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The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1915-08-20
!, RED LETTER DAY
FOR MASONRY
CEREnONlES DRAW CROWD


$500 and $500 was present at the
laying of the corner stone of the
new school building and the new
court house Saturday. They came
from every section of the county
and from the adjoining counties.
The ladies helped to swell the
crowd which surged to and fro on
court square and the college cam
pus, and Young America of all
| sizes, from the nursing babe to
the lads and lassies who cast sleeps
eyes and sighed, were in evidence
on every hand.
Much interest and curiosity, too,
was manifested in the Masonic
ceremonies of laying the corner
i stone, many having never before
attended similar celebration.
Indeed, the ceremonies were the
FIRST of the kind held in the county
in recent years, at least, and it is
claimed by those in a position to
know that it was one of the biggest
! events of the kind in the history of
Tennessee Masonry. It was red
letter day for Masonry in Benton
County.
Camden Lodge No. 179 f. and
A. M. having been requested to
lay the corner stone of the new
school building and the new court
\ house, the lodge met at their hall
I at 10 a. m. w. A. Lashlee as mar
shal formed the lodge in process
sion, and the march was taken up
to college hill where preparations
are under way for the erection of
Camden's new school building.
THE exercises were opened with
music by band from Vanleer,
then song by choir of select
voices and prayer by Rev. Frank
B. Jones, local pastor of the M. E.
Church, South.
Hon. Joe f. Odle, chairman of
!, the building committee, presented
)the plumb, square and level to
Charles Barham of Nashville, act
ing grand master of the grand
lodge of Tennessee, and requested
that he lay the corner stone ac-
cording to Masonic custom. The
grand master replied that it he
found the stone to be well-formed
and suitable for such building he
would grant the request He then
delivered the square to Mayor L.
J. Lowry, acting deputy grand
master, the level to Hon. William
L. Morris, acting senior grand
warden, and the plumb to Alder
man Will w. Whitfield, acting
Njunior grand warden, and instruct
z ed these officers to try the stone
with their implements and prove
it's fitness to be placed in the build
ing as the chief corner stone.
After thoroughly testing the
stone as directed, these officers re-
ported it to be of good material,
we'll formed, true and trusty. The
grand master then poured corn
from a golden vessel on the stone,
i explaining that corn was an en-
blem of nourishment; wine from a
silver vessel, explaining that wine
was an emblem of refreshment,
and oil from silver vessel, like
wise explaining that oil was an
emblem of Joy. After short ad-
dress, he struck the stone three
times with gavel and declared it
we'll and truly laid. He delivered
the plumb, level and square to MIR.
Slayden, Que Of the contractors, as
master builder with q solemn adj
monition that he complete the
building and every part of it in as
nerfect a manner as the Implements
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The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1915-08-20

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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-02-19
PANAMA EXPOSITION
TO OPEN SATURDAY
All in Readiness for Gates to
S5O,OOO,0O0 Fair to Be
Thrown Open.

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 19.-The
Panama-Pacifc exposition - San
Francisco's S5O,OOO,OOO worlds fair
is ready.
And saturday, Feb. 20, 1915. it Will
be thrown open to the world com
pleted-on time
Saturday all san Francisco will fuse
at its gates in blaze and splutter
and road Of jubilation. A human
flood pouring from north and south
and east from every town and hamlet
in California and adjacent states and
from the farthest boundaries of the
continent will merge with the rush Of
san Franciscoans passing through the
newly opened gates.
Today little remains TO be done.
Yesterday more than 1000 pairs of
hands pulled and hauled and ham
mered and showed in the final frenzy
of preparation.
on the stroke of o'clock Saturday
morning the gates of the exposition
Will be flung open.
Two hundred thousand people are
expected to join in triumphal
march TO the gates of the exposition
at the opening. At sunrise land bat
teries and the big guns of battleships
in the harbOr Will roar out a reveille.
This Will be the signal for a deafen-
ing dlapasOn Of noise, the shrill
sounding of whistles and the ringing
OF bells and the racket of every con-
ceiVable apparatus for din making
At noon Pres't Wilson will declare
the exposition formally opened He
will press a button in Washington
that will send a current of electricity
over the continent. The doors of the
machinery building will open, the
machinery Will start running, water
will gush from the fountain of energy.
great guns will roar and myriad flags
will blossom out everywhere. Every
street in the city is ablaze with bunt-
ing.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-02-19
DONORS TO BE EXEMPTED
FROM MORE SOLICITATION

No further solicitation OF funds for
the current year will be made by the
Federation of Social Ser-ice accord
ing 10 resolution announced by Pres't
Z L Kuhns Friday. Instead a list
Of names and addresses Of the donors
will be prepared and sent 10 each as
sociation member OF the federation,
and each member will then be at lib
erty to solicit donations from any per
son whose name does not appear on
the list.
It was reported that the total num-
Der of pledges now is 3.0Sl for a
sum OF s22.4O1.76. OF this amount
$17.O79.29 has been collected, while
IS. 900 OF il has been distributed
among the association members.
Mrs. Thomas Olney, chairman Of
the committee on institutional eff
ficiency II preparing a report on the
matter OF operating two or more o.;
the association members as one and
thereby decreasing expenses.
L. @. Manning OF the committee or
ways and means &c aid the unemployed
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-02-19
READING TESTS ARE
HELD AT SCHOOLS
Pupils Tell How Much They Get Out
of q Full Page OF Read
ing Matter.

How much do you get out Of page
OF reading matter? Do you get any
thing besides the enjoyment Of reed
ing? Do YOU get the real meaning Of
the author? And how long does il
take you to read a page or how often
do you have to read it 10 get the
meaning?
These and similar questions have
grown out of a series of reading tests
that have been conducted during the
past few months in several of the
public schools. A meeting of teachers
was held Thursday afternoon and a
report made by Supt of Schools l.. J.
Montgomery. According to this report
il has been found that some children
get more out of a page of reading
matter than others. To get at the
reason of this is a rather difficult mat
ter, according to the teachers Mem
DRY and concentration it appeared en-
tered largely into the matter.
Tests made by the teachers at diff
ferent intervals found that one child
CLEANED a certain number OF ideas
from the page; another perhaps got
more while another got less. Also
some read the page more rapidly than
others.
The one conclusion reached Supt
Montgomery told the teachers that
tests OF a nature to ascertain what
child gets from its reading in the
number and kind of ideas should be
made regularly and often. The good
IL was believed lay in making both
pupil and teacher think more.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-02-19

ington." a. Marszalkowska; Kindness
Rewarded" Z. Wrobel; Lincoln
Saves An Indian, j. Chelminiak;
"Washington's BoyhOOd." b. WaUr-
zvniak; Abraham Lincoln" ].
Reich; Saint Valentine c. Weso-
lex: Polite James" +. Doktor; Nv IN
ter" w. Kitkowska; Election OF
President" l. Wargin; Description,
/. Krzeszewska; Washington Jour
ney," r. Laskowski; The Horse and
the Oysters" r. KatOlinska; Henry
I.ongfellow' w Wisniewslki Wash
ingtOn as General" c. Hazinska;
description of a Friend" ]. Wei
ciechoWski; violin solo, j. Prawat;
recitations. "Our Washington e..
Strauss: The Red. White and Blue"
NJ. StranZ: Psalm Of Life" i.
Wrobel: .WashingtOn's Birthday,
r. Kotolinski: "Hullo," NJ. MaEuszak.
Part Second
Composition reading, Washington
Last Battle" T. BudZinska; kind
ness" Chmielewska. The First Tele-
graph" J. Wesolowski; Twenty Min
utes az Depot" +. H0sinsh; "Dia-
logue." &. Strauss. Thomas Jeffer-
SON 4 Nowinski: Description of
the Classroom" a. Kitkowska; Bet
ter Than Gold" J. ChrzanOwska.
Il earn 10 Say No" N. Stranz; King
Alfred the Great p BeczlIiewicz;
Good Example" r. Pukrop; "EXcur-
sion" NJ. Micinski: Fifteen Years
Hence W. Chelminiak: Washing
ton as President" II. Rybicka; violin
solo. l.. Prawat.
The program concluded with the
remarks by Atty. Joseph Wypiszyn-
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-02-19
NINETEEN SURVIVE
FIRST PREL|MINAR|ES
Arthur Hunter of South Bend
Among Candidates for Notre
Danes Debating Team.

Nineteen candidates for the Notre
Dame debating team survived after
the first preliminaries. 1t will be
necessary 10 have two more prelimi-
naries before the regular team will
be announced, the first viii deter
mine the men who will be on the
team, the last viii determine the po-
sitions and the alternates for the
team. The first preliminaries were
the longest in years for 10 candidates
were out for places and every man
went in with the determination of
winning
Four veterans got places in the first
tryOut. They were George Schuster,
Emmett Lenihan, Timothy Calvin,
and ]. Clovis Smith. In some in
stances the last year men were hard
pressed by the new material and
some will have to improve in order
to get places on this years team.
Notre Dame will have TO produce a
strong team in order to gain any
laurels over the three teams she will
meet this year. However, the Indi-
ana Triangular league has been
broken by the withdrawal OF Indiana
from the league; still, Wabash has
remained loyal and a heated debate
is promised A dual debate has also
been arranged with St. Viator's,
But the last with the University of
Rochester New York, which was
substituted for Indiana, will probably
create the greatest interest among
the debaters.
The subject is one that requires a
great amount of research work and
is very practical. 1t is, Resolved
that employers and employees should
be compelled TO settle disputes af
fecting the public welfare through
legally constituted boards of arbitra-
ton" (ConstitutiOnally waived).
Out of the 10 who were able to make
the first preliminaries is Arthur
Hunter of South Bend, who has a
good chance of making the team.
Besides the men who were on the
team last year the competitors are:
Early Hunter, Holderith, Vol, Null
caire, Duffy. Dundon, DOlan, Bolan,
Seng, Clements, Lyons, Lajoie,
Strahan and Lemmen.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-02-19
HARE AND HOUND MEET
High Coach VIII stage Event in the
Near Future.

Plans are being made by Coach
Metzler OF the high school for a big
Hare and Hound" meet. which viii
be staged as soon as the weather man
sends along "a fair enough day. prob
ably within two weeks.
Scheibelhut. Ethel, Sibrel and Mar
tin have been named 10y the coach as
the 'hares" while the entry list is open
for hounds" This race is expected TO
bring out the best runners in the
school and Will give MetZler a line on
his material for the distance runs on
the track squad.
Mctzler is planning on an interclaSs
cross country race. interclass soccer.
futercIass swimming and interclass
spring football. All men IN school
will be eligible for the teams during
the spring season and is in line with a
plan OF spring training for his grid
iron men that Metzier is working on
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-02-19
JUSTICE TURNS DOWN
500 FEE TO MARRY

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, Feb. 10
How he refused fee of 500 TO per
form a marriage was told by Justice
Of the Peace Charles Dickinson of
Grand Haven, a witness Thursday in
the suit of Charles p. Dickerman,
wealthy saloOnkeeper, who is seeking
TO have his marriage annulled.
Dickerman alleges that he was un-
der the influence of liquor when the
marriage was performed at Grand
Haven. Justice Dickinson said he was
called to a cottage where the DECKER
man party was staying. - He said he
asked Dickerman if he wanted to
marry the woman, to which the sa-
lOOnkeeper replied Not on your life.
no skirts for mine"
The justice said he then refused
to marry the pair, although offered
500 by the woman. Later another
justice performed the ceremony.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-02-19
ONE FINED; OTHER FREED

Delbert Green was fined $40 and
costs In city court Thursday afternoon
upon charges or freQuenting a house
OF ill fame said 20 have been con-
Quoted by Josephine Miller ever the
Surprise theater on s. Michigan 81.
Jaw McFcrn. arrested on the same
charge, was found not guilty. Chief
OF Detectives Kuespert was chief WIT
ness for the state. He claimed that
the Miller woman had several rooms
on the second floor and that Green
had been caught there on the night or
a raid. McFern. IL is said had a
room or the third floor. over the Mil
Ter quarters.
Green's attorneys filed appeal bonds
<or trial IN circuit court The case
rose out OF evidence said 10 have
zen gathered by the recent investi-
ration OF J. II. Qsilhot.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-02-19
PERSONALS.

Sigmund Maciejewski has returned
to Laporte after a brief visit here.
Mrs. Sophia Partyka and Mrs.
Hedwige Nowak, who has been here
for the funeral of Mrs X. Kendzior-
ska, left last night for their homes in
Chicago.
Clarence Wierzbik left Thursday
for Indiana Harbor after a business
visit here.
Charles GuzIowicz of Chicago, who
has been here for a few days visiting
with friends, left Thursday for Buff
falo.
Casimier Hazinski. 800 S. Chaplin
ST., returned today from a business
trip in Chicago and various points in
Illinois and Indiana
Cashier Zuchowicz has arrived
here from Buffalo for visit with
Mr.. and Mrs. Roman Damanski, 964
Johnsan st.
Rev. Paul Raczaszek, assistant pas
tor of st. Hedwige's parish, has left
for Otis.
Joseph Chrobacz. 40 S. Walnut
St, has left for Chicago for a week
visit with friends.
John Nowacki of Milwaukee is
spending a few days with Mr.. and
Mrs. stephen Sodoski, S. Union st.
Theodore Krys has returned to Fort
Wayne after a brief visit here.
Henry Bludzewski of Hammond has
arrived here for a brief visit with
friends.
Anthony Szarwik, formerly residing
on w. Division St, has gone to Chicago
to reside.
Casimier Lodyga, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. NJ. Lodyga, SIG S. Pulaski St, ar
rived here Thursday from Orchard
Lake He was called by the death of
his uncle, WojCiech Leda.
Mrs. Wilhelmina BaJdusz. who has
been here for a few days visiting with
relatives and friends, left today for
her home in East Chicago.
John Ponczewsli of Gary is in the
city on business, also for a visit with
friends.
Leonard Wanicki of Chicago is in
the city on business.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-02-19
REINFORCE FRENCH
ARMY OF INVASION
ReneWS Drive in Direction of
Metz and Germans Driven
Out of NOrrOy, Begin Bom-
bardment of Town.

PARIS, Feb. 19-The French army
OF invasion in Lorraine has been re-
inforced and has renewed its drive in
the direction Of Metz. one Of the
developments in the fighting in this
district was the battle OF Norroy,
north of Pont-A-Mousson. The Ger
mans after being driven out OF Nor
roy at the point of the bayonet. began
TO lombard the French positions in
the town and severe havoc has been
caused by the shells.
The field of fighting in the region
Of Norroy is not far from Gravelotte.
where the decisive battle Of the
Franco-Prussian war Of 1870 was
fought.
Metz is one of the most strongly
fortified cities on the German from
tier. being surrounded by a triple
circles OF forts Of almost impregnable
strength. one Of the objects of the
French in pressing toward Metz is to
cut of the communication between
the German stronghold and the Ger
man troops fighting on the heights of
the Meuse.
The cannOnade Of the German ar
tillery at NOrroy. at Thanh and at
have no hesitation Of Smelling Ger
man towns and cities when they think
that such a bOmbardment will result
in death Of French soldiers.
Artillery DueIs Continue.
The artillery duels along the north
ern end OF the battle line continue un-
broken. From the North sea 10 the
Disc river about 1000 big guns are
engaged on both sides.
The fighting between Rheims and
the Argonne forest has been of great
er intensity than the tersely wOrded
bulletins of the French war Office in
dicated. In the struggle near Beause-
jour, north of the Rheims-TriaucOur
highway one trench changed hands
several times. In numerous instances
French and German soldiers were
found dead locked in each other S
arms They had struggled to kill
ecah other while consciousness was
left In them. There was a bitter
hand-to-hand struggle in the trenches
north Of the river Tourbe, a small
sluggish stream flowing in a north
easterly direction TO the Aisne. There
the soldiers fought with any weapons
that came TO hand, rifles. knives.
swords, bayonets, clubs and even
picks and shOvels which had been
used for trench building. Scores of
dead bodies were found without any
bullet wounds upon them.
North OF Verdun on the AIeuse. the
Germans are trying TO win back some
territory lost 10 the French. The
battle is being carried on with artil-
lery and small arms.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-02-19
SAGINAW TURNS DOWN
NEW LIGHTING PLANT

SAGINAW. Mich. Feb. IA mu-
nicipal electric light plant 70 cost
$500, 600 was rejected at a special
election Thursday and a proposition
to bond the city for $4,000 for con-
strucrion OF sidewalks carried. The
public lighting proposal was defeated
in every ward in the city while the
vote on the sidewalk proposition car
ried three 10 one. The city Will enter
into contract with the Saginaw Power
Co. TO furnish light for five years at
rates lower than those now in effect.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-02-19
Information for
Lung Suffers

The makers Of Eckman's Alternative will
be pleased 10 send reports OF rccoveries
from tuberculosis and booklet OF interest
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To walk about the house 1 was left with
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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-02-19
LONESOME MAN TRIES
TO BURN DOWN JAIL

CADILLAC, Mich, Feb. 19.-Just
how Charles Perrin Of this city should
have escaped from Jail by burning
down the city hall, a part of which
serves as a jail, local officers do not
understand, but Perrin in this manner
attempted 10 gain his liberty Thurs
day afternoon.
Perrin. who had been jailed on a
drunk charge, had been locked up
only a few minutes when smoke was
seen escaping from windows
Perrin said he couldn't stand the
lOnesOmeness.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-02-19
GOODS MAKE SACRIFICE
FOR BELGIAN FUNDS

KALAMAZOO, Mich, Feb. 10
TaXicabs and flowers will be the sacri-
fee offered by Kalamazoo college CO.
eds for the sake of Belgian war suf-
erers. The girls had a meeting and
sent word to the young men that they
would walk TO the washington ban
quet next Monday night and forego
the usual flowers if the boys would
give the money generally used for
this purpose To the war sufferers.
The proposition was accepted.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-02-19
BILL WOULD STOP
ALL AUTOMOBILE SPREES

LANSING, Mich, Feb. 19.-The in
inquitous auto spree as popularity en-
ioyed. would become a precariOus
outdoor sport should a bill intro
duced in the house this afternoon
By Rep George W. Miller OF Green
Vile. find its way in TO the statute
books
Mr.. Miller's measure would pro-
hihit the driving OF autos or motor
vehicles by persons under the influ-
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-02-19
CHILDREN COMMEMORATIVE
WASHI\GTON'S BIRTHDAY

The birthday of Washington. which
falls on Feb. p, was commemOrated
Thursday afternoon by the seventh
and eighth grade pupils of st. He'd
wige's school The affair was attend
ed by the priests OF the congregation
and by a number of guests.
The class room was prettily deco
rated with bunting. flags and ferns.
The program was as follows
Chorus. Washington and Lincoln. ="
class: compositions, George Wash
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-02-19
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4 NEWS OF INTEREST TO X
Z POLISH CITIZENS \;
SOCIAL EVENTS.
X X X X X X x X X x

The afternoon fancy work class of
the Polish Women's alliance of South
Bend conducted by Mrs. NJ. NieZ-
godzka. will meet Saturday afternoon
at o'clock at the st. Hedwige school
building.
The singing rehearsal of NJ. r. Fall
cons choir will be held Monday
evening at Kosciuszko hall.
The exercises of Il. B. Falcons will
be held Monday evening at Z o'clock
at Il. b. hall.
The meeting of the tag day commit
tees will be held this evening at 1880
o'clock at Kosciuszko hall on s. Cha
pin st.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-02-19

'ence of liquor, and the consumption
of one drink just before driving or
while driving would be prima facie
evidence that the driver had violated
the act. The measure would impose
a maximum penalty Of one year in jail
or a $3.50 fine. or both.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-02-19
APRONS
A Wonderful Sale.

600 Maids Aprons, with strap over
shoulders, in all colors, striped, checks
or figures; 25c 17n
aprons IIG
24O Long Kimono Aprons; every
style, regular or extra sizes, light or
dark colorS; values to S1.OO, 400
February sale fVG
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-02-19
MADE FRESH DAILY

The Purest Peanut Butter on the
market-an the children like it, Try
it Saturday, 15c 10. The Phila.
-AdVt
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-02-19

ski, praised the pupils for the manner
in which they had accomplished their
work and urged the children 70 seek
higher education.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-02-19
BIC PURCHASE KID GLOVES

A large glove maker sold to us
their entire surplus stock of fine Kid
Gloves, black, white and colorS in
fine French kids; also Mocha gloves,
S1.OO and $50 gloves, Too
sale price IVO
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-02-19
DRESS GOODS

100 pieces plain and fancy strined.
checked in plain serges and batiste,
F EG55n T5o sale 4oC
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-02-19

NEW YORK. Feb. 6.-Miss Sidi
Writ. daughter OF the late Edward L.
Writ of Kansas City, said today that
she was engaged 20 John ID. Sprecke
ir.. OF san Francisco. but the formal
announcement had not been made.
Spreckels was recently divorced
SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. John ID.
Spreckels. jr.. said today that because
ne was not in a position TO make a
public announcement OF an engage
ment 20 Miss Sidi Writ, the dancer
who is now In New York. he desired
that no statement be made.
ON Aug. % Mr.. Spreckcls Will re-
ceive his final decree OF divorce
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-02-19

reports TO the federation that about
200 heads OF families are still not
cared for.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-02-19

Delicious homemade Peanut But
ter at The Phila Saturday. I5c 10.
-Advt.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-02-19
BIG SALE OF GLOVES

Women'S and misses cashmere
gloves; KaySer'S or Dependon, black
and colorS, soc kind, 9Oo
sale .VJO