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The Polk County Republican. (Ducktown, Tenn.) 1914-191?, 1915-04-09

DEMOCRATIC tax reform seems to have been
II directed toward small businesses that can
i'll afford to stand the strain.
GOVERNOR RYE has cast an asperslon upon
- the newspaper men of Tennessee that will
come back to plague him in the future
WHEN a newspaper suspends publication be-
w cause of lack of patronage from the Chan
Gerry Court, there isn't much excuse for its exist
ence.
OF COURSE, with treasury teeming with
~ gold, $4,000 was an insignificant sum to
pay for transforming the Governors mansion
into palace.
THE editor e. of the only newspaper pub
lished in Polk County is accredited with
a greater amount of veracity in Nashville than
he is at home.
THE man who coined the phrase the public
welfare requiring it = must have been able
to foresee to what magnificent use this present
Legislature could put it.
TT THE balance of the Republicans of Polk
County are as ready to make a strong hight
for the party as those over at Copperhill, there
will be no question as to results. That is live
banch.
NEITHER Mr. TAFT's nor Mr.. RoosEvELT's
IN personality will enter into the next presi-
dental campaign, and those Democratic papers
that are seeking to make these gentlemen issues
are wasting time
ITO THE casual observer, it looks like Gov
RYE's idea. in standing for an economical
administration in his campaign speeches was to
be sure that there would be enough to furnish
and decorate the gubernatoria mansion
GAYS the Nashville Banner: "The only way
\ to provide a political appointment com
mensurate with the dignity of some people is
to provide that they shall work without pay.
We move to amend by striking out to word
dignity" and inserting the word ability. :.
DY CREATING a State Board of Agriculture,
ID composed of eight members, the Legisla-
ture graciously admits that it takes eight Demo
Gratis to do what one Republican has been doing,
and doing mighty well. 1t also establishes
ratio that the people will do well to
heed in future elections.
WHEN one scans the revenue bill and fnds
w barber chairs taxed ST. each, soft drink
stands SIS per year, garages raised from $40 to
$50. coal oil dealers raised from $50 to SIS
most of these prices applying to small towns
one understands who is paying for refurnlshlng
and decorating the gubernatoral mansion.
The Polk County Republican. (Ducktown, Tenn.) 1914-191?, 1915-04-09

JOW long will Benton remain an Incorporated
IL town after the county seat has beeu moved
to Wetmore?
THE President and his Congress are similar
1 in this respect-when not in eruption both
are promptly forgotten by the people.
IF THIS is two-billion dollar country, greater
care will be exercised in future in selecting
the men who are to disburse the coin.
THE charge of the light brigade was small
L affair compared with the onslaught made
on Polk County by the hungry patiots now in
control
THE conviction of some lis election thieves
at Terre Haute gives ray of hope. 1t
appears to us that Memphis, Tenn, offers
bountiful field for a similar investigation.
A ST. LOUIS girl killed her drunkard brother
n that her mother might be spared the grief
his acts caused her. Here is something that
might be of service in debate.
TWO years from now-if Polk County should
not 90 as Democratic as has been prom
ised-somebody will have to explain things to
the powers that be down at Nashville.
ccTHE full dinner pail is the sign and symbol
Of peoples prosperity" The late
President MCKINLEY has never been forgiven for
coming this epigram and proving it to be a
reality.
THAT merchant, who replied to the question
asked him if he believed in hell with
"Vel, used to didn't but do now, for pus-
mes has gone somewhere, aind't it, had some
conception of it.
THAT 900 bond issue has whetted the ap-
L petites of the boys until they can hardly
contain themselves A good way to cool this
ardor would be to postpone the spending of it
for couple of years.
THE fear expressed that this paper would not
L publish report Of the pike road investi-
CATION must have been superinduced by the fact
that it contained matter that any decent paper
would bar from It's columns.
THE United States Government has made
demand for $228,05o54 for the sinking of
the Frye by German warship. We are in a
state of watchful waiting regarding the ability of
the State Department TO make good.
A KENTUCKY lawyer has filed motion for
IA new trial on the ground that the jury offer
ed prayer before beginning its deliberations
This seems to prove that Kentucky law and evi-
dence are not always as convincing as they
might be.
The Polk County Republican. (Ducktown, Tenn.) 1914-191?, 1915-04-09
EDITORIAL PARAGRAPHS

THE Tennessee Legislature is in far greater
need of a Board of Control than the
people.
THE loss of Secretary MCADoo's appendix has
not softened his attitude toward the income
taxpayer
CCORE another victory for law enforcement
~ and no thanks to Shelby, Davidson and
Hamilton Counties.
TACK JOHNSON had better have remained in
France and taken a chance on one of those
l6-inch siege guns
TT is to laugh when we remember that the bill
redistricting Polk County was passed in the
interests of the taxpayers
TT is highly probable that Admiral FIsKE
has forgotten more about naval affairs than
Secretary DANIELS will ever know.
RY THE way, snst it rather strange that moth
- ing has been heard about that alleged short
age in the County Court Clerks office?
IF Gov RYE never heard why President U. S.
GRANTS first running mate did not get re-
nomination, we advise him to get the facts.
THE new Chancellor recently appointed in
Hamilton County evidently doesn't believe
that a Chancellor knows more than the Supreme
Court.
HAVING seen light, the President didn't
IL take time to hesitate in accepting an invi-
taon to speak at Arlington on the coming Dec
Grafton Day.
WHILE we notice that Secretary MCADoo is
w improving, the country would be pleased
to learn that the United States treasury was do
ing likewise.
WHEN Legislature has to adjourn from time
w to time in order get its bearings there is
reason to believe that something is wrong with
the man at the helm.
THE fact that the President hasn't made sin
gle political prediction since his Indian
apolis effort indicates that he was not overly
pleased at the reception accorded that one by
the people
DAZED by the locker bill, outwited by an East
- Tennessee politician and demoralized by
its own damphoolishness, is it any wonder
that the Legislature needed thirty days in which
to recuperate?
THAT man who advanced the idea that women
wear silk stockings and slippers in windy
March because March toilet, like a photograph,
is much matter of exposure, was evidently
close observer.
Evening star., 1915-05-30
BY HOWARD S. FISK.

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following the full length of this
thoroughfare and bearing into the new
Belair road at its junction with Cay
street. The road from here on through
Fullerton Post once. Perry Hall to
Kingsville was ideal. The small
broken stretch Of less than a mile,
which was incomplete a month ago,
is now all finished and every foot of
the highway is macadamized to Belafr.
This will undoubtedly be good news
to every motorist, many of whom were
skeptical about this missing link in
wet weather
Turn at Kingsville.
Turning to the left at Kingsville.
55.6 miles out, we continued over the
same smooth madadam roadway to Bel
air, $50 miles from our starting point.
Here we made left turn in the center
of the town, turning Immediately to the
right at the next street corner and
heading for Churchville and Havre de
Grace, 1875 miles distant from Wash
ineton. 1t was still in the early morn
ing hours, and a few blasts from the
electric horn on the machine brought
out of his little house, the tolikeeper
at the bridge across the Susquehanna
river, who permitted US to cross to the
PerryviIle side upon the payment OF
ST. After dark the gates on both ends
OF the bridge are closed, and red
lantern hung from the center. The
lamp was still burning brightly when
we pulled up to the little dollhouse. At
the Perryville end the ticket which
had been presented to us was turned in
to another keeper.
At Perryville we motored over new
concrete road. which gave way several
miles out and was replaced by good
gravel road, which is now being resur-
faced with pulverized macadam and re-
ceiving a top binder Of oil in the vicin-
ity of Charlestown. Fortunately and
very wisely, only one-half of the road
way Is being oiled at time. being fol-
lowed by a thin layer of sand. BY this
process one side Of the roadway is
free from oil and there is no danger OF
splattering oil over the car and its oc-
cupants. On the trip north. however.
the work had not been started, but we
found these conditions existing on our
Evening star., 1915-05-30

weather conditions prevailing Tuesday
the return trip was begun at o'clock
in the afternoon. All preparations were
made and when the hands of the clock
at Jersey City pointed to $3.50 we pulled
away from the Erie slip and headed for
home The odometer in the meantime
had been reset to zero and new mileage
noted on the last leg of the three day
trip. The same route was followed from
Jersey City as far as Railway. where
we turned to the right sticking to the
Lincoln highway. following the red,
white and blue insignia with the
large letter 'L" on the telegraph
poles. This route led US through Iselin,
241 miles: Metuchen. $50 miles: New
Brunswick. 34.9 miles, and over
freshly oiled road to Monmouth juno
tion. 45.6 miles from Jersey City. From
there into Trenton. 62.S miles, the roads
were fine. and after passing the state
capitol building in the center of the
town. turned to the left through Lang
horne, 72.0 miles: Oxford. ISL miles;
Bustleton. SIS miles, and into Philadel-
phia, via Rising Sun avenue and Broad
street, $50 miles from New York
From the Quaker City we followed
the road through Darby, 102 miles:
to Chester, 110.4 miles. and Whining
ton, Del. 1926 miles. From this place
the same route was followed to Wash
ington, as on the first day of the run.
Washington over this route measured
240.2 miles, making a total for the
three days of approximately 3S5 miles
With the touring about New York the
mileage was more than 900 miles.
Washington was reached at 1922
o'clock Wednesday morning, after d
most delightful run. the latter part
of which was by moonlight.
While the trip was fraught with in
cidents of one nature or another, one
50 acf r,cir
the time being occurred at the juno
tion of Broad and Market streets in
Newark. The traffic officer on duty at
this point had signaled the machine
ahead of our car to proceed, and as
we were about to cross the tracks a
trolley car darted across our path down
Broad street. in defiance of the traffic
officers signal. Mr.. Terry, in en-
deavoring to avoid collision, cut
Continued on Sixth Page.)
Evening star., 1915-05-30

more aboard and the last leg pesah
for the Metropolitan city. Parallehas
the railroad tracks, we next came ~
Monmouth Beach, 2S3o HiieS, GU
tered Seabright. 2S5.5 miles: Norman
die e-hv-the-Sea 2S73 miles, and high
land Beach at 2S76 miles. Here we
again crossed the railroad traShs
and turned left over a brldee. utN tu.o u y
for trains and vehicular trathc, ana
into Highlands, ESQ miles from our
starting point. Passing the rallroa q q
station on the right at the Tar end OF
the bridge, we Immediately oesan q
rather steep incline. turning " nne
right with trolley tracks and passihs
the Water Witch Club on the leIt heat /,
the top of the grade. at 2S9.o mlies. "A.
2s9.2 miles we turned to the le11: leav.
ing the trolley, entering A'iahtie
Highlands at 291.s miles otored
through Leonardville, 2s2.S miles Nj, Md.
dIetown, 1898: Monmouth PARK $50
miles. New Monmouth, 299.' soutI o, !
Newport. 2O0.7 miles; keypor,, ooI'
miles: South Amboy. 800 mties nril ate az
on both sides of Perth Amboy were
worn out macadam roads, full OF chuck
holes. and the worst stretches on Tue
entire run. From Perth Annoy we con
tinued on through Woodpridse' oio:' :
miles. Georges road station, 3loo miles
nassine under the railroad culvert and
nickine up the Lincoln highway on the
outskirts of Railway, at 311.o miles
later entering Railway at $3.50 miles.
This route was followed on through
Elizabeth 3235 miles; Newark, 5z9.o
miles. turning from Broad street into
Market street and following the Hud-
son boulevard into Jersey City. where
we took the ferry for New York. the
odometer at the ferry showed 34Oo
miles had been covered since we lett
the National Capital Jersey City was
reached at T:30 o'clock, with the wealth
er clearing and the prospects bright for
the following day.
X 4 X
Spend Night in New York.
The second night of the trip was
spent in New York, and with perfect
Evening star., 1915-05-30
return a few days later.

return few days later.
Beyond Perryville we passed through
Principle, S2.1 miles. later coming into
Charlestown, $50 miles from home.
Just before entering the town of
Northeast we found evidence of more
good road work by the road machinery
in every direction. and we entered
the main street of the town enjoyed
the new concrete road which has only
recently been completed. A few weeks
ago it was necessary to make a two
mile detour around the town in order
to get through. Now everything is Sc
rene. From Northeast we had n pleas
ant run up to Elkton, 96.9 miles. and
Newark. Del, 1910 miles out. arriving
at Wilmington, Del. where we enjoyed
a second meal. the first having been
partaken of before the start from
Washington.
After this meal we motored to the
wharf at the foot of 4th street and took
the Wilson line to Penns Grove. n J..
entering the new ferry slip built eX-
pressly for automobiles. In order prop
erly to care for the automobile traf-
fic an additional ferryboat has recently
been purchased and put into commits
sion, providing a boat which leaves
either side every hour on the hour. 1t
was only last summer that new wharf
was constructed on the Penns Grove
side, so that now every facility is Of
fered the tourist who motors to the
seashore via this route.
Evening star., 1915-05-30

"They say every big family has a
black sheep. Well that's the way OF
the world. Even among Diamond
Tires there's about one out of every
hundred that isn't just what it ought
% oe' Mister Squeegee
Evening star., 1915-05-30
Spend Night in New York.

The second night of the trip wa:
spent in New York, and with perfec'
Evening star., 1915-05-30

distance trips in an automo-
bile at this season of the
~ year. covering approximately
600 miles, all of which is
over good roads nearly the entire dis
tance. is to motor to Wilmington. take
the ferry to Penns Grove. \. j.. thence
to Atlantic City and up the Atlantic
coast to New York, returning to the
National Capital via Trenton and Phil
adelphia. trip of this character was
taken last week by a party of Wash
ington motorists, who found conditions
ideal for touring and the scenery desir-
able from every standpoint. The trip
carried them through five states in au-
dition to the District of Columbia and
through a section of the country that
could not fail to please any ardent mo-
torist.
The 1915 siN-cylinder Apperson Jack
Rabbit touring car of Ed. B. Terry,
who acted as pilot, was used on the
run, MIR. Terry being accompanied by
D. Edward Clarke and The Stars au-
tomoblle reporter. The start was made
from The Star office early last Sunday
morning. The city was still in dark
ness, the only illumination visible
being the electric street lamps The
route was out through the northeast
=
timore-W ashington boulevard at 1ath
and Fl streets northeast. This highway
was followed to Bladensburg. Hyatts-
Vile, Beltsville. Laurel and over the
recently completed concrete road
through Elkridge, 300 miles from the
National Capital.
From Elkridge the remainder of the
distance into Baltimore was but a
short run, the entrance to the Monu-
mental city being via Gwynn's Falls
and Columbia avenue, turning into
Claremont avenue at the edge of the
park. into Wilkins avenue and to the
left into Fulton avenue. We followed
this avenue to North avenue, where we
turned to the right into North avenue,
Evening star., 1915-05-30

Penns Grove pier we turned to the left
at the four corners. as directed by a
| blue sign. When the odometer of the
machine registered 1865 miles we
crossed the railroad tracks at Friend.
ship station and followed a good gravel
roadway turning to the right at the
blue sign at 117.9 miles, again cross
| ing the railroad tracks at Perkintown
station. 1881 miles. At the four COR
ners at 1909 miles we kept straight
ahead, turning to the left at the T.
right at the cross-road which leads to
Auburn. at 1880 miles. At 1855 miles
we again crossed the railroad tracks
at the four corners, keeping straight
ahead for WoodstoWn, 1915 miles. On
entering Woodstown we turned to the
fright, crossed over the road and i'm
mediately turned left whore the sign
| is posted on the frame house on the
fright side of the roadway. At 1918
|miles we again crossed the railroad
ltracks, bearing into the old road which
we formerly took through Woodstown
proper.
| Within short space of time we ar
| rived at Pitts Grove. formerly Pole
| Tavern, where we inquired If the new
| road had been completed through Ell
mer to Malaga. Finding that the road
| was not open, we turned to the left
| and then to the right at the irregular
five corners and headed for Monroeville,
| 1875 miles, where we kept straight
through. All hands being tired out, we
| pulled over to the side of the road and,
after slumbering for fifteen minutes
| under the shade of an old apple tree,
| resumed our journey toward the sea-
| shore. Franklinville was reached in
| good shape about noon. Here our odom-
! eter registered 141.7 miles. Bearing
to the right. we connected up with the
famous Malaga pike Of gravel con-
| struction and always in excellent shape
| Malaga was reached after a run of a
few miles. Up to this time we had
| covered 1853 miles. At Malaga we
| turned to the left at the four corners.
All we had to do was to follow this
good roadway. which took us through
Landisville, RichIand and into Mays
Landing. 1855 miles from our starting
point. From Mays Landing we con-
-tinued our trip to Pleasantville. 177.7
! miles, where we turned to the right
Evening star., 1915-05-30

and thence later into the boulevard
which connects with Atlantic City.
where our odometer registered 1870
miles. Atlantic City was reached at ,
o'clock. where all hands prepared for
dinner and good rest. The weather
Sunday was perfect in every respect
and all that could be desired.
Resume Run to New York.
Monday morning at II o'clock the
start was made on the second day of
the trip for New York city via the
Ocean boulevard. Arrangements had
been made for an early start, but when
we arose we found that the weather
conditions were just the reverse from
the previous day. 1t was pouring down
rain and all thought of a delightful trip
up the coast was cast to the winds. We
waited until II o'clock and. time being
limited and no prospect of a letup, it
was agreed to make the run. regard
less of conditions, SO at that hour we
started the motor of the car, swung 1T
around and returned over the boule-
ward to Pleasantville, turning to the
right as we entered the town.
Passing the post office in the center
of the town, we kept straight ahead
for AbSecon, where our odOmeter regis
tered 1915 miles. The roads, although
of gravel construction, We're quite mud
dy and in many places covered with wa
ter. This did not deter US. however.
and on We kept, splashing the mud and
water in every direction, receiving
more shower baths in one day than
the layman would get in a month. At
1868 miles we passed the Seaview Golf
Club on the left side of the road, and.
pulling into Oceanvi1le at 1873 miles,
we continued up the coast to Port Re-
public, 202.1 miles. crossing Bass River
bridge at 2O5.4 miles and turning to
the right at 207.9 miles into New Gret-
ma, 20S.5 miles.
The town of Tuckertown came next,
|2146 miles from Washington; next
passing through the hamlet of Parker
ton, PISS miles; Mayetta, 220.S miles.
and into Manahawken. 222.4 miles,
through which town we kept to the
left. From here we motored to Barne-
Evening star., 1915-05-30
A Half-Hour Boat Ride.

The boat run from Wilmington to
Penns Grove is about thirty minutes.
The boats are of the same type as in
operation between Jersey City and
New York. The charge is 81 for a ma
chine and one passenger Additional
passengers are charged Is cents one
way or % cents for the round trip. On
arriving on the Jersey side we took a
new road to Woodstown, which elimi
mates the heavy sand stretches which
exist between Penns Grove and Sharp
town. The new route is far superior
to the old one and is being followed by
the motorists this season.
When about half mile from the
Evening star., 1915-05-30

gat 22s5 miles. keeping straight through
at the four corners into Waretown,
1924 miles. and also through the viii
lage of Forked River, 1882 miles. We
ping continued on through Bayville,
23S.3 miles. and into Toms River, where
the odometer of the machine registered
242.5 miles.
We kept straight through the town.
taking the right fork at 24i.7 miles
and again at 252.2 miles into Lake.
wood. A brief stop was made here and
the trip once more resumed in the di-
rection of Point Pleasant, passing the
famous Laurelton Farms. four miles
beyond Lakewood, and Laurelton post
Office at 257.2 miles and West Point at
260.7 miles, where we turned into the
left fork into Point Pleasant, 26l.7
miles. We Immediately turned left at
the next turn and passed through Man.
asquan. 264.3 miles; Spring Lake, 1855
miles, where we crossed the railroad
tracks. and again took up with the
ocean boulevard. The next town on the
itinerary was Belmar. also famous as
a summer resort, 270S miles. crossing
the Shark River bridge at 271.O miles
and into Avon-by-theS Sea, where our
odometer registered 271.6 miles. Next
came Bradley Beach, 272.5 miles; Ocean
Grove, 273.6 miles, and at 2:20 pm we
pulled into Asbury Park, with a total
mileage up to that time of 274.0 miles.
Weather Clears Slightly
After hesitating few moments in
this resort we resumed our journey
up the coast. The weather conditions
improved somewhat and there were
evidences that the rain was going to
let up for good. We continued on
through Allenhurst. PISS miles, pass
ing the Allenhurst Club on the right:
Deal at 276.5 miles. jogging right and
Immediately left through Elberon,
277.o miles. passing West End post
office, with the Casino on the right, at
279.4 miles. and up Broadway into. Long
Branch. 2S1.0 miles, which we reached
at o'clock in the afternoon, and
rain paused for a brief period
A stop was made here for luncheon,
and at o'clock all hands were once
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-02-08
GYM CIRCUS DATE
HAS BEEN NAMED
EVENT TO BE STAGED AT Y. M c.
A. MARCH rs AND a6-coM-
MITTEE TO MEET.

The dates have been set for the
gymnasium circus to be held at Y. VI.
c. a Il viii be presented March 25th
and 26th. The circus committee, which
met last Monday evening at the Y.
viii meet again tonight at 7:15 p. m.
10 further discuss and make plans for
the big event of the year in the physi-
cal department
This is generally the climax TO the
heavier work OF the winter. The pro-
gram is being filled out and practice
viii begin in the course Of about 10
days or less. Last year there were
about $50 people saw the event
but II is expected Il viii run to
the 1000 mark this spring.
a big group OF clowns are being
picked and from all present appear
ances there will be some big doings at
the show. Every class in the gymnas-
ium will be represented.