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The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1916-01-14

daughter, Mrs. Bud Coleman, near
Eva Tuesday, January IL. Funer.
al services were held at the Nj. D.
Church, South here Wednesday
afternoon, conducted by Rev. T.
B. Jones, and the burial was al
Camden Cemetery yesterday.
Mr.. Potts was born in North
Carolina May IL, 1888 He moved
to Tennessee in 1869. He was
married in the former State to
Mary Painter. Four children were
born to this union, and all have
died but one son, U. A. Potts, OF
the firm of Stigall & Potts. He
was married the second time to
Sallie Brewer in 1879. 10 this
union were born two sons. She
and one son are dead, leaving a son,
John F. Potts, of the eighth dis
trict, with whom Mr.. Potts resided,
His third marriage was to Emily
Brooks, with whom he lived for
over twenty years and survived
her only about three months.
He served through the Civil War
on the side of the Confederacy, and
we have often enjoyed listening to
his "reminiscences Of that great
struggle. He professed faith in
Christ at an early-age and had been
a faithful, consecrated member of
the M. E. Church, South, all these
years. While his life was full of
hardships, he was of a sunny dis
position;, he saw beauty in every
cloud, as it were, and always had a
pleasant word for everyone.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1916-01-14
CLAUD

Noah Dillon was in Big Sandy
one day last week.
Il. A. Chester visited relatives
near Way Sunday.
Clinton Lowry of Point Mason
was here Saturday.
Dan and Oscar Farmer we're
here the first of the week.
Jim Farmer and Fred Holland
were in Camden last week.
Miss Jessie Holloman isconduct-
ing an excellent school here.
John Dillon attended quarterly
conference at Faxon Sunday.
jeff Throgmorton has returned
from visit with his family in
Camden.
Noah Davidson and sons spent
Christmas with friends and rela-
tives in Missouri.
Miss Maude Melton Of Harmon
Greek spent a few days with rela-
tives here last week.
A plague of influenza is raging
in this vicinity and W. w. Rush
ing is in serious condition from
it's effects.
Search the Scriptures; for in
them ye think ye have eternal life:
and they are they which testify of
me.-St. John 80. Reader, are
you needing the above admonition! (!
Remember that while you are ON
the shores of time you must pre-
pare yourself for future existence,
If that state is to be one Of peace
and happiness.
The Scriptures reveal to us the
way Of salvation. They tell us, ais
the Saviour here says, of Him who
is our only hope for eternal life.
He.suffered and died an ignomipi-
GUS death on the cross to atone for
mans sins. But unless you con-
slider faithfully on your ways and
search Gods Word and thereby
learn Of the plan Of salvation this
atonement will never DO you any
good. Men perish because they do
not-they will not consider.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1916-01-14
Statesmen Wanted

To solicit orders for lubricatiug
oils, greases and paints. Salary
or commission. Address
The VIcroR OIL Co.,
Cleveland, @.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1916-01-14

A cold wave, the coolest of the
winter, followed in tile wake OF the
storm Wednesday afternoon when
it raiued III torrents.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1916-01-14
THREE ELDERLY
CITIZENS DEAD
w. G. RUSHING.

w. y, RUSHING.
w. G. Rushing Of Wyly and
probably the oldest man in the
county died Friday, of dysentery.
Mr. Rushing was born in Benton
County in 1926, and was one of a
family Of ten children born to Will
lis and Mary (Rasberry) Rushing.
His father was of Welch origin,
born in Anderson County, N. G.,
about the year 1890, and was a
farmer by occupation. In 1918 he
immigrated to Benton County and
entered 80'acres of landin the fifth
civil district, where he located and
passed the remainder Of his days.
Rushing Greek was named for him,
his brother, Dennis, and cousin,
Able Rushing. At the time of his
death in 1866 he owned a farm of
1000 acres. His wife, Mary, was a
native of North Carolina, and died
in 1862 at the age Of 65.
w. 9. Rushing was reared at
home, received his education in
Benton County, and made his
home with his parents until he was
IS. In 1866 he married Miss So
phia Rushing, daughter of Robert
Rushing, born in 1884 and native
Of this county. Twelve children.
we're born to them, Dora, Robert
w., Lee. Walter, John, Ida, Etta,-
Sophia, Vachel, Holden, Nat and
Finis.
Mr.. Rushing remaineda resident
of the county until his death, and
during the many years proved to
be man of high standing and
rugged, honest integrity. BY un-
tiring energy, industry and good
management he built up magnif-
cent farm, well improved and had
a good home. He was lifelong
Democrat, casting his first vote for
Lewis Cass ia 1848. He was a
member Of the G. p. Church at
Pleasant Valley and member of
Camden Lodge No. 49, F. and A.
Masons.
WILLIAM CARAwAY.
William Caraway, a pioneer cit
izen Of Big Sandy died Monday
as result Of old age and nervous
prostration. The interment took
place at Sugar Greek Cemetery
Tuesday. The deceased was living
with his third wife at the time of
his demise. He first married a
Miss Lindsey. His second wife
was a Miss Alsup. On October 6,
1864, he married Mrs. Kate Lind
sey (Morris.( Seven children
we're born of this union. -Four are
dead and three living: leon O.
Herbert and Mrs. Lille Nichols.
Mr. Caraway was born in Smith
County, Tenn, May IA, 1885, and
was reared on farm. He moved
with his parents to West Tennes-
see in 1912. In 1853 he engaged
in the mercantile business about
one.half mile from the present
town Of Big Sandy, where he con-
tinued very successfully until the
building Of the Louisville and
Nashville Railway, when he moved
TO q point near the station.
He assisted materially in building
up the town Of Big Sandy, where
he conducted large business un-
nj his health broke down and the
management of his business affairs
descended to his sons. Besides
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-05-18
woman's Attitude Toward Law.

In most cases woman is lawless;
she will obey the law because she is
afraid of 1t, but she will not respect
1t. For her It is always sic volo, sic
jubeo. / suspect that II she had had
a share in making the law she would
not have been like this, for she would
have become aware of the relation be-
tween law and life. Roughly she tends
to look upon the law as tyrannous If
she does not like 1t, as protective IL
she does like it. Probably there is
little relation between her own moral
impulse, which is generous, and the
law, which is only just. (That is, just
in intention) This is qualified by the
moral spirit in woman, which increas-
ingly leads her to the view that GER
tain things should be done and others
not be done. But even then 1t is
likely that at heart woman does
not respect the law; she may respect
what 1t OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES not
what 1t implies-equity. She is In
tinitely more rebellious than man, and
where she has power she infames the
world in protest. do not refer to
the militant suffragists, but to WON
ans general attitude.-W. L. George,
in the Atlantic.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-05-18

Evidently Was Me- nunt 70 ApprccI.
ate such Terrible Bursts Of
Artistic Feeling.

Isn't Il wonderful-the death OF
day, the glory OF the slowly purpling
sky7"
"Yea-us." said the stranger.
"Hushl Can you not hear tn night
song o. the birds? How charmingi"
Hilary sat beside the man. I'VE two
in the cleaning and all else afar, I"
said Hilary; what privilege we
must count so sacred an hour as this,
when one may gaze upon the evening
sky and lift up ones soul to the firm.
ament ITSELF"
The stranger stirred umeasily.
And tomorrow, day will dawn
the sun will stream upon the fair
land; flowers will blossom, and In the
forests soft winds will gently sigh
and"
"Yes-s."
"Have you never" confidentially in
quired Hilary, have you never wan
dered in the wood, and found a ps.,si.
cid stream, and removed your foot
wear and permitted your pink toes to
sink within the limpid water?"
Il got stuck IN a swamp once" The
stranger pulled his dropping mustache
savagely; his voice was hoarse.
Hilary gazed rapturously at the sky;
zigzag streaks of saffron scarlet were
fading, fading into the night. He
spoke of it to the stranger.
At last Hilary rose. Il shall see
you in the bright and beautiful morn
ing" he said; possibly we may stroll
in the fragrant fields together? Good.
night"
Goodnight"
The heavy-set stranger with the
plaid vest strobe to the desk and said
to the clerk, Whats the penalty fer
KILN in this slater"
"Electrocution."
What time does the first train goin'
west leave in the mornin'?"
six twenty"
Gimme my bill, an call me at 5:45
sharp. Judge.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-05-18
WAS FIRST SILVER WEDDING
Now Popular Ceremony Said to Have
Originated Through Whim Of
Monarch Of France.

The fashion of silver weddings dates
back to the reign of Hughes Capet,
king Of France, in 9S7. Once as Hughes
was arranging his uncle's affairs he
found on one of the estates a servant
who had grown gray in the service of
his relative. On the farm with this old
man was also a serving woman, who
was as old as he end also unmarried.
who had been the most devoted and
hardworking Of the woman servants OF
the kings uncle. When the king heard
| these praises OF the two he ordered
them to be brought before him and
said to the woman:
your service is great, greater than
this mans, whose services were great
enough, for the woman always finds
work and obedience harder than a
man, and therefore l will give you a
reward. At your age l know of none
better than a dowry and a husband.
"The dowry is here-this farm from
this time forth belongs to you. II this
man who has worked with you five ana
twenty years is willing to marry YOU
then the husband is ready"
"Your majesty" suffered the old
peasant confusedly, how is it possible
that we should marry, having already
silver hairs?"
Then It shall be silver wedding"
answered the king. "and here | give
you wedding ring" drawing costly
ring from his finger and placing the
hands of the thankful old people to-
gether.
This soon became known all over
France, and raised such enthusiasm
that 1t became fashion after rs years
OF married life to celebrate silver
wedding Magazine.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-05-18
PLAN FOR HEALTH INSURANCE
Important States Are Taking Up the
Matter Since tie Importance Has
Been Recognized.

Compulsory insurance of the work.
err against the michances of sickness
is the reform now in the order of the
day. The institution is already estab-
lished in Germany, Austria, Hun
gary, Luxembourg, Norway, Holland,
Great Britain, Russia, Roumania,
Serbia and Greece. When a social
reform has won success in Russia and
the Balkan states one may suppose
that it is about to receive a hearing
in the United States Of America.
And now three of our chief indus
trial states, New York, Massachu-
sets and New Jersey, are discussing
sickness insurance bills under the
more optimistic name, 'health insur-
ance."
These hills spring largely from a
common source and are almost iden-
teal in terms, says the New Repub-
lie. Ii they pass, the manual worker
or any other employee with a salary
under $1,000 a year will be assured
medical and surgical attendance and
nursing through period of sickness
extending to six months; medical
and surgical supplies up to cost Of
$50 and money benefits equivalent to
two-thirds of his wages for period
not longer than six months. In re-
turn for his advantages under the
law he will be forced to contribute,
in the ratio of his earnings, toward
two-ffths of the aggregate cost of in
surance. His employer will contrib
ute another two-ffths and the re-
naming fifth will come out of the
state budget.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-05-18
Not the Teapot's Fault.

Pat was very fond of strong tea. He
always praised housekeeper accord
ing to the strength of the tea she
made. Last Saturday the woman OF
the house where Pat worked was pour
ing out the tea for his breakfast. 1t
was coming out very slowly, and the
good woman asked Pat to excuse the
teapot as it had bad spout. Pat (not
liking the look of the teal said sadly:
"Oh. begor, maam, don't blame the
taypot, because anything weak must
go aisy."
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-05-18
NV Lord, the Elephant.

Recently an old circus man recount
ed a personal experience of an ele-
plants intelligence in obtaining what
1t wanted.
When feeding 1t with potatoes,
which the animal had been taking
from his hand. the animal failed to
secure one which rolled just out OF
the reach of'its trunk
Contemplating the situation for =
few seconds. he blew a gust Of wind
against the potato, causing II TO re-
bound against the wall, and thus 70
come within reach
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1916-05-18
A CARD.

desire to inform the public that ]
am now with the Waller G Trice Co.,
and, in the future, can be found at
their establishment, where am bet
ter prepared than ever before to
handle any business intrusted to me
in either the furniture or undertaking
department. / wish to thank my
friends for past favors and would be
pleased to have them call on me at
my new quarters.
H. L. HARTON.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-07-14

Hal CoTman. the cartoonist, dropped
into the Allied Bazaar one night Al
one Of the booths a famous singer
was warbling the song Soldier Boy,
Coffman sat down on the edge of the
platform and drew sketch Of young
soldier bidding his sweetheart good
bye and as background there was
large American flag.
Then he gave the sketch to the
singer. She started to sell it. 1t start
ed with 81 an dwent up to $500 and
was knocked down to a Canadian who
has three boys at the front He in
turn mounted the stand and sold the
picture over again for $1,000.
The sketch took fifteen or twenty
minutes work and brought in $500.
But Of course Mr.. Coffman didn't get
any of it.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-07-14
o. o. McINTYRE

Later he told her he liked her and
for two weeks they loved-dwelt in
the land where men sojourn perhaps
only once in lifetime and one night
she sat cross legged on her striped
diyan and squinted at the low lamp
through a high ball.
She told Archie she had been think
ing how wonderful it would be to have
a eugenic child as a famous dancer
had done and Archie bushed. So she
sent him out into the depressing night
of the square for she had no place
in her life for a mid-Victorian,
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-07-14

NEW YORK, July 14.-From the
heart Of Washington Square comes a
story reeking with pathos. A young
man who calls himself Archie writes
it in verse libre style to f. P, A. of the
Tribune Archie was in the square
when she CHANGED to sit at his table
in a cafe. Being broad-minded he Of
fered her a cigarette, which she took
with smile and they chatted.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-07-14

but Of course there will be the usual
run OF summer shows.
In broader sense the theatrical sea-
son in New York is continuous. Vau-
devllle is always with US and besides
the pictures have come to occupy a
distinctive place in the amusement
world.
The dramatic art is not decadent,
neither is the public taste degenerate
for the closing season has proved that
only clean plays could survive
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-07-14

The purchase Of the New York Sun
by Frank A. Munsey and the merging
it with his New York Press resulted
in many first class editors, reporters
and the like being at liberty, as the
theatrical profesh says.
A group of Sun and Press men held
a little dinner TO mourn over lost jobs.
However, there Is always bright lin
ing to the darkest clouds. One Of the
released reporters landed press
agent berth that more than doubled
his salary.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-07-14

1t happened at the ticket office Of
the Bronx Zoo. A man with seven
teen children approached the box Of
fee. Said the father: do | have to
buy seventeen tickets for seventeen
children as l am the father OF these
seventeen children"
NO." replied the ticket seller. you
don't have to take them to see the
animals. Wait a minute and III bring
the animals to see them"
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-07-14

The theatrical season in New York
came to close last week This
means that the plays that have run for
months will withdraw from Broadway
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1916-09-29

such homicidal acts had been perpe-
trated by the strikers, there could be
no question that they and their lead
ers would have been indicted for man
slaughter But processes of law and
order seem to be completely immune
from any punishment for their acts.
They even have the audacity to
threaten to use the courts and the
prosecuting machinery to indict and
arrest labor leaders who are exercis-
ing the lawful right of collective
action for self-defense.
Among the union organizations
that have been the quickest to come
to the support of the street railway
men are the Dock Workers and Long
shoremen. 1t was concerning these
workers that the present John Pierre
pont Morgan, who now has the con.
trolling interest in the street railway
corporations, made his famous state
ment showing the complete indif
ference of such financiers to the
rights of workers. When questioned
by Frank p. Walsh, of the United
States Commission on Industrial Re
lations, whether he thought that $1(
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1916-09-29

New York.-"The street railway
men of New York City are now wag-
ing the greatest fight for trades union
ism and industrial freedom that this
year of great victories and trades
unionism has produced throughout the
nation. w. B. Fitzgerald, national or
ganizer for the Amalgamated Associa-
ton of Street and Electric Employees,
backed by the American Federation of
Labor, and especially by the organized
labor movement of Greater New York,
has come to a clinch with the Inter-
borough and allied street railways
companies, backed by the Morgan and
associated financial interests" says a
report to the Committee on Industrial
Relations, by Dante Barton, member
OF the committee, who has investi-
gated the strike situation.
From Wall Street has gone forth
the order that trades unionism in the
City of New York and in the nation
must be crushed" the report con-
tinues. This is a national decree of
the incorporated money power of the
nation. The evidences are multiply
ing that all the forces in the United
States that are lined up in the bank
ing headquarters of New York have
drawn together or are drawing to-
gether for an industrial war on the
workers who are seeking the oppor-
tunities of prosperity to free them
selves from industrial servitude.
"The challenge was thrown down to
labor here by the Interborough and
the Morgan interests, as a climax to
the declaration of war on organized
labor in California, to the increasing
efforts of the steel trust to beat down
the organization of the workers in the
Pittsburgh district, in Youngstown and
in the Minnesota Mesaba Range. It
came in response to the efforts of the
National Association of Manufacturers
to break up trades unionism, and
finally it was thrown down in des.
perate resistance to the great victory
for the eight-hour day, won by the
four railroad brotherhoods.
"The fight on the street railway
employees and the Amalgamated was
forced by the Interborough, and its
controlled New York Railways Com
pany, after those corporations had
treacherously lead its employees and
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1916-09-29

whole United States. The public in
vestigation made this year by legis.
lative committe of the State of New
York, proved that the Interborough
had given away millions of dollars of
the public's money in the form of
bonuses to officials (some of whom
are now causing this strike), and in
all the other devious ways known to
immoral business. The record of
public inquiry proved that the Inter
borough had put over a contract on
the city which secured to it a guaran-
tee of as good business in any year
as the corporation had had in the past
years of its existence. The inquiry
showed that the public business of
rapid transit in a city of six million
people had ben subordinated to the
private greed of profit takers, who
had assumed practically no risk in de-
veloping transportation, and stood only
to make profits.
The wages paid to the men in this
service are less in the great majority
of cases than every impartial author
ity declares is necessary for decent
living in the metropolis. The hours
of service violate every rule of good
social economy, of health and of per-
sonal welfare. When the men, sub
fn nj taIx ;rL,
conditions, sought the right that
street railway workers in other cities
of this country have sought and ac.
Quired, the Interborough brought the
lash down upon them with a ferocity
only equal to the greed with which it
has from the beginning of its existence
robbed the people. 1t Immediately
demanded police protection though
the only violence even threatened
was the violence which the corpora
tion itself inflicted or threatened by
the employment of strikebreakers,
which have justly been described as
the lowest form of animal life Thou
sands of men, many of them the most
vicious in the country, were brought
in by a notorious strike-breaking
agency. Several hundred of the most
decent of these strikebreakers them
selves struck from their humiliating
employment. The right of the en-
ployees to picket the cars and shops
of the Street Railways was denied as
an incident to trick of building wire
cages around the front and rear ends
of the cars. for no other purpose than
to deceive the general public into the
belief that the men running the cars
were in danger of violence from the
strikers and their sympathizers.
THE injury to the public perpe-
trated by the street railway corpora.
tions has included the killing of four
passengers, and the serious injury OF
10S other passengers. These fatal &C
cidents were due to the employment
by the corporations of incompetent
lstrikebreakers and green and wreck
less motormen and conductors. II
The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1916-09-29
BAGLEY AND THE UNIONS

In Detroit, Mich, there are two
companies under the Bagley name,
namely, Jno. J. Bagley e Co.. which
is the tobacco company, and the Bag
ley Land Company, Inc. These COM
panies have different stockholders and
are two separate concerns.
Some time ago the Bagley Land
Company, Inc, let out a contract to
construct a building and the unions
went to the land company and asked
them to use union labor so the land
company called in the contractor and
asked him to use union labor, but he
refused. The contract had been pre-
viously signed, so the land company
could do nothing.
The local union then issued a boy
colt notice to all the locals against the
Bagley tobaccos, which is a different
company, and many of the union men
thought that this action of the Detroit
local was very unfair.
The Bagley Tobacco Company is
about the oldest union tobacco COM
pany in the world and has its own
union printing shop and it's own union
box factory and the more Bagley to-
bacco you use the more you help the
unions.
There have been false reports put
out bV statesmen of nOn-union firn,c
that Bagley is no longer a union house
and many of the union men have
fallen into this trap and stopped using
Bagley tobaccos.
The more Bagley tobacco you use
the more you help the unions, but how
many of you union men have scab
tobacco on your hip this minute?
JNO. j. BAGLEY & CO.