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The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1917-06-15
BELLS.

The Executive Board Of the Ten
nessee Progressive Association was
in session here Thursday, Friday ana
saturday. A large delegation was pre-
ent, Rev. A. j, CamCpbell, Moderator:
rev, 5. B. Brunette, President. Bro.
I. II. Donald, Secretary. On Thurs.
day night, Rev. w. NJ. Shaw preach
ed q powerful sermon. A short pro-
gram was also rendered by Rev. DR..
Brunette, Misses Mary Scott, Bessie
b. Searcy, Mrs. R. L. Williamson and
Mrs. McLemore and others. We also
mad an able sermon from Rev. Bur
nette. The speaker seemed to have
heen at his hest and his message was
full of wholesome information. On
Saturday morning the Board adjourn.
ed. Rev. P. H. Hall of Jackson, the ex-
pastor OF Bell Chapel, preached a
spiritual sermon Sunday morning
end Sunday night. DR.. A. C. Jennette
spent several days in Memphis, wnero
he carried Rev. o. R. Morris of Fruit
vile for an operation. En- route home
DR.. Jennette spent several days in
Mason with friends and arrived home
Saturday afternoon. Little Misses
Corinne McLemore and Florence
Searcy were visitors in Fruitville Sun
day in the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Osia
Taylor was the scene of beautiful
party Friday of last week in honor of
OF their neice, Miss Eddy Weathers
Of Dyersburg. A two-course menu was
served. Mr.. Lee H. Chandler motored
to Humboldt Sunday night Mr.. ]. X.
Lewis and Prof. Jackson Jacocks OF
Halls, Tenn, were the guests of the
Misses Searcy Sunday. Mr.. Jim Moody
OF Dyersburg was visitor here last
week. Mrs. Mollie McLemore spent
several hours in Alamo Thursday.
Miss Annie Lee Freeman is visiting
in Haywood County. Mrs. R. B. Hardy
who has been confined to her bed for
several months was carried to the
hospital in Memphis. She was accom-.
panied by her husband. Mrs. Florence
Cathlic left for her home Sunday
night after staying by the bed side OF
her mother Mrs. Hady until she was
'c9rrfe' m Memphis. Mrs. R. L. Cart.
right Williamson Of Jackson was the
pleasant guest Of the Misses Searcy
last week. Mrs. Williamson left Sat.
urday for her home after spending
seven weeks with relatives and
friends. Miss Eddie Weathers and Bro
Master Hubble Weathers, left Sunday
for their home at Dyersburg. Little
Treasure Eddy Louise Searcy was con
fined TO her bed last week. Miss Blan
che Walker OF Brownsville, spent
Thursday here, the guests of Miss
Parlee Worthom, Mrs. Missile Jones Of
Gates is the guest of Mrs Lucy Blade
Mrs. Hattie Norman is very sick a.
this writing. The. w. w. Club me
Sunday afternoon with the president
Mrs. Mary Duffey, presiding in the
chair Bells Chapel Sunday School il
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1917-06-15
GALLATIN.

Key Chapel NJ. E. Church is alive
in Revival service, beginning June
4th. Rev. H. P. Garden, pastor, has Sc
cured the Rev. Sister Mitchell to con-
duct the revival, which is proving a
success indeed. The woman is a won
der to all who hear. Her text last
evening was HE is on His Way to the
Hogpen." 1t was one of the most i'm
pressive sermons preached during the
week. Her explanation given on the
Prodigal Son on last evening was
heard py not less than five hundred
anxious listeners.
Rev. Gordon, our belived pastor, is
happy man, over his success here.
We have had four conversions and
six additions to date. Cash raised on
yesterday, $4,000.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1917-06-15

Pa he reports that times are good
Tor colored people up there. Mr.. ku
err Bonner left for Meadville, Pa. a
rev days ago. Mrs. Georgia Houston,
VIE OF Mr.. Hayes Houston, is very Ill
at THIS writing. We hope for her, a
speedy recovery Mrs. Bette Todd OF
Nashville is visiting her home at this
place. will leave for Chicago in few
days. Mr.. Rufus Greer is still i'll. He
mas been very i'll for several weeks. he
LETT this place about ten years ago and
returned very sick, some time ago
and was baptized the 4th Sunday in
May. We hope for him speedy re-
covery.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1917-06-15

how many others that might be tuber-
cularly inclined.
4th- The patients room should be
we'll ventilated and free from all I'M
necessary furniture ETC. These act as
storehouse for the germs.
5. The patient should only use Their
own dishes drinking cup, linen. These
should be subjected to disinfection ai-
ter US.
9Th. All sputum, or discharges Of
any nature should be Immediately de-
stroyed, or subjected to the action OF
some powerful dis.nfection.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1917-06-15
CHICAGO.

Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Chinn entertain
ed in honor of Prof. and Mrs. VIM
Merriwether, May %, 5512 Lafayette
Ave-, Those present, Prof. and Mrs
Merriwether, Miss A. l.. Chinn, Mr.
and Mrs. Lloyd Moore, Ms. Joe Webb
Mr.. and Mrs, VIM Chinn. A two course
menu was served.
Miss Elvira Mayberr off Nashville
Tenn, married in Chicago, II, June IL
1917 and is now Mrs. B. Reynolds.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1917-06-15

planning for children's day on the 18th
Sunday. Bells Chapel Church is being
remodeled. Mr.. Henry Clark visited
his family the last of the week. Mr.
X. B. Hardy spent Sunday in Memphis
with his wife, who was resting very
well. Mr., William Chandler of Browns
vile spent few hours here Sunday
en- route to Dyersburg.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1917-06-15
To the Agents Of the Madam
G. j. Walker Manufacture
ing Company.

YO2 hereby lied that twenty-five 25)
National Convention o. (S100; the
agent selling largest amount
delpha goods, seventyhve
($75), prize fifty
At this import $500; the return
matters with empty boxes
future Company QOOO) twenty
be discussed explained 25) the club sell
Madam Walker greatly ling the largest amount Of goods
agents. hundred dollars $1,000 first
failures, prize prize
extremely dollars (s75 third prize TWEEN
going plans tyfve dollars ($25).
This contest will close August
cooperatverst 1917 Prizes will be given
S031st
the profits of the all oincusiye All who wish to enter
which will be the Nahe contest please send their
tional Convention. names at to the main office,
Walker fve640 West Street. lndana
$5OO) dollars prizes oils Indiana that they be
which viii be given follows properly listed All those who
sending this
fifty it
dollars ESQ., the send this will be annual
ing in he of newIaf
Madam G. J. Walker, Manufacturing Go.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-24
TILE DEALERS ALARMED
BY THREATENED EMBARGO
Fear Japan Will Capture American
Market if Industry Is
Shut Down

ATLANTIC CITY, Nov. 2i.-Pennsyl-
vania manufacturers and dealers will have
to carry large share Of the loss, it was
decsred today in reports presented TO a
joint meeting here of the Eastern District
Tile and Mantel Association And the Tile
Manufacturers Representatives Club, if the
Government puts tile among nonessentials
for the period of the war. =
Dealers are here from Philadelphia, Lam
caster Harrisburg, Reading and York, as
well as Wilmington, Baltimore and Wash
ington.
"A typica'ly American industry, which
has been biult up under a protective tariff
until America is independent of the world in
tile manufacture, will receive setback
from which it will not recover for years.
and may never fully recover, If manufactur-
ing is wholly suspended" an executive COM
mttee report stated.
The fear of the manufacturers is that
Japan will pre-empt the American market If
American manufacturers shut down.
Prices are up about 10 per cent at the
plants and from Is to 20 per cent among
the dealers, with indications Of further
flights.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-24
BIG CORPORATION GRANTS
10 PER CENT WAGE RISE
Employees of Victor Talking Machine
Company Receiving Less Than
$50 Weekly Benefit

A 10 per cent wage increase for all en-
ployes receiving less than $50 a week was
announced by the Victor TIA king Machine
Company. of Camden. employing 10000 per-
sons today. The advance was made, the
company said, because an investigation had
shown the officers and directors that the
cost of living had advanced and therefore
higher wages were necessary The company
decided upon the action with a full realza =
ton that il involved serious risk and cer-
tain loss of income to stockholders.
The present increase makes IA total wage
advance in the Victor plant Of 3G.4 per cent
since the great war began. Hundreds of ad-
iustments of wages and salaries of in
dividua's also have been made.
The company said the advance was made
despite the fact that already the amount
of money available for dividends was only
half that of 1916 and wages were already
higher in the plant than in Others Of the
same class.
The company is making no bid for serv-
ices of operatives who are needed for Gov
ernment work. hut on the contrary, is
training inexperienced persons for positions
left vacant by 1000 employees who went into
the Government service or that of Govern
ment contractors
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-24
MYSTERY ISLE THREAT
TO Big U. s. SHIPYARD
"Discoverer" Opposes Permit to
Build Ways and Bulkheads.
Can't Find Island on Maps

mysterious island. supposed to be III
the Delaware River opposite the site OF me
Hog Island shipyards now being erected
by the American International Shipbuild-
ing Corporation to turn out standard steer
ships to beat the submarine. threatens 10
delay the construction of the mammoth
plant.
Application for a permit to ouild snip
ways and bulkheads from the Commission
ers of Navigation was opposed by frank
NJ. Zeller, the discover of New Providence
Island" which does not exist. according
to Government maps. Zeller has appealed
whether he can build four piers on his
island.
Zeller. officials say. has been making his
island an excuse for opposing the plans OF
the Government shipbudlng program. he
claims to be the president of the Arcadia
and Clifton Heights Railway Company,
which is said to exist only on paper. The
Court of Common Pleas of Delaware Coun-
~ at Media. will hear the Zeller appeal on
December 10.
Shipping men along the riverfront say
they had never seen this island and that
there is no island there today. The United
States Engineers Office, in a communication
to the Board of Commissioners of Naviga-
ton said:
The survey records on file in this Office
do not indicate the present or past exist
ence of an island on the Pennsylvania side
OF the Delaware in front of Hog Island or
at any point near the shore lire between
Fort Mifiiin and Tinicum Island"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-24
SEEKS LICENSE TRANSFER
FROM SITE ON PARKWAY
Two Remonstrances Filed Against Jo-
seph Pentony's Petition-To Be
Heard Wednesday

Joseph PentonN, who conducted a saloon
ana restaurant at li3l Filbert street, which
site was taken by the city for parkway
purposes. today filed petition with Clerk
william Turner, in Quarter Sessions court
for transfer of the license privileges to
1888 Market street. Two remonstrances
were also filed against the transfer The
remonstrants, who are represented by
Frank A. MoOrshead, are nearby residents
and business people. They say that the
license is not necessary for the aCcommO-
dation of the public and point out that
there are now three retail liquor licenses
within a radius OF one-half block of the
place applied for by Pentony.
Judges Martin and Finletter will sit
next Wednesday to hear the following list
of applications for transfers:
Retail-Patrck j. Coen. 100 East Pas
syunk avenue, to John +. Leonard Thomas
4. SChmitt, 11G Market street to Gabriel
p. Callahan; Charles b. Peterman and
owner sos Walnut street to Morris Spiel
man. Joseph Pentony, l43l Fibert street,
to 1853 Market street; Charles Ihlenfeld,
500 Callowhill street, to Henry F. Schnei-
der; Josephine Bogner 503 Green street to
Jacob Strassner; John Gallagher, southeast
corner of Fifteenth and Callowhll streets,
to Michael Bradley: Denis Mcintyre, 1907
Palmer street. to 500 Richmond street,
northeast corner Palmer street Patrick
Hurley and Samuel Hewlett, 1907 Master
street - Patrick Hurley, George NJ, Sauers,
100 North Eleventh street, to John McMa-
hon Terence +. Rodgers and owner, 1914
South Twentieth street, to Harry j. Me-
Ginnis
Wholesale Joseph Csrpitella, 1924
South Eleventh street to Natalie Arena;
Peter j. Diamond, 273 West York street, TO
Joseph c. Diamond Joseph c. Diamond
273 West York street to 240l-O3 North
Third street; the H. l.. Wtte Brewing
Company, Inc, 2229-3l North American
street to 23l7-23 Sedgley avenue: Edwin
w Williams, northeast corner Gratz street
and Susquehanna avenue, to Arthur A. Fal-
liner.
Pentony's application is the only one with
a remonstrance filed against il.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-24

to count and include In -fe.r return OF
votes, will aggregate 20,000 and upward.
and that IL the ballOt-hoXeS of said divi-
sionS where said discrepancies in the
number of votes cast and the number re-
turned appears Of record are opened the
ballots so lawfully cast and which the
said board failed and neglected to count
and include in their return will be mani
fest and the said error in the return can
thereby be corrected
% That your petitioners have been de-
prived of large number of votes legally
cast for them, because OF the deliberate
fraudulent manipulation Of ballots after
the said polls had closed and during the
progress of the count and thereafter
also by the placing Of additional marks
upon said ballots in fraud of your petit
TONERS rights as we'll as those of the
electors.
GO That 100, 600 tax receipts were pur-
chased in bulk with funds furnished by
the Republican organization, in violation
of law. That said receipts We're given by
the Republican organization aforesaid, as
petitioners are informed and believe, to
electors who used them TO qualify as
voters in violation Of the law.
(h) That IN score of election districts
the election officers d I'd not return tine
voters, list as required by, law.
D That in a large number Of election
election returns before the vote was
counted. And without verifying the same,
Gl That in a great many election dis
tion officers handled. counted the ballots
and filed in the returns. in violation Of
law.
Third That In various divisions the
election boards did not count the ballots
cast but simply placed upun the return
sheets such figures as they arbitrarily
saw fit, and your petitioners believe that
the recount Uf the votes cast will show
very large and material increase in the
totals credited to them
Fourth That the facts herenhefore
enumerated were the result Of willful mis-
take or palpable fraud or error, more
than sufficient to deprive the electors Of
philadelphia of their properly elected Of
f1cers and constituted palpable fraud
upon the citizens of Philadelphia and
upon your petitioners, and ought to be
corrected in this court.
Fifth. That the officers i'm question are
among the most important in their rela-
tion to the city and county of Philadel-
phia and that the citizens and electors
az well as your petitioners are titled to
have full. complete. honest. and ac-
Curate return of the aTlOts cast, to deter
mine who are the duly elected officials
for the various offices voted for on No.
vembcr 1917.
Sixth. Wherefore your petitioners pray
your honorable court will in the interest
of good government. to protect the integ-
rity Of the ballOt-bOX and to give us GER
tiflcates to the offices to which we aver
we were duly elected 10 open all the
ballot boxes in the city of Fniladelnh a
and recount the vote. believing that when
the ballot boxes are opened full corrobora-
tion of the averments herein contained
will be found therein.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-24
GERMAN AGENTS AT WORK
AGAINST CONSERVATION
Insidious Stories of Wastage at Camps
and Wheat Being Sold
Teutons

lie Safety are to the effect that pro-German
agents are working quietly to upset the
plans to inaugurate a general program of
seven wheatless days a week suggested by
the food administration. Women's organ
izations all over the State have taken hold
of the campaign with vigor and earnest
ness but occasional hints are given that
their efforts are meeting with stealthy op-
position.
This propaganda usually takes the form
of reports that the soldiers in camp are
wasting bread or that agents of our allies
are treacherously selling American wheat
to Germany Attention is called to the
fact that Germany is endeavoring in every
way possible to prevent the shipment of
food by the United States TO France and
England, and II is not believed that the
new propaganda will meet with any success
in this country.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-24
DENIES FURTHER HEARING
IN AN AUTO THEFT CASE
Magistrate Beaton Holds Man for
Court, Saying There Is Too
Much Adjusting"

Magistrate Beaton. in the Tenth and But
tonwood streets police station, today sounded
a warning to all automobile thieves, and
departed from the usual mag;sterial method
of handling alleged auto larceny cases.
when he refused to hold a suspected thief
for n further hearing on his attorneys re-
quest. The prisoner Albert Townsend, III
South Smedley street, was held in $500
for court, so there would be no adjusting
of the case.
81 propose to throw every case of this
kind that Genes before me into court" the
Magistrate said heatedly, after he had re-
fused the request of the attorney. There
is entirely too much of this going on, and
! propose to take every means to stop it,
When held for a further hearing these cases
are almost always adjusted in some man
ner, and never reach court. Automobile
thievery must stop, and | believe that the
proper way to put an end to it is to send
all cases tC court"
Townsend was arrested late yesterday by
Acting Detective Titus. According to the
testimony of Charles Paine, $500 Larch-
wood avenue Townsend jumped into an
automobile standing in front of the United
States Tire Company, 329 North Broad
street fitted key in the keyboX, and
started the engine. Paine rushed from the
store, he testified and grabbed Townsend
as the engine stalled. and held him until
Titus arrived.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-24
TRANSIT LEASE MEETING
POSTPONED UNTIL DEC. 8
Failure of Conferees to Agree on Ex-
change Ticket Abolition Method
Causes Delay

Announcement was made today that the
meeting of the joint Committee of Finance
and Street Railways of Councils to take up
the matter of the Smith Mitten transit
lease will be postponed. Joseph p Gaffney,
chairman of the committee, made the an
nouncement, following a conference with
William Draper Lewis, the Mayors advisor
in transit affairs. December has now
been set for the meeting.
The postponement was necessary because
the city transit officials and the p r. T
60. officials have not reached any agree
ment as to a method of eliminating the s.
cent exchange tickets II was said today
that other conferences will be held next
week.
Tuesday was the only day next. week
available for a transit hearing. Monday
has been set aside for the Finance Com
mttee, Wednesday. and Friday for special
meetings of Councils, while Thursday /,
Thanksgiving Day.
Only two regular meetings Of Councils
are scheduled for December, friends of the
hgh-speed line pointed out. The first meet
ing is set for December G. the second on
December 20. To act on the transit
lease at the first meeting. the joint COM
mttee would have to work rapidly.
If the administration cared to rush
through "A lease with "A snake that was
unfair to the car riders. there would be
little time remaining to crystallize pubic
sentiment against II. While there are only
two regular meetings of Councils, it is
likely that a meeting will be held every
week during December to finish up the
years business.
Politicians say the -Mitten lease
could probably be rushed through Coun.
ellis if the administration desired it. At
present the Smith-Vare combination is in
control of Councils. If nd action is taken
this year. the lease introduced as an or
dnance would be thrown out and acted on
by the new councilmanic body.
With the strength in the next body al
most evenly divided between the Smith
Ware machine and the Town Meeting Coun-
cimen, it would be reXt to impossible for
the administration to pass lease unfavor-
able to citizens.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-11-24
REQUEST FOR LEAVP
DENIED TO FRAzR' n
Elementary Schools Com,,,.,
Refuses I Permission to Wors '''
With Government
WOULD LET HIM REs,c,,
Mild Sensation Attends Reod;.l
ter lntimating Previous Di,. H. le''
posal of Educators Cas,

The Board of Education ,h.,
mentary schools COMMITTEES toSp It's ele.
10 grant leave of absence ~ refused
Frazee. associate superintenaa,, 'ohn C.
as requested by the Federal nj vi sehoos
CT Labor. Mr.. Frazee wishes department
entire time to work with tba give hs
Ii funllc safety and the Counci, q, ,,WNmttes WI.s
al befense in TIE mobilization and Nalon
ment of labor In Pennsylvania ~. aMn
out pay. WIG year with.
The committee voted unanimou.,
Wanamaker being absent, at tba sonn
r1 IIu touay, to instruct Secretary wu,uhs
DICK TO inform the Department "niian
that the board would accent NJ, Labor
resignation If he desired to do this n..,,' ,stes'
A mild sensation was creatAd h, WIN
from John Wanamaker read =. Ietes
ing In 1t he said that he was rms,eet ,meet
attend the meeting. but that no aoe
the committees voting on this nn..,pN vppsN
resolution of the board had oirasson y
posed of Mr.. Frazee. This refereaay ols.
10 the resolution reducing tbe w, was
associate superintendents from civ ~
II was suggested that Mr. wanamstws, aNe
on.useu n,i private conversations in this co1' sS
oii ,ia. MIN ,he provisions Of the reso,a
uons. The charge has been froo,,, eeo'u'
that the resolution was dlrec,ad made
MIR. Frazee by one of the most insu.la,l! sesn1
members OF the board. 1t was poin,sS -.
today that Mr.. wanamaker's l.u lettsr @ out
frmed this rumor. 0'er con
Dr. John p. CARRIER, s,Iperin,era... /.
schools, recommended that the iso,.0 ol
granted to Mr.. Frazee and that W,rior, =
Ash, principal of the Trades SchooJ ha a." y
pointed to act in his place. He f,s,s sp.
recommended that Charles +. Raudor e'a
an instructor at the Trades School y. Nv" W."
pointed as acting principal of the Tr,S.. TSs.
School. 'e iraoe'
Mr. Frazee refused to comment ,,nor ~.
action of the committee. He also resr..s
10 state whether he would resign or not
One man in close touch with the ,,,,.
ton denounced the action of the scSoo,
board as dirty politics. and as "unnatr.
otic." Mr.. Frazee offered to take m.
leave of absence without pay. Have M,
yet heard of any concern unpatriotic enous,
to refuse such a request? Yet the mar
has seen fit to refuse this. Did the Penn
sylvama Railroad ask Mr.. Atterbury 10 "a
sign when he went into Government serv
ice? There has been no mention of NJ
fraZee's unfitness for the place The boar,
should be forced into the open and It's poll
tics exposed. The intmation by the Blu
reau of Municipal Research that the resou
tion reducing the number of associate su
perintendents in a letter addressed to eac
member of the board at the time the resolu
ton came up for action was apparentl
based on inside information"