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Newspaper
Kingsport Times
Location
Kingsport, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1925
Page
10
A New York Herald editorial argues labor groups should not act as political units. It says labor can present its case to individual candidates and support those viewed as friendly, and that committing the parent organization to a party is unfair to rank and file.
A collage of brief quips from North American papers spans education in careers to practical humor. The Toronto Star questions animal life cycles, the Los Angeles Getters extol teaching, the Trinidad Picketwire notes fuel woes, the Birmingham News laments drink labels, and the Vancouver Sun riffs on German strategy.
Howard Long and L. L. Duckett announce subscription rates payable in advance for the Kingsport Tennessee post office edition. Subscriptions entered as second class mail matter.
The Times welcomes reader correspondence and requires full signatures for letters. Names can be withheld upon request, but unsigned letters will not be printed.
The Kingsport Board of Mayor and Aldermen will enforce the city’s ordinance against distributing hand bills circulars or sample materials on streets and residences. The move follows a pressure of unsolicited materials and litter in porches yards and even parked cars. Merchants largely support the enforcement and residents are urged to back the cleaner town effort.
Editor and Publisher warns Europe grows tense as arms rise and distrust spreads. The piece questions U S preparedness and urges enlistment in reserve corps for training and national defense, noting local Naval Reserve members and the habit of war every decade. It ends with a call to action and a blunt questioning of complacency.
The piece argues that law prevails widely in nations like Australia and Canada, countering the view that the U S is uniquely lawless due to immigration. It cites Judge Oglesby on the grand jury and Buncombe County, noting a casual disrespect for authority as a core issue, and comments on criminal justice complexity.
Chief Justice Taft studies in England yield recommendations to improve American courts while crime rises and reformers push for retribution to give way to reform. The Knoxville Journal urges tighter U S immigration controls, citing Canada’s standards, warning against communists and bolshevists and calling for swift removal of any such elements.
The American Federation of Labor declines alliances with political parties, arguing past coalitions with unstable political groups yielded no benefit to labor or its members. Demagogues lure supporters with promises, the AFL contends, and such ties are rejected to avoid profitless entanglements.
A sale listing offers scrap lumber suitable for kindling at $1.00 per a good sized load. Also advertised are sizes of pulleys hangers shafting bearings valves fittings nipples conduit and related hardware items.
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