Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1921-06-02
WASHINGTON
NEWS LETTER
CEREMONY FOR 5000
WAR DEAD
at Must Not Be Again." President
Harding Said.
(By National News Service)

| (by National news oefVlce)
In a tribute to 5000 war dead at
the Army Pier in Hoboken, President
Harding said, as he placed a wreath
on the coffin of the first American
soldier to die on German soil, Zone
hundred thousand sorrows are touch
ing my heart 1t must not be again.
God grant that it will not be-"
With tear-dimmed eyes, he gazed
at the rows and rows of coftins, and
/ then in a husky voice continued, Il
do not pretend that the millenial
days have come and that there will
be no more war. l would wish ma
tion SO powerful that none will dare
to provike it's wrath.
They gave all which man can
give. We shall give our most and
best if we make certain that they did
not die in vain. We shall not forget,
no matter whether they lie amid the
sweetness and the bloom of the home
land or sleep in the soil they GRIM
soned. Our mindfulness, our graft
tude, our reverence shall be in the
preserved republic and the maintain
ed liberties and the supreme justice
! for which they died."
The name of the first American
soldier killed ON German soil was an
nounced by President Harding in his
speech as that of Joseph w. Guyton,
Company l, of the 129th Infantry, a
resident patriot, and hero of the
of America. Me was killed on May
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Business Outlook Brighter
Among many members of both
houses of Congress who have been
interviewed recently, there is be-
lief that business conditions are
looking up" and that tn peak of
business depression has passed
These public men who are in con-
slant touch with their constituents
are in position to keep their fingers
on the pulse of the times. They are
also watchful of events reflected in
the government reports and through
it's various agencies.
The average congressman is CIV
ing more thought to domestic prob
lens and placing more dependence
in their settlement for home bene-
fit than in prospects for foreign
trade. They feel they did all they
could in shutting out an inflow OF
foreign products by passing the
emergency tariff bill.
Congress now seems to have faith
in the possibility of reducing expendi-
lures and relieving the people of
some of the tax burdens. or shifting
them so that they will not be so
heavy. This cheerful outlook is
backed up by a recent statement
from Secretary Mellon of the Treas
ury, whose present position and vast~
business experience qualities him as
an authority. He is not regarded by
congressman as being unduly opti-
mistic, his Nature and training COM
pelling him to look facts in the face,
but they realize that he knows what
is going on and anticipates the out
come of events.
state of Michigan of the United States
The whole thought and attitude in
congress toward the world and do
mestic situations is that "the worst
is over" and that better times are
near at hand.
Farmers Organize to eliminate Com
petition.
Cooperative marketing associations |
are being organized all over the
United States for the purpose Of |
eliminating competition between pro-
ducers for the consumer market. |
These associations maintain chiefly
that farmers should not compete with
farmers for buyers, but that buyers |
should compete with buyers for the
farmers product.
From the consumers viewpoint,
the questions arise: "Will the or
ganization of farmers mean that
must pay even higher prices for food
than am now paying" ''If farmer
will do away with specu-
lation, will it mean cheaper food?"
Emergency Tariff Bill Passes House
The emergency tariff bill has pas
sed the House by vote of 245 to 81
and now goes to the President for his
signature. Democrats who opposed
the tariff bill in all it's form last De-
made little attempt to delay
the final action.
The temporary bill wfll be in ef-
feet for six months, when it will be
replaced by permanent measure.