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The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1921-02-11
HIGH SCHOOL TAKING
DISTRICT PROPOSED
PART OF NUMBER SIX

To Messrs. McDade and others,
Messrs. Moore and others, of the
County High School of Troy, Ten
nessee:
Gentlemen:-We have, decided to
make you the following proposition:
That each side select a man each
one with petition for school and
the other petition against the school,
and your Representative and Senator
have selected the Revs. Sellars,
Pressly and Jones, three of the lead
ing ministers of your town, to act
as judges, and these five gentlemen
are to first advertise this matter thor
oughly from now until February 26,
which will be Saturday two weeks.
And that you gentlemen meet at the
courthouse in Troy at eight o'clock
that morning and remain there I'M
til four o'clock that evening. And
take one hour off for lunch at noon.
And then and there give each and
every man and woman in this pro-
posed school district who will have
to pay a tax to support this school,
should we create the samep an OPP
portunity to sign one or the other
of these petitions as to whether they
want this school or not. Now what
we mean is this: Should any piece
of property or any business in this
school district be taxed to maintain
this school the owner of this business,
his wife, or any legal voter of that
family has a right to sign either of
these petitions he desires.
Allow us to further suggest that the
area of this school district does not
extend farther than two and one
half miles from the courthouse in
Troy in any direction. And we fur
Their suggest that you do not go far
Their than half way to Troy, as East
Troy is contemplating a school dis
trict itself, unless the people just
outside of the two andone-half mile
line prefer to be brought into this
school district. However, we under
stand that Mr.. John Bennett and Mr..
Dave Burnett desire for some of their
land to be brought into this district
which is probably a greater distance
away than two and one-half miles,
but we do not think any one should
be included in this district who is
farther away than two and one-half
miles unless he so desires.
Allow us to further suggest that
all property in this proposed school
district should be taxed equally and
the same. Allow us to remind you
Of the fact that 35 cents tax now
Is equal to a dollar tax under the |
Did assessment. Sincerely trusting |
hat this plan is fair to all, and hop
ing that it will meet with your ap-
lroval, we remain,
Your Representative and Senator,
S. r. BRATTON,
B. F. LeDUKE.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1921-02-11
Notice of Income Tax Work.

AS instructed by E. B. Craig, Col
lector of Internal Revenue, will be
at Union City, Tennessee, on the
14th, 18th, 18th, 18th, 18th and 10Th
Of this month for the purpose of as
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1921-02-11

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The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1921-02-11

Nearly every administration goes
In on its promise to save the taxpay-
ers' money. And goes out because it
doesn't-Chattano News.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1921-02-11

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it d o g $ m g
m o e 6 o o q
than any other
medicine | ever
used. | suf-
fered with my
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and head, A
friend of mine
told me to try
DIR. Pierce's Fa-
vorite Prescrlp-
ton and 1t did
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1921-02-11
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The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1921-02-11

Mrs. Grimm-':And so you are go
ing to be my son-in-law?"
He-"By Jove! l hadn't thought
of that! "-Tit-Bits.
New Britain herald., 1921-07-09
EQUALITY IN TAXES.

A frequent expression to be heard along the street is John Doe has 8 lot a little distance from mine, of the same size and just like it and his taxes are about half what mine are
 It is worth while to visit the office m City Hall where the assessors get their data concerning the various properties in the city, and see the en- thusiasm displayed there over the complete information that has been gathered about almost every lot ir the city that will have a bearing on It's valuation when it is assessed fo1 the purpose of taxation.
 The complete system now used has not always been the base of taxation and assessme ent, but it seems worthy of 8 thorough trial and even exten. sion.
 For many years in the book where he assessors went to find the size o1 he lot to be taxed, only the frontage gas given. This often brought abou
New Britain herald., 1921-07-09
ANNIVERSARIES.

Today is the thirtieth anniversary of the marriage of President and Mrs. Harding. They plan little trip, if public affairs allow. s--
 The bare facts may be of small moment; the thoughts suggested might "move mountains
 Taken in its personal light, as any thing affecting the private, intimate affairs of the President of the United States is of interest, what does this anniversary mean to President Hard ing? What should anniversaries mean to every man or woman?
 The President has, developed in an atmosphere of politics; expectancy has often been the watchword; party regu- larity has been the creed to be fol- lowed. Without parties, and without strong adherence to party action, as the party man is taught, little good may be accomplished in the handling of nations affairs.
 There is deal of truth in this view point. Organization begets efficiency Where there is no great leader whose personality dominates the party nothing may be accomplished without organization.
 But what man is willing, after h. has reached a position whence he ma, | become a great leader if the possibili ties are in him, is willing to give III the thought that he is big enough strong enough, to become that leade who will dominate his party and no | allow his party to dominate hin through it's leaders.
 | Any great anniversary in the life o a President should be a good day ol l which to determine to become such
 man. He should decide to take hi stand for the true beliefs that he has
 unswerved by expediency or part, claims upon him.
 It is believed many a great man, il | the making, has gone down to the en' | of the path, never reaching any height
 merely because he took the ''easies | way If, as has been indicated o occasions, President Harding has prac
 tical ideals which he believes woul
 benefit the land over which he presides
 he should resolve on this day of tn
New Britain herald., 1921-07-09
BURNING OUR HERO DEAD.

Economy, economy; save here; save there-this is the cry everywhere at this time, and rightly so
 But there comes moment when economy is not thought of; when man would be ashamed to speak the word.
 That moment comes. when all that remains of the New Britain men who have died in the war are brought back here for burial
 Not that these men would have wanted, or that thereshould be given more than the simple, beautiful hon. ors of a military funeral, but these should be given without stint, with out debate as to who should pay the bills. The very mention of bills" in connection with events such as these, is distasteful.
 A comparatively few people of this city, comrades in arms to those whose spirits left their bodies in dis tant lands. have been attending to these sad rites. It is beyond their means to continue to do so. They will seek the aid of the city in financial way, that the memory of these men who marched away from us, fought, helped win the great battle but who gave their lives in so doing, may be honored in fitting way
 When the request of the American Legion comes before the Common Council, asking that this city-the home of those who once lived and worked and strove here-join in the expense of burying the bodies, not only should the resolution ba passed, but it should be put through by a rising vote and heads bowed in memory of those men. Thus should the city of New Brit ain take upon it's shoulders a bur- | den infinitesimally small in compari- son with that borne by it's representa- | tives in the Great War of humanity.
New Britain herald., 1921-07-09
GUEST RUNiINATIN'." (RObert RuSSeu.)

No pipe was ever smoked that didn't sometime get so strong
 So rank an stale it didn't get to dreamin' things all wrong. Or else it settled in rut-got clogged or hard to draw Its dreams got mo1lycoddle or its dreams got awful raw. You put away that smoked-out pipe an let it rest a while. An when you take it out again you'll see a sort O smile Curled up an ready for to speak-to bring its little tale O. peace an optimism from some eharmin' pleasure vale. That rY6 6inatin' pipe O mine is certainly like this: It sometimes hits the nail all right, but it is apt to miss When every day an every oay it smokes, year after year, At times far in the Sunny South; then in the North; then here.
 Its glow is out; twill tell nc dreams; but it cannot resist The hope that ruminatin ' rhymes will be little missed.
New Britain herald., 1921-07-09
ON

Utilities Commission to go with them and carry the bags.
 1t was a clever trick on the part of the trolley company's friends in the legislature to set July 5 as the date when decisions of the Public Utilities Com mission should take effect. The jltneys also had friends in the 1egisla- ture and these would haNa- raised their voice in protest-if the legisla- ture had been in session. But the Con- nectlcut company's representatives are said to have fixed the date so that no official objection to the commissions ukase could be registered in the As sembly.
 General opinion comes to be that the people have been hoodwinked again by i? -@r'~ of aStute gentlemen who burn the midnight oil while the dear public slumbers. Representative Authur N. RutAer- ford is to be commended for taking a stand for the public interests. He has nc !" to grind with the Con- necticut company, as he explains, and 1 is not champion of the jitneys His | ambition Is to see that nroper trans portation facilities at a fair price are provided, whether they be trolley cars or auto buses.
 l An important advance toward a higher civilization will be achieved l through the formation of a society 1 for the Prevention of Misdirected Kindness to Children. l The high mortality rate among youngsters is probably due more to
 misdirected kindness than to parental
 negligence.
 1 A million and one "tummy aches lean be traced directly to neighbors-
 usually without children of their own l-who, with the best intentions, feed various and sundry combinations of
 editibles to babies who toddle over the @ visit.
 As the initial step toward the or
 ganization of the s. P. M K. C., the
 writer would suggest the enaotme ent
 of legislation which would make 1t a misdemeanor for persons other
 than parents or guardians, or friends with the consent of parents or guard ions, to offer children any food, liquid or solid.
 l FurthermOre, to make the punish lment fit the crime, it is recommended ithat penalties for violating the laws in this respect be, in part, as follows: For giving any child, male or fe- |male. under the age of twelve years la lolly pop, six months in the county ltail.
 For giving any child. male or fe-
 male, under the age of twelve yers lcherries. entrants, etc., six months a, hard labor in an institution to be SC. llected by the court. For giving any child, male or fe
 male, under the age of twelve years
 cake, cookies or pastries of any kind
 one year in the county jail.
 For giving any child, male or fe
 male, under the age Of twelve years
 a banana, life at hard labor in a fed eral penitentiary
 For giving any child, male or fe
 male. under the age of twelve years peanuts, expulsion from the country For keeping any child to dinner O,
 supper without the knowledge of tn
 parents or guardian, death by boilin
 in oil.
 If you think that children do no
New Britain herald., 1921-07-09
THE OBSERVER
MAKES
THE CITY AND ITS PEOPLE.
MAKES RANDOM OBSERVATIONS

Patrons of the jitneys were aroused to anger when they. read in the Herald Wednesday of the sweeping decision of the Public Utilities Commission Which practically abolishes auto bus service in New Britain. Out of the many routes, only two will be per- mltted to operate.
 Hundreds of citizens are deprived of eHclent transportation which they have enjoyed for months.
 Jltneurs who have invested their money in response to a genuine public demand are in danger of being wiped out.
 Encouragement is given the Con- nectlcut company to cut its service and equipment with the knowledge that the Public Utilities Commission will stand back of it.
 1t is contended that the Connecticut company has charter rights in certa in streets In Connecticut and that these rlshts, granted by the state, must be protected. On the face of it such an argument appears to be sound. But IL should not be forgotten than when a pubic service corporation, such as the Connecticut company, is granted l certain privileges, it either expresses
 or implies it's willingness to give
 something in return. A charter of this
 Kind is reciprocal. It is a transaction
 between the people, speaking through 1thelr legislators, and the company, and the latter must carry out its share Of the bargain. ..
 l Whether or not it is stated in black
 and white that certain conditions
 must be met to continue the charter l n lyoo bo
 implied obligation is there and when
 the public service company obtaining
 the charter fails to live up to it's
 promises. no injustice is done if the people look about them for a substi- tute for the service which has ceased to exist.
 I Criticism of the Public Utilities Commission is heard on every side
 and there are ugly insinuations that the people have not had a square deal.
 It is being said that the hearings held in this city were a farce and that the members of the commission had made
 up their minds to break the backbone of jitney competition prior to their
 coming here to listen to the argu- ments pro and con.
 Whatever else is said, this can be
 set down as the truth: In deciding for
 the Connecticut company and against the jitneys, the commission has decid- 5 ed against the people. It was not a , dispute between two rival methods of , public transportation, it was a fight
 by the riding public to get service The success of the auto bus resulted r from a we'll defined demand for quick
 transfer at moderate price. If the public did not want the jitneys they would not have f1ourished; the fact that they have fourished is proof . that they filled public want. The , patronage given them was the articu-
 lation of a suffering people yhoo had
 become thoroughly disgusted with the public be damned policy of the Connecticut company, which has toe long held it's fingers at the throa oi
 the state. The people of Connecticut would be happier, and it would be a better state to live in, if the present state manage
 ment of the tfrolley company was busted, bag and baggage. And it would not be a bad idea to tell the Public
New Britain herald., 1921-07-09

injustice in taxation. Two lots might be of the same frontage. and differ greatly in depth.
 At present, therefore, the frontage of the lot and it's depth are given in this book, together win an annotation showing on what map of the city they appear.
 The fact that there is low land on | a lot. of perhaps equal size with an | other assessed at a higher valuation l is also given. It appears- on these | records whether or not a lot is a front or back lot, the latter, of course, being assessed at a lower val
 uation. There may be dumps on 1 this land which, naturally, will take away from it's value although not ap-
 parent to the casual observer of the land. This fact will also appear. Few know of the rights of passage lNver many lots or rights of way"
 seldom used, perhaps, but neverthe- | less constituting cloud on the land which reduce it's value. These facts are also noted in the records referred to, and are used in assessing property. It is the desire, fast becoming a
 fact, or those in charge of these rec
 ords, to note every physical matter | pertaining to every lot in the city
 which adds to or detracts from the value of that lot in order that an ! on all. | Those who believe they are assessed at too high sum should see to 1T l property which lessen it's value be noted.
New Britain herald., 1921-07-09
25 YEARS AGO tFrom The Herald of That Date

MT. and Mrs. Bernadotte Loouis have returned from their wedding trip. MT. and Mrs E. B. Eddy have Joined the New Britain colony at Woodmont.
 The Herald will have a special ex- tra edition out tomorrow afternoon for the closing of the democratic na- tlonal convention being held at Chi cago.
 Dr. Charles F. Erichson will com mence his duties as helper to his father as dentist pr. Erickson is a graduate of the Boston Dental col lege.
 Two new boats have been added to the fleet at White Oak It is also expected that a sail boat will be placed on the waters soon
New Britain herald., 1921-07-09

Add famous last words: 1st hot enough for yuh?'
 The long green doesn't remain with the green long.
 The only nation now free of all troubles and anxieties is imagination.
 God give us men. And then teach us not to waste them as cannon fod- der.
 Some of the Americans who go abroad to see the world see it through the bottom of a glass.
 The plane girl may conquer the air. but the plain girl hasn't much chance with the heir.
New Britain herald., 1921-07-09

good.
 An optimist is one who earns $25 a week and buys $75 suits on credit, pessimist is the one he buys from
 Citizens on ancient Tyre frequently quarreled at their nightly blow-outs, but they patched it up next morning.
 When woman boasts that she has a resourceful husband, she means that she doesn't bother to, husband her re- sources.
 Beer may be a medicine, but the only thing home brew will cure is the delusion that anybody can make it as well as the brewers. When the girl tells him he shouldn' t spend so much money on her, he knows that she and her mother have decided that he will do.
 News: Something out of the ordinary. Thus we find encouragement in the fact that mans meanness and not his goodness inspires headlines
 The tennis season reminds us that many charming divorcees think they have to go through several love sets in order to qualify for the finals. Rubber dresses are the latest.- Headline. Material or effect. The Greeks and Turks seem destin- ed to fight their war out on the inside pages.
 She is a wise matron who goes about the house in this sort of weather wearing smile. Savage people are those that know nothing of pogroms, or jazz. or race riots or bootleg hootch. The railroads can possibly haul at cheaper rte unless shippers threaten To Ship by water or truck.
New Britain herald., 1921-07-09
LIGHTS AND SHADOWS
 By John J. Daly
BoYTooD DAYS.

BOYHOOD DAYS. again, for a ripping flow; village to the leap-frog and duckonrock, to know a missed min again, if for a week; a header the winding creek: To dive and touch the bottom To fore the others, a a behind a line when boyho days mine I'd like to be again a o fling at play To roll hoop, to To fight a any in I'd like be evening, nine And the
New Britain herald., 1921-07-09
COMMUNICATED
An Explanation to Meet Criticism.
 Hartford, Conn. July 2, 1921

H. Hartford, Conn, July 2, 1921 To- the Editor of the New Britain Herald: The report of a sermon by Rev. A B. Taylor. appearing in the issue of the Herald of June 27th, is another one of those superficial efforts to ex- plain a subject with which one IS clearly unfamiliar, more or less com mon amongst some members of the clergy
 Most educated people today un- derstand that many of the bible statements are not to be taken lit orally, but have a spiritual meaning. land when so understood are perfect ly consistent and Illuminating
 The Christian Science text book.
 Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures" by Mary Baker Eddy. as it's title indicates, very clearly ex- plains the spiritual mea ming of the bible text and clears away all seem- ing inconsistencies
 In the Glossary, on page 5SS, of the text book, Mrs Eddy defines Christ as the divine manifestation of God which comes to the flesh 10 destroy incarnate error,'' and on
 
 He was endowed with the Christ. the divine spiNt without measure. This accounts for his struggles il, Gethsemane and on Calvary and this enabled him to be the mediator or way shower between God and men. If one will read the Christian Science text book, ob;ainable at all public libraries, he may understand it's teachings for himself, rather tha, accept the usually prejudiced state ments of a critic, and in this copucc- uon. critic has been defined as "one who is most down upon that which he is least up on.'' Sincerely,
 FREDERIC s. HOPPER,
 Committee on Publication FsH:B
 Go to M. Irving Jester $40,o Used
New Britain herald., 1921-07-09

| Mary's church, has asked all who are interested in the playground to con- tribute so far as their purses will al- low. The resort is open to everyone and people in all walks of life should respond. The maintenance of the play
 ground means an extra burden for the
 parish and this expense should be
 met by general subscription or at
 least, in part, from public funds.
New Britain herald., 1921-07-09

need protection ask the man who owns one.''
 Evidence to strengthen the conten- tion of Buddy Kipling that ''the fe. male of the species is more deadly than the male," is at hand as the re- sul tof the contest between William Harrison Dempsey and Georges Car pentier last Saturday at New Jersey.
 Said evidence is supplied by the number of women who called the Herald office by telephone during and after the contest to ask in the most |saccharine tones whether any decision had been reached. It is a fact in which exaggeratior has no part that the number of the weaker sex'' who ask ed for the result of the quarrel was almost equal to the number of males who showed similar interest.
 It went something like this:
 Will you please tell me how the Dempsey Carpenter fight came out ?''
 Carpenter was knocked out in the fourth round.'
 "Oh. goody. goody! I win a box of candy"
 And another:
 How did the fight come out, please? ?"
 What fight ?'' (rresh reporter)-
 "The er-er." Aside. to husband, question unintelligible).
 "The Sullivan-Corbett fight of course" (Very indignanD.
 Sounds of loud male guffaw conn over the telephone. and receiver is hung up while Friend Husband "gets his.'
 Still another:
 Please tell me how the big fight came out. Oh, I'm ~-"i+nd!"
 Dempsey put the Frenchman to sleep in the fourth round.'
 Isn't that too bad? He had such lovely eyes. was hoping he would win"
 At this point the reporter rushed out of the office and deliberately gulped down to fresh strawberry sundaes one right after the other.
 Sociologists and others who like to stick their fingers under the lid to see what makes mankind go round have been telling us for some time that women are becoming more like en every day. Perhaps their hypothesis is given added weight by the interest shown in the fight by the ladies. Hun dreds were at the ringside and thousands of others who could not had mem orized the telephone of the sporting editor-before breakfast
 An eminent reformer who lost much sleep over the match and the in it shown by women has the following question
 Gan you imagine your grand mother calling up the sporting editor to ask how the fight came out?"
 To which the Observer replies: No, we can't. Because they didn't have when Grandma was a young lady"
 When appropriations for play grounds are considered in the future some thought should be giyer to St. Mary's playground which is probably as largely patronized as any other in the city Since it's inauguration a few been supported solely by the I-eople of St. Mary's parish and number of prominent manufacturers and business men of all denominations who appre- ciate the benefits that accrue to the young people of the city.
 One feature of the playground is the number of adults who 60 there evenings and either engage in athlet- ic sports themselves or watch the younger element disport olI the dia- noo ond and tennis courts.