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THE COMMERCIAL
Marshall & Baird, Union City, Tenn.
Entered at the post office. Union City. Tennes
ee. as second-cluss mail matter.
FRIDAY, APRIL 21, 1922.
Democratic Ticket.
V"' sheriff J. W. (Watt) Cherry
For Trustee Armour KHiiiu
For County Court Cleric R. H.' Bond
For Circuit Court Clerk J. N. Ruddle
For Register W. J. Edwards, Jr. .
rests in spite of the increase of popu
lation. The officials express the be
lief that this decrease is due to Pro
hibition. In Boston Prohibition
brought about a decrease in the num
ber of cases of assault from 2127 to
1673 in one year. In St. Louis petit
f For Representative.
BRATTON We are authorized to an
nounce S. R. Bratton as a candidate for
re-election a Representative from Obion
County in the General Assembly or lea
nessee, .ubject to the action of the Demo
cratic party.
To Obion. County Citizens
Last week we had a suggestion
from Mr. Burrus that the chairman
of the Democratic committee write
the district members to select other
men, three, from each district, and
let these all meet and write a p)at
form for the guidance of the candi
dates for the Legislature. This is a
very good suggestion, but the chair
man of the committee feels a deli
cacy in undertaking o call another
meeting or to act in any capacity for
such a purpose, the first meeting hav
ing failed to accomplish results.
The Commercial has been asked
by several citizens of the county to
try and organize for the purpose of
getting the voters and citizens to
gether to discuss and take some ac
tion in regard to State legislation.
The suggestion was made that peti
tions for a mass meeting be circu
lated and that call for such a meet
ing be made. An effort was made be
fore to get all shades of politics rep
resented to get a general expres
sion of the people of the county. The
Commercial is not particular wheth
er the meeting De non-partisan or
Demoratic. The things that the peo
pie of Tennessee are vitally interest
ed in affect both Democrats and Re
publicans. So it seems to us that
the platitudes of "Renewing our Al
legiance" and "Pointing with Pride"
are meaningless terms employed by
politicians to obscure real issues,
They are generally used by side
show artists in the interest of the of
fice-holding class.
What the people of the county
need to do is to get down to "cases,"
to talk facts. Now there are num
bers of people in the county interest
ed In State finances end taxation.
They can, if they will, get together,
, organize and call a mass meeting and
make known to the candidates for
Governor and the Legislature what
measures should be taken to relieve
the people of the State from onerous
burdens and political jugglery.
Now, if no better way is recom
mended we suggest that people from
the various districts write us in time
for next week's paper and indicate a
suitable time for a mass meeting. Let
everyone interested write us, and
then by your authority we will ac
cept the opinion of the majority and
call a mass meeting for that date and
place. Let these representatives of
the various districts come prepared
to say what they want. Let some
resolutions be written and offered for
adoption by the meeting.
The Commercical would like to add
to the suggestions to be made by oth
ers that should the first Monday in
May be selected no doubt Judge El
kins, who is himself interested in '
good government, would cdjourn
court for an hour or so for this meet
ing and perhaps make a speech on
that occasion indicating the general
policy to be pursued by the meeting,
Everyone has the highest regard and
the utmost confidence in Judge El
kins'a political judgment and integ-
rity and would like to bear from the
Judge on State issues.
The Commercial has been dis
cussing for some time and would like
to see incorporated in the resolutions
to be adopted some such demands as
the following:
That taxation is the most impor
tant function of government and that
the most urgent demand is tax re
form; that the system in Tennessee
has been revised without relief; that
revision has been so incomplete that
instead of balancing the burdens of
taxation, the burden upon the agri
cultural classes has been increased,
while upon the corporations and fi
nancial interests it has been reduced
"We therefore hereby declare and af-
V
firm that' the system is a constitu
tional deformity and should be en
trusted to the hands of honest men
in the Legislature, who will make it
their solemn duty to see that taxa
tion in Tennessee shall be made to
bar equally and alike upon all
classes specincany that corpora
tion-) and moneyed interests shall pay
their Just portion of the taxes. "
That the institution in Tennessee
known as the back-tax organization
be forever abolished and that the
county trustees of the State, or the
counties themselves, have entire ju
risdiction as to the collection of de
linquent taxes.
That the present fiscal system in
Tennessee is a business and financial
monstrosity; that the practice of
running the State In debt and issu
ing bonds without apparent regard
for State credit should be wholly con-1 larceny declined in one year from
demned; that there can De no secur-16167 to 3583
ity and stability of government un-j From north to south, from east to
til appropriations and currenjt ex-1 west, come reports from the large
penditiires are confined to tax re-1 cities showing the great decrease in
turns and revenues provided for the j crimes of all sorts since Prohibition
use of the State. became a law and the Eighteenth
" That we do not approve of the I Amendment became a part of the
manner in which the school interests J Constitution of the United States,
of the State are conducted; that it land it is the duty of every citizen to
is unjust to the school children of laid in enforcing this law
Tennessee to foster higher education I Lincoln gave us the great ideal
and vocational training at the ex-1 when he said, "Let reverence for law
pense of the elementary or common I be breathed by every American moth
schools; that, if necessary in order J er to the lisping babe that prattles
that the children in every county of on her lap; let it be taught in
the State shall have an eigb.t months schools, in seminaries and In col-
school each year, the State normal leges; let it be written In primers,
schools be consolidated into one spelling books and almanacs ; let
school and all duplication in these I it be preached from the pulpit, pro-
normal schools be discontinued; that I claimed in legislative halls and en
the tax from the University of Ten-forced in courts of Justice, and, in
nessee be reduced to an economic J short, let it become the political re
necessity, and that the polytechnic ligion of the nation."
school be deeded to the county in
which it is located or abandoned.
This paper cannot see why State
taxes should be collected from the
people of the State to pay for pri
mary and elementary branches in
LUCIE ENOCHS.
Death of J. D. McCrackin.
Will N. Calhoun in the News-Banner,
The death of J. D. McCrackin has
both the public schools an 1 the State removed a citizen of Obion County
normals in the counties where these and Troy' community, whose quiet
normals are located. It is d-iplica- demeanor, irugai naDits, trutnrui
tion and double taxation upon the tongue, energetic actions and moral
people and should be abolished. The worth are worthy or emulation by
truth is that the school lobby is re- every human being.
sponsible for these things and for Tftis little sketch by one who Knew
other expensive and unnecessary ad- nim over flfty years is not in
Juncts to these schools. One normal tended as an eulogy, for his life was
school in Tennessco is all that should its own eulogy. He did thinga in
ever have been provided for. One n bumble way, ever illustrating to
normal school is ample to prepare the world that industry brings thrift,
every teacher that is to teach in the honesty; is its own reward and that
public schools of Tennessee, and one religion is a living experience.
normal, stripped of useless promo- Dunk McCrackin was born in
tion and duplication, will cost the Green County, North Carolina. His
people of Tennessee infinitely less mother died while he was quite
and with a great deal better efflcien- small and a neighbor by the name of
cy and satisfaction. That one normal Stafford took the boy to rear. This
should be in the center of the State. I Mr. Stafford must have been a man
That we are unalterablyi opposed ot sterling worth. He was a Quaker
to a State fair tax of any kind and and little Dunk Was brought up as
the further effor'o of the State fair a Quaker of strict sect. It is a rule
managers to transfer the State fair of the Quakers, "Never under any
debt of Davidson County, $200,000, circumstances to utter an untruth."
to the State of Tennessee. It is our Dunk learned his lesson in its per
judgment that the advantages to the foction. Mr. Stafford gave Dunk ad
people of the State from the State vantage of the meager school facili
fair are infinitely small and that ties of North Carolina. The war
State fair ownership and operation is ccme Just as he reached his teens in
I J-i S J . .. 1 rfl . m it
a species of socialism obnoxious to -too anu we una uunn wearing ine
the principles of pure democracy. grey a few months later. Being a
That the long-made pledge of dis- conscientious objector to war he vol-
carding useless public departments unteered his services in the quarter
and officials ehould bo redeemed, master department. Here even as
elsewhere he did his duty.
Arriving to manhood the call of
the west was too strong and in 1866
that the State should take a deter
mined stand for public service re
form.
That the legislative bonus be con
demned and that the State constitu
tion be amended so as to provid
fixed salaries for members commen
surato and adequate for actual serV'
ices and personal expenses.
That many other important mat
ters should be provided for by const!
tutional changes or amendments, but
a reform as above indicated should
begin at once.
PE0HIBITI0N NEWS ITEMS
rne enemies ot Prohibition are
very active, and are continually
striving to discredit the good influ
ence and benefits of Prohibition, and
are unceasing in their efforts for pub
licity in anything that will tend to
make the public think Prohibition
is a failure. If they would be as in
dustrious in searching for facts in
favor of the Eighteenth Amendment
they would be ashamed to present
the few items that they have gath
ered against it.
The UNION SIGNAL is the nation
al voice, of the W. C. T. U. organiza
tion. They have been gathering
statistics from every State in the
union and expressions from , the most
notable men in every avocation, pro
fession and station of life.from all the
great city dailies. All are unanimous
in emphatically stating that the ben
efits 'of Prohibition are not to be
measured. To get at the real facts
concerning the stae of affairs in the
State of New York, the figures for
the Albany County penetentiary may
be taken as typical of a wide section
of the country, an it receives prison
ers from seven other counties, all in
cluded in the report. The commit
ments have decreased gradually from
1120 in 1910 and 1070 in 1915, to
173 in 1920. Of these 6 were for
drunkenness, less than one-twenti
eth. We have It on the authority of
the commissioner of police of the
city of New York that in 1918 there
were 11,611 burglaries and in 1920
only 6,839. He makes similar state
ments as to commissions of other
crimes of serious nature. Even bet
ter results have been' obtained in ru
ral and small town districts. This
falling off in crimo is attributed to
Prohibition. The records of the San
Francisco police department show a
decrease in the total number of ar-
or '67 we find Dunk a cowboy on the
wind-swept plains of Kansas. In the
latter part of 1868 he came back to
Obion County and hired to Augustus
Calhoun with whom he worked at
the tanner's trade until 1873.
On Nov. 30, 1871, he married Em
ma Winn, who had been reared by
her aunt, Emma 6alhoun. Fifty
years of wedded sunshine blessed
this marriage tie. I knew their home
life and I speak as I knew it, "Theirs
was fifty years of honeymoon." Oh
that every soul could be mated and
could live fifty yeara in one continu
ous round of bliss as they did.
To this union v:ere born eight
children, three of -whom preceded
their father. The other five are an
honor to their parents.
Dunk was a Master Mason for!
about fifty years and the beautiful
lessons were ever exemplified by his
daily walk.
He was a member of the Cumber
l.md Presbyterian Church over 50
years and a ruling elder nearly the
whole period. He lived his religion
and nobody doubted his piety.
In such as Dunk McCrackin is the
hope of church, lodge and State.
Blue Law Revived.
Shreveport, La., April 15. Police
Chief Bazer to-day warned "smok
ers" without surplus supply that they
must purchase their smokes before
12 o'clock to-night, if they expect
to enjoy smokes Sunday, when strict
enforcement of an old law prohibit
ing the sale of these luxuries will be
inaugurated
It Has Been Worse.
Nearly 600 banks in the United
States suspended payment, and there
were 16,000 commercial bankrupt
cles. Greece was in the "abyss of in
solvency" and Italy wfis on the
brink. In Russia famintf and pesti
lence prevailed, and tn Australia
nearly every bank of consequence
had closed its doors. American farm
ers were so bard pressed that they
could hardly buy smoking tobacco.
Such were the conditions in 1893, as
revealed in newspaper, and maga
zines of that time. 'Looking back on
them, the period from ' which the
world is now emerging seems not so
gloomy, after all. Nation's Business.
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Dr. C. E. Upchureh
Over Mrt. Amn'i Millinery Store.
U nion City : : : Tenn.
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SHERIFFS SALE OF LAND.
By virtue of an Venditioni Ex
ponas from the Circuit Court of
Obion County;- Tennessee, k in the
case of Hornbeak Hardware and Fur
niture Company vs. W. E. Rainwater
and L. C. Rainwater, directed to the
Sheriff of Obion County, I will sell
to the highest bidder for cash, at
the East door of the Courthouse in
Union City, Tennessee, at one o'clock
p.m:, on the 29th day of April, 1922.
a two-fifths undivided interest in and
10 id acres of land more or less, sit
uated in the 5 th Civil Disrtict of
Obion County, Tennessee, ) bounded
as follows: Beginning at a stake at
the southwest corner of the Simmons'
land; thence East with the old line
117 poles to a stake, ; with white
oak and black oak pointers;; thence
North 4$ poles to a stake, with pop
lar and sassafras and mulberry point-
ers; thence West 311 poles to a
stake with black walnut and beech
pointers; thence South 48 poles to
the beginning, containing 70 acres
more or less, being' the same land
that was conveyed by G .W. DaVis to
J. D. Rainwater, on January 21,
1895, and which is recorded in Book
3-X, page 183 of the Register's of-
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nut? ui v uuiuu iuuiiiy, xenuetjaeu.
This land will be sold subject to the
homestead and dower interest of Mrs.
L. C. Rainwater.
J. W. CHERRY, Sherinl.
This the 5th day of April, 1922.
E. H. 'Lannom, Atfy for Pontiff.
SHERIFF'S SALE OF LAND.
Money to Loan
We are authorized to take applications for farm loans
in Obion County on improved farms of 40 acres or more.
The rate of interest is 6 per cent per annum and the loan
made with the least possible delay.
See us for information and details.
C. N.&H. H. LANNOM
Union City, Tennessee.
At
GRISSOM'
YOU CAN SEE THE LATEST UP-TO-THE
MINUTE .
REFRIGERATOR COUNTER
AND MEAT' SLIGER
We invite you to come in and see the nice sliced meat
and fine cuts of meat. Also the nice Vegetables every
thing kept in this Ice Cold Refrigerator Counter.
We also have some specials in Canned Goods, Canned
Grape Fruit, Canned Fruit Salad. A few cases nice
' standard Peaches at
$3.00 per doz. $6.00 per case.
E. P. GRISSOM
By virtue of an Venditioni Ex
ponas from the Circuit Court of
Obion County, Tennessee, In the
cause of Hornbeak Hardware Com
pany vs. Claud Rainwater and L. C.
Rainwater, directed to the Sheriff
of said County, I will sell to the h,igb
est bidder, for cash, at the East door
of the Courthouse in Union City,
Tennessee, at one o'clock p.m., on
the 29th day of April, 1922, a one-
fifth undivided interest in and to 70
acres of land, situated in the 5th
Civil District of Obion County, Ten
nessee, bounded as follows: Begin
ning at a stake, at the southwest
corner of the Simmons land; thence
East with the old line, 117 poles
to a stake with white oak and black
oak pointers; thence North 48 poles
to a stake, with poplar and sassafras
and mulberry pointers; thence west
111 poles to a stake, with black wal
nut and beech pointers; thence
South 48 poles to the beginning, con
taining 70 acres more or less. Being
same land conveyed by G. W. Davis
to J. D. Rainwater on January 21,
1895, duly recorded in Book 3-X,
page 183, of the Register's office
for Obion County, Tennessee. This
land will be sold subject to the
homestead and dower interest that
Mrs. L., C. Rainwater has in said
above land. ' 2-3t
This, the 5th day of April, 1922.
J. W. CHERRY, Sheriff.
E. H. Lannom, Att'y for Plaintiff.
NON-RESIDENT NOTICE.
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230
armers,
OO!
Lettie Lillian Holly vs. Chester Hol
ly. Circuit Court, Obion County,
Tennessee.
In the t.bove styled cause, it ap
pearing, from tl;e bill of complaint,
which is sworn to, that the place
of residence of the defendant is un
known' and cannot be ascertained -upon
diligent inquiry, so that ordi
nary process of law cajiact be served
upon him. It is therefore , ordered
that the said above named defendant
appear before the Circuit dburi of
Obion County, Tennessee, on or -be
fore the first Monday of May, 1922,"
that being the first day of the regular
May term of said Circuit Court, and
make defense to the said bill, ,or the
same will be taken as confessed by
him and the said cause set for hear
ing ex-parte.- It is further ordered
that publication of this notice be
made for four consecutive weeks in
The Commercial, a weekly newspa
per published in Obion County.Tenn.
This March 30, 1922. ,. -
J. N. RUDDLE, Clerk.
Geo. A. Gibbs, Sol. for Complt.
NON-RESIDENT NOTICE.
Rice Brown, col., vs. Lucy Brown,
col. Circuit Court, Obion County,
Tennessee., y
In' the above styled cause, it ap- (
pearlng from the bill of complaint,
Never before was there such a need for the co-operation
between the rarmer, Packer, Manufacturer, Banker and all
kinds of legitimate business as to day. We all need to work
together. The farmer was the first to catch the decline ; in
prices and he must be the first to be pulled out.
Manufacturing and other business cannot prosper unless wnich !s sworn to- that the defen(1
i t rp. . r L D l an' kucy Brown, is a non-resident
"""ras Fiuoyci. mc vciy cAisicutc ui uus i acitmg of the state of Tennessee, and resi-
Company depends upon the farmers of this community, dent unknown, so that ordinary
Thousands of dollars are lost every month in Obion County process f cannot be served upon
, , f ,.. .. ifT ner- 11 18 hereby ordered that the
oy inp i aim ers selling ineir gram instead or reecung nogs ana said above named defendant appear
cattle. Go into the Stock Raising business to stay. Sell an before the circuit Court of Obion
average number of stock yearly instead of by "spells." Keep rir
your stock until they are rat and ready for market, then they ing first day of said Circuit Court,
will command the best price. Every farmer in this county and make defense to the said bill,
i i i i i i i i -i it iiil or the same .will be taken as con-
snouia raise Dotn nogs ana cattle, ana every lana-owner snouia fessed by heri and the said cause set
encourage their tenants to raise enough chickens and hogs for for hearing ex-parte as to ber. it is
their meat I further ordered that publication of
.,, . . . . ... .. I tnis nonce- oe maae ror iour consec-
W hen you have live Stock tor sale Call tor Mr. J. U. utlve weeks in The Commercial, a
Saunders, our stock buyer. We are aiways in the market.
Reynolds
Packing Go,
weekly newspaper, published In Obion
County, Tenn. l-4t
This 29th day "of March, 1922. .
J. N. RUDDLE, Clerk.
E. H. Lannom, SoL for Com,,'-'"