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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1920-12-17
STATE JUDICIARY.

Our esteemed contemporary, the
Chattanooga Times, missed the point
of The Herald's recent editorial on
the judiciary, if it got the impression
that this paper favored lower salaries.
1t does not, but it does insist that ev-
cry Judge should be given sufficient
territory to earn the salary that he is
receiving. Government, state, local
and national, costs the taxpayers too
much AS the purchasing power Of the
dollar increases and it becomes in
creasingly difficult to obtain a dollar
we are going to find that it will be
absolutely necessary to collect a
smaller sum in taxes. The railroads
are practicing economies by CONSOLE
dation of offices and by making one
executive perform the duties hereto
fore performed by two. The state
and national governments ought to
do the same thing. The records of ru,
raj iails and work houses prove a de-
crease in criminal litigation. There
has been little civil litigation.
This paper believes that the judi
ciary should be well compensated. 1t
would make the salaries sufficient to
attract the best lawyers to the bench,
But it would also require them to earn
every dollar of their compensation.
What is said with reference to the
judiciary applies with equal force to
other departments of government
There are too many officials in the ad-
ministrative branches of our govern
ment who are not earning their cost
to the taxpayers. Every office in the
national and state governments that
can be abolished without too great an
impairment of the public service
Should be dispensed with This is not
u period in the worlds history when
the taxpayers can afford to supply
drOneS or ornaments. ..... liza. ..
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1920-12-17

perity which reigned supreme in the
country for several years. All that is
required now is patience and cooper
alton among dill classes to the end
that readjustments may be made with
the minimum of loss. There is no rea-
son why next year should not be a
good one in America. There will be
less of speculation and less of hectic
prosperity, and more economies must
be practiced than have been known
in recent years but conditions are at
bottom sound and assuredly no prob
lens are ever going to be solved in a
spirit of pessimism. .s...s.
Certainly there is no reason why
the people of the South should be
down cast or regard their problems
as beyond solution. A people who
braved the terrors of reconstruction
and prospered as did the people of the
South after the awful devastation and
Holocaust of the civil war can sur
mount their present day difficulties.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1920-12-17
COL. HARRY S. BERRY.

Every right thinking man can sub
scribe to what Col. Harry Berry says
of the back tax system in his announce
ment for comptroller. UnqueStionably
the back tax deviltry that has been
practiced in this state for many years
has been a dead weight to the demo.
cratic party and has promoted faction
aism and discord in the party and
state. The Herald has long opposed
the system and it halls with especial
pride the announcement that the
cause of fairer enforcement of the
tax laws is to be championed by one
so able, so aggressive and fearless as
Col. Berry.
Col. Berry is exceptionally well
qualified for the Office that he seeks.
He is clean, upright and fearless in
his walk in life. He has proven his
patriotism and devotion to pubic duty
upon the battlefields of Europe. He
is successful business man and one
Of the largest farmers Of Tennessee.
He enjoys the confidence of the farm
ers as proven by his unanimous cleo
ton to the presidency of the Middle
Tennessee Farmers Convention. He
should be elected.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1920-12-17
STOP IN MIGRATION.

There should be no delay in passing
the bill to suspend immigration for
the next two years. In fact it would
be better to suspend it for much
longer period Our lawmakers appar-
emily have Little foresight. They new
er appreciate a menace until it is
upon us. Everyone predicted at the
close of the late war that there woull
be tremendous rush to the shores of
America and it was already known
that we had more foreigners here than
we could assimilate and properly
Americanize. Yet congress has wait
ed for two whole years to take any
effective measures to prevent further
floods of undesirables to this country.
There is already surplus of labor
here and no good reason can be ad-
vanced for the admission of immi-
grants to this country. America for
Americans would be a mighty good
slogan for the future. ..-
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1920-12-17
PRICE ADJUSTMENT.

The fact that prices are not yet
adjusted to the lower levels and not
the fact that prices on farm products
are lower is the cause for dissatisfac.
tion and depression among the farm
ers. Farm products have sold at
much lower level than they are now
without causing any particular finan,
cial depression, but then there was
some relationship between the prices
received, the cost of production and
the prices at which the producers
purchased what they, had to buy Nat,
urally the farmer who can hardly sell
his hides at four or five cents a pound
objects to paying the same price for
having pair of shoes half soled that
he did when his hides were worth
forty cents a pound. He has cause to
object when he sells his hogs at
eight or nine cents and then finds
that he must pay fifty cents for
breakfast bacon and thirty cents for
fresh pork. He has good cause for
complaint when he buys a bushel of
meal at price more than double that
for which he has just sold a bushel
of corn. He finds it difficult to recon,
ellie the prices which he pays for fenc
ing and roofing and machinery with
those that he is getting for the pro-
ducts of his toll.
When the period OF readjustment is
over and cost of production has been
reduced in the factories and mills and
cost of distribution and handling has
been correspondingly reduced in the
centers of distribution the lower price
level will hold no terrors for the
farmers. The present high paid la
Dor which forms the biggest item in
cost of production of manufactured
articles and in distribution cannot ex-
pect to continue on the existing wage
scale and at the same time buy the
products of the farm at prices that
prevailed under a former lower wage
scale.
There is nothing inherently wrong
with conditions in America. We are
the richest country in the world. Loss
es as the result of a readjustment to a
lower price level are inevitable But
all must cheerfully accept their share
and not try to shift all the burden to
particular class. We get our com
pensation for any losses that we may
bear IN the knowledge that all, capt
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1920-12-17

system. We have not as high stand
ard of service either in the state or
nation as we had under the old con-
vention plan.
AS a matter of fact the direct plan
of primary nominations is contrary to
the true genius of American institu-
tons. 1t is as foreign to the intention
of the master minds who laid the
foundations of the republic as is
the direct referendum. We have an
altogether confused idea of our sys-
TEN. Too many would substitute a
direct democracy for our representa-
tive plan of government. The dele
gated convention is in perfect harmo-
ny with our institutions and it gives
an infinitely better opportunity for ex-
preston of the people on public is
sues than does the direct plan of max
ing party nominations.
The suggestion that limit be plac-
ed on campaign expenditures in party
primaries will not prove effective. 1t
is doubtful if laws of this character
have resulted in any real good. They
are too easily evaded. No legislation
will prevent the direct primary sys-
TEN from being burdensome upon poor
men who aspire to public office under
our government.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1920-12-17
TRAIN DISPATCHERS
OFFICES ARE MOVED
FORCE REPORTS TO NASHVILLE
FOR DUTY UNDER THE NEW OR
DERS OF MANAGER.

(From Wednesdays Daily HeraldD
Train Dispatchers George Reynolds
Mack B. Orr, ALI Barker and William
A. Davis left this morning for Nash
vile 70 repodt for duty. Their depart
ure marks the end Of the dispatcher's
office in Columbia, it having been abol.
ished by the order Of the general man.
ager and the force directed to report
to the Nashville Office, which in the
future will handle the business which
has been directed from this Office.
Messrs. Reynolds, Orr, Barker and
Davis regret very much that they will
have to work in Nashville instead of
Columbia. They are all home owners
and substantial citizens here and very
much attached to the city and county.
They declared that they were dearly
appreciative of the interest manifest
ed in them by the citizens of this com
munity, and requested The Herald to
express their sincere thanks for the
evidences of esteem in which they are
held by the people of Columbia. They
will always give this people the first
place in their affections.
Mr.. Orr's family will not move to
Nashville, which VII be gratifyin .
news to their many friends.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1920-12-17
VETERANS PASSING AWAY.

During the fiscal year ending June
80 last 27,S71 federal war veterans
died, as compared with 27,703 the pre-
vi0us year. The number only slightly
increased but since there are every
year fewer survivors the death rate
grows rapidly. Practically all the vet
Grams of the Union armies are on the
pension roll. The last report Of the
commissioners shows that there were
on the rolls June 80, 243, 500 survivors
of the Union armies. 1t will be only a
few years until the number will be
small.
On the United States pension rolls
at the close Of the year there were
592, 100 names. This includes veter-
ans of the civil war, the Spanish-Amer-
lean war and widows of veterans.
There are still son the rolls names of
seVenty-One widows of veterans OF
the war of 1912. There are yet 14S
surviving veterans OF the war with
Mexico and there are 2,423 widows of
veterans of that war who are drawing
pension.
The high water marw in federal pen
sions was reached in 1898 when there
were 745,S22 survivors of the union
armies on the rolls. The high tide
for widows of that war was in 1912
when there were ,272 on the roll.
There are now 30,432 pensioners of
the war with Spain on the rolls. I'm
der the war risk plan of Insurance
there are no pensioners of the late
war on the rolls and the disabled vet
Grams who are drawing money from
the treasury do not come in the list
of pensioners.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1920-12-17
ROAD SUPERVISORS.

It is exceedingly doubtful If the
people obtain as competent and faith
full district road commissioners when
they are elected by popular vote as
they will under system that makes
them appointive. The Herald has no
illusions on this score. 1t believes in
representative republicanism and not
in direct democracy. 1t has marked
no improvement in the senate OF
the United States since direct prima-
ries and popular election of senators
came into vogue. The same is true
of the personnel of our state legisla-
ture.
Nevertheless the people of the coun-
ty are entitled to what they want.
For some reason they believe that if
they can elect by popular vote the
district commissioners, one dollar will
do the work heretofore done by three
or four dollars and that good roads
will come as a matter of course. In
such circumstances the duty of the
legislators in drafting the new road
law is plain. 1t should provide for
the direct election of the district com
missioners. The people will doubtless
be disappointed in the character Of
men that will sometimes be elected
to administer an important trust, but
they have pretty plainly shown that
they do not want the. present system
and their opinions are certainly enti-
tied to respect.
And if the district commissioners
are elected by a direct vote there is
no reason why the proposed county
road superintendent should not be
chosen in the same manner. Under
our constitution he must either be
elected by the county court or the
people. The election of November
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the county courts having any part
in the management of the county's
roads. All the machinery which ad,
ministered the present law was Gre
ated by the county court. The county
court is therefore primarily RESPONSE
BILE for any administrative failures.
-sy So far as The Herald-is personally
concerned it would much prefer the
administration of the road department
by the county court than by the direct
vote method, but it yields to the judg.
ment of an overwhelming majority of
the people and will insist that prop
er regard for their wishes demands
election of all the road machinery by
a popular vote. Then the people will
have only themselves to blame for its
failure and shortcomings. There will
at least be no scape goats. The peo-
pie are entitled to reap the fruits,
good or bad, of their recent revolu
ton,
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1920-12-17
MUST PAY PAST
DUE AUDITING IA
PROPERTY OWNERS WHO ARE IN
AREAS GIVEN WARNING BP
JUDGE kANNoN.

(From Wednesdays Daily HeraldD
Warning is given to delinquent abut-
ting taxpayers by Judge Ramon that
unless the amounts due by them are
paid before the first of the year. the
accounts will be certified to the city
attorney, who will proceed i'm the
courts to enforce collection. There
are large number of these delin-
quents and the city cannot afford to
wait longer on them. The money is
long past due and the city is paying
interest on the bills contracted for the
paving so that there is no alterna-
tive but to go into court. Under the
abutting property tax law the city has
lien on the property liable for the
tax and this lien can be enforced as a
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1920-12-17
THEORY MOI EAcT

According to the Nashville Tennes-
sean it was the theory of the direct
primary system of party nominations
that it would result in the selection
of cleaner and ADLER men for public
office. To this The Herald agrees.
And it is a fine theory, too But his
tory has demonstrated that it does
not work out in actual results. No
one can contend that our public ser
vice either state or national has i'm
proved under the direct primary plan.
On the whole it has deteriorated de.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-03-11
WiNSOR-OAkWoOD

Miss Lily Fenske began work at the
j. w. Friese home in Arlington last
week
I A number of people enjoyed a dance
at the Herman Stillwell home sew.
eral weeks ago.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Gunder Everson and
children motored to Lake Benton last
week while visiting at the home of
Mrs, Everson's parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Peter Nelson. The children became
i'll with the influenza, with the result
that they were forced to prolong their
visit until the children's recovery.
Sven Rikansrude and family moved
to their residence in the city of Arl.
ington last Tuesday. Mr.. Rikensrude
had sale and disposed of his ma.
chinery, stock, etc, several weeks ago.
The family will hereafter reside in
Arlington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. Jacobson and
children visited at the Rikansrude
home last Sunday.
Mayne Chapman was Sunday vis-
itor at Stillwells.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arne Knutson and chill.
dren visited Sunday at the Haugstad
home.
Giant Sensation is developing into
a wonderful big type boar. Sows bred
to him in Duroc Meadows postponed
sale March 18th, at Hetland s. Oak.
The Misses Minnie and Josie Haug-
stad spent Sunday at the Martin Han
sen home.
Mrs Celia Harpestad and children
visited at Jacob Haugstad's.
Chris Jensen and family moved from
the farm in Laketon to the Cheever
farm. which was vacated by Dan Rovig
several months ago.
The Perry family who have been liv-
ing on the Arvidson farm moved on
the farm just vacated by Chas. Fred
rickson and family. who will hereafter
reside In Bruce.
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FOUNTAIN
CONTINUED from Page 6.

Continued from Page g.
young people surprised Anona Garri.
son on her birthday, Saturday even
ing The evening was spent in dane
ing and playing games and at mid
night dainty lunch was served. The
guests presented Miss Anona was q
handsome lavalier and departed wish
ing her many more happy birthdays.
Elmer Pullman and daughter. Flor
ence, have been on the sick list the
past week.
Miss Gertrude Blakeslee and Ruth
and Frances Engel were entertained
at supper at the s. Selix home Friday
evening in honor OF Miss Carols birth
day.
A. J. Engel and Ralph Seas took
the L. q. German stock to Brookings
SATURDAY. 10 be sold at mortgage sale,
Mrs. MoFAdden visited her aunt.
Mrs.. Selix this week.
August Kaidowski hauled . load over
ID the s. Seltx farm Friday.
Lloyd and Wayne Garrison visited
ii ~ George Justice home near Au-
rofa SATURDAY.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-03-11

F. c. Buettner moved out from
Brookings Monday.
Alfred Seas did chores in the alb,
sence of his brother, Ralph Seas.
Miss Leola De Voc of Bushnell took
dinner dinner 81 81 the V. NJ Norton home Sun
day.
Ralph Seas hauled a load for his
brother. Gail Seas, Tuesday.
Miss Nellie Buettner spent Friday,
Saturday and Sunday with her friend,
Anona Garrison.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Swanson were
Sunday visitors at the Glen Lundeen
home
Ny sale of registered Holstein cat
tie. horses and machinery to be held
three miles northwest of Colman has
been postponed until Monday, March
18th. Geo. Gerdes.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-03-11

Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Chapman and
family leave this week for their new
home near Cumberland, Wis. We wish
them success In the Badger state.
Mrs. VIM. Bushnell returned home
Saturday from Redfield. S. D., after
very delightful visit with her broth
er there.
George Robbins returned home from
Texas Sunday.
Mrs. John Weppler and daughter,
Alice, left Sunday for their home in
Montana after very enjoyable visit
with friends and relatives
The Ladies' Home and Foreign Mis-
sionary society met at the home Of
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-03-11
BuSHN ELL

Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Elston ant
daughter, Louise, spent Sunday at the
Samuel Elston home.
/ MIR. and Mrs. Walter Balm and fam
lily and Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Bailey
and family spent Saturday at the
Frank Bailey home to help Mrs. Cone
celebrate her 22nd birthday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Nicholson and
family from Garretson, s. D., moved
here last week We wish them much
happiness and good luck in their new
home.
Gladys Chilson assisted Mrs. Earl
McKuin in getting settled last week.
Mrs. Fletcher Vile and son, Floyd,
of Brookings, spent a few days with
home folks last week
Are you new breeder? We have
the right kind Of foundation stock for
you. Duroc Meadows postponed bred
sow sale March 18th at Hetland, S. d.
number of young people gathered
at the F. w. Faulkner home Saturday
evening. The evening was spent in
playing games and refreshments were
served. The young people departed
at late hour, all reporting very
good time.
Miss Laura Judd spent Sunday visit.
ing Miss Florence Swenson.
The Jordon musical entertainers will
appear at the Bushnell school house.
Saturday evening, March 13. This be-
ing the closing number of the Lyceum
course, let us show our appreciation
of their talent by attending. The Jor-
don's come highly recommended.
Patronize home trade by getting
your Easter bonnet at Hanson G. Faulk.
ner's store.
A basket social will be held at the
Bushnell school house on Saturday
evening. March 13, following the en-
tertainment. Ladies. please bring bas-
kets.
Several of the young people in and
around Bushnell gathered at the Geo.
Garrison home Saturday evening to
help Miss Anona celebrate her fifteenth |
birthday. Games We're played and re-
served The hostess was |
presented with beautiful lavalier as
remembrance of the occasion.
Mrs. Peter Liebbert has been i'll !,
Tor the past week.
Messrs. Armstrong and Coon made
> business trip to Pierre, s. D., on
Thursday. returning Sunday after
noon.
Mary and Laura Nicholson enrolled
n the intermediate room here Mon
Nv.
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Mrs. Walter Christensen Thursday.

Mrs. Walter Christensen Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Soden spent
Sunday at the George Bursting home.
Don't forget the basket social and
Lyceum course at the Bushnell school
house, Saturday evening, March 13
A number of married folks gathered
at the George Bursting home Saturday
evening in honor of Mr.. Bursing's 44th
birthday. A very enjoyable evening
was spent and refreshments were
served. They departed at late hour,
reporting a very good time.
Church Notes-Sunday school, IL a.
m; morning worship, IL a. m: even
ing worship. 1880 p M: prayer meet
ing. Wednesday evening. 1880 D. m.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-03-11

Go to Brookings Tire Works for
Tires and Service.
This is the band that took Sioux
Falls by storm this fall
Band concert Tuesday, March 1e. At
college auditorium, s:15. Admission,
so cents.
Giant Sensation is developing into
wonderful big type boar. Sows bred
to him in Duroc Meadows postponed
sale March 18th. at Hetland s. Oak.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-03-11

Leonard Phelps transacted business
in Oakwood one day last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sven Rickansrude
made business trip to Bruce last
Monday.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-03-11

On Sunday evening, March IA, Rev.
Donaldson will preach on What Are
You Going to Do With Your Enemies %
All are cordially invited to come. Rev,
VIM. Donaldson, pastor.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-03-04
PERRY FINISHES HIS
TESTIMONY AT NAVY
PROBE AT NEWPORT

.hv MORNING. JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED wrsEl
Newport. II. l., March 3.-Bishop
James D. Wolf Perry of the Epis-
copal diocese of Rhode Island, I'm
der cross examination today by
Judge Advocate Iyneman before
the naval board OF inquiry, inYesti-
eating the work of the navy vice
squad in the Newport district, said
the letter Of protest addressed by
Il number of ministers to President
Wilson was not written in the spirit
Of Acts 1851.
AZ yesterdays hearing the Rov,
Stanley c. Hughes, chairman OF
the ministers committee which re-
quested the inquiry. testified that in
q letter to Bishop Perry he had
mentioned the case of Rev. Samuel
NeaIe Kent, who WAS acquitted of
vice charges, and had quoted Acts
1897, relating to the false impris-
onment Of st. Paul.
81 know the spirit in which l
signed it," Bishop Perry said, dis
GUESSING the letter. "It was to protect
the liberties of American citizens
and the standard which | felt the
president would hold himself re-
sponsble to preserve"
Previously in a question bearing
on the alleged vicious methods en-
ployed by the navy "vice squad"
he said:
The public conscience of the
United States has been outraged by
these practices"
Bishop Perry finished his testi-
mony today.