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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1921-04-08
LOCAL CONTESTS.

AS The Herald has repeatedly point
ed out it takes local contest for q
so-called minor office to bring out a
full vote of the people. This was
again Illustrated in the votes cast in
| the first second, third and fourth dis.
tricts of the county Saturday where
four road commissioners and one JUS
tice of the peace were to be elected.
Nearly 1900 votes were cast In the
first and second districts in those con-
tests. This Is nearly one-third of the
entire vote Of the county last Nov
ember when president, governor,
congressman and legislators were ell
ected. II the same notion had been
maintained oil over the county be-
tween 5000 and 10000 votes would
have been cast or more than double
the number that are usually voted.
Tennesseans as rule do not vote.
It is remarkable fact that although
the population of Tennessee and Ken.
lucky is substantially the same, &C.
cording to the last census, the combin-
ed vote cast in this state for Cox and
Harding was less than the vote re.
ceived by Harding in Kentucky, al
though the latter lost that state by
1000 votes. II our constitution could
be changed so that the local officers,
justices, ETC., were elected at the time
of the November election when the
electors ballot for president and gov
ernor. the vote of Tennessee would be
practically doubled
The Herald cites the vote of the
districts mentioned as further proof
of its policy of printing the local
news, if necessary to the exclusion OF
all other news. The people of the
second district, for example were
more Interested in the election of
Justice Of the peace than they were in
the election of presidnt. Moreover
the people of Maury county have
much livelier interest in any news
tenn of local nature. than they.have
n some question that only remotely
affects them. The secret of the sue.
cess Of The Herald as daily news
'aper in a town as small as Columbia
les In the fact that 1t has always fully
appreciated the value of the local
lews. 1t tries to publish the news of
daury county. ~
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1921-04-08
RAILROAD PROBLEM.

President Harding, II is stated, Il
giving much Of his time and though
to an attempted solution Of the rail
road problem. PROFESSIONALLY thu
most serious obstacle to an immediate
restoration of prosperity in the coun
try is the transportation situation
There can be no equitable readjust
ment so long as railroad freight rates
are altogether out Of proportion to the
prices which farmers receive for their
products. Freight rates that passed
almost unnoticed evoked but lit
tie protest when boom prices prevail
ed are now, proving not only hard
ship. but in some instances have ac
tually produced complete business
stagnation.
1t is said that alfalfa hay of the
finest quality is being sold at only S.
ton in the mountain states because
the freight to the Mississippi river Is
fifteen dollars ton. 1t is known that
during the past three months the farm.
ers of Maury county have been unable
to dispose OF anything like their large
hay surplus because of the high
freight rates to the cotton state.
Freight on corn from the. corn belt to
the cotton states is now equal to about
nifty per cent of the price that the
formers are receiving for that staple.
These are conditions that in the very
nature of things cannot long endure.
1t is out of the question to pay as
much for the transportation of farm
commodities few hundred miles or
a thousand miles as the farmers who
have spent months and much capital
in producing these crops receive for
them. The great cancer today on the
body polite is the transportation sit.
lation. And in their efforts to obtain
a reduction in operating expenses, the
railroads should make 1t plain that
savings may be affected will
be passed on to the consumers
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1921-04-08
CHARTER TINkERINo.

That the people of Nashville do no,
like the new charter Just enacted BY
the legislature was made plain in the
election there Thursday. The new
charter was really entitled to fair
trial by it's friends but it was not even
given that and was condemned in nd.
vance of hearing. It can never prove
popular administered bv those who
have no sort of sympathy for it's nro.
visions. Probably had the delepat, nm
elected on pledge to enact a new
charter. simply been content IN rastoro
the old MAYOR and counciIm.nic
system SO long In vogue in Nashville
and popular with ali English snoot
ing municipalities the now cb,rtor
would prdbablv have not beon rom,
dated. but the mayr.mapayer n,on
had not been nub,iclv a;acussod and
the effort IN foist ~ nm tho no,n,o as
resented. ~
Americans yenor,,Iv n,o,. .,,oo,,,
ed too much reliance mon tho ,.w -
work reforms Tbev have too much
faith In Legislative f,at Their n.s.,on
for legislation for change. IN Tho lou
is almost the ruling one THE = ma.
trated in the tremendous mace ~ ,ooa,
legislation that ia bi.enn,s1tv an.o,r
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1921-04-08
BACK TAX MACHINE.

It is not an altogether courteous
thing to exclaim II told you SOL but
The Herald cannot refrain from call.
ing attention to the fact that 1t stated
when the back tax investigation start
ed, that II would be we'll nigh useless
waste of time, effort and money. Mr..
Thomson, the head and chief of the
machine, had already been nominated
by the democratic caucus. His subse.
quent election was certain so that in
the very nature Of things it could not
be expected that the legislature
would place itself in the very ridicu-
lous attitude of repudiating it's own
course and disowing its own child.
Having given the back tax machine
two years longer lease of life the legis-
lature was bound in its subsequent
course to be consistent and leave It
undisturbed.
The time and the only time to have
abolished the back tax system in Ten.
nessee was when the comptroller who
administers it was elected. This the
legislature declined to do. The subse.
quent Investigation, therefore. could
not be expected to bear fruit although
1t did produce some Illuminating facts
and may in time work 9 reform in the
state, although OF this there is doubt
ii the minds of all who have ever
made an attempt to defeat the ma
chine. The back tax system is bad;
1t Is indefensible, but so are many fea-
lures Of our state administration. The |
people of the state after all are to |
blame. They complain bitterly of the
character of men who compose the leg
islature when ever 1t is in session, but |
by the time the next legislature is TO
be elected all is forgotten in the de-
sire to obtain some personal, selfish
or factional advantage There will be
no reform in the back tax system or
any other department of the state
government until a high order Of men
are sent to the legislature. The PEG
pie alone have the remedy. They can,
II they desire, use it.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1921-04-08
GRAHAM SPENDS
DAY At CAPITOL
MEETING HELD BY INCOMING
STATE SUPERINTENDENT
WITH COUNTY HEADS. g..

tFrom Wednesdays Daily Herald.)
Prof. John P. Graham, county su-
perintendent, was in Nashville on
Tuesday for a conference with Prof.
j. B. Brown, the incoming state SUI
perintendent and number of county
superintendent with reference to the
school legislation and school policies.
There has been prepared under the
direction of Prof. Brown of the state
department comprehensive measure
which makes number of changes
nthe plan for distributing the state
school funds. but at the late hour in
the legislative session and the con-
gested condition OF the calendars OF
the senate and house il was deemed
rather doubtful If the bill could be
passed.
Prof. Graham said that there was
no danger of Maury countian get
ing lonesome or home sick in Nash
lille these days. that he saw while he
vas there annexationists and anti-an'
lexationists; and advocates of the no
ence law and then Just plain specta'
ors and visitors from the county, 4
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1921-04-08


Those candidates who won at Nash
vile are "humanized" all right. While
they were running they wanted the
world to know that they had an utter
loathing and disgust for the new char
ter and their candidacy was due solely
to desire that the people might
have an opportunity to repudiate that
abomination. Having won at the polls
they have suddenly developed a love
for the offices under this abomination
and are now loud in protest against
a suggestion that the will of the peo-
pie be made effective and the charter
repealed. They don't want to be de.
prived of the fruits of their victory"
Just further evidence that the average
office seeker, except when he is a can
didate, is just like the average fellow,
he wants all he can get.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1921-04-08
ELECTION LAWS.

4 For many years this paper has be-
lieved that the Dortch or secret ballot
law should be extended to every voting
precinct in the state and it is crafty.
ing to record the action of the legis.
lature in responding to an enlightened
sentiment. The old three by seven
! ballot Is altogether out of date and is
not in harmony with the. present day
progressive ideals. 1t makes corrup.
ton of the ballot box all too easy. It
gives no protection whatever to the
voter who desires to cast secret bal.
lot and oftentimes makes him the sub.
iect of influences that he cannot resist.
The people of Tennessee are sufficient
ly intelligent to vote the secret ballot
law and those who cannot master its
ntricacies,, generally speaking, have
little qualifications for electors. Their
disfranchisement would work no harm
to the body polite.
But the secret ballot law In order to
serve the PURPOSES for which it was
Instituted, should be fairly and hon
estly enforced. 1t has been often
abused In this county. Every safe.
guard that the law throws around the
ballot should be applied, otherwise
there can be no fair and legal express
sion of the will of the voters.
The law which requires the payment
OF poll taxes sixty days in advance
Of the election is also calculated to
throw still further protection around
the ballot box and as long as we are
to have equal suffrage it is altogether
proper that women as well as men
should pay this tax But any law re-
curing advance payment of poll taxes
loses its force unless 1t is enforced by
The officers of the election. That is
not always done. II is a custom at
some voting places to disregard any
poll tax qualification while at another
precinct. may be in the same section,
he law is rigidly applied. This re.
suits in an injustice to the voters who
10 comply with the law. The law re. {
luiring trustees to furnish the secre-
airy of state, thirty days before each
lection, certified list of the voters a
Iaving paid poll taxes. Is OF doubtful
alue. If the Legislature really want I
d to purify the ballot box and make 4
ertain that only qualified electors did 4
ote. 1t should pass uniform regis. r
ration law, requiring all voters in the g
tate to register at the county seat {
very two years and then thirty days n
efore each election require the regis H
ration board to publish a list of the
uaiified voters in each precinct If c.
ne expense OF publication should be P
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1921-04-08
PRINTING THE NEWS.

Unquestionably the freeze on Mon.
day night effected and therefore inter.
ested more people in this section than
any event of the week. As soon as
The Herald staff reached the office on
Tuesday morning efforts were made
through Investigations by experts to
ascertain the result of the freeze in
this and other counties in this section,
Men who have been for years engaged
in growing fruit were summoned and
asked to contribute their services.
They willingly and cheerfully did so
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1921-04-08

with the result that In It's edition on
Tuesday afternoon The Herald pub
lished full and complete reports of the
effects OF the freeze II covered this
county and In addition ascertained as
far as possible the effects OF the freeze
In other counties, although this was
difficult because so far as 1t could as.
certain The Herald was the only news.
paper in Middle Tennessee max ing IAN
effort to get the news. ls
1t was the second day after the
freeze before the Nashville papers
published reports Of the damage done
md their reports were merely confirm
atory of the reports published the day
before in The Herald. Perhaps those
journals were too busy electing mayor
to give the time and attention neces.
sary to secure data on one of the worst
calamities that has befallen the ever
increasing fruit interests of Middle
Tennessee. Howeverthat may be The
Herald is justly proud of its record in
publishing the news. That is the Sc.
cret Of itslstrong following among
the farmers Of the county; that is
why proportionately more rural PEG.
pie in Maury county read daily news
paper than in any other county per
haps in the South. Whatever is of in
terest to the agricultural folks Of Mau
ry county finds place in the news col
umns of The Herald. 1t simply states
a fact when it asserts that The Her.
aid publishes more agricultural news
than any newspaper in the state. And |
Its course in doing so is fully justified |
by the fact that agriculture in the basic |
Industry of this section and whatev-
er concerns that industry concerns CIV. |
Dry other interest. a
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1921-04-08
BIRTH EXCEEDED
DEATHS IN MONTH
NINETEEN OF THE FORMER TO
FOURTEEN OF THE LAT.
TER IN MARCH.

CFrom Tuesdays Daily Herald.)
There were five more births in the
ninth district of the county during
the month of March than there we're
deaths according to the report of Mrs.
Fannie Page. local registrar. Nine
cen children were born in the dis
trict and only fourteen died during
that period. OF the births the fair
sex had majority of one, there being
ten girls and nine boys to open their
eyes in the Dimple. Sixteen white
and three colored babies were born.
OF the deaths twelve were white.
and only two we're negroes. It is a
difficult matter for the registrar to get
all of the births as they are not al
ways reported. However. the deaths
are all reported.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1921-04-08

(From Wednesdays Daily Herald.)
With three teams, Columbia, Hunts
vile and Sheffield already signed up,
and with forfeit money posted, the
search begun today for a fourth team
to form four club circuit for the
Northern Alabama Tennessee League.
Representatives from Sheffield and
Huntsville were here this morning to
confer with directors of the local club.
and 1t was decided to make an effort
to to secure either the Albany Deca.
tur team or the Russellville, Ala, to
complete the circuit.
Directors of the Columbia Club
were more optimistic today than they
have been in several weeks over the
for league ball in Columbia,
and Bert Dedman will leave this even.
ing with representatives of other
clubs to interest other towns in the
league.
1t is expected that something def
mite concerning the fate of the pro
posed league will be known within the
next few days. In the event it is i'm
possible to secure another town for
he circuit. a good brand of independ-
INT ball will be played here this sum-
ner.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1921-04-08
More Members
County Council
At Ls0n1 Meetinq

tFrom Tuesdays Daily Herald.)
As result of the meeting of the
lsom Community Club on Friday after.
noon, three new members were ad.
ded. to the County Council of Agricul.
ture, following an earnest appeal for
this organization by its president, Joe
Frank Porter.
The meeting was one of the best
and most largely attended held in
some time, and was presided over by
t. c. Brooks. the clubs new Presi-
dent. Nsa
The ladies of the community un-
animously went on record as favoring
the immediate restoration of the Home
Demonstration Agent to the county
and 1t was agreed that the Women's
Clubs of that section were to place
resolutions before the magistrates of
he district. asking that the Home
Demonstration agent be Immediately
restored to the county.
The three new members secured
or the county council are live farm |
RS and boosters, The council men, |
'ership is growing in every section of
he county as the direct result of the l
FORK of President Porter.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1921-04-08

considered too great, such lists could
be posted at the court house and also
at each voting place in the county.
Only those whose names appeared on
such list should be eligible to vote.
or course any voter wrongfuly omitted
from the list would have his remedy.
The worst foe of free government Is
the ballot box corruptionist. When
people lose faith in the machinery pro.
vided FOR ascertaining the popular will
they have lost faith in free govern
ment. The ballot box should be sa.
cred repository, and the exercise Of
ones suffrage should be regarded as
the highest privilege and duty of citi-
zenship,
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1921-04-08

1t will be some relief, although not
complete one, to exchange the Ten
nessee legislature for the congress Of
the United States. The. former will
end Its sessions and the latter will be-
gin to grind out new laws Monday.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1921-04-08

The new postmaster general says
that he will "humanize the postal SER
vice." Probably neat way of letting
the public know that the old spoils
system. which is distinctly human,
will be restored.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1921-04-08

From present indications the Ten.
nessee legislature will leave the CAPT.
tai building and few other assets of
the state uunpledged, when it ad.
journs next Sunday.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1921-04-08

Anyway the Tennessee legislature
has succeeded I'M bursting several
gubernatorial booms.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1921-04-08
h, Launette Simmons, verda Prem.

Pupils making most Improvement
during year-Albert Holt.
Pupil making most progress in writ.
ing during year-Arza Thomson.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1921-04-08

A lot of the street broils come out of
the melting pot.-washington Post.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-31
TORS viii
50 ToIChICleO


Eight Rock Island realtors are
planning to attend the national
meeting Of the association Of real
sgtate boards In Chicago July II
Is. Members Of the Rock lsAnd
real estate board who expect TO
attend the national convention are:
]. e. Reidy. Raymond Walker. J.
J. Grlske, Ben Mitchell, J. A. No
ran, Ira H Buffum, J. B. Eckhart
and George Schneider.
Twelve topics of interest in the
real estate world today, problems
which have grown out Of the pres
emit labor crisis and the war, viii
be discussed and solutions sought
The convention II expected to be
ono Of the largest realtors meeting
ever held In this country. Sub
jects brought up ct the conferences
will be discussed 1t the meeting Of
the Rock Island Real Estate board
to b held following tho national
Local. Hs realtofs are a,so expecting
to attend the state meeting to be
held in Peoria Oct. 60. The PEG
ria Realty board has already nam.
ed ito committees to arrange fol
the convention days, according e
John Mcdowell, president Of the
Peoria organization.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-31
seTH DIVISION IN
REUNION DURING
IOWA STATE FAIR

The first postwar reunion Of the
sSth division, which includes sew
eral thousand western Illinois vet
Grams, will BE- held in Des Mofnes,
iowa, Aug. rs, q and %, according
to word Just received here from
the executive committee Of the d.
vision which closed a meeting In
|St Paul yesterday.
Practically every county in west
|srn Illinois will send a delegation
Ito the Des Moines gathering. The
reunion will be held at the time Of
|tAe Iowa state fair. The men will
amp out on an S0-acre camping
tact, in regular army style.
General Pershing and the secre-
|tary Of war have been invited to
Ne big conclave as well as all the
tufner generals Of the division.
The full personnel Of Illinois
mwmittees for the reunion will be
sinounced here in a few days.
xAjor H. H. Polk Of Des Moines is
general for the conclaye.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-31
old SE1TLER Of !
COUNTY CALLED


Mrs. Louisa Davis, aged Is years,
pioneer settler Of Mercer and Rock
Island counties and . resident Of
Rock Island Is years, died at 1880
O'Clock yesterday afternoon in the
residence, 1144 Twelfth street. Her
death followed an extended NJ
ness.
Mrs. Davis, who was formerly
Miss Louisa Shoppa, was born Nov.
Is. 1916, in Germany and came to
this country when . small girl. The
family located in -Aledo and she
moved to Rock Island rs years ago.
where she had since resided.
Surviving, are son, C. F. Davis
Of Milan, three daughters, Mrs,
Edward johnson Of Aledo, Mrs.
Minnie McCreight of Reynolds, Mrs.
J. F. Muncy of Cedar Falls, Iowa,
and brother, August Shopps Of
Joy. Ill.
Funeral services will be held al
2:30 O'Clock Wednesday afternoon
in the Cleland chapel. Rev
Thomas Hughes assisted by Rev. J
c. Granger, will conduct the serv.
ices. Burial will be in Chippian-
mock cemetery.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-31

RIE||Son
FOR PRESIDENT


ssn1 b. Sam RysfSo0, Rock
..ss.2ss eandidAts for president Of
ssss.eis ma, delegates and repre-
:. ss.1ivIo Of Rock Island lodge
~ ~ nirht for the state conven-
~ n Deilsville, which couvene1
49, ~ continues through We'd
ss1sv and thursday. Othsr dele
.s.'sss -: ". ]. Grimm, c. N. Isaac
nay A Ssars,. Charles II.
49, q. L Hubbard. Frank =.
snss ana Joseph P. Kelly.
r.. Rycrson, who since the or
si.afion Of Rock island lodge,
~ heen prominent not only In To-
n m activities but in the state
= vell viii have the solid support
q ia Rock Island delegates fol
~. once Of president
approximately 5000 delegates and
,eeresentativss Of Elkdom are ex-
sscfsd n the convention city dur
H. the ensuing three days. Gales
hrre i possible choice for 1922
Mi Island will give its supper,
a fhe Knox county city.
TAere are 70 Elks lodges in I'LL
,ois The convention lays plans
IA furthsring the work Of the or
ar and brings the members TO-
eetAer to enjoy the good-fellowshlI
Of Elkdom.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-31
To Relieve Catarrh,
Catarrhal Deafness
And Head Noises

Persons suffering from catarrhal deaf.
ness. or who are growing hard OF hear
ing and have head noises will be glad 70
know that this distressing anliction can
usually be successfully treated at home
By an internal medicine that In many
instances has effected complete relief
after other treatments have failed. SUI
ferers who could scarcely hear have hAd
their hearing restored TO such an extent
that the tick Of a watch was plainly audi
ble seven' or Eight inches away from
either ear. Therefore. If you know OF
someone who is troubled with head noises
or catarrhal deafness. cut out this for
mula and hand it TO them and you may
have been the means OF saving some poor
sufferer perhaps from total deafness. The
prescription can be prepared at home and
is made rs follows:
Secure from your druggist 1 OF. Par
mint Double Strength). Take this home
and add to it u pint of hot water and a
little granulated sugar: stir until dis
solved. Take one tablespoon four times
. day.
Parmint is used In this way not only
to reduce by tonic action the inf1amma-
don and swelling in the Eustachian
Tubes, and thus TO eQualize the air pres
sure on the drum. but TO correct any
excess Of secreuons in the middle ear.
and the results II gives are nearly al
wayy quick and effective.
Every person who has catasrh In any
form, or distressing rumbing. kissing
sounds in their ears. should give this re-
cipe . trial.-tAdv.).