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The Penn's Grove record., 1916-06-30

No other body with such an intimate knowledge
Of railroad conditions has such an unquestioned posi-
ton in the public confidence.
The rates the railroads may charge the public for
transportation are now largely fixed by this Govern
ment bog
Out of every dollar received by the railroads from
the public nearly one-half is paid directly to the en-
The Penn's Grove record., 1916-06-30
Federal Inquiry or
Railroad Strike?

Faced by demands from the conductors, engineers frcmcn and bakmen
that would impose o the country an additional burden I'M transportation costs of
$1,000 900 a year, the railroads propose that this wagesprobem be settled by
reference to an impartial Federal tribunal
With these. employees, whose efficient seuce is acknowledged the railroads
have 10 differences that could not be considered fairly and decided Justly by such
a public body.
The Penn's Grove record., 1916-06-30

wi. Leader, OF tn tram service brahHhoods, at the Joint conference held in Ne
Dr. Federal review, and the employees are TO- voting on the question whethe
authority shaub e given these leaders to declare a nationwide strike
The Interstate Commerce Commission is proposed by the railroads az tn
public body to which this issue ought to be preferred for these reasons:
The Penn's Grove record., 1916-06-30
A Question For the Public to Decide

~. D. MAHBR. Yies-Prs,fisss,
Norfolk q Western Railway.
JAMES RUSSELL. Ges Msssss.
Denver d Rio Grande Railroad.
A.. M. SCHOYRR. Resident Yies-Prsa,.
Pennsylvania Lines West.
W. L. Seldom. TieePra.,
Seaboard Air Line Railway.
A.. J. STONE. Nes-PrssiSsss.
Rrie Railroad
6. 8. WAID, Ties-Pres. 8 Gss't Mm4
Sunset Centysl Lines.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1916-05-18
SELL BALANCE
PIKE BONDS
Sale Will be Made on June Is,
According to Action of FIJI
nance Committee.
100000 Must be Delivered
July 1, 1916, and 500, 900,
January l, 1917.

The remaining 100000 of Blount
County's 100000 pike bond issue
has been ordered sold by the finance
committee, which met with the chair
man of the County Court Monday.
The sale will be made June 15. The
provisions of the sale will require
that 100000 be delivered the first
of July, this year, and 100000 the
first of January, 1916.
The first 100000 of the issue
were sold several weeks ago, and the
construction of new pixies is progress
ing rapidly. With the remaining part
of the issue sold, contractors can pro-
ceed without interruption in their
work. A Chicago concern sent a re-
here some time ago to
purchase the remaining 100000 Of
bonds, and ready market is expect
ed.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1916-05-18
LIVED FOR A YEAR
WITH BULLET IN HEART
(London Times.)

A case was presented to the Acad-
emy of Sciences, Paris, of corporal
who was wounded on September 7,
1914, at the battle of the Marne, and
who had lived year with shrap-
mel bullet in his heart.
On being hit the young man be-
came unconscious and was not picked
up until twenty-four hours later. Sub
sequently he happened to be operated
on for appendicitis, when cardiac
trouble appeared, and an X-ray ex-
animation revealed a bullet in his
heart. The heart was opened on Sept.
6, 1915, by Doctor Beaussenat, and
a shrapnel bullet was extracted. The
patient was out of danger in a fort
night.
A similar case, in which a young
sergeant had a fragment of bomb
removed from his heart by the same
surgeon, was presented to the Acad-
emy of Medicine last May.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1916-05-18
METHODIST CHURCH

Next Sunday morning at the
Methodist Episcopal church, the pas
tor, Rev. w. F. Pitts, will deliver a
special sermon on "The Inspiration
and Charms of the Bible" and it is
desired that all members of the
Church, friends, and persons who are
lovers of the most beautiful and won
derful and beautiful Book of the
ages the one Book that means more
to us and to the world than all
others be present to hear the mes
sage. There will be special music by
the chorus choir and by the ladies'
quartet. Evangelistic services at
night. Junior League at 2:30 P. M.
Miss Margaret Jones, Superintendent.
Epworth League devotional service,
S 80 P. M. Sunday School 9:15, J. c.
Bittle, Superintendent. Prayer meet
ing Wednesday night at 1880. A spe-
cial welcome extended strangers and
visitors in the city.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1916-05-18
ROANE COUNTY FARM
BRINGS IMMENSE SUM

lockwood, May 13.-J. B. and ].
H. Williams, local liverymen, have
this week closed deal whereby they
become owners of the Smith farm
at Post Oak, one ofthe most valuable
tracts of land in this end of the coun-
ty. The owner, Miss Della Smith, re-
tains five acres as a homestead dur
ing her lifetime.
The tract contains 532 acres and
the amount involved was approxim-
ately $4,000. The farm will be con-
verted into a stock farm for the
breeding and handling of fine live
stock. It lies four miles from Rock
wood on the Kingston pike. A new
residence will be built on the site
-0f one that was burned about two
years ago, and will be used by J. H.
Williams as summer home!
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1916-05-18
LIVED ON CHARITY; HAD
FORTUNE HIDDEN AWAY

Erie Pa, May 15.-Living on char
ity in squalid room for which the
landlord, in pity, exacted no rent,
and fed and clothed by charitable or
ganizations, Arthur P. Churchill aged
73, died in Hamot hospital, January
20. insufficient and improper nour-
ishment was a contributory cause of
his death.
One week before charity agents
had found him seriously i'll and sent
him to the hospital. Realizing that
the end was near, he sent for nota-
ry public and whispered his secret,
that approximately $4,000 in cash
and gilt-edged securities were hid in
wall recesses of his squalid room.
Today the notary filed with the
county register and recorder the re-
port of his holdings and bequests. 1t
was the first Erie people knew of the
eccentric recluse was possessed of a
small fortune. Even the City Rescue
mission had paid his gas bills the past
winter that he might not freeze.
Records at the Court house show
that the property of the aged man
to $9,788.48.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1916-05-18
PUT CLOVES IN APPLE;
KEPT GOOD 4S YEARS

Philadelphia, May 15.-The record
of a New York woman in preserving
apples for twenty-nine years has been
exceeded by Mrs. Ida Cooper of Hew-
son street, this city.
Mrs. Cooper has an apple that is
forty-eight years old, she says. It
was given to her when she was five
years old, by her mother, Mrs. Maggie
Glenn. 1t is in a state of splendid pre-
servation, due, it is said, to cloves.
Mrs. Cooper explains the curiosity
in this way. AS a child she was fond
of sticking pins in apples. Her mother
persuaded her to use cloves, so she
began filling this particular apple,
she says, with the cloves.
She kept this up until the apple
was covered with cloves. Then she
put it away, and it has been in the
family ever since.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1916-05-18
HOMES WANTED FOR CHILDREN

Good homes wanted for children
under seven years of age. These are
bright and attractive boys and girls,
with bright futures. Many of these
unfortunate little ones have been be-
reft of both father and mother, and
we have now in the Home, quite
large number of boy babies from
three to six months of age. We are
not looking for homes of wealth, but
homes in which there is a possibility
of home life and education.
If you have no little ones in your
home, would you not take one of
these little ones on trial, as that is
the only method by which this Society
places children. We are just as anx-
ious that the home is satisfied with
the child as the child is satisfied with
the home.
We havea number of homes which
have been made happy by taking into
it oneof our babies. If you would like
to share your home with one of these
little ones, you may write, B. G.
Regen, Superintendent, 315 End Ave-,
North, Nashville, Tenn.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1916-05-18

manufacturing industry. From the
mountains and coves, it gathers its
raw material the boys and girls,
ignorant, with no broad vision of the
possibilities of life and from this
raw material this college turns out
educated Christian men and women,
who are doing a mans job and wo-
mans job in every part of the civil
lied world. 1t does not measure the
value of its finished product by the
monetary value that other factories
place upon their products, but it mea-
sures it by the manhood and woman
hood its contribution to humanity.
And these boys and girls who go out
are @sey who are to be among the
directors Of the worlds thought, and
the worlds industries and the worlds
progress.
"reminiscences are pleasant
wholesome "reminiscences. Biogra-
phies make the best reading whole
some biographies of men who have
fought their ways from obscurity to
positions of honor and influence and
trust. And sometimes we would covet
few hours of DR.. Wilson's time that
we might sit with him, and hear him
tell of the mountain boys and mount
ain girls who have walked to Mary
vile College carrying their wardrobes
wrapped in red bandanas, dressed in
home spun clothing, brogans made
back in the coves, from hides tanned
by themselves, ignorant of the great
world, beyond the mountain tops
which shadow their homes; many of
whom, discouraged and disappointed
at the remarks of classmates better
dressed, more refined and in more
affluent circumstances, ready to give
up their ambition to secure an educa-
ton, and go back to the mountain
coves to live out their days as their
forefathers did. But the College facul-
ty got hold of these boys, loved them
back into their ambitions, and not one
but many such today are preaching
to the most cultured and refined and
congregations in America;
are head and shoulders above their
fellow men, as lawyers and doctors,
educators and leaders in other pro-
fessions..
Yes, Maryville College has opened
the door of opportunity to innumer-
able hosts of bright faced but vision
robbed youth, and in this present day
when she must take another step for
ward, and prepare her pupils to make
better farmers by knowing agricul-
tural science; better stock raisers,
BY knowing animal husbandry and
feeding; better orchardists and truck
ers, by knowing agronomy; better
by knowing how to work,
his college needs money.
And on the eve of it's campaign to
'aise this money, one of its handsom-
,st buildings is transformed into
ashes.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1916-05-18
SEWER SYSTEM
EPROPOSED
Engineer Huston makes Esti-
mate of Cost of Construction
of Local System.
Completion of New Water
PlantSuggests need for Town
Being Well Severed.

A meeting of business men was
held with the City council last week,
at which time Engineer Huston pre-
sented estimates of the cost of a sew
er system for Maryville. The con-
struction of the system will cost
about $55, 900. The business men ask
ed the Council to prepare statement
of the financial condition of the town
in order that some definite action
may be taken concerning the con-
struction of sewer system.
Now that the town is to have a
water system soon, the next hing
needed will be good sewer system.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1916-05-18
OPEN FAUCETS
JULY FIRST
New Water System is Practi-
caIly Completed, and Will
Soon be Turned Over to city.
Several are Already Having
Plumbing Done, Preparatory
to Having Water in Houses.

Mr.. Huston, engineer, and F. D.
Liscomb, superintendent of con-
struction of the local water system,
state that the plant will be completed
and ready to turn over to the city by
July /. Several citizens are already
having plumbing done, preparatory
to having water in their homes. Test
of the plant will be made by under
writer's benefit in June.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1916-05-18
THIEF GOT EX-GOV.
HOOPER'S SUITCASE
WHILE AT THEATER

Washington, May 15.-While for
mer Gov. Ben w. Hooper, lost val
liable suitcase Saturday night con-
tanning clithing valued at $50 and a
certificate of stock worth $500, he
proceeded to Newport on the 10 40
train. The governor started to the
train with Sam R. Sells, Representa-
tive, in the latter's automobile and
they left the suitcase in a car to at
tend the theater and upon their re-
turn he suit case was gone. Two
plain clothes men have been search
ing for the thief without success.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1916-05-18
DECORATION Clark
GROVE, MAY 27

The annual decoration of graves
will be at Clark's Grove, May 27. All
day program with good music, speak
ing and recitations.
Remember the date and come pre-
pared to enjoy the day.
H. B. Mccall, Pres.
Chas. Thomas.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1916-05-18
Carnegie Hall

Say, Men! How would you like to
live in a town or county that had no
schools or churches? When you in
vested your money in Maryville and
Blount county, how much were you
influenced to come here by the fact
that this town has a splendid college?
Was not this institution one of the
factors influencing you to invest
your money and locate your family
here? If Maryville College should be
removed, how much would your
property depreciate in value? Do you
think this institution adds anything
to the value of your business and
property?
Maryville College is facing crisis
in its history. One month ago, Car
negie Hall, a boys dormitory which
housed 1876 College students, was de-
stroyed by fire. This represented a
loss of $4,000 with $4,000 insu-
rance. Now, the College is on the eve
of inaugurating campaign to raise
100000 to be known as the Centen-
NAL Forward Fund, in order that it
may be better able to take care of
the hundreds of boys and girls who
come here annually to fit themselves
for the best in life. Just as DR.. Wilson
the devoted and faithful president of
the College, was penning the last lines
of the history of the college, prepara-
tory to going out on two years
journey to raise this Forward Fund,
with trembling hand and eyes filled
with tears of sorrow, he unrolled the
scroll, and added another line to that
history. What was it? That on April
18th, beautiful Carnegie Hall, valued
at $4,000, was burned. Tragic end
ingthis was to the history of this great
institution. Though disheartened, DR..
Wilson was not discouraged, but con-
tinued his plans for the campaign.
But sorrow gave way to happiness
in his office, for while he was labor
ing at his desk, the business men of
Maryville were thinking. And their
thoughts resulted in launching a cam
paign next Monday to raise 1000
to augment the insurance money and
rebuild Carnegie Hall. Unexpectedly
this news came to him, and we
imagine that he whispered the same
words he spoke to us in our office
few weeks ago, when theGeneral Edu-
cation board offered the College
$75, 900 toward the Forward Fund, if
that institution would raise $225,000,
making total of 100000. And
those words were these: providence
has seemed to direct us thus far and
Providence will lead us on"
This campaign will be begun next
Monday. The fact that Blount |
Countians will replace Carnegie Hall,
will make DR.. Wilson's task far easier
and will in fact, make possible the
of this Fund. But if the
folks at home do not appreciate the
value of the College enough to help |
replace the burned building, it would !
seem to US to be embarrassing for its
representative to ask people else
where to contribute 100000, and
The county not contribute $4,000.
Maryville College is worth more to
Ill of us than we sometimes think. |,
This College is the County's greatest I
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1916-05-18

The stockholders of the First Ma
tional Bank of Maryville have started
the ball rolling toward the raising of
$4,000 to rebuild Carnegie Hall, at
the College. E. F. Ames, Cashier, and
ID. R. Goddard, a director, raised
this amount in about five hours. It
may be increased.
Mr.. Ames, Mr.. Goddard, Thos. N.
Brown, President, and J. H. Staley,
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1916-05-18
ADDITION TO LOCAL
COFFIN cos. PLANT

An addition is being built to the
plant of the Southern Coffin and Cas-
ket Co. This is made necessary by
the increased volume of business that
is being handled by this growing con-
Germ.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1916-05-18
100 NEW HOUSES
BYALUMINUMCO
Construction of these Buildings
Will be Begun this Week, on
Local Site.
Material is Being Prepared,
and Work Will be Rushed to
Complete Them for Em-
ployees.

One hundred new houses, to be
occupied by it's employees, will be
built on the property of the Alumni
Ium Company of America, here. Ma
terial for these houses is now being
prepared, and work will likely be be-
gun this week.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1916-05-18
REAGAN BUILDING WILL
BE COMPLETED SOON

Work is progressing rapidly on the
new store building of Joe Reagan, on
the site where the bakery was de-
by fire several months ago,
on Main street.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1916-05-18
First National Bank
Stockholders Start
Carnegie Fund With
$l,4OO Subscription

Vice-president delivered the subscrip-
ton list to DR.. Wilson, the College
President, Saturday. Mr.. Goddard
acted as spokesman. DR.. Wilson was
surprised at the contribution, and
said this gift of the "baby bank" as
sured the rebuilding of the hall.
The campaign will be started in
full force next Monday, and every
citizen is asked to contribute.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1916-05-18
DWARFED.

IL never knew the friendly feel
Of wind-blown, sunny meadows,
But in a rocky ledge unknown,
Among the quiet shadows
Il lived its uneventful hour,
A little wildIing, woodland flower.
A dwarf it Rugged its barren slope,
The great sun never found il;
II never knew that life was larges
That worlds and seasons bound it;
1t lived, not knowing it could grow,
Content-because it did not know.
In undevelOped solitude
1t dwelt, it passed away;
II did no wrong, it did no good,
1t simply lived its day;
1t never thrilled to call of war,
Nor knew the glory of a scar.
But, oh, the evil that it wrought,
AT last, when life was done,
And all its myriad million seed,
Like it, refused the sum
Content, because that parent seed
Had never known its own souls need.
Will Allen Dromgoole.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-13
COL. RANKIN is ILL
Well known Santa Fe Man Taken
From Train in Topeka.

Suffering from a severe nervous
breakdown, Col. a. S. Rankin, well
known Santa Fe train inspector, was
taken from Atchison, Topeka & Santa
Fe train No. 16, when it arrived in
Topeka shortly before O'Clock Wed
nesday evening Col Rankin, whose
condition is believed to be serious was
taken to a local hospital.
Mr.. Rankin, vino has been ill for
some time, left the home of his dauSh-
ter in Los Angeles sunday. While on
the way to Topeka he became serious
" i'll and friends here were notified
to meet him at the station
Just how serious Mr.. Rankin's con-
dition is has not been determined, ac-
cording to DR.. A. 3. Jeffrey who is at
tending him. Several friends however
stated this afternoon that he expected
to return to California after several
days rest.
Mr.. Rankin, who is Sc years of age.
is we'll known in Topeka and for 80
years was in the service of the Atchi-
son, Topeka & Santa Fe. Six months
ago he was retired on a pension. He
has considerable property in the city
and is a member of the Masonic and
other local organizations. He main
tains a residence in Topeka. although
he spends much time in California.
Shortly after the death of his wife
ten years ago, Mr.. Rankin suffered a
stroke of paralysis. He never fully re-
covered his health and since his re-
tirement from active service, he be-
gan to fail rapidly.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-13
MORGENTHAU TO QUIT?
American Ambassador to Turkey Is
Considering His Resignation.

Washington, April 13.-Henry Nor
genthau, American ambassador to
Turkey, said after a conference with
President Wilson that he was consid-
ering resigning his post but that nc
had not had the opportunity to dis
cuss the question with the president
and therefore was not certain whether
he would return to Constantinople.
Mr.. Morgenthau said he would con-
fer again with the president on the
subject and would be guided by him.
If he returns to Constantinople he will
leave about May 1.
The amba sSadOr has been urged tC
stay in the United States and take an
active part in the coming presidential
campaign. Abram Elkus of New York
and fra Nelson Morris, minister to
Sweden, have been mentioned as pos
sible successors to the Constantinople
most
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-13
HITS HEATH'S AUTO
One Man Car on Doutlitt Line
Wrecks a Machine.

A Country club street car struck
machine owned by H. A. Heath, HOS
West Thirteenth, last night at six
o'clock, throwing the driver on the
parking and smashing The car against
the curbing. The accident occurred
at the corner of Sixteenth and Fill
more streets. Fred Hummer, the
driver, son of Mr.. and Mrs. j. S. Hum
mer, 1412 Fillmore street, escaped
with a few minor injuries although he
was thrown nearly twenty feet. The
machine escaped with a, smashed front
wheel, a battered fender and a bent
axle.
Young Hummer was driving down
Fillmore street, on u down grade, and
applied the brakes when he saw the
street car, which was going too fast
to stop entirely. 1t struck the car with
terrific force, spinning it around but
not overturning it.
Arthur IIoofsette. 116 West Elev-
enth street, was acting both as motor
man and conductor CT the car.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-04-13
MRS. CARNEY OUT
Topeka Woman Announces for
President of Federation.
One of Most Active Club
Women in Kansas.

An announcement of close interest
ticially today. Mrs. H. o. Carney to-
day stated that she had consented to
become candidate for the office of
president of the State Federation of
Women's Clubs. The election of Of
Ulcers for the federation is made BIZ
ennially. though the convention is
held annually. Her candidacy was u
good deal talked over under cover dur
ing the federation convention Just
closed, and the election will be held
at the convention abo t this time next
year.
Mrs. Garvey has been one OF the
most active cab women in Kansas for
the past fifteen years. She has never
held a state office in the federation,
though her work for the organization
has given her a great deal of expert
ence. She has been president of the
Topeka City Federation of Women's
clubs, has been active in various IN
dividual clubs, some of them the large
and old clubs of the state. and she has
headed efficiently innumerable COM
mitteeS in many lines of public work
She has wide acquaintance through
out Kansas and has come in touch
with the club women at their conven-
lions, many of which she has attend
ed during the years of her connection
with club work. She is well liked by
the federation women. and her gem
eral sense of justice and fairness and
her cleverness and efficiency are recog-
nized by all who have worked with
her.