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The sun., 1916-12-20
RUG SOLD FOR $500.
Asccs khayat Art Auction Yields
n Total Of 28,7R5.

The sale of the Azcez Khayat col.
.ectloh or Eastern art was ended YES
tcrday at the Anderson galleries with a
session that Noted 5000, making tho
Grand total OF the sale S6.7s5.25.
Ihc best price was $500, paid by j
Murray Tor No. tis. "A big Guerdcz rug
Mr. Murray also gave $275 for No. 416,
= chinese rug Of the Ming period, and
w. FOR No. 42i. n Persian rug. A
i'cckaitc paid $i77.50 for No. 39s, n
large S~ultanabad vase. and N. Indian
.oJias gave $40 for No. $50, a Greek
bronze representing Mercury.
The sun., 1916-12-20

missioner Bell. gives a legal dramatic
review Of the production. charactcrizlng
It tersely as tragedy. comedy. ballet.
opera, farce. negro minstre.sy. negro or
other dancing, wrestling. boxing with
or without gioves-trial OF strength. cir
Gus or equestrian. or dramatic perform
ance that did not consist q sacred OF
educational, vocal or Instrumental num-
hers"
The sun., 1916-12-20
Miss dc S~Iding In Wed clergy man

Mrs Edward T.. de Selding Of 1870
Fast Eifty-nrst street has announced the
engagement Of her daughter, Miss Hen
r!etta Tracy de Selding. to the Rev Ben
amin Martin Washburn. vicar OF Grace
Chapel. this city. Miss DE Selding is the
daughter OF the late Edward Fitzgerald
de Selding. Mr.. Washburn was gradu-
ated from Dartmouth In 1907 and from
tho General Theological Seminary IN
1912. The wedding will take place soon
after Easter.
The sun., 1916-12-20
j. M. TAYLOR, LONG
VASSAR HEAD, DIES
President Emeritus Expires at
Hotel Here After Illness
of About q Week.

Ir ,,,,. >,.,.. r..,.. ...no..
'""', "o"'o ia''O'' '''s'ue"'
night ut tho Hotel Belmont here. where
he had been III only about a week. He
wac 6y yc.rs old r,r 1av,or ,.,u,, !.
.oyo,. ..,, e. 49,. -, go.
"" Nv" ""'' = -" P"e"-
h'""ia "c'cloped' a WIDOW. a daughter.
three sons. "A sister and brother survive
him.
DIR. lanes Al TayIor wa. nrc.,,.,, ~
Nassar ,,oIlc,c f,,r ,wcn,y..oyo, ,a,..
rcjiuuuishinc his p~osi,Ion Echr,arv .
1914 i'm arrord,ncc win hi. r.s,ana,,,
announced Fcbrunrv II Ioia liz r,.
succeeded Nv Jr Horny Nob,o Nh.
Crackcu. pr TayIor who MA. "a ,yhc,
he resigned diJ ,rurh ,ovard Tho &C.
ton of strong Hail tho iibrarv h,,,diny
and tho nlumna rymna sium and Tho
o ou''''"tn' , m s.uu.es as tne college
aesthetic side Of education. though
toward tho end OF his administration
some students became discontinued with
The strict rules laid down In his social
policies.
In token OF their esteem the alumna
ot Nassar made n parting gift Of SO. 900
In bonds. lie was greatly loved by the
whole student body. The college grew
In vast numbers during the time he was
president.
Ncpt view Ideas From college,.
Ills closing words 10 tho s,udcn, bodv
were:
"Timcs have changed. Now idca. have
been introduced. particularly in noli,ic,l
and social WAYS Woman suffrage and
socialism are most conspicuous. I have
manage TO keen "A great MANY Of those
IDEAS out of The college. I have great
The sun., 1916-12-20

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS c. Head, vicc-presi-
dent of the company william f. Read,
Jr., secretary and treasurer Covers
Read. professor Of history at the Uni
vcrsity Of Chicago; Robert +. Read. Mrs.
N. u. Kelly, Mrs. Joel r. Davis, Florence
Read and Helen a. Read.
The sun., 1916-12-20

WAsHINGroS. Dec, 10. - Joseph l..
willard. American Ambassador to Spain.
home on leave OF absence. held a final
conference with President Wilson to-
night and left for New York to sail for
Madrid within the next ten days.
The sun., 1916-12-20
METROPOLITAN HHrSfts 8.

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bach Hraun I,uritk, ril, itci>> tnnd BoiansKy
hur at =. samson ct Daiila. Homer, Ca
russo, DE Iuca. Rothicr. tond. Polaccu.
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iaunois, Perrin. Martinclli. Ama,o, Bada, Mala.
Tesla. Cond. rulacco,
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Obor. trlu>, Braun, toritL. tond., BoianZkN
Nmas. BAY Mat. Mot. Dec. -, al . 30 ,iOc
to 81 SO Nacnsri und t,retel. Garrison, Do
launoiS. Homer, GuritI. Coud. Hagrman.
Nmas wight at $: Marta. Hempcl, ohcr;
Caruso DE Luca- MalatcS!ta tond Fapt.
Scott, Nalttc>ta, ROSS. t'ond, Pulacco.
IIAkDMA\ IItND tSEb.
The sun., 1916-12-20
The Bonapartes Lease ~ NEWPORT

Mr.. and Mrs. jerome N. Bonaparto Of
Washington have leased through Deblois
e. Eldridgc from the heirs of tho Mary
7. Reed estate the latter's place In Belle
yuc avenue. Newport.
The sun., 1916-12-20

Jew vONK's LEADING THEATRES AN SUCCESS
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-06-02
THE CUSTER LAW.

II those who are seeking to
Investigate the road affairs OF
Maury county are not satisfied
with as high class and honorable
a committee as could be found within
the confines of the county, why do
they not invoke the custer law. That
law, while primarily intended to aid
In the execution of the prohibition law,
IL not as some seem.to think, confined
aione to that class of offenses Anyone,
any ten citizens, may invoke this act
against any malfeasance or misfeas-
.ance or non-feasance in Office OF any
official.
But it is a statute intended TO cover
any offenses of any official. Under it
the road officials and the justices OF
fhe peace, who 1t is alleged have been
guilty of high crimes, If guilty. can be
onsted. Now the custer law does not
punish innocent men and would hard
gy, in Judge Bearden's court yield to
purposes of political persecution, but
q the compliments have good cause
they are pretty sure of obtaining JUS
fice. The supreme court has In the
Memphis and Nashville cases made
that perfectly clear Assuredly 1t
could not be argued, in view Of those
opinions that the supreme court Is
preiudiced in favor of accused Off
Gals. The Herald respectfully invites
the attention of those who are not
pleased with the committee TO this
statutory statute, to the final passage
Of which The Herald contributed 50
much and to which it will ever point
with pride 1t is general law and can
be applied against officials for any
Offense.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-06-02

# wcu,a "whitewesh" any accused Of
fetal
On the contrary, this committee has
demeaned itself with becoming pro
priety: it has made every effort to be
fair both to the accused and the de-
Tense; it has manifested from the very
day that it was appointed a desire to
get every material fact. The records
prove this and no statement. no mat
ter by whom made, can change it.
The Herald's protest is not against
the charges made involving the road
officials Of the county, it respectfully
called the Banners attention to the
injustice that it did the committee APP
pointed to investigate those charges
by its broad intimation that they would
"cover up rascality."
The Banner had right to comment
upon the charges made against the
officials of the county, although The
Herald submits that it is unusual, very
exceptional, in fact, almost without
precedent for high class journal like
the Banner to make comment of this
character upon the ex parte statement
alone of one side. AS rule the news
paper at least gives the other side a
chance to be heard before reaching
final conclusion in its editorial col
umns. The Herald is still of the opin-
ion that the Banner was misled and
imposed upon in this matter, that 1t
got view outside Of the written
charges made; that it was influenced
by those who have opposed with all
possible vigor and all industry at their
command the onward progress OF the
dominant element of the county.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-06-02
VOTE FOR COMMITTEE.

In order to prove that Witt and not
Whitthorne was elected member of
the state democratic executive com.
mittee from the Seventh district, the
Giles county papers give Whitthorne
Humphreys county, but bodily take the
four votes of Wayne away from him.
Every one who attended the meeting
of the convention knows that Wayne
voted for Whitthorne. In fact, the
Giles papers do not prove their case
even by bodily swiping the four votes
Of Wayne. For example, according to
the Witt organs, Whitthorne received
71h votes. The tellers gave him 621a
votes. The tellers gave him the votes
Of Wayne, which he received, while
the Giles papers take these votes away
from him and give him those of Hum
phreys county Every one knows that
both Wayne and Humphreys voted for
Whitthorne and that the tellers count
ed the former votes for him, but
failed to credit him with the votes
of Humphreys. Their report made on
the day of the convention proves this.
It is a weak case for the Giles fellows.
They may be entitled to their victory
because the Maury county delegate
went to sleep, but they never earned it.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-06-02
AMBITIOUS JESSE.

Having captured the state organiza.
ton Of the republican party, 1t is said
that Mayor Jesse M. Littleton, with
the aid of Congressman Austin, is now
going after the national committee
man. Although under the republican
harmony agreement Senator John ].
Gore was to have this job, it is said
now that his unquestioned loyalty to
the new powers in the republican
ranks of the state is doubted. He Is
said to be too friendly to Hooper and
Sanders and has been, it is reported.
marked for slaughter. II the Chatta.
nooga mayor should succeed in defeat.
ing Gore for national committeeman
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-06-02
is III REGuLAR9

In times past, when the democratic
party was allied with the liquor power
in Tennessee, the Chattanooga Times
was an ardent advocate Of regularity.
1t was powerful believer in the party
label. Now the shoe Is on the other
foot The Times is not one bit enam.
ored OF the democratic platform; it
has frankly said so. Nor does that
paper like the regular democratic
nominee for railroad commissioner.
He has not been regular; that Ia a
mighty offense in the eyes of the
Times. 1t really threatens to be ir.
regular now that he has been nomi-
mated. Now if the Times is justified
In being irregular how can it condemn
Mr.. Enloe for the same offense?
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-06-02
THE BANNER EvADES.

Responding to the recent editorial
of The Herald, calling attention to the
Baner's unjustifiable attack upon the
road investigation committee of this
county, the Banner plainly evades the
issue. 1t was fair enough to repro
duce The Herald's comment, but its
editorial reference thereto Is calculat-
ed to further confuse the issue and
reflect upon the committee. The Her
aid has made no editorial comment
npon the charges against the accused
officials of the county, preferring to
await the proof, but it did and does
insist that the Banners reelection upon
the committee in charge Of the investi-
cation was unfair and unjust. It sub
mits, in spite Of the Banners state
snent to the contrary. that no one word
of proof has BEEN presented up 10 this
rood hour in the hearing, to sustain the
charge that the committee was packed,
,ar that 1t was incompetent or that
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-06-02
TO ABOLISH WEST POINT,

That our ancestors did not feel alto
gether as ardently about preparedness
as the Tennesseans Of the present day
do, is amply shown by resolution
adopted by the twentieth General AS
sembly of Tennessee in 1888 urging
that West Point Military Academy be
abolished. In this resolution 1t is re-
cited that many good citizens of these
United States have viewed with deep
and manifest interest the vast appro-
priations of public money for the sup
port of the military academy; few
men, sons Of distinguished and wealthy
families, through the Intervention Of
members of congress, are educated at
this institution, and at the expense Of
the great body of the American people,
which entitle them to privileges, and
elevate them above their fellow citi-
zens who have not been SO fortunate
as to be educated under the patronage
of this aristocratical institution"
1t is also opined by the legislature
that "such institutions are repugnant
to the great and fundamental prin-
ciples of our government, by Great
ing a demand upon the government
for large amount of money, to sup
port and protect an institution almost
unknown to the people; "and 1t is
further alleged that such an institu-
ton is "at war with those principles
and maxims which should ever be
held sacred by free and enlightened
people"
In consideration Of all these
whareases and other reasons therein
set FORTH 1t is solemnly resolved "That
our senators in congress be instructed,
and our representatives requested, to
oppose the passage Of all laws making
further appropriations for the support
of said institution"
At the time of the passage of this
act Maury county was represented in
the senate by Edward B. Littlefeld, an
ancestor of Eastin Littlefeld Of the
Columbia Insurance Agency. Whether
or not he voted for the resolution is
not known. The county was then re-
presented in the house by A. o. P.
afterward member Of the
senate OF the United States and chief
justice of the supreme court of Ten
nessee.
Times change and people change
with them. A resolution like the
above would not today receive the
approval of a single member OF the
legislature of the state.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-06-02
NEW PROPOSITION.

1t was a new and strange PROPOSE
ton advanced before the joint commit
tee Monday that because member Of
the county court sat as member of
an investigating committee OF that
court he would thereby be rendered
incompetent to act upon the report or
findings of the committee. Ever since
this government was organized, prob
ably long before under the English
practice committees of legislative bod
les are almost uniformly made up of
the members of those bodies. The
action OF committees so selected is
seldom final, but must be reported
back to the body which gives them
life. 1t has never been insisted that
the members of bodies serving thereon
were thereby rendered incompetent
All members of the committees of
the senate and house Of representa-
tives of congress of the United States
are appointed from the membership
thereof All committees of the legis-
lature of Tennessee and other states
are appointed from the membership
thereof. The committee that heard
the charges against Judge Edgington
were appointed from the house mem
,bership. 1t was not insisted that they
thereby became incompetent to vote
npon the articles OF Impeachment.
The committees which hear contested
election cases in congress and In the
legislature are appointed from the
membership OF the tribunal which
finally passes upon these questions.
Credentials committees Of political
conventions are uniformly appointed
from the delegates therein and the
right of these members In convention
10 vote upon the committees report
has never been challenged.
The fact is that members Of the
county court who hear all the proof
face the witnesses; hear the argu-
ments OF counsel end get first hand
yiew of the entire evidence, are bet
ter qualified to pass upon the matters
at issue than their colleagues would be
who must depend upon the written
report and written evidence upon
which the same Ii based.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-06-02
FREE PASS PLANK.

commenting on the democratic plat.
forms reference to free passes the
esteemed Lawrence Democrat evi.
IDENTIFY overlooked the fact that the
platform as reported to the convention
was amended. The clause therein
which qualified the declaration against
nee passes was stricken out and as
the plank now reads it is a declara-
tion against the issuance of free pass
es to any persons. As originally re-
ported to the convention the free pass
plank of the platform did not mean
anything.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-06-02
maintain order; to administer justic,

maintain order; to administer justice
to enforce its DEGREES. Much more i'm
portant than that 1t must be prepared
for self defense. It must be prepared
at all times for defense against the
aggressions of others. It must be
ready to defend its national life.
There is but one fair, Just and ade-
quate method Of defense in q demo
cracy. That Is universal military ser.
vice. Every citizen should be required
to give certain amount of military
service to the nation. 1t Is the only
equal method Of defense. II all cit.
sens are equal under the law, as we
hold. all should alike be required to
contribute to the common defense.
The volunteer system Is always expen-
sive, unscientific, wasteful and un-
just. The same duty should rest upon
one citizen to defend IL needs be with
his life the existence of the republic
that rests upon every other citizen.
We must learn that no system is truly
democratic that does not impose upon
all citizens the duty and burdens of
defense.
If we had universal military service
in this country, and we are going to
have it before we get through with our
preparedness program, we would con-
tribute enormously to the maintenance
of universal peace. We cannot longer
blind ourselves to the results, the les
sons of unpreparedness taught us by
the great war.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-06-02
KILLING THE HURs.

Having repeatedly called attention
to the waste and loss among the farm,
ers of Maury county because Of the
presence on their farms of cockle-burs,
The Herald is gratified to note that
the wool this year was almost entirely
Tree from this pest. The farmers have
evidently taken the good advice Of this
paper and have exterminated the pest
1t has been a profitable work. Burs
In wool penalize the farmers from one
third to one-half of the purchase price
With wool selling at thirty cents and
above the farmers assuredly will fn'
it exceedingly profitable to go over the
fields and pastures and bodily extef
inmate every bit that shows its bead
They not only are expensive where
farmers keep sheep but they ABSOLUTELY
serve no useful purpose. They are
menace to hogs. Numbers of farnen
have lost hogs because they nas
eaten the burs. With lambs at l8p
cents, sheep at seven cents and Won
at thirty-five cents per pound assulsp
~ Maury county land is toe vallsVS
to harbor this noxious weed,
It is pleasing to record the incrs"
ing number of farmers who are appV
ciating this fact. We are mak@
progress. It is these little things 'D''
count. If one will only look closer
after the little details Of life the large
things will take care Of tbemset"
Whatever The Herald can do 70 :.
courage the farmers of Manry cOu.'
to practice better methods ana =
come more efficient, 1t regards %
contribution to the general prospeN
and welfare Of the entire eommuni9
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-06-02
PREPAREDNESS.

1t is to be hoped that Maury eoun-
tians will add their part to the dem
onstration for preparedness at Nash
vile on Saturday. If the people of
this country we're better prepared they
would live better lives in every re-
spect. The better prepared we are as
citizens, the better we perform our
duties, the better our communities and
the better our government, local and
state. The people who have achieved
the highest distinction in this world
and who have lived the most useful
lives are those who have been pre-
pared.
What is true Of the individual is
true Of the nation. The nation, the
collection of people in common pur-
pose. must be prepared for the execu-
ton of the great purposes that brought
It into being. It must be prepared to
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-06-02
BURNING EARN WASTE.

A recent writer travelling through
one of the great corn belt states says
that he noticed fewer farmers burning
corn stalks and the remains of old
straw and hay stacks than ever be-
fore. This is encouraging but this
practice is all too common in Maury
county. No farmer ought ever to burn
his corn stalks. They should be turned
under. Our land needs humus more
than anything else. Decayed corn
stalks return to the land part Of
that taken from IL in the corn crop.
1t is poor policy that will counte-
nance the burning Of anything of val
ne. What is destroyed by fire is gone
forever. It Is so much subtracted from
the wealth Of the world.
Nothing will more quickly reclaim
the ''bald" spot all too common on
Maury county farms, than the remains
Of old straw stacks. A little rotten
straw will soon cause clover or grass
TO get start where otherwise 1t has
refused to grow. The farmers Of this
county are becoming more progress
sive; they are approaching more and
more the necessity for conserving the
soil, but they still practice too much
waste. The day for burning corn
stalks and straw rtcks in Maury coun-
ty should end
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-06-02

been deprived of we'll earned victory
when the tellers had declared Witt, d
Giles, elected. Judge Trim Mcknight
very dryly remarked: "Oh, we'll, there
10 no use grieving over the matter,
we got about what was coming to US
for the Giles crowd had VITO and We
didn't" After that the crowd dis
persed.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-06-02

electing one of his own followers, he
would be as completely the boss of
the party in Tennessee as Mr.. Sanders,
whom he endorsed, has been. Then
we should have the unusual and re-
markable situation of the original pro-
hibition party of Tennessee manned
and differed by those who frankly
have no sympathy with prohibition
legislation. 1t is a situation that is at
least comforting to the democrats.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-06-02
THEY HAD "Wlr.p

Maury countians we're recently dis
cussing the election for member of the
state committee from this district,
they had been euchered and through
their Indifference to the count had
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-06-02

susseribs fer Tn pssFsA
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1916-10-06
The Rescue - School Com
position BY Florence
Leona Owings

One day as Jessie and Frank were
side. They loked and saw dog lying
rumbling Of wheels. The carriage has
run over this dog, said Frank. Then
Frank took his handkerchief and
bound the dogs foot up. Let us take
this dog home with us. said Jessie All
right.
They took the dog and went home.
The father ands mother did not want to
keep the dog. One day the father and
mother went to town. Let us take a
walk. said Jessie. AS they were walking
along they came to a stream They be-
gan throwing sticks into the stream.
Just then Jessie lost her balance and
fell into the stream.
When Carlo saw Jessie fall into the
stream he did not know what to do
He went into the stream and caught
hold of Jessie's dress and brought her
to the shore. They went home, the dog
at their heels. When the father and
mother came home they praised and
petted the dog.
The next two or three weeks Jessie
was In bed.
Carlo would go into the sick room
and see Jessie.
Carlo and Frank were very glad when
Jessie got well.
That fall Carlo went to school with
Jessie and Frank. He carried their din
ner basket for them.
Florence Leora Owings. age IL.
Box -, r. z, Ottumwa. Il.