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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1921-07-29
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Harmon-Branum.
A wedding which will come as a sur
prise to large circle of friends was
That OF Miss Marguerite Harmon and
l.. +. Branum Saturday afternoon in
the studio of the officiant, DR.. Carey
E. Morgan, of Nashville, with Mrs N.
II, Brown and P. H. Campbell attend
ants. The ring service was used.
The bride, who was attired in a
travelling suit of dark blue with gray
accessories, is the accomplished
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. d. Harmon
OF this city but has made her home
with her aunt in Nashville for some
time. The groom is a prominent
young business man of Nashville, con-
nected with the Tinsley Millinery Co.
After short wedding trip they will be
at home to their many friends at 1912
street. No cards will he
issued,
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! Mrs. w. ]. Gilbreath, of Lawrence.
burg, spent the weekend with Mrs. W.
T. McEwen and family.
William Moses left today for Allan.
ia to take some special engineering
work at Georgia Tech.
Mr.. and Mrsf ARA Price, of Pulaski,
are the guests of Mrsfi Prices parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Dowd, on Eighth street.
Mr. and Mrs. John L. Cheatham and
daughter Miss Annie Ruth, went to
Primm Springs Monday for a months
stay, Mr. Cheatham took his two pet
cocns with him. Cuffy and Mike were
hghting frantically for their liberty
as they passed through Columbia.
Mr.. and Mrs. ohm Jones and son,
John, Jr, are at Primms for several
weeks stay.
Mrs. George B. Williamson, of Pine
Bluff, Ark, is visiting her mother, Mrs.
W. J. Moore, and sister, Mrs. Roy Por-
ter.
Mrs. W. j. Dale. Jr., is making her
mother, Mrs. ]. w. Bowles, and sisters
OF Waynes~ille, N. c., visit.
Prof. J. H. Holt is visiting relatives
and friends in the city.
Miss Annie Lane, of Nashville. spent
Sunday with home folks.
K. j. Digger, Jr., is visiting his
great-grandmother, Mrs. r. C. Eskew.
Capt. S. F. Howard is visiting his
mother Mrs. Alice Howard.
W. r. M. McKissick and family are
DIT Prlmms for ten days stay.
Mrs. E. E. Digger and daughter,
Miss Elizabeth Fay Digger. are visit.
ing at Primms.
Mrs. Sebren Wright and Mrs. Geo.
Rice, of Chattanooga, are the guests
Of Mrs. Alice Howard.
Miss Laura Stockton Molloy left
asst night for Minneapolis. Mimi, to
'lslt her sister, Mrs. M. T. Bowling.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Roach, or Topeka.
san Mrs. c. F. Roach. of Nashville,
pent the weekend with Mrs. E. ".
fraser.
Mrs. Lena Caperton and daughters,
asses Elizabeth and Mary Jane Ca
'erton, Mrs. w. b. Wooten, Mrs.
ohm w. Frierson, Miss Eleanor Frier-
on and Bradley Frierson went to Bea.
er Dam Springs today for a stay dur
ng the month OF August.
James Woody. of the McCains quar-.
cite, is at Coalmore, Tenn, singing
Or DIR. w. A. Blades, who is conduct.
lg a meeting there.
Judge and Mrs. w. B. Turner return
1 this morning from a motor trip to
voca. They were accompanied home
Miss Mildred Hollister, who will he
Ieir guest.
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Birthday Party.

Llttie Miss Charlotte Harris most
delightfully."- entertained her Sunday
school class and celebrated her sixth
birthday Saturday afternoon at the
pretty country home of her parents.
Mr., and Mrs. Curtis Harris.
Inc little girls gathered upon the
lawn and enjoyed games, the see.saw
and peanut hunt. After which a re-
treshlng course of ices was served
MRS. Harris was assisted in entertain.
ing by Misses Lilly Hughes and Fan.
ny May Garner. They all departed
Wishing little Charlotte many more
happy birthdays.
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MISS HARRISON TO
LIVE IN FLORIDA
POPULAR KINGS DAUGHTERS
HOSPITAL NURSE TO RESIDE
IN LAND OF FLOWERS.

tFrom Tuesdays Daily HeraldD
Miss Elizabeth Mae Hardison. who
mas been a graduate nurse with the
Kings Daughters hospital, left this
morning for st. Petersburg, Fla,
where she goes to make her home
with her sister. Miss Harrison has
been with the hospital here for some
time and was one of the most popular
and efficient members of the staff. Her
many friends will follow her to her
new home with tae;r best wishes.
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Prof. and Mrs. James NJ. Dean and
daughters, Misses Grace and Juanita.
and Mr.. and Mrs. o. L. Farris and
daughter of Nashville, spent the week
end at Red Boiling Springs.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Harris Eskew. Of Okla
bona City, have returned home after
spending a month with Mr.. Eskew's
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. r. C. Eskew at
Sawdust Valley.
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Mr. and Mrs. Paine d. Blair, of Flor
ence, Ala. are visiting Mrs. Blair's
mother, Mrs. j. l.. Nelson, at Culleoka
Dr. and Mrs. George o. Watts left
Monday afternoon for a visit to DIR
Watts mother at Maniawoc. wiscon-
sin. They will he absent about six
weeks.
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AMERICAN TELEPHONE AND TEL.
EGRAPH COMPANY MADE PAR
TY TO THE CASE.
FIGHT IS BITTERLY CONTESTED
Both sides struggling for every ad-
vantage-Believed, However, That
the People Still Have Chance to Re-
tain Present Rate. as "a ..
Special to The Herald.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, July 22.-The
Cumberland Telephone & Telegraph
Company announced on resumption of
the telephone rate hearing this morn
ing before the public utilities commits
sion that 1t had completed it's proof.
Attorneys representing the citizen
ship Immediately entered motion to
make the American Telephone & Tel
egraph Company party to the case
The commission granted this motion.
The fight for increased rates has
been bitter one. Every point which
would tend to show that the phone
company has not been receiving fair
return on the investment has been
brought. out by the leading corpora.
tion Attorneys of the South, while the
people of Tennessee who would be
effected by the enormous increase
sought have vigorously resisted every
move which might assure the increase
being thrust upon the public.
Special to The Herald.
NASHVILLE. Tenn, July 22.-The
American Telephone & Telegraph Co.
was made a party to the hearing be.
fore the public utilities commission
in which the Cumberland Telephone
& Telegraph Co is seeking increased
charges for services in the state. The
order of the commission bringing in
the parent company was issued upon
application of counsel for protestants.
1t being set out that the American
owns the Cumberland Company and
taht with the exception of one-hun-
dredth of one per cent of its dividends
go directly to the American Company. |
The attorneys for the Cumberland
Company entered a motion that the
commission put into effect the propos-
ed schedule OF increased rates asked |
New-York tribune., 1921-02-15

roads were turned back to their
owners crippled physically and
financially and burdened with ex-
cessive costs of operation which
have not been equalized by recent
advances in rates.
II the railroads cannot live on
their revenues there are only two
remedies open under present condi-
tions of Federal regulation One
is for the Interstate Commerce
Commission to raise rates. But an
other raise in rates would probably
make matters worse by greatly re-
ducing traffic. The other remedy is
to bring costs Of operation within
revenues. The railroads claim that
the present working conditions are
unscientific and wasteful. That is
a question of fact for the Labor
Board to pass on. It has a great
opportunity to demonstrate its use
fulness to the country by making
an impartial investigation and Civ
ing a common sense award.
New-York tribune., 1921-02-15
Freehold, N. j., Feb. s, 1921.
Choice Of the A. f. F.
To the Editor of The Tribune.

10 the Editor of The Tribune
Sir: During his entire career Leon
ard Wood has been fearless in doing his
duty and as Secretary of War he would
give that department an efficient, hon
est and intelligent administration.
During my service overseas with the
army l made a canvass of hundreds of
officers and enlisted men and Leonard
Wood was the only military man to re-
ceive the unanimous support of the mem
bers of the A. E. F. with whom talked
for any high Office within the gift of the
nation.
You, Mr., President-elect, have prom
ised to surround yourself with the big
gest and best men in the country. We,
who voted for you, have full confidence
that you are going to carry out this
promise, and that the overwhelming ma
jority given you last November as an
indication of our faith in you will be
only a marker as compared with the
vote you will receive four years from
now as an evidence of promises well
kept. H. A. VENICE.
Glens Falls, N. Y, Feb. :, 1924.
New-York tribune., 1921-02-15
Why a Strong Cabinet

Though the discussion OF the Cabi-
ret problem has been in terms OF
persons, personalities enter little
into It. The inclusion of Mr.. Root,
General Wood and Mr.. Hoover has
been generally urged, not out of
regard for them, or admiration for
their manifest individual fitness, but
chiefly because they are of type
whose services the new administra-
ton much needs.
The questions which press on the
new administration are of extraordi-
nary difficulty and complexity. They
are beyond the capacity of any one
man to solve. President Wilson tried
one-manism, with i. second rate and
trrand-boy Cabinet and failed, No
cne wants another failure
Public opinion thoroughly we'll
disposed toward Mr. Harding and
conceding his sincere desire to do
his best, thus has regarded strong
Cabinet' as Indispensable The coun-
try clearly sees that conditions are
not opportune for considering the
claims OF friendship, or for re-
earding the Cabinet places as
patronage or for naming men who
are candidates in the common politi-
cal sense of the word. The call is
for the biggest we haye--for team
work by men of broad views and
special knowledge
1t cannot be unknown to Senator
Harding that if his Cabinet is
made up according to reports now
widely current he is in danger Of
seriously disappointing public ex-
pectation. The men to whom his in
vitations are said to be going are in
the main well enough-nothing is
said against them In ordinary
times they would be acceptable, but
not now. Their probable usefulness
does not measure up to the country's
need.
In three weeks an announcement
of the Cabinet will be made Its
color will be scrutinized as giving an
unmistakabie sign of the quality of
the new administration. The three
weeks could scarcely be better en-
ployel than in a restudy of the
Cabinet problem. The avoidance of
mistake is the longing of a vast
number of persons. After eight
years of disillusionment they are
eager for the success of the new
administration and have fixed idea
of the only way it is likely to be
achieved.
New-York tribune., 1921-02-15
Our Stake in Reparations

Many Germans seem to think
that American opinion is hostile to
the reparations settlement reached
at Paris. DR.. Simons angles for
American participation in the Lon
don conference, at which Germany's s
-elegates are to make known
whether they will graciously accept
the settlement proposed.
The idea that the United States
favors softer" terms for the Ger
mans is an illusion, due largely to
pro-German propaganda. Our rep
resentatives at the peace confer
ence advocated immediate fixation
of the reparations total and op-
posed levying on Germany an in
demnity which couldn't be collected.
But they would probably have glad
ly approved a reparation bill which
represents a cash value, on S per
cent interest basis, Of only S21,-
oo0,0o0,000
The agitation for downward re-
vision of Allied claims was Of Brit
ism origin. Mr.. Keynes was it's
parent. In his book. The Eco
nomic Consequences of the Peace, he
suggested the limitation of German
obligations to $4,000, 100000. But
he credited Germany with $780,
100000 for surrender of war ma
terial, support of the Allied armies
of occupation and various other
items, so that the real reparations
fund was reduced to $7,500,000,-
900, payable in thirty years with
out interest.
The Keynes revision was never
popular here. 1t was coupled with
New-York tribune., 1921-02-15

An Admiral Of the Old School

One of the best friends of Ameri-
can fighting men abroad arrived in
this port yesterday in the person Of
Admiral Sir Lewis Bayly, who COM
manded the combined American and
British naval forces in Irish waters.
The fame Of this rugged British
seaman has preceded him wherever
the officers or crew of an Ameri-
can destroyer have spun their yarns
He belongs with the best Benbow
traditions of never-say-die English
men. His singleness of heart
and directness of speech and action
won the American navy men from
the moment they struck Queens
town, and there could not be a more
welcome guest to these shores.
If the impossible should happen
and relations between America and
England should ever become
strained, they might well be turned
over to the admirals of the two
countries to arbitrate. The air
would be blue for few minutes.
But thanks to the bluntness of both
sides the underlying truth would
come through and win-the truth
that has made the two navies
friends the world around for gen.
erations, from Manila Bay at the
outbreak of one small war to
Queenstown and the North Sea in
another, the greatest Of all wars
That truth is simply that the two
English-speaking nations, for all
their occasional surface irritations,
are bound for the same port and
sailing by the same stars, and only
insane folly, plus the evilest of
propaganda, can ever bring them
into serious controversy
We bid Admiral Bayly welcome
and assure him Of the affection and
admiration of every friend of the
American Navy-which is to say
every true American.
New-York tribune., 1921-02-15

a proposition that the United States
should cancel the $10,000,O00, 900
which it advanced to the other AL
lied belligerents. That was logi-
cal association of ideas. For if the
Allied powers in our debt cannot
recover the sums du. them under
the treaty from Germany they will
not be in position to pay their
obligations to us.
The few American followers of
Keynes talk loudly about the out
rage of making Germany pay for
the devasts.tions she committed.
Tt l.n't want to -, dan IS
collected from Germany for the
benefit Of her victims. But they
generally dodge the unpleasant fact
that the United States would in the
end lose as much as France, Great
Britain, Belgium and Italy would
lose through cancellation of the
reparations provided for in the
treaty. In other words, the Amer
lean people would be called on to
pay the debt forgiven to unrepent-
ant Germany.
Our government has refused to
consider writing off the advances
made to our allies. The public isn't
ready to see them written off. For
that reason, to say nothing of the
moral considerations which leave
Americans cold to any plea for
leniency to Germany, opinion here
naturally favors the Paris award.
We have as much interest in MAX
ing Germany pay to the extreme
limit of her ability as France, Great
Britain, Belgium and Italy have.
New-York tribune., 1921-02-15
The Labor Boards Opportunity

The Railroad Labor Board has
exercised its powers under the Esch-
Cummins law by suspending the
cuts in wages and changes in work
ing conditions recently put in force
by the Erie Railroad These changes
were apparently not submitted to a
local readjustment board and came
before the national board directly
as the result of petition from the
employees affected.
1t was the intention of the Esch-
Cummins law to stabilize employ
ment on the railroads and to reduce
incentives to strikes. AS it passed
the Senate the act contained anti
strike provisions. These woro
stricken out in the House. 4uo
since one important function of
national control over the carriers
is to insure continuous operation,
legislation eliminating strikes will
perhaps come in time. Strikes are
The bane of efficient railroading.
The public pays for them eventually,
and under nationalized regulation
they are directed against the public
rather than against nominal oper-
ators.
The Railroad Labor Board is a
buffer against private wars within
the railroad system. 1t lacks power
TO enforce it's decisions and is there
fore as yet merely an agency of
moral suasion, But if it shows in
telligence and fairness and demon
strates that it is guided by broad
considerations of public policy it
will be able to establish an author
ity difficult to dispute.
The Erie Railroad, like other
railroads, finds the working agree
ments concluded in the closing
days of the Federal railroad adj
ministration's regime a bar to ef-
ficient operation. They presupposed
great prosperity in the railroad in
dustry, whereas under the Federal
administrations unhappy manage,
ment many railroads were only SUBJ
sssting on m''aasury guarantees. The
New-York tribune., 1921-02-15
To the Editor of The Tribune,


Sir: Warren G. Harding has prom
ised the country "big" Cabinet, and
those who voted for the next President
hope and earnestly pray that he viii
fulfill that pledge.
When General Wood was maneuvered
out of the nomination which would have
made him President, his supporters con.
soled themselves partially with the be-
lief that at least he would }and in the
Cabinet. They are to-day insistent that
in any big" Cabinet Wood ought to be
Secretary of War as a matter of course.
What man in this great nation of ours
is better qualified to perform efficiently
the difficult duties of War Minister; who
more deserving of the honor to sit at
the head of the army administration
Of course, the professional" politician
argues that professional" soldier
should not be Secretary of War. But
why shouldn't he be, especially when
high order of statesmanship and ca
pacity for civil administration have been
indisputaby proved?
When one considers the character Of
Leonard Wood with his unhinching
courage and patriotism and vision un-
rivaled among present-day Americans,
surely Mr. Harding cannot fail to rise
to the occasion.
Wood at the head of the War Depart
ment will mean preparedness for war,
economy, efficiency and absolute Impair
tiality of administration and best of
all, the spirit and ideals of Theodore
Roosevelt vigorously manifested in the
conduct of the affairs of the United
States government
JOHN W. RHOADS.
Freehold, N. j., Feb. s, 1921.
New-York tribune., 1921-02-15
The Battleship Target
Give tie Air Service a Chance to
Make a Bona Eide Test
To the Editor Of The Tribune. =.

{
To the Editor Of The Tribune.
| Sir: In connection with the airplans.
versus-capital-ship controversy, note
that the navy may offer the u s s.
Iowa as target for aerial bombing
maneuvers, provided the attacking air.
craft keep far enough away from the
vessel to assure the triumph OF the
navy thesis.
One "high naval official" recently LET
the cat out of the bag when, with pa
thetic naiyet6, he said: a am so conf
dent that neither army nor navy avis
tors can hit the Iowa when she is under
way that would be perfectly wiling
to be on board when they bomb her,
provided they were kept at the altitude
which they would be compelled to main.
tain in battle"
This gentleman's astonishing intrs-
pidity can only be explained by his ap.
parent ignorance of the fact that the
greatest altitude which any battleship
could compel hostile airplane to main
tain is exactly equal to the height Of
the battleship's masts The vessels
anti-aircraft Cannon and machine guns
would not figure in the fight at all
The German anti-aircraft guns and
ether ground ordnance and small arms
shot down only one tenth CT per cent
of the Allied air forces during the war.
The writer's personal obseryati2ns
gathered during twenty-five months ae-
tive war flying with the French and
American air services, indicate that
anywhere below 1900 feet an airplsnes
security from anti-aircraft fire increases
as the altitude decreases. At hundred
feet altitude, experience shows, the air
plane is practically immune from rihs
and machine-gun fire, while cannon, Of
course, cannot range on It at all.
Unless the airplanes which bomb the
Iowa are allowed to choose their own
altitude the tests wll be quite as IN
conclusive as those recently carried ous
on the Indiana
In order to prove its case the 81
service must be given bona fie oppN'
tunity to sink a bona fde bsttleship wlth
bona fde bomb. There seems to ae
no intention as yet on the part Of 81"
navy to permit such te t.
KENNETH PROCTOR LITTAuEg.
New York, Feb. 10, 1921.
New-York tribune., 1921-02-15
Women Patriots on Record

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: We, the founders and organizers
IF the American Woman's League for
Self Defense, the first woman's organi-
zation formed for war work, in Janu-
ary, 1915, notice with great pleasure the
letters from friends of General Leonard
Wood. We believe that General Wood
is the logical man for Secretary of War
in President Harding's Cabinet.
When we interviewed the General in
January, 1915 Che was then in command
Of the Department of the East st Gov
ernor's Island), in reference to organs
izing the women for preparedness in
case our country should be drawn into
the war, he praised our efforts and urged
New-York tribune., 1921-02-15
The Quarantine Situation
No Lack of Cooperation by the
States Health Officer

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: l have just read your editorial
in to-day's issue which charges lack of
cooperation on the part of this quar-
antine station with the city health au,
thoritios.
l am sure you ought to know the
facts in the case. They are rs fol-
lows: This station has been work
ing to it's full capacity for the last
six months. In the past year we have
detained in quarantine for observa-
tion over 10000 people from the in
fected districts Of Europe. These peo-
RE have also been vaccinated and de-
Ioused. During the past ,eat over
thirty infected vessels have arrived at
tLis port and over 5000 vessels have
been inspected, and in connection with
this work nearly 100000 people have
heen examined.
During the past ten days this station
has been so crowded with persons de-
tained for observation to prevent the
entrance of typhus fever that there are
two ships now lying in quarantine, with
everybody on board waiting to be
treated.
The force Of medical officers, nurses
and help has been working untiringly
and during this time we have deloused
large number of immigrants from
Ellis Island whenever we could find
tine to do this work in addition to our
other enormous work. Surely, you can
not call this lack Of cooperation!
So far as Ellis Island is concerned.
I am not familiar with conditions
there, but wish te oont out that this
station is run by the State of New
York, the Health Officer is under the
Governor Of the State of New York
and Governor Nathan L, Miller has
given me all possible cooperation and
backing in carrying out the work at
this station. wish to say that it is
impossible for the station to handle
any more diseased ships until the two
ships now in quarantine are disposed
of, which will mean matter of two or
three weeks, All charges of lasi of
cooperation are, on this account, not
based upon facts.
L. E. COFER,
Health Officer, Port of New York.
Rosebank, N. Y, Feb. IA, 1921.