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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-10-10
SUGGESTS SPORT RULES
FOR CAPITAL AND LABOR
John ID. Rockefeller, Jr., Defines His
Ideas of Theory and Principles
of Co.Operation.
EQUALIZATION FOR FOUL PLAYS
Would Have Regulations Laid Down
Clearly and Thereafter Adhered to
Scrupulously by Both Sides-Free
Play Should BE Permitted.
BY WILLIAM HESTER.

DENVER. COL. October 81 ohm -.
Rockefeller, Jr., has given the fol-
lowing interview defining his ideas of
the theory and principles on which
capital and labor should cooperate.
Mr.. Rockefeller speaks az the rep
rcSentative of the worlds greatest for
tune, and just after spending several
weeks in close personal touch with
the thousands OF employees OF the Col
orado Fuel and Iron Company
Mr. Rockefeller was asked:
What are your ideas of the theory
and principles on which capital and
labor should co-operate?"
He replied:
MY theory of the principles on
which Capital and labor should CO.
operate is so fully embodied in the in
dustrial representation plan which has
been agreed upon by the officers and
employees of the Colorado Fuel and
Iron Company, that there ia little |
can add.
Briefly should say that capital
and labor-dcaling togcther-Should
apply to industry the methods which
all along have governed clean sport
The rules OF the games should he laid
down clearly and explicitly, and there
after adhered 10 Scrupulously by both
sides Free play should be permitted
to both sides under these rules. and It
should he definitely understood that
any departure from the rules by either
siGc-any foul plays--should result in
pcnalization.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-10-10
PEOPLE OPPOSE FURTHER
TARIFF Innovations
New Tobacco and Tea Tax Held tr
as Object Lesson i'll Effects
of Protection.
BOTH CONTROLLED BY TRUSTS
Budget Recently Adopted Gives
Chance to Shove Up Prices OF
Stocks Already Held in Limit OF
New Tariff Wall.

LONDON. October 9-Thc new bud
get, with It's tariff innovations TO which
the free traders acquiesced quite will
ingly at first. has developed strong
opposition TO further tariff changes,
and even 10 some already decided on.
II any protective tariff survives the
war, +, viii probably be aimed only at
certain Injuries and some products
which Germany had succeeded in mo-
nopolizinc before the war.
The new tobacco and tca tax is held
Up by the Liberal organs as an object
lesson In the effects o. protection.
There has always been n duty taN on
these articles simply as n means of
raising revenue. Tea ana tobacco are
both controlled by trusts.
In anticipation OF budget changes. the
tea and tobacco importers. who always
keen an immense stock on hand, had
been importing stocks 10 last for years.
With the first rumors of the new bud
get. they began To take their goods
out OF bond This was prevented to
some extent by the arbitrary action of
the Cha ncellor OF the Exchcquer in tho
OF the new budget.
Under the Sew budget, the duty on
tea was increased $ cents a pound and
tobacco q bit under 3 cents AN ounce
But the day following the reading OF
the new budget in Parliament the to-
bacco trust announced new scale for
, retailers, advancing the price of pipe
tobacco cents an ounce. while ciEa-
. rettes were put UP about - per cent
, pack. which weighs but part OF an
ounce. = three penny packet now
. costs four pence. Most firms charge
cents extra OH packet of ten cira-
rett,s, which run twelve TO the half
ounce.
The new budget, the free traders
. point out, simply save the trusts
chance to shove up the prices of stocks
already held IN the limit Of the new
tariff wall They viii pocket millions
, Of dollars that should have gone to
the government. Perhaps II will I've
years in some cases before the whole
SalT- bpniuS a nav duty.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-10-10
READY TO DO THE THING
IN COMMON INTEREST

II don't believe in crossing a bridge
until | come 10 1t, hut should hope
always TO he ready to do the thing
which is in the common interest
But there is nothing in the pla n
which bars the door agains the
unions?'
Absolutely nothing. The door is
open. do not ever want 10 be bound
10y amy preconceived notions"
will YOU state, Mr.. Rockefeller,
just what your views are on the sub
Jcct of labor unions
81 shall be glad to. They are out
lined IN statement which made
before the United state Commission on
Industrial Relations January %. 1915.
in which | said ! believe il to be lust
as proper and advantageous for labor
10 associate itself into organized
groups for the advancement of it's
legitimate interests as for capital to
combine for tho same object Such
associations OF labor manifest them
selves in promoting collective bar
gaining in An effort 10 secure better
working and living conditions, In pro-
Fiding machinery whereby grievances
may easily and with prejudice to the
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-10-10

only in celebration of Mayor Tnomp-
sons action, but as the first step IN
the campaign to vote Chicago entire
~ dry ut tho election .n April Mean
while cafes. restaurants and hotels re-
ported that they were dcluGcd with
orders for reserved tables by those
anxious to celebrate the-advent of lid
day with rcvSlry.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-10-10
CLAIMS FOR PLAN THAT 1T
REPRESENTS TRUE DEMOCRACY

las | have previously observed, II
is claimed for this plan that it rep
resentS a true democracy IN the rcla-
tions between AN cmploicr and his
partners, the workingmcn. II recog-
nizes no distinction as between one
worknCman and another: IL treats all
alike, whether associated or not with
any society. fraternity or union. Mem
bers OF union may participate equally
with those who are not associated
with any union, and If Il majority of
the employers of a camp are members
OF an organization or union. there is
nothing to prevent them from clcCtiuE
one or more OF their members 10 rep
resent them on the various committees
and in the joint meetings which are
provided by the plan for the adjust
mcnt Of grievances"
1T has been suggested, Mr.. Rookie
Teller, that YOU have advised this plan
as a substitute for the labor union
as at present constructors
we have seen that suggestion.
! There was no thought of that The
, union as at present constituted vas
! simply not considered at all in tho
framing OF the plan. The underiyine
idea was to devise a plan whereby
every employee in the service of the
company might have a voice in filing
the working and living conditions in
the camps. |, is a mistaken idea
mat we are fighting the unions. and
! should regard ii as most unfortu-
nate IT such an idea should go ont ="
DO YOU mean by that. Mr.. Rookie
| Teller, that the time may come when
| YOU VIII deal directly with the unions -,
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-10-15
NOT RESPoNS lVE.

We are inclined to believe that
there is not an intelligent supporter
Of the administration in this contest
who will seriously insist that the re-
port of Auditor Frierson was as re-
sponsiye to the questions of the tax
payers as it should have been. The
auditor was inclined to be a bit more
argumentative for a mere investiga-
tor than he should have been. A
part OF his answers read rather more
like a brief than they do the report
OF an accountant. We may be mistak-
en- but somehow it has always been
the impression of this paper that an
accountant had no opinion, he simply
found and reported the facts as dis
closed in the record. In this connec.
ton, in justice to the administration.
it should be said that several officials
have said since the report was pub
lished that they urged the auditor to
go more into detail and give more re-
sponsive replies.
When these questions were submit,
led to the city administration on Sept
Is, The Herald said that they were
lair and reasonable and natural in
luiries and expressed the hope that
hey would be fully answered. 1t re-
'rets that fuller information was not
This statement is made
lot as a partisan but simply as the
plnion of disinterested paper
Which has no cause for quarrel with
ne city administration and knows
o fact that would lead it to, believe
hat a fuller response to the questions
sked would have adversely affected
he interests of the administration.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-10-15
VALUE OF CROPS
BREAKS RECORD
CORN AT PRICES PREVAILING
OCTOBER 1sT is WORTH ST.
100000.

WASHINGTON, Oct. S.-American
harvests this year will be the most
valuable ever produced With the
wheat crop exceeding a billion bush
els, the largest ever grown in one
season by any nation, and corn crop
which also will prove the largest ever
made, the governments October crop
report, issued today, announced pre-
liminary estimates which Indicate re-
cord harvests of oats, barley, rye,
sweet potatoes, rice, tobacco and hay,
Corn still is king of crops, with in
dications of 3,O26,159OOO bushels.
That is 9S,00O,0OO bushels below the
record Of 1912, but the final produc-
ton when the harvest is finished and
all statistics compiled may more
than make up the difference. The
higher prices this year assures the
most valuable corn crop ever grown.
At prices to farmers prevailing Octo.
Der the corn crop is worth s2,133,-
100000.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-10-15
HON. TAETus w. SIMS.

There comes rumor from the
eighth district that the Honorable
Thetus w. Sims, twenty years repre-
sentative in congress, lately a candi.
date for the senate for six or eight
weeks, then to private life, will again
enter the contest for congress. This
would be rather unusual Whether
or not Mr.. Sims, having so lately of
tered for another office, could come
back" for congress is a debatable
question Why he ever entered the
race for the senate and left a good
berth like he had is and probably will
continue to be mystery. That he
was grossly and cruelty deceived by
certain parties seems to admit of no
doubt.
1t is to be hoped that Mr.. Sims will
be able to make good in his race for
congress, should he enter. He has
made a splendid record for twenty
years, is clean and careful in his at
tention to the public interests. His
from congress will be re-
sretted by people all over the state
and we are hoping that the people of i
ais district will forgive his recent
apse and give him renewed lease on
,fficial life.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-10-15
1T WAS A MISTAKE.

! Had there been any doubt in the
mind of The Herald touching the ad.
visibility of making an appropria-
ton to continue the work of hog choI-
era eradication in Maury county that
doubt would have been removed after
hearing the testimony of members of
the county court on Monday. That
the county court would refuse TO
make this appropriation after it's own
members had shown how valuable
was the work done by the government
in this county is beyond our compre-
henslon. There was no word of de-
NAL spoken, no argument whatever
advanced against the appropriation
and yet ten members of the court
voted in the negative.
When hard-hearded conservative
business men like Justices T. Y. F
lish, John NJ. Hunter, John B. Brooks
ana Jasper Taylor approve a measure
1t is sure to have merit. These men
are interested in farming and hog
raising. They spoke from expert
enee' Two or three of them testified I
that the hog cholera eradication work
had saved them individually a thous-
and dollars each during the past sum.
mer Since every one, rich and poor,
high and low, has been helped by the
work it is safe to multiply the saving
TO the members of the court by at
east fifty, making not less than 800
100 saved to Maury county through
IN expenditure of a few hundred dol.
prs.
The surprising feature of the situa.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-10-15
HOLDS LEVER
LAW INVALID
COTTON FUTURES ACT OF Au.
GUST, 1914, DECLARED UN.
CONSTITUTIONAL,

NEW YORK, Oct. 14.-The cotton
futures act of Aug. IS, 1914, also
known as the Lever law, was today
declared unconstitutional by Federal
District Judge Hough because, as a
revenue measure, it originated in the
senate instead of the house of repre-.
sentatiyes, as required by the consti.
tuition.
The decision was rendered in a
test suit brought by Samuel T. Huh
bard, of the cotton brokerage firm of
Hubbard Bros, and others to recover
$1,000 paid under protest to John T.
Lowe, Jr., collector of internal reye.
nue., under provisions of the law
Judgment was rendered In favor of
the plaintiffs.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-10-15
TEAM RUNS AWAY
LEG IS BROKEN
RALPH KENNEDY SuSTAlNS Sc.
RIoUs ACCIDENT AT ARK.
LAND STATION.

While driving to the station at Ark
land on the Middle Tennessee Rail-
road the team Of Ralph Kennedy, of
Kettle Mills, became frightened and
ran away. Kennedy being thrown out
and his leg broken He was at once
attended by Drs Beasley and Church
and was brought to the Kings Daugh
tiers hospital for treatment. Young
Kennedy is only eighteen years of age
and unmarried.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-10-15
WHY Is LII

AS an onlooker, The Herald cannot
refrain from certain observations
touching the peculiar and surprising
developments of the contest. That Is
the support which many preachers
and moral reform leaders are giving
to Patterson. They deliberately pass
by two men who have lived clean
and honorable lives, who have been
true to personal obligations and walk
cd decently, in order to support
man who wallowed in the gutter,
who according to his own confession
served the devil with fidelity for If
ty years or more. In doing this they
give mighty poor evidence of their
sincerity when they profess that the
clean life should begin at the cradle
and go to the grave, that there are
no necessary evils" and that there
is but one way to live and that is to
live right every day before God and
man. Hardly one of these moral lead
ers would dare to hold up before the
people the life of Ham Patterson, as
being worthy of emulation for the
youth of the land. Of course Ham
says he has repented So would ev-
cry criminal say the same thing If
saying it would save him life or liber-
ty. And they would do it without the
additional incentive of $4,000 per an
mum or a seat in the senate of the
United States. If life of shame and
followed by a spectacu-
lar confession, is to be at once re-
warded, why the justice in Furnishing
he poor bootlegger or petty thief
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-10-15
PRESIDENTS MARRIAGE.

All the world loves a lover, an old
familiar saying about which there is
no dispute. Even the most hardened
old pessimist will brighten up a bit
at the enthusiastic ebulutions of the
lover who describes the delight of his
soul. Austere maiden ladies have
been known to look like human be-
tngs while contemplating the good
Tor bad) fortune that has come to
some younger member of their sex in
the announcement of an approaching
marriage.
This feeling is especially emphatic
in the case of the popular President
OF the United States. Already the
best beloved man in the land, Mr.. Will
sons announcement of his coming
marriage will add to the interest that
is felt in him and will increase the re-
gard of the people of this country. 1t
was bit sudden, but there is no good
reason why the President, always a
lover of home life, long fortunate
enough to have the sweet companion.
ship of good and true woman,
should continue to live alone. No
doubt the President heartily agrees
with the Biblical text that 1T is not
good that man should live aloue."
Most of we common mortals who
have experienced the blessings of
life will heartily agree that
ne who penned these words was wise
in his day and generation.
The fact that the President is
again to seek happiness in marriage
s no evidence of lack of the deepest
owe and generation for his late wife.
IN the contrary it indicates high ap-
lreciation of the marriage state, an
that was doubtless
strengthened by the companionship
# her who walked so long and so
with the president. Every
me will join in the heartiest congrat-
llations to the President and will
ray that no disappointments will ev-
r come to him, but that he will find
gain in the high estate of matrimony {
hat joy that was his before the I'M t
ortunate death of his wife. He will G
inter- that relationship with the pray f
RS and love of more than one hun \
red millions of people. 0
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-10-15

ton is the fact that the votes that
killed the appropriation were cast by
members from Columbia and Mt.
Pleasant, cities that are very largely
| dependent for their prosperity upon
the welfare of the farmers of the
county. Whatever helps the agricul-
tural interests of Maury county is
pound to be an advantage to the peo-
pie living in the cities. If these mem
hers knew that the work being done
by the hog cholera officials was fraud
ulent or not worth its cost it assur-
eddy ass their duty to give the facts
to the county court. If they knew
reasons that would counterfeit and
overcome the arguments advanced by
tt members above referred to they
shocld have given them to the peo-
pie.
Everything possible should be done
To encourage the raising of live stock
in Maury county. 1t should be the
basis of true farming in this coun-
ty. The system of farming
that does not recognize the necessi-
ty for live stock raising and feeding
is little more than mining. The basis
of permanent soil fertility in Maury
county is our live stock Not only
II at but it is the experience of ma
Jcrity of our farmers that a better
price can be obtained for grain and
forage crops by selling them on four
legs than would otherwise be secured.
With hogs worth seven and a half
cents in the county and corn selling
a. $3.50 per barrel most any farmer
viii agree that it is much more profit
able to convert the corn into pork
thu it is to sell direct to the con-
sumner.
An Investment of thousand or two
thousand or ten thousand dollars for {
hog cholera eradication would be
to Maury county. There
'an be no controversy upon that
POINT. Again there are few prudent G
business men who would refuse to c
'ear one-tenth of the expense of an
enterprise if they were to obtain ten r
enths of the profits thereof. That in C
hort was the proposition of the gov
made to the county court on p
Monday. For these reasons The v
Herald cannot regard the failure of G
he county court to make this appro- c
ration otherwise than as a calami.
y to the agricultural interests of e
faury county. a
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-10-15
COL. RoBT. M, GATES.

Few men have done more real ser.
vice for Tennessee in the past gener-
alton that Col. Robt. NJ Gates, of
Jackson, who closed his earthly ca
reer this week. He was man of
brilliant attainments, fluent and elo-
quent speaker and a most entertain
ing writer. Until i'll health caused
his retirement from active service he
was one of the most indefatigable
workers in the state. He was always
at work for his state and country.
For thirty years he used his voice
and his pen to attract the attention
OF the country to the magnificent re-
sources of Tennessee and the South
He was one of the pioneers in the or
gaization of farmers Institutes and
for many years was familiar figure
at their sessions.
Col. Gates was a student. Ten
years ago at the Southern immigration
and industrial congress held in Nash.
vile he delivered an address on the
race problem in the South that at
tracted the marked attention of dele
gates and representatives from the
North and East Many declared that
Col. Gates address had given them
light upon a subject too long misun-
derstood in their homes. Whatever
he did he did with all his might and
TO whatever task he addressed him.
self he dedicated all of his splendid
powers of intellect. He was a most
charming gentleman of the old South
ern school.
The passing of this man marks
thirty for another of the journalists
of the long ago days in Tennessee,
the men who made the country
press" of their time such a power in
the state. For several years Col.
Gates was associated with Col B, A.
Enloe in publishing the Jackson Sun.
Probably Rad Reams, of the McNinn-
vile Standard, is the only editorial {
contemporary of Col. Gates In all
Tennessee who is still in the harness /
on the same paper which he edited c
more than third of a century ago. a
few others are living, among them t
the veteran David Wallace, now of +
but they have retired to e
ess strenuous labors. e
n
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-10-15
MAURY C0UN TAN
DIES IN FLORIDA
END COMES TO oBEDIAH c. oW.
EN- AT HOME OF SON IN ST.
PETERSBURG.

Obediah Crockett owen died at the
nome OF his son, Crockett Owen, in St
Petersburg, Fla, on Wednesday
night. Both of his children. Mrs,
George E. McKennon and Mr.. Owen,
were present when the end came. Mr..
owen was eighty years of age and al.
most all of his life was resident of
Columbia. Until he retired from bus
mess about twenty-five yeare ago he
was merchant, He was held in the
very highest esteem by all who knew
him and his death will be deplored
oy a wide circle of friends. Mr., Ow
en- was member of the Presbyterian
church
! ne remains will arrive in Colum.
hit tomorrow evening on train No. 2.
ana Will be taken to the residence of
George Z. Mckenncn from which
place the funeral services will be
Leld at 10 o'clock on Saturday morn
ing. The services will be brief and
vii. be conducted by DR.. R. NJ. w
Black.
me following I4ned will act as |
pail bearers: Walter P. Woldridge,
horace Rainey, W. j. Webster, DR.
!. A. Cant, Wallace Tucker, Eugene
long
cakes & Nichols, funeral directors
n charge.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-10-15

1t is not often that conscientious.
fearless newspaper man gets a good
political reward, but that very thing
has happened with one of the best of
the craft in all the state. Reference
is made to Bob Williams, of Knox
vile, known to all the public men as
fearless, truthful and faithful He
has recently been elected recorder of
Knoxville, a pretty good indication
that the folks up there are going to
get decent administration.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1915-10-15
TWO BRIDGES ARE
ORDERED BUILT BY
JUSTICES Of PEACE
ONE ACROSS TURKEY CREEK AND
THE OTHER OVER HURRI.
CANE CREEK.
APPROPRIATIONS ARE MADE
Mrs. Jesse Mccain Riesby Second
Woman Elected to the Office of No
tary Pubic-JaiI Committee Is Dis
charged.

At its session Monday the county
court ordered two new bridges built,
one across Turkey creek in the first
district and the other over Hurricane
creek in the fifth district. For the
former $3.50 or so much as might be
necessary, was appropriated and for
the latter an appropriation of $425
was made.
The Jail committee reported that
the new Jail had been completed and
accepted, The report of the commit.
tee was received and the committee
discharged.
The following named were elected
notaries public: W. L. Grant, Mrs.
Jessie Mccain Rigsby, Lex Watson,
F. Ewing Ramon, W. j. HARRISON,
George T. Hughes, Jr., ]. A. Grove,
L. H. Hammond Mrs. Rigsby is the
second woman in Maury county to be
honored by the court with election
as notary public under the act of
1915 making them eligible to that Of |
flee.
Kelley Fariss and W. S. Lentz were
elected officers to wait on the circuit
court at the November term.
Justice of the Peace Allen Holt was
reelected member of the poor house
commission.
Several committees, one on CON-
pensation to Judge Weatherly for sur.
veying, another on pauper burial |,
ground and another for repairing the
circuit court room, were continued.
Despite the fact that the court was
engaged for nearly two hours on two
appropriations, both of which failed,
he sessions were over by l O'Clock.