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The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-04-24

good houses vacated by the owners,
but many others are living in buildings
wholly unsuited to their needs. The
cost Of these houses commonly is in
consistent with the value OF the farms,
and the lack of improvements in them
too often is in striking contrast with
the outbuildings, farming machinery
and field equipment.
The important principles Of planning.
applicable to all buildings, Which eff
feet saving in construction and in the
performance of indoor work have been
carefully considered in these plans.
Endeavor has been made to provide
good lines and pleasing proportions
which are essentials to genuine beauty
in all structures and are the production
of skillful designing rather than OF ad-
ditional material and labor.
A Little Home.
Special emphasis has been put upon
providing a little home that will be
conducive to the health Of the family,
provide for its social and domestic
needs and Ia V unnecessary steps M
operations on the part of the house
keeper.
The architects studies seem to make
it clear that many homes in towns as
we'll as in the country could have been
greatly improved and at the same time
built at less expense If they had been
studiously planned to meet the family
needs, skillfully designed and carefully
constructed.
The house, from perspective draw
| ing and plans, is a simple four cornered
structure, without bay windows gables
| and dormers or any projection save tine
cornice, which overhangs and protects
/ the walls and window opening g. The
house is planned for the smallest Iii
mansions and the most inexpensive ar
rangement consistent with the needs
and the convenience of a small family
1t has but one chimney.
One Onside Entrance.
The home has but one entrance
which would be insufficient in Il tow
house, and it may be in this one; Du
another door can be gotten into tn
plan only by a sacrifice Of wall ant
floor space, which cannot be spared, o
by increasing the size and cost of tn
house, which in connection with thi
problem cannot be done. II a door /
substituted for n of the three wiI
dows in the south end Of the Twin
room the best part Of the room wi
be ruined. Moving the entrance doc
to the south side Of the porch woul
not only restrict the uses Of the porcl
but necessitate an outside door in til
kitchen which. in turn, would nece.
{ state a corresponding increase in tn
floor and wall space of the kitchen.
the door that opens from living ROOF
10 porch We're moved farther from tt
) fireplace valuable floor and wall spat
. / in both room and porch would be sa
, ] rifced.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-04-24

-rNCLE SAM has blossomed out
in an entirely new role. FOL
IL years he has been building TOT
his own use monstrous mar
BILE and granite structures. Scattered
over the country are postothces ana
custom houses which show him on
proudly in the eyes OF his nelghpors'
Gigantic battleships have been started,
completed and pushed down their ways,
all by his strong arm. But now MS
constructive genius is taking a differ
ent path. He is spreading his knoWl-
edge of building among the farmers OF
the country.
The old ramshackle farmhouses. a
familiar sight in every rural secoon,
have become an eyesore to the esuma
bic gentleman. He seeks to have those
nnsightly buildings relegated to the
scrap heap and modern structures erect
ed in their stead. Experts in the de-
partment Of agriculture are preparing
a series Of plans for houses which Will
enable farmers to construct inexpen-
siye but better homes for themselves.
Health and Comfort.
The basis Of the work, is the belief
that the farmhouse is the most 1mpor-
tant building on the farm, and money
judiciously expended In its planning
and construction is we'll invested. The
objects sought in the plans are to pro-
vide structures reasonable in cost and
of good material and so arranged as
to give the maximum in health, com
fort and happiness to the family and
added convenience to the housewife In
her domestic operations.
The first plans made public are fol
the construction Of an inexpensive
farm tenant house, although the house
as planned contains many valuable
suggestions for owners with small
families.
The provision of proper tenant house
on farms, it is believed, is of increas
ing Importance to farm Management
because Of the increasing number o
rented farms, the growing demand o
tenants for modern houses and a bel
ter understanding of the influences o
the home upon farm labor and fell
efficiency.
The census report of 1910 shows n
increase during the previous ten year
Of more than $4,000 rented farms
Many Of the new tenants moved int
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-04-24
Bits Of Baseball.

Joe Wood, the Red SoN pitcher. who
is recovering from an operation for ap-
pendicitis, will not be able to enter the
box until June l..
Hughey Jannings thinks Jean Dubuc
is as great a pinch hitter as either
Cobb or Crawford.
The Duke of Manchester is n Of
the most ardent of fans. He rarel!
misses a game at the Polo grounds
when he is in New York.
Jim Delehanty is one of four of the
famous Old Tiger team Of 1907 to join
the FederalS.
The Detroit Tigers have signed up a
Detroit university school pitcher i'll
Vernon Spencer. He is nineteen years
old. He is being nodded into q second
baseman.
The Red SoX have released Walter
Smell. the Brown university catcher.
to Toronto.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-04-24
The First Of the United States Aeri'
cultural Departments Model Farm
house Plans.

These little details affect the size of
rooms and OF the building and, there
fore, the cost.
In many ten and twelve room farm
houses with three or four outside doors
only one door is much used. and that
one is either in or near the Kitchen.
Very few residences of any size or
located. better lighted and ventilated
and more conveniently arranged than
this little foul room house. 1t is
frightened by the morning sun, cooled
by the southern breeZes and shielded
from the intense heat Of summer after
moons.
1t commands a view Of the garden,
the Fairgrounds, the barns. the lawn.
the gate and the highway. 1t opens on
to 4 screened porch which in summer
is the most livable nook in the house.
Much of the Kitchen work may be done
there away from the fumes and the
heat Of the stove, which, happily for
the other rooms of the house, blow out
through the north and east windows.
The stove is we'll lighted. and, with
the porch window closed, it is out Of
the cross drafts of air. 1t is within six
| feet Of the most distant fixture in the
kitchen and but little farther from the
| dining table. All stove utensils are
within reach and the work table and
| the fuel in the box beneath it are but
| two steps away. The ashes drop from
| %In Evnbnv IF fho ctnyn fhpn11 OH q ShOrf
pipe to the ash bin beneath the con-
crete floor.
The water problem also has been
carefully considered in this little plan.
Cistern water may be drawn from the
bucket pump on the porch or. if de-
sired, from a pitcher pump at the sink,
Hot water is heated and stored in the
reservoir Of the stove.
This little kitchen eXcels many 9th
ers in not being a thoroughfare to 9th
err rooms. The men and boys viii
wash on the porch, leave their hats
and r%aincoats there, and enter the liv
ing room without disturbing the kitcA
Ell workers.
Screened Porch Small.
The screened porcn Is as larSe Il!
the plan will permit. but too small 70
all the purposes for which it Will b.
in demand. Besides the usual kitchen
work, the ironing and perhaps tn
clothes washing will be done there
The one screen door locks up the house
and butter, meat and milk put on til
porch to cool at night will be secur
2 against dogs and eats. The porch Wi
! be in demand also as a dining porcl
sitting porch, sleeping porch and play
room. Its uses and the comfort o
the house in winter may still turtle
$ be increased by putting in porch sas
: and a solid door.
The living room is large enough fO
the longest dining table that harves
r days will ever require and, with II
two routes to the kitchen, it Is unusuu
ly convenient for feeding a large nun
G Der Of workmen. With triple window
on the south and two on the north,
ell screened porch on the east and an a
f cOve bedroom on the west, it is ;
II pleasant a dining and sitting room us
e $4,000 house can afford and, with
e glowing fire in the hearth. it may |
as comfortable and as cheerful in Wi
ter as a steam heated mansion.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-04-24
Prince Hal Chase.

Hal Chase is again playing his con
sistent game on first base for the Chi.
cage White Sox. When 1t was first re-
ported that he might accept the offer
from the Federal league recently the
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-04-24
Stranq Army Nine Coach.

Coach Sammy Strang. former ntil-
ity player of the New York National
league club. is now in charge OF the
Military academy baseball squad al
West Point.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-04-24

erals remind one of the fellow who
walks from the second to the fourth
floor to get an elevator to the first.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-04-24
Bad Policy.

These baseball magnateS who deny
their players reasonable salaries and
then pay them enormous prices to
keep them from jumping to the Fed
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-04-24

Golden TeXt.-WhosOever would a
his life shall lose it. and whatsoever
shall lose his life for my sake Shall
find it Matt. xvi, 90.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-04-24

Agricultural Department Is Pre-
pairing Plans For a Series Of
Economically Arranged Modern
Buildings Suitable For the Man
With the Hoe Who Is Looking
For Comfortable and HealthtuI
Surroundings.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-04-24

SOX management fell on the shoulders
of Prince Hal and wept tears of re
greet. it was said. The first sacker aft
or this burst of affection decided that
the only team for him was the Ole
team.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1914-12-11
HIS LIFE is THREATENED
/ IN ANONYMOUS LETTER

Ewing Clement, a good citi-
zen who formerly lived near
Paris Landing, this county, a
year or more ago moved to a farm
in the Reelfoot lake country. A
few days ago Mr.. Clement re-
ceived a viciously worded anony-
nous letter, warning him to sell
out and leave that country with
in thirty days or stay and get
killed. Mr.. Clement has no idea
who wrote the letter, but he has
reasons to believe that the writer
is a cowardly criminal who might
attempt to carry out the threat.
Therefore, Mr.. Clement has ad-
vertised his Reelfoot lake prop
erty for sale, and will probably
return to Henry county to live.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1914-12-11
MORE APPOINTMENTS
BY GOVERNOR HOOPER

Other appointments of officers
whose terms will extend into the
incoming democratic administra-
tion are being made by Governor
Hooper. E. w. Essary, prison
commissioner for East Tennes-
see, has been reappointed for an
other term, which will end
March 8, 1916. Mr.. Essary is a
republican from Lexington. He
has his. Office at the Brushy
Mountain prison.
The following other appoint
ments have been made by Gov.
Hooper:
Bell G. Regen, as chaplain of
the main prison at Nashville.
Term to end Jan. 2, 1916.
Miss Peyton Barry, coal oil in
spector at Gallatin, for two years.
1t is reported that other ap
pointments are on the way. Sew
eral Hooper appointees have al
ready resigned. and in one case
an appointee was the chairman
of the republican county execu-
tive committee and had his broth
er appointed in his place. This
occurred in Putnam county, says
The Tennessean and Ameri
can. By the designations of off
GERS whose terms would be over
next month with the governors
term of Office, the opportunity is
offered for a second appointment
into the democratic administra-
ton.
The appointment of DR.. Lucius
P. Brown, state Inspector of
food and drugs, was only recent
ly recorded. He will serve until
Jan. Is, 1916. - ~.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1914-12-11
BIRTHS AND DEATHS
IN VOLUNTEER STATE

The stork was buster during
the month of October than prob
ably in any previous month in
the history of the state, accord
ing to figures for the month is
sued Monday morning by H. H.
Shoulders, state registrar of vi
tai statistics. In October, 4,7O8
births occurred in the state,
while the deaths numbered only
2. 906.
DR.. Shoulders, who is the
states first ''bookkeeper of hu-
manity," figures the deaths for
the first ten months of the oper-
alton Of the vital statistics lew
to be 26,032, while the births
reach the total of 44,2l8. The
death rate for October is shown
to correspond to an annual death
rate of 1873 per 1000 population,
and the birth to an annual rate
of 25,S per l, 900 population. At
the rate of the first ten months
of this year there will occur 3D.
238 deaths and 53,061 births in
Tennessee in the year 1914.
In Henry county there were
80 deaths and 81 births.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1914-12-11
CITY COUNCIL MEETS
IN REGULAR SESSION

At a regular meeting of the
city council, held Tuesday night,
ST., 300 was appropriated for the
public schools,
1t was ordered that the fire.
works ordinance be suspended
outside the fire limits, from six
o'clock Christmas. eve until six
o'clock, a. ms, Saturday follow
ing.
The council met again We'd
nesday night, but little business
was transacted. The marshal
was instructed to enfolce the
"move-on" ordinance as applied
to hucksters who have been OBJ
structing the streets about the
square.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1914-12-11
LAST SAD RITES FOR
VICTIMS Of HOLOCAUST

The bodies of Will Doyle and
Earl Rice, who lost their lives in
the Nelson restaurant fire We'd
nesday night of last week now
rest in graves at thher respec-
tive homes. Undertaken Spicer
shipped the body of Doyle to
Carrollton, ILL.,, last Friday. and
on Sunday R. V. Rice came tc
Paris and accompanied the body
of his brother, Earl Rice, to his
home in Marion, Ill. There is
little to add to the details of the
tragedy, which was one of the
most shocking that ever occurred
in this city.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1914-12-11
COTTAGE GROVE.

School at this place is progress
ing nicely, everyone boosts the
new school building. We mean
business and berore another
school term opens the plans for
a new eight thousand dollar
brick building will be realized.
A financial committee composed
of people who know how to &C
after things and get what they
wait, make up money, hold
meetings discussing plans etc.
No one in Cottage Grove intends
pulling Up quit stakes before
accomplishing all we fl r t
planned.
The school with the aid of
churches, will celebrate Christ
mas Eve night by giving a
Christmas tree December Oath.
We want everyone in and around
Cottage Grove to participate in
this. A program consisting OF
drills, readings, pantomimes ETC.,
will be rendered by pupils. Rev.
Mcdaniel will speak on THE
Origin of Christmas and our
Reason for Celebrating. . Nc
admission is charged as this is
to be given free of charge to the
public.
RosAMoND CLARK.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1914-12-11
PLANS WAR AGAINST
CAPITAL PUNISHMENT

Duke Bowers, of Dresden,
who operates forty grocery es-
tablishments in Memphis, will
shortly open headquarters in
Nashville and renew his fight to
abolish capital punishment in
Tennessee. Preparatory to be-
ginning his campaign among the
legislators Mr.. Bowers is sending
out literature all over the state
which argues for life imprison
ment instead of the death penal
ty. The bill failed to pass two
years ago.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1914-12-11
CONCLUDING SESSION OF
S|XTY-TH|RD CONGRESS

Congress recon vened in Wash
ington Monday after the fall re-
cess. Members had reunions in
in the Senate and House.
Discussing the legislative pro-
gram Congressman Underwood
declared there will surely be a
vote on the proposed Hobson res
olution for a submission to the
states of a constitutional amend
ment for national prohibition.
The appropriation bills have
the right of way. Conservation
legislation, the ship purchase
bill and the House bill to pave
the way for ultimate Philippine
independence are first on the
program Of general legislation.
President Wilson read his mes.
sage to Congress Tuesday. He
departed from the prepared text
of his annual address, which was
devoted principally to answering
those who contend the United
States is unprepared for national
defense, to give notice to the
business world that the legisla-
tive program, as it affects regu-
lation of business, was practical
ly completed. Of this he said:
1t has been put forth, as We
intended, as a whole. and leaves
no conjecture as to what is to
follow. The road at last lies
clear and firm before business.
1t is a road which it can travel
without fear or embarrassment.
1t is the road to ungrudged, un-
clouded success. In it every
honest man, every man who be-
lieves that the public interest is
part of his own interest, may
walk with perfect confidence"
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1914-12-11
THEODORE'S PARTY WILL
TRY TO ''cONE BACK

At a meeting of the national
executive committee of the
Progressive party, recently held
in Chicago, the party leaders de-
slared their determination to
continue the "Bull Moose" or
ganization. 1t was the unani-
nous judgement of the member
ship, and concurred in by the
Most Potent Big Snort himself,
that the organization and cam.
paign of education" would be
continued along the lines here
tofore followed.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1914-12-11
PRESENTS GOv-ELECT
WITH FINE PAIR SHOES

At the big store of Johnson
Vancleave Co., Tuesday a repre-
sentative of the Partisan was
shown a fine pair of shoes which
were made especially for and
presented to Governor elect Rye
Through the above firm, who
are their local agents) by the
Stacy Adams Co., of Brockton,
Mass, to be worn at the inau-
guration. The material is ideal
patent kid, size 7 1-2, AA width,
Latonia last, and the name, Gov.
Tom G. Rye, is stamped in gilt
inside the top of each shoe.
Branche w. Martin, who trav-
els this territory in the interest
of the Stacy Adams Co., is a
thoroughbred in every respect,
including his politics Demo.
cratic) of the brand that will
stand the pure food test. He met
Tom Rye here during the last
days of the campaign, and not
yithstanding the fact that he
halls from the city of Boston,
where beans are a more staple
atticle than rye, he is an en-.
Ithlsiastic admirer of the
newly elected governor and il
was at his suggestion that his
firm made and sent the shoes.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1914-12-11
COMPULSORY HIGH
SCHOOL SYSTEM

Proposing a new ideal educa-
tional public school system in
Tennessee, Prof. P. P. Claxton,
United States commissioner of
education, explained his plan in
detail at the meeting of the Ten
nessee State Teachers Associa-
ton in Nashville Wednesday,.
He expressed the hope of a COM
pulsory high school educational
system of a period of six years,
to follow a six-year period of ell
ementary educational training.
He criticized the advocates of
shorter school sessions and urged
that the school session in Ten
nessee be increased to 200 days.
At present it is 10 days, he sta
ted.
Prof. ]. w. Brister of the
West Tennessee State Normal
suggested that a special board be
created to put into effect the law
relating to examination and cer-
tifcation of teachers.
Prof. L. E. Gwinn, superinten-
dent of Upton County, advoca-
ted a county interchange of GER
tifcates and a uniform fee of
81. so and $3.50 for certificates.
Superintendent of Public In
struction Thompson said he fav-
ored uniform examinations.
At the session cf the CONNER
cial teachers section, high school
department, J. M. Waters of
Memphis said that the growing
demands Of the business world
make a high school commercial
course imperative. A commit
tee to outline such course of
study was appointed, as follows:
j. M. Waters Of Memphis, W.
P. SeIcer of Chattanooga, John
W. Curtis of Memphis, Samuel
Hixon of Knoxville and Mrs. A.
F. Hickman of Nashville.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1914-12-11
Epworth League.

The Epworth League socia.
which was to have been last Sat-
urday night at Rev. G. A. Wa.
terfeld's was postponed until
Friday night.
The following program will be
rendered: Piano Solo, by Mar
gurette Porter; Reading, by
Irene Blake, By laws and Con.
stitution, by P. D. 7. Roberts
Quartette, by Misses Porter,
Wiggs, Elder and Boden; Duet,
by the Misses Ezell, and a short
talk by Rev. C. A. Waterfield.
This is a very important meet.
ing and each member is urged tt
be present.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1914-12-11
A Goose Ranch.

George Brooks has a goose
farm north of town on which
there are $500 geese, and before
this goes. to press several hun
dred more will be added to the
farm. It takes about fifty bush
els of corn to feed them daily,
and the noise they make is as un-
harmonious as a Weakley coun-
ty Republican convention. 1t is
a sight to see such a large flock
of birds. Mr.. Brooks informs
us that he will ship a carload
tomorrow to New York from
which he expects to realize quite
a neat sum. = Martin Mail.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1914-12-11
POLITICIANS ARE BUSY
At THE STATE CAPITOL

Politics at Nashville has com.
menced to show considerable &C.
tivity with the near approach Of
the meeting Of the general as.
sembly which convenes January
4. The greatest interest at this
time centers about the speaker.
ship contest and the Offices to be
filled by the incoming legisla,
ture. Applicants for Office un-
der Governor. elect Rye are also
pressing their claims.
From the standpoint of gener-
al interest the House speaker
ship is attracting considerable at.
tention. For this post of honor
Hoyt Stewart, of Cannon, and
w. P. Cooper. of Bedford, have
already announced. G. R. Nc
Dade, of Obion. is a possible
candidate, Clyde Shropshire, OF
Nashville, and w. M. Stanton,
of Memphis, may also announce.
The speakership contest in the
Senate is confined to Hu G. An
derson, of Madison, A. L. Todd,
OF Rutherford, and J. A. Glenn
ent, Of Dickson. Senator Robt.
A. Elkins is also mentioned for
this speakership.
w. M. Carter, editor of the
Lewisburg Tribune, is unoppos-
ed for the place of chief clerk of
the Senate. Tom Tansill, of
Williamson, and Stuart Towe are
making the race for assistant
clerk of the senate.
John D. Green, who was elect
ed two years ago when the Re-
publicans organized the house, as
assistant clerk, is now asking a
Democratic House for the posi-
ton of chief clerk. He is op-
posed by Paul w. Treanor, the
Democratic caucus favorite for
the place in the last legislature
and Charles Taylor, of Dickson.
Nathan D. White, Harry Will
son, of Henry, and Hugh Ben
nett, of Gibson. are contestants
for the position of assistant
clerk of the House.
The state comptroller's race
promises to be a lively contest,
the candidates so far being L.
D. Hill, of White, Claude Viii.
liams, of Franklin, S. E. Hunt,
Of Dickson, and John Thomson,
Of Shelby. Porter Dunlap, Of
Dover will have no opposition
for state treasurer.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1914-12-11
DECEMBER TRANSFERS
Of FARMS AND LOTS

v, A. and A. 7. Harding to j.
A. Nash, 100 acres, So, 500,
R. H. Hudson to j. D. Dumas,
lot, 500.
Levi Roberts to w. Fl. Brisen.
dine, 80 acres $500.
j. w. Acklin to 7. P. Snow,
acres, $3.50.
R. w. Claxton to w. G. Clax.
ton, lot 81, 600.
G. L. Nored to w. G.. Claxton,
80 acres, 81. 100.
S. l.. Ashlock to e. P. McFad.
den, Is acres, S225.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1914-12-11
Quarterly Conference.

The first quarterly conference
of the current year for the Meth
odist church will be held next
Sunday and Monday the 18th and
Oath. Rey. L. D. Hamilton will
occupy the pulpit Sunday eve
ming.
The second sermon in t h e
series of three By the pastor,
Rev. c. A. Waterfield, on the
Great War will be delivered Sun
day IL a. m. The War, Some
Results Evil, and Good"