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The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1920-06-11
The Reelfoot Sale.

The land sale at Walnut Log was
success considering the rain and
bad roads. The property was sold
in lots and blocks, then as a whole.
F. L. Pittman, Mayor of Union
City, was the highest bidder on the
whole tract, paying sos per acre.
He had hardly arrived in Union City
when his phone began to call. He
was offered handsome profit by
two men who know the value of fine
alfalfa land, but the mayor also
knew the value, as well as the pros
pects4 for Reelfoot being one of the
great oil fields of the South. The
mayor says he would consider $3.50
per acre, but nothing Less would
ring in his ear, even for farming and
alfalfa raising.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1920-06-11

FRIDAY, JUNE II. 1920.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1920-06-11
An Appreciation.

The City Cemetery Association
wishes to thank the people for their
cheerful and liberal contributions
on Tag Day to the cemetery improve
ment fund. The grounds had been
neglected for so many years that it
will require greater effort and longer
time to put them in order.
You have encouraged us to go for
ward until conditions are met which
are necessary before the cemeteries,
as entireties, can be called "beauti-
ful"-which is our goal.
We also thank the editors of our
city papers for the generous space
offered us in their columns and for
their expressed desire to assist in ev-
cry way in this commendable work.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1920-06-11
JOAN OF ARCS SPIRIT.
What Ones Faith Can Accomplish

Although she lived over 500 years
ago, the story of Joan of Arc is very
applicable to the present time.
Her spirit lives in France to-day
as never before. 1t nerved the hand
and inspired the heart of every
Frenchman who fought for his coun-
| try. 1t made a heroine of every
French woman behind the lines.
No other woman in history ever
rose to anything like such sublime
heights, of sudden achievement, of
such supreme daring and no woman
was so abused, so ridiculed, for what
was considered so unwomanly and
immodest as dressing in a mans uni
form, mounting horse and leading
soldiers into battle!
Joan of Arcs unparalleled achieve
ments teach us a great lesson, the
lesson of faith; that we do not know
what we can accomplish until we
become aroused by sublime pur-
pose, until mighty faith and vision
bears up and pushes us on. Her
career proves that the conviction of
great faith is stronger than will
power. She was convinced of a di-
vine call to free her country from
its enemy; she heard this call Just
as plainly as any one ever heard an
audible call, and no shadow of
doubt ever crossed her mind that she
could fail to accomplish her great
task
Now, you, my reader, have a call
no less imperative, no less divine
than the Warrior Maid to act your
part in the drama of life, to make
your fullest possible contribution to
the world. Your call is just as inn
portant to you as Joan's call was to
her. Make good! Back up your
vision with every drop of your blood.
Faith in her vision enabled Joan to
save her country, even as the faith |
of its leaders has saved France to-
day. If you cling to your faith it |
will make you victorious in whatever |
you undertake.
Don't depend upon others advice; |
don't lean upon others. Follow your
faith. Your faith knows you, knows
what your ambition is and knows
you have the ability to back it up. |
No mans achievement goes beyond |
his faith. What you expect, what |
you really believe you can accom-
plilsh, what your faith tells you is
practicable, is possible to you; that
thing, no matter how high or daring,
is the thing for you to DO.
One reason why so many people
fail is that they dwell too much up
on the difficulties in their path, they
m agnify obstacles. They look
through the wrong end of their men
tai telescope; They bring their OBJ
stacles too near to them; make them
look too formidable. Tney should
look at them through the large end
of the telescope and throw them a
long way off, minimize them instead
of magnify them.
ITO him that believeth all things
are possible
No one can succeed where he ex-
poets to fail.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1920-06-11

will the taxpayers stand by the city?
Will those who have stoutly pro-
tested that we shall maintain the
schools in every particular at any
cost be ready to condemn the city
authorities for raising the taxes?
Unlike income taxes, it is practically
impossible to pass these taxes on to
some one else in profits. Will we, in
brief, who demand all these great
advantages raise howl over our
city taxes?
Let US hope not.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1920-06-11

who have been to the States id
have since returned.
1 was in Paris, France, a short
time as we came from Brest to Ven
ice by rail. Sea duty has land duty
outclassed a long way. Being an
admiral's orderly is better than walk
ing post I am gun-pointer on a
three-inoh gun on the boat deck.
Must close for this time, but shall
write you from Russia. Yours,
w. F. ADAMS.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1920-06-11

NJ. E. Clifton, representing c. P.
j. Mooney. editor of the Commercial
Appeal, has been in the city for the
past week collecting local data and
preparing material for an extensive
edition de luxe, including a number
of volumes, to be known as "The
Mid-South and It's Builders" with
Mr.. Mooney as editor in chief. In
these splendid volumes will be set
forth in print and gravure the story
of what has been accomplished, to-
gether with the men and women who
have contributed to the work, in the
mid-south for the past twenty-five
years. The utmost care and discrim-
ination is being exercised in this col
lection so that it will reflect true
picture of the best traditions of the
mid-south. With all this will be en-
ployed the best skill in it's publica-
ton, with genuine steel engravings
and paper, binding and printing eff
fects 1t will be worth something to
have a copy of this edition.
Boys Scout Shoes, worth $3.50
=
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1920-06-11
Taxes.

We are all more or less AFRAID or
public sentiment. 1t takes strength
of character and mature intel
lect to oppose it. Most of us are
just ordin airy mortals; therefore we
invite ridicule when we challenge
popular demands.
We presume there are very few
loyal and patriotic citizens who do
not want to see our national great
ness emphasized with a powerful
navy, formidable merchant marine,
great internal waterway and road
way improvements, the highest de-
velopment in public educational adj
vantages. We want above all these
things to reward those who faced
the deadly fire and poison of German
savagery to defend our fair land and
the PROSTATE allied nations 1t would
be weak heart indeed who did not
hope for these things.
But there are other public du-
ties to perform. The nation owes a
public debt and its honor has been
pledged for the payment of this
debt 1t is not sufficient to refer to
our great resources of hundreds of
billions. That does not pay the
debt and will not pay it unless these
resources are developed. Since the
war the national Congress has
plunged wildly into excuses of ex-
penditure. The reconstruction and
rebuilding could have been done
gradually and in moderation until
such time as our finances warranted
This could have been done without
fear of danger-even with perfect
safety. AS it is we have not only
been forced to pay the greatest trib-
ute in income tax for the useful
things but for billions Of high-priced
luxuries. 4
And while this is in progress the
patriotic citizens have been forced
to witness the gradual and inexcus-
able depreciation of Liberty bonds.
They have watched the nations
credit impaired and crop or horde !
of unprincipled profiteers passing |
these income taxes on to the con-
sumers. Is that condition devout- |
ly to be wished? Has the income tax |
payer, who has been giving aid to |
these popular demands, and right to |
protest? Why not business manage
ment in government as well as in
private affairs? Does the business |
the strength of his resources has
been taxed? Does he not begin to
retrench and reform until the coast |
is clear. In other words does he
not cut off some of the really useful
things until he can pay his debts?
Coming on down the line from
nation to State, State to county and
to city, it is presumed that
there is not single citizen of I'm
ion City who would agree to reduce
our public schools, our public utili
ties, or any of the we'll established
public advantages. Some of our cit
liens who give more time to finance
than others thought best to have a
temporary suspension of the voca-
tional departments of the public
schools. No one wanted to cripple
he schools. No one wanted even to
10 away with these departments.
But when it is matter of the main
enance of the schools complete in
every department and the city's fl
lancial credit-when it is to be one
'r the other, which should it be?
So the city took the wise plan and
'ffers to raise by taxation the means
With which to protect both the
chools and the credit Of the munich
'ality. Now, the point in fact is,
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1920-06-11
Democratic Ticket.
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
For State Senator


LEDUKE.-We are authorized to
announce B. F. LeDuke. OF Lake Coun-
ty, as a candidate for the State Senate
to represent the people OF Weakley Lake
and Obion Counties in the upper house
of the Tennessee General Assembly,
subject to the action OF the Democratic
party.
For Representative.
CLOYS.-We are authorized to ma
nounce G. G. Clogs as candidate for
Representative from Obion County to
the Tennessee General Assembly, SUBJ
ject to the action of the Democratic
party.
McDADE.-We are authorized to an
nounce G. r. McDade as candidate
for Representative from Obion County
to the Tennessee General Assembly,
subject to the action Of the Democratic
party.
BRATTON. We are authorized to
announce s. r. Bratton, Esq, as a can
didate for Representative from Obion
County to the Tennessee General Assem-
bly,, subject to the action OF the Demo-
cratic party.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1920-06-11

Boys Scout Shoes, worth $3.50
only $1.98 at Phil Hyman's Cut
Price Store.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-01-08

lUNAlkLY
for us and for you, we began to accumulate a
surplus Of staple goods, long ago, when whole
sale prices were much lower than they are today,
and because we have these goods in stock, we
are going to demonstrate to you, as will be seen
by the prices named in this advertisement, that
the enormous savings can not but help bring
people in from miles around, and furthermore
this re-opening sale will acquaint the people of
this section with our new location, as Water
St., formerly McNaughton's shoe store. In our
five years of fair dealing we outgrew our old
location, and are now making this drive for
hundreds of new customers, as we'll as retaining
tho old ones. We are now in large, spacious
store, and buyers will find tho next few days
crowded with bargains of exceedingly unusual
interest
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-03-25
PIANO FAMILY
GETTING IN TUNE
Mother Does Not Condemn Father
Who Shot Son to Save His Soul,
While Boy Promises to
Reform.

limited Press Leased Wire SerV1ce.]
CHICAGO, March 25.-Mother love
refused today to condemn the father
who Tuesday night shot and serious
" wounded Frank Piano, II years
old. to save his soul.
Mrs. Piano, with her eight-months-
old baby, visited the hospital where
her son lay wounded and asked him
to forgive his father.
"If Frank will reform, there is
nothing too good for him that is with
in our power to give him." she said.
His father wanted to teach him
lesson
Frank, steadily recovering from
the three bullet wounds inflicted
when his father found him loaflnS
with a gang Of "toughs,' promised
to ego straight" if he recovered.
The father was still being held by
police today, pending the outcome or
his sons wounds. He will be charged
with assault with intent to kill, police
said
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-03-25

United Press Leased Wire Service
CHICAGO, Mar. 25.-Increased
prices of coal will cost the American
public more than d hundred million
dollars annually when government
control of fuel prices ceases April J.,
coal operators here predicted today.
The jump in prices April l. accord
ing to G. w. Reed, of Chicago, will be
caused by increased wages now being
paid miners and to make up further
increases to be granted them. =
Coal prices are going higher said
Reed There isn't any doubt OF II
The recent fourteen per cent increase
in miners wages will be put ON the
price of coal, as soon as the govern.
ment releases it's supervision. Just
how high prices will go will depend
on the extent to which further in
creases will be granted AL increases
in wages win be put on the price Of
cOal' Lea.
There are more than half million
coal miners in the United States.
Figuring that they receive an average
wage of IS a day, for 200 working
days year the total amount in
wages paid to them is approximately
$500, 900 900. Based on the recon-
mendation OF President Wilson's coal
commission that the miners should
be given a twenty-seven per cent in
crease this would mean that more
than 100000, 900 additional wages
would have to be paid out.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-03-25
Man Die of Pneunn onia.

limited Press Leased Wire Servlce.I
SAN FRANCISCO, Mar 25.-The
condition of Calvin Gilmer was con-
sidered very serious today. He con-
tracted pneumonia following re-
ma rkable operation in which a wound
in his heart was sewed up with three
stitches of cat gut. Gilmer has a
chance to live, doctors say, but the
worse is vet to come. He shot himself
through the heart after failure to
reconcile his wife who had divorced
him.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-03-25
UNION CARPENTERS REFUSE
TO NAIL HOUSES TOGETH[EK

n complete the setting UP process
If the first OF these houses. Ihes
were ordered to stop by villa, WV,
Brims, union carpenters. offieial.
,.The portable house IS proJeG'
against the interests OF our orgeni
zation.' Brims said. The real union 10 4
made house is made by union car
nanters here, not out of town.
.o1-be house is union made, every
IF r." R. S. Bassett, lumberman
hack of the project. stated ,ouay
aThe rub is that the materlal ~, ma :
not produced by Chicago concern
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-03-25
Additional Rangers.
Under Special Guard.

United Press Leased Wire Service.
LOS ANGELES, Calf, March 90
Senator Albert B. Fall, head of the
senate committee investigating Mexi.
can affairs, was under special guard
during the last three days of the
committees recent visit to Los An
geles, following the receipt of a let.
ter threatening his life, it became
known today. The letter was written
in Spanish and informed the senator
that he was mo longer person grata
in Los Angeles"
Federal officials are endeavorins
to find the writer of the letter, al
though the committee left here few
davS ago.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-03-25
DEFENSE OPENS
ITS CASE TODAY
Attorneys Estimate II Will Take
Three Weeks to Complete Evil
LES. dence in Bisbee Deporta- .s.
ton Trial.
TBy NJ. D. Tracy, United Press Staff
CnrreSDOndent IL -

TBy M. D. Tracy, United Press Staff
Correspondent ~
TOMBSTONE, Ariz, March %
The defense today actually opened
it's case in the Bisbee deportation
trial. Attorney Frank Curiey, for
the defense, was to begin his open
ing statement when court convened.
His statement will be modelled ac-
cording to the ruling laid down by
Judge Pattee in his opinion rendered
yesterday.
The court specified that actual
conditions preceding the deportations
must be proved before any conspir.
acy evidence is admitted. The ruling
holds that the defense may introduce
evidence to prove an !. w. w. con-
spiracy only as it specifically refers
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-03-25
American Public Must Pay Hundred Million
More After Government Control of Fuel
Prices Ceases Next Month.
INCREASED WAGES FOR THE MINERS
twenty-five Cents at Least Added to Every
Ton of Soft Coal, to Pay Workers in
a the Mines.

In 1919 coal production. according
to authorities here totaled 415,00O,0O0
tons.
Figured at this rate it would mean
that the consumer will have to pay at
least twenty-five cents a ton more for
coal than he is paying now.
Raise Of 35 Cents on Ton.
COLUMBUS. Ohio, March 25.--An
increase of 35 cents a ton for soft
coal is likely beginning April /. ac-
cording to B. +. Nigh, secretary Of
the Neutrality-suspicious. Coal assO-
citation.
He pointed out the increase will be-.
necessary to absorb the % percenl
increase in wages to miners recon-
mended in the report OF President
Wilson'S coal commission.
Anthracite Miners.
NEW YORK, Mar. Questions
of wages and working conditions were
again taken up by the subcommittee
Of anthracite miners and operators
meeting here today. The present
agreement expires March 81.
Representatives of the miners an
nounced there would be no slspens sion
of work in tNe anthracite regions
April /, pending settlement OF the
mine workers demands. The oper.3
ators have agreed to the demand OF
the men that any pay increases grant
ed be made retroactive to that date.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-03-25
Harmonious Conventions

limited Press Leased Wire Service.
TOPEKA, kans., Mar. 25.-Four
harmonious Kansas republican district
conventions today had named eight
delegates to the national convention.
All go uninstructed. William Allen
White. however, is known to favor
Henry Allen for president. Governor
Aliens administration and Ills indus
trial court were Endorsed. The second
district will name two candidates to-
To- j.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-03-25
Six Inch Safety Zone

sdlioIS vi. VINO II Jill LIS SSAhh ~
1000 gallons.
Six Inch Safety Zone.
ST. PAUL, Mimi, March 25.--Hav-
ing decided to bar lip to lip and
cheek to cheek dancing, the city
council today wrested with the safety
zone between dancers-tentativel
set at six inches-and the status or
the shimmy.
Husband Tries It.
LOS ANGELES, Calf, March %.
Mrs. Noel Piper was granted u,
divorce here after testifying that
among other things Piper reversed
Che usual order Of procedure by going
through her pockets when he wanted
change.
Onion Crop Outlook.
WALLA WALI4A, Washn., March
25.-This sections coming strong
this summer. Onion crop prospects
are the best in years.
. Valuable Hen.
BEND, Ore, March 25.-J. A. Mac
kenzie has a perfect combination
alarm clock and breakfast producer.
His pet hen wakes him every morn
ing when she lays fresh egg on his
bed and rouses him with her an
nouncement.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-03-25
Murder in Dublin.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service r
DUBLIN, March ga soldier in
civilian clothes was shot dead here
yesterday afternoon. The three ass
sassins escaped.
Queenstown dispatch said the
chairman Of the district council Of
the Sim Fem had received letter
threatening his life if any police in
Queenstown are killed.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-03-25

to Bisbee. Defense propose to Prove
200 men were involved in nation,
wide antiAchristian, anti-government
conspiracy and that the Bisbee strike
was part of this.
Defense attorneys estimated II
would take three weeks to completes
their case. 4
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-03-25
Nine Persons Injured.

rT7nited Press Leased Wire Service.1
ALTOONA, Pa, Mar. 25.-Nine per-
sons were hurt, one seriously when
the Pennsylvania railroads keystone
Express number 20, east bound, was
wrecked today at LongfelloW, near
here.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-03-25
By Carl D. Groat, United Press Staff


BY Carl D. Groat, United Press STAFF
Correspondent
BERLNI, March 24.--Negotiations
Inward formation of the new cabinet
h accordance with the demand OF
RADICAL labor and socialists continued
oday. Government officials hoped they
may be completed tomorrow.
The meeting of the national as
.embly, scheduled. for today, did not
lake place. 1t was postponed until
tomorrow.
The belief prevailed here today
hat the entire cabinet of President
Ebert will tender it's resignation.
Some members probably will be re-
turned, however.
Berlin continued to emerge from
the chaos OF the last week, but dis.
orders still persisted. Some trouble
WAS reported from radicals in the
northern part OF tho city.
Trolley service was resumed today.
Dispatches from west Germany In
dicated that a majority of the fac
tories were working in the district
under control OF the workmen's coun.
ellis. Clashes between government
troops and the reds were reported
from many districts.
officials here believed the govern.
ment soon will restore order. Appar.
entity they hoped to use peaceful
means as it was reported negot1a-
lions between government represen.
tatives and the radical forces were
under way.
More Than IFS Killed.
PARIS, March 25.-More than It's
persons were killed in fighting be.
tween communistic workmen's forces
and German government troops in the
Thuringia district near Gotha, dis.
patch here today said
One red army was said to have sur
rendered Internationally. The COM
munist chiefs escaped.
New Cabinet Completed.
LONDON, March 25.-The new Ger.
man cabinet was completed last mid
night, according to Berlin dispatches
to the Amsterdam Telegram.
The dispatch named the new cabi-
net as follows:
Chancellor, Gustav Bauer.
Justice, Eugen Schiller.
Foreign affairs, Hermann Mueller.
Interior, Erich Koch.
Defense, Dr. Gessler.
Finance, Otto Cuno. *
Transport, DR.. Bell.
Treasurer, DR.. Bols.
Labor, Herr Schleicke.
Economics, Robert Schmidt.
Reconstruction. DR.. Silberschm1dt.
Without portfolio, DR.. Edouard
David.
Cuno, Bell and Bols are centr1sts
The others are social democrats. Tie
independent socialists, the dispatch
said, are not represented.
Reds Capture Town.
ESSEN, Westphalia, March 20
Leaders Of the German red forces
mere today announced the capture OF
Vessel, northwest of Essen which was
oesieged by the red army for several
days.
The reds refused the governments
oHer Of an armistice.
Fighting continued all day yester.
day, the red communique said. Red