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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1917-04-27

tie in the aggregate. That 10 elo-
ouent conclusive answer to those
newspapers, never very cordial In
their support of the president, who
ire now fighting his splendid. plans
for organizing an effective fighting
force.
A virtual call for more than 600,-
900 volunteers has been issued by the
war and navy departments. Today
less than ten per cent. of the number
asked for have volunteered and yet
nearly three weeks have passed since
the formal declaration Of war. Ten
nessee on April / was asked to fur
aish 500 men for the navy. Only half
hat number have responded and two
thirds of them have come from a
single division of the state. Tennes-
see may have been and was the hon
ored volunteer state Of the past. But
the patriots who gave it that name
are, few of them any way, longer in
the flesh and what they did will not
help to create an effective army to
assist in the great battle to make
"the world safe for democracy"
The newspapers day after day tell
the story, the whole discreditable
story of the failure. the absolute fail
ure of the volunteer system. The
meeting here in the interest of volun,
teers for the navy on Saturday, when
a great speaker addressed the people,
is proof conclusive that the people will
not respond to the call to service for
their country in it's hour of need. This
meeting sealed the fate of the volun-
teer system so far as Maury county is
It proves that the Presi-
dent will appeal in vain for an army
If the Politicians and obstructionists
defeat his compulsory service meas
ure.
Will the congress Of the United
States continue to idle away it's time
in fruitless discussion Of a system
hat every days events proves to be
A colossal failure? Will congress pen
Alize patriotism and reward slackers.
That is the whole case in nutshell.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1917-04-27

paredness campaign in the Middle di-
vision of the state.
The meeting was called to order by
Prof. j. M. Dean, the district agent,
who explained at length the system of
organization that must be worked out
in each of the counties. There must
be committees of food supply, pro.
visions, labor, distribution and proven
der and feed for stock, then there are
finance committee, vigilance commit
tees, publicity committees and relief
committees.
The greatest interest in every phase
Of the problem was manifested. The
most pressing need, from the discus
sion, seemed to be financing the small
farmer and the tenant, who because
OF the high cost Of corn and other
Drovender and all supplies, is going to
be hard put to it to make crop.
Among the delegates present today
are Former Speaker Newton H. White,
Hon. J. J. Zuccurrello, County Agent
A. L. Love, Editor w. B. Romine, w.
L. Alternately, county chairman, B. H.
Gaultney, county secretary, w. R.
Craig, j. H. Ragsdale, E. H. Murray.
J. B. Alternately, Geo. White and DR..
Alternately, of Giles county; C. B. Gar.
rett, county agent of Lawrence coun.
ty, A. v. Beard, county agent of Lin.
coin county, Jesse Harden, county
superintendent of Lincoln county, Mr..
MCGOWAN, Of Lincoln county, Prof o.
L. Farris, county agent, ]. N. Meroney
president County Farmers, William +
Anderson, president Columbia Board
Of Trade. and Mrs. Artie w. BRYAN
home demonstration agent of Marry
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1917-04-27
STOP LIQUOR WASTE.

Gov. Rye would stop the waste of
S0,00C,0 900 bushels of bread stuffs in
the manufacture of alcoholic liquors
Turing the war. The governor has
wired this recommendation to the
president. No better suggestion has
been made for the national defense
han this. It will if favorably acted
upon by the national lawmakers, not
only prevent an enormous waste OF
our already too limited supplies of
feedstuffs, but it will conserve the
energies of the people which are more
sitally attacked by the use of liquor
han in any other way. Thousands of
persons engaged now in making Ii
luors that damn the souls as well as
destroy the bodies of men, can be used
in the making of breadstuffs, the man
ufacture Of munitions and equippage
Of war;
Liquor is a DEALER enemy to the
soldier of the country than the bullets
)r submarines of the Germans will be-
No liquor should, under any circum-
stances be sold to a soldier or a sea-
nan of the United States during the
continuation Of the war. Congress
ihould not only prohibit the further
manufacture of liquors during the war
but it should make it felony for any
liquor dealer to furnish or sell to any
seaman or soldier of the country, while
the war continues, drop Of intoxicat
ing liquors. 1t is an outrage, a chal
lenge to our boosted civilization to
send the soldiers to camps surround
ed by the nefarious liquor dives. This
was done in Texas and along the Mex
lean border; it should assuredly not
again be permitted.
This war can end much sooner than
It would otherwise be ended if it is
fought by well nourished, capably off
cered and thoroughly health conserved
soldiers. II they are in the very best
condition, kept as far as possible from
any temptations that might impair
their efficiency, they will be capable
Of doing for their country the maxi. |
mum of service. Surely the request
Of Gov. Rye and others who have
Joined him, is one that should receive
the early and favorable action of the |
lawmakers of the country.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1917-04-27
Vile today, the first advance in some
time, while cattle are steady.
LOUISVILLE LIVE STOCK
MARKETS.

(By Bourbon Stock Journal)
Special to The Herald.
LOUISVILLE, KY, April 26.-The
cattle market was steady today, while
hogs advanced a dime, tops selling at
1855.
Cattle-Receipts, $50 head; market
steady.
Hogs-Receipts, 5000 head; market
dime higher. Tops, 1855; lights.
s14.3O; pigs, 5000 to $1165; roughs,
$14.35.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1917-04-27
MAKES
ANOTHER GAIN
CENTS ADDED TO
THE WHOLESALE PRICES
HERE.
Hogs Are Ten Cents Higher And
Wheat Makes a Slight
Advance.

Wheat advanced again today, both
May and July closing higher than on
yesterday. July closed at $2.14, .
quarter of cent up, while May was
one and three-quarters higher. closing
at s2.70k.
AS result Of the big advances in
wheat, -four was again higher, the
local mills quoting SLABS barrel for
the best grades and s13.75 for the sec.
ond grades.
Eggs are unchanged at % cents and
hens are firm at 10 cents.
Hogs were ten cents higher at Louis.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1917-04-27
FIELD SEEDS.

(Prices to the Farmers.)
Red Glover Seed-$12.fs per bu.
Alsyks-s12.75 per bu.
Timothy-$3.25 per bu.
Red Topic per pound.
Blue Grass Seed-$1.s5 Per bu.
Orchard GrasHs2.75 per bu.
Burt Oats-7oc per hu.
Alfalfa-s12.oo per blu.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1917-04-27
FURs.

Skunks. 4oc to $500; coons, 25c r.
$500; o'possum. loo to 75c; musk rats
100 to 40c; gray foxes, SOC to see:
red foxes. s1.oe to $500; mink. See r
$500.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1917-04-27
PRODUCE.

Eggs. &c; butter, zoe; turkeys,
DC; cox, 9kc; chickens, lie; hens
1sc; geese, 12c; dux, 15e.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1917-04-27
FLOUR AND GRAIN.

Quotations furnished by Columbia
dill & Elevator Co., Ashton's Mill
md City Mill & Grain Coz
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1917-04-27

Flour-Best patent, $14.25; second
grade, $13.75; bran, per ton, $50;
shorts, $50.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1917-04-27

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The pioneer. [volume] (Philip, Haakon County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-11-01
Fire Prevention
By Marian SWiSher-3rd Prize

Fire is very dangerous and des-
tructive therefore it should be
prevented. There are many
things which can and ought to
be done to prevent it.
The first thing is to clean out
all the alleys where papers, rags,
and every description of trash
and dirt has accumulated. The
dirt should all be collected in a
place where in can be burned
without danger Of the fire spread
ing. This should not be burned
however when. there is a strong
wind blowing as it is likely to be
carried and burn something valu-
able.
Second. Brick chimneys are
necessary to keep the house
from catching fire; for if only
the stove pipe is used it rusts
and burns out quickly and there
is danger of sparks flying out
and burning.
Third. Men who smoke are
sometimes careless about throw
ing matches down before they
have thoroughly extinguished
them. But this not all, they
often throw cigar and cigarette
stubs away which are still afre.
Thus if the matches or the stub
falls in hay, grass, straw, or on a
piece of paper they will catch
fire and unless they are soon ex-
tinguished may cause consider
able damage. This is a very
common cause of fires.
Another common cause of fires
is allowing children to play with
matches. This carelessness on
the part of parents causes thou
The pioneer. [volume] (Philip, Haakon County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-11-01
LIBERTY LOAN IS
OVER SUBSCRIBED
REPORT SHOWS THAT AMOUNT HAS
PASSED The FIVE BILLION MARK
HAAK0N COUNTY TOTALS. $32, 100.

The Second Liberty Loan has
closed and according to all re-
ports is well past the five billion
mark. Haakon county oversub-
scribed the amount allotted by
$4,000 the total being $32,1O0.
We understand that Jackson CO.
unity to which was allotted the
same amount as Haakon has also
sold more than the required
amount by several thousand dol
lars.
Below is list of the banks of
Haakon county and the amount
sold through each:
Bank of Philip $12,750
First State Bank, Philip 1850
Midland State Bank 4,100
lst Nat. Bank, Midland 1900
Bank of Nowlin 1000
Total $32.lOO
The pioneer. [volume] (Philip, Haakon County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-11-01

press all action and speech that
had for its object, or tended to,
the weakening of the morale of
government forces.
Men of America, our sons and
brothers will soon be on the fir
ing line, defending the honor of
a people that know no master.
They will be shedding their
blood to make permanent the
liberty bequeathed them by other
fighters of another age. Can we
stand and see them stabbed in
the back by professed friends,
while they are barring their
breasts to our country's foes?
The man who in this emer-
gency opposes his country's
course through ignorance, should
be reasoned with and enliehten-
ed. He who by such action
would give aid to the enemy,
should be sent to join that enemy
at once. He's a misfit here.
The pioneer. [volume] (Philip, Haakon County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-11-01
DEATH OF FLOYD YEAROUs

Floyd Yearous met nearly in
stant death last Saturday when
he was thrown from horse
north of Hayes. He was driv-
ing a bunch of cattle to the Year
Gus ranch when the unruly horse
he was riding threw him off. He
struck on his head and the skull
was crushed, death resulting al
most instantly and before
doctor could be summoned from
town.
The untimely death of Floyd
takes from the community a boy
just budding into manhood. He
was the son of Mr.. and Mrs. c.
| M. Yearous, who reside on a
ranch about twenty-five miles
north of Midland. He was we'll
known to Midland people and
had a great many trends among
the younger people, having at
tended the Midland school. He
leaves to mourn his loss, his par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. C. M. Year
Gus, and two sisters, Gladys
Yearous and Mrs. Homer Ollom.
Funeral services were held in
Midland Monday morning, with
Rev. c. M. Weirauch of Sansarc
conducting the services, and in
terment made in the Midland
cemetery. A large number of
friends were present to pay their
last respects to a departed friend
The sorrowing relatives have the
sincere sympathy of many friends
id their sad hour of bereavement.
Midland Mail.
The pioneer. [volume] (Philip, Haakon County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-11-01

sands of children's deaths every
1year. The matches should be
kept from the child's reach, and
moreover the parents should
teach children to fear fire.
| Lightning often causes fire,
but there! is no prevention of
this except the lightning rod.
But when it is known that the
lightning has set fire everyone
who is able should help fight it.
Farmers sometimes use what
is called a firebreak to protect
their homes from prairie fire.
They do this by blowing several
burrows around the buildings.
This is not a sure safeguard un-
less it is very wide because fire
jumps a great distance especially
on a windy day.
Haystacks should not be plac-
ed near enough to the house that
sparks can be carried from the
flue and catch fire in the hay.
Pieces of broken glass lying
the roadside often cause fires.
When sun shines on glass it
brings the suns rays to a focus
and increases the heat so that it
makes a blaze and burns. This
is perhaps the cause of many
mysterious fires.
Every town having a popula-
tiOn of two or three hundred
people should have a fire depart
ment so that when a fire started
the fire engine could 60 and put
the fire out. This is sometimes
accomplished in less time than
one half of the time required be-
fore this invention.
The pioneer. [volume] (Philip, Haakon County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-11-01
Total
"sAFE FOR DEMOCRACY"

Just at this time the world is
anxiously inquiring the inward
meaning of President Wilson's
immortal phrase, safe for demo
cracy."
Just what is SAFE, and just
what is democracy"
In the first place, safety, while
it must contain the element of
freedom, must NOT grant license.
Safety means security-of the
individual, the group, the COM
munity, the state, the nation, the
world--security from the FORCE
Full encroachment of others. It
MUST carry with it exemption
from violence.
Likewise democracy me a n S
freedom-of the individual, the
group, the community, the state,
the nation, the WOrld-freedOm
in the enjoyment of life, liberty
and the pursuit of happiness.
But freedom, made absolute,
would nullify SAFETY and re-
suit in anarchy. Therefore free
dom, must be bounded by equity.
The divine principle of RIGHT
DEGREES that none shall climb to
success on the downfall of an
other. Your brothers unmerit-
ed loss must not be your gain.
And this must apply not only to
individuals, but to volu n tary
groups, communities, states, ma
The pioneer. [volume] (Philip, Haakon County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-11-01
Ton Sweeney Laid 10 Rest
The funeral Of Tom Sweer

The funeral Of Tom Sweeney
"a prominent business man of
Rapid City, and one of the best
known men in the west was held
at Rapid City last Sunday. A
short service was held at the
house and was private, only a
few immediate friends being in
attendance. During a short per-
iod Of the day the body lay in
state at the Elk's Theatre.
In the death of Mr.. Sweeney
Rapid City loses one Of her best
boosters, and one who has done
as much as any man to make
that city what it is today. Very
few men who have had occasion
The pioneer. [volume] (Philip, Haakon County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-11-01
To Reconstruct Telephone Line al Capa

Manager r. v. Millstead of the
local exchange of the Nebraska
Telephone Co., was at Capa last
week and attended a meeting of
the Farmers Telephone Associ-
alton, a recent organization at
that place. It is their purpose to
reconstruct and improve the line
running out of that place, the
subscribers being farmers of that
vicinity. They have taken over
about Is miles of the old Bell
line and the Nebraska Telephone
Company will likely install a
switch board at that point. Mr..
Millstead was invited to attend
and made a short talk on how to
build their new line to withstand
the hard weather, and also laws
regulating the clearing Of rail-
roads and public highways.
The pioneer. [volume] (Philip, Haakon County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-11-01
Was First on the List.

Arlie Jones who was killed by
being thrown from a horse a cou-
pie of weeks ago, and was well
known over this part of the coun
try as a rider, was the first on the
list of drafted men from Penning
ton county. He was due to leave
for Camp Funston within a few
days to enter training and his
place will be taken by the next
man on the list.
The pioneer. [volume] (Philip, Haakon County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-11-01
George Philip Made 33rt Degree Mason


George Philip, of Rapid City,
and member of the law firm of
Philip & WagRoner recently re-
Gently returned from Washing
ton, D. c., where he was made a
33rd degree mason by the Sup
RENE Council of the Scottish Rite
Masons.
At the same time seventeen
others were elevated, three from
South Dakota besides Mr.. Philip,
three from North Dakota and ten
from Minnesota. Mr.. Philip has
been prominent in lodge circles
in this state for several years
and was Worshipful Grand Mas
ter of the state few years ago.
The pioneer. [volume] (Philip, Haakon County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-11-01
tions. It must be worldwide.

tions. 1t must be worldwide.
Given a worldwide recognition
of this principle, we have the
very essence of democracy.
When all in dividu a | S and
groups shall re cognize the
RIGHTS of other individuals and
groups, and conccde them, then
will the world be safe for demo
cracy."
If any are inclined to paraphase
Plate and ask, What is Right
we would answer, an EQUITA-
BILE allotment of the opportuni-
ties of earth and of life.
The pioneer. [volume] (Philip, Haakon County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-11-01

to visit Rapid City or who have
lived any length of time in this
section but knew Tom Sweeney,
and the slogan tom Sweeney
Wants to See You" is familiar to
every resident of western South
South Dakota. He had been a
resident of Rapid City for nearly
forty years having settled there
when a young man.
The pioneer. [volume] (Philip, Haakon County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-11-01
NOTICE..

Bids will be received by the
County Auditor for the furnish.
ing Of IL tons of hard coal and
S tons of soft coal Of good quality.
Bids to be opened by County
Board Nov. 9th, 1917.
Signed Edgar Watwood,
County Auditor.
The pioneer. [volume] (Philip, Haakon County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-11-01
AIDING THE ENEMY Y

Just now this is a familiar
phrase in American life. Exactly
what is intended to be conveyed
by the phrase many do not seem
to understand. 1t might be we'll
to studyit closely if we are to be
loyal citizens as our government
expects us to be.
First, it is not at all necessary
that we actually minister to the
enemy's material wants, in order
to come under the meaning of
the term. There are a thousand
and one ways-indirect ways
of aiding an enemy. Our present
enemy is fully aware of this fact,
and his knowledge is shown in
his extraordinary activity in our
country.
One of the most effective ways
to aid a cause is to destroy the
morals Of its opponents. If dis
sension and strife can be sown
in its ranks, these of themselves
will soon bring about it's down
fall without much effort on the
part of its opponent.
Unfortunately, there seems to
be current in this country an
idea that any course of action is
permissible that is not directly
prohibited by statute law. Act
ing on this assumption, oppon-
ents of the government claim the
right to criticise this govern
ment's actions because our con-
stitution guarantees to all free
dom of speech. Such people pro-
fess to be unable to see wherein
they can be accused of disloyalty
in exercising a plain right guar
anteed by the constitution.
Fortunately, however, this
same question has arisen before
in this country. In the war be-
tween the States, President Lin
coin had the same difficulty to
contend with, and he went dir
ectly to the root of the matter
and defined for all time the rights
of citizens as to freedom of
speech in times of national peril.
Hear him:
He who dissuades one man
from volunteering, or induc-
es one soldier to desert,
weakens the Union cause as
much as he who kills a Un-
ion soldier in battle. Yet
this dissuasion or induce
ment may be so conducted
as to be no defined crime of
which any civil court would
take cognizance."
President Lincoln went farther
and asserted the indisputable
right Of the government to sup
Evening star., 1917-03-25

fact that we We're to have our own home
By careful marketing, to keep the same
standard of good food at less cost; by
walking instead of riding; and by taking
our pleasures in picnic suppers in some
corner of the city, on the waterfront. or
in the park. we managed to save $40 a
month, with which we bought materials
for our house.
Our house was simple in plan: a large
living and dining room combined. II by
30 feet; bedroom, 8 3 by -; a Kitchen
5 by 1879; and a bathroom. ) by :.
The bricks We're furnished by some
Italian boys, from the remnants of a
building destroyed by the San Francisco
fire We paid Sl5 for them, The house
cost $62l. With the exception of two
days for carpenter to help in the heavy
framing, we did the work ourselves, and
| must add that this was the first work
of the kind that either of us had ever
done. ..
We paid for it in two years. The
extra money came from some journalistic
work that Fred did.
Our materials were almost without en-
ception secondhand. bought chiefly from
the salvage companies. The entire result
was most attractive. and the proof of it
is that we sold the house the following
year for four times what it cost us
though not without regrets; for it had
given us our first start.
f. HI. s., San Francisco. California.
Evening star., 1917-03-25

and to carry a mortgage at per cent. for
the balance.
No bridal couple could have been more
happy in their new home than we were,
after eight years of married life, in this
wonderful achievement of a house of our
own! OF course it required more saving
and earning and skimping to pay out.
But we had gained so much confidence in
the effort for the first hundred dollars that
we knew we could easily pay for a $1,000
house. Later my husband built a small
room and installed bathroom fixtures
Ies-the house was paid for some time
ago; and later sold at double the price we
originally paid. We are now living in a
5000 corner brick house in the park
district Yes, we owe about half that figure
on the new home. But we know how to
earn and how to save. and we have faith
in the future.
A. w. s., Albuquerque, n. NJ.
Evening star., 1917-03-25
Times Change, but People
Stay the Same

y 1865 the war was coming t. Il close.
Confederate money had almost no
valuation; business was suspended,
stores were empty; no supplies of any
kind were to be had, except those
made at home. My sister and | were
soldiers wives. We kept house together.
Our husbands were under arms in dis
tant State.
Under all this heavy pressure of the
war, our house was burned. 1t was our
home by Inheritance, We were homeless.
each of us with a little three-year-old
daughter. Our only monetary asset con-
sisted of one thousand dollars in Confed-
crate money.
We resolved to build new house on
the site. Labor was ten dollars day
and ox-teams twenty dollars day. Mules
were not to be had; they were all in the
army. At this rate we went ahead.
There was an old frame residence in the
country. used for storing cotton. 1t had
five rooms 1t belonged to an old friend
of ours who made us welcome to it; but
he did not think it possible for us to carry