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The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1919-02-27
WE'LL KNOWN COLORED
CITIZEN PASSES AWAY

a. D. Smith, an old, we'll known
and useful colored citizen, died at
his home in this city at 5 O'Clock
Tuesday morning, tuberculosis being
the cause Of his death. He had been
in feeble health for about two years,
but had been confined to his home
for about three weeks prior to his
passing away. The funeral services
were held in the colored NJ. E. church
here Wednesday at ! o'clock, the SER
vices being conducted by the pastor,
Rev. Il. G, Jones, after which the
burial took place in the Townsend
graveyard. The deceased is sur
vived by his wife, but no children
survive him.
A. D. Smith was one Of the best
known colored men in this county,
and was engaged in the barber bus
mess in Coyngton for about AS years,
He was born and spent all Of his
life in this county, and was about II
years of age at the time of his death.
He was slave of the late Thomas
Somervell before the Civil war, and
was the body servant of his son, the
late Jack Somervel, during that
struggle. He was ever faithful as
a servant and was always friend
of the white people, among whom he
counted great number of friends.
These friends feel deep personal be-
reayement in his passing away.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1919-02-27
LOCALNEWs

Mr. J. n, jackson has been on
the sick list for the past few days.
We understand that Mr.. James
Barret has let the contract for the
erection of a handsome brick store
house to take the place Of the old
frame structure at Barretville, in
which he has conducted business for
so many years. He is also prepar
ing to have handsome dwelling
erected for his son, Mr.. Paul Barrett.
Mrs. o. d. Glenn, Of Nashville.
deputy of the workshop and factory
inspection department Of the state
of Tennessee, who recently visited
Govington and made an inspection
of the various places of business en-
ploying female help, congratulated
the Covington Supply Co. ON the
good feeling and congeniality be-
tween employer and employees, and
says in letter to that firm cover
ing the subject: Owing to the con-
genial conditions existing between
employer and employees with your
company, / have suggested to the
chief that the same be given special
mention in our report for the year
1912
Lieut.. Ben A. King, formerly
adjutant for the military police Of
Camp Wadsworth, Spartanburg, s.
G., returned home to spend a few
days with his wife and parents be-
fore reporting to his appointment
as personal adjutant on board trans
port vessels, to supervise the com
pletion of records for the returning
of soldiers. He will report to Ho-
boken docks to embark for foreign
ports on March TO-
We must again state that the
Leader charges one dollar for cards
of thanks and five cents per line for
obituary notices, estimating six
words to the line. Cash must ac-
company these articles. A number
have been left out this week on ac-
count of failure to observe these
rules. They have been so numerous
that we cannot vary from the above
rule.
Mr.. S. P. Rowland, of the Mt
Carmel vicinity, returned Saturday
night from Memphis, where he went
to attend the funeral Of Mrs. Mollie
who died at her home
there Friday afternoon at 5 o'clock,
Of influenza and pneumonia, after
an illness of two weeks. The de-
ceased was SO years Of age, and is
by two sons and two daugh
tiers. Her burial occurred in Elm
wood cemetery Saturday
Rev D. NJ. McDougall, d. D.,
pastor Of the Presbyterian church at
Franklin, Tenn, moderator of the
Synod Of Tennessee and manager Of
the Presbyterian Progressive Pro-
gram for Beneyolences, spoke in the
First Presbyterian Church Tuesday,
February rs, at 7:30 pm. DR.. Nc
Dougall is a most entertaining speak
er and his speech was heard with
great interest BY fair-sized audi
ance
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1919-02-27
A THING FOR OUR PARENTS
TO REFLECT UPON

There are things which are some
times taken as a matter of course,
and while their influence may, not
always be for the best, yet they have
lin a manner become incidental, and
no individual feels enough personal
responsibility to demonstrate or to
protest against it.
We believe it is a fact that the
citizens of Covington are a law-abid-
ing and right-thinking people. They
are spending large sums Of money to
support the churches, the schools
and the various agencies which are
designed to elevate the morals and
promote refinement and culture.
These things are right; they are
reasonable, and no one who possess
es fair share of intelligence could
or would gainsay this statement.
But the payment Of church dues and
the sufferance of taxes are not in
themselves a full discharge of civic
obligations.
Eternal vigilance las Of liberty is
the price Of good citizenship. A
man who is normal, who has clear
realization of that which constitutes
a real, sure-enough valuable mem
Der of the community, does not feel,
when he has provided home, food
and clothing for his family, that he
has right to sit down at his ease
and trust the up-bringing Of his
family to luck or providence; and
once his attention is called to some
thing that threatens the safety Of
his home, he hastens to correct it.
This brings us to a case in point.
and that is the character Of some Of
the picture shows that are being
served to our people.
Do the fathers and mothers, whose
children nightly visit these places
lof amusement, know just what is
being shown?
Do they understand and Of course
they do-that the things conveyed
to the brain through the eyes make
the most lasting impressions? And
Iif they do know this are they salts
| fled with the grade of morals which
the screens convey in some of the
exhibitions Given?
The people who flock to these
shows, making them possible and
profitable, are as much to be CEN
sured as the ones who produce the
show The majority Of the picture
shows shown here are good, and are
worthy of our peoples patronage
Criticism is>meant only for occasional
indecent shows which appear on the
screen here.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1919-02-27

Judge Jacob S. Galloway died at
his home in Memphis at S:45 o'clock
Sunday night, of arterial schlerosis,
IN the s1st year Of his age, and after
confinement to his home Of about
four weeks. In years and point Of
service on the bench Judge Galloway
was The oldest Judge in Tennessee,
and probably in the entire south. Con-
t;nuouslv since 1886 he had been
nudge of the probate court Of Shell
~ county, the only tribunal Of the
kind in Tennessee, and from 1896
mill 1905 he was exofficial judge OF
IN second circuit court Of the county,
later abolished by legislative act. AS
iurist in probate matters Judge
Gailoway's record compares with that
Of the most famous judges Of the
country. Reversals Of his decisions
were very rare. Judge Galloway was
horn at Mindham, N. j., in 1888, and
his education was finished at Prince
ton University, though the greater
mart Of his life was spent in Mem
nhis. He served with honor as a
confederate soldier and was danger
onsly wounded at the battle Of Shi-
Ian Four times he vanquished all
eomers for the probate judgeship,
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1919-02-27
TAXPAYERS, TAKE NOTICE

All county and state taxes on
lands, personality and poll taxes be-
come due on the first Monday in Oc-
tober Of each year, and the same be-
come delinquent on the first day of
March following. After that date
costs and penalties will accrue there
on. All property upon which taxes
have become delinquent, on the first
day Of May will be put in the print
er's hands for advertisement, and
that will be additional cost added
thereto. To prevent being rushed
or delayed by crowds in my office
during the last two weeks of the
time, taxpayers will be benefited
BY not puttir~ off until the last min
ute to pay their taxes for 1918 No
deviation from these requirements of
the law. ",enectfr''
6f4w J. A. PEELER. Trustee.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1919-02-27
RESOLUTIONS On DEATH
OF YOUNG TAYLOR SMITH

We, your committee, appointed to
draw up suitable resolutions upon
the death Of our dear young friend,
Taylor Smith, report the following,
and recommend that it be spread on
the minutes
Taylor Smith, the first president
of this organization and one of its
best loved members, has been taken
from us by sudden and most tragic
death just as he was entering upon
young manhood and, in the full vigor
OF body, mind and character, gave
promise of long, useful and honor
able career. From childhood to youno
manhood we had known him and
always to admire him. He was a
young man of unusually pleasant
and winning manners, quiet and UNI
assuming, and yet with strength of
will and Of purpose and Of moral
character that won the admiration
of all who knew him. Always faith
full in whatever his hands found to
do, loyal to his friends as well as
to his ideals of right, idolized by
his family and regarded both with
love and admiration by old and youn &
"a Christian and a gentleman in ev-
cry sense of those words, he was one
whom we were proud to claim as
Ia member of our society. He has
gone from among us, and yet he
still lives with us, both in the sweet
memory of the years when we were
privileged to associate with him in
love and comradeship, and in the
bright example that he set of what
young man should be.
We express to his family both our
hope and our faith that the Heav-
emily Father will send to them the
Great Comforter in their deep sor-
row, and we extend to them our
sincere and heartfelt sympathy,
for we weep with them. We loved
him, too.
Respectfully submitted,
R. w. SANFORD,
THURST0N MOOSE,
FLORENCE BRINGLE.
Committee.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1919-02-27

In planning means Of diversified
ton, we believe it would be goot
idea for our farmers to grow q
larger crop of sweet potatoes thar
ever before. This is one industry that
has been growing steadily III our
county for the past few years. FARM
ers in the vicinity Of Martin, Dresden
and Greenfield are growing potatoes
on a large scale, and are finding che
industry very profitable, AMI we un-
derstand that their potatoes are
bringing around two dollars per
bushel. Tennessee grown potatoes
are given preference in the northern
markets.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1919-02-27

By the enactment of a bill Thurs
day by the Tennessee Legislature
providing means for the registra-
ton Of absent voters, the absent vot-
ers' machinery is at last complete
says dispatch from Nashville sent
out under date Of February 20. The
general assembly enacted bill pro-
viding for absent voters to vote in
regular elections and primaries, but
makes no provision for absent reg
istration, and the law as notfwy
istration, and the law was not as
generally used as it had been antic-
ipated it would be. However, the
enactment of the new bill will enable
all voters unavoidably detained from
their legal voting and registration
places to be entitled dlup2345YU
places to be enrolled as registered
voters
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1919-02-27

Gov Roberts vetoed the free pass
bill Friday morning shortly before
noon. The bill requiring railroads
and transportation companies in Ten
to give passes to officials Of
the general assembly and wards Of
the state. The governor urged the
settling Of the free pass question
for good and all at this session Of
the general assembly.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1919-02-27

See If it Is in the classified.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1919-02-27

The Fayette Falcon states that the
Cooperative Shipping Association
made its first shipment of hogs from
that point last week. This is a good
sign for the farmers Of our neigh
Dor county, and is the beginning Of
better things for the future The
shipment Of hogs, cattle, hay, corn
and sweet potatoes from Covington
is increasing from year to year and
its beneficial effects can already be
seen.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1919-02-27
ROADS AGAIN


Now that the new road law has
been passed and the new commits
sion named, let us all hope and work
for better roads The personnel OF
the commission will doubtless be sat
isfactory to the people Of the county.
They are all good men, and they will
earnestly desire to render good SER
vice to the people Of the county.
They are entitled to our hearty sup
port and cooperation. As we UNI
derstand it, Messrs. +. w. Bringle, 5.
r. Terry, w. H, Starnes, L. K. Baird
and w. G. Howard will have full
control Of the roads Of the county
until the next regular election, which
will be next August year. It will be
their duty to elect a supervisor, who
will have direct supervision over the
contractors, and who, with them, will
be responsible for the faithful per-
Torrance of duty. The supervisors
salary is fixed at $1,000 year, and
he Is to give all of his time to the
work. He is elected for term Of
two years, but may be removed for
failure to perform his duty,
The success of the law will depend
very greatly upon the judgment, en-
ergy and faithfulness Of this super
visor. The commission will doubt
less exercise due care in his selection,
We bespeak for the whole working
force, commissioners, supervisor and
contractors, the full sympathy and
cooperation Of the people.
When the very best possible has
been done under this law with the
money available, it Is not likely that
roads can be built and maintained
that will meet the needs of the times
and satisfy the people Of the county
with the increased and concentrated
traffic on our main roads it is prob
able that nothing short Of hard-sur-
facing will stand the test Of the win
ter weather. If this be true, then we
will have to resort to bond issue,
and We had as well face that fact.
why should we be afraid of bond
issue Of two, three, four or even five
hundred thousand dollars, with 70
years in which to pay it, when we
put fourteen hundred and four thou
sand dollars in little more than one
year to defeat the Kaiser? A large
per cent Of the road money would be
spent in our own county, too.
If the Legislature should pass the
bill putting a tax on automobiles to
make the Jeff Davis and certain other
highways state roads to be surfaced
with concrete, then we could have
bond issue to equal the amount we
could get from the state and federal
government for the hard-surfacing
Of other main roads Of the county.
This would enable the county COM
mission to do a good part by all the
remaining roads Of the county. The
people Of the county will most likely
have to decide this issue within the
next few months, The legislature
Of the state Of Illinois has already
passed an automobile bill similar to
the one here referred to.
Let us remember, next summer,
the condition in which our roads have
been during this mild winter, and
when the time for action comes let
us build d system Of roads that will
be a pleasure and profit to this
and the next generation.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1919-02-27
NOTICE TO OUR CUSTOMERS

We take this method Of notifying
our customers and friends that we
have sold out the Bringle ginning
plant to E. s. Bringle and Vaughan
Bros, and win complete the cotton
ginning season at our old stand at
the depot, where we viii be glad to
serve you.
HARVEY & PULLEN.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1919-02-27

lbut last time he was unOppossd,
deemed unbeatable, and was elected
by reclamation as It we're to the
fifth term Of eight years, which
began September /, last.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1919-02-27
Respectfully submitted,
R. w. SANFORD,
THURSTON MOOSE,
FLORENCE BRINGLE,
Committee.

Mrs. James A. Fields and daugh-
ter, Miss Fleeta Flippin, came over
from Henning Tuesday night on
visit to Mr. and Mrs. Z. 2. Flipnin.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1919-02-27

Memphis has Withdrawn her in
vitation to the Confederate veterans
to hold their annual reunion in that
city in. 1919.
Evening star., 1919-04-27
Not Approved.

As ohhciAl announcement at Paris
to the effect that Premiers Clemenceau
and Lloyd George did not approve
President Wilson's statement regard
ing the Italian claims, and that they
endeavored to induce him to postpone
publication in the hope of effecting an
arrangement, puts a different light
upon the question. It was stated pre-.
viously that the Presidents statement
was made with the approval Of the
British and French premiers, as to
both terms and the time, thus making
It appear as the joint judgment Of the
three remaining members of the coun.
Gil Of four. Now it appears that it
was the Presidents own unsupported
declaration, which materially lessons
its force as q ruling upon the issues
involved, save to the extent that the
President has been constituted final
arbiter. The somewhat belated an
nouncement now made that the Brit
!sh and French premiers did not give
their approval Of the Presidents
statement and that they sought to Sc
cure its postponement may be due to
desire to soften the asperity of the
situation and to cause Italy to feel
hopeful Of settlement satisfactory to
her, even though her delegates have
withdrawn from Paris.
Evening star., 1919-04-27
The Government Force Here.

The estimate Of 10000 persons on
the government pay roll in the District
of Columbia, including the municipal
government, which has been made by
the joint commission on reclassiica-
ton, gives an indication of the abnor.
NAL growth Of the citys population
during the past two years. Formerly
IS 900 was the number roughly accept
ed as the size of the government force
in the District. This might have risen
to 10000 at the time the war broke,
which would mean an increase Of S0,-
900 in the public service employees at
the capital, or 200 per cent.
Analysis Of the census taken by the
commission, which shows 10l $50 by ac-
tual count-this not including the en-
ployes of tie Washington navy yard,
the city post Office and the large num-
Der Of persons who, while having mill
tary status, are doing civilian work
here-showsI little likelihood Of early
reduction in the number Of employees.
Such presumably temporary bureaus as
the fuel and food administrations have
between them only 504 workers, these
forces having been greatly reduced.
In the office Of the director general Of
railroads are 1880, and these may re-
main for q considerable period. The
War Department list comprises 26,692
persons, and this may be subject to
some reduction, though not at the rate
which was anticipated upon the sign
ing Of the armistice. The Treasury
Department, with 81, AZ, heads the list,
and this number is likely to increase
rather than decrease.
In all but q few Of the emergency
bureaus brought into being by the war
the government is actually under
manned rather than oversupplied with
help. Readjustments must occur, and
in the course Of them the surplus Of
the temporary or possibly overmanned
Offices will flow into those that are in
need of more workers, The govern
ment has become a much bigger in
stitution during the past two years and
will not shrink in its functions or per-
sonnel appreciably with tho coming Of
peace.
Evening star., 1919-04-27
Optimism and the Loan.

Optimism is regarded by the Treas
ury officials as the chief enemy Of
loan success at this time. The start
on the fifth war issue was excellent
and the first few days produced feel
ing Of confidence that the notes would
be oversubscribed. This feeling nat
urally causes a slight slackening Of
energy on the part of the people.
The issue is not success if it is not
subscribed to the last dollar, through
the purchases of the individual citi-
zens. 1t must not be left to the banks
to put the loan over There is an ur-
gent duty in this, as in all the other
issues, to spread the bonds among the
greatest possible number of people, and
hence it is up to every person to take
to the limit Of means.
This is a particularly attractive is
sue of securities The loan is for four
years, and thus the purchasers Of notes
will receive their principal back in
the shortest time Of all the war loans,
for reinvestment The rate Of inter
est is the highest of the series, ~
per cent. The notes can be converted
into 3A non taxable bonds. As bust
ness proposition it is the best the gov
ernment has offered.
Despite the excellent start last Mon
day many communities are tagging in
the rate of subscriptions, Washington
included. The second week should
show a faster pace. It is to be borne
in mind that all oversubscriptions will
be rejected, and hence it is desirable
that every person who wants one Of
these notes should subscribe early.
Evening star., 1919-04-27

moved farther to the south the birds
went to what we now call the tropics,
but returned to their ancestral nesting
grounds as soon as the change of con-
ditions permitted. In this way they
set up their long migration routes over
which they travel twice year.
The other theory is that the natural
home of the migratory birds is in the
far south; that because of population
crowding there they move north to
feed and rear their young when the
retreat of winter permits this, and then
return to their natural home. There
are many difficulties in both theories.
Some migrants come north before
warm weather sets in and some return
to the far south as soon as their young
can fly, and long before cold weather
is due. A great number of species do
not migrate at all.
Evening star., 1919-04-27
Spring Migration Of Birds.

Bird migration is going on and scores
Of species have returned to the Dis
trict and surrounding territory. after
spending the winter in the south, many
species having flown 40 far as Central
and South America. The phenomena
Of bird migration have been noted for
more than 1000 years, and on this SUBJ
ject the biological survey Of the De-
partment Of Agriculture has been sys-
tematically collecting data for some
thing more than . quarter Of con.
tury. Tho instinct that impels some
species Of birds to migrate, while
others live the four seasons in their
birth locality, remains a secret which
the birds have not shared with men.
Man has constructed two theories, and
that which is said to be the moro COM
monty accepted Il that ages ago the
place in the world now covered by the
United States and Canada swarmed
with tropie non-migratory birds. That
was before the arctic ice fields moved
south and covered the northern half of
our continent. The approach Of the ice
would force the birds to leave their
homes to seek food. There would. be
temporary recessions Of the ice fields,
and the birds, because Of their love of
home, would return. The habit Of mi
grafton was thus formed. As the ice