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Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1916-12-21

The Tennessee Inspection Blu
reau, which is interested in fire
prevention, calls the attention of
the newspapers Of the state to
the dangers lurking in the care
less hanging of Christmas decor
atoms and the hazard there ex-
lists in the careless illumination
Of Christmas trees. Each year
many innocent children, full of
the joy of Christmas, have paid
with their lives, the price of the
carelessness, or perhaps ignor-
ance of their elders. Besides
this, there is immense loss to
property by fires, often starting
in the parlor of a home by a
Christmas tree decoration catch
ing fire. Be careful and do not
place Christmas decorations too
close to flame. and possibly save
yourself cause for future regret.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1916-12-21
DEFICIT IN TREASURY.

AS noted in these columns pre-
viously there will be a big deficit
in the general fund of this county
January LIST for the county solons
to consider. The deficit is as fol-
lows, dating from September 1st
Of each year: 1914, $3,028. 81;
1915, 1851. 33; 1916, $78O.99. The
total deficit for the last three
years is $4, 76O.53.
When Judge Williamson en-
tered Office the county was ap-
proximately $40, 900 in debt on
the genersl fund To pay this off
the amount was borrowed. Since
then only $4,000 has been paid
back and the county is paying in
terest for the balance borrowed,
$4,000
These figures are straight from
the books of the County Judge.
and he will be glad to discuss the
matter with any of the citizens of
the county who wish to see for
themselves how the financial con-
dition Of the county is running.
tits an interesting proposition
which meets the County Court
for consideration, which is sharp
ly accented by the muddle over
the Dixie Highway in which the
county has been involved.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1916-12-21

Ghrist's birthday is no time for
.ooze fishsl6H " "
Iditarod pioneer., 1916-09-02

eral and agricultural wealth of Alaska to be developed by railroad construction. He declared that if the Guggenhelm-M Morgan Alaska Syndicate did not succeed Tn sthlng the government construction proJect, against which, he said, it had worked for years, the Northern territory would furnish homes for hundreds of thousands of settlers from the States. The territory, he declared would easily support a population of 20,OOo,oOO
 "Ballaine went deeply into the history ot the Alaska government railway proJect and declared, among other things, that It had been made necessary by the alleged fact that the Morgan Guggenhem combination had publicly declared in 1910 that there would be no more railroad building in Alaska until the government issued patents to coal claims in which the syndicate was interested, the intention and desire of the syndicate being Ballaine charged, to exploit the mineral re sources of Alaska for its exclusive profit.
 "Ballainc gave President Wilson credit and unstntcd praise for making the Alaska railroad possible, and charged that W. H. Taft, Wilson's predecessor had on the con trary, done all in his power to block the project Recent delays in the construction of the government road, due to failure of appropriations, and even to labor troubles, 8allaine ascribed to the machlnatons of the Alaska Syndicate. BalIaine was roundIy applauded and was given a vote of thanks. y
Iditarod pioneer., 1916-09-02
BALLAINE MAKES ADDRESS
 TO SEATTLE LABOR COUNCIL

The Seattle Union Record of June 3 con tains an article telling of an address made by John E. Ballaine, the Seward promoter before the Central Labor Council of that city in which he does not fail to "blow his own horn" The article is as follows
 Calling attention to the fact that 1t was before the Central Labor Council some five years ago that he had started his fight for a government owned railway in Alaska, and that the council was the first organized body to take favorable action in the matter, to be followed up by other labor bodies, and then later by commercial bodies, culminat- ing in the decision of the government to build the Alaska railway, John F. Ballaine on Wednesday evening last told the dele gates to the Central Labor Council some of the difficulties which had been overcome in bringing about the beginning of the opening of Alaska for the people of the United States.
 "BalIaine told of his experiences as a railroad promoter and builder, and gave the council information concerning the min
Iditarod pioneer., 1916-09-02
THE QUALITY OF COURAGE
Council Bluffs Nonpareil)

The quality of courage Is largely an in herited trait Some people are as natur- ally timorous as others are naturally brave. These varying qualities exist among anl- mals as they do among men. A bulldog of fighting strain often will whip a mastif double his weight because he has that tena- cious courage peculiar to his type of the species
 But there is wider diversity in qualities of courage among men than among ami mals With men much depends upon the angle from which they see things. A vet eran who served through the campaign around Nicksburg with Grant said the bravest man he ever knew was poor fel- low who occupied position one day where the bullets were flying thick and fast. His knees knocked together and his teeth actu ally chattered because of his excessive fright But he was sustained by most magnificent sense of duty. He was loyal to his country and the flag. Overwhelmed with physical fear, his reason sustained him. He would not seek safety when such seek ing meant disobedence of orders or deser- ton of comrades. That was case where moral courage triumphed over physical fear.
Iditarod pioneer., 1916-09-02
HISTORIC NEWSPAPER

A copy of the Ulster County Gazette, published al Kingston, Ulster county, New York, and dated Saturday, January 4, 1900, was brought to The Pioneer office last Sat urday by Mir Mitchell, the owner of the reindeer herd which is now pasturlng in this vicinity.
 The quaint old newspaper, deeply bor- dered in black contains the news of the interment of George Washington, which took place at Mount Vernon on Wednesday, December 17, 1799 His death occurred on December A. There are numerous refer ences to the death of the Father of His Country" besides an original poem by young lady on the event. The passage by congress of resolutions of respect is also recorded.
 The foreign news contained in the pub lication is reminder of present conditions in Europe Then, as now, all Europe was in the throes of war, and the dispatches, some of them months old, being brought by sailing packet, An account of the batt.e of Zurich IS given, and the evacuation of Holland by the Russians is detailed
 Naval disasters and victories were re corded, among the former being that of the famous Lutine, with the loss of 9ll members of the crew but two The French Army of the Rhine about the 8th of October defeated the Austrians, with the loss of 5000 killed and wounded Their loss was 1000.
 Not the least interesting part of this old newspaper is the advertising section Writ ing wrapping and bonnet paper IS for sale at the printing office, and John Schoon- maker of Rochester advertises for sale 9 stout. healthy, active negro wench.' One merchant named Luther Andres lapses into poetry to call attention to his goods and one of his verses IS as follows:
 II would not live to rouse your passions,
 For credit here is out of fashion.
 My friends and buyers one and all,
 It will pay you well to give csll;
 You always may find me by my sign,
 A few rods from the house dvine.'
 Mr Andres says that "wheat rye, buck wheat oats, corn, butter flax ashes and raw hides will be received in payment at the Esopus prices" but that "ca>h will not be refused"
 A number of years ago many thousands of copies of this old newspaper were re printed the typography being followed in the minutest detail and even special paper being used in imitation of that of the orgi- nal yelIowed with age Mir Twitchells CODY may be one of these reprinted COplPT. but if so it reflects great credit on the skill of the printers, as it Is to al! appearances one hundred and sixteen years old as it purports to be
Iditarod pioneer., 1916-09-02
LINCOLN AND MEXICO
lNnme Industrial Workers


 few years past the condition of MeXlco has oeen so unsettled as to raise the question both sides Of the Atlantic whether the time when foreign power ought the general of society," intervene to establish pro or some of government in that country and guarantee its continuance there will fail the government ot Mexico that the President neither has have sympathy With uc designs in whatever quarter they whatever character they may take on ll.
 The President for doubts that the republican system is to pass safely through all odeas and prove permanent success in country and to be recommended 10 adop ton by all other nations
 But he thinks that the system everywhere has to make way painfully through difficulties and endorsements winch result from the action of ntagonsc elements which are legacy of former times and very different institutions
 "The President hopeful of the ultimate triumph o1 ths ys tenn over well regard to Mexico as Ill regard to every but he fees that those states are justly entitled greater orbearance and more generous sym
 ies from the government and people of the United States than they are likely receive from any other quarter
 II find the archives here full of complaints against the Mexican government violations of and oaon and cuele 3cticpd against American citizens It the intention ot the President to send forward such claims the moment He willingly defers the performance of duty which at any tune would seem ungracious until the administration in Mexico shall have had time cement its authority.
 Who wrote that?
 That was written in 1862, when American capitalists who sought to hold loot Mexico demanded intervention ot Abraham Lincoln.
 His noble attitude toward the of the Americas contrasts not unfavoraby with the blatant imperialism of the modern m tervenion who abuse his the platform by claiming to be his followers Was he a molycoddle?
Iditarod pioneer., 1916-09-02
"AS REPRESENTED"
LChiraun Ueralll

VI nlcaSO IltI tIi,I
 The Deutschland will soon leave for Ger many, carrying all the cargo she can con tain She will also carry complete and tangible proof that American neutrality IS exactly as America has represented it from the beginning,
 Confronted with the charge that our i'm mense traffic in munitions with the allies ls essentially unneutral America has always replied that our markets are oDen to the world; that Germany or any other nation is free to come and buy what she chooses; and that if. for reasons over which America has no control any nation lacks the trans portation facilities required to take the goods home, that is the misfortune of the nation and not the fault of America.
 We'll Germany has managed to find a way to carry a few samples of American commodities home And the commodities are quite at her service She has no more difficulty in getting them than Great Brit ain or France or any of the alIes. No American IS worrying because the cargo she desires is going to Germany instead of somewhere else. If the Deutschland hap pened to be as big as the Naterland and there were whole fleet of them the stua ton would do the same.
 Germany will not get the maximum bene- fit from the Deutschland's voyage unless she draws from it the legitimate deduction that American neutrality has been, Is, and will continue to be, entirely genuine.
Iditarod pioneer., 1916-09-02
HER LAST FAREWELL

NEW YORK; Aug. 5.-Sarah Bernhardt is to come to America again, as a recent wire to her American representative, W. r. Commer, proves. It was as follows:
 x 2.Ing from Liverpool end of Septem- Der after an engagement in London. where I will present a very novel piece in English and French"
 After a record of fifty years on the stage she submitted to an operation whereby she lost a leg, and shortly afterwsrd, at the age of T, she appeared for four months in England returning to France to give six performances in the trenches for the French soldiers.
 And now, at 72, she plans to present a play in English in London, and subsequently, make her ninth tour of America
Iditarod pioneer., 1916-09-02
LOGIC AT A DISCOUNT

An authority railroad and transportation matters Sanuel O. Dunn concluding article Railways Tram E uloves and the Public" in the North American ReVlew
 The logic of the situation and the interests and rlghts o the empoyes the railways and the public demand legislation providing for compulsory arbitration of labor disputes ln cludng the pending that may lead to interruptions o railway and deegatng the duty of arbitration to the body which regulates the of railways and other phases of their businessthe interstate commerce commlsslon
 If logic in these matters of railway problems the truth of the above apparent The interstate com mission having finger tips all information relative to oper ng capital invested rates charged taxes imposed and the thousand and items that to make up inc statistics which complies is in better position than any ber bodv or individual could well be what rate ot wages h railroads could reasonably pay and furthermore If the de
Iditarod pioneer., 1916-09-02

ting at The Pioneer office.
Iditarod pioneer., 1916-09-02
WRoNGDoERs AND THE NEWSPAPERS
Douglas Island Newsl

There not a newspaper the business who has not asked thousands of times suppress some item o news tor the sake of the mans family It happens here m Douglas every week. and will happen long there newspapers published and long houghe persons and anon get leg over the trace The following Florida exchange fits the case very aptly
 Professionally man who has been hauled into police court asks that be withheld on account of hls mother And this paper being long suffering generally shows respect Tor le mother that the boy himself does show, and grants the request.
 "I takes of for boy to ask newspaper withhold his connection with pohce court story De expects the paper to show respect that he lacks.
 Staying of police court IS optional With most persons But until the end of time whitevered individuals who get Tn will the offices and ask others respect moth whom they by their police court show that they do not respect.
 It also happens newspaper offices that friends of who ask newspaper suppress facts omit of respect the mans family The wrongdoers furnish the family and the furnish the respect
Iditarod pioneer., 1916-09-02
SUPERIOR ASSUMPTION

How is your boy Josh getting along in his >tudics?"
 T can't tell" replied Farmer Corrtassel He knows jes enough more'n l do to make me feel embarrassed if try to ask him any questions w Washington Star.
 Job Printing at The Pioneer office
Iditarod pioneer., 1916-09-02

The Fairbanks News Miner announced on July 29 the inaugu ration of Special daily report from Berlin augment its dispatches "This arrangement made posbe states,
 through the courtesy the New York Saats Zeung the official newspaper the German government Perhaps the Fair newspaper said than expected of it. At rate the dispatches far appearing have most optimistic tone from the Teuonic viewpoint Adherng the policy of the German press nothing but German and allied failures reported.
Iditarod pioneer., 1916-09-02

The White Star line of the wrecked steamship Iame which coed with iceberg something than tour wears co in the Atlantic ocean, causing great loss of life has completed settlement of all claims the The claims the sum of S190O0OO0 of the claims were for freight lost and others for life indemntles
 
 The bill providing that homestead entries may be made m Alaska by persons who have already exercised her homestead ghts in other states or has been approved by Pres ,r1,t Wilson, and is law.
Iditarod pioneer., 1916-09-02

As figure them out the platforms of both parties just dare he women o get that voe-Philadelpha Inquirer.
Arizona republican., 1916-06-26

lfcve that I can extend the scope of my endeavors greatly by establishing a base hospital as planned. rather than to confine the work to any given col umn. I sincerely hope that in the event of war with Mexico my offer will be accepted.
 My sole idea is that of patriotism. If my country goes to war l waht to be doing my share. l think l have found the way rather better than if l were to say I would go to the front as a fighting man. My mission is to alleviate suffering. With base hos pitaf as my medium I could accomplish this on large scale"
 Dr. Palmer wired the Red Cross last evening that he fully realized the eX- pense attached to equipping and maln- taining a base hospital and that that is just what he is prepared to do- He informed Colonel Kean of the distance from Phoenix to various border points and gave him information, too, of rail- way facilities for moving sick and wounded. He expects an early reply. BETS IS QUAlIFtED-AdF4; If
Arizona republican., 1916-06-26
RHODES SCHOLARSHIP
 IN ARIZONA THIS YEAR

A scholarship of the value of $500 per annum, tenable, at the University of oxford. England. for period of three years, beginning from October, 1917. will be open for competition in the state of Arizona at the close of the present year. Similar scholarships will be awarded for the years 1918, 1920 and 1921.
 Competitors must be citizens of the United States, between 19 and 25 years of age. and must. before the date of entry on residence at Oxford. have completed at least their second year at some regular degree granting American university or college. Can didates having their domicile in the state. and those who have received any large part of their education there are alike eligible.
 The qualifying examination will be held on Tuesday, the 3rd. and We'd nesday, the 4th of October 1916 A state committee of selection chooses the scholar from among those who have passed this examination. Ap- plication should he made to the chair man of this committee, President R F. von Kleinsmid. Of the University of Arizona.
 1 A memorandum giving further par i ticulars may be obtained either from ' the chairman of the committee of se- lection. or by communicating witt the offices ofsthe Rhodes TrIst, Sey- mour House Waterloo Place. London l . "
Arizona republican., 1916-06-26
GOING AHEAD WITH WARLIKE
 PREPARATIONS
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huge quantities of Supplies, equipment, foodstuffs and forage have been con- centrated about the field base in Dublan.
 Word of the American columns, which General Jacnto Trevino, com manding the Carranza army of the north, recently reported marching to- ward Ojo Caliente and San Antonio, was vainly awaited here tonight. While fears were expressed that these troops may have clashed with Mexican forces despatched to stop their ad- vance, military authorities evinced no fears of their ability to protect them selves in any emergency, pointing out also that General Pershing undoubted- ly has taken steps to reinforce them if necessary.
 Both Fl Paso and JuareZ, the Mexi- can town across the Rio Grande, were quiet throughout the day, the garrison in the Mexican town having been re- duced to minimum by the departure of several hundred troops and civilian volunteers to Chihuahua City.
 In Juarez the usual Sunday night band concert was held, while for tha first time in more than a week, Gen. eral George Bell, Jr., commanding the Fl Paso military district, abated the military preparedness which has sur rounded the city, long enough to per init about one hundred soldiers of the
Arizona republican., 1916-06-26
FUTURE IS DARK SAYS NEWSPAPER
Republican A. p. Leased Wire


 THE HAGUE (Via London). June 24.-The future is very dark, says the Amtliches Landwirtschaftliches Woch- enbladt Fuer Nordwestdeutschlan the official economic weekly of north west Germany. in reviewing the agri- cultural and cattle breeding situation.
 Hay is plentiful" the weekly says. but tLe grain crop is only promising well where artificial manures are available The lack of nitrates is sadly discernible Vermin have ere ated immense havoc to turnips, oats, summer wheat and fruit trees. May fields had to be plowed over again. Cattle, pigs and horses fetch fabu- lous prices prices if obtainable at all, and inferior Danish cattle are being introduced in many places.
 "The wholesale supply of cattle to municipalities. now that private slaughtering is forbidden. constitutes grave danger because not only are the number of breeding animals greatly diminished. but the lack ol natural manure is soon evident Ii tnlS continues there soon WILL bf mere COWS in calf, the consequences for which will be fatal to the milk i butter. meat and fat supplies.
 Cattle. however, arc generally healthy, although complaints of tho 1 great mortality of fowls are rife.
 Trade in the products of the so is insignificant. Labor is extremely cqarra ot,I,- af r. available for farm work. If prisoner! of war are not suplied, which happen! frequently, then farm work can only be done in part and even then undei the greatest difficulties
Arizona republican., 1916-06-26
PRICES PAID TODAY BY
 WALTER HILL co.
HElSER IN TOWN-L.

HElSER IN TOWN-L P. Heiser, of Kansas City, with the Schiller Bros. Brewing company, is in town on busi- ness for a few days.
 CAMPBELL HERE-J. B. Campbell, of Kentucky, is in town for a few days inspecting mining prospects in this vicinity with view to invest.
 INTERESTED IN MINES Stewart r. Faltz, of Newcastle, Pa, is in town on business inspecting the Arizona min ing properties
 MINING MACHINE MAN-Rudolph' F. Weiner, of Fl Paso sales agent for miners machine supplies, is at the Adams hotel for few days while here on business.
 HIDE AGENT HEREBY. T. Fife, buying and selling agent for the Brown stein and Lewis Hide company. is in town for short time on business.
 TO SETTLE ERE-Nelson Luda and wife have arrived in town from Blackardvlle, Wisconsin, where they sold their ranch. They are in Phoenix to settle and state that they like the town immensely already. Until they | find suitable place to locate they will remain at the Commercial hotel. AZTEC VISlTOR-J. G. Cockropt, a 1 prominent cattle man from Aztec, Arizona, is the guest of the Jefferson hotel for a few days while here on | business. Other guests include r. G. Nearshale, of Denver; Harry J. Malone | of Wickenburg; Mrs. Hattie Ennid, an employe of the Old Dominion hotel at Globe; and c. K. Hartley, of Wicken- l burg.
 1 MOTOR PARTY HERE - Myrtle Kenyon, Claud Kenyon, Mrs. Geo Kingdom and Geo Snow, all of Cananea Mexico, are guests of the Commerciai hotel for a short time while stopping over on motor tour. Other guests are J. W. Norton, prominent cattle man of Pinal county; Mrs. H. M. May | hard of San Bernardino; w. w. Dun. bar and daughter of Parker R. N I Aylsworth of Tucson; Frank Knapp and Mrs. J. E. Knapp of Hayden; Free Cavness-of Clarkdale and R. Drummont of Miami.