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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1920-07-16

sound to the core on the real funda-
mental principles of the American re-
public. Radicalism, assaults upon our
institutions, fadism and other quack
remedies of political evils proposed by
the so-called progressivess. found no
favor with the majority Of either party.
The platforms are essentially sound
and IL the candidates are true to their
declarations the nation will be safe
no matter what the result of the cleo
ton may be. Maybe it is better that
just good average Americans on sound
platforms should be entrusted with
the affairs of government than more
brilliant candidates with visions" of
reforming the world instead of sound,
common sense practical ideas.
1t is fine thing to be inspired with
high ideals of service and to have d
passion for the uplift of Humanity,
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1920-07-16
THE ROAD LAW.

Judging from the expressions of can
didates for the legislature who have
taken the people into their confidence
the Maury county road law of 1919 is a
poor orphan without parents or de.
tenders. 1t Is the object of attack
from all sources. So far no measure
to take Its place has been proposed. ?
One would imagine from the
statements emanating from some of
the aspirants for legislative honors
that. the road law was Matched in a
secret place and put over" the dear
peepul' without their knowledge or
consent The Herald has never been
the especial champion of the road law
OF 1919 but candor compels II to state
sorte historic facts. The act of
1919 is compromise. II was drafted
By a committee and subsequently APP
proved by the good roads association
and the quarterly court in open ses.
sions and after much discussion. II
was passed by Senator Clark and Rep.
resentative Russell just as it came
from those bodies and in response TO
their mandates. In enacting this leg.
islation the members from this county
responded to that body nearest the
people and most representative Of
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1920-07-16

rect, no great injustice or grave inju-
~ Is going to be done the taxpayers of
Maury county. R
Now In this estimate OF the tax rate
The Herald has not made any allow
ance for an additional bond issue for
roads, which IT hopes will be made,
because 1t would be quite unfair to
charge such an increase to the as
sessment law, or the state admins
tration. That is a matter wholly
within the province of the people of
Maury county and their representa-
tives in the county court. They will
derive all the benefits from such tax
rate and will be wholly responsible
for Its levy.
The present state rate OF taxation
is seventy cents. On that, rate last
year the people of Maury county paid
| In. to the. state treasury some $4,000.
On an assessment of thirty.one mil
lions at twenty-five cents the people
here and the public service corpora
tions in the county would pay into
the state treasury only little more
than $4,000, SO that as matter of
fast If the present assessment is APP
proved by the state board and Gov.
Roberts rate is carried out there will
be practically no difference in what
the county will contribute this year
and last to the running expenses of
the state government.
AS The Herald has long insisted
the present assessment law Is found
ed on the correct principle. There
can be no fairer plan than the assess
ment Of all property, real, personal
and mixed, i iat its actual cash valua-
ton, The opposition to the law is due
largely to the machinery provided for
| Its enforcement, to the scandal that
| resulted from the appointment to Il:
fees in the machinery Of its sponsors
In the legislature and to the insulting
manner Of many of its agents toward
the taxpayers. Another fundamental
objection to the law is its failure to
give the agricultural interests bona
| ide representation on the final board
of assessment. That can be in part
remedied by the election of Col Bry-
son. practical farmer to membership
on the board. But the law should be
amended SO that this bona tide farmer
representation should not be contin-
gent on.the whims and caprices of an
election.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1920-07-16

public sentiment, the county court
When the existing law was drawn
and agreed upon the editor OF The
Herald was absent from the county
engaged in war work. He very frank
ly expressed doubt as to the advisable.
ity OF general wheel tax. But after
the law had received the approval of
the county court and OF the leaders
In good roads activities this paper
urged It's passage. II has never really
had fair trial. The change from the
direct road working to the contract
system came at the most inopportune
time In the world, just when the value
OF the dollar began to tumble and a
days labor on the roads to advance. 1t
was also passed when the country be-
gan to roll in prosperity and many
people had more money than they
knew what to do with and forthwith
purchased an automobile and pre-.
ceeded without delay to burn UP all
the gasoline 1t would consume and In.
cidentally to increase the burden Of
the highways. II IS safe to say that
traffic on the roads Of Maury county
is more than hundred times what 1t
was ten years ago. The funds are
nothing like hundred times what
they were then and dollar now won't
buy a half days work.
There is nothing especially objec-
tionable to a wheel tax but in 1916
the editor of The Herald joined with
Judge Mcknight in appearing before
committee engaged in drafting the
act Of 1917 and opposed wheel tax
because in his Judgment popular sen.
timent would not "stand for It." Time
has demonstrated the wisdom OF that
belief. Because public sentiment was
not ready for wheel tax we are like.
ly to adopt reactionary policy ON our
road system. There are some good
features IN the present. law and the
gentlemen who planned the legisla-
tion and members Of the county court
like Squires Denton, Ricketts,, Ross,
Harlan, Taylor and Akin believed that
they were serving their country in
voting for its approval. The large
vote Of approval given the law in the
good roads association and the county
court, the activity Of the road enthu-
siasts in its behalf and the publicity
given the law, all show that 1t was
passed in the open only after mature
consideration.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1920-07-16
NEXT TAX RATE,

II Governor Roberts estimate OF a
tax rate for the state Of twenty-five
cents should prove to be correct, 1t is
practically certain that Maury county
can get through next year with q levy
of around $f.10. That would be levy
for county, schools, roads and bridges
Of eighty-five cents. The county rate
of eighty-five cents would bring in. on
a thirty-one million dollar assessment
$263,O00 gross, as against total
county, school, road and special col
lections this year Of $245,O00 gross
This would be an increase Of $4,000
which Is the amount pledged to IN
crease the salaries Of the elementary
school teachers.
The levy will have to provide for
bridges and also for the interest and
sinking fund on the school bond Is
sue, but that ought to be provided out
of the levy now made for floating debt
which can be discontinued since the
county, under Judge Whitthorne, has
been freed from floating debt. Hence
assuming a final assessment of $31,
100000 and a state rate as estimated
by the governor of twenty-five cents, a
rate of around $1.10 ought to suffice
This is but little more than half oil
the present levy of 1928.
Now let us see how this would op
crate on the land owner. Real es
tate has been raised on the average
in the county LIS per cent The farm
er who this year had his farm assess
ed at $4,000 paid total tax of 1928
His new assessment, let 1t be assum
ed, is s22,500. A tax rate OF s1.10 or
the 800 win yield a revenue or tar
of s247.50. His actual increase in tax
es therefore on property worth ovel
twenty-five thousand dollars will be
only s24.5o. II his farm had been
raised to $4,000. and many more
farms are assessed at that figure. his
increase in taxes viii be around $40
Therefore. IL The Herald's estimate o.
the tax rate should prove To he cor
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1920-07-16

but 1t is more important that one
should have his feet firmly planted
upon the eternal bed rock of the
American republic and be always i'm
PEELED by the earnest hope that his
service. may advance and glorify
American honor On some policies of
government neither Cox nor Harding
may suit all of u.s. But when it comes
to the real principles which gave this
republic it's birth there is nothing in
the public life of either to cause any
patriot to have any misgivings. One
can be bit moist for example and be
just as good American as the driest
prohibitionist who fought to make
the world safe for democracy" but
one cannot appeal to class conscious
ness and insist that a special interest
should dominate the affairs of the
republic and be genuine American.
One involves mere difference of opin-
ion on question of governmental
policy; the other makes an issue of
one of the fundamentals of the nation
al life.
There is also consolation in the
fact that perhaps a majority of our
presidents, and this nation has never
had one who was unworthy of the hon
or, were merely ordinary, average, in
telligent, patriotic citizens without
any extraordinary mental equipment
or any exceptional vision as a world
statesman. Whenever there has been
great crisis in the affairs of the ma
ton providence has raised up some
especially endowed man to direct the
affairs of the nation That was assur-
eddy the case with Abraham Lincoln;
it was likewise true with Woodrow
Wilson. The periods covered by the
administration of Lincoln and the
second term of Wilson are the most
critical since the early and formative
days in the history of the republic.
Probably after ALL this nation needs
sound, constructive, business like
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1920-07-16
COMING SHEEP SALE.

Maury county farmers are going to
have an excellent opportunity3 next
Monday to restock their farms with
high quality grade sheeD and; lie they
desire, to purchase pure bred rams.
Every grower of sheep in this county
will testify that during recent years
tldeyshavessbsen the most profitable
animals on his farm. The reason is
not difficult to find. Maury county
lambs annually top the markets,
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1920-07-16
DEVOTED MEMBER OF
CHURCH IS DEAD

Mrs. Mary Tyler, aged eighty
four years. died on Sunday night at
II o'clock at the residence of w NJ.
Stones, ten miles out on the Bear
Greek pike. where she had made her
home for several years. She was all
of her life a consistent and deyoUt
member Of the Methodist church. The
funeral was held at the residence on
Monday afternoon at O'Clock con
Quoted by Rev. James VI, Robinson.
Interment in the cemetery at McCains.
Maury Undertaking Co. T. l.. Gun
ningham in charge.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1920-07-16
WHITES CONDUCT.

1t was long time coming but 1t
came at last. The Herald's determin-
ed fight for some appropriate action
to end intolerable conditions In, the
Office of the attorney general of this
judicial circuit has at last borne
fruit. In the face OF some criticism
from the weak-kneed and those who
always seek fayors at the hands OF
those who chance to hold little
brieftaauthority, The Herald has per
sisted in the performance of a plain
public duty from which no self-re,
specting public journal worthy of the
name could escape. 1t has insisted
for more than seven months that Il
was a. disgrace to the county, to the
judicial circuit and to the state to
have as the representative of the ma
jesty of the law one who violates
openly the statutes that he is expect
cd to execute. n
This journal insisted months ago
upon a proper investigation of the Of
lenses openly charged against Attor-
ney General White. Finally when the
bar association Of the city, also re-
spending to stern duty, Joined in
the crusade a white wash resulted,
but the public was not satified, and
the present grand jury made deter
mined effort to do something that
would sustain the majesty Of the law
and vindicate justice Unfortunately
the statute Of. limitations had barred
direct evidence. Then the attorney
general stepped into the breach and
himself furnished the necessary evi.
dence of his wrong doing. Z
OF course 1t is unnecessary to. state
to the friends of good government
and the fair and impartial enforce.
,ment of. ithetlaM inIth;s county, that
The Herald had no Interior purpose
in its long and uphill fight. 1t was a
very unpleasant duty, but one unfor-
tunately from which there was no es-
cape. II there is anything in which
The Herald takes a pardonable pride
1t is the confidence which 1t holds of
the sturdy citizens of Maury county,
who like it, have no interest In gov
eminent save that which comes from
a patriotic desire that II be Honestly
efficiently and decently administered.
It, prizes that above everything ese.
The unfitness of the attorney general
has been demonstrated. His contin.
ued administration of the Office that
he holds must weaken public conf
dence in our administration of the
course. He owes 1t to the many good
and associates should advise that
course. He owes to the many good
men who accepted his promises in
the election and gave him their sup
port. The advertisement of the fact
that his conduct has been such in the
presence of the grand jury that 1t has
been necessary to publicly impose a
fine upon him makes his continuation
lin Office a source Of embarrassment
to every supporter of law and order.
This Is written in sorrow because this
Ia d
paper much prefers to give praise;
that 1t cannot always do so in good
conscience is one of the great crosses
that It must bear.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1920-07-16
GENUINE AMERicANIsM.

One thing stands clearly forth as the
result Of the announcements and NOM
nations Of the two great political par:
ties this year and that is that both are
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1920-07-16
BIG OUTPUT BUTTER
AT new CREAMERY

Nine hundred pounds of butter was
the output of the Maury County Co
Operative Creamery on Tuesday. the
first days real run. This butter Is
being shipped today to Nashville.
Shipments to New York at an early
date are expected The butter is said
to be of an exceptionally fine quality
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1920-07-16

THAT LEAK or running down the
cause of your plumbing trouble
bear in mind that it wouldn't have
occurred If we'd done the work.
PLUMBING that will last-thst looks
best-that in the end costs least
the work we give. Why not get our
figures on the job.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1920-07-16

administration of its affairs more than
anything else.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1920-07-16

AeraId cheap column az Pay.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-23
FENNELLY SHAKEN up
QUITS AFTER 20 YEARS
Denoted Inspector Was a
Close Friend of Enright's.

AS an aftermath OF the most recent
shakeup in the Police Department
Capt. William #. Fennelly. who was
reduced from the rank of Inspector.
submitted an application for retirement
yesterday to Commissioner Enright.
Fennelly has been in the department
nearly twenty-nine years. four more
than are required for ordinary retire.
ment
Capt. Fennelly until the shakeup was
considered one OF Mr.. Enrights closest
friends in the department. He and the
Commissioner were lieutenants together
and were brought into closest contact
as members OF the Lieutenants Benevo-
lent Association. of which Mr.. Enright
was president several years ago. When
Mr. Enright became Commissioner he
bestowed what favors he could on Fen
nelly. He elevated him to the rank of
acting inspector on May 3.-191S. and a
month later made him q full inspector
When the police bills were pending be-
fore the Legislature a year ago 1t was
the then Inspector Fennelly that Com
missioner Enright selected to represent
the department In Albany. The police
field games of the last two years were
arranged by Fennelly.
Fennelly entered the department No
vember 2, 1891, was made sergeant
February 3, 1897. and lieutenant De-
cember %, 1902 1t was during the six
succeeding years that no and Mr.. En-
right became fast friends. He was APP
pointed captain May rs, 1898.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-23
SILK HOSE FAIL TO WIN
THIS SCHOOL TEACHER
Girl Has Unwelcome Suitor
Placed Under Bond.

The gifts OF silk stockings. theatre
tickets and other tokens of affection
which Henry j. McCallig. 3s years old.
an accountant, of 649 Lexington ave-
nue.. bestowed upon Miss Henrietta Hol-
bein, public school teacher of 3l5 East
Fifty fifth street. failed to interest her.
and according to her testimony in York;
vile court yesterday she became an
noyed and sent back the gifts.
Miss Holbein caused McCallig's ar
rest when he established post in front
OF the school and at her home and
walked the beat in the hope OF meeting
her.
Miss Holbein charged that McCallig
called her several times n day on the
telephone and wrote her letters. Mag
istrate Schwab found McCallig guilty
OF disorderly conduct and put him I'M
der bond OF $500 to avoid Miss Holbein
for six months.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-23
HANGED GIRLS BODY
FOUND UNDER TREE
Two Youths Make Discovery
in Clump Of Woods Near
West New Brighton.

With heavy manila cord around the
neck with hangpan's knot the body
of young woman about "a years old
was discovered last night in clump OF
woods in West New Brighton. Staten
Island.
Tho girl was well dressed and the
Staten Island police were inclined to
believe that she was of French ex-
traction. An absence of bruises or
rents in the clothing led them to believe
that she might nave hanged herself
from the limb of tree, and that the
breaking of the cord had caused her
to fall into the position in which she
was found, but the darkness of the
woods at the time the discovery
was made was such that it was impos-
sible to make a thorough investigation
of tho place.
This darkness and the thickness of
the leaves about the spot where the
girl lay also prevented the police from
examining the ground very carefully, so
that they could not state definitely last
night whether or not there were any
Indications OF a struggle having taken
place.
The presence of the body was at first
reported 10y two young men of West
New Brighton. who had come upon 1t
sfter dusk. They were Edward Schnei-
der of ESQ Pelton avenue and Raymond
Schreisner OF Is Seneca avenue. They
reported the matter 10 the police OF the
West New Brighton police station.
When force of policemen and de-
tectives under Acting Captain Ernest
Van Wagner went to the place with the
Young men darkness had set In and at
first they could not find tho spot. but
after procuring lanterns and wandering
about for more than two hours the
officers discovered the body.
The girl's hair was light brown, her
eyes blue, and she had weighed about
1875 pounds. Her height was five feet
five inches. She was attired in blue
serge dress of good quality, trimmed
with black and brown beads. yellow
satin underskirt over a white muslin
underskrt, pink flannelette boomers.
black silk openwork stockings. and
brown oxfords. white corduroy tur-
ban trimmed with black and white
beads lay near the body.
From the fact that the body was not
covered with leaves the police immedi-
ately inferred that the girl could not
have laid there long. This was also the
belief of DR.. George Mord. county
medical examiner. who later looked at
the body and said that in all probability
the girl had not been there for more
than about sixty hours. He thought
that she had been dead for forty-eight
hours at least. The spot where the body
was found is about 500 feet from the
nearest street or roadway and is on
one of the highest points on Staten
Island
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-23
SUBWAY WORK DECISION
SAVES CITY 20 MILLION
Contractor Loses Action Filed
for $3,76O,OOO

More than s2O.00o.0oo will be saved to
the city by decision handed down yes
terday In the United States District
Court by Judge Augustus n. Hand. who
sustained the city's demurrer TO three Of
the causes for action in suit brought
by Holbrook. Cabot s. Rollins, contrac-
tors, 10 recover $S,760.000 additional
compensation for construction of part Of
the Brooklyn Rapid Transit subway at
Times square.
Corporation Counsel John p. OBrien,
commenting on the decision, said
This decision will mean a saving TO
the city of New York of upward of TWEEN
ty millions of dollars in the claims al
ready made or about to be made by the
contractors who did subway work. The
court said as to the alleged promises
that even though made, they could not
hind the city; that while the rapid
transit act provided that the Public
Service Commission might modify con-
tracts, this provision did not authorize
a modification whereby the contractor
should receive additional compensation
for the same work"
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-23
JEWELER is HELD In
$4,000 GEM THEFT
Adolph Bremen Charged With
Suspicion Of Receiving
Hare ValuableS.

On the strength OF Information given
in the Tombs. Adolph Bremen. a jew
eller, of 1T West Sixteenth street. was
arrested yesterday in connection with
the $4,000 jewel robbery in the home
or Montgomery Hare, 1903 East Sixty
fourth street, on June 2. Bremen. who
mas store on Seventh avenue, near
Fortieth street, was taken into GUS
tody by Detective Deishler at tho d.
rection of the District Attorneys Of
flee and charged with suspicion of
crininally receiving stolen property
Arraigned before Magistrate Robert
G. Ten Eyck in West Side Court, Bren-
ner was held in $4,000 ball for hear
ing Monday. The police reported that
they had not yet recovered the Jewels
alleged to have been purchased by
Bremen. and they psrposql asking for
a court order to search the safe be-
longing to the defendant.
These developments in clearing up
the Hare robbery started from revela-
tons made by Harry Moppen, confined
in the Tombs on another charge Of
burglary, and Frank Wolfson. another
prisoner, reputed to be drug addict,
who, the police say, admits having
stolen the Hare jewels Moppen told
Assistant District Attorney Edward
We'll that no had negotiated the sale
of the stolen jewels to Bremen for
sS75 for Wolfson. Upon later interro-
cation Wolfson corroborated Moppen's
story, and said that he had received
5000 from Moppen, according to the
police.
Mr.. Well said Wolfson claimed that
in the last three years he had stolen
at least $25o,00o worth of goods, but had
always been cheated in disposing OF
of them. He said that Moppen was the
only one who had treated him fairly,
all others taking advantage OF him be-
cause they knew I was a dope fiend
and I had to take anything they wanted
to give me-
Wolfson, according to the police. told
of committing the Hare robbery at a
time when he saw Mrs. Hare leave
the house After O boy had delivered
laundry. he said, he entered through
the basement door, and, eluding seven
servants who were In the house, made
his way to Mrs. Hare's room, where he
noticed secret panel in the wall partly
open. He scooped up the jewels which
were in this wall safe, he said, and
escaped from the house without detec-
ton. Later he met Moppen, told him
of the Jewels he had stolen and Mop
pen offered to help dispose OF them
His stories OF having participated IN
other robberies are being checked up
Wolfson denies the charge on which
he was lodged In the Tombs. but has
talked in detail of the Hare robbery,
according to Mr.. We'll, and identified
the "job" as his after he had visited
the house with detectives and recalled
the surroundings.