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Union City, Tenn.
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Office 144, Residence
DR. E M. LONG
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Oyer Wehman'a Hardware Store
Union City, Tenn.
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Office 144; Residence 595-J
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Union City Commercial, established 18V0 j Congolidated September 1.1897
West Tennessee Conner, established 1897
UNION CITY, TENN, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1921.
VOL. 29, NO. 49
THE LEGISLATURE
FIRST HALF SESSION
May Not Be Able to Override Veto
of Interest Bill.
Members of the Sixty-second Gen
eral Assembly of the State of Ten
nessee have In the main made a very
commendable record in the first half
of the session of 192U The repeal
of the cigarette law, which may not
be received vith unanimous appro
val, is a means of increasing tie rev
enues, while the cutting oft of the re
cess Junketing committees is a real
savins of money to the State. It
seems that this was principally the
work of the Senate. The House
wanted seven members for each com
mlttee and Senate five. The House
disagreed and sent the bill back, to
the Senate. The Senate not only de
clined to entertain the proposition
but adjourned without action and
the House had to do the same thing
That removed an old eyesore from
the legislative proceedings.
ASSESSMENT ACT.
During the session of the Legisla
ture many acts were placed on the
statute books and many measures
which were not thought best were
killed. Among the measures passed
which: will prove popular was an act
calling for a revision of all property
in Tennessee at its present value and
not at inflated values of 1920. A law
was also passed which postpones the
payments of all taxes until May 1
This act Was done for the benefit of
the farmers of the State and will
prove of much value to them. The
repeal of the dog law by the House
has caused a great deal of comment
but those who know how and under
what conditions it was repealed fa
vor the movement. It was agreed hi
the House that the law be repealed as
to the State and then any county
wanting the law could introduce a lo
cal bill making it apply to his coun
ty. However, the bill calling for the
- repeal of the dog law has never yet
passed the Senate but will come up
following the recess.
'HOUSE DIDN'T HAVE CHANCE.
Two important bills which were
killed in the Senate and which the
House never had a chance at were
the bill to abolish pool rooms and
thu killing of the Graham-Bratton
Sunday law. However, the followers
of the Graham-Bratton bill claim
that their bill has not yet been killed
and they will bring it up in the
House and pass it and then bring up
the legal question charging that
Speaker pro tem Bryan's ruling on
the bill In the Senato was incorrect.
It is claimed by followers of the bill
that in tho event the bill gets back to
the Senate Mr. Speaker Bond's ruling
will be different from Mr. Bryan's. I
Now that the first half of the ses
sion Is behind them members of both
houses have turned their attention
to Important legislation which will
como up after the recess.
8 PER CENT INTEREST.
The most important of this will be
tho 8 per cent bill which wa3 passed
by both houses but was vetoed by
Gov. Taylor. Exponents of this bill
claim that the lew is suchi a good one
it will pass over the Governor's veto
and that Uncle Alf was merely play
ing politics when he vetoed it. Those
opposed to the bUl claim it will never
pass over tho Governor's veto and in
this they will be Joined by some
Democrats. Anyhow it is a serious
question as to whether this act will
ever become a law.
Another act which 'passed both
houses and wac vetoed by the Gov-
. ernor is the law providing for an ad
ditional expense for the A ttorncy-
, General. There are many who think
this can be passed over the veto while
. others claim that the bill will be
killed in the Houso for the reason it
jf that body gets another whack at
it it will be killed sure.
PRIMARY LAW.
The bill pending which will cause
the biggest fight of all in the Legis
lature will be the attempt to repeal
the primary law. It is known that
only politicians and political cliques
favor the abolishment of thla law,
for it means they can return to the
old riot conventions. Tho repeal of
the primary would be a direct slap
at the woman vote and would mean
the disfranchisement of every woman
voter in Tennessee. Politicians who
champion the repeal of the primary
law will in the future have hard sled
ding with the woman vote of the
Strte. The bill, it is thought here,
will fall of passage and it is the con
census of opinion that It should.
PUBLIC UTILITIES.
The other-lews, which, it is stated,
contributed largely to the defeat of
Gov. Roberts and which will come
up fir repeal after the recess are the
public utilities lew and the State Po
lice bill. There is talk of an amend
ment to the public utilities law, but
this will meet with opposition and a
concerted effort will be mado to re
peal the law outright. Tho police
bill will also be repealed, but it will
take a hard fight.
""An unusual feature of the present
Legislature is that the speakers are
not the sole leaders of the respective
bodies. While both speakers are
working in complete harmony with
the members there is a coterie of
members in both houses which wield
equally as strong an influence as the
speaker. From iniications so far ob
served it looks as if the members are
doing Just as much work as the re
spactive speakers.
GUBERNATORIAL TIMBER.
There has been quite an array of
gubernatorial candidates brought to
the front during the session and oth
ers may bob up later on. It is a
known fact that Mr. Speaker Todd Is
a candidate for Governor and is daily
building up his fences, but it is often
shown in the House that he cannot
lead his body as he pleases, and he has
during the past session been defeated
about as many times as he has suc
ceeded. It is stated that following
the recess the House will be even
more independent than it now is.
PROSPECTIVE CANDIDATES.
Besides Speaker Todd the prospect
ive candidates for Governor are Har
vey Hannah1, who has already an
nounced; Bate Bond, brother of
Speaker Bond and present State Elec
tion Commissioner; John Neil, Aus
tin Peay and many others. The race
promises to ba anybody's when it be
gins, although the name of Austin
Peay is heard more than any other.
MRS. J. PARKS WORLEY.
The appearance in the Senate of
Mrs. J. Park3 Worley is attracting
much attention and the first' woman
UNITED STATES HAS'
FINANCIAL PROBLEM
Financial Authorities Oppose Fre-
linghnysen's Bond Plan.
National debt . ... $24,000,000,000
Due by May, 1923 .
Expenses, 2 years.
7,500,000,000
10,000,000,000
BUST OF PRESIDENT
PRESENTED BY GLASS
C. H. S. Class of 1920 to the City
Schools.
Revenues, 2 years.
Shortage In sight. ,
Washington, Feb.
9,000.000,000
8,500,000,000
14. Financial
authorities are generally opposed to
the Frelinghuysen bill, which pro'
vides for an issue of 50-year non-tax
able refunding bonds to the amount
of $25,000,000,000, bearing 3 per
cent interest.
These bonds would refund the en
tire public debt, but men like R. C.
Leffingvell, until recently Assistant
Secretary of the Treasury, say to en
act it "would be a financial calamity
of the first magnitude."
This is how Uncle Sam stands, fi
nancially, to-day.
The public debt on January 1,
1921, was $24,000,000,000, possibly
a tenth of the nation's wealth.
Nearly one-third of this amount
must be paid cr refinanced between
now and May 23, 1923. Thi3 is di
vided as follows: Treasury certifi
cates, issued in anticipation of tax
collections, $2,500,000,000; war sav
ings certificates, $750,000,000; Vic
tory loan bonds, $4,250,000,000.
Then the current expenses of the
Government, fcr the next two years,
will run about $10,000,000,000
$5,000,000,000 a year.
That brings a total of $17,500,-
000,000 to be taken care. of in two
years through taxes or benda.
There is a possibility that Con
gress might cut the current expenses
for two years down to a billion dol
lars. That would leave up to Congress,
acting on advice of the Secretary of
the Treasury, the Job of cleaning up
$16,500,000,000.
. Assuming that the new taxation
legislation brings in $4,500,000,000
a year for current expenses, there
would bo the $7,500,000,000 of ma
turities left plus a billion, if the
economy plan fizzles out.
Here's the real sticker: How can
Congress square the country's debts
with the least disturbance to the fi
nancial economy of the nation.
young man, he lived here for over
leirislator south of the Ohio River isJ half a century. Mr. Hertwlck was a
covering herself withi glory. Mrs.
Worley says she is merely trying to
carry out the promises and wishes of
her late husband, Senator J. Parks
Worley. Sho recently passed five
bills which will be of material help
to her constituency. Mrs. Worley says
that the thing that helps her most in
her new life is the fact that her hus
band confided in, her and explained
all his plans at all times to her and
that sho is familiar with his wishes
and desires and kept as well posted
on politics as he did. The only com
ment Mrs. Worley has mado is that
ler new work is wonderful and the
members of the Legislature have
been lovely to her.
BACK TAX PROBE.
The most important thing which
now confronts the people of the State
is the investigation of the back tax
system in Tennessee.
barely passed in that body before.
There are others who argue that now
tho bill calling for an increase in the
various Judges' salaries has been kill
ed,, if the Judges were refused a raise
then the attorneys general should be
treated the same.
Another bill which was vetoed by
the Governor and which" veto was
sustained was the appropriation of
$2000 for Adjt.-Gen. Sweeney for
services rendered as head of the State
Police. Another law which passed
both houses but which will receive
the Governor's veto, is the one rais
ing the salary of the Superintendent
of Banks and his. examiners. This
measure barely passed the House and
TO ALL AUTOMOBILE
AND TRUCK OWNERS
IN OBION COUNTY
Your attention has been called to
the law in regard to the automobile
tax in the State of Tennessee, by the
County Court Clerk, in a former no
tice. I therefore wish to call your
attention to the fact that said law
will be enforced as to both numbers
of the 1921 series after March 1st,
1921.
J. W. CHERRY, Sheriff.
Death of Otto Hertwick.
Hickman, Ky Feb. 17. Otto
Hertwlck, 84, formerly resident of
this city, died on the night of the
16th inst. at St. Mary's Hospital at
Cairo, 111. Death resulted from a
stroke of paralysis. For the past few
years he had resided with his daugh
ter, Mrs. John Ford, In Cairo, but,
locating in Hickman when quite a
wagon maker by trade, and for many
years was a member of the manufac
turing firm of Hertwick-Baltzer &
Co., who sold wagons all over West
ern Kentucky and Tennessee.. At one
time there was hardly any other kind
used in this section except a Hick
man wagon. Funeral services were
held over pending the arrival of Mrs.
Ford from California. Mr. Hertwick
is survived by his three daughters,
Mrs. Ford, of Cairo, Mrs. Percy
Jones, of Hickman, and Mrs. Ida
Goldberg, of Circleville, Ohio, and
four sons, Arch and Ben Hertwick,
of Hickman, Roy Hertwick, of Mem
phis, and Harry Hertwlck, of Okla
homa. Burial took place at the City
Cemetery.
FARMERS FIND CO-OPERATION
LEADS TO BETTER MARKETS
ATTENTION, MR. FARMER
Ever have any trouble with your
gas engine or tractor. Now is the
lime to have them overhauled. Phone
No. 20. Crowell Motor Co., on Main
street.
Experience has shown that farm
ers' co-operative marketing associa
tions, organized along sound business
lines and with a sufficient volume of
business, will offer a regular, de
pendable service to producers, say
specialists of the Division of Exten
sion, University of Tennessee. Im
possible results must not be expected,
but producers, by organizing, can ac
complish much that as individuals
they could not undertake, as has
been proven by a number of associa
tions in many counties of Tennessee.
Co-operative marketing associa
tions can assist in standardizing prod
ucts, in improving grading and pack
ing, in furnishing storage facilities,
in gathering and using crop informa
tion and in locating new markets. A
marketing association can do much
more advertising than a single pro
ducer could afford and it can buy
farm supplies at quantity prices for
its memebrrs.
A very interesting entertainment
was held at the Central High School
building last Monday afternoon. It
was a special occasion on which the
U. C. H. S. class of 1920 had ar
ranged to present to the school a bust
of President Wilson. This bust is a
very fine work reproduced from the
celebrated sculptor who made the
original.
Quite a number of the friends of
the class were present and the ex
ercises were appropriate and especial
ly significant of the attachment
which binds the student to the alma
mater.
The superintendent, Mr. Ranck,
had invited a number of special
friends to be present. Miss Adele
Allen, who has senior English, was
in charge of the program and it was
indeed a charming bit of choice selec
tions, e
"The Star Spangled Banner" was
tho opening number, and the 'un
veiling took place as the chorus sang
"Lest We Forget." Miss Marie
Sclmldt unveiled the bust, which
was draped with an American flag.
The presentation was made by
Miss Louise Alexander, who was par
ticularly . earnest and delightfully
happy in her address to the superin
tendent and the school. Mrs. Chas.
Keiser responded in a most inspiring
manner, one or the oest addresses
ever heard there.
A song, "Carry Me Back to Old Vir
ginny," was the next offering by the
chorus.
Miss Sara Pickard was heard in
the reading of the "Happy Warrior."
Then a song, "God of the Nations,"
BIG SNOW STORM
HERE LAST SATURDAY
Blizzard rages all day and . ground
is covered with snow to an average
depth of eight inches or more.
by the chorus. Next was an old Vir
ginia Reel.
Addresses were made by President
of the Board of Education, Dr. G. H.
Niles, and J. M. Brlce, and tho clos
ing number was "Dixie," -by the
school.
The class is as follows:
Louise Alexander, Camilla Bruer,
Mary Butler, Maxie Horner, Hojie
Jordan, Imogene Jones, Martha Mc
Alister, Gladys McCord, Iris Mc
Corkle, Esther Moore, Mary Hill Mo-
sier, Doris Niles, Marie Schmidt, Sara
Spradlin, .Elsie Stone, Mary Lee
Stone, Lurline Wilkerson, Millard
Carmine, J. F. Posey, Nelle Dahnke.
Another Seed Sowing Season
will soon be here.
We are prepared to furnish you all kinds of seed at
nearly pre-war prices.
Red Clover Timothy
Red Top Alsyke Clover
Japan Clover Alfalfa
All kinds of Grain andrFeed one sack or a car load.
Pure Corn Chops C. S. Meal
Wheat Bran C. S. Cake
Wheat Shorts Oats
We are in the market all the year fcr Corn and Hay.
Let us have your offerings.
Cherry-Moss Grain Co.
THE UNIVERSAL CAR
The Ford Coupe has an especial appeal for real estate folks because
of its splendid up-to-date appointments. A comfortable and depend
able motor car every day of the year shine, rain, mud or snow.
Equipped with electric self-starting and lighting system and demount
able rims with 3-inch .tires all around it, brings its owner all those
established dependable Ford merits in economy in operation and
upkeep, with assured long service. Not alone for professional and
business men who drive much, but as the family car for women,
the Ford Coupe meets,, every expectation. The demand for them
increases daily so we "solicit immediate orders to make reasonably
prompt delivery. Will you not make our shop your repair place?
Genuine Ford parts and skilled mechanics.
E. H. RUST
Authorized Ford Dealer. Phone 400
UNION CITY, TENN.
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