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Cuba Urges America
to Take Remainder
of Island Sugar Crop

Purchase of the remainder of the
Cuban sugar crop to stabilize and
reduce prices to the American con-
sumner was urged in a cablegram re-
ceived today from Rafael Montoro.
secretary to the president of Cuba,
by Senator McNary, republican. Ore
gon. author of the sugar control act.
President Wilson has announced his
decision not to make the purchase.
The Cuban government. Mr.. Mon
toro stated, urged the American gov
ernment to contract for the 1920 crop.
government had failed to secure the
Cuban output. Selling contracts for
the present crop, Mr.. Montoro stated,
are estimated at 2.250,000 tons. mostly
sold to American purchasers, and an
additional 2,250,000 tons is estimated
to be available.
Appealed for Cuban Crop.
Reoting the effort made to have
the 1920 Cuban crop purchased by
this government, Mr.. Montoro cab1ed
Senator a ss McNary. in response to an
put forth every effort to conclude
by agreement with the American
government the disposition of the en-
tire OUTPUT of Cuban sugar for the
year 1920''
For the two preceding years."
said Mr.. Montoro's message. this
government, acting through commits
sioners appointed by the President,
maintained a stable condition of price
and distribution. Under express au-
thority these commissioners again
presented Cuba's attitude and made
formal tender Of Cuba's entire wealth
CT production. Unhappily, these tend
ers were without response and active
trading ensued, which carried the
market to its present level
Dependent ON Government.
Under these conditions the possi-
bility of the United States acquiring a
large part of the remaining crop of
Cuba is dependent on the attitude of
your government. There exists here
a group of patriotic men extensively
engaged in the enterprise of produc-
ing sugar. They, with many others
operating on lesser scale, can be
depended upon to respond to any in
vitation on the part of the American
representatives to consider true price
for Cuba's product"
1.-THE present situation is unhealthy
for every interest, industrially, finan-
cially and morally, and the confident
hope is felt here that terms may be
arrived at, for whatever price may be
paid with an assurance of a stabilized
market will prove cheaper TO the
American consumer in all depart
mentS of trade than under existing
conditions, and the producer receive
for the product Of his labor the ap-
proximate price paid by the consumer
This government awaits with sim
cere interest suggestions of American
representatives and will lend its best
influence to end the present era OF
wide fluctuations and undesirable
situations RAFAEL MONTORO,
Secretary to the Presidency"
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SALE OF SUGAR WITH
OTHER STAPLES TO STOP

Washington merchants who have for
some time sold sugar in combination
with other goods, requiring customers
to buy 81 to 81 worth of coffee. tea
or other groceries in order to obtain
one to two pounds of sugar. have been
notified by the Federal Trade Commits
sion to cease the practice immedia telv
Matters of this kind. it was stated, do
not come within the Jurisdiction of the
fair price committee, but are wholly
within the province of the Federal Trade
Commission and the Department OF Jus
tice
Several Washington dealers have for
some time required customers to buy
other goods in order to obtain limited
quantities Of sugar. In the view of the
Federal Trade Commissio nthis consti-
tuted unfair competition and as such
has been placed under the ban
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him a complete mental and physical
rest nv Secrefarv
Lansing or Mr.. Polk or any @ ,,,a.
,1ho has been dealing with the 0ueS-
lions mo at Paris to come to the PreS-
dent's chamber would only reopen the
Whole Who'll subject and would forwasd ara the the
fight in the Senate, % on fbs ~nloV roYernment sp en-
:. 9or the moment dependent
Az the President tends toward com
,,ete recovery. however. there wiz be
a change Col. House has gone 10 10
49, ON his way north he will be in
vited vne t. to stop at the White House,
When ocular proof will be given the
skeptical that the man y, tSa Wn0 serSss Sc Sss
- bean thrown overheard by the
PRESIDENT, but Is still ono Of his trust
ed friends.
Copyright. 1920.
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+. F. swift's Son Learning Business

CHICAGO. January civilian b.
sWift Youngest son Of Louis F. Swift,
nresident Of swift & Co.. went to
vesterday to learn the meat business.
He starts in the export department
Young Swift. who was an ensign IN
the naval Flying corps curing. tne
war is the author of a volume enti-
tied ..Flying officers of the U. S. NJ
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Make Futile Visit in Detroit.

DETROIT. January 6IDenastmeihd' DeI;as mem
OF JussiI, v,sit TO the House of Masses
anS'TeI nS w W. headquarters last night.
ana l. w; tba halls in darkness. Fifty
H leased, but Department of. Of 5ussafe sstimate et
cials held to a5o tSeia and da 600 would be
held for deportation
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Two Arrests in Pittsburgh.

pITTSBURGH, Pa. January 6.-The
total number of alleged radicals being
held here for deportation proceedings
VAS increased to twenty-three, when
federal agents arrested two men at
Rraddock, near here.
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vii, Rearrest Won Brincken.

rAcOMA. wash, January 80
IACf .nt for the rearrest and de-
nortation wataan Of Wilhelm Won Brinssen' tnsss.i
pIl When % he is released from s the federns ohsaa
penitentiary at McNetis ssetsnce csia" for VIOLA
ne Is The neutrality law. has been
obsaiDed slSn by the immigratiend oncisas "a san
Epancisco Ep in 1917. He VIII De re-
leased on Friday.
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Indiana List Is Growing.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, January O.
Arrest of alleged radicals in south
3end and Clinton have brought the
totai of those held in Indiana for hear
ing on deportation charges TO tnir'y-
eight
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w. R. AND E. ASKS
7-CENT FARE, WITH
2-CENT TRANSFERS
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sion itself The commission has recog-
nized the great advantage to the pub
lie in maintaining the integrity of the
system as a whole and, therefore, should
be not only willing but anxious to
grant the revenues necessary to prevent
the disintegration thereof. 1t was
clearly the intention Of the commission
that for the six months ending May
1, 1920, the revenues should be suffi-
cient to enable the company to earn a
fair return during said six months.
Otherwise. there will be a deficit in
said period to be added to the deficit
from September. 1918, when we in
creased the wages of our employees to
meet the standards Of the National War
Labor Board. down to November l.,
1919, when the present order became
effective
Calls Relief Inadedquare.
continuously before the commission
for relief in order to meet the said
wage advance and other increased
operating expenses, but the relief
when granted was entirely inadequate
and insufficient. for. even according to
the commission. to which we have
entered objection, during the period
named. we have failed to earn by
approximately $934.o00 the per cent
return upon the value OF our prop
erty as fixed by the commission. We
submit therefore. that this deficit
should be made good from future
rates. both as a matter of justice to
our security holders and in order to
restore the company's standing, now
in a precarious condition. 1t is the
duty Of the commission. under the
law, to fix rates both reasonable and
Just. Admittedly the rates since Sep
tember. 1918. have been unreasonable,
unjust and confiscatory. We are en-
titled now to a reasonable rate. We
were equally entitled to it from the
time the matter was first brought to
the attention of the commission.
Says Service In Better.
'The company has spared neither
expense nor effort to render as good
service to the public as was possible
under the very trying conditions
brought about by the war Recently
apparent to all in very much Inn
proved operating conditions Serv-
ice is more regular and detentions
fewer than for some time past. ana
it is our earnest desire to st-!t thS-
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Two Taken in Louisville

louisville, KY, January 6.-Fed-
ii oneratives last night arrested
Tenac,us Hager and Albert Gander'
a1,eped members Of tho Workers IN
.arnational Industrial Union Botn
trom Germany, 1t was said, and
fao eau taken out first NATURALIZATION
paperS.
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FORMER FEDERAL
TRADE EMPLOYE
is TAKEN AS RED

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PRESIDENT RETAINS
FIRM FRIENDSHIP
FOR COL. HOUSE

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prehensive and painstaking investi-
cation of the whole subject of capi
tai building and maintenance. The
relations of the national government
to the District of Columbia were
carefully reviewed from the location
of the capital in 1890 to 1915. The
moral and legal obligations Of the
of the District and to the Capital
City were most carefully considered
from every standpoint. The Ques-
ton as to whether citizens of the
District were paying fair and rea-
sonable tax compared to that paid by
citizens in other sections of the
country, and especially In other
ington in population and resources
was thoroughly Investigated. Com
prehensive and accurate data from the
bureau of census was obtained. CIV
ing detailed Information of municipal
expenditures and receipts of all cities
in the United States over 10000 in
population. A great mass Of evidence,
oral and documentary, touching prop
erty values in the District, the man
ner in which the assessments were
made and the true relation of as
sessed values to actual values, ETC.,
was considered.
Submitted Unanimous Report.
1.-The committee submitted a unani-
nous report. On the question of the
reasonableness of the taxes paid by
citizens of the District the committee
said:
1.-THE annual tax rate in Washing
ton is approximately SIG per capita
"In the judgment Of your commit
tee this is q reasonable tax levy at
this time. especially when We con-
slider. az we must. that q large pro-
portion of the population here pays
but small amount OF the taxes Inn
posed.
I've md from tho evidence OF fair
minded men. residents of Washington.
familiar with real estate values in
general. that the present assessment
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larger areas 1Or PUBIC Du1lQlnSS ana
other government uses. When 1t is
considered that the vast holdings Of
the government are exempt from tax
alton and that a large part of the
most valuable realty in the District
is government property, and when it
is further considered that approx
imately one-quarter OF the city's pop
ulation is colored and pays a small
proportion of the taxes. and that
many thousands more of it's inhabi-
tants are government employees. most
of whom pay a small tax and many
of whom pay none at all. 1T would
seem its citizens are sufficiently taxed
when its per capita realty and gen
eral property taxes exceed those Of q
majority OF American cities of over
100000 population.
Find Tax Is Fair to d. C.
.'It is our conclusion. therefore, that
the people of the District are now
taxed fairly and reasonably. This is
especially the case as to realty and
personal property other than intan-
gibIes The rate of three-tenths of 1
per cent on intangible property is
lower than similar property Is taxed
in many of the states.
1.-The amount of revenue derived
from District taxation. doubled by the
addition Of a like amount from the
ssderaI Treasury, is not more than
the needs of the District require
Many very necessary improvements
are now being delayed. All available
revenue under the existing arrange
ment win not more than meet the
pressing needs Of the District for
"Jmstice and equity to the citizens
of the District who. of all American
citizens, have absolutely no voice in
their local government. and the best
interests of the Capital City will be
served by leaving unchanged the act
Az mart of it's report the minority
snhritted a number of tables show
hue~ ing Comparisons between the tax bur.
den Of the people of Washington and
the tax burden OF the residents OF
other cities.
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One-Half Considered Fair.
"On June /, 1874. the judiciary COM
mittee, through Judge Poland of Ver-
mont, made a most scholarly and ex-
haustiye report. The committee went
yery thoroughly into the legal rela-
tions existing between the United
States and the District of Columbia
and the obligation OF the government
to contribute to capital building and
maintenance, and unanimously agreed
that one-half was a proper and equi-
table proportion Of expenses to be
borne by the government
Judge Poland's Report.
Speaking for the committee, Judge
Poland said: =,
at is perfectly manifest from a
moments examination Of this plan
use Of the United States upon a scale
hitherto unknown in this or any other
country; upon a plan to carry out
which would inevitably lead to an ex-
penditure entirely beyond the require
ments of a city for business purposes.
"'As to the mutual obligations Of the
federal government and the citizens to
defray these expenses. the committee
find little difficulty. 1t is clear, If this
use of the United States, and was
placed under its exclusive government
and control. and upon a scale of mag
nificence appropriate only for a ma
tional capital. it never could have
been contemplated that the burden of
expenditures should fall upon those
citizens of the United States who
might temporarily or permanently
take up a residence at the capital
Originally we know there was no
population here to which the govern
ment could look for contributions to-
ward these expenditures, and as the
city was not to become one of trade
and commerce and manufactures the
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1920-07-09
NO CHANCE IN
LOCATION NINTH
DISTRICT SCHOOL
LARGE DELEGATIONS FROM oP-
POSING SIDES ARE HEARD BY
COUNTY EDUCATION BOARD.
EARNEST APPEALS ARE MADE
Resolution Adopted Requesting coun-
ty Court to Make Bond Issue Avail
able AS the Funds Are Needed for
The Several Buildings.
Mondays Daily Herald.)


There will be no change in the loca-
tiun of the Mcdowell school or any
consolidation of the ninth district
and Columbia elementary schools.
This was indicated this morning dur.
ing the argument before the county
board of education when. strong eff
fort was made by large delegation
headed by William E. Brittian to
secure more central location.
In the argument presented thi3
morning no particular reference was
made to consolidation. The oppon-
ents of the present location urged
that lot be secured in the corporate
limits of the city for the school. 1t
was uggested that the Warfield lot
on South Garden street should be the
place for the school, Mr., Brittian
was assisted before the board by Mr..
Sowell and there were a number Of
others behind him.
The advocates of the present loca.
ton were represented by John Shell
by Coffey, Sergt. Stokes, DR.. S. Roy
Hardison, Mrs Jesse Tomlinson and
several others. r. S. Hopkins, mem
Der of the district advisory board ap
peared, he declared in the interest of
all the children. He said that no
matter where the school was locat-
ed he would stand by his subscrip-
tion, but he did think that since prac-
tically all of the money had been sec
ured in West End the building should
be located there Frankly he did not
like the present lot, but he did not
want the general location changed.
1t developed in the argument that
nearly all of the funds subscribed
for the new building had been given
by the people west of the corporate
limits. However, Mr.. Brittian met
this by declaring that If the location
of the building were changed he be-
lieyed that the people South and
East and North of the city would
give at least $4,000 for that purpose.
There were some right spirited ex-
changes between the advocates. OF
the two locations
The county board adopted reso'
luton requesting that the county
board Of education amend the bond
resolution passed at the May session
so that the bonds for school buildings
can be issued as the necessity for
them may appear.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1920-07-09
NEVER INTENDS TO
Be WITHOUT L
EALL RESTORED TO HEALTH
FOUR YEARS AGO BY TAKING
TANLAC-GOOD EFFECTS
CONTINUE.

81 was entirely relieved of my trou-
bles four years ago by Tanlac and
have enjoyed the best OF health ever
SINCE" said Edward Ball, a we'll
known farmer who lives on Route },
Cox 8, Duluth, MINI.
For two years had the worst
sort of stomach trouble and rheuma-
tism," cont nued Mr.. Ball, 'wha. lit
tie | managed to eat would sour on
my stomach and | was so nauseatei
after nearly every meal | could not
retain a thing. | would suffer ter
ribly from gas and, to add to my other
troubles, l was taken with the rheu-
matism in my legs and knee joints
and got in such a bad fix | could
hardly get up and down.
after trying a lot of other THINGS
which did me no good | started tax
ing Tanlac and, believe me, soon
felt like a new man. My appetite
came back and | could eat anything
| wanted without it hurting me the
least bit. The rheumatism left me
entirely and, as | stated before, al
though this was four years ago |
haven't had a trace of bad health
since. | always keep Tanlac in the
house and once in a while take a
little, for | believe it viii keep any
body in fine shape and ! am always
recommending it to someone.
"Tanlac is sold in Columbia by Smi
ser Drug Co, in Santa Fe by H. p.
Peg, and Isom r. F. ID. from Hamp-
shire by J. j. Savage, in Mt. Pleasant
by City Drug Co, Lunn Drug Co.,
Hampshire. Wilkes G. Son, Sawdust
Valley. (Advt.)
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1920-07-09
CROWDSATURDAY
MADE RECORD FOR
CREAM AND ices
HOT WEATHER, HOLIDAY AND
FOLKS COMBINED TO WELL
NIGH EXHAUST SUPPLIES.
DIMPlE FACTORY SOLD OUT
Despite Large Advance Storage Plant
Had More Orders for Famous Pro-
duct Than Could Be FilIed-AIl
Lines Of Business Here Profited.
(Monday's Daily Herald.)

Former records in Columbia for the
sale of ice cream and soda water
were broken on Saturday. Never
>haye the people assembled here been
so thirsty and 80 hungry for cold
drinks as they were ON the day of
the reunion. One big drug store sold
fifty gallons Of ice cream and its soda
water business established record
that it will be difficult to equal for
many day.
The crowd here was a very large
one. The stores, the court house,
the barber shops and every place
where people could congregate, were
crowded all the day. Not only did
the soda fountains, eating places and
ice cream parlors doaa rushing bust
ness, but there was a good business
In all lines. Men and women came
from all over the county to see the
veterans and they purchased some
thing of everything that is sold in CO.
lumbia.
The Dimple Ice Cream & Creamery
Company absolutely sold out on ice
cream Saturday. During the after
noon orders were being refused as
the entire capacity of the plant had
already been sold. This company an
ticipat.ng big rush on Saturday had
made and stored to its full capacity
enough ice cream it was thought to
meet the demand But Dimple quality
coupled with hot weather and the
fact that people in Columbia were hol-
iday bent proved too much even for
the great coolers of the plant.
The demand for Dlmple cream is
increasing by leaps and bounds. Its
high analysis, and consequent great
food value make it the favorite
throughout large section.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1920-07-09
cow RAISES SIX
CALVES IN SIX MONTHS
j. r. WOODY PRODUCES $1,000
WORTH OF BEEF CATTLE AT
MINIMUM COST.
Mondays Daily Herald.)

J. r. Woody. of Santa Fe, IS now
preparing to weaD the sixth calf from
one Of his cows within the past six
months. Last January Mr.. Woody
bought two calves from a farmer
who was preparing to knock them in
the head for which he paid $500
The COW had her own calf. She nurs-
ca these three calves up till grass
came on in March. He weaned these
three calves and bought three more
for which he paid $500,
He is now preparing to wean the
second family of bovines and says
that they will average $50 pounds
each and are easily worth $4,000.
The first three average about $50
pounds each and he refused $500 for
one of them. Mr.. Woody considers
that he has $4,000 worth of calves. in
fact says that he would not take this
for them.
The COW is still giving milk and he
is now preparing TO take her to his
house and use the milk for his own
family.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1920-07-09
ENTERS
SENATE CONTEST
!. GIVES PLATFORM.
DRUGGIST AND FARM.
Err DECLARES FOR REPEAL
OF ASSESSMENT LAW.
ALSO HITS PRESENT ROAD ACT
Declares That He VIII Advocate One
That Will Be Fair and Equitable In
Its Operations--Would Cut Down
Useless Officials.
(From Mondays Daily Herald

(From Mondays Daily Herald.)
DR.. William ]. Latham, we'll known
druggist, business man and farmer of
Culleoka, today announced his can
didacy for the senate from this dis
tr.ct subject to the legalized demo-
cratic primary in August.
Dr.. Latham announced the follow
ing as the platform upon which he
will make the race: : <
Outright repeal of the present Maui
ry county road law;
Repeal in its entirety OF the. general
assessment act of 1919:
Repeal of the back assessment and
back tax laws;
Amendment of the inheritance tax
laws so as. to repeal a.. part of them
and especially that part which impos-
es tax on insurance policies.
He will as senator advocate:
A sound and reasonable road law
fer the county that will do full JUS
tice to all sections of the county and
not discriminate against any, and
one that will commend itself to the
sound judgment of the people.
reduction Of the expenses of the
state by the elimination of the hoarde
of useless and unnecessary saaried
officers;
The practice by the state of the
same rigid economy in the adminis-
tration of its affairs that is required
Of the prudent business man;
For some time DR.. Latham has mad
the subject of making the race for the
senate under consideration. He did
not dec de to run until after he was
persuaded that some one should car
ry the banner on the platform herein
outlined.
DR. Latham is well known in the
county and especially i'll the fifth aad
ninth districts in which he has been
in business. He stands high for up
right dealing and conventional walk
in his community and can give rea-
sons for the faith that is in him.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1920-07-09
BELOVED WOMAN
DEATHS VICTIM
MRS. gWESsIE SHIELDS HANsERD
DIES UNEXPECTEDLY AT HOME
O.
aOF SISTER SUNDAY.
tMonday's Daily Herald.)

MOHuus . lIuiiy lICi ui'.j
Mrs. Wessie Shields, Hanserd, aged
sevonty-fve years, died Unexpectedly
at $3.50 O'Clock Sunday morning at the
home of her sister, Mrs. J. p. Boyd,
on North Garden street. At the time
of her death Mrs. Hanserd was plan
ming to attend church with her sister.
Heart trouble IS assigned as the
cause of her death,
Mrs. Hanserd had been here for
several days from her home at Red
level, Alabama, on visit to her sis
ter, and her death came as a severe
blow to her hundreds of friends, bota
in this county and at her Alabama
homo.
Mrs. Hanserd is survived by two
sons. Thomas and Shields Hanserd,
of Birmingham and one sister, Mrs.
T. M. Tosteen, of Redlevel, Alabama.
Two brothers, A. s, and VIII Shields.
of Columbia, also survive her.
Mrs. Hanserd had been devout
member of the Methodist church prac-
tically all her life.
The body vii be shipped Tuesday
morning at 10 O'Clock to Lynnrille,
her old home, where the funeral will
be conducted at the Presbyterian
church by the Rev. Mr. Jackson, pas
to-.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1920-07-09
WASTE LANDS RECLAIMED
BY USE OF BLACK LOCUSTS

Rapid strides are being made in the
reclamation of waste lands of many
West Tennessee counties, according
to r. S. Maddox, state forester, who
recently made a trip through Harde-
man, Carroll, Madison and Henry
counties.
! Moe than 800 black locust seed
lings have been set out in one of the
reclaimed areas in arroll county.
where the initial process of building
brush dams, followed by the blowing
of gulley banks was begun last year
he stated.
That the reclamation of land might
be stimulated, Mr.. Maddox has plant
ed seedlings for growing a black To-
Gust nursery at the West Tennessee
Experiment Station at Jackson.