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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-11-28

be loss to the producers without any
compromising results. This was the
only daily paper in Tennessee that
attacked the false logic upon which
the President appealed for congress
sional action In the eyes OF some OF
its readers The Herald had commit
ted a high crime because it had crit
icised the President" and was "disloy-
al' to Wilson. No newspaper in the
land has higher respect for the of.
flee of President than The Herald, and
the present occupant Of that Office
has few more ardent admirers than
this journal. Nevertheless this paper
is not slavish personal or party Or
gan 1t spoke from experience on the
cost of living; the President was the
orizing, as he often does. Like his
fantastic labor clause of the league
covenant his eyes were blinded to con-
ditions and he looked at things as
he would have them and not as they
were.
But events have more than justified
The Herald's criticism of the Presi,
dents illogical appeal last August. No
where have the consumers obtained
any relief and yet the farmers of this
county have suffered an enormous loss
on their products The labor agitators
not only have shown no appreciation
of the Presidents willingness to sacri
flee the producer to placate the un
reasonable laborite but the labor sit
uation is worse now than it was three
months ago. The organized labor bod
les have grown more and more AFRO
CANT and their leaders are now in
many instances preaching open hostili
ty to the government. The governor
of Nebraska has absolutely declined
the invitation of the attorney general
of the United States to hold cost Of
living conference, pointing out con
ditions just as The Herald forecast
ed them three months ago. 1t is q
pity that Governor Roberts of Tennes
see did not have the courage and the
wisdom to take similar action in
stead of having the recent meeting al
Nashville that gave the district attor
neys an opportunity to get into the
lime light and started an unfortunate
agitation for an extra session of the
legislature.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-11-28
THOS. S. P|GG DROPS
DEAD At HOME OF SON

Thos. S. Pigg, one of Maury county's
Oldest and most respected citizens,
died suddenly at the home of his son,
R. T. Pigg, at Water Valley Monday
afternoon. Mr.. Pigg had just eaten a
hearty dinner and walked out on the
porch, when he fell to the floor and
expired within a few minutes.
Mr. Pigg, during the war between
the states served the Confederacy
with credit to himself and country. He
was a member of the Maury artillery,
and was good soldier.
After the war he returned to Maury
county, and since that time has made
his home here. and has been regarded
as a splendid citizen, and his purse
was never closed to those in need of
assistance. He was a member of the
Methodist church.
Deceased is srvived by six chill
dren. four daughters, Mrs. d. Oakley,
Of White Bluff, Tenn; Mrs. Jennie
Gardner, of Nashville, and Mrs. Jane
Blocker. of Ohio, and Mrs. Sallie
Gardner, of Water Valley. and two
sons, R. T. and ]. w. Pigg, of Water
Valley.
The funeral will be conducted at
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-11-28
THE PEACE TREATY.

1t is sincerely to be hoped that some
compromise will be reached on reser-
vations to the treaty of peace so that
it can be finally disposed of early in
the coming session of congress. The
Herald generally approves the So
called Lodge reservations but by
toning them down, making the langu-
age in some places less offensive
they might be made acceptable to
the majority of democrats and the
treaty obtain sufficient votes for rati-
fication.
1t would be unfortunate in the
highest degree to make the peace
treaty an issue in the next national
campaign unfortunate for the Ameri-
can people. There are too many
domestic problems to engage the at
tention of the American electorate,
problems that are vital to the preser-
walton of our institutions. ID would
detract from proper understanding
of these questions to make our for
eign relations an issue is the coming
ontest. There is little general in
terest now in many phases of the
peace treaty, but by the end of ma
tional campaign they would over
shadow other and more important
questions.
In order to ratify the peace treaty
both sides must yield. The presi-
dent cannot afford to be too unbend.
ing or unyielding. He should call
the mild reservationists among the
republicans into conference and
reach an understanding. In order to
obtain compromise, The Herald be-
lieves, however, that the president
will be forced to yield on article ten.
The committee reservations to that ar
ticle will appeal too strongly to the
spirit of Americanism to justify an
attack upon it.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-11-28

not succeed without the cooperation
of good citizens. He cannot succeed
without the assistance OF the officers
Of the law. He must have the whole
hearted support OF the grand jury
The present grand jury is composed
of high class citizens and The Her
aid believes that regardless of any
opinion that any juror may have as
to the property of law he will res
pond to his oath and do his whole
duty to the state. This is good
time to have thorough house clean
inc.
Maury county cannot afford to
countenance law violations. 1t must
set its house in order and make an
example of those who for any reason
do not yield loyalty to the mandates
Of the state. This Is democratic
country and IL laws are not popular
they can be repealed through consti
tutional methods and not nullified
by open disobedience. It cannot be
too often repeated that in the rigid,
fair and absolutely impartial execu-
ton Of the laws is the hope Of or
ganized society. Est
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-11-28
cRuMRLlNe STOCK MARKET.

While a great many people who can
i'll afford it will lose money in the
crash Of stocks in Wall street that
event will not be altogether without
its COMPOSITIONS to the contry. IN
ouestionably many of our economic
ills have been due to a wild orgy OF
speculation that followed the signing
of the armistice, Money that should
have been used for the development or
legitimate business has gone into spec
ulative enterprises. This has of course
tended to further increase in already
abnormal prices. Too many people
have been obcessed with the idea that
they could get rich very quickly with
out regard to and in fact in violation
OF the age old laws of economics. The
panic in stocks will unquestionably
have a SOLDERING effect upon the coun-
try.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-11-28
THE PATH TO DUTY.

Fortunately there is no alien popu-
lation in Maury county. The white
people of the county are largely des-
cendents of the English and Scotch
settlers of this country. They are
in the main thoroughly devoted to
American institutions The popula-
tion is largely rural, another assur-
ance of it's stability and devotion in
this crisis. But the safety of our re;
public lies in observance of law and
'candor compels The Herald to con-
fess that there is growing laxty
in the enforcement of the law in
this section and in consequence a
growing disregard for law that unless
checked will soon prove serious
menace
The people here cannot afford to
lull themselves into a false security
in the belief that this county is i'm
mune to the wave of crime that is
sweeping the country. The murder
docket of the circuit court would ne
gative such an idea. A fragrant dis
regard for minor laws must inevitably
lead to the commission of higher
crimes. In every community and
Maury county it will be agreed, is
no exception to the general rule, there
is an element of the population that
is inherently criminal. 1t observes
the convention of society and the
mandates of the law involuntarily,
because of the fear of punishment.
Too many laws are flagrantly vio-
lated in this community. 1t may be
confessed that there are among the
number some laws of doubtful wis
dom, but so long as law duly en-
acted by the chosen representatives
Of a free people, is upon the statute
books, proper regard for the safety
of our institutions, requires that it
should be enforced. Attorney-Gen-
eral White has announced deter
mination to enforce all the laws in
this county. In his undertaking he
should have the unqualified support
of all the patriotic people. He can
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-11-28
VOICE FROM THE PAST.

Our venerable old friend, much
sweeter spirited man than his edito-
rials would sometimes indicate Laps
McCord, of the Pulaski Record, frank
ly signs for a return of the days of
"yaller dawg' democrats. His is the
one paper that does not approve Presi-
dent Wilson's telegram of congratula-
tons to Gov. Coolidge, of Massachu.
sets. Evidently Mr.. McCord Believes
the old time doctrine that the mean
est democrat is better than the best
republican"
Doubtless our Pulaski contemporary
signs for the days of the hoop skirt
and the hustle, for the horse hair sofa
in the parlor, the old motto that hung
over the home and read something like
this: Welcome to our home" God
Bless Our Home" He would return
to the days when the preacher exhort-
ed for never less than two hours tell
ing his hearers how when the right
eous got to heaven they would enjoy
the agonies of the damned. There is
nothing new tangled about McCord.
He is strictly for the things that were,
not for the things that are.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-11-28
THE DOG TAX.

Gratifying response is being made
by the dog owners of the county to
the appeal made through this paper
for payment of the dog tax. This tax
is one Of the best ever levied by the
state. It's prime purpose is the en-
couragement Of the sheep industry
one of the most profitable to the farm
ers Of the county. AS that great
champion of Americanism once said,
agriculture is the foundation of all
our permanent prosperity" Live
stock farming is necessary to the
maintenance of soil fertility. Farmers
in this county have made more mon
ey from sheep during the past ten
years than from any other kind of live
stock.
The dog tax makes an insurance
fund for the sheep owners. The funds
are used to reimburse sheep farmers
for losses sustained through the raw
ages of dogs. Any balance that may
remain goes to the common school
fund. The law should be fairly en-.
forced. 1t is unfair to require some
dog owners to pay the tax and leave
others untaxed. The amount is small
and if a dog has any value whatever,
sentimental or otherwise, the owner
cannot object to the small tax
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-11-28
LOCAL FIGURING Mill FIGHTING
FUEL SHORTAGE WITH CORD WOOD

Each day the shortage of fuel in
Columbia is becoming more and more
and more acute. 1t is practically i'm
possible to obtain fuel, and little relief
is in sight. One of the latest develop
ments in the situation is the curtail-
ment Of night operation by the Colum-
bia Mill & Elevator Company. During
the past year this plant has been run
ming day and night but the shortage
of fuel has made it imperative to cut
off the night shift.
This plant now has on hand only
enough coal to last one more week,
but is making an extra effort to con-
tinue operations until the coal situa-
ton is once more normal. Several
car loads of cord wood have been ship
ped to the company from Lawrence
county, and this is being mixed with
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-11-28
PRINT PAPER SHORTAGE.

Instead of a rivalry among the
newspapers of the country as to
which could print the largest number
of pages in future, that paper which
publishes a brief summary of the
worlds news. confines its features and
it's editorials to the smallest possible
space and reduces the columns used
by the advertisers will be the ideal
journal The change will not come as
the result of any desire upon the part
of the great mass of publishers to min
imize space, but because it is abso-
lutely necessary that it take place in
order to publish at all.
Newspapers must be reduced in
size or a great many of them, serv-
ing a most useful and necessary pur-
pose. will have to cease publication
for the sheer lack of material upon
which to print the news and advertis-
ing. Although news print paper has
doubled in price since May it is no
longer a question of price that causes
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-11-28

the coal, and it is believed that oper-
alton in this manner may be extended
for another week or two.
Other large users Of coal in Column
bia are in the same boat, they do not
know when they will be forced to
close their doors, they say it is sim
ply a hand to mouth" proposition,
that they have been running on this
basis for the past two or three weeks.
There has been little change in the
situation with the local dealers. They
have practically no stock on hand,
and the sales per customer are being
limited to very small quantity. For
tuately the weather has been mild,
and little suffering has been occasion
ed by the shortage, but with anything
like severe cold wave, many would
no doubt feel the frost.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-11-28
COST OF LIVING.

When last August, to allay the In
ordinate demands of insolent labor ag-
itators. the President with a flourish
Of trumpets appeared before congress
and demanded a reduction in the cost
of living through legislative fiat, The
Herald with unerring accuracy and
with a prescience that has proven to
be truly prophetic, stated that the
task was impossible of accomplish
ment and that the only result would
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-11-28
STILL DOG TAX MONEY
ROLLS IN TO TRUSTEE
COMING IN BY MAIL AND IN PER.
soN-oFFIcE KEPT FAIRLY
BUSY WRITING RECEIPTS.

Money for dog taxes continue to
come into the Office of Trustee Ross
Burns. Every mail brings from six
to dozen remittdnces for dog tax re-
ceipts.
Deputy Trustee Mitchell opened up
nine letters this morning which con-
tanned checks with requests for re-
ceipts and numbers for dog taxes. The
office is kept fairly busy waiting on
the dog tax customers, and nearly
5000 numbers have been given out.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-11-28
GRAND JURY Is INSTRUCTED TO
IND|CT ALL WHEEL TAX EVADERS

County Superintendent of Roads
Frank A. Butler, in accordance with an
order from Attorney General Looney
White is tabulating the names of the
wheel tax payers of Maury county in
alphabetical order, for use in the
grand jury room.
superintendent Butler has a large
fodce of help working on the books
of County Court Clerk A. w. Lipscomb
in order to have the list ready for the
attorney general Wednesday morning
There are even eight thousand
names enrolled on the tax books, show
ing that eight thousand wheel tax
numbers have been issued. In dis
cussing the question this morning At
torney General White stated that it
was not the purpose of the authori-
ties to work hardship upon any one,
but that it was his purpose to see
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-11-28

United States Marshals acted as
enumeratOrs at the first nine decen-
NAL censuses. Each marshal had as
many assistants are were necessary
to properly cover his allotted terrific
re-.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-11-28

that there were no evasions of the
law, and that if a party who had fail
ed to pay his whel tax, came in at the
eleventh hour he would be given his
receipt and number and no indictment
would be returned against him. While
on the other hand it is my intent to
see that no one evades the law, and
where it is found that any one who
should have secured numbers and
failed to do so, my grand jury will
then return an indictment against
such person or persons, and they will
be dealt with according to the law as
it is on the statute books.
Deputy Clerk T. E. Lipscomb stated
this morning that while 5000 of the
tags had been issued, he was of the
opinion that there were several in the
county who had not complied with the
law.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-11-28

About $50 people were engaged in
taking the first census of the United
States. The 1920 census will require
the services of about 10000.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-11-28

NEW YORK-"Reform is the worst
policy Bill Hanson, age 73, dean of
burglars voted today. Discharged
from the penitcntiary when he prom
ised to reform, big Bill was rob-
bed of 1858 the minute he hit New
York.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-11-28

1890 o'clock Wednesday morning at
Alexander by the Rev. J. T. Cotton,
interment will be in the family lot.
Funeral arrangements by the Maury
Undertaking Company, T. L. Cunning
ham in charge.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-11-28

The number OF motor trucks has in
creased in ten years from 1000 to
nearly 100000
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-11-28

Carter Lake in southwest Oregon is
one of the deepest fresh water lakes
in the world.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-11-28

Frost every season forms crystals a
foot or more in length on vegetation
on Mount Washington.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-11-28
GIRL
IS VICTIM OF
SPEEDING AUTO
NINE YEAR OLD DAUGHTER OF
MR.. AND MRS. w. T. DAVIS IN
STANTLY KILLED.
BODY IS TERRIBLY MUTILATED
Accident Occurred at Corner Of Tenth
and Garden Streets at 3:45 O'Clock
Monday Observation-Disclosures Say
Car Travelling at Excessive Rate.

Mildred, the nine year old daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. Davis, was run
down and instantly killed by speed
ing automobile at the corner of Tenth
and Garden streets at 3:45 o'clock
Monday afternoon. Although the car
was going south on Garden street and
up hill, the body of the child was
dragged some thirty yeards before
the automobile crashed into a tele-
phone pole, completely demolishing
tht left front wheel, bending the bump
err into the radiator and otherwise
damaging the car. The automobile
was driven by Manch Watson, who
was accompanied by his brother Lex
Watson. Immediately after the car
struck the telephone pole Lex Watson
picked up the terribly mangled form
of the little girl and carried it to the
home of her mother. Lex stated to a
Herald reporter that the accident was
unavoidable, that the child ran from
in front Of large truck which was
standing at the curb, and attempted
to run across the street in front of
the car which his brother was driving.
He said his brother blew his horn,
and cried to the child to look out, but
their efforts were in vain. The right
front wheel struck the little girl and
she was dragged many yards up the
street, leaving trail of blood behind,
her body being mutilated almost be-
yond recognition.
One of the sad features of the acct
dent was the fact that her mother had
only arrived in Columbia from Flor
ence, Ala, Monday morning to make
her home, and the father was at Sum-
mertown. He was Immediately noti-
fed of the accident and left immediate
ly for Columbia.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-11-28

YAK apples. used in making ink and
tannin. are formed on oak trees by
the action of insects.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-11-28
Child Crossing Street.

The statement of Lex Watson to the
effect that the child ran from in front
of truck and attempted to cross the
street, is borne out by several other
children who witnessed the accident,
but the children say that the automo-
bile was travelling at an excessive rate
of speed, and that it was impossible
for the little girl to dodge it.
Immediately after the accident city
officials made measurements in order
to ascertain exactly the distance the
car travelled after it struck the little
girl, and how far it moved after the
brakes had been applied. Upon these
measurements it can be learned
whether or not the car was travelling
within the city speed ordinance. Had
the car not struck the telephone pole,
it is the opinion of those who went to
the scene of the accident, that the
car would have gone twenty or thir-
ty feet more, and as this is uphill at
this point, it is the unanimous opin-
ion of those who saw it pass that the
car must have been making at least
thirty-five or forty miles an hour.
Watson is Arrested.
Manch Watson has been arrested
by city officers on charge of fast and
reckless running of an automobile,
and the case is set for trial Saturday
afternoon. The federal court sitting
at Knoxville, recently ruled that
where a person is killed by an auto
mobile driven at rate of speed in
excess of the speed limit of city, coun.
ty or state, the person driving is liza
BILE to indictment for murder.
Although the grand jury is now in
session no indictment had been return
ed against Watson today, however, it
is believed that this body will inves-
tigate the matter before adjournment
is taken.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-11-28

Herald Cheap Columns Pay.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-07-09
GRAND RAPIDS WHOLE
SAlERS ENTERTAIN

Continued from Page One)
National Biscuit Co. went to Mrs. M.
l.. Osterhout and II. A. Lamb. An
indoor base ball from the C. w. Mills
Paper Co. fell to Wess Porter ard
boxes of stationery from the same
concern went to Postmaster Bricker,
Arthur Johnson, A. S. Dimmick, Will
Ward the Orchestra and to Alder
man Fred McCue. A dandy little
electric fan from the Kellogg Bur-
lingame-Lowell Co. fell to Mrs. Eta
Mclaughlin and f. E. Chapple drew
his own number out of the box and
got sack of Watson Higgins Milling
Co. flour. Miss Georgina Aselin, A.
f. Weter and III. A. Smith also drew
flour in various sized sacks from this
company. Mrs. E. c. Wise drew a
pair of shoes from the Rindge Kahn
bach Logic & Co. and Clarence A..
Wheeler drew a pair of shoes from
Hirth Krause & Co. Ben FriedIy was
in the audience and his number drew a
silver pie ladle which the Michigan
Hardware Co. had put up. The same
companv mt up an auto ,Strop Safety
razor and this went to Fred L. War.
rer. law Hansen drew n carton Of
IIneeda Biscuits as did also Mrs. s.
Y Skinner. both prizes coming from
the National Biscuit Co. The Judsor
Grocer Co. gave an order for a sack
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1919-07-09

beauty and solid worth. an asset to
the city, whose real value can never
be computed, yet whose influence, az
yet but slightly appreciated, will be
in the future years just what Bedding
may make Of it.
Then there have been marked i'm
provements and .enlargements at many
of our large Industrial plants, MOTTO
able among which are to be seen on
west Main street where the Richard
son Silk Co. and the Belding Lumber
Co. have been doing things worth
while.
Also we note several important new
industries noticably the foundry which
although comparatively new, Is al
ready making extensive engagements.
Then, lastly, will refer you to the
buildings equipment and shops that
are here, to take care of the needs OF
this fast-growing automobile age.
Bedding has good start but there
are heights beyond. Let every Bel
dingite be booster for Bigger Bel
ding.