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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1913-12-05

the action Of the board and stating
that Notwithstanding and in spite of
the rules, orders and DEGREES of the
board he would lick the boys whenev-
er he might feel inclined to do so.
The board did the only thing that it
could dc under the circumstances and
very promptly suspended the recalci-
trant teacher. fhereupon the friends
of the teacher met in mass meeting
and resoluted and denounced the
board and signed the political death
warrants of all the members who
might at any time desire a public Of
fec
The new rule at Jackson is one
that has been in vogue In this large
cities for many years. 1t is one that
would seem to be justified. If we are
to have whipping at all in the schools,
the authority to administer that sort
of punishment should be vested in
the principals 1t ought not to be in
discriminatory vested in all of the
teachers. 1t requires tact, discretion
and sound judgment to know when a
boy must be whipped and certainly
the principals and superintendent OF
the schools, as a general proposition,
are more likely to be invested with
these requisites than the young and
less experienced teachers 1t is a
serious question as to wether or not
whipping is ever a very effective
means for enforcing discipline. It is
method that should assuredly not
be resorted to except upon the most
careful consideration and after other
and milder appeals have proven In
vain. There are some natures that
are almost always injured rather than
improved by the more brutal appeals
with the rod. Then there are individ-
uals who seemingly cannot be i'm
pressed by an appeal to the higher
and better instincts. Every case,
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1913-12-05
PUT THEM IN JAIL.

Judge Neils determination to stop
the sale of liquor in Nashville is wor-
thy OF all commentator but he
should not longer temporize with the
defiant and lawless liquor gang. He
should make examples Of some of
them. The county workhouse Is fair
ly yawning for some Of the worst Of
tenders. He could by merely stroke
of the pen send these men there on
sentences that have been suspended,
and that is just exactly his duty In
the premises.
The trouble with the liquor dealers
Of Nashville Is that they have already
been treated with entirely TOO much
consideration; the officers Of the law
have been entirely too lenient with
them. For more than four years
after the prohibition law went upon
the statute books they we're allowed
to violate 1t with impunity. No effort
what ever was made by either city or
county authorities to interfere with
the nefarious traffic. All this time
they grew holder and stronger; they
openly and defiantly boasted their
contempt for the law and Of legal au-
thority They finally came to believe
that their rights were superior to the
will of the sovereigns of the state.
They rushed from one excess to an
other; decency was thrown to the
winds. They boosted Of their power
to dictate all of the officials of the
city and county, a boast that they
made good in each succeeding cleo
ton.
Judge Neil should make an object
lesson to the liquor dealers of Nash
vile who have violated their agree
ment not to sell, and who are now
under sentences which have been sus-
pended upon the sole condition that
they once more engage in lawful
and decent business Men Of this |
sort are not entitled to any consider
alton. They should be made to real |
ize that the laws of the state are su-
preme and that her mandates are SUI
perior to the will of any set of illegal
joint keeper. A term in the work
house will teach most of them most |
necessary and salutary lesson.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1913-12-05

sort of legislature is the most i'm.
portant one that will confront the
people of Tennessee next year. 1t is
a matter that should not be neglect
ed. And it should not be enough that
a man has voted for and done lip ser.
vice for good government, he must
also be one who has a disinterested
love for the cause, who, If necessary
will make sacrifices for it. The fell
low who wants a seat in the legisla-
ture merely that he may trade and
traffic in order to land some sort of
a job for himself should be left at
left at home regardless of his poll
teal alignments.
A determined effort should be made
to improve the personnel of our leg
islature. There are altogether too
many cheap men in both the senate
and the house. And they are not all
regulars" and liquor republicans
either. The fire marshal investiga-
ton and other revelations have
pretty conclusively proven that.
But so long as we elect members Of
the legislature solely upon one Is
sue, which is made paramount to all
others, 1t is going to be a difficult
matter to get the voters to carefully
look into the merits of the candi-
dates. That is one reason why we
pray for Fastening Of the day when
the issues that have divided US will
be settled.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1913-12-05
WHIPPING PUPILS.

Folks down in Jackson, Tennessee,
are much aroused over an order Of
the board of education to the effect
that hereafter corporal punishment in
the city schools shall be administer
ed only by TIE principals. One of
the Junior teachers did not like this
order and at once proceeded to give
ut an interview bitterly denouncing
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1913-12-05
THE NEXT LEGISLATURE.

AN address from Gov. Hooper to
the Independent democrats of Ten
nessee, printed in the Banner today,
makes a strong and disinterested ap-
peal that they abide by the princi-
pies that have imbued them in the
past, and elect legislature that can
be depended upon to carry out their
desires. Nashville Banner.
We will all agree with the Banner
that Gov Hooper's address was a
strong one, but that his appeal was
"disinterested" is a bit too far-fetch-
ed for us. Only one who sees very
obscurely through glasses very much
darkened by overly much love for the
governor can believe that Hooper is
wholly "disinterested" in this appeal.
This, however, is not to the point,
we can and do agree with our Nash
vile friend that the Independent DEM
ocrats should abide by the principles
that have imbued them in the past"
So far as we know there is not an in
dependent democrat in the state,
whether he supported Hooper in 1910
and 1912 or whether in the latter year
he was a follower of the specious
harmony movement, who would give
any advice other than that above
quoted. There is not a democrat in
Tennessee who has stood with the in
dependents, but who desires the DEM
ocratic party reformed, rehabilitated
and regenerated, who does not abide
by the principles that have imbued
the Independents.
Is there paper in Tennessee or an
independent democrat who has coun-
selled otherwise? If so we should
like to have that paper or that indi-
vidual identified. The Nashville Ten
nessean. the chief rharmonizer" of
them all, has certainly never advised
an abandonment by the Independent
democrats of any principle for which
they have commended Assuredly The
Herald has not. 1t simply desires
that all regardless of past alliances
may be imbued with the principles
that have actuated the independents.
What the Banner says about the
necessity of the election of legis-
lature that will stand four square
upon these questions is very much
to the point. The Independent demo-
Gratis, or rather the democrats who
believe in temperance, in law enforce
ment and in honesty in government,
should take care that only true and
tried advocates of those principles
are sent to the next legislature. And
they would do well to leave several
independent democrats In the last
legislature at home. They have been
too anxious to get to the pie counter.
No man should be elected to the leg
islature, regardless of his factional
or political alignments, who expects
to use his seat merely as a means to
securing some fat job or clerkship in |
one of the state departments. And |
who trade and traffic in Of |
fee should be left at home.
This question Of electing the right o
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1913-12-05

order and set It's face toward the ris-
ing sun, we will have nothing OF 1t.
But 1t is our hope and prayer that its
cinduct next year will be such that
issues that long ago should have been
settled viii no longer divide us.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1913-12-05
WHY TRADE AT HoME7

An able and interesting article in
the last issue of the Saturday Even
ing Post on this subject should be
read and carefully studied by every
loyal son and daughter of Maury
county 1t presents facts that cannot
be controverted; they are facts that
make 1t plain that the man or the wo-
man who goes to Nashville or some
other place to do their buying not
emily does not profit by doing so but
fails In plain duty to home indus
try and home enterprise. The fol-
lowing extract from an interview
with country merchant appearing
In this article is to the point:
II think l am fairly good mer-
chant; l keep clean store, buy care
fully, look after my credits closely,
work early and late, and meet my GUS
toners with smile instead Of a
crouch But l cannot own an auto
mobile; in fact / cannot even afford
. family driving horse. If take the
the folks out for pleasure ride oe-
casionally have to go to the livery
stable and hire team.
con the other hand / not only pay
taxes for the support of the local gov
eminent, for the schools and every
community interest covered by taxa
ton, but am called upon to contrib
ute to every other cause in the COM
munity for which popular support Is
sought-the churches, the Fourth of
July and other town celebrations, the
village band, the high school football
and baseball teams, and those few
cases of charity that occasionally
have to be cared for even in an agri-
cultural community. And I do not
contribute to these causes, not only
because it is expected of me as mer-
chant, but also because ] like to do
"a.
"How about the merchant to whom
Farmer Brown and his followers give
their trade-thousands of dollars Of
trade? DO these distant mail order
merchants help to support the county
and town governments? Do they
contribute to the churches, the band,
the baseball team, or to any other in
terest of our little community? Not
one cent!
Do they buy the produce of the
local farmers, patronize the local
blacksmith, give Widows boy a
chance to work his way through high
school by driving delivery wagon or
clerking in the store evenings and
Saturdays? Never! /
"All the mail order merchant does
is to take the money out of our COM
nunity, sap its vitality and break it's
town spirit That's all! Do you
wonder we hate and fear the mail or
der house? Is it strange that this
thing Is eating us so hard that we
Aoller?"
All that is here said applies with
full force to Columbia. Money that
goes to Nashville or to mail order
houses away from home is money
gone forever While the money that
stays at home stays here to help all
Of u.s. 1t may not directly return but
indirectly every one in the community
Is the sharer of prosperity of the
whole community.
The Rice belt journal., 1913-06-13

war cry gave him his name. He quit
attending baseball games years ago,
but still continues his deep interest in
the sport, and in his apartments he
keeps a wonderful set of books show
ing the averages and performances Of
players for many baseball genera
tions.
well, Well, Well" was another
character who was named because OF
his cry, which followed just after a
big outburst of applause on the part
of the crowd. The moment the ap-
plause subsidized his well, well, WELL"
would boom over the field and never
failed to start the cheering again.
The average crowd is cruel, because
1t is thoughtless. Few Of the fans
who hurl abuse and criticism at the
players stop to think that the men
they are addressing have the capacity
to feel and to suffer. Many thought
less, barbed jest has wrecked the ca
reer of some ball player. 1t took the
players a long time to discover the
fact that their popularity and their
safety from abuse lies in presenting
good-natured appearance, no matter
what happens, and in answering ques-
tions when possible.
If you go through league after
league. team by team, you will find
that the most popular player, in nine
cases out Of ten, is some outfielder.
He probably is not the best player,
but he has the most devoted follow
ing, because he keeps on friendly
terms with the men and boys who sit
The Rice belt journal., 1913-06-13
Just a Bit Mixed.

London is laughing over stor.
which has recently come out concern
ing Lloyd George. 1t appears that
shortly after the death of King Ed
ward an Englishman travelling in
Wales got into talk with an elderly
Welshman and happened to be the
first to tell him of the kings demise,
And who might be king now?
asked the Welshman.
why, George is king now"
"George!" he exclaimed in surprise.
We'll, how he has got on, to be sure
and me to remember him as little
lawyer In Criccieth!"
The Rice belt journal., 1913-06-13
Reason Why.

She was q dear, old fashioned,
modest, simple maiden lady. So that
when she announced the fact that she
thought of paying chiropodist a visit
her great friend was duly astonished.
Il didn't know you suffered from
corns, remarked the latter, when the
news was first broken to her.
81 don't replied the old lady mild
ly, albeit firmly; neither am | af-
ficted with bunions, chilblains, nor
any other pains in the feet"
tier friend gazed at her with grow
ing CONSERVATION.
Then, my DEAR" she demonstrated
gently. what ON earth do you want
to visit chiropodist for?"
The little old lady's cheeks blushed
a delicate pink as she leaned forward,
laid one mittened hand on her interro-
gators arm and whispered:
"It's this way, my dear. | do so
want to be able to boast that at least
once in my life had a man at my
feeti"
The Rice belt journal., 1913-06-13

OF the city; the Cubs ON the west,
and the city Is divided into two great
armed camps. In 1895 when these
two teams, winners of the champion
ships In their own leagues, met to
contest for the worlds championship,
1t was the loyalty Of the south side
crowd beyond doubt that won for the
team. That fall the Chicago T'ribune's
composing room was about equally
divided between the followers of the
two teams and so bitter was the feel
ing that the foreman was compelled
to separate them and send them to
different sides of the building to main
tain peace. 1t was civil war all over
Chicago
1t is magnificent crowd, wonderful
In It's spirit and In It's intense loyalty.
There are few things that shake an
opponent like the incsssant:4 sGet a
hit" Get a hit. )" which is the war
The Rice belt journal., 1913-06-13

In Cincinnati, Brooklyn and Washing
ton during most of the season, the
crowds are bitterly sarcastic toward
the home teams, although the Brook
lyn crowds are decent except on Sat
urdays. st. Louis affords a queer
study of the crowds. When the
Browns are at home the crowds are
ugly and vent their temper upon the
players, yet half dozen blocks away,
on the rival park, there assemblies
crowd wilder and more frantically In
favor of the home team and more un-
reasoning in partisanship than almost
any in the country. Just where this
feeling arises is hard to discover. The
crowd is violent in temper when the
team is winning worse when 1t is los
ing. Perhaps long years of bitter de-
feat have caused It,.
In Boston and Philadelphia, on both
major league parks, the home players
and visitors are almost upon equal
terms, and the spectators applaud
good plays irrespective Of the players.
They see baseball under the best con-
ditions, with both teams encouraged
and giving their best efforts to the
| work. Pittsburgh Is bad because OF
] the gambling that has become almost
part of the game in the Smoky City
The temper of the crowd Is ugly and
the losing element Is in evidence nc
matter whether the home club wins
or loses. Detroit is loyal, rather
violent crowd tanned now because the
fans have learned to endure victory
as we'll as defeat. The crowds were
mad with enthusiasm the first year De
troit won and have since tanned down
The Rice belt journal., 1913-06-13

the cheer masters fell tlat-in Chi
cage at least. The harder the leaders
of the rooters worked the more apa'
thetic the crowds became. 1t was an
interesting phenomenon and | set OUT
to discover the reason. =, The flrst
bleacherite | met solved the problem
Dem guys amt on de square, he
said. "Usuns out in de bleachers
don't want to rob nobody" =. ,
There was the solution. No matter
how partisan a baseball fan may be-
come, or how wild in his desire to see
the home team win, deep down be
wants fair play, and. after a time, ne
will insist upon it. The rooters' clubs
died.
There are few of the noted fans
now, chiefly because the papers sell
dom mention them Perhaps they ex'
ist. In the old days almost every
club had one or two such followers
Probably the best known was HI
Hi" This was General DiXwell, OF
Boston, who for many years followed
the fortunes of the famous old Boston
club. He is wealthy, intellectual and
a cultured gentleman who became
completely absorbed in baseball He
followed the team wherever 1t wen'
and became a familiar figure all ovel
the country He occupied from
seat in the stands. kept careful
score and studied the game with
seriousness that was appalling. HI
maintained deep silence during al
most all the game, but when a reall!
great play was made he emitted tw'
sharp staccato barks: Hi! Hi!" ant
then dropped to silence again. Hi
The Rice belt journal., 1913-06-13

One of the queer things in that city
is the batting of George Mullin, the
veteran pitcher. Mullin Is jolly,
quick-witted joker and years ago he
began talking back to the bleachers.
He was warned that the bleacherites
would put him out Of the business,
burt persisted. Every afternoon he
would walk down in front OF the
bleachers and engage In verbal
skirmish with the crowd, trying to
hold his own at rough repartee with
hundreds He abused the crowd,
| laughed at them, accused them !. of
quitting" and enjoyed it. If he had
taken it seriously the resalt might
have been different, but after time
1t became part of the game and now
the spectators In the bleachers would
not be satisfied If Mullin forgot to
start a skirmish. Last summer, 60
ing out on car in Detroit, three
young fellows were talking.
! "Oh, I've got a peach Of a get-back
at him today" said one, and, at the
urgent request of the others he drew
out card and read what he was 60
| ing to say to Mullin If he came near
their seats.
1t is not the great crowds that at
tend the crucial games that exert the
strongest influence over players. True
I there is natural nervousness among
all the players when a tremendous
throng gathers to see them, as in
worlds series games; but the ones
that help the home team, or damage
1t, are the crowd of from six to ten
thousand, stirred up by the regulars
who, day after day and season after
season, incite those around them
There are thousands Of these regulars
self-appointed claques or cheer mas
| ters, and some of them feel as il they
are doing as much to help the team
| to victory as If they were out there OF
the mound pitching. The large crowds
usually are the fairest and mos
sportsmanlike, for in these great gath
erings the rabid and partisan fan II
| lost and his utterances are smothered
/ These crowds police themselves ant
| the players feel safe and assured o
fair play, and. after the first nervous
ness passes, they play their best.
A baseball crowd is much like
mob. Without leader 1t is just nois
and turmoil, but with one recognize,
leader 1t can do much. A few year
ago a number of Chicago men al
tempted to carry out theory that tn
crowd needed leaders and the resul
r was one Of the most dangerous e1
4 periments ever attempted. The Whit
Sox rooters organized, band of me
t far above average intelligence. VIII
. laid daily plans for melting crowd
V and stirring up enthusiasm. Th
e Board OF Trade Rooters operated q
r both Chicago parks, being organize
]. primarily to attack McGraw and th
s Giants. They wrote and circulate
]. songs invented ingenious methods {
e harassing a worthy foe, and to fore
/ Eundeserved victory upon the hon
= teams. The idea spread rapid
o "Rooters' clubs were organized
many cities and towns to help th
r home teams. For a few weeks
IS looked as II the new movement woul
r seriously endanger the national gam
I'll The crowds grew more and more vi
el lent. Then, suddenly and wjtho,
n.i warning almost, the widest efforts
The Rice belt journal., 1913-06-13
TaIklna Shop.

Enthusiastic interest in ones occu
patton is always an advantage, but on
the other hand, it is not well for a
woman in business to talk of her work
at all times and places. Naturally,
the thing that we do constantly Is our
most absorbing interest, but we must
remember that other people have
other things to talk about.
The Rice belt journal., 1913-06-13

the National league players last year
when they saw the wonderful Brush
stadium was that the crowd could not
make itself heard on the field as it
did In the old stands. The Polo
grounds crowd Is odd. Somehow
fans who occupy box seats either are
not as rabid as those In the cheaper
seats or they are on their good be.
havior and fringe of box seats is
an effective shield for players.
Strangely enough the crowds on the
New York American league park. al
though quite as noisy, are much fair
er, than the crowds at the Polo
grounds.
One would think that visiting play.
ers would like to play on grounds
where the home team Is unpopular
through defeat or other causes, but
they do not They rather resent the
home crowd abusing the home men
The Rice belt journal., 1913-06-13

The Baseball Fan ls Unique Amer
lean Species.
behind him. In fact, almost every
outfelder has his own regular pat
rons. who attend games and seek
seats as near to him as possible, and
who defend him against all comers.
To them he is the best in the world,
a Greater than Cobb" nor do they
forget him; the player who finally dis
places an idol has hard time. |
have known them to follow player
around the field when he was shifted
from one to another position and to
battle for him with the retainers OF
the other fielder who dared criticise
him.
Biased, prejudiced and distorted in
their views as most Of them are, they
are very human and very lovable In
their blind devotion to the game, and
in their unreasoning hatred. And a
word of warming: Never try to ar
que with a real, dyed-in-the-wool
thirty.second-degree fan. In the first
place the chances are he is right, but
even IL he Is wrong there isn't q
chance to win the argument