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THE TENNESSEE TIMES
CROSSV1LLE CHRONICLE
CROSSVILLE, TENNESSEE, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1921.
No. 45.
VOL. XXXV
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WHAT THE THIRTY
BILLIONS WOULD DO
Would Build One Hundred Panama Nation Asked to Stop For Two M.n
Canal, or 600,000 Mile. Road j ute. Fr.d.y ,n Honor of
at $50,000 a Mile. Great Event.
....... ( ,.ffljments can! By joint action both houses of
If l.m.tat.on gtr of congress President Harding was au-
ChCCk ZlLcl h f expense 0 military thorized to declare Armistice Day
war, or reduce the expense j p November ii a legal
preparedness rt w.l be wen . , He so dedared and the
!VC" LVLhooeTorit Aside i whole country has been asked to stop
all that mtght be hoped d f minutes at nooll by Wash-
hreTscar ely anything the ' ington time, in honor of the day and
Safe7' f th nation want Ure than the unknown American soldier, who
?hP J relief from un burdens j died in France, who will be burned
th7.i HtructiveneM of war. at Arlington cemetery with appro
and the destructiveness oi only, ' priate honors at noon next Friday.
CTL!i war cost the United: In this section the hour will be av
Sate? more Than $3oU,ooo,ooo-a! eleven o'clock a.m. It would be f.t
? 2 a ,, much as the cost of j ting-if our business men and every
tA-'t Z Panama Canal consid- school in the county would pay the
building .he .Panoa0ftnhV greatest j respect requested by all standing with
underUkSg The United sCTte". might bowed, head, for the short space ot
unaeriaKint,s u.v two minutes. Business of every kind
WhS would not thirty billion dol- j riiouldbejuspended for the brief time
Thirty billion dollars would buy all ;
the railroads of the United States.
free from debt, ana leave ici. -
dollars for betterments.'
Thirty billion dollars would build
600,000 miles of the best highway, a : a
cost of $50,000 per mile highway
enough to lay fifty nationa highways
across the country east and west, and
fifty similar highways across the
country north and south.
. ' nllars would DUIIO
and eqmp a college in each of the
states and in nawm -
Sines at a cost of 200,000,000 each and
feavetwenty billions with which to
erect and equip one hundred thousand
bv the most araem m 1
improvements, so far as money could,
WentheAmerican people con
template what might te done with
hePamount of money we havet
LTshoTt oTeVof national honor
and safety irl the effort to secure the
assurance of permanent peace. .
' The League of Nations was pro
nosedas an assurance of peace, but.
believing that it was a supreme sac
rifice of national independence on he
one hand, and a source of war on the
other, the voters of America rejected
ft by an overwhelming vote at the
polls They turned over to the oppo
nents of the League of Nations the
fbe power to speak for thi .nation in
an effort to promote world peace and
world disarmament, and with hat
cower goes a measure o fresponsibil
ft The United States and its spokes
men cannot atone secure worldeac
or limitations of armaments. Neither
can this nation be held responsible for
failure of the present conference, un
less the course pursued by our rep
resentatives shall be such as to pre
vent agreement, without just cause.
Counting the cost of war, in sutter
ing and loss of life as well as in
money, and feeling the burden of tax-
ation incident to military vv-'?.
ation incident 10 7ir
iu. iM.rlran ncnnle are willing
neSS, L 1 1 C flliimv-.. J K -
that their represeniauv -
honor and safety in the effort o make
the conference a complete success.
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URGED NO RELEASE OF DEBS j
.
At the meeting of the American
i lnn at Kansas City last week,
rrf:pntations were made
nations were maae
, r t im iiK enactment
l' .
iavoring 01 an
nf the bonus law for those who served 1
.u - War
in nc tu.iu
They also condemned Col. Oeorge
Harvey, ambassador to Great Britain
for his utterances in a speech in Eng
land in which he stated that this
country entered the war because we
were afraid we would have to fight
Germany later unless the military spir
it of that' nation was crushed.
The Legion further went on record
strong against the release of prison
ers who are serving time fo- obstruct-
ing War WOrK. lllCy csifinnj I VlllC IVUWIUI. LfUUgE ...O"-
ignated Eugene Debs and objeced tolWork was done in the first degree
his being liberated. Debs is now serv-iand arrangements were perfected for
ing a ten year sentence in the federal
prison at Atlanta.
Several persons from Crossville
and other parts of the county attended
the sale of the Bon Air Coal Company
lands at Cliffy yesterday and sev
. et;al are there today.
Wilbur Ledford entertained a crowd
of boys and girls at his home Mon
day night with a Hallowe'en party.
Miss Sue Hamby accompanied by
her sister, Mrs. C. H. Pennington, at
. tended the Teachers Association at
Knoxville.
ARMISTICE DAY IS
MADE LEGAL HOLIDAY
HOPE
-BUT
4
Hop
Push Your
The CHRONICLE is ready to dents
part give good service in Advertis
ing or Job Work
We Do Our BEST to Give the Best
ALL the Time
It is very likely that every railroad
train will stop for that 'brief space
of time when the hour comes regard
less of where the train may chance to
be. It is a little thing to do to com
memorate so great an event. It is
hoped Crossville business men, the
schools in Crossville and every school
in the county and every business man
in the county, the laborer in the field
and elsewhere will observe this event
as requested.
JUDGE HULL HONORED
Former Congressman Cordell Hull
nas oeen eicticii ucmumuv
cnri-ppH rfiairman Geo.
Vliaillliau i. jm- -
m. vvnite.
W. T. Hudson and "J. W. Buttram
have bought the J. R. Adams livery
I,-,-.. Ar1am rptains his Stock
and equipment and will move his
. 1 o flarrisnn bam
uuaiiusa mi. j
east of the public square. Messrs.
Hudson and Buttram will use the barn
for feeding stock and as a sales staD'e
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Postmasters Robert Potter and C.
P Rrnnlfhart went to Cookeville this
morning as witnesses in the Leo
Smith, Peavine, case, wherein he is
charged with destroying certain mail
while acting as carrier.
Born To Mr. and Mrs. George F.
Brookhart, a son, November 2. The
young man is to wear the name
George Donald. Motner ana cnna
are getting along fine.
At the regular meeting of the Cross
ville Masonic Lodge Monday night
conferring two third degees Tuesday
night of next week. Clifty Lodge
has been invited to attend and put
on one of the degrees. A most enjoy
able time seems assured and a large
attendance of the membership is ex
pected. Fred Cate and brother Thomas Cate
were her from Orville, Ohio, for the
week-end shaking hands with old
friends.
!?. R P Newton attended the
Congregational Conference at Chat
tanooga last week. The conference
for next year is to be held at Cross
ville.
! EX-GOVERNOR PATERSON
ON "LOOKING FORWARD"
Will Speak at the Baptist Church,
Monday Night, November 14,
In Interest of Temperance.
Our people should not forget the
coming of Ex-Governor M. R. Patter
son, who will addres the people at
the Baptist church Monday night,
November 14. His subject will be
"Looking Forward." This is one of
his most impressive and famous speech
es. It lias thrilled thousands through
out the United States as Mr. Patter
son has been delivering this and other
lectures in the interest of temperance
for several years. He is working un
der the direction of the Anti-Saloon
league of this state and the nation.
No more eloquent or able speaker
comes before the people of the coun
try than Mr. Patterson. His power
and eloquence carries convincing force
irresistable and those who enjoy el-
to it"
Business
oquence and power of expression, will
not fail to hear Mr. Patterson. The
lecture is free.
Leo Dayton came over from Knox
ville last week to get the infant
daughter of Frank Campbell an dtake
to his home to care for it. Mr. Camp
bell had gone to Knoxville a few days
before and brought the babe home.
The jlittle one contracted stomach
trouble and died and was burried in
the city cemetary Monday.
The show at the Mecca theater
Saturday night was especially good.
It was a western story with thebloody
features omitted and it carried a good
moral. It was very plain, the reels
were run slow enough that any one
could easily read the wording. All
in all it was sa good as any one could
wish.
Trustee T. F. Brown and son Clay
went hunting last week and Mr
Brown had the good fortune to kill
three wild turkeys at one shot. They
were wallowing and all time raised
their heads at one time a" Mr. Brown
and son came in signt. One shot
killed the three while Clay Brown
killed one. Some men from the Po
mona neighborhood brought nine wild
turkeys to town last week. Turkeys
seem to be unusually plentiful in the
woods this year.
Dr. C. O. Johnson Optometrist, of
Rockwood, will be in Crossville at
the Windsor Hotel Wednesday, Nov.
16, and Thursday, Nov. 17, until noon.
To examine eyes and fit glasses. All
examinations free. 11-9-it.
Senator Geo. W. Poague was in
town the first of the week resting
and directing matters relative to the
home office of the Knights and Ladies
Orde of the Cross, the fraternal and
beneficial order he recently founded.
The order is making marvelous prog
ress and with the splendid ability and
energies of Senator Poague to direct
Jf fViofo ic tverv nrnsnect that it will
continue to grow and broaden in a
way that will prove very Denenciai
to the membership and at the same
time be of great benefit to Crossville
and Cumberland county.
Jeff Burnett, who has been living
in Oklahoma for several years, has
moved back and purchased the John
Pattnn. Sr.. farm near Peavine Mr.
Patton will move to Kentucky.
ROAD SURFACING ORDERED I
TO BEGIN AT ONCE
One Mile and a Half West on the
Memphis'to-Bristol Highway
To Receive Slag.
The Cumberland county Road Com-.
rn.ss.on has arranged to have a mile
and a half of the Memphis-to-Bnstol
highway west of town covered with (
some four inches of slag from the
Roane Iron orks, at Rockwaad. ,
The plan is to begin at the Corpo.-. i
ation line and surface a mile west.
Then jump to the bad piece of road ;
near the Howard Springs school
house and surface a half mile theie.
This work is to be done conditioned
upon certan aid being extended by
citizens of Pomona and between C-
ville and Pomona. The people ., w
mat way are entnusiastic over tue
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move ana j. n. oranam nas agreea farnler c, ,avr ; '-rm three quarter -to
put in ten days with a team haul- Gf an hour a day win feed the cows,
ing slag. Numerous others will doubt , bed them, and clean the barn or shed,
less do equally well, but as to that. Eight cows should produce an aver
we had not learned definitely up toage cf two gallons of milk testing 4.5
the time of going to press. This sur- pcrccnt fat for 300 days, or ci6o lbs.
facing work is badly needed and will nf mjk and 232 pounds of bulter dur
prove a great benefit to that section ing tne same period of time,
of the road. j with fat at 35 cents, this price
Some 23 or 30 cars of the slag will would bring $81.20 a cow. The skim
be used. The cost per car here at milk, if fed to good calves or pigs
Crossville is about $35. The first cars should increase this amount to $131.20
are expected to arrive in a few days The total or eight cows would be
and will continue to come along reg- $1048.60. I.f addition, there would be,
larly thereafter. 1 if properly cared for, 50 or 60 two-
1 i horse loads of manure. Farmers can
flDCil I CTTCD clearly imagine what this would
Ur til Lt 1 1 tn 1 amount to if put under most any crop.
, j With home-grown roughage and good
T. S,
Randolph Tells the Voters Why
Ho Asks for Their Votes
November 26.
Biglick.Tenn.To the Voters in the
Republican Primary Election to be
held November 26: Having decided
to become a candidate for the office
of County Court Clerk, and not ha.
ing the time to see all the voters, I
feel it my duty to tell you, whom I
might not be able to sse, why I think
I should have your vote and influence.'
Mr. W. D. Hedgecoth. who at pres.
ent is clerk, and who is seeking the'
office again has held the office to,
14 years when his present term ex -
pires anu uurin; wiiitn nine 11c was
built a fine mansion to live in and
given his children an education for
teaching and bought a Ford auto, and
crowned his teeth with gold, and oth
er things too numerous to mention
All of this with his fourteen years in
office seems to me is as long as one noticeabIe act that count that
man should ask the support of the,goes in or dairyinR is alwa s rich
people. 11 an omce is worm luvius
it is worth passing around to some
nc else. So' will you honor me
with your vote and influence? I am
33 years old, have had my home des
troyed by fire, and most of its con
tents, less than two years ago. Have j '
had sickness and death in my family, A series of meetings are now being
am a poor man financially, but am conducted at the Congregational
free from drunkenness, gambling or church by Rev. Raiph Gillam, of the
other bad habits; am strictly sober Theological Seminary, Atlanta; Ga.
and am strictly for law and order, and Thc meetiIlffs wiu continue until Sun
for the upbuilding of Cumberland day Novernber 20. Services will be
County in any way I can be of ser- he)d in the afternoon and evenings
yice. So if elected, I will endeavor ony Following is the program up
to serve you in a way which an officer to and jnciudjng Saturday night, next:
snouia serve tne pcopie. huw mc
all this into consideration and if you
feel justified in giving me your vote
and influence, th esame will be ap
preciated. I am yours for Better service,
THOMAS S. RANDOLPH.
Dr. E. W. Mitchell was here from
Davidson the first of the week.
Secretary A. L. Garrison was home
from Nashville for the week-end.
Miss Dorthv Hambv entertained a
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number of her friends at her home
Saturday evening , those present were hjs audiences However, he does put
Wilbur Ledford, Paul Tollett, Martha d earnestness into his sermons
edn:akV,TLoiS Hminak',,J?fkrI I-.' and es the most teling arguments
Ralph Watson, Lige Tollett. Charlie ba$ed Qn ,hought and reason. His
Campbell, Agnes Brady, Edna Hemb-. sermons are meeting with much favor
ree, Pearl Hedgecoth. Lily Bilbrey, h , and th attendancc
Walter Reed, Clifty Brewer, Pearl . .
Anderson, Nell Anderson, Glada Sharp ; ,arKC;
Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Pennington, Clark ' riMnmATcc.
Williamson and Sue Hamby. Punch j TO CANDIDATES:
and cakes were served. i ... ... . .
T ,. . XT , ... , ! All candidates in the Republican
Chas. Julian went to Nashville last !primary electiotl( to bc held Saturdayi
night on business. November 26, next, are requested to
Our friends seem to have forgotten furnjsh wkh ,ists of nameJ rom
to some wtent, that he Chronicle w which we select those who are
very anxjous to receive every possible tQ ho)d the coming . election. Under
item touching you and your friends., th ru,es adopted by the Republiean
Please end in everything you can or , Executivc Committee, the list of of
drop ,n the postoffice. By So domg icers tQ th prima must be
you yil very much help to me the blished in the Chp0nicle at least
Chrofccle much more interesting and . h makes . necsa for the
the editor will be much pleased. We ,. tQ imo the net wfiek
cannot have too many locals. ; Uness names arfi furnished us by
Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Burlbach came the candidates, we will have to use
up from Chattanooga Saturday to our own judgment,
visit her mother, Mrs. Susie W. Dun-! J. W. Dorton, Chairman,
bar. They returned Monday. S. C. Bishop, Secretary.
WHY NOT KEEP FEW COWS
FOR STEADY INCREASE?
If They Are Good Ones and Well
Cared for They Will Bring a
Tidy Sum.
A Ilirn gets aid for (ho amount
of work he does ?rovi,lod uood ;U(lg
ment directs ,he work where there
is a market for milk cream or buttefi
dairy cows supply this regular source
of work and incomc according to
C A, Hut ton, dairy specialist, Division
0f Extension
Many peop"Ie object t0 keeping cows
for they say jt ties them down Too
manv rows will hnt thor i nc,M.r.
able r""nf; '..1 a few cows, and they
'1 . iequire so much time and at
A good man can average
ight cows per hour. With
tl,.. .,,s 0c veniertly arranged as any
pasture, the feed bill for eight cows
deducted would leave a nice sum of
'ready cash which has sifted in each
; month.
If a man cannot keep eight cows,
Probably he could keep four The
woruk wou d hf dlV be m'ssed and he
ca!,h would always be handy,
Cows make you work, but if the
"wts and Pr0Pfr attend
ed t0' thev wl Pav food waS a"d
f.lve the farmer. ready cash all the
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a. CWS 3 day a"d k6CP
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You can bring or send your cream
; f h Nashville Pure Milk Company,
. . wjn g-ve yQu the f
. Af Dl 1
your cream. To have over a $1,000
coming in each year besides what the
farm earns otherwise would be
mighty handy.
It is well understood and admitted
that nothing improves a farm so fast
farming country and the farmers are
prosperous.
REVIVAL MEETING
Wednesday, November 9.
3 p. m. "What It Costs to Follow
i Christ."
7 p. m. "Is It Nothing to You?"
Thursday, November 10.
3 p. m. "Three Crowns."
,7 p. m. "A Terrible Prayer."
Friday, November II,
3 p. m. Sermon to Women.
; 7 p. 111. "An Honest Prayer."
K Saturday, November 12.
'7 p. m. "Always Night Never Day."
Rev. Gillam does not attempt flights
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