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THE COMMERCIAL
OLD AGE HASTENED
BY FAULTY ELEUDfATION
Information and An Appeal.
"Marshall & Baird, Union City, Tenn.
Entered at the post office. Union City. Tennes
see, a second-class mail matter.
. FRIDAY, AUGUST 12, 1921.
-More About Taxes.
It has been said that old ago should
be properly termed "misused organs"
for we all know that many persons
grow older than their yeara warrant
while many others keep young long
after their years would Indicate old
age. Scientists have made repeated
efforts to explain this and those who
have announced that the reasons
have been at last discovered have
The city of Chattanooga, follow- themselves died in uarly middle life.
ing the lead of Memphis and other rom tnts 11 would seem that In
localities in Tennessee, is making a X ' i , s I ,ZS. E
. , it . on us prematurely wo should take
fight against the assessment of prop- e.-.rly precautions against It. aal the
erty in the city limits by the county chief of these precautions may be
equalization board. The board was 8aid to be concerned with the proper
petitioned for a material reduction l1?111111"0? ' waste products in the
on the grounds that Chattanooga, it 1- a matter of hahit and' if w .
Is alleged, is paying- 40 per cent custom ourselves to regularly follow-
above the assessment placed on elm- nS the calls of nature we have taken
ilar property in both Knoxvllle and a most important step toward climi-
The county board granted a four ho bo discouraged while a regulated
per cent reduction, and the taxpay- diet of sufficient bulk and with a
ers league of Chattanooga is appeal- certain amount 01 rougnnecs sucn
Ing the matter to the State Tax Com- carrot8. ,eUuce. turnir, salad, ceierv
mission, claiming itiai we action 01 and similar vegetables, often accom
the county board furnishes practically plishes the desired results. -
no relief. Elimination tnrougn tne Kidneys
r !.- ana tnrougn tne siun also disposes or
-"u the waste Droducta which the bodv
nicipaimes are nearly an aissausnea picki. on in its daily work and which
with their tax assessments. The rural if not properly eliminated produces
communities have not mado half the headache, nervousness, sleeplessness,
depression, 111 numor, lack or con-
disturbance over their taxes that the
cities haver
The city of Memphis made a howl
some time ago over its taxes. Strict
ly speaking, we do not know the mer
its of the cases referred to. But there
efficiency and
centration, impaired
premature bid age.
The free use of soap and water
helps the skin to eliminate its poi
sons, and the free drinking of pure
fresh water, no.t too cold, is a great
aid to the elimination of kidney
has been a general impression that hvUer. The average ncrson does not
Memphis, for many years, paid a drink enough water. Unless enough
very small percentage of tax on the Wftte,r, is taken into the boJy ty
..... . . . f ,. drinking it will be extracted from
basis of the actual value of city prop- th t, and f th (
erty. Under the old system Union elimination thus weakening the uat-
City paid at the rate of a 70 per cent I ural functions of these organs and
valuation. "This was raised under the Pdsous are absorbed which fchould
new law to an actual cash valuation. be thrcwn off.
To tell the truth and shame' the JStlo? cTjSSL isU
devil, there are lots of people who tjai: plenty of fresh air, pure water,
will pay every debt they owe with proper food, should bo the slogan of
good grace except the debt they owe all persons in middle life, and vhat
the government the State and coun- is equally important children and
.nma rh r,nnin nf th y"n& people should form the habit
ti. , , , J.-U, of leading lives. mO saaitary that tvnen
larger cities are afflicted with this mi(i,)ie ufe is reached they will have
evil to a greater degree
smaller communities.
than the acquired habits of right living which
insures a safe, sane and satisfactory
People of the cities have somehow fe wlth old aS ln. th 'uture.
1 1113 iciouiiai uciuiuiiuaiivu bv
grew old gracefully" need not ;nter
arrived at a conclusion that they
are not honorably bound to tho state fere vith a resolve to keep young
or county for tax on the basis of val- faithfully and the keeping young is
nation that r.itv nronertv boars in the so 'argely a matter of personal habits
. . T .. nnd wll", that the effort to do so can-
ma.Ku. in uiub. wo.u3 uuc, not be too strongly urged. Contrib-
to reel mat tne xax valuation 01 a uted by Nursing Service, Southern
house and lot in the city should not Division Red Cross.
fin more' than It In for a tionsa an'd lot
of the same sizo and character in., a I Single Tax Defense
town or tnree or tour inouaana peo- To the Editor of The Commercial
pie. They do not admit that the Sir: The article entitled "Com
social and educational advantages mon Sense" by Lowe Shearon, con
v, t ,f.. tains some articles that should be cor-
"u ivi. na,,.. statompnt that Mr
oftentimes a hundredfold better, are George Lloyd classed all thtwe who
to be capitalized in the plan of tax
ation.
This is the secret of the elimina
tion of great fortunes and groat
wealth producing agencies from tax
ation.
As our friend, Lowe Shearon,
would pay, in making a point againnt
opposed the Single Tax as "economic
illiterates" is hardly correct. There
are millions of people who are econom
ic illiterates who know nothing of
OlllftlC 1 a a.. .uuuuij6.aviiui l J
a great misfortune to bo an economic"! t . v,"," VT'v- u.nl"
illiterate. How many men in the;
United States know whether land is
me atate 01 Tennessee -is very
anxious 10 give educational advan
tages to as many of her children as
possible and- to this end the public
schools are maintained. The State
nas not overlooked the fact, however,
that there are those whom the public
sunoois cannot serve. The totall
tlind and partially sighted children
are debarred from tho public schools
01 tne ttate, by reason of unfortu
nate aeiects and handicaps. These
are nevertheless provided for at State
expense. The Tennessee School for
the Blind, located at Nashville.
maintained by the state for the ben
eat of such as cannot attend public
scnoois. xnis school furnishes tu
ition, board, laundry, medical atten
tion, and use of books and Inrtru
ment3 free of charge.
The educational advantages it of
fers are equal, and ln many respects
superior to those offered in tL-e other
schools. The literary courses cover
practically the same work as that
given to sighted children of the
State, and, in addition to the literary
courses, tne scnool offers splendid
advantages in vocal and instrumental
music, in typewriting, manual train-
In, etc., not obtainable in the pblie
scnoois, and everything practically
free of cost.
When it is remembered that the
totally blind child, lacking in educa
tion, is without hope, and has no
show at all, but that with proper
training, may become a useful and
happy citizen, it is deplorable that
through lack of information regard
ing the advantages he might get at
the School for the Blind, or for other
reasons, he should be allowed to grow
up in ignorance. Tho enrollment of
the .school, including those in the
Colored Deparment, ranges around
the two hundred mark. It is believed,
however, that there are fully that
many more who would be eligible,
who are not in the school, ond are
receiving no educational advantages
from any other source. The school
has vacancies for quite a number of
other pupils, both white and colored.
Is it not the duty and obligation
that all citizens of the State, and es
pecially officials and child welfare
organizations and workers, should re
port the names of the partially sight
ed and blind to the superintendent
of the school, in Nashville, and to
assist in every way possible toward
getting parents and friends to take
steps to put their children In school?
The next session of this school
opens September 2 th and continues
to May 30, 1922. Those interested
should writo to I. S. Wampler, Super
intendent School for the Blind, Nash
ville, Tenn., for an application blank
and for information relative to
courses, etc. The. feeble minded
children and the unsound physically
or mentally, cannot be admitted, nor
others over school age.
The pupils of this school use the
touch system. This enables the par
tially sighted to preserve what vision
they have, and at tho c-.me time,
secure an education. Pupils receive
free medical attention and the serv
ices of an experienced oculiat. By
undergoing operations and treat
ment, at the hands of the school ocu
list, vision, in many cases, is not only
preserved, but even restored.
It is h oped that those v.'Jo read
this story will reflect a moment to
ascertain whether or not, within
their acquaintance, there are not
fm
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ojnnpn np
A
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livl
I will offer for sale, as Trustee, at public auction on
premises, one mile south of Woodland Mills, on
SATURDAY, AUGUST 20, 1921
at 2 o'clock p. m., the D. M. Kerley farm of 164 .acres, 150
acres in high state of cultivation, "well improved and well
watered, one of the finest farms in Obion County.
This property will be sold subject to three other deeds.4)f trust
on the same property as follows: One given to the Federal
Land Bank to secure a note for $9,000, one given to John
Sanders to secure a note for $2000, and one given to secure a
note for $780.72, due the Farmers Exchange Bank.
TERMS:
Terms will be announced on day of sale. .
This July 20, 1921.
J. 0. ALEXANDER, Trustee.
JOHN G. SAUNDERS, Auctioneer.
wealth or not?
The Second statement that Henry
the single taxers, from an economic George advocates a fallacy when he
standpoint land is not common prop- says land should be commoa proper
nrtv at all. wherpaa it In onlv the ty. Land must ba either common
improvements on land that can be PPcl llli I'SlZl7. "d.U
in i.i million in ii lit-: i i v uv i ikul. n.n an
properly classed as property. mea have an eauai right to life and
This however, is only one phase of therefore an equal right to the UGe
thA inemialitv of taxation. The cities of the earth. If one man has a bet
, i iuau L 1 1 c 11 ii c iiao a uci-vi 115U,
mo exception 01 wiaauuuga pruu- Hfe It lg true that jand cannot bo
ably, have been most favored in the property in the sense that any man
way of educational, agricultural proaucea it. uut it can oe common
and other grants and sub- Property in that all ot God's people
... . , . . . have an equal right to use it.
sidles by the General Assembly. And The glngle Taxcr8 claIm that
It seems that this 19 not tne excep- main function of government is to
tion. but the rule, tbat thoo who re- see that all people have an equal
nolv a irraater ahare of the nubile rignt to me, nocriy aiiu tuu pur-
. . . . 1 suit 01 nappiness. ine Biaii'Uieui
further exemptions and bounties. competition, etc." There can be no
Somebody must pay for the things free and open competition while men
that the General Assembly has made have to compete with each other for
. . , . ,. .-.,-, permission to use tne iana irum
provisions for in ita appropriations. hJch to produce the neCe8saries of
There is no way on earth, above or jlfe The man who speculates in
beneath, ln heaven or gehenna, to land (that is, keeping land out of use
meet these appropriations except ror pront) causes two tenants to
Did ror one nat ana two men to cpm-
of a million dollars. Next year it will to tn8 curs0 of hu'manlty 0ur moth
be nearer three millions. er. the earth, was not put here to be
The questlon is. will the cities un- held out of uso for profit. Why
dertake to shift the burden of taxes should we tax (fine) those who put
. . . . . , j, I iana 1.0 use ana rewaru iuohb wuu
to the towns and r iral communities, kee land t of
or more properly spaaking, will the one of the most wonderful things
State Tax Comcispion ' be shaken in this world is the fact that when
from Its duty by minister political in- millions of people live together in a
fluences and thus Instead of a tax clty the need for publlc thlngS ar,eS
nuences, ana tnus, insteaa or a tax ftnd ft ncw revenue appears; the
reform organization, fall to the level sr0nnd rents for millions of dollars
of an abominable political machine. I (duo to the presence of population)
and the great question arises,, shall
f! Quick Settlement. tne Jn"'1113 01 dollars in ground rent
publ'C expenses or shall it be paid to
Mr. J. H. Hodgers, who has for a landlords ior permission to nve on
number pf years made Union City V1 "rov,ueu u' vul j
headquarters -while traveling for the The ' grit and mo8t terrible
Brown Shoe Co., St. Louis, and who question now coming up for settle
recently gave up the road position ment ln our beloved country Is, shall
and embarked in the insurance bus- all taxes on food, clothing, buildings
machinery and every other product
Iness, last Monday turned over to the of labor be aboHshed and the yearly
trustee. Judge II. C. Stanfield, r,nt of land be collected by a Single
tho proceeds ln settlement of an Tax for all public needs or shall we
Kquitable Life Insurance Co. policy tax food, clothing, buildings, ma-
, " . chinery and other products of labor
for $10,000.00. The policy was on Rnd gJJye the rent of land to ,and.
the life of George Dahnke, made pay- lords for permission to live on the
able to the Dahnke-Walker Milling earth? Respectfully,
Co. This is one of the old strong n- GEORGE LLOYD,
Hurance companies and Mr odgers SJji
is making them a most excellent rep- 201 w mh 8treet( New York City,
roeentative. , August 2, 1921.
1 bo a blessing to, by bringing the
school's privileges and advantages
to their attention.
A catalog, giving detailed informa
tion, is sent on application.
Education of the Blind.
The education of the blind and
partially sighted children of the j
State Is a most worthy cause and the ,
Tennessee School for the Blind at)
Nashville Is asking, through its '
superintendent, Prof. I. S. Wampler,
the co-operation of the State press
and public ln general the educational
advantages of the school to as many
of these unfortunates as possible.
All citizens of the State and es
pecially local officials and child wel
fare organizations and workers are
asked to report to Prof. Wampler the
names of the partially sighted and
blind in their communities and to as
sist In every way possible toward get
ting parents and friends Interested in
taking steps to get eligible pupils in
the school. The courses include lit
erary work, vocal and instrumental
music, typewriting, manual training,
etc. All of these are free, including
board, laundry, medical attention
r.nd ti e use of books and Instruments.
, Prof. Wamplers says: "When it is
remembered that the totally blln
thlld, lacking in education, is witu
out hope and has no show at all, but
that with proper training may bo
come a useful and happy citizen, 'it
is deplorable that through lack of in
formation regarding tho advantages
that might be obtained, It should be
allowed to grow up In ignorance."
Prof. Wampler will be glad to send
a catalog to anyone interested or to
supply any other information sought
in regard to the school.
Card of Thanks. -
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nie E. Park, ln her last illness by her
many friends and neighbors. They
did everything In their power to
make her last hours as comfortable
as possible.
We desire especially to thank Dr.
H. L. Park, who for more than two
years before her death gave her the
most careful and sympathetic atten
tion of which he was capable.
We thank each and every one for
any thing done to make mother's
last days easy and pleasant. D. E.
Park, Mrs. May Kersey, Mrs. Johnnie
Wheeler, Mrs. Thedron Wheeler, Noel
Calr'well, Roger Caldwell, Ben H.
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