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Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1917-06-14

Have the men VINO have lived ant
worked simply to acquire great for
/ tunes obtained peace of mind happi
ness and honor? How many Of then
could answer Yes?
Has tkI country been benefited by
the coursc they have taken? A very
large majority of our countrymel
would aasH " NO"
On the whole, the individualistic
| age has not ,,een success, either for
the individ Ga> or the community In
which he has lived, or the nation.
We are, beyond question, entering
on a period where the welfare of the
community takes precedence over the
interests of the indl idual and where
the liberty of the individual will be
more and more clrcumscribed for the
benefit of the community as a whole.
Mans activities viii hereafter he
required to be not onsv for himself
but for his fellowmen.
To my mind there is nothing IN the
signs of the times so certain as this
How the Rewards Will Come.
Our only decoration-the almighty
dollar-is receding into the background
The man of exceptional ability, Of
more than ordinary talent, will here
after look for his rewards, for his
hOnors, not in one direction but In
two:-First-and fOremost-in some
public work accomplished, and, sec
ondarily, in wealth acquired.
In place of having 1t said Of him at
his death that he left 30 many hundred
thousand dollars 1t will be said that he
rendered q certain amount of public
service and, incidentally, left certain
amount Of money.
Such a goal will prove a far greater
satisfaction to him. he will live a more
rational, worth while life and he will
be doing his share to provide better
country In which to live.
l have two reasons for believing that
future conditions will be as l have
briefly sketched them:
First, because the world is being
drawn together in one centralized
conn., ,ity through the wonderful, de-
Velopnent In science and the marvel
lous Eork of the inventor.
Second, because in our country
especially We are entering upon new
stage Of development. which calls
loudly for men who will render dis
interested public service.
We face new conditions. and in
order to survive and succeed we viii
require different spirit Of public
service.
One reason why am strongly for
universal military training is TINT II
develops in the youth sense Of all
around responsibility u his country.
Ao< saiy In hnss Of war but " time sfI
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1917-06-14

| Of intercOmmunicati0n and still adhere
to the laws, the preccdents and the
book learning Of their fathers.
This is OUR great problem. 1t is 6
difficult, complicated problem and is
causing n struggle Of titanic proper
| tionS-a struggle TO throw OFF in a
/ night. as it We're. the preccdents Of an
+ old world for the realities of 4 new.
Precedent makes towards Of US all
| But the educator, the scientist and the
/ inventor have left US no choice. We
/ must adjust oar Thought and action to
new conditions.
The changes Of the last twenty five
| years socially. induStrially and eronOm-
| ically have been great, yet | believe
they nre infinitesmal compared to the
changes that are coming.
] believe these changes are going to
deal most largely with the relation
ship Of man to man.
The Day of lndividualism Gone.
In this country we have been living
in an age of the utmost freedom to the
individual. 1t has been the individual
istic period. when the order Of the day
has seemed to be every fellow for him
self and the devil take the hindmost."
We have gIoried in the freedom OF
the individual and have practiSed this
freedom to pOiut where. in many
phases Of our life, 1t has amounted to
license to do almost anything that we
pleased or that brought profit or
fancied renown, regardless of Its effect
on ones fellowmcn.
In the early days. when instantaneous
intercommunication did not exist, when
education was meagre and science IN
developed, what the individual did was
Of comparatively small consequence, for
his deeds did not reach very far and
did not affect many people.
With intercommunication drawing
community, the act Of the individual
can affect q large number of people;
therefore, that form Of freedom which
is simply another expression for IL
cense to do as one plcasese can no
longer exist.
When Manhattan was sparsely set
tied and most Of the people lived on
It's southern end it would not have
mattered much had thele been a case
Of smallpox at the north end The pa
tient could have done pretty much as
he pleased without endangering any
one else.
But a case Of smallpox in the north
orn end Of Manhattan to-day must be
quarantined Immediately to protect
other people.
When I was . boy there was no So
ciety for the Prevention Of Cruelty 20
AaizAsb. saA haA any enc suggested
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1917-06-14

lpesee. Tie Is much more apt to be .
faithful conscientious servant than ie
he had not had military training. He
enters public service in time of peace
In more nearly the snme spirit that he
would enter military service in time OF
war-namely. from q sense OF patriotic
duty and desire TO serve his country
and his fellowmen.
In recent years We have been hearina
great deal about government owner
ship Of our railroads. We are told that
in Germany the railroads are owned by
the government and that their opera
ton is most successful. This is true.
but in Germany conditions are vastly
different.
The military training OF the youth, in
fact, the entire trend of education In
Germany is to impress upon the young
men of that land that they owe service
TO their country When man enteH
the governments employ in the rail-
road business he Is as conscientious rs
he would be were he entering the gov.
ernments service in time Of war.
II our railroads were to be taken
over and operated by our government
at this time, how many Of you think We
would duplicate Germany's, success?
Government ownership Of railroads
may be as desirable IN this. cou,AFys tis
1t is in Germany, but We must first
have public servants who will at least
come somewhere near the standard OF
Germany's public servants in efficiency
and honesty.
Look at the 81 octacle we are pre-
senting to the world at this very mo-
ment in our pork barrel legislation!
Could we afford to have our railroads
operated by the same type Of public
servants?
II our government is to endure, II
we are to take our proper place among
the nations OF the world in the new civ
ilization. the man Of the future must
live not for himself alone but for
others.
Consideration for one another is
speedily becoming social, industrial
and economic necessity.
Centralizatio is the order OF the day.
The telegraph, the telephone, the auto
mobile and the airship are the causes.
They have wiped out not only old prec-
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1917-06-14

edents and customs but State and ma
tlonal lines as well.
a man living in Bston who wishes
to talk to man living in San Fran
cisco simply rings a bell puts a little
instrument to his elr and proceeds to
| talk. There is hardly n miracle in the
Bible more wonderful than this.
The doctrine of 'Stnte rights" is
being rapidly demolished. The ma
ton is being Obliged 10 assume many
of the functions Of government here
tofore performed by the state. and
this tendency is growing
The State. viewed rs an individual
with the right to do as it pleascs with
In itself. without regard for other
States, can no longer be tolerated
Only the nation can act in matters
that affect interstate relations. and
with Accommodation and trans
portation developed to their present
stage a considerable percentage of a
States activities are Interstate In
their effects and consequences.
The World Is Drawing Together.
We must therefore AXE on new
nationalsm. The world has been
drawn very closely together by the
cable and the transatlantic liner. but
it l. on the verge OF being drawn in
lfnfU .Eln " Inr Inv hkA
wicle IS. the airship and the subma-
rine telephone.
When these are practical, everyday
Instruments of intercommunication
ar. transportation the social prac-
tees and the industrial methods OF
one nation Will quickly and seriously
affect all other nations. This will re-
quire the yielding by nations Of GER
tin of their individualistic rights and
prcrogattves In order to safeguard and
benefit the world as a whole.
This opens up a great, new vista
it presents problems that are in-
tensely interesting and of far-reach-
ing Importance.
The period that Is upon us offers
large opportunities for individual
thought initiative and action, for con-
structive work ard for constructive
craftsmanship.
The mighty changes taking place in
Europe tel us with unmistakable
voice that the reconstruction period In
at hand. The man of the future
must realize it. he must be ready 70
adjust himself to the new conditions.
He must have sufficient yi~ion, intss-
ligence and courage to cast aside the
methods and presidents Of q byssaa
age. He must let the dead past Amsx
Its dead He must not hook back %
the setting bot Ssrwara - ~ SeaAaa
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1917-06-14

Az matter of fact, when a working
man strikes it Is not merely to Obtain
an increase in his wage; that Is wha
the papers tell us the trouble is al
about and that is what he asks for; bu
way down underneath what he Is really
striking for is a larger percentage OF
the profits Of the business.
He may not realize this, but. sub
consciously. this is precisely what he
Is doing.
| No mere increase in wages can ever
satisfactorily solve this problem. 1t
can be solved only on the basis OF
profit sharing.
BY profit sharing I do not MEAN
bonus giving. l mean actual profit
sharing PLANS based on the earnings
Of the business, with fair percentage
to capital and a fair percentage to
labor after ordinary wages and inter-
est have been earned.
Profit sharing can be done salts
factorily only when the business con-
Germ makes public its transactions, so
that the laborer and the stock holder
can know rs much about the business
as does tile manager himself.
In the adjustment Of difficulties be-
tween capital and labor l am conf
dent that open books will accomplish
much more than open shops.
These changes are far-reaching and
fundamental What are we going to
do about 1t? What Is to be our men
tai attitude? How are We going to
handle these problems?
Can We approach them from the
same point Of view as did our fathers.
who lived in strictly individualistic
age? Can we approach them from the
knowledge we have gained from law
books which were written In the in
diyduaIistic age? II we do we will
be combating the mighty onward
rush of new thought and new condi-
lions, provided in large measure by
tor.
What tho Future Holds Forth.
What is the outlook7 IL 1t a sad,
pcssimistic future that unfolds1 Does
life hardly seem worth living under
the new conditions or does 1t hold out
an optimistic future, with finer OPP
portunities and more worth while
goals?
let me see II I can picture 1t as I
see 1t. First, just a glance into the
past.
About the only goal we have mad
has been the almighty dollar The
first question asked when a man dies
Is. How much WAS he WORTH" with
scarcely thought AZ 70 how much
ne did for bis community or his c0un-
Try.
But what AAS y - amounted to7
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1917-06-14
WHY
lNDIVIDUALlSM
is AS DEAD
AS A SMELT

4 u A RECENT public ,aring
~ on certain proposed food
legislation which Mr. Perkins fav-
cred and which recognized the
necessity of co-ops ration some one
remarked that the legislation was
q violation of tue principle of
'inlividualism.
Mr.. Perkins retorted, "Individ-
ualism is as dead as a smelt."
Mr.. Perkins reasons for his be-
lief are outlined in the following
article
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1917-06-14
By GEORGE w. PERKINS,
Chairman of Mayor MitchePs Food
Supply Committee.

One Of the greatest stumbling block,
~ progress IS the human inclination t,
follow precedent and old methods toe
closely. I'VE find it difficult to strike
out along entirely new lines.
Thomas jefferson, in his old age
wrote Il letter In which he said:-
Some meEl ascribe to The men of the
preceding age wisdom more than
human, and suppose what they did to
BE- beyond amendment. | knew that
age Lof the Revolution well. l be-
!1ngcd to it and labored with it. 1t
deserved well Of its country. 1t was
very like the present, but without the
experience Of the present; and forty
%2ars of experience is worth CEN
Jury Of book readiag; and this they
%ould say themselves ware they to
arise from the dead.
Great Changes Talsin. Place Rapidly.
The changes that occurred from the
close of the Revolutionary War to JEFF
terson's old age made a deep impres-
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1917-06-14

zion on his mind; yet as We look back
at them from this distance they seem
infinitesimal when compared with the
changes that have taken place In the
world the last quarter Of Il century and
the tremendous changes taking place
now.
George Washington was a representa-
tive of the best type Of American a
century and half ago. He was a
scholar, a soldier and statesman. Yet
he did not know as much about science
as young schoolboy OF today.
Thomas A. Edison typifies the scien-
dist Of our time, but the gap between
the man Of the Edison type and Wash
tngton Is probably greater than the gap
between Washington and the man
whose bones were recently discovered
scar Trenton, ". J., said to have lived
$4,000 years ago.
The advances In science, AntercOm-
muncation and In universal cduca-
tlon-these three great factors account
for the stupendous progress this coun-
try has made in the last twenty-five
years.
They have swept away old prcce-
dents. old customs, and they will even
tnnlIy sweep away many of the laws
NOW on our statute books.
Tn" man OF to-day who does not
fully comprehend all this IS doomed tC
b. somewhat OF failure. while the
man wn" does comprehend it will have
taken long stride toward success.
Il is not many years since | was a
lad. and yet at that time there was no
such thing as Il telephone. The tele-
graph was in very meagre use; fast cx-
press 0trams did not exist. 1t took
several weeks to cross the ocean. and
the only flying machine we knew about
was the much derided one possessed
~ Darius Green.
Entering 9 New World.
When Abraham Lincoln was Prcsf-
dent it took four days or more for 4
letter to travel from his home In Ill
noiS to New York It took him several
DAYS t. - from his home to Washing
ton - T.. j.. .i,.urated. And yet only q
Nv -" yrCrg woman. un-
-, ,.r " 3l..o. tr1y' He'd In a flying
,,a. tr,ai ri 1E) T. New York IN
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1917-06-14

that man could not whip his horse as
much as he pleased he would have been
ridiculed. Indeed. in those days the
idea that a man had not the right to
beat his own child as he pleased was
given little attention.
When we were all driving horses and
| buSGieS there was no speed limit and
man did not have to procure a
license to drive horse. With the ad-
vent of the automobile license has
become necessity. The public must
know that the man who operates an
automobile knows first how to operate
it and. second. to control it.
Society is finding it necessary to take
away much Of what has hitherto been
called freedom Of the individual" In
my judgment this process is only In it's
infancy.
The freedom Of the business man to
do as he pleases is now being seriously
challenged. and l most heartily agree
with what Mr.. John d. Rockefeller, Jr.,
said recently at Cornell University to
the effect that one Of the chief quail
fiCations for a manager Of large BUSH
ness concern Is rapidly coming to be
the human quality and ability to adj
just differences between capitalist and
laborer and to understand their rela-
tionshlp. Q
Relation of Capital and Labor.
Until recent years little broad think
ing was given to this problem and diff
ferences were settled on the basis of
might makes right" All this is rap
Idly changing and we are entering
period of new industrial relationships.
In the long ago the relationship be
tween capital and labor was that OF
owner and slave. then came the period
OF master and man. then the period Of
employer and emp!oyc. each period
being decided step forward
In my Judgment we are just now en-.
tering Il period of cUpariu2rship.
where the tool user will he part tool
owner and where capital and labor will
share more equitah!y in the profits of
the business in which they are jointly
engaged.
This advance Is inevitable because of
our educational system. which teaches
the workingman to think for himself.
1t is inevitable because intcrcom NUM-
cation has told the worklnG man in one
community what the workingman in
other communities are striving for and
achieving
1t Is Inevitable. because strikes and
lockouts can never be settled sattsfac-
torily or permanently by merely >lts-
ing a mans wages.
II Is inevitable because It give. sta
biity to business and because It * a.
sdvaatagsoxs - capital - e aAsa.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1917-06-14
Why a New Era Co-opera-
ton Must Succeed Pure
fndiuidualism.

EsXVIITH intercommuni-
w cation drawing the
world together, the act of an
individual can affect a large
number of people; therefore
that form of freedom which
is simply another expression
for license to do as one.
pleascs can no longer exist"
GEORGE w. PERKINS.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-12
Blouse
 $5'
 Style 1147

This blouse, of extreme qual- ity, is made of French voile that is as fine as chiffon. The collar is the large square type, which joins on the dainty sheer jabot, which you can see in front with it's pretty lace edge and simple em- broidered designs.
 Style 1331-F r en c h voiIe blouse, pin tucks, pointed col lar-as pretty as the average style blouse offered at a slightly higher price, 500.
 Style No. 1213-Of French voiIe, with convertible collar, that is as pretty when high as when low. Put together with entredeau. Very smart indeed, 500.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-12
Blouse $3.5O
 Style 3O16

This pretty blouse at $50 has a large round collar and beau tiful lace trimmed front, which has, no doubt, caught your eye. Is of a splendid quality Venice, combined with imitation Madiera em- broidery. It is pretty blouse indeed for $50.
 Style 3o65-Made of soft, sheer voile with square col lar, trimmed with round thread Val lace, Venice and organdy embroidery. Tucked back and front, $50.
 Style 6o11-Made of Sea Is- .Snd sheer voile, a fancy dressy model with lace trim med jabot and novel square collar, $50.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-12
Blouse $3.95
 No. 3959

This pretty miss-No. 3959- has on a dainty blouse of French voile, made with en- tredeau trimming, lace edged and artistically embroidered design on collar, cuffs and jabot. It is a waist of excep- tional beauty and value that will appeal to tasty dressers. Style No. 2964-A French voile with large square flat collar, hemstitchcd and em- broidered. Front also em- broidered with lace insert, 3.o5.
 Style No. Seo-Fine French voile, trimmed with filet pat tern of Venice insertion, with large square flat collar and embroidered jabot, 3.95.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-12
Blouse 
 Style 2851

Fine chiffon French voile blouse. The collar is square in front and round in back, and is trimmed with excep- tionally pretty laces and em- broideries. It is a very dainty b blous S cone that couldn't be called elaborate, but just dressy enough for summer wear.
 Style 1343-Of fine French voiIe, front of collar can be worn high or low. Trimmed with round thread lace and embroidery, 5.95.
 Style '2e42-one of the pret- tiest French voiie bIouses in our stock. Large square col lar, frilIed front. tucked back. Trimmed with beautiful Iacea and embroidery, 5.95.
 (2d FIoor)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-12
Buy a Bond Buy tt quickly

The the liberty loan subscribed the the will end.
 Buy your Liberty Bond today Remember that you not giving You simply invest
 money in the grandes of enterprises and the safety of investment is secured by strength greater than that of Gbratar-by the entire of the United States of America.
 Buy your bond today.
 Questions will be cheerfuly answered concerning Liberty Loan Bonds in the Bond Booth on the main floor
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-12
To the fighting
 Americnn

 Begin fitting yourself now to serve your country. Prepare to safeguard your own health in camp. Save yourself from embarrassing mistakes. The Plattsburg Manual will tell you how. Indorsed by M ajor General Leonard Wood.
 Price ,$2 Tn the Loue- man, Joseph & Loeb book store.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-12
Blouse $2.5O
 Style 6611

Aren't the lines smart on this pretty blouse-the fourth pie ture from the left. New square neck style, fashioned of voile and daintily pin tucked. The round collar is in pleasing contrast with the square neck and the two rows of crochet buttons on the front are very effective.
 Style 6466-Made of fine soft ,voile, large square collar, fin ished with round thread lace, 2.5o.
 Style 5846-Broad square col lar voile blouse, round thread lace trimmed and crochet but tons, 2.5o.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-12
Half price

All of our finest cotton sports skirt ing, 36 in. wide quality fabrics in solid colors, sports stripes and sports fig ured patterns. Beautifully woven gabardine. oxfords and piques. Fab rics of foreign and domestic weaving, priced originally 39c up to S9c-choice today for exactly
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-12

1O-in. s. F. records
 1O-in. double face records 1O-in. Red Seal records 1O-in. Red Seal records 1O-in. Red Seal records 12-in. s. F. records
 12-in. D. F. records 12-in. Purple Seal records 12-in. Red Seal records 12-in. Red Seal records 12-in. Red Seal records 12-in. Red Seal records 12-in. Red Seal records 12-in. Red Seal records 12-in. Red Seal records
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-12
Blouse $ 1
 Style GA

One of our most recent Wirth- nor models, beautifully tai 1ored of fine voile, embroid- cred in front as illustrated. Note the novel collar. Front fastens with beautiful ocean pearl buttons. For the office or train this blouse is espe- cially suggested.
 Style E2-Another dollar blouse of voile with fashion able double collar, edges piped in pink and blue, 100. Style Ce-Faney seIf-striped voile with large flare collar and tailored model. An ex- ceptionaI beauty, 100.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-12
Blouse
 $2
 Style 2211

This pretty blouse is shown on the third figure. AS a fashionable summer blouse should be, it is made of voile, with large embroidered jabot. A pretty, large, lace trimmed collar drapes from the rear. You cannot see it in the pie ture.
 Style f17s - Fine organdy blouse, fancy tucked, en- broidery and lace trimmed. Tucked back and front, 200. Style 5656-Made of fine voile, neatly tucked, large col lar, trimmed with Swiss en- broidered edge, 200.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-12
SILKS for separate
 skirts and bLOuSes REMNANTS

If you have not had your share of these splendid silk remnants for separate skirts and blouses, better come to- day while the assortment is still good.
 Plenty of lengths at half price-others at less than one-fourth and one-third earlier seasons prices.
 To you the skirt and waist lengths, which constitute this sale, are of as great value as if bought from reeu- lar stock. To us the remnants are hindrances-in the way-taking up valuable space, and for that reason we cannot consider them as profit able merchandise-so we call them remnants-We mark them as rem nants, and they are selling as rem nants always do sell in the Love- man, Joseph & Loeb Silk Store.
 (2d Floor)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-12
1mer'S newest blOuSeS
ner models priced With decided ecoz

How much will respect dollars when how far they will the L. L. Blouse section today The bouses dis played the pretty ladies who permitted their faces be black ened that they might contrast with the wheness of the bouse
 graphic examples of J. 6 blouse assorments Beginning the left typical Wrmor dollar blouse and each model