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The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1914-12-04
Party Must Declare for Prohibition.

William Jennings Bryan has sounded
the key note Of the next National DEM
ocratic Convention and the issues OF the
campaign. The Democratic party must
stand for National Prohibition. Mr..
Bryan says that the Liquor element
must be driven out OF the party. 1t
disgraces us when it is with us and be-
trays us whenever it can serve its ends
by doing So"
Mr.. Bryan has led party reforms for
many years, and now he comes with
undoubtedly one of the important issues
TO be decided, and one that will in all
events make new party lines. His re-
forms heretofore have been principally
OF civic nature. Prohibition will come
as a moral reform, and Mr.. Bryan is
ready for the fight. Who knows but
that the victory in Tennessee has slim
ulated Mr. Bryan to believe that Ma
tional Democracy should take the lead
in this great fight. Fight it inevitably
will be, and the party which refuses to
enlist must take the consequences. Mr..
Bryan is prophet whose prophecies
have 10 very large measure come true,
and he says that the liquor element
must be driven out OF the party. That
means a great deal. 1t means Tam
many and many other old-line liquor
saturated organizations, which will die
mighty hard.
A Prohibition plank in the Demo
cratic platform will no doubt cause the
Republican party to take the opposite
position, and there will be political
campaign such as we have never had
before.
Let it come. With Wilson and Bryan
In the lead and solid moral sentiment
behind them, there is very little TO lose.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1914-12-04

We understand that there will be some
effort to legislate in next meeting Of
the Tennessee General Assembly for the
protection of native birds-the feathery
songsters and others OF the forests which
have made the woods attractive. A bill is
wanted, we understand, to prohibit the
shooting and trapping OF these birds for
a number of years. 1t will not include,
Of course, the sparrow, and the carrion
bird, and perhaps others. There will
also be bill to relieve the hunter who
goes for days or few days sport for
pleasure on Reelfoot Lake OF the 50
license every time he hunts. 1t occurs
to us that there is merit in both these
nronosed bills. We have been under
the impression for years that there
should be some protection for the native
birds. They are gradually disappearing,
and the hunter is responsible in great
measure for this. Sparrows have driven
many Of them away from the populated
centers, but the hunter in the rural To-
calities has thinned them out. These
birds should have protection under the
laws Of the State. But the man who
wants a days pleasure shooting on the
lake should be allowed to wing his web
footed game without license each day
or trip. There should be better method
OF regulation on the lake.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1914-12-04
A Fine Remedy fOr Bilious
ness and Constipation,

People all through this section are
buying ssIV-VER-LAX because it is q
preparation OF real merit. 1t is veg
etable remedy that acts naturally and
effectively, thoroughly cleansing the
liver and bowels. 1t is easy to take and
has none OF the dangers and bad after
effects of calomel. LIV-VER-LAX
will get you right, keep you right and
save you doctors bills. Sold in 5Oc and
81 90 bottles under an absolute guar
antee. Every bottle bears the likeness
OF L. K. Grigsby. For sale by divers
Red Cross Drug Store. adyt
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1914-12-04

Next week The Commercial, in ac-
.cordance with its usual custom, will in
wife the children to send in their Santa
Claus letters for publication. Short let
tiers will be received and published for
any OF the little children who wish to
write to old Kriss Kringle and tell them
what they want for Christmas. These
letters are source Of great pleasure to
the children and they also furnish some
measure OF pleasure to the elders IN con-
tributing the joys o. the little ones.
Make the letters short. Say just what
YOU want old Santa to bring, with
kindest regards without adding anything
else. He knows the rest, and we will
be glad 10 publish the letters in The
Commercial.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1914-12-04

I'd. Dunlap, Assistant Director Gen
eral OF the National Highways Associa-
ton, was here by appointment Satur-
day, but no meeting was held on ac-
count Of the weather, we presume. Mr..
Dunlap was here to organize a county
unit of the State Association and to pre-
sent plans for road improvements.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1914-12-04

Sexton A. Martin reports only one
burial 10 November. The Sexton always
comes around when he has good re-
mort. Union City citizens have been
enjoying extra good health. There have
been nc recent epidemics here. Some
Of the older citizens passed away this
summer and fall, but their troubles we're
Of an organic nature.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1914-12-04
AL Fields Greater Minsnels.

When the truthful press agent OF the
average show exalts it as bigger and
better than ever" the discriminating |
dramatic editor usually does the blue
pencil act. But with the AL G. Field
show it is safe to let it stand, for the
show makes good on that basis. That
is the secret of Mr.. Fields success year
after year. He has the one big show
on the road which has never raised
prices, and the only one, and yet the
quality has never been allowed to de-
teriorate. On the contrary, the show is
better to-day than it was 20 years ago.
And in spite OF the low price OF cotton,
plus rainy night, Mr.. Field had the
same big business at the Kempner last
night that he always has.
The large audience was friendly from
the start. The beautiful stage picture
presented as the curtain rose started the
applause, and laughter and applause
were the order of the night thence
forth. There is everything in the show
that spells success, scenery that vles
with that OF the high class musical
comedies, fine voices, funny comedians,
good songs and an excellent olio. Bert
Swor is chief fun-maker, but there are
Others, notably Joe Coffman, who made
quite hit in the first part I'D again
in the Panama exposition afterpiece.
Others who contributed to the hilarity
we're Harry Skunk, Boni Mack, West
Alvey, Denny O'Neil, Charles Markert
and Others. Then there is splendid
singing contingent. Jack Richards is
entitled to first mention. He has a
tenor voice of very unusually sweet
tone qualities and made the singing hit
of the first part. Herbert Wilson s
yodeling found favor, too, as did the
songs OF John Worland, Ed Hughes
and others, while the chorus was most
excellent
The olio begins with Minna- Hal a, I"
burlesque of taking movie" pic
lures. And then comes Bert Swor as
the hotel porter, with his mop, which
he manipulates as he gives his mono
logue. THE Land of the Midnight
Sun" follows. 1t is burlesque OF DR..
Cooks discovery OF the north pole and
Harry Skunk as the discoverer. West
Alvey and Jack Kennedy are the fun
makers, Henri Neiser aiding with his
excellent portrayal OF the polar bear.
Murphy and Terrell present good
musical act interpreted with laugh
able comedy.
"A Scene at the Panam-Pacific Ex-
position" follows, introducing John
| Cartrlell as concessionaire and Bert
Swor and Joe Coffman as angels. -
Arkansas Gazette. Little Rock, Ark.
Fields Ministries annual appearance
at Reynolds Opera House, Union City,
Friday night, Dec. IL.
President Wilson announced the APP
Ipointment Of Seth Low, of New York,
Charles w. Mills, OF Philadelphia, and
Patrick Gilday, Of CIearfeld, Penn, as
commission to attempt settlement
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1914-12-04

The Weakley County Democrat, one
of Geo. B. Morris chain of papers,
with central plant at Martin, is the lat
est addition to our exchanges. The
Democrat is d ding considerable
amount OF boosting and promises to be
a wide-awake publication.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1914-12-04

President Wilson announced the APP
pointment Of Seth Low, Of New York,
Charles w. Mills, OF Philadelphia. and
Patrick Gilday, Of Clearfeld, Penn, as
commission to attempt settlement
between operators and miners involved
in the present Colorado coal strike.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1914-12-04

Abolition of all but two OF the naval
prisons in continental United States and,
the maintenance OF disciplinary quarters
aboard ship instead Of ashore, were
recommended in the annual report OF
the Advocate General OF the Navy, Cap
tain Ridley Mclean.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1914-12-04

Wickliffe Rose, chairman Of the Rock
eielIer War Relief Commission, report
cd that the need for additional supplies
for the Belgians was still urgent.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1914-12-04
N.&c. TELEPHONE Line.

Nashville, Tenn, Nov. 2S.-Work
has just started on the construction OF
telephone line between Nashville and
Chattanooga by the Nashville, Chatta-
nooga & St. Louis Railway The new
telephone line will be used in the oper-
alton Of train service on this division,
which will be the first complete division
so operated on the system.
The contracts for poles, wires, instru-
ments, etc, will aggregate an expendi-
ture OF $50, 900 and it is hoped to have
the line completed and in operation
within ninety days. Several crews have
been placed in the field and the com
pany has adopted the policy Of purchas-
ing the poles to be used in the construc-
ton from the producers along the rail-
way between Nashville and Chatta-
nooga.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1914-12-04
Announcements


JAcKsON.-we are authorized to announce W.
r. (E1iis) Jackson a candidate for Trustee OF
Obion County, subject to the action OF the
Democratic party. Election first Thursday In
August. 1916.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-07-11
OUR GOLD NINE

What's the matter with Kansas?
Nothing only a wheat yield that
beats the record by $4,000, 600 bushels
and means autos and diamonds for
the farmers, dividends for the rail
roads, work for the voorhees, and a
knock jolt on the jaw for the
calamity howlers.
Ditto for Iowa, Missouri. Okla
hOma, Minnesota and Illinois, not to
mention Indiana, Ohio. Michigan and
dozen other states in varying de-
gree.
While the spectators and parasites
have been trying TO wish a scare. the
toilers in the soil. with the aid of
good old Mother Nature. have been
setting the table for the most boun-
teous spread Of "eats" that Uncle
Sam has ever been invited TO sit
down 10.
You just can't keep this country
down.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-07-11
THE MENTAn HAZARD.

Lincoln Beachey is pessimistic as
20 the success Of the attempt TO fly
across the Atlantic about 10 be made
by Lieut.. Porte. He predicts it will
result in fiasco or tragedy
Beachey may be right. or he may
be wrong. He is probably sincere.
AS we'll as any other man in the bust
nesa OF navigating the air he under
stands it's possibilities and it's present
limitations He must be hopeful of
success though doubtful, as the sue
cess OF the venture means much to
aviation and its followers. He bases
ITS incredulity on endurance 1T is
one thing" he says Ito drive a ma
chine for ten or fifteen hours over a
stated course over land. 1t is an en-
tirely different thing TO drive this ma
chine over water, even the boundless
ocean for that length OF time"
What Beachey means is the mental
hazard. factor Of which Lieut. Porte
seems 70 have taken no cognizance.
Yet mental hazard has much TO do
with the success Of men in following
certain pursuits. IL is the mental
hazard which makes II impossible for
some men 20 walk or crawl along
structural material at great heights,
which impels the novice in automobile
operation 10 steer his machine directly
toward the telegraph pole which in
trudes itself upon his vision or causes
the golfer 20 slice his ball into the
woods.
The farther Lieut.. Porte flies from
sight OF land and the objects familiar
10 his eyes. by which he is accustom-
ed TO regulate his direction. speed and
altitude. the greater the mental hazard
viii become and the greater the tax
upon his powers Of control Granting
that the machine America. is ade-
quate. as far as human calculation
goes. the success Of the enterprise
viii be a mental rathe- than a physi-
cal triumph.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-07-11

statements Of the Chicago delegation
of business men he is giving the in
formation received open minded con-
sideration. He is eagerly seeking the
trend of public thought as we'll as the
influences which affect business for
good or i'll and is giving these things
the weight and bearing that belong to
them.
Pres. Wilson is a positive character.
but not a bigot. He has opinions of
his own, but at all times during his
brief administration has shown him
self TO be open 10 conviction. He
has set himself the task OF accom-
plishing certain things. but ne has not
uncOmpromisingly laid down the
route by which these ends are TO be
reached.
Unlike his predecessor. Pres. VIII
son does not dominate the confer
ences held at the white house and do
most OF the talking. He is a good
listener and an expert analyst He is
capable of separating the char from
the wheat and Of making good use OF
the latter
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-07-11

pected to be in operation by the end
of the summer. The American Sheet
and Tin Plate company, which shut
down some time ago because of dull
business, started nine of its eleven
mills in operation a week ago and
the other two will be started as soon
as repairs are completed.
The dull times in Europe have re-
suited in a period Of liquidation and
considerable dumping of securities
There has also been very active set
Element of trade balances which calls
for an unusual demand for gold. The
London Times predicts that the I'M
usual wheat crop of the United States
will be drawn upon heavily by Eu
rope and that this will turn the tide
of gold back again. The unusual
shipments of gold during the past
fortnight are attributed to the bid
ding up of exchange by bankers who
had untitled contracts for supplying
France with the basis of a large gov
eminent loan. Exchange having
fallen, such shipments will be less
profitable to American gold export
ers and they will doubtless hold fast
to their yellow metal-Detroit News
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-07-11
SEX EQUALITY.

The National Educational associa-
ton went all the way on equal rights
between the sexes in resolutions
adopted at the St Paul meeting. The
sentiment of the convention called for
woman suffrage and equal pay for
women teachers
Well, why not? Men recognize
women as their intellectual and social
equals. and are not strongly opposed
to their political equality. Why then.
compel them to accept less compen-
sation for equal service? The ser
vice being equal the measure of COM
pensation TO be fair must be efficiency.
If a woman does a mans work, or,
in other words, if her services are as
valuable as a mans her compensa-
ton should be the same. On what
principle can a discrimination against
one of the sexes in favor of the other
be justified
These are the grounds on which the
ST. Paul convention of educators based
it's demand for equality and we must
confess there is little. if any, argu-
ment TO be made against il. Service
! is service. whether rendered by a man
or a woman, and the compensation
should be based on the quality, not
on sex
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-07-11
BUSINESS PICKING Up.

So many evidences point 10 gen
eral Improvement in business condt-
tions that the Construction News, a
trade magazine OF Chicago. publishes
two editorials citing the fact The
unmistakable evidences OF a bumper
crop have been generally accepted.
Pres. f. P. Ripley. OF the Atchi-
son railway, who has been deploring
business conditions and the outlook
for railways for several months has
suddenly become joyous over the
crop prospect which promises big
business for the fall and causes an
abandonment Of the intention of his
company 10 retrench in expenses.
The Jones and Laughlin Steel COM
pany announces its authorization for
the construction Of eight new tin
mills in addition 20 the twenty-fouT
now in commission, and they are ex-
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-07-11
WHAT THE PAPERS SAY

THE PRESIDENT AND SUFFRAGE.
In his response to the women who,
yesterday, asked him TO use his infiu-
ence to bring about the adoption of
the pending amendment TO the federal
constitution giving votes TO women,
Pres. Wilson said that he looked on
suffrage as a matter for the states to
deal with. and that therefore he could
not comply with the request. AS this
is one of the first declarations in favor
of states rights that we have had for
some time, those who believe in the
principle of local self-g government will
be cheered by it, Suffrage surely is
a subject for state action-pre-emi-
nently so. There is, of course, no
question of federal power, since the
power was exerted in putting through
the fifteenth amendment. But it is
generally recognized that this action
was a mistake
1t is much safer and wiser TO allow
each state to prescribe the qualifica-
tions for suffrage. If al the voting
were on national questions the case
would be different. But this is not
true. With most of the elections the
nation has nothing whatever to do
has no relation of any sort toward
them. The result of the adoption of
this amendment would, therefore, be
that some of the states would say
what citizens of other states should
be allowed to vote on purely state
issues.
In such a country as this it is high
~ important, not only that right ends
be sought, but that they be sought in
/ the right way. Ii is discouraging that
there should be so many people-men
more than women-whO are scornfu
\ Of methods as long as the object that
/ they seek is gained. If congress, with
/ the consent of a requisite number OF
I the states, can change the qualifica
\ tons for suffrage as far as they are
based on sex, il could change them II
other ways-could wipe out, for in
stance, every property or educatona
! qualification that exists. Such an in
vasion Of state authority might neve
be made. But one can never be sure
If one constitutional provision of
state as TO suffrage were thus sc
I aside there is no reason why othe
such provisions should not be treated
in the same way.
Broadly speaking. we should sa,
that il is time that some respect wer
being shown TO the rights of tn
states-to their sovereignty within
limits. There ale many things tina
can be accomplished more easily an
swiftly through federal action. Blu
that undoubted fact does not Of itsel
make federal action in all cases ad
visable. We must be willing to pa
the penalties of our freedom-delay
for instance, and even a certain de
gree of so-called inefficiency. II tn
people OF any state desire TO confe
suffrage on women they can-as man
have done-remOve any legal or con
stitutional obstacles that stand in tn
way. This. we think. is the wise
cOurse-Indianapo News.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-07-11
TARIFF AND TRADE BALANCES.

Rep. Humphrey of Washington
belongs TO the buzzard wing of the
republican party. Mr.. Humphrey is
the one. you know, who says Pres.
Wilson costs the nation 10000 a
day-or is it an hour? The one
statement is about as true as the
other Here is another sample of
his March-hare figuring:
Last April the balance OF trade
against us was S10,O0O,000, the first
time it has been against us since the
old German Wilson law went off the
statute books"
That must mean 1897. Well. there
was no yearly balance of trade
against the United States under that
tariff, and since then, under a repub-
lican high tariff. the three summer
months Of 1909 gave an adverse
trade balance of almost S1S.000.00O
The New York World is authority
for other adverse balances under the
! republican protective tariff system
February. 1910. $4.3OO.OOO: March
1910, s19.20O.Q0O; April, 1910
nearly 100000: July. 1910. three
times that; August 1910. $4,000, 600
The question that interests us at the
present moment is this: Does Mr.
/ Humphrey know better. or is ig
norance an insufficient excuse for AT
abusive congressman even when ht
| happens 20 be republican Col
lier's Weekly.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-07-11
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PLAY FAIR.
PLAY FAIR.


Editor Newes-Times:
The News-Times has frequently
limited at bad faith on the part OF the
present administration toward the
city market and recently has openly
accused Mayor Keller of attempting
its destruction by the organization Oh
a wholesale market This Is very
unfair arraignment of the mayor TOT
the reason that he has had noIhing
whatever to do with the movement
looking to the establishing of such
market. The demand comes from
the market gardeners who are seeking
a more economical plan OF dlStrlbut-
ing their produce to the retailers, ana
have asked for official sanction Tor
the establishment of such market
and aid in securing a suitable location
and are not seeking financial aid from
the city. Such a market should IN
no way interfere with the pubic
market which has long since proven
it's value to it's patrons and there Is
not the slightest reason to doubt the
good faith of the city officials in
maintaining it. 1t is a popular instl-
tuition and any attempt to lessen its
efficiency should be promptly cen
sured, but there is no evidence OF
such attempt having been made.
This market has never had any sup
port or even the good will OF the re-
tail grocers nor was il TO be expected
that they should favor a movement
injurious to their business. There is
still a very large number of people,
however, who depend upon the re-
taller for their supplies and the gro
Ger must carry a stock of fruit and
vegetables. For the market gardener
who is doing a wholesale business the
city market is inadequate and he must
sell to the retailer in order to dis
pose of the large quantities OF pro-
duce which he handles each day. He
cannot patronize the market three
DAYS in the week and then ask the re-
taller to buy his produce the other
three. for no merchant will deal with
a man who is selling to his customers
half the time. This is the class of
producers who are seeking to estab-
lish a wholesale market. The pres
ent system Of selling-driving from
store to store-is expensive and un-
satisfactory in every way and 1t is be-
lieVed that such a market would be
to the mutual advantage of producer
and the retailer and would in no ay
interfere with the city market.
So why blame the mayor where he
MS not guilty. PLAY FAIR.
H. H. S.