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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1921-11-18
THE POLITICAL GAME.

Senators OF the congress of the
United States should be above narrow,
partisan politics. They should leeis
late in accordance with the issues and
ideas and ideals Of what is best for
the common country But unfortu-
nateiy this is not the case. All too
often our legislators are actuated BY
purely partisan motives. They vote
as they conceive their political or per
sonal interests would be profited
This was notably the case in the
vote for the Reed bonus amendment
to the revenue bill. Every democrat
who voted supported the amendment
with two exceptions. Every republi-
can but three or four voted against it.
Now the democrats as whole are no
more for the soldier bonus til n tie
republicans As a matter OF fact ii
is doubtful liza majority of Tic dem
ocratic senators If they were votinc
as responsible legislators. would sup
port the soldier bonus, but they have
no responsibility for government and
they voted for an amendment in no way
gormane to the bin under considela-
ton simply to put the republicans
in hole" as they thought and to be
able in the next campaign to utter a
lot of demagogy about their friendship
for the soldiers.
It is unfortunate that the minority
party uses its power. not to perfect
and improve legislation but purely for
partisan political purposes. The re-
publicans were of course just as guilty
OF this practice during the Wilson ad-
ministration. They even carried their
craftsmanship into questions affecting
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1921-11-18
ENFORCE: MENT OF
LAW is URGED BY
JUDGE IN CHARGE
&
JUDGE TURNER CALLS FOR THE
COOPERATION OF CITIZENSHIP
IN THIS TASK.
n. 1nasiaEg Duly HLaralll

~ Tuesdays Daily Hdrald9
judi lurrer il charging the graud
jury IS il, begun it$ work for the No
'ytmbcr term was indeed . most viz
orous one. Speaking of law enforce
ment .Judse 'Gurnerssaid:
During The past months we have
been hearing aud reading 4 great dca'
about law enforcement Sometimes
this comes in such form as to sug.
gest that possibly many do mot fully
understand the real nature OF our gov
crnmcnt and institutions. Some seem
to think that our officers are invested
by law with such powers that the
whole burden of law enforcement is on
their shoulders.
We forget that our constitution he
gins with, we, the people and that
the principles therein expressed are
embodied in orr laws We naturally
expect it to be so when we reflect That
prior to the Declaration of lndepsnd-
necc and the adoption Of the consti-
tuition, our forefathers suffered great
" in body and mind from laws, with
the making and administration Of
which they had nothing to do They
fought in 1775 to be free from such an
imperial system Those who ordain-
cd aud established our constitution
and government were in no frame of
mind to confer unlimited power on any
enc. cal your attention to this to
impress upon you how important ii is
to secure the cooperation Of every cit
zen.
Every officer should with his ut
most energy ability and fidelity. per
form every duty imposed upon him
and strive to enforee and secure The
Observance Of the law. His failure
TO do this fwould impede the admins
tration Of tae courts and greatly hin
der the enforcement Of the law. How
ever faithful On officer may be, he will
need the help OF others Before a
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1921-11-18

criminal who resists to the limit of the
law, can be punished, twelve members
Of the grand jury, twelve members of
the trial jury, The trial Judge and at
least three supreme judges twenty
eight persons in al must believe IN
his guilt, and concur in his conviction,
and he may then apply to the governor
for pardon.
"Thc county court in tho election of
jury commissioners, the action Of
these in selecting Veuiremcn, the work
of the. sheriff and other officers all play
a necessary and important part in the
eaNrccmch; ii the Law
The courts are institutions Of
waich tho people ought to make use
IN prosecuting criminals
IN IN effort to ocononnae in the
ailp .isilalion Of tlie law, the sheriff
gbd his deputies receive nothing for
a large part Of the work done, their
fees depending in many instances,
upoH the conviction Of the party chars
cd. 10 fund is provided for general
investigation and detective work, and
Whatever is done aloug this line, is at
the expense OF the officer
Il say this to- further impress upon
you, the necessity Of your encouras-
ins every citizen 70 assist sou and co
cpeiat.as with YOU in the enforcement
campaign for law observance along
With that Of law enforcement The
enactment IN the last few years oi
many nea laws and an unusual preva-
lencc OF spirit ol lawlessness, has
multiplied criminal ofrcnses In the
federal courts ponding crimipal in
eicttncnte increased from about ten
thousand IN 1872 to over seventy
thousand il 1921, and while have no
definite Statistics. presume the III
crease n the state courts has been as
seeat. IRE reports of casualty com
pani6s show that losses from bur
slaric5 have increased ten fold, and
from emhezzlemcnts lve fold.
The courts arc struggling under the
burden end are do'ns more work than
heretofore. Every effort should be
made TO encourage law observance
an1 o general respect for all law, ami
you rs grand Jurors should make eT-
cry effort to discover violators Of the
law and secure prompt and proper
punishment
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1921-11-18
POLL TAX FARCE.

Z When the county PRIMARY commit.
tee made the payment Of poll taxes a
to voting in the recent
socalled democratic primary The
eHcrald protested that it was I'm unfair
and illegal qualification to impose On
the voters. Unfair because it, would
not be enforced in all the precincts OF
the county. That prediction has been
abunGantly verified In many of the
voting places of the county no atten-
tion whatever was paid to the polI tax
qualification. Receipts were not ask
ed for or shown. Hundreds of men
voted in the county who had not more
than sixty days before the election
paid their poll taxes. The require
ment was openly, Gagrantly and notU-
-riously violated. 1t is said that in
some precincts where the officers
made an effort % enfprcc the rules of
The primary the persons denied "a vote
hustled themselves into a
car and went to another precinct
whore the officers were more obliging
and they were permitted to vote.
As matter Of fact il is well known
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1921-11-18

native land? Will we preserve the sa-
cred ideals for which they entered the
Strife?
These are questions upon which to
boulder on this the anniversary of the
cessation Of hostilitics. Only by re.
dcdieuticn Of ourselves to the princi.
pies and ideals that actuatQd our ma.
zion aud its soldiers and sailors in
that slupcndous conflict can we prove
ourselves worthy Of the offering made
I'm The bati'clic'dS in the camps and
Din The hospitals, No better resolution
could be made than to use the words
iof idncoln: let us highly resolve
Alhit these deau alall net have died
Iin vain
Every American #hould pray today
fUf . reconspcration TO the high ideals
and principles which gave this repub
/ lic.its birth Thcy should resolve that
they will 50 live that they viii be wo4
thy OF tho glorious heritage boqueath-
ed to them by the men and women
who carved this republic out of the
Wilderness and vino have defended
lit from every foe, foreign and domes-
tic. If we do this, catch a vision of
what our duty to the country and to
our ncighbors should be, then indeed,
Iwill ArmigticC Day be day of lieht
land of hope to us and to all the world.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1921-11-18

ed. can triumph over a strong and az.
glcssiye personality lt'will in way
determine whether, if ever in our dem
ocratic system, the people will ever
make u choice, no matter how good
It might be unless they are led, per.
uade1 d driven to do so.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1921-11-18
HAGEY IS GRATEFUL
FOR LOYAL SUPPORT
THANKS FRIENDS WHO STOOD
BY HIM IN HIS FIGHT FOR
COUNTY TRUSTEE.

QFrCm Tuesdays Daily iIeraldD
81 just want to say that have nc
sore toes as the result of my defeat
for trustee in Saturdays democratic
primary" said Joe 4. Hagey today
Continuing be said. = most certainly
appreciate the loyalty OF my friends
in all sections Of the county-thoy
stood with ne an the way through,
and am grateful to botlf the ladies
and gentlemen who supported NC"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1921-11-18

that the poll tax requirement was not
observed. The primary committee in
its formal notice of the election pro
posed to call ii under the primary
sions Of this act is that no poll tax
qualification shall be required. Yet in
the face Of that fact such Il qualilica-
ton was written iuto the rules and
regulations of the primary. As 'Gell-
orally conducted III Tennessee the pri-
mary election is largely farce. In
Mawy county there is really little oc-
cusion for one This term known
white democrat was stretched \ -
primary 10 moan al White men or wo
met regardless Of Their national a.,iI'a
lions. II would be bc.tbr TO call a
white primary and make the rcstic
lions apply more equally all over The
county.t
While il would have been better not
to have required Il poll tax gualilicg-
ton since it has been made part
OF the rules for the primary it should
be observed at every precinct next
Saturday Moreover only known
white democrats should be allowed to
vote. The rules buld be uniformly
obecrvcd otbcrwieE1horn will ba proyp
.iniuSticc to some of the voters. The
Herald is therefore in ful sympathy
with the county committee in its ap.
peal for the strict observance of the
rules.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1921-11-18
AMERICAS PROPOSALS.


Secretary Hughes deserves the graf
itudo and praise of every American
citizen for his bold, sincere and con
creto proposal for naval disarmament
fade to the great arms conference, NO
nation can better afford to be gener-
Gus than America especially on naval
ornaments. IL enjoys strategic po-
sition tf4t no nation in the conferences
possesses. In case OF war il WOuld
nOt be dependent on It's navy to the
extent that others powers, not Sclfs
supporting would be.
Nevertheless it is u great achieve
ment for genuine peace when this ma
ton wholly without territorial ambl.
tion, with no selfish interests to serve,
sets the magnificent example that See
rotary hughes has outlined, It ~
Iqliros concrete proposals and not the
slittcriug generalities that III the past
have been SO characteristic Of similar
conference ii we are to make any
READ progress.
Not only is the world being crushed
under the enormous weight OF aIma'
menace to the future peace and Securi-
ty Of the human race. Preparedness
Ma, IN, h, 1.
ry it. has been again and again dem
onstrated that when Europe becomes
u vast armed camp, War sooner or
later, is bound to come. There never
was baSer lie than that which de-
claroS that the way TO peace lies
through bristling cannon and great
nayies. One OF the first International
agreements ever made for the limita
ton of armaments was that Of more
than century ago between the Amer
lean and English governments con
corning the great lakes that divide
this country and Canada. AS u. re.
suit OF that agreement three thous-
and miles of international boundary
| nave been without a single fOrtiiica-
ton or frowning gun and perfect peace
has been maintained for more than a
century
If the British government accepts
! the American proposals, as there is
every reason to believe that it will,
then the purposes for which the con
ference was summoned will be achiey-
| I'd. Whenever the great English
speaking nations of the world agree
upon policy that policy must doml-
nate the affairs of all the nations.
When a genuine reduction has been
achieved in naval ornaments based
on the American proposals, the confer
sncc must turn it's attention to land
disarmament. AS long as Europe is
an armed camp with some millions OF
men constantly under arms not only
viii peace be threatened but there can
| &c no economic recovery in the world.
Nationas arc going deeper and deeper
in debt fastening ever onward to III
innate national bankruptcy be-
cause they are exceeding their budg-
cts in order to maintain great armies.
While this condition continues it is
certain that there can lie no real re-
covery from the destruction of the
war. That is Il factor that vitality III
rccts America. It's present financial
| depression is largely due to the clos
ing Of the world markets to its sur
| plus products. Bankrupt nations are
at best poor customers.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1921-11-18
THE SOLDIER BONUS.

THE SOLDIER BONUS.
Is Ohio has joined the, eyer growing
list Of states where the people have
by large majority voted a bond is.
sue to- pay bonus to the soldiers Of
the world war. in no single state
where the question has been submit
ted to IA popular vote haze the people
refused it approval In the aggregate
several hundred millions OF dollars
have been authorized for payment Of
the soldiers In Ohio each soldier and
sailor will receive $40 month not to
exceed $3.50 and il is estimated that il
will require $25,OOo,00O to meet the
payments.
No Southern state has provided a
bonus for its soldiers and it will prob
ably be some time before any of them
Join the procession. This does not in
dictate any lack OF appreciation on the
part of the Southern people for the
services of the men who served their
nation III war. The apparent differ
ence between the attitude OF the PEG
pie OF the Southern states and those OF
the North, East and West is largely
the result, no doubt, of the experience
of the civil war, The Confederate sol
diers not only never received any
bounty or bonus" from the states,
but they fought practically without
compensation from the general gov
crnment OF course their services
were never rewarded after the war
1t was not until quarter of century
after AppomattoX that Tennessee be-
gan to pay meagre pension to com
paratiyely few of her INDECENT Confed-
crate veterans
In contrast with the compensation
denied the Confederate soldiers and
the terrible sacrifices that they were
required to make many, of the states
of the. North paid their soldiers a
bounty" when they enlisted and the
general government of course paid
them for their time and furnished
their food and clothing. They have
been literally pensioned since the
war. These facts doubtless account
for the majorities which have been
cast in favor of soldier compensation.
On principle The Herald has oppos-
ed general bonus to the soldiers and
sailors. 1t believes in the utmost gen
/. crosby to the men who were wound
ed or injured The best is not good
enough for them. grateful republic
cannot do too much for them. But it
has opposed the payment of a bounty
or bonus to those who did not receive
wounds or whose health was not i'm.
paired. "A general bonus has always
savored too much of placing money
value on patriotic devotion to coun-
try. But this journal must confess
that the bonus is coming. Before the
present congress expires, despite the
warnings of the secretary of the treas.
ury and the President bonus bill is
going to be enacted into law. Public
sentiment is going to demand it, The
popular expressions on the issue Will
have d powerful effect ON the congress
of the United States. Perhaps the sus
goston OF Senator Mcclellan that when
the debts due this country by our al
lies are funded, rs they will be in tic
next ycar, the interest be used to pay
the soldier bonus, is the hest plan oil
all It would not add any burden Il
the taxpayers and would unqueStiona
bly, make a powerful sentimental ap
peal to the people Of tho allied nations
who would make the interest pay
ments,
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1921-11-18

Smugs lsrs have been known to Us"
pig earcasses in which to transport
whisky across the Canadian border
into the United states
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1921-11-18

The bill Of the Aibatross is a pale
pink eoIsr, shading to yellow at the
tip. 200
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-01-28
Million Packets OF
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is VENUS INHABITED?
Famous Astronomer Believes Flesh"
less Beings Inhabit Planet.

4 world of fleshless beings!
It's 4 possibility on the planet OF
Venus" says Rev. +. l.. Odenbacil,
famous astronomer at st. Ignatius
college Cleveland, Ohio.
"Is il possible that people are living
on EcnUs?" he was asked.
Not the kind of people we know"
what other kind OF people are
thcrc?"
"That's case Of speculation. There
is no reason to doubt that Venus is
inhabited-hut not by flesh covered
bodies"
''If the people we know Of can lir2
on the earth why not on Venus? %
''Hecause of the heat.
"'rhc earth is 93.000.O00 miles from
The sun. Venus is only GT,000,000. SO
Venus gets much more harder And
human flesh could not stand the sHl:'s
rays AT so close Il range.
",ut it is possible that Venus is in
habited by hodicS-possibly mere
spirils-that can stand elements that
woud burn world beings"
"How about animals, fish and raGG-
tHtion on.Venus""''
More Spcculation! But il is rca-
sonahlc to believe that these, too
could hc OF sort that would thrive
on Venus, yet die on tho earth.
"Wc know Of fish that can livc in
water that would scald Il human l:r
ing. And OF another fish thai can livc
in il cake Of ice"
Venus has Il diameter Of 1,1:o
miles, compared to the car!lfs OF L.
9l3 miles. The mass Ct Venus is
eight tcnths OF that Of the earth.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-01-28

Kate opened her lips to say that she
was not hungry and could not possibly.
eat Il bite, but she thought better of
it. Bob had tasted nothing since noon,
and of course he must be fed.
Curly came into the room, and the
girl rose to meet him. He took her
little hand in his tanned muscular one,
and somehow from his grip she gath
.eretl strength.
Pm so glad you've come" she said
simply.
I'm glad you're glad" he smiled
chccrfully.
He knew she had been crying, that
she was suffering cruelty, but he Of
fered her courage rather than maudlin
sympathy. Hope seemed to flow
through Ter veins at the meeting Of
the eyes. Whatever man could do
for her would be done by Curly.
They talked the situation over to-
gelhcr.
Gas it looks to me, we've got to find
out two things-frst, what has be-
come of your father and, second, who
did steal that money. I. don't see it
yet, but there's some link between the
two things I mean between the rob-
berry and his disappearance"
"How do you mean?" Kate asked.
well say the robbers were his ene-
mies-some of the Soapy Stone outfit,
maybe. They have got him out of the
way to satisfy their grudge and to
make people think he did 1t. Unfortu-
natEy there is evidence that makes 1t
look as If he might have done it
what they call corroborating tcsti-
mony."
What does Sheriff Bolt think?"
Curly waved the sheriff aside. 1T
don't matter what he thinks, Miss
Kate. He says he thinks Luck was
mixed up In the holdup. Maybe that's
what he thinks, but we don't want to
forget that Cass Fendrick made him
sheriff and your father fought him to
a fareyou-well."
I'D like to talk with Bolt" the
young woman announced.
"Al right" Mackenzie assented.
tomorrow mo'ning-"
mo, tonight, Uncle Mac"
The cattleman looked at her in eur.
prise. Her voice rang with decision.
Her slight figure seemed compact with
energy and resolution. Was this the
girl who had been in helpless tears not
ten minutes before?
"In see If he's at his office. Maybe
he'll come up" Curly said.
mo. III go down to the courthouse
il he's there"
At the office of the sheriff Kate cut
to essentials as soon rs the introduc-
tons were over.
40 YOU think my father robbed the
W. 4 S. Express company Mr. Bolt?
she asked.
Her plainness embarrassed the Off
Ger.
Lets look ut the facts, Miss Cnl-
lson," he hegan amiably. "Thcn you
tell me what you would think In my
place. Your father needed money
mighty bad. There's no doubt Mt all
about that. Here's an envelope or
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which he had written list of his
debts. You'll notice: they run to Just
lille more than twenty thousand.
found Ibis in his bedroom the day he
disappeared. Turn that envelope over,
Miss Cull!SoN. . Notice how he has
written there half Il dozen times in Il
row. '$.00u0.' and just below it twice.
w. \ S. Tx. Co. Finally, the one
w"r'l. 'Tunighf'"
She read it all. read it with Il heart
heavy rs lead. and knew that there lie
had left in his OWN strong. lul,l hand
writing convincing evidence against
himself. Still. sllr lid not doubt him
in the lraSi. hut there could be no
question T0w that lie knew Of the in
tended shipment. that ahsrnt-mindcdly
he had juttcd down this data while lie
was thinking about it in connection
with his own debts.
The sheriff went on tightening the
chain OF evidence in q voice that, for
all its Kindness, seemed To her re-
morSclcSs us fTte. at turns out that