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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-12-22
PERFORMING TAX LAWS.

If Gov. Hooper shall succeed,
through his appointment of a tax
commission, in securing a reform OF
the back tax laws of the State so
that they will be less odious, less bur
densome and less a menace to in
dustry and capital he will deserve
the gratitude Of every right think
ing citizen of the State. He could
not do a greater work, one that would
be worth more to the state now and
for decades to come, than to remedy
the glazing defects and patent wrongs
of our back tax laws And the Off
cial, or the citizen who will attempt
to embarass or thwart him in this
laudable undertaking merely because
they do not agree with him political
ly is an enemy of his State and dis
loyal to its best and highest interests.
That our tax laws are odious, op-
pressiye and utterly indefensible is
a question that hardly admits of ar
gument The State should certainly
not impose burdens upon the citi-
zens which the. legitimate business
man cannot impose upon his custom
er for the protection of credit. The
State prohibits its citizens from col
lecting debts more than six years
past due and in the interest Of Sic
iety, for the benefit of the home own
er and home builder the same irhibi-
ton should apply in the collection of
taxes.
Gov Hooper has gone about the
matter in a sensible, business like
way. By appealing to the Boards of
Trade, he has taken the precaution
to make the commission non-politi-
cal. And the Boards of Trade should
in the appointments of commissioners
be equally as considerate and
thoughtful. They should also be
careful they do not recommend for
appointment any person who may be
directly or indirectly interested in the
back tax iniquity. Broad, able,
thoughtful, conservative, fair and just
business men should in the main,
make up this commission. Men who
have no interest in government ex-
cept that which springs from the sim
3cerely patriotic desire that it may be
honestly, efficiently and justly admin
istered, should be appointed on the
commission.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-12-22

idea of their little boys marching
around with bottle of liquor in their
pockets for a past time. And yet
these same parents seem to be who'll
ly Indifferent to the awful conse-
quences of the pistol packing evil.
They allow their boys to buy and car
ry imitation pistols and even often
buy them for their children Thus
the idea of carrying gun in the hip
pocket is inculcated early in life.
The small boy somehow gets the idea
that ''toting a gun" is the manly
thing; that pistol packing is an in
dication that mans estate has been
reached
There is no good reason for calling
attention to the pistol evil in this
country. Our annual murder record
Is sufficient proof of its enormity. 1t
is habit or custom, that should be
emphatically discouraged. And the
time to begin is in the home. The
boys should be taught the conse-
Quences which usually follow the pis-
toll packing habit. The terrible
crime of murder should be held up
to them as one of the very frequent
results Of having hip pocket arse
nal. Aand no time is more appro-
pirate than at the holy season, when
we are admonished to have "peace
on EARTH" to teach this lesson.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-12-22
DANISH THE TOY PISTOL.

AS ye SOW, so also shall ye reap
This is a truth of holy writ that ex.
perience for thousands of years has
proven to be we'll nigh infallible. 1t
is truth of nature and a truth of
the human family. What a man COWS
in the earth, that he reaps, and what
he sows in moral life that also shall
he reap. Good citizens are, nine
times GU of ten, made between the
day of birth and the day of legal
emancipation. If they start out
wrong when they reach mans estate
there is comparatively little likeli-
hood of a genuine and lasting reform.
We should train the young in the
ways that we would have them so.
There are very few parents, what
ever their views may be touching the
sale and manufacture of intoxicants,
who would be willing to have their
boys and girls using liquors for play
things. They would shudder at the
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-12-22
SUNDAY BASEBALL.

OF course the Supreme Court sus.
tanned the conviction of the Nashville
baseball manager, fined for playing
baseball on Sunday. There was not
a lawyer in the State who entertained
serious doubt of the constitutional.
ty of this statute The plea was
made simply for delay and in order
to make a plausible excuse for the
recreant officials of Davidson county
who connived at the violation of the
law.
The liquor case appealed from
Moore county involving the constitu-
tionality Of the manufacturers law
will meet the same fate. There is
not a constitution in the American
Union that prohibits the peoples
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-12-22
BACK lax LAWS.

Several hundred people in Maury
county against whom suits for the
collection of back taxes have recently
been filed are having an object lesson
in the practical workings of the back
tax laws Of this State. These laws
seem to have been designed very
largely for the benefit of the horde or
political back tax collectors appointed
by the comptroller and not to enrich
the treasury Of the state. In some
of the suits for the collection Of taxes
the costs, interests, penalty, commits
sions and attorneys fees amount to
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-12-22

as much as five to eight times the
amount of the original taxes claimed
TO be due. A system that provides
such enormous fees and costs is es.
sentially wrong. 1t makes the burden
upon the taxpayer too great. There
is more partisan, selfish politics than
business in system that so severe
ly penalties the delinquent taxpay-
ers. The constant multiplicity of off,
Gals and increasing of compensation
is one of the great evils of our Am
erican government.
/ With the splendid opportunity TO
earn fees that the law affords one
cannot attach any blame to the off,
Gals who are after the taxes. They
are not only intensely human, but
they are charged with the duty of
collecting the taxes. They did not
make the Jaw, although they are it's
chief monetary benefciaries, the
comptroller's machine being the poll
teal beneficiary. The people Of the
State should not spend their wrath
upon the collecting agencies. but
upon those who foisted the law upon
them. And they should here and row
resolve that regardless of his degree
of democracy" every candidate for
the legislature who does not speak
in clarion tones against the present
back tax laws. They are at once
a menace to the citizens Of the State
and a threat to foreign capital. 1t
is doubtful if there is a State in the
Union that has a more odious and
more expensive form of back tax COL
lecting than Tennessee. 1t is a sub
ject about which there should be lit
tie difference of opinion among think
ing people.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-12-22
FIGHTING FOR HARMONY.

1t is evident that the politicians Of
the Democratic party are going to
have harmony" If they have to fight
to the bitter end to obtain it. In the
meantime the plain, average every
day voter is watching the mimic and
comic battle with absolute indiffer
ence. His mind is made up. He has
long since come to the parting of the
ways in Tennessee. All the "harmo-
ny" and all the appeals to "stan1 by
the old party" that can be made from
now until doomsday will not get his
vote for candidates who do not rep.
resent his ideas of government.
But the war among the Officers"
continues. Both sides are experience
ing the fate of all armies. Both have
had assertions. Newt Fisher, esrt-
while champion of prohibition and
good government, has gone owe" to
the enemy: while Williamson, of
Memphis, one time regular OF regu-
lars. is making faces at the little
Major" and declaring that he is 60
ing to harmonic the regulars" all by
his lonesome.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-12-22
GETTING GOOD GOVERNMENT.

l. Ok ING SOOD 1ONGnNWENi -
Recently the people of the beauti-
full little mountain town of McMinn-
Vile held an election for Mayor and
three aldermen. McMinnyille is an
! Intensely Democratic town in an ov-
erwhelmingly Democratic county, a
county that cast only fifty votes
against secession and has been yot-
ing the Democratic ticket with rare
regularity ever since The rcliti-
clans went about to elect straight
Democratic" ticket. They thought
that an appeal TO party regularity
would make their schemes easy Of
accomplishment.
They reckoned without their rost.
The people had been thinking. They
could see no good reason why parti-
san politics should have any part in
the election of purely municipal Off
Gals. They got busy and selected
an admirable law and order ticket
composed OF three Independent Dem
ocrats and one Republican. The
ticket vas headed by George NJ.
Smith, a young man Of energy, dem
onstrated business capacity and I'M
questioned integrity, who had achiev-
ed success as the cashier of one or
the local banks. He did not want
to run, but an appeal to his civic
pride and sense of duty impelled him
to yield a reluctant consent. The
election resulted In a complete rout
for straight Democracy" by about a
two to one vote and the politicians
were retired to dream Of other
schemes.
Now McMinnville is no less Demo
cratic than it was before the cleo
ton. Its people have, however,
shown a conception of their civic OBJ
| Legations that is worthy of emulation.
They have at last realized that in
order to obtain good government they
must vote more for themselves and
less for the machine. Let US hope
that the lesson will not be lost on
other municipalities
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-12-22

representatives from placing ban on
immoral or hurtful businesses. And
this fact is we'll known to all 1ntelli-
gent people in the State. Every
time, however, an effort is made to
enforce one of these wholesome laws,
the plea is made that they are uncon-
stitutional and an appeal is taken to
the Supreme Court.
Much Of the time of the Supreme
Court is taken up in hearing these
frivolous appeals. There ought to be
some way to keep cheap lawyers
from crowding the dockets of the
higher courts with cases involving
questions Of law that have been re-
peatedly decided. The legal profess
sion should frown upon the lawyer
who is guilty of this practice. His
little plea may give him a mediocrum
of cheap nctoriety but by congesting
the docket Of the court he is depriv-
ing that body of the time which
could be more profitably given to the
consideration Of new and important
questions Of law. The right of appeal
should be restricted in Tennessee an
it is in many other states. The Erac.
tice now is an impeachment to and not
an aid to justice.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-12-22
NONRESIDENT NOTICE.

CLERK AND MASTERS OFFICE.
Columbia, Tenn, Dec %, 1911.
The State of Tennessee Complainant
Jennie Brown, ct al, Defendants.
1t appearing from affidavit filed in
this cause, that the Defendants, Hen
ry jackson, COL, and Hannah jack
son, col, are non,residents of the
State of Tennessee.
1t is therefore ordered that they
enter their appearance herein before
or within the first three days Of the
next term of the Chancery Court, to
be held at Columbia, on the first
Monday in April, next, 1912, the same
being rule day of said court, and
plead, answer, or demur to Complain
ants bill, or the same will be taken
Tor confessed as to them and set for
hearing exparte; and that a copy Of
this order be published for four con-
secutive weeks in the Columbia Her.
aid.
A Copy-Attest:
A. N. AKIN, Clerk & Master.
James R. Jetton, W. J. fowler and
PEBBLES & Forgey, Solicitors for Com.
plainant. 221 At
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-12-22

Charlie Johns is back in the lime
light once more This time he threat.
ems to stump the State for prohibi.
ton. From the way that Charlie
firts with the temperance question
we are inclined to the belief that he
cherishes the hope that he may get
John Randolp Meals job as the har-
mony candidate for Governor. But
we are for John Randolph. He is the
demonstrated Harmony Ideal. None
others need apply.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-12-22
NOT THE TIM e.

NOT THE TIME.
Various individuals at Memphis
have again started an agitation for
a constitutional convention. Mem
phis gets into the limelight with a
movement of this kind about once
every decade. Fourteen years ago
the movement made such Roadway
that the legislature was induced to
submit the proposition to the voters
of the State. AS We now remember
four counties, Shelby, Davidson,
Maury and Warren voted for the
convention. The other ninety-two
were unanimously the other way.
The adverse majority was so great
that no one ever took the trouble to
foot it up. About seven years ago
various amendments to the present
constitution were submitted 70 q
vote of the people and we are now
now unable to recall the name OF a
single county that returned a favor
able majority.
From these facts one must newt
ably reach the conclusion that the
people are fairly we'll satisfied with
their antequated constitution. Il is
very doubtful if a majority would
vote for a convention now if they
had the opportunity, The Herald
is not at all enamore4 of the present
organic law. In our judgment it
lacks very much of being the sum
total of human wisdom. The mach
inery which IT provides for govern
ment is ackward, anticipated, vexa-
tious and very largely ornamental
and beneficial alone to the persons
elected to operate the machinery
There is no. doubt about there being
good reasons why the State should
have a new constitution. It's mach
merry Of government needs simplify
ing, Strengthening and more econ
omical administration.
These facts are apparent to every
student Of government. Neverthe-
less a more inopportune time could
not be selected than the present for
holding a convention. In the rad
struggle for factional supremacy that
would inevitably ensue grave issues
vital to the well being and prosper
.ity of the State would be forgotten.
The qualifications OF candidates for
delegates would be overlooked in the
eager desire Of the majority to elect
those who would serve a particular
faction.
Constitutions are not made for
day. They are, and rightfully so,
very difficult of amendment or
change A constitution drafted by
a convention which would probably
be elected in Tennessee under exist
ing conditions would doubtless prove
a very costly experiment 1t might
retard instead of advance the ma
terial growth of the State. 1t would
probably show no improvement ever
the present organic law. In fact the
whole fight in the convention would
in all probability be one for faction
al advantage. The majority would
so arrange matters that it would be
kept in power indefinitely regardless
of the protests of majority. Moth
ing short of a revolution could de-
pose the political power entrenched
through a constitutional convention.
The people are in no mood for sane,
conservative constitution making.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-12-22
NONRESIDENT NOTICE.

CLERK AND MASTERS OFFICE.
Columbia, Tenn, Dec. %. 1911.
The State of Tennessee ct al. Com.
plainants.
VS..
j. II. Hines, ct al, Defendants.
1t appearing from AFFIDAVIT filed In
TINS cause, that the Defendant,
George Pointer, COL, is a nonresident
OF the State of Tennessee.
1t is therefore ordered that he en-.
Ter MS appearance herein before or
within the first three days of the
next term of the Chancery Court, to
De held at Columbia, on the first Mon
Gay OF April next, 1912, the same be-
Ing a rule day of said court. and
piead, answer, or demur to Complain
ants bill, or the same will be taken
LOT confessed as to him and the cause
set Tor hearing ex parte: and that a
copy OF this order be published for
-FOUR consecutive weeks in The Co
lumbia Herald.
A Copy-Attest:
A. N. AKIN, Clerk & Master.
Jas. X. Jetton, w. ]. fowler and
peeoles & Forgey, Solicitors for Com
pldihaht' 22l4t
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-12-22

There is this to be said of the
weather prophet hired by Uncle Sam.
He is persistent and never daunted.
Regardless of the repeated errors
which he makes he continues to
blandly and calmly speak "as one
having authority"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-12-22

Georgia's political pendulum swings
between Smith and Brown. Within
a period of six years 1t has twice
elected Hoke Smith Governor and be.
slowed the same honor an equal 1um.
Der of times on Joe Brown.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-12-22

No wonder there is a howl about
passes to the farmers meeting.
When politicians are deprived of the
immemorial right to pack this body
without cost for partisan purposes
something is going to be turned loose,
and there is no doubt about 1t.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-12-22

This characterization of Hearst by
Senator Percy is severe but true.
As a statesman he is without a rec.
ord; as a mendacious muokraker he
is without a peer"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-12-22

If Senator Hoke Smith, who de-
clined to accept salary for services
that he had not rendered, should
break into the Tennessee legislature
it is doubtful if he would escape with
his life.
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If Frank Dibrell does not look we'll
to his laurels Luther will have him
beat block as a blunderer.
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The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1911-03-17

4l6, 400; Massachusetts is fourth
with 1, $50, 921; Ohio stands fifth,
having 694, 271; Louisiana boasts
of 557, 431; the state of Wisconsin
has $40, 956; Michigan, 536, 1O7;
New Jersey, 1876, 900 Missouri,
452, 703; Minnesota, AL. 081; Cal
ifornia, 391, 500; Connecticut,
378, 1854; Texas, 295, 917; Mary
land, 26O, 900; Rhode Island, PSI, :
900; Iowa, 242. 109; Indiana, 223,-
978; Kentucky 147,607; New
Mexico, 127, 900; New Hampshire
1926, O34; Maine, 1923, SAT; Nebras-
ka, 122,510; Kansas, ITO, 108;
Colorado, SO, 485.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1911-03-17
IN THE REALM OF RELIGION

are supplied from neighboring
parishes. The grand total of
churches is Is, 461. This shows
a gain of 257 churches during
the past year.
Another set of interesting fig
ures found in the Directory
shows that Catholic education is
not neglected in this country.
The 1911 Directory gives a list
of 1872 ,parochial schools with
an attendance of 1.270, 131. A
healthy gain is shown in the
number of school children, the
previous years school attendance
being 1927, Psi. In addition to
the 1872 parochial schools there
are 225 colleges for boys and
696 academies for girls, proving
that institutions for higher learn
ing are not wanting among the
Catholics of this country. There
are, furthermore, 80 eccllesias-
tical seminaries with 6, 969 aspir-
ants to the holy priesthood.
From the Directory it is posi-
BILE to see the distribution of
Catholic population:
New York ranks highest with
2, 758, I'll; Pennsylvania is sec
ond, having 1,527, 239; Illinois
follows in third place with l.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1911-03-17

five and a half million tracts and
held nearly fifteen thousand
meetings. The conference was
attended. byFrepresentatives of
great variety of religious and
charitable societies, the princi-
pal speaker being Mr.. Hans
Freeze, who went to England
from America as representative
of the Interdenominational Coun-
Gil of Women-a society which
has endeavored to arouse public
opinion against Mormonism and
the Mormon propaganda. He
enlarged on the insidious and
farreaching influence exercised
by the Mormons in America as a
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1911-03-17
CATHOLICS IN UNITED
STATES

A glance at the 1911 directory
shows that they are II, Cath
olic priests in continental United
States, 1850 being secular
clergy and 4,434 being members
of religious orders. Comparing
the number of clergy with last
years report it will be seen that
there was gain of 534. Among
the hierarchy there have been
very few deaths during the year,
the lumber of archbishops being
twelve since the death of the
venerable Philadelphia prelate
and the number of bishops hav-
ing increased from SO to 81.
Quite a number of vacant sees
were filled during the year and
several auxiliary bishops have
been appointed.
That the Catholic hierarchy
and the clergy are active year in
and year out can be proven from
the figures of the Catholic
churches. According to the Will
titus publication there are in this
country 9,O17 churches with res
ident priests and 4,441 mission
churches, that is, churches which
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1911-03-17
A Seattle Attorney On Lewis

D. Trefhen Seattles leading attorneys learning
of the appointment of Mr. Lewis volunteered the following state
ment:
wv H. Lewis who has been recently appointed by President
Taft Assistant Attorney General at Washington c.
the most prominent cored graduated from col
ege university in this country Mr. Lewis first gained atten
ton during his college days Amherst by of the fact that
he only the best center played the college
eleven for Amherst college, and Of its best captains OF the
football but also because of the of his high standing
At Amherst college ranked among the first of the
class.
After graduating from Amherst college, he took post grad
Harvard university His football abilities gained
place the Harvard eleven and his oraorcal abilities
made debating clubs of that unvers
y was universally by all of his college in both
colleges and greatly admired because of his abilities
both physically and mentally.
After graduating from Harvard university he took the
practice law Boston, and rapidly became known not only
eloquent lawyer but also whose legal knowledge ranked
him the first division of the lawyers of the city of Boston He
appointed by President Roosevelt take charge of of
difficult legal which then pending in the Fed
Boston, and he distinguished himself by the
full accomplishment of the task allotted to him.
mr. Lewis we'll known to during my college days.
and from personal observations made at that time wish state
that ne whom college both at Amherst and
Harvard, admired and respected.
He very eloquent speaker and his return his
enthusiastically received and his abilities
only recognized by the college but also by the professors
university He very kea5e and married most
charming lady, graduate of Vassar college.
my opinion he of the brainies of the coored
the States his elevation the of Assistant At
orney General at Washington d. c. is merely the recognition
ability He is rising the the nation
which he held among his college and university mates
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1911-03-17
BRITISH ALARM AT NOR
MON INVASION

Mormonism has assumed such
proportions in England that d
conference on the subject was
held in London on February
10, organized by the Preventive
Rescue Committee of National
Union of Women Workers.
There it was disclosed that there
ere over eleven hundred Mormon
officials in Great Britain, and
that they distributed last year