The Columbia herald. [volume], March 12, 1915, Page 4, Image 4

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THE COtUMlA HCKAL0, FRIDAY, MAUCH t2, IttfL
THE COLUMBIA HERALD
JPublisbed Weekly by The Herald
I'liuliahlng Company.
Entered in the Postofflce at Columbia,
Teuu., as second class mall matter.
J. I. FINNEY Editor
W. O HASTINGS, Business Manager
SUBSCRIPTION RATES:
One Year fl.Q0
Six Months 50c
THE MEANDERING DOG.
This is the season of the year
when almost daily one hears of the
depredations of the meandering
urs upon the sheep of this county.
Dogs make their raids upon sheep in
all parts of Maury county. Every
section is subject to this menace,
toe one real menace to the sheep in
dustry of Maury county. In a night
the profits of a year's effort and toil
and watchful care over a flock of
4heep are wiped out and very, very
eldom is there any redress, for the
loser. All too often in despair the
owner of the sheep abandons that
industry, one of the most profitable,
from every standpoint, to the farm
ers of this county.
With the dog menace eliminated
-we believe that a great majority of
the farmers of Maury county will
agree with us when we declare that
a small flock of sheep is more pro
fitable on the farm than any other
Jrimd of stock. In fact the same
amount of money invested in sheep
will, taking it one year and another,
yield greater returns than that
amount invested in any other way
y the average farmers of the coun
ty. There are scores of farmers in
this county who can, from personal
experience, testify to the truth of
this statement. This county should
have four times as many sheep as
it now has. In spite of the almost
complete demoralization of the cat
tle and hog markets during the past
two months because of the foot and
' SMMtth disease, sheep and . lambs
last week reached the highest March
price ever known at the Chicago
tock yards with tie exception of
ne year. The men who have sheep
ta this county this year, despite the
Adverse weather during the past
winter, will find thwm most helpful
In recouping losses occasioned by
the depressed and eratic cattle and
hog markets. ;
Practically every farmer in this
county should have a small flock of
sheep. Many more Would have
them were it not for the threat of
the cur. We have had dog laws in
this state but they have never proven
say sort of protection because they
nave not bees enforced. They are
not enforced because where there
are a score of progressive farmers
in a section who have sheep there
are a hundred more who keep a pack
of worthless dogs. The dog has
store friends in this state than the
aheep in the proportion of about five
io.one. We enforce laws that have
pnhlio sentiment behind them. While
largely more than nine-tenths of the
dogs of this county are absolutely
worthless, not good for any useful
purpose, and all sheep are valua
ble, it has been impossible to create
any considerable sentiment against
the dog.
There is only one remedy for this
unfortunate situation and that is
through a campaign of education to
Increase sheep holdings in the coun
ty. The more sheep we possess the
fewer dogs we will have. The com
aannity in which every farmer keeps
a small flock of sheep is not menaced
by sheep killing curs. The lover of
aheep is almost always the enemy of
the dog, at least he places a higher
value upon the former than he does
upon the latter. If the 4,000 farmers
ef this county , owned on an average
ffty sheep we would have 200,000
beep worth, at the very least one
and a quarter million dollars and
would have very, very few dogs.
house. This is a record made but
once before in the history of this
state and that was by the late James
D. Richardson, who served twenty
years. McMillin was elected to ten
terms but resigned two months be
fore the expiration of his term to be
come governor of the state.
Thetus W. Sims, of the eighth dis
trict entered congress with Mr. Moon
and he will complete twenty years'
service if he lives until the expira
tion of the term. Next to Messrs.
Sims and Moon the able representa
tive from this district, Lemuel P.
Padgett, has seen longer service than
any member of the delegation. He is
now in his eighth term and will finish
sixteen years of service when this
congress ends. Finis Garrett, of the
ninth district, is serving his sixth
term and will have been a member
twplvo vnnrs nn Morfh 4 1Q17 Wit.
Ham C. Houston entered congress ;
the same year that Mr. Garrett com
menced his service. Next in point of
service comes Cordell Hull, of the
fourth district, who will have served
ten years when his term expires. He
Is also one of the ablest members of
congress, being a member of the
great committee of committees. The
juniors among the democrats are
Byrns, of the sixth, who has served
his fourth term and McKellar, of the
tenth who is serving his third term.
There is no delegation of the same
number from any state whose aver
age length of service exceeds that
of the delegation from Tennessee
This is as It should be. The more
efficient and better trained our legis
lators become the better it is for the
public service.
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TENNESSEE DELEGATION.
For the first time since the war be
tween the states a new congress com
menced its term at noon on Thursday
without witnessing a single change
in the delegation from the Btate of
Tennessee. The state's delegation
ta the sixty-third congress. Just end
d, in the lower louse, was the same
as the delegation in the sixty-second
congress, but one change was made
ta the senate. Shields beginning his
eervice. The sixty-fourth congress
aegins without a single change In
either the house or senate delegations
xrom this state, a fact probably with
eat precedent, certainly it has not
happened within the memory of the
present generation.
The average length of service of
the house members from Tennessee
is greater in this congress than ever
before. Austin and Sells, the repub
licans, have both served several
terms, the latter beginning his third
and the former his fourth consecu
tive term. John Austin Moon, of the
third district, if he lives for two
years longer will at the end of the
present congress have completed
twenty years of service in the lower
COMMISSION GOVERNMENT.
Over In Chattanooga the people
are in the throes of a bitter munici
pal campaign. Commission govern
ment has been in effect in Chattanoo
ga for four years. It was hailed
there as the panacea for all ills of
municipal government, but it has not
been altogether the unparalleled suc
cess that its advocates expected.
There is no doubt that Chattanooga
has had better and more efficient
government under the commission
system than it had under the old
ward plan, but after all the experi
ence of this city as of every other
city that has tried the plan, shows
that more depends upon the charac
ter of the men who administer gov
ernment than upon the system under
which they operate.
Commission government has made
no very notable improvement in the
administration of affairs in Nashville.
It certainly, judging from the clamor
for bond issues, has not proven a
very great economical advantage to
the taxpayers. The city seems to
have spent, even under commission
government, more than its income.
That is never a good thing for a city
or a state or county unless the ex
cess expenditure is invested in per
manent betterments. Chattanooga's
commission has not been altogether
successful because there has been a
lack of harmony among the members.
But government in Chattanooga has
probably been, on the whole, more
efficient and less extravagant than it
has been in any of the cities of the
state. Under the Crump administra
tion the tax rate in Memphis has
been reduced and aside from a fla
grant failure to enforce certain laws,
commission government in the city
by the bluffs appears to have been
more successful than in any other
municipality of the state. But gov
ernment in Memphis In the past has
probably been more extravagant,
more corrupt and more inefficient
than it has ever been in Nashville
or Chattanooga. The success of the
commission system down there is due
more to the executive ability of the
man who owns the city government
than it is to the plan itself.
If the people of any city or coun
ty or state really desire efficient and
economical government they must
elect servants to administer their af
fairs who are possessed of a high or
der of executive ability, who are cour
ageous, honest and efficient. The
worst old ward system Is an Improve
ment on the commission plan if the
former is administered by high class
officials while the latter Ih under the
direction and control of mediocre, in
efficient or corrupt politicians.
FORMAL OPENING
SPRING MILLINERY
WILL BE HELD AT THE STORE OF
EVANS, PARKER & MOORE
MONDAY.
Formal opening of spring millinery
will be held at the millinery depart
ment of Evans, Parker ft Moore on
next Monday and Tuesday. A most
attractive line of hats will be on dis
play.
Spring Time House Clean
ing Time!
Take advantage today of the
special price offerings in our house
furnishing department.
One lot of special Matting,
at
One lot of $12.50 9x12
Brussell Rugs
One lot of $15.00 9x12
Brussell Rugs
One lot of $22.50 9x12 Brussell QQ
One lot of $18.00 Brussell 1 J aa
Rugs-. Qiq.gu
50c H srd wood floor Board, ap
at ; . o3C
One lot of 9x12 Crex Rugs,
at
20c
$10.00
$12.90
9 bPiitnili.
Pl!LG 21? Spring as surely as the leaves burst
l forth nnH hlnccnmo ArkAM i . wursl
, , .w.., wpwu, Viu inenus ana new friend
lOOk forward to niir- nrAeAn444iAHM c v,,us
Ready-to-Wear to know what are to be IheWshlons Yort
coming season and may we never disappoint theml
Every year it is a greater delight, a greater thine of
beauty, a greater bond of service and latisfaction Li
pleasure between our customers and ourselves.
Keeping in touch, as we do, with the authentic source
as N. Y. herself, the fashions are always new and correct.
Let Us Show You Today What the
World Will Woar for Easter
W Are Showing All
The FJewcst and
Best Things
In Ladies' Tailor Made Suits aad Coats,
colors black, navy, sand, Belgian blue, bat!
tieshipgrey, Reaada green, black and white
checks, etc.
Special for Saturday, one lot of black and
white check Belgian blue, green and sand
colored wool and silk Suits,
$7.59
Shoes for Everybody Here
A wonderful assortment, of hvrA
and stylisn Shoes for Men, Women and Chil
dren await you. Choosing hire is an easy
matter.
Experienced Shoe Fitters at your service.
Particular attention to children.
at
$18.00
The Greatest Line of
Silk Dresses
Ever shown in a city this size
T'bia ernraaninn In 1 . .
. v.F,vni!iuii in uimjh neara in our
ready-to-wear department and we are very
proud to hear these remarks about our selec
tion of Dresses.
Special for Saturday one lot of TafMa
Crepe de Chine and Poplin Dresses, all new
kpnng styles and colors,
at
One lot of Silk Poplin Dresses,
at
$10.00
.$5.90
Great Showing of Everything
New in Fancy Cotton Suit
ing For Spring. Specials
For Saturday.
One lot of 25c Scotch Gingham
15c
for
All new checks and stripes.
One lot of 10c Dress Gingham in Plaids,
Stripes and Checks, a splendid 0
purchase qP
One lot of 7c Apron Gingham, fast C
colors . JP
One lot of 50c and $1 00 Silk and Cotton
Ratines, last season's styles but OE
eitra good values , JJQ
One lot of yard wide havy brown
Domestic . JJQ
One lot of 25c Dovenshire Suiting, -I fl
ail the new spring styles fC
One lot of large size SI 25 Whito-ir.
QoUta 3C
"k 1 c, I.. .. " " "
woe iot oi oac Rixyu White
Quilts
- WW
69c
Hew Spring Silks
Thi" '-s cU'-tiivd to be the greatest
Silk seaso i f.n many a year. The
. reason i, Sii'js Aiv che.4ppr tlvin ever
before.
Specials For Saturday
One lot Grts de L n ir s Silk and fancy
Chiffon T.ff tta i".aU ihe new &4 Pfl
spring shades, ,'3rt inches wide. il.uU
One lot o! 32 inch Wash Silks for
Shirt Wais's
One lot of fancy Figured Foulard
Silks in all thp new shidKs....:
50c
75c
One lot of 42 inch Chunah Cloth, black,
navy, rseijmn Dlu and
sand
One lot of 36 inch all w ol French
Serge in all thp new shades
$1.00
50c
All The flew Things In
Ladies Shirt Waists
And Skirts
Are now ready. Crepe de Chine, Pussy
TIT-1 1 . . . '
wiuow, wet, Chiffon, Wash Silk and
Lingerie and Tailored Waists
Special For Saturday
Waists f White WaSh S'lk tl
This is the greatest bargain in Waists
ever offered to a Columbia public
One lot of fancy Lingerie and
Half Linen Waists
One lot of Crepe de Chine and Habatui
bilk Waists beautifully tailored
for
$1.50
$2.00
Don't Do It
"They say that human beines have
many of the characteristics of the
brute creation."
'That may be true, but I don't see
why any man should wish to imper- f
onate a crb." ?
THOMSON'S
ELOyETITTING
CORSETS
Even in this Corsetlcss Agr there
are women whose figures demand
the friendly support of wisely
placed box bones. We have
several new model? of
Thomsons's
"Glove Fitting"
Corsets
which gently mould the flesh, but
at the same time give the desired
corsetless appearance. You should
have our help in fitting the correct
model to your figure to gt t the
be? t results.
Everwear Hosiery For
Men, Women And
Children
Is fast winning favor in Co
lumbia among those who
ant real service and satis
faction in their hosiery. "Ev
erwear" costs no more than
ordinary hosiery and every
pair is guaranteed.
Hen's Everwear Silk Sox -Hen's
Everwear Mercerized Sox
Ladies' Everwear Silk Hose -
50c
25c
75c
31.00 to ss nn
.
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