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The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1912-11-15

and sell the Gem as well as the Tungsten
lamps | stated to the Board that Twas
not there to antagonize or dictate to
them, but that | had the welfare Of the |
plant at heart and as | had already
heard mutterings and was in position to
bear the blunt of the kicking | believed
the better way would be to adopt the
plan the Business Mems Club had in
mind. That was to sell the Tungsten
lamp and still give renewals of the Gem.
Some of the reasons had for this recon-
mendation were that we were wiring and
adding quite lot of new subscribers
just now. They are doing it with the
idea that as usual we furnish the lamps
to stock the house, and if we can't pre-
vail on them to buy the Mazda, then
furnish the others free as usual. While
we can, and will, sell many Tungstens
l was afraid the radical change at once
might stop for time the additions that
are coming to us. Then many laboring
people are economical and keep within
sequently for them to be forced to buy
the Tungsten would be an additional ex-
pense without any saving to them. A
motion was made and carried that they
change the ordinance to conform to the
request of the Business Mems Club,
that was to sell the Mazdas and continue
to exchange the Gem. A motion was
then made to go back to a former
proposition of allowing the merchants
all the show window and sign lights,
they might want, on flat rate at actual
cost. | recommended that this not be
done as it would give us an unlimited
load without profit at a time when our
vote on this proposition as Mr., Parks
was absent. The Mayor stated that this
proposition had been turned down at a
former meeting and that he could not
support measure of that nature against
the recommendation of the SuperIn
tendent, Engineer and Chairman of the
Water Works Committee, so the Mayor
vetoed the measure. There was no
effort to pass it over the veto and the |
matter was dropped. 1t is being told
that 1 opposed the sale of the Mazda
lamps, which is not correct. | stand
ready to furnish them at any time at
cost Respectfully,
w. L. ALEXANDER, Supt.
Union City, Tenn, Nov. IA, 1912.
On the contrary we do understand
the lamp situation. The Business Mems
Club undertook to get the Board of
Mayor and Aldermen to adopt the
Mazda light for the city by selling it at
cost price and disseminating the free
distribution of the old style lamp.
There was no mistake about this. The
Board agreed and SO passed. AT a later
meeting this action was rescinded by ,
going back to the free system as far as
the old lamp was concerned and charg-
ing for the Mazda lamp. How any (
man can construe this action as an
adoption of the Mazda system we do not
know. The Mazda lamp is a current {
saver by half, and no man loses but
everybody gains by the change. If t
there is any hardship, which we do not
grant, in charging for the old lamp, ,
then why not also furnish the Mazda
lamp free, a money saver to the con-
sumner and better light for everybody {
Editor.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1912-11-15
Poultry Wanted.

Turkeys wanted for Thanksgiving;
also other kinds of poultry will be Deed-
ed in large quantities. Will begin buy
ing Monday, Nov. Is, and continue
throughout the week.
w. G. REYNOLDS.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1912-11-15
Baptist Church.

A meeting of the pastors and Sun
day School Superintendents of Beulah
Association will be held at the Baptist
Church in Union City, beginning next
Monday morning at $50.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1912-11-15
Bob Barnett.

1t was my good fortune to know Bob
Barnett and to know him well. was
most intimately associated with him in
a business and social way for many
years, during which time l never heard
one single profane or obscene word drop
from his lips.
He lived in my home nearly seven
years and in all of that time / never
heard Bob Barnett say one hard or I'M
kind word about any living human, al
ways something good about the party
discussed or not one word from Bob.
He was Christian gentleman, in the
fullest sense of the term. What more
could 1 say? That's enough. Who
can in truth measure up to his standard?
l can't.
Bob Barnett was my friend. l was
his friend. Goodby Bob, till we meet
again. E. B. LITTLE.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1912-11-15

Irregular bowel movements lead to
chronic constipation and constipated
habit fills the system with impurities.
HERBINE is great bowel regulator.
1t purifies the system, vitalizes the blood
and puts the digestive organs in fine Wig
orous condition. Price SOC. Sold by
divers Red Cross Drug Store.
Sharp County record., 1912-02-02
Lady WanGed

To introduce our very complete
Spring line of beautiful wool suitings,
wash fabrics, fancy waiStings, silks,
etc, hdkfs, laees and petticoats, All
up to date N, Y, City Patterns
Finest line on the market Dealing
direct with the mills you will find
our prices low Profits $1,000 TO
$4,000 weekly. Samples and full
Instructions packed In a neat sam
pie case shipped express prepaid
No money required Exclusive ter
Sharp County record., 1912-02-02

We have been here for a good many
years attempting as best we could to con-
tribute our share to the betterment Of this
section of country We are proud to be-
lieve that we have at least been of some as
sstance to many people,, and at the same
time we gratefully acknowledge the warm
friendship shown us by the people in gener-
al. We want to be Of further assistance to
our friends We hope those who have not
already made settlement of their account
for the old year will do so at once, because
our ability to extend favors in necessarily
limited by our collections. This must be
apparent to all. To make it short, every
thing can not 90 out while nothing is-com-
ing in. :. :. :.
Sharp County record., 1912-02-02
You Bet

It's easier for d young man to
write a satisfactory love letter dur
Ind courtship than 1t Is to write q
satisfactory check after marriage,
Chicago News,
Sharp County record., 1912-02-02

1 The socialists of Marion county
have organized.
Wolves are plentiful in some Sec
tons of Lawrence county it is said
The matter of putting in water
works system at PocahontaS is be-
ing considered.
Agnes Israel, eight years of age,
fell on the sidewalk at Pocahontas
few days ago and was painfully
injured.
At Walnut Ridge recently the
residence of James McGinnis was
burned, together with portion of
the contents.
During a fight at Walnut Ridge
several nights ago Lloyd Barton
received some ugly knife cuts about
the face at the hands Of Gus War
ner.
The electric light plant at Poca-
hontas is out of commission owing
to the company being unable to pro-
cure coal with which to operate the
plant.
Carl Edwards, 10 years old, from
Bowling Green, KY, was run over
and killed by train near Sedg-
wick, Lawrence county, one day re-
Gently.
Congressman Joe T. Robinson
candidate for governor, has lately
addressed the voters of Randolph
Lawrence and other counties in that
section,
The grand jury, in session at Po-
cahontas recently returned ten bills
of indictment. The body examined
AZ witnesses at an aggregate cosl
of $110.
A fund is being raised by the
state officials for the purpose O
sending the girls band of Melbourne
to the Confederate reunion at Ma
con, Ca, next May.
While out in the woods hunting
near Smithville last week A. j
johnson was accidentally shot ii
the leg by his companion, !. A
Blevens. The wound is not serious
Mrs. j. A. Miller of Smithville
is interested in the growing of lem
ons and oranges, One of her trees
contains % oranges, and recently
she picked a lemon which weighed
81 ounces.
The Hopewell school house, in IL
ard county, was destroyed by fire a
few days since, The fire occurred
in the afternoon soon after school
was turned out and the cause is
laid to a bad nue.
Sharp County record., 1912-02-02
IloRtb HRRansos

Milton Warren, a negro who
drove an express wagon at Newport,
has been arrested for delivering
whiskey to another party than to
whom it belonged, which is a vio-
lation of the federal statutes.
Miss Albertha Claire, a girl who
claims to be riding horseback from
coast to coast, struck Walnut Ridge
a few nights ago and realized quite
a neat sum from an account OF her
travels given at the opera house.
A Leap Year Dancing Club has
been organized by a number OF the
Hoxie ladies. Gentlemen attending
dances given by the club are not
permitted to asked for dance, but
must wait until the ladies ask them.
The house and household goods
belonging to Knox Wingate at New
burg were totally destroyed by fire
during the absence of the family
several days since. 1t is thought
the fire got started from the kitchen
flue. Neighbors have started a fund
for the benefit of the Wingate FAM
lily in their misfortune.
A very sad accident which ended
the life of the little four-year-old
daughter of Jim Roby occurred at
Viola one day last week. The little
girl accompanied her father and
brother to the woods where they
were engaged in cutting wood. A
tree was chopped down, but in fall
ing it lodged among the lower
branches of another tree, and the
father and son thinking the tree Sc
cure began to cut away its limbs.
The little girl at once engaged her
self in play under the lodged tree
when it broke loose and fell, horri-
bly, crushing her head and causing
instant death.
During the recent term of circuit
court at Pocahontas Pearl Smith,
charged with numbering Dr. Oscar
Roberts at Reyno more than year
ago, was declared not guilty by
the jury. 1t was while assisting in
the prosecution Of this case that
Attorney Short contracted the vio-
lent illness which ended his life
so abruptly, and it is told that the
jury was greatly influenced in their
verdict because they believed the
unfortunate attorney was shamming
his illness in an effort to gain the
conviction of the defendant, Mr..
Short passed away shortly after the
jury returned the verdict, but 1t is
said that he never knew the decis-
ion of the jury.
Sharp County record., 1912-02-02

One thing farer than a day In
June Is a woman who has nothing
to soy,--.Lire,
Sharp County record., 1912-02-02

frequent reference to the gang ne
will not be able to find out who
s in the gang" so many times
mentioned. The nearest the GOV
ernor comes to throwing any light
Ibn the subject is when in one place
he refers to the Pulaski" gang or
Fine. This may make the governor
Notes. He has always talked that
Way and been successful. But
xhere is one thing the voter should
bear in mind: The governor always
Hoes a great deal of talking about
8he Pulaski County Ring, without
mentioning any names, BUT WHEN
|THE PRIMARIES ROLL AROUND
IHE CARRIES PULASKI COUNTY
AND THE CITY OF LITTLE
Rock. From this fact we judge
he of two things is true. Either
\ he Pulaski County Ring, if there is
uch thing, is for Donaghey or
he Ring is not strong enough to
ave much influence in the elec-
on and, therefore, not of sufficient
importance t h at the governor
hould refer to it so often in the
literature which he sows broadcast
lnong the people.
l% By the way, on page 6 of Cover
nor Donaehey's address to the peo-
\ le be tells that a bill was intro
heed in the last legislature appro-
riating money for the completion
the new state capitol. The low
house, be it said to the everlast-
* shame of that body, passed the
d, but the measure met its death
the senate. In his address the
|<Dvernor says the Machine" killed
his bill. If that be the case, then
hat we need here ia Arkansas is
lore Machines" Lord send them
lickly. For some reason the gov
snor failed to mention in his ad-
less just how much appropriation
asked for the completion of the
ew state capitol. The actual
mount he asked of the legislature
as only small matter of SIX
HUNDRED AND SEVENTY-TWO
IOUSAND DOLLARS. In his.
fst race for governor everybody
bmembers how positive the COVER
pr was that the people were being
Dbbed in the building of the new
kate capitol, 1t is also remember
how cheaply he said he could
hish the building and how quickly
could do it. In his second race
n governor he declared the JOB
|as almost done and pleaded for
bother years time in which he
i'd the work could be finished at
ball cost to the taxpayers. Yet
bur find Governor Donaghey asking
e last legislature for $672,000 with
hich to complete the new capitol,
bats tidy sum, gentle reader,
be governor asked for this sum of
oney Notwithstanding the fact
u KNEW AT THE TIME THAT
|lE STATE WOULD SOON OWE
MILLION DOLLARS AND THAT
THE LEGISLATURE PASSED
HE BILL THE STATE WOULD
AVE TO ISSUE INTEREST
Earring NOTES TO RAISE THE
ONEY, These are facts within
e record of the governor that ev-
y voter should know. The gov
nor says the last senate was
brse than the house. Probably
rs fact has something to do with
8 opinion; The senate kept his
hnds off Of $672000 of the peoples
oney for the completion" of a
pildiDg which has already cost
ore than double the price origin
ly intended, with the end not yet
sight On page 10 of his ad-
|ess the governor says Our Cap
b now Is the most imposing and
hutirul structure on Southern
Sharp County record., 1912-02-02
Edwards
Mere. 60.
Public Speaking

W. A. OLDFIELD Candidate for Reelection to Cong
ress Will Address the Voters of Sharp County at the Fol
lowing Times and Places in the Interest of His Candidacy
for Reelection:
EVenin6 Shade, MOn., Feb I2th, ZOO p. m.
POu6hkeepsie, Tues, " 18Th, 7:3O p. nm.
Center, Wed, 1Nh, 1880 a. m.
Kind Mills, Wed, " nth, 200 p. m.
Hsh Flat We'd, nth, 7:3O p. mn.
Hardy, Tues, "20th 7'30p. m.
WiLifOrd, Wed, 2Ist hoo a. m.
Everybody is cordially invited to attend these meet
nes and my opponent is invited to be present and fair
division of time will be accorded him.
wv. Fl. OKdYieId.
Sharp County record., 1912-02-02
A FEW THOUGHTS AS WE PASS

governor says. l Was Tie llrSl
candidate for governor of this state,
and the first of any Southern state,
to 60 before the people and advo-
cate the adoption of the initiative
and referendum amendment to the
constitution" In the next breath
he might have said and told the
truth that he turned right about
and tried to prevent a vote of the
people upon the Turner-Jacobson
revenue bill-the very first meas
ure ever suggested to 60 before the
people. The governors Tax Com
mission, and that means the gov
ernor himself, fought bravely to
keep this measure from being
passed upon by the voters.
o.
Spring is going to be here next
thing you know, and then you are
going to hear the many different
varieties of talk about spraying
cattle for fever ticks renewed with |
energy. During last spring and sum-
mer a great deal Of bitter feeling was
manifested in the Southern District
of this county over the proposition
of spraying cattle. Let's avoid all
this rumpus and fuss and bitterness
this coming spring and summer if
we can 1t is not at all creditable
to this section of the county that
one part of our citizenship should
almost be at war with another over
any proposition of public interest, |
1t is not good for the people to be
continually wrangling with one an
other. Their time could be much |
better employed. The will Of the
majority Of those interested in the
matter should determine the matter
of cattle spraying Some people
say not, but they get all "balled up"
when they attempt to tell you why
not A great many people do not
believe in majority rule unless the
majority happens to carry out their
own particular theories. If the ma
jority is with them, the majority is
wise. If against them, the majority
is nothing but set of isnoramuses.
We have lately heard it frequently
contended that a majority of the
people of the Southern District now
favor tick eradication and cattle /
spraying. We don't know about it
of course We have heard 1t just
as earnestly contended that ma
jority of the people do not favor
tick eradication and cattle spraying, |
We don't know about that either.
Anyway this thing of spraying cat
tie should be settled one way or the
other quietly and without the Bit
terness experienced last year, 1t
can be done that way. Let's have
what is right and peace too
o
Delzo BiGGers, a fifteen-year-old
boy who died at this place last
week, in addition to being a splen-
did, hard-working boy, was one also
who took care of his earnings, and
q short time before his death made
q record In money-saving the equal
of which Is not known perhaps to
any of our readers. Last year this
boy contracted to work through the
crop season for a farmer In Lave
Creek township for $40. After the
crop was finished 1t was found that
the lad had taken up but 40 cents
of his WAGES and had $1,000 COM
Ing to him In cash, Young Bigsers
would have made his way and
amounted to something In the
world had he lived, This seems to
be a day Of promiscuous, frivolous
spending for q GREAT many people,
especially the young, Whenever
you see young fellow scrupulously
saving his earnings you may count
Sharp County record., 1912-02-02
I'll Word TO-.
Our Friends

Another New Year has come. The
year 1912 is with us for better or for worse.
Our sincere wish for our customers and
friends is that the New Year may be the
most happy and most prosperous in their
history. :. :. :.
Sharp County record., 1912-02-02

ritory Write for particulars, Be
first to apply Standard Dress
Goods Co., Desk 8O8, Binghampton,
NJ Y.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1912-02-22

Tokio,-tspecial.) 1.-THE japanese
capital is to be made the Socialists
paradise OF the word-that is, from
the standpoint of certain principles
which relate to government owner
ship. The japanese government ha
arranged for a loan of s45,ooOoW
which will probably be participated 10
by. Englishg French and proOaOp
American bankers.
The money will be expended for tho
purchase OF all the tramways, electn'
light plants and other public serves
corporations which serve the city sns
which are owned by private capital =.
the 100000 about $2O,oOo,ooo VIII
be placed In Paris, 1t is believed anu
$15,OOO,0oO Of the remainder will p
subscribed in London The balan"
may go to United States bankers
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1912-02-22
il-The VIews 81 KarI Marx.


IN 1871 Karl LARK wrote to Speyer,
who was then prominent in the Ameri-
can working class movement: ''You
must endeavor to gain the trade I'M
ions at all costs" A few days later
he wrote to another American Social
list: sThe international has been
founded to set up the real erganiza-
ton Of the working class Instead OF
Socialist and half-SociAist sects."
These two brief quotations from
Marx appears to me to be Of the great
est possible significance. II any work
ing class leader had ever been
through He'll, Marx was surely that
one. Al few years before he had set
out to organize the workers. At the
very moment the above words were
written the international Working
mems Association was the terror Of
all Europe. But while the PRIMES of
commerce and the despots Of 9bltics
were paralyzed by the fear Of this new
spectre, no one knew so.
It was being literally torn to pieces
BY internal dissensions. However
much the leaders hated capitalism,
they hated each other more. 1t is not
a pleasant experience to see the work
Of years destroyed by warning sects,
and Marx was undoubtedly undergo
ing at the time he wrote to his
American friends the same revulsion
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1912-02-22

the working classes rather than !,
uniting them" at thus seem.
ed to Marx" says Kautsky. "that to
save the Trade unions they must hold
aloof from political organizations
Surely there is nothing more a.
founding than the manner in which
many of our earlier comrades, whils
claiming to represent the teaching 0,
Karl Marx, violated every principle Of
q faith For years they sought to
use the Trade unions for political
ends, For years some of them en-
deavored to split the working class
into warning sects. For years they
went to the workers with the ORTHODOX
faith, threatening that If the workers
would not accept that faith without
question they would serve upon them
a sentence Of utter damnation
Curiously enough. this intoleraat
and fanatical zeal of the early Social
lists was limited to the English speak.
ing countries. And the chief reason
for its prevalence in these countries
was undoubtedly because in both Eng,
land and America the early Socialists
found in the field ahead of them
powerfully organized working class
movement. Naturally they went first
to these organizations to convert them
to the new doctrines. But instead Of
looking upon them as an unconscious
and highly satisfactory working out
OF the MARKHAM doctrines, they In
sisted upon their entire re-organza.
ton and the adoption of Socialist
program. The Socialists declared
that their position was the orthodox
one and all others were .heretics. Tie
impotence and fanaticism of these
early Socialists was never better de-
scribed than by Engels, the lie eng
friend and companion of Marx:
"The S. D. Federation here eng
land), says Engels, in 1894, "shaFss
with your German-American Socialist
the distinction Of being the only par
ties who managed to reduce MARKS
theories of development to rigid
orthodoxy. That workmen shall not
perceive that theory by. their own
work and own class feeling, but must
swallow it as an article of faith At
once and without any. development
Therefore, both remain sects, and as
Hegel says. Come from nothing
through nothing to nothing"
And that is exactly what happened
until the present Socialist party was
launched with its policy Of giving all
aid possible to every movement Of the
workers, regardless Of their political
or economic fakh. That is exactly
what happened until the Socialist
party gave up the old policy Of med
ding with the internal problems Of
the unions and set out to achieve is
own great work of organizing tho
working class into one great political
movement.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1912-02-22
ExOnernted By
Department

Washington, Feb. pa statemsD
has been given publicity to the els''
that the department of justice D..
made the positive declartion na'
President Samuel Gompers and 81
rotary Frank Morrison Of the Amer
can Federation of Labor have Os' .t
completely exonerated by the fedsls
grand jury. IN all Of the eViOsu.
brought before the jury there Va va
nothing which evn remotely indlca :.
that they had any knowledge q
alleged dynamitlng conspiracy"
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1912-02-22
Adams Cash
Talks

Adams is q one price store
cash or credit. Our prices are SO
low that we can give nothing off
for cash, and we add nothing for
'liberalcredit. Result when you
trade here, you may pay at your
convenience you get the lowest
price on every article you buy.
These are actual facts, made pos
|sible because Of low buying price
1--WE buy for 81 stores at one time)
and small margin Of profit.
We ClOthe The Entire Family
From Head To-FoOt.
You will find here a complete
line Of Ladies' and Misses Suits,
waists and other wear, mems and
boys clothing, in fact everything
for every member of the family.
Everything is marked in plain
ONE PRICE figures and priced
extremely low. alland investi-
gate us.
Store Open Saturday Till 8 P. M.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-10-18
ONLY ONE PLACE
ON THE BALLOT
cision Regarding Election
Papers.

limited Press Leased Wire Service. ]
SPRINGFIELD, H., Oct. 18.-Two
sections of the Australian ballot act
which prohibit candidate from hav-
ing his name in more than one party
column on the general election ballot
was declared constitutional today by
the supreme court. A petition for a
writ of mandamus, brought by the
progressives of Chicago against the
Chicago election commission to com
pei it to print the names of republi-
can candidates for municipal judge in
the progressive column also, was de-
MED.
The court did not give an extensive
opinion, but announced that one will
be filed later.
The petition was brought in the
name of Elmer ]. Schnackenberg and
progressives hoped to get several leg
islative candidates on both tickets in
different districts in the state where
the republican candidate has been en-
dorsed.