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The Polk County Republican. (Ducktown, Tenn.) 1914-191?, 1914-10-30
BIG EXHIBIT.

The Polk county Canning club will hold
i ; first exhibit for prizes in the Ducktown
Hgh school building, on Friday November
6 and Saturday following.
On Friday night there will be program
with Miss Virginia Moore as one OF the at
t actions. Then the prizes will be awarded.
The people of Polk county should not
fil to see some of the splendid work done
bv the girls. They have canned about
Q 400 cans more than is usually canned in
this county. They have ALSO cleared
ceared some profits which will give those
who read, food for thought.
If the girls did SO we'll under the adverse
circumstances of this year, with increased
knowledge and opportunities, what may
they not do next year? :,
They have made an honest effort and
should be encouraged to do better next
Year.
Miss Moore has seen some OF the work
I'd complimented very highly its packing
and general appearance.
We hope every girl in reach OF Duck,
town will be here on one OF the days ana
that all of them will hear Miss Moore.
Don't forget Nov. E and Z.
The Polk County Republican. (Ducktown, Tenn.) 1914-191?, 1914-10-30
CAMPERS-OUT.

That was gay party of young folks that
left Ducktown, last Friday, chaPeroned by
Mrs. H. L. Scott, bound for Appalachia to
spend couple of days in the woods.
They had a delightful time and came
home well repaid for their outing.
It is said Ed Reese wore stiff collar
and when the boys told him they we're
going to destroy it, he hid it in can and
placed it away up in the mountains. Ed
probably had girl up there and didn't
want to appear like the other boys.
In the party we're:
Mrs. L. C. Scott, chaperone.
Misses. Messrs.
Jennie Hatcher, Earle Mcdonnell
Kate McCregor, Paris Hyatt,
Stella Campbell, Mark opargo'
L,cile Mar,hant, Joe HARRISON,
Ed Reese.
The Polk County Republican. (Ducktown, Tenn.) 1914-191?, 1914-10-30

The Braves and Cubs will meet tonight
and as both are tied for second place, 1t
promises to be warm battle' Both SIDES
are confident of winning, as last place is
very distastefulsto them.
The Polk County Republican. (Ducktown, Tenn.) 1914-191?, 1914-10-30


week, but is now able TO be out.
Col. G. c. Hyatt attended Chancery court
at Benton, the first of the week.
Frank Lee, of CoPperhill, was the guest
of friends in Ducktown, Sunday.
Remember the Lyric Quartet at the Y.
NJ. C. A. next Wednesday night
Mrs. Henry Morley is quite ill with
what the doctor pronounces as la grippe.
Albert Crumly, of Prendergast, was
in Ducktown, Tuesday, looking things over.
W. A. Woody attended the political
speaking at Copperhill, Wednesday.
C. NJ Campbell, of Cleveland, has been
visiting his children here for the past week.
TO. Pack, ofPrendergast, was in Duck
town, Tuesday, shaking hands with the
boys.
Vera Peoples, who recently underwent
an operation, is reported as getting along
very nicely.
Grandma and Grandpa, Vest have been
quite sick for some, much to the regret OF
their many friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. NJ Center, Mrs. Lucy
MAXWELL and Miss Minnie Harb son
motored to Appalachia, Sunday
Miss. Mary Doney visited Turtletown,
Reliance and Isabelle, this week, in the IN
terest of the public school
Arthur Hensley returned from Nashville
Monday, where he had been in attendance
on the Grand Lodge, Of the |. o. y. +.
Hon. Grant Simonds and W. A Woody
returned from campaigning trip IN Brad
lev and James counties, last Saturday.
S. NJ. Reese returned fsom Knoxville,
last Friday evening He came by way OF
Benton, where he attended Republican
meeting.
Jack Frost made his first appearance
here, Wednesday morning. And made
good showing with his dainty artistic
touches.
w. T. Center, of Copperhill, was in
Ducktown, Monday, trying TO raise crowd
to attend Governor Hooper's speaking to-
night.
DIR. Windor Kimsey, of Atlanta, will
hereafter get the news of the Ducktown
Basin through the medium of the POLK
COUNTY REPUBLICAN.
Tom Spriggs is carrying one OF his fln-
gers around in a sling as result OF stick
ing them in sausage grinder. 1t IS
painful wound and causes him much sui
fering.
MI. Anderson, of Ducktown, formerly
of Sewer county is visiting B. Whaley OF
route 10, who is very sick, this week-Se-
vier County Record.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. L. Anderson and her
sister, Mrs. T. R. Dockery, returned from
Sewer county, Monday, where they had
been visiting their father, B. Whaley, who
is quite i'll.
w. A. Rastus) Henson arrived in the
city, last Thursday, and received the glad
hand from his many friends. He said he
had never missed meal while he was gone,
but added that it was sometimes long
time between meals.
Those who like the highest quality will
find great entertainment at the Y. M. {. A.,
l.. Tla e,po,pu IF Mr.
The Polk County Republican. (Ducktown, Tenn.) 1914-191?, 1914-10-30
Local and Personal Mention
INDOOR BASEBALL.

Last Friday the Braves and the Tigers
hooked up in a game of ball and the
Tigers got the long end of the score 80 to
10.
The Braves are not playing the game
they seem to be capable of putting up,
and it is hard to see why they do not win
every game. They are just in nut and
pIaying in hard luck, and will be heard
from little later on.
The Polk County Republican. (Ducktown, Tenn.) 1914-191?, 1914-10-30

The Tigers and Cubs met Tuesday night
in fierce battle. As usual the Tigers ex-
celed at the bat and brought home the
bacon TO the tune of IA to ~.
Tic linn-nn fellows.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-02-08
STATE DEPARTMENT
AIDING RED CROSS
Bryan Advocates Loans of sb2O,0OO,O0
to Chinese Republic to Pre-
vent Great Floods.

Washington, Feb. Secretary
Bryan, urged on by the American
Red Cross, has given endorsement to
loans of $2O,0OO,OO0 by American
financiers to the Chinese republic to
be expended in improvements to the
Hwai river, China, and prevention
of floods in the Hwai valley.
The cooperation of the State De-
partment in financing this loan indi-
Gates a change by President Wilson
in his foreign policy. The President
announced last April that this gov
eminent would not underwrite fore-
ign loans and would not act as COL
lector of home moneys loaned by
bankers of this country to foreign
governments.
Under the terms of the proposition
the Chinese government is to guar
antee the loans and give as security
the taxes and revenues from the
lands which will be benefited in the
"conservancy" area. The negotia-s
tons undertaken by the American
Red Cross are in bonds Of the gov
eminent of China. The bonds are
to bear five per cent interest.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-02-08
WILSON WON'T VETO
IMMIGRATION BILL
Impression Goes Forth That He VIII
Not Enter Protest Over I'LL.
teracy Feature Of Ac.

Washington, Feb. 7.-iMembers Of
the Senate Committee on Immigra-
ton today gathered the impression
that President Wilson would not
veto the pending immigration bill
because of the illiteracy test.
The House bill was taken up in
committed, and considered for up
wards of an hour informally. Sena-
tor Smith, of South Carolina, chair
man of the Committee, who had con-
ferred with the President, did not
tell his colleagues what the Presi-
dent thought or what his own views
on the illiteracy test section were.
1t was decided today that the Burnett
bill, as passed by the House. should
be substituted for all pending
measures in the Senate SO that when
it goes to conference it will be the
House bill with such amendments as
the Senate may make. This will ex-
pedite it's passage. From now on the
committee probably will give daily
consideration to the measure.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-02-08
CANDIDATES MUST
FILE THEIR PLEDGES
Stale Central Committee Issues
Warning to Those Seeking
Various Offices.

It is possible that some of the
political candidates in this county
and district may not get their names
On the ballot.
This information is contained in
advces received here from the Dem
ocratic State Central Committee.
Candidates for congress, railroad
commissioners, chancellor, circuit
judge, prosecuting attorney and state
senator have only until March l to
file with the secretary of the state
central committee, w. G.. Hutton,
No. 427 Southern Trust Bldg. Little
Rock, the pledge required by the
rules of the Democratic party of Ar
kansas. Failure to sign and file the
pledge required means that the name
of the candidate cannot appear on
the official ballot.
The pledge is as follows:
"As candidate for the Democratic
nomination for the Office o.
in the primary election to be held
March 25, 1914, l hereby pldge myself
to abide by the result of the primary
election and support the nominee
thereof, and declare that | am not
and will not become candidate OF
any faction, Independent, or other
wise, either privately or publicaly
suggested, other than the regular
Democratic nominee" This the ------
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-02-08
South Carolina Executive
Threatens Man Who
Would Involve Sister.
SHUT UP LIKE CLAM.
Physician on Witness Stand at Time
and Governor Said ''I1l Put
You Under Sod"


Columbia, S. c.. Feb. THE probe
by the legislators of the state hos
pitaL scandal developed a sensation
late today when Governor Cole Blease
interrupted a witness with a threat
to kill him if he brought the name
of the governors sister into the in
vestigation.
DR.. j. w. Babcock, superintendent
for the hospital for the insane. was on
the stand at the time. He was Icing
pressed to tell what lie knew of
rumors concerning his assistant, DIR.
Saunders, who is woman. Be be-
gan by relating an incident which he
said occurred at the home of Cover
nor Blease's sister.
"Thats false" cried the governor.
springing to his feet.
eff you try to drag my sisters
name into this, I will put your under
the sod"
The name of Governor Blease'3
sister was not mentioned in the sub
sequent evidence of Dr. Babcock.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-02-08
MEXICAN SUPPLIES
FOR WAR RELEASED
Large Quantities Held In Texas and
Elsewhere Will BE Sent villa
and Carranza.

washington, Feb. ALI arms
and ammunition held in New Mexico
and Texas will be released immediate
" and delivered to Constitutionalis' g
to whom it is consigned. These
orders issued today by the Depart
ment of Justice only exclude such
munitions of war as are needed as
evidence against alleged violators of
the neutrality law.
Following the release Of the arms
Secretary Of State Bryan Immediately
telegraphed the two rebel generals.
villa and Carranza, ordering them
to respect the lives and property of
Spanish citizens when the attack on
Torreon is made.
Spain, alarmed, over the immediate
danger to her subjects in Mexico,
brought pressure to bear on the State
Department and demanded prouec-
ton. lie became known today. Her
diplomats in this city were aroused to
action by authoritative rumors OF
planned execution Of the Spanish
Toerreon.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-02-08
GEN. ARM|S7EAD
PASSES AWAY
Succumbs at His Home at
Charleston and Was Aged
80 Years.
CIVIL WAR VETERAN.
For Many Years Was United States
Clerk Commissioner at
Fort Smith.

Fort Smith, Feb. 7.-@General Fl. B.
Armistead, former Confederate gener-
al and ex-secretary Of State of Arkan-
sas, died at his home at Charleston
early today. He was 80 years Of age
and was one of the most prominent
figures in the early history of Arkan-
sas. He served as Secretary of State
from 1893 to 1897, and for many
years was United States district clerk
and commissioner here. He was
prominent in Masonic circles.
Alex c. Hull, who succeeded Gener-
al Armistead as Secretary of State,
died ut Harrison, last week.
Lived in Little Rock.
Little Rock Feb. General Arm
istead was we'll known in Little Rock,
where he resided for number Of
years. He came to Arkansas after
the Civil War and was Secretary OF
State 20 years ago. Sixteen years
ago he moved to Charleston, where he
has resided since.
General Armistead was born in
Faulquel county, Virginia, 80 years
ago. He enlisted in the Confederate
army from Virginia and won distinc.
ton as a soldier.
| Sixteen years ago General ARMS
tead moved to Charleston and wa:
later appointed clerk and commission
err in the United States District Cour
under Judge H. M. Rogers. He is
survived by a sister, Mrs. Falkner
who resides in Charleston. Two
cousins, Attorney H. NJ. Armisteat
and J. B. Armistead, druggist, reside
in Little Rock. General Armisteac
had never married.
General B. w. Green. Judge George
l.. Basham and General Joe Kellogg
when told of the death OF General
Armistead, expressed profound sor-
row.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-02-08
ROCKING A RIVAL
COSTS BOYS FINE

Marion Owens and Sanford Hamil-
ton, sons of we'll known Rison mer-
chants, yesterday were given fines
of $50 each and sentences OF ten
days in Jail for aggravated assault,
growing out of an alleged assault
upon A. NJ. Looney, at Rison.
1t is claimed that Looney was es-
corting young lady home from an
entertainment and when he went to
leave her house. was bombarded with
various kinds of missiles, one OF them
striking him on the mouth. Several
teeth we're knocked out, it is claim
ed. The youths We're tried at Clio
and appealed their cases to the
Nixon. Of Pine Bluff, assisted in the
prosecution.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-02-08
GORE PREPARING
FOR DAMAGE SUIT
Oklahoma's Blind Senator
Is Defendant to
$4,000 Action.
BEGINS WEDNESDAY.
Big Sum Asked by Mrs. Minnie Bond
-Lawmaker Declares Matter Is
Sinister Political Attack.

Oklahoma City, Feb. 7.-Senator T.
P. Gore, Oklahoma's junior senator,
is here making preparations for the
trial of the $4,000 damage suit
brought against him by Mrs. Minnie
Bond, who charges Gore with at
tempted assault in a Washington
hotel. The trial will be started in
the district court here Wednesday,
attorneys for both sides declaring
they desire an immediate trial.
Coming in the midst of Cores cam
paign for reelection to the Senate,
the trial is attracting unusual inter-
est. 1t is openly declared that a
court airing Of the Washington
episode, together with the publishing
of deposition taken in Texas, which
will be introduced at the trial, in
volving Gore in somewhat similar
scandal in that state, will cost the
blind statesman his seat in the United
States Senate.
The Oklahoma senatorial primaries
will be held August 4, this year.
Senator Gore will go into the case in
the belief that he is the victim of a
critical frame-up. He has declared
that he is perfectly willing for the
case to be aired to the fullest extent
in court, and that he will be able to
show to what extent his enemies will
go to satisfy a political grudge.
In the deposition of Miss Myrtle
Holden, a blind girl now living in
Chico, Texas, she states that Gore
was the father of a child born to
her on April Z, 1898. Miss Holder
says that in 1898 she was living with
Mrs. L. A. Jones of Chico, and was
music teacher. She says that
Gore often visited her and that she
gave him lessons on the guitar. She
states that she loved him and was
engaged to him, but that one night
he attacked her.
Embodied in the deposition is the
information that on October Fl, 1897
grand jury returned all indictment
against Gore, which charged him
with an attempted unlawful opera
ton. Miss Holder says she was
called upon by the grand jury to
testify and that previously Gore had
~ ~r,%o
ton, if possible.
On July Z, 1898, Gore was found
not guilty of the charge. owing to
the fact that 1.-THE evidence will not
sustain a conviction"
Equally as sensational dispositions
have been taken in many parts Of
Oklahoma and Arkansas, attacking
the reputation Of Mrs. Minnie Bond
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-02-08
MILLION ARE OIL
MAN MAY BE DEAD

New York, Feb. 7.-Charles Myles
Dobson, millionaire oil and mining
man of New York and London, has
been shot. He is believed to- be dead
or dying.
The news came today in asdispatch
to D. A. Murphy, Of the American
PRESS Association. from Col. Fernan4
dez, believed to be attached to the
federal army near Torreon. The dis
patch follows.
'.Mapimi, via San Francisco, Feb.
6.-"Murphy. care of American Press
Association. New ork:
"our address found Myles Dobson's
cigarette case. He taken federal
force Torreon charged antagonistic.
exciting government shot up. SiepNd.
"FERNANDEz' M r s
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-02-08
WILL HEAR ARGUMENTS
IN WATER RATE CASE

Final arguments in the water rate
case. in which the Pine Bluff Com
pany seeks to restrain the City OF
Pine Bluff from enforcing a lower
rate for water, are to be heard before
Standing Master Durand Whipple IN
the federal building at Little Rock
ON Tuesday morning. City Attorney
W. B. Alexander will represent the
City of Pine Bluff and Attorney F..
G.. Bridges, the Pine Bluff Company.
After the arguments have been heard
Master Whipple will make his report
to Judge Jacob Trieber who will
render a decision in the case, either
dissolving the temporary Injunction
or making it permanent.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-02-08
SIDELINE'S BARRED TO
FOOTBALL COACHES
New Rules are That Only Captains
and Trainers Can Communicate
With Teams.

New York. Feb. 1.-The most radi-
cal of the changes in the football
rules made by the InterCollege Foot
balls Rule Committe at it's meeting
here this afternoon was the adoption
of rule eliminating all coaches
from the side lines while games are
in progress. Hereafter the captains
and trainers will be in active charge
and there is to be no communications
with the coaches in any way.
The matter of numbering the play
ers was discussed at length, but it
was decided that, since the majority
of the larger teams of both the east
and west have announced that they
will number their players next sea-
son, the committee decided to wait
for year in which to study it's effect
before adopting ia rule making it
compulsory.
official can be employed if desired.
This is optional with the contesting
colleges. He shall >be known as a
field judge and his duties will be
those of an assistant referee and
umpire. He shall be subject to their
orders. A penalty of ten yards will
hereafter be imposed for purposely
grounding a forward pass when the
side attempting to make 1t sees that
there is no chance of it being COM
pleted.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-02-08
ASKS GAS HEADS
TO CONE HERE
Mayor Bloom Invites Own
ers of Natural Gas Co. to
Join in Investigation.
THE SUPPLY IS TAXED.
Cold Spell Necessitates Liberal Use Of
GaS-Aldreman Committee
at Work,

Mayor Simon Bloom yesterday
wrote the heads of the company con-
trolling the Pine Bluff Natural Gas
Company, and other gas companies of
Arkansas, who reside at Pittsburg,
Pa, asking them to come to this CRY
IN the near future and enter with city
officials, into an investigation of the
alleged exorbitant gas rates.
Whether they will respond favorab-
ly to the letter or not, remains to be
seen, but Mayor Bloom feels as if he
has done his part in asking them to
come, since the question is vital one
to them as well as the consumers Of
this city. In the event they fail to
come, Mayor Bloom and the city coun-
cilmen expect to go ahead with the
investigation and learn the cause Of
the rates, and what is held to be the
low pressure of gas.
In some quarters there have been
claims that the gas pressure has
been much below that stipulated by
the franchise obtained by the COM
pany, and that while it runs high at
times, frequently it is too low to be
of real service.
During the extreme cold of yester-
day in some instances it was reported
If Cyn =
and that it was impossible to COM
fortably heat residences and some
business places. These complaints,
however, were not general.
Consumers of gas yesterday, how
ever, were compelled to use larger
quantity than for any one day of the
winter season, due to the cold wave.
1t is possible that the low pressure,
occasioned in instances, was due to
the fact that such large quantities
were used. Consumers on the aver
age in cold weather, it is said, will
use about 100 cubic feet of gas per
; hour. Use of gas at this rate calls
for large supply and takes up sup
plies in retainers at rapid rate.
The council committee, composed of
w. B. Sorrells, J. Frank Franey
and Ben B. We'll, instructed to in
vestigate gas rates, did not take up
any especial line of investigation yes
terday. The moves to be made will
be quite and the committee will not
give out details until action of some
kind is to be taken. Mayor Bloom
yesterday said that he had not reason
to doubt the Weather Bureau figures
given by C. E. Bair superintendent
of the Pine Bluff Natural Gas Com
pany to show that there was colder
weather in January, when the gas
bills were higher. than the cores
ponding days in December. In the
event it is found that errors have
been committed or that overcharges
have been made, the gas company
management has promised to remedy
the troubles.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-02-08
MINSTREL REHEARSAL
DUE THIS AFTERNOON

,A rehearsal of the minstrel pro-
cram of the show which is shortly to
he presented by the Dung Mems
progressive League, is to take place
At o'clock this afternoon at the
ornheo theatre. The music for the
FIRST mart has been received and prac-
,;ca,,v all the song numbers have
been received and will be gone over.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-02-08
FOR RENT,

Five room residence or
unfinished. Water and light
Corner Nineteenth avenue and Chest
nut street. Apply to Mrs. Essie Will
son at Froug's Dept. Store 2-7 tt
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-02-08

Mrs. Ada Sweet Of the Sweet Mill.
merry Company. is absent on q tfip All
Eastern cities. where she is aect,riE1
her spring stock.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-02-08

Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Nichol, recently
married in Little Rock. have returned
from their bridal trip.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-02-08

Kathleen and Hudson DeGroot, are
visiting her parents Mr.. and Mrs. j.
M. Hudson.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-02-08

SENATOR J. e. RANSDALL.
An amendment to the Federal Con-
stitution proposed by Senator Joseph
Eugene Ransdall, of Louisiana, would
prohibit forever in the United and all
territories under it's jurisdiction, di-
vorce with the right to remarry. En-
actment of uniform marriage laws for
all states and territories would also
be directed by the amendment.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1914-02-08
TRAIN SERVICE

Hereafter calls for Taxi Service to
catch any night train, will be given
prompt service.
& Phone 204S.
THOMPSON GARAGE
Special Prices on Country Trips.
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FEBRUARY
BIRTHSTONE
AMETHYST

The February-born may find
Sincerity and peace of mind,
Freedom from passion and from care
II she an amethyst will wear.
Let her an amethyst but cherish well
And strife and care can never with her
dwell.
We carry the largest line of birth
stone rings in the City. Come in and
loolx them over.
Gilpin observer., 1914-06-04

The Observer.-$2.OO per year.