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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-05-27
Huns to Ask for No Additional Time;
Austrian Treaty Nears Completion
Bolshevists Push Ahead On Trans Siberian Railway. But Are
FallinL Back in the Neighborhood of Petrograd.

In M north, however. the Bolshey-
ISIS are falling back before the Films
and Russians volunteers. who are ad-
vancing toward Petrograd. The town
OF Peterhof, twenty miles from Petro-
grad. is reported taken with the aid Of
the British fleet operating in the gulf
OF FINLAND. Many Bolshevists are re-
ported 10 have been captured in that
sector. together with large numbers
of guns
PskoH. an important railway juno
tion. about LIS miles west OF
Petrograd also is reported about to
fall.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-05-27

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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-05-27

rnrAL COMMITTEE CONCURS.
At 4 meeting OF the managers or
Inc salvation Army home service
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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-05-27
WEATHER

Warrington, May So
Fur Virginia: Partly cloudy
Tuesday. probably showers
b southwest; Wednesday
ah0WekA
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-05-27

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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-12-26
FRY TALKS ABOUT
ESSEX AUTOMOBILES
SAYS ACHIEVEMENTS OF CAR
AND ADVERTISEMENTS ABOUT
TO SWAMP THEM.

They are buying Essex cars for
Christmas presents" said Barney
Fry of Fry & Jones, this morning.
THE achievements made by this
Essex car and as told through the col
umns of The Daily Herald have Ger.
tainly attracted the attention of the
motoring public to this splendid four
cylinder machine and it is going to
be another case of not being able to
supply the demand" said Mr.. Fry in
discussing the matter further
= I'VE have been getting about all the
Essex cars we could place, and have
sold a goodly number in 1919. but it
looks now as if We will have more or.
ders than we can supply during 1920"
Fry & Jones were washing up and
polishing two of these cars this morn.
ing getting them ready to deliver as
Christmas presents. Somebody's
stockings viii certainly bulge out to
hold one Of these speed demons.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-12-26
poucHeoY HEROES.

Twelve congressional medals were
awarded the thirtieth division in the
war out OF seventy-eight that were
given altogether. The entire twelve
were awarded to members of the in.
fantry, the 117th, 18th and 10th in
fantry. More medals and crosses and
decorations by far were given the
doughboys than were awarded those
of any other branch of the combatant
service because the infantryman bore
brunt of the conflict. He had oppor-
tunities to display prodigies of valor
that were not accorded to others ex-
cept those in the air. Tennesseans
will feel a thrill of pride to know that
the division in which their own 1l7th
infantry fought received more con-
gressional medals than any other d.
vision in France.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-12-26
FARM BOYS CARRY
MUCH WAR INSURANCE

OF Americas mighty war forces of
more than four and a half million
men, 100000, it is estimated came
from farms. Records in the bureau of
war risk insurance in Washington, D.
e., indicate that these farm-bred or
farm-rised boys carried government
insurance amounting to over ten mil
lion dollars.
During the earlier Rehabilitation, it
was so difficult to keep track of the
discharged service men that it seem
ed as though very large proportion
OF them did not return to their former
addresses or homes. So many of the
service men who had come from the
FARMS seemed to be listening to the
call to the city that it was feared that
more than one-half of them were not
going back to the farms. Later the
tide of migration set in toward the
country and now it is believed that
the loss in man-power to the farms as
the result of former service men set
Ting elsewhere may not be more than
100000.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-12-26
DECREE AGAINST PACKERS.

Under an agreed decree entered il
the federal court the five great pack
ers will cease the operation of al
their "side line" enterprises and will
in the future confine themselves te
buying and packing and selling meats
and meat products. Theoretically II
may be fine thing to separate the
packere from the business that they
have conducted in some 900 side
lines" but as a matter of fact the pub.
lie will receive absolutely no bene-
fits therefrom.
The packers engaged in the making
and the sale Of foodstuffs other than
meats because they could do 1t eff
ciently and protitably and had they
not been able to compete with others
engaged in the same business it would
not have required court decree to
change their methods of doing bust
ness. The public were the beneficial
ries of the very efficient and econom-
ical methods through which the pack
ers were enabled to enter other fields
of activities.
The packers built stock yards and
constructed refrigerator cars and laid
spur track railroads because these
things contributed to the economical
and efficient operation of their bust
ness. No one can deny that through
the efficient and economical methods
employed by the packers much waste
has been eliminated. The packers
probably did not do all these things
from choice, they did them from ne
cess!ty and because others would not
furnish the capital to provide them.
The public is going to be disappoint-
ed il it expects for moment that the
court decree at Chicago is going to re-
duce the cost Of living or add any
thing to the worlds stock Of food COM
mOdities.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-12-26
DR.. WATTS SPEAKS
ON SUNDAY CLOSING
TO REPEAL THE SUNDAY CLOS.
ING LAW WOULD BE A BACK
WARD STEP.

DR.. George 0. Watts, in his sermon
at st. Peters church Sunday morning,
took occasion to refer to the fact that
it had been mentioned in the local
daily press that the incoming board
of mayor and aldermen would repeal
the Sunday closing law.
Dr.. Watts, in the course of his re-
marks, stated that Sunday should not
be commercialized and that to repeal
the laws would be backward step.
He insisted that law thai is not en-
forced should be taken off the stat.
ute books, but that to repeal the Sun
Cay closing law would be calamity.
Dr. Watts stated that the law max
ers were in great many instances at
fault and made laws VIII .ch the com
munity were not ready for nor in sym.
pathy with them, and that before laws
are enacted the sentiment of the PEG
pie should be sounded out, but law
should not be made a farce.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-12-26
DAN CUPID IS NOW f,
WORKING OVERTIME

During the first days of the present
month, it appeared that the flock of
December brides would be considera-
bly, below normal but Dan Cupid has
done himself proud during the past
few days, and indications point to a
record breaking month. Saturday
eleven Maury county brides were led
to the altar, and this was the best
day of the year. Since the first of the
month marriage licenses have been is
sued to tyenty-six white couples and
sixteen colOred couples. In Deem
Der, 1913. just after the close of the
world war, there were fifty eight Ii
censes issued, twenty-six to white
couples and thirty-two to cOlored
couples. The record now stands forty
two licenses in 1919. with ten more
days to run, as against IS in the cor
responding month of last year.
County Court Clerk Lipscomb is be-
ing kept busy assisting the young MI
Cupid these days, and says the faster
they. come the more he is pleased.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-12-26
CHRISTMAS TO
Be GENERALLY
OBSERVED HERE
MANY OF THE STORES AND
SHOPS WILL BE CLOSED ALL
DAY ON THURSDAY.
NO ISSUE OF THE HERALD
AS Usual All Of Force and Employees
Will Have Full HoIdays-Chrst-
mas Trees and Entertainments Ga.
lore Over the County.

Christmas day will be generally OBJ
served in Columbia. There will be lit.
tie business and probably more stores
and shops will close during the day
than at any previous Christmas. All
Of the big department stores will
cease activities entirely for the day.
The Offices will all be closed The
city officers will take full holiday eX-
cept County Court Clerk Lipscomb,
who will have to be within hailing
distance in order to accommodate the
couples who have been pierced by the
darts from Cupid's bow.
Anderson Bros. G. Foster, Maury
Dry Goods Company, the Smart Shop,
w. w. Evans & Company and many
other stores will close for the entire
day. The grocery stores will be open
during the morning with reduced
forces, but will have partial holiday.
In keeping with the custom since
its establishment, The Herald will
take full holiday. No paper has ever
been issued on Christmas day and all
of the members of the force and the
employees will have an opportunity to
spend the entire day with their fami-
lies.
The stores will all remain open on
Wednesday night in order that the be-
lated customers may have a final op-
portunity to make purchases.
Over the county there will be the
usual number of community and Sun
day school Christmas trees and Ell
most of them being on Wednesday
evening.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-12-26
ROBERTS CONSIDERS
VACANCY ON BENCH
GOVERNOR SAYS THAT HE WILL
APPOINT CHANCELLOR HERE
AT AN EARLY DATE.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Dec. 20.-The
yancancy in the fifth chancery divi
sion, caused by the death of Judge
Walter S. Bearden, of Shelbyville, will
be filled as soon as soon as possible,
according to Gov. Roberts Friday and
he requests that all endorsements and
recommendation be filed with him as
early as possible so that the appoint
ment of chancellor be made at once.
Already endorsements and recommen-
dations have been received by Gov.
Aoberts in behalf of Thomas B. Lyle,
of Murfreesboro; f. r. Horton, of
Lewisburg, and w. s. Fleming, of Co
lumbia. and other endorsements are
expected to follow in rapid succession,
while it is also probable that other ap-
plicants may enter the field.
Gov. Roberts having been chancel.
lor Of one of the districts of the state
at the time he was elected governor,
is we'll aware of the needs and quail
flcctions OF chancellor and will give
the matter his closest attention be.
fore making selection of Judge Bear
dcn's successor.
In speaking of the death Of Judge
Bearden Friday. Gov. Roberts said:
Il cannot speak too highly of Chan
cellor Walter S. Bearden. He was one
of the best men who ever presided
over chancery division in this state
and this fact is attested by the fact
that for thirty-three years he served
the same district. He was not pol
itici2n and never sought honOrs other
than that which he had achieved, and
his qualifications can best be found
by the few cases reversed against his
decisions by the appellate courts. He
was a man of the highest type and
his less to the state is gerat,'
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-12-26
HOOVER For PRESIDENT

Among the presidential possibilities
is Herbert Hoover, who made an in.
ternational reputation during the war
as food administrator of America aud
afterward as head of the allied relief
agency largely financed by America,
England and France. For many years
Mr.. Hoover has not been voter and
in strictly partisan sense lie has no
politics. Nominally, probably, he
would be classed as republican but
for a long time prior to the great
world war he lived abroad and after
this country entered the contest he
became simply an American His
long absence from the nation would
probably be handicap in a campaign
for president. but he has given alum
dant and material proof of his gen
uine Americanism.
That Hoover is qualified ear the
presidency will not be seriously ques.
toned. He has the business ability
and the training in a very d;thcult and
arduous ofiiscial capacity to guaIify
him for that great Office. Next to
President Wilson no American serv-
ing the nation in a civilian position
made more reputation at nome AID
abroad than Hoover. He is Il truly
remarkable man with a gelirs Ter or
ganisation and Tor accomplishing fe.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-12-26
STATES WHEAT
ACREAGE IS CUT
CONTINUOUS RAINS OF PAST
TWO MONTHS RESPONSIBLE
LITTLE FLOWING DoNE. 'H'
Special to The Herald.


NASHVILLE, Tenn, Dec. 49,
With the most rnfaverable fall for
farm work known in the state for a
long time, there is the smallest acre
age sown to wheat possibly in forty
years, as reported by g. l.. Morris,
field agent bureau of crop estimates,
United States department of agricul-
ture. With the very poor yields for
the past five years, and the heavy in
creased expense of raising wheat,
most farmehs had already decided to
cut down acreage, and some to entire
ly abandon it's raising; the continuous
rains during October and the greater
part of November kept the lands in
such condition that seeding was next
to impossible.
Contrary to blief in most sections
that Middle Tennessee is the wheat
granery Of the state. this section had
to yield this plumb to the eastern di-
vision some years ago, and for the
past few years East Tennessee has
produced as much or more wheat THAI
both Middle and West Tennessee com
bincd while the acreage sown this
fall, East Tennessee has about three
iourths OF the states crop; conditions
for seeding in that section being more
favorable than in the middle and west
where nearly all of the crop sown was
in mud: on account of so much late
planting. heavy rains and many OF
the earwlier fields becoming infested
winter in very low condition
The acreage sown to wheat in Ten
reau of crop estimates is go per cent
OF the acreage sown last year, or
about $4,000 acres. compared with
$4,000 acres last year. The condit on
is reported Is per cent of normal. com
poiSu VIII 81 pCt teui ocd0Ou.
Rye which is sown in Tennessee
mostly for pasture and cover, and is
usually sown earlier than wheat, has
larger acreage in proportion. and
the condition much better: the acre
age isestimated at 50 per cent of last
year and the condition 80, per cent.
The fall rains have badly retarded
all farm operations, with the result
that about Is per cent of fall blowing
has been done. Wages of farm labor
of all kinds show a healthy increase
over last year. The amount Of f.e
wood used or each farm of the state
is estimated at q cords with an aver.
age price of 1925 per cord.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-12-26
REMEDY IN COURT.

Discussing the situation in this ju
licial circuit resulting from the mis-
conduct in Office of the attorney gener
al, the Nashville Banner says:
"''If what local newspapers and com
mon report say be true, there Is
another prosecuting attorney in Mid
die Tennessee now who for the public
good should be summarily removed
from office, but 1t would require an
extra session Of the legislature to ac
complish that end"
The Banner falls into the error SO
common among both lawyers and lay
men in holding that there is but one
legal remedy for the malfeasance OF
an attorney general in Tennessee and
that is through Impeachment proceed
ings in the legislature. But The Her
aid is advised by eminent members
OF the Columbia bar who have inves'
tigated the matter that there is rem.
edy through the circuit court
The statute provides that the grand
jury may indict any official, including
a district attorney general for nom
feasance, malfeasance or misfeasance
in Office, which is constituted misde-
meanor. Upon conviction in the court
upon such indictment for misdemean.
or in office the court may make its
Judgment include forfeiture of the
defendants Office. This statute, The
Herald is also. advised, expressly pro.
yides that drunkenness which inca
pacitates public official from the dis
charge Of his duties, constitutes mis-
demeanor in Office.
Under the statute therefore an at
torney general may be indicted by the
grand jury for misdemeanor in Office
In that he was publicly drunk in the
attempted discharge of his duties,
prosecuted to conviction and upon
conviction the JUICE trying the offend
er may pronounce judgment that will
as effectually remove him from Of
flee as can be done in the case of a
sheriff under the custer act of 1915.
OF course the remedy here does not
supercede that through impeachment
In the Legislature, but it is much less
expensive means of getting rid of an
official who has proven faithless to
his trust 1t is at least gratifying tc
have the aid OF the Nashville papers
in finding solution of a situation in
this judicial circuit that is simply in
tolerable.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-12-26
COST OF LIVING
STILL SOARING;
DATA COMPILED
FIGURES GATHERED BY DEPART.
MENT OF LABOR SHOWS
STEADY INCREASE.
FIFTY CITIES ARE CANvASSED
New Orleans and Louisville Are Only
Cities in Which Prices Have Not
Been Advanced-High Price Level
of August Is Again Reached.
by United Press,)

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22.-TAe cost
of living is going up. according to the
latest figures gathered by the labor
department. The average family's ex-
penditure for food, showed an increase
N November as compared with Octo-
Der i'll all but two of the fifty cities
canyassed. New Orleans and Louis
vile were the only cities reporting
fractional decreases. Jacksonville re-
ported two per cent increase. At
isnta a three per cent increase, Bir-
mingham and Memphis four per cent
increase. Prices arc now said to be
as high as in August, which month
marked high record for the six year
period
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-12-26
THE COUNTY AGENT.

An increase will be asked from the
county court in the annual appropria-
ton made for the county agent. This
increase should be made without oppo-
sition. Although during the past two
years the cost OF living has increas-
ed by considerable per cent the sal
airy of the county agent has not been
changed. He must furnish an automo-
bile, pay for his oil, gasoline and tires,
which are considerable item, on the
same pay that he received two years
ago. There is big demand for train.
ed agricultural leaders at much better
salaries than are paid here and the
people OF the county cannot expect to
obtain the best material unless they
pay for it.
Floyd county, Georgia, nothing Ike
as good county as this, recently in,
creased it's appropriation for the coun-
ty agen' from $500 to $500. The
county agent of Lauderdale county, Al
ALBANIA. who was recently in Oolum.
bia with party OF farmers from his
county, receives twice as much as the
agent in this county. Montgomery
county, Lincoln county and number
of others in this division are paying
largely more for this service than
Maury county pays. Yet this is the
best agricultural county in Tennessee
IN uecidely the greatest possibili-
ties of development
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-12-26

suits. Personally no one who has
ever come in contact with him can
fail to appreciate his unusual magnet
Ism. He draws men to him; he I'M
derstands human nature and he can
successfully appeal to the bcst that is
in mems nature. Shrold he be nomi.
mated by the republicans it is certain
that his vote would not be confined
alone to the members of thai party.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-12-26
CHANCELLOR HEARDEN.

One OF natures noblemen, a gen.
tleman to the manor born, Southern
er of the old school, soldier, lawyer,
jurist and citizen sans reproach, an
swered the final summons to the bar
of judgment when Walter Scott Bear
den, chancellor of this division, died.
Judge Bearden had lived nearly seven
years beyond the allotted three score
and ten and every year of his life was
a useful one. He never ate of idle
bread. Almost to the very end Of his
long and honorable career he work
ed and he. literally died Sin the har-
ness" The short rest that loving
friends persuaded him to take just be
fore the end was most begrudgingly
taken.
teen days, Judge Bearden held evenly
balanced the scales of justice. In that
u, time he passed upon property rights
:Ninvolving millions and millions of dol
I liars, but the finger of suspicion never
: pointed at him. If he made a mistake
IT was one of the head. for his heart
was always right He was always an
honor to the bench of the state. He
took his Office seriously and he labor
cd increasingly and with fidelity to
discharge its duties. He was honest
mentally and morally He thought
straight.
{, Judge Bearden was tried by every
test When the South sounded the
call to arms in 1861. youth of eigh
teen, he promptly responded. He car
fied to his grave, like st. Paul. 1.-THE
marks of the conflict" He was sever
al times wounded He accepted in
good faith the results of that conflict
and from the tragedy enacted beneath
the famous apple tree at AppamattoS
he yielded to no man in loyalty and
devotion to the flag of the nation.
Poor in health and poorer in this
worlds goods he set himself resolute
ly to the mastery of the law. How
well he succeeded is written in the
records of his court and the appellate
courts OF Tennessee the past third OF
a century. He was as fine a type of
the upright and incorruptible judge,
the loyal citizen, the American home
builder as his generation ever saw,
He was true to every obligation. faith
full to every relation of life. Devoted
to his wife, ever the loving consider
ate father, a gentle companion, his
home life was like his public life.
above criticism.
A manly man, whose courage had
been tested amid the shtiek of shells,
the rattle of musketry and the roar of
cannon on more than score of bat
tlefeIds, withal he was as considerate
and as gentle as a woman, the EN-
hodiment. Of chivalry He was a de-
lightful canlpaninn, a friend who like
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-12-26
VIRGINIA TOWN
HAS BIG BLAZE
LOSS OF $4,000 is CAUSED BY
FIRE OF UNKNOWN ORIGIN
IN SOUTH BOSTON.
fRv I1nited presa }

south Boston, Va, Dec. 22.-Dam.
age est mated at 100000, resulted to-
day from fire of unknown origin,
which wiped out the Barbour Viii.
bourn Hardware Company plant, The
.oss is fully covered by insurance The
fire started at O'Clock this morning
and for time threatened the entire
business district. Two firemen were
slightly hurt This is the second Sc
rious fire in this city within the past
ten days.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-12-26

old wine grew In warmth and appreci-
alton with the passing Of the years.
The world is infinitely better for
such men as Walter Scott Bearden. II
is poorer, so very,very much poorer
when they are called to the other
shore.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-12-26
JUNIORS WILL MEET
NEXT FRIDAY NIGHT
CHANGED ON ACCOUNT OF
CHRiSTMAS-ELEcTioN OF Of
FicERS FOR NEXT SIX MONTHS.

The regular weekly meeting of the
Junior Order will be changed from
Thursday night until Friday night on
account of Christmas At the meet
ing Friday night the election Of Off
GERS for the next six months will
take place.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-12-26

In Lapland the babies are wrapped
in furs and buried in the snow outside
the church while their parents attend
the services.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-12-26

A record probably without parallel
is that of Simon Grat2, who for fifty
years has served ON the board OF edu-
cation of Philadelphia.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-12-26

The finest hazel nuts are grown in
Kent, England.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-12-26

Hsraid Cheap Column ad, Pay.