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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-01-07
BUSY TIME AHEAD
FOR PADGETT
ON NAVAL AFFAIRS
TO HAVE IMPORTANT WORK
TO PERFORM.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.-Chairman
L. P. Padgett, of the house commit
tee on naval affairs, from and after
tomorrow, will be one of the busiest
statesmen to be found at the national
capitol. Tomorrow the naval affairs
committee for the sixty-fourth con-
gress will be formally organized, and
the naval committee hearings will be-
gin at once and will likely continue
for month. From the information to
be secured through these hearings
the naval bill, carrying the prepared
ness of President Wilson, if to be
drafted.
Congressman Padgett as chairman
of the house committee, will, without
a doubt, report to congress the most
important bill Of all those relating
to preparedness. There will be many
bills introduced, but most of them
will eventually be cleared through
the committee on naval affairs and
reported to the house in the great ma
val bill. The bill which Chairman
Padgett will report comes under the
head of a privileged bill, being q COM
mittee bill, and will have right OF
way in the house over other bills OF
similar nature. - 81
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-01-07
Tuesdays Daily.)

Not in three years has Columbia
had such a mule day as it had ON,
Monday. 1t was by long odds the big
gest day of the kind since January,
1918, and it runs that day a close sec
ond and probably if all the hgures
were obtainable it would be tound
that it was near to being record
breaker for all time.
It is conseravtively estimated Dy
well informed buyers that there were
not less than 1000 mules sold here
on Monday. Many believe that these
figures are entirely too low, that l,2OO
would come nearer being the correct
statement. One firm alone sold more
than 100 mules during the day and
bought an equal number. Probably
the average of $3.50 per head given In
The Herald yesterday was too low
and SITS would be nearer the true av-
erags.
The total business in mules for the
day was not less than $175,000 which
places the day on an equality with
any other day of which there is re-
cord in the volume of business trans
acted. Some buyers are even inclin-
ed to the opinion that the total should
go closer to 100000 in making es-
Inmates on the business.
The banks had the busiest day that
they have had in three years. Not
since January, 1913, has there been
day upon which the deposits and
the Withdrawals were so heavy as
they were yesterday. 1t required ex-
ira work on the part Of the clerks to
post the accounts.
There were mules here Monday
from every corner Of Maury county.
They came in droves from way down
on the Tennessee river, from as Iar
away as Dickson county. They came
from Lawrence, from Lewis, from
Wayne and even from Perry county,
distance of sixty miles. The own
ers declared that they could afford
to bring them the additional distance
because they could get so much bet
ter prices in Columbia; they recog
nize 1t as the premier mule market
of the world.
Many citizens who have witnessed
mule days here for years declared
that there were more mules here on
Monday than had ever been seen In
the city. The entire Court Square
West Seventh street to beyond the
postoffice, North Main to the barns
of Hays G. Wright, East Seventh to
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-01-07

the stables of R. F. Moore & Son, and
Garden street and High street on
each side of West Seventh, all were
literally jammed with mules, In
fact mules were bought and sold q
distance of nearly half mile from
the court house. 1t would probably
not be an exaggeration to say that
close to 1000 mules were here on
Monday. Not all, nothing like all,
were sold, but that number made a
tremendous impression.
The good mules commanded most
any price. No price was too high for
the five to eight year old above a
thousand pounds, sixteen hands,
shapely mule Some of them sold for
two hundred and fifty and few even
at two hundred and sixty. They
were in great demand. A car load
Of classy three year olds
sold at auction by F. F.
Moore & Son for an average OF
$190. A dealer sold a ear load OF ex.
ira fancy mules at an average of $3.50
each.
While the good stuff, the high class
mules were In demand at any old
price, it is also true that there never
has been great mule day in Colum.
bia when there was so large proper
ton of scrub" and Indifferent mules
as there we're here Monday There
has never been time when the pro
portion Of poor mules, those not in
good flesh, was so large. This kind
went begging. The little mule, the
thin mule, the young mule, unless ex
ira good, we're not in demand. They
just simply had no market and the
presence Of so large number Of this
kind accounts for the big number
that were not sold.
1t was a great day for mules, 6
great day for Columbia It added i'm
mensely to its reputation as the
greatest mule market in the world
And it brought to Columbia scores
and scores of people for the first time
because it was the best mule market
These men got their money and spen
! some Of it here. Everyone was ben
| efitted.
The streets in the business portion
Of the city we're almost shoe mouth
deep in manure but under the direc
tion of Street Supervisor Friel the,
were soon made as clean as ever. 81
far as the business men and folkl
are concerned they wish every Mon
day instead of only first Monda!
could be mule day in Columbia.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-01-07
SPLENDID RECORD Is
MADE BY LOCAL FIRE
COMPANY PAST YEAR
INSURANCE LOSSES IN CoLUM-
BIA TOTAL $4,000 IN YEAR
19fA
VERr LARGE SAVINGS MADE
Less Than One-Third Of the lnsur-
ance Involved in the Buildings on
Fire 10 Lost-Total for the Past
Twelve Months.

According to the official report OF
the chief of the Columbia fire depart
ment there were twenty-five fires in
Columbia during the past year. The
amount of insurance involved In
these fires, that is the amount OF the
risk in which the fire occurred was
$65,75O. The amount of the insur-
ance paid cut on the losses was $l9,-
92650 This shows savings OF insur-
ance by the department of $45.S2S.SO.
The record for the year was one OF
the best ever made in the city. The
number of fires, about two month,
was not exceptional, but the amount
of the loss sustained was unusually
small. In fact from the standpoint OF
fires the year was good one. More
than half Of the total insurance loss
es of the year was paid on one build
ing, the First Presbyterian church,
which cost the company $11,750. This
was the only big fire of the entire
year.
In figuring the risk involved or the
amount of insurance in Jeopardy, no
account is taken of the adjoining
buildings. Unquestionably these are
exposed at every fire and if included,
the showing made for the local fire
department would be very much bet
to-.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-01-07
BIG CROWD MONDAY
WAS VERY. ORDERLY
NO ARRESTS BY THE POLICE AND
ONLY ONE FOR THE CoUN.
TY OFFICERS.

Yesterday was the quietest first
Monday in the history of the police
department, not single arrest being
made, Notwithstanding the large
crowd in town. The county officials
arrested only one and that was for
bootlegging.
Drunken men were scarce Monday
and only few were seen who were
under the influence of intoxicants to
any degree Yesterday was the first
Monday in many months on which no
arrests were made for being drunk
and disorderly and other minor Of
fenses.
The officers state that the record
Monday was remarkable considering
the large crowd in the city. The 70.
cord of Monday is unparalleled
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-01-07
FEWER DELEGATES
FROM TENNESSEE
CALL BY REPUBLICANS CUTS
CONVENTION REPRESENTA-
TloN TO TWENTY-oNE.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.-The offic-
ial call for the republican national
convention at Chicago June Z, issued
by Chairman Hilles and Secretary
Jas. B. Reynolds, includes the first Of
fetal announcement of the basis OF
representation that Tennessee will
have in the convention. The delega-
tion which heretofore has been twen-
ty-four, or two delegates from each
congressional district and two to each
seantor, has been reduced to twenty
one under the Southern apportion-
ment. The state will still have four
delegates from the state at large, but
only one delegate each will be elected
from the fifth, ninth and tenth con-
gressional districts, while the other
districts will have two each as here
tofors.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-01-07
ILLNESS EMPEROR
SAID TO BE SERIOUS
&c STATED THAT HE WAS sue.
cEssFULLY OPERATED ON
LAST WEDNESDAY.

PARIS, Jan. 4.-Press dispatches
from Switzerland and Italy continue
m affirm that the illness of Emperor
William is serious. 1t is stated that
he was operated on last Wednesday
successfully, but the nature of the op-
GRAFTON was not specified
1t is stated that the emperor is suf-
fering from a deep seated affection
of which the cutaneous eruption is
but a symptom and that the malady
is complicated by the re-appearance
of his old throat trouble, which has
extended to the mouth. 1t is even as
serted that it will be necessary to
provide him with an artificial palate
made Of silver.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-01-07
GREATEST MULE DAY IN
COLUMBIA Since I9I3;OvER
TAOUSANDCHANCEDH HANDS
AGGREGATE OF SALES FOR THE DAY NOT LESS
THAN $l75,ooO AND BY MANY IT is BELIEVED
.THATITAE TOTAL MAY GO OVER $780,
600 FOR AVERAGE WAS HIGH.

oNe EAREp ANIMALS CAME FIR ON ALL SECTIONS
SIXTY MILES, OWNERS EcLARNG THAT THEY COULD AZ
FORD TO TRAVEL THE DISTANCE IN ORDER TO REACH
THE BEST MARKET IN ALL THE LANo-cLAssY ANIMALS
SOLD AT THE OWNERS OWN FIGURES BUT THE PRoPoR
SCRUB KIND WAS LARGE AND MOST OF
THEM WENT A sEeGlNe--eANKs HAD RECORD BUSINESS
FOR THE DAY. DEPOSITS IA ND WITHDRAWALS BEING LARe
Err THAN AND DAY IN PAST THREE YEARS
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-01-07
HOSPITAL ROBBED
BY TWO BANDITS
THIRTY NURSES IN ROOM WHEN
ROBBERS APPEAR AND TAKE
AWAY MONEY.

CHICAGO, Jan. 1.-Two men enter
ed the offices of st. Luke hospital this
afternoon, pointed revolver at Miss
Mary Tobin, the cashier, and escap-
ed with a tin box containing $4,000.
It was pay day at the institution,
and the offices were crowded with
nurses and other employees receiving
their salary. The robbers made the
thirty nurses in the room hold up
their hands while they seized the
cash and escaped in an automobile.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-01-07
BIG LAND SALES ARE
CONDUCTED BY CLERK
OF CHANCERl COURT
AGGREGATE is NEARLY FIFTY
THOUSAND DoLLARs-clTY
LOTS ARE SOLD.
ALL PARTS OF The COUNTY
LARGEST Transaction Was for $4,000.
Big Crowds Cause Lively Bidding
Best in Many Months--Mora 3.
Fariss Is Auctoneer.

Sales aggregating s4S,279.5O were
made Monday by Mora B. Fariss,
clerk and master Of the chancery
court. Property in several parts OF
the county were sold and each trans
action involved good consideration
The largest sale was the Daniel farm
near Rally Hill, which was bought by
sneed and Orr for $4,000.
The other sales were: Four store
houses in Spring Hill to Mrs. Mary
McKissack, $2,O45 three pieces OF
property in Spring Hill to J. W, Nc
Kissack for $1,1S7; the Crutcher farm
near Rally Hill 3,4O0; Hill land to
C. M. Murphy, 1915; Peay farm near
Rally Hill to J. H. Gooch, $5,4OO;
houses and lots in Mt Pleasant, one
to Buford E. Cooper for 5000, and the
other to Hugh Douglas for $35o;
Jackson land near Mt. Pleasant to
]. w. Huckaby, $1,000; house and lot
at Parks Station to ]. w. Patterson
s16O:vacant lot on Fourteenth street
in Columbia to J. Lem Thomas foi
s123.5O: Tucker farm to 3. M. Tuck
er, $3.50: Grigg farm to t. d. For
gey for $5O55.
The Scott dwelling on Thirteenth
street of Columbia was sold to Mrs
Rogers for $3.50; a As acre farm, nine
miles from Columbia, was sold to J
e. Scott for $2,500 ], T. Petty
bought a 1876 acre farm on the Pu
lash pike adjoining his home place
for $4,000; J. w. Shelton purchased
the Tom Cooper property for SLIPS
The sales Monday were the larg
est made through the chancery cour
in many months, and the lands solt
were mostly foreclosed by mortgages
The farm land sold is among the bes
in the county. Mr.. Fariss spent near
ly the entire day Monday conductln!
the sales and a large crowd attend
ed each. In several instances th'
bidding was lively and at one Of th'
farm land sales the bidding was open
ed at $1,000 and then jumped witt
FIVE dollar bids to over $4,000.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-01-07
SOUTHERN RED FOX
CLUB ORGANIZED BY
LOCAL SPORTSMEK
LARGE NUMBER JOIN AT THE IN
TITAN MEETING AT COURT
HOUSE.
TO TAKE IN Big TERRITORY
Proposed That Finally 1t Shall Be-
come a National Concern Having
Members in Al Sections Of the
union-Charter Members.

Pursuant to call made by the
president and secretary OF the Mid
die Tennessee Fox Hunters Associa-
ton, a meeting was held in the court
house at Columbia, Tenn, on Mon
day, January 3rd, 1916.
The meeting was called to order by
the president who stated the advan-
tage of having good local organiza-
ton, as he believed such club would
lead to the organization Of national
association under some name that
would be appropriate for large or
ganization.
Mr.. Anderson, the secretary, stated
that he thought the first business to
be transacted was to take the names
of those who would be members Of
the club and that fee of $1.00 per
annum be fixes. Thereupon the fol-
lowing named joined:
w. r. Haywood, Joe H. Sowell, ].
C. Timmons, R. L. Gordon, w. S. An
derson, j. w. Ridley, A. H. Forgey,
Allen Campbell, p G. Dodson, ]. F.
Draughon, R. F. Moore. Frank s.
Wheeler, Allie Kittrell, Ozro Trous-
dale, w, T. Fraser, w. E. Babb, W. q.
Jones, w. P. Woldridge, A. B. Sowell,
Robert Cox and John w. Fry.
w. S. Anderson moved the new as
sociation be named the Southern Red
Fox Club with headquarters at Colum-
bia, Tenn, and the motion prevailed.
Thereupon it was moved that those
present would select the president
! and secretary and treasurer, and that
committee composed of W. S. An
derson, W. r, Haywood and P. G..
Dodson select and present to the next
meeting nine directors.
There were several talks made by
different members favoring the
spreading out of this organization SO
as to get members from every state
in the union and endeavor to make 1t
one of the great fox hunters associa-
tions in the United States, which will
be in position to invite and take care
of any of the other large associations
and clubs that can be induced to hold
their annual meets here.
The idea prevailed to make this
such an association or club that
would be able to entertain or give en-
tertainments, and otherwise encour-
age the sport of fox hunting.
A vote Of thanks was given the Red
Ranger and all others who aided In
making the National Fox Hunters
meet held here in November sue
cess
After the hearty talks leading to
the end of making this model fox
hunters club, the meeting adjourned.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-01-07
PROMINENT COLUMBIAN.
Col. Fry's Appointment on Jackson
Highway Commission Most Graf
flying News.

News of the appointment of Col
John w. Fry, of this county, as
member of the Jackson Highway
commission will be most gratifying
to the people here. Col. Fry has been
one Of the pioneers in the movement
for good roads and is an enthusiast
in every enterprise for the develop
ment of the country or the promo
tion OF public interests. He served
in the legislature Of 1899 and has long
taken an active part in politics.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-01-07
BEAUTIFUL SONG
SERVICE SUNDAY
THAT AT FIRST PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH WAS A NOTABLE
EVENT.

The song service at the Vogue The
atre by the First Presbyterian
church on Sunday night was one OF
the most delightful musical programs
that has been rendered in the city
in a long time It was enjoyed by a
yerv large audience and many were
the compliments expressed by those
who we're fortunate enough to at
tend. The program, published in The
Herald on Saturday, was an ambi-
tious one embracing the most beauti-
full of church music.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-01-07
COL. JOHN v. FRY
APPOINTED MEMBER
JACKSON HIGHWAY
COLUMBIAN ON THE CoMMiS.
SION NAMED BY GOV. TOM
C. RYE.
OTHERS IN THE OFFICIAL list
Prominent Citizens of Nashville,
Knoxville and Memphis Will Look
After the Interests of Tennessee.
Who They Are.
Special to The Herald

0PCNtu1 w AAO AAOANAN
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Jan. 4.-Jno.
w. Fry, of Columbia, one of the most
enthusiastic good roads boosters and
prominent citizens of Tennessee, was
today appointed by Gov. Rye one OF
the Tennessee members Of the Jack
son Highway commission.
The other members Of the commits
sion from Tennessee appointed today
by Gov. Rye follow: John Thomp'
SON and John A. Pitts, Of Nashville;
Charles T. Gates, Jr., and L. D. Tyson
of Knoxville; Luke E. Wright and G.
P. ]. Loone,y Of Memphis; A. w
Chambliss and Eugene Williams, oi
Chattanooga, and Michael Savage, oi
Clarksvills.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-01-07
BENSON REDDING
KICKED BY MULE
PROMINENT YOUNG FARMER OF "
cULLEoKA sUsTAINS IN
JURIES.

]. Benson Redding, Of Culleoka, was
kicked by a mule on Court Square ON
Monday afternoon and quite painful
ly injured. He was struck on the leg
Just above the knee and badly bruis-
ed. No bones, however were broken.
Mr. Redding is one of the prominent
young farmers of the Culleoka sec
ten.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-01-07
DIR. RICKS BEFORE
MISSION BOARD
LOCAL PASTOR WILL DELIVER
AN ADDRESS AT MEETING
TONIGHT.

DR.. William B. Ricks, pastor Of the
First Methodist church, is in Nash
vile today to attend a meeting and
address the Board of Missions Of the
Tennessee conference DR.. Kicks viii
not return until tomorrow night.
Middletown transcript., 1916-10-28
THE WAY TO PLAN YOUR HOME
Each Room Should Have Favorable
Exposure-Here's How to Make
Things Comfortable.

No more important question con-
fronts the homebuilder than the ex-
posure Of the rooms in his prospec-
tive home, for no matter how charm
ing a house may be nor how con-
venient its interior arrangement, it
cannot be entirely successful unless
each room has a favorable exposure.
A living room having windows on
it's east and west side may capture
both the morning and afternoon sun,
and if, in addition, it opens out on a
porch facing the south, no more salts
factory arrangement is possible.
A porch facing the south makes a
pleasant open-air living room in warm
weather and a CHEEKY, glassed-in sun
parlor in winter.
For the dining room, an easterly ex-
posure is desirable, thus giving one
cheerful amount of sunshine for what
is apt to be in many households the
most trying meal of the day.
The model kitchen will have win
dows facing both north and south. This
makes for comfort in summer and ad-
mits the late afternoon sun, which con-
siderably lengthens the hours of day.
light.
South and west for the chambers is
the correct exposure, with windows
facing both ways, if possible.
Middletown transcript., 1916-10-28
Trees for the Streets.

The city forestry department of
Cleveland, O., plans the setting out of
about $500 trees, chiefly in the Streets
during the autumn. The use to be
made of them has been definitely de-
cided.
1t is a public improvement which
Is especially welcome after much ex-
tremely hot weather, says the Cleve-
land Leader. Shaded streets plead
their own cause when the temperature
is not far below blood heat or even a
little higher, at the worst hours of the
day. And in a long drought, when it is
almost impossible to keep lawns green
and flowers blooming, healthy trees,
fairly treated, resist the adverse
weather conditions better than any
other verdure and do more than their
share to save the streets of cities from
the dreariness of masonry unbroken
by natures fresh tints and unfailing
life.
Cleveland is not the "Forest City"
in the sense that it used to be, but
there are still hundreds of thousands
of trees inside the municipal limits
and many of them are fine specimens
of their kind. All that can reasonably
be done to improve these conditions
and make the streets still more shady
and attractive ought to be the con-
stant aim and care of the city gov
ernment and of public-spirited citi-
zens, also.
Middletown transcript., 1916-10-28
CERNAvoDA BRIDGE A WONDER
Great Railway Span Across the DAN
ube Cost Roumanian Government
Nearly $7,oOo,ooo.

Regele Carol I is the official name
of the greatest bridge In Roumania and
one of the most interesting series of
railway spans in the world. 1t is the
long steel and stone link which when
completed In 1895 bound Ostend on the
North sea to COnstantza on the Black
sea- two ports that at the outbreak Of
thi5 war were connected by de luxe
express train service three times a
weeks, says bulletin of the National
Geographic society.
At the time it was thrown open to
traffic this was the only bridge span
ming the Danube below the Serbian
capital Of Belgrade. The engineer re-
sponsible for the structure was Rou-
nanian, A. sallgny. =
Together with the approaches and
the stone causeways across that part
Of the neighboring marshes and mead
ows which are subject to periodical
foundations, this great structure is full
Middletown transcript., 1916-10-28

ly IA miles long. The bridge proper,
over the main channel of the river, is
a slender iron structure more than q
400 feet long, disposed in five arches.
Two mighty abutments on the right
and left banks, together with six stone
piers and ice-breakers, support this
section which is elevated more than
100 feet above the water, thus enabling
the tallest vessels to pass beneath it
without hindrance.
The bridge cost the Roumanian gov.
ernment nearly 100000. With its
completion Bucharest was brought
within a seven hours journey of the
Black sea shore. The eastern end of
the bridge is 80 miles in an airline west
of Constantza, and 90 miles east of
Bucharest. The distance by rail be-
tween the capital and the port is 147
miles. Owing to the Importance of this
line in the handling of troops landed at
Constantine by Russian transports,
work probably has been rushed on the
double tracking Of the road between
Bucharest and Cernayoda, this extern
sion of the state-owned railway sys-
TEN having been decided upon by the
Roumanlan parliament more than
year ago.
Middletown transcript., 1916-10-28
Put Rones under GROUND.

Most people do not suspect the great
fertilizing value there is in bones. To
the ordinary amateur gardener there
is wide difference between the bone
he holds in his hand and the soluble
plant food so necessary to plant de-
yelopment. But the fertilizer compa-
MES know that bones are the highest
class fertilizers (not counting war
prices of potash) except dried blood.
Ground bones sell at over $50 a ton
wholesale, when other fertilizers sell
around $40 to $25 ton. The scientific
farmers use large quantities of ground
bone, even in the growing of such
crops as wheat, corn and oats. Re
member this next spring.
Middletown transcript., 1916-10-28

And who would go to work and pay
money to put IN paper an advertise
,ment like that2s BIrsky inquired.
Everybody nowadays" Zapp said.
They aassen't do otherwise, because
what with the Federal and State pure
food laws and newspapers which is pay
Ing feIlers fifty thousand dollars year
to show up advertisers SO that no adj
vertiser would take chance on adj
Yertising. Birsky, If you want to adj
Fertise your merchandise, y'under-
stand. you've got to tell the truth or
the least that happens you is $4,000
BAN Sen q certificate of reasonable
doubts. So that's the way it goes,
Birsly. Former times a lady reads In
the paper IA