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TEMPERATURE CHANGES
ARE GENERALLY SLIGHT
Moderately Oool in This Sec-
tion Tonight and Thursday.
V ' Warmer Thursday.
HOURLT HEADINGS.
MARCH 20.
' s a.m 56 9 a.m. ..i... PS
4 a.m 56 10 a.m 56
1 5 a.m....... 56 11 a.m....... 66
; a.m 55 12 m 57
, , 7 a.m 55 1 p.m. 59
i . t a.m 65 2 p.m 61
' Weather at t -p.m.,
raiaity, 12 noon, 91.
cloudy; hu-
. River Forecast.
The river will change slightly during
the next thirty-six hours.
Local Forecast.
Generally fair tonight and Thursday;
moderately cool tonight; slightly warmer
Thursday.
- Local Data. ,
' Temperature for twenty-four hours:
Highest yesterday, 72; lowest last night,
15; mean, 64.
Corresponding date last year: Hlgh-
4st, 66; lowest, 46; mean, (6.
Normal for this date, 62.
Accumulated deficiency In mean tem
perature since Jan. 1, 12 degrees.
Relative humidity (per cent;: 7 p. in.,
S; T. a.m.. 92.
Precipitation for twenty-four hours
ending 7 a.m. today, .80 inch.
Total precipitation, since Jan. 1, 12.64
Inches.
; Accumulated deficiency Is 2.68 Inches.
Highest wind velocity for twenty-four
hours ending '7 a.m. today, eighteen
miles, south. ,
River stage at 7 a.m. (feet), S.2.
Fall in twenty-four hours (feet), 0.8.
Weather Conditions,
me low-pressure area central over
Florida yesterday morning has advanced
northward to northeastern Tennessee. It
has caused general rslna over the south
ern states east of the Mississippi river.
The atmospheric pressure Is highest over
the New England coast and lowest over
the upper Rocky mountain region. Tem
perature changes over tho central valleys
have generally been slight. The country
is practically free or freezing tempera
tures. The conditions are favorable for gen
erally rair tonight and Thursday; mod-
ermeiy coo tonigni; slightly warmer
Thursday.
. Weather for Four States.
Washington, March 20. Forecast :
Tennessee Cloudy tonight; Thursday
sair, siigmiy warmer.
Kentucky Generally fair tonight and
Thursday, little change in temperature.
u.orgla cloudy tonight; Thursday
air, warmer interior.
Alabama Cloudy tonight; Thursday
Kit, warmrr.
DICKEY GIVEN UNTIL
. TUESDAY TO PAY UP
Auditor's Report Shows City
' Delinquent Tax Collector
$286 Short.
Q. B. Petersen, auditor, suhniltted
mi nnmngs to tne city commissioners
Tuesday after an Investigation of the
- recorq or A. P. niokcy, former drlln
tjuent tax collector. It wnn allege
xnat, ...tucKey nad collected certal
taxeayfines and penalties that he bn
not accounted for to the circuit cour
eotiri clerk. Dickey, it seems, ws
employed In rounding up only delln
queni taxpayers and was not irmii
ted under his contract to collect (axes
iinrs. interest, or penalties. According
10 iir. tnersrn s report, however, li
roaae the following tax collections,
w men ne has not accounted for: Mn
1. ll. 11, .32; Pre. 31. S1.14.4fi
A'ec. 11, jgs; Mhv 4. 1913, 133.6
May 4, 1912, 2,fi5; total. $285.98.
J no commissioners took no action
runner than that Mr. Plckev he noli
fled that he will he rcnulrrd in v,,.
the Indebtedness before next Tuesdav
An ordinance .fixing far rates for
automobiles, and posting them on the
ear where they can ha : cen. will he
orougnt up at next molting
by Com
nujmer Mrtterton.
n Is believed That Commissioner
.lunaaer will ask for an appropriation
or ,,ooo to be art aside for use bv his
uf-parimrtu. Mr. Huffakrr asked fo
iiiis amount some weeks ago, and as
no was not in Immediate need, and the
, money would have to be borrowed, he
I npanw his resolution, j In has now
f """"i- txnauNicd his tmlance, nnd to
curry out l lie work of the health de-
g Fartment in the usual effli-lcnt way,
3 r. nunaner will ask for tho
I prlatlon.
appro
Rev. Ledford to Hold
Special Lenten Service
At the Lenten service at the lllctv
fnnd Park M. K. church tonight He v.
. j. Lcarord, the pastor, will speak
u.. me sunjret, "I ns Wind, but Now
. on. i ,le c noir win rurnish special
.uio nn .-niss umsy Wolf will sing,
wrvice win ne evangelistic and
-..I oegin ai ,:io p.m. All are in
vited.
SOLDIER CONFESSES TO
STEALING AUTO TIRES
Foster F. Smith, a corporal In a ma
ehlna gun battalion at J-'ort Ogle
inorpe, was registered at police head
quarters Tuesday night at 8:45 o'clock
on a cnarge of larceny. IVtcctlvc
tvooeri l-eace and Joe Paradlso took
him into custody, and In connection
wiin nis apprehension several automn
kflm .Imam V. n .
iiir. ,- urrn recovered, It was
uiiea. eanenday iiiornlng.
omiin. mno Is s young man. broke
oown. according to the Information
from the plain clothes men. and wade
a confession. He is sal, I to hate ar-
.umpaniea .-care 1 ir:.dlso and
(bowed them(whrre som. ir-s were
seaured. It was explamrj that they
eni 10 a garage In il,ghliind Park,
where the accused was nald to have
admitted that he took two tirrs from
an automobile after .'nking thr ma
thlne up. Another place was shown
the detectives on Cherry Mr. , t. and
Smith was said to have 'oM of getting
a tire from a machine at :?aili.v vc
aue and Orchard Knob avenue, near a
rhurch on the corner.
The young man's grief was pathetic
nd his etory aroused the sympathy
f his captors. It was explained that
Ha father and mother are- sick, lif
tnm been in the arrnv for scveri.1
months and is eald to a well appearing
fount; man.
NEWS of
APPRECIABLE GAINS ON
VARIOUS STOCKS NOTED
New York, March 20 Industrials, ship-
rJncra anH a VArlpfV ftf flfl U illllien tS re-
corded appreciable gains In the first half
hour of today'a broader stock dealings.
Rails also Improved. St. Paul preicrreu
being tho ' only noteworthy eacepuon.
Specialties were featured by Industrial
Alcohol, which rose 2V, nolnts. Coppers,
oils and Continental and American Can
were hither by fraction to a point, but
United States Stee movea in a very
limited area. Liberty bonds were ir
res-nlar.
Trading was at a standstill during the
noon hour, less than 20,000 shares chang
ing hands. Price movements were lower
for the most part, General Motors yield-Inn-
4 mints and Sumatra Tobncco almost
2. Liberty bonds meanwhile strengthened
perceptibly.
A few leaders, Including rails, strength
ened In the last hour, but the general
list made little headway. The close was
Irregular. Liberty 84s sold at 97.60 to
97.R8, first 4s at 96.18 to 96.80 and sec
ond 4s at 95.08 to 96.74.
NEW YORK STOCK LIST.
Tucs- Wed'
day. day.
American Beet Sugar 71114
79
42
American Can 42
American Car and Foundry .. 76
78
44
79
103
3
84
American Locomotive 64
American Hmeltlng and Ref. 79
American Sugar Refining ...104
Anaconda Copper 6S
Atchison 84
Baldwin Locomotive 76 7,
Baltimore and Ohio 64
1 1
54
79
137
67
68
41 '4
21
40
XH
32
36
64
30
lfl
119
92
27
44
116
31
113
27
93 J
30
44
Hethlehem Steel 78
Canadian Pacific 186
Central Leather 68
Chesapeake and Ohio 68
Chi., Mil. and St. P ,40
Chi.. K. I. and P. Ry 21
Chlno Copper 40
Colorado Fuel and Iron 38
Columbia Gas and Electric 32
Corn Products 35
Crucible Steel 63
Cuba Cane Sugar 2!i
KHe . 16
General Motors 121
ureal Northern rut N.
tircat Northern Ore Ctfs. ... 27
Inspiration Copper 44
Inter. Merc. Marine I'fd. ... 9."'4
Kennecolt Copper l4.
Louisville and Nashville ...113-li
Maxwell Motor Co 28
Mexican Petroleum it 2 74
Miami Copper 30,
Mldvale Hteel 44
Missouri Pacific 22
Nevada Copper is.
22
18
New York Central
71 H
71
Norfolk and Western ...
. .105
.. 84 'J
...38',
.. 44
.. 63
.. 23 U
.. 8.H,i
.. 7!l
.. Sl'i
. . 85
.. 23H
.. 4
.. 16
..144
.. 51
,,12li
..
..121
. . 55
. . 00
, . 78
,. 42
.. 40
.. 17
, ,ion4
.. its
, . !tn
.. 88
1"4
84
38
44
62
23
83
79
31
85
24
4
1K
141
60
121
87
12.1
65
91
78
41
41
18
102
96
90
J5
8
5H
124
39
1.18
162
109
Northern Paclflo
Ohio Cities Gas
Pennsylvania
PlttHburgh Cosl
Itay Consolidated Conner
Heading , ,.
Kepubllc Iron and Steel
(Sinclair OH
Southern Pacific
Southern Railway
Studebaker Co
Tennessee Copper ,
Texas Co
Tobacco Produces
union Pacific
Pnlted Cigar Stores
U. S. Industrial Alcohol
li. S. Kubber
lf. 8. Stoel
Utah Copper
Wabash I'fd. .;
Westlnuhouse :iftrif
Willys-Overland !
American T. and T
Illinois Central
Atlsntlo Coast Line ....
Gulf Ststes Si of 1
Seaboard Air Line
a
V! -";nleld Steel and Iron 54
iHicn rruit.
Virginia-Carolina Chemlrii ' '
uenerai Electric n7
American Tobacco iki
All
and West Indies ..inn
TELEPHONE COMPANY
TO ENLARGE PLANT
uusmess Offices in Temple
uourt and Another Floor
Turned fn.to Exchange.
The Cumberland Telephone
. company has leased the large of
fioe apace formerly occupied by
John R. Evans & Co., en the main
floor of the Temple Court build
ing, and will remove its commsr
cial offices there in the near fu
ture. The office is to be entirely
remodeled to accommodate th
telephone company. Thia will
make the lower floor of the tele
phone building available for more
boards.
It will be remembered that this
company recently announced
plans of constructing a handsome
new exchange building pn East
Tenth street. This develop
ment, however, waa contingent
upon the oity commission permit
ting an advance of 'phone rates
in the city and auburbs. This
concession was refused, and the .
telephone company officials de
clared that the larger building
could not be constructed or the
service improved in Chattanooga
unless this step -was taken 00
incidently., The present exchange Is
crowded to capacity, however, and
some etep has been found neces
sary in order to meet the de
mands for 'more telephones, par
ticularly in the face of the largs
number of calls the concentra
tion of military authorities at
Chickamauga has brought en. It
is estimated that by moving the,
office across the street room wilf
be available for several hundred
more 'phonee snd the congestion
temporarily relieved.
TWELVE NEW HOSPITAL
BUILDINGS AT PARK
First Step Towards Big Devel-
opments and Concentra
tion of Hospitals Here.
Twelve hospital building and a
nurse's home are to be constructed on
McDonald field, which ! between
the post headquarters at C mp For
rest and Camp Warden McLnn.
Lumber i now belna stacked on tha
held tor these buildinas. Contrse-
ore for the buildinas are Park A
Grimes, of this city. In an mlirvnu
today. Mr. Grimes stated the build-
not were not authorised as vet. and
therefore d. tails were not available.
BUILDING BIG WAREHOUSE
AT MEDICAL OFFICERS' CAMP
The big medical wrchoue at Camp
,rf nlraf is nrnnnr rrilnidi-t l,n r.t
ill be finished by thr la.-t tf thr
f"k. It is Ml bv Sort fert. aiivi Is thr
'el Snare K. Til.-.vt ront-act. It ha
ben tun up in recoid Uuio.
WORLD MARKETS
BEARISH INFLUENCE
DOMINATES GRAINS
Chicago, March 20. Corn weakened to
day owing to a drastic embargo in re
gard to the lading of western cars wit
grain for tha east. Opening prices, which
ranged from a shade to c lower, with
March at 11.27 and May-at I1.264fc, were
followed by moderate further declines,
Oats, like corn, were dominated by the
benrlHh influence of the eaatern embargo,
Higher quotations on , hogs gave
atrengtn to provisions
Prices closed unsettled at $1.27 for
Marcn ana n.zo'i tor Amy, wiin the
final range as a whole varying from
to C' off to o advance compared
with twenty-four hours oerore.,
RANGE OF PRICES ON THE CHICAGO
BOARD OF TRADE.
Month.
Corn
March .
May ...
Oats
March .
May ...
Open. High. Low,
Close
$1.27
1.26
90
86
1.27
1.26
86
1.27
1.25
89
85
1.27
1.25
89
. 5
Pork -May
48.50
Lard
May 2fi.12
July 26.25
Ribs
May 24.85
July 25.20
48.65 48.45 48.60
26.25
26.30
24.97
26.30
26.12
26.17
24.82
25.20
26.17
.26.17
24.90
25.22
CHICAGO CASH.
Chicago, March 20 Corn: No. 2 yel
low, nominal; No. 3 yellow, $1.68; No. 4
yellow, l. 4Z((U.63.
Oats No. S white. DiViDlflSUe: stand
ard. S3W94c.
Rye No: 2, $2.80(34.82; barley, $1,663
iimoiny, fg; clover, $ZKfff31.
Pork Nominal; lard, $26.07; ribs, $24.05
' SUGAR.
New Tork, March 20. rtaw sugar,
steady. Centrifugal, 6.005c; molasses,
nominal; refined, steady; fine granulated,
7.46c.
BUTTER, EGGS, CHEESE, POULTRY.
New York, March 20 Butter, firm: re
ceipts. 3,231 tubs. Creamery, higher than
extras, 41&42c; creamery .extras. 92
score, 40&41c; Orate. 39(4oc.
Eggs Knaler; receipts, 26,894 eases.
Freah-gathered extras. 42c; extra firsts,
i , nrsia, unoiic.
a.?!,Mi.M"E",,;r; rPr''P". 1,145 boxes.
State held specials, 26Q25c; do average
inn. 2424c. vie
Live Poultry Strong; prices un
changed. Dressed Poultry-Quiet and unchanged.
CHICAGO PRODUCE.
Chicago, March 20. Butter. ' lower
Creamery, J5fe40c. u"er, lower,
Kggs I.ower. Firsts. 84(Br34fl; ocdl-
KdflrV33.3.: V m"k'
nPt"t2!I"!Cel,,t' thl'ty-four cars;
Roosters Vnchanged
SUDDEN SUMMONS
COMES TO F. G. LEWIS
Railway Mail Clerk Dies After
Illness Xasting Only
Two Days.
Frank Oorge Lewis, of B09 Cypress
reet. died suddenly at 6; SO o'clock
si
Wednesday morning' after an
illness
mating only two days.
Mr. Lewis was born May J4, 189,
at Samaria, Mich., coming south an a
.rV H" rr"l('f,rt 1" Chattanooga
0 rfn;,u nn nan neen In the rail
way mall service twenty-nine vears.
Mv years ago Mr. I,ewls aufferod a
nervous break-down from overwork
and had linen in falling health ever
s nee However, except for a short
time he continued to hold his position
and was faithful and efficient.
Mr. Lewis was united in marriage
r 8- 192. to Miss Ivadcl Xracv In
Toledo, ft., and nil nt thi- 1;,-
"had been spent In this rltv
He was a fnlthful member of St
1 aul's church nnd served for HfM'ffral
years as superintendent of the Sunday
school. He was a Knight Templar,
1 in liOOKom comma ndery.
1 no necensen is survived by two
children a son. Tracy Lewis, with
MK.hoe & .Stewart, nnd a daughter,
"" 1111,-u i,dwis, une nrotner, El
mer Ticwls, Is with the Canadian army
In France. Another brother, Harvey
Lewis, resides in Springfield. Mo. A
sister. Mrs. Harry White, resides In
Cincinnati. O.
No arrangements have been
for the funeral.
made
CORPL. NEWMAN DIES
OF SPINAL MENINGITIS
Corpl, Clem S. Newman, rvf rvmn.r,.,
O, Seventeenth Infantry, died M nil fin v
at Fort Oglethorpe of verehro-splnnl
meningitis. He was 2J years of ngc
and his former residence was given as
Itaskinan. The body was hrnnirhi
to The undertiiklng rstahliithmont nt
the Harry K. Chapman compuny. where
It Is being held pcndlnif the receipt of
instructions.
Herman Gentry.
(Special to The News.)
Huntsvlllc. March 20. A cablegram
was received tirre hy Morgan Gentrv
announcing the death of his son, Her
man i.enlry. of the Rainbow Division,
in France. Trivale Oentrv was
wounded on March 8 nnd died March
11. This la the second Huntsvllle bov
to he killed "over there."
Card of Thanks.
We wish to thank our manv friend
for their kindness and floral offerings
during the Ultima and death of
husband "and falhrr.
Mrs. M. F. Kolb and Fnmlly.
GREENW00DCEMETERY
Senator Owen Outlines
World Peace Program
Washington. March 10. An In
ternational peace plan, both to ef
fect Immediate cessation of the
war and to maintain future peace
In the world, was outlined to the
senate today bv Senator Owen, of
Oklnhonm. nuthor of a resolution
proposing a league of nnllon to
enforce prate.
NO MORE TALK OF
WALKOUT AT MOBILE
Mobile. AU., March ;n. The rehear
lug asked for by the emnlnvrs f Ihr
xhlpvarda f the gulf roast has been
set by the Fnltrd Stutra shipping
board for Wednesday. M:irch ".'7. In
the meantime nil of the mm of cvrrv
branch of the allied trades are at work
and there ts 110 more talk of a walk
out. It has hern determined to leave
mattern In the hands of the united
States shipping board to ttlr.
D l, g:t's from Mobile will probably
be tlx- s:ime ones that unit to Wash
ington at the first hearing. C. 11.
I'tani k has l-eti named to represent
the Mississippi coast shlrvards.
I OBITUARY T
0 ant
tc
COTTON ENCOURAGED BY
LIVERPOOL FIRMNESS
New Tork, March 20. Rather heavier
gl.inlng ilgures than expected promoted
a renewal of yesterday's selling move
ment In the cotton market today, and
soon after opening 2 to 4 points higher
active months sold about t to 24 points
net lower, with May touching 31.19e and
October 30.60c. Both Liverpool and do
mestic trade interests were good buyers
on this decline, however, and after the
first wave of selling had been absorbed
prices steadied up on this demand and
covering, with buyers encouraged by the
firmness of Liverpool nd the absence of
spot pressure.
The advance from the early decline ex
tended td 32.50c for May and 30.76c for
October before the end of the morning,
or 10 te 17 points above last night's clos
ing figures. Apprehensions of Price-flxlna
seemed to be suDsiding. while the gin
ning figures weie not sufficiently above
recent ideas to cause any material
change of sentiment as to the statistical
position.' The volume of business ta
pered off sharply on the rally, however.
with the market auiet and ateadv arnnnH
midday.
NEW ORLEANS COTTON.
New Orleans. Maroh 20. Laraer crln.
nlng returns for the last season than ex
pected had little effect on the nrioe of
cotton here today. Around the osenjng
can prices were 6 to 6 points off. but
good suDDOrt was encountered and a
quick recovery resulted, the market
atandlng 3' to 6 points over yesterday's
close at the end of the first half-hour.
me market turned au et but atnadv.
standing at its best 8 to 13 points up net
in the trading up 'to noon.
idealizing worked aaa nst values mod.
erately, and at 1 o'clock prices were 1 to
4 points under yesterday's final quota
tions. NEW ORLEANS SPOT COTTON.
New Orleans. March 20 Snot cnttnn
ateaay ana unchanged. Sales on the
spot, 1,430 bales: to arrive. 1.149
minnnng, aj.asc; middling, 83.13c; good
middling, 34.13c. Receipts, 6,774 bales; I
niui.IV, 110, UDJ.
NEW ORLEANS COTTON FUTURES
' OPENING.
New Orleans. March 20 Cntinn
comber, 29.32c.
NEW YORK COTTON FUTURES
CLOSING.
JseW Tork. March n CnHw,
1 j, ... ri. - .
...v..v, uui.v. oi.idc; ucioDer. su.tiac: JJe-
emner, 30.47c.
NEW
ORLEANS COTTON
FUTURES I
CLOSING.
ew urieans, March 20. Cotton futures
V, t y' 0 Pen's up to 4 down:
t w J COTT0N-'
firm- 5. M"ch 2 Cotton . spot,
fair. 25.26d: good mldd nn.i J
XJJM&A "Lllng. 23.fi2di goed
iiior.Y, n.ozn; ordinary, 22d -ShIp
5.000 bales. Including 3 200 American
n,e,e.lplV2V00 1b1r " American FU:
tines closed steadv. N,.w
M.h ia ,n. "f". '-"niracis
24.35d:
in V '"". Jiii.v. 21.11a. Old
Old contracts
?pr" V'i!?,rt;' Aprll-May. 22.73d May!
June, 22.66d; June-July. 22.57d y
CHICAGO. LIVE STOCK
1fl'oOt'hH!VfBr,Ch 20'-"S: Receipts,
5i vV 'ill ? "?L ml"1; ' Tr.l7.90
llS?.7ilS0T7."6Ml r0,"!h ,-"-0i
flv".SWPi.?A'?h!: n. Na-
'"IM: calves. in.lioiffl(.s5. "euorB
WHITE SLAVERY CASE
APPUES backwards:
Woman Pays Man's Fare "Into
Another State" Rather Than
He Paying for Her.
nA,'.n",!e.1 Sun,(1ftr t Rossville,
tin., and brought to local police hend-
-H,di frr'r- Fln'"5''" Annie Helton
and j. J. Minor are facing serious
charges. The woman Is now In Er
langcr hospital, where she has been
since Monday.
Information obtained Wednesday
morning is that Annie Helton and J. J.
Minor enmo to Chuttanooga from
Ondsden. Aln.. and have been living at
hossvllle. It seems that a question at
Issue in the mntter Involves the pay
ment of their railroad transportation
here. It is understood that Minor had
no funds nnd tje railroad fare 'was
pnld try the woman.
It Is further understood that Annie
lei ton's father Is Charles Hicks and
uini ne uvea on the Anniston road.
Just outside of (ludsdcn. Who Is the
wife of Osenr Helton, who Is In tho
draft army from Calhoun City. Ala.
.xiiuming 10 nor story, Helton re-
turned to (ladaden nhnnt four mnr.th.
ago on leave and aecured n divorce
from her. SShe has two children, Sal-
lie, aged 2, and Ixiuls, aged 4, who are
understood to be with her fnther. Her
"iory is that she met Minor In C.ada
den and was persuaded by him to come
to Chattanooga with her on the prom-
imc mai ne wouia marry her as soon
us they arrived here; that upon reach
ing 1 nnttanooga they went to Itoss-
MIIo. whore she aecured a job In the
ltlchmond Hosiery mills: that Minor
secured n job; that they lived together
as man and wife; that Minor has from
lime to time promised to marry her.
Minor's story, on the other hand, Is I
that ho has known Annie Helton for
several months: that 'When she was ar
rested In tladsden on a vagrancy
charge he pnld her rlne and got her
out of jail. In his story no denial is
made of bis promise to marry her, but
Insiifflrlent funds nnd the fnct that she
has not Hccureri n divorce, according to
bis story, are given as reasons for his
failure to marry her.
ROME MAN IS HELD
BY CHATTANOOGA POLICE
A man. whose name was given as
lorn Cost a. was arrested Wednesday
morning by IVtcctlves Taul Hrown
and Carl Wliltelry a few minutes after
Information con.-erning htm had been
furnished bv nn officer from Rome,
G.i. He was chnrged on the" blotter
with being a fualttv. and the Infoi
mation Is that he is wanted at Rome
on a charge of desertion. He was
said to hae left Ms wife and children j
thne.
LAST TIME MAJ. BUMP WENT
HOME HE WAS LIEUTENANT
MaJ. A. I Rump. In command of the
inartrrniaater corps at Lytle. has re
turned to his duties after a. ten days'
Irmc of absence. The major baa been
siting his home at New linden, n.
This Is the first tune he has been
home In tour and a half years, on his
fonner isit he had attained, only t!ic
i.ink of first Ueuteauvt.
GROUP OF
YrJfiif
mmmm V
A
Mayor Jesse M. Littleton.
Judge Nathan L. Bachman.
ELABORATE PlXnS
fi ' if, , iS
THIRD LIBERTY LOAN CAMPAIGN
That old Spanish-American war an-
them, "There'll Be a Hot Time in the
Old Town Tonight," may have to be
revived for the liberty bond campaign
in the .twenty-four counties in the
, u .. . 1.
mittee has planned hot times, intensive
times, .thrlllingly patriotic days, to stir
P ln -thl" loa"-.
Imagine a program like this In any
one of the courthouses In any one of
the twenty-four "counties.
A band a good old army band
starting off with a jazz march to
quicken the blood of the listeners.
An address an address of patriot
ism by Upn. Mutt N. Whltaker, Foster
V. Hrown or any one of the local ora
torical exponents of patriotism.
Dixie by the band. Dixie, to stir
tho very soul.
An address -by an Amerlcan'soldler
In uniform a man who CRn say to the
audience: "I'm doing my part. Now,
ou do yours. Buy liberty bonds."
A presentation the presentation of
the seventeen French and Kngllsh sol
diers who aro at Camp Forrest In
structing our soldiers.
The Marsel'laise to, do honor to the
French; "America," to' do honor to the
English and American soldiers.
The only man who won't respond to
nn appeal of that kind the only man
who won't want to help his government
y buying liberty bonds must be deaf,
dumb and blind.
Of course, the above Is not nn of
ficially announced program. It is-a
tentative one, but certain It Is that the
Chattanooga zone is going to give the
people outside of Chattanooga ft pa
triotic treat some time during the loan
campaign, which opens April 6.
In short, the above is a sort of cor
rnllng of Ideas that have'been exuding
from the minds of members of the zone
committee C. C. ' Nottingham, chair
man; Lewis Burke, secretary; SilnsW.
Davis, field representative; W. O. M.
Thomas, chairman Of the speakers'
bureau, and others.
At first It was planned to send'simul.
tanedusly into the twenty-three coun
ties, exclusive' of Hamilton, teams con
sisting of two civilian speakers and
two clvllan bond salesmen.
Then the committee had a thought.
Why not go to Fort Oglethorpe ' and
get from among the army officers
twenty-three men who In civilian life
were excellent spchkers? they argued.
Then why not send one soldier with
each local speaker? And so on.
So it was ridded to make effort to
get these young soldiers, because a
soldier In uniform is on a pedestal, so
to speak, and can say what he thinks.
He's giving his time, sacrificing his
home ties, giving, maybe," his life. He's
not asking much from another when he
nsks only for that man to lend his
money to the government,
Then the committee thought some
more, ir soldier-speakers are good,
what's the matter with soldier-bond
HUM OF SEWING MACHINES BUSY AT RED
CROSS WORK HEARD THROUGH COUNTRY
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1
OGLETHORPE MATRONS
SUPPORT WAR ORPHAN
Wives of army officers at
Fort Oglethorpe are among tho
Red Cross' most energetic
workers. The post auxiliary
meets all day every Tuesday
and Friday and on Monday nft
ernorm of each week in the of
ficers' club building, where a
room has been fitted up for the
purpose.
The auxiliary is without a
chairman at present, Mrs.
Noyds, wife of Col. Noyds.
having resigned this week on
leaving for Columbia. S. C.
' Mrs. Walton, wife of Col. Wal
ton, who Is in France, is sec
retary nnd treasurer. Mrs.
Gordon R. Catts and Mrs. Cole,
wife of Maj. Cole, are in charge
of surgical dressings.
The support of n French or
phan has been undertaken, and
as one means of raising money
for this purpose the Indies seil
candy every Tuesday and Fri
day at the hostess house at
Camp Warden Mclean.
Aliout twenty-five nttcml
each meeting and a great deal
of work has been accomplished.
I
EY1DKNCF. of how the world war
.has called forth a fcpirit of co
operation and leiit the energies
of many different classes of people to
ward doing one kind of work is seen
.SPEAKERS
r
0
Richard Hardy.
Judge Sain D. McReynolds.
LAID FOR
'salesmen? In the army are men who
gold bonds as a business before the
war. "Let's get them." was the cry,
and they are being got.
.Right there came along Lewis
Burke, whose friends say he exudes
Ideas with "ebullient effervescence,"
whatever that is. Anyway, he says:
"Let's put on a good show. Let's get
those seventeen English and French
officers and show them to the people
of the outlying counties, many of
whom have never seen even their uni
forms." So they, too, are being got. Chair
man Nottingham has it up with Gen.
Erwin, and tho wires are already
click-clicking the idea 'to the French
and Kngllsh embassies in Washing
ton, with the request that the gentle
men from overseas be permitted to
lend their co-operation in the liberty
bond program.
Meanwhile W. C M. Thomas and his
sipeakers' bureau have been active, as
signing local talent to the adjacent
counties which are putting in calls for
orators with patriotism and "pep."
Mayor .lease M. Littleton has been
Assigned to a redhot meeting planned
for April 7 at tho courthouse, Dayton,
Tenn. .1. T. Crawford, Rhea county
liberty loan chairman, has the meetipg
in charge and has also called upon
N. Q. Allen, of Athens, as n speaker
This meeting' Is expected to be & Jive
one.
S, Bosworth Smith has been asked
for at two places and has been as
signed to a meeting at Mndisonville,
Monroe county, Monday, April 1 and
to Pikeville. March 23.
There Will be a meeting nt Decatur,
Meigs county, to, which the speaker has
not yet been assigned.
The 'speakers bureau will have
plenty of mert available in the simulta
neons foray into the twenty-three
counties, among whom are thfc follow
ing: Judge W. B. Garvin. Judge Nathan
Bachman, Judge S. D. McReynolds,
Judge Joe V. Williams, . Gen. M. K
Whltaker, Mayor Jesse M. Littleton,
O. V. Chamlee, John H. Early, Rev.
Claude Hill. T. Dope Shepherd, R. T
Faucette. W. H. Walkirw, J. Tark Mc-
Callle. S. R. Strang, Judge J. J. Lynch,
Rev. R. K. Triplett, W. B. Miller, C. A.
Noone, -Allen Httzfeld, Dr. T. S. Mc
Collie, John W. RaJ Kdward Brown,
O. I Dnrwin. Richard Hardy, B. K.
Tatum, Lewis M. Coleman, W. D. Gll
nian. Jr.; F. S. Carden, S.J. MeAUeater,
S. B. Smith. T. W. Stanfleld. J. A.
Chambllss, Paul Campbell, Neil M.
Thompson, W. R. Snyder, J. L. Le
vine, C. N. Lusk. .1. Read Voigt, L. D.
Miller, P. H. Thatch.
Everything possible is being done to
stir up interest in this liberty lonn.
Liberty loan headquarters is the
busiest place in town. Things are mov
ing w itJi speed and precision and much
good work Is being accomplished.
In noting how the Red Cross has made
its effective appeal. Not only are the
women of Chattanooga proper tire
Iqsaly working at the headquarters
work room and in their own homes,
hut branch auxiliaries are itealously
knitting and sewing in various -scat
tered communities throughout Hamil
ton and neighboring counties. And
what is true in this vicinity is true
throughout the United States this
opportunity to do something for the
nation's heroes has its universal ap
neal. 1
The suburban auxiliaries, Rldgadale,
East Ike. St. Elmo, East Chatta
nooga and North Chattanooga, have
been given some publicity along with
that given the city auxiliary, but it
comes as a surprise to rind that the
rural districts as well are croing re
markable work.
Hixion Red Crest.
Hixson auxiliary leads the county in
point of membership, having 201 en
listed. The ottlcers are: Mrs. W. H.
Barker, president; Mrs. R I'otts, vice
president; Mrs. G. E. Llles, secretary:
Miss Margaret Donelson. treasurer.
Iuring the past year the following
garments were made: 150 sweaters.
50 knitted wipes. : mufflers. 10 pairs
of wristlets. ( pairs of socks. 1 helmet.
175 hospital shirts. 17 pairs of paja
mas, l.a surgeons caps. : pans or
foot warmers. ?
Khakt comfort kits were- sent to
each boy who had gone trom this com
munity and each was provided wrlh a
sweater. A carnival nnd bazaar will
be given on March 30 at the high
school to raise funds, and It Is rx-
rev ted a large sum will be realized.
This will be under the direction ol
Mrs. Barker, who has been very effi
cient and faithful in her office of pres
ident '
Soddy Red Cross.
' Boddy has the second largest auxil
iary, in the count', having- 195 mem
bers enrolled, besides the Junior Red ,
Cross, which ia ' composed of high
school students.
The members recently organized the
colored women, forming a Red Cross .
circle with fifteen charter members.
They are said to be doing good work.
The owner of the Soddy "jitney"
bus has been doing bis' "bit" in deliver
ing supplies to and from Chattanooga
Red Cross headquarters free of charge.
Miss Aldine Newberry is chairman.
Miss Ida Magill secretary and Mrs.
Paul Thrasher treasurer. Meetings aro
held every Tuesday in a roon in the
Masonic hall. - Some of the members
spend the entire day, bringing a box
lunch, while others devote only the
afternoon. Four sewing machines are
kept busy. The list of supplies made
includes 35 knitted sweaters, 20 pairs
of socks, 4 pairs of wristlets, 4 muf
flers, 17 pairs of bed socks, 25 comfort
kits filled with necessary article, ii
pajama suits, 26 bed jackets, -39 baby
dresses for refugees, 500 shot bags, 75
Christmas packages and 12 pairs, of
operating boots made by the colored
circle.' "
Chickamauga, Yenn.
Mrs. Mary Scott, of Shepherd, was
made chairman of the Chickamauga
district for the Red Cross drive, and
sent in 121, representing twenty-one
paid-up members. The inclement
weather and an epidemic of liberty
measles has interfered with the or-.
ganization of an auxiliary, but never
theless the women are working just the
same. -
Materials have been brought out
from headquarters and the work has
been done in ther separate homes. Three
women made fourteen hospital hirts
in one week. Mrs. S. J. Scott knitted
three pairs of socks in one week.
The principal of the school is an en
thusiastic Red Cross man and every
pupil in attendance belongs to the
Junior Red Cross.
Tyner Red Cross.
Tyner auxiliary has an enrollment ot
sixty-five members. E. Witt is chair
man, Mrs.- M. H. Hundley vice-president,
Mrs. F, Witt secretary and treas
urer. Mrs. Louis Robinson is chair
man of the executive committee, which
is composed of Mrs. W. D. Parks, Mrs.
Lillle Shekton and Mrs. M. H. Hund
ley. This auxiliary has only been or
ganized two months, but is considered
one of the most wide-awake in the
county. Meetings are held every two
weeks at the Tyner Grammar school
in a work room which has been com
pletely furnished Tor this purpose.
Thursday evening, April 4. a patri
otic meeting will be held at the school, ,
at which time Dr. T. S. McCallie will
speak.
Daisy Red Cross.
The Daisy auxiliary has a member-,
ship of sfxty-three. The officers are:
Mrs. J. D. Elliott, president; Mrs. X.
Walls, vice-president; Miss J. Walker,
secretary; Miss E. Poe, treasurer.
Meetings are held every Wednesday
afternoon at the school building. Four
teen convalescent jackets have been
completed and quite a number of other
articles are being made. The Junior
Red Cross netted $42.25 at a pie sup
per laat Saturday.
Walnut Grove Red Cross.
Walnut Grove auxiliary, which is
one of the newest branches, has twenty-five
members. Mrs,. Dennis CorWIy
is chairman- of finance, Mrs. I. '..
Smith chairman of sewing and Mrs.
Hugh Standifcr secretary.
An entertainment is planned to 1
given soon.. Meetings are held every
Friday at the school building. More.
than 100 garments have been finished.
including 24 bed shirts, 12 operating
shirts. 96 hot, water bottle covers, 6
sweaters, 6 pairs of socks and wrist
lets.
Fairmount Red Cron.
Wednesday is meeting dav for the
Red Cross auxiliary at Fairmonnl,
Waldcn's ridge, school. The member
ship numbers twenty. Mrs. C..W.
ShacHcloford is chairman. Ten g'irls
form a hospital committee, with Miss
Virginia Godson as- chairman. Thin
auxiliary sends flowers every Thurs
day to the First Methodist church in
the city, where they are received by
a woman's committee, which dlstrib
utcs them in the hospital at Camp
Greenleaf. Jelly, oranges and grape
fruit have. also been given. With tha
coming of spring such flowers as the
trailing arbutus are to be made into
bouquets for the soldiers.
The school raised $25, making every
pupil a member of the Junior Red .
Cross. The pupils are collecting pine
needles to fill pillow covers made by
the Red Cross. Other articles nindo'
are over five dozen pajama suits, hos
pital and convalescent robes, 17 sweat
ers, two dozen bed sorks, helmets and
wristlets. '
. Ooltewsh Red Cross.
The Red Cross auxiliary at Oolte
wah, James county, has forty-seven
members and is still growing. It
meets every Thursday afternoon ntthe
residence of S. Xewton. The officers
are: Miss Halley Xewton, chairman;
Miss Katherine Hooper, secretary;
Mrs. Hunter Furches, treasurer.
Articles made Include 30 pajama
suits, 12 bed jackets, three dozen hos
pital handkerchiefs. 7 bandage foot
socks, besides 3 sweaters glvei. to in- .
dividual soldiers. The members are
now at work on a dozen hospital bed
shirts.
The first funds, nside from member
ship fees, were from a collection taken
up at nn entertainment by three tiny
girls dressed aa Red Cross nurses.
Among several other benefit affairs
given was a "thrift party." with av
prize for the "tackiest" dressed girl.
Many friends have been generous with
donations.
The list of-members follows: Mes-
damrs Maggie Watts. Luther Hanhy,
Rlanche Hooper. Elizabetn Iewion.
Mave Furches. . Minnie W ells. Lena
Foe. I. Wolfe. Mamie Newton. John
Trovanek, Maye Sherrard. Llllie Wat
kins. J. M. Webh. Elixabeth Maxwell,
E. M. Gresham, Minnie Iewls. W. A.
Smith. Sudie Hall. Jesse Bennett:
Misses Clara Millions. Marie Bird.
Lunelle Sherrard. Katherine Hooper.
Helen Criim, Myrtle Ball, Phanov
Green. Halley Newton, Sidna Sherrard,
Emma FitzgeraM. Zella Hlnes; Messrs.
J. F. B'snkenship, W. N. Paim, P. W.
Ixwe. S. Newton. Prof. C. J. Ponb.
John Kroeger. Hunter Furches. Ed
Robinson. George Wolfe, A. I Tallnnt.
F. F. Flggins. P. M. Cates. W. O.
Watts. Herbert Hooper, Harry Gullle
and John Troyanek.
High Point Romance
Climaxes in Runaway
Miss Mattie Williams, sard U.
daughter of J. W. Williams, a promi
nent farmer at High Point. Ga de
parted from that place some time
Tuesday night with Albert Cook. 4i
years old. also a realdent Of High
Point. According to Information re
ceived Wednesday afternoon, they left
In a two-horse wagon, and the suppo
sition Is that ran Cupid had a grea'.
big part in the affair, ns It is beiev I
that the oung woman will try to
marry a young man who came to High
Point two weeks ago. and that Coo
is acting as go-between.