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THE COMMERCIAL
Marshall & Baird, Union City, Tenn.
Entered at the post office. Onion City. Tennes
see, as second-class mail matter.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1921.
City Ticket.
The city ticket nominated last
Monday by the committee of sixteen
heretofore commissioned by a mass
meeting of citizons is headed by H.
T. Robinson, a man who has been a
citizen of Union City for more than
thirty years and is known and uni
versally esteemed. It is really not a
reflection upon any citizen" to say
thai Harry Robinson ia one of the
very best men we have, a well round
ed character, finely balanced judg
ment, big and broad, generous but
not extravagant, eympathetic but not
easily deceived, religious but not
fanatic, and all in all, one of the
finest of God's handicraft.
We can also say a great many good
things about the business ability and
personal character of Luther An
drews, Harris Parks, Walker Kerr,
Tom Reynolds and Claude Lovelace
and not have to violate the spirit of
truth. We feel about the other fel
low like our late departed genius,
who, when tried for lunacy, made
the statement that the neglect of op
portunity had made him a total fail
ure, and hence he was ready to agree
with the jury to send him up.
But more to the purpose, we want
to discuss some issues. The commit
tee at its first meeting went on rec
ord favoring a policy of constructive
conservatism. There were no well
defined lines in this resolution,
but individually there waa an ex-
nresfion from the members of the
committee.
Some of them spoke to the effect
that they wanted to see tho affairs
of the city conducted on progressive
lines, but with a conservative finan-
clal policy. One cf the members said
that with the present rate of taxa
tion Union City could' have many
substantial improvement's without an
additional bond issue. Really thi
words progressive-conservative came
together with the emphasis on the
conservative. That ia about the best
way we can describe the proceedings
of that occasion.
Now, the next day after the ticket
was named there were rumblings of
dissatisfaction. It seem3 an impres
sion had been made that the commit
tee of sixteen had been committed to
a policy of ultra conservatism. So,
as far as we have gone it looks like
there is to be an issue in the cam
paign, and that issue is whether or
not Union City will have a bigger
bonded indebtedness. Our idea in
taking the issue right from the bat
is in order that it may be settred at vr a total debt of $250,000, but I
tho mass meeting on the first Monday I do oay that I would not under any
In October next. If the ticket named circumstances favor more than that
is opposing a general increase in at any one time,
the bonded indebtedness of Un-I If this eliminates me from the race
ion City that fact should be so I certainly will get out of the way. '
stated and then and there let the My individual opinion is that, with
mass meting of citizons thresh it out. some good experienced Celt street or
If then the mass meeting favors an road worker from a locality where
increase in our bonded indebtedness, first- class streets are being con
the only alternative is for the ticket structed, as overseer, and the buying
now named to withdraw and allow of our own material and working of
the mass meeting to select a ticket our own street forces, the cost of
or go before the people in the regu- first-class street construction could
lar way. If, on the other hand, the be cut from fifty to seventy-five per
mass meeting on the night of October cent, and this could be done from
3 opposes an increase in our bonded! year to year without a heavy bond
Indebtedness the ticket can go to the debt and burdensome taxation.
people with that kind of a platform
The original intention in proceed
ing with a committee sixteen was
to eliminate factionalism in city pol
itics. The financial policy came up
afterwards. Now, if the ticket is
selected with reference to both these
questions there will be complies
tlons which may not be worked out
at the mass meeting in October, and
we may be right where we started
But for one, I want to be under
stood. I don't believe Union City can
afford a bonded indebtedness of half
'a million dollars to pave the streets
of Union City. It will take more
than that to do the work, if the work
is contracted on the basis of the
Weatherford plana and estimates.
But, call it a half a million dollar
job. That will amount to 17 per cent
of our total tax valuation.
I don't know whether it would be
wise to have a larger bonded indebt
edness than we now have-$118,000
and a floating debt of $30,000,
making a total debt of approximate
ly 1150,000. I am fully convinced of
one thing, however, and it is that I
positively would not vote for a total
debt at any one time of over $250
00. That may be too much for Un
ion City to carry. I cannot agree with
some that thero is no limit to which
a city or county should fix its public
debt.
I would not only insist that the
city should limit its total debt to a
fixed amount, not over a quarter of a
million dollars, but that a sinking
fund should bo provided and kept in
tact to retire the bonds when due.
I am not saying that I would fa-
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mie's Playhouse, requests us to state
that he has canceled all of Roscoe
(Fatty) Arbucklo's screen attrac
tions. The cinema managers all over
the country are doing the same
thing. Such things as Arbuckle's 're
cent debauch and crime cften result
in wholesale criticism cf the pro
fession, and those who are really art
ists and men and women of discretion
an moral conscience are condemned
alike with the guilty. Arbuckle, ac
cording to the best standards and
traditions of tho drama, was never
more than an ordinary "ham," a buf
feen, a very crude sample cf the his
trionic art. It Is cue of the misfor
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TO, ALEX ELAM.
Lou Arthur Elam vs. Alex Elam.-
Chancery Court, Obion County,
Tennessee.
In the above styled cause it ap
pearing to the Clerk and Master
from the bill of complaint, which is
sworn to, that the defendant, Alex
Elam, is a non-resident of the
State of Tennessee, so that the or
dinary process of law cannot be
served upon him. It is therefore
hereby ordered that the said above
named defendant appear before the
Clerk and Master of the Chancery
Court of Obion County, Tennessee,
on or before the First Monday of
October, 1921, that being the first
day of said Chancery Court, and make
defense to the said bill, or the same
will be taken as confessed by him.
and the said cause set for hearing
ex-parte as to him. It is further or
dered that publication of this notice
be made for four consecutive weeks
in The Commercial, a weekly news
paper published in Obion County,
Tenn. 23-4t
This August 31, 1921.
GEO. A. GIBBS,
Clerk and Master.
By Nell F. Marshall, D. C. & M.
Joe A. Gordon, Sol. for Complt.
The Dahnke-Walker Mill Property.
It is understood that the sale of
the Dahnke-Walker Milling Co. mills
and realty held last Monday by the
trustee in bankruptcy, H. C. Stan
field, may not be confirmed for the
reason that the property did not
bring a price commensurate with its
market value and that it may bring
more. It is understood that counsel
for the creditors are not satisfied
with the result of the sale of the
property for $25,000, and that the
Referee may set the sale aside and
order a new sale entirely.
It is hoped that this may be done
as early as possible, both for the ben
efit of the creditors and the public
generally who want to see the mills
in operation.
We will be obliged if you will
let the collector of laundry have it
promptly as he has many calls; also
please have the change ready when
he delivers, as all laundry is charged
up against him as cash when taken
out. Metcalfe's Union City Steam
Laundry. ' , . It
Senator Favors Chemical Warfare.
New York, Sept. 13. Prepared
ness for a war with c hemicals
would cost only a fraction of the
figure required to maintain a large
standing army, dreadnoughts and
heavy ordnances, Senator Irving
Lenroot, of Wisconsin, declared last
night in an address at the opening
of the seventh national exposition of
chemical industries.
As a member of the Senate Com
mittee on Military Affairs, Senator
Lenroot said he had learned that
30 per cent of tho casualties In the
late war were caused by German
gases. Declaring he hoped a lim
itation of araament3 would be
f greed upon at the forthcoming
conference in Washington, the
Senator said: "It would be folly
for any nation to rely upon any in
ternational agreement that poisonous
gas should not hereafter be used in
war."
Although heretofore generally con
demned as "crual." he said", "results
showed that casualties from gases
were not more cruel than those from
any other method of attack."
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Notice to Stockholders.
By order of the board of directors
the stockholders of the Obion County
Telerhone Co. r.re callel to meet at
City Hall in Union City, Tenn., Sat
urday, Sept. 17, 1921, at 2 o'clock
p.m. to discusti the question of ex
tending the plant and other matters
that might be brought before it.
J. H. TODD, Pres.
W. E. JACKSON, Sec.
24-2t
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NON-RESIDENT NOTICE.
Mrs. Lema James et al. vs. Mrs. M.
C. Goad. In the County Court of
Obion County, Tennessee, before
the Hon. J. B. Waddell, County
Judge, holding the County Court
at Union City, Tennessee.
In this cause it appearing from the
petition, which is sworn to, that
Mrs. Verna Goad St. Amand and hus
band, Francis St. Amand, citizens
and residents of the State of Mis
sissippi, and Blanch Goad and Fred
Goad, citizens of the State of Texas,
are non-residents of the State of Ten
nessee, so that the ordinaryprocess
of law cannot be had upon them,
they are therefore hereby required
to appear on or before the Fourth
Monday in September, 1921, before
the County Judge at his office in Un
ion City, Tennessee, and make de
fense to the petition, which is filed
against them and others in said
Court, or otherwise said petition will
be taken for confessed as to them.
This August 24, 1921. 22-4t
R. H. BOND, Clerk.
L. C. Hannlngs, Solicitor.
To W. H. Newberry and C. T. Bon-
durant.
E. Rogers vs. Reelfoot Ranger Oil
Co. et als. Chancery Court Obion
County, Tennessee.
In the above styled cause it ap
pearing to the Clerk and Master
from the bill of complaint, which
is sworn to, that the defend
ants, W. H. Newberry and C. T.
Bondurant, are non-residents of
the State of Tennessee so that
ordinary process of law can
not be served upon them . It is there
fore hereby ordered that the said
above named defendants appear be
fore the . Clerk and , Master of tho
Chancery court of Obion County,
Tennessee, on or before the First
Monday of October, 1921, that being
the first day of said Chancery Court,
and make defense to the said bill, or
the same will be taken as confessed
by them and the said cause set for
hearing ex-parte as to them. It is
further ordered that publication of
this notice bo made for four consec
utive weeks in The Commercial, a
weekly newspaper published in Obion
County, Tenn. 24-4t
This Sept. 7, 1921.
GEO. A. GIBBS,
Clerk and Master.
By Nelle F. Marshall, D. C. & M.
C. N. & H. H. Lannom, Sol. for
Complt.
TO H. H. STEPHENS.
Mrs. La Nelle Stephens vs. H. H.
Stephens. Chancery Court, Obion
County, Tennessee.
In the above styled cause it appear
ing to the Clerk and Master from
the bill of complaint, which is sworn
to, that the defendant, H. H. Steph
ens, is a non-resident of the State of
Tennessee, so that the ordinary proc
ess of law cannot be served upon him.
It is therefore hereby ordered that
the said above named defendant
appear before the Clerk and Mas
ter of the Chancery Court of Obi
on County, Tennessee, on or Be
fore the Second Monday of October,
1921. that being the second Monday
of the said Chancery Court, and make
defense to the said bill, or the same
will be taken as confessed by him,.
and the said 'cause set for hearing
ex-parte as to him. It is further or
dered that publication of this notice
be made for four consecutive weeks
in The Commercial, a weekly news
paper published in Obion County,
Tenn. 24-4t
This Sept. 8, 1921.
GEO. A. GIBBS,
Clerk and Master.
By Nelle F. Marshall, D. C. & M.
Pierce & Fry, Sol. for Complt.
TO C. E. ROACH.
Y. Y. Phillips vs. C. E. Roach et al.
Chancery Court, Obion County,
Tennessee.
In the above styled cause it ap
pearing to the Clerk and Master
from the bill of complaint, which is
sworn to, that the defendant, C. E.
Roach, is a non-resident of the
State of Tennessee, so that-the or
dinary process of law cannot be
served upon him. It is therefore
hereby ordered that the said above
named defendant appear before the
Clerk and Master of the Chancery
Court of Obion County, Tennessee,
on or before the First Monday of
October, 1921, that being the first
day of Baid Chancery Court, and make
defense to the said bill, or the same
will be taken as confessed by him,
and the said cause set for hearing
ex-parte as to him. It is further or
dered that publication of this notice
be made for four consecutive weeks
n The Commercial, a weekly news
paper published in Obion County,
Tenn. 23-4t
This August 31, 1921.
GEO. A. GIBBS,
Clerk and Master.
By Nelle F. Marshall, D. C. & M.
J. W. Rankin, Sol. for Complt. ,