared that the
lights Illuminating the city hall
should either be repaired or dis
carded. Only half of the lamps
are burning. COMMISSIONS Woods
said he would repair the lights at
once.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-01-07

Eas Nas.Tw
me usIs states
me srs..ssso million dsssss.
= Nv sSnSS5;TD ssssa :
Congressman From Michigan Member House Committee Labor
Congress deal with problem
the most important problem of al-UNEMPLOYMENT
Literally millions Of and today out of employment
dusral this makes inevitable that there shall be
many workers constantly out of employment The conditions this
time intensified.
What congress must do at this time is STOP TALKING AND DO
exchange that the Of job who job there
in the country.
The first bill creates elaborate machinery by which the postofces
throughout
oduced other bills skeleton which
bureau the department labor labor exchange
other bill authorizes the postoce department
THESE BILLS ARE HUNG UP The house committee labor
waiting for the of the Industrial Relations
IN THE MEANTIME MEN ARE STARVING TO DEATH They
wait!
of these bills should be passedor bill of similar
the JOBIESS MAN AND THE MANLESS JOB IN TOUCH
That simply the first STEP After the jobs which open
there will still remain
OF the to make provision for These
be cared for institutions The others dependant
ity
CHARITY is NO SUBSTITUTE FOR JUSTICE. &F2
What to-
chance make something of himself
the condition in which he finds himself 1t is the Of society
: him y
unemployed problem be solved will be hv
city, state and the national
field embarng enduring proyd
ing jobs for the who want work and can't get it.
AS industrial system such that it necesstates
it is the duty Of society tsc that this find work
to do An lA5EDIATE AND STEP which by no
final solution enter public
and provide decent conditions Of labor for the
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-01-07
ARMED WITH SMILE,
SHE CONQUERS CITY

And Williams, a young
Kentucky
lpu SMILE
WAY, York, US A.
aurng smile that "
obars Experience which she the role of
plays the contrasting Fray little
1.-THE .intoxieaon'
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-01-07

Walla, and says II may be pos
sible he will have the safe taken
outside the city limits and blown
with nitro-glycerine.