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Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1921-07-08
How 70 u,. Asbestos paper.

Has anyone else discovered what
1 great help asbestos paper Is In bak-
Ing? Anything in the oven can be kept
from browning too much by putting
one or two sheets Of asbestos paper
over It. without danger Of burning as
ordinary paper does. II the bottom Of
the oven is too hot, some asbestos pa
per can be slipped under the pan. A
piece Of 1t can also be put under q
pan on top of the stove. have found
It possible to purchase "a book Of as
bestos sheets, IA inches by Q inches.
ten 10 number, and they last lndeh-
niteIy.-Good Housekeeping.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1921-07-08
COTTON ACREAGE
IN STATE Reduced
Only About seeventy Per Cent
Of Last Years Crop Says
Satistician

The reduction Of the cotton
acreage 10 Tennessee, according to
g. L. Morris, agricultural statisti.
clan, Bureau of crop estimates,
United States department of agri.
culture, is in keeping with that Of
most Of the other cotton states.
The low prices received by
farmers, general feeling that
reduction was necessary, heavy
losses on last years crop and in-
ability to finance a full crop are
the chief factors in the reduction.
The earlier paintings we're bandi.
capped by cool weather. and later
by drouth. Consequently some
fields we're abandoned on account
of bad stands and planted to other
crops. The acreage now growing
in the state is the smallest in many
years.
The estimated acreage 10 the
state is 70 per cent of last year, or
100000 compared with $4,000
acres June 25, 1920. The condition
was IA per cent on June Is. COM
pared with 81 per cent last year
and 80 per cent, the ten year aver
age, and would indicate a produc
ton of about 225, 300 bales.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1921-07-08
Lived un to HIa Motto

"Give and take Is my MOTTO" re-
marked the thug as he bestowed upon
the citizen scientific rap upon the
Occiput and then distracted his val
tables.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1921-07-08
Enaauana osnnrrann..

"A man builds q castle in the air.
SWsllr' But 4 takes . woman b
plck sus eaFnissss fOR such AA e.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1921-07-08
Il Nae : csrtaln InAusnos.

u Has 9 Certain Innuence.
Perhaps It 70 true thatsmOney neveR
made . man great. but q bee caused
p6epls 10 fOSsst many 9 msn'B little
casa
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-01
LABOR SCHOOLS NEEDED.

The establishment of trade union
schools in several Of the important IN
dustriai centers Of the country augurs
well for the industrial relations OF the
future These colleges should contribute
more "a A right understanding Of the real
isgies involved in the labor controversy
than any other single agency
In offering courses 70 its own mem
hers in such important subjects rs clylcs
and citizenship, history, both general ana
IN its snecifc relation To the labor problem
and labor legislation, economies anu
social hygiene. the American Federation
of Labor Is undertaking work OF value 70
It's members and 70 the community rs
whole
Tho whole-hearted way IN which puo-
liz school and college authorities. II the
cities where the labor colleges have been
established are cooperating IN ofieflne
the,r facilities to the labor body II another
hopeful sign
These older institutions are supported
for the purpose Of promoting education
and good citizenship Thus far IN eur MS
torv a relatively small proportion oi Amer
ican citizens has had An opportunity to
utilize the higher facilities That de-
mand for them comes at the present time
from those whose responsibilities and elr-
cllnstances do not permit oi the regular
course of instructions Is all the more ret-
son whv special consideration should be
givpn thern.-Cleveland PLAIN Dealer
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-01
No Cloud In Business Sky.

Judge Gary, head Of the United States
Steel Corporation, in An article on busi-
ness and industrial conditions published IN
the current issue Of weekly periodical,
repeats his previous utternnees on the
same topic; that there is not the least
indication Of cloud on the business Skies
in this country and declares that heis moro
optimistic than he has been at any time,
in six years He, however, finds the mn
mediate situation calls for hearty, whole
souied cooperation from every person IN
the country and says III people generally
will recognize the possible dangers, and
each for himself or herself do everything
possible To improve conditions, we shai'
soon return 10 a bnsis Of living which
should be entirely satisfactory" Mr.
Gary also declares that capital VIII not
do ANYTHING 10 offend labor nor must
labor do anything to destroy capital; nor
must there be any class legislation, he con-
tends.
The views of Judge Gary are so directly
in line with those Of all the other ceptaius
Of industry that they are especially inter-
esting at this time in again reassurinp 'ine
people Of tho country who are croakine
and actually fearing hard times ahead
There is not condition at this time, ho-
! cording 10 the men whose opinions are
| worth while, 10 indicate that we are ap-
preaching n panic or even prolongeo
1 Il = 4 "A trada The coll
dition Of the banks Of the country. the
money market and every other trace or
| industrial index, denotes exactly the op-
posite Of hard times, panic or depression
There will be continued slackennF of IN
dustry, possibly for few weeks TO come
| according to the views of those IN the
watch towers of the industrial world ou'
there is no thought that it will continue
far into the New Year.
Perhaps the worst condition that IS 70
be met at this time is that arising IRON
the multiplicity Of false rumors ahecuhg
many large business houses and indnstrla'
concerns. Report has it that many OF the
biggest stores of New York and Philadel-
phia are on the verge Of bankruptcy, the
rumor going TO tho ridiculous length tha'
some of them will close up for seVera'
weeks until trade becomes more active
In face Of these reports the proprietors OF
the stores in question call attention 10 'h'
millions of dollars worth Of merchandise
they are receiving. in readiness 70 meet
the demands of spring and summer shop
pcrs.
II Is the false reports and heseieSi
rumors. as We have said before, that arC
the worst things we have 20 contend VIII
and even though they are ridiculous "t
their face, and have been denied agar
and again, they reappear and reanpeal
with that persistence that always make'
uutruth difficult to destroy
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-01
Cnnlhine Checks Building

a.
The Indictment bv the Federal govern
ment of eleven firms who are alleged 60
bsve combined to maintain the prices Of
ms terials entering into the construction q
buildings in New York City, indicates
that the carpenters who demanded u =
an hour and painters and hricklayeTs and
other mechanics who made similar de-
mands we're not the worst Of the proiiteers
who have tied up building operations N
that CITY and elsewhere. The light shed on
the operations Of the building combine IN
the metropolis shows the big captains o.
the business we're no less greedy II their
goug,ng than were the independent coal
operators. to whom we are indebted for
the privilege Of paying almost $40 ton
for fuel that is said 10 net them pront OF
500 per cent. above the normal earnings OF
the mines
In this case too, II would be fair 10
keep in mind that though the operators
have endeavored to place the blame for tie
excessive price Of fuel on the miners, the
latters increase Of wages added less than
dollar A ton 70 the cost, whereas the ad-
vance to the consumer has been ABOUT
seven dollars 9 ton
If any one would ask what II the pupiic
going TO do about II, one would De puzhie''
for a reply, but the incidents cited ABOVE
are perhaps only interesting N proving
that nro6teering ,s almost universal, and
that all are doing il with all their mlght'
Don't let's condemn the man VINO earns as
his living by his daily work and condone
the five hundred per cent worse gouglnR Oh
the higher combinations.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-01
The Fool and Els Firearm.

There il no type Of unatc more dar-
gerous than the man who keeps a loaded
gun in 4 vehicle or in his home. Such care
lessness i not merely a menace 70 hlm-
self and members Of bis family. but 70 his
friends. The man who didn't know Il was
loaded" has been mathematical SINCE
firearms first came into use, but what q
the man who knows il Is loaded and YET IS
guilty az criminal negligence.
The newspapers have chronicled two
fatal accidents recently. due to persons
carving loaded firearms IL automobiles.
One Young man was thus responsible for
the death Of his chum a loaded rife.
carelessly handled in touring car was
discharged with fatal effect In Massa-
chusetts another young man was instantly
killed when e loaded shotgun that he was
removing from an automobile struck hs
suit case and exploded.
Men who are guilty Of such criminal
carelessuess are queer Psychological stud
les. One cannot conceive the type oi
mind that is guilty Of such recklessness-
Probably there will be such accidents q
long IS the fool and MS frearm are with
us. but where carelessness IS clearly prov
ed the guilty man should be made T" pay
dearly for his negligence. automobiles
can be made almost fool proof, but IN
fortunately this i not true II firearms
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-01
UNEMPLOYED IN AMERICA.

No official figures are yet eValat'ls
sa To the approximate number 81 IN
emploved throughout tho country o'lt
data for n report on the slhlect ar
heing gathered by the United States In
nlovment Service, and this report, y y
announced. will he made pubic on Jann-
arv Is .,.t,.. !.
s,,ficient information, nevertheless -
~, hand Tn confirm tho estimate OF IN
o,nrloy,nent made about month ago ~
tbe American Federation q Labor ne
Ge,,rcs given in this estimate 2,Wu,UDo
! e ,'ow believed. are an nnd9istete..
,,,a,, rather than an ovorHtatement ei
tba nct,,ol facta The official estimate may
well show that the unemployaead n nu'iais.i
considerably more than %uVu'oo'
such figures need not occasion IN sl.,
necessary alarm. let they eaili'''e -.
"a awaken some degree ot appreashslt'ii = !
IN the minds OF all elear-thlnkng men eslsi
,,or,en Much of the unempioyment IS
of course. temporary The same ina.ylao7
ais are not out oi work oil the tune MANY
oF those who walk the streets TINS WetN ~
search Of work will find their search =
varded IN the course Of q lew GAYS, at'e'
tbc,r rlaces will be taken for he mofnent
hv others But this consldeTa' ION y
~ vrise alters the fundamental Tact that
there ARE altogether too many Ameflea,'s
Who have az late been unable 70 hud stadY
and gainfll employment Many tho'i'
sands together with their families, nave
felt the nlnch of actual want, aud many
thousands more are destined fo ieei th'
sau,e want during the balance oi the pres
ent winter Boston Transcript
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-01

DR.. Pearl. head CT the vital statistics
department of Johns Hopkins University,
has declared the United States will cease
10 become an exporting nation IN ten OF
twenty years. az the increased population
will consume all the food products Of the
country. It's probable that within twenty
years the people may consume almost all
Of our products grown in the present quan-
titles. but il must be taken into account
that with proper farmingan cropping our
lands will yield almost three times the
amount grown at present and at that rate
Of progression we will still be able TO con
tribute a large amount Of foodstufs yearly
70 the countries Of the old world At the
present rate Of production our farms
would feed almost twice rs many people
as there are in the United States today
with most liberal allowance for each
individual. and surely there can be nc
prospect to indicate that the population
would gain 100 per cent in the next dec
ade or two.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-01
Lessons of the Rig Fire.

The assurance that Wilmington Leather
Co will ut once rebuild it's big plant that
WAS destroyed by fire this week viii be wei
comr news Tho loss Of the industry
would indeed be little short of calamity
.o Wilmington. employing, as il does at
normal times. between 500 and ,oOowork-
~rs. Possibly the assurance that Winning
ton will have an efficient fire department.
IN the near future has induced the COM
many 90 decide in favor OF resumng ousi-
ness here. Such guarantee, OF It's iulhi'-
rnent. should also bring other Industries 70
the city, for. indeed, one Of the handicaps
Wilmington has had in the way OF enlaIg-
ing her industrial operations hos been the
hack of FIRE protection.
Possibly just such heavy loss by 1re
~as required to arouse our City Council 70
tie urgent necessity Of establishing paio
departnent of efficient irefighters, put
.pcb should not have been the case.
II seems useless almost 10 say woFu ~
criticism of the frc department The men
rrobahlv did the best they knew ID COM
batting the flames. 30 long ss they did ths
Ne cannot hold that they dcfaulted IN
their duty. hut we must blame ourselves
Tor continuing the present amateurish
system long after the city had outgrown ~
snd leaving il 10 men unframed IN rea'
nre-frhting service 10 protect us agains
INST such confagrations rs that OF Tues
day evening. The system failed and the
morale Of the whole department broke
down Just as naturally il would uncer
r,ch circllmstanc ces requiring trained cool
headed well-directed men to meet ms
emergency
We have now had the lesson we have
been shown the peril 10 which our proper
tyhas long been exposed under the pTeSent !
! organization Of frenen. and We must need
IL AZ once. Our Council had the warning
month, ago, and ample warrant ano
authority for turning the volunteer &c
partment out 70 make way for modern
one. controlled and ofiicered hy the oity
That body side-stepped its duty. turned
deaf ear 10 the property owners and ie
,hs warnings Of FIRE insurance experts q
rnheeded
We may indeed regard ourselves -
sngulSrly fortunate that the wilmington
leather GO isto continue here. five car
assure ample fire protection ana Fo'''
progressive city government, we can no
only retain all of the industries We nave
s4f-Ta
but can sdd 20 them materially, as new
concerns are organized, or those airead,
inoperauon seek such highly aavant ntseeou
locations and splendid facilities sc VII
rninrtnn he's 10 offer
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-01
THEY PREFER FULL TIME.

The real reason Why so large a num-
Der of textile operatives IN New Eng
land and other northern mills have been
so resigned to the cutting of OF the last
two advances of / ) and y Il per cent, re-
gpectIvclv. is because II represents ior
them a decline in actual wages Of little
more than II per cent and not the = =
per cent that has been so widely adVer-
tised.
There is nothing anomalous about
this, Tor large numbers of textile mill
employees, particularly those working III
silk. woolen and knitting mills. have not
enioyed a full week work since the latest
advance Of l5 per cent went into effect
last June. When this advance was added
to the cost OF goods it cut off demand as
with a knife.
Textile World stated at the time that
il was a holdup and~was not warranted
by business conditions but it was granted
by manufacturers in strongly unionlzed
centers N order TO avoid a strike and
save some of the profitable business which
was still on their books, and manutac-
turers elsewhere had no alternative but IL
follow
For the thousands Of textile operatives
who have been working short time since
last summer the prospect OF whole-tlme
emplovment at wages only Ill per cent
less than was paid June IS FAR more
attractive than continuance Of short
time work at higher wages that nevel
materialize Textile World.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-01
Just Folks
By Edgar A. Guest
THE NEW YEAR.

/ liked the od-style Now Years day
When friendly calls we used To pay,
An with our friends we sat about
Till twelve To let the old year out,
An then with racket an with din
We proudly let the New Year IN;
The oldest heart back then was stirred
By smilin' face an cheerful word,
An none would pass the day unless
He'd wished his neiphbors happiness
Back then we set the day apart
For specinl service Of the heart,
The most important job we had
Was maxim other people glad,
An shown en- by word an deed
That spite o. differences Of creed,
Or rank or place or wealth or fame,
They had our friendship just the Same
An Just 10 make our meaning clear
We wished EN- all glad New Year.
No distance was too far 70 20
Along the dffted lanes q SNOW
To greet an old friend tried an true
An all the old time joys renew;
We'd sip their dandelion wine
An smack our lips and call II fine,
An eat at every stop we made
Some fancy cake the women made,
An then we'd wish EN- everything
sOf Joy a glad New Year could bring
| liked the old style New Years day
An wish IL hadn't passed away,
No printed card can take the place
OF friendly hand an smilin face
Or kindly glasses raised 70 cllnk
A pledge o friendship "a men drink
Each others health an aoftly tell
They hope the Year viii treat en- well
Nothing has equaled after all :.
That good oldfashloned New Year call
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-01
PRESS COMMENTS.
LABOR AND CAPITAL COOPERATING

There arc multiplying signs that labor
and capital are getting together. 1t !"
announced that 5000 employees OF the
Pullman Company have voluntarily OF
fered to take less pay on account OF ,he
difficulties of the company during the
period Of readiustment. And there are
several such Incidents. A nm initiative OF
papital, take the notice TO it's employees
by the Brainerd K Armstrong; company
of New London. They are manufacturers
of silk goods The oompnny's announce
ment OF resumption says that 1T VIII lose
bv operation, but resumes 30 that lts
employees may be given work. The VA
tional Association of Manufacturers states
that manufacturers generally are dong
what they can TO maintain wages as wen
aa operation.
Il remains true that some wages
must be reduced and that there must be
,pme unemployment. But ndust,iai
hardship. NAV be mitigated by meeting
them IN the spirit illustrated above. ne
Steel Corporation, with oil it's faults, hes
alwavs been among the first to raise wages
and among the last 30 raise prices one
of ita traditions is that prices must oe cue
before wages. IL IL In compelled TO reduce
pricee to yet business, IL may be thet th.
workers must accept lower wages VI w
employment. :. ,o,t,,o
novel in principle In the declaration OF
the Kansas Industrial Court that employ
ers should care for their ia'ehioi anu
skilled" staifs during trade teYsls.s ,.lsi
That ia both the interest and ,staptlst''i
practice Of employers IN good staodl'9l
Nr Carnegie said that he valued his stan
more mo than his plant, for he could buy a
,lenf % lint not a staff. Even the overtures
If the Pullman workers for wage Tedne- 1na,
tions m arc not novel. In the SOS and 10 g
tbere % : were examples Of right dealing IN
INDUS industry under tests more trying than the h,
present. When capital and labor meet on o.,
terms fair TO each neither may get e, all all
that either would like, but the Vol ca, can
be kept from the doors Of both.-Sew
York Times.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-01
Exit the Italian Poser.

D'Annunsio has acquired much Tree
advertising out of his psuedo heroic ex-
perience at Fiume and has sailed away IN
an airship perhaps to his publishers 10
have n new book put on the market. ne
ended his comic opern warfare just MS one
might have expected he would. Aiter oe-
claring for months that he would DIE NJ
his post defending the contested city, an"
after challenging ''windn,ills" ana other
unoffendinp and safe foes 10 battle ne
fees Fiume 80 fast that he vert on wings
The poet-warrior, as he has been caiieo'
has probably shown TO the world wha'
fragile hold the present King OF Italy mas
upon his subjects to have permitted NM
self TO have been blufIed by this swash-
buckler and poet, and is an enrnes. tna'
he has TO proceed cautiously in order 10
prevent an overturning This one ~
dividual has succeeded so remarkaoie
degree in making Italy the laughing sooek
Of the rest Of the world, for he alone, lenu-
ing a band of free-booters and adventur-
ers. has held up the army and navy oil ali
Italy and has defied the King and ms
cabinet; only to run away later at the frst
smell of gunpowder after declaring that
Italy was mot worth dying for.
D'Annunzio was the last OF the aliieo
leaders 10 Law down arms, and with all MS
charm of manner and beauty of expression
of the higher sentiments that sur h"-
| manitv into rightful action he has proVeo
himself one Of the most reprehens'bie VI
all the personages of the World War OUT
| side of the Germans. He not only insistcu
on grabbing all territory that surcpunous'
lv had been agreed upon by an bnglisi
| treaty in advance of Italy's putting man
in the trenches and irrespective oi th'
arrangement of the Allies as to thc ''iS'
position Of Fiume, he would have INSISTED
on continuing il under Italian rule winch
would have made it subject OF con
| troversv for all time He also dnecte'
much criticism against our country We
oause IL would not assent to his greedy
purpose, and tried to arouse among IN
countrvmen here the administration Una
held out for the independence OF Flime y
the interests of justice and peace.
This attitude following the war !
which America saved Italy and her pcop''
from Austria. illustrates, perhaps IN
selfshness. insanity and ingratitnde Of 'h'
| poet poser. and it indicates how httic he !
interested IN the nation itself y Anhu'l@"
was unfit, in.inoere, vain. lie also wa
temperamental, and when the shock 2
battle Threatened he crumhled up iNe
spider on 4 hot shovel. jumped from ~
self-coustructed pedestal and flew to
place where there are neither Threatening
bullets nor guns. His denouement rre r
minds one much of the passing oi th'
Kaiser, who, too, ran away when ~
danger neared
| Perhaps as reward for his mock nero
ism D'Annunrio's next book may have
bic sale that will enrich him more thai
all his other works combined Perhaps
too. the Italian sovol eiEn will not N th
future make such an exhibition q weak
ness and impotency and permit one q n
subjects 10 bite his thumb at the powers
the natior.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-01-01
Local Divorce List Growing.

The fact that there are 3s new divorces
~ be brought before the local courts at
heir Gaming session shows that the con-
a,tion Of unrest IN the country to which so
msnv separations are laid still continues.
The list sets forth that desertion Is gwen
.R a large majority OF the cases. one or the
ather-rnore often the husband-repent-
Inr Of the arrangement and departing from
bed and board rs the old desertion
notice used 70 read. Il ia noted that the
majority Of the mismated couples bear
foreign names, and that the men ot tins
section Of the roster are the most numer-
GUS of the offenders. which NAV indicate
that the newcomers may find their wives
uninteresting and non-progressiveas COM
pared with the American women, ara
make IN unannounc ced disappearance.
Whatever the cause may be for these
numerous appeals 10 the divorce courts
one may not know. but perhaps every one
regards with alarm the increase Of the
evil. which seems TO he gaining year ny
wear. until it has reached more than SOC
per cent above the record Of three dec
AIDES ago.