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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-12-15

The committee sat for many weary
days and It's hearing took a wide
scope, charges against members of
the county court being looked into.
At the July term the committee re.
ported that the charges against Hight
were not sustained and that not a
dollar of graft in the management and
administration of the affairs Of the
county had been found. The report
was accepted by the county court.
At about the same time an custer
suit was filed by Mr.. Wilkes and 9th.
ers against Hight making substantial
ly the charges made before the com
mittee. The case was heard at this
term with the result as stated.
In the meantime the controversy be-
came an issue in the politics Of the
county and was the real issue in the
election of delegates to the county
legislative convention last September.
In the Fourth district, where Mr.. Hight
lives, delegates supported by Mr..
Hight, were elected by large MAORI
ties This was the case in every dis
trict of the county. In the Fifth dis
trict, the home of the majority OF the
prosecutors, the ticket favorable to
the county administration was elect
ed. In fact, in every district where
there was an accused official the fac
ton attacking the county officials was
beaten in the election Of delegates.
To date the charges have failed be-
fore the committee of investigation,
before the people and 80 far as decid-
ed before the circuit court.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-12-15
'CHARGES AGAINST MAURY OFFICIALS
SOFARFAILED BEFOREEVERY TRIBUNAL
INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE, PEOPLE IN DEMOCRATIC PRl
MARY AND THE CIRCUIT COURT HAVE ALL AGREED THAT
FACTS DID NOT WAR; ANT HIGHT CHARGES.

When Judge W. B. Turner in his
able opinion delivered this morning
dismissed the custer suit filed by K.
A. Wilkes ana others against Road
Commissioner Clay E. Hight because
not sustained by the proof, one of the
chapters in the noted road and county
government controversy OF Naury
county came to an end.
The controversy ragged for nearly a
year. 1t had its beginning early in
the past spring in the organization OF
the Maury County Good Roads Asso-
citation, when R. A. Wilkes made a
number of charges against the mem
bers of the county road commission
and the management of the county
work house. He also charged that
County Judge Mcknight had failed
and neglected to do his duty in the
manner in which he made reports and
in failure to audit certain of the road
accounts.
These charges brought prompt re.
quest from the members of the road
commission for the appointment of
committee before which they might
appear and make defense. Upon the
part of the county court was appoint
ed Justices John M. Davis and Charles
S. Jackson and for the Good Roads
Association William p Ridley, John
S. Brown and Thomas H. Taylor, with
w. Harris Puryear as auditor. Mr..
Wilkes filed formal charges before this
committee and was represented by
counsel, Thomas H. PEBBLES.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-12-15

no facts had been proven which would
Justify the removal of Mr.. Hight from
the office that he holds.
Thomas H. PEBBLES, representing
the prosecution, stated that there
would be an appeal and he would ask
The court for time within which to
perfect the appeal
The opinion of Judge Turner was a
lear and sweeping victory for Mr..
Hight. 1t was an absolute vindication
for the accused official and when the
court had finished the reading many
friends crowded about and heartily
congratulated him.
Judge Turner's opinion went fully
into all Of the charges made against
Hight. He found in substance that
the hiring OF Nights teams, to work
on the county highway, through
Nights driver, Gillian, who had them
under contract, was not a violation of
the law; that the contract between
Hight and Gillian was made in good
faith and not for the purpose of evad-
ing the law or as a subterfuge. 1t
was shown, said the court, that the
county had not lost dollar by reason
of the hiring of the teams. Upon
every question Of fact raised the court
found with the defendant.
There we're present in the court
when the opinion was read, Thomas
H. PEBBLES, representing R. A. Wilkes
and the prosecution, James c. Voor-
HES and w. G. Salmon for the defen.
dant, County Attorney w. c. Whit
thorne, County Judge ]. T. Mcknight
and District Attorney Horace Frier-
son. The defendant, Hight, was also
present as was his colleague on the
road commission, John H. Murphy,
against whom the district attorney has
instituted custer proceedings upon
practically the same grounds.
Lawyers were very complimentary
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-12-15
W. W. RAYBURN
MASTER LODGE
NEWLY ELECTED OFFICERS WILL
BE INSTALLED AT ST. JOHN
EVANGELIST NIGHT, DEC. 81.

The annual election of officers of
Masons of Columbia Lodge No. 81,
took place at the stated meeting
Thursday night and resulted in the
election of the following w. w. Ray
burn, worshipful master; DR.. ]. G.
Williamson, Jr., senior warden; A. H.
WAR, junior warden; William Cakes,
secretary; ]. E. Littlefield, treasurer;
w. P. Jackson, senior deacon; T. S.
Mclean, junior deacon; W. T. Shock
ley, tyler.
Wednesday night, December 9th,
st. John the Evangelist Day, the new
ly elected officers will be installed into
office.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-12-15
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Columbia People Appreciate This
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Doing one thing we'll brings sue.
cess.
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For weak or disordered kidneys.
Here is Columbia evidence to prove
their worth.
Mrs. James P. Baugh. 1913 Cemetery
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were weak and l felt heavy and all
dragged out. / lad dizzy and nervous
spells and my back and head ached.
I used different medicines, but nothing
helped me until took Doan's Kidney
Pills, procured from H. B. Adams
Drug store. They gave me almost i'm
mediate resief and in a short time,
became we'll"
The above statement was given
February 8, 1911, and when Mrs
Baugh was interviewed on April Z
1915. she added: II gladly confirm the
statemert l gave four years ago. re
commenting Doan's Kidney Pills
They are . splendid medicine"
Price SOC, at all dealers. Dca1
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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-12-15
PHYSICIAN 5 WIFF |
GAINED Is POUNII
IN A SHORT II
"l'M OBLIGED TO THINk.,,,.,
A MEDICINE THAT Din v"1,
TANLAc DID FOR MY VICE.
WRITES DR., J. {. BRANp
Mrs. BrantIey Had Been A O..
From Indigestion and Nervous.
Since 19o9-Is Now = WAN
Hearty Woman.

DR.. j. L, E. Brantley a pron,,
practicing Atlanta, Ga, physician
siding at 6O5 South Pryor street 4,
city, said a few days ago:
I'm obliged to think well Of . ~
icine that accomplished what Tamil
has in my wife's case, She hs, oo,,
all of fifteen pounds on three bo,n
and is now we'll woman in ay.I
respect.
"She has suffered from irdigo,H
and nervousness since 1909. she o,1
not retain anything scarcely on i.
stomach and was troubled great d.
by the formation of gas. She suffer,
constantly with headaches and has
aches and was nauSeated more or Ia
all the time. She couldn't sIpan
rest at all, on account of her norvo
condition, and she became yery wo
and thin.
81 decided to buy Tanlac for h.
because it was highly recommend
for troubles like hers, and I'm glad
say the results have been most craft
ing. She eats anything she wants M
and her stomach is all right. Gas h,
stopped forming and she retains Al
digests her food properly and has bnt
up wonderfully. The headaches AZ
pains in her back are broken IN ar
she sleeps we'll every night | CO..
slider her improvement most remar
able, and | can recommend Tanlac a
what it has done for her.
Taplac is sold in Columbia excl
Sively by SMISER DRUG CO.-CAdvt
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-12-15
WILKES CUSTER BILL
AGAINST CLAY HIGHT
DISMISSED BY COURT
STATE FAILED TO MAKE OUT ITS CASE AGAINST
THE DEFENDANT DECLARES JUDGE
TURNER IN AN UNUSUALLY EXHAUS-
TIVE AND ABLE DISCUSSION
OF THE PROOF.
OF THE PROOF

UPON WHICH THE CUSTER DEFEN.
WOULD BE JUSTFiED-sNDS THAT CONTRACT BETWEEN
HIGHT AND GILLIAN FOR THE USE BY THE
FORMERS TEAMS WHICH WE WORKED ON THE PUBLIC
HIGHWAYS, WAS MADE IN PERFECT GOOD NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
THE CUSTER LAW AND ALSO THE CODE WITH RESPECT
PUBLIC OFFICIALS
TRACTS ENTERED DISCUSSED LENGTH
THOMAS H PEBBLES, FOR THE PROSECUTION THERE
APPEAL.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-12-15

In one OF the ablest, most exhaustive
and convincing opinions ever delivered
in the Circuit Court, Judge Turner
this morning dismissed the custer suit
filed by R. A. Wilkes against Road
Commissioner Clay E. Hight The
court held that the State had wholly
failed to make out its case and that
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-12-15
NAME DELEGATES
TO WATER MEET
BOARD OF TRADE TO BE REPRE-
SENTED AT THE BIG EVANS
VILE CONFERENCE.

Programs of the Central States con-
ference of rail and water transporta-
ton to be held at Evansville, Ind, on
Dec. IA and Is, have been received in
Columbia through the Cumberland
Telephone and Telegraph company.
The Board of Trade will appoint a
number of delegates to represent Co
lumbia and Maury county at the con-
ference.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-12-15
sloan's Liniment For Stiff Joints

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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-12-15
ANNOUNCEMENTS
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE

JUSTICE OF THE PEACE
The Herald is authorized to announce
THOMAS E. LUNN
q candidate for Justice of the Peace
from the Third district to fill the va.
cancy occasioned by the death of the
late Sam d. Glenn.
sat&wkly-tf
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-12
WOMAN ENGINEERS BAR
BLAMES HOOP SKIRTS
They're Still Popular with Oppo-
nents. Saws Batch Lawyer.

Miss Nora. Stanton Blatch, formerly
Mrs. Lee De Forest. and daughter OF
Mrs Harriet Stanton Blatch; applied
10 the Supreme Court yesterday TO
compel the American Society OF Civil
Engineers 10 accept her as an associate
member
Miss Blatch was the first woman to
receive the degree Of civil engineer
from Cornell University. Having been
r. Junior member OF the society. she
insists she should be accepted as an
associate. Her qualifications are OF the
required standard. and she has met, she
saws. the other requirements that an
associate must have fulfilled by hrs
thirty-sccond year.
Most OF the members favor the ap-
plication of Miss Blatch. Those VINO
do not arc three or four very respect
able old gentlemen" according to Miss
Blatch's lawyer. "who think women
should still wear hoopskirts and that
the path Of progress should be blocked
10 them because they are women.
In behalf Of the society 10 was eT.
rlained that Miss Blatch was treated
lust as she would nave Deen had she
been man. The rules require that an
engineer must have SIX years practice
before being admitted as an associate
member. The court reserved decision
Miss Blatch is now an assistant en-
rineer with the Public Service Com
mission and has designed steel structu-
lal work for several New York build
mos
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-12
MAYORS MESSAGE
TELLS OF ECONOMY
Only New Laws Will Enable
Further Reductions, He Says
TO Aldermen.

Mayor Mitchell sent his annual mes
sage to the new Board of Aldermen
yesterday. It was in large measure a
summary CT the accomplishments and
hopes Of the present administration as
he has brought them out in his testi-
mony before the Brown legislative
committee. He reviewed the bad iinan-
cial situation in city affairs which his
administration had TO confront when
he took office. told what had been done
so far TO relieve it and what he hoped
20 do along the same lines for the re-
manning two years Of bis term of Of
fee.
ct was the desire Of the Board or
Estimate TO make such economies that
the budget for 1915 should not increase
over the 1914 figures. This meant that
economies to be effected would have 10
be very substantial indeed IN order 20
fleet the necessary increases IN sucn
departments as education, where INC
number o. pupils had increased, and IN
the Department OF Public Charities,
where the average daily census Of in
mates had risen from 1854 In 1913 TO
1861 in 1914. and promised 20 increase
still further in 1915 As a member Of
that board ! shared the possibility
for the whole budget. but as Nayor +
had direct control over only thirty de-
partments. whose 1914 budget appro-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-12
HE MATES 100000,
BUT DIES UNWED
Fritz POdszeus, Alias Cupid,
Quits Life While on Duty
as Love Pilot.

The next issue Of "The New York
Matrimonial News and Berliner Heirats-
Zeitung"--if there ever is to be next
issue will set off the golden promises
of its front page want ads with a
border Of deep black
Fritz Podszeus. alias "Cupid," editor
in chief Of "The News" and director OF
more than 10000 pei sonally conducted
trips to the altar, has passed into the
bourne in which a different sort OF
marriages than those that made him
rich are said to be made.
After all the hearth fires he had
kindled for others, cupid" Podszeus-
such is the mockery Of fate -died a
bachelor. Heart disease carried him off
as he was in the very act Of compiling
for publication new list of matri-
monial eligibles.
With his last job half finished, his
ifeless body was found yesterday in
his combination standardization at
$50 West End Avenue. lie had been
dead for hours a doctor said 4 pen
was still clutched in his hand.
Podszeus was almost sixty, but his
history s a blank until eight years ago,
when he started his Matrimonial
News"
Millionaire bachelors. tired Of Wall
Street. were listed in the invaluable
heart ard pocketbook medium. "The
News" among its waiting, card indeXed
eligibles. United States Senators, ris-
ing young lawyers. wealthy master
plumbers, widows of charm and widows
of substance. debutantes, million-dollar
spinsters. actresses a-weary Of the foot
LIGHTS and matinee idol. ready TO trade
a thousand mash notes for one true
heart rubbed Typographical elbows IN
1.-THE News" wants
II was percentage arrangement with
his clients that finally got Podszeus into
trouble The trouble arose over the
disappointment Of one Henry q. Ban
mister. a cashier. Bannister had bar
tered for q bride, who, taken sight un-
seen" proved neither so rich nor so
beautiful as described. PodsZeus. never
theless. tried 10 collect $3.50 in COM
missions. The cnragcd Bannister hailed
him into court. Publication Of THE
Matrimonial News" was suspended FOR
three months thereafter. while ITS ed
itor rested and frctted on Backwell's
Island
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-12

priations had aggregated nearly $751;.
100000. As finally passed tne bulge,
for the departments under The Mayor
was $4,000, 60272. q decrease under
the 1914 budget OF a million and a
half"
The Mayor declared that The eiiy
administration had gone about as far
as 1t could in the matter o. economy
under existing laws and Imitation.
The blame for the large budget for
this year he placed uDon the drec,
state tax. II conclusion the Mayer
said:
II as result Of the deliberations
Of the legislative investigating commit.
tee. of which Senator Elon r. Brown Is
chairman. the city is granted The de-
gree OF home rule for VIII ch 7 have
pleaded. there are scvera. reorgalir2.
tons which ! think should be made %
the purposes Of greater economy srs
efficiency. Among these are thc es-
adjustment Of a centralized h0sn.,a'
departn ent and the creation 81 de-
partment 20 care for the physical gn-
keep and maintenance OF the clty's plant
and equipment and the consolidation
Of certain Of the county Offices. n sn
this work the assistance of the Bcad
Of Aldermen viii be yita'.y necessary
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-12
SALARIES OF c. S. c.
UNDER NEW ATTACK
Bill 10 Reduce Them introduced
in Assembly-Al Smith Sees
Trouble Ahead.

Albany Ian. IA bill 20 reduce tine
salaries of the members OF the S'a'e
Civil Service Commission, making mat
of the president $4,000 instead OF 80
600 and those of the otAer ue"lpCI :
Sc. 600 instead Of $4,000. was introduces
in the Assembly TO-DAY by Mlho!iN
Leader Callahan. The bill Is Sli'. -
TO the Horton measure, passed D! wv
Legislature last year ana N''V0"
Governor Whitman. , ..
tn Horton bill was introduced az
tho request Of Governor Whitman AZ {.
time when the members OF 'he w -
service Commission were democrats
Later they resigned ana hepuiul'0
wore named in their places. w nen the
Executive vetoed the Dill ne Salu '.'" Ia
he did so because the salaries OF t"e
commissioners were nNed DE- S'a'"'o'
The bill of Assemblyman Oallana !;
who succeeded Al Smith. now SherlH OF
New York County. as minority ie1ueI
of the Assembly, nigh. be regarded as
q sort of rcprisal. ct.r
Within a week. IL is expected. Shcrlh
Smith is going 10 be IN cohiIoNeIo!
with the Civil Service Commission over
some of the Jobs i'm his office. In the
~ administration Of Sheriff Grifenhagen'
which closed twelve days ago. me com
mission held that certain clerical Jo92S
in the SherifFs office. always colnSiut,
cred mart of the political SPOTS OF
,l,o office. were civil service places. ana
that in case of any vacancies they must mus
be flled from the eligible list. inns
contention was upheld IN the supreme
Court I'm the case OF new Jury ciett'
appointed by Sheriff Grifenhagen TO %
succeed one who retired. Inc Sherln
was compelled 10 fin the Office WIN q
man on the civil service list
Then when Sheriff Smith took charge
on January he appointed an almost
entirely new force, regardless OF civil
service ehgibles. The first pay DAY
will be on Saturday. and IT. IS hN'iyy
that the Civil Service Commission VIII
efuse TO certify the names Of the new
men. whose salaries Will consequently
be held NJ.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-12
.RE-STAGE MURDER
FOR MOHR JURORS
Continued from page !

Speilman in their cells, Mrs. Mohr 10
her home.
With deputy sherifTs before them and
deputy sherilfs behind them. tho Jurors
issued from the courtroom this morn
ing and entrained from West Barring
ton. Into the minds Of all, the warn
ing words spoken yesterday by Jug
Stearts ancnt colds and the proper PFC
cautions against them had bitten deep.
BE sure and bring rubtcrs," his
honor had warned. and all OF them did.
The glistening display OF brand new
ovcrshocs and arctIcs that had bios
somed az the courts decree was I'M
posing and must have brought JOY TO
the judicial heart.
Accompanying them were Arthur
Cushing and John J. Fitzgerald for Mrs.
Mohr, Attorney General Herbert a.
Rice, Judge Stearns, William ii. Lewis
and John h. Edwards for the negroes,
and scores Of newspapcrmen.
Car Drawn Up Beside Road.
When the court arrived at the spot
where the automobile had stopped so
that the physician and his companion
might be shot from ambush, the same
low EihN lUAl Hi'eNAAtr' Aiit*NtA'AtN VOC
again drawn up al the side Of the road,
i'm approximately the position that ~
had stood that night.
The padding Of the top Of the front
seat was ripped by one OF the muir
derers' bullets. CHASTITY brown stains
clung TO the left side Of the tonneau
and left rear mudguard. The cushion
of the rear seat and the floor were also
caLed with blood
Fifty yards beyond the lake drive
branched away 10 he left toward Nay
att Attorney General Rice led the
way along this road, pointing out the
gap in the fence where. 10 is alleged,
the negroes cut the barbed wire to
facilitate their escape in the spot where
IL rs claimed a motorcycle was hidden.
The machine was again concealed, a
powerful four-cylinder Henderson, ap-
parently only slightly used. Beyond
this. the spot Oh the lake shore where
two fishermen saw two dark complex
toned men" pass after the shooting,
pushing a motorcycle, was also visited.
Court did not reconvene until three
this afternoon. The major part Of the
time then remaining was taken up by
the opening address Of the prosecution.
Following this, DR.. Clifford II. GrifFen,
Medical Examiner Of Providence. was
called 10 the stand to establish the
corpus deficit.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-12
Teams Press Half-Million
Campaign for Boot
blacks and NewSieS.
GET TENTH OF FUND
IN TENTH OF TIME
Ruth ST. Denis and Her Dancers
Give Benefit for Cause
Next Sunday Night.

The grip epidemic hes thrust is
most unkindest cut" st the newseoys
and bootblscks Of New YORK City. The
campaign committee tina. started oat
Monday noon 70 raise 100000 in ten
days for the Boys Club Association
has been robbed by the grip Of six
team captains and score Of It's most
enthusiastic private rustlers.
Though the newsboys may have been
bit discouraged upon seeing that
their thermometer raised only S6,Sl2
during yesterdays springlike day. there
was not a sign Of encouragement
among the men, who gathered again
yesterday noon az 81 Chambers Street
to luncheon from pine boards while
cheering the reports Of the team cap
talns. Dean Emery. who has been
through many similar campaigns. told
the men in a short address that his ex-
perience has always been that the cam
paign gathers size and momentum like
s SNOWFALL. "No man should get dis
courased at the start" he said, "for
the public must be educated before it
gives"
F.. n. Potter, Of the banking firm OF
Potter. Cheats & Prentiss. said that
he had practically demonstrated the
permanent good done by boys clubs.
III have had in my Offices for many
years" he said, "from thirty 10 forty
bows from the club Of Avenue A. and
in all those years only one or two have
FALLEN down. know able and good
men in New York's business life to-day
who were once just ragamuflns N the
old Avenue A clubhouse
The presence of Ruth 81. Denis and
Ted Shawn. and the attractive Cali
fornia girl dancers az dance 10 be
held tonight al the clubhouse on Ave
nue. 4 holds for the boys an interest
only second to the height Of the cam
paign thermometer. as Miss 81. Denis
has promised 20 dance with some OF
the BOYS. Miss St. Denis Will give a
benefit performance Tor the. boys at
the Gambler Theatre next Sunday night.
Contributions up % noon yesterda!
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-12
Miss Valid in Plea for S1.O0O,OOO Tells
of Md Given TO Sick Poor.

Miss Lillian p. VALID head worker
a. the Henry Street Settlement, an
nounced yesterday that 100000 had
been pledged toward the 100000 en-
dowment fund Of the general visiting
nursing service for Manhattan and
The Bronx. She made the report a. a
reception I'm the home Of Mr. and Mrs.
Jacob II. Schif. 800 Fifth Avenue.
Miss Valid, in asking for additional
funds. dweit on the expansion of the
work Of the nursing service organiza-
ton and the communal value Of the
care Of the sick in their homes. She
said that 90 per cent Of the city's sick
were i'll az home and did not 20 10 hos
pitfalls. Last year the nurses of the or
ganization made over 26,0oo visits.
twenty-five additional nurses will
he needed this winter" said Miss Wald
"The pressure is enormous"
Several offers 10 support additional
nurses were made.