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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-07-25
HEAD
OF COLLECTION
IN TERNAL TAXES
DEPUTY COLLECTOR WILL HAVE
HIS PERMANENT HEADoUAR.
TIERS IN CITY.
TO DECEATRALIzE the WORK
Hereafter Federal Taxpayers VIII
Make Payments Direct to Deputy In
Charge Of This Districts After
Taxi Men Already.
Wednesdays Daily Herald. J

Irving PEBBLES has been assigned
to Columbia as the deputy collector in
charge of this district under the new
arrangement Of the internal revenue
collectors Office which decentralizes
the work in Tennessee. Mr.. PEBBLES
has arrived and entered upon his du-
ties. He has the second most popu-
lous territory in the state and 1t in
cludes the following counties: Maui
ry, Marshall, Giles and Lincoln, with
a combined population of $4,000 peo-
pie. .s
Mr.. PEBBLES will spend a large por-
ton of his time in Columbia, being
the largest city in his territory, but
he will of course have to devote some
time to the other counties. Deputy,
Collector PEBBLES will prove great
convenience to the income and other
federal tax payers as they can make
payments direct to him and will not
have to communicate with the Nash
vile office.
Mr. PEBBLES has already commene.
ed his work here and has collected
from a large number of the taxi deal
ers. He found that very few of those
who have autos for hire had paid the
federal tax and he expects to round
up all in the county during the week.
He has also discovered other special
taxpayers who have not RENTED to
Uncle Samuel.
Mr.. PEBBLES has been in the revenue
service since the first of the year. He
was formely connected with the.
state department of fire prevention
He is brother of Col Thos H. Pee
bles, for quarter of century prom
inent in the politics of Maury county.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-07-25

MEMPHIS Police are listening for
ping sound In order to catch a
smasher. For fhe past two
-. e thief has smashed jewelry
lows and each time stole an
ateh. Cops hope to locate
he stops to wind them up.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-07-25
STATE OAIRyMEN ELECT
OFFICERS At MEETING

DIR. X. c. Davis, of the Knapp
School of Farming. Peabody Universe
ty, was reelected president of the
ennessee State Dairyen's association
at the business meeting of that or
ganiZation Tuesday. S. T. Allen, of
Caney Springs, was elected vice pres
ident for Middle Tennessee and c.
A. Hutton was elected secretary.
growing crops and pastures dotted
with sleek. fat cattle. where I~eouid
enjoy life in the days of my old age. .
said the governor in conclusion He
then introduced p. q Lloyd,
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-07-25
TRACTOR SHOW
AT STATIONS
GREAT SUCCESS
MOE THAN FIVE HUNDRED FARM.
ERs WITNESS DEMcNsTRA.
TON OF MACHINES.
SEVERAL COUNTIES REPRESENTED
Saturdays Daily Hcrald.)
Opportunity Given Every One to Judge
Of the Merits Of the Respective or.
ferinss-5ig Barbecue seryed at
Moor.

Not less than 500 people from sll
sections of the county, from Giles,
Hickman, Williamson and Marshall
counties had assembled at the Middle
Tennessee Experiment station at
noon today to witness the greatest
tractor demonstration ever held in
Middle Tennessee, with the possible
exception of the recent one at Nash
Vile So far as the personnel of the
crowd was concerned no better one ey
er assembled anywhere 1t was made
up of the leading farmers of this
county and the adjoining counties and
the merchants and business men OF
Columbia.
1t was an interested crowd and ey-
yer movement Of the tractor was
watched 1t kept on the move, going
from the operations of one machine
to those OF another, There were more
than half dozen of the machines-pull
ing three big disc plows and few OF
those present had ever seen SO much
land turned in the same length of
time.
The following tractors were in the
field, each with land of two and sew
en-tenths acres assigned it: Moline.
Cleveland. Fordson, international,
Prick, Waterloo Boy, Hart-Parr and
Case. All the machines did good work
in the opinion Of the uninitiated and
they were represented by experts who
we're ready and anxious to explain
their superior merits to all inquirers.
The start was made with very little
hitch, although some of the machines
were behind the others in getting into
operation. ~t
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are prosperous The Little Lot bank
is Differed by s. T. Anderson, presi'
dent; S. NJ. Jones, vice president; and
w. T. Barnes, cashier. Mr.. Barnes
was formerly from McMinnyille and
is man Of long banking experience.
Messrs. Jones and Anderson are well
known farmers in that section. All
of the stock is owned at Little Lot
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-07-25
TEN CAR LOADS Of
CORN THIS MONTH
DELIVERED AT cuLLEokA IS
WORTH MORE THAN TEN
THOUSAND DOLLARS.
Wednesdays Daily Herald

Farmers of the Culleoka section
are reaping rich harvest from the
corn that they are selling now. Dur.
ing the month about ten car loads
have been delivered at that station,
approximating 1000 barrels for which
they are receiving $40 barrel or
1000 a car. Three cars have been
purchased by the City Mill e. Grain
Company and seven car loads by the
Culleoka Produce Company. The bulk
of the corn is coming from the Ingram
family. always one OF the largest corn
producers in that gcction Of the coun-
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-07-25
MIDDLE TENNESSEE
HEART Ofa JERSEY n
BREEDING INDUSTRY
RECOGNIZED AUTHORITY WARNS
AGAINST SELLING BEST AM.
fhk&f MAILS or HERDS. SNtN
VALUE Of soOD sIRts SHOWN
Prof. Oscar Erf of Ohio State Univer-
sIty Principal Speaker at the After.
noon session of the Farmers lnsti.
.utc.
Wednesdays Daily Herald, J

Wednesdays Daily Herald)
President Edgar J. Graham opened
the afternoon session Of the farmers
institute with the statement that he
would keep his promise not to make
speech, but would give the entire
tie to the experts who could be of
more benefit to the farmers. Devo-
tional exercises were conducted by
DR.. Samuel D. Logan n
The principal theme of the after
noon was dairy cattle production"
which was handled by Oscar Err, pro-
lessor of dairying of the Ohio State
University. Mr. Err said that this
section of Tennessee is the heart OF
the Jersey breeding industry and urg.
ed the farmers not to sell their best
animals. He said that on this trip to
Tennessee he missed many of the
herds that in former days were Ia
nous. The PHOSPHORUS and lime in
the soil of this section seems to pro-
duce the best Jerseys, SO Ohio comes
to Tennessee for Jerseys.
Speaking from the experience OF "a
years, Mr.. Err said that he did not
believe that there would ever be an
oyerproduction of dairy products. He
said that in the South dairying should
be especially profitable because the
supply is so much less than the de-
mand
Showing the value of good sires, Mr.
Err said that unless a sire propa-
gates heifers that will produce on
the same feed more butter fat than
the dam, he is of little or no value.
One sire with herd of 200 cows prop
agated lis heifers that averaged 450
pounds of butter fat as compared with
ESQ pounds of their dams. Two hun
dred such heifers would have meant
an increase of 10000 pounds valued
at $4,000. The good sires have been
produced here in Middle Tennessee.
Mr.. Err explained the principal of
good feeding, showing how proper ra-
tions increase the production of but
ter fat. He said that dairy cattle feed
ing Is science and spoke of one
man, Carl Lins, who gets $4,000
year out in California to feed cows.
Farm expenses are going to in
crease, said Mr.. Err Good roads,
cars, water, lights will have to be paid
for. There must be some method to
pay for them and nothing excels the
dairy as an income producer. He re-
commended a herd of 10 or IL cows
on 100 to 140 acres as sufficient to
bring In good dairy check each
month
W. g. Upton. of Wilson county.
spoke of the value of cooperation
in dairying and w. j. Magruder, state
dairy commissioner, reviewed some of
the laws perfecting and regulating
the dairy industry.
The later part of the afternoon pro-
gram was devoted to reports of coun.
ty agents on demonstrations in feed.
ing cattle. A summary of the DEM
onstra,. ons showed that it pays to
feed good steers and that the better
the steer at the beginning the mar
rover is the margin on which one can
feed. The margin is the key to the
profits. The feeder was advised not
to insure his margin by contracting
in advance. but to buy carefully and
feed carefully for a safe margin.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-07-25

A thrifty man is safe from worry.
Buy wisely, save intelligently, and
invest in Thrift and War Savings
Stamps.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-07-25
LITTLE LOT HAS new
BANK $4,000 CAPITAL

With capital stock of $4,000 a
new bank has been organized at Little
Lot in Hickman county. This gives
that county five banks, all of which
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-07-25

a-<s-S - sphere of zululand is so
S@ssF / is said objects can be
Alright q IN distance of
Imperial Valley press., 1919-02-12
APPEAL COURT ASSESSOR TO
IN REVERSAL RAISE Ian D
Of KH|AR Din VAL UAT ION s
MURDER CASE. IN 1919 ROLL.

The first general increase in land
valuations for county tax purposes
since 1912-a period of seven years
has been decided on by County As
SCISSOR Wiley NJ. Weaver in opening
the tax rolls for the new year
Heretofore the valuation has been
$40 an acre for alfalfa land and $35
an acre for grain cotton or other
farm lands The new valuation is an
advance of $40 an acre on alfalfa
and truck lands and a s. increase on
the other classification.
In statement of policy issued
today explaining his move, Assessor
Weaver says:
'"To Whom 1t May Concern: The
time is near at hand for the county
assessing to begin.
81 wish to say that the war being
over does not end the Importance or
necessity for preparedness. 1t is just
as necessary as it has ever been for
the taxpayer, especially the one who
cured personal property, to be pre-
pared with his check book and foun-
tain pen or, better still, the coin of
the realm, as a greeting to the smil-
ing countenance of the God-loving,
Godfearing deputy assessor.
GAS to values: Will say that $40
per acre for alfalfa land and S35 fol
grain or cotton land in the year
1912 was approximately 40 per cent
of the actual value of said land, but
such is not the case today, conse-
quently / have decided to advance
the valuation to $50 per acre for al
falfa and truck land and to $40 per
acre for grain, cotton or other farm
lands. This valuation will be more
nearly in accord with city valuations
or personal property valuations. 1t
will be the purpose of this office to
make it apply alike on all acreage
property, which will adjust the bal
ance of things without necessarily
increasing the amount Of taxes to
be paid as the Board of Supervisors
have the last say as to the amount
of taxes to be collected, by making
the tax rate in proportion to the
needs of the county, regardless OF
the high or low valuations.
"Very respectfully yours.
"WILEY M. WEAVER,
Assessor"
Imperial Valley press., 1919-02-12
TIME: DEL 4 !
IN PLEA F()R
FEDERAL. Al D.

A severe setback, so far as the i'm
portant item of time is concerned,
has developed in the move to obtain
federal aid in the building Of the La
guna Dam connection and the ALL
American canal.
Word has been received from Con-
gresham w. d. Kettner that the
Valley can expect no action at this
time
In letter written to Secretary F.
II. McIver of the Irrigation District,
N answer to a telegraphed inquiry
by the board of directors, the CON
gressman indicate that the congress
sional committee will not be in a po-
sition to take up the matter until
the proposed, special session, if at
that time.
Secretary McIver's telegram and
Congressman Kettner's letter, in an
sWer. both eplanatary, follow:
"El Centre, Cal. Feb. 6, 1919
Hon. William Kettner, Congressman,
Washington. d. c.: Advise probabil-
ity special session of Congress and
how soon It may convene after March
4. District planning to send COM
nittee to work on securing govern
mental financial assistance in build
ing Laguna Dam connection and All
American canal. f. H. McIVER,
"Secretary.'
Dear Mr. McIver: l have your
telegram regarding special session
Of Congress. 1t would certainly be
relief to all Of us if we could an
swer that question. One day you
kear that there may be an extra
session the first Of April, the first
# May or the first of June. No one
really knows for sure. My personal
| opinion is that there may be an eX-
| ira session called in May, but, as
! stated above, we cannot say def
! nitely.
'Even though your committee
should eonieSon at this time, | doubt
t you e9Jrf+ lget action, but if yot
decide toShonMl you may be sure that
| will renden every assistance pos
sible. Cordially,
1 "WILLIAM KETTNER.
81 have just talked to one of the
leaders and he says it would be i'm
possible for you to get any actor
! at this time He stated that he eX
poets the extra session may be caIlet
some time after May l."
Through representation made by &
committee of the board of Water
Company No. /, the problem of pro
rating of water during the coming
summer months came to the fore be
fore the postponed meeting of the
3oard of Directors of the Irrigation
District today.
That this mutual district desires
a change in the method of pro-ratine
the water is indicated by the request
for the compilation of q table show
ing the property valuations in the
various districts.
The committee also requested the
board to call a joint meeting of rep
resentatves of the mutual cOmpanie.
at an early date for a discussion Q
the mooted question.
Recommendation was made to the
board that another weir be con-
(Continuel m Page FOur)
Imperial Valley press., 1919-02-12
EX.SAD[)LER
f E(? I { D
PRES|OEN I I
Of 0FGERMANS
Socialist Premier of Prus-
sia Is Named as Head of
the Democratic German
State by Assembly.
(By Associated Prsss)

Weimar, Feb. 12.-The pealing of
church bells announced to the people
of Weimar that German folk for the
first time in history had chosen the
head of their own state.
Friedrich Ebert, former saddler.
the Socialist leader. appeared before
the theatre and later receivd as
prsident of Germany those plaudits
formerly marking the appearance of
that monarch who once stigmatized
the party to which Ebert belongs as
being composed of men unworthy
to bear TIE name German"
The gallery of the theatre, in which
the National Assembly balloted on
the presidency, resembled the Reich
stag tribune in the old days, with
men and women in gala attire JAM
med in every inch of space.
The armistice conditions and the
blockade were denounced at today's
meetings.
A message from Wurtemburg leg
islature protesting against the ar
mistice conditions and prediction fu-
ture wars if peace is signed on this
bass received unanimous approved.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-02-12
FURNITURE SALE
OF LOCAL FIRM
ATTRACTS MANY

Realization by the buying public
that the big February furniture sale
Of the Imperial Valley Hardware Co.
offers a wonderful opportunity for
economical purchasing, has resulted
in making this sale cne Of the most
successful in the county's mercantile
history.
Scores of home owners have visit
ed the store durin" the past few days
and have found, after a close in
spection and comparison, that this
firm is now disposing of the highest
grade articles at bedrock and at
tractice prices.
The stock of this progressive COM
pany's stores is large and varied and
affords the home owner, whether it
be a mansion or tent house, to out
fit and furnish his domicile in any
style he desires.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-02-12
CORPS
OPENS RECRUIT
OFFICE IN CITY

With the restoration to peace con-
ditions the United States MarIe
Corps has re-opened it's recruiting
operations in the Valley, establish
ing it's offices in the old quarters,
formerly used by the corps branch,
in the Davis building, corner of Fifth
and Main streets.
Sergeant H. C. Pleasant of Los
Angeles has been placed in charge
of the entire Valley territory. He
believes that scores of young men will
avail themselves of the opportunity
offered to see the world and obtain
military training at the same time.
"ln the past the Imperial Valley
has furnished many excellent re-
cruits to the marinees and | am sure
that your war record, which is stain
less, and has implanted the idea OF
national service so strongly as to aid
us materially in peace times" said
Sergeant Pleasant.
'The Marines will maintain the
same high standard for recruits as
in the ante-war days. The present
authorized strength of the service is
$4,000 men, which will probably be
maintained for a year at least"
Sergeant Pleasant says that the
new recruits will undoubtedly have
a chance to go "over there" in spite
of the armistice. He believes that
the forces obtained from the civil
population during the war will be
demobilized and their places on gar
rison duty as part of the army OF
occupation will be taken by the reg
ulars.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-02-12
GRAND ADMIRAL.
URGES ENGLISH
FLEET INCREASE
(By Associated Press

London, Feb. 12-A book by Ad-
miral Jellie, former commander OF
the British grand fleet, published to-
day, describes the dangers to which
the fleet was exposed, due to the
Grman use of submarinese, mines and
torpedoes during the first two years
cf the war, when the grand fleet was
short of cruisers and destroyers, and
with defenseless bases. He said that
neither in October, 1914, nor in May,
1916, did the British margin of su-
reriority justify him in disregarding
the enemys torpedo fire. The stu
alton gradually improved after 1916
especially after the Battle of Jut-
land. Regarding 1918, he said;
"We could then afford to take
risks which in 1916 would have been
unwise If the German fleet had
come out to battle, terrible punish
ment awaited them"
A third of the admiral's book is
devoted to the Battle OF Jutland, Aft
er discussing the relative strength of
the two fleets early in the war, the
admiral expressed surprise that the
Germans were so cautions, and asid:
"If this country in the future decides
to rely for safety against raids and
invasion upon the fleet alone, it is
essential that we possess consld-
erably greater margin Of superiority
over a possible enemy in all classes
of vessels than we did in 1914"
Imperial Valley press., 1919-02-12

Formal notice was received this
morning by District Attorney E. R.
Simon and O. V. Wilson that the
judgment of the Superior court in
sentencing Khair Din to life impris-
onment in San Quentin has been re-
versed on appeal proceedings before
the Appellate court for this district.
A postal card from w. d. Shearer,
clerk of the court, stating that the
Judgment and order of the Superior
court is reversed" told of the ac-
tion, which means the reopening of
one of the longest and most stub
bornly- murder trials in
the criminal history of the county.
Khair Din, who had commenced the
serving of his Imprisonment in the
grim institution in the north, must
now face an Imperial county jury for
the fourth time for the alleged mur-
der of two countrymen who were his
partners in the ranching business.
The crime for which he was SEN
fenced was the killing of Fareed
Baksh, whose body, together with
that of Hassan Ali, was found, cut
and mutilated, about the middle of
August, 1917. Hassan Ali had been
shot to death.
Khair Din was arrested for the
dual murder and was first placed on
trial for the killing of Hassan Ali.
He retained O. V. Wilson as his at
torney and was cleared.
On the second trial he was accused
of the murder of Fareed Baksh, but
the jury disagreed and a third trial
was necessary.
The jury brought in a verdict of
guilty of murder in the first degree
and Judge Franklin j. Cole sentenced
the Hindu to life term. Attorney
Wilson secured his reversal by a
showing of errors in the trial Of the
final case in the introduction of
hearsay and other inadmissable evil
dence.
The case has become one of the
most costly ever placed on the court
calendar of this county. 1t is esti-
mated that the expense of the three
trials to the county alone will reach
nearly $4,000. A large number of
witnesses were used, many being
brought here from interior points in
Lower California.
This is the second murder case re-
versal that Attorney Wilson has Sc
cured within year, in contrast to
statistics which show that reversals
Imperial Valley press., 1919-02-12
(By Associated Press)

San Francisco, Feb. 12.-The gen
eral strike situation is unchanged to-
day in the San Francisco Bay re-
gion and it is conservatively estimat-
ed that 5000 men are on strike in
San Francisco and in Alameda coun-
ty.
An effort will be made at meet
ing. today of Oakland boilermakers
to get the strikers to return in order
that they may be in a position to
secure immediate government media
ton of their demands.
The Oakland Telephone Operators
Union has planned to meet to con-
slider the demands of the employ
ers.>
Imperial Valley press., 1919-02-12
POLICE CHARGE
STRIKERS At
BUTTE MINES
(By Associated Press)

Butte, Feb. 12-Striking members
of the Butte Metal Miners Union,
an inependent organization, and the
Metal Mine Workers Industrial
Union of the Industrial Workers of
the World have resumed picketing.
The police today dispersed several
organized bodies of pickets who en-
deavored to reach the mines. In only
two instances were the soldiers
called upon to assist in dispensing
strikers and no violence was report
ed.
Three foreigners were arrested to-
day, charged with obstructing and
interfering with men going to work.
Only few men have gone to work.
Kansas City, Feb. 12.-Pietro
Pierre, alleged Industrial Worker of
the World leader, was arrested TODAY
by federal officers in Cleveland, ac-
cording to messages from them.
He is charged with an alleged con-
spiracy against the life of President
Wilson, say local government agents,
and is held on $4,000 bond. Chicago
apparently was the place where the
plans were laid, federal officers here
said.
Whether the alleged plot reached
a stage where the presidents life
really was endangrd probably will
not be known until the secret serv-
ice investigation is completed, it is
said.
Pierre was released from the Fed
eral penitentiary at Leavenworth,
Kan, October IA, last, after serving
a year and a day for opposition to
the selective draft. Shortly before
his discharge from prison Pierre is
alleged to have told fellow prisoners
he had been chosen to attack the
president and to have added that he
would go to Chicago for final in
structions at I. w. w. headquarters
there.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-02-12
DISCUSS BIG
ROAD PROJECT.

(By AssOciated PresSJ
San FranciscO-Rrepresenta-
tives of boards of supervisors,
bankers, tax, automobile and
civic organizations, and others,
met today to discuss the advisa-
bility of asking for $3C,00O,-
600 state bond issue for addition
al highways. The proposed high
way between Merced and Ell POr-
tai was not involved in the meet
ing, as it is being planned by
private interests, il was an
nOunced.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-02-12
ANEI::R R|(2ANS
OPPOSED To
PLAN POOL.
WAR DEBTS
Move Is Being Made in
Paris to Put Through
Compulsory Pooling OF
National Debts.
(Rv Associated Pressl

Paris, Feb. PA French semi
official note says it is reported that
5he American and British delegates
have decided to adopt the French
views regarding an international ar
~ and fleet
Imperial Valley press., 1919-02-12
lRr Assnciated Pressl

London. Feb. 12.-Baron Making,
cad of the Japanese peace delega-
ion, has been instructed to disclose
Il unpublished treaties between Chi
"a and Japan, according to Reuter-
'okio dispatch.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-02-12
GLOBE MILLS
BURNED.

(By Associated Press)
Les Angeles--Fire today dam
aged the Globe Milling Com
pany's mill here with a loss of
$4,000.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-02-12
lRv Associated pressl

Paris. Feb. 12.-The French gov
rnment todav presented to the
ea"ue of Nations Commission an
rticle creating an international mil
,ary force.