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The Polk County Republican. (Ducktown, Tenn.) 1914-191?, 1915-07-30
AS 1T WAS IN OLDEN TIMES

Some weeks ago. you amused and just little bit shocked
the presiding Judge divorce who announced as
naienable right his wife, certain circumstances
Another iudge-who certainly net looking for reelection at 9
hands of the suragee- the court that some wives "ouu
be improved by occasional whipping Did you know nat M
amount corporal punishment husband could beow on MS WIG
was at one time, defined and prescribed by law!
In the marriage laws of Enrand the was commanded 10 De
stow on his wife moderate cagon According to an ola We
law three blows with broom handle any part OF the Doo Du
the head might regarded fair punishment while later law pre-
scrbed that the stick husband used beating his vile must De moi
longer than thicker than his middle hnge IN Inc ~
raj districts of Russia the beating of wives is not merely aP
bn i deanded-by the wives themselves part OF the tathern
laws gift the bridegroom formerly small WHIP but the moo
ern Russian peasant supposed use whip lie aPPhe o
his hard bare handWhen girl makes up her rousseau se GUS
oval hole in the back her waists the neck hls IS ADORNED
wish lace or braid and called "ove window because the gr
mother has brought her up with the dea no bea8 no jealousy
jealousy,no love-
The Polk County Republican. (Ducktown, Tenn.) 1914-191?, 1915-07-30
County Correspondence
FARMER.

FARMER.
DR.. Anderson, Of Georgia, is with us
this week.
DIR. Young says there is some attraction
at Shoal Creek Get little tar heel.
A fine ten-pound boy arrived at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Keys, last Thursday.
Mr.. Williams, one of our road surveyors,
killed snake on the loop, with horn on
its tail.
Dog days and dry weather. The human
family is never satisfied. Wien it rains,
they pray for it to cease and when it don't
rain they keep growing and murmurlng
John Hemphill says the people of Far
ner are puzzled to know what to do with
their children whenthemain travel is turned
through town, as there will not be sufficient
space for both the children, and cars. A
LADY remarked that there would not
be room enough to wiring chickens neck.
Another old lady spoke up, and said, yes,
we'll have to wear tights and go in at back
doors, ha, ha! Another lady says, she
wants an elevated booth, so she can look
down on beautiful scenes of the city. and
see the autocycles as they pass up Farmer
Avenue.
Toe McJunkin came in last Sunday very
badly dis6gured. Black and swollen eye,
the result of rolling pin in the hands OF
his best girl. Joe says hornet did it,
but John Coleman says, that ne dressed
the wound, and found dough in Joe's hair,
YALIER BRITCHEs
The Polk County Republican. (Ducktown, Tenn.) 1914-191?, 1915-07-30
A LITTLE TARIFF WOULD HELP

At the meeting of the Trade Commission at Detroit Her
bert H Dow president the Dow Chemical Co., OF Midland MICH
said that all that was necessary enable American manufacturers
produce indigo and other chemical products July as cea
abroad was little more experience and knowledge OF the tricks
of the trade. :. -
Mr. Dow charged that because his was selling certain pro
nide abroad, Germany had taken the Oned 0'es uau0 " ~
chemical from the Michigan concern -
We were warned he sa that for pound we exported e
Germans would put pounds in the United States We hou
was bluff and continued export the bromide The result was
ho we did not sell single pound the United States The Ger
mans not only paid duty of Is per cent but actually US
Since the war started have reganed part our trace
wIsnt that whenever American arhe SeS STAT
asked Joseph B Davies chairman of the Commission.
is" answered Mr.. Dow
vWhat effect did the tariff have?
eft saved us from bankruptcy" replied Mr. Dow
In response other questions, Mr. Dow SAID ndlgo IS most
All dves and although monopoly present. American
actrers developing the process I'VE would spend more money on @
d T we were sure price would hold he said II there was
come bind Of tariff which when the price was down. ana
not when steady going up uk could compete on almost eq
terms wit Germany"
The Polk County Republican. (Ducktown, Tenn.) 1914-191?, 1915-07-30
TELEPHONE So
Be Careful ,Whot You Say
Selected

Selected
In speaking of persons faults,
Pray don't forget your own;
Remember, those with homes of glass
Should seldom throw a stone.
If we have nothing else to do
Than talk of those who sin,
It's better to commence at home.
And from that point begin.
We have no right 10 Judge man
Until he's fairly tried.
Should we not like his company,
We know the world is wide.
Some may have faults and who has not,
The old as well as young?
Perhaps we may for ought we know.
Have fifty to their one.
I'll tell you of better plan
And find it works full we'll
To try my own defects to cure
Ere others faults to tell;
And tho sometimes hope to be
No worse than some know,
My own shortcomings bid me let
The faults of others go.
Then let us all, when we begin
To SANDER friend or foe,
Think of the harm one word may do
To those we little know;
Remember curses sometimes, like
Our chickens, "roost at home
Don't speak Of others faults until
We have none of our own.
The Polk County Republican. (Ducktown, Tenn.) 1914-191?, 1915-07-30
Order of Publication.

r. L. Hydar vs. G. W Ingram
In this cause appears by affidavit that the defendant y
Ingram justly indebted the plaintiff and is
state of Tennessee ordinary OF law can not p
upon him. and original attachment having been ieVied " ms
propery and is therefore ordered that
be made THE Polk COUNTY REPUBLICAN newspaper p
in the town of Ducktown Tenn for four consecutive weeks
handing the G. W. Ingram appear before me al my ~ =
puckown on the 23d day August 1915 and make defense
said suit OF ii will be proceeded with exParte
This July %, 1915. T. l. A~Bu"s
Justice of the Peace
The Polk County Republican. (Ducktown, Tenn.) 1914-191?, 1915-07-30
AND PROBABLY DESERVES 1T

Saws the Houston Texas mayor Howse, Of Nashville
WAS compeed to leave the stand and dsarm himself Old
Hilary is evidently raise heey if the occasion arse he y
in fair way experience something OF that hno just now
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-31
BRICKLEY VISITS
ELM CITY FRIENDS

New Haven, Dec. 31-Charley
Brickley, one of the most remarkable
football players who ever lived, and
whose chief delight for some time was
slipping it over on old Pop Elihu, is
visiting Ted Swift at his home in
Norton street for a few days. Brick
ley first met Ted at the 1atter's big
Restaurant at Momauguin, when Char
ley came down here with the Harvard
team to play ale last spring and later
when he came here to play with the
Colonials.
Charley likes New Haven and says
that some of his happiest moments
have been spent here. There is no
Question in the minds of any of those
who saw Yale hit the bunker 800 at
the Bowl over a year ago that this
is absolutely true. As matter of
fact everywhere that Yale has been
anywhere near Charley has derived
some sort of pleasure out of it.
Charley has been spending the time
since the close of the football season
in visiting a number of his friends
and that brought him here.-FIe has
signed up to coach Johns Hopkins ON
the gridiron again and in some quar-
tiers they say If Coach Percy Haugh-
ten should net coach Harvard again
Briclxley will be chosen his successor.
BrickIey looks in fine condition and
says he never felt better.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-31
STALKS
THROUGH ICY CARS
OF CONNECTICUT co.

1--WE are a patient accomplishing
people generally, but when the health
of our citizens is endangered we think
it is time to enter protest" This
was the vigorous protest. made by a
resident of Fairfield, against the pres
ent service being furnished by the
trolley company. Continuing, the
Fairfield resident said:
Last evening, wishing to get home
I boarded the 1850 Southport car at
Fairfield avenue and Main street, af-
ter waiting for some time for a car.
I had become chilled standing out in
the open and naturally expected to
find the car heated. Not particle
Of heat was in the car and calling
the conductors attention to the fact
was informed that the car came di-
rect from the barns without the slight
est attention being paid to heating fa-
ci1ities.
by the time I reached home I
was in fine condition for a siege of
grip. This is only one of the several
complaints we have against the tro7-
ley service to Fairfield. Overcrowded,
poorly ventilated and dirty cars is our
daily share Of service. Complaint
to the company is useless. We now in
tend to enter our complaints to the
Bridgeport Board of Health. 1t is a
matter that must receive some recog-
milton and remedial features installed.
Cold storage is all right in its place;
but its place is lin the public troll
lev nnes.''
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-31
MAY SUSPEND SAVAGE
FOR CALLING OFF HIS
BOUT WITH WEINER1

New York. Dec. s1-several hun
dred fight fans went to the Pioneer
Sporting club last night, expecting to
see Jim Savage and Charlie Weinert
clash in their long expected ten-round
battle. 1t was a case of Back to
your happy hearthstonest There'lI be
no fight tonight" Jim Savage yester-
day afternoon, was seized with a pain
in his epizootic or some other part
of his anatomy and wired the club
that he would not be able to oblige
According to Charley Doesereck, the
manager of the Pioneer S. G., the first
mixing the club got OF anything being
wrong with Savage was when Savage
sent word at p. m. that he was
suffering with pleurisy and would be
unable to box.
Last night Doesereck sent the club
physician over to New Jersey to ex-
anime Savage, and the doctor Will
make a report to the State Athletic
Commission. If the doctor consid-
ers that Savage was able to go on with
the match Doesereck will recommend
that Savage be suspended.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-31
NO MORE FOX TROTS
FOR PENN TRACK MEN

Philadelphia, Dec. 3t-Dr. w. Or
ton, coach of the Pennsylvania track
team announced yesterday afternoon
that he will appoint a committee of
three. headed by Captain Ted Mere
dith, to look after the discipline of the
members Of the. tracks team. pr. Or
ton wants every member of the team.
whether he be a sprinter, a distance
man or a hammer thrower, to keep
strict training rules. The commit
tee will look out for Maynard mem
bers and stop them from dancing,
playing cards and overeating. DR..
orion stated that several members of
last years team did not live up to
the training rules, and he was going to
put a stop to it.
The outlook for the Red and Blue
on the track is bright with the prom
Using material which will report.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-31
KAUFF IS NOT
COBB'S. EQUAL
LANNIN CLAIMS

New York. Dec. 31-Joe Lannin, the
Boston magnates originally comes
from Massachusetts and now lives on
Long Island, but he talks as though
he comes from Missouri. That is, he
talks that way when Benjamin
Humping Kauf is under discussion.
Lannin has read a lot of stories in
which Benny has said about his PROV
ess at smashing baseballs. and he
makes no secret of the fact that Ben
ny must prove it first.
ST suppose this KauH is a pretty
good ball player" said Lannin, "but
I can't see where he gets the nerve to
talk of himself in the same breath
with Ty Cobb. Why you have to CON
slider the class that Kauf has been
playing in for the last two years.
When he gets into a big league he'll
have a job in front of him to hit
.300.''
Benny will make his salary and
bonus for the Giants before April is
out, provided he lands with McGraw' 8
club. He may not equal Cobb'S play
ing ability though it wouldn't do to
tell that to Benny, but he will make
Tyrus look like a brass nickel as his
own press agent, and Ty always was
pretty good in keeping his name be
fore the public.
Already Benny's quaint Interviews
a la Ring Lardner have been picked
up all over the country.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-31
OFFER WILLARD $4,000
FOR TWO new YORK BOUTS


New York. Dec. 31-The announce
ment that the Willard-Fulton bout
had been called off was somewhat ex-
pected by the followers of boxing in
this city, and for the past So hours
prom oters have been busy trying to
arrange terms with the champion to
box in New York. Willard has his
own ideas as to his value as a f1nan-
cia1 attraction and is holding out for
$4,000 as his share.
He declares that if he can get this
amount he would not be interested in
the money paid his opponent. Up to
date Milwaukee is the only bidder for
the contest except New York, and a
$4,000 offer has been made to
Willard, but this is $1,000 below the
champions demand and the offer has
not been accepted.
A conference was held yesterday in
the Madison Square Garden Co.'s Of
flee between Jack Cur1ey, who is con-
nected with Tom Jones, manager of
Willard. and the Garden authorities,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-31
JOHNNY KILBANE GETS
IN LIGHTWEIGHT GLASS
WHERE HE SHOULD BE

New York. Dec. Sword from
New York has it that Johnny Kilbane
has decided to get into the class
where he be1ongs-that is, the light
weight division. 1t won't be any great
change for him as he has been fight
ing outside of the feather division for
fully two years, though a majority of
his opponents have been forced to
make the 122-pound limit.
With Kilbane publicly retiring from
the class and Richie out Of the light
weight division, a quarrel on between
Ertle and Williams as to the bantam
title, Jack Dillon, the doubtful holder
of the light heavyweight honors, a
scramble led by Mike Glover on for
the we1ter championship, and a diff
ference over the middleweight crown,
the New Year will bring in a fine
mixup mess as regards the leaders in
the various divisions of the american
ring. Never before in the history of
the game on this side of the water
has there been such q, tang1e or gem
eraI lack of interest upon the part
of the promoters and public in clear
ing it up.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-31
MANN DECLARES
HE'LL NEVER GO
BACK TO BOSTON

Springfield, Dec 3I=Any way he
looks at the baseball situation, Leslie
Mann of the Chicago Feds figures he
has the chance of a life time, even
better than when he catapulated him
self into a world chang ionship outfit
lege athe1ete, who is here spending this
winter finishing his course in physical
education, also considers himself
Iuclxzer than most of the Feds who
win be placed on the open market
The turn of the wheel IN the settling
vision in the agreement between orr
ganized baseball and the Federal
League that Charles Weeghman of the
Chicago Whales should obtain control
of the Chicago Nationals and the two
clubs will be merged, leaving Mann
one of the so to go through the fire
of a sorting out process,
Right here is where Mann consid-
ers himself lucky He is the only
r1ght-handed hitter~sf the entire OUT
field squad. He hit we'll with the
Braves when they won the worlds
championship and when he jumped to
the Feds he also made good in the
Independent league finishing up with
an average of 306 Mann naturally
reasons that a. SEQ hitter is worth a
good trial in any company. and with
Joe Tinker at the helm in the reor-
gained club believes he will stand as
good a chance as any of the squad be-
cause Tinker knows his style of play
thoroughly.
In fact; Mann figures that the en-
tire outfaeld of the Whales is going
to make big bid for regular berths
next season. FIack hit .S15. Mann
was rated at .sO6. and zwil1ing was
good for .291. AS against this trio of
hitters Roger Bresnahan had Murray,
formerly with the Giants, who hit
.262 williams, with 257; Good, with
.253: Schultz. with .249, and Knisely
with .246. The five outiielders do not
present an overabundanceS of hitting
strength, according to the figures All
three of the Whales are coming, while
Murray. Schultz and Good are going
back. They have seen their best days.
II will never regret as long as I
live my going to the Feds declared
Mann. II have nothing against Stall
1ings. the Boston manager. He knows
how 70 handle men, how to manage a
ball club and he knows baseball. They
may say down in Boston they don't
ever want me back, but let me tell
You TN never go back there as long
asI live. I have my educational work
to take up and can take it up sooner
than have intended if it becomes
necessary.
81 have written Joe Tinker but
don't expect an answer from him right
away, as he is in the hospital. When
I hear from him I will know for GER
tain what the outlook as far as I am
concerned is for next season. Under
the circumstances believe will stay
in Chicago, but In these days of base
ball trades you can't be any too sure 2
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-31
GILMORE MAY
Be PRESIDENT
OF THE GIANTS

New York. Dec. s1-H Harry Sin
clair, the millionaire oil man. from
Tulsa, Okla, buys into the Giants
and from all accounts he eventually
wlll-'.Fi Fighting" James A Gilmore,
leader of the defunct Federal League,
will be selected as president of the
club When quizzed yesterday as, to
whether he was going to continue in
baseball, Gilmore replied that he
might if Sinclair was lucky enough to
put through the dea for the sac of the
Giants.
When pressed for further informa-
ton about the sale Of the Giants all
Gilmore would say was that Sinclair
had rendered him the position as
president of the club, provided, of
course that the oil man buys the club.
Gilmore further stated that he didn't
know if the deal was progressing ia
vorably. or If negotiations between
the oil man and the New York club
had been called off. as was published
a few days ago.
As told some time ago President
Hampstead and Sinelear had several
conferences over the purchase of the
Giants by the oil man. The outcome
of these conferences did not reach a
conclusion, for Hampstead wanted too
much money for his holding and the
stock controlled by Ashley Lloyd.
Hampstead and Lloyd control 81 per
cent of the stock in the Giants. Sim
clair is willing to part with million
and quarter of his fortune for the
So shares. but Hampstead and Lloyd
are holding out for $1,50O.0O0.
Sinclair viii be back in the city
some time next week, and it is expect
ed he will meet the figures placed
upon the 62 shares by Messrs. Hemp
stead and Lloyd. The oil mans one
ambition is to own club in this city.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-31

at which Willard was offered $4,000
to box both Frank Moran and Jim
Coffey at the Garden. The offer was
$4,000 for each bout, both of which
were contingent on the gate rec ,ip'S
being large enough to pay that
amount.
Curley declined the offer, but said
if 100000 were deposited as a guar
antee Willard would box Moran and
Coffey any two men the Garden au-
thorities might select. The Chicago
prom otter says there is no hurry about
the matter and it is not improbable
that he will give the champion $780,
900, ia which event the date may be
set for early summer and the bout
staged in the open.
Tt was stated that Moran had been
offered $500 to box the champion,
but the Pittsburgh boxers manager
said that unless better offer was
forthcoming Moran would not both
err about the title holder as there was
more money in ten-round contests at
the big clubs.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-31

OF RING BATTLES

1783-Bill War; defeated Will
after a long and stubborn battle near
Bristol, Eng. War; and Wood, the
latter known as 1.-THE CoachmanS''
were among the principal contenders
for championship honors, and Wars
victory brought him into the sport
ing Emelight. 1t was not until 1892
that he got a chance to wrest the hon
ors from Daniel Mendoza, the veteran
Jewish boxer. The Duke of Hamil-
ton was Wars hacker, and he had
many followers who believed that the
Hebrew was as good as beaten. At
the start it seemed that their predic-
lions would come true, but when the
Israelite warmed up to his work he
soon mastered his burly opponent.
Two years later War; fought the Jew
again. War; was then such favorite
that he was 2 to 1 against the He
brew, but the latter was again the
victor, and War; quit the ring.
51894-Johnny Lore, Irish-Ameri-
can lightweight boxer, born in New
0<k-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-31
GLAZE DECLINES
DARTMOUTH JOB

Lost Angeles, Dec 31-Coach Ralph
Glaze Of the University of Southern
California football team emphatical-
w declared that he had turned down
an offer to act as assistant coach at
Dartmouth in 1916. At the present
time Ed. Cavanaugh is acting as head
coach, but the Green and White foot
ball hackers are strong for Glaze and
would like to see the former All
American end connected with the
Hanoverian institution from which he
was graduated.
Glaze has had severaiN other offers.
The Trojan mentor will not make a
change unless a mach larger salary
than what he is receiving at Univers-
ity of Southern California is offered
him
CortIandt Park.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-31
A. A. Ut. Attains It's
18th Birthday Tomorrow

This New Year Will mark the TWEEN
ty-eighth birthday Of the Amateur
Athletic Union, the governing body OF
amateur sport in America, as 1T was
on Jan. /. 1888, that the Organization
was launched. The late James j..
Sullivan was the prime mover In the
formation of the A. A. u, and was its
first secretary. Associated with him
in the pioneer work was Harry Nc
MILAN, Father Bill Curtis and a
number of others interested in the
development of amateur sport on
this side OF the briny. MT. Mcmillan
at that time president OF the Schuyl-
kill Navy Athletic club, was elected
the first presid ent OF the "A. A.. u, but
James E. Sullivan was its leading
spirit until his death in september,
1914.
VT Is easy enough to get out ones
little hammer and knock the A A. U.
1t has often been done All human
institutions are full Of flaws, ana it
has been alleged that the A. A. %.
is arbitrary, dictatoriaI and many
other things. There remains the fact
that before the Union was. organized
not a. solitary worlds record was
held by American amateur athletes,
and that since then Uncle Sans coun-
try has become the leader in the
W orld OF amateur sport,
In the early days Of amateur sports
in America the New ork A. g. was
looked upon as the supreme arbiter-
1t was the supreme court OF amateur
sport, and made the laws which the
clubs in other cities were bound to
follow. This naturally aroused jeal-
ousy and opposition. and in the early
SOS the National Association OF Am
ateur Athletes of America came in-
to existence In spite Of its name, Il
was almost purely a New Orl1 body
and the amateur sportsmen OF other
/ 1oS tai a III
1888 the A A. U. entered the Held
ard while the old association hung on
for little while, and pulled of an
American championship meet IN New
ork in opposition to the A A u
championships in Detroit, the New
Workers quickly realized that they
would have to climb aboard the A. A
U. bandwagOn-
The, Amateur Athletic Union started
with a membership OF fifteen clubs
and a member OF each was appointed
to the board of governors At tns
1883 meeting only five clubs were re-
presented, and the association seemed
doomed. It was then that A. g.
Mills suggested the plan or district
ing the organization, ana 1our as
sociations, representing as many N 49,
of America, were formed By 1880
the Union was on q sound basis ana
it's supremacy has never since been
seriously threatened.
In its new president, George j FUR
ner of Baltimore, the Union has
chief who promises to accomplish
much for amateur athletics. Those
who used to accuse James ., sullivan
Of heine q ssczara' may find in I'ur-
ner's election an indication that the
larlnented .sdictator' Is still powerful
although in his grave, for not long
before his sudden death Sullivan pre-
dicted that Turner would be the next
president of the Union. Turner IS no
swivel chair athlete, but has been
nronninent in sport from his youth
and in his day held & number Of
national rowing championships
No. central railroad Of vermont Is