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Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1916-02-02
DON'T DO II.

10 those of this section who have
been in the habit of buying frost proof
cabbage plants each year we would
say. be careful who you buy from.
There is a concern that styles itself
Atlantic Coast Plant Company, with
headquarters at Youngs Island, S. g.,
and which also claims Clements, s. G.. f..
as an address point
They have been owing the Chronicle
Publishing Company little bill of less
than ten dollars for nearly year. We
sent them repeated bills and never
could get even so much as a word in
reply until we put stInger in our re-
quest. Then they came back frothlng
at the mouth and said: 1--WE intend to
pay your account when we get to it. &"
Nearly year does not seem to be time
enough for them to "get to it,"
Any firm that will beat SO small
bill as that is not worthy the confidence
of any person. 1t would be well for
our people to be slow about trusting
that company with their money before
seeing the goods for they may decide
to send the plants when they get to
1t. - Be safe and send your money to
some other firm.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1916-02-02
Hebbertsburg.

John Turner, of near Crossville, was
in our neighborhood Monday and Tues
day on business.
Mrs Melvin Mitchell is on the SICK
list at present.
+ l.. Handy made a business trip to
Crab Orchard Saturday.
James Brown and Mr.. Hill, of Grab
Orchard, passed through here Tuesday
on business.
Jack DAVIS Dade a business trip to
lockwood last week.
K. l.. Handy made business trip to
Grab Orchard Saturday.
I. r. Wilson, of Crab Orchard, was
here on business Tuesday and Wednes-
day.
E. A. Farmer made a trip to Rock
wood last week.
Sheriff Toney was in our neighbor-
hood Monday on business.
Caten Smith, Of Mountain City, was
at r. S. Hambv S Wedne day.
MISS Lizzie Farmer and brother
Charlie visited their sister, Mrs. Car
rle Spuriln, last week.
The little SON of M. and Mrs. X. l..
Handy hsa been iii, but IS better now.
Jan. 70. Maybe.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1916-02-02
Ozone

Mr.. and Mrs. Hickey Smith were at
Daysvllle Wednesday visiting Sade
Hayes and sons
Mrs. Arthur Byers has spent the
past week at Crawford visiting rela
tiveS.
Mrs. W. s. DyaI and daughter Jen-
ME were IN Crab Orchard Thursday
and Friday visiting Mrs. Sam Hutsell.
L. q. Cox, Robert Clover and Arthur
Isham went to lockwood Saturday on
business.
Mrs. Jim Griever, OF Daysvil'e was
here Wednesday the guest of Mrs. W.
S. Dyal.
Mrs. M. II. Rice, who has been very
sick for the past two weeks with la
grippe and tons,litis, IS better.
John Reed. of Grassy Cove. was
here Saturday on business.
Mrs. John Ashburn has been very
sick the past few days with lagrippe.
DIR. Charley Wilson, of lockwood.
was here Friday to see John Frisby.
who is IN very poor health.
Mrs. Dock Scott returned from Nash
vile Tuesday, where she had spent the
last week, called there by the serious
illness of her daughter-ln-law.
Jan. 28. Dot.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1916-02-02
IT'S l.. ID. SRANDEIS

Last week President Wilson named
Louis D. Brandeis, of Boston, to fill
the vacancy caused by the recent Death
of Justice Lamar. The selection
caused much surprise because the
name of Mr.. Brandels had not been
mentioned for the place. There is
strong talk of opposition to the con.
tirmation when 1t comes up IN the
senate.
Mr.. Brandels is now 60 years old and
under the usual custom he would not
likely hold long on account of the Gus
tom of retiring justices OF the supreme
court at the age OF seventy.
There was much talk of W. H. Taft
being named for the vacancy. He was
strongly urged from some sections of
the south. One of the strongest
reasons for appointing a democrat is
that SIX cut of the eight now on the
bench are republicans. Should Mr..
Brandeis be elected, which is very
probable as opposition to such seec-
tiors is rare, he will be the first Jew
to have held that honorable position.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1916-02-02
IN CARRANzA'S ARMY.
David S. Lansden, Son OF Judge D. |.
Lansden, Is in Mexican Army.

David s. Lansden of Cookeville, is a
lieutenant in the army OF General Car
rama IN Mexico, where he has been for
several months. He is son of Judge
and Mrs. d. L. Lansden and is one of
the most popular and capable young
men of Cookevllle. Although he is
not yet of age. by his efficiency and
splendid worth he has greatly endeared
himself to General Carranza and his
leaders.
He'is an ardent admirer of Gen. Car
rama and has implicit confidence in his
patriotism and unselfish desire to up
lift his stricken country and he be-
lieves that under his leadership and
direction Mexico will soon be enjoying
permanent peace and unprecedented
industrial and educational development.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1916-02-02
DON'T EFF-~. THIS COUNTY
injunction Proceedings in Fentress Coun-
ty Of no Effect in This County.

Some contro oYersy arose in Fentress
county over the location of portion
OF the Dixie Short Route north of
Jamestown and an injunction was
brought to restrain the majority of the
commissioners from building the road
via torbus, which the enjolners claim
is not for the best interest OF the
county.
1t was reported here that the Injunc-
tion was sought to restrain the COM
missioners from running the road via
Wartburg and Oakdale, thus eav-
ing Cumberland county out, as the un-
dersssood connection at the Cumberland
and tentress county line could not be
made and our road when built to the
Fentress county line would have no
connection that would enable travellers
with autos to go on to Louisville and
Cincinnati.
Money was raised in Crossvllle in a
few minutes to send man to Wart-
burg, where the injunction case was t.
be heard Saturday, but 1t was learned
that our people had been misnformed
and tbat no change to divert the road
via Wartburg was contemplated. On
that assurance No one was sent. II nad
been arranged that Judge J. w. Dorton
should 20 as ms abnity as law ser
amply qualified him for any duties
along that line and the further fact
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1916-02-02

| are raising. He was very enthusiastic
over the question of feeding sllage,
and gave US outlines for a very cheapIy
constructed silo. There Is no doubt
but what the spring will see the erec-
tlon OF some half dozen sIlos. among
them being the community silo to be
erected by those parties who do not
have enough stock to justify the
building of silo but by combining can
build central plant very little indl-
vldual cost and with good results for
all.
Another question that our people are
interested IN Is that of sheep raising.
We believe it to be the most profitable
business the small farmer can engage
in. For example, Jesse Lowe, resi-
dent of Cumberland county, and a
neighbor of ours, brought sheep to
Clifty which he sold out as mutton,
realizing from the sale something like
$500. He told DR.. Young that the
sheep had cost him not over Is C, that
being for little corn he had fed while
the snow was on the ground. Of
course it stands to reason that one
could not make that much on every
sheep ralsled, but it is true that more
can be made, for the amount invested,
than in any other kind of live stock.
There is move on foot among our
people to organize a sheep growing
association,
Before closing, your correspondent
wishes to thank the good people of
Cumberland for the gift, through the
County Court, of the Sd, 100000 for
building the road from CIltty to Cross
Vile. We Clifty people appreciate i
this favor. especially as it will bring !
our good towns some hours closer to-
gether, and we can visit more and !
know each other better. Our own |
county court has awakened to the fact
that the mountain was due some con-
slderarlon and at recent meeting ap-
some four or five thousand
dollars for road purposes in the noun
tain district This money added to the
work our peonle are ready and willing
to do, will G., roads that we all can
feel proud O., md will be benedictlon
to all peoples .or generations to come.
Jan. 81. Cllfty SPIRIT.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1916-02-02
PACIFIC COAST FLOODS.

Disastrous floods have Visited south
ern California especially. Fully one
hundred persons have perished and the
money loss runs far into the millions.
The Colorado river has been out of
banks and much damage has been done
in the irrigated region of Imperial val
lev and other places. There has been
much damage in Washington and Ore
gon also.
Heavy rains are causing much dam
age In Arkansas, lower Ohio valley
and the Mississippi valley. Streams
and rivers are bank full in Indiana also
and damage IS liable to result there IN
a large scale. The present cool snap
may help some.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1916-02-02
CRossvILLE TENNESSEE. WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 2. 1916

$40 to $50 per acre and could not be
bought for that amount.
! know OF farms with more than five
hundred acres with good houses, barns
and other good improvements that are
assessed at $500 per acre. Again |
know of lot property with only enough
land on which to build house and
have little garden that can not be
rented for more than So to $40 per
month. and it is assessed higher than
the man with the five hundred acre
tract.
ASSESSMENT NOT EQUAL.
THIS is not right. 1t. is not just.
1t is not equal. The man with the
farm should be made to pay h is pro-
portion of the taxes.
Many of our little farms over the
county are already assessed high
enough. The burden should tall on the
man who owns the property. - He
should not complain If his property Is
assessed at something near what it IS
worth.
SO, IT we had a readjustment of our
assessment and all property equaIized,
we would have money enough to pay
the additional sum called for at this
time.
We have spent $40, 900 IN road build
ing. II we spend $4,000 more our
will certainly be worth more.
Ii it Will not we had as we'll not spend
1t.
PERSONAL PROPERTY.
Our assessed value of personal pro-
perty Is only given in at about $40, 600.
AIRY one who knows the citizenship of
the county knows that this does not
the real valuation OF our
taxable personal property. Many who
own personal property subject to tax
alton fail 10 give 1t in to the assessor.
They do not seem to know that they
are violating the law and cheating
their own county.
A man should be as careful and
In answering the ques-
tlons by the assessor touching his pro-
perty under oath as he would be II In
court testlfylng, and when they do
this we will have more than $4,000
personal property turned in to be
taxed.
NO REFLECTIONS ON ANY ONE.
What have said in this article is
not to oe construed as finding fault |
with. or laying the blame on, the past |
or present assessors. Our property |
has been assessed in about the same |
way for years and years. The fault
is largely with the taxpayer himself
he puts one price on his property to
the assessor and another when he goes
to sell and they are widely different.
Re HONEST WITH ASSESSOR.
When the assessor comes around
this year let us all be honest with him
md ourselves. and turn in our property
subject to taxation at about what 1t IS
worth, and then leave it to
1im and the Board of Equalization and
he county court to make our taxes as
reasonable as they can and get revenue
sufficient to run our county and keep
lp It's good credit.
Very respectfully.
Geo. 7. Burnett, County Judge.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1916-02-02
IN INTEREST OF PREPAREDNESS;

President Wilson Is making tour of
the middle west In the interest OF his
military preparedness plans. HIS first
speech was at PIttsburg, Pa. He will
90 as far west as Topeka and will not
return to Washington until February q.
The Washington times., 1916-11-22
EMPEROR FRANCIS JOSEPH

Time was-near two generations
of it, indeed-when men were wont
to say that the Emperor Francis
Joseph would be the last of the
Hapsburgs to rule over Austria.
Francis Joseph has gone to his, re-
ward, and the probability of Austria
surviving him under the Hapsburg
dynasty is stronger than during
most of the period of his long rule.
The world war has brought a new
and better understanding of Francis
Joseph and of Austria. Metternich
left on the minds of men an impress
sion which too long did the Emperor
sad injustice. The dual monarchy
was looked upon as a lettering sur
vival Of tyranny, a relic of divine
rights. 1t was supposed to be held
in the iron grip Of Hapsburg
tyranny; the inability of it's various
races and tongues to reach a COM
mon understanding was accounted
responsible for the failure to rise
and overthrow the despotism.
In truth, Francis Joseph deserved
better. He was not always a wise
ruler, nor even strong. AS young
man he had small conception of the
duties and obligations his place i'm
posed. But he became the most lib
eral of Hapsburgs, the most under
standing interpreter Of Austria Hun
gary's vexing mind. He understood
that Austria Hungary was held to.
gether, not by cohesion around dy.
nasty at Vienna and Buda Pesth, but
by pressure from without. II must
stand together because it dare moi
fall apart. It was bundle d slaves
of varying lengths and fibers; but, SC
long as it was bound firmly together
each REINFORCED the feebleness OF
the other until, united, they becam,
strength.
Under Francis Joseph Austria los
to Italy in order that modern Ital,
might be created; lost to Germany il
1866, that Germany might be unifiet
and raised to dominate the cont
The Washington times., 1916-11-22
GREATER LABOR WAR AHEAD

President Wilson, talking to the
National Grange the other day, i'm
pressed the need for increasing the
national production of necessaries of
life. He was talking primarily Of
farmers and their outturn; but what
he said applied as we'll to other in
dustries.
1t is national duty, now; a duty
TO the rest of the world as well as
TO ourselves; duty to civilization,
struggling to sustain itself-to
make this country contribute as
much as possible of production. 1t
happens that profit also is on the
side of this duty. There would seem
10 possible argument against it.
Across the water, wars necessities
induced the labor unions of Great
Britain to waive thousand restric-
tions on output, in order that ma
tional needs might be met. 1t was
placed on the ground of patriotic OBJ
legation. The whole industrial
world is mobiliaipg its capacities in
order to meet the sexigent demands
Of this TING. e.
Yet in the face. of this condition,
there is voiced, here in America, a
demand for the universal eight-hour
day, and there. is threat of vastly
greater conflict between employers
and employees than that which
Inenaced a few weeks ago. The
principle of the eight-hour day is a
good and desirable one. But is it
worth so much as to justify plung-
ing this country into the gigantic
struggle, the paralyzinG conditions
that would mark a general move to
coerce the country into granting
such terms?
Seemingly there lies just ahead
the possibility of a far greater and
more bitter conflict than impended
when the Adamson act passed. In,
stead of preventing the fight, that
legislation has brought on a greater
controversy, reaching to million:
where the earlier differences direct
~ affected hundreds of thousands
The nation faces real danger of in,
dustrial and transportation paralysis
at time when the resulting disas
ters would be, incomparably greater
than ever before. 1t will require
craftsmanship, Cancellation, broat
vision and mutual confidence to avoiC
the crisis. Yet it must be avoided.
The Washington times., 1916-11-22
ADVOCATES REVIVAL
OF INAUGURAL BALL
Democratic Joy Needs Outlet, Says
Baltimore Sun.

BALTIMORE, Nov. o2.-Tho Bait.
more Sun. commenting editorially on
the revival of the inaugural bail. t..
day says:
Democratic simplicity is hne
thing; we have often commended II
strongly. And we admit that there ts
no logical connection we can see he.
tween ball or a parade and the
Presidential office. We are forced &
confess, further, that March Is q
very dangerous date for any out.of.
door celebration. and that as long rs
our Presidents are inaugurated at
that treacherous season ii is perhaps
more prudent not to arrange an elsb
crate popular show for the occasion.
Nevertheless, we sympathize with
those who protest against the aban.
donment OF these gala features when
Mr.. Wilson begins his second term.
Democratic enthusiasm needs an out
let. and after one OF the most glorious
victories in the history OF the party
there will be very keen and wide
spread disappointment should this
customary demonstration be omitted.
This is the last time that the Dem =
participate in Mr.. Wilson's induction
into office, and in 1921 they may not
care so much to do TO Washington.
THE inaugural ball may be more or
less frivolous and open In other re-
spects to criticism; but II Is an old IN
stitution, and II is a source OF pleas
ure to ladies even OF decided height
of brow and marked intellectuality'
1t Is a concession to the eternal fem
| mime to the female instinct for
beauty, for ceremonial, for the pomp
and spiendor. the fnery and display or
| a social function.
"The first thing that Ruth Law, tn.
daring heroine of the air, thought or
when she reached terra firma was
powder for her nose. She, like every
other woman, would rather be beauti,
| full than great. The inaugural ball
| recoRniZes woman's craving to show
man how pretty she is, and to show
| other women how much better she
can dress and dance than they can.
"The unterrihed Democracy demand
n chance TO yell themselves hoarse on
| March 4 next: the unterrihed ana un'
terrifiable women of the country, Re
publicans as we'll as Democrats, sui
| fraRists and anti-suffragigts, want To
shine at the quadrennial ball. Sim
| picity? Away with 1t! Let's have Q
royal good time"
The Washington times., 1916-11-22

nent. But the Emperor became also
King over Hungary, and the fact
that he held them together and built
up SO great a stability as has been
demonstrated in the last two years
is proof of the wisdom that turned
misfortunes to good account. Most
liberal and intelligent Of the eastern
powers, Austria held fast to
Hungary, earned the loyalty of the
Poles in Galicia, expanded into
Bosnia Herzegovina, and played a
devious game in the diplomacy Of
Europe. She rose to greater power
as the Turk lost standing. The
triple alliance provided opportunity
to maintain herself as a great pow
err, while the wisdom and liberality
of Francis Joseph brought her con-
glomerate of peoples and languages
to better and better realization of
their necessity to stand united. ,
Austria. rent by faction, religion,
race, traditions, might we'll be COM
pared with France, the least faction
torn Of all the warning countries.
Each has given the world surprise
in the strength and determination it
has displayed. When the historical
estimate is at last made up, Francis
Joseph will stand out as one of the
great rulers of his time. His life
will rank as one Of the supreme
tragedies Of great station. Accord
ing to his lights, he was a good man;
that he could be the inheritor of all
the Hapsburg traditions and be as
good as he was, is the proof that he
had a conception of the trusteeship
he held so long. His reign was one
Of the longest in history; and it
ended in the midst Of tragedy, as ap-
propriately might have been ex-
pected of such reign.
The Washington times., 1916-11-22
Refused Excise License,
Asks for Lower Alimony

Asserting his income has been re-
duced to $3.50 a month because OF
the Excise Board refusing to renew
his license at the Cafe Bernhard,
Eleventh street and New York avenue
northwest, Bernard Endres has petit
toned the District Supreme Court to
reduce the alimony he has been or.
dered to pay Mrs. Endres.
The petitioner declares he was or
dered July - last'to pay 500 month
for the support OF his wife and child.
The refusal ~ the Excise Commits
sioners tn renew his license. he says.
has reduced his income to rental from
a house amounting to SIS. 80 mon n.
lie is represented by Attorney Joseph
A. Burkhart.
The Washington times., 1916-11-22
CITY LODGING HOUSE
TO Be AT THIRD AND c
Site Is Purchased by Commits.
sioners at Consideration
Said To Be $4,000.

The site OF the new municipal lodg
ing house has at last been determined
by the purchase OF plot at 322-3t4 c
street, II was announced today by rep.
rescntatives of a local real estate
company.
The sum paid is said to be $4,000.
Until the appropriation for a building
is increased materially. no steps are
to be taken for its erection. There
is now between $4,000 and S2O,OCo
available, but this Is not considered
enough.
The present lodging house is consid.
cred inadequate for the demands made
upon 1t. Some seventy persons may
b. accommodated in the house. II
necessary, but there are only nifty
beds
| This is greatly in excess OF the
the conditions that exist 1t is neces
| sary to place the beds within a few
inches of each other.
When man goes to the municipal
lodging house he is given supper, a
bed, and a breakfast. In return for
this he saws a small amount OF wood
If he is physically able. II not, he
helps with the housework. The work
is completed in not more than two
hours, after which the man is free
Should he not ind work that day
| he can stay at the house for three
days, doing nominal amount OF
work each day.
II at the end Of three days a mar
has no employment. but has a chanc,
of obtaining work in the near future
he can stay until the prosperity,
| position materializes. In a number
OF cases employment has been pro
cured by the superintendent Of tn,
home for the men.
Boys. some. as young as twelv,
years of age, have been given sheitel
with men past their three score an(
ten. In the case of the boys, a poiicS
OF keeping them from contact witt
| the men Is followed.
In several cases, boys have beer
returned to their parents and hAV,
made better citizens through tn,
interest shown by the officials o.
Recently, a weli-dressed man an
peared at the house and asked I,
| see the superintendent. He aske
II he was remembered, but the super
intendent, thinking him a phiian
thropist Who had donated to the mel
stranger. After some controversy
he announced that several years be
fore, while in unfortunate circum
stances, he had applied to the HON,
for a nights lodging.
While there, he said, a gospel work
years OF struggling he obtained al
education, and is now a lecturer
preaching temperance to the unfortu
nate men in he various lodgin;
houses throughout the country
! while, Of course, such incidents ar
uncommon, 1t illustrates the worl
that is being done at the institution