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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1913-06-27
PLEASING BOTH SIDES.

Usually when a man tries to play
both sides CT proposition he gets in
bad. Senator Maxwell, of Haywood
county, il a case in point. Maxwell
is a good man, stands high at home
and means to do the right thing. He
began his legislative career by voting
for White for speaker and affiliating
with the independents. But evident
ly he felt ulder the compulsion of try
ing to placate the other side. In the
senatorial race he took no position
until the final ballot, then he voted
for Gen. Gates. but as soon as he saw
that Shields would be elected he
changed to the latter. For 4 long
time he hcsitated on the election bill
but finally lined up with the regu-
lars and since the breach of faith
he has voted generally with that fac
ton. But Saturday he failed them at
q crucial moment. He did not vote
for the graft laden, outrageously ex.
travagant appropriation bill. But he
did vote for the legislative approDria.
ton bill, equally as bad and as indie.
feasible a piooe Of legislation as the
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1913-06-27
THE NEWSPAPER MAN.

In the Stamford railroad wreck of
last week Gregory T. Humes, re-
porter for the New York World, was
killed. When the crash came Humes
was hurled through a window. He
suffered terrible injuries. AS he was
being carried to the station he was
conscious.
Call Up the New York World right
away" he said, land tell them there
is wreck here-a big story. Also
tell them that / won't be able to work
on the story, because I'm smashed
up. Call up my mother, too-Mrs.
Humes, at Pine Orchard"
This man had in him that which
makes the real news gatherer, the
most important force on the great
daily papers. He had loyalty to his
paper, interest in and enthusiasm for
his calling and an mate love for a
good story" When the crash came
and the wreck was strewn all about
him, the dead scattered and the
wounded crying for help, this mans
first thought that here was great
story" that his paper should have
the story and then came a sad reali-
zation of the fact that his hours
were numbered and that he would
not be able to "cover" the story. His
first thought was of devotion to duty
and loyalty to his paper, These are
the characteristics of the men who
have made the American metropoli-
tan daily the greatest and the most
reliable news medium in the world
The cynic who looks alone to the out
side of the paper, who Is ever ready
to magnify it's errors and be blind to
it's thousand virtues, knows little OF
the real qualities that are required
of the men who make the paper.
The newspaper instinct is heaven
born. The first class reporter profits
by training and experience but if he
is not born for the trade he is a fail
ure If he has not natural nose
for news" no amount Of experience
and schooling will make a good re-
porter of him. Humes was hero.
But there are thousands more just
like him laboring every day in the
moral vineyard who would, had they
the opportunity, show the same quail
ties that have made this man immor-
tai. The good reporter, who never
tires who loves truth sfor truths
sake, who can smell story afar, who
is full of energy and enthusiasm, is
the very salt of the earth.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1913-06-27
BOARDING MONEY.

Notwithstanding repeated warnings
from the press, personal persuasion
and the dangers that are apparent to
all, people viii persist in boarding
their money. The old stocking and
the hooks and the corners about the
house are still used to secret coin
and currency. Not only does this
withdraw the, money from circula-
ton where it would be of vast benefit
to all in the movement OF crops and
in the transaction of the business of
the world, but it exposes it to the roll
Der and to tue elements and to fire.
The old woman at Cross Bridges
who lost the savings of life time
had doubtless been warned time and
again of the dangers of secreting
money about the house, but she re-
fused to believe. The result is that
her all is gone up in ashes and she
faces poverty in her old age. Had
she left this money in one of the nu-
merous good banks of the county,
any Maury county bank, she would
have enjoyed the interest on the
fund during her life and would have
been absolutely safe, with the princi-
pal. AS it was her thrift was pos
tive detriment to society because the
man or the woman who withdraws
money permanently from circulation
is contributing factor in every mon
ey stringency or financial panic that
the country is afflicted with. If all
who save" money should also hoarde
money the savings habit, usually a
most commendable one, would be
positive detriment to the commercial
and financial interests of the state
and nation.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1913-06-27
MISS CHEAIRS TO
BE APPOINTED
URGED BY CONGRESSMAN PAD.
GETT FOR VACANT POSTCF
FIcE AT SPRING HILL.

Miss Irene Cheairs will probably
be named postmistress at Spring
Hill at an early date by President
Wilson. The term of the incumbent
expired last winter but no appoint.
ment has been made, but it is an
nounced this morning in dispatches
from Washington that Congressman
Padgett has decided to recommend
Miss Irene Cheairs for the place
This doubtless means that she will he
appointed, as it is customary for the
member from the district to select
the postmasters in his home county
The terms of the other second class
postmasters in this county do not eS
pire for some time yet and Mr.. Pad
gett has given no intimation of his
choice for either Mt. Pleasant or Co
lumbia. The appointee at Spring
Hill is exceptionally we'll qualified for
the office and had splendid endorse
ments.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1913-06-27

have no partnership with any selfish
special interest; that it must be div
orced from the back tax grating ma
chine. This is the gist of Mr. Nor
toms letter. For thinking such
thoughts he is read out of the demo
cratic party and denounced as a
'pronibitiorist by the organs of the
machine Mr.. Morton did not say a
word about prohibition, but he did
say that>the democratic party should
stand for law enforcement. No
longer do the organs conceal the
fact that they would have the demo-
cratic party the party of lawlessness
and of anarchy in Tennessee.
There ought not to be a newspaper
in the state that would take issue
with Chairman Morton Every good
citizen regardless Of party or faction,
should and will subscribe to Mr.. Nor
tons declarations. No good citizen
can oppose the enforcement of the
law and 10 good citizen should want
any political rarity dominated by law
less special interests. Certainly no
good citizen can endorse the oevil
try of theaback tax machine
But tribn,at'on has taught the ma
chine leaders absolutely nothing
They would rather be destroyed than
reformed. According to their idea
whenever TIE democratic party be-
comes a decent, self-respeeting or
ganization, opposed to the lawless
special interests and standing for
honest taxation. it will no longer be
the democratic party but will be a
prohibition party. Such rot.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1913-06-27
THE CARNEGIE GIFT.

1t turns out that after all the much
Wanted and heralded gift of Carnegie
to the Vanderbilt University was not
such donation" after all, 1t had
all sorts of strings tied to it. Virtual
1y the gift was conditioned upon tn
establishment of separate medical
school, Under the control Of self
perpetuating board of seven mem
bers. 1t also makes condition prec'
adent to the gift that the trustees
shall win their suit involving church
control of the school. In other words
should the supreme court hold that
the university Is under the control
of the Methodist Episcopal church,
South, the gift of 100000 for endow-
ament purposes would probably never
become final
Mr.. Carnegie makes it plain that he
does not care to assist "denomina-
tional'' school Just why the cores
pondence in the matter should have
been suppressed by the chancellor
and other members of the board OF
trust, would doubtless make interest
ing reading. Certainly in view Of the
litigation pending over the control OF
the university, the Methodists had q
right to know something about the
character anG nature of the much
Wanted Carnegie donation. Was this
gift a covert effort to effect the case
now pending wherein the title to the
university is involved?
Mr.. Carnegie may be right. II
may be that colleges and universities
are hampered and their usefulness
minimized when under the control
of the Christian churches of this
land, but we are by no means con
WINGED of that fact. We refuse te
believe that the institutions of the
churches of Jesus Christ are neces
sarily narrow and bigotted. Just as
we refuse to believe that the relig
ion of the lowly NaZarene makes
men narrow and impairs their depth
of thought or breadth of view.
We are moi willing to confess thai
the church of God has failed IN its
educational work. If we are to have
great private institutions of highe
education we know no institution:
so well qualified to direct them al
the Christian organizations of this
land. Mr.. Carnegie has right t.
give a million, dollars for education
and to attach any condition that HI
may desire to the gift. He has. un
der the forms of law, accumulated ;
half billion dollars. We doubt yer!
much the justice and the wisdom o
a system that permits man to accu
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1913-06-27
AS TO LoBBYs.

If President Wilson intended to
make sentiment for the tariff reduc-
ton measure and to run to cover the
democratic senators who contemplate
ed party treachery in the considera-
ton of that important item in the adj
ministration's program, by making
his charge of a numerous and irsid-
ious lobby, it must be confessed tina.
he has succeeded. If, however he
Intended to charge that senators were
being corruptly Influenced by the rep
.resentatives of the protected Utter
ests he has signally failed to make
proof of tho charge. That the Presi
dent is good politician, destined tc
rank with Roosevelt as an adroit
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1913-06-27
ri soRE DISTRESS.

1t is evident that the regular" de
mocracy is N dire need, when Chair
man Morton is moved to offer some
sound advice which, if followed, We
are frank to confess, would once more
restore that party to public favor III
Tennessee. The fact that Morton
who has been one of the Original
Bourbons, who has stood always and
ever with the reactionaries and the
interests, sees the handwriting on the
wall is distinctly encouraging. 1t
does look like that the regulars
less prejudced and less rabid, could
see the necessity of reform OF their
organization if they are to restore the
party to control in Tennessee.
The Herald has no very high regard
for Chairman Morton, but no good
citizen can take issue with what he
says about present conditions. II the
democratic party is to succeed it must
deserve success The only reason
upon the face of the earth why the
democratic organization has lost the
three battles last fought in Tennes-
see has been because it's conduct was
such that good citizens knew that it
could not be trusted That Is the
plain, unvarnished fact. This is nat
urally a democratic state, one of the
strongest in the Union. But major
ity of its people do not believe In
back tax tnievery, in the lawless liquor
interest, and in the defiance of the
statutes of the state. The regular
democracy stands for all those things.
And as Chairman Morton very prop
erly says it must be relieved of the
odium of this connection before 1t
can expect to win fight in Tonnes
see.
The democratic party in this state
must learn lesson from it's tribula-
tons. It should be the majority par
ty in the state, and it will be the very
moment it gets rid of the dead weight
of Pattersonism, Coxism, Worleyism,
back tax graft and lawless liquor con
troll. Whenever it stands for some
thing that will make for the real ad-
vancement Of the state it will win.
We sincerely hope that Chairman
Morton will succeed in his task OF
reformation. We must confess,
however, that we regard his task as
practically an insurmountable one.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1913-06-27
1T WILL NOT REFORM.

That tie present bosses of the
democratic party in Tennessee have
no intention whatever of reforming
that organization is shown by the
reception which has been accorded
the sound suggestions of Chairman
Morton. Every regular organ is
barking at his heels and why? Be
cause Mr.. Morton suggested tina. if
the democratic party was to be res
tored to control in Tennessee it must
deserve to win. That is all
Chairman Morton suggested that
the democratic party should rot be
the representative of special inter
ests: that it must stand for law ard
for law enfoI cement; that it must
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1913-06-27
PRosTITuTINe SCRIPTURE.

That the devil is an adept at quot
ing scripture and that bad men often
pervert pr distort the bible into some
meaning never intended in order to
excuse or palitate their deviltry, are
familiar facts Probably. however,
the scriptures were never so prostI-
tuted nor their plain meaning so per-
verified as when the woman now on
trial for killing her paramour de-
clares she read in them command
to Stay the man whose home she had
helped to ruin and whose wife and
child she had helped to dishonor
Here is a woman of seeming irtel-
ligence, of social standing with a
husband whom she Says has always
been kind and devoted, offering alb
solutely no excuse for her laison with
another man whom she knew to have
a good wife and child. She gives
no fact to palate her faithlessress
to her husband nor disloyalty to her
marriage bed For three months &C
cording to her own testimony, she
continued Illicit relations with an
other man. She was not seduced for
we could never subscribe to the
theory that married women were al
together blameless in cases of this
character. There is usually some
sort of an invitation, express or i'm
piled.
But to seek to excuse the cold
blooded killing Of her lover without
a word of warning to him, without
giving him any chance whatever to
make his peace with God, by quot
ing from the inspired word of the
Almighty is to our mind about the
crossing sacrilege that we have ever
known in court of justice. It is
shocking. Could she imagine that
God would comand her to slay her
partner in crime, rob his wife and
child of husband and father merely
that her sense of wrong might be re
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1913-06-27

lieved or her wounded feelings as
sauged? This excuse is about the
fiimsiest ever presented to a jury In
Tennessee. 1t may work, however
1t does not require much of an ex
cuse to relieve one Of murder
charge in this state. Human life is
about the cheapest thing in Tennes'
see. 1t has so little value that it is
almost inconsequential. So long as
this condition exists we can expect
no improvement in our unenyiable
murder record. 1t is unfortunate
but it is true that our laws guar
antee practically no protection to
human life. We make better effort
in protecting our live stock and our
fish and game than we do toward
securing human life.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1913-06-27

other money bill. Now the "regu-
lars" are Unkind enough to say that
Maxwell's inconsistency is explained
by reason of tie fact that the legsla.
tive bill gave him an extra $500 as
chairman of some committee. He
had no personal interest in the other
bill. The case looks a bit bad for
the Haywood senator. AS a matter
of fact the extra" appropriation is
probably wholly illegal, it is that
much above What the constitution
says senator's should receive. But
the point OF the matter is that when
politician tries to play both sides
he should use extraordinary skill! in
covering his devious tracks.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1913-06-27

mulate anything like SO large sum-
and our opinion of the system is by
no means changed because a large
portion Of such swollen estates Is
used for educational purposes. II
would be infinitely better had this
huge sums never been exacted from
an oppressed people. The latter
would then have been better able to
provide their own systems OF educa-
ton without being under any sort OF
obligation to the money kings of
America.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1913-06-27
NO MORE CHEWING
GUM FOR GOODS

CHICAGO June .24.-Co-eds at the
University of Chicago today were IN
clined to pout at the new order WHO"
in effect, places the ban on chewing
gum. Many of them regard the or
der as an undue infringement OF pc
sonal rights. There was runner t'.
several blind pigs" where the choice
product may be obtained, were aF
ready in operation in coed doEm''F
ries.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1913-06-27

/ iieve will now be readily admitted
His sensational charge of the exist
ence of tee lobby will unquestionabl!
help to pass the tariff act.
That lobby, several Hobbies, eXis
in Washington now and have existed
since government began there, We
have no sort OF doubt. That lobbie!
exist and have existed time out o.
mind at every state capital is equal
| ly true. That they will continue to
exist there is no doubt. They are 6
part and parcel, although unofficial
of our system of government. They
are the necessary accomplishments OF
a free government. AS long as the
people either as individuals, as q pc
litical, business or social organlza
ton, have the right to petition Their
representatives in congress and in
the legislatures of the several states
they arc going to use every legiti
mate, and sometimes illegitimate, ef-
fort to make their influence felt.
Most good and Statutory legislation
has been passed as the result Of lob
bies, although many of them OF
course were not numerous or "insid-
ious."
No one an objet to proper efforts
to influence legislation This is a
popular government If the people or
any industry desires to influence leg
For example, if the mule interests of
islation no one can deny that right
this county, one of the greatest of
the county, should conceive the idea
that it would be vastly to the advan-
tage of the industry if mules were
taxed, no one could reasonably deny
them the right to band together and
send representatives to Washington
to bring influences to bear upon con-
gress to secure the necessary legis-
lation to effect that purpose.
Many wise and wholesome meas
ures have been enacted in Tennessee
as the result of the work of lob
bies" The bank inspection and ex-
animation law of 1913 would never
have been passed if the state bankers
association had not gotten behind the
movement and kept lobbyists" at
Nashville and spent money, for per-
fectly proper expenses of course. to
keep the matter before the legisla-
ture. The manufacturers of the state
have engaged in the laudable work
of trying to stop back tax thievery in
Tennessee and they have maintained
lobbyists for that purpose.
1t is not fair to denounce every
agent of industry as lobbyist" bent
upon some rascality The people
make their wishes known through
their representatives or agents The
sugar men have a right to use all
proper and legitimate means to pre-
sent their arguments to the congress
of the United States. 1t is, however,
the crooked lobby of the vested in
terests, the insidious kind that has
aroused Indignation in this country.
If lobbyists had always been content
to present questions. upon their mer-
its, we should have heard less of "in-
sidious" Hobbies. The trouble has
been that agents of special interests
have given too little attention to the
rights of all the people They have
been obsessed with their own impor-
lance and have been blind to the
claims of others. When fair means
would fail they have used foul
methods. If President Wilson should
succeed in running this character of
lobbyists to cover he will have rer-
formed distinct public service.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-25
HINTS FOR BUSINESS GIRLS

F you are out in Office street or shop
every day or only some days do not
neglect to clean away all traces of dust
and CRIME before retiring Leaving
such deposits TO clog up the pores of
the skin during the hours of slumber
spells ruin TO any complexion regard
less OF how clear and dazzling II may
have been in the first flush OF early
youth.
The first aid in the fight against a
rough and muddy skin is a pure
cleansing cream Tie a towel or linen
cloth tightly around the head, being
careful to confine the edges of the hair
and so prevent the cream from giving
damp. stringy appearance just where
the couture should be soft and fluffy.
Make sure that the hands are clean.
then dip the ends of the fingers into
the cleansing cream. applying it gem
erOusly TO the face. brow. chin and
neck Rub 1t lightly over the skin.
taking care that every crevice is Gov
cred.
Have soft. dry cloth ready and i'm
mediately after the application wipe
the cream away with a firm stroke.
You will be amazed at the CRIME which
comes away with the cream.
when the skin is wiped dry take a
sponge and go over the skin with a
good astringent guaranteed to contain
an ingredient which will counteract
the cream, thus eliminating any dan
ger of encouraging the growth of su-
perfluouS hair.
II there is a tendency on the part of
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-25
THE LATEST cANpLEsrlcKs.

THE newest candlesticks are of iri-
descent glass. and their effect IL
charmingly festive. though they are not
so dignified as the handsome, well
cared for silver ones of tradition.
Sometimes these glass candlesticks
have shades of deeper tinted glass also
Dresden candlesticks that have long
been treasured for their dainty beauty
alone are also being brought out into
action by some smart hostesses.
Now that We no longer crowd our
tables with flowers these precious
things have chance OF being seen to
advantage. They are most effective
when no large tablecloth. but only lace
and linen mats are used on a beauti-
fully polished table. White candles,
unshaded or with white or pale pink
shades. should be used with them.
The fortunate chatelaine who pos
sesses Canton china is now searching
for candlesucks of the same ware and
shades painted IN water coIors with de-
signs to match the china
The prospective bride. instead Of
having set after set of silver candle
sticks. will be delighted TO receive
carved ivory ones instead. This hint,
Of course, IS only for wealthy friends,
for ivory candlesticks are not cheap.
Shades should be made for them of
thin oriental silk
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-01-25
importance of Keeping Milk Covered

MILK is so sensitive 10 taints and
odors that even in this day of dis
infectants and sanitation IL takes
watchful care TO keep IT from getting
"a taste" of one disagreeable kind or
another. Some of the taints come from
the feed that the cow has had. Onions.
turnips and cabbage. for instance,
leave a trail as definite as that of the
proverbial red herring. so often used
by the tricky to obscure the issue.
Some times milk is contaminated dur
ing the milking process by the stable
odors
Most Of the tastes and taints that get
into 1t, however. are attributable to ex-
posture to some strong odor after the
milking process is over. Keeping the
milk covered is not now, thanks to
the bottle and the refrigerator the task
that II used to be with the open crock
and the spring house. But given a
careless maid IL is still hard enough.
And milk will absorb any odor that is
afioat in the refrigerator. Even if the
odor is in itself pleasant the taste of
it translated into milk will not be
pleasant What on earth is it?" one
woman asked her cook after touching
her lips to a glass of milk at luncheon.
It's strawberries. You can't make
me believe it It's asafetida." But there
were strawberries open in the icebox,
and there wasn't any asafetida-
II the icebox is not kept sweet and
clean and well ventilated its own odor
will get into milk that is allowed to
stand with the bottle cover off. And
to get cook and kitchen maid so train
ed that they will not leave that cover
of Is a task OF no mean proportions.