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The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1922-08-18

damn the proposed tariff legislation In
the ewes of American business men.
one Is the needless burdens 1t would
place ON the American consumer. The
other relates to the obstacles II would
impose in the way OF our foreign trade.
Chief emphasis heretofore. mas peen
laid on the fact that our Industrial
progress and efficiency should enable
our Industries to operate on o COM
petitiye basis with the rest OF the
world.
There Is another feature that evil
IDENTIFY has not been given the slight
St consideration. This is the result OF
our development from an agrlcultur-
ali into an industrial nation. IL Is time
for us to recognize this change In the
situation: BY our shift from almost
exclusively agricultural activities in
TO one where Industrial enterprise
dominates, we have made our former
tariff policy impracticable. Much as
the protectionists proclaimed their
championship of the farmer year or
SO ago, there Is no doubt that agri-
culture was taxed in order to help our
growing industries. Our farmers pro-
duced so abundantly and so cheaply
aat a tariff on farm products twenty,
thirty and forty years ago would have
zen hailed as an absurdity. The tariff
on manufactured products. however,
made the farmer pay more for what
he was forced to buy.
As a result of our tariff program the
/. .ner sold his produce for such price
as it would bring, protected industry
was able to pay high wages to its la
Dor and these employees in turn found
the cost of living comfortably low be-
sause no high duties enabled agricul-
ture to charge more for the wheat.
corn and other products.
Our expanding industry. howeybr.
has drawn labor away from the farms.
The hired hand no longer gets up in
the morning at four o'clock and works
until nine at night during the busy
season, for $40 per month and his
board. Wages are up and competent
labor is hard to find. In some years
we are not producing enough grain
d food stuffs to keep prices down.
and this attracts wheat, corn and meat
products from other countries. We are
getting eggs from China and butter
from Denmark and Holland. As re-
suit of this changed state of affairs,
the agricultural "bloc" gets busy and
asks for high duties to keep out wheat
from Canada, Argentina and AUS
tralia, potatoes and onions from Ber-
muda, and so on.
Heretofore. 1t should be kept in
mind. industry has received a price
for its output representing the cost OF
production and profit that would
reflect the high tariff rates, while the
farmer received what the economists
have called the marginal cost of
production which just about enabled
him to break even"
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1922-08-18

Government ownership of public
utilities is an utter failure. There is
plenty of evidence available to prove
this fact to anyone who doubts 1t. The
government can not do anything as
cheaply or as efficiently as it can be
done by private management.
The government is establishing Of
fees in various places Just now to
control the coal distribution. Hunt
ington has one of these Offices We
heard of them trying to hire clerk
out of coal operators office, offer
ing 1925 per month. The matter OF ex-
pense does not wrong the fellow at
the head of a government department
because he knows the people pay it.
Neither does the average employee OF
the government give the same degree
vate concerns.
The Interstate Commerce Commits
sion and its rules backed by some
very unwise laws, has for many years
been one of the greatest impediments
TO efficient railroad operation. The
cost of operating railroads is largely
increased by this body. The simplest
change in time table for passenger
trains can not be made without a lot
of fool red tape getting permission
and approval from Washington to run
a train ten minutes earlier on the
smallest jerkwater railroad in the
United States. The only apparent OBJ
ject of this is to increase the work in
the Washington office and create more
jobs for the people to pay for.
Another thing the Interstate Conn
merce Commission does is to hire a
lot Of fellows to go over the country
and examine the locomotives and cars
and condemn those not up to rigid re-
quirements. Some Of these fellows
may be all right, but lot of them are
not, and the latter kind have the idea
that they must condemn good many
TO make a showing to the Washing
ton office so as to hold their jobs.
They have junked thousands Of loco
motives and cars in the last few years
that should have been kept In SER
vice. When business resumes the
next trouble viii be car shortage.
These are only few Instances that
show how costs are piled up on the
general public. The people pay all
these bills The Interstate Commerce
Commission needs to be very much
reduced and very considerably squelch
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1922-08-18
HOME COMING WEEK
CONTINUED from page one)


Ticket Sales.
Tickets, tickets. everybody get your
tickets, and in this way help us n
nance our Centennial Celebration and
Home Coming Week. Those In charge
of this feature OF our work must
speed up a little. The time Is short
and we are most compelled 70 know
the extent of our financial resources
at an early date. This committee
should report to Treasurer George r.
yinson at once the number OF tickets
sold to date. We want to know just
how much we can afford to invest in
good band. This committee must
remember thas other committees are
depending on results here.
County Fair.
We have not stressed this part OF
our program quite as well as we
should, but, suffice II to say. our far
mers are going to do themselves
proud on this occasion. Thursday
August 81, Friday. September /. and
Saturday, September 2, are set apart
for County Fair Days. We're going TO
show our visiting kinspeople just what
intense agriculture means. Do not
fail to bring your farm exhibits. live
stock and farm products TO the Coun-
ty Fair, and our good women their
needle work, cakes candy, preserves,
jams and buffers. jelly. canned veg
etables. canned fruits. pickles, and
last but by far the most interesting.
the pretty babies. More than 3 humid
red premiums offered by your com
mittee. ranging from $500 to $40.
And now, that baby show. don't for
get to bring the pretty babies, prize
for the prettiest boy baby under two
years OF age, 500, and prize for the
prettiest girl baby. under 2 years Of
age. sT00 Mrs, NJ F. Conley will be
In charge OF this exhibit. She's an
adept at taking care Of pretty babies.
so don't be afraid to fetch 'em and
turn them over TO Mrs. Conley.
The judges for all exhibits will be
Experts from the Kentucky Agrlcui-
itnral Station al Lexington. Names
not yet known. but they will be alb
solutely fair. Prize drawings will be
conducted in front of the court house
Immediately before the band concert
each evening during the week.
Added Entertainment Features.
Carnival night Saturday. Septem-
Der 2, VIII be carnival night and we
are going TO turn the city over to our
visiting kinspeople and friends for
one big Jollifcation, merrymaking, Ito
be sure, you will all keep within the
bounds OF decency,) and confetti viii
be thrown in profusion. barrels OF 1t
will be used. All adult participants
win be required to-be masked in or
der to admit them to this general frolic
and IL any OF our citizens are over
nice and do rct want to lay or their
dignity for an hour, better not come
on the street.
"a little nonsense now and then
Is relished by the best OF men"
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1922-08-18
sto,23i,27s SPENT IN TWO
YEARS BY STATE ROAD BODY

The State Highway Commission in
the two years OF Its existence spent
s1o,23l 27340. and constructed s0777
miles OF highway. maintained 7is,77
miles and paid back 100000 10 coun-
ties for previous state aid advance
ments. according to Joe $. Boggs, State
Highway Engineer.
There are 34f,i miles now under
construction. large part OF which
VIII be completed this fall and added
to the State highway sytem, bringing
the total mileage under State main
terance TO more than 1000 miles.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1922-08-18

1t is said one of the candidates for
the Republican nomination for United
states Senator in West Virginia spent
$3.50 900 in the recent primary. But as
he ran last there is no danger of an
other Newberry scandal. 1t was his
first experience in politics The tut
ton was a little high, but he learned
a lot about few people. He made an
expensive mistake by diving into such
deep water at the first plunge. The
sharks played him for a sucker, trail
ed him along to the finish, chewed him
up and spat the residue on the shore.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1922-08-18
centenniaI a Louisa.
(Russell Times.)

Louisa viii celebrate with a cen
tennial and home coming in connec-
ton with the Lawrence county fair
August rs to September O. A fine
program has been arranged and a
cordial welcome to all is extended by
the citizens OF the town and county.
Louisa has the distinction Of hav-
ing the best country newspaper in
the State OF Kentucky--the Dig San
dy News. The News is just about twice
as good as the Russell Times which
is saying mouthful.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1922-08-18
Mllllons Of dollars worth Of choice

Millions of dollars worth of choice
fruit of various kinds are rotting on
the farms and in warehouses because
of the railroad strike, which prevents
shipping it to market. Railroad men
and coal miners are losing millions in
wages. Business men and farmers
and almost everybody are being sub
jected to losses amounting in the ag-
gregate to an enormous sum. Violence
is beginning to show itself at many
places. The situation is growing worse
very rapidly. A fight to the finish is
threatened at the expense of the pub
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1922-08-18
COUPLE CELEBRATES
54TH ANNIVERSARY

Elkfork, KY Aug. 10. 1922.
The many friends and relatives OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Hutchison win read the
following with much interest:
We celebrated cur 18th wedding day
the 18th day of August, 1929. Mrs.
Elizabeth Hutchinson, wife OF Henry
NJ Hutchinson, states am daughter
OF John Thompson. My father was
well known, lived and died in Law
renee county, Ky. Was elected sher-
III of Lawrence county. Ny mother
was of the Webb family. The Webb
family is well known throughout the
county. My home was near Webb
Vile, KY, until grown to womanhood.
] was born the Sth day of November,
1850.
MRS. ELIZABETH HUTCHINSON
Henry M. Hutchinson states was
born in Scott county, Va, the 9th day
Of April, 1S43. My parents, Franklin
Hutchinson and Margaret Hutchinson.
moved from there and located on the
headwaters OF Elkfork, Morgan coun-
ty, Ky. | had principally made Nor
gan county my home. Elizabeth
Thompson and ! was married the 18th
day of August, 1868, near Clintonville.
Cedar county, Missouri. We soon after
marriage moved back to Kentucky and
have made Morgan county our home.
We praise our Heavenly Father for
giving us health to celebrate our 54th
wedding day the 18th day of Aug.
1922. We will say to our many friends
we are living christian life and viii
say to our friends and relatives, live
christian life and meet with us in
the kingdom Of God. Farewell until
we meet. HENRY NJ. HUTCHINSON
and ELIZABETH HUTCHINSON.
Mr.. Hutchinson has been a member
Of the Masonic fraternity As years.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1922-08-18

Judging by the number of calves be-
ing shipped out Of this part of the
country to be slaughtered for veal the
prospect for normal supply Of cat
tie two and three years hence is very
gloomy. Lawrence county formerly
was quite large producer Of live
stock but the business has fallen of
alarmingly in the last year or two
The price of veal calves is very little
or no better per pound than cattle and
it is difficult to understand why our
farmers are selling them in such
numbers. Every good. thrifty cali
should be kept in every instance where
it is possible to grow them into beet
or milk cattle.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1922-08-18
NAVY eNLlsTmENrs.

Warren Auxier and Mercereau Smith
OF West Van Lear, Preston Salyer OF
Paintsville. Guy Grace OF Barnetts
creek and Edward Kelly of Hitchins
are among those who have enlisted in
the navy at Ashland within the past
few days and have gone to the Ma
val Training Station at Hampton
Roads Va
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1922-08-18
What Our Neighbors
Think of Our Program
(Prestonsburg PostD

A copy OF the Louisa and Lawrence
County Centennial. County Fair and
Home Coming Week program has
been received at our office and most
creditable book it is. Indeed II is wor-
thy OF much larger city. The good
citizens Of Louisa however do things
on a grand scale and we feel sure ev-
cry son and daughter will want to be
here from August 2S TO September 8,
1922. There's no place like home.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1922-08-18
DEFECT IN THE
AMERICAN TARIFF POLICY

When politicians talk about the tariff
the average citizen discounts what
they say because they are politicians.
But when a non-political magazine
talks on this economical subject that
unfortunately has been a football of
politics for many decades in the Unit
cd States 1t IS worth the while OF the
average citizen 10 ait UP and take no
tice. The following is an editorial
from the Bankers Monthly, published
In Chicago and New York by Rand
McNally 4 Co. Il is plain, clear and
convincing:
TWO Fundamental objections con-
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1922-08-18

Louisa is preparing to open her
homes TO the scores and hundreds OF
old friends who will gather here the
week beginning August 2Sth and enjoy
Home Coming season. This plan is
the only one whereby the scattered
friends from the county may ever
hope to meet each other in numbers.
Let us do our best to make it one OF
the brightest occasions in their lives.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1922-08-18
MACK HATFIELD's
CONDITION CRITICAL

Mack Hatfield, who suffered injury
a short time ago when he struck a
rock in diving in the river near Sprigg
has been taken to Richmond hos
pital for treatment His condition is
said to be critical. He was accompan-
led by his brother, Dewey, and sister,
Maggie.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1922-08-18
REWARD FOR SLAYER or
PERRY COUNTY OFFICER

A reward OF 5000 for Herman Will
iiams, wanted In Perry county on tho
charge OF killing II. j. Crawford was
authorized By Governor Morrow, VIII
liams T. charged with shooting craw-
sord from ambush while the latter was
on his way 10 the williams homo TO
arrest the accused man.
a posse has been seeking williams
Iince last Friday when the shooting
occurred.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1922-08-18
FLAoMAN ON N. 4 W. KILLED.

e. c. Irons, f1agman on N. & w.
freight train, was killed at Kirk We'd
nesday Of last week while his train
was on the siding. He had been sent
back to flag and did not return. He
was killed by a passing train. The
body was taken to Neal, w. Va, for
burial
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1922-08-18

Coal is being shipped into the Unit :
ed States from England. The urst
shipload arrived last week. This is
another lamensable result OF the strik-
es now paralyzing the business Of the
United States.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1922-08-18
NOTICE.

There will be an ice cream festival
and pie social at the Mudlick school
house Saturday night. August 10. Ev-
erybody come. All are expecting a
big time. LONESOME DOLLY.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1922-08-18
NoT-IcE.

There will be an ice cream festival
at Upper Lick creek school house next
Saturday night. Everybody cordially
invited to attend. Mrs. Roy Thomp-
son, teacher.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1922-08-18
DEMOCRATIC TICKET

For congress-w. ]. Fields.
The Washington times., 1922-03-12

for him to BE- interested In his
daily work. and makes him eager
70 reduce TO lowest terms the time
and strength he must give 70 the
earning Of his livelihood.
The sxtrems division Of labor y
not solely rssponsibls for the svfl
OF monotonous and uninterssting
occupation Tor the individual work
man; for II has been . common
practics among employers to keep
each smploys - long n possible
making the Same bit Of IN elabor-
ate machine, or performing the
same small function "a . factory
process which has many co-ordi-
mated. functions.
This monotony in daily work
has penetrated even the original
handicrafts. like that Of the car
psntsr. mason or blacksmith. Tor
example.
EVIL or SOME UNION RULES.
Most carpsnter-buildsrs or con.
tractors now divide their carpen-
ters into trainers. roofers. floor
layers. door and window hangers,
and 90 forth, thus introducing an
injurious nnonotony into the work
Of an old trade which for centuries
has offered to . skillfui man large
variety In his daily occupation.
Some wise contractors. however,
purposely avoid inflicting this IN
Jury on one Of the most ancient
and excellent Of trades
The labor union rule that no
workman must 60 outside Of the
prescribed work Of his trade. even
tor q moment. promotes rnonotony
Of work In every trade.
Thus. II an electrician engaged
wiring . house. whose walls are
Of brick. ventures to cut . hole In
one brick to receive the small
metal boz which he uses to change
the direction q his wires at some
angie In the house. al the union
,uasons employed on the Job must
quiz dheir work. The electrician
must ON no account do any work
on brick. This rule not only inflicts
unnecessary costs on contractors
or owners, but increases q great
evil In the modern Industrial
system. namely. monotony in the
daily work.
Capitals state Of mind win b
analysed Next Sunday.)
The Washington times., 1922-03-12
- Our Best Minds
Diplomats Who Ever

q sum which would restore devas-
tated regions In northern France
and leave the rest to French
thrift and stamina. She doesn't
want to fight any moro than she
wanted to fight In 1914.
A CHANCE TO LIVE.
The French people are BY na-
ture peaceable and industrious.
That their fears are exaggerated
u very possible. That the methods
they pursue to protect themselves
arc unwise may Be. But It IL
NO wonder that France finds the
going hard. and feels mono too
grateful to those who should A.
sist her In her need.
There you have some Of the
main results Of the conference.
That the four-power pact win
be a warbreeder ID q certainty.
That the question Of the Pacific
and the Far East viii sver be
really adjusted until China II
treated with complete fairness
and with real cooperation by
other nations II the purest faliacy.
That disarmament can amount
TO anything genuine In this world
until all great nations agree IN con-
cart to disarmament In nonsense.
which Washington must realise -
vel ~ everybody else. A pact
like this works Inevitably to
divide the world into two hostile
camps. What of Germany, Rus
sia, China. Spain and South
America-material for the great
est war ever known
For the present we have. I
agree. q pause. q moment for
breath. England ID happy. very
happy. Don't forget she has
also I'D herself Of that very cum.
bersome japanese alliance. Japan
Ia happy. and feels all right about
the dissolution OF the former
alliance with England. France is
unhappy. America Ii happy, and
win be happy until she realizes
what has happened to her.
CONFERENCE AN EVASION.
The conference at Washington
was an evasion. a blinking at
facts. Agreements for peace
limited to the Pacific are absurd
Across the Atlantic are the
demoralized nations OF the west.
Their problems have a relation.
to ours which simply cannot be
overlooked.
The women Of America wcro
responsible for the conferences.
England could hardly believe
her luck. Hero was the alliance
for which she worked more than
twenty-five years ready 10 her
hasA,
The Washington times., 1922-03-12
By CHARLES w. ELIOT
(Presidem Emeritus ~ Hmpnd UnfDeystD
Organized Labor and Employers Are Equally Guilty for Causing I'm
rest Slowing Up the Work Of Production Points Out the EVIL Of
Some Of the Union Rules Which Hamper Modern Industry.

the owning and managing class on
the one hand. and Of the laborins
class on the other. which promise
psacsfui solutions Of Industrial
problems.
Before We can deal with the pros
poets OF change We must recall the
long established states Of mind on
both sidss q the conflict.
Al iabor unions have believed IN
and taught the iirnitsd. output, the
closed shop. the Uniform wage, and
'going dow"
SLOWING Up PRODUCrION.
Thsss beliefs and practices are
founded On the fundamental con-
csptisn that there b not enough
work In the world TO 80 round.
and that any man who does ~
iittis - he can on his Job and
keeps It. = bsnsfitins other workers
who have no jon, or are iiabas u
any moment 70 have none.
One terrible fear has prevailed
generally. among the iaboring class-
@ Tor generations. the fear Of hav-
ing no sob. especially when the I'M
dividuai's productive capacity DE-
dimes. whether from premature
disability or old age.
The insecurity Of employment
has been . terror to tho working
classes in all manufacturing ma
lions that have used the factory
system and power-drivsn machin-
cry. particularly in those Industrial
communities In which the status
Of the family Of every miner. mo
chanic, transport worker or opera
tive depends on his retaining the
Job he has made his own.
II should DO remembered that in
the laborins' class social distinc-
lions are quite ~ highly valued -
in any other class, ana are even
moro rigid. Hence the loss Of its
social status by the family Of the
1obless man u Q tsrribls loss.
The demand for shorter hours.
enforced BY the strike and other
vioiencss, II based In part upon
another inevitable development Of
the factory system. namely. the
extreme division Of labor with the
resulting intense monotony Of
work for the individual workman.
This monotony reduces the
workman to the condition Of IN
automaton. makes Il impossible
The Washington times., 1922-03-12
Shark Bite Kills
Man After Rescue

SYDNEY. Australia, March II.
while swimming in the sea
at Coogee, the well-known seaside
resort near Sydney, Michael
Coghlan. aged eighteen. was at
tackled by q shark and had both
his arms almost severed from the
body.
A returned soldier named Jack
Chalmers, although dazed by fall
ing from the rocks. with ma9nifi-
cent courage swan out to the
rescue and dragged Coghian from
the monsters Jaw.
Eyewitnesses assisted Coghland
ashore, but he died on the beach
in view of thousands Of Mortified
spectators,
The Washington times., 1922-03-12
LONDON. March IL.
" HEN you 90 into the Sums
4 OF Q big town and ses the

were: but are not many Of them
stun rather moro prosperous, At
the expense Of the general public.
than they ought to bel
They win assure you. II yeu ask
them. that they can barely make .
living owing to the crushing bur
dan Of taxes. rates and rents.
Similarly the manufacturer will
maintain that they are working on
the lowest margin Of profit. and
In many cases that II would pay
them better to scrap their plant
and close their factories.
Then Ia It the middlemen Of the
more ambitious kind who are re-
sponsible. the wholesale dealers.
shippers. importers. brokers and
distributorsf Are We in the hands
of rings and trusts and agencies
which intervene between the pro-
ducer and the consumer. to the loss
and injury Of bothf
cannot answer these questions,
but 1t is essential that they should
DO answered. We are told that
trade will remain stagnant and I'M
employment continue until we can
produce more cheaply. which again
depends upon lowering the cost Of
living. The cost Of living. a. one
must insist, Is the actual price we
are paying at the shops.
Unless that price comes down
substantially we are only Knocked
and deluded by the official aver
ages and percentages.
These only show that there In
gross profiteerins somewhere. at
the expense Of the consumer. who
ought to be protected against such
unjustifiable extortion. 1t IL time
action were taken,