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IN. EFFECT
RUSH TO TRUSTEES
OFFICE ABOUT OVER
RUSHING WORK TO SETTLE WITH
THE COMPTROLLER ON
MARCH 10.
COLLECTIONS ARE VERY HEAVi
VIII Exceed Amount Received During
Same Period Last Year; Delinquent
List VIII Be Advertised on May H.
Lands Sold June 1.

Tax paying in Maury county is
practically over for 1916 taxes. Mon.
day marked the last days rush at the
Office of Trustee Addison. Although
the trustee and his deputy will be
busy for several days yet writing re.
ceipts for remittances made during
the past week by banks and other big
taxpayers the penalty having accrued
there will not be many taxpayers to
call at the Office from now on.
1t will be two or three days before
all of the collections of the past week
have been posted and the total amount
paid in will not be as certained until
that time. However, the trustee is
working all the time in an effort to
get things in shape for his settle,
ment with the state comptroller on
March 10.
The receipts to March / Of this
year will be greater than the receipts
for the same period of las year, al
though the tax rate was the same.
This is due to the fact that this
year there. was no extension OF the
penalty. About 300 more receipts
have been written this year than had
been written at the same time last
year.
There was a final rush at the office
on Monday and while the receipts Of
the Office for that day would not COM
pare in amount with those Of Q num-
Der of other days probably as many
receipts were written as were written
during any former day and about S.
600 was collected.
Taxpayers who own land have IN
til May 1 to settle By paying cost and
penalty. On that date the lands upoa
which taxes are delinQssnt wfli b a.
vertised and the lands sold On tie
first Moaday Of yunA
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SPLENDID GRADES
MADE ON EXAMS At
CITY HIGH SCHOOL
UNUSUALLY LARGE PER CENT
OF THE PUPILS MAKE
GRADES.
HONOR ROLL FOR Pa 7 MONTH
Number Who Attained Distinction In
Studies And Department For The
Sixth Month is Large One
The List.

Results of the second examinations
of the term held at the city and county
high school were announced this week
The pupils made splendid showings
on their examinations, an exceptional
ly high per cent passing the required
test. Pupils who passed on this exam
nation and who make the honor roll
for the remaining three months Of
the term, that is make grade of nine
ty or over in every study and in de-
pertinent, will not be required to take
the final examinations at the end OF
the term.
The honor roll for the past month is
an exceptionally good one, as the re.
quirements both in grades and in de-
pertinent In order to admit to this
roll are rigid. The following is the
list of pupils who attained the dis
tinction:
First Grade-Edwina Barber, Celia
Morgan, Ethelreda O'Bryan, Mary
Alice McEwen, Polly Nicholson, Edith
Parks, Iva Speed, Mary Teel, Rachel
White, Clyde Binkley, Louis Brazier,
John Cherry, Clark Cochran, Fielden
Dunn, Harry Mcclellan, John Morgan,
Noble Renfro, James Roberts, Allen
Yokley, Edward Park.
Second Grade-William Mckinney,
James Nield, Elsie Arthur, Ruth Blair,
Rachael Britain, Clara Bloss, Marga-
ret Cathey, Nellie Ruth Foster, May
Frank Hodge, Lena Hodge. Ruth Jour
ney, Marie Knight, Mary Nicholson,
Elizabeth Williamson, Mary Lee Yok-
ley, Cheairs Porter Virginia Harrison,
Edward Evans, Leslie Clark, Robert
Black, Reba wiIsford, Mildred Rags
dale, Lily Mckee, Claudia Compton,
Daisy Mannon. Frances Dooley. Helen
Foster. Gladys Jeter. Frances Flowers,
Vera Lancaster. Mary 2. Fitzgerald.
Robert Murray.
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Third Grade-Will ]. Jones, Mahlon

Third Grade-Will J. Jones, Mahlor
RIFT. Martha Ellington, Sue Ellen
Thomas, Sara Mcclellan, Katherine
Binkley, Gladys Hardison. Margaret
Holt, James Scotch, Charles Yeager;
Aubrey Doggett
Fourth Grade-Lucile Cook, Gladys
Park, Mildred Richardson, John H
Ledbetter, Margaret Britain, Julia
Carr, Juanita Dean, Carrie Harris
Mable H. McFall, Annie B. McFall,
Leila Wirsehing. Everett Derryberry
Fifth Grade-Sara Cooper Barber,
Grace Dean, Josephine Foster, Mary
Morgan Haley. Marie Haley, Irwin Has
kell, Ben Nicholson, Herbert Reed.
Sixth Grade Wilson Jackson,
Wallace Sowell, Grandson McClain,
Gertrude Park, Gertrude Fox. Char
lotte Voss, Beatrice Campton, Anna
Hubert, Elizabeth Shelton, Gladys
Smith, Gaitha Utley.
First Year Junior High-Chesley
Hardison, Albert Sydney Page, Molloy
Shaw, Margaret Compton, Mackie
Crawford, Floribel Kline, Myrtle Thorn
as, Rebecca Wolf.
Second Year Junior High-virginia
Sowell. Sarah McCandless, Robert
Patterson, Tenant Brown.
First Year Senior High-Norvil
Heaton, Jack Meroney, Percy Priest.
Raymond Reed, Eugenia Cook, Char.
lotte Gartner, Bonibel Journey, Mar
garet King, Anna Laura Sharber, Mary
Sue Sharber, Ruth Shelton, Audrey
Wakefield
Second Year Senior High-Helen
Armstrong, Eleanor Barber Jewell
Elan, Pattie Hilliard, Clara McFall,
Grady Knox. Leslie Letsinger, John
Wesley Finney.
Third Year Senior High-Lawreuce
Alexander, John R, Coffey, Henry
Compton, Hazel Moore, Claude Mich
OILS, Frank Seagrayes, Edna 'Cathey,
Ladys Love Evins, Mary Lee Foster.
Fourth Year Senior High-Earl Gil
breath, Louise Digger, Clara Morton,
Edwin Harris.
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DEATHS AND FUNERALS.
. sssssesssssseess
Edwin Mckee.

Edwin, the infant son of Mr.. and
Mrs Timer Mckee, died at their resi-
dence Friday afternoon at five o'clock,
twelve miles from Columbia on the
Carter's Creek pike. The funeral SER
vices were conducted this morning at
ten-thirty o'clock at the residence by
Elder John Trimble. Interment In
Cave Spring cemetery. Maury Under
taking Co., funeral directors, in charge.
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ANNOUNCE DATES
THIRD ROUND OF
N. {. CONFERENCES
THAT FOR THE FIRST CHURCH,
WILL BE HELD ON JUNE
26 AND q.
DISTRICT CONFERENCE APRIL q
VIII Convene At Prospect In GiIes
County And Will be in Session For
Four Oays--FuIl List Of the Quar-
terly Meetings.

Dates for the third round of quar-
terly conferences for the Columbia
district OF the Methodist Episcopal
Church, South, have been announced
oy DR.. W. B. Lowry, presiding elder.
The conferences begin on April /, at
Mooresville, and end at Pulaski ON
July 2 and 3. That for the First
church of Columbia will be held ou
June rs and 27, and that for South
Columbia, on June 26 and %.
The district conference of the Co
lumbia district will convene at Pros
pect, in Giles county, on April 27 and
continue through the following Sun
day. This conference will elect tina,
four lay delegates from the Columbia
district to the annual conference "a.
be held next fall at Mt. Pleasant.
The following is the list Of the GUAR.
terly conferences:
Mooresville at Elk Valley. April "a
Bigbyville at Southport April 9.
culleoka at Glendale. April 80.
Olivet and Pleasant Valley at ON
vet, April 1916.
Lynnville and Taylor's at Lynnvflle.
April 1928.
Pisgah at Mt Zion. May Ga.
Prospect and Bethel at Liberty Nav
1914.
Chestnut Grove at Booth Chapel.
May 1921.
Trinity and Aspen Hill. May 80.
Diana at Diana, June 81.
Elkton and Bee Springs 1t Bethesda.
June l0ll.
Delrose and Shiloh at McBurx. yxsM
17-1s.
Columbia. June 1851.
South Columbia, June sea.
Pulaski. June es. s-iAt
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Mrs Sarah Naomi Green.

Mrs Sarah Naomi Green, wife of
John Burton Green, died at the home
OF her daughter, Mrs. H. L. McNish,
in Nashville, on Saturday. She was
ninety-two years of age, and Is sur
vived by ]. Wa ker Green, of Brady,
Iexas; Mrs. E. G. Allen, of Jennings,
okla.; Mrs. L. G. Dickson. of Mt
Pleasant Tenn; Mrs. L. H. McNish,
OF Nashville She was sister of Mrs.
annie Phillips. of this city. The re-
mans arrived here Sunday afternoon
az $50 o'clock and were carried direct
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to the Greenwood (old) cemetery,
where services were held by Rev. R.
M w. Black, rector of st. Peters
church. The remains now rest by the
side of her late husband.
The following acted as pall-bearers:
Dr. Dake Biddle, w. s. Fleming, ST.,
Thomas, Friel. w. C. Whitthorne, DR..
Robert Pillow, ST., George E. McKen.
non.
Cakes & Nichols in charge.
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Col. John W. Fry has rented the
Sparrow house on West Seventh street
and will move his family there next
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Tucker have
rented cottage on Fifth street and
are moving there and will begin keep
ing house.
Ed Chaffin has moved to the house
on East Ninth street formerly occu-
pied by Mr.. Foster.
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WELCOME VISITOR.

x Mt. Pleasant, r. r. No. I. ,
X March z, 1915. I
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BIRTHS.
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Cards have been received In Colum
bia by relatives and friends annouDc
ing the birth of son, Whyte p. Ware
Jr., to Mr.. and Mrs. whyte P. WAR
in Nashville, on March Srd.
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Large stock of Felt and Rubber
Roofing. Prices from si.ss to $50
per square.
1t Street, Martin & Vaughan Co.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-13
QUITS BRIDGE TROLLEY;
LEAPS INTO ICY RIVER
Suicides Body Not Recovered
Conductors Pursuit Vain.

An unidentified man leaped from a
Ealph Avenue trolley car crossing the
Williamsburg Bridge yesterday and,
pursued by the conductor, ran to the
Guard rail Before he could be reach
ed he threw his hands above his head
and dived into the river. His body
has not been recovered.
Passengers noticed the man because
of his nervousness. He was about 3
feet inches tall. Of dark complexion
and wore a brown overcoat. lie sat
rear the rear door. When the car
cached the centre of the bridge, he
slipped from his place and jumped off.
Peter Detler. the conductor. shouted
20 him and then gave chase. He al
most caught the suicide before he leap
ed The body struck close to a large
ice cake and did not rise to the sur
face.
On reaching the Manhattan end OF
the bridge. the conductor reported the
case to Patrolman Battle, who notified
larbor Squad A. A launch searched
for the body.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-13
HAVE YOU GOT THAT $3OOl
Life Savings of n Poor Woman Picked
Up in East Thirty-third Street.

Three hundred dollars in roll Of
bills was found yesterday on the side
walk in front Of POI East Thirty-third
Street.
This IS to inform the finder that
those bills represented the entire life
savings OF a poor woman Mrs. Rose
Moracco, OF the above address A play
mate OF her year-old boy ran into
her apartment yesterday TO tell her
that FRANKIE is awful sick out on the
sidewalk Without waiting to put on
shoes. Mrs. Moracco ran 70 the street,
gathered her boy in her arms and hur-
ried into the house with him. An hour
later she discovered that the $500 had
disappeared from her stocking.
Detective Fitzgerald believes that
this notice will haunt the person who
found the money and that II he ire
turns it he will feel decent all the rest
Of his life"
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s. Hervey. who is also opposed BY sc"
atcr Thompson. this week.
The Thompson committee expects 20
finish the big portion OF lis INQUIRY
into the dual subway contract situation
next week. when II will examine j. T.
Morgan.
Senator Thompson said last nisn'
that he would like very much % near
from George W. Young.
The next subject for the committee
inquiry is the Edison Company. ne
committee believes that there IL a Sc,
crat agreement between the Edison ana
the marlborough which prevents me
railway company from disposing OF ts
surplus electric power.
Senator Thompson will to-day confer
with Mayor Mitchell and other city ON
cials regarding his proposal 20 take the
supervision of ne dual subway system
building and other transit work from
the Public Service Commission and
transfer II 20 the city.
The chairman has three plans IN
mind. all OF which have received the
Endorsement OF the committee. These
will be gone over in detail with the
Mayor to-day
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-13
Sub Committee Workers
Dig Into Resignation
of H. B. Seaman.
THOMPSON ON TRAIL
OF EDISON co. DEALS
Morgan To Be Examined This
Week-Governor's AppOintees
Virtually Assured.

Senator Thompson declared last
night that he had new evidence 20 pre-
3 sent 70 the Senate Finance Committee
as TO why the Senate should not con-
firm the appointment Of Travis Whit
ney as Public Service Commissioner. He
said it was obtained by the sub-com
mttee Of the Thompson committee
from Henry B. Seaman. formerly chief
engineer of the Public Service Commits
sion. Senator Thompson said that Mr..
Seaman told the subcommittee, AT its
session Saturday night, that he had
been practically forced out by Mr..
Whitney because he favored the tri-
borough subway plan.
reference 10 the newspaper files OF
September. 1910. when Mr.. Seaman
ceased to be chief engineer. shows no
mention OF Mr.. Whitney. who was then,
as now. secretary OF the Public Service
Commission.
In letters and statements prepared
by Mr.. Seaman when he resigned and
shortly afterward he declared that he
had resigned because of the commits
sion's award Of several hundred thou
sand dollars to the Bradley Construc-
ton Company for work in the Centre
Street loop.
In all these statements and letters,
as we'll as interviews given out By Mr..
Seaman at the time. the only person
who met with criticism AZ the hands Of
Mr.. Seaman was Commissioner Bas-
sett.
On September %, 1910, when the first
indication Of friction between Mr. Sea
man and the commission was made pub
lie through A statement issued to the
newspapers by Mr. Seaman. Acting
Chairman McCarroll Of the commission
gave out a reply saying that the com
mission had asked for mis- resignation.
Following the letter OF Mr.. Seaman
to the commission resignlng he was
suspended from duty. The reason
given in Mr. Seaman's statement OF
September % for resigning was con
tanned in this paragraph:
THE disposition TO control and dl-
rect the detailed management OF the
engineering department, without re.
gard 10 recommendations OF the CHIEF
engineer. has led to its utter demorali-
zation. II this condition continues IN
the prosecution Of work IT will mean
disaster 10 the work and 10 the reputa-
ton Of those ostensibly responsible
for IT,"
II is the belief that Mr.. Whitney's sp-
pointment will be confirmed by the
Senate. together with that Of Charles
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-13
Noted Surgeon Found
Dead in Courtyard of
Apartment House.
DIZZINESS BELIEVED
CAUSE OF ACCIDENT
Physician Had Suffered Recent
Attacks-Was Secretary Of
State Medical Society.

Dr. Wisner Robinson Townsend. ore
OF the leading physicians and surgeons
IN this city. was found dead yesterday
morning in tho courtyard OF the apart.
ment house at 1875 West Fiftyeighth
Street. where he ard his family have
lived for fourteen years. He had been
killed in a fall from his bathroom, on
the fifth floor.
Both Coroner Israel L. Feinberg and
the police gave a verdict that DR.
Townsend's death was accidental. BY
questioning Mrs. Townsend and friends
they learned that the physician had
been suffering from dizziness for sew
eral days. Il is believed that he fell
over the low window sill while leaning
out OF the bathroom window to get air
The accident is thought to have oc-
CURED between and a. m. II was
9 a. m. when Dr. George +. Satterlee,
who has an office on the first floor
looked out Of the window and saw the
body, clad IN psjamas. lying in the
COURTYARD. Patrolman Byrne. OF the
West Forty-seyenth Street police sta
ton. sent n call for an ambulance TO
the Polytechnic Hospital. DR.. Lowry
said that the physician had been dead
several hours. His skull wac fractured
Mrs. Townsend and her son, Walker,
knew nothing Of the accident until
word was brought TO them that the
body had been found. Another son.
Wisner. is away al boarding school.
When Dr. Townsend had talked to her.
between and n. m. he had not com
planned Of feeling IN. Mrs. Townsend
SAID. Walker, awakened at 6 a. m.
noticed that the bathroom door was
closed. but did not suspect that any
thing had happened TO his father.
Dr.. Alexander Lambert, OF l43 East
Seventy-second Street. told the coroner
that he had been treating Or. Towns
end for diabetes. but that the disease
seemed to be well under control. The
police learned that DR.. Townsend was
seized with an attack Of dizziness last
Tuesday while he was performing an
operation Al the Hospital for Ruptured
and Crippled Children. He had to turn
the case over 20 another surgeon. Or.
Lambert ana hfs. townsend DOth de
clared that there was no reason why
the physician should have killed him
self. He had appeared 20 be in cheer
full spirits when he talked with friends
on Saturday.
Born in Staten Island August ;, 1856,
DR.. Townsend was graduated from
Charlier Institute and the Columbia
College OF Physicians and Surgeons.
lie married Elizabeth Walker in st.
Louis IN 1893. I'm addition 10 his pri-
vate practice. which included many
wealthy families. he served as associ-
ate surgeon at the Hospital for Rup-
tured and Crippled Children and CON
sulting orthopedic surgeon AZ the
French Hospital. He was a member OF
the American Medical Association and
secretary Of the New York State Med
zeal Society.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-13
CAPT. WENMAN, 80. HON0RED
Old Guard Elects Him TO Command Of
Honorary staff.

Folks that saw Jim Wenman on his
ninety-second birthday. March :. al n
meeting Of the Old Guard. Of which he
has been a member for thirty years.
would not dare TO disagree with the
statement that he is still youth in
many respects. At that meeting Cap
tain Wenman was elected 20 the com
mand OF the honorary staff Of the old
Guard. lie was never known to be alb
sent at a parade or a dance given by
the organization.
But for Captain Wenman's firm stand
in this city's interest when ne WAS Park
Commissioner the obelsk would nov
be in Philadelphia instead Of adorninc
Central Park. In recognition Of this
and other services ne was honored BY
being made a fellow for life Of the
Metropolitan Museum Of Art. Captain
Wenman declares he is the only man
that George Francis Train ever shook
hands with.
Besides being a member OF the eth
Regiment Veteran Association. his son,
James ". Wenman, and his grandson.
Byrd Wenman. are also members Of
that organization. and he has proposed
his great-grandson, Byrd Wilson Wen
man. for membership when he reaches
the required age. Captain Nenman
Joined the Gulick Guard in 1913. II
was composed entirely Of volunteer
fremen. but II was thoroughly military
in character. II was the first company
to assemble at the old City Arsenal, nj
Centre and Franklin Streets. when or
dered out at the time Of the anti-ren.
riots i'm the northern part of the state.
Captain Wenman was shortstop Of
the Knickerbockers the first baseball
club organized in New York lie ~
been identified with the cotton bus
ness in this city for more than sixty
years. lie was president Of the Cotton
Exchange for two years and has been ,
member Of its board OF managers for
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-13
AID" REFORM WINS PRAISE
DR.. Williams Says Public Reaps Bene.
fits at Newspapers Expense.

For the recent advertising reforms
and the rejection each year Of thou
sands Of dollars worth Of advert So
ments the newspapers we're praised
Yesterday BY Dr.. Talcott Williams. Of
the Columbia School Of Journalism. He
spoke in the Park Avenue Methodist
Church.
"lf great causes were 10 advertise
more in the public press" he said. "in-
stead Of depending on begging for
their support they would undoubtedly
come much nearer 20 success.
Among reform movements that in
advertising is Of the greatest import.
One misleading and dishonest adver-
tisement can injure all OF the con-
scientiOus advertisers. Gradually
newspaper advertising is becoming
more truthful and accurate.
"Thc price of this great reform -
paid entirely by the newspapers which
refuse vast sums Of money in the in
terests of better journalism and the
public welfare. For this service the
public pays nothing and obtains all the
advantage
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-13
CATCH BURGLARS NOW
BY PRESSING BUTTON
Police Stations Tip Off Patrol.
men with Signal Lamps.

The sound Of footsteps caused Mrs.
! Jackson 20 drop the book she was read
ing. Who could it be? She knew no
member Of the family was expected for
an hour.
/ The knob Of the door turned eau
/ tiously. Then began n grating noise
( and the clink Of metal against metal.
Mrs. Jackson reached the telephone.
Spring, 3l00." she whispered. mo-
ment later in answer TO This is Pc
/ lice Headquarters, g." she was con
nected with the station house Of the
precinct in which she lived.
Five minutes later there was a s.ufle
in the hall. and then: This is po-
/ liceman, Mrs. Jackson. Open the door.
/ J have this fellow"
"Id like TO have you tell me how
that policeman got here from the sta
in five minutes" Mrs. Jackson's hus-
band asked the captain Of the precinct
several hours later.
"As a result OF our new signal sys-
tenn" the captain replied. THE police
man was not sent from the station
house. Those days are past. He was
on post near your home"
But insisted Mr. Jackson. "how did
you get in communication with him so
quickly"
"When the lieutenant here received
the telephone call he turned 10 a ser
geant who sits beside him at switch
board and told him that burglar was
busy. The sergeant pushed a button"
the captain explained.
Near your home is 4 new police sig
nal box. II is painted yellow to make
IL easily discernible. The box is at
tached 10 a pole, on the top or near
the top Of which is a lamp.
when the sergeant pressed the but
ton the green lamp was lighted. The
patrolman on that post saw the lamp.
He hurried TO the box, lifted the re-
ceiyer from the police wire and re-
ceived the information. The transac-
tion, including the time taken by your
wife's call. took two and one-half min
utes. The other two and one-half were
consumed by the officer walking to
your home"
The Commissioner is now expert
menting with a system calling for n
police booth in which a policeman is
on duty al all times.