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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-07-04
ANOTHER LAW FAILS.

The supreme court has decided thst
the act OF the last legislature which
made it unlawful for the Judge and
prosecuting attorney to dismiss a
criminal case before a verdict, I'M.
less the costs are paid, is unconstitu.
tional and void. And thus another
OF the long list of defective laws is
wiped from the statute books by iu.
dicial decree. Several lower courts
have held other acts void because not
in harmony with the organic law and
doubtless others are still upon the stat
ute books simply because no .ne has
had sufficient interest in them to raise
a constitutional objection to their ey.
istence. 1t would be interesting II
some individual not engaged in a bet
ter occupation should go over the lNb-
lie statutes for the past Quarter of a
century and ascertain jus: what pro-
portion have been held void Ivy the
courts. The result would prove iliu-
minating and might convince the peo-
pie of Tennessee that every popular
fellow who was good at making nolit-
ical deals was not qualified to make
laws.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-07-04
DAYLIGHT SAVINGS LAW.

Congress has responded promptly
to the overwhelming sentiment fer
the repeal of the socalled day light
savings law. Its repeal will ne effec-
tive on the last Sunday OF hext DC,
tober and from that time on The peo-
pie OF this country will enjoy the time
the Lord ordained without any tinker.
ing on the part OF mere man. II there
ever was a piece OF leeislati n, pat
through the congress on the pea tsat
1t would help win the war that has
proven disappointing it is this clock
tinkering law. II it helped tn win
the war or has aided in solving the
problems of peace the fact is rot ap-
parent to any one. 1t had lew defend
ers in the congress and even fewer
outside of those classic halls. Il is
impossible to cheat nature. Her laws
are immutable aud by merely saying
that Il is an hour earlier or IN hour
later than 1t really is will not fcol
anyone. With one exception all of the
members of the Tennessee delerat!cn
voted for the repeal OF the law. In do
ing so they unquestionably reflected
the sentiment Of the people.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-07-04
HUM OF THRESHER
IS HEARD IN MANY 7
SECTIONS COUNTY
W. p. RIDLEY LOADING FIRST CAR
THIS AFTERNOON TO coLUM.
BiA MILE 4 ELEVATOR CO.
EWElL FARM ALSO THRESAlNG
Unable to Determine As Yet What the
Average Yield viii Be--Safe to Say
Far Below What Early Prospects
Promised.
Tuesdays Daily HERALD

The hum of the thresher, is heard in
many sections of the county today.
w. P. Ridley, one of the largest wheat
growers in the county started his ma
chine early this morning and is load
ing out his first car this afternoon to
be shipped to the Columbia Mill &
Elevator Co., which establishment is
ready and waiting for the grain to
start their plant to grinding.
At this early stage 1t is not possible
to tell Just what the average yield
will be, but all of the producers are
sure that the yield will not near come
up to what the straw would Indicate.
The machines were also started on
Ewell Farm this morning and many
other farmers in different sections OF
the county are cleaning the golden
grain from the chaff.
In practically every locality Of the
county north and west of Columbia
threshing is going on, but there is
nothing doing in the southern and
eastern sections, as the wheat is en-
tirely too wet to thresh.
w. T. Perry, one of the leading
farmers in the southern section of
the county stated over the telephone
today that it would take several days
Of real hot sun to dry out the wheat
sufficiently for the separator, but that
he felt sure that II there were no fur
Their rains that by the latter part of
the week threshing would be on in
earnest.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-07-04
IL need now is the letti7g of contracts
and the beginning OF work.

Ia need now is the letti7g of contracts
and the beginning OF work.
The commissioners should abandon
for the time the opening OF new roads
and devote their energies and efforts
to the repairing of the most travelled
highways, both the main lines and the
laterals. Labor Is scarce and too
much of 1t must not be diverted from
the farms, at the same time unless
the work Is done during the good
weather II will be wasted.
II the commissioners undertake to
pro rata the road funds of the county
on mileage ba9is they will get no.
where. The seventy.fve dollars a
mile Of estimated revenues this year
would simply give "a smattering o!
work to many of the rolds that would
BE- wasted The commissioners would
hardly be able to f1d whore it had
been expended after the first hard
rain.
The better policy would be to &c
over the roads now and work those
now that are deteriorating the most
rapidly, work those upon which little
or nothing has been expended during
the past year or two. The commits
sioners should adopt broad and pro.
gressive policy and do some road
work that will be monument to them
and that will be satisfactory proof
to the people OF the county that they
are getting something in return for
the large revenues that they are con
tributlng. 1t has now been nearly tw1
months slice the county court in ex-
ira session made the road tax levy
and assuredly there is no longer any
reason why the commissioners should
delay the making Of contracts. The
people will grow more and more i'm.
patient If some dirt does not begin TO
fly. They will pay the taxes unicorn.
plainingly If they are shown results
otherwise dissatisfaction is sring to
be general.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-07-04
SHOULD REAppolNT WITT.

II Ii reported that the senators
from Tennessee will endeavor to have
President Wilson withdraw the nom.
nation OF George B. Witt as marshal
for the Middle district. No charges
are made against Mr.. Witt and none
can be made. He has served most &C.
ceptably as marshal for several
mouths. The senator's simply want
the Job for some one else, without re-
gard for the public service. 1t is for
tunate for the government that a man
like Mr.. Witt, one of the most sue
cessful business men of the state, can
be induced to accept a public office,
Que as responsible as that of marshal.
II more capable men, of clean private
walk In life, like Mr.. Witt, were in
Office the public would have more con.
fdence 10 government. Assuredly he
ought not to be removed simply to
make q place for some politician. The
Herald has not always agreed with
Mr.. Witt In politics, but 1t recognizes
his eminent fitness for the job that he
holds and In the interest of good pub
lie service 1t registers a most en-
phatic protest against this effort to
GUST him that some political favorite
may draw salary from the govern.
ment.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-07-04
FIRST POTATO CROP
LIGHT BUT EXPECT
LARGE SECOND CROP
PARKS BROS. LOADING POTATOES
FOR SHIPMENT THROUGH.
OUT SECTION.
WHEAT SHOWS GOOD CONDITION
Local Grain Dealers Are Paying $2.15
for No. Wheat, Which Is consid-
erably Above Government Guaran.
tee.
Wednesdays Daily Herald J

Maury county's first potato crop
Will be unusually light, according to
information in the hands of Park
Bros. well known local dealers. who
have begun buying for shipment. They
are paying $1,25 bushel. The acre.
age was small and the yield was not
more than an average. The crop Is
principally in small patches. Cord
Park stated this morning, however.
that he expects large acreage for
the second crop and an exceptionally
high yield. Conditions are such that
the farmers will find in potato crop
an Offset to the reduced production
OF corn that has been brought about
by unfavorable weather conditions.
One car of potatoes was loaded to-
day at Ashwood for Park Bros. and
another car at Lynnville. They ex-
pect to ship a car from Columbia In
the next day or two.
The wheat crop is beginning to
come on the market from Maury coun.
ty and is showing a good quality.
Park Bros, are paying $2.15 a BUSH
ell for No. 2 wheat, which is consid.
erably above the government guar
antee, including the charge allowed
for handling on the local market.
Park Bros. are in position TO han.
die any crop produced in Maury coun.
ty and they are working large
force. of men handling the immense
tonnage that is being bought by them.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-07-04
COLUMBIA TO Be
CENTER Of GREAT
CHEMICAL WORKS
PHOSPHATE ROCK TO BE USED
IN MANUFACTURE OF NUN.
EROUS DRUGS.
WORTH MILLIONS or DOLLARS
Phosphor-Ali Co. Plans Extraction Of
Rare Chemicals From Mineral of
This Secton-Offcers of Company
Elected.

Phosphate rock as a producer of
numerous rare and valuable chemi-
Gals is destined to become one OF the
most important minerals known to
chemists, according to DR.. E. W. Rit-
ter, supervising chemist of the re-
Gently organized Phosphor-All Co of
this city. The company has a small
labratory on South High street,
which is being used in preliminary
tests and experiments that will be
developed on larger scale as soon
as the manufacturing plant is estab
lished here. DR.. Ritter told The Her
aid that ordinary phosphate rock, that
has been shipped to foreign countries
at $3.50 gross ton as common fertiliz-
er material and returned to Ameri-
ca in chemicals valued at from 81 a
pound to $3.50 an ounce will now be
used here in the same way with the
result that millions of dollars will be
left in this section where thousands
formerly remained in the hands of
Tennesseans.
At meeting of the incorporators
Saturday, the following officers and
directors were. elected: Fl. Alison
Webster, president; DR.. E. w. Ritter.
vice president; E. T. Schiller, secreta-
ry and treasurer; II. Alison Webster,
DR.. f. w. Ritter, E. T. Schiller, E. w.
Stees and w. j. Webster, directors.
Mr.. Webster will be managing chem.
ist and DR. Ritter will be supervising
chemist. The company is incorporat.
ed at 100000 and is closely associat-
ed with the million dollar Peerless
Chemical Co., which is developing
phosphate properties south OF Column
bia.
Chemicals and drugs used in the
manufacture OF dental creams, facial
powders, medicines. soft drinks. auto
mobile tires, celluloid, paints and 9th
er articles will be made at the local
plant. Arrangements have been
made for the sale of the entire output
of the plant here.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-07-04
VOTING OUR pisLlkEs.

An exchange objects to votes for
women on the ground that the dear
creatures will vote their likes and dis
likes and will not vote according to
their judgment of what is best for the
state or nation. II they do this very
thing they will not differ materially
from mere man. He has been voting
his personal likes, his prejudices and
his emotions ever since governme ut
Of the, people was instituted among
men. He will probably continue so to
vote to the end of time. That is the
chief trouble with government now.
The best qualified man in Tennessee
for that Office might announce his can
didacy for governor. His election
might prove solution of every prob
lem that confronts the people of the
state But he would lose votes in
Maury county because Certain men"
were supporting him. There are sGt
ers, and they are numerous in this
county who oppose all candidates ard
all measures simply because s.me one
else Is behind them.
Again there are voters in this coun-
ty and In every other county of Ten
Ilessee who vote solely upon sympa.
thy. They support men whom they
know to be utterly incompetent, with
out single qualification, simply be-
cause they need the Office" They
aid in electing men whom they would
not trust for a single day with their
personal affairs. Take the city of Co.
lumbia for example. Nine out OF ten
property owners, business men who
have made success of life, will agree
that the city needs above all things a
real business administration. They
will agree that a municipality is sim.
ply business corporation and should
be administered by capable business
directors. But a majority of them
will go deliberately to the polls year
after year and vote for men because
they are good handshakers, of agreea-
BILE personality or need the jobs. 1t
Is true In other cities. Some other OBJ
lection besides that urged above will
have to be made to women voting be-
fore any one is going to be convinc
ed that equal suffrage will prove a me-
mace to the state.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-07-04
MONKEY FACE SENATOR'S"
Says the Nashville Banner:

Says the Nashville Banner:
Now the monkey faces Of the Sen
ate are after special agent OF the
War Department in charge of the sale
of wornout material. He was EN-
ployed at salary of $4,000 to $25,
900. They overlook the fact that all
men of value could not be obtained
for one dollar per year. 1t is but a
part of the miserable drive against
the Wilson administration"
This statement has the unqualified
endorsement of The Herald. 1t can
not refrain from commencing the
Banner for It's defense of the admins
tration although in doing go it must
administer severe castigation to its
esteemed and loyal friend, Senator
Kay Dee" Mcclellan. who it prom
ounces the chief of monkey face
Senators" since it was Mcclellan who
lead the fight against the employment
of the sales agent mentioned. It was
on McKellar's point of order that the
amendment to the army appropriation
bill which would have permitted the
employment OF capable business
man as sales agent was stricken out.
Mr. Mcclellan did this although Wads-
worth, the chairman and other lead
ing members Of the committee plead
with him not to hamper or embarrass
the war department by Directing to
the amendment. Mcclellan likes to
pose as a critic although the opin-
ions of the experts in charge Of the
war department are doubtless EMIT
led to much more weight than are
those of Tennessee's junior senator
Demagogic appeals against men who
receive salaries of $4,000 or $4,000
a year may have some weight with
the unthinking, but il government is
to be efficiently administered it must
compete with private enterprises in
the payment of adequate compensa.
ton to its servants.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-07-04
PEACE TREATY.

Although there are probably very
few Americans or French or English
for that matter, who would indiyidu.
ally approve every item of the long
peace treaty signed with Germany on
Saturday, the document is going to be
ratified by all the governments parties
to 1t, because it is the very best trea-
ty that under the circumstances could
be obtained. When one thinks of the
many conflicting and divergent inter-
ests. races and religions represent
ed at the peace table he must express
wonder that any sort OF agreement
was reached on so many problems
that the conference was called upon
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-07-04
PROPERTY
ASSESSMENT GROWS
100000 IN YEAR
BIG INCREASE SHOWN DESPITE
LARGE PURCHASES OF Gov
EMINENT BONDS.
REAL ESTATE REMAIASUNCHANGEO
Personally Has Increased 100000 in
Three Years Under Administration
OF Tax Assessor Wiiiiams-Board
Completes Work.

Notwithstanding the heavy pur
chases of war bonds during the past
year, personal property returned for
taxation in Maury county this year in
creased 100000 over last year, it was
found by the board of equalization
which completed it's work Monday
afternoon. Every district in the coun
ty showed an increase in personally
and the increase in the Ninth or Co
lumbia district was large.
The total personally assessments
for 1919 was $3,741,S2S as compared
with $3,33O,737 in 1918. There were
no re-assessments OF real estate this
year, the figures for that class of
property remaining between $ll,OO0,'
600 and $12.OOO,OOO.
Members of the board of equalifia-
ton attribute the increase in person
al property to the great prosperity OF
this country during the war as well
as to the saving and thrift of the
people.
The board of equalization express
ed their Communication Of the work OF
Tax Assessor Williams, under whose
administration the assessed valuation
of personal property has increased
100000 in three years
The members of the board are J..
C. Nelson, chairman; John NJ. Hun
ter, secretary; B. c. Dedman, w. 7.
Notgrass and ]. E. Brownlow.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-07-04
WORK THE ROADS,

There Is no Longer any reason fer
delaying work on the highways Of the
c1ahty. There has new. been time
when they we're in greater uleG Of
repairs than nov. The year is half
gone. A goodly part OF the summer is
past. The revenues are flowing in all
OF the legal requirements of the road
sc. have been complied with. All that
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-07-04

The Cape to Cairo railway in Africa
when completed will be 7.074 miles in
length, the longest single line of rail
way in the world, it Is asserted
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-07-04
COUNTY REGISTER SELLS
HOME At HAMPSHIRE

County Register J. ]. Pogue has
sold his home at Hampshire for S1,700
to j. X. Biffle of that place. Mr..
Pogue sold his home in Barrow court
several weeks ago and expects to buy
or build a residence in Columbia
soon.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-07-04

There are 1872 varieties of Arctic
flowers which have only two colors,
white and yellow.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-07-04

FL Paso, Texas. which may again be-
come a center OF military activity in
consequence of the disturbances.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-07-04
D 500 -O:- :-O- Og g =
D MARRIAGE LICENSES.
D = . g . u D q . . . y oaoua

Marriage licenses have been issued
to Jamon Young and Miss Pearl
Brown; Luther Henson and Miss Red
die Hunt; Archie Sims and Miss Mary
Nash.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-07-04

Mr.. and Mrs. W. B. Jeter are the
proud parents of an eight and halt
pound boy. Although this is the sew
enth child to come to their home it
is the first time boy has arrived.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-07-04

herald Cheap Column A. Pay.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-10-21
So PER CENT OF AUTOS
STOLEN HERE RECOVERED
Maj. Pullman, in Report, Declares
There Is Urgent Need of
Checking Thefts.

More than Sc per cent of automo-
biles stolen In the District of Column
bia during the past fiscal year were
recovered by the Washington police,
according to the annual report of
Mai. Pullman, superintendent Of po-
lice, on STEALING of Automobiles"
made to the Commissioners last even
ing.
The superintendent of police de-
cIares it is realized that there is as
urgent a need Of checking thefts in
this city as in other places where
more cars are lost. The stealing of
automobiles is becoming a more seri-
Gus problem each year with every po-
lice department in the United States,
says the report
.NThe number of professional thieves
is increasing each year and the recov-
ery of cars by the police department.
is Incoming more and more difficult
and entails one of the greatest eN-
penses in any branch of police work.
Too often the stealing of unlocked
or insecurity locked automobiles is
called a Joy ride and the person gets
off very easily in the courts
Attention is called in the report to
the recent law passed by Congress
and now awaiting the signature of
the President. which provides a fine
of not more than s. 600 or by impTis-
onment of not more than five years. or
both. for a person who transports or
c,uses to be transported in interstate
or foreign commerce a motor vehicle,
knowing the same to have been
stolen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-10-21
Committees Chosen.

The committees as announced are
Community interest,". B. Burdettt'
chairman: w. G. Plat. Rev. G: N.
Young. Rev. Thomas c. Clark. II. B.
Hendrick, H L. Thornton. F: L: Lew
ton, Mrs. C. o. Townsend and Mrs. w.
w. Dyar. Public utilities-E. w.
James, chairman: c. o: Townsend
W. ". Stockberger, Maj. D. S: Fetch
err and George c. Sholes. Schools
Maj. D. S. Fletcher, chairman: w. G.
PIatt, H. c. Gore. Mrs. D. NJ. Shoe,
maker, Mrs. William Stewart ana
Mrs. E. w. James. Membership-J
". Dyre. chairman: Samuel G; Red
man and G. C. King: Publicitys
Howard s. Fisk. chairman; Maj: u. 5.
Fletcher and G. r Normandy. streets
and lights-W. Preston Gibson, CHAIR.
man; Samuel Scrivner and Preston -
King. Horticulture-C. G Carro1,'
chairman; D. y. Shoemaker n. b.
Hendrick. w. F. Simmons. w. A. Or
ton and J. Fl. Arnold. Entertainmen,t
Fred l.. Harries. chairman; w. );
Deffenhaueh, Mrs. II. c: Gore ana
Mrs. w. n. II. Smith. Fire ana po-
lice-Preston c. King. chairman
Howard S Fisk and NJ c. Belts Health
and sanitation-H. G. Gore. chairman
F b. Linton and w. W. Stockberser'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-10-21
ASA RESUMES FLIGHT.
Naval Flying Boat to Join the S5S
at Palatka. Fla.

TAMPA, Fla, October 21-The
naval flying boat ASA, which came
Into this port last night, left at s
o'clock this morning for Palatka. on
the st. Johns river. where Its COM
panion. the $50. landed about
o'clock this morning. PaIatka Is
seventy-f1ve miles south OF Jackson
Vile.
The two boats left Pensacola yester-
day morning for New York and had
expected to try an innovation In fly
ing overland from Cedar Keys 10
Palatka Rbou. 1875 miles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-10-21
TAKING
DEMANDS TOP0LLS
Mark Johnson Believes
Rights Will Be Asserted
as Political Factor.

Asserting that the day is drawing
| near when organized labor will en-
force it's demands at the polls and
assert its rights as distinct political
factor. Mark Jackson of the painters
and decorators union of Baltimore
last night at the meeting of the Cen
trail Labor Union gave his views of
the steel strike. Mr.. Jackson. who
is a writer on labor topics, denounc-
ed Judge Gary and other officials of
| the Steel Corporation as slave drivers.
depressing labor through political
and other influences of intimida ton.
and working hand-in-hand with what
he called the hired gunner of the
state and municipal police.
Discusses Steel Strike.
Referring to what he called the Steel
Corporations failure to break the
present strike. Mr.. Jackson declared:
NOW, not satisfied with their perse-
cutlon OF American workingmen. fall
ing to subdue the spirit of right and
justice in the striking steel workers.
Judge Gary has succeeded in calling
to his aid. to break the strike. the
powerful arm Of the military, through
Secretary Baker who is using his Of
defeat the ends of Justice
Outlines Interchurch Program.
Rev. Clyde F. Armitage, represent
| ing the 1nterchurch World Movement
an invited speaker at last nights
meeting. outlined the principles Of the
movement, including stable relations
between capital and labor, right of
wage earners to organize, recognition
of the principle of collective bargain
ing, etc. He was given a standing in
vita ton to meet with the Central
! Labor Union whenever he desired to
do so.
Carl Brannen. representing the
Plumb Plan League, pointed out the
advantages or the Plumb plan of rail-
road control and operation and told
of the growth of the league.
Senator France for D. c. Suffrage.
A communication was read from
Senator Joseph 1. France of MARYLAND
conveying assurances that he stood
for legislation to restore the right of
suffrage to residents of the District
| of Columbia.
| John B. Colpoys. Chairman of the
committee in charge of the ma rade In
honor of Samuel Gompers the night of
October %. reported that the event Is
Ian assured success.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-10-21
Col. Rowell Ordered Here.

Col. Frank w. Rowell, infantry. In
spector of district Ne. .. Philadelphia,
has been ordered to this city for duty
in the war plans division. general
staff.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-10-21
Treatment for Discharged Soldiers.

Robert Norfieet. an honerably dis
charged soldier, has been admitted 80
Walter Reed Army General Hospital
for treatment. His wife, Mrs. Robert
Norfeet. resides at 1910 10th street
northwest.