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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1917-10-19
PROHIBITION HAS
REDUCED CRIME
ATTORNEY-GENERAL FRANK N
THOMPSON SPENDS A FEW
HOURS IN COLUMBIA.

Prohibition as a minister of crime
has made itself felt in the Supreme
Court of the state as well as in the
police and criminal courts of the
cities and counties, according to At,
torney General frank M. Thompson,
who was in Columbia today for few
hours on his return to Chattanooga
from Pulaski where he has been the
guest of the Hon. Newt White.
Gen. Thompson stated that he has
the lightest criminal docket at Knox
vile, where the court is now in SEES
sion, that he has ever known. He
said that before the prohibition laws
were so effective it had become the
custom to look for the liquor in the
record of every homicide case that
came into his Office.
Gen. Thompson has fully recovered
from his recent illness and is feeling
in fine form. He stated to Herald
reporter that he was here on nc
special business but just stopped over
on his return from Pulaski to call ON
his friends of the local bar.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1917-10-19
MOVIES TO HELP
PAY COST UF WAR

The New War Tax bill hits nearly
everybody, rich and poor, and among
other things it hits amusements pretty
hard, especially skating Kinks, theatri.
cal shows and moving picture shows.
The law as to amusements assesses
ten per cent of the gross sales of tick
cts on ten cent tickets or fraction
thereof and one cent on each five cent
ticket, which would be twenty per
cent, and also taxes free admissions,
the tax on passes being the same as
on ticket of equal price as the pass
would be if it were paid for. The
movie shows in Canada got around
this by charging six cents and eleven
cents, but it is not known what the
moving picture people of this state
will do. The law says specifically
hat the tax shall be paid by the pur.
chaser of the ticket. Hendley Bros,
managers of the Vogue, have not as
get decided what step they will take.
They say that If they are compelled
to pay the tax themselves it will be
20 large that they cannot continue in
business. This slaw does not go into
effect until the first of November and
the local amusement people will prob
ably work out some satisfactory plan
before that time. Thousands of pic.
ture shows over the country say they
will be forced out of business if they
cannot devise some means by which
the public can pay the tax, as the law
says they shall, as the film people are
also taxed on films and the exhibitor
may have to pay bigger prices for pic.
lures, and it may be that all over the
country movie shows will have to ad-
vance the prices to ten and fifteen
cents. Hendley Bros. will announce
in few days the policy they will fol-
low.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1917-10-19
ATTITUDE TOWARD
NEW ENTERPRISES
COUNCIL OF DEFENSE OPPOSED
TO USELESS OR UNNECES
SARY EXPENSE NOW.

In response to request from seVefa
State Councils of Defense, the CouncA
of National Defense at a meeting Oe
tober LIST, defined its attitude toward
new enterprises or undertakings dur
ing the war.
This information, we wish thor
oughly understood in Tennessee salu
Rutledge Smith, Chairman OF 'le
State Council of Defense, and our
people should be guided thereby, All
useless and unnecessary effort and eA
pense should be eliminated"
The attitude of the Council OF Ma
tionel Defense is as follows:
Every effort that this country Is
capable of making should be applleu
to bring the war to a speedy ana suV
cessful conclusion. The resources VI
the country in general way may O'
said to consist of men, money and m''
terial, and during the period OF 'n'
war any new enterprise or under'ah
ing should be tried and justihed W
the test: Will the men, money anu
material so applied best contribute -
this way to the whining of the war? ;
New enterprises which are not iun
damental to the efficient operation :"
the country's necessary actiViue'
;hould not be undertaken. TINS VI"
not result adversely upon business :"
conditions OF employment Decau''
every man and every resource VIII W
needed during the war. All ehor'
should be centered to help VIII NV
war"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1917-10-19
HANDLE MARE AND
COLT WITH CARE

A mare can be worked rather safely
at ordinary farm work right up to
loaling time. OF course, care must
be used not to overdo; also that the
mare be protected from unusually
heavy pulling or jerking. Such care.
full use is much better than absolute
idleness. 1t is very harmful to put a
mare to work soon after foaling. Work
her before but rest her for ten days
or two weeks afterwards.
The best place for both mare and
colt at foaling time is in a grass lot,
If the weather permits. If the condi.
ton of the weather forces the use of
an enclosure, extreme care should be
used to avoid infection.
A box-stall should be prepared with
a heavy cover of clean, fresh straw.
The stall floor and walls should be dis.
infected previously with some reliable
disinfectant, so that any infection is
killed.
1t is not likely that any assistance
will be necessary in foaling. 1t is
well to see that the foal nurses with
in few hours after birth Note that
the foal's bowels are normal.
Feed the mare lightly for a few
days. giving her free access to good
pure water.
The colt should not be permitted to
go to the field with its DAM when she
IS returned to work. The mare should
be returned to the stable between
morning and noon, and between noon
and night, to allow the colt to nurse.
By the time the colt is three weeks
old, it will have begun to eat a little
grain, if given an opportunity. Bright
hay or grass should also be given.
The start given a colt and it's entire
first years treatment have much to
do with its development and future
usefulness. Civ he foal a chance
c. d. Lowe, div. IN of extension Irni.
versit! Il Ten. SEQ Knoxville.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1917-10-19
SIM WATSON
lSLOCKED UP
BY CITY OFFICIALS ON CHARGE
OF DRUNK AND DISoRDERLY
AND CARRYING PISTOL.

Sim Watson was locked up Tuesday
afternoon by Acting City Marshal w.
X. Lancaster and Patrolmen Hight
and Stages on a charge of drunk and
disorderly conduct and carrying a pis-
tol.
The police were called to the place
Of VIII Goad, Jr.. on South Main
street, and it seems that Mr.. Watson
lad entered the place of Goad and
began to abuse him, whereupon
foad resented it and a slight difficulty
occurred. Goad hit Watson with his
Est according to witnesses, knocking
hir down.
Watson is alleged to have tried to
cot his GIN. wher Henry Tvndar
grabbed him and held him until the
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1917-10-19
'MAURY COUN1IAN'S
APPEAL FORSTAIlON
w. J. WEBSTER BEGS COURT TO
CONSIDER WELFARE OF AGRl-
CULTURAL INTERESTS.

Appealing to the members of the
-iaury county court to put aside per
3onal differences of opinion and tC
top quarreling about the location oil
he proposed Middle Tennessee Elk
pertinent station, w. Webster has
addressed the following letter to them
through The Herald:
To the Magistrates of Maury Co.:
LAS there is always some confusion
ttendant on the presentation of any
natter in an oral way to the county
curt, l thought best to express my
Jews publicly in The Herald so il
an be carefully read and considered
y,your body. .->> '.-.
This is question of vital impor.
ance to the county.
THE greatest of all industries is
,griculture.
1--WE are dependent on it for every.
hing that makes for the progress and
happiness of our people.
Now thorough education along
.hese lines is essential to our we'll be.
ng and proper advancement.
I'VE are learning something in this
inc all the time.
Years ago the casual observer did
lot notice that land along the pixies
IN either side was more fertile than
hat up in the field off of the pike or
xamine into the cause. But this was
oticed and then this great discovery
t ground phosphate rock was made
or poor or sour land and is now q
reat industry. We think we can't ex.
FAUST our land but we are mistaken
we rob the soil.
1T is urged that the Experiment
itation will bring many visitors here.
regard that as the least of the bene-
is. What we want and need is agri.
:ultural education
we think land is high now, but go
20 Kentucky and Indiana, where it is
even not so rich and find the price
1ouble our best land.
I'VE do not know really how rich
we are.
This county from center to circum-
ference should be made to blossom as
the rose
ITO do this it requires thought and
ITO get this get the Experiment
station. Let our young farmers be
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1917-10-19

properly educated so that we can
bring out all that is in our glorious
heritage.
"Now on the 22nd don't go there for
q quarrel over location, this pickering
is the balm to all advancement.
Let the state have any place 1t
wants. They are more than equal
partners with US. They put up $780,
600 plus maintenance. We put up a
simple 100000.
This appeal is only made for Maury
county. 1t is not in the interest of
any one. was one of the party the
other day who begged for further con-
sideration. Every one will bear me
out in the statement that | took no
sides in their dispute over locality.
But admitted the choice made by the
committee was good.
What then is the question of
few thousand dollars in comparison
with the benefits we will reap?
This is simply an appeal by man
who has Maury county interests at
heart. MY grandfather settled here in
1907. My father was born here. l
was born here. My children and
grandchildren were all born here and
am strictly Maury county man
please do not turn down the Ex-
pertinent station.
"WM. J. WEBSTER"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1917-10-19

officers came and took charge of him.
and landed him in the lookup.
Mr.. Watson appeared in the city
court this morning, but his case was
continued until Thursday by Judge
Erwin, pending the decision of what
bearing the bone dry law will have
upon this particular case. Judge E.
win stated to Herald reporter this
morning that for this reason only was
the case continued until THURSDAY
morning at nine o'clock.
Mr.. Watson stated to Judge Erwin
and the officers that he absolutely had
no recollection of what happened
Tuesday afternoon, and that he was
sorry of the occurrence, and that il
Will Goad was arrested that he want.
ed to pay his fine, as Goad was not at
fault and that he, Watson, had nothing
in the world against Goad.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1917-10-19

FOR SALE-Farm, 200 acres "
cleared and in cultivation, 20 nrS' W,
tom, As second bottom, level 10 iOi,
ing, 1876 acres timber land eslliiia ~.
ITS NJ feet timber. Location mn
south of Waynesboro. Tenn. PIN
"a, 100000 $1,000 cash, balance J.
and 3 years. Write for furlhei
scriution.-F. B. HUNT. WaynesVo'
Tenn.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1917-10-19

likely to be called from each, but II
some of them are still short OF the
seven per cent it is supposed that
enough will be called from the dis
tricts where they are available to
make the full increment Of the state.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-18
PLAYERS
 BEATEN IN ROUGH
 GAME BY RIBBONS
(By wAGNER)

The Easton, Pa., heavyweights gave great exhibition of collar and elbow holds at Colonial hail last night, but the Blue Ribbons produced more bas- ketball skill and downed Easton by 21 to 17. The contest was exciting be- cause the players mixed it up so fre- quently and the spectators had a pleasant time groaning at Referee Tom Thorp.
 George Norman was unable to be present so Walter Swenson played for ward and Murray went in at guard. The change worked well. Swenson chalked up two goals and two fouls while Murray led the Ribbons in SCOT ing with two baskets and three foul losses. Stretch Harvey came back after a vacation and gave 8 fine exhi- ,bition.
 Garry Schmelke, the giant forward of the Easton five, gave Murray a busy evening. The big boy used box ing, wrestling and a few other sports on poor Murray, but managed to find time to score nine points. Smythe, who proved so dangerous in previous game, was held to one goal by Orey- fusss The visitors set a merry pace in the opening period, but the Ribbons finished ahead by 12 to 10. In the last period the locals increased their lead in spite of desperate rallies by Easton. The lineup:
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-18
PHILLIPS PROTEST
 BRAVES VICTORY

Boston, April 1S-Boston won from Philadelphia again yesterday in the first extra-inning game fof the season when Pitcher Mayer gave Chappelle, a pinch hitter, a base on balls with the bases full in the twelfth inning. Smith counted with the run which made the final score, to 5.
 Philadelphia protested Boston's vic- tory, Manager Patrick Moran an- nounced last night. A decision by Umpire Bransfield. who declared Pitcher Lavender of the Philadelphia Club out for running off the line be- tween second and third bases in the third inning, when Philadelphia SCOT ed five runs, was the basis of the com- plaint.
 Lavender had started to cross the diamond from second, apparently be- lieving he had been called out on play at that base. but turned and reached third base before the ball was thrown to that position. . Man ager Moran said his protest was bas- ed on the ground that a runner can not legally be retired for leaving the base line unless intending to avoid be- ing tagged.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-18
TERRY LEE WILL
 BE REFEREE FOR
 BOUTS AT CASINO

Terry Lee has been signed to act as referee for the bouts to be held at the Casino next Monday by the Moose A. C., which is an assurance to the fans that the boxers will be forced to hustle every minute. Lee believes the rooters who support the game are entitled to a lively evenings enter tainment
 Great interest has been aroused in the card owing to the fact that former Champion George Chip will make his appearance in the star event. He will clash with the Zulu Kid of Brooklyn. {, Chip is the type of boxer who pleases the spectators because he wastes no time in stalling but mixes things all the time he is in- side the ropes. He knocked out his opponents in hisl1ast two bouts here. The Zulu Kid showed his wares in this city when he gave good exhibi- ton with Silent Martin. Chip will find him a rugged customer
 Battling Kunz of South Norwalk, a great favorite in this city, will go against Tommy Meringo of Boston in the ten round semi-final. Both boys are willing workers and may be de- pended upon to furnish lots of pep per. Bud Palmer, the pride of the Columbus Boys club, will clash with Johnny Martin of Danbury in an- other session. There will be a four round preliminary between Young Hogan and Louie Bogash, both of this city.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-18
JOHNNY KLBANE HAS
 CLEANED UP FORTUNE
 DURING RING CAREER

John Patrick Kilbane, champion of the featherweights, was born in Cleveland 2S years ago today. Johnny has been slamming his fellowman about the ring for 10 years, having started on his pugilistic way in 1907. On several occasions in the last two years Kilbane has contemplated going after the lightweight title, but his ef- forts in that direction have not been very encouraging. Rocky Kansas, the Buffalo lightweight, was the latest to dampen Johnny's lightweight championship ardor, and Richie Mitchell, the Milwaukee lad, also gave Johnny some bad moments.
 Against men of his own weight, however, Johnny has proved himself supreme, and he ranks as about the best of present day champions Kill bane has threatened of late to quit the game because there are no fighters good enough to make life interesting for him. The Clevelander's knock out punch has frightened off nearly all of his possible customers. Johnny is said to be well fixed financially, with quite lot of real estate in his name.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-18
FAN HAS ROAST
 FOR BOSS EBBETS OF BROOKLYN CLUB

New York, April 1s-Charles H. Ebbets, president of the Brooklyn Baseball club, issued a statement Monday in which he declared that his club would not be able to withstand the effects of a 10 per cent. war tax upon his gate receipts. He said that he wanted to do his part in standing the financial burden of the war, but that~a tax as heavy as 10 per cent. would wreck his club.
 Yesterday Fred c. Merkert, a. base ball fan of this community, addressed the following letter to Ebbets:
 MT. Ebbets-Do you recall your excessive tax of $5 per seat last fall on the poor suckers who supported you all season? This is one of the taxes which has really hurt your club.
 eff you would give the Brooklyn fans fair play and good ball team, and incidentally bury your hammer for few years, the proposed tax would without doubt be well taken care of by the Brooklyn fans whose loyal support of your team would more than pay this tax for you"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-18
FORTY TWO HURT BY COLLAPSE OF
 BASEBALL STAND

Columbus, O., April 18.-Forty-two men were injured, IA of them seriously enough to warrant hospital attention, in the collapse of a section of the west bleachers at Neil Park yesterday af- ternoon just before the start of the baseball game between the Columbus and the Louisville American associa- ton teams.
 The accident occurred at 2:3O o'clock. while the teams were practising, fol- lowing a patriotic demonstration which marked the opening of the American association season here. More than 12,00O fans had gathered to witness the inaugural and the west bleachers, just hehind third base. wee crowded.
 A dozen physicians in the grand tsand responded to the call for help and gave first aid to the injured More than 100 persons fell when the section gave way, but of this number only Az were found to be hurt.
 The more seriously injured were taken to hospitals where, it was said, only one man, Elmer E. Crozier, Co., lumIbus, is thought to be dangerously hurt. He suffered a fracture of the right arm and internal injuries.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-18
YANKEES vANQu|SH
 WALTER JOHNSON ON ONLY TWO HITS

New York, April 1s.-The Yankees made much of light hitting at the Polo Grounds yesterday, so much in fact, that the way was paved for the down fall of the visiting Senators and their premier pitcher, Walter Johnson. Just two hits, one of them single by Peckinpaugh, in the second inning. and another, g. triple, by Wally P1pp, in the seventh inning, made possible @ victory for the Tanks by @ score or 2 to l.
 It is evident from this that Johnson was in rare form and it is also eV1- dent that some other factors of pro nounced importance intervened in the fray Two life-sized, Washington er- TOTS in the second inning did their bit to turn the scale. However, the score represents smart baseball by the Yam kees, the best of which was the timely cutting off of a ninth inning rally by the visitors, which threatened to as- sume steam roller proportions.
 Allan Russell was on the mound for the Tanks and until the ninth inning he was as stingy with hits as was Johnson. Up to that time he had al- lowed but two and the Senators were faying the air Intellectually. Six of them went by the strikeout route with muttered imprecations against the moist ball that twisted and turned at unseemly angles as it broke over the plate The Senators were no doubt in hopes that Russell would prove as er- ratio as he had in the past, when there was generally a tendency to lose con- trol as the games neared their con- clusion.
 But yesterday control never desert ed him and he held the visitors help less until the last inning,twhen trou- ble was cut short by some snalppy fielding, in which Maisel, Nunamaker, and Peckinpaugh contributed spark ling double play that reused wild shouts of protest from the Senators. The spectators didn't give them chance to chatter much. They decided the game was over, Tushed out on the field and saved some of the visitors from a fine.
 Joe Judge was the only Senator who had a real grievance. In the seventh inning he laid down a hit that wan dered slowly toward third. Russell came over and gobbled it up, but it looked as if his toss to first was a bit too late to catch Judge. Tommy Con- molly waved him out and Judge walked away with good grace, which was indicated by laudatory remarks about Connolly's eyesight. Connolly doesn't wear spectacles. Judge ad- vised him to get pair. Had Judge been safe at the initial sack the com plexion of the game might have been changed, for he would doubtless have scored when Crane doubled to centre.
 Russell had a dangerous moment in the fourth inning, when two passes and a single filled the bases. {: Crane was up next and Russell decided that it was a good time to tighten up. This he did, for the Senator swung and went out on an infieud tap to Maise1.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-18
Gaelic Athletic Club
 Ready for Campaign

The Bridgeport Gaelic Athletic club held its most elaborate dance of the season at Arion hall last week. Of the numerous athletic clubs of the coun- try the following sent delegates: Los Angeles Hurling club, California Sporting club, the County Cork Mems association of New York city, Young Emmets of Bridgeport, Cork Mems Gaelic Athletic association of Boston, State Gaelic of Connecticut. The fol- lowing members were on the floor committee: Chairman. Captain Will liam Cahill; Patrick Moriarty, Michael Shea, Daniel Spiflane, Terrence ODonnen, Michael Heaphy, Thomas F. Spillane.
 The dance ended at 12 o'clock prompt and every one went home singing their praises for the Bridge port Gaelic Athletic club. The state meeting was held in New Haven April 15, 1917. There was a schedule com mittee elected which will get together this week and prepare the coming schedule. The Bridgeport Gaelics have 15 new players and it is going to be pretty hard to take a game away from them the coming season.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-18
.STALLINGS' ! PLAN 5
 IS ID KEEP JHE
 ENEMY GUESSING

George Stallings, Is the most mys- terious person in the universe when ever any one approaches him about what he is going to do this season. He will boost every player on his squad to such a degree that it is an 4mpossfbi1ity for an ordinary mortal to even guess which he is going to release. Ask Stallings who he is go- lng gto pitch on the morrow and he will talk of many things, almost everything, in fact which has no beax3ng whatsoever on the question ,aslS writes Francis Eaton in the Boston Journal
 stallings entire philosophy of life lies in keeping the other fellow cross- ed up. whether or not occasion seems to demand it. It is the philosophy of success, though, in ordinary life as well as baseball and is used by oth- ers as well as the Braves boss. But with the same success by few. Stall- 1ngs Is better than the general run of managers chiefly because he is able to perform the unexpected more often than they.
 The Braves are confident about the outcome of the National League race this season. They believe they have better than an even chance to win the pennant, and do not in the least dread the Giants, despite the roseate ac- counts which have been enanating from the Marlin training camp this spring. They are not undertaking the Giants in the least, they recognize the inherent batting and fielding strength of the McGraw clan. but be- heve they are bettey equipped to play the fine points of theg, anne, as a whole, than the New Workers.