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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1917-03-30
RUSSELL AGAIN
MADE PRESIDENT
LARGE ATTENDANCE AT COUNTY
CONVENTION OF SUNDAY
SCHOOLS.

At the meeting of the Sunday school
convention of the county at Bigbyville
Methodist church on Saturday, Repre-
sentative w. J. Russell was re-elect-
ed president. Miss Margaret Turner
was again chosen secretary and H. o.
Fulton was reelected treasurer. The
at the convention was
large, one of the largest that has ever
attended county convention. The
program was an exceptionally good
one, the pricipal address Of the day
being made by Judge Joseph J.. Car
thel, state secretary. Judge Carthel
also occupied the pulpit on Sunday
of the Methodist church,
speaking to large congregation.
At noon on Saturday bounteous
dinner was served on the grounds.
Many visitors an delegates from the
different sections Of the county were
present. Splendid reports we're made
by the district vice-persidents.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1917-03-30
WILLIAM ]. WEBSTER
TO Be ASSOCIATED
WITH T0llEY FARM
PROMINENT YOUNG TURFMAN
ENTERS UPON NEW DUTIES
FIRST OF MONTH.
fine KNOWLEDGE OF RACIR,
Probably No One In This Section Has
A More Intimate Acquaintance With
The Qualities That Have Made
Maury County Horses Famous.

After April 1, William ]. Webster,
Jr, will be with Tolley Stock Farm,
one of the leading breeding establish
ments of Middle Tennessee. On that
date Mr. Webster will leave the Beth
ell House with which he has been as
sociated for some time and will de-
vote all Of his time to promoting the
interests Of the Tolley Farm. Mr..
Webster is one Of the best known and
most capable and enthusiastic horse.
men in this county. He has had years
and years of experience in handling
and selling fine horses. He was for
several years the manager of large
breeding establishment at Memphis.
He not only knows a good individual
among the equine family, but he
knows the breeding of horses and can
give off hand the records and the pedi-
grees of practically all of the Tennes-
see horses in the list. He loves a
horse, believes thoroughly in the fu,
.ure of the industry and has no sort
# doubt that Maury county will con-
tinue to be the home of the worlds
greatest PAGERS.
Tolley Farm, operated by that en-
.husiastic horseman, William P. Toll
ley, is one of the best known estab-
lishments in the South. 1t is the home
Of Directs Star, the sire of Flower
Direct and is also the home of the
lame of Napoleon Direct, those two
great stars of the first magnitude Of
he turf Mr.. Tolley's fame as pro-
ducer of the finest of Maury county
racing stock has spread until he finds
! hat he does not have the time neces-
sary to give to all of the details Of
the management of the farm, the ad-
vertising, the selling, the training and
the other departments, hence he has
been looking about for someone thor
oughly qualified to associate with him
in the further development of the
BUSINESS. In Mr.. Webster he believes
hat he secured the ideal associate.
In addition to his duties at the farm
md on the training course, Mr.. Web
ster will, in the future. as he has for
many years past, continue to contrib
nte live horse news to the columns Of
The Herald
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1917-03-30
PUBLIC BIDS AO|tU
TOSUDfKUM COMPANY
W|THSACERE REGRET
AFTER SIX YEARS OF CONTINU.
Gus SERVICE OF HIGHEST
4oRDER.
MANAGER dean TO LEAVE CITY
Most of The Force To Stay With Dixie
Under New Management--crescent
Amusement Co. Given Much Praise
For Attractions Shown Here.

With Saturday night the Crescent
Amusement Co., Of Nashville, showed
its last picture in the city after six
years of continuous service which at
all times has been OF the very highest
order. All the force except Manager
c. H. Dean and T. T. McElroy, opera
tor, will continue under the new man.
agement of Hendley Bros. During the
six years that the Dixie has been
opened under the Nashville company
they have at all times pleased the
people with their high class shows
and courteous Treatment. Mr.. Sude-
KUN, president of the company, has
many friends in the city who are
sorry that he has severed connections
in a business way with Columbia.
G. H. Dean. who has been the man
ager of the Dixie for some time, will
leave for headquarters in Nahsville
tomorrow, but will possibly be trans
ferred as manager of another show
later on. During his stay here he
has made many friends that will hate
to see him leave and wish him the
best possible success wherever he may
be located in the future.
He is a most efficient manager and
knows the motion pictures business
from every angle. The popular play
house under his management pleased
the public to great extent as the
pictures were always clean and good
and the projections excellent.
1t is with regret that the public bids
goodbye to the Crescent Amusement
Co.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1917-03-30
SECRETARY SLOAN
WILL Be LOCATED
At HERALD OFFICE
EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF BOARD
OF TRADE, ESTABLISHES
HEADQUARTERS.
ANDERSON BACK At old JOB
New Head OF The Commercial Organ
ization Was President for One Year
--Vice-President for the Past Two
Years.

Harry Sloan, who was elected sec.
retary of the Columbia Board Of Trade
on Monday night. will have his desk
at The Herald office for the present.
This will be the headquarters OF the
executive officer Of the commercial
organization. A more convenient To-
cation would be hard to find, because
The Herald Office is right in the center
Of the business activities of the city.
For the first three years of the Board
of Trades life it was the headquarters
of that organization. Mr.. Sloan is the
third secretary that the organization
has had since it came into being seven
years ago this month.
Mr.. Sloan is engaged in the insur-
ance business and will be able to de-
vote a considerable amount of time
to the duties of secretary of the Board
of Trade. He is an enthusiastic boos.
ter and is very popular with all of the
business men of the city.
Mr.. Anderson, the new president, is
familiar with the duties of his posi-
ton, having served as the head of the
organization from 1914 to 1915 He
has been one of the vice-presidents
ever since that time.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1917-03-30
COLUMBIA WOMEN
JOIN N RECEPTION
MARGARET WILSON
NUMBER WILL GO FROM COUNTY
TO HONOR PRESIDENTS
DAUGHTER.
PROCEEDS FOR THE RED CROSS
Mrs. kenney And Mrs. kimbrough OF
Nashville, Here to Interests People
OF The Dimple in Concert at Nash
willie, April II.

Mrs. John NJ. Kenny and Mrs. D. T..
Kimbrough. Of Nashville, were in Co,
lumbia on Monday afternoon in the
interest of Miss Margaret Woodrow
Wilson's coming to Nashville to sing
on Thursday, April IL, under the aus
pices and for the beneft of the sAmeri-
can Red Cross. Mrs. Kenny and Mrs.
Kimbrough met with much encourage
ment here and were assured that a
large delegation of Columbia women
will hear Miss Wilson. The cause
appeals to all pautiors because every
dollar will go to the American Red
Cross and also because Miss Wilson
lis the daughter of the President and
further, because she is a most accom-
plished and attractive lady and this
is her first visit to Tennessee.
Mrs. Edward w. Carmack, Mrs
Henry o. Fulton, Miss Caroline WIN
liams and Mrs. A. E. Sheldon have
consented to serve as the central com
mittee in Columbia and Mrs. Hume at
Spring Hill, Mrs. Edan Smith at Mt.
Pleasant and Mrs. William P. Moore
has been requested to serve at Cul-
leoka.
It is planned to sell several hundred
tickets in Columbia and to have a
large party attend in special train,
1t is believed that if 100 or more tick
cts are sold in the county and there is
little doubt of this number being dis
posed of that special train can be
secured so that the people from this
section can return on the same night.
This would make it very inexpensive
to the women from here who attend.
Within few days the women in
charge here will meet and form an Or
ganization.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1917-03-30
DEATH TOLL FROM
NEW ALBANY STORM
OVER HALF HUNDRED
roRTY-slx BODIES ALREADY IN
THE MoRoUE OR LOCATED
IN RUINS.
PROPERTY DAMAGE IS IMMENSE
Reports From The Country Districts
Indicate That at Least Five Were
Killed in Tornado That Tore Wide
SWarth Through Southern Indiana.
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
NEW ALBANY, Ind, March 24,-t
That the death list in the terrible ca.
tastrophe which visited this section
yesterday evening will reach at least
fifty, seems to admit of little doubt.
At $3.50 O'Clock this morning the
known dead had reached forty-nine
and 1t was feared that when all the
facts were ascertained it would go
considerably beyond this figure
1--WE know there are forty-six dead
and in the morgue," said Mayor Nor
ris this morning, "and we fear there
are at least ten more bodies to be
found in the ruins.
Two bodies were taken from the
ruins of the colored school, which col-
lapsed over twenty-five children dur
ing the tornado. Four more children
are known to be missing.
Reports received from the country
territory outside of the city indicate
that at least five have been killed
without the limits of New Albany.
The storm tore a wide pathway
through the residence section of the
city and streets were piled high in
places with debris The lights were
cut off in part Of the city making the
work of rescue and of finding bodies
exceedingly difficult.
Request for aid were sent to Louis
vile and a number of the police and
fire departments Of that city were sent
to the relief of the local authorities.
Three hundred buildings were
wrecked, fifty injured and property
loss estimated at $1,0O0,000, are the
result of the New Albany storm.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1917-03-30
BETTER THAN GOLD
AT M'CAINS SCHOOL
PLAY TO BE PRESENTED BY Nc
GAINS SCHOOL ON FRIDAY,
APRIL o.

One of the features Of the COM
mencement exercises of McCain's
school will be a play, Better Than
Cold" which will be presented Friday
April 6, at eight o'clock. This is said
to be one Of the best plays ever pre-
sented by an ameteur company and is
sure to please all that witness it.
The company is large one and is
sure and in giving out the parts excel
lent selections were made and all who
have seen the practices announce It
to be the best play in the history OF
the school.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1917-03-30
.F|GUERS PUTS OVER
ANOTHER FARM DEAL
IN WILLIAMSON CO.
SELLS $65,5oC WORTH OF FARM
LANDS SINCE THE FIRST
&; DAY OF MARCH.
sIs4,7 700 WORTH SINCE JAN. lST.
Moore's Farm Listed On March 5th,
And on March 23rd the Sale Was
Perfected to Mr.. Corder, Of MuI-
perry. .ll

The Figuers Realty Co. puts over
another farm deal in Williamson coun-
ty. On March the nth, w. B. Moore.
Of Petersburg, listed a farm Of 120
acres in the Eleventh district in Will
Hanson county, just over the line
from Spring Hill, with T. N. Figuers,
Jr, with instructions to sell and sell
quickly. On March %, Mr.. Figuers
sold the farm to T. A. Corder, of Null
berry Lincoln county, for $4,000. This
is quick action and is due largely to
Mr.. Figuers' method of advertising
and getting right behind proposition
and pushing it.
Mr.. Figuers sold this farm to Mr..
Moore four months ago, and in the
sale of the farm Mr.. Moore makes a
nice profit and is well pleased with
his deal. Mr.. Figuers is an extensive
advertiser, using the columns of both
The Daily and Weekly Herald and
about one dozen other papers in the
middle section Of Tennessee.
Since the first day of March Mr..
Figuers has sold four farms, amount
ing in valuation to $65,500. Since the
first day of January, 1917, he has sold
$134, 10000 worth Of farm lands, more
than he sold the entire first year he
was in business. Mr. Figuers engaged
in the real estate business in 1912
and that year sold 133,0O0.OO worth of
land, the first three months of this
year he has sold $134, 10000, of $1,70o
more.
Mr.. Corder gets immediate posses
sion of the farm and will move with
his mother to his new home and begin
operations at once.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1917-03-30

One black jack for sale or to farm
QUIT. T. MARTIN, Fountain Creek,
Tenn. 16-2t
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1917-03-30
SLOAN'S LlNlMENT FOR
RHEUMATISM

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and aches that make life unbearable
are relieved by Sloan's Liniment, a
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the many pains and aches following
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soreness, Sloan's Liniment is prompt
ly effective. Always have bottle
handy for gout, lumbago, toothache,
backache, stiff neck and all external
pains. At druggists. 25c.-(Advt.) 1
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1917-03-30
ELI WOLF GOES
To RUSSELLVILLE
AND WILL OPEN 4 SAMPLE SHOE
STORE LIKE ONE IN
COLUMBIA.

Eli Wolf, of the VOLTS Sample Shoe
Store, of Columbia, will leave We'd
nesday for Russellville, KY, where he
goes to open a branch house for his
sotre. Mr.. Wolf will be in charge Of
the Russellville house, and will go to
market this week to buy an opening
stock of goods.
Mr.. Wolf has been in this line OF
work for many years and thoroughly
understands every phase of it.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1917-03-30
THREE INDICTED
OVERTON ESCAPE
PRISON OFFICIALS ARE UNDER
CHARGE OF GRAND JURY AT
BIRMINGHAM.

Special to The Herald.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala, March a.
Three officials were indicted today BY
the grand jury for permitting the es-
cape of overton and four other pris-
oners this week. All charge that Off.
GERS Batson. Laslender and Orr with
voluntarily having permitted Overton
and the others to escape. Their
bonds we're fixed at s2,5Oo each.
The Pensacola journal., 1917-07-20
LAST WORD IN
MOVIE THEATRE

Visitors and tourists will find
new institution among things to see"
when they visit New Orleans this sea
son, and that will be nationally fam
Gus as time goes on. 1t is the Strand
theater, located corner Baronne and
Gravier streets, in the hub of the
hotel and shipping center.
The Saenger Amusement Company,
Inc, the largest amusement corpora
ton in the south. opened this new
quarter million dollar photoplay the
ater, July 4th. 1t is said to repre-
sent the last work in elegance and re
finement. and the class of programs
presented show a new departure IN
cinema presentation.
Noon Day Concert Notable.
Each day at noon the cathedral
chimes of a mammoth orchestral or
gan tolls the hour. At the last stroke
of twelve a thirty-fiye piece sym
phony orchestra, conducted by Don
Philippini, bursts into a stirring ga
NUT of musical emotions. One may
hear a brilliant passage from CEN
tury-old opera; the "hep-hep" stacca-
to of Americas most famous marches;
or the lifting strains of the current
years best musical comedy. Philip
PM is a noted mastrO, who has won
laurels on both sides of the Atlantic.
The Pensacola journal., 1917-07-20

to about one-fourth of the insurance
protection was issued through insuT-
ance companies and threefourths by
an insurance bureau established by
the city. Toronto took out only $1,000
ing from the date of enlistment un-
til six months after discharge.
Up to May Ia, 1917, the Aetna Life,
of Hartford. had taken 81 100000 in
surance on Toronto soldiers; the Me
tropOlitan Life, of New York, $685.,
COO and the city of Toronto $32,297,-
900. To that date they had paid
death claims as follows: Aetna, $685.,
600; Metropolitan, S712,000, sC1d the
city of Toronto, $500 900.
Originally Toronto planned to in
sure all its soldiers with the Ameri-
can companies, with no medical eN-
animation except that taken for en-
listment, but so many soldiers met
death that the companies declined to
take further risks, and then the mu-
nicipality went into the insurance
business. The fact that the COM
panies were issuing 81 900 on each
soldier os the twenty-year endowment
plan at ho advance over the regular
premium rate, made the experiment
quite costly for them.
In addition to the straight life in
surance plan. Canada has adopted a
system of pensions according to the
degree of partial disability. each kind
of disability emitting the injured man
to a regulated percentage of his pay
before injury.
The Canadian soldier receives q
minimum salary of $50 month. Upon
enlistment he is required to assign al
! least one half of this sum to his de
/ pendents, and each month the amount
The Pensacola journal., 1917-07-20

Pensacola, read the impressive burial
service of the Church of England.
Loving hands brought many beau
tiful flowers and the new made
mound was hidden.
The pail bearers were: Jake Chris,
Frank Drear, William Smith, Luther
Lowell, James Robinson, and Roy
McVoy.
The sorrowing husband has the
heartfelt sympathy of everyone
Before her marriage Mrs. Jones
was Miss Margaret Louise Ray. She
made her home with her cousin, Miss
Margaret Ray and her mother, at
Ray Villa, Brent.
She was married January 10, 1912,
to Mr., Ben Jones, from County of
Kent, England.
She had a large circle of friends
and was greatly loved by them.
The Pensacola journal., 1917-07-20
STR. FLORIDA To
Be DIS MAN TIED

After years of faithful service the
old steamboat Florida which has piled
local waters so long, has been towed
to Mobile to be dismantled. In con-
nectios with this breaking up of the
age-worn craft, The Register of yes
terday says:
The long and faithful service of the
towboat Florida, which has for many
years towing barges and other craft
in and out of Pensacola, Fla, is
ended. She was brought into port
yesterday by the tug Nellie to be
dismantled, and was tied up at the
municipal wharves last night All
parts of her machinery which are fit
for use will be made use Of, as boat
parts now are expensive and hard
to get even at prevailing prices. and
the rest will be sold for sunk Parts
Of the hull and superstructure will
be sold as secondhand lumber or
thrown into the discard.
The Florida presents a -dilapidated
appearance. She has been out of
service for some time, and her paint
is worn off, parts of her paddle wheel
broken and signs of decay are seen
everywhere. The boat that has dur
ing her time towed so many vessels
was unable to come under her own
steam. ~
The Pensacola journal., 1917-07-20
GOVT PLANS
INSURANCE OF
SOLDIERS
Continued From Page One)

Der of dependents, even though the
total may, in exceptional cases, eX-
ceed the suggested maximum of
$4,000.
4. That discretion be given to the
bureau for the payment of benefits
in installments of varying amount
whenever it should be clearly shown
that the interest of the beneficiaries
requires it.
At the conference the insurance
co-<1Anies voted almost unanimously
to cooperate with the government to
insure the men. Secretary McAdoo,
a few days later, in pursuance of She
agreement reached, named a commit
tee of ten prominent insurance men
to join with the government officials
in working out satisfactory plan.
One company, the Metropolitan
Life, of New York offered to under
write $350,000000 of the insurance
at a premium of $58 thousand an
nually. Several of the other COM
panies offered to take the whole plan
out of the governments hands at cost.
The plan which has found the most
favor with the war risk insurance
bureau which is working on d plan
for submission to the insurance men,
it is learned, is one modelled closely
after the system being operated by
the Canadian government. This plan
| is most comprehensive and gives pro
! lection sufficient to satisfy the most
| eXacting. 1t was found that domes-
tic conditions are so different in the
European countries from those pre-
vailing in the United States that the
| plans in operation there are not
worthy of consideration here.
In Canada the municipalities in
which the soldiers resided before their
enlistment have protected the men
with life insurance. The policies have
for the most part been issued by
insurance companies domiciled in the
United States, notably the Aetna Life
of Hartford, Conn, the Metropolitan
Life, of New York, and the State Life,
of indianapolis. In the city of Toron-
The Pensacola journal., 1917-07-20

he assigns is taken from his pay and
given direct to his family. officers are
not required to assign any part Of
their pay.
The family of a Canadian soldier IS
also entitled to a separation allow
ance, amounting to $40 a month for
private, $25 for sergeant, $50 for
a lieutenant, etc.
The dependents of the Canadian en-
listed men receive assistance from
four sources: Assigned pay, separa-
tion allowance, life insurance and an
amount monthly from the Canadian
patriotic fund, subscribed to from
voluntary contributions, annual grants
from the government and grants by
the cities and counties.
1t is the Canadian plan on which the
war risk insurance bureau is now
working.
The Pensacola journal., 1917-07-20
WARDVILLE.

Wardville, July 18.-The hail last
week did US very little damage. Gar
dens and crops are in good cOndi
ton.
MIR. and Mrs. F. o. Gunter and two
children, of Mobile, are guests of A.
w. Majors and family few DAYS
this week.
Mrs. H. Graham visited in Walnut
Hill Monday.
A. W. Parker and son passed
through here Tuesday en- route to
Chumuckla Springs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Holmer Davis and
Misses Bessie Davis and Clara Gra-
ham attended the singing convention
at Pine Level Sunday
Mrs. Harriet Eddins suffered pain
full though not serious injuries as the
result of a fall.
Miss Myrtle Graham visited at T.
f. Smiths Sunday.
Mrs. Oscar Harper has returned to
Red Level after several days visit
here with relatives.
Miss Carrie Majors visited at Mrs.
Cooper's Monday evening last.
Miss Eta Davis is very i'll at this
writing.
Little Miss Edith Cruitt, OF At
more, is spending a few days with her
grandmother, Mrs. E. Ward.
H. Graham, of Pensacola, spent
Monday with home folks.
Several enjoyed watermelons and
peaches at A. W. Majors Sunday eve
ming.
Miss Emma South. of Pine Forest,
| spent the week end here.
Mr.. j. A. Mason returned Tuesday
The Pensacola journal., 1917-07-20
BRENT.

Brent, July 19.--The entire COM
munity was greatly saddenef by the
untimely death of Mrs. Ben Jones.
Her strength has been failing grad
ually more than a year and she
passed away at the Pensacola Hos
pital Thursday. July II.
She was laid to rest in Brent
cemetery Friday afternoon, where
many friends had gathered to witness
the last sad rites.
She vas $50 young and so fair"
A husband and little daughter
mourn her.
Rev. John Brown Of Christ Church,