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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1917-03-09
WILL MOVE TO
KINGsPORT
PROMINENT LEWIS FARMER WILL
SELL OUT AND SEEK NEW
FORTUNES.

G. w. Ragsdale, of Lewis county,
will sell out all his belongings and
move to Kingsport, Sullivan county,
in East Tennessee, where he will join
his sons, who have already engaged in
business in that coming manufacturing
town. Mr.. Ragsdale had been prom.
inent farmer in Lewis county, near
Napier, for many years., At the estab-
fishing of the dye plant, and other
manufacturing establishments ct
Kingsport, about year ago, three Of
his sons left the parents hearth and
sought their fortunes in this new ter
ritory and after landing splendid posi-
tions, they we're desirous OF having
their parents with them. Mr.. Rags
dale will hold sale on the goth Of
this month of all his household and
kitchen furniture, live stock, etc. Be-
fore leaving Columbia he paid up bis
subscription for another year to The
Herald and said that he wanted it to
come on to him at his new address.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1917-03-09

that the business for 1916 was the
best in the history OF the firm for sev-
eral years past. Mr.. Adkisson real.
lied that the business growth had
reached such proportions that to
continue the business along the
same lines, would require the
service OF another man. In tax.
ing in these two young men into the
business Mr.. Adkisson figures that he
will be able to do a much larger bust
ness than he has ever accomplished,
and in talking to a Herald reporter
this morning, he stated that his aim
was to carry a much larger stock of
clothing. furnishings and shoes than
he had ever carried.
The new members Of the firm arc
well known in this county. They
came to Columbia from the Santa Fe
section. where they have a large
family connection, and their business
relations with the people OF the town
and county have made them quite
popular.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1917-03-09

Military training for the public
schools of Columbia next session is
altogether probable. The matter was
brought to the attention of Superin.
tendent Harris at the meeting of the
board of education on Tuesday night
md was most favorably received.
Only one member of the board of edn.
cation expressed dissent over the
proposition. The majority were en-
thusiastic.
There is little doubt that beginning
next year the United States Depart
ment of War will send a commandery
to the city to have charge of the mill
tary training of the pupils. The re-
sultant training will not only be bene-
fetal to the country in time of war,
but the physical benefits that will
come from the training are not to be
lightly regarded.
In addition to the general and al
most unanimously favorable reception
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1917-03-09
EDUCATION BOARD
NAMES SUCCESSOR
MISSING TEACHER
{. w. FLY ELECTED TO PLACE
VACATED BY PROF. CRANE
AT WOODROW.
NO TRACE IS Yet FOUND
Seemingly Hope Of Getting Any News
From Late Professor Has Been Al.
most Entirely Abandoned-School
ls Resumed.

Apparently abandoning all hope for
the return of Prof. c. D. Crane, the
missing school teacher at Woodrow,
The county board of education on Mon
day elected his successor as principal
of the school and the session was re-
sumed this morning. Prof e. w. Fly,
who formerly taught at Woodrow, and
who has been teaching in Florida dur
ing the past session. has been selected
to fill the vacancy.
The choice is admittedly a good
one. Mr. Fly is thoroughly equipped
as teacher, has had several years
experience and made good when he
formerly taught in this community
He has had number of other schools
in the county, but for some time has
been teaching in Florida.
People of the Woodrow section are
rs far apparently from solving the
mystery of the disappearance of Prof
Crane as they were when the search
started. He was just swallowed up in
franklin at about o'clock on the eve.
ming of Feb "a. No satisfactory ex
planation of his disappearance has
been made and while the subject
continues to be the uppermost one
with the people Of that section, seem
ingly all are resigned to the complete
disappearance of the teacher.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1917-03-09
UNIFORM FISH LAW
KILLED AFTER LONG
DEBATE IN HOUSE
MEASURE CHAMPiONED BY GAME
WARDEN HoWSER GOES TO
ITS DEATH.
NO FUTURE EFFORTS NOW
Chance For General Legislation On
The Subject Is Ended for This Ses-
sion-Reports Received From Many
OF The Committees.

Special to The Herald.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, March THE
effort to have passed in the state q
Tennessee a uniform fish and game
law was killed today when the house
killed the bill repeating all the local
game laws in Tennessee this morn
ing, after lengthy debate which con-
sumed the greater part Of the session,
and the companion bill providing a
uniform law for the state, was later
tabled.
This one particular law has possibly
caused more different opinions than
any proposed legislation that has been
brought up at the present session OF
the legislature. State Game Warden
W. D. Howser had hoped and has
worked to have enacted uniform
state game and fish law, law under
which he could protect the game and
fish in the forests, fields and streams
of the state, and in order to do this
lit became necessary to repeal all OF
the local laws. This was suggested
at meeting held some weeks ago at
which time the joint committees of
the two branches of the legislature
were present, together with number
of sportsmen from all over the state.
It was the sense OF this meeting that
all of the local laws should be re-
pealed and the general law enacted.
Warden Howser set out very plain
ly that it was impossible for him to
, enforce the laws in one county when
the laws in the adjoining county were
entirely different, and so he was rem
dered powerless to do anything.
1t is now thought that there will be
no further attempt at any legislation
along this line during the present leg
islature.
The senate received number OF
reports from the various investigating
committees.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1917-03-09
TEACHERS PLAN A
FIELD DAY FOR
COUNTY SCHOOLS
NUMBER OF CONTESTS ARE AR
ANGED FOR WEDNESDAY BE.
FORE EASTER.
GUESTS OF THE COUNTY HIGH
All Of The Elementary Schools To
Participate, the Winner Being Given
An Unabridged Dictionary or the
Equivalent.

At the meeting OF the Maury County
Teachers Association, held on Satur.
day, plans were made for a big field
day for all of the public schools of the
county on Wednesday before next
Easter. There will be series of con-
tests held at the County High School,
every school in the county being asked
to send contestants. There will be
contests in all features Of school work
The pupils who come as the repre-
sentatives of the country schools will
be the guests of the County High
School. The latter school will not, of
course, participate, only the elemen-
tary schools entering the contest.
Each school may enter two represen-
tatives in each of the contests, that is
in spelling, arithmetic, grammar, ge,
ography, etc. The school whose rep
resentatives win in the largest number
Of contests will be awarded the first
honors, the school winning the next
largest number of entries, the second
honors, ETC. The pupils who get the
first honors in one of the classes will
be given blue ribbons, next red, then
white ribbons. The school which wins
the first honors will be given the value
of an unabridged dictionary.
The schools will probably have a
holiday on Thursday and Friday be-
fore Easter as on those days-the State
Teachers Association will meet and
all the teachers are expected to attend
the sessions at Nashville.
In spite of the severe weather on
Saturday, there were sixty of the
teachers present and the session was
splendid one.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1917-03-09
Fer SECOND time
PRESIDENT WILSON
TAKES OATH OFFICE
IMMENSE CROWD WITNESSED
FORMAL INDUCTION INTO
CHIEF MAGlSTRY.
WEATHER CONDITIONS COED
Rain Stops At 9 O'Clock And Program
Is Carried to a conclusion--AIl Of
The Members Of the Present Cabinet
Are Reappointed.
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
WASHINGTON, March Sin the
presence of an enormous crowd and
under much more favorable weather
conditions than were promised this
morning, President Wilson was today
formally sworn into office. He had
| taken the private oath at the White
! House on Sunday at noon, but the for
NAL ceremonies took place today.
This morning the prospect was any
thing but inviting for the inaugural
ceremonies. 1t was raining steadily,
but at 8 o'clock the rain suddenly
stopped and by 10 o'clock the weather
promised such decided change that
it was announced definitely that the
4 inaugural ceremonies would take
place as planned.
The entire length of Pennsylvania
/ Avenue was roped off from the capitol
| to the White House and two regiments
| of New York infantry were distributed
along each side of the avenue. In
| view of the impending conflict with
| the central European powers the
crowd was unusually solemn.
Hundreds of secret service men
from over the country had been called
to Washington for the protection Of
the president.
America first was plainly the note Of
President Wilson's inaugural address.
The presidents words were heard only
a few feet away, owing to the wind
which blew gale. The president
stated that he thought not of the past,
but of the present and future. This
provoked cheer.
With respect to peace the president
said: "All nations must be equally
interested in the peace of the world"
He said that it was imperative that the
people of the United States stand to-
gether in this crisis. Now forced into
a new united, he said, among the fires
that blaze throughout the world. "The
Unitey of America" said the presi-
dent, is the thing that II most count
on; without it neither counsel nor ac-
tion will avail"
Immediately after the oath had been
administered by Chief Justice White
of the Supreme Court, the president
began the delivery of his inaugural
address. When he concluded he was
warmly congratulated and was at once
driven to the White House.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1917-03-09

oeeEsT'oN OF SUPERINTENDENT HARRIS TO THAT EFFECT
MEETS WITH THE ALMOST UNANIMOUS APPROVAL OF THE
THE NINTH TERM WITHOUT SUGGESTION OPPOSITION
-eRoWTH OF THE SCHOOLS UNDER HIS DIRECTION DEMON
sTRATEs WISDOM OF THE cHoIcE-HoLIDAy GRANTED TO
TEACHERS IN ORDER HEY MAY BE ABLE TO ATTENr
THE MEETING OF MIDDL TENNESSEE EDUCATIONAL AS
ISOLATION, APRIL AND 6.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1917-03-09
PRAISE IS GIVEN
OUR RENEGADES
THE SENATORS WHO DEFEATED
ARMED NEUTRALITY EULO-
GIZED IN GERMANY.

Special to The Herald.
BERLIN, March limited States
senators who led the filibuster against
the Presidents armed neutrality bill
are praised by the German newspa-
pers as being fine Americans" Prac.
tically all of the newspapers here give
eulogistic editorials to the senators
who stood out against arming mer
chant ships.
The Frankfurter Zeitung declares
that "these fine Americans remained
uncontaminated by Wilson's blind de
votion to England"
1t was announced today that with
the coming of milder weather artillery
attacks were being renewed along the
whole Eastern front. A repulse Of the
British on the Macedonian front was
also announced.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1917-03-09
P0UL TRY RAISERS SHOWING INTEREST
INC0MINGPOUL LTRYSHOW FIRST MONDAY
DR. WoLDRlDGE, MARSHA GETTING
FROM LADIES OF AD JOINING couNTTEs-MUcH
INTEREST LOCALLY

ladies all over the county are alive to
the fact that poultry and eggs are
playing a great part in the nations
affairs, and they further realize that
this VIII be splendid occasion to
advertise their birds and eggs.
"If I can get the stockmen of the
county to take the interest in the
show that the ladies are showing, we
will eclipse all former occasions
When say stock men am especially
appealing to the beef cattle raisers.
want all of the INTO show their stock
here that day. will address letters
to all Of them soon and I hope they
will respond and show their apprecia,
ton by bringing the animals to town.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1917-03-09
SEVERAL SALES
OF REALTY MADE
DICKSON cOUNTIAN ACQUIRES
FARM IN cARTER'c CREEK
SECTION.

Several realty deals have been made
recently, among the number being:
J. T. Petty, of Hickman county, has
purchased from T. N. Flanagan, at
Carter's Creek, farm of IA acres,
paying $4,000.
George H. McEwen has sold to Gee.
w. Brown, of Bedford county, sixty
acres of land at $100 an acre.
Mrs. Alice H. Smith has sold house
and lot in West End to Mrs. r. g.
Bates, consideration $S,500 These
sales were made through S. o. Thorn.
] - agency.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1917-03-09

81 believe we will nave the largest
poultry show the first Monday in April,
we have ever held" said DR.. VOL
bridge this morning, while talking to a
Herald reporter.
81 have had. letters from a number
of ladies all over the county and from
ladies living outside the county and
especially from the Lynnville vicinity.
They are writing to know if they can
bring their chickens to Columbia on
that day.
81 have answered all of them in the
affirmative, and we will have to make
more room for the old hen than we
have ever had to do before. The
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1917-03-09
BRIGHT LITTLE BOY
PASSES AWAY
CHARLES FRANCIS OWEN, SEVEN.
YEAR-oLD SON OF MR. AND
MRS. FRANK r. OWEN.

Charles Francis Owen, the seven
year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank r.
Owen. died Tuesday morning at 10: 80
o'clock at the residence on South High
street. The little fellow had been sick
only short while and his taking of
Is great shock to his parents, who all
but worshipped him.
The funeral services we're held
Wednesday afternoon at 8 o'clock at
the residence, conducted by DR.. w. B.
Kicks. with interment in Rose Hill
cemetery. Maury Undertaking Co. in
charge.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1917-03-09
PRESIDENT WOULD
END FILlBUSTERS
ENTERS THE FIGHT IN EARNEST
TO CHANGE RULES OF THE a
SENATE.
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
WASHINGTON, March 7.-Presi-
dent Wilson entered the fight for .
cloture rule in the senate today in
real earnest. Immediately after he
had finished berakfast the president
summoned to the White House Sena-
tors Reed, owen, Walsh, Sawson, Hoks
Smith, and James. They were in cor
ference for some time discussing the
proposed change in the rules thst
would eliminate the possibility Of q
future flibuster.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1917-03-09
MILITARY TRAINING IN
SCHOOLS OF COLUMBIA

ALTOGETHER PROBABLE THAT BOARD OF ED.
UCATION WILL ASK FOR A COMMANDMENT
FROM THE UNITED STATES ARMY BE-
FORE THE NEXT SESSION BEGINS
IN THE FALL
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-06-04
LIBERTY LOAN BONDS

How Are Liberty Bonds Obtained?
Blank forms of application for the
purchase of these bonds can be OBJ
tained from the Treasury Depart.
nnent, any Federal Reserve Bank, any
national, State or private bank, any
express office, and any post office
in the United States. ANY bank or
postmaster will aid applicant in fill
ing out his blank and the other acts
necessary to obtain these bonds.
Ii These Bonds Are SO Desirable WHY
Is 1t Necessary to Advertise Them
Extensively?
1t is not necessary to advertise
these bonds to sell the whole issue.
but it is earnestly desired that this
loan shall be popular loan, loan by
and from the people are large of the
United States, and not alone from
banks, trust companies, and finan-
ciers. To that end bonds are to be
! issued, of small denominations, and
subscribers for small amounts are to
be supplied before the subscribers for
large amounts are granted their full
subscription.
Is 1t Patriotic to Purchase These
Bonds?
i 'Yes;every American who subscribes
to the justice Of the course of the
United States in entering and con-
Quoting the war we are now engaged
in should subscribe to the Liberty
Loan bond issue to the extent of his
or her financial ability.
Every American who subscribes te
+, the belief that an American shoult
stard by his or her country should
cr1hcnr,ho IN tho iho,%x, 0or hov<
issue.
! Every American who loves Amer
; lea and is jealous of Americas homo,
: bond issue. The real success of tn
number of Americans participatin.
!, in it than by the amount subscribed
The spirit of the nation is going t.
, be judged abroad, especially by GU
: enemies, more by the number Of it
: American men and women who sup
port this bond issue than by the mer
: amount of money subscribed.
! Your patriotic duty-buy a Libert
e Loan bond.
A Liberty Loan bond is a mortgag
r on the United States.
II Remember the Lusitania and buy
d Liberty Loan bond.
is Why Liberty Loan?
l. The $4,000, 100000 bond issue {
# this wear is named "The Libert
& Loan of 1917" because it is to be
Is loan from free people to be used
It, freeing the world.
/ 1t is the loan of a liberty -lovir
10 people to be devoted to the establis,
ment of liberty in Europe and on II
y, high seas.
ee It is the loan Of the great demo
x, racy of the New World to redress Il
Ii wrongs and support the cause Of t,
It democracy of the Old.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-06-04
GLENNWOOD GLEANINGS

Death of Little Mcintyre Lewis
Fishing Gardens Are Fine and
Fruit is Abundant Children's Day
Correspondence Of The Robesonian.
Glennwood Pembroke, R. y, May
31-The entire community is in sym
pathy with Mr.. Will Lewis and fam
lily in the, death of their infant son
Mcintyre Lewis, who died Monday
morning Of pneumonia and colitis
To make it doubly sad, the mother
has been confined to her bed since
November with inflamatory rheuma
tism.
The men behind the pillow are busy
these days and we hear of no grass
Mr.. E. l.. Odum returned home Sat
urday afternoon from his sons, MI
N. A. Odum, in Bladen county. W.
are glad to learn his condition i
somewhat improved.
The young people and some Of tn
older ones spend their leisure tim
fishing and get good bit Of fun an
! excitement in catching "pikes," whic
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-06-04

undefiled brand Of the original pa
triotism Of the country. 1t breaches
economy, but refuses to practice it.
It exhorts to enlistment and refuses
to see the recruiting officer. 1t ap-
peals for subscriptions to the Liberty
Loan but refuses to purchase one.
It believes that ten million men
should constitute an American army
but it should not have part there
in. These are some of its manifes-'
tations. There are others.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-06-04
BUIE AND PHILADELPHUS NEWS
Severe Wind Storm-Chain Gang I'm
proving Road-Marriages in Near
Future arH 2 Recent Ones-Re-

Severe Wind Storm-Chain Gang I'm
proving Road-Marriages in Near
Future arA Recent Ones-Re-
member June 5-Personal
correspondence of The Robesonian.
Bule, June IA severe wind storm
VISITED this immediate section last
Monday evening. Trees were blown
up, practically the largest damage
done. On the sidetrack here an emp
ty box car was moved down the track
and ran off the "Jack-knife'.
The chain gang has started on the
road leading from the st. Pauls road
at Sheriff Lewis place to Rennert
and has already made a good show
ing on it. This is a section of the
country that has been in need of this
road a long time, and We are glad to
see them getting it.
A good many marriages are to take
place through here within the next
two months, if we hear straight news.
Next Tuesday, the day set apart
for all between the ages of Fl and
81 to register, means for all colors
and it being a means of helping your
country don't fail to be there anC
register.
I, Mr.. and Mrs. /. T. and Miss Aman.
da Brown, and Mr.. D. A. Mckay spent
/ Monday in Lumberton.
Two marriages have taken place il
this community lately. Mr.. Neill Nc
Neill and Miss Maria Mcmillan wer
married at St. Pauls last Monda.
night, and Mr.. George Conoly of Ar
kansas and Miss Daisy Mcneil wer
married at Lumberton on last Satur
day evening.
Messrs. w. F. Davis and Waite
Mcmillan were Lumberton visitor:
Tuesday.
Mr.. Daniel Smith and Miss Len
: Mcneil spent Saturday evening i
: Lumberton.
/ Mr.. A. C. Mcleod has some of a
, pretty corn as we have seen any
: where.
. We are sorry to report Mr.. C. {
/. Bailey very sick for the past fe'
} days.
r Miss Belle and Emma Mcqueen {
5 Buie and Mrs. Webb of Georgia al
: spending this afternoon in the Ant
e och community.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-06-04
the writer thinks is the best fish Of

the writer thinks is the best fish Of
all to eat.
Gardens in this community are
fine and we think if they are as good
in other communities and towns
there will be no cause to worry about
something to eat. Then, too, we
think there is an abundance of fruit
County Farm Demonstration L. E
Blanchard and Mrs. Eubanks failec
to show up at Glennwood as adver
tised. Nevertheless, the ladies will
spend part of the summer canning
and preserving fruit and vegetables
| as they usually do.
Children's day exercises was oh
served at Pine Grove Sunday morn
ing. The children, under the super
vision of Miss Eta Duncan, did fine
Each one from the tots to the youn
ladies and gentlemen acted their part
without a single mistake.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-06-04
:. Liberty Loan Bond?

VIZ" ;bortv Loan bond is a solemn
A Li0t 81 the United States to pay
pronhse, the amount of the bond
at ma Inlder thereof, and to pay in
to 1 sne ssemiannualiy each year from
teieSJt date Of the issuance OF the oond
the tTt lit # is fully and finally paid.
1 what is the Security for Liberty
B Boa faith and honor of the United
IN. lne hacked by all of the resources
stst lso nation anil the American peo-
O o. "A A Liberty Loan bond IS a mort
pc nro On all the resources and taxing
gag orS Of the Government and all OF
p lS resources of the American people.
What WE is the Nature of Liberty Loan
Bond? ,.:ds re 1;ber+,
nv bonds, Bearer bonds are to be
Loan Load ' in denominations of $50, $500,
s ssoO and $1,000. These bearer bonds,
sJyCi are made payable to bearer,
wiz Will interest coupons attached which
nav nav detached by the holder when the
aie installments they represent
i inv due. and can be cashed at any
S sT the same as a United States
REGISTERED bonds are to be issued
-,h;cs are registered as to both prin.
Will WHY and interest, in denominations
Of 500. $500, $1,000, $4,000, $4,000
$4,000. and 100000; checks for the
SS UOoTt of interest due will be mailed
ont ont semiannually to the holders Of
these registered bonds.
What Are the Terms of a Liberty
Bond? ..
liberty Loan bonds of the first is
clio of S2,OOO,00O,000 are to bear dat
nj June Is, 1917, and to run for thirt!
years, except that the Government
reserves the rightto pay them fifteel
wears after date. If this right is no
exercised by the government fifteel
wears from date, the bonds will rul
the full thirty years.
These bonds bear interest at 3 J.
per cent per annum, and the interes
Is payable semiannually on the fit
tecrth day of December and the fiji
tenth day of June in each year.
What Special Advantages Hav
These Liberty Loan Bonds?
One special advantage no othe
bonds, national, State, municipal, {
corporate, have is that if the Unite
States during the continuance of tn
war shall issue other bonds at higl
er rate of interest, the holders {
these bonds have the right to e,
change their Liberty bonds for bone
bearing the higher rate of interes
dollar for dollar.
What other Special Advantages /
These Bond Possess?
They are nontaxable. If your cit
county, and State taxes are thr
mills on the dollar, not unusual ia
these bonds are equivalent to orc
nary corporate bonds or other inves
ments bearing 6 1-2 per cent.
In addition, no Federal tax viii
war conditions may later make NJ
essary will affect these bonds. 7
only tax these bonds are subject
is the inheritance tax, which appl
to all property Of all kinds what:
ever.