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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-15
c COMMISSIONERS ARE MEETING
AS BOARD OF FOUALIZATIC

The county commissioners are meeting
today at the court house as a board Of
equalization to adjust taxation. An Ell
fort viii be made to equalize values Of
property in the city for assessing taxei
IN order to secure more uniformity be
tween the records of the city and county
than has heretofore been done.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-15

For results-Use Herald Want Ads
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-15
FUNERAL OF GEO. sHARKEY.

The funeral of Geo. +. Sharkey, late
yardmaster for the T. & P. who died
Saturday morning at his home, 1119 St
Nrain street, was held Monday morning
from the Mclean, Simmons and Hart
renee Reynolds OBLIGATED at the funeral
parlors and the members OF the local
organization Of the b. r. T, No. 500.
had charge at the cemetery. A wife
and mother survive the deceased.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-15

prisoners. Easement smiled and glanced
toward Bailey
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-15

Sulzbergers Majestic Hams are DE
liciously Different" Phone your deal
er now to send you One.-Adv.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-15

The first witness was John Robin
son OF Belfast, formerly a corporal in
the royal army medical corps, who
was one of the prisoners taken TO
Germany in the early stages of the
war and recently was released. He
said that of 1000 Irish prisoners gath
cred at LimburC to hear Easements
exhortations. between so and 60 joined
the Irish brigade.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-15
On IrIshmnn m Cnsement.

When the att0rney general decIareu
that one OF the Irish prisoners had
struck Cacement In the face on being
asked TO Join the brigade. Easement
smiled disdainfully. Bailey was one
OF the prisoners seduced by Easement
the attorney general said, and was
made an officer OF the brigade.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-12-08
ENTENTE CONTROL
GREEK WIRES ENDS
SUPERVISION OF THE GREEK
POSTAL SERVICE is ALSO
WITHDRAWN.

ATHENS, Dec. 3, (via London, Dec
4)-The entente powers have agreed
to remove their representatives who
have ben in control of the Greek pos
tai and telegraph services.
Gen. Corakas, head of the Venizel.
list recruiting bureau, has been arrest.
ed charged with melting guerilla war.
fare at Athens and using his room in
the Hotel Majestic as a point from
which to fire upon soldiers and civil
lians. A number of soldiers deposed
that Corakas paid 25 drachmas head
to induce soldiers to desert the army
and join the Venizelists at Saloniki.
Gen. Corakas will probably be tried on
charge of abetting treason.
M. Boulajanis, editor of the obscure
Venizelist journal Astyr, also has been
arrested. 1t is asserted that he was
found to be carrying $1,000 drachmas.
The Venizelist Police Lieutenant Ma.
roudas was taken into custody while
carrying 10000 drachmas.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-12-08
PERKINS FOR LOWER
COST OF LIVING
HEADS COMMITTEE APPOINTED
BY GOV. WHITMAN-BoYcoTT
ON BUTTER NEXT.

ALBANY, N. Y, Dec. 5.-The ap
pointment of committee of five. un
der the Craftsmanship of Geo. w. Per
kins, to investigate the causes of the
high cost of living and to recommend
such legislation as may result in low.
er prices of food through economical
distribution was announced by Gov.
Whitman Monday.
The other members of the commit.
tee are State Senator Charles w.
Wicks, chairman of the legislative
committee investigating the dairy in,
dustry; Judge Geo. w. Ward, counsel
OF the Wicks committee; S. ]. Lowell,
master of the state grange, and Cliff.
ford s. Sims, vice-president and gem
eral manager of the Delaware & Hud-
son railroad.
Mr. Perkins has given considerable
time during the last two or three years
TO study Of the food problem as it
relates to the citizens OF New York
City," said the governor. "He b,
therefore, to a considerable extent al
ready familiar with the question. Mr..
Sims is especially qualified to advise
the committee relative to transporta.
ton matters, an important element.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-12-08
LIVE NEWS OF
THE LONG AGO
INTERESTING ITEMS FROM COPY
OF THE HERALD FORTY
ONE YEARS AGO.

An issue Of The Herald Of February
5, 1875, brought to this office this
morning by ]. J. Elan, contains, among
other interesting items, the account OF
a meeting between Andrew Johnson
and William B. Bate, which occurred
just after the former had defeated the
latter for the United States senate,
Gen. Bate approached Senator John
son and said that while he was frank
to say that he had been disappointed
he hoped that the election OF his OPP
ponent was best for the country and
congratulated him. Senator Johnson
replied that If he had been beaten he
would rather Gen. Bate had been sue.
cessful. Twelve years later, Gen.
Bate was elected to the senate, serV-
ing eighteen years.
Another item states that the build
ing committe is ready to begin work
IN the Methodist church, which is the
present edifce on Seventh street.
The paper also contains the account
Of the wedding of James ]. clam and
Miss Laura McGaw.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-12-08
MEETING
FARMERS SOCIETY
ON NEXT SATURDAY
FEATURE WILL BE AN ADDRESS
BY DR.. M. JACOB, OF
KNOXVILLE.
is The STATE VETERINARIAN
Eminent Authority Will Discuss lnfec-
tlous Abortion. a Subject of Vital
Interest to the Cattle Breeders of
Maury County.

There will be meeting of the Farm
ers' Society of Maury county on Sat
urday at 1870 o'clock. This is the
regular meeting of the society and all
Of the members are urged to be
present.
The feature of the meeting will be
an address Of DR.. M. Jacob, of Knox
Vile, the state veterinarian, who will
talk on Infectious Abortion" dis
ease that is seemingly growing more
prevalent among the cattle Of the
state.
DR.. Jacob is an authority upon this
and kindred subjects and considering
the importance of the matter to be
discussed to the agricultural interests
of Maury county he should have a
large audience of farmers.
There will in addition be the regular
program for the meeting, number OF
informal talks being made. The so
ciety is now in a most flourishing con-
1ition, having about eighty-fve paying
members.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-12-08
TIE SCORE WAS
KNOT FOR GUESSES
HOW TO DETERMINE CLOSEST TO
RESULT ON TURKEY DAY
GAME.

An interesting question as to what
constituted the guess nearest the
core in the Vanderbilt Sewanee foot
Iall game on Thanksgiving Day has
risen. No one expected the game to
)e scoreless one and how to deter,
nine the nearest guess has been sub
nitted by Charles A, Parker, manager
If the Maury Laundry Company to a
number Of judges. Those to whom
the matter was submitted, The Herald,
DR.. Booker Smiser, football coach and
Bob Pigue, sporting editor of the Ban
ner, agree that the nearest guess
would be that guess of a tie upon the
smallest score named. In other words
a person who guessed score Of six
to six and no other guessing smaller
tie score, would be the winner. Some
we're Of the opinion that a total score
of less than the aggregate OF these
two sums would be the correct guess
for example that seven to three
score would win, the aggregate being
ten. However, such guess supposes
one team to be stronger than the 9th.
er, while a guess Of tie is based
upon the conviction that the teams,
so far as results would show, we're
evenly matched That was the case
with the recent game on Turkey Day.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-12-08
ARMSTRONG CASE
IS COMPROMISED
SETTLEMENT MADE IN AUTO AC-
CIDENT AFTER READY
FOR TRIAL.

After the case of Miss Susie Nit
chell VS.. Horace Armstrong was ready
for actual trial in the circuit court
this morning a compromise and ad-
justment was reached. Under the
terms of the agreement the plaintiff,
Miss Mitchell received compensation
for injuries alleged to have received
through the car of the defendant and
the costs of the cause were also paid
by the defendant. The terms Of the
compromise were not stated further
than this. 1t will be recalled that
over year ago Miss Nit
chell received injuries while driving
on North Main street, in conse-
quence Miss Mitchell sued Mr.. Arm
strong for damages, insisting that
her horse became frightened at the
automobile Of the latter. Friends of
both parties expressed satisfaction
that there had been an amicable ad.
iustment.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-12-08
STORY HOUR AT
COUNTY SCHOOL
WILL BE HELD EVERY OTHER
THURSDAY BY ACCOMPLISHED
WOMEN.

The Story Hour, under the able d.
rection of Misses Carrie Smith, Jacobs
Houston, and Mrs. Everett for the
past two months, and which has been
confined to the cotton factory section
OF the city, will be moved in the future
to the County High School. There
will be story hour every other week
at the library of the High School. The
first will be held on Thursday at
o'clock promptly, in charge of Misses
Smith and Jacobs. Every child in
town and other friends who are inter
ested are most cordially invited to
come and get the benefit of the excel
lent work these splendid and accom-
plished women are doing.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-12-08
NAME OFFICERS
SPECIAL ELECTION
ONLY THREE CANDIDATES QUAIL
/ FY FOR JUSTICE IN THE
I!.I;l THIRD DISTRICT.

Officers for the election in the Third
district on Saturday, Dec. Is, were ap-
pointed this afternoon at a meeting Of
the. county election board. This was
the last day in which the officers
could be published. the law requiring
publication of the list ten days before
the election. The commissioners wait
ed until the last day because the three
candidates had promised to submit an
agreed list of officers. This they did
and the list as submitted was ap-
pointed.
This was also the last day for can
didates to ualify and get their names
upon the ballot. But three qualified,
John S. Brown S. Brown, T, E. Luna
and Guy Parks.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-12-08
JESSE \. OvERTON
AND BEN c. HILL
WILL Be DEPUTIES
TO ASSIST WEBB WILLIAMS IN
MAKING ASSESSMENTS OF
COUNTY PROPERTY.
NAY NAME OTHERS LATER ON
Assessor Declares, However, That He
Expects to Devote all of his Time to
The Duties of Office and do as Much
Work as Possible.

When he enters upon the duties of
his Office on January l, Webb Will
liams, tax assessor of Maury county,
will announce the appointment of Ben
G. Hill of the Fifth district, and Jesse
N. Overton, of the Third district as
his deputies. Mr.. Williams may later
on name other deputies, but at the
present he does not contemplate this,
but expects to get along with the as,
sistance Of only two deputies.
Mr.. Williams will not appoint a
deputy in each section or district of
the county, but expects, he states, to
devote practically all of his time to
the work of making assessments. He
will use his deputies for only such
work as it will be a physical impossi-
bility for him to attend to.
Il am going to give my whole per-
sonal attention to the duties of my
Office" said Mr.. Williams. 81 expect
before my term is out to have visited
and inspected every piece of taxable
property in Maury county. From the
day that property becomes assessable
on January 10 until the first day OF
June, will be constantly in the saddle
visiting the people, taking their sched
ules and inspecting their property. |
want to make such an assessment as
will meet the requirements Of the law
Il recognize, however that the time
is too short and the county too large
and populous for one man to do all
the work without assistance. There
fore, it will be necessary for me to
call at least two deputies to my aid.
l believe that | have been fortunate
in my appointments.
Both Mr. Hill and Mr.. Overton are
well known and popular. Both of
them are farmers, the former living
at Stiversville and the latter at Ked-
ron. They have both been unsuccess.
full candidates for assessor.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-12-08
METHODIST WOMEN
MAKING AN ACTIVE
CANVASS IN CHURCH
HOUSE TO HOUSE CAMPAIGN FOR
MEMBERS OF THE MISSION.
AIRY SOCIETY.
TO TENDER Big RECEPTION
Will Finish The Campaign on Friday
Afternoon With an Entertainment at
Sunday School Room From to s
O'cIock-Success Attends Efforts.

Members of the Woman's Mission
airy Society of the First Methodist
church are this week engaged in big
house to house canvass of the mem
berShip of the church for new mem
bers. The members Of the society
feel that the numbers therein do not
correspond to the total membership
Of the church and that much larger
number of the women of the church
should be actively engaged in the
work Of the church Success has so
far attended the efforts of the can
vassers and it is believed that the
campaign will result in substantial
increase in the number of members.
AS a fitting finale of the campaign
here will be held at reception at the
Sunday school room Of the church on
Friday afternoon, from 2 o'clock to 5
o'clock. This reception will be ten
dered by the members of the Woman's
Missionary Society to all Of the women
of the church, regardless of whether
they are also members of the mission
airy society or not. Every woman in
the church is invited. There will be
no special notice or invitation issued,
but all are expected to attend. An in
teresting program is in the course OF
preparation and refreshments will be
served.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-12-08
MODERN WO0DMEN
ELECT OFFICERS
WILL SEND TWENTY-FIVE NEIGH.
BORIS TO BIG BANQUET IN
NASHVILLE, DEC. 18TH.

Columbia Camp, Modern Woodmen
Of America, met Friday night and
elected officers for the ensuing year
The following officers were elected.
Louis Barker, consul; R. M. Wilson,
adviser; Conner Smith, banker; S. w.
Witherspoon, clerk; w. o. Wither-
spoon, escort; Ollie Mckee, watch
man; Drs. P. D. Biddle and ]. L. Voor-
HES, physicians.
On December 18th, at Nashville, head
Consul A. r. Talbot will deliver a
toast on Modern Woodmen and a ban
luet will be served at which time
,overs will be laid for three hundred
Woodmen. Columbia Camp will send
lbout twenty-five neighbors, and any
other neighbors in the county who de-
sire to go can do so by seeing Louis
Barker, Consul Of Columbia Camp.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-12-08
TWICE MARRIED
MAY DO so AGAIN
p. M. HOLCOMB HAS 80 GRAND
CHILDREN AND 20 GREAT
GRAND CHILDREN.

do you know that The Herald w
the first newspaper | ever read in nj
life," stated P. M. Holcomb, as b
stepped into The Herald office eaFI
this morning.
Mr.. Holcomb is eighty-hve years O
age and is as spry and active as .
man of fifty or sixty and bids fair 70
live many more years. He lives on
Rutherford creek in the old TWENTY
first district, now the new Fourth and
votes at Caldwell's Store.
Mr.. Holcomb is quite an interesting
talker and in the course Of his CONVEX
sation this morning, the following re-
marks were cleaned from it,
Eyes, l read The Herald way back
before the war. / saw four years In
the war between the states and hop'
to live many more years, but nOp'
that | will never see another war III
this country"
When asked what his political lalu
was, Mr.. Holcomb remarked. u We"
off after the "Know Nothing" parry
for awhile until Andrew JonlSOu
busted" them up and then | ~en'
back to the Democratic party. nov
er voted for a Radical in all my lH'
and would not vote for one under Oily
consideration, especially homemAu'
Radical.
II am eighty-fve years Of age an'
have been married twice, and eHpe"
to marry again in about fifteen ye'i"
| have FIVE children living, tnll"
grand children, and twenty gfe''
great grand children, and am e1pe''
ing a great-great grand child soon
Eyes, am thinking seriously aOOu'
getting married again, and If the NV
widows that l have been 'scorchln'
up to will wait for about fifteen NOR
years ] think I can make up my mln'
which one want"
Mr.. Holcomb, told some funny S'O
les about happenings back in the 'liD'
Of slavery, and how the working m'I
had to labor for a little Of notnln'
but said the times were about as gOV ",
hen as now. He expressed hilns0"
Is being grateful for the re-elee'iD
If Woodrow Wilson and said tha' >
vas the greatest President the cOu'
,ry ever had.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-12-08
JUST so.

why should advertise? l have a
good business"
why did you move to a busy
street,"
ITO get wehre the people are"
Advertising goes you one better
1t gets the people where you are"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-12-08
A THANKSGIVING BANQUET.

Nov where do you want your
speech to Gomez"
Put me on before the celery is
served. Two hundred people eating
celery in unsion makes it very diff
cult to be heard"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-12-08
A CAUTIOUS NOVELIST.

"You make your heroines singularly
unattractive, old chap"
We'll. don't like to do it. and,
presume it hurts my vogue. But my
wife is a trifie jealous snd-you know
safety first" "A lac
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-12-08
FREE FOR ONE DAY.

1t costs q trifle, I'll allow,
To celebrate Thanksgiving.
But I refuse to worry now
About the cost Of living.
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the war lasts. The chances of a sud.
den collapse are more remote now
than ever. Whatever changes are TO
take place will be gradual. I think
that is the opinion generally held now
by most practical business men who
have watched developments carefully.
Even our munitions manufacturers
are now confident of adapting their
plants to meet changed conditions
at the declaration of peace.
Our imports have been increasing
too, and this fact has occasioned some
alarm. 1t need not, for practically
all Of the increase has been IN raw
materials. Before the war Europe
did altogether too much of our manu-.
featuring for us. Rubber. silk, wool,
fibers, tin, and so on were taken from
all parts Of the world to European
factories and much OF the finished
product was finally shippel 10 us
We paid for European labor, we paid
dividends on European capital, and
We paid for a great deal of unneces.
sary shipping. The war has obliged
us to import the raw materials and
finish them in our own factories and
mills. American labor and American
capital are the gainers-and thoy viii
continue TO benefit after the war. The
extent Of this benefit will depend upon
their combined efficiency. In 1912
only % per cent. OF our imports we're
raw materials. In 1916 the proper
tion had increased to 43 per cent. It
will increase still further.
We have become the greatest COM
mercial nation in the world. We
have stopped borrowing money. and
are now lending instead. We have
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-10-13

dustrial development. What a lasting
effect 1t will have on our manufacture
ing efficiency. Through this expan-
sion of our trade it may be possible
even to reduce prices through greater
production.
In some quarters there is a dispo-
sition to attribute our increased eX'
ports entirely to war demands. That
is very unfair. 1t is unfair to the
foresighted men who have pushed our
trade into new markets. 1t is unfair
to the administration which has furn-
ished so many needed facilities for
building up our trade in foreign
countries.
We are of course doing a big bust
ness in war supplies. but the impor-
tance of that business has been over
rated. To make it assume the great
est possible proportions, unwarranted
liberties have been taken with our
classlfications of merchandise. Grain,
flour, meat, shoes, and many other
everyday necessities have been in
cluded under the term war supplies.
OF course soldiers consume these art
icles, but they would consume them
If they were civilians and not soldiers
We have always furnished Europe
with such articles. In fact, the war
has cut off from some of our best
markets for such goods.
But our business with markets far
removed from the war zone has great
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-10-13

ly increased This is the best kind of
new business, because large share
of il can be retained after the war.
How much will depend entirely on the
way our manufacturers and exporters
conduct themselves in the meantime.
Our exports to South America during
the fiscal year 1916 showed an in
crease of approximately So per cent.
over 1914, the year preceding the war.
With Africa we did about so per cent.
more business. To Japan and Asiatic
Russia we sold 240 per cent. more
goods. although this includes some
munitions. Other Asiatic countries
bought II per cent. more merchandise
than in 1914. A 20 per cent. increase
is recorded for Australia and other
Oceanic countries. Our Canadian eX-
others show gain of 81 per cent. and
Mexico, the West Indies, and Central
America we sold AZ per cent. more
goods. The neutral countries increas-
ed their purchases from us to the ex-
tent of SS per cent.-a most remarka-
BILE gain and one that can not be
said to be wholly temporary These
neutral countries have been shut off
to some extent from the Central Pow
ers, and they have been unable to
purchase some classes of manufactur-
ed goods from the allied countries, yet
il Is safe to say that once accustom-
ed TO buy from us, they will not sud-
denly go back to their former sources
of supply. What we do loose there will
be made up by sales 10 the Central
Powers and to Russia. To the bellig-
erent countries themselves our eX-
ports increased SO per cent. and it is
probably true that our sales will fall
off to some extent there when normal
conditions return.
On the whole, the prosects of re-
tanning a large share of our newly
gained trade are much brighter now
than they we're a year ago. and they
will continue to brighten the longer
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most burst. | got where was almost
walking skeleton and life was burden
to me until one day my husbands step
sister told my husband if he did not do
something for me | would not last long
and told him TO get your medicine. So he
got Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
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tinued its use, and have never had any
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my life to you and your remedies. They
did for me what doctors could not do
and will always praise it wherever l
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terey Street, Denison, Texas.
II you are suffering from any form Of
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Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, and
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INCREASED
FREIGHT
BUSINESS
THE AMERICAN TRADE HAS IN
CREASED SEvENTY-FIvE PER
CENT. DURING THE WOODROW
WILSON ADMINISTRATION.

American foreign trade has increas-
ed about IS per cent. during the Will
son administration. There Is no Ion
ger any disposition to question that
fact or to underrate its significance.
For the fiscal year 1916. our total
foreign trade was valued at six and
one-half billion dollars-an unpre-
cedented trade for us. 1t is amazing
to think that our exports alone
amounted to four and one-third billion
dollars. That is half billion dollars
more than our botal trade in 1912,
imports and exports combined. What
an impetus this has given to our in
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fering with female
trouble and could
hardly do my work.
| was very nervous
but just kept drag
ging on until last
summer when | got
where | could not do
my work. / would
have a chill every
day and hot flashes
and dizzy spells and
Imy head would al