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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-10-24

For the first time in fifty years, j.
Clint Rainey, now one of the leading
itizens of Henry ounty and candi-
date for congress in the eighth dis
trict, this week visited scenes of his
childhood around Culleoka. Il have
Just returned from trip up lanyard
Hollow" said Mr. Rainey to a repre-
sentative of The Herald the first
time | have been over that territory
in half a century"
Mr.. Rainey was accompanied by
his two brothers, W. f. Rainey and J.
and cousins, John o. Rainey and Har
ry Hunt. They met here for reunion
to go over the early scenes of life
Today they are visiting Henryville
in Lawrence county. where they spent
several years of boyhood.
]. C. Rainey went to Cottage Grove
many years ago and there he has
amassed a fortune and became the
leading citizen of his community. He
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-10-24
MINERS REJECT PLAN
FOR COMPROMISE AND
WILL STRIKE ON NOV. |
SECRETARY OF LABOR WILSON'S
PROPOSAL INADEQUATE, say
THE LEADERS.
INDUSTRIAL CONFERENCE STALLED
Appeal to President Wilson Tor Opin.
Ion as to Practlcabillty Of Public
Group Attempting to Formulate In
dustria Code.
(By United press.)

WASHINGTON. Oct, 23.-The min.
ers meeting at the American Fedora.
ton of Lbbor headquarters today vot.
ed to reject Secretary of Labor VIII
sons compromise proposal for a set
tlement Of the coal strike called for
November l.
THE offer is inadequate, insufficient
and fails to meet the necessities OF
the situation" said John Lewis, head
of the United Mine workers, following
the meeting.
The strike will begin on scheduled
time unless Secretary Wilson can And
some other way to bring the operators
and miners together.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-10-24
FAIR VOTE IN
SPITE LACK OF
CONTEST HERE
ABOUT HALF OF QUALIFIED VOT.
ERs ARE EXPECTED TO CAST
THEIR BALLOTS.
THE CANDIDATES ARE BUSY
General Opinion That Either Alder
man Cherry, All Brazier or Walter
Fraser viii Prove to Be Favorite
With Voters.

At o'clock this afternoon 1877 votes
had been cast in the one-sided and
uncontested city election. OF this
number 1877 had been polled at the
court house and fifty at the depot. The
vote at the latter place, partly a trib
ute to the personal popularity of All
Brazier, candidate for alderman, is
larger in proportion than the vote at
the, court house.
1t is estimated that about 300 votes
will have been cast when the polls
close at o'clock tonight. This is ap-
proximately half of the qualified male
vote of the city. 1t is considered a
splendid showing in view of the lack
of opposition to the one ticket.
That Alderman Cherry will be elect
ed mayor and the ticket associated
with him will be named as aldcSmen
has been foregore conclusion for the
past several weeks. The candidates
on the ticket were active today in get
ting out the vote. A
There is a good deal of speculation
as to who will lead thefticket. Opir
ion is divided between Alderman Cher
ry, Walter Fraser and ALI Brazier 1t
is generally conceded that one or the
other will be the leader in the poll.
That distinction has usally been en-
joyed by Alderman Cherry in the rae
es that he has made on the Dedman
ticket.
The vote in the election today will
be formally canvassed by the county
election commissioners on next Mon
day and certificates will be awarded
the winners, who will not, however,
qualify and enter upon the duties of
their offices until the first meeting
night in January. Ss''''' = .
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-10-24
DlMPLE OF UNIVERSE
ODD FELLOWS HOST 1920.
Social to The Herald.

Social to The Herald
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Oct. 23.--
Swept by the eloquence of DR.. E. A
Timmons, special delegate of the Co
lumbia lodge, and telegram of cor.
dial invitation from all organizations,
officials and fraternal orders of his
city, the grand lodge of Odd Fellows
voted unanimously this morning to
hold the 1920 convention in the dim.
pie of the Universe"
DR.. Timmons made an eloquent
speech in which told of the beauties
of the blue grass hills of Maury coun-
ty, the hospitality of the "dimplians," "
the historic attractions of his city, the
facilities for entertainment and all
other features that might attract a
large convention such as the grand
lodge of Odd Fellows. When he sup
ported his address with a telegram
signed by the officials and public or
ganizations of the city pledging them
selves to back him in anything to get
the convention, all opposition waned
and the vote to meet in Columbia in
1920 was made by acclamation.
This convention is one of the larg-
est that assemblies in the state, the
combined attendance of the grand
lodge, the encampment and the Rebek-
abs numbering approximately 1000.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-10-24
THANKS WOMEN FOR
SERVICES WEDNESDAY
CHAIRMAN CUNNINGHAM DE.
CLARES THAT THEIR ASSIST
ANCE WAS INVALUABLE.

Through your columns | want to
express my deep appreciation to the
good women of Maury county who as
sisted in the preparation and serving
OF the diner yesterday. Without their
aid the event would not have been car
ried through, They brought an i'm
mense quantity of splendidly prepared
food here and many of them work.
ed like hired hands all through the
day in serving it. am sincerely CRATE
full to them for their splendid assist
ance."
The above statement was made
this morning by Thomas l.. Cunning
ham, chairman of the dinner commit
tee. Mr.. Cunningham statement has
the approval of every member of the
general committee.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-10-24
READY TO SET
CASING NO. TWO
Tenn. CHIEF WELL
MATERIAL ON THE GROUND,
WHICH GIVES COMPANY DIS
TiNCT ADVANTAGE.
OTHER COMPANIES SUFFERING
Freight Congestion Causes Trouble
for Those Not Prepared -Wilbaroer
County Comes to the Front as Oil
Producing Section.

Casing will be set Tuesday for the
Tennessee Chief Well No. 2 in Block
SO of the Burkburnett, Texas, oil
field, according to telegram received
today by T. N. Figuers, Jr., from w.
A. Byrn, field manager of the compa-
ny, who is on the ground. This indi-
Gates that the well is on the sand and
that the casing has been procured.
requires about 10 days, the well will
be brought in. Pipe line connections
have already been made.
The fact that casing material is
available for the Tennessee Chief is
significant because of the fact that
this material is very difficult to Sc
cure. Shipping conditions are so con-
gested, especially since the wet wealth
er set in and trucks cannot be used,
that many wells on the sand are una
Bile to proceed and Wichita Falls
banks are appealing to the home
banks of the promoters of number
of companies to extend credit until
the material can be secured. Loans
made on the prospect Of production
must be extended or the companies
that are caught without casing mate
rial will be ruined. 1t is tribute to
the managerial ability of Mr.. Byrn,
said Mr.. Figuers, that he is prepared
for the opening of the Tennessee
Chief well.
A recent issue of the Wichita Falls
News carries a double column arti-
Gle about Wilbarger county, Texas
ranking it as the second largest oil
producing section Of the state. Both
the Tennessee Chief and Texas Rain
bow companies have large holdings
in this county and Mr.. Byrn is field
manager of both companies.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-10-24
VETERANS Of THREE WARS WERE
READY TO PARADE IN THE RAIN

Columbia was invested by a verita-
BILE army of veterans Wednesday and
fell a willing and happy prisoner to
the invading forces. Never was a
city captured by an army that was
more joyously welcomed than was the
"dimple of the universe" when more
than 500 soldiers and sailors of three
wars occupied the streets of Columbia
on the day of the formal welcome by
Maury county to her conquering he
roes. Only one circumstance marred
the day. It rained too much for the
veterans to parade and the home folks
who had longed for months to see
their own warriors march with vic
tors tread were deprived of the full
fillment of their wish.
The veterans we're ready to parade
and every last man of them would
have gone with a laugh into line had
the command been given. But it was
too much to ask of them. Maj. Horace
Frierson, Jr., ranking officer and COM
mander of the local post of the Amer
lean Legion, with his staff of officers
was ready. Not less than 500 men
who wore the khaki and those who
wore the navy blue were in uniform.
All of the soldiers uniforms were not
alike Some we're of the kind that in
dicated service in home camps while
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-10-24
WESLEY BLOCKER IS
CALLED TO HIS REWARD
VICTIM OF PNEUMONIA AFTER A
SHORT ILLNESS OF ONLY
TWO WEEKS.

Wesley Blocker, aged twenty-four
years, died at his residence near Ket-
tie Mills Wednesday afternoon at l
o'clock, after an illness of two weeks
with pneumonia. He was young
man of splendid character and had a
large number OF friends in the commu-
nifty. He was a consistent and active
member of the Christian church.
Mr. Blocker is survived by his wife
and one child, and his mother, Mrs.
Ella Blocker, two brothers, Ocey and
William Blocker, and two sisters, Mrs
Ester Bishop and Mrs. Addie Bell.
The funeral services were held on
Thursday afternoon at o'clock at the
Morrow cemetery with interment in
the family lot. Maury Undertaking
Co. in charge.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-10-24
THOUSANDS BRAVE WET
ELEMENTS TO WELCOME
VETERANS OF THE WAR
PRESENCE OF THRoNG ALONE
WAS Tribute TO MEN WHO
WORE UNIFORMS.
DINNER WAS FED ABUkDANTLY Y
Col. Luke Lea Pays Tribute to Boys
in Khaki and Blue and Their Faith
ers Who Wore the Gray of Confed-
eracy.

Thousands of Maury countians, rel
atives and friends of the veterans of
the world war from the "dmple of
the universe" gathered here Wednes-
day in a downpour of rain to formally
welcome home the men who so gal
lantly offered their lives in the cause
of world wide liberty. The presence
of the crowd alone under such unfa-
vorable weather conditions was the
greatest tribute that could have been
paid to the men, but that tribute was
otherwise paid in addresses by Col.
Luke Lea and James |. Finney in the
auditorium of the First Methodist
church, which was packed to the limit
of its seating and standing capacity.
After the addresses the vast throng
from the auditorium and the streets
crowded and jammed into the Sunday
school rooms of the First Methodist
and First Presbyterian churches
where they were fed upon the i'm
mense quantity Of food sent from the
larders of city and country homes and
from the barbecue grounds of the
home coming executive committee.
There was an abundance of food, but
because of the inadequate indoor ia
cilities for its distribution, two hours
was consumed in this part of the fes-
tivities. Then followed the dance,
which wasn't real dance, because the
dancers did not have a chance, but a
dandy amusement for the thousands
who surged and pushed and showed to
get to see the performance. Tony
Roses Band of Nashville, which had
played during the morning hours ION
a piazza of the Bethel House and at
the auditorium, also furnished the mu-
sic for the dance. While it was rain,
ing an attempt was made to hold the
dance in the two large halls OF the
Masonic building, but the crowd was
so thick that there was no room to
dance. Then the rain checked and
the dance was moved to a block on
West Seventh street, and even there
the space was inadequate. Only one
feature of the days program was aim
mated because of the rain-that was
the parade of veterans of three wars.
(Contiuued on Fourth Paxe.p
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-10-24

others included the overseas caps and
belts. But all were justly proud and
subjects of pride. They were the men
who did Maury county's part in win
ming the world war.
Gen. John L. Jones had the remark.
able number of forty Confederate Vet
Grams present for the parade, most OF
them in their beloved gray. He had
written personal letter to each OF
them and all had responded with a
spirit that indicated undiminished dis.
cipline and unfaltering patriotism.
For some of them it was a hardship
to venture out upon feet that were
beginning to totter on day so deplor-
ably disagreeable. But every Old Con-
fed was ready to get out in the rain
and march with his grandsons on this
memorable occasion.
Oscar Glenn, as commander OF the
veterans of the Spanish-American war
reported a score of his comrades
present for the parade, in addition to
the veterans of that war who were
also dual-veterans as participants in
the world war.
Had the parade been held IL would
have been an occasion for the widest
demonstration of enthusiasm that has
ever resounded from the streets OF
Columbia, not excepting the day Of
the armistice with the Central powers,
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-10-24
v. A. K|TTRELL
SELLS 285 ACRE
FARM FOR S64,10O
FIGUERS REALTY co. CLOSES
BIG SALE WITH GEORGE w.
EDWARDS.
HAS A LARGE ALFALFA FIELD
Highly Improved Place and One That
Will Make Big Money-Mr. Ed
wards Is. Successful Farmer From
Stuart County.

Another fertile and noted farm has
passed into the hands of new citizer
cf the county through the agency Of
the Figuers Realty Co. by the sale ol
the W. Allie Kittrell farm of 2Ss
acres near Mt. Pleasant to Geo. W
Edwards of Ft. Henry, Stuart county
The price was 1925 an acre or $64 100
The sale was completed Tuesday, but
Mr.. Edwards has been considering the
purchase for several months. After
closing the trade Mr.. Edwards re
marked: Il have been receiving cop
les of The Columbia Herald and let
ters from the Figuers Realty Co. a
long time and now my wife will say
that | ought to be satisfied because
| have bought farm from the Fig
uers Realty Co."
The farm sold by Mr.. Kittrell is
one of the most highly improved
places in that wonderfully fertile sec
tion between Mt. Pleasant and Cross
Bridges. Practically every acre of it
is productive. One feature of it's de-
yelopment is the large acreage of pas
ture and legume crops. There are 81
acres of alfalfa, one of the largest al
falfa fields in the county; IS acres OF
beautiful red clover and % acres OF
crimson clover, besides large
amount Of blue grass.
The residence is a large building
with all modern conveniences and
there are all other improvement nee
essary for modern farming, includ-
ing stables and paddocks for race
horses, which Mr.. Kittrell has been
very successful in raising.
Mr.. Edwards will get immediate
possession of the land not in crops to
be harvested this fall and entire pos
session on January /. He is a sue
cessful farmer himself, and will con.
tinue to make this farm one of the
show places in the vicinity of Mt
Pleasant.
Mr.. Kittrell has not announced his
plans, but it is thought that he prob
ably will buy another farm and con-
tinue in that line of business.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-10-24
PROGRAM BY ORPHANS
PLEASES ODD FELLOWS
DR.. E. A. TiMMONS REPORTS SIT
UATION FAVORABLE FOR CO.
LUMBlA WINNING.

Describing the sessions of the grand
lodge of Odd Fellows at Chattanooga,
DR.. E. A. Timmons writes The Her
aid that the concert given Wednes-
day morning by the orphans of the l..
o. o. f. home at Clarksville was one
Of the most interesting features of the
occasion. He said that the children
were given a shower of 5000 for their
performance and the convention was
begging for another concert by them.
Little Rebecca Dowell, of Columbia,
participated in the program and won
much applause.
Mayor A. w. Chambliss welcomed
the convention and Grand Master r.
A. Williams, of Lawrenceburg, re-
sponded An address on the One Hun
dredth Anniversary of the order was
delivered by Grand Patriarch Ernest
Boyd, of Cookevelle. w. E. Hardison,
formerly of Columbia, now a resident
of Chattanooga, presided at the open
ing of the program. f. E. York, man.
ager of the home at Clarksville, pre-
sided during the program by the or
phans. The children who participat-
ed were between six and sixteen years
old.
Things are still looking more IA
vorable for Columbia getting the
grand lodge next year." said DR.. Tim
mons
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-10-24
TOO MUCH WATER FOR
DISOROERLY CONDUCT
ONLY ONE ARREST MADE WITH
ENORMOUS CROWD ON THE
CITY WEDNESDAY,.

So orderly was the great crowd IN
Columbia Wednesday that only one
arrest was made during the day One
man imbibed too much bitters and
found himself locked up at the po-
lice station. Sheriff G. X. Houser,
Chief of Police Tom Mclean and
Special Marshal of the Day Walter
Griffin stated this morning that the
crowd was one of the best behaved
they had ever handled. 1t was really
too wet for any body to get unruly.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-10-24
0VERWORKED BANK
CLERKS GET REST
TWO HOLIDAYS IN SUCCESSION
CAUSED BY CELEBRATION
AND ELECTION.

Two holidays in succession are help.
ing to relieve the strain on the over
worked bank clerks and bankers of
Columbia. A holiday, yesterday on ac-
count of the soldiers home coming
celebration is being followed by anoth-
er one today on account of the munic-
ipal election. But it has been too
rainy to fish, so the finny tribe is feel
ing safe.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-10-24
White HOT DEBATE
ON TREATY IN SENATE
tBy United Press.)

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23-A white
hot debate ragged on the senate floor
over the Johnson treaty amendment
today. Democratic and Republican
leaders worked strenuously In the
cloak rooms to line up their forces
on the proposed reservations. No
vote is expected on the amendment
until tomorrow. Frther reservations
will be considered by the foreign rela-
tions committee this afternoon.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-10-24
SALE OF WV. CONNER
FARM is POSTPONED
RAIN FORCES DATE TO BE SET
FORWARD TO THURSDAY,
OCTOBER 80.

Continuous rains Tuesday compell-
ed a postponement of the sale of the
W. w. Connor farm by the Figuers
Realty Co. Tuesday. There were
many buyers here and at Mt Pleas
ant to attend the sale, but the wealth
er was entirely too disagreeable to
permit its being held. The date was
set forward to noon Thursday, Oct 30.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-10-24
IMPROVES,
AS WELL AS POSSIBLE
(By United Press.)

WASHINGTON, OF. 23.-The Pres
ident is making as satisfactory pro-
gress as is possible under the circum-
stances, according to the statement
issued at noon today by Doctors Gray
son, Ruffin and Stitt. No new symp-
toms have developed, the announce
ment said.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-10-24
GRAND LODGE
odd FELLOWS
COLUMBIA 1920
DR.. E. A. TlMMoNs, SPECIAL DEL.
EGATE, SWEEPS AWAY ALL
OPPOSITION.
ROUSIKG VOTE BY ACCLAMATION
One of the Largest Conventions That
Meets in State With Combined At
tendance of Approximately 1000
Delegates.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Oct. 23--
Columbia Herald,
Columbia, Tenn.
Carried house by acclamation for
grand lodge !. o. o. r to meet at Co.
lumbia next year.
E. A. TlMMONS.
The sun., 1919-06-28
BAY STATE SENATE
NOT TO HEAR VALERA
House, HogDsUer, Bids Him
Address Members.

BosroN, June 27.-An invitation to
canon de Valera to address the House
Of Representatives next Monday was ex-
tended unanimously by that body to-
day. The order directs that the Speaker
extend 10 "the jealous and enthusiastic
representative of the Irish people a cor
dial welcome to the Commonwealth OF
Massachusetts, upon his return after
many years absence to the country of his
birth"
Mayor Quinn Of Cambridge also tele-
graphed an invitation to the Sim Fem
leader to visit that city. abundant" he
said, with historic revolutionary spots.
Including the old elm under which Gen.
Washington first took command OF the
American army"
A motion to extend the greetings of
the Senate to Prof. de Valera and to in
wife him to address that body was
blocked by President Mcknight, who
announced that he would insist that the
motion be considered in the regular or
der on Monday Senator Curran. who
Introduced the motion. withdrew II. ex-
planning that the Irish leader would have
left the city before action could be OBJ
talned by the Senate.
Mr.. Mcknight in a statement tonight
said he had asked that action be post
poned because he desired that Senators
receive an opportunity to inform them
selves as to whether the Senate was to
receive De Valera as the official head of
recognized Government
80 far as l have been able to learn"
he said, Mr.. de Valera has not been
recognized by the officials at Washing
tn as representing with authority the
people OF Ireland. Neither have I been
able to learn of any other State in the
country that has given official recogni-
ton 10 him.
TO accord formal recognition to one
who had not been recognized by our
Government at Washington not only
might seriously embarrass our Common
wealth but 1t might embarrass the Gov
errment OF the United States as we'll"
The sun., 1919-06-28
IRISH RECEIVE NEW
PLAN FOR SELF RULE
Leaders Sign Appeal Of Do
minion League Urging Peo-
pie TO United Action.
MEMBERSHIP IN LEAGUE
Proposition Held as Solution
of acknowledgements
Within the Empire.

LONDON, June 27.-Establishment Of
plf-government in ireland within tn
British Empire is proposed In a mani
festo issued to-day by tho Irish Do
minion League" and signed by Sir
Horace Plunkett and other Irishmen.
The proposal. it is claimed. is a great
advance over any previous proposed
solution for the Irish question except
that the British connection is main
tanned. Under this plan Ireland would
have virtually the same amount OF homo
rule as II she were an independent re-
public.
The manifesto points out the disadvan-
tsges to which Irish products would be
exposed II Ireland was a republic and
severed from the British Empire. Mem
ton is made Of possible hostile tariffs
and It is said that such a position might
lose for Ireland her share in any i'm
perial preference which might be estab-
lished.
Irishmen are urged In the manifesto to
unite and TO let the British Parliament
and people know what they desire. The
manifesto then outlines what the political
status Of Ireland would be under the new
scheme
Ireland, It is declared. would not be
represented at Westminster. but would
DO member Of the League OF Nations
and Of the imperial conference council
or parliament which may be established.
Ireland would have complete control OF
ner internal government. The naval and
military defence would remain as at
present, but no authority but the Irish
parliament would have the power to i'm
pose compulsory service on Irishmen, al
though Ireland would agree to make con-
tributions to the naval. military and
diplomatic services
In referring to Ulster. the manifesto
says that with Ireland under the status
OF dominion the rights of minorities
would be constitutionally recognized in
many ways. The Obstetrics are asked to
state what special safeguards they de-
mand, the manifesto adding:
But II our appeal meets with no re-
Spouse the Irish Dominion League will
be prepared to show that the Ulster diff
hculty can be met in the Irish constitu-
ton as analogous difficulties have been
met elsewhere in the empire"
In addition to Sir Horace Plunkett the
signers Of the manifesto include Unionist
candidates, members of the old Irish
party. leading members of the Irish con-
vention Of 1917. forty-ive Irish peers and
baronets, privy councillors. bank and
railway directors and lawyers.
The sun., 1919-06-28
WILL NOT WAIT ON SENATE.
blockade of Germany to he Lifted
Before Ratification,

LONDON. June 27.-AccordinE to a
statement made in authoritative quar-
ters. the blockade Of Germany will not
be lifted until the Powers concerned
have ratified the peace treaty.
1t is understood. however, that owing
to the delay of ratification inevitable in
America, the Powers have agreed that
President Wilson's signature shall be
regarded as ratification. pending that of
the American Congress-