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The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1915-06-04

the World correspondent here. We
know that the Swiss Government has
on more than one occasion declared it
will defend its neutrality against the
entry of any foreign army even should
an army try to enter to help the Swiss.
But scraps of paper and promises are
so lightly disregarded in this great war
and the State of Belgium, defending
her neutrality, is so terrible that it is
quite conceivable that the Swiss will be
satisfied with merely formal protest
should the Germans and Austrians send
their troops through Swiss territory.
and 1T is safe to suppose that the Italian
plans include the same possibility.
Should Germany and Austria violate
Swiss neutrality the Swiss would appeal
to the United States. The bonds of
friendship between the small republic
and the largest in the world are old and
firm. Then, if the Swiss keep their
word, they will march their army of
10000 men and carry on kind of
guerilla warfare against the invaders. -
The officer turned to a map of the
Italian, Swiss and Austrian confines.
Look at this" be said. ''The val
ley of the Engadine offers an excellent
means to Austria for surprising the
flank and rear of our attack along our
Val Tellina. First, because of the rich
network OF roads and mule tracks all
along the outskirts Of the Val Livinio,
for they all lead to and from Bormio,
which is on Italian territory, and along
the Italian valley Of the River AIDA.
Second, there is the Bernina Railway,
which, after crossing the entire Lateral
Valley Of the Poschiavo, joins the Val
Telliua Railway at the terminus at Tt
rano, also in Italian territory. And
finally, the invaders coming down by
way of Chiavenna into Italy, could
easily reach Lake Como, become mas
tiers OF the entry to the Val Tellina and
seize the railways which feed our troops
up there, and would thereby destroy our
movements.
The Austrian attack on Chiavenna
would be made easy for them by opera
tons directed from Chur and the Rhine
Valley, and thence through the Splue-
gen. This would be a concentrated at
tack from the east across the Maloia and
from the north across the valley of St.
Giocomo.
We should then find ourselves in a
very awkward position, and the Enga-
dine, with the Rhine Valley, would be-
come the center of another Alpine
campaign, whose sudden turns of for
tune might surpass those which are now
weekly, almost daily, in the
Vosges and in the Carpathians.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1915-06-04
Nonresident Notice.
White Sewing Machine Company
w. G. Harris ct al.

Chancery Court, Obion County, Tenn,
In the above styled cause it appearing
to the Clerk and Master from the cross.
bill of complaint, which is sworn to,
that the defendant, White Sewing Ma
chine Co., corporation, and Mrs. S.
M. Hubbard are non-residents of the.
State of Tennessee, so that ordinary pro-
cess of law cannot be served upon them,
it is therefore hereby ordered that the
said above named defendants appear be-.
fore the Clerk and Master of the Chan
Gerry Court of Obion County, Tennessee,
on or before the first Monday of July,
1915, that being regular rule day of
said Chancery Court, and make defense
to the said cross bill, or the same will be
taken as confessed by them and the said
cause set for hearing ex-parte as to them.
1t is further ordered that publication of
this notice be made for four consecu-
tive weeks in The Commercial, weekly
newspaper published in Obion County.
Tennessee.
This May Is, 1915.
GEO. A. GIBBS,
Sat Clerk and Master.
]. w. Rankin, Sol. for Compl't.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1915-06-04

minister's SO O1Cen anu are uuWllllL6
to bear heavy taxes for armament,
which cannot satisfy any ambitions
of a whole people, that they are
never equally as we'll prepared for
war as the autocracies and, there
fore, are always more or less at the
mercy of the autocracies and their
little ruling groups.
The German Empire reminds one
somewhat of the bankrupt scions of
old aristocracies, who imagine they
can pay off their debts by sword
thrust cleverly dealt at their un-
warlike creditors under the duelling
code, particularly when the poor
creditors are unskillful with the
sword and so easy victims to their
brutal force. The parliamentary
countries in actual war are as un-
ready and unskillful, compared with
the military autocracies, as the ordi-
nary man is before a professional
duellist.
AUTOCRACIES SPELL WAR.
The warnings of such men as the
French Senator, Humbert, who de-
nounced the unprepared condition of
his country repeatedly, or of our
own Italian Gen. Porro, who could
not secure the needed funds for
preparation for national defense,
though now we have been forced in
to far greater expenditure through
the necessity of haste, fall on deaf
ears in popularity governed coun-
tries. War is so senseless that it is
almost impossible to get majority
of any people to vote for great
armies and fleets; only autocracies
can indulge in such illogical ex-
So the future continuance of au-
tocracies and popularity governed
States side by side in Europe after
the war seems to assure nothing but
new wars.
Indeed, many statesmen in Europe
are already saying that your Ameri-
can system of constitutional fedora
tion is likely to replace both the
present systems prevailing in Eu-
rope as more nearly combining the
~ Mt onH
the liberal rights of parliamentary
systems, since the government has
definite life of several years assured
after an election, yetAchanges at
popular WILL so that no coterie of
selfish court favorites can dominate
completely.
The only alternative beside this
seems to be to create some sort of
an automatic machine for signing |
laws, somewhat like the automaton |
chess players one sees, as the perma-
nent heads of our European States,
and with such mechanical heads for
our governments proceed with an
elaboration of our parliamentary
systems, resorting to metal wheels
for the needed stability that now
our parliamentary system lacks. No
more overnight changes such as we
must submit to in parliamentary
government, no more civil lists of
royal families running up into mil
lions as they do in Austria, Russia
and Germany, only a few pennies
worth of oil to Intricate the auto
nations wheels, that even in peace
would be a boon for European ma
tions, particularly after the dread
full cost of this autocratic war has
rubbed raw the burdened shoulders
of the European peoples.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1915-06-04
BY PRINCESS ALYs BoRGHEsE

BY PRINCESS ALYS BORGHESE
Rome, May 1.-THE earnest de-
sire of Italy is to assist to end the
war, to do nothing that might pro-
long it. We discuss over and over
again every phase of the conflict,
Chiefly with our thoughts directed
toward some termination that will
mean for us and for all Europe a
truly lasting peace. One thing
seems certain-that the autocracies
and parliamentary governments of
Europe cannot live side by side in
peace and safety any better after
this war than they did before it.
Either one system or the other must
be destroyed in the interest of more
or less permanent peace.
We can see how much the per-
sonal feelings of the three emperors,
of Hungary, Russia and Ger
many, did to bring on the situation
that made war inevitable. The
senile emperor of Austria was work
ed upon in his time of grief and re-
sentiment by the group of courtiers
surrounding him, who desired war,
until his government sent the ulti-
matum to Servia.
The Russian car feared for his
position as religious head and gener
al protector of the Balkan Slavs if
he did not support Servia.
The German kaiser, surrounded
by military favorites who infiamed
his ambitious spirit, hurled him
self into the house quarrel of the
Hapsburgs as an individual, drag
ging his people behind him with no
thought but for what he believed to
be his personal honor.
If any one of these three auto
cratic gentlemen had had the re-
straining force of a representative
and free parliament, it is more than
probable that the war would not
have been forced on the world.
IN MAKE BELIEVE WORLD.
These three emperors are little
troubled by conscience, because they
live in an unreal and make-believe
world built around them by their
little coterie of confidants. They re-
semble Catherine the Great of Rus
STA, of who it is told that she be-
1ieved in the reality of castles of
which the facades alone had been
built by her momentary lovers to
please her vanity along the road
she travelled through her empire.
For the life of these men, sur
rounded by courtiers and f1atterers,
consists chiefly of facades built to
please their eyes rather than of real
buildings with which common men
living real lives must be pleased.
They have a childlike faith in the
personal or tribal deities on whom
they so loudly call almost every day.
On the other hand the military
affairs and the matters Of foreign
relations, so closely allied with
armies and fleets, in these autocra-
cies are controlled in perfect con-
tinuity by small group Of selfish
courtiers unhindered by the people.
While in countries governed by par
Iiaments the people change their
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1915-06-04
AuTOCRACIES WERE
CAUSE OF WORLD WAR
Italian Woman Says Wars Will Con-
tinue While Autocrats Rule.

CThe Princess Alys Borghese is a
member of the very greatest OF
Roman families. What she says
now is particularly interesting in
view of Italy's entrance into the
war. The princess is well versed in
European history, and her conclu-
,sions ares drawn from personal
knowledge of conditions in the CAPT
tails of warning nations.)
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1915-06-04
BULK OF VANDERBILT
FORTUNE TO CHILDREN
Estate of New Yorker Lost on Lusi-
tania $50,0OO,OOO.

| InAld YVO,OVO1OVVs
New York, May 29.-The bulk of
the estate of Alfred G. Vanderbilt,
who. persisted on the Lusitania, esti-
mated at more than $50,000,000, is
left in trust under his will to his
infant sons by his second wife,
Margaret Emerson Vanderbilt. They
are Alfred G., Jr., and George. The
will was filed for probate to-day.
William H. Vanderbilt, his son by
his first wife, Elsie French Wander
bilt, who was divorced, receives a
trust fund of $5,000,000; the Van
derbilt properties, known as Oak
land Farm, Newport, r. l., the por-
traits and bust of Cornelius Wander
bilt, his grandfather, and a gold
medal voted by Congress to Cor
nelius Vanderbilt, his great-great-
grandfather, founder of the Wander
bilt fortune. This legacy is in ad-
dition to a liberal settlement which
William H. received from his father
during his lifetime He is now 13
years old.
Mr.. Vanderbilt made provision for
his widow by leaving her. 100000
and the income of $5,000,000 in
trust, together with the Vanderbilt
estates in the Adirondacks and
Gloucester House in London, Eng
land.
Relatives and friends receive be-
quests ranging from $1,000 to $780,
900. The infant sons share in the
rest. The legacies will be held in
trust for them until they are Fl,
when each is to receive outright the
accumulated income and one-fourth
of the principal. At the ages of rs,
80 and 35 years each son is to re-
ceive quarter of the principal, the
trusts, therefore, terminating when
each is 35 years old.
SOME OTHER REQUESTS.
The bulk of the Vanderbilt mil
lions passed to Alfred G. Vanderbilt
on the death of his father, Cornelius
Vanderbilt, in 1899. The will pro-
vided, however, that Alfred must
wait until he was 80 before he came
into any appreciate part of the for
tune. Then he was to receive half.
At 35 he was to receive the other
half. He was 81 last October. Cor
nelius, the older brother, cut off in
the will with only million dollars,
received $6,000,000 more as a gift
from Alfred. Cornelius was not
mentioned in the will filed to-day.
Mr.. Vanderbilt's brother, Reginald
c. Vanderbilt, receives 100000;
his uncle, Frederick w. Vanderbilt,
100000; Frederick M. Davies,
100000; Henry B. Anderson,
100000; Frederick L. Merriam,
$25O,O0O; Howard Lockwood, ST.
900.
Employees Of Oakland Farm, Saga
more Lodge, Camp Killkare and
Gloucester blouse in London who
have been in service for five years
get full years wages.
The rest of the estate is bequeath-
ed to the executors to, divide among
the sons of Margaret Emerson Van
derbilt.s his second wife. who are
Alfred G., Jr., and George.
The will is dated Dec. 16, 1913,
and was signed in New York City.
The executors are Reginald C. Van
derbilt, Frederick w. Vanderbilt,
Henry B. Anderson, Frederick NJ
Davies and Frederick L. Merriam.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1915-06-04

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The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1915-06-04
ITALY FEARS ATTACK
THROUGH SWlTZERL AND
Austrians Could Deal Quick Blow
by Invading Republic.

Rome, May 90 Switzerland is the
great question mark of the coming Ital-
ian campaign" an Italian officer told
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1915-06-04
GLASS RECITAL

Mona Jones class appeared the
Church recital last Friday night The audience large Miss
Jones has the best patronage Union City, and her class
the pupils She hard worker but
her enthusiasm stimulates her accomplishing splendid results The
recital The pupils made specially good
report themselves and the audience delighted with the
Torrance. The following program was rendered.
Chorus Happy Hours Junior Pupils
Flag Day March
Iris and Helen McCorkle
Fleur No. Llchner
Loreen Fullerton
Carrie Mathes
Helen McCorkle
Spanish Dance . ... .- Moszkowski
Martha Kenney and Margaret Wehman
Where the Honey Sucke Crew. Hickman
Lonnel Marshall
Fred Dahnke Jr.
Elizabeth Spradlin
Mrs Sam Walden
Martha Kenney
Elizabeth Alexander
Reading When You Haven't Said Your Prayers
Julia Embrey
Sara Nash and Annie James Morgan
a Mazurka --~----~--. ~--~~~--- NJ Wilm
Sara Pckard
Spanish Caprice Necke
Louise SpradEn
Sextette from Lucia Donzet
Helen and Nell Dahnke
LonneL Marshall
Con Amore Beaumont
Lavera Lovelace
Intermezzo M A. E. Davis
Our Gallant Defenders - - Fesber
Louise Spradin and Elizabeth Alexander
Sara Spradlin
Nell Dahnke
Evangeine Clover Lonnen Marshall Minnie Beck
Annie James Morgan
Pilgrims Dream Sarono
Ruth Mathes
Consolation Mendelssohn
Mary Hill Moser
Over Hill and Dale .Engeman
Annie Golden and Lavera Lovelace
Star OF My Heart :....'... Gotschak
Evangeine Glover
Miserere from Trovatore Burgmuller
Minnie Beck
Hungarian Rhapsody March List
Alice Lee Reynolds and Ruth Mathes
Helen Dahnke
In the Twilight Gauschal
Evangeline Glover
Valse in Durand
-...-...> Alice Lee Reynolds
Grand Valse DeConcer Mattel
Annie Golden
Minnie Beck and Lonnell Marshall
I. |. BranSfOrd & Sons
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1915-06-04

-Coke-Wood-Call Tel. $50.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1915-04-13
UNIVERSITY TO LOAN
wELLrDIGGING OUTFIT

The University of Nevada, In co
oDeration with the federal government,
is arranging for the establishment OF
a number of experimental irrigation
pumping plants in the state of Neya-
da. Correspondence is invited from
those persons owning land capable OF
development by irrigation pumping
who may desire to have an expert
mental plant located on their ground.
1t is expected that owners of the land
will put down the necessary well or
wells. furnish the fuel or power for OPP
Grating the pumps and board and lodge
the man sent TO operate the outfit. The
University will loan, free of charge,
tho necessary pumping equipments,
measuring devices and the services OF
the man to operate the experimental
plant until the feasibility of the pro
iect is determined. In general, it is
proposed to investigate the practica-
bility of irrigation pumping for any
district in Nevada whose residents are
willing to cooperate to the extent OF
putting down wells and paying actual
operating expenses. For further infor-
nation address S. G. Scrugham, Di-
rector, University of Nevada, Reno,
Nevada
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1915-04-13
WINNING OF BARBARA
WORTH" AT NIXON LAST NIGHT

At the Nixon last evening "The
Winning of Barbara Worth, with
Gertrude Barker in the leading role,
drew rather small house. While
the company was a uniformly good
one, it did not seem to have the sym
pathy of its audience, to whom it did
not appear to seem quite real. No
one present had ever seen a Mexican
like "Pablo,' and although the house
pianist played LA Paloma" at his
every appearance, it is probable that
- Vive Garibaldi' would have been
more appropriate, as he was the typi-
cal italian brigand, on a kidnapping ex-
pedition.
There is no Disgusting the fact that
the drama does not take well in Win
nemueca, no matter how excellent the
company Last nights entertainment
was worthy of a much better patron
age and while all the parts We're well
taken, the artists would naturally have
done much better under more favora-
BILE conditions.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1915-04-13
WILL SING OID-TIME
FAyORITES IN (HAUTlUQUA

The Saxony Opera Singers will be
much enjoyed when they come here
during Chautauqua week. They are not
grand opera artists, but sing opera Sc
lections in English Their. selections
are given in full costume and they
carry a large amount of scenery to
make the whole scene harmonic with
the music. 1t is said they carry more
concert numbers and more scenes in cos
tune than any other company on the
lyceum or chautauqua platform. They
have travelled together with the same
personnel for seven years. They were
organized by Walter w. Flora, who is
at their head. Flora has lyric tenor
voice.
They sing "Pinafore'' and "Mar-
tha,' and give forty minutes from
the "Pirates of Penzance.' Some of
their scenes show the sailor scene, the
prison scene, the Gypsy scene, the Old
Folks scene, and those from Martha,
which is presented only on request.
The Chautauqua will open in Winnie
mucca about June IL and continue for
six days.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1915-04-13
ARCADE GROUP TO BEGIN
SHIPPING THIS MONTH

Although the fact has been kept
quiet, there has been considerable de-
velopment work done on the Arcade
group of IL claims, situated in Thomas
canyon.
A shaft was sunk for so feet, from
the bottom of which cross-cut was
run for 30 feet, cutting ledge from
six to seven feet wide. 1t is claimed
that a sample taken clear across the
pay-streak of several feet gave values
OF from $40 to $25 per ton in gold,
silver and copper.
A short distance from the shaft a
tunnel was run in the hill for dis
tance of so feet, cutting vetn about
Is inches in width, If lead carbonate.
which gives returns of So oer ton in
gold, silver and lead.
The principal owners are Mrs G.
w Nelson, Dave See ard Frank Gray.
1t is said that car load of ore will
be shipped from the property curing
the present month.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1915-04-13
SEASONS FIRST
TOP SHOW APRIL 30

General Contracting Agent Murray
A. Pennock, of the Al G.. Barnes wild
animal circus, is here today, arranging
for the appearance of the Barnes show
in Winnemucca on Friday, April 30.
Wherein does the wild animal cir
Gus differ from the old time regulation
circus,' was asked.
1.-THE Barnes circus is different be-
cause the entire entertainment offered
is given by trained animals-largely
wild animals, replied Mr.. Pennock.
al. G. Barnes, the wild animal
training wizard and proprietor of the
Barnes shows, was the originator of
the wild animal circus, launching the
innovation nine years ago. That the
new amusement idea met with approx
al from the public is attested by the
fact that his circus now ranks as the
largest animal show in the world.''
For thirtv-fve years Mr. Barnes
has been a trainer of wild animals,
and early in his career decided that
the public would welcome an exclusive,
clean, wholesome entertainment given
by educated animals, and to that pur-
pose he bent his efforts. Every one of
the 600 acting animals now with this
great show has been trained under his
personal supervision = the greatest
number ever assembled in one co1lec-
tion.
Big, thrilling, sensational wild ami
NAL features predominate on the pro-
gram-lions, tigers, leopards, iaguars,
pumas and bears being shown in great
groups Twenty-four African lions ap-
pear in the arena at one time under
one trainers direction. Elephants,
camels, zebras, seals, sea lions, kanga-
roos. dogs, goats, monkeys and a troupe
of $50 beautiful horses and ponies are
part of this animal-acting aggrega-
tion.
GA many-sided man is our Mr..
Barnes. He fondles the lions, tigers
and bears and they answer his call as
that of friend. When they become
unrulv, or tgo bad Barnes becomes
the trainer and reduces the beasts to
a state of tractability again. He is
known as the only circus owner in the
world who can work any act in the
show. Horses are his particular hobby,
and with his show can be seen some of
the finest bred and best trained horses
known to exist
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1915-04-13
CANCELS stage
MAIL CONTRACT

The government has readvertised
for bids for carrying the mail between
WInnemueca and National and McDer-
mitt, and Winnemucea and Willow
Point and Paradise Valley, for term
beginning June /, 1915, and ending
June 30, 1918.
Last year G. w. Summerfeld enter
ed into a four-year contract with the
government for this work, buying an
equipment of autos for handling it.
There has been more or less dissatis-
faction on both sides since, which cul-
minated few days ago, when the gov
ernment presented an amendment to
the contract by which the contractor
was to agree not to carry anything on
his own account. This proposition was
declined, and the government cancelled
the contract, having reserved that
right in the original agreement.
1t is thought that the government
believes it can get the parcels post
carried at lower rate than it is at
present paying, which is 1925 per 100
pounds to National and $1.75 to Amos
and MeDermitt, while the parcels post
rate is but $l.0s per hundred.
The contract to Willow Point and
Paradise Valley is on fiat basis of
$4,000 per year.
Mr.. Summerfeld states that he will
not again be bidder, as he has made
no money at the rates he has been re-
ceiving.
The whole trouble seems to lie in
the fact that the parcels post is a fail
ure on the star mail routes The pub
lie in the empire to the north of Win
nemueca was quick to take advantage
OF the system, as it could transport
all its freight at a rate of $1.0S per
hundred, while to ship via freighting
outfits would cost from $3.50 to $500
per hundred, according to distance
and class of freight. BY doing up the
freight in packages Of so pounds, an
indefinite amount of all classes of
goods could be shipped.
The threatened deficit is so large
that the government has cancelled
practically all its star route contracts
and has called for new bids, to be
submitted on the basis of so much per
mile per hundred pounds. At present
the rate to Amos (the first postoffice
on the line) is the same as to McDer-
mitt, which is nearly twice the dis
tanee.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1915-04-13
HIGH SCHOOL TEAM
AGAIN THE WINNERS

The High school team won again on
points at the track meet last Sunday
with the town boys. The score was
% to II. Following is a summary of
the results:
The high jump was Won by Bell; .
feet 2 inches. Lille second.
The pole vault was won by Will
liams; 91a feet. Gunnell second.
The broad jump was won by Case;
10 feet 3 inches. Bell second.
The shot put was won by Williams
80 feet s inches.
The 100-yard dash was won by Bell /;
time, IL seconds. Lille second.
The 220-yarls dash was won by Lii
lie; time 25 2-5 seconds. Hicks seconh.
The 50-yards dash was won by. Lii
lie; time 6 seconds. Bell second.
The Ss0-yards dash was won by Err
skine; time minutes 16 seconds.
Keyes second.
The mile run was won by Erskine;
time 5:44 Barnard second.
The 440-yards dash was won by
Randolph; time so seconds. Callahan
second