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Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1916-06-15
DISTINGUISHED VISITORS

G. A. Keffer, Director of Division of
Extension, H. d. Tate, Assistant Di j.
rector, j. M Dean, District Agent for
Middle Tennessee, and H. s. Wander
wort, Assistant State Agent, of West
Virginia, spent Tuesday with County
Agent Harrison in looking over the
progress of demonstration work in
Putnam county. These men attended
a field meeting on the farms of B. C.
and S. c. Huddleston on Tuesday af-
ternoon. About twenty five members
of the Salem Community were pres
ent at the meeting, which was one
of the best ever held in the county.
The people of this community are do
ing things unitedly, and find that CO.
operation of the farmers OF commu-
nifty in common endeavors and work
ing with common aim is paying
proposition. All the visiting gentle
men spoke the highest terms in
praise of the work being done in this
county.
Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1916-06-15
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Mt. View Lodge No. 179, o OF
held splendid meeting on June 10th
1916, J. H. McCulley, N G, presiding.
Quite lot of routine business was
disposed of
Bro. c. Bradford was reported to be
about as last week. Bro. H York is
some better this week, plans a trip
to Red Boiling Springs vrey soon.
Bro. Geo. w. Stephens was reported
sick this week. Bro A N Bowden.
several days ago while at work. was
struck in the eye by broken belt. IL
has caused great deal of pain, tho
it is thought he will not lose his sight.
A very interesting memorial service
was held in regard to the thirty de.
ceased members of this Lodge, each
Brothers name was called and fitting
remarks were made, showing clearly
that, though deceased their virtues
are still green and cherished it
was an interesting, solemn occasion
and one long to be remembered. Only
two more meetings in this term.
There should be a good attendance
on the 18th inst.
Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1916-06-15
SALVATION ARMY

Several members of the Salvation
Army were in Cookeville a few days
during last week, holding services in
the square daytimes and near the de-
pot at night. Good sized crowds
greeted them. The party was made
up of, Capt. (Mrs.) j. McAllister and
her daughters, Envoy V. McAllist4 4r
and Cadet A. McAlister. J. F. Sulii-
van and d. Lewney. Their services
were very interesting, and we hope
they may visit our city again. The
Salvation Army does much good, es
pecially in cities where regular bar.
racks are maintained. Headquarters
for this section are at Nashville
Anyone desiring information in re.
gard to the work of the Army should
write to Maj. A. E. Widgery, Box 30G
Tenn.
Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1916-06-15
ORGANIZATION OF PRESBYTERT
OF CUMBERLAND MOUNTAIN,
AND COUNTRY LIFE CAMP.
June 9-13

The close, on last Tuesday of the
Conference under the above head
marked the Inauguration of a new
era for the Presbyterian Church in the
| U. S. A. in the, Cumberland Mountain
region. The new Presbytery takes
the place of the old Presbytery If
Cookeville, with several counties ad-
ded to the bounds. AS now consti-
tuted the Presbytery includes the
counties of White, DeKalb, Putnam.
Jackson, Overton, Clay, Fentress, Pic
kett, Scott, Morgan, and Cumberland
There are at present IA ministers
and rs churches, with one Industrial
School, and settlement work at two
or three places. Three unordainei
Theological students are at work in
as many counties. These young men
will make a survey of the several
counties to ascertain land tabulate
the religious, social educational, eco-
nomical and moral conditions of the
people.
The work of the Presbytery has
been placed under the Country Church
work of the Board of Home Missions
at New York and will be administer
ed by Warren H. Wilson, Ph. d. of
New York. Rev. ]. H. Miller d D,
of Lebanon, Tenn, will be superintend
ent on the field.
The distinctive characteristic of
this movement is the declaration that
1.-The Church exists to administer to
the need of the people, whether that
need be spiritual, intellectual, moral,
social or economical"
To further this aim DR.. Wilson
brought together for five days the
workers of this new Presbytery and
held conference or Camp address
ed by Rev. A. L. Wilson and Rev.
Jesse Halsey of Cincinnati, Mr.. ].
Sterling Moran, Washington, d. c..
Mr.. William A. Schoenfield, Mr. H
d Tate, Miss Geneva Conway, of the
Cooperative extension work of Ten
nessee in Agriculture and Home Eco
nomics, Miss Field of Peabody Co.
lege Mrs. John S. LeFevre, social
worker, Revere, N c., Miss Mckenzie
and Mr.. Harrison, County Agents for
Putnam County, President Thomas
A. Early, Prof. Carlyle and many
others.
1t is safe to say that never before
in this region has church meeting
had the advantage of such diversity |
of talent upon its program.
The meetings were well attended |
by the public and proved to be Of
more than ordinary interest.
Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1916-06-15
GLORIOUSFOURTHINC COOKEVILLE
Ian Now to Spend the Day Here---Gala
BIC PARADE, BABY SHOW, BASEBALL GAME, ETC.

Plans being arranged to make the coming July
real gala occasion Cookee The ladies Parent Teach
Association the need of giving people SAFE
and instructive method of observing national holiday
making plans make the occasion red letter day Cookeve
very enthusiastic meeting was held at The Wayse Thurs
day night when the plans generally discussed and with
hearty approval Prof NJ Carlisle was UNANIMOUSLY chosen
chairman director of the whole program will appoint
have charge the various departments
Now let everybody behind the chairman committees
and push make big and whoever called
part let them all respond heartily and cheerfully.
PATRIOTIC PARADE
The feature of the day will be gigantic patriotic parade and
will include interesting attractive spectacular amusing
features about outlined below:
'Uncle Sam Decorated Automobiles
Fife and Drum O Band Section
Military Company of City School, Girls and Boys
Boy Scouts.
Boys Corn Club Old Soldiers
Girls Canning Club. Fraternites Section.
The educational facilities of Cooke Mayor
vile will be
the City following
School and 7. P. l. features:
The Parent Teachers Association. Country
Story Tellers League. Best of
Floats displays of of Horses
establish
cluded
The parade will be held o'clock Immediately pa
rade short of Ye Old Time Fdders' will be held
a slight admission charge being made.
BABY SHOW
During the morning hours baby show will be held Waysde
Rest Room There will be prizes given babies
and to the securing the largest number of entries
BASEBALL
Arrangements being made for baseball game be held
during the morning hours with neghboring
STAY IN COOKEVILLE ON THE FOURTH
Plan spend Fourth pleasantly protaby and patr
oticaly in your home town.
Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1916-06-15
IMPORTANT MEETING

A meeting of the citizens of Cooke
vile will be held in the city school
building next Monday night for the
purpose of devising plans to secure
as large an attendance as possible for
T. P. l. at the opening term in Sept
ember. This meeting is of utmost
importance to the school and town,
hence every citizen should attend.
The future of the school largely de-
pends upon the initial attendance.
Come out and help devise the best
plans for getting students Interested.
In this fail not, or suffer the penalty
in such case made and provided. The
begins at 1880, sharp.
Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1916-06-15
MONTEREY ITEMS

The lightning struck the corner o
Morgan Hicks house in South Monte
rey Monday night, setting it on fire
and tearing the weather boarding
from the outside.
The barn belonging to Geo. Johnson
on Route l, Monterey, was blown
down last Friday night and crippled
one mule and COW. We learn that
the barn, stock and feed were insured
but not enough to cover loss.
Mrs. Estes Levecy daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Steve Buckner died Sunday
night at her home on the Officer farm,
about four miles west of here. She
was rs years of age, and leaves three
children, all boys, and a husband to
mourn her.
A marriage of much interest is that
of Miss Myrtle Johnson of Calfkiller,
to Frank Potter, of Crossville, which
took place Wednesday morning at the
BRIDES home. She is the attractive
and accomplished daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Geo. Johnson and has many
friends who will share her happiness.
She has taught school for several
years in the city school at Crossville.
NEWS.
Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1916-06-15
JOHN ELROD, DEAD

John Elrod died at his home in
Cookeville, Friday morning, June IL.
1916, after a lingering illness. He
was member of the Christian church
for many years. Mr.. Elrod served
throughout the Civil war in the Con-
federate army and was nearly 79 yrs.
of age. The funeral was conducted
at the residence, interment made in
the city cemetery. Mr. Elrod is sur
vived by his wife and five children.
Jesse c. Elrod, and Mrs. ]. r. Coe OF
this city, Mrs Ella Watson OF Harts-
vile, ]. f. Elrod of Kansas and A. w.
Elrod of Texas.
Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1916-06-15
REPUBLICAN MASS MEETING

By the direction of the Republican
Executive Committee of Putnam coun-
ty in regular session at the Court
house in the town of Cookeville, Tenu,
a mass meeting of the Republicans
of said county is hereby called to
meet at The Courthouse in the town
of Cookeville, Tenn, at l o'clock Sat
urday, June oath, 1916 for the purpose
of nominating candidates for county
Offices to be elecled at the regular
August election, and for the purpose
of transacting such other business as
may come before the meeting.
NORMAN MASS, Chairman.
f. w. STONE, Secretary.
Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1916-06-15

first importance, and in view of the
outstanding fact that tuberculosis, ty-
phoid fever, pellagra and other fatal
preventable diseases are responsible
for great loss of life in Tennessee
each year; and, further, because other
progressive states adopted and are
successfully applying modern methods
for the control of preventable disease,
as is shown by marked reduction Of
death rates in such states, we favor
the enactment of such laws as will
enable the public health department
of Tennessee to put into effect and
enforce the application of such meas
ures as modern sanitary science has
shown to be healthful in the sup
preston of preventable diseases.
We favor the undermining of our
state health department and the max
ing OF liberal appropriations for the
purpose of prosecuting it's legitimate
healthful activities.
The Democratic party pledges to
aid and cooperate in securing for the
farmers of Tennessee the best mar
kets obtainable for the proddct of the
farm, and invites general cooperation
in bringing about all practical re-
forms in this respect which will ad-
vance the interest of the farmers.
The party pledges it's aid and CO.
operation in greater development
of agriculture and live stock, dairy
ing and poultry in particular; in the
production as well as the sale of the
same.
1t will be the constant and earnest
endeavor to bring to Tennessee home
seekers, manufacturers and all en-
gagged in industrial and commercial
enterprise of a. character which will
to the permanent welfare
and betterment of the state.
Believing that the advocates of
equal suffrage are entitled to submit
to the vote Of the people Of the state
the question of equal suffrage to both
sexes, we favor the submission of
this question to the people for their
at the ballot box.
We commend the state banking de-
partment and the pure food and drug I
department in their labors to proper
|y administer the duties of those de- /
partments, and in the work they have
and we favor any leg {
slation that may be necessary to in
crease their efficiency and their power
70 give honest and impartial service.
Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1916-06-15
cHILDREN's DAY

Sunday, June 18th, a Children's Day
was held at Salem, which was enjoy
ed by a large number of people.
With the trees for canopy, moth
er earth for carpet and Nature for
decoration the beauty was unsurpas.
sed. The exercises were impressive
as well as beautiful, because of the
trueness of the pieces and the sweeF
simplicity with which they were de-
livered by the school children.
Mr.. D. c Whitaker assisted by
Mrs. Dave and Coey Huddleston SUI
pervised the training of the children.
The Salem quartet helped to furnish
music for the program.
An abundant dinner of unusual de-
liciousness was very important feat
ure of the day.
Salem is progressive in more than
one respect. Aside from being one of
the foremost rural school centers and
a thrifty, as well as scientific agricu!
tural region, it has excellent domes-
tic scientists, as was proven by the
substantial dinner.
If anyone left hungry it certainly
wasn't the fault of the Salamites for
they most assuredly gave every one a
hearty welcome. They are cordiality
itself
Mr.. and Mrs A. M. Gibbs with their
new motor truck took about fifteen
or twenty boys and girls out to enjoy
the occasion, which they truly did.
1t is hoped that another day similar
to last Sunday will come again. II it
does we will too. G.. H.
Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1916-06-15
J. r MILLER. DEAD

James 7. Miller died in Nashville
Tuesday morning after brief illness,
and was taken to Hartsv.lle for burial.
Jim Miller was wei known through
out this section, having made two rae
es for the Democratic nomination foc
Congress in the Fourth district A
few years ago he removed to Nash
Vile and acquired an extensive la Y
practice. He is survived by one sis
ter.
Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1916-06-15
THE ARCADE GROCERY

The Arcade Grocery is the latest
commercial concern in Cookevills.
Messrs. w. T. Moore, Sam Edwards,
j. F. Gentry and E. b. Hickey consti-
tute the firm. They propose TO carry
a complete line of staple and fancy
groceries and are located in the Ar
cade building. The Herald wishes
The new firm long and prosperous
career
Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1916-06-15
DATES WANTED

On The third Sunday in July, a.
Smiths Chapel, beginning at 10:3o,
meeting will be held to get dates OF
all deceased persons therein buried.
The public in general is cordially
invited, and especially the friends and
relatives of all persons buried in said
cemetery.
Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1916-06-15

Do your trading in Cookeville where
you can get what you want
Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1916-06-15
Mass Meeting Monday Night

The citizens of Cookevile urged to attend mass
meeting at the City School auditorium next Monday night
at o'clock to organize for boosting the T. P and also
to push the Fourth of July celebration.
Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1916-06-15

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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-07-12
TO FIND AMERICAN
TROOPS WAITING FOR THEM

TROOPS WAITING FOR THEM
San Antonio, Tex, July 12.-When
Mexican bandits reported marching
toward the Big Bend country reach
American territory, if they ever do,
they will find the U. S. army waiting
for them.
Gen. Funston is concentrating
large bodies of cavalry in that dis
trict, particularly in the vicinity Of
Preside, Tex. Officers of southern
department said that not many men
could march to BOqUillas from direc-
ton of CoTTalitos, owing to lack Of
water, but that about a thousand
could find food and water on road to
Ojinaga, opposite Preside.
All available militia cavalry at FL
Paso and other border sections are
preparing to begin patrolling Rio
Grande.
Columbus, NJ NJ, July 12.-Heavy
rains, already causing great difficulty
in motor transportation, have has
tened negotiations between Wash
ingtOn and Mexico City for extensive
use Of Mexico Northwestern rail
road from Juarez for shipment of
forage to American punitive expedi-
ton. QUartemaster's corps has COM
pleted plans for doubling the present
number of trucks and facilities for
carrying supplies over desert route
between Columbus and Gen. Per
shing's advanced base.
These preparations belle reports
that withdrawal of expedition is con-
templated soon. Signal corps con-
tinues to extend field telegraph sys-
TEN on steel poles. Engineering
corps, when the rains permit, re-
sumes labor on a new road grade.
Representatives of motor compa-
MES here declare orders have been
given for immediate shipment of over
400 more trucks to be put into over
land service. Large reserve of "a
tons piled along the American lines
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-07-12

JAKE HAS TO HAVE HIS OWN
WAY OR HE WON'T PLAY
A loud snorting hee-haw might
have been heard coming from school
board offices in the Tribune building
yesterday by anybody listening close
ly. Pres. Jake Loeb and Sec'y Lewis
E. Larsen were having one of their
regular jokes on the people of Chi
cagO and officials elected by the peo-
pie.
Instead of sending city council
sergeant-at-aTms the official "Orig-
inal" typewriter records of school
board proceedings by which efficient
teachers were discharged wholesale
June 81, Loeb and Larsen sent only
the printed records which are avail
able for anybody and everybody. The
city council by a vote of more than
three-fourths of the aldermen on
Monday decided to demand Of the
school board original records for use
of council schools committee.
It was one more victory for Jake
Loeb and his policy of maintaining
secrecy of financial accounts, secrecy
of contracts, secrecy of action and
methods of the big public school ad-
ministration machine of which Loeb
is head. A year ago council schools
committee was refused an inspection
of financial accounts and the right of
the peoples elected officials to scru-
tinize school board cash and credit
items is being contested in the higher
courts. To this policy of a year ago
Jake Loeb now adds the further po-
Icy of not letting the peoples elected
officials have a look at the school
boards original records of proceed
ings by which AZ excellent" and 'sU-
Perior" teachers were thrown out of
public schools service
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-07-12

FL Paso, Tex.-Thousands of nil
Itiamen continue to arrive here, but
public interest today centered in the
fighting between VilHstas and Car
ranzistas. Gen. TrevinO reported
from Chihuahua City that rebel
bands were repulsed at Parral and
ROZario.
New-York tribune., 1916-02-27
BLRSKY AND ZAPP ANALYZE THE MOVIES
Nowadays Everybody Has Got
Two Businesses His Regular
Business and the Mouing Picture
Business" Observes Birsky.

said. Believe me. Zapp, the last thing IN
the world which is necessary in the NOV
ing picture business is experience-in par
ticuIar the actors and the people which
writes the scenarios You remember in
the old days, Zapp, that everybody
thought he could sell clothing. WE'LL
nowadays every Schlemiel thinks he could
be moving picture actor, and most OF
them are. It's the same way with writing
the scenarios. Take any retail drygoods
concern to-day, and everybody from the
cash girls to the store superintendent is
writing scenarios on the side Also, Zapp,
if YOU 90 into a streetcar and the Teller
opposite to you is talking to himself,
understand you might think he's luna
tic, Zapp, but as matter OF fact he amt
crazy by from three to ten dollars, on ac-
count he is doping out scenario which
he would sell for somewheres around that
price to a moving picture concern. Fur
thermore. if you see man stand still on
the sidewalk and make marks on an old
envelope with pencil, that amt no sign
that he's trying to figure how it could be
he is overdrawn at the bank two dollars
and forty-five cents. No, Zapp. a feller
could make good living nowadays COL
lecting old envelopes and selling 'em to
peop1e TO make memorandums of seen
arios on
".lber how do they do it'' Zapp ex-
claimed. Il could no more write seen
ario and get away with it as check for
a million dollars
That's because you amt never tried to
write a scenario" Brsky said. "All you've
got to do is to take play like Hamlet,
for instance, and you call Hamlet Ned
and the King Mexican Louis. Then you
dictate the main points TO stenographer
and send it to a moving picture concern
which was formerly in the plumbing sup
ply business or childrens knee pants, and
you're bound to get away with it, Zapp.
because the only plays them fellers knows
anything about is shows they used to take
their customers to see, and if you are try
New-York tribune., 1916-02-27

right there in front of the audience every
day steaks for ten or fifteen dollars, be-
cause Mr.. Belasco is very artistic that
way. If he puts on restaurant, it's put
on right; it don't make no difference what
it costs; aber you take moving picture
feller, and if he has got fillum with
restaurant in it, all he does is to 60 to
restaurant and ask the feller that runs it
he should allow for hve-dollar note the
movie actors to carry on there, and pict-
ures is taken Of it with camera und
fertig. Then when you 60 to see the III
lum, understand me, they fash on the
screen
New-York tribune., 1916-02-27

the management for claiming that the
Follies should ought to be stag. The
theayter managers is kicking something
terrible about the way the moving pict-
ures is eating into their business, Zapp.'
Sure 1 know Zapp said, land they
are their own worst competitors, Birsky.
It's like if all the saloonkeepers would be-
come temperance lecturers because they
seen a chance to make little money on
the side and then complained there was
no more profit in the liquor business,
understand Every theayter manager
has got also chain of moving picture
houses They are killing the hen that
laid the golden eggs
That's all right, too" Birsky retorted,
New-York tribune., 1916-02-27
"The Herring Business Is Now Side Issue" Says
Zapp "Next Week Polongin and Schlapp
are Going to Release Their First
FiLLuna, The Fatal Murder p"

but compared with the golden eggs
which moving pictures is laying the old
time thcayter was rooster, Zapp. And
not only is the moving picture tellers
making big money, but they amt got to
invest not near as much capital as reg
ular theayter manager. Take this here
Bclasco for instance, which he special
ICES on re-eastic shows with telephone
switchboards, restaurants and doctors Of
fees, and supposing, for instance, he's got
a restaurant in it, understand, then
every night that show plays in New York
or Grand Forks or Sandusky or wher-
ever it happens to be, they put on the
stage a real restaurant, with coffee ma
chimes and gas griddles, and they broll