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Pueblo chieftain., 1921-08-13

And now i' is an earthquake which
Pueblo county can boast about II ~
can ho considered . boastable mpft't.
match of ground 50 by 100 teet
IN size, has dropped down INTO NV
earth Tor n distance Of 40 feet.
on one side Of this suddenly ana
p,ystorinueiy made depression, there
arc apparently bottomless fissui.S
opsned up in the earth. some auu.,
,arrov. other. as wide as six feet, ana
some Of them IS feet long,
During the early DAYS "i Jun,
'rc,t ,rtnnsas aud Fountain rlNots
I,oods fnrmcrs and stock mon rc7'a,
Inc snuthwost Of Pueblo about ~
,,'tas and about mllc1 south OF the
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-08-13
BOTTOM DROPS OUT OF BEULAH farm

straight down. lonviuE on tho upper
side clearly defined and practically
peCpondiouiar wall Of sandstone lie
describes the depth oil tho upper sidc
an full 10 fcrt' It iH not So deep from
tho surface on tho lower aldo Of the
depression, hut extending out iu var.
Gus directions frpm tho lower side of
tho depression 1rv fiSsurrs the depth
of which he has not determined Tor
fear 81 falling In, Some or these he
s1NE. arc as wide az six feet aud ~
long as 20 feet II io stated that thle
cuvc-in is IN tho side of a shplc dyke
running practically northwest and
southeast FOR 70 distance or 1t least
several milCF.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-08-13
.SAL|DA CLOUD BURST
FLOODS TRAIN DEPOT
Eighteen Inches OF Water Four
Into Town: No Lives
Lost
Special to The chieftain:

Special TO The Chieftain:
Salida. Colo. Aug. IA verita BILE
cloud burst struck this city about 8
O'Clock this evening. resulting in a
rushing torrent of debris laden water
flooding the Rio Graude railway
yards and covering the depot floor
with eighteen inches OF water.
The tracks in the yards aud below
Cottonwood gulch from which most
of the water cane. were badly wash
ed out. aud considerable amount
of damage is supposed to have been
done 10 freight and other property.
Debris j. lodged everywhere in the
flc oded district. and the extent OF the
damage can not be estimated until
daylight. The basement of the Monte
Cristo hotel like other buildings on
the north side of the river, was flood
ed, and the wellesvillie springs are
believed to be seriously damaged.
The flood water coming from the
north side of the river. did no damage
to the main portion of the city which
is on the south. Up to a late hour
tonight there was no loss of life re-
ported but n Is believed that some
live stock was lost,
The torrentisl downpour extended
as FAR east as CotopaNi. Railway Of
ficiais hopo to get the main line
tracks in condition for use within siN
or eight hours.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-08-13

Pueblo Beuloh road. both hoard and
rolt what they believed to he an
earthquake. It became the common
talk Of a certain portion Of that soc
ton but no one knew anything about
tho location Of the disturbance
C y trleener 90 Block H. this city,
has finally located tho site Of tho
phenomenon, aud It happens TO he on
"A piece pf land which he owns, whirh
he had not visited Tor some time. aud
ON 70 portion OF the ranch which ovrn
the tenants had not vi0itcd, a. n h
rough and untillable
Tho patch Of ground which sank.
Mr. Ftoenor g1ya. is practically ON tho
brink of Wide arroyo, hut " was I'm
no sense O ulido. a. tho ground went
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-08-13
r>prcrpEu Apour MEETING

Paris. Aug. ic.-CBy The Associated
rreysl Premier BRAND Informed in
innate friends yesterday that he had
not decided whether he would SO to the
Washington conference. He would like
t. GO. he said, aud would go. provided
his parliamentary responsibilities would
permit him.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-08-13
BETTER GRAIN PRICES PREDICTED
As FREIGHT EXPORT RATES DROP

Washington. n. G.. Aus. i2.-Strons
hope for better prices I'm tho agricul-
tural markets Is justified by reduc-
tions in the railroad rates on grain for
export, already In effect and proposed,
according to n statement issued at tho
White House tonight
Recent reductions I'm tho export rn to
on grains between Chicago and New
York. tho abatement Said VIII bc fol
lowed by sweeping rovisions Of grain
rates generally including those from
Mississippi river points and on the
lines to the Gulf, In order that tho
cntiro agricultural interest may share
fully I'm tho hcncfita
Tn general" the statement con-
iinued "adVanr" in freight costs pre
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-08-13

them to the selling price But in
gratus whose domestic price Is domi-
mated by the foreign prico Of the cx-
ported surplus the producer suffers
when rates go m and benefits when
thrv 60 down.
Therefore tho the exports represent
y minor share Of the total grain pro-
duction, the lowering uf export rates
affects the entire crop These reduC-
tinns Of rates, together with the ar
r1nEements for financial assistance to
trade and the assurance that Europe is
going to need extraordinary uunuti-
tics OF American fcodstuffs. constitute
altogether Justification for strong
hope that the tendency IN the aEri.
cultural markets viii win tor some
tCon,inued on rage Twol
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-08-13
SANTA FE PASSENGER WRECKED NEAR CITY
Hughes Named as
U. S. Peace Chief

Washington, Aug 12.-President
Harding has definitely designated
secretary Hughes to head the
American delegation at the dis
armament conference and has
placed in his hands the task of ar
rPnging all rema,ning details Of tie
meeting Other members ~ tho
delegation have not been selected.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-08-13
SOLUTION OF FPRlESTSSLAYINC
NEAR; POLICE SEEK Two WOMEN

San Francisco, Cal, Aug. 12.-Wil-
liam Hightowcr itinerant baker.
stoutly resisted today, all efforts OF
the police to connect him with the
murder OF Reverend Patrick Hcslin,
Colma priest and after two days
questioning still maintained he had
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-08-13
II AND II OF. TWINS
BORN IN LOUISIANA

eovauts. la. AuE. i2-Bflly and
rsrk Adam. t-airz ~ Mr. and Mrs
v-fIi,r, Adams. arc believed hv local
doctors 10 b. tho Fnallest living folk.
rllv weighed eleven ounces at birth
end Jack seventeen. Mrs Adams sl1
other children nre or normal size. the
ridscts appear TO he in perfect health
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-08-13
20 PERSONS HURT: Three
SERIOUSLY when TRAIN
NO. If, GOES INTO DITCH
Accident Occurred 10 Miles East of Pueblo When
Axle On Drive Wheel Of Engine
Broke

Twenty injured of them seriously
taken to the hospital when Santa e No H. esbound
The track mile
of Pueblo. 80 O'Clock yesterday
The seriously injured
MRS. AL ICE DUNkN,
by flying pieces of
GEORGE WILLIAMS, who suffered his knee and
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-08-13
METHODIST BISHOP I'LL

SI0UN CITY, IA. AUG t9-Rishor
Wilson Sceley Lewis, bishop to China
for the Methodist Episcopal church
and for many years president of
NoruinFsido college hcrc. is critically
IN al the Methodist hospital here fol
lowing an operation.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-08-13
Weather

Unsettled Saturday, probah-
ly showers, cooler east por-
tion; Sunday unsettled.
Pueblo chieftain., 1921-08-13

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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1921-10-21
LAST CHANCE FOR
VOTERS REGISTER
COMING PRIMARY
BOOKS OF THREE DISTRICTS
WILL BE OPENED ON NEXT
THURSDAY.
CLOSE ON NEXT SATURDAY NIGHT
Speculation as to the Size Of the Vote
in Democratic ELECTION With Gen,
eral Agreement That the Tota!
Will Run Over 5000.
(From Mondays Daily Herald.

(F'rom Mondays Daily Herald.)
Registration books for the third,
seventh and ninth districts will be
opened on Thursday to remain open
for three rays, closing at 8 o'clock
Saturday night. This is the supple,
mental registration for the democratic
primary, being twenty days before
that election. An increase on the reg.
istration TO the third and seventh dis.
tricts is expected, but it is not beiev.
ed that many will be added to the
rolls in the ninth district owing to the
recent supplemental registration for
the city election, which ran the total
up to far above 1000.
The registrars in the country pre-.
cincts are urged to call at The Herald
office and get the books before Thurs
day so that when the day begins all
will be in readiness for the regstra-
ton. With the close of the supple
mental registration the candidates
will enter the final lap of the race for
county Offices. Up to this time the
contests have been without any spec
ial interest or excitement and the sew
eral races are but little discussed 1t
is believed, however, that as the time
draws near for the election this inter.
est will grow.
Speculation is rife as to the num-
Der of votes that will be cast in the
primary. There are no precedents to go
by in making estimates for it will be
the first primary since the ballot was
conferred on women. In the Novem-
Der election last year the women vot-
ed for the first time, but not in suffi-
cient numbers to increase the total
cast in the county. The heaviest vote
ever cast in a democratic primary in
this county was in the Carmack- Pat
terson race in 1908 when 1900 were
polled. The average vote in county
primuies since that time has been
around 1900.
Assuming that the women will doub-
lie the vote in the primary there ought
to be at least 5000 votes cast. How
ever the poll tax requirement for the
men will cut down the vote and poll
ticians generally agree that if the reg
uiations of the county committee are
enforced the total vote should not be
more than 5000. On this basis the
vote of the ninth district should run
from ,250 to l 800 but there are many
who claim that the ninth district will
poll 500 votes in the primary. How
ever, no negroes can vote and that is
a fact sometimes overlooked in figur-
ing the vote of the county in prima-
rieG.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1921-10-21

thought that this would be done on
the first day OF the term.
1t was expected also that the grand
jury would be put to work immediate
ly after the converting OF court as
there are many cases to be investi-
gated, At the present time the coun-
ty is paying board for eight prisoners
who have been confined in the county
Jail since the last term of court, and
an effort will sbe made to dispose Of
al jail cases first, SO that the expense
to the county may be reduced. There
are also fourteen bound over cases to
be investigated by the jury. and this
work alone will keep that inquisitorial
body busy for eseyeral days.
1t is not expected that Col. w. o.
Witherspoon, foreman Of tile grand
jury, will be at his post when court
2onyones, but Judge Turner willprob-
ably not make any appointment of u
foreman until after court has con-
yenede.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1921-10-21
REV. MERRITT ROME
ENTERS INTO REST
FORMER PROMINENT CITIZEN OF
MAURY COUNTY DIES AT
HIS HOME IN TEXAS.
(From Tuesdays Daily Herald

From Tuesdays Daily Herald.
Friends and relatives here have re,
ceived with deep regret news of the
death OF the Rev. Merit l.. Rome, for,
merly prominent in Mauy county, but
who for the past several years has re-
sided at Cotalla, Texas.
The Rev. Mr.. Rome had been in min.
isterial work for several years and
was beloved by all who knew him.
Mr.. Rome visited his friends and rel.
atiyes in Maury county last year and
at that time was in the best of health.
Shortly after his return to his home
in Texas his health began to fail, re
sulting in his death this week.
Mr. Rome was faithful husband
and and tender father. He is suryiv-
ed by his wife and four children as
follows: Mrs. j. c. Hight, of Colum.
bia; Mrs. j. p. Clymore, of Nash
Vile: j. II. Rome, OF Columbia, and
r H. Rome, OF Dawson, Texas.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1921-10-21
The Herald Is authorized to an
nounce
CLOYD WHITAKER
a candidate for Trustee, subject to
the democratic primary, November l2,
1921.
OLD SOLDIERS TO
LEAVE ON MONDAY
VETERANS URGED TO ASSEMBLE
AT THE DEPOT AT S
O'CLOCK.
CFrom Tuesdays Daily HERALD.

(From Tuesdays Daily Herald).
Confederate Veterans will leave on
the special train for the reunion at
Chattanooga on next Monday after
noon at o'clock. The special sleep.
ing car on which the veterans will
travel will, however, be placed an
hour before that time and Gen. John
l.. Jones, who is in charge of the par
ty, urges the old soldiers to be pres
ant at O'Clock. From present indica-
tions a large crowd will take adyan.
tate Of the low rates and go on the
special, but Gen. Jones advises eV-
cry one who has not already made
reservations with him to do 50 without
any further delay. The time is short
between now and the reunion. The
cost to make the trip reminds one of
old times. One can go on the special
train, sleep on the sleeper during the
reunion for fraction over $40. This
includes railroad fare and Pullman
charge. He can pack up his old kit
with some grub" and get by without
any additional cost.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1921-10-21
Juniors to Hold
Memorial Services
Sunday, Oct. so

(FrOm Saturdays Daily Herald)
Members of the Junior Order of
Marry county will all participate in
the memorial services to be held by
the Columbia council on Sunday, Octo-
Der 30 Juniors from the other coun-
ellis of the county will be specially in
vited as will the public to witness the
impressive services.
The place for the services and the
speaker will be announced later. At
the meeting of the local council Fri
day night committees were appoint
ed to arrange for the details of the
service. The memorial service is an
annual event and is held to pay loving
tribute to the members of the order
who have answered last roll call dur
ing the year.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1921-10-21
SPLENDID WORK OF
COMMUNITY CLUBS
SEVERAL ORGANIZATIONS OF
COUNTY BEGIN MAKING PLANS
FOR APPROACHING YEAR.
(From Tuesdays Daily Herald).

(From Tuesdays Daily Herald).
Now that the county and communi-
ty fairs are over the several commu-
nifty clubs of the county have settled
back to routine work, during the re-
mainder of the year a large part of
the time will be devoted to the making
Of plans for the year Of 1922, and when
the glad new year arrives it will find
the Maury county community 0rgani
cations with well defined agricultu-
RAJ programs.
The community organizations have
accomplished a great deal during this
year. 1t was due to the splendid CO.
operation OF these clubs with the
county council and County Agent Alb
ernathy that Maury county was able
10 capture one of the grand prizes
for the best county showing at the
state fair-and it was largely due to
the co-oueration CT two of these com
munity clubs that the county fair was
u success.
During the year several new COM
munity clubs have come into exist
ence and these new organizations are
proving real live wires, especially is
this true Of the Sullivan and Santa
Fe communicative have been
making things hum since they were
organized, and the approaching year
promises to be even a better one
there is more to be done and with the
experience gained this year the organ
izations will be able to get right down
to work without delays.
Community organization, co-opera-
ton and friendly spirit of rivalry
between the several sections of the
county is sure to prove one of the
greatest factors in the agricultural
development Of the county.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1921-10-21
Heavy Traffic
On NeW Highway
Railroads Lose
(From Tuesdays Daily HERALD.

(FrOm Tuesdays Daily HERALD.
Since the opening Of the new Nash
vile pike there has been IA noticeable
falling Off of passenger traffic on the
Louisville & Nashville railroad be-
tween Columbia and Nashville, due
largely no doubt to high passenger
rates. There has also been a big fall
ing off shown in freight shipments be-
tween these two cities since d fleet Of
big trucks has been in operation.
These trucks are hauling an enormous
quantity of live stock and general
merchandise, and in nearly every in
stance the shippers declare the cross
country rate is considerably lower
than the rail rate. To the casual OBJ
server it appears that the railroads
a-e using high freight and passenger
rates as weapon to kill the goose
that has been laying the golden egg.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1921-10-21
EXTEND THANKS FOR
HERALD PUBLICITY
KINGS DAUGHTERS EXPRESS APP.
PROBATION OF SERVICES
TO ORDER.

t'ram Fridays Daily Herald)
The Herald is in receipt of the fol
lowing letter: '. ..~....
The Daily Herald, Columbia, Tenn.
Dear Friends:
Again We have occasion to expires
TO you our sincerest gratitude for the
extensive publicity the columns of
your paper gave to us IN the advertis-
Ing of our annual dinner.
please accept our heartfelt appre-
citation and thanks for contributing
SO largely TO its success. Very truly
yours,
THE GUIDED CIRCLE OF KINGS
DAUGHTERS.
Per Mrs. C, J. Hurlbut, Correspond
ing Secretary"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1921-10-21
BOTH TICKETS ARE
NOW QUALIFIED
PETITIONS DULY FILED BY CAM
DiDATES WITH CHAIRMAN
kANNON, OF BOARD.

(From Mondays Daily Iierald.)
Both tickets for mayor and alder
men have qualified and everything is
ready for the battle of ballots to be
held on next Thursday, Oct. 27, be
tween O'Clock in the morning and A
o'clock in the evening. There will
just two tickets of seven names each
20 go before the voters on that occa-
sion.
The Cherry and Latta tickets were
both fled with Chairman James II
Ramon, OF the county election board
this morning completing the formal
ties. Under the law in order to have
names on the ballot these petitions
signed by not less than fifteen quail
fed voters must be filed at least ten
days before the election. That time
expired today. Officers have been ap-
pointed and all is in readiness
This is the first city contest in
long time III the history of Columbia
that did not result in the addition of
considerable sum to the school
funds of the county. Very few poll
taxes have been paid for voters this
year In the famous Salmon Dedman
race in 1913 something like 81 900 was
added to the school fund just before
the election.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1921-10-21
MORTGAGE FOR
half MILLION
RECORDED here
ENORMOUS SUM FOR DEVELOP
MENT OF PHOSPHATE LAND IN
FIRST DISTRICT OF COUNTY.
ALSO $4O,O 900 REALTY TRANSFER
Maury County Blue Phosphate Com
pony Disposes of Certain Holdings
to Farmers Mutual Phosphate Com
pany for That Sum.
(From Tuesdays Daily Herald)

(FrCm Tuesdays DAILY Herald).
Involving a monetary consideration
of five hundred thousand dollars
$500, 100000 a mortgage executed by
the Farmers Mutual Phosphate Com
pany, doing business in Maury and
Hickman counties, to the Central
Bank & Trust Company of Nashville
has been filed with County Register
J. j. Pogue for registration.
This is possibly the second largest
mortgage ever recorded in Maury
county. 1t is recalled that railroad
mortgage for $1,O0O,0O0 was recorded
a year or two ago, but the mortgage
executed by the Farmers Mutual Com
pany is the most lengthy document
ever filed for record during the ten
ue of the present register, and con-
tains approximately $4,000 words,
which will fill many pages Of the mort
gage book. The mortgage Melted the
state $50 in tav. Uncle Sam also re-
ceived a nice share
The mortgage bonds shall be retired
in ten years, the bonds being in the
denomination of 500, $3.50 and $500
each, numbered from one to twenty
five hundred inclusive, all dated on
July |, 1921, and payable before July,
!, 1881, bearing interest at the rate
of two per cent quarterly as evidenced
by coupons attached.
1t is expressly provided that 81 per
ton from the proceeds of sale of phos-
phate rock shall be set aside as
sinking fund to retire the bonds.
Antedating the mortgage, was a
deed from the Maury County Blue
Phosphate Company to the Farmers
Mutual Phosphate Company to 225
acres of land lying in tn old seven
teenth district, now the first district
of the county for the consideration of
$4,000. 90. This land is divided into
seven small tracts. The deed was
signed by f. A. Berry, vice president,
and n. p. LeSuer, secretary, of the
Maury County Blue Phosphate Com
Eany.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1921-10-21
URGING RETURN Of
COUNCIL BALLOTS
QUITE A NUMBER STILL OUT
CAUSING DELAY IN MAKING
CANVASS OF SENTIMENT.

tFrom Tuesdays Daily Herald).
All members of the county council
of agriculture who have received bal
lots upon the question of whether or
not the Maury council desires to affil-
late with the temporary organization
Of the state farm bureau federation,
who have not filled out these ballots
and returned them to- council head
quarters are requested to do so at
once. There are still quite number
of ballots out and until they have been
returned nothing can be done by the
directors.
Although the ballots which have
been mailed back to the council have
not been opened, it is expected that
the canvass will reveal the fact that
an overwhelming majority favors af
filiation with the state bureau.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1921-10-21
MethOdistS Hit
Ku Klux Khan
At Conference
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
SPRINGFIELD, Tenn, Oct Is
The Tennessee Conference went on
record today as unalterably opposed
to the modern Ku Klux Khan, follow
ing asevere arraignment of the organ
ization by DR.. NJ. N. Waldrip, pastor
of Mckendree. Prof. w. r. Webb also
spoke in favor of the resolution, de-
claring the organization the most dan
gerous in America.
Remaining delegate to the general
conference elected today We're: Cleri-
cal, Rev. j. A. Molloy, of Nashville
district, and J. T. Blackwood, Muir
freesboro district. Lay delegates,
Mrs. j. II. Mccoy, ]. Taylor Stratton,
Nashville; X. l.. Peck, Springfield,
and F. NJ Massey, Pulaski
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1921-10-21
BETTER OFF HERE
THAN UP NORTH
COMMENTS r. L. HAYS, WHO RE-
TURNS FROM TRIP THROUGH
lLLIONlS.
(From Tuesdays Daily Herald.

(From Tuesdays Daily Herald.
Il believe that taking everything
into consideration, we are better off
in Maury county than the people in
the people in the corn belt of Hi
nois, said r. l.. (Docque) Hays, the
well known farmer and mule dealer
who returned last week from trip
over Illinois whore he was looking for
mules and colts. "Fam sure" cOntin
ued MI Hays, that we have not been
as hard hit by the depression and low
prices as our friends further north
Many of the farmers up there are
crippled because of their heavy pur-
chases of lands at sky hig hprices
and now that the period of liquida-
ton has arrived they cannot make
both ends meet.
Again our people diversity their
crops so much that we nearly always
have something to sell. This is a
hard country to beat. Yes, | have
faith in the mule market this year,
because if | did not have | would not
have been buying them. | hand pick
ed about the prettiest bunch of colts
you ever saw. | am already feeding
a couple of loads of mules. While |
do not look for any boom prices | am
sure that there will be an improve
ment before the winter is over. | look
for a demand from the South and for
sales, but of course people are going
to be disappointed if they expect war
prices
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1921-10-21
Gen. Jones Will
Commend DiDisi0n
S0uth's Reunion

(From Saturdays Daily Herald.)
Gen. John l.. Jones, commander of
the second brigade of the United Con-
federate veterans, has been appointed
as commander to lead the Tennessee
division of Confederate Veterans in
the big parade that viii be staged at
the coming reunion to be held the last
of this month at Chattanooga. This
is quite compliment and one that
Gen. Jones very much appreciates
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1921-10-21
18TH ARTILLERY
TO Be IN PARADE
MEMBERS FROM MAURY COUNTY
ARE URGED TO ATTEND NASH.
WILLIE REUNION.

(From Saturdays Daily Herald)
III there are members of the 1l5th
field artillery here who have no uni
forms or parts of uniforms to wear
i'll the parade at Nashville on ARMS
tice Day they are asked to communi-
cate with Vice Commander Jesse Ray
burn who will assist them in secur-
ing their uniforms or parts at cost
Mr.. Rayburn is making every effort to
secure the presence of all the mem
hers OF the l15th field artillery from
this county at the coming reunion Of
Old Hickory Division.