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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-05-30
RURAL ROUTE CARRIERS.

Conditions compel sympathy with
the demands Of the Maury county ru.
raj route carriers for an Increase in
compensation that will be commensur-
ate with the increase in the cost OF
living. The average salaried man,
once the envy OF the laborer and the
small capitalist" is today caught be-
tween the upper and the neither mill.
stones. The wage of the average la
borer has increased in proportion to
the advance in the cost of living, in
many instances it has even gone
ahead. Capital generally has like
wise shared in the generar prosperity
Of the country and made Increased re,
turns. But these conditions do not
apply to the salaried men or women as
general proposition although there
ara some notable exceptions.
The rural route carriers are among
the most efficient and the NEST faith
full of our public servants. Daily,
with scant regard for the weather or
the conditions of the roads, they car.
ry the news of the world to the homes
of millions of the citizens of the
country. The quick and easy dissem
ination of news, through the agency
of the rural route carrier, more than
anything else made it possible for a
patriotic press to organize the home
population Of America for the great
war. The rural route carrier who
was not absolutely loyal to his coun-
try, @willing to do anything for its
cause, was a rare exception II de-
tected the government made short
shift of~getting rid Of them. Whatev-
En- may be the shortcomings eof Mr..
Barieson and The Herald is, assur.
eddy not one OF his admirers. candor
cornpels the statement that he did
set commendable example in his
department in requiring absolute
and unquestioned fidelity to the
country upon the part of his subor-
dinates.
. The Herald can unreservedly COM
mend the Maury county carriers on
their resolution not to affiliate with
the American Federation of labor
The federation uses the strike as its
chief weapon. 1t would be unthink.
able il officials of the government,
its mail carriers, were for one instance
to countenace the strike. They
are sworn to be loyal to their eoun-
try and their decision to strike
would be as reprehensible as would
be a strike among the armed de-
tenders, soldiers or sailorss of the
nation. "A strike among the en-
ployes of the mail service is not to
be thought of. II, the carriers are
patient and willing to appeal to the
judgment and sense of right of the
American people and their represen-
tatiyes in the congress today they are
sure in the end to be fairly and just
ly treated.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-05-30
Watch the Little Pimples;
They are Natures Warning

can cause unlimited trouble. This
remedy is the greatest vegetable
blood purifier known, and contains
no minerals or chemicals to injure
the most delicate skin.
TO to your drug store, and get
bottle OF S. S. S. today, get rid OF
those unsightly, disfiguring PIN
pies, and other skin irritations. 1t
viii cleanse your blood thorough
ly. Forfspecial medical advice free,
address Medical Director. Il Swift
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-05-30
THE RUFUS LOWELL
FARM SELLS WELL
At PUBLIC AUCTION
KNOCKED OFF TO o. e. KING FOR
$26, 300-FiRST SOLD IN TWO
TRACTS FOR $26, 100.
TO PROF. {. PROSE OF M'CAlNS
Lowell Bought Farm Last Fall for
$25,ooo-Makes Net Profit of $1,000
and Crops for 1s1s-kins Recently
Sold Farm. = H't % -

The Rufus Lowell farm of 272 acres
located on the Lewisburg pike five
miles from Columbia, was sold this
morning at public auction by the Fig
uers Realty Co. to o. E. King, for
merly of Fayetteville, for $4,000. Z.
The farm was first sold in two
tracts of 1856 acres each, and was
knocked off to Prof. E. P Rose, OF
McCains, formerly Of Lincoln county.
The first tract was sold for $1S, 100
and the second tract for an even $13,.
600. 1t was then put up as a whole
and knocked off at the above figure,
$4,000. Mr.. Lowell bought the farm
last fall for $4,000. He makes net
profit Of $1,000 on the farm and this
years crop, which is looking fine.
The terms of the sale as sold were
$1,000 cash the first of January, 1920,
and the remaining $2l 900 to- be- paid
in seven annual payments Of $4,000
each. Mr.. King under the contract of
the sale win get complete possession
of the farm January /, 1920, at which
time interest on the deferred pay
ments will begin.
This is the first of a series of auc-
tions to be pulled off by the Figuers
Realty Co., and considering the fact
that the heavy rains on Monday night
had put practically all of the creeks,
in the country out of their banks and
in some instances making it impossi-
BILE to cross on the bridges, the crowd
at the sale was good and the sale
big success
The sale was advertised to come
off at IL o'clock but Mr.. Figuers held
until few minutes before II, and
even then several car loads of pros
pective buyers arrived after the
sale had been cried. There were buy
ers present fro mBedford, MARSHALL
and Lincoln counties, 5besidesl about
fifty people from Manry county A
number of people from Cross Bridges
telephoned that owing to the impos-
sibility toacsloss Big Bigby creek they
could notsattendt the sale1as they had
planned. I'll Ss.G Ill, III ut
The next auction sale to be pulled
off by this firm will be- the sale of the
j. H. Hansen. farm -on the hampshire
pike. The Fain farm and the King
farm on the Hampshire pike. These
three farms viii be sold Tuesday
June 3rd. The Hanson farm will be
the first sold which will take place at
1890, the other sales following imme
diately afterward.
Mr.. King, the successful purchaser
Of the farm, has only recently sold
his farm on the Hampshire pike,
known as the Sims Latta farm for a
handsome figure. This makes four
Maury county farms Mr.. King has
bought.
The sale was cried by that genial
fellow and e.popnlar auctioneer9 Cox
r. f. Moore, of the firm Of R. F. Moore
a. Sons. Mr., Moore MADE. the an.
noancement after j the sale was owe,
that the Figuers' Realty Company had
. - r rs.a h :.
several other splendid farms to be
sold at auction Tuesday. June 8, and
the sale of the Mrs. Anna Knox farm
on the 5th of June
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-05-30
Unsightly and Dis6guring Sig.
mails of Bad Blood.

Pimples on the face and other
parts of the body are warnings
from Nature that your blood Is
sluggish and impoverished. Some
times they foreteil eczema, boiIs.
blisters, and other skin disorders
that burn like flames Of fire.
They mean that your blood needs
;: ; ;. to purify It and cleanse il
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-05-30
PRESIDENT MORGAN.

In electing DR.. Harcourt A. Nor
gan president of the University Of
Tennessee the trustees simply rati
fled the choice Of the overwhelming
majority of the alumni, the patrons
and the friends OF that institution
Since the death OF the lamented
Brown Ayres there has been no doubt
In the minds of the friends of the Uni
versity of Tennessee as to who ought
to be chosen as his successor. II. A
Morgan has done, more to. popularize
the state university, to make it what
it ought to be, the capstone of great
system Of public education, than any
man in Tennessee And this is said
without intending in any way to dis
parage the efforts of the other gentle
men who have labored unselfshily
and ,valiantfy for the upbuilding OF
the institution. \
aDr. Morgan has personal follow.
ing iii Tennessee that no other educa'
tor has ever had. His influence among
the farmers of the state has been a
great factor for better country life,
Tor better farming and for higher
conception Of public duty upon the
part Of the tillers of the soil. He en-
Joys absolutely the confidence OF the
farmers of Tennessee. He has devel-
dped the college of agriculture until 1t
is now what it ought to be in this
great agricultural state, the most i'm
portant college of the university. The
Herald does not believe that DR.. Nor
gan's promotion will lessen his inter.
est in this college, on the contrary 1t
is convinced that his election to the
presidency will mean greater progress
even for the agricultural department.
He will not as president, lead a life
Of clustered seclusion, but will rather
follow the leadership of university
presidents like Woodrow Wilson and
make the university greater factor
in the development of the best that
Is in the life of the state. 200
morgan Is patriot. He; is an An
gfo.Saxoh born and bred. He believes
IN the institutions and the traditions
bfsthe Anglo Saxon race. He is a DEM
ocrat In the broadcast sense of the
term. He believes in our American
system. Those who come in contact
with him are the better Americans
BY reason of the fact. He is an in
dividualist Under his administration
no socialists or Bolsheviks or -believ-
ers in the superior kultur'5 Of Ger
many need apply for places In the fac
ulty of that Institution, great uni
versity that has been singularly free
from high brow intellectuals," but
one always loyal IN every respect to
America.
a. DR.. Morgan proved his loyalty, If
proof were needed, during the recent
war, He not only gave his first boy
to the service of his country, but to
him Is due a large measure of credit
Tor the great war organization that
Tennessee had. To him more than to
any other is due the successful work
OF the Food Administration in, this
state. Under his direction the farm
ers responded 100 per cent to the ap-
peals for increased production. His
unselfish, his loyal and his devoted
service to his nation in its great crisis,
was an example TO others the value
Of which is beyond calHeniations I'm
der his capable guidance the Universe
ty Of Tennessee will rapidly increase
in usefulnessw
a ~
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-05-30

arduous and exacting duties of sec,
rotary of the local draft exemption
board, making a record that will be
source of pride to every son of the
county
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-05-30

NORTH VALE, Pa.-The entire
police force has resigned Constable
Constable Stephens, constituting the
sole protection, is seeking another lob
because his name affords too much
amusement for the citizens.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-05-30
OLLIE SAVAGE ON
CASUALTY LIS1

Private Ollie Savage. Of Culleoka
is reported as slightly wounded In
the casualty lists published today
His next of kin is given as Mrs. Sal
lie Savage. E@tE !.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-05-30

DURHAM, n. C.-Thief broke into
a church here and stole as pieces OF
music to be used at the local Trinity
college commencement early in June.
The thief had evidently heard the
choir practice.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-05-30

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. were con.
trolling traffic at two street cross.
ings here today. Thieves stole the
signals from the traffic semaphores.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-05-30

HALLOWELL, Maine.-A man
mere chained wheel of his auto to
tree and thought it was thief proof
Some one removed the wheel, replac-
ed 1t with an extra one and drove
the machine away.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1919-08-02
H. DITTO RIAL
Building Up

ket for all goods produced can also be
guaranteed.
AS matter of example right here
at home, let it be assumed that this
district can produce sweet potatoes and
peanuts. 1t can produce other things,
but take those as examples. Individ-
ual growers will not have much sue
cess in finding markets. But if they
go into an association, grade and guar
antee their products, market them I'M
der the name of the association, and
make it business with business meth
DDS and men, then they can hope for
success.
If they build a cannery for sweet
potatoes they ought to be able to Sc
cure a much higher price than if they
are compelled to dump their product
on the market at the harvest season.
If they make peanuts into oil and meal
and feed and peanut butter, they ought
to derive much additional profit.
Moreover, through such means other
industries can be encouraged and es-
tablished. There is much evidence to
Indicate that this ought to be one Of
the best dairying districts of the South
But the effort must be made by the
people here working together. Asso-
Citations elsewhere have developed the
dairy business to such proportions that
when it it is started here an organiza-
ton of some kind will become neces-
sary. The system has been started
and there is no escape from it. Nc
intelligent person would wish to escape
1t is not matter of hoping to strike
oil that will make permanent prosperity
here. 1t is a matter of working tc
build up diffused prosperity. 1t re
quires intelligent effort and persisten
work. An oil boom would make quicl
fortunes for few spectators with
out regard to their effort or mora
right to any such wealth, but SLOW
and gradual building up of permanen
producing industries would equitably
reward those whose energies brough
such wealth out of the soil.
Organization of selling land. of es
establishing industries. of making pro
gress. is necessary in order to build VI
the country.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1919-08-02

How any particular section of the
country can be built up to the point
Of prosperity today is a problem which
is being COPIED with in various ways.
The old plan was to make it a race
in which the strong succeeded and the
unfortunate failed. There was no at
tempt to work together, but merely
competitive effort, which frequently
became very wasteful.
We have not yet grown out of it.
but the necessity Of cooperating In sell
ing has been forced on the attention
of producers in an increasing measure
for number Of years. Associations
Of vegetable and fruit producers thru
out the country have won for their
members higher prices, and have serv-
ed as successful examples for others
to follow. Most Of these associations
have been m he West, where the long
distance from markets made the prob
lem a particularly acute one and
forced the necessity Of a remedy the
sooner.
Ten years ago the raisin producers
Of California seriously contemplated
pulling up their vines. New planting
had stopped Now the acreage is be-
ing increased. An association Of grow
ers was formed, prices stabilized, spec
uIation removed. fair means adopted,
protection insured. and now the raisin
men are enjoying a fair measure Of
prosperity and an assurance of a sale
for their product at a good price each
year.
Individual marketing in competition
with the associations of growers be-
comes impossible if the growers organ
lie in the right way. Moreover, no
one wants to compete, for those out
side the associations can rarely hope
to find such good prices as the asso-
citations can find for them. This APP
plies to many different lines of agri-
cultural and horticultural products.
The same method will build up the
cut-oyer districts Of the South. By or
ganizing the producers and intelligent
" marketing in such manner that the
associations become important factors,
moi only can prices eventually be con-
nolled for the benefit of producers.
but assurance that there will be mar
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1919-08-02

other purposes" The bill would have
about the same effect in accomplish
ing the assumed object as the prohib-
ition rider to the agricultural stimula-
ton bill has had in increasing the crop
yield and making wheat and corn
cheaper, or as government operation
of railroads has added to the efficien-
cy and lessened the cost of transport
tation. The measure, of course, is
aimed at the great packing interests.
which il is proposed to license and sub
ject to the personal whim of the Sec
rotary Of Agriculture. Like the FEEDER
al Trade Commission. Senator Ken
yon seems to feel that because the
packers handle other products besides
meat. and have developed great in
dustry out Of various by-products, they
are necessarily menace 10 the public.
and that the only way TO deal with this
situation is through an elaborate licens-
ing system and the restriction of the
packers business to single commod-
ity IF they are engaged in the bus
mess Of preparing livestock products
for the market. they should divest
themselves Of any interest they may
have in stockyards. Instead Of turn
ing to their OWE account the by-pro-
ducts resulting from the nature Of their
business, they should look to Others to
utilize them. Instead Of taking advan-
fage Of their organization to markell
other lines Of foodstuffs. they should
be compelled to stick exclusively to The
meat buiness. Ii other words. Senator
Kenyon's Bin aims to destroy the pack.
ms industry as 4 has been developed
and substitute for It numerous small
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1919-08-02
Autocracy at Home

On every possible occasion Presi-
dent Wilson has declared that we en-
tered the great war to overthrow au-
tocracy and to preserve our democratic
institutions. yet the attempt is con-
stantly being made to build up an au-
tocracy in Washington quite as dam
gerous in many of its aspects as that
which has made the Prussian scheme
Of government so odious. We see
manifestation Of this in prohibition.
which infringes personal liberty in
manner widely at variance with the
constitutional guarantees we are sup
posed to enjoy. We see another man
Hesitation Of the Prussian state in the
idea that the Government should take
over certain functions heretofore left
to individual initiative and enterprise.
as exemplified in the attempt Of the
government to run the railroads. the
Telegraph, and the telephone. The
perverted theory that the people ex-
lists for the state finds another develop
ment ii the scheme to license business.
On the pretext that any abuses now ex-
listing will Be remedies once the gov
eminent Is permitted to extend It's juF-
diction and exercise a patemalistic
control. An example Of this depar-
tire from those principles upon which
our business structure has been raised.
4 found IA the bill introduced By Sem
ator Kenyon Of Iowa. now pending IN
tic Committee on Agriculture and For
ery
TIE purpose Of this bill. if We may
Believe ils title. IS 10 stimulate the
picdacdon ale and distribution Of i've
k and I've stock products. and toE
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1919-08-02
THE SCIENCE OF FARMING
Continued from col. 6, page s.


interference of soil moisture conditions.
And in chopping the heavy or light
growth, prior to blowing it under, it
would help the chopped plants to de-
cay faster, thus making it benefit to
the coming crop. if you would
mix about 500 pounds of soft phos-
phate or lime to the land per acre.
All soils are improved by the addition
of transforming material. This is
really very important matter, and
should be given more consideration
than it usually gets, There is but a
single class of soils which will not be
improved by the addition of humus.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1919-08-02

it would seem that the public title is a
just one. If any private enterprise is
10 be paid in apportioning this good
gift, would seem that the first share
should go to the scientists responsible
for the enterprise from the beginning.
Yet strange as it may seem, under Eng
fish law, neither public nor private en-
terprise is 10 be rewarded, and the oil
is the property Of the owners Of the
earth's crust more that a half mile
above the oil supply. This. like the
question Of compensation for coal de-
posts. does not raise the question of
privtte enterprise at all. What is re-
warded here is neither enterprise nor
thrift, but somnolence. What sue
cess Rip Van Wrinkle would have been
in the peerage!- Public.
s. .
A congressman outlook upon life
is generally reflected in the measures
he introduces. The bane of any ma
tional body is the provincial mind, and
we have the provincial mind raised to
the highest pointer shall we, say the
lowest-in the present Congress. An
examination of the bills introduced
during the first two weeks of Congress
indicates, for instance, that Mr.. Mon
dell of Wyoming introduced twenty
one bills. One of them was the usual
bill for woman's suffrage, which every
Congressman introduced for campaign
purposes. Thirteen of them were for
the erection of local buildings, dona-
ton of captured cannon, building Of
monuments, and so forth, in the home
district Eight were land grabs and
two were for a reform of the postal
system. Mr.. Lodge gave to the world
two bills of interest to the general pub
lie as against eight for captured can
non and seven for the pensioning or
granting of relief to private individu-
ais. Mr.. Knox, who is an authority
upon the League of Nations, labored
and brought forth five captured can
non, and one private pension bill =
nothing of interest to the general pub
lie. Mr.. Borah has fathered ten pri-
vate pension bills. but the only thing
of general interest is bill to change
the name of the Panama Canal. Con-
trast any of these with the record of
Senator Owen, who probably has as
many demands made upon him for the
relief of individuals as any one. Yet
he did not find it necessary to intro
duce a single bill of that nature. Of
the twenty-one measures bearing his
name. fourteen bear directly on prob
lens affecting the entire public and
seven are for the adjustment of the
relations Of Indians to the Federal Gov
eminent. Yet on the whole we should
say Mr.. Owen makes less noise than
any of the gentlemen mentioned.
The Public.
Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1919-08-02

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FIRST TREATMENT is most impor-
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Buy it now and be ready for an emer-
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