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The Polk County Republican. (Ducktown, Tenn.) 1914-191?, 1914-07-10
EDITORIAL PARAGRAPHS

uICH ideals are all right, but SOU to the
LII man of family out of work beats all the
ideals in Christendom
IF the President doesn't apologize to England
L for making his Philadelphia speech, that
people will always think he ought to.
YES, let us be patriotic even if our business
interests are destroyed, our working people
UNEMPLOYED and their families in want.
TT is strange that the high obligations the Presi-
L dent feel himself under toward his fellow
man is never directed to his own countrymen
TN seeking to avoid being despised by other ma
tions, the President is rapidly putting nlm
self in position where he will be detested Dy
his own people.
WHAT big financial institution will the rresl. .
w dent be called to head when he gets out
of office? Surely there will be big demand
for such mighty talents.
ENGLISH papers speak of Ambassador VIII
u LIAMs as an amateur American dlPlomat
who meant WE'LL Isn't this whole admlnlstra-
ton in the amateur class!
T Unless there is some speeding up IN the mat
y ter of regional banks, the next generation
will be the first to ENJOY the wonderful blessings
they are going to bestow.
GAYS the President: Every idea has got to
- be started by somebody, and it is lonely
thing to start anything" He has started several
things that will have a tendency to keep him Tar
from being lonely.
MOT content with trying to remodel business
IN to suit his own peculiar ideas, the Presl-
dent now wants to modernize the Declaration OF
independence. We suggest that ne try his hand
on the Ten Commandments.
TN deciding to reprimand Gen. EVANS tor say
ing that this is the "most meddlesome coun-
try in the world" will it be on account OF its
truth or lust desire to exercise his authority
as censor of all speech, public or private!
IF the President had been imbued, before the
L election, with the high ideals that ne now SO
complacently prattles about, he would not have
accented that nomination, when he knew that 1t
was procured through treachery OF the deepest
dive. Is there such thing as consistency!
r1HE President has asked for GEORGE FRED
WILLIAMS resignation on the grounds that
his recent remarks on Albania have impaired his
usefulness as our ambassador to Greece. there
is faint suspicion that some OF the higher
ups have been talking and acting in manner
calculated to impair their usefulness SO lar as
the American people are concerned.
The Polk County Republican. (Ducktown, Tenn.) 1914-191?, 1914-07-10

THOSE prosperity promises OF the President
consist chiefly of that element which makes
the grass grow.
TT seems that CARRANzA'S answer to those "A.
L B. C. mediators has been somewhat IN the
nature of U. B. D.
CHAMP CLARK'S championship of woman
" suffrage indicates that he wise to some
things that WOODROW is not.
WHEN it is not in the platform. it can't be
w "did." When it is the platform, it IS lg
nored. What is consistency?
TN trying to make out that there is no deficit in
L the treasury, Mr.. McADoo is reminded OF
the fact that figures sometimes lie
THE women of this country must feel highly
L pleased over the hearty reception rendered
tn ,ir representatives by the President
WHILE the administration is preparing to take
w a vacation, the common people are pre-
naring to sweat it out in the same old way
THE sufragists are to observe August Is as
L "self-sacrifce" day. They will probably
decide on whom they will sacrifice on next elec-
ton day.
NIOW is LnC LIilG lOI IilC POoPlo " Ao"iAN0 ''
~ change in their county administration is
fraught with dangers which they can not afford
to assume.
AN agricultural editor makes the suggestion
n that the soil be fertilized with brains. Ii
those of the present administration we're used'
not enough ground would be covered to raise
peanut
WITH the National Democratic administration
w doing its best to give away the money OF
the people, just pause and reflect what would
happen to the pike road funds if they should
pass from Republican control.
THE giving of women the ballot is OF not SO
much importance as was the giving away OF
the American peoples rights in the Panama Ca
nal, according to the President. What does the
platform say on these questions?
WHEN candidate for county office says ne
w would make $4,000 out of it if elected,
who would pay it? Are not people taxed enough,
now, without putting into office man who would
stir up litigation for sake of the fees!
r OOK at the men who framed the antitrust
IL legislation now before Congress: CLAYTON
Of Alabama, CARLIN of Virginia, FLOYD OF Ar
kansasl Not one of them ever had business
exnerence outside of crossroad store, and no
one ever heard of them before. And yet this is
a business administration.
The Polk County Republican. (Ducktown, Tenn.) 1914-191?, 1914-07-10

C is for COPELAND, who hasn't Toe,
p ;s for PACK. who back into office will go;
q is for CRUMIY, who will win in this race,
w IS for WOODY who has won his own case;
C is for Cook, who is slated to VIM,
Polk County Republicans will put all OF them H.
THE cannons that roared on July will hardly
l have the effect that those Uncle JOE will
let out in the coming campaign.
THE only trouble is that psychology isn't as
easily luggled in the large business centerS
as it was in the Presidents classroom.
DSYCHOLOGICALLY, those men who went
[ to the wheat fields upon the promise OF
work didn't need it. They just thought they did.
COME months ago, the President thought SO
- we'll of his own ideas on antitrust leglsla-
t;on tuat he scorned advice. Mr.. MoRGANS re-
cent visit indicates that he has changed.
TSN'Ti ia sight to see a man whose only conception
of business was gained by reading question
able authorities on the subject trying to tell men
Of experience how it should be conducted!
IF the Government has the right to say that a
railroad shall charge so much tor hauling
freight, why can it not regulate the price OF
meat? Meat that costs 8 cents on the hoof and
retails for Is cents needs regulating.
ITO. PACK doesn't have to promise that ne
L. will serve the people to the best OF his
"ability.' His ability is known quantity and
its quality has been too well demonstrated IN
the past for the people to take any chances.
TITS a wonderful stimulant for manufacturer
L to stroll through the markets and find for
eign made goods selling for the same price as
American. Was there ever such game OF
buncombe played on the people before!
TT is said that Tennessee's contribution to the
L income tax fund is $375,000. Had the tar
iH been let alone, that amount would now be
circulating in our channels of trade instead OF
going to help make up deficit made by Demo
cratic stupidity.
THE voters should remember that the prosperity
l of Polk County depends upon the contlnu-
ance of the Republican party in control OF It's
affairs With Democrats in power bonds for
improvements of any kind could not be sold, un-
less sold at big interest rate and below par
Can they afford to take the chance!
THE Republican who, on election day, trades
votes for any purpose whatever, has not
his county's nor his party's interests at heart.
Our candidates are standing shoulder to shoulder,
one to the other, depending for victory upon the
loyalty of those who believe in the principles OF
the grand old Republican party.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-12-12
When Iceland Went Dry.

The first European parliament to en-
force teetotalism was that Of Iceland,
where law was passed two years ago
prohibiting the importation or sale OF
intoxicating liquors. One effect of this
measure was to deprive the foreign
consuls at Reykjavik of their drink. so
they protested to the governor, point
ing out that such deprivation consti-
tuted an infringement of the rights OF
diplomacy. Permission was thereupon
granted the consuls to import beer,
wine and spirits. provided these fluids
are consumed only on the premises to
which they are consigned Moreover.
the total amount imported by each
consul must not exceed 500 liters in
a year, and the quantity required must
be imported in one consignment. Only
the representatives of France and
Norway benefit by this concession.
The other consuls are unpaid, and. be-
ing natives of Iceland. were expressly
excluded from its benefits.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-12-12

straight up and down. mark where the
other end comes on the skirt with q
piece Of chalk, going all around the
skirt in this way This will make a
mark all around the hips one yard
from the floor.
Remove the skirt and using the
yardstick as measure, turn up the
skirt one yard from the mark. This
will De absolutely even If you wish to
make the skirt shorter--say two or
Jour inches from the floor--turn it up
two or ,our inches less than yard
from the mark. This plan has proved
invaluable in actual experience
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-12-12
MAKING An EVEN SKIRT HEM
Not Hard Thing to Do it instructions
Given Here Are Carefully
Followed.

Here is a helpful tip for girls who
do their own dressmaking. It is an
easy matter to turn up the hem OF a
dress on ones sell if the following
directions are followed:
Put on the skirt; rest one end of
yardstick on the. floor. and. holding 1t
Imperial Valley press., 1914-03-14
Tavenner's Views
From Washington

(By Congressman c. H. Tavenner}
Washington, March 14.-ln the
coming trust legislation one thing the
Democratic party is sure to recog-
nize is the distinction between la
borers' and farmers unions and the
corporate trust, with its many de-
vices of interlocking directorates, vot-
ing trusts, trade agreements and less
direct methods for the control OF
commerce. While the Sherman law
must be strengthened against the
corporation trust, and additional leg
islation must break up the tools OF
the money trust, labor unions Hnd
farmers organizations and similar
bodies, it is being urged, must be
forever freed from the danger of
prosecution under laws directed by
their makers at trade monopolies.
Of course, there will be fearful
clamor raised by the privileged in
terests if Congress attempts to make
such exemptions. 1t will be de-
nounced as "class legislation" But
a little analysis removed such legis-
lation Of this charge.
There is a vast difference be-
tween an industry monopolized so
that a few men can exact eXtortions
from the rest of the body of citi-
Zens, and an organization of men for
self protection One is aggressive,
the other defensive. One is the small
coterie of exploiters; the other is the
mass of the exploited. One organizes
to perpetrate wrongs which on a
smaller scale send their perpetrators
to prison; the other organizes to
preserve or gain rights which are
fundamental-the right Of receiving
lust wages for work done under con-
ditions by American civilization. The
group of trust formers is so small
it can scarcely be called class
it is an infnitestimal part of the
population. The laborers and farm
ers are the bulk of the country's
population.
Congress already sees this distinc-
ton, although the high priced law
yers employed by the industrial in
terests will try to prove that any
Imperial Valley press., 1914-03-14

interference with trade, whether by
trusts or unions, should rank the
same in the eyes of the law. But
while trade interference is the prime
trust, it is an incidental result of the
activities of a labor union.
Congress has recognized the dis
tinction by exempting labor and farm
unions from prosecution unler the
Sherman law, the exemption having
been granted in the last bill, which
granted the appropriations for the
department of justice. This meas
ure was signed by the president. But
it is not necessary to rely on this
precedent. Our law is based on that
of England, where, after a long
struggle, labor a few years ago sue
ceeded in gaining specific exemption
from obedience to law written to
regulate combinations of capital.
This was the British trades dis
putes act of 1906-a law which en-
bodies in itself combination of the
anti-injunction legislation and the
Imperial Valley press., 1914-03-14

exemption from the Sherman law
for which American labor is con-
tending. Under the British law when
two OF more persons combine in fur
therance of a trade dispute they cam
not be prosecuted for any act done
in combination unless such act com.
mitted by an individual would be
criminal. In other words, combina-
tions of laborers at all times Tor
of employers in time of labor trou-
bles) are exempted from trust or
other prosecutions. They cannot, for
instance, be enjoined for picketing
during strike. Great Britain has
thus formally recognized labor
union as a cooperative society which
should not be destroyed as a men,
ace. 90 r
This is a clear precedent for Con-
gress to follow in framing the new
trust laws. Congress already has be-
fore it bill exempting labor unions
from prosecution as trusts. 1t IS
known as the Bacon Bartlett. bill.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-03-14

to the 58 counties of the state for their
elementary schools. For the 246 high
schools the sum of $347 ,724 is divd-
ed partly on a numerical school basis
of $500 and partly on an average
daily attendance whereby each school
pupil unit is worth $5.41 to the indi-
vidual high school district.
The elementary school apportion-
ment is based entirely on average
daily attendance, amounting to $727
per pupil Before the year is over,
the average daily attendance per pu-
pill will be worth nearly $40 to the
district. Statistician Wood of the de
partment of education says that this
staement should be impressed upon
the teachers of the state to induce
the maximum of attendance upon the
pupils enrolled.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-03-14
ARE
MADE FOR SCHOOLS

Sacramento, March 14,-The sec
ond annual apportionment of STATE
school funds for the benefit of the
public elementary and high schools
throughout the state, amounting to
$2,513, $40 has been made. Under the
law all of this money must be used
for the payment of teachers salaries
and the amount distributed at this
time means that no teachers warrants
will be delayed payment during the
rest of the year.
With the apportionment made last
September this means that the state
of California has so far appropriated
during the current school year the
amount of $5,4SG, 180. There will be
no more appointments made this
wear for the high schools, but there
will be further apportlonmen1
mainly from poll tax receipts later
in the spring, brining up the sum
total given by the state for education
in the public schools to nearly S6,00o,-
600 for the school year.
OF the apportionment just made
S2165,616 is distributed on an aV-
erage daily attendance per pupil basis
Imperial Valley press., 1914-03-14
Divorce for Insanity

San Francisco, March 14-With her
husband, John C. Breckenridge,
hopelessly insane in Paris sanitar
ium, where he has been confined for
the last nine years, Mrs. Adelaide
Murphy Breckenridge, has secured an
nulment of their marriage in proceed
ings before Superior Judge Bradley
Sargent at Salinas.
Mrs. Breckenridge herself took the
witness stand and told the story of
her life's tregedy-how, following her
runaway marriage in 1904 with the
son of Mrs. Fred Sharon, heir to some
of the Lloyd Tevis millions, madness
began to show itself in her husband
even on their honeymoon tour of the
world, how the voyages around the
globe failed to lift the cloud on his
brain, how during an attack of vertigo
he tumbled out of the second story
of a Paris hotel and how ever since he
had been an inmate of private hos
pital.
The California laws permit the an
nulment of a marriage on proof of
insanity.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-03-14

The Public Market Place is now, as
it always has been.. the classified COL
umns of the Press. This department
helps to make business man out of
the farmer, many of whom use this
department with much profit. If
Imperial Valley press., 1914-03-14

WANTED-Four first class carpen.
ters. Apply Pat Emery, with Collier
Co., opposite Hotel Oregon.-Adv. 27i
The log cabin Democrat., 1914-10-26

rection. Gov Donaghey intimated that he would actively support one of the gubernational candidates, but he would not make a selection until all entries were lined up and ready for the race
 Although he has been defeated once for thes office of governor, and was nosed out of the United States sen- ate, Judge Kirby cannot be consider ed dead politician. There is a great deal of sympathy ip his behalf over the state because of the finish in the senatorial contest, which will add ma- terially to his natural following. With the backing of Gov Donaghey it would indeed be formidable pair. In addition to this, Judge Kirby has the ability to make an excellent chief executive.
 The race for speaker of the house in 1915 has taken some new turns and brought forth a new candidate in Tom A. Wilson of Pine Bluff, a labor leader of the 1913 session. In the shadows several other members of the 1913 house who have been sent back to serve their constituents again, turk in the hope of finding a deadlock which will permit them to jump into the fight and carry home the bacon John w. Brawner of Clay county and Sam RoreX of Yell are two of the dark horses, and either would make competent presiding officer Alexander of Mississippi, a new member of the house, is another who may be thrown into the breach in case of a deadlock.
 This contest promises to become an active one far earlier than is com mon, because of the fight now started in the interest of L. E. Sawyer of Garland. Louis Josephs of Texar- kama and Ben L. Griffin of Little Rock have been so active in the past few weeks that friends of MT. Saw yer became aroused at statements at tributed to supporters of the others, and they have planned to come next month to Little Rock and open head quarters. The Hot Springs Business Mems League had adopted resolu- tions indorsing the candidacy of their natice sin, and the business men have
The log cabin Democrat., 1914-10-26
RUM0R HAS KIRBY OUT FOR GOVERNOR DONACHEY TO BACK HIM? BEN l.. GRIFFIN CLAIMS SIXTY FIVE PLEDGES FOR HOUSE
 SPEAKERSHIP

Little Rock, Oct 28-Political gos- sips did little over time work dur ing the past week, and if all they tell ,can be believed, the ticket in the next Democratic primary will resemble one of the far famed Dakota ballots. It will require six feet of paper to print it, and pencil will be worn out making scratches on each ticket.
 The first interesting bit of gossip for them to manufacture was that our old friend, William F. Kirby, is to be a candidate for governor, and that his campaign is to be financed by former Gov. Geo. w. Donaghey. Asked about the report, Gov. Dona- ghey stated it was news to him, but that he considered Judge Kirby a splendid man, and if he was candi- date, the support of the former chief executive might be thrown in his di-
The log cabin Democrat., 1914-10-26

gratuitous, uninvited and uncalled for advice. The farmers are not such simpletons as to not know how to raise their own meat and bread, and corn, oats and hay, to feed themselves and their stock. They know how and they know the necessity. What they want from the bankers and business men is help to hold or handle their present cotton crop, and keep it out of the hands of the spectators. Aft CT the cotton crops gets out of the hands of the farmers it will do them no good for the price to go up. What the farmers need is substantial help now in time of need, and not sluice of advice It will be an everlasting disgrace if the bankers of the south let the cotton get out of the hands of the farmers for want of financial help, and then furnish the money to the speculator with which to hold and handle the crop and get the advan- tage of the higher prices that may come later. The high sounding let ters of advice to the farmers instead of substantial help, while well meant and conscientiously given, is not go- ing to meet the full expectations of the agricultural classes. They have asked for bread and been given stone.
 A campaign is being organized to teach the farmers how to diversity and feed themselves. No campaign has been organized to furnish the money or means to the farmers to en- able them to diversity. It is money and credit the farmers need now, much worse than advice
 John II. Page Commissioner
The log cabin Democrat., 1914-10-26
SAYS FARMERS GET TOO MUCH ADVICE NEED FINANCIAL HELP COMMISSIONER JOHN H. PAGE RIDICULES ARMCHAIR
 CITY FARMERS"

There has been such a flood of gratuitous advice to the farmers from so many sources lately that the farm CTS are doubtless thoroughly disgust ed. The great number of letters, cir culars, posters, dodgers, interviews and public speeches from and by men who know less about farming than anything else, that have deluged the columns of the press for the past six weeks, has been enough to disgust the farmers with what they term "arm- chair" city farmers for all time to come. Following hard upon the re- cent cotton conference called by the governor and held in Little Rock, there has been regular flood of ad- vice to the farmers to diversity their crops.
 I hope the real farmers who farm with their hands instead of their mouths, so to speak, will have pity on the city fellows who have been giv- ing so much advice on diversifcation | Doubles many of them who knew nothing about diversifcation thought the farmers were more ignorant than they were, which to my own certain knowledge, is by no means the case As a matter of fact, I would like to see lot of these bankers and busi- ness men stood up in row and taught a lot of things by the farmers 1 The farmers of Arkansas are just about as well up on farming as the bankers and business men are on business, and can come little nearer to teaching them than being taught II by them. In addition to this, it can be said to the credit of the farmers, that they as class, are reading and thinking people, and better informed about the functions of government, federal and state, than the bankers and business men, and this is said with no disrespect to the latter.
 All this campaigning to teach the farmers how to feed themselves is
The log cabin Democrat., 1914-10-26
At The Theatres
THE GRAND.

"The Vases of Hymen," a Bunny Finch comedy, will be shown tonight at the Grand. Flora Finch buys a want to match them and try to buy each others Neither will part with their vase and, after a quarrel, decide to make match themselves. In this way their vases and they are mated and everything is satisfactorily set tied. The way they get at it is ex- ceedingly funny.
 ~Rube, the Interloper," Kalem com- edy, and "The Tribunal of Con- science" Lubin drama, will conclude the pictuer program. A vaudeville speciality will follow the picture pro- gram.
The log cabin Democrat., 1914-10-26
THE ARKW AY.

"Lucile Love, the Girl of Mystery fifth installment, will be shown to- night at the Arkway. This picture shows Lucille making her escape from the bowels of the earth, where she had been placed after being caprted. How she evades her pursuers will make all who see the picture wonder at her marvellous ability.
 One other reel will be shown to- night.
The log cabin Democrat., 1914-10-26
pledged themselves to get into the campaign in his behalf.

Ben l.. Griffin has asserted that he has 65 members of the house virtu- ally pledged to his support. AS ii takes but 51 to elect, he is on velvet if the other candidates do not cut into his solid strength.
 An effort is being made to fight out the battle on prohibition and anti prohibition lines, side stepping quail fications, and if this can be forced there may be some interesting devel- opments, and strict outsider may occupy the chair.