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Newspaper
Columbia Herald
Location
Columbia, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1920
Page
1
Federation reports remarkable results over the past twelve months. Football star assumes management of a local outfit today in Elkton.
Mrs Louise D M Adams files for divorce from William Gentry Adams after forty years of marriage in a formal bill. The action seeks dissolution of the union and relief as per the filing notes.
Night session called to discuss finances of the city as the council fixed the tax rate at S110. City Qdungil announced the financial review and budget plan during the meeting.
The closing Federation meeting in Columbia reported a year of activity including a charitable play, a town cleanup with Boy Scouts and city help, lectures on better citizenship, and a push for a new Women’s Club building funded by a substantial savings balance. President Mrs Sharp led the drive, endorsing Sunday closings and no Sunday baseball, with the federation’s work aimed at civic improvement and women’s instruction. Red Smith to join Columbia baseball after reorganization led by Col. John Cody as manager.
A Columbia city meeting sets the 1920 tax rate at 1.10, with real property valued at 4,206,424 and personal property at 1.485169. Budget measures, debt relief, and ad valorem equalization plans aim to balance revenues. In county politics, gubernatorial and senatorial contests loom, with Roberts and Crabtree camps touting leads. Polls open next Thursday as strategists predict varying district outcomes and possible Roberts gains.
In Maury County supporters of Governor Roberts expect a substantial lead in the primary over Crabtree. Many opponents plan to abstain from the primary, preferring to vote in the regular election. Opposition is split between Crabtree and Wirt, with women leaning toward Wirt.
Hey Mrs Robinson will hold her views at the Tahornante in Columbia on the loth Sunday morning and evening with the subject The Acts of Kotlgon. Rev Robinson is a forceful speaker and should draw a large audience.
Directors of the county council of agriculture will meet at the courthouse for the regular session Saturday at 2 o clock in the new council rooms. The meeting precedes the Mir die Tennessee farmers institute on August 10 to 12. A fourth session may discuss rural road building and the adjourned county court session on August 12. No strong opposition to the program has been reported.
Census bureau figures show Giles County losing about 1,700 residents in the last decade amid broad declines in rural agricultural counties. The trend mirrors a nationwide shift toward growth in industrial centers, with Maury County also expected to drop, and rural areas facing population loss about four percent.
Prof Graham and Mrs Jobe Graham and Miss Mary Graham returned from a two weeks stay in Lae county Virginia visiting relatives. Mr Graham climbed mountains visited old swimming pools hunted and enjoyed the scenery. He returned much improved in health.
After Saturday The Herald begins a monthly collection system for local subscribers served by carriers. Subscribers are urged to pay by Saturday to start with a clean slate. Those in arrears will be stricken from the list. Prices rise with new print stock, and after Saturday collections switch to 66 cents a week.
Deputy Peebles from Memphis visits Florida to audit internal revenue and collect tax records at local stores. He plans to return to Memphis for another week or two, continuing headquarters activities and overseeing tax administration.
Supporters of Governor Roberts plan speeches in Columbia Monday with Prof Gus Dyer and Cah Luke Lea possibly addressing at 1 PM at the courthouse. Col Leo expected around 2 PM with time uncertain as factions arrange the program. First Monday turnout in Columbia is large as voters from the county gather to hear campaign invites.
Major Roy Irvine returned from a roughly two week trip and reports on the Columba Military Academy area. He notes plans for new territory in Indiana and discusses the mission and its implications for local defense and strategy.
A half million dollar corporation was formed at the Florence Chamber of Commerce to place boats and barges on the Tennessee river with shares at ten dollars each. The move followed a council meeting where the need for river service was discussed.
The Irish potato market shows a coming downturn as William P F Anderson, president of the Board of Trade, begins to dig his crop. He already has a fistful dug and carried away, indicating a yield better than anticipated, while neighbors fear a potato shortage.
Southern Woman's League in Nashville opens campaign against the Susan B. Anthony amendment. It appeals to Gov. Cox for a hearing on states rights, warns that federal patronage could coerce Tennessee legislators, and asserts the struggle safeguards Southern civilization and white democracy.
By United Press, St Louis on July 2 The city seized coal stocks for essential industries due to fuel scarcity from an unauthorized strike. The action aims to ensure power and heat for critical operations during the disruption.
In London on July 28 United Press reports Lloyd George told the House of Commons the Bolshevik push against Poland is slowing. The statement frames ongoing Russian-Polish conflict within wartime diplomacy.
Inter state commerce commission officials in Washington on July 23 discussed closing all freight depots three days each week as an advisable action. The proposal aims to reduce operations amid uncertain conditions and has drawn mixed reactions from transportation interests.
Detroit July 29 A formal fee quest for the extradition of O d Pere handez alias Leroy Wood is filed over the murder of Katherine Jackson. The body was found in a trunk in a New York express office. A state department announcement notes a reward of eight to five thousand dollars for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the slayer.
Operators in the central field prepare for a meeting in Chicago Friday over an unauthorized strike in the bituminous region. Chairman Thomas Brewster Ganoune led the committee and addressed the issue amid ongoing labor unrest.
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