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Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-30

rance Of the little entertainment
again in store for them.
Their new clothes have been is
sued and everyone is happily pre-
pairing to don them when the order
comes to de-cootie-ize first and then
doll UP. whereupon wall goes up
that can be heard all the way to the
next billet.
Why ! haven't seen cootie
since the armistice!'
"Whaddye mean. coolies"
Say, DO, we've forgotten what
that word means. Don't remind US
SO it goes, but they de-cootie-ize
just the same, and find that with
the chances Of having any of the
little pests reduced to a minimum at
this stage Of the war. it is much
gentler process than in the old days
when a ard-boiled sanitary ser
geant used to plop big, double
fistful of bad-smelling, medicated
soft soap down on unprotected
heads, and the process was rough
one.
Long lines of the o9th boys leave
the "cootie parlor," as they have
named it. wet of head, but dressed
up in fresh clothes and with the old
outfits under their arms to be turned
in to the supply company for sort
ing and tying up.
It's a great life i'll debarkation
camp" declare the midwesterners.
but we're for it if it hurries up the
time when we get home
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-30
General Information On
Soldiers Reception Parade
Soldiers Will Assemble on Tenth Street Viaduct-
Parade to Start Promptly at $3.50 O'clock
Luncheon at High School Grounds at 1890.

Soldiers of the 34lst machine gun
battalion and 355th infantry. assem-
be on Tertn street viaduct at SIS
o'clock this morning.
Parade starts at $50 o'clock.
Twelve infantry companies, a
medical detachment and head
quarters machine gun detachment
ard supply company form line of
march.
Line OF march will be on Tent,
street from Mason to Farnam
streets; on Farnam street from
Tenth to Twentieth streets, on
Twentieth street, from Farnar1 20
Dodge streets.
Troops will return to station the
same way.
Luncheon on high school grounds,
Twentieth and Dodge streets, will
begin at 1880 a. m. Parents and
friends may contribute home cook
ing" at their option.
No one will be allowed in vicinity
of railway station and the Tenth
street viaduct. Relatives, in order
to be sure Of meeting soldiers,
should go at once to the High
school grounds.
The following committee, ap-
pointed by James T. Wachob,
chairman of the parade committee,
has appointed the following men
to assist in taking care of the
crowds:
Lawrence Briker. @. H. Gillespie
c. l. Hopper. A. D. Marriott.
A. L. Palmer. AF. Rasp.
s. NJ. Rosewater. A. r. Wells.
J. H. Wright, jr II, j. Connell.
A. s. Borglum. Don r. Lee
Members of the Omaha American
Legion, appointed by Allan A. Tux
ey, president, will have charge Of
the high school grounds, during
the reception and 1unceon:
Church Arnold. Hird stryker
Robert be- N J. Webb. Ted M naeaHa,
John Shannon. Emmett Harmon.
Earl Kiplinger. John T. Kearns.
W. Q. Larson.
The following bands and choruses
will be stationed along the line of
march:
Colorcd chorus, Thirteenth and
Farnam streets.
Christopher Columbus band, Fiji
teenth and Farnam streets.
Ak-Sar-Ben band, Sixteenth and
Farnam streets.
Dan Desdunes band and Patriotic
League clubs, court house lawn.
Campfire Girls, Twentieth and
Farnam streets.
High school and Creighton bands,
Central High school grounds.
Three hundred boys and girls of
Central High school will strew
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-30
YANKS OF 18TH
BRING HOME BUT
FEW SOUVENIRS
Heavier Things Dropped In
Long Marches; Iron Crosses,
Belts and Money Bulk of
KeepSakes.
tBy Union Pacific Press Bureau.)

1t IS noticeable how few of the
returning troops are bringing back
souvenirs of the fighting with them
\ partial reason is said to be the
fact that many have mailed home
their trophies as they got them.
i had lots of souvenirs" said one
man OF the 89th, but when we went
into the ST. Mihiel push we went
SO fast | had to leave them Then
| got some more and lost that
bunch in the Argonne scrap. had
a third bunch after that, but the
hike into Germany was so long and
hard that | dropped them off, one
by one, excepting some OF the
smallest things"
The reason given is typical and
explains why the man with the
trophies to show is the exception
rather than the rule in the debarka-
ton camps here. There are many,
of course, but not in the number
which might be expected.
Iron crosses are comparatively
common souvenirs. and there are
many helmets OF different kinds
among the men, Some have belts,
to which they have attached the
insignia of the various foreign or
carnations with which they have
come in contact, including many of
the Germany army. These belts are
rare because, it is said, it took
high degree of skill in bartering to
acquire enough of the embiems.
The most ordinary, and to the
men among the most interesting
relics of the stay in France and
Germany, are collections of French
and German coins and paper money.
Each French city issues its own bills
for small denominations, good usual
" only in that immediate district.
The 89t,l boys are bringing thou
sands of these to show the people
at home what they had to spend
while in the war zone, and regard
them as great curiosities.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-30
BOYS OF 18th
READY TO TURN
SWORD TO PL0WS
Eighteen Months Ago Farm
ers, Now Heroes, Men Very
Willing to Change Khaki
for OveraIIs.
by Onion Pacific Press Bureaul

Thousands Of soldiers from
Kansas and Missouri, Colorado and
Nebraska and South Dakota are re-
turning with the S9th division from
their strenuous service overseas.
Eighteen months ago large num-
Der of these lads were farmer boys.
A majority of them probably had
never been far from home. 1t is
doubtful if they had ever seen pic
lures of modern artillery pieces or
army rifles. much less touched them.
The mysteries of war. as to other
civilians. were mysteries indeed.
Then came the cali and they went
to Camp Funston, where they were
assigned TO the infantry, machine
gun battalions, artillery and other
branches of the service.
Now they are returned heroes,
veterans of the most desperate
fighting and experts in handling
machine guns and cannons, rifles
and bayonets. On their left sleeve
shine gold service stripes and on
many Of the right arms are chevrons
indicating honorable wounds.
Now everyone wants to pat them
on the back, treat them, and listen
to their stories. They want them
to tell of heroic deeds, and blood,
and battle.
But these boys care for none Of
this. They have seen this hero
stuff from the seamy side out. They
want to forget the war and all of
its hard memories. They are think
ing of Nebraska, or Kansas or
wherever home is and where the
wheat crop is Just commencing to
look like something.
Whoever it was that made the re-
mark about turning swords into
plowshares, was true prophet as
far as the thoughts of these boys
are concerned.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-30
Brilliant Record Of Fighting Farmers"
Made Against Enemy on Western Front, to
Make Some of History's Brightest Pages
Citations Pshng Commanding Officer
seth Division which Included "Neaskas Own Tell In Fitting
of Heroism Sacrifices Of Western Men In Caacysm of War

in prominent places is without OBJ
ject as American artillery places all
landmarks under fire.
Il expect that the commanders
personally to see to it that the
troops dig in and build shelters.
Wood may be obtained in the Pio-
neer park, at Montigny.
"In the preceding night an Ame<-
lean patrol hailed the 10th J. D.
in German. Their use OF our tongue
with the intention Of deceiving our
outpost has often been observed
lately. The command has there
fore ordered the use of the pass
word: Pass word for tonight Dan
zig Pass word for November 2.
noon, "Feuerscheln" Pass word
for November 5 noon, "Fischotter."
The division is again opposite
the 9Sth American division as in the
St. Mihiel region. This division is,
as at that time, known as good
American shock division which un-
dertakes many strong patrol move
ments. In the present sector the
Soth division is probably in the line
with three regiments in the front
line. the fourth regiment in reserve.
The division is at full strength,
namely, five officers and ESQ nom
CONS and men per company From
words of prisoners brought in the
last few days the division has been
placed in the present sector for an
advance. From various maps and
other notes it attempts to take as its
objective the line from Buzancy
heights southwest of Stenay.
The capture of new prisoners for
the further clearing of the situation
is ,1rpentfv commanded.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-30
Buenos Aires TramWay
Drivers Go Out on Strike

Buenos Aires, May "a strike
on the city's tramway lines will be-
gin at midnight tonight. 1t is ex-
pected that the drivers of taxicabs
and other passenger vehicles will
join syrnpatheticaly in the strike
movement.
Meanwhile the newspapers of the
city are confronted with serious
labor difficulties, One of the daily
journals, the Diario Espanol, has
closed its plant and all the others
are considering closing down in
definitely following a refusal by the
printers to set the advertisements OF
department store which has been
boycotted by all the trades unions
because it refused to meet the de-
mands of strikers.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-30
High Lights
For Friday

Shotgun" experts are requested
to report to the Townsend Gun
company, Sixteenth and Farnam
streets. at $50 Friday morning TO
join the shotgun" brigade along
the parade route,
Yell leaders of the Boy Scouts
will report to Harry Murrison at s
o'clock Friday morning at the grand
stand before the city hall Creigh-
ton university students are also re
Quested to be on hand.
Members of the Patriotic league,
Y. w. c. A., Catholic and Jewish
Welfare clubs and others interested
in singing squads, will report at
the Y. w, {. A. auditorium, Seven
teeth and Howard streets, at s
o'c.ock Friday morning. Ca. r., song
sheets and directions will be given.
The Ak-Sar-Ben chorus will re-
port to Harry Murrison ats 0 clock
Friday morning at the court house.
Ben Johnson, leader, will take
charge and direct them to their
place in the line of march,
IT, soldiers employment bureau
of the Chamber of Commerce has
prepared a small card to be handed
to each of the soldiers asking them
to come to the Chamber of Com
merce when seeking a job after
their discharge from Camp Funston
next week.
Colonel Bingham, commander Of
the recruiting Office and quarter IA
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-30

Der 2o you fought your way slowly
through the Argonne, through the
woods and over the hills west Of
the Meuse; you slowly enlarged
your hold on the Cotes de Mouse
to the east: and then, on November
|, your attack forced the enemy into
flight. Pressing his retreat. you
cleared the entire LETT bank of the
Mouse south of Sedan, and then
stormed the heights on the right
bank and drove them into the plain
beyond.
Your achievement. which is
scarcely to be equalled in American
history, must remain a source of
proud satisfaction to the troops who
participated in the last campaign of
the war. The American people will
remember it as the realization of
the hitherto potential strength of
the American contribution toward
the cause to which they had sworn
allegiance. There can be no great
er reward for a soldier or soldiers
memory.
JOHN J. PERSHING,
General Comma r-in-C h t
American Expeditionary Forces"
Following is an extract from an
order, written from 86th (German)
divisional headquarters, on informa-
ton obtained by the German intelli-
gence staff and later captured by
soldiers of the 89th American di
vision):
'In the last days considerable
losses have been caused by enemy
artillery fire. These are only to be
prevented when the troops dig
themselves in we'll. Moving about
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-30
More Than 200 Candidates
To Be Initiated by Lodge

More than 200 candidates will be
initiated into the local council of the
Knights and Ladies of Security So
ciety at the Eagles hall, Twenty
third and N streets, Monday and
Tuesday next.
Harvey F. Songer will confer the
degrees.
Initiatory rites will be conducted
with the aid of a motion picture
depicting the results of fraternity
aud common effort
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-30
Bound Over to Court On
CHARGE of Auto Stealing

Bert Harris and Don Emerson,
1908 Jackson street, were bound
over to district court under bonds
if ST., 500 each in police court yester-
day morning on a charge Of stealing
an automobile from Joe B. Katz, 720
South Thirty-seventh street.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-30
Headquarters 5th Army Corps,
American Evolutionary Forces.

American Expedtionary Forces.
France. Nov. 20, 1918.
From: Commanding General, ST.,
Army Corps.
To: Commanding General, s9th
Division.
Subject: Citation.
The Soth Division. preceding the
attack on November lst, cleaned up
the difficult and strongly held Bots
de Bathaneville and attacked No
vember LIST.
1T broke through the enemy's
lines, advanced strongly day and
night, defeating the enemy and his
reserve in its front, and drove him
across the Meuse.
Under heavy she'll fire and
against stubborn resistance, it con-
structed bridges and established it.
self on the heights. The cessation
OF hostilities found this division
holding strong positions across the
Meuse and ready for continuation
Of the advance"
&C. F. SUMMERAL,"
Major General, Commanding.
General Headquarters, Commander
inChief.
American Expeditionary Forces.
Chaumont, France,
Nov, 1918.
1T is with a sense of gratitude
for its splendid accomplishment,
which will live through all history,
that | accord in general orders, a
tribute to the victory of the First
army in the Meuse-Argonne battle,
Tested and strengthened by the
reduction of the St. Mihiel salient,
for more than six weeks you bat
tered against the pivot of the enemy
line on the western front. 1t was a
position of imposing natural
strength, stretching on both sides of
the Meuse river from the bitterly
contested hills of Verdun to the al
most impenetrable forest of the
Argonne; a position, moreover,
fortified by four years Of labor de-
signed to render it impregnable; a
position held with the fullest re-
sources of the enemy. That posi-
ton you broke utterly. and hereby
fastened the collapse of the enemy's
military power.
Soldiers of all the divisions en-
gagged under the First, Third and
Fifth corps-of the 89th DIVISION
you will be long remembered for
the stubborn persistence of your
progress, your storming of obsti-
nately defended machine gun nests,
your penetration, yard by yard, of
woods and ravines; your heroic re-
sistance in the face of counterat-
tacks supported by powerful artil-
lery fire. For more than month
from the initial attack on Septem-
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-30
Best Home Treatment
for All Hairy Growths
(The Modern Beauty

U6 NIUUeITI DedUtyT
Every woman should have a small
package Of delatone handy, for its
timely use will keep the skin free
from beauty-marring hairy growths.
To remove hair or fuzz, make thick
paste with some Of the powdered
delatone and water. Apply to hairy
surface and after 2 or 3 minutes
rub off, wash the skin and it will
be free from hair or blemish. To
avoid disappointment, be sure you
get real delatone.-Adv.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-30
Quarrel Over Liquor Cost
Two $1O0 and Costs Each

A scrap over disposition of %
half pints of liquor landed an ex-
soldier and local chauffeur in jail
Wednesday night and brought each
a fine of $500 and costs in police
court yesterday morning.
A. r. Carter, Harvey hotel, and
Oscar Cairn, Claremont Inn, the lat
ter the chauffeur, got into an argu-
ment in the Harvey hotel when the
two disagreed as to the method
Carter should employ in getting rid
of the liquor. The quarrel became
so spirited the manager of the Har-
ney called the police.
Bee Want Ads pay big profits to
the people who read them.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-30

ter supply depot at Fifteenth and
Dodge streets, will be on hand i'll
the reviewing stand with so men,
bers of his staff. Lieutenant Col
onel Wuest of Fort Omaha ill also
be present with his staff.
Superintendent J. H. Beveridge Of
the public schools requests that high
school cadets report promptly on
the school campus at Sis a. IN. to-
day to serve in connection with well
coming the soldiers.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-30
D { C 0 0 T|z|NC
Was ONE OF LAST
ACTS OF the 18th
But Boys Didn't Mind 1t,
Knowing 1t Was Just One
of Events Bringing Them
Nearer Home.
tBy Union Pacific Press Bureau.)

The S9th division got two de-
cootie-izings during its long trip
from Germany to the middle west.
This is not that the Fighting Farm
ers" need two trips through the pro-
cess, or are bringing a supply OF
their old trench friends with them
or anything like that. The reason
is simply that twice is the rule for
returning divisions, so twice it is for
the Soth.
The first one occurred in France
just before sailing, say the men. who
arrived in America in blissful igno-
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-30

flowers and carry flags on the high
school campus while soldiers of the
visiting regiments are there.
The Campfire Girls are asked to
meet at the Y. w. c. A. promptly at
8 o'clock to receive caps, wearing
apparel. sheet music and dire tons
as 70 places in line Of march.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-30

Fl. Abranson, 3422 N. 30th St
H. II. ANDERSEN, $500 Lake St
Max Arbitman. 1918 N. 2sth st
w. A Berry, 440l S. Gath St.
j. L. Barta, 64oe S. 21st St.
Barkaow Bros. (All Stores.)
Basket Stores (All Stores)
d. Blumenthal, 1902 Cunning st.
Mrs. Elizabeth Briardy, 1912 Webster ST
Fred Bross. ss47 Ames Ave.
Jno Bett, 1925 Lake St.
0. E. Burlington, 5000 N. oath St.
Ernest Buffet. 5001 Underwood Ave.
F. l.. Bird, 1924 S. gath st.
W. R. Butts, 1922 Leavenworth St.
A. c. Buttery. 3220 N. gath st.
A. Barnel 251o N. gath St
Central Market. 1908 Harvey St.
P. H. Chudacoff. 410 N. 3Oth St
City Drug Store. 45o2 s. gath st.
s. j. Cusick. 45os N. s0th St.
Courtney & Co., 18th and Douglas.
G. P. Durnall. as24 Jaynes st.
Aug Dahlbeck, 460s Writ St.
Jos. DaytcA, 4s3o S. goth St.
j. W. Daniels. Ais N. 18th St.
Driml Bros, 2010 @. St.
Elton Pharmacy, 3240 N. oath St,
Freytag Pharmacy. 524 N. Gath St,
Fregger-Fox Drug Co., 1902 Douglas St,
H. Friede. 2Sl5 Leavenworth st.
H. Franzen, 1885 N. 10th St.
J. A. Gross, 5315 N 25th St.
Getten & Wiekham, 1905 Farnam st.
VIM Gentleman. s222 N. cath st.
Goodwins Store. 29O2 Hamilton St,
M. Ginsherg. 1887 Franklin st.
Fred Goodman. 1919 Decatur st.
D. G. Goldware, 3412 Charles st.
F. Goldenberg, 3412 N cath ST.
M. Green. 1850 N. goth St.
Chas. Norwich. 2l0s N st.
Hassoon Bros. 322 N. 18th st.
Hibbeler & Co., 2312 Vinton St
Fred Hagelin. 1887 N. oath ST.
Hayden Bros, 18th and Dodge SITS.
Fred A. Hart, 1907 S. gath St.
VIM. Hiykel. 424 N. 18th st.
s. Harmed. 2o25 Sherman Ave.
Harm & Fink. 1904 S. 24th St.
Johnson & Blind. 2917 Leavenworth St.
John Julius, 5645 g. 21st st.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-30

A. J. Jacobson, 14o4 18th St.
Tom Johnson, 2oo2 Lake St
Leo Jurgens. 4o24 S. cath St
Chris Jensen, $3.50 S. gath St.
John F. King. 1917 Clark St.
John C. Klauck, 4l04 N. oath St.
Fred Krcma. 5O1S S. goth St, South Side
X. & M. Grocery Co., ala N, gath St.
Luke Kelly. 29o2 Franklin ST.
Kotera & Sloup. 1881 S. 18th St.
Morris Levine, 32ls-15 Leavenworth st.
F. London. 1902 N. oath St.
NJ. London, 19o2 N. 26th St.
Miller Park Pharmacy, 5s23 N. Gath St.
Joe Marquis. 1909 N Gath St.
H. Maggert, $500 Cunning St.
Munt Pharmacy, 1924 S. 9th st.
j. Morgan. 1901 sprague ST.
S. L. Mcdonald. 1928 Vinton St
McConoughey Drug Co.. 1894 Ames Ave.
Frank Neither, 2717 Leavenworth St.
M. Newman. 2623 Woolworth Ave.
Sch. Newman, 1888 N. 18th St.
N. Oddo. s4s S. 21st ST.
l.. M. Parsley, 4s12 s. goth St.
Parker Street Pharmacy, 1928 N. SD st.
E. R. Pankratz & Sons. 3sOs N. cath st.
Paxton Hotel Pharmacy, 14th and Harvey.
H. Phillips, 1854 Cunning St.
Pardun & Spple, 1921 N Gath St.
G. D. Pickard, 58th and Center.
John Peterson. 1921 Cunning St.
Nels Petersen. 1928 Maple St
j. Rife, $40 S. gath st.
VIM. Rhyn. ITO N 18th st.
H. Rimerman. 27o2 Lake St.
George Reffman, 1924 N. 30th st.
Jno. W. Reel 4oo2 Ames Ave
Rialto Decatessen. 18th and Douglas SITS.
l.. Rosenbum, sos N. 18th St.
The Speciality Co., 21s N. 18th St.
Sam Sletson. 1410 N. oath St.
Nick Saistean. 1898 s. 26th st.
Chas. Stern, 2907-9 Leavenworth St.
Thomas E. shafer. s024 N. oath ST.
Jno. H. Schrader. 4l2s s. Gath St.
Chas. Schwalm, 2235 s. 20th ST.
snyders Pharmacy, s22s California ST.
Spaulding Grocery. 1850 spaulding St
A. Simon, 1928 Maple st.
j. Spellman. l1o2 N. 18th St.
A. Szigetvary. 1922 Clark st.
{. Thorsen. 1899 N. 18th st.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-30

Jacob Tatabaum. 1914 N. 9th St
George Tietsort, $500 NJ 4oth ST.
J, w. Vance, 37o1 Ames Ave
Mrs. Kate Van vliet, 1906 S. 18th ST.
VIM. Lloyd Wallace, 2719 North oath St.
Abe Weinsten, 1857 Dodge st..
E. A. Williamson, 250s Burdette st.
Walnut Hill Pharmacy 4oth and Cunning
Weshs Grocery Store, 47O5 S. Gath ST.
G, A. Volt, 24os Leavenworth St.
e. Wcfsen. 4944 sherman Ave.
L. Wofson, 2503 St, South Side.
NJ Quicksilver 1923 Chicago St.
o. Zuber. 1901 N. Gath st.
s. Greenhouse. l4ls N 36th St.
John Kruse. 1911 Spauding ST.
Castor Cash Store, 4202 Ames Ave
Fontenelle Grocery Co., 1901 Ames Ave.
Florence Drug Store. 1924 N. goth st.
Otto Green. 1905 N. saith St.
Mrs. Nettie s. johnson, 4502 Bedford Ave
j. E. Kirk. 270. Fort St.
Meyer Meyerson, 2540 Rees ST.
j. H. Kuppg, 4702 N 3oth St
L. L, Sawyer. 442s Bedford Ave.
M Sroka. 1902 N. soth st.
A. F. Zouhre 1898 Lake St.
Joe Bondi. sos N. 18th St.
J. L. Belts. 1925 Lake St
Jake Bsckowitz. 1902 N cath St
Peter Cannon, 144l N. 18th St.
Anderson Drug Co., Goth and Lake SITS.
Sam Flag, l402 N. cath St.
G. M. Goodenough. Ais N. cath ST.
Willie Hammd. 24ls Cunning st.
II. Havch, 18th and Cunning SITS.
W. F. Kittering. 1872 s. cath st.
H. Hooper. 1901 N. 9th st.
W. H. Kurtz. 1886 N. 18th st.
Lake Cash Grocery Meat Co, 1904 Lake St.
Lee Lee, lT0S N. SD St.
Mnkin Grocery Co., 2l14 NJ cath St.
M Ooway 404 N 18th St.
Joseph H. Peters, 560l S. 22d St
T. H. Reeder. 1906 N. 18th St.
NJ. Siegler. TIA N. 2sth St.
Z. Ramsey. 1918 Vinton ST.
P Titus. 270s Lake St.
Wade q Benson 252o Lake st.
C. H. Schaven, 2601 N. 45th St.
S. B. Stark. s423 N. s0th St.
A. Morris. 4eoa N. S0th st.
e. H. Reeder, sos N. 10th s
Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-30
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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-05-09
sTocKARp ROAD LAW.

Very little, change is made in the
road laws Of Tennessee by the Stock
ard act OF the recent session. II ex'
pressly keeps in force the act of two
years ago which levied a special high.
way tax Of ten cents on the 500 of
taxable property to be used for road
purposes. 1t increases the auto tax
TO fifty cents per horse power per an
mum. It changes the personnel OF
the administrators Of the law by pro-
viding for three commissioners at $4,-
900 per annum salary each with ex-
penses instead of the honorary COM
mission that was provided In the act
OF 1916 which is expressly repealed.
The commissioners are to bold office
for six years except the first three,
one being appointed for two years,
another for four years and another
for. six years. the idea being that the
entire policy of the commission would
not be disturbed at one time.
8. This is all very well in theory but
it does not work out in practice in
Tennessee. Four years ago a board
of control to administer the penal and
charitable institutions OF the state
was created with the same tenure Of
office for its members. One of the
commissioners then appointed had
two years yet to serve, but the ad-
ministration of Gov! Roberts having
o laundering for the patronage con-
trolled by the board, promptly re-
pealed the law and legislated the
.a'nndesirables' out of their jobs. This
will probably be the case with the
state highway commission, unless
Gov. Roberts should be powerful
enough to dictate his successor as
governor.
The Stockard act makes no revolu-
tionary changes in the policy of the
state with reference to road construc-
tion and that is gratifying. 1t is a
great improvement over the proposed
Cameron bond bill. 1t does not at
tempt arbitrarily to designate the
roads in, Tennessee that are to be the
sole beneficiaries of state and federal
aid. Perhaps with commissioners de-
voting their entire time to road con-
struction there win be decided i'm
provement iin road building and main
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