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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1919-01-09
NORTH ~BRookiNcs

Mrs. John Richards Of White, who
spent the past week with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. John Miller. is now visiting
the home of her son, Ed. Richards,
Of east Brookings.
James Lindsey. Jr., has been IN the
list the past few days. =
j. w. Dunlop started for Sioux City
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1919-01-09
MEDARY

Frank Richeson was marketing hogs
in Brookings Monday.
G.. A. Ponto and son, William, were
driving in these part the first of the
week.
Carl Trygstad was calling in Brook.
ings Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Culbertson we're shop
ping in Brookings Thursday.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1919-01-09
WHITE

From the Leader:
Mr.. and Mrs. Jim Haden spent
Christmas with their daughter. Mrs.
Earl Fry, at Brookings.
Mrs. Standard and children OF st.
Lawrence. came Monday to spend
New Years with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Jim Clark.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1919-01-09
JUST JOSHIN0

Josh Billings said he was an hon.
est man because Jail life didn't agree
with him."
That was frank, wasn't it?"
mo, 1t was Josh. Never heard OF
Frank Billings Transcript.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1919-01-09
NEW BRAND OF COFFEE

Mrs. Leeder-"I can't do without
my matutinal coffee"
Mrs. Newrich-"Is that a good
We've tried so many that are
poor."-Boston Transcript.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1919-01-09

Sunday morning. He expects to buy
a carload of feeding cattle.
Mrs. /. L. Brown has been on the
sick list the past week.
Evening journal., 1919-09-02
Fight FOR REPEAL REPEAL
Of SODA WATER TAX
Association Sends Letters
to All Parts OF Country
Urging 1t
HOUSE FAVORS Ii.
NOW UP TO SENATE

In hope Of inducing the Senate to re-
consider the matter Of the repeal OF
the tax on soda water and ice cream,
The Soda Fountain Association Of New
York has Just sent out several hundred
thousand letters TO individuals and or
ganlzaliOns throughout the country, IN
cluding many Delawareans, urging
them 10 take up the matter with their
respective Senators.
The association calls attention to the
fact that the Senate Is holding up the
repeal OF the tax not because 70 is op-
posed % 10. but because certain Sena-
tors fear that II they repeal the tax on
soda water, ice cream, etc, they Will
be flooded with demands for the repeal
Of their special taxes.
The association maintains that the
soda and ice cream tax differs from other
taxes because. ID 70 is the only tax
on food or food products, except candy.
l2)It hits the poor people hardest. (3)
Many Of the dealers affected are the
smallest. least responsible and most
changeable I'm the business commu-
nifty. To check up their returns would
require an army of inspectors. and is
practically impossible. (O The esti-
mated return Of S2i 100000 from the
tax is not at all commensurate with
the annoyance TO the community, the
unjust discrimination against con-
sumers Of soda wafer. ice cream, etc.
and the burden imposed upon the deal
ors who are compelled 10 act as inter
nal revenue collectors without their
consent and without remuneration.
some days ago. when the House Of
Representatives voted 90 repeal the tax.
there was considerable elatlon among
an classes OF people throughout the
country, and because of the fact that
HE news dispatches made it appear
HAT the action taken in the House was
final. the public IN general. obtained an
erroneous impression of The matter In
many quarters, 10 was thought that the
tax had actually been repealed and 70
was no longer necessary 10 pay a one
,ent tax for each ten cents worth Of
beverage or lee cream. However. be-
'ore This repeal can 90 into effect, It
must be passed by the Senate
Evening journal., 1919-09-02
Y. M. H. 4. REPORTS
MEMBERSHIP GAIN

SCRANTON. Pa, sept. 2.-The State
convention Of the Young Mems Hebrew
Association opened here on sunday
with Mayor Alex Connell welcoming
the delegates TO the city. The response
was made by William Topkis, OF VIII
mington. Del, State president
Reports submitted showed that dur
ing the year associations were organ
ized at Sharon. Duquesne. Phoenixville,
Erie and Bethlehem. The night ses-
sion was addressed by Colonel Harry
Coulter. in charge OF the Jewish well
fare work during the war.
Evening journal., 1919-09-02
DIR. 0'DELL'S REPORT
PRINTED In BOOKLET

Delawareans are receiving today
copies Of the report Of Or. Joseph II.
Odell. director general OF iie Service
Citizens OF Delaware, made TO the board
OF managers on July %. 1919. The re-
port is I'm attractive booklet form and
IS entitled What is the Service Citi-
zens Of Delaware2"
Evening journal., 1919-09-02
sALEs HEAD OUITs.

William A. Dannenhauer. who has
been manager Of the sales department
of the Wilmington and Philadelphia
Traction Company for several years
has resigned to engage in business for
himself lie was presented with a
letter OF appreciation from the COM
pany and with a handsome travelling
bag aud a bin fold from the officers and
OF the company.
Evening journal., 1919-09-02
WILL ARRANGE
PERSHING WELCOME.

WASHINGTON, sept. . United
Press.)-A special Senate committee to
arrange for a welcome TO General
Pershing was named Saturday as fol-
lows: Senator's WadswOrth. New
York. Warren, Wyoming; Spencer, Mis-
souri,; Chamberlain, oregon. and
Thomas. Colorado. Warren IS Persh-
ing's faiher-in-law.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-02-28
OVERTHROW THEM AT DussEL.
DRoF BUT sPARTAcANs GAIN
ELSEWHERE.
SOVIET PROCLAIMED IN SAxOnY
Russian Bolsheviki Plan Combined At
tacks on Practically All Fronts--Al-
He'd Forces Advance Successfully on
Murmansk Front.
spARTAcANs TOO MILD
FOR NEW GERMAN PARTY
(By United Press.l

BERLIN, Feb. rs. tdelayed) An
archists who charge that the Sparta
cans are too conservative have started
counter revolution in Germany. Re
ports from Dusseldorf today said that
the anarchists have overhrown the
Spartacans and seized control of that
city. Meanwhile the spartacan-so-
Wet revolution has spread into all
parts of the country. New uprisings,
strikes and riots are reported in Saxo-
ny, Bavaria, Rhineland and Ruhr dis
tricts. Weimar, present. seat of the
government, has been cut off from Ber-
lin. Miners and industrial workers in
the Halle region of Saxony have join
ed the Spartacans. That entire coun-
try is reported to be Eparalyzed.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-02-28
JOSEPH LAFAYETTE HAGEY-
JUNIOR MEMBER Of FIRM
NEW $4,000 LIVE STOCK coRPOR.
ALTON FORMED IN NASHVILLE
AND COLUMBIA.

Joseph Lafayette Hagey of this city
son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Hagey is the
junior member Of the firm of D.. e.
Cawthorne & Co., of Davidson county,
q company formed for the purpose of
doing a general cattle and live stock
business with a capital stock of $10,-
000 The charter was admitted for
register Tuesday in Nashville. The
firm will have offices at the Union
Stock Yards in Nashville and will en-
gage in the buying and selling of all
kinds of live stock. Mr. Hagey has
for a number of years been associat-
ed with his father, one of the best
known live stock dealers in Maury
county, and is young man of splen-
did character and judgment He was
recently mustered out of the United
States navy, and since that time has
been devoting his time to buying and
selling stock. Mr.. Hagey will be right
on the grounds in Nashville all the
time and will be in position to serve
his friends to their best advantage.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-02-28
TO ERECT MODERN
MACHINE SHOP At
REAR OF GARAGE
FRY BROTHERS BEGIN WORK ON
EXTENSIVE IMPROVEMENTS
AND ADDITIONS.
WILL Be FULLY EQUIPPED
latest Machinery viii Be Installed
and Repairing of Tractors and Au-
tomobiies VIII Be SpecaIty-The
Foundation Laid.

Extensive improvements are under
way at the garage OF Fry Bros. on
North Main street. The foundation is
being laid for one of the largest and
best equipped machine shops in this
section of the state. The building will
be constructed in the rear Of the gar
age and will be ninety by twenty
five feet.
This machine shop will have every
modern appliance and will be fully
equipped to make any sort OF repairs
on any major machinery, automobiles
and tractors being their specially.
The work on the building will be
rushed with all possible haste and 1t
is expected that it will be finished
within thirty days and the installation
of machinery will then begin.
In addition to the machine shop a
number of additions will be made to
the main garage. New shop windows
and office furniture will be installed
and the front of the building improved.
The automobile business taking in
connection with the largely increased
demand for tractors in the county
have convinced Fry Brothers mod
ern, thoroughly equipped machine
and repair shop is a county necessity.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-02-28
WERE PLANNING OFFENSIVE
ON PRACTICALLY ALL FRONTS
! tBy United Press. J

LONDON, Fem 27.-The Bolsheviki
are planning combined offensive on
practically all fronts, 1t was revealed
in captured order Of their supreme
military commission. A dispatch from
Archangel reported today that the at
tack is planned to start in the Arch
angel region and to be extended rap
idly to the Western, Southern and
Eastern fronts. Only the Murmansk
and Finnish fronts are excluded from
the offensive and preparations arc to
be made there for decisive fighting.
The allied forces have success full
ly undertaken an offensive ON the Itur-
mansk front, while the Bolshevik rrep-
arations are going on. The rep ,rts
say that the allies advanced more than
26'miles. inflicting heavy casualties on
the Bolsheviki.
Red Cross officials are invest gat-
ing reports of Bolshevik atrocities, in
cluding the murder of hundreds of
civilians.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-02-28
BUSINESS MEN OF
EAST OPTIMISTIC
OVER THE PROSPECT
JOHN T. WooTEN SAYS THEY Ex.
PEcT MORE BUSINESS THIS
YEAR THAN LAST.
NO SURPLUS STOCK ON HAND
Manufacturers of Necessities VIII Be
Able to Absorb Surplus Energies of
the War Making Plants of the cour'
try.

Business men of New York are thor
oughly optimistic over the outlook for
business during the period of read
justment, declared John T. Wooten,
of the Maury Dry Goods Company,
who returned last night from a
months stayin the nations metropolis
buying spring and summer goods
OF course there is degree of con
servatism manifested by the buyers,
that iss natural under the circum-
stances said Mr. Wooten, for all
recognize that there must necessari
ly be some changes in the basic mate
rials, but this OF itself is encouraging
But merchants are buying, they know
that there Is more money in the coun-
try than ever before and that there
will be an immense demand for goods
and they are preparing for the .har-
vest.
There are no surplus stocks OF
goods In the country. The energies of
manufacturing plants have been de-
voted to making materials for war
with the result that all stocks are de.
pleted to an extent never before
known. Hence 1t is going to be easy
to readjust things to a peace basis.
We are going to be able to absorb to
a very large extent the energies that
have been devoted to war purposes. Ev-
eryona is expecting to do more busi-
ness, except those Of course who are
prepared for nothing but the making
or selling Of war materials, this year
than was done last
"The .colors in dress fabrics reflect
the return OF peace. Goods are much
prettiep sasad brighter than they have
been for the past two seasons"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-02-28
TAFT MAY SPEAK WITH
WILSON IN NEW YORK
FOR LEAGUE OF NATIONS
GREAT NoN-PARTlSAN DEMON
STRATioN is PLANNED FOR
PRESIDENTS BENEFIT.
WILSON APPROVES OF PROGRAM
Accepts Invitation to Speak There
Tuesday Night, March 4-MetropoIi. (
tan Opera House Probable Scene of
Historic Event.
(By United Press.)

WASHINGTON, Feb. ~, President
Wilson has definitely decided toS
speak in New York Tuesday night,
March 4 Secretary Joseph Tumulty
announced today
A great non-partisan demonstration
for the league Of nations Is planned tn
connection With the Presidents adj
dress,
Efforts will be made to have VIII
liam H. Taft speak with the president.s
1t was stated at the White House that
the President would be particnlarIy
pleased If Mr. Taft would deliver an
address at the same time.
Plans are being made In e"ss Drksa
to welcome the President thfJa4a aJ
non-partisan committee headed hy
Gov Smith, who invited the presi-
dent to speak. In a telegram To hint
today Secretary Tunlulty announced
that the President would leave Wash
ington Immediately after the adjourfls
ment of congress at noon Tuesday and
after speaking will board the. George
Washington to sail for France.
No place has yet been selected but
1t is believed the President fayors
speaking in the Metropolitan Opera
house. 1.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-02-28
J0KN I. MOORE IS
MADE LIBRARIAN
FOR TENNESSEE
FAMOUS MAURY cOUNTlAN RE.
cElvEs A DESERVED AND AP-
PRoPRlATE RECOGNITION.
plEAsEs THE PEOPLE HERE
Nothing Could Be More Gratifying to
Maury Countians Than a Recogni-
ton of the Author of the Phrase
'Dimple of the Universe.'

John Trotwood Moore of Maury
county has been appointed State Lii
brarian by the commission composed
of Governor Roberts, Chief Justice
Lansden and Attorney General Frank
M. Thompson. No appointment could
have been made that would be more
gratifying to the people of this county.
On every hand one hears expression
of qualification All agree that it was
a most appropriate one for probably
no man in Tennessee is more compe-
tent or better qualified to direct the Ii,
brary and the archives of the state
than Maury county's poet laureate.
When Mr. Moore first commenced
his brilliant literary career he was a
regular contributor to the columns OF
The Herald. 1t is now pleasure to
turn back to the old files and read Mr.
Moore's articles. He then wrote short
stories and soon achieved a wide rep
utation.
The background of most of his sto-
ries is laid in Maury county His de-
scription of typical First Monday in
Columbia is not only true to life, but
1t is literay gem. Mr.. Moores IA
miliar character "Old Wash the typi-
cal Southern race track negro, was
Maury countian and died only recent
ly. In real life he was known as Plum
mer Webster. A few years ago Mr..
Moore moved to Nashville and was
associated with the late Bob Taylor
in the publication of the Taylor-Trot-
wood magazine.
Mr.. Moore coined the famous phrase
"Dimple of the Universe" in descrip-
tion that he wrote Of Maury county.
and 1t has stuck, unfit 1t is said that
letters addressed to John Trofwood
Moore 'Dimple of the Universe"
would come straight to him at Colum-
bia Mr. Moore Is brother of Woo
ten Moore Of this city.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-02-28
". ]. lETS|NGER OF
W|lLIAMSPORT SOCCUMBS
PRO MINENT FARMER AND MEN,
BER or CHURCH HAD BEEN
: ILL THREE MONTHS:

w j. Letsinger, age 60, one OF the
most prominent citizens of the Viii
Transport community died this morn
ing at o'clock at his home after an
illness of three months. He was a
member of the Methodist church and
took an active part in all church work.
He was a native of the community in
which he resided all of his life and
his industrious nature brought pros
perity to him as a farmer. In his
death the community has suffered a
great loss.
In addition to his wife, Mr.. Letsing-
er is survived by four daughters, Mrs.
A. l.. Houser, Mrs. j. H. Payne, Mrs.
w w, Page of the Willianisport COM
munity and Mrs. J. w, Ratcliff of Ok
lahoma. and one son, c. Il. Letsing-
er, of the Williamsport community
The funeral will be conducted from
the residence Friday morning at 10
o'clock by the Rev. J. T. Cotton of
Santa F'e and the burial will be In the
Akin Academy cemetery. Arrange
ments by Maury Undertaking Co, T.
l.. Cunningham in charge.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-02-28
DEPUTY FRIERSON
HERE ANOTHER DAY
WILL SPEND TOMORROW IN CITY
HELPING THE INCOME
TAXPAYERS.

So popular is Col. Horace Frier-
son, deputy collector of internal rev.
enue, with Maury ,conntians, that they
simply will not permit him to leave
this afternoon but have prevailed on
him to remain one more day. From
early yesterday until after dark he
worked with the federal income tax
payers and at the close of his labors
left probably something like 947 ques-
tions still unanswered He resumed
operations this morning at very ear
ly hour and the crowd was even larger
than that of the day before.
Appreciating the fact that lie could
not get through in two days Mr.. FTier-
son asked for and obtained permis-
sion to spend yet another day in the
city. Judging from the manner in
which he is being beseiged today he
will not get through tomorrow and It
is hoped that he will return for anoth-
er visit next week
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-02-28
COUPLE DOZEN OF
HERALDS SENT AWAY
PROMINENT CREAM PACKER sue-
eEsTs THAT OTHERS FOL.
LOW SUIT.

Give me twenty-four copies of Tues
days great issue of The Herald" said
j. B. Lowell. the well known ice cream
maker, at the Office this morning. Il
want to send them to friends outside
of Maury county. | approve fully your
suggestion that men who want to
boost the county send the papers to
other sections. If every one would
send few copies we would get won.
derful results. That was one of the
greatest papers | ever read"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-02-28
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Feb. 27.--ln orr
der that the people Of the state might
have an opportunity to express them
selves with reference to the proposed
bond issue, joint legislative commit
tee is holding series of public hear
ings in the various cities of the state.
To the meetings the automobile own
ers of the surrounding towns are par
ticularly invited to attend in as much
as the proposed bond issue for $50, 1000
900 for state system of permanent
roads will be taken care Of by the in
crease of the automobile license fee
from thirty cents to one dollar per II.
P, which win make possible for Ten
nessee this comprehensive system Of
highways without increasing single
penny to the general tax.
The joint legislative committee com
posed of the following: Senators w.
NJ. Cameron. of South Pittsburg: T..
C. Long, of Jackson, r. A. Stockard
of Camden. and G. C. Collins. OF Eliza
bethton, and Representatives Grover
Keaton. OF Dyesburg; l. d. Miller, Of
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-02-28
BARONESS CHARETTE
| PATROAESS OF D. S.
SOLDIERS is DEAD
FORMER MAURY COUNTY BELLE
AND HEROINE PASSES AWAY
AFTER END OF WAR.
GREETED TROOPS FROM TENN.
Member of Old French Nobility Who
Has Family Ties in Homes of Mau-
ry County and Nashville, Tennes-
sec.

Baronesse de Charette, formerly
Miss Antionette Polk of Maury coun-
ty, belle and beauty of ante-bellum
days and heroine of the Confederacy,
wife of member of the old French
nobility, and recently the hostess and
angel of good cheer to Tennessee sol
diers in France, passed away on Feb
ruary g. Recent articles in the press
of the country told of Baroness Char
ette's interest in the soldiers from
her native state and how whenever
she met group of them she would
say, Il am going to kiss every one of
YOU Although she was 76 years of
age, the Baroness entertained lavish
ly for the soldiers at her beautiful
chateau, working hand-in-hand with
the Y. M c. A. to help make the men
happy and contented so far from their
homes and loved ones She felt, no
doubt, as was told few days ago in
The Herald, that in ministering to
these men she was but performing an
other chapter in that romantic career
that begun more than half a century
ago when she outrode a squad of Fed
eral troops from Columbia to Ash
wood and prevented the capture of
Confederate soldiers billeted in the
palatial home of her father, Ashwood
Hall, which was later destroyed by
the invaders.
Baroness Charette was daughter
of the late Col. Andrew J. Polk and
went with her parents to Europe soon
after the close of the Civil War There
she married General de Charette of
the French nobility Her husband is
said to have commanded at one time
the papal Zouaves. Her son, Marquis
Antoine de Charette, played gallant
part in the war, fighting with the
French army. With her at the time
Of her death in addition to her son
was her nephew from America, Lieut..
William Dudley Gale, Jr., of Nashville,
an officer of the 18th Field Artillery,
who had gone for a visit to the Brit
tany chateau when the beloved woman
succumbed to a brief illness.
Baroness Charette had number of
relatives in Maury county and in
Nashville. She was a cousin of Mrs.
Campbell Brown Of Spring Hill and
of Mrs. Mary e. Branch of Nashville.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-02-28
SIXTY HEAD JERSEYS
GO UNDER HAMMER
CHARLES R. DENTON Will On.
FER SPLENDID LOT AT FARM
ON SATURDAY.

At his farm on the Lewishurg pike.
near Fountain Creek Mills. Charles
r. Denton will on Saturday sell atl
auction. sixty head Of fine Jersey cat
tie. His collection is an unusually
good one and affords every person irlS
need Of a. Jersey the opportunity to|
buy. Dinner will be served on the
grounds by an organization OF women|
of the community and a large crowd isA
expected The sale will begin at 1U|
O'Clock, Col r. +. Moore will act ami
auctioneer. Ng
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-02-28
COUNTY HIGH AGAIN
BESTS B & H SCHOOL
coLUMBlANs TAKE MEASURE OF
THE LATTER AT SPRING
HILL.

Branham & Hughes was again de-
feated by the basketball team of the
County High School on Wednesday
afternoon. the score being twenty-four
to seventeen. The game was played
at Spring Hill in the presence of a
large crowd. All of the High School
players starred, and although they got
a bad start in the first half they pull
ed together in the closing half and re-
versed the score.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-02-28
EWING IS
NAMED ASSISTANT
DISTRICT ATTORNEY
FORMER COLUMBIAN GETS I'M
PORTANT APPOINTMENT IN
FEDERAL SERVICE.
HAS MADE SPLENDID RECORD.
Was Special Agent of the Department
Of Justice and Acting Assistant Dis
Il trict Attorney During Last Term of
Federal Court.

Howard Ewing, formerly of Column
bia, has been appointed assistant Unit
ed States district attorney at Nash
Vile and has received his commits
sion. This announcement was receiv-
ed with much qualification here, where
Mr.. Ewing is we'll known both social
ly and as a lawyer of ability. Prior
to receiving this appointment Mr.. Ew
ing had been acting as special agent
of the department Of justice and dur
ing the operations of the slective SER
vice he was special agent in charge
of the governments affairs in the
draft, an affection of the eyes having
disqualified him for military service.
His work was so efficient in this posi-
ton that during theBlast term of the
federal court he was made special as
sistant attorney for the government.
Mr.. Ewing was born in Columbia
27 years ago. He is the younger son
of Mr.. and Mrs. f. c. Ewing and at
tended Branham & Hughes school and
Columbia Military Academy. He grad
uated in 1912 from the academic de-
partment of Vanderbilt University and
from the law department of the uni
versity in 1914. He first entered the
practice of law by himself but within
a year became associated with P. d..
Maddin, a well known attorney of
Nashville.