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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-04-11
314,936 TRACTORS WILL
Be MADE IN 1919
PRODUCTION IN 1918 WAS 32,6e7,
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
INVESTIGATION SHOWS.
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
WASHINGTON. April ga produc-
ton of 314,936 thactors in the United
States in 1919 is estimated by manu-.
facturers reporting the Office of farm
equipment control, United States de-
partment of agriculture. The report
obtained in a special inquiry by the
department shows a production of
132.697 in 1918. The manufacturers
gave the number of tractors of diff
ferent sizes manufactured last year
and estimates of the number Of each
size that will be made this year. The
figures for 1919, of course, are mere.
ly estimates and represent the aggre-
gate OF the estimates submitted by
the tractor manufacturers in January
and February of this year.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-04-11
rs CENTS IS PRICE
OF GASOLINE HERE
FRY BROTHERS BROUGHT THE
PRICE DOWN BY BUCkING
STANDARD OIL.

Gasoline prices seem to have be-
come stabilized at % cents a gallon
in Columbia, in the 'gas" war that
ragged for some time in the state.
Prices have advanced in other cities
to almost their former standard. Fry
Brother claim the credit for bringing
the new prices to Columbia and are
being commended by auto owners for
bucking the Standard Oil prices. Gas
oline is now selling everywhere in Co
lumbia at rs cents.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-04-11
BAPTIST ORGANIZATIONS
TO CONVENE AT WARTRACE
SUNDAY SCHOOLS, 3. Y. p. U. AND
w. M. v. HAVE STRONG
PROGRAM.

The Middle Tennessee Baptist Sun
day school and B. Y. P. U. convention
and the Middle Tennessee Woman's
Missionary Union convention will be
held at Wartrace, April 1924. Mrs.
A. +. Burnley of Columbia is vice
president of the Woman's Missionary
Union. A strong program with many
of the leading Baptists of the state on
it will be held
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-04-11
PADGETT SAYS GLEAvES
is A WORLD CHARACTER
CONGRESSMAN PAYS TRIBUTE TO
MAN WHO GUARDED TRANS
PORTS ACROSS SEA.
Tuesdays Daily Herald.)

Congressman l.. p. Padgett of the
Seventh congressional district, chair
man of the house naval committee,
was. one of the principal speakers last
night at the presentation of sword
to Admiral Gleaves by the mothers OF
Nashville in appreciation for his SER
vices in commanding the feet that
guarded the transports across the At
lantic. Mr.. Padgett paid a tribute
to Admiral Gleaves as a world char
acter. The presentation ceremony
was attended by several thousand
people at the Ryman auditorium.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-04-11
"sEElNe EUROPE"
tBy United Press.)

PARIS, March 10 (By MaiD An
army of prospective guilds has already
begun drilling and rehearsing their
patter on the former battlefields of
France-in preparation for the tour
list hosts from America.
The National Touring Club of
France, organized before the war, has
resumed business. Its first act was to
map ont the battle area in twenty dis
tricts.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-04-11
EASTER SERVICES At
PLEASANT MOUNT CHURCH

There will be special Easter SER
vices at Pleaasnt Mount Cumberland
Presbyterian church by the pastor.
Rev S. T. Nicely. There will be spec
ial music and sermon on Sunday. April
20. All are invited.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-04-11
CAPTAIN LEE T0LLEY HAS
LANDED SAFELY IN U. S. A.

w NJ. Tolley received a telegram
Tuesday from his son, Captain
Lee Tolley, announcing his safe arri.
val from France. Captain Tolley
landed this morning at Boston. Can.
tain Tolley hopes to be home within
two weeks.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-04-11

B0oTHvIbLE, w. Va.-Stogies.
pipes and cigarettes came to their
own here W. S. Goodwin, l3. request
cd that smoking be permitted at his
funersL Each of the pail bearers Lit
flag before the procession started.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-04-11

bOND0N-A white armlet, warning
drivers of vehicles that the wearers
are unable to hop about quickly amidst
traffic, is now worn by ex-soIdiers
crippled in the war.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-08-24

be relieved by the Federal licensing of
all wholesalers, packers and other in
terstate handlers of foodstuffs. This
would eliminate extra middlemen, he
said.
In an attempt to exclude dealers and
Motel and restaurant men from partici-
pating in the sale of army supplies, a
vigilance committee of women was
formed yesterday by Mrs. Julia Saund-
ers. in charge Of the sales on the West
Side, from Fourteenth to 10th Street.
Suspicious looking purchasers were
tralled and their destinations reported.
A scheme of petty profteering was
evolved by number of youngsters at
one of the East side schools, Deputy
Commissioner O'Malley reported yes
terday. The boys, with little wagons
made of soap boxes, appeared at the
station early in the morning, Mr..
O'Malley said, and purchased large
quantities of canned goods. By the
time the sales depot opened about
1000 persons were standing in line.
The boys rolled their wagons along
the line, Offering to sell the canned
goods, delivered at the buyers home,
for one cent more than they paid.
ley said, as the delivery of the sup
plies proved attractive because of the
warmth of the day. No attempt was
made to interfere with the little bust
ness men.
Demand for Soups Light
Canned soups, never very popular
with many housewives, passed a quiet
and undisturbed day in The Bronx.
The demand at all the stations for
the soups was extremely light. House
wives said they could duplicate the
clty's price at any grocery store.
Public School No. 3, at Hudson and
Grove streets, was besieged by 5000
eager purchasers at the opening hour.
The line of prospective customers
girded the block. The bacon disap-
peared quickly, and canned tomatoes
were carried off by the hundreds.
Bryant High School in Queens at-
tracted thousands of purchasers and
ran up a sales total of almost $4,000
before the end of the day Erasmus
Hall High School, in Brooklyn, was
the second busiest Of the sales depots
City Chamberlain Philip Berolzheimer
announced last nhgt the Public National
Bank of New York has been selected to
handle all finances in connection with
the sale of army food by the city. Its
vaults will be kept open each night by
special arrangement, to receive the cur
rency brought by two assistant cashiers
under escort of several policemen.
Under the terms of the sale of the
food by the army to the city, the latter
must either pay for the goods or return
them within thirty days.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-08-24
Bill to Regulate
Packers Held Until
Middle of October
SENATOR enyonS Says Amend
ment Offered by Moses Is
Put Forward to Defeat
Whole Licensing Scheme
Net0 York Tribune
W0ahfM MIN. R,,r>rw

WASHINGTON, Aug. 23.-Legisla-
ton for the regulation Of the packers
will not be reported to the Senate for
passage before the middle Of October.
Chairman Gronna announced to-day
that witnesses already scheduled to
appear before the Agricultural COM
mittee will take until September Is to
be heard.
Senator Gronna was not very hope
full that the packer legislation could
be enacted much before the end of the
year, if at all. Thousands of persons
have asked to be heard before the
committee, he said, and if all were
heard the legislation probably could
not be reported to the present Con-
gress.
The chairman to-day appointed SEN
ator Hoke Smith, of Georgia, a sub
committee of one to draft a request to
all the industries that wish to send
representatives to testify to decide, if
possible, upon one witness to pres emit
their respective cases.
"1t is not possible to limit witnesses
to fifteen Witnesses" Senator Gronra
said. "Some Of those who have ap-
peared before US have given valuable
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-08-24
Union Heads Denv
New B. r. T. Strike
Is Planned by Men

Reports that the employees of the B
X. i; were contemplating another walk
out because of delay in the arbitration
of their differences with the COMPANY
were emphatically denied by their lead
ers yesterday. Patrick j. Shea, vice
president of the ANA lgamated Associa-
ton of Street and Electric Railway
Employees, declared that he looks for
no trouble of any kind, at least until
the arbitration proceedings have been
completed.
you can say for me and the other
officials of the Anal gamated," said Mr..
Shea, that there is nothing to this
talk of another strike The men are
standing together and they realize thev
must be patient. We are to know by
next Tuesday what the company offers,
and a meeting has been called for
Wednesday for them to decide on the
acceptance or rejection of the award ,
The men had been exercisd, too
over rumor to the effect that they
would be granted n 25 per cent in
crease instead Of the fat rate of rs
cents an hour which they demanded
From reliable sources it was learned
however, that the award would prob
ably approximate nine-hour day
with pay for ten, and an increase in
wages of 20 per cent.
Representatives of the brotherhoods
Of Locomotive Engineers and Railway
Trainmen who are conducting the
strike on the New York, Westchester
g. Boston Railway lines threatened
yesterday to call a strike on the New
York, New Haven & Hartford if the
officials of the former went anead with
their plans to replace the strikers
with non-union men. The Westches-
ter Railway officials have inserted ad-
vertisements in the newspapers call
ing for motermen and conductors to
take the place of those who walked
out.
The strikers contend that the West
chester lines are controlled for the
most part by stockholders of the New
York, New Haven & Hartford com
pany. No cars were run on the system
yesterday, but officials of the company
expect to have them moving in day or
two. Secretary Seidell. of the New
York, Westchester e. Boston company
said that a number of men had ap-
piled in response to the advertise
ments, but that none would be sent out
to work unless thoroughly experienced
in railroading. They will take trains
out, however, he declared, despite the
threats of the strikers, just as soon as
they are sufficiently acquainted with
the road
The strikers, under the leadership of
]. H. Wilson, hold daily meetings at
Mount Vernon.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-08-24

Mr.. Williams asserted the price of
sugar has been reduced by about five
cents pound in many sections Of the
city, while rice has dropped about three
cents a pound since the beginning of the
present agitation. A comparison Of the
prices given by Mr.. Williams and those
asked at several chain stores last week
revealed reductions in the cheese and
canned goods prices.
Mr.. Williams said he feels that as long
as the essential commodities are regu-
lated the others will take care Of them
selves. He said no effort would be
made to interfere with the legitimate
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-08-24

information. Members Of the commit
tee are responsible for much waste of
time, but / don't see how their nues
tions can be limited"
Senator Kenyon, author Of the pack
ers' bill, charged before the Committee
to-day that the amendment submitted
by Senator Moses, of New Hampshire.
to license all concerns engaged in inter
state commerce, was put forward with
the idea of defeating the whole licens-
ing plan.
James A. Anderson, a vegetable
Gamer, of Morgan, Utah, told the COM
mittee he opposed the bill, not because
it would injure his business as it stood,
but because of the proposal by Senator
Noses to license all businesses.
"Well, my own idea is that the Moses
amendment was introduced simply to
injure the whole plan," Senator Ken
yon said. II believe we ought to have
Senator Moses here to determine
whether or not he expects serious con-
sideration for his amendment"
Would Rather Quit Business
Mr.. Anderson said ne would rather
go out of business than submit to Fed
eral licensing. He bitterly attacked the
methods employed by the Federal
l. lduc SOul1llSSiOH Ill us lNVeSLl2a-
tions.
II find no evidence of a monopoly in
the Federal Trade Commissions report
on my business" he said. "In the in
vestigation their agents made in my
plant they fixed cost figure arbitrar-
lily. and displayed that they were either
incompetent or that they had no re-
gard for actual facts"
Under cross-examination by Senator
Kenyon, Mr.. Anderson said the Federal
Trade Commission had fixed the cost
of his product at lower rate than that
fixed by certified accountant, and that
as a result he had to make a claim to
secure an adjustment of his contracts
with the government
Bills to regulate the packers will
cause an increase rather than a lower
ing of the cost of living, Mr. Anderson
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-08-24

profits exacted by retailers, but others
would be punished by publicity pending
the passage of the act making profiteer-
ing crime. He said the fair price
committee will avoid litigation whenever
possible.
He said consumers could aid in reduc-
Ing the living cost by disseminating their
present practice Of demanding only the
best, regardless of price.
In discussing the high price of cof-
fee Mr.. Williams said the Federal gov
vance in the coffee price in Brazil of
from liz cents in 1918 to 80 cents at
present.
Abram Wakeman, secretary of the
Lower Wall Street Business Mems As
ISOLATION, and coffee expert, failed to
be impressed by Mayor Hylan's an
nouncement that 44,356,593 pounds of
coffee are held in storage here, If this
were the case, he said, coffee soon
would be 60 cents pound and tea
would be in line for the post of official
breakfast beverage. The New York
coffee report for July, he said, showed
mat 9i,l5S,308 pounds of coffee are
stored here--and this is below the nor
NAL amount. The present shortage is
due to blight in Brazil and the scar
city of shipping, Mr.. Wakeman said.
He recommended that the Mayor in the
future avoid issuing hasty reports on
the eve Of departures for Saratoga.
Earl B. Barnes, Assistant United
States, Attorney, declared that six
large dealers in foodstuffs have pledged
themselves to place holdings on the
food market for consumption here. He
said he plans to continue his anti
boarding campaign during the coming
week and will examine number of
dealers.
A plan of cooperative purchasing d.
rect from farmers was put into prac-
tlce on Washington Heights yesterday
when six tons of food were sold under
the auspices of the Audubon Commu-
nifty Council. The food was purchased
from farm wagon at 156th Street and
st. Nicholas Avenue. Prices were as
much as so per cent below those quoted
at the neighboring retail stores. Three
other community councils in other
sections of the city are at work on a
similar plan. The Audubon council is
planning to open stores where the food
can be sold at prices slightly above
those asked by the farmer.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-08-24
Governor Gets Report
On High Liring Cost

ALBANY, Aug. 23.-Martn H. Glynn,
former Governor. and John h Finley,
State Education Commissioner, made
preliminary report with recommended
tions to Governor Smith to-day on their
high cost of living investigation. The
Governor said he would not make the
report public until he had time to 90
over it carefully. 1t is generally be-
lieved he will call an extra session of
the Legislature to act on the food, and
particularly the milk situation. The
Governor said that would not be def
nitely settled until after further con-
ferences with the investigators.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-08-24
Union Claims Victory
Secretary of Painters Says 624
Employers Have Yielded

Denying statement by the Master
Painters Association, Philip Zoussner,
secretary of the Brotherhood of Paint
ers, Decorators and Paperhangers, yes
terday affirmed that ga boss painters
have met the unions demands for 81
an hour and five-day week. Eleven
thousand painters went on strike last
week. Mr.. Zoussner says nearly 5000
painters are back at work following
settlements by 624 employers.
Alfred E. Joy, secretary of the en-
ployers' body, had contended that none
of the 400 members of his association
had settled with the union, nor had
masters associations in The Bronx
and in Harlem. He said the employers
were determined not to yield to the
union SO long as it refuses to deal with
the employers as a body.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-08-24
Gouging Checked
By Food Crusade
" iIIianas Summarizes
Benefits Won by U. S.,
Stote and City FIGHT

The concerted efforts Of Federal,
state and city officials to reduce the
cost Of living have checked consistent
upward price trend of nearly year s
development, Arthur Williams, Federal
Food Administrator, declared yester-
day.
Mr.. Williams admitted that prices
have not been made to decline by the
intensive warfare of the last two weeks,
but he contended the choking off Of
fluctuations, with their predominating
upward tendencies, has been commend
able. He is satisfied that many of the
grocers are abiding by the price lists
issued by the fair price committee, but
says the task of lining up the butchers
has not been completed.
He summarized the effects of the la
bors of the fair price committee and
the state and municipal agencies fight
ing the high, living cost as follows:
l. They have released large guam
titles of boarded goods and placed
them in circulation to bring the supply
nearer to the demand.
2. The rise in prices has been
checked, those engaged in the food
stuffs traffic having been made to feel
that a social and economic crisis
would be precipitated by continued
price advances.
Profiteering Eliminated
3. Profteers in foodstuffs have been
practically eliminated by the .publica-
ton of fair prices and fair price mar
gins, placing formidable weapon in
the hands of housewives.
A. People have been taught to aid
themselves by purchasing substantial
but cheaper grades Of food. This
education has not been completed by
any means, Mr.. Williams said.
Mr.. Williams declared he has re-
ceived information that large stores OF
food held for higher prices are being
thrown onto the market. Those not
boarding for export. he said, have had
demonstrated to them by the publica
ton of fair prices that they never car
make huge profits or their holdings
| He added that he has 10 desire to in
terfere with food iegitimately held t.
supply the consumptivc demand during
In discussing the checking of the
general advance in prices Mr.. William:
said a canvass of almost 1000 chair
stores in this city yesterday morning
showed most of the "basic" commodi
ties are being sold for less than the
fair price margins. He answered thu
criticism of consumers who have sale
the margins are excessive by saying
that number of dealers fix specia
prices for one or two commod ities, sell
ing them at little or no profit to at
tract customers.
Chain Prices Compared
He issued the following price list
showing the fair prices and those asket
yesterday morning by chain stores:
ia ir RID ha
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-08-24

~
the cost of living. 1t is pointed out
enat with peace the already enormous
export trade of this country will be
greatly increased; that the coming
for food in Europe when her u scant,,
summer crop is exhausted, and that as
result Of the unexpected loss in
wheat IN the Middle West this coun-
trys wheat reserves will be much
smaller than was promised.
At the same time it Is admitted that
price fixing, even if extended to nil
necessities, may defeat it's own end by
failing to encourage production next
year.
The next step in Congress, it was ex-
pected to-day, will be to push through
some sort Of. cold storage legislation.
Hearings on that subject will be re-
sumed by the House Agricultural Com
mlttee early in the week. while the
Senate puts the finishing touches on
the Kenyon bill.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-08-24

asserted. He said bankers were using
great care in making loans, and the re-
suit will be that many independent
food-producing enterprises will be
forced to restrict their business.
J. NJ. Baker, a merchant operating
retail grocery stores in several South
ern states, told the committee the
Southern Whole sale Grocers' Associa-
ton, one of the chief supporters of the
Kenyon bill, is itself gigantic mo-
nopoly. He charged that an agreement
existed among the wholesalers whereby
their prices were fixed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-08-24
Day to Refuse Pulpit
To Aid Food Campaign,
nR. JONATHAN c. DAY. Commits.

nR. JONATHAN c. DAY, Commits
- sioner Of Public Markets. yes
terday received call to go as pas
tor to the Trinity Presbyterian
Church of San Francisco. The call
said he was also to act as industrial
secretary of the San Francisco pres
bytery.
DR.. Day said that he did not be-
heve he would accept, since, in his
estimation, the distribution Of food
at moderate prices was as good
gospel us he could preache at
present.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-08-24
WHY YOUR PIANO SHOULD BE A
DUO-ART

guidance from you, any and all piano
music.
The other is the almost unbeliev-
able power of the Duo-Art to play
TOR yoN the greatest music Of all time,
as played by the greatest masters of
today. The Duo-Art unlocks bvvour
touch on a little lever, the greatest
musical treasures this century has
to offer. The actual playing of
Paderewski, Holman, CAM and
Novaes-the purest of classics played
by masters to inspire and instruct
the student of your household-th
most captivating dance music for the
young people to dance to.
Why then be satisfied with the
piano that lacks these great educa-
tional and pleasure giving privileges?
The additional cost of the Duo-Art
is negligible compared to the limitless
pleasure it brings
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-08-24

BECAUSE the Duo-Art is first
- andforemost genuine piano
~ one of fourfamous makes, each
of which is the finest and most lasting
piano-value at its price that can be
obtained anywhere. Belt the glorious
Steinway, or the popular priced but
highly endorsed Stroud, it is-per-
feet in action, beautiful in tone-an
instrument of finest quality for hand
playing.
But there are two other important
reasons why your piano should be a
Duo-Art. One is the privilege it
accords you of playing the piano with
your own musical feeling-of inter-
preting yourself the works of the
great masters, classic and modern,
even though you are not able to play
by hand. For the Duo-Art is a
Pianola greatest of all player pianos)
which means So wonderful pneumatic
fingers ready to play, with simple
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-08-24
Chain Prices Compared

He issued the following price list
showing the fair prices and those asked
yesterday morning by chain stores:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-08-24
Ohio Storage Men Fined
On Food Hoarding Charge

CLEVELAND, Aug. 23.--Joseph N.
Nash, secretary treasurer of the Cleve-
land Provision Company, to-day was
fined $500 and costs for violating the
state law covering holding of food in
cold storage by Municipal Judge Sill
bert.
On q similar charge, William F.
Fletcher, Cleveland manager for Swift
e. CO., Chicago packers, was given the
same fine yesterday.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1919-06-12
Over Five Hundred Red Cross
Members

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