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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-08-29
GEN. WHITAKER GOES
AFTER SHIELDS SCALP

An Associated Press dispatch from
Chattanooga in the Nashville Tennes.
sean this morning stated that Attor-
ney General Matt n. Whitaker, of
Hamilton county would call a mass
meeting in Nashville ito make effec-
tive the resignation of Senator John
K. Shields" because of the senators
attitude on the league of nations Gen.
Whitaker declares that Senator
Shields was lending aid to Senator
Lodge in his efforts to discredit the
work of President Wilson, and that
he was "misrepresenting 90 per cent
of the people of Tennessee"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-08-29
COUPLE welded AS
PUNCTURED TIRE FIXED
DAILY Herald, Aug. 26.)

tDdlly f1efdlu, aug. 70.
Nothing so trivial as tire puncture
could delay Dan Cupid in getting one
of his favored couples united and
aboard trim on their honeymoon,
when Miss Lillian Mayberry and John
Cleo Haywood accompanied by Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas ]. Anderson drove in
taxi out to Lovers Lane" between
the Mt Pleasant and Campbellsville
pixies for their wedding. Just as they
reached the selected spot a puncture
stopped them and while it was being
repaired the ceremony was performed
by the Rev. John E. Hight at $3.50
O'Clock. The car was ready for a
quick run to the station when the sol
emn words had been said and Mr.. and
Mrs. Haywood left for their wedding
trip. After September ! they win be
at home to their many friends at 602
North Garden street.
The bride is the attractive daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Mayberry
and for the past few months has been
valued employee of Anderson Bros.
& Foster. She was chamingly attired
in suit of midnight blue with Access
series to harmonic and carried
brides roses. The groom is a promi-
nent young man who for the past few
years has resided in Nashville. but
now holds a position with the local
plant of the Armour Fertilizer Co.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-08-29
TWO COUPLES UNITED
At COURTHOUSE SATURDAY

SQUIRE T. NJ. Jones and Squire H.
H. Guest each performed a marriage
ceremony Saturday afternoon. LLOYD
love and Miss Isabel Savage were
married by Squire Jones while seat
cd in an automobile on the east side
NJ court square. The bride is the
daughter of Jesse Savage. prominent
narchant at Cathey's Creek.
Miss Lena Radcliffe and R. L. Kerr
were married at the court house by
squire Guest, the couple being from
the Glendale section of the county.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-08-29
WEBSTER SOUNDS
CLARION CALL TO
!. !. HIT CONVENTION
VETERAN LAWYER ADVISES PEG.
PIE TO STAND BY THE OLD
ORGANIC LAW.
NOT THE TIME FOR CHANGE
In Present Disturbed Condition of the
World People Are Not In Frame of
Mind to Lesislate sanely on Cues
tioE

Some interest being arounsed in the
constitutional convention election or
Thursday week, Sept. 4. William
| Webster, one of the veteran lawyers
OF Columbia, insists that this is not
the time to change the organic law. In
a statement issued today Mr.. Webster
gives his reasons for his attitude as
follows:
Vote against the call of constitu
tional convention.
l. This is not the time
to tinker with that instrument
The whole world is in a disturbed
state of mind. We have not again
settled down after the world war and
each and every man is now attempting
to adjust himself and his affairs to the
present state and they have not time
to give this instrument calm and prop
err consideration.
2. About the only argument that /
have heard in favor of a convention
that Is at all prominent, is that the
constitution is old, Anticipated" is a
big expression of theirs. | ask do
principles ever get too old Does the
truth ever get too old The constitu-
ton is a declaration of principles and
largely a prohibitiye instrument curb
ing the action Of legislation against
the violation Of these principles. They
say it hampers the legislature. That
is the exact purpose of it, 1t is aimed
against wild legislation, any one who
is familiar with legislation of the past
will know that there is much wild leg
islation and the powers of the legisla-
ture should be limited.
3. The constitution Of the United
States is very old instrument and we
have never had another constitutional
convention in the United States, but it
has been amended. Now anything in
the form of change in this constitu.
ton of Tennessee that is proper can
be done by an amendment to be voted
on by the people without risk of tam
pering with the constitution itself
4. The advocates of the convention
insist we should have new system of
taxation. If they do not want to abide
by the clause of the constitution, tax
ing all property equally and ratably,
then 1t would be necessary to change
the constitution, but we say any at.
tempt to exempt property from taxa
tion certain species of property, or
new factories is pernicious legislation
and should not be tolerated by the
people. Hence the clause in the pres
ent constitution which requires ALL
property to be taxed according to it's
value equally and ratably, and we say
this is sound, and should not be violat-
ed.
5. II is claimed that the supreme
court of Tennessee should be re-or-
ganized abolishing three grand divi-
sions of the state and let the court be
held altogether at the capitol. Grant
this, but it can be done by way of
amendment, in fact there is nothing
that is sound that could not be done
by way of amendment submitted to
the people.
6. Lastly / fear the constitutional
convention with matters as they now
are, will be composed of lot of de-
signing politicians. Therefore, | say
vote against the call.
w. J. WEBSTER.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-08-29
Or. WATTS WILL Be
ON THE JOB SUNDAY
REGULAR SERVICES AT ST. Pc.
TIERS CHURCH AND AT MT.
PLEASANT IN EVENING.

DIR. George o. Watts. rector Of st.
Peters church, who has been visiting
his mother and father in Manitowac,
Wis, writes that he will be home
this week In time to hold services at
St Peters church next Sunday morn
ing. There will be early communion
at 7:30, morning prayer and sermon
at IL o'clock, and services at Mt
Pleasant at 500 o'clock.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-08-29
NO BENEFIT TO
U.CONSUMERIN
DROP IN PRICES
GROCERIES COSTING AS MUCH
NOW AS THEY DID BEFORE,
RAID COMMENCED.
But PUBLIC BUYING LESS
Big Reduction in Quantities Purchas.
ed Indicating That People Are Elk.
pectine That Governments Activi.
ties Will Bear Fruit.

SO arr as Columbia is concerned Mr.
U. Consumer has not to this date ben
efitted any by the war made on the
high cost Of living. A Herald repre-
sentative has investigated the situa
ton carefully, calling to his aid one oil
the largest retailers Of foodstuffs in
the city and almost without excep
ton prices are as high to the consum
er as they were before the President
set in motion the machinery to rout
old H. c. L.
Sugar is perhaps fraction lower
than it was at times although it never
will sell at the high prices that are
said to have been charged in some 10.
calities, twelve cents being about as
high as it ever went in Columbia. 1t
is now retailing at the stipulated price
OF eleven cents a pound and with a
world shortage Of sugar no immediate
reduction is expected.
Flour is selling at just what it was
month ago. Meal is no lower than
it has been. Bacon is selling at the
same price, likewise lard and other
meat products. Fruits are scarce and
high. Canned goods are practically
unchanged Coffee has not advanced
in two or three weeks nor has 1t de-
clined selling now on the average of
about fifty per cent above what 1t did
during the period Of hostilities.
About the only effect so far that the
agitation has had on the cost OF food
commodities to the retailer is the de.
creased demand People are buying
in much smaller quantities on the
whole, than they did before the hope
of reduced prices was held out to
them. Where many, had been accus.
toned to ordering -four in forty-eight
pound sacks they are now buying in
half that quantity. One grocer said
that the sales OF -four by the barrel
had ceased. They are buying sugar
and meal and other articles in small
err quantities. Evidently this is done
in the expectation of lower prices.
Internationally the. prospect of buy
ing army food at greatly decreased
prices has had its effect although the
aggregate three days sales through
the postoffice will not total very much
il any more than one grocer some
times sells on one big day.
Prices will come down when the
producer gets less than he is getting
now" observed one dealer. 1.-THE raid
that has produced decline in some
food commodities has not had time to
materially affect the retail trade as
the finished articles in stock were the
product of the high priced raw mate
rial. OF course should the products
of the farm continue to decline the
consumer will buy cheaper. But there
is no reason whatever for expecting
any material reduction in sugar or
-four or meal or canned fruits or can.
ned vegetables or coffee in the near
future. OF course as stated with the
raid on hogs and cattle reduction in
lard and meats is probable"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-08-29
WILL I. REEVES
KILLED BY SHOT
FROM His Gun
NO EYE WITNESS TO TRAGEDY
WHICH OCCURRED FEW HUN.
DRIED YARps-FRoM HOUSE.
BODY FOUND BY CAMP BOYS
Victim Was Manager for Ten Years Of
the Lee Vaughan Farm Three and
Half Miles From columbia--Man Of
High Character.
tDaily Herald, Aug. 26.)

|
Attracted by the report of q shot
gun Monday afternoon a few hundred
yards from their camp three and a
half miles above Columbia, a group of
boys found the almost lifeless body of
William T. Reeves, a., manager OF
the Lee Vaughan farm, with the back
OF his head shattered by the discharge
OF a shot gun that was found a few
feet from his body The boys carried
the body to the Reeves home few
hundred yards away, where Mr..
Reeves breathed his last soon after.
wards. The tragedy occurred about
1870 o'clock near the Blue Spring
branch on the Lee Vaughan farm and
the body was found by James Porter,
Earl Gilbreath, William Erwin, Will
liam Burns and Douglas Logan, Co.
lumbia boys camping near the mouth
OF the branch.
Mr.. Reeves told his wife shortly aft.
er dinner that he was going out into
the field to kill a hawk and left the
house with his shot gun. A few min
utes later the report of the gun was
heard, but members of the family
thought nothing Of it until the camp
ing boys appeared at the house with
the fatally wounded man. Physicians
were summoned Immediately, but
nothing could be done to save his life,
the back OF his head being almost torn
away. There was no eye witness to
the tragedy and there never will be
an explanation of how it occurred. An
empty shell in the shot gun found near
the body was mute evidence that he
had been killed by his own gun.
Mr.. Reeves had been manager of the
Lee Vaughan farm three and a half
miles from Columbia on the Sowell
Mill pike for 10 years and was man
OF the highest integrity. Speaking of
him Monday afternoon Mr.. Vaughan
said that he had never known a more
industrious or conscientious man or
one who had higher sense of honor
He had prospered in recent years and
had no financial worries, although his
health had not been good for some
time. .a..
In addition to his wife Mr.. Reeves
is survived by six children, Emma
Mae, Mary, Ernest, Sadie, W. r., Jr.,
and George; his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
E. N. B. Reeves, three brothers, Gus
Reeves, of Columbia; Earl Reeves,
of the Iron Bridge road, and Erwin
Reeves, of the Sowell Mill pike, and
three sisters, Mrs Edgar Caskey, Miss
Nettie Reeves and Mrs. Melvin Lamar.
The Columbia Chapter of the Ju-
nior Order, of which Mr.. Reeves was
an active member, assisted the Rev.
Mr.. Will Gentry, of Rally Hill, in the
funeral service at Union Grove Cum
berland Presbyterian church this
morning at 10 o'clock. Mr.. Reeves
was an official and leading member of
this church, having been both an elder
and deacon of the congregation. Bea
tiful floral tributes were placed upon
the grave at the Reeves family GENE
terry by the church and Sunday school
membership, by whom he was beloved. !
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-08-29
JOHN P. M'GAW IN
DAIRY ASSOC IATION

A letter frCy.. John P. McGaw, now
living in Chicago, states that he is
with the National Dairy Association.
Mr.. McGaw has always manifested the
liveliest interest in live stock and
dairying and his new field of work is
most conganial
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-08-29

Probably the richest film actress In
the world is Nell Shipman, who has
inherited half of an estate valued at
$5,00000O through the recent death of
her father, Arnold Foster Shipman.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-08-29
MEETING AT REEcE'S
CHAPEL is POSTPONED

DR.. George H. Steen announced to
day that he had postponed the meet
ing at Recess Chapel until Friday,
September S, at s p. m
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-08-29

The average length of human life is
ordinarily placed at 80 years. One
quarter of those born die before the
age of six.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1919-10-09
WILSON'S WORDS
CLEAR UP DOUBT
CALIFORNIA THROWS OVER ire
LEADER, JOHNSON, AND
RALLIES TO LEAGUE.
WEST GIVES HIM OVATION
All Doubtful Features Of Pact Arc
Explained Away BY President, and
Former Doubters Hasten to Give
Him Their Support.

(By Independent News Bureau, form
erly Mt. Clemens News Bureau)
Aboard President Wilson's Special
Train-A continuous ovation along the
Pacific coast and then on his eastward
way back toward the capital was given
to President Wilson as he came
toward the end Of his month daylong
speaking tour in behalf of the League
Of Nations. California, particularly
the delightful city of Los Angeles, went
wild in its enthusiasm for him and his
advocacy of the League, and it was
In that state, perhaps, that he did his
most successful missionary work
Hiram johnson, Californias former
governor, now her United States sena-
tor, and considered by her as the most
likely Republican candidate for the
presidency in 1920, had before the ar
rival of President Wilson, convinced
a great number of citizens that the
League as at present formulated was
not good thing. He had told them
that the United States, because of 1t,
would be drawn into every petty
European quarrel; he argued that we
would lose our sovereignty by joining
with the European nations He had
blamed the president for asserting to
the possession by Japan Of the PENN
sula of Shan Tung in China.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1919-10-09
UNION CON-
FERENCE is CALLED
Will Meet in Jackson on Oct.
oath, During Mississippi
State Fair

A meeting for conference of
the members of the Farmers
Union is called to meet in the
Old Capitol building, in Jackson.
on Friday, Oct. 24fh, at 2 o'clock
p. m.
All locals and county organiza-
tions are especially urged to send
delegates, and all members or
former members, or those who
desire to become members. are
invited to attend.
The purpose of the meeting is
for reorganization, and for such
other business as may properly
come before the organization.
N. A. MOTT,
Vice-Pres. and Acting President.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1919-10-09

for a period of six months, and then,
II possible, accept the councils advice.
That falling, they agree to refrain from
war for further period of three
months and nine months OF cooling
off," the president contended, would
prevent any armed conflict. These clear
explanations satisfied every reasonable
hearer and destroyed the "Bugaboos"
which Senator Johnson and others had
raised against the League. Through
rugged Nevada into Utah, the land Of
Mormons, the president swept to find
nat those fine people were heartily
nth him for the League and a per.
anency Of peace. /.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1919-10-09

But Mr.. Wilson, with clear logic and
with compelling eloquence, answered
to the entire satisfaction of Califor-
MAS people every objection which
Senator Johnson had made to the
League. And thousands Of the states
citizens deserted the johnson stand
ard Immediately and rallied to the sup
port of the president. More than that,
they came forward and said, 1--WE
were against you, Mr.. President, but
you have cleared everything up and
now we are with you heart and soul"
Still more than that, they let Senator
Johnson know that they were no
longer with him and that they disap-
proved of the speaking tour which he
himself was making in opposition to
the League and so powerful was the
volume Of public opinion which reach
ed him, that the senator almost i'm
mediately abandoned his tour. The
Shan Tung question, because Of the
anti-Japanese feeling which undoubted-
ly exists along the Pacific coast was
the most serious witch the president
had to answer He explained to the
people that he had been powerless to
prevent the rich peninsula from being
given to Japan. England and France,
through a secret treaty, had promised
It to Japan for entering the war and
remaining in it. That treaty had to
be carried out. Anyway it was not
China that was losing Shan Tung, but
Germany, which had seized the terri
tory from China in 1898 and held it
ever since. Japan had promised, the
president explained, to return Shan
Tung as soon as the peace treaty was
ratified and it was only through the
ratification of the treaty with the
League of Nations inclusion, that
China could ever expect to get her
former property back. And she surely
would get it back, he declared, through
the ratification Of the League, There
fore, through the same instrumentality
no other nation could again prey upon
the "Great, patient, diligent, but help
less kingdom" AS to our being drawn
into any European conflict. The pres
ident pointed out that no direct action
such as the sending of troops to any
part of~the world to maintain or re-
store order could be taken by the
Council Of the League without a unani-
nous vote Of the council members,
therefore our vote could at once mega
tive any such proposition as sending
our soldiers where we did not want
them sent. Besides, Mr.. Wilson argued,
sIf you have to queneh a FIRE in Cali
fornia you don't send for the fire de-
partment Of Utah." But. he argued.
there probably never will he another
war, If the League is established. for
the members promise either to arbi-
trate their difference and accept the
decision Of the arbitrator. lay the diff
ferences for discussion and publica-
tion before the Council Of the League
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1919-10-09
BUREAU CHANGES NAME

The Mount Clemens News
Bureau, which has been furnishing
reports on President Wilson's tour
in behalf of the League Of Nations
to $500 papers, has adopted a new
name and will hereafter be known
as The Independent News Bureau.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1919-10-09

This eminent Hoosier has for years
been acclaimed one of the greatest of
American authors "The Turmoil"
Seventeen" and the Penrod stories,
are only few Of the many from his
pen that have won fame, popularity
and wealth for him, but It Is Ills latest
work "The Magnificent Ambersons,"
which is hailed as by far the best
thing he has yet done. You can have
the pleasure of reading thIs splendid
story In serial form In this paper.
Make it your business to get the Issue
with the first InstaIIment.
THE Magnificent Ambersons"
is a story that all small towns
have seen over and over again;
the story of family rising to
wealth, ruling in pride few
brief years. and then through
pride and folly and sin run to
seed. Three generations of the
Ambersons suffice to tell this
tale. This is the most searching
analysis we have met in litera-
ture; the most living story of
living people. 1t is a work of
genius. Lexington (Ky.) Her
aid.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1919-07-11
AMERICA At MERCY OF !
S0L0MS IN LEAGUE
Outvoted and Outinfluenced II
Assembly anu Council as
Planned in Covenant.

Washington, July 49, hat the Uni.
ted states wall be unable TO pfotec
itself against the dictates OF either
the council or the assembly III the
League Of Nations if the .ovenaat
advocated by President Wilson is
ratified by the senate is the opinion
OF senators who have studied the
complete domument.
Ii is stipulated in Articie 5 that
the Assembly shall CONSIST OF repre-
sentatives of members of the league
and may deal at its meetings with
any matter within the sphere Of az
ton ot the league or. affecting the
pace of the world" In Arti:Ie 4 it
is agreed that the council - a. con-
sis, OF Representatives OF the I IN
cipai allied and associatcdap,wrrs, to-
gcthcr with representatives Of iour
otte- members Of the league, named
to be Belgium, II Brazil, Spain and
Greece, and may deal at It's meetings
with any matter within the sphere
of action of the league or affecting
} the peace of the world!'
Members of the league are the Uni
ted States, England, Canada, Aus
traha, South Africa, New Zealand, In
dia, China, Cuba, Ecuador, France,
Greece, Guatamafa, Haiti, Hedjes,
Honduras, Italy, Japan, Liberia, Mic
aragua, Panama, PERU, Poland, Por-
tugal, Roufnania, Serb Croat and Slo-
vene State Siam, Tchecko-Slovakia
and Uruguay. Each of these has a
vote equal to that of the United
States, capable of dealing with any
matter within the sphere of the league
or affecting the peace of the world
Britain outnumbers America six to
one in votes Her influence is great
if not decisive over majority of the
others. AS Earl Grey has Just said
in London, "the empire was never so
great in glory"
On the council England will not
only have six votes to the one of the
United States, but Italy will be more
friendly to her becatise she cen1ef1ted
their victorious alliance and because
of opposition to President Wilson's
policy regardinS Fidnie.. Japan has
an open offensive and defensive ALI
ance with her, France Is decidedly
friendly, Belgium Ii closely related
because. at her front door and be-
cause of ties of royal blood, Brazil
is favorable because of commercial
interdependence and antagonism to
this country, and Spain and Greece
are alike in purpose because of the
ties of royalty to the kin of Eng
land. So that, II Is figured here, the
United States would be outnumbered
and outinffuenced and outvoted in
both council and assembly. Britain
energies from the war the sole great
power In Europe and in the league
covenant America is made her vassal