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The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-01-06
A. +. of /. officers Reelected.

At its recent convention at Baltimore
the American Federation of Labor
unanimously reelected the following
officers: President, Samuel Gompers;
vice presidents, James Duncan, James
O'Connell. D. A. Hayes, Joseph F. Val
entine, John r. Alpine, II. B. Perham,
Frank Duffy, William Green; treasurer,
John B. Lennon; secretary, Frank Nor
rison.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-01-06
WAGE ADVANCE IN
TWO INDUSTRIES
Meat Handlers and Garment
Workers to Get More Pay.
MORE THAN 8O,OOOAFFECTED

Prosperity lmpeIs Big Firms to volun-
tariIy Add About 100000 Year to
Workers In Meat Packing Establish
ments - Chicago Garment Workers
Also Raised.
Two large groups Of Chicago workers
have been granted raises in pay and
shorter working hours.
The advance in pay goes to the thou
sands of men and women employed In
the big packing houses of the stock
yards,
! The shorter working hours 60 to co.
900 garment workers without reduction
of pay, and with time and a half for
all overtime work.
An increase of 21a cents an hour on
ten hour day for all employees Of the
operating department all over the Unit
ed States was granted by Wilson G.
Co., Armour g. Co., Swift & Co., Morris
& Co. and Libby, Mcneil & Libby.
The increase will affect more than
10000 men employed in the big pack
ing centers and will mean a payroll In
crease Of more than 100000 annu-
ally. More than half the men affected
are employed in the Chicago stock
yards, and the local payrolls will be
swelled more than $4,000 a day.
The actions of both packers and gar.
ment manufacturers were voluntary.
In neither case was there threat of
labor difficulties, and executives of con-
Germs in both industries say the in
creases and cutting of hours of labor
are merely results of demand for Ia
Dor, coupled with the policy of sharing
profits with workmen.
I'VE want to take care Of our men
properly" said Thomas e. Wilson,
president of Wilson Il Co. Conditions
in the food line are good, and the com
panies are able to give the increase.
In our plant the men will get the extra
money on the regular pay day, Nov.
49,"
At the Swift, Armour and Morris
plants superintendent confirmed the
report that the increase had been
granted. The present working day of
ten hours was not shortened. At this
time the average wage in the packing
houses is $3.50 day.
The reduction of working time from
fifty hours to forty eight hours week
affects all shops owned by members of
the Wholesale Clothiers' association of
Chicago. Pay will not be reduced, and
time and half will be paid for extra
work.
The action will places more than ST..
100000 year extra, in the pay envel-
opes of the men and women employed
in the garment manufacturing indus
try, according to Jacob Abt, president
of the association, because of the great
amount of extra. work during the bnsy
seasons.
The change goes into effect on Dec.
|. The time reduction brings the hours
Of labor below those required in the
contract between the union and Hart,
Schaffner & Marx, In which fifty hours
a week is the basis Of pay. The reduc-
ton is the third In working hours In
the last three years.
The shops In the association are: b.
Kuppenheimer & Co, Alfred Decker
& Cohn, Hirsch- Wickwire company,
Nathan & Fisher, Leopold, Solomon &
Eisendrath, Mayer Bros, Rosenwald &
We'll, L. Abt & Sons, Ederheimer-Stein
! company and ,Schoenberg Bros.
Send Us Your Job Printing.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-01-06

When was the title "majesty" given
TO kings7
1t was first used of the emperors Of
Germany. The first king to receive 1t
was Louis XII. Of France, about 1853
1t was first used of an English sover-
eign in 1920, on the Field of Cloth Of
Gold, when Francis l. so addressed
Henry VIII. James I. adopted the pres
ent English style of sacred or most
excellent majesty" Henry VIII. was
commonly addressed as dread sover-
eign." Before his time the English
usage was by no means uniform. Hen
ry ~. in 1899 was styled grace and
my llege," Henry VI. in 1922 was
excellent grace" Edward ~, 1851,
was most high and mighty prince"
Henry VII, 1885, was "highness.'
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-01-06
UNION LABOR'S
BEST INVESTMENT
What High Dues Have Done
For Brewery Workers.
VALUE OF A RESERVE FUND

Prime Object of a Trade Organization
Should Be to Provide a Substantial
Treasury-A Strong Bank Account
Preventive Rather Than an Induce
rnent of Strikes.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-01-06


Please give few expressions or PIN.
triotc sentiments uttered by noted
Americans which have become historic.
George Washington in his farewell
address, 1.-THE name Of American, which
belongs to your national capacity, must
always exalt the just pride of patriot
ism more than any appellation derived
from local determinations" Patrick
Henry, 81 am not a Virginian, but an
American" Daniel Webster, "Thank
God / also am an Americana" Andrew
Jackson, Our federal union-it must
be preserved" John A. Dix, "If any
one attempts to haul down the Ameri-
can flag shoot him on the spot" Abra-
ham Lincoln, "That government of the
people, by the people, for the people,
shall not perish from the earth"
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-01-06

Memphis, Tenn.-Millard West, aged
81. railroad brakeman, who came to
Memphis week ago from Ford, KY,
was crushed to death while at work.
His body was shipped home.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-01-06
TENNESSEE BREVITlES

lockwood, Tenn.-The general mer-
chandise store owned and occupied by
E. H. Ward was burned here. The
loss is estimated at $4,000, with small
insurance.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-01-06

Johnson City, Tenn.-Superintend-
ent A. G. Kusecker, of the fishery, near
Erwin, is expecting to prepare for the
streams of East Tennessee, Southwest
ern Virginia and Western North Caro-
lima. more than one million black bass
and rainbow trout.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-01-06

Does the United States confer medals
of honor on soldiers for bravery In war
Did Il ever do sol
1t does not now, there being no law
on the subject at present, but 1t did>at
one time. In 1862 congress authorized
the president ito cause 1000 medals Of
honor to be prepared with suitable en-
blematic devices and to direct that the
same be presented In the name Of con-
gress to such noncommissioned officers
and privates as shall most distinguish
themselves by their gallantry in action
and their soldier-like qualities during
the present Instruction" This was
followed in March, 1868, by an act
making commissioned officers eligible.
Twenty thousand dollars was appropri-
ated for the purpose, and bronze
medal was prepared and several thou
sand conferred on officers and soldiers.
This decoration Is called Medal of Hon.
or Of the United States; also Congress
sional Medal of Honor.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-01-06

Did any European country declare the
Southern Confederacy belIigerents, and
if so what countries2
Great Britain, France, Spain and
Portugal Ill the order named recog
nized the Southern Confederacy as bel
iigerents.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-01-06

Chattanooga, Tenn.-Hamilton coun-
ty court elected ]. w. Abel, superin,
tendent of schools; Will F. Chamlee,
county attorney; Frank Spurlock and
L. w. Bates members of the county
high school board. The court then ad.
journed for a week.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-01-06

Who was the author Of the sentence,
"EternaI vigilance is the price Of lib
erty?"
Its origin in exactly that form is IN
certain. John P. Curran, a noted Irish
orator Q750-181O, said in a public
speech at Dublin in 1908: "It is the
common fate of the indolent to see
their rights become prey to the &C.
tive The condition upon which God
hath given liberty to man Is eternal
vigilance, which condition, If he break,
servitude Is at once the consequence of
his crime and the punishment of his
guilt" There is the germ of the senti-
ment, somewhat encountered by words.
Wendell Phillips, American anti-slav-
cry agitator, in public speech in 1852
quoted Eternal vigilance is the price
of liberty" as from Thomas Jefferson,
but 1t has not been found In that form
in Jefferson's writings. Probably Wen
dell Phillips got the sentiment from
Curran and, quoting from memory, at
tributed 1t to Jefferson In an improved
form.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-01-06

lockwood, Teen.-Fire of undeter-
mined origin completely destroyed the
Roane county high school at Kingston
together with the entire contents
which included two fine pianos, the
county teachers library and fine pri-
vate library belonging to Prof. ]. P.
Griffith, and all the school records.
The building and contents were In.
sured for $4,000 which will partially
cover the loss.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-01-06

Union Label Shce- are the best
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-01-06
Our T1aA -.
Query and IN
Reply


I
II naturallzed Citizen Of the United
States leaves for another country for
period OF one to three years without
giving notice Of his absence to the fed
eral officials is the United States re.
sponsible for his actions while he 10
away2 Does he lose his citizenship?
am under the impression there was q
bill passed covering this question.
Following is the second section of
the expatriation act Of March g. 1907:
That any American citizen shall be
deemed to have expatriated himself
when he has been naturalized In any
foreign state In conformity with Its
laws or when he has taken an oath of
allegiance to any foreign state When
any naturalized citizen shall have re-
sided for two years in the foreign state
from which he came, or for five years
In any other foreign state, 1t shall be
presumed that he has ceased to be an
American citizen, and the place of his
general abode shall be deemed his
place Of residence during said years;
provided, however, that such presump-
ton may be overcome on the presenta-
ton of satisfactory evidence to diplo-
matte or consulGY officer Of the United
States under such rules and regula-
lions as the department Of state may
prescribe; and provided also that no
American citizen shall be allowed to
expatriate himself when his country
Is at war.
What is meant by the "Seven Disls"
of London, or from what is the term
derived7
The Seven Dials in London Is a place
where seven streets branch off-viz: 1,
Great Earl street; 2, Little Earl street;
8, Great st. Andrews street; 4, Little
st. Andrews street; s, Great White
Lion street; 6, Little White Lion street;
Z, Queen street. The long cross stone
which stood in the middle center had
seven squares at the top and dial on
each square.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-01-06

Knoxville, Tenn.-Recommendations
for the further improvement of Knox
county roads, with detailed report of
the operations Of the good roads COM
mission for the past year were sub
mitted to the county court at it's quar-
terly meeting last Monday.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-01-06
EXECUTIVE BOARD

INTERNATIONAL BOARD AlLA9liLls
JOhn jeffrey .,..... PltLSDurg hy
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-01-06

Jefferson City, Tenn.-Dr. j. J. Bur.
nett has issued an open letter, in which
he discusses the proposed removal of
Carson and Newman College to Knox
Vile, Morristown, Newport, Johnson
City or elsewhere. He advises against
the removal, contending that the insti-
tuition has become vital part of JET
ferson City, and that it should remain
here
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-01-06

L. }. Smith ..... President
GraysVllle, Tenn.
w. Il. Lynch Vive- President
$50 Jellico, Tenn,
i. N. Gam ....... Secretary Yreas.
Knoxville, Tenn,
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-01-04
NOTED EXPERTS TO
ADDRESS FARMERS
STATE AGRICULTURAL COMMITS.
SloNER AND OTHERS TO PAR
TIclPATE IN MEETING.
DEPARTMENTAL BIG FEATURE
Farmers From All Sections of State
Plan Trip To Morgantown for
Short Course in Agriculture.

Western Newspaper Onion News Service.
Morgantown, w. Va-Both the pres
ent commissioner of agriculture, II. E.
Williams, and the commissioner-elect.
James II. Stewart will be among the
speakers on the Farmers Week pro-
gram TO be given in connection with
the agricultural department of West
Virginia University, according to an
nouncement just made. The program
has been arranged to meet the needs
of persons engaged in either general
or specialized farming. 1t is possible
for any one to select course in keep
ing with his particular needs and in
terests, as quite often there are lee
lures on different subjects being given
at the same time.
Special courses are arranged for
farm women and for girls club lead
ers. A prize winners course is also
given for the boys and girls of the
corn, potato, pig, canning, and poultry
clubs. Among the specialists who will
lecture on the big variety OF subjects
to be handled during the week, are the
following:
Dr. Bradford Knapp. chief of extern
sion work in the south. United States
Depa. ment of Agriculture; Prof. c. ].
Galpin, University of Wisconsin; !;
Mary E. Creswell, assistant to home
demonstration and girls club work,
United States Department of Agricul-
ture; Mary II. Peacock, Columbia Uni
yersity; r. L. Munce, noted Pennsyl-
vania live stock breeder; Prof. II. d.
Gardner, Pennsylvania State College; !;
c. A. Nelson, noted dairyman and Hol.
stein breeder. Iowa; Prof w. II. Tom.
have, Pennsylvania State College; H.
w. Selby, president of Association OF
Vegetable Growers of America. Phil.
adelphia, Pa; Prof. L. l.. Friend. state
supervisor of high schools; /. S. Cook,
county agricultural agent, Ohio coun.
ty; T. c. Atkeson, professor emeritus
of animal husbandry, West Virginia
University; w. ID. Zinn, county agri-
cultural agent, Harrison county; Dean
John Lee Coulter, College of Agricul.
ture, West Virginia University.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-01-04

when the struggle on the dock ended
abruptly with the collapse of the wom-
an; 1t was as if, he thought. her
strength had failed all in an instant
as If she had tainted. He saw the man
catch -er up in his arms, where she law
limp and unresisting, and with this
burden step from the stage to the boat
and disappear from sight beneath the
coaming. An instant later he reap-
peared, standing at full height in the
cockpit. Without warning his arm
Strengthened out and a tongue of flame
Jetted from his hand; there was n re-
port; in the same breath bullet buried
Itself in the low earth bank on Whit
aker's right. Needless, he pelted on.
The shot seemed to signal the end of
the other struggle at the landing stage.
Scarcely had it rung out ere Whitaker
saw the man lift a fist and dash il
brutally into the woman's face. With
out sound audible at that distance
she reeled and fell away; while the
man turned, ran swiftly out to the end
of the dock, cast off the headwarp and
jumped aboard the boat.
She began to sheer off as Whitaker
set foot upon the stage. She was twen-
ty feet distant when he found himself
both at its end and at the end of his
resource. Frantic with despair, he
thrashed the air with impotent arms /:
fair mark, his white garments shining
bright against the dark background of
the land. Aboard the moving boat an
automatic fiuttered, splitting ten shots
in as many seconds. The thud and
splash of bullets all round him brought
him to his senses. Choking with rage.
he stumbled back to the land.
On the narrow beach, near the dock,
n small fiat-bottomed rowboat lay, it's
stern afioat, its bows aground-as IL
had been left by the women surprised
in the act of launching it. Jumping
down, Whitaker put his shoulder to the
stem.
AS he did so, the other woman
reused, got unsteadily to her feet,
screamed, then catching sight of him
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staggered to his side. It was-as he had
assumed-the maid. Elise

staggered to his side. 1t was---as he had
assumed-the maid, Elise.
"M'sieur !" she shrieked thrusting a
tragic face with bruised and blood
stained mouth close TO his. "Ah.
m'sieur-madame-ces canailles-la-P 70
YES, I know" he said brusquely.
Get out of the way-don't hinder
mew
The boat was now all ahoat. He
jumped in, dropped upon the middle
thwart, and fitted the oars I'm the row
locks.
But m'sleur, what mean you to
do7"
Don't know yet" he panted-"fol-
low--keep them I'm sight"
The blades dipped he bent his back
TO them; the rowbOat shot away.
A glance over his shoulder showed
him the boat Of the marauders already
well away. She now wore running
lights; the red lamp swung into view
as he glanced. like an obscene and sar-
dOnic eye. They were, then, making
castwards. He wrought only the more
Justify with the oars.
Happily the Fiske motor boat swung
at a mOoring not n great distance from
the shore. Surprisingly soon he had
the small boat alongside. Hastily he
disengaged the moOrlng hook. located
the switch and started the motor. Half
q mile away the red light was slipping
swiftly eastward over silvered waters.
The Trouble leaped out like n live
thing, settling to its course with the
fleet precision Of an arrow truly loosed.
Probably no more severe critic Of his
own chivalric foolishness ever set him
self to succor a damsel in distress.
With0l he entertained not the shadow
Of thought Of drawing back As long
as the other boat remained IN sight as
long as the gasoline and his strength
held out as long as the Trouble held
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-01-04
FACING SERIOUS PROBLEM
Snow and Cold Weather Hampers
transportation of Coal.

Charleston, w. Va.-Weather condi-
tions have added to the difficulties
confronting the coal operators because
OF the coal car shortage and the ton
mage movement now promises to be
unusually light To relieve the situ-
alton large number of operators have
agreed that they will install box car
leaders on their tipples If the railroad
companies will give them assurances
that an adequate number of box cars
will be supplied to handle the west
ward movement of coal. Some of the
Cabin Greek operators installed these
devices, but claim that they have not
given the promised relief.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-01-04
KAISER SENDS NEW YEARS
NOTE

+ Emperor William issued an i.
: order addressed to the Army +
+ and Navy, in which he says in Z.
+ part: &.
+ you are victorious in all !.
+ theaters of war on land and sea. &.
: grateful Eatherland looks to +
+ you with unshakable confidence Z.
+ and proud reliance. The incom- =
+ parable warlike spirit alive i'm =
3 your ranks, your tenacity, your =
= never-slackening will to van !.
: quish, your love of the father +
= land. are to me a guarantee that ).
+ in the New Year also victory I.
+ will remain with our banners. +
+ God also in the future will be !.
: with us" =
++%%+#%%++%+%++%%+@+ +@+
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-01-04
UNITE0 FUsL 20 lNcRgAse RAres

Charleston. w Va-An order was
entered by the Public Service Commits.
sion permitting the United Fuel Gas
Co. Of Charleston. TO advance its rates
10 Industrial consumers. The new
tariffs were arranged after the indus
trial consumers and gas company had
reached am agreement The commits.
sion struck out that part of the
schedule emitting the company TO
make one-cent advance 90 one class
of consumers. Hearings we're also
held on the petitions of the Monarch
Carbon Co. of East Bank and the
Montgomery Gas Co.. for permission to
advance the rates charged to domes-
dc consumers
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-01-04
Mayor seizes Third Car Of Coal.

Des Moines. Ia-Under cover OF
darkes John MacVicar. mayor.
seized the third car Of coal I'm his
effort to check the local fuel famine.
The coal was distributed to the poor
by firemen and policemen Charges
Of illegal combination to control
prices were made In a suit filed
against 10 local coal dealers by an
attorney on behalf OF the public az
large
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-01-04
THEY CAN'T MEET EXPENSES.

Bluenold. W. Va -Thirty.fve hum.
dred of the $500 men employed I'm
Bluefeld have an average income OF
S15S "a day. while The expense of main.
taining the average family is S1.75 a
day, according To- figures complied by
three women's organizations of the
city engaged in a campaign against tbe
high cost OF living The remaining
1000 men, it IS estimated. have daily
income OF S225 Every housewife i'm
The city Is being canvassed in the neht
for reasonable prices.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1917-01-04
The Coronation Was a Brilliant
Spectacle As Ancient Forms
Were Followed
HE HAS REFORMS IN MIND
Ancient and Historical Crown of ST.
Stephen Used in ceremony-Two
Oaths Taken - New Ruler
Popular With People.

Berlin.-Emperor Charles of Aus
tria was crowned King of Hungary
at Budapest with all the pomp and
splendor of that medieval ceremony.
The new Emperor began busy
day shortly before o'clock. At 3
o'clock he was formally invested
with the crown. Franz Josef's YOUTH
full successor to the crown of ths
dual monarchy was garbed in the
gala uniform of Hungarian field
marshal, costume gorgeous in it's
glittering jewels and his own orders
and decorations.
Guard in Gorgeous Attire.
The Emperor appeared from St.
Stephens palace surrounded by
captains bodyguard, all uniformed
in the gorgeous raiment of the
Hungarian court uniforms.
The first oath to which the mon
arch subscribed was to defend the
Catholic Church and all the interests
thereof against any enemy. 1t was
not until this ancient oath had been
taken that he formally took the oath
as King Charles Of Hungary, and
vas crowned.
The administering of the oath
.ook place in front of the parlia~
ment building in the presence of his
people. The kings carriage from
The palace to St Matthew's church,
where solemn religious services were
held, was drawn by 16 horses.
Ancient Forms Followed.
The royal couple proceeded to the
Church of st. Matthew in a process
sion headed by the Hungarian pre-
mier 1t is part of the ceremony
hat the new king on reaching a hill,
must point with his sword to the
cardinal points of the compass, thus
iignifying his intention to defend
he empire against all enemes. After
he ceremonies the king rode to the
:astle while the minister of finance
ode among the populace on horse
back, distributing gold coins.
A mounted pageant followed the
ing's carriage and in the gorgeous
procession also were representatives
)f royalty of all the central powers
md neutral nations diplomats.
1t was at St Matthew's church
lssemblage met-the new king and
queen, representatives of royalty and
Of all nations not at war with Ger.
many. There also assembled the
members of Parliament, all garbed In
the national costume of Hungary or
their army uniforms. Parliament had
previously assembled early in the
morning.
Wears Ancient Crown.
King Charles wore the ancient
crown of St Stephen continuously
from shortly before 10 o'clock until
noon. This emblem of royalty, black.
ened and battered by age and by
theft in previous ages by Turks and
revolutionists, weighs a little more
than five pounds.
A Brilliant Spectacle.
The costumes. especially those OF
the ladies' of the court, were very
beautiful Queen Zita wore a white
satin gown that, together with its
gold ornaments, cost more than
100000
The reign of the new Hungariau
king begins under auspicious cir
cumstances due to the war. How
ever, the young monarch is demo
cratic by nature and popular and
there Is a universal belief that he
will do everything in his power ia
bring about an early peace. 1t is
understood that Charles has a mum.
Der of reforms In mind.