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The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1914-10-16
Development Of Road Making


The development in road making in
Obion County has convinced us that
good roads practically all the better
part OF the year can be made OF dirt
roads and caused us to recede from the
position that we should enter cam
paign OF hard road construction. Some
years ago it seemed that the only solu-
ton OF the road question was the one
which gave us hard roads, but to-day,
after what has been demonstrated in
this county, the conclusion is reached
that the best system is the King drag
system. Our roads under that system
are not yet perfected, but enough prog
ress has been made to demonstrate that
roads properly graded and dragged are
the best as we'll as the cheapest coun-
try roads for all practical purposes.
Dragged roads can be used advantage
ously at all seasons Of the year except
10 extreme bad weather, and no road is
Of any particular benefit in stormy sea-
sons or extreme blasts Of cold weather.
Under the present system Of road
making in Obion County our roads
have been improved to degree that
was considered few years ago to be
impossible. Roads that we're almost
impossible five or six months in the
year have been brought up 70 state Of
the finest development and usage, so
much so that there is no longer any
clamor in this county for good roads.
But we have much progress yet to
make and system yet to be improved
on in this work. Hence we conclude
that the use Of dirt roads can be made
practical for all purposes. There are
also many advantages in good dirt
roads over hard ones. They are much
the best for the use of horses and naules,
and If we mistake not will resist the use
Of automobiles better than hard roads.
Hard roads are very expensive, prac-
tically prohibitive, but the expense Of
upkeep is still much greater.
The drag road system in 0bion COun-
ty, through the management Of W. G.
Reynolds and others, has reached
higher degree of perfection than in
many other sections Of the State, hence
the reason that other sections are bold
ing on to the hard roads theosy and
urging its adoption. The League Of
West Tennessee Business Mems Clubs
has taken up this work and will discuss
it here at the meeting Of this osganiza-
ton next Tuesday. 1t is proposed to
make some practical observations in
Obion County for the benefit of the
league on that occasion, and for this
purpose the delegates will be taken out
for an inspection of our roads. 1t is
anticipated that these men will see
something in good roads that they have
not heretofore considered possible and
that they may be inclined after these
observations to alter their opinion on
the subject OF to modify them to some
extent.
Obion County people are very much
pleased with the progress we are max
ing in this branch Of our county de-
partmental work, and we need the slim
illus as we'll as the visitors to persevere
| in this work.
The members OF the home club are
therefore urged to be at this meeting at
the Elks Home and to help in enter
tanning the visiting members of the
league. The work they are doing is of
1.-THE greatest value.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1914-10-16
Governor Hooper.

Governor Hooper's egotism has been
upset considerably by the fact that the
Democrats OF Tennessee do not quite
agree with him about all that he claims
for his administration, and that nc
doubt accounts for bis sarcasm and
gratuitous criticism OF the regulars. 10
the first place he claims that this is the
first time Tennessee in its history has
had a real business administration. He
states that bis has been the best business
administration Of preceding administers
tions, and there have been quite q NUM-
Der OF administrations since the State
was organized. He claims to have saved
the State more money than bis pre-
decessors and to have protected the chill
dren III the textbook contract. There
are counter claims to these statements
and the people cannot Judge without the
official records OF the facts, but they can
Judge that he is handling facts in reck-
less manner when he states that his APP
pointees are all experts in their different
lines while the men OF former admins
trations were utterly ignorant OF their
work. He knows he is distorting the
facts when he makes these wholesale
claims.
Governor Hooper states that those
Democrats in Tennessee who we're for
Wilson in the last campaign in Tonnes
see we're practically all independents
who we're also supporting Hooper. The
Governor knows that this is a very in-
discreet statement. but he is keen
enough to know that il is good campaign
material. This paper was one OF the
first in Tennessee to support Wilson,
probably one OF two weeklies supporting
the New Jersey man at the outset, and
never have we raised the Hooper stand
ard. The truth is that Patterson split
the Democratic party in Tennessee and
not Hooper. 1t was not Hooper they
wanted. but Patterson they wanted to
eliminate and Hooper was the lnstru-
ment they used. The facts are that
Hooper was used as substitute to drive
81, Tho Patterson leadership, and he is
now so full OF himself as to think that
Democrats prefer him in the same man
ner that they prefer Woodrow. wilson.
We know many OF the leading inde-
nendent Democrats OF this county, and
wc know positively that they have not
so regarded Governor Hooper. They
are still supporting Governor Hooper
not because they admire his politics
nor his transcendant business qualInca-
lions @ but because they continue 70
fear that the temperance laws are being
tried in the balance. Governor Hooper
i uniting ON a very bold front when he
makes these statements. He believes
no i smart enough to deceive the De
snocracy OF Tennessee. At any rate ne
i certainly undertaking the intelligence
~ the Democratic masses when he winu'
M speech full Of indiscriminate crit
csm and abuse of regulars with tn'
A L.
assertion that he does not refer to tn'
regular Democrats Of the rural sections
He Is undoubtedly making out a case 0
supid Ignorance against the masses o
regular Democrats that they will resen
ia large numbers when they go to thu
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1914-10-16

We have a large number OF 0bion,
Weakley and Fulton County farms for
sale, besides several large tracts in Ar
kansas. 1t will pay you to see us be-
fore you buy. DAVIS & RUSSELL,
Real Estate Agents.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1914-10-16
Rye Club.

The Tom Rye Democratic Club will
meet at the courthouse Friday night at
$780, All members are expected to be
present and bring Democratic friend.
f. j. SMITH, Pres.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1914-10-16

This 10 prescription prepared especially
lor MALARIA or CHlLLS q FEVER.
Five or six doses win break any case, and
II taken then az tonic the Fever will noa
return. Il acts on the liver better than
Cslonei and does not grippe or sicken. 25c
The Harrison times., 1914-11-21
WILL favor AID TO
U.S.. MERCHANT MARINE
PRESIDENT WILSON WILL LAY
STRESS UPON IT IN HIS MES.
SAGE TO CONGRESS.
wcstcrn Ncwsnnpcr Union Ncwa scrvlc,.

Western Newspaper Union News Scrvlc1,
Washington --- An intimatiOn that
President Wilson will lay stress upon
the federal merchant marine proposal
in his message to Congress next
month came from the White House
Wednesday with the announcement
that the president did not consider
that enough ships had taken adyan'
tage Of the emergency American reg
istry act to interfere with his plan
evolved soon aftc the outbreak Of the
war.
Aside from the Importance OF secur'
ing ships Of proper character for the
cotton trade-and reports to the de-
partments show foreign orders for cot
ton far exceed available carriers
President Wilson feels certain there
are numerous lines Of traffic that
would not pay at first, but which
could be developed into valuable addl
tons TO American commerce Private
concerns, he feels, viii be slow to en-
gage in ventures that will not yield
Immediate returns The government
could and should develop these routes,
the president thinks, and surrender
them later to private companies If that
should be deemed advisable,
The Harrison times., 1914-11-21
SANTE FE RAIL WAY COMING
One Of the Most Important Achieve
ments Of Arkansas Railways.

Fort Smth-The Santa Fe railroad
is to enter Arkansas at an early date,
according to adyices received here.
This viii be one Of the most import,
ant achievements IN the railway lino
this state mas experienced In years,
The entrance Of the Santa Fo, ac.
cording to reports, Is made possible
by the recent purchase Of the Clinton,
Oklahoma and Western Railway and
the socolled Cheyenne Short Line"
by Kemp 4 Kell prominent railway
builders and capitalists Of Oklahoma
'aIid-ToSa8 The Clinton road Is 81
miles long west Of hat town, and tho
"Cheyenuc Short Line" Is SIX miles
long and connects with the Clinton
road.
The new owners also own the Wich'
ita Falls and Western road, and It is
their intention to close the gap bo.
tween their holdings and to also OK,
tend east Of clinton to El Reno, the
western terminus OF the Fort Smith
and Western road A branch line win
also be constructed from some point
between El Reno and Clinton south.
east to Chickusha, whore Il connection
win be made with the Oklahoma Cen,
tral, a newly acquired line Of the San
tn lNe at Chlck08ha,
The Harrison times., 1914-11-21
FARM CAMPAIGNERS
TOUR THE STATE
ARE NOW ENGAGED IN THIRD
WEEK OF THE STATE WIDE
CAMPAIGN.

Western Newspaper Union News Service,
Little Rock.-The second week OIL
the Profitable Farming campaign con
cluded Friday with 40 meetings IN
Mississippi coun 7. The campaigners
Travelled on five routes out Of Osceo-
la and on four routes out Of Blythe
Vile, with 25 meetings on the former
and Is meetings on the latter routes
The Business Mems Club Of Blythe
vile and the Business Mems Club OF
Osceola were sponsors for the cam
paign in their sections At Blythe.
vile, G, II. Windt was secretary OF
the campaign, and at Osceola, r, c.
Rose directed the work.
The campalgners found that MisslS'
sippi county was in far better shape
than most Of the counties visited so
far as imports and exports are CON
cerned. The county exports SS4O 600
worth Of cotton and imports $4,000
worth of meats, butter and cgg',
canned goods, feedstuffs and horses
and mules The farming experts
showed that the lands in Mississippi
county with some draining, were well
adapted to general farming and that
the people could not only save the
S464OOO sent out yearly but could pro
duce foods and feedstuffs considerably
in excess of this.
Saturday and Sunday the farming
experts rested for another strenuous
week, starting Monday. Two crews
started out Monday morning. Two
crews started out Monday morning
The Southern crew began in CLARK
county and will also cover Howard
Sewer, Lafayette and Little Riyoy
counties before the week is ended
The northern crew will campaign
through Greene, Clay, Craighead In
dependence and Jackson counties.
p. G, Holden, director OF the Inter
national Harvester Company agricuI'
tral extension department, and w, r
Baughman, his field representative re-
turned to Little Rock Saturday from
Temple, Tex, where they went TO con.
fer with the leading men Of the state
about campaign somewhat like the
one now on in Arkansas,
The Harrison times., 1914-11-21
Events i'm Arkansas
ROSE LIBRARY is DONATED
Formally Presented to the City Of Lit
tie Rock Sunday Afternoon.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Little RoCk-The library OF over
5000 volumes given to the city by
Mrs Margaret r. Rose, widow Of the
late Judge U. NJ Rose, was formally
presented to the city Sunday after
noon, and a memorial tablet unveiled
The presentation was made by the
Rev Hay Watson Smith, pastor Of the
Second Presbyterian Church, son'in'
law Of the donor. The acceptance was
by Mayor Chas. e. Taylor, The me-
mortal tablet contains the following
inscriptions
This room is dedicated to the mem
ory Of u. M. Rose Born March 3, 1894,
died August II, 1913. Whose library
it contains. President Of the Ameri-
can Bar Association and ambassador
to The Hague Peace Conference. He
was one Of the worlds greatest law
yers. He was distinguished for his
public and private virtues, For vast
and varied learning, for the felicity Of
his diction, and by a charm Of manner
that won the hearts Of men. His
wife, Margaret Y. Rose, who was his
worthy companion, donated this Ii
brary to the public"
The Harrison times., 1914-11-21
COAL MINES SHUT DOWN
Western Coal & Mining company'1
Field 10 Practically Exhausted,

Western Newspaper Union News Service
Fort smith,-After an application
for a reduction Of bond had been
granted by federal Judge Frank VOW
mans, arrangements were completed
for the release Of the six miners ar,
rested IN indictments found in con
neelion with the recent troubles IN
the Hartford valley In the majority
Of the cases bond was reduced from
$4,000 to $4,000 The men and the
bonds lyod by the court yro' Charles
and Sandy Robertson, $4,000 John
ManIck and clint Burris, $1,000 FoB'
ter Beam, $1,000, and Ernest Non,
$4,000
The Western Coat ana Mining Com,
pany has shut down three Of ila mu's
in the vicinity Of Donning adjacent
10 the Hartford valley fields, forcing
about 400 men out Of employment II
IN said the Geld practically was OK
hauWod
The Harrison times., 1914-11-21
No EvIdanee Of plsrane.

Camden After examining n mum.
Der of herds Of cattle ana hogs In
Ouaehita county United states Vet.
erinary Surgeon j, u, Gibson Of Al.
bahy, ~ w. stated that there was no
trace Of the foot and mouth dlgCasc
IN this county Dr Gibson suspected
ono drove Of hogs, whose feet were
sore, but a thorough test proved that
the disease germ was lacking Dr.
Gibson states that the sore feet were
oauaod by the hard eoil over which
they had been running
The Harrison times., 1914-11-21
c. f. ROSENBAUM
IS GRAND MASTER
DISTINGUISHED LITTLE ROCK
MASON AT HEAD OF THE
ORDER IN ARKANSAS.

Little Rock,-The Arkansas Mason.
tc Grand Lodge completed its work
wednesday night and adjourned until
November 1915. The following Off
GERS were elected:
Grand Master-C. f. Rosenbaum,
Little Rock.
Deputy Grand Master-L. P. Kemp
ner, Sloan Springs.
Grand Senior Warden j. s.
ReameY Hot Springs,
Grand Junior Warden-Milton Win
ham, TeXarkana
Grand LeCturer-Baker Clark, Pu.
lasRi Heights
Grand Orator Lewis Bauerlein,
Camden.
Grand sentry-Fay Hampstead, Lit.
tie Rock,
Grand Treasurer-F w. Tucker,
Glover Bend.
The Grand Lodge reaiIlrmed a reso-
luton making it a Masonic offense
for Masons to sign liquor petitions or
rent property for saloon purposes, q
measure that occupied much attention
and was approved at the 1913 Grand
Lodge meeting,
The report Of the grand secretary,
Fay Hampstead, Of Little Rock, show
ed a marked growth of the lodges
throughout the state during the year.
Nine new charters have been granted
since November 1913, There are now
$4,000 members in Arkansas, an In.
crease Of nearly 1000 over last year.
The grand treasurers report, by f,
w Tucker Of Little Rock, showed
S2S,721 was paid into the treasury
during the year.
The Harrison times., 1914-11-21
Next Conference at Conway.

Batosyillo,= Tho North Arkansas
Conference NJ, u. Church, South, -,
locted Conway Ns tho place Of meet,
ing for 1915, Bishop Morrison called
for the number Of conversions in tho
several districts and the presiding Nls
ders reported as follows BatesyiIir
district 1850 Bonneville G6O, Fayetlc.
yillo l,6O5, Fort Smith G75, Harrison
$50, Helena 776, JonCsboro 1900 Nor,
rilton 1000, Paragould 6OO seOrcy
1000,
The Harrison times., 1914-11-21
rrss ahInments Are HeayY.

CatteF.=leayy shipments of fruit
trees are now being shipped to this
place and to other towns on the White
river division marking the 1914 do.
Ivory Thcso trees come from soy
oral OF the largest nurseries IN the
United states, who have had their
agents here getting orders, The ship.
ments this year, the agents report.
we're the largest ever sent to this aee.
ton Of the state BESIDES several
thousand small orders, there we're u
number OF commercial orchards,
The Harrison times., 1914-11-21
Non. Union Miners Enter.

Prairie Creek--Assuranccs or un'on
labor leaders that the non.union work.
ers of the Bache.Eonman Company
could enter Hartford valley without
trouble were carried out Thursday A
band Of 20 or more men, who arrived
at Midland early, later came down the
valley to the camp Of the Prairie
Creek Mine No, 4, with little or no
interest being paid to their move.
ments,
The Harrison times., 1914-11-21
AWARDS AT STATE FAIR
Washington County Scored Highest In
the County Exhibits.

Western Newspaper Union News Service,
Hot Springs.-The following was
the result Of judging county exhibits
at the State Fair:
Washington, first, SO points; Frank
lin, second, 80; Garland, third, 70;
Sebastian, fourth, IS; Pulaski fifth,
81; YELL sixth 56 Faulkner seventh,
3D.; Perry, eighth, So.
The following prizes were awarded
to indh dual winners in the Girls
Canning Club; Gertrude Hess, FaullE
ner, first; Marjorie Killough, White
county, second; Opal Davis, Perry
third; Hazel Denniston, Franklin,
fourth; Pansy Hester, Sebastian, fifth;
Ferrel Montgomery Conway sixth;
Merrill Hudson, Franklin, seventh
JAMIE Bostian, Conway eighth; May
Rice, Franklin, ninth; Norma Majors,
White, tenth; Cula Brickey Perry
eleventh; Alyah Treech, Conway
twelfth
In the Cotton Cllb the following
awards were made; Team prizes, Pu'
lasd, first ebastian, second; White,
third
individuals in Cotton Club - Fay
Jones, Sebastian, first; Edison Bland,
White, second; D. CoX Randolph
third; Essio Galley Yen, fourth; Lo'
ma Dilard Sebastian hfth; Wesley
Ploggor, Yen, sixth; Perry Cole,
White, seventh, Pulaski county,
eighth and ninth prizes; H. Smith
Randolph, tonth Aaron Cox, Ran
loph, eleventh, and Charles Stafford
Yen, twelfth prize,
The Harrison times., 1914-11-21
For Pardon Of VIII Bowman,

Fort Smlth,=Anothor 0ttompt IA 70
be made Ot IN early date TO secure q
pardon for WIN Bowman, u llfotorm,
or in the state poRltontIOry who was
convicted on charge Of assault Bow
man was sentenced TO hang several
times and his sentence was finally
commutcd to life imprisonment At.
tornoys for Bowman asserts they have
found new and startling evidence,
Bowmana health IN failing fast, It IN
alleged
The Harrison times., 1914-11-21
Aeeused Of IIleaaI Hunting.

Texarkana, Fifteen citizens Of Ne.
yada County who were recently ar
rested for deer hunting IN this coun.
ty In violation Of n special act Of the
Legislature, were given n hearing be-
fore local justice Of the peace,
Three Of the defendants pleaded gull.
ty and were fined $50 and costs each
The charges against the other IL were
dismissed
The Harrison times., 1914-11-21
Az least rwentY Are Dead.

San Francisco, -Forty.three suryi.
vors we're rescued from the wrecked
wooden steamer Hanalei, which went
ashore IN a dense fog on Duxbury
reef, nine miles north Of the Golden
Gate. How many are missing never
will be accurately known, for the best
available passenger list in the con-
pauya possession gives 2S passengers
and 20 in the orcw-a total OF b4,
whereas the known dead and saved
number 6l,
The Harrison times., 1914-11-21
Greatest War Loan Ia Floatod,

London Lists Of subscriptions to
the greatest war loan IN history,
amounting TO ST. O,OOOOOO or rather
more than half the total Of the British
national debt, are closed The loan
viii be- q great success although ON
clal figures are not available Coming
NJ u time when the London stock l'y'
change IN closed ana Immediately NJ
ter S8OO,OOOOOO Of taxation had been
imposed indicates determination to
enable the government 10 prosecute
the war 10 a successful end
The Harrison times., 1914-11-21
Edition Of oneok Of the Dead =

Cohway,=0ne of the most inter.
estihg Of the recent gifts to the Hen
dirk College library Is large folio
edition Of the Egyptian Book Of the
Dead" the most ancient and most i'm.
borlant Of tho sacred books Of ancient
EGYPT The book contains 90 plates
reproduced IN fatsllnl from the orig
Inal papyfl at Turin and In the Lou,
yro museum at PARIS giving both the
or writing OF the priests, and
Me hleroglyphles, II ahtedateg tho
khristian era seyefa thousand years,
The Harrison times., 1914-11-21
nnlrLnl1h Of NnnIon pond.

pnrIa.A dispatch 10 the llOyoa
agency from Venice says that cardh
nal Afi4lideH Cayilarri patriarch Of
Venice, died Tuesday Cardinal tayat
luri Was born at Chloggia IN iSi9 and
M raised 10 the cardInalnto IN 1907
The Harrison times., 1914-11-21
Judoe q. [. Basham Dead.

Little Rock,-George LeftrIdge
BOshNm, &C years old pioneer resident
and attorney Of Little Rock and a
Confederate veteran, died at o'clock
Thursday afternoon at his home, AIS
West Eighteenth street, after a brief
IllnOAA.
The Harrison times., 1914-11-21
Arkansas Physician Honored.

Memphis DR., w, p, Hycks OF
Earle, Ark, was elected president Of
the TrI.Stato Medical Association at
the business session here THURSDAY
Of the organizations thirty'fourth an
nual convention, Pr j. l., Andrews
of Memphis was reelected secretary,
The Harrison times., 1914-11-21
Stock Exchange Ia Reopenod,

New York,=The New York Stock
Exchange rcopened Friday for re'
s,rictcd dealings in bonds which are
formally approved by that institution
and which run into hundreds Of nil
Hons Of dollars
The Harrison times., 1914-11-21
Atlanta police Commissioner.

Atlanta, Ga,-Jack +. Letton, well
known IN Llttlo Rock az tho first man
ager Of the Hotel Marion, was elected
police commissioner Of the Sixth ward
Of Atlanta, Ga, by the city Council
last week,
The Harrison times., 1914-11-21
Me aehee Auto Club Organized.

MeGohee,-An automobile club was
organized here, the following officers
being chosen' K, @, Morley preai.
dent, j, u, Rogers, vice president; q,
D. Ewing, secretary u, Pitcher,
treasurer,
The Harrison times., 1914-11-21
Great Areas sown 10 Wheat

Washington, The greatest wheat
area In the worlds history viii bo
planted IN 1915 harvest as q result Of
ihe European war, IN the opinion OF
Charles NJ DOughorty, statistical eS'
pert Of the Department OF Agriculture
The Harrison times., 1914-11-21
Wa arnnd Mnatrr Of x. I.

ptoroHburK Pa Warren h. Thonu
a., 70, past grand master Of the gfnfd
onepmpmeht Of knights Templafs Of
the United Btatos, died Monday IN
Tucson, ArIg,
The Harrison times., 1914-11-21
Llone Rector Han ReaIonsd

Hopo.-fho Rev Or, Nicholas
Rlghlor has resigned aB rector Of ST.
Marks church, to become rector Of
st, PaulB church at Quincy, Fla,
The Harrison times., 1914-11-21
QUEEN MARIE OF ROUMANIA

Marie, the new queen Of Roumania,
was a princess Of Coburg when she
married the then crown prince, Ferdl-
nand, nephew and adopted son Of King
Charles.
The Harrison times., 1914-11-21
state Poultry Association,

Little Roek='fhe Arkansas State
Poultry Association was organized at
tie state. Fair with the following Of
oers Cummings Rateilfe, Little
7 Rock, presidents w G. Mcbride Pine
Bmfr, vice president George Wells,
Pine Bu1 seorotary.troNsureri j. u,
kNsla ~sdnLk Rock, commissioner,
Inittoc, O. H. Winding
y, Gilbert, TeSar,
stroud, ionesboro,
- IhomNs OllrIen
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1914-07-23
GaS xbal abpdrtS.

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ufer unb fteute acknowledgements.
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gen Der srbaltensn Ssrlesuns erlesen.