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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-08-15
ROAD BOOSTERS ARE
HERE IN NUMBERS
ALL FAVORED ROADS REPRE-.
sENTED IN CROWD ATTENDING
ING COURTS DECISION.
daily Herald, August l4.)

(Daily Herald, August 14.)
That prince of boosters, all around
good citizen and public spirited pub
lie servant, Senator C. Y. Clarke was
here today with good delegation
from the Phosphate City In the inter-
est of the road resolution. In the del
egation were d. w. Shofner, banker;
Tate Jenkins, capitalist; Col E. l..
Armstrong, DR.. Nowlin and others.
The Pulaski pike was well represented
in the persons of President Petty, of
the Maury County Good Roads Associ-
alton; Roy Porter, Maj. Horace Frier-
son, Hubert Petty and Samuel H. WI
ley. Col. Joseph Chapman, William
M. Tolley and others were there to tell
the court how anxious the citizens
of the Spring Hill pike were to have
the state highway. Columbia's citi-
zenship was well represented and
when the vote carrying the right OF
way resolution was adopted the a,-
dience broke into applause.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-08-15
FRAUD CHARGED
IN TRANSFER OF
TRACT OF LAND
AFTERMATH OF SLANDER SUIT
COMES IN BILL IN CHAN.
Gerry COURT.
j. 7. HARRISON WANTS $40, 900
For Alleged Defamatory Remarks
Made Concerning Him by s. M. Ear
ly, of the Fourth D,strict-L after
Conveys Property.

Through his counsel Job B. Garner
and l.. z, Turpin, J. r. Hardison has
filed a bill in the chancery court to set
aside upon the ground that it was
made in fraud and collusion, a trans
fer of lands in the fourth district by s.
M. Early to his nephew, Tolbert Early.
An injunction to prevent further trans
fers or membranes of the property
was sought. .. .p
1t is alleged in the bill that on July
3, the complainant filed a suit in the
circuit court against defendant S. NJ.
Early for $4,000 damages caused by
alleged slanderous and defamatory re-
marks made by defendant of and con-
corning the plaintiff. 1t is further
charged that at the time of the filing
OF the suit for SANDER the defendant
s. M. Early owned in. fee simple
tract of we'll improved land in the
fourth district worth not less than 49,
600 and also considera BILE amount
of personal property
1t is further alleged that on the day
following the service of summons on
the defendant in the slander suit he
conveyed to his nephew for an alleged
consideration of $1,000 the real es-
tate owned by him. 1t is charged that
this sale was made in fraud, collusion
and GOWN and for the deliberate pur-
pose Of defraudng complainant. 1t is
charged that the consideration was
grossly inadequate. 1t prayed that
the sale be set aside for fraud, that
defendants be enjoined from disposing
OF property or encumbering it. A fiat
for the injunction prayed was granted
by Judge Washington C. Whitthorne,
of the county court. ..4 l
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-08-15
LAWRENCEBURC
Defeated TWIN
CITIES 10 TO |
RAGGED EXHIBITION OF BASE.
BALL AT C. NJ. A. FIELD WE'D.
NEsDAY AFTERNOON.
IMPOSSIBLE NOT TO SCORE
Victory of Tennessee Team Due to In
ferior Playing of Opponents Rather
Than Its Own Superior Qualities of
Performance. s,,.
If the exhibiti(n IN game played hel

If the exhibition game played here
Wednesday afternoon between the
Lawrenceburg and Albany-Decatur
teams of the North Alabama league
was the style of ball that was played
there this season it is well that Colum-
bia did not organize a team for that
circuit as was proposed, because it
would never have been supported.
Lawrenceburg won the game Wednes-
day by the one-sided score of 10 to
l and was easily the better of the
two ragged playing teams. The box
score shows that the Tennessee aggre-
cation won the game by superior play
ing, but it fails to show how inferior
that superior playing was.
The claim will never be made that
it was pitchers battle. Both teams
pounded the opposing pitcher at will,
but fortunately for the appearance OF
the box score the men in the fields
succeeded in stopping enough of the
drives to keep down the pile of hits,
13 being registered against Lewis, OF
Albany, and against McColloch, OF
Lawrenceburg. No errors were mark
ed against Lawrenceburg while Alba
ny had to her discredit There were
no spectacular plays by either side,
the nearest approaohs to the spectacu-
lar being catch of long fly in right
field by R. Bakers, the nabbing of
hard one by N. Baker just behind sec
ond and the manner in which McCol-
loch pulled himself out of the hole in
the seventh inning when there were
three men on bases and two men
down.
Lawrenceburg apparently sick of
the slaughter, made little effort to
score during the last three innings,
but even then could not avoid making
three runs in the eighth.
MCColloch, LdWTeHcepufS pltCuef,
was heavy hitter and made three
times as many runs as. the entire Al
bany team. Marbet was the onll Law
renceburg player who failed to get a
hit, and he earned one but lost it in
trying to reach second on his drive to
left field.
Continued on Fifth Page.l
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-08-15
COLUMBIA FANS TALKING ABOUT
BASEBALL CLUB FOR NEXT SEASON

One reason for the exhibition game
here Wednesday afternoon between
the Lawrenceburg and Albany-Decatur
semipro independent teams was said
to have been to arouse sufficient inter
est among the fans of the city to
cause the formation of a baseball club
here for next season. Although the
class of ball played in that game
should not be calculated to arouse the
interest of anybody in the national
sport, the attendance was sufficiently
large to indicate that the ember of
baseball enthusiasm is still burning
here and that with little nursing it
could be blown into a blaze. There
was big crowd of as good sports as
ever sat under Old Sol out for the
game Wednesday afternoon and they
were keyed up for an afternoon of
sport
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-08-15
BEGINS CAMPAIGN TO
EDUCATE HOUSEWIVES
MANAGER PARKER PROVING BEN
EFlTS OF THE MODERN
STEAM LAUNDRY.

In collaboration with the National
Laundrymen's Association, Manager
Charles A. Parker Jr., of the Maury
Laundry Co., has inaugurated an ed
ucational campaign having for its pur
pose the elimination of some of the
unjustifiable prejudice that still turks
among many against the use of mod
ern laundry for washing goods. In
this. time when so many housewives
are screly beset over the difficulties
of securing reliable and efficient
"washerwomen" Mr.. Parker feels that
it is opportune to call attention to the
advantages which the modern laundry
offers.
Unquestionably the falacious idea
in the minds of many people that in
some way chemicals used in modern
laundries have deleterious effect
upon the goods laundered has cost us
considerable business" said Manager
ILLS app CSiuIiho
the fact that The Herald goes into
practically all of the white homes Of
the city, | have decided to try a lit
tie educational campaign, cooperating
with other progressive laundries OF
the country. If our patrons would
only visit us, see how sanitary we
have our arrangements, how absolute
ly clean we make everything and then
compare the results with those that
they obtain too often when they use
the old "washerwoman," / am sure
that there would Immediately be a
tremendous increase in the number OF
our family washings. There is nothing
mysterious about our methods We
believe in plenty of good soft water.
frequently changed, in lots of good,
pure soap, in getting all of the dirt
and impurities cut of our fabrics and
in returning them promptly, in snowy
whiteness or with whatever color they
may be unchanged"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-08-15
CONTINUED DEMAND
FOR SMALLER FARMS
FtGUERS REALTY co. REPORTS
SEVERAL SALES OF THIS CLASS
PROPERTY.

Continued demand for small acre
ages of land were reported today by
the Figuers Realty Co. This class of
property is being bought by persons
seeking homes and opportunities to be
come Independent. Among the re-
cent sales by the Figuers. Co. were:
The Odell farm three miles from
Mt. Pleasant on the military road, 60
acres, by E. Wiltshire to w. w. Rem
fro for $4,000 ..,..-
Forty-two acre tract of timber land
near Mt Pleasant, sold by E. l.. Wilt
shire to P. G. Dooley for $1,000. g..
Thirty-three acre tract Of farming
land five miles out on the Williams
port pike sold by D. W.. Terry to
C. N. Foster for $4,000. ...,. , ,..,.. ..
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-08-15
WILSON TO DEBATE
LEAGUE QUESTION
BEFORE THE PEOPLE.
WON'T START TOUR OF UNITED
STATES UNTIL TREATY RE
PORTED TO SENATE.
REPLY TO SENATE SPEECHES
Also Wants Definite Program for Re.
duction of Cost Of Living Under
Good HeadWay Before He Leaves
Washington.
(By United Press.)

WASHINGTON, Aug. l4.--President
Wilson Probably will start his speak
ing tour of the United States when the
peace treaty is reported to the senate
by the foreign relations committee, it
was learned at the White House to-
day., This will give him an opportu
nifty while on his trip to reply to the
senate speeches in opposition to the
league Of nations, and he will in fact
conduct an extended debate with those
who are against him.
Before leaving Washington, howev-
er, it was stated, the President wants
to see definite program for reducing
the cost Of living under good headway
in congress.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-08-15

The large attendance has caused
some of the more ardent lovers of the
game to begin to figure on the pres
poets for organizing club. 1t has
been suggested that a season that
would give each team in small league
about 80 games each at home should
be of sufficient attraction to sell about
500 season tickets at $40 each. That
would provide the initial and princi-
pal cost of a team here and If the
playing proved to be good there would
be large sale of single admissions.
But there is one point that must be
considered above all others in forming
a baseball club here. The team must
be winner. or at least a contender
for the championship pennant Co
mmbia fans would not support any 9TH
er kind Of team.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-08-15
Looked Like No
Quorum OfCourt
Early In Session
DAILY Herald. August 14.l

tDd1ly HeTdiui august ~
1t commenced to look this morning
as if the court would be unable to
transact any business for the lack of
a quorum. The law requires three
fifths of the membership to make
quorum At 10 O'Clock Judge Whit.
thorne ascended the chair, quietly
counted the members and fourteen
were present He waited while but
no other appeared. The roll was call.
ed and fourteen responded But the
Judge did not despair Slowly and de.
liberately he read the call and then
explained it, When he had finished
three members had arrived They
were Justices Hardison, Jones and
Akin and seventeen members were
present.
Only once in the history of. Maury
county solons has a quorum ever been
deliberately broken and that was dur
ing the red hot fight over the location
Of the Middle Tennessee Experiment
Station. At called session only
twelve members responded and the
others refused to come. This morning
the members absent either had press
ing business or did not find it conven-
lent to come.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-08-15
CARNEGIE'S BODY TO
REST IN BELOVED HILLS
(By United Press.)

KNOX. Mass, Aug. 1.-THE body OF
Andrew Carnegie was borne through
the Berkshire Hills he loved so well
for the last time today. Banked hisn
with flowers, his coffin was taken over
the mountains OF Massachusetts and
into Hilldale where special train
bore it to Sleepy Hollow. short dis
tance from Tarrytown. Carnegie's fu-
neral this morning was simple. There
were about 40 persons at Shadow
Brook when services began. Mrs. Car
negie will not return to Shadow Brook,
II was said. She will go to New York
after the burial at Sleepy Hollow.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-08-15
CAATElOUPE CROP
cUll{OKA SECTION
PARTIAL FAIL lURE
YIELD LESS THAN IN YEARS AND
PRICES LOWER THAN DURING
LAST SEASON.
SOME GROWERS MADE MONEY
But the Majority Have Not Had Sat.
Is'actory Returns for Their Land
and labor-F'ftsen cars have been
Shipped.

Culleoka's cantelOupe crop will be
only about one-third of what 1t was
last year, So far only fifteen full car
loads have been shipped and the sea.
son is rapidly nearing an end. Last
year nearly fifty car loads OF the mel.
ons went to market The quality this
year has hardly been up to that of pre-.
vious seasons and the prices received
have not been as high as they were a
year ago.
Taking the season as a whole the
returns have been about the poorest
that the growers of the Culleoka sec.
ton have ever known A few Of them
viii make money, but the majority
will lose money. The big profits that
some made last year will be wiped out
in the deficit that they will face this
year. On the whole the returns have
been discouraging.
Where growers had good yields they
have made good profits, but weather
conditions during most of the season
were unfavorable, decidedly SO. Some
OF the growers in consequence actual
ly got nothing for their land and labor.
Last year the crop was worth around
$4,000, 1t win probably bring less
than third of that sum this time.
The entire output has been handled
by the Culleoka Produce Company
which has been for many years sue
cessfully marketing the crop Elk
penses of marketing this year have
been increased together with every
thing else
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-08-15
HIGHLAND FARM TO
WITNESS FIRST OF
MID SUMMER SALES
INITIAL OFFERING WILL BE ON
PREMISES ON WEDNESDAY, y
AUGUST 81.
FIFTY HEAD IN the LIST
All Of Them Are BY Descendants OF
Champions and Many of Them Are
Bred to the Best Of the Duroc Jer-
sey Breed.

AT their initial midsummer sale
Wednesday, August 27, at / 80 o'clock
Messrs. Keen & Sons are going to Of
fer the best lot OF registered Duroc
Jersey hogs that they have ever given
an appreciatiye public the opportunity
to bid upon. Not less than fifty great
individuals, all of them sows and gifts,
thirty-five already bred to farrow in
the fall, and fifteen open, will be of.
fered to the public.
The sale will be held under ideal
conditions. There will be the most
ample accommodations for the crowd,
everything being done to make visi.
tors comfortable. Every convenience
will be made available to add to the
success of the sale. Messrs. Keen &
Sons, since their last sale have fitted
up their sales barn SO that every buy
er will have an opportunity to see and
Judge the offerings without crowding
The sale will be held with dispatch so
that there will be no yexatious delays
For several years now Keen & Sons
have been breeding Duroe hogs and
their Success is attested by the in.
creasing demand that they have from
home and abroad They have attend
ed many of the biggest sales in the
land and have constantly added to
their already fine stock. They ex-
press the emphatic opinion that the
coming Offering is the best they have
ever made and cannot be surpassed
for those who want the big, growthy
quick, heavy weighing hogs. They
believe that ultimately all hogs are
destined to go across the scales and
that the best hog is that hog that goes
across with the best weight at the
least cost.
Trains will be met on the day of
sale and lunch will be served by the
women of the Ferndale community.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-08-15
MUCH EXCITEMENT
OVER OIL IN TEXAS

T. w. kirkpatrick and little daugh-
ter have returned from an extended
visit to the West. They were in the
oil fields of Texas where they found
intense excitement Mr.. Kirkpatrick
said that men had been made rich
overnight, and one could hear tales
of fabulous wealth.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-08-15
RAILWAY SECURITY
OWNERS WANT ROADS
RETURNED TO OWNERS
PLAN FOR MINIMUM RETURNS
AND SURPLUS TO BE DIVIDED
WITH EMPLOYEES,
POlNDEXTER ASSAlLS GOMPERS
Declares That High Cost of Living Is
Due to Continued Demands of Rail-
way and Other Workers for Increas-
ed Wages.
(By United Press.)

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14-America's S
railroad security holders today told
congress that they favor the return
Of the railroads to private ownership
with rate structure providing a fixed
minimum return. Luther NJ. Walter,
general counsel of the National Asso-
citation of Owners of Railroad Securi-
ties, told the house interstate COM
merce committee that under this plan
all surplus funds earned over a fixed
minimum would be divided equally be-
tween labor, the public and the roads
earning this surplus.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-08-15
COMMITTEE WANTS TO
CALL AT WHITE HOUSE
(By United Press.)

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1.-THE sen.
ate foreign relations committee today
decided to notify President Wilson
chat the committee desires to call on
him at the White House to obtain in
formation concerning the peace treaty.
The committee also decided to sub
poena William G. Bullitt, who went
into Russia for the American relations
commission and also Prof. Williams
and Dr. Hornbeck, oriental experts,
who advised on the Shantung settle
ment.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-08-15
MT. PLEASANT WOMEN
VERY INDIFFERENT
ONLY THREE so FAR HAVE TAX
EN- ADVANTAGE OF RIGHT TO
REGISTER.
DAILY Herald, August 14.)

Only three women so far have regis
tered at Mt Pleasant, stated Squire
F. NJ Ricketts,, one OF the registrars
of the seventh district, who was here
today These ladies, Mrs. Prierson,
Mrs. Bond and Mrs. Johnson, had all
registered to vote in the municipal
election, and it is not a new experience
to them. More than a hundred men
had registered at Mt Pleasant. Squire
Ricketts, said that so far as he could
observe the women seemed to take
very little interest in the election
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-08-15
PoINDExTER AssAlLS
GOMPER'S STATEMENT
(By United Press.)

NEW YORK, Aug. 14.-Samuel Com
per's advocacy of naturalization of
the railways was assailed by Sena-
tor Miles Poindexter here today. He
charged that Gompers is favoring
nothing more nor less than Bolshe.
vism.
The cost of living is due to the de-
mands OF the railway employees and
others for continued wage increases,
he said.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-08-15
One VOTE ONLY
I AGAINST RIGHT
WAY ON ROADS
QUARTERLY COURT ASSURES THE
STATE AND FEDERAL HIGH.
WAYS IN MAURY.
HAO TO WAIT ON QUORUM
But Alter Members Did Arrive They
Promptly Adopted RESOLUTIONS to
Meet Requirements of the State and
Federal Governments.
DAILY Herald, August l4.)

By the old fashioned democratic
vote of Is to l the quarterly court in
extra session this morning adopted the
resolutions necessary to meet the re.
quirements of the state board of high
way commissioners in obtaining state
and federal aid on three of the coun.
tvs main highways.
There was no real opposition to the
adoption of the resolution which an-
thorizes the county Judge and county
court clerk to make the necessary ap-
plication for state and federal aid
The resolution to be absolutely safe,
and to meet any technical objections
that might be made by the state or fed.
eral departments, embodied in exact
terms the application the Judge and
county clerk were requested to sign.
The only difficulty this morning was
in securing a quorum of the justices.
When the hour for the court to con.
vene arrived only fourteen members
were present, However, by the time
the preliminaries were over and the
prayer had been offered and Judge
Whitthorne had read the formal call,
seventeen members had appeared.
The actual session of the court last
ed less than an hour Prayer was Of
fered by Justice of the Peace Ross, of
Mt. Pleasant, and the roll was called
by former County Clerk A. Luther
Thomas, acting for the county clerk,
who is absent from the city.
The following justices did not attend
the session.: Sowell, Forgey. Goad,
Davis, Dugger, Jackson and Fariss-7.
Justice Hugh Lee Webster offered
the necessary resolution to meet the
requirements Of the state and federal
boards as to rights of way.
Mr. Shofner reported that eighty per
cent of the land owners on the Mt.
Pleasant pike had signed an agree
ment to donate the rights of way. a
practically similar report was made
for the Pulaski pike by Messrs. Jetty,
Porter and Wiley and an equally favor
able statement as to the Spring Hill
pike was made by Joe Chapman. All
reported that only few had refused
to sign. Others the committee had
been unable to see, Members of the
various committees solemnly agreed
that they would continue their efforts
to obtain the signatures Of ever land
owner on the proposed three federal
highways -'
The resolution was then adopted by
the following vote:
Justices voting aye-Hull, Derryber
ry, Hardison, Denton, English, Mat
thews, Ricketts,, Ross, Harlan, Wilkes.
Guest, Webster, Carr, Jones, Akin and
Taylor-16.
Justices voting no-Pinkston-1.
Seven members were absent.
A motion was adopted requesting
the county highway commissioners to
Immediately sign the application and
the court also insisted that the appli.
cation be forwarded without delay to
the state highway board.
The court at 1925 o'clock adjourn.
ed.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-08-15
GEORGIA SOL0NS PASS
ROAD BILLS AND ADJOURN
(By United Press.)

ATLANTA, Ca, Aug. 14.-The Geor-
gia legislature adjourned today follow
ing an all night session. The confer
ence report on the good roads measure
was passed by both houses prior to
adjournment. The general approprla-
tion bill, calling for approximately $S,-
100000, was passed shortly before ad-
jOurnment.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-08-15
Il CENTS FAIR RETAIL
PRICE FOR SU6AR NO n
(By United Press.)

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14.-Eleven
cents a pound has been adjudged
fair" retail price for sugar by the de-
partment of justice. Assistant Attor-
ney General Ames announced today,
Dealers charging more will be investi-
gated
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-08-15
\. A. SMITH TO ENTER
BUSINESS At ENDIC0TT

H.. A. Smith, for more than year
manager OF the local McLelland store,
will open a similar business of his
own at Endicott, N. Y, near Bing-
hampton. Mr.. and Mrs. Smith win
leave for their new home this after
noon.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-08-15
AMERICAN OFFICERS
1OSTUDY NEAR EAST
tBy United Press.)

PARIS. Aug. 14.-Under direct or
ders from President Wilson, Generai
Harboard with sixten officers and two
guard companies, will leave for Con-
stantinople tomorrow to study the
ouestions of ConstantinOple, Armenia
and other Near Eastern problems
They will return to Paris September
3S.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-08-15
SHOPMEN STRIKE IN
SOUTHEAST AT AN END
FLORIDA STRIKERS AT MASS
MASS MEETING TO RETURN
TO WORK TOMORROW.
(By United Press.)

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Aug. IA
Railway shopmen throughout Florida
will return to work tomorrow, it was
announced today, following last
nights mass meeting of strikers. With
the return of the Florida workers the
strike in the Southeast is at an end, 1t
was said.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-08-15
J. II. KING TO HOLD
MEETING At SPRING HILL

]. II. King. general superintendent
OF the Pentecostal Holiness church.
will be present during the first few
days OF the Latter Rain Pentecostai
meeting at Spring Hill, August is to
"a. The public is invited to attend.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-08-15
British Pass
Me0sureAgdinsf
Food PrOMeers
(By United Press.l

LONDON, Aug. 1.-THE house of
commons. sitting as a committee OF
the whole since yesterday afternoon,
passed bill against profiteering early
today.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-08-15
SLIGHT DECREASE IN
COTTON CONSUMPTION
(By United Press.)

WASHINGTON Aug. 14.-Cotton
consumed during July totaled 509,795
bales as compared with SAL, ,457 bales
in July of last year, the department
of commerce announced today.