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The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-05-26
The Union.


United we stand and our freedom conn.,
mand,
Divided we fall by the way,
And factional strife is the danger SO rife
That adds to our doom and dlsmay.
Be brothers, be men, Do you realize when
We were slaves to the masters OF gold,
Deprived of our rights and tho worlds
sweet delights,
Enslaved in the dark days Of oldP
Then pause and reflect and the Union re-
spect
Let nothing detract from Its aim;
Let jealousy's dart and all malice depart
Be tardy to censure or blame;
Be true to the cause and abide by its laws
And cherish it's blessings, / pray;
Revere 1t and love 1T; no cause Is above
IT.
The Union, God bless 1t for ayel
Frank j. Hayes
VIZ do TNh PRINTING at Fair pricaa
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-05-26
CONVERTING THE
NONUN|ON MAN
Difficulty Of Convincing the In
different WagaWOrker.
FAILS TO SEE THE BENEFIT

Proof of the Fact That the Desire For
Liberty Must Be Inherent and Come
From Within-Proeress Made In
Emancipation of Labor Has Come
Through Self Sacrificing Men.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-05-26
Is II correct that George Washington
was created a marshal of France2

Is 1t correct that George Washington
was created marshal OF France2
1t seems that when, in 1871, the Unit
ed States sent to France special am
bassador some difficulty arose between
him and the French government as to
the command of the combined armies
in America. Colonel Laurens, the am
bassador, stated very firmly that George
Washington, our chief, must com
mand, "for it is our cause and the bat
tie on our SOIL" The etiquette Of the
foreign government, however, 7extcla i1or
ed, "C'est impossible" For here was
Count de Rochambeau, an old lieuten-
ant general, who could be commanded
only by the king in person or mar
shall Of France.
The American wit of Colonel Laurens
flashed upon the situation a happy
thought. He said, Make our Wash
ington marechal de France and the
difficulty is at an end" 1t was done.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-05-26

What 10 the amount of the head tax
imposed on foreign immigrants arriv-
ing in this country7 Is It done as
means Of revenue?
The first tax, imposed In 1882, was
so cents a head In 1894 this tax
was increased 10 81 head, In 1903
to 81 a head and in 1907 to 81
head. The tax is not paid by immi-
grants, but by the steamship compa-
MES that bring them. 1t is not i'm
posed as means of general revenue,
but primarily to make the immigration
bureau self supporting and, incidental
ly, to restrict pauper immigration. The
imposition, of tax was attacked as
unconstitutional, but the supreme
court Of the United States sustained
the constitutionality of the law. The
commissioner general of immigration
says in his report: There can be
no question that the intent of con-
gress, not only originally, but upon ev-
cry occasion, when the matter has been
before 1t for consideration In connec-
ton with the increase of the amount
of the head tax from time to time, was
not to raise revenue for the general
purposes of the government, but to
constitute fund from which the ex-
pense of satisfactorily regulating and
controlling our immigration problem
might be paid, the purpose Of the sev-
eral increases In the amount being TO
afford a larger fund for the mainte-
nance of the service. Since the law
providing for the collection OF head
tux has been In force up to the end Of
this fiscal year Q916) there has been
collected over $9,000,OO0 in excess of
expenditures.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-05-26

Knoxville-Fifteen thousand dollars
worth of whiskey was stored in the
basement Of the Federal building here
as the result of the seizure Of a car
load of liquor shipped to a nearby sta
ton from Louisville and billed as hay,
which was seized simultaneously by
state and federal officers.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-05-26

[. J. SmItn ..... President
GraysElIle, Tenn.
W. h. Lynch -Vlve- president
JelIlco. Tenn,
/. N. Gam ....... Secretary Treas.
Knoxville, Tenn,
INTERNATIONAL BOARD AAltAaitk.iG
!0nn jeffrey ....... PltLsDurg by
EXECUTIVE BOARD
i. l.. GUlNS -----W ool0rloge, nm.
Richard Lowe -----Brlcevllle. Tenn.
Phil Lynch .......... Soddy, Tenn.
zoe A. White East bernstadt hy'
AUDITORS.
Thos. Brown =. East Bernstadt. ny
Robert Gam r.....s S0ddy, Tenn
F. I. Floyo 1890. plttsburg. KY.
TE.1.LEEtS
W ade Brown East B-rnstadt, NY.
J. ID. Poaey -----------Soo0ys1 Tenn
j. S. Cousins ------NeWcomb Tenn
DELEGATES TX TENNESSEE
FEDERATION UF' LABOR
(. J.Smith--------Graysvllle, Tenn
John +. Bowden Knoxville, Tenn
tTat Cary ......... knoxVltle. lem
LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE FOE
TENNESSEE
L. j. smith -------GraysVllle. Tenn
uEI EGATE To KENTUCKN ID.
ERATlUf.. OF LABOR.
John Jeffrey ...... Plttsburg, ny
LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE FOB
KENTUCKY
i,has. E. Wells East Bernstadt. KY
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-05-26

Knoxville.-The southernj railway
company has issued orders to the eff
feet that all excursions already plan
ned are cancelled and that mo more
would be undertaken at this time, the
nation demanding all equipment posi-
BILE for needs of defense and prepared
ness
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-05-26

What was the occasion of the visie Of
the Archduke Francis to Sarajevo at
the time of his assassination on June
%, 1914?
1t was the occasion of his annual
visit to the annexed provinces of Bos-
MIA and Herzegovina.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-05-26

What are the ceremonial observances
of the United States flag, as prescribed
by the government
The flag should be hoisted at sunrise
and hauled down at sunset. When the
national flag is passing the spectator
should, if walking, halt, and If sitting
arise and stand at attention and I'M
cover When the flag is flown at half
staff as a sign Of mourning it should
be hoisted to full staff at the conclu-
sion Of the funeral. On Memorial day,
Nav 80. the flag should fly at half staff
from sunrise to noon and full stan
from noon to sunset.
Please print Thomas Jefferson's "Ten
Rules of Conduct"
Never put off till tomorrow what you
can do today.
Never trouble another for what you
can do yourself.
Never spend your money before you
have it.
Never buy what you do not want be-
cause 1t is cheap; it will be dear to
you.
Pride costs us more than hunger,
thirst and cold.
We never repent of having eaten too
Nothing is troublesome that we do
willingly.
How much pain have cost us the evils
which have never happened!
Take things always by their smooth
handle.
When angry count ten before YOU
speak; if very angry, hundred.
Will you kindly give the origin of the
expression "to take French leave?"
The origin Of the phrase has been
the signal for many pathological con
tests, but the outcome of them for the
most part has been to increase interest
in the question. 1t has been plausibly
suggested that the custom of disap-
pearing unobtrusively from a crowded
reception instead of elbowing ones
way through throng of people TO
reach the hostess, a custom which was
the natural Outgrowth of courteous
consideration for every one involved
was borrowed by the English from the
French. Again, it has been suggested
that the French In the phrase "French
leave" has no. connection with the
French people, except to the extent OF
what is implied in the etymology OF
the word frank" meaning free, and
that the expression may mean simply
permission not granted, but assumed.
But the question is further muddled
by the fact that the French have a
phrase, ''prendre congo la maniere
Anglaise,' or "se retirer PAnglaise,'
with precisely the same significance,
with the hit at the English. In Ger
many the phrase is identical with the
English. From Hilpert's German Die
tionary it would appear that it is more
than 100 years old, while the custom
which it celebrates, withdrawing with
out final leave taking, was an estab-
lished practice In Germany 300 years
ago.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-05-26

When was Castle Garden, in New
York, built and when was it destroyed
and rebuilt?
Castle Garden was built by the Unit
ed States government in 1907 from
lans drawn by Lieutenant Colonel
Jonathan Williams, c. E., and was
called Fort Clinton. In 1922 it was
ceded to the city, in 1924 it became a
place Of amusement and about 1926
got the name Castle Garden. In 1915
the Ethiopian minstrels We're there
and in 1919 theatrical companies
played there. In 1850 Jenny Lind
sang there. In 1855 it was closed as
place of amusement and the commits
sioners of emigration took it as an emf
grant depot. In 1870 it suffered from
fire, and on July 8, 1876, it was burned
to the ground. 1t was rebuilt at once.
In 1892 the depot was moved to Ellis
island and Castle Garden reverted to
the city, which In 1896 opened the
aquarium there
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-29
COUNTY TAXRATE
FIXED AT FOUR
MILLS FOR 1917
Commissioners Approve Bud
get, Giving Poor Board $1,000
More Than in 1916

Fixing the county tax rate at mills,
the same as for .916, approval of the
budget of county expenses for 1917
and lengthy discussions of proposed
bridge improvements were the princi-
pal matters disposed of this morning
at the regular meeting of County Com
missioners G. c. Cumbler. III. c. Wells
and Henry NJ. Stine.
Appropriations for various county
Offices, totaling 1895. .109.20. were ap-
proved and the tax rate was then fixed.
Few changes were made for the vari-
Gus departments and no increases were
granted except to the Poor Directors,
who receive $4,000 more, and to the
Prison Inspectors, who get $4,000
additional.
Total appropriations to the various
offices follow: County Commissioners,
County Controller, S4.245; Coroner,
$3.50: District Attorney, $s,S40:
County Solicitor, s1.525: aldermen and
justices, $S,200; constables and police,
S13,250; assessors, S12,100 bridges,
S2S,700; roads. $4,000; court expenses,
s33,S59; courthouse maintenance.
S1S'S9O; elections, SLIGO; interest
institutions, $19,244.70; care of insane.
$2S,S0O; elective county fee offices,
S12,094.07; miscellaneous, $36,445.2S;
prison, $4,000; Poor Board, $4,000;
total, $3.50, ,1O9.2O.
Miscellaneous expenses include sala-
ries of the inspector of weights and
measures book forms, institute appro-
priations and the general contingent.
Estimated revenue for the year fol-
lows: Support of insane. $1,400; sun
dry receipts, $500; liquor licenses,
$4,000; prothonotary, s12,OOO; re-
county tax, s2S5,000: personal tax,
$4,000: school refund, $2,579.39; road
refund, S1,S04.44; dog refund, $1,000;
sinking funds, $4,000; interest,
$4,000: city of Harrisburg, $4,000;
total. 1895, ,109.20.
The commissioners spent the re-
mainder of the time discussing plans
for repainting bridges in various parts
of the county and the probable cost of
the improvements. Plans for bridges
to be erected this year will be ap-
proved later and work started as soon
as possible.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-29

can, vice president of the American
Federation of Labor; Hugh Frayne,
general organizer; Frank Morrison,
secretary: Warren S. Steele, grand
chief of the Brotherhood of Locomo-
tive Engineers; John Mitchell, chair
man of the New York State Industrial
Commission; Alton B. Parker and sew
eral others. 1t was nearly 8 o'clock
when Mr.. Gompers made the con-
cludinR remarks
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-29

golden wedding anniversary. Presi-
dent Wilson sent a letter of greeting
and congratulation. In expressing
regret for his inability to attend the
dinner the President said:
'Unhappily, 1 have been obliged to
deny myself every pleasure of this
kind because of imperative duties
which fall upon me every day while
the Congress is in session"
The speakers included James Dun
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-29
GOMPERS GETS
BIC OVATION

CONTINUED From First Pagel
people.
The dinner marked his 67th ami
Nersary of Mr.. Gompers' birth. the
completion of his so years of service
in the cause of union labor and his
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-29
PEACE CENTRAL IDEA
OF CHARITY BALL

CONTINUED From First Pagel
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-29

5o-lnch awning striped
, Gabardines.
36-inch black and white
basket cloth.
36-inch olympic striped
silk.
56-inch Dresden silks, in
floral designs.
36-inch black and white
striped voile.
36-inch floral messo wash
goods.
Pre-Inventory Sale Price,
yard,
37A2c
BOWMAN'S-Main Floor.
The Springdale news., 1917-03-02
MAKE THIS
4 GOOD TOWN
Let's Make This \ Good Town To Live In" Is Slogan That Has Been Adopted by Many Arkansas Tow ms Why Not Sprigndale?

This slogan has been adopted by many of the towns in Arkansas and the club women and business men are making an effort to improve their local conditions. h great many places plans have been made to inn prove the streets by grading and dragging and by providing proper drainage. Sidewalks are being mend ed and street crossing put in. Back yards and alleys will be cleaned up as soon as possible. Bermuda and blue grass will be put in to cover up the bare spots and trees will be planted
 in some of the streets. All of these things a community can do as a whole but without the interest of the indivi- dual permanent results cannot be ob- tained If you believe in this town and really want to make it one of the best in Arkansas, do you share. Cleaning up is one of the greatest fac tors, not only in improving the appear ance of a town but in conserving the health of our people. Now is the time to haul off the manure and des- troy the other waste that afford good breeding places for the flies. Build alright boxes for this refuse and use
The Springdale news., 1917-03-02

lime frequently during the summer months Let us dc away with the un- sanitary outhouses. Remember, ty- phoid fever, next to tuberculosis, kills more people in Arkansas than any other disease and that typhoid fever is invariably spread through water contaminated by some filthy out houses because of poor drainage. One case of typhoid fever may polute the water supply of several families and carry off q number of good citizens this year February and March are the best months for making these i'm provements
The Springdale news., 1917-03-02
WHY NOT HAVE A GOOD COW? ?

Give the children milk instead of tea or coffee. Acording to a bulletin recently issued by the Pasteur In stitute of Paris, milk as natural sti- mulate is highly recommended. In this bulletin they state that milk should be used to take the place of alcoholic drinks in the trenches as well as in the hospitals. This is an interesting statement when we rem ember that milk is the most import ant food for growing children. In addition, it contains everything needed by the baby and everything but iron required by the adult Milk will not only help to make healthy, robust children but if used freely by adults will save the meat bills and make the serving of a well balanced diet easy.
The Springdale news., 1917-03-02

Farming is now recognized as a business and to win you must use busi- ness methods The time is past when the farm products can be loaded up and hauled to town at any time, re- gardless, of the condition of the mar kets No business farmer is satis- fled to take pust what he can get at almost any time for his products. If a farm is to bring the greatest profits a farrier must always take advantage of tho. best market. To be producer is oI. .ly half the game. Good sales man ship is also essential Remember thelaw of supply and demand always hoHs good and determines the price of any product. When the market are Glhtted prices are always poor. The ohly way to keep off of the glutted market is to read the market reports
 The best place to get market re- ports is by reading the home paper Every progressive farmer should read the home paper, follow the markets and sell when the market is right
The Springdale news., 1917-03-02

god idea to see tha the soil is fired over them as soon as planting is done. See that the crust is kept broken over the rows so that the seed can come up when ready. Keep on the lookout for the appearance of insects. Cab bage worms, potatoes bugs and other leaf-eating insects can be easily con- trolled by dusting the plants with a mixture of equal parts of airs -slaked lime and Paris Green.
 Arsenate of lead powder is always to be preferred to Paris Green as the latter will cause burning of tender plants.
The Springdale news., 1917-03-02
W hy Is An Editor? ?

country sehol boy was told to write an essay on editors and this is the result:
 Il don't know how newspapers came to be in the world I don't think the Good Lord does, for He ain't got noth- ing to say about an editor in the Bible. l think the editor is one of the miss ing links you read of, and stayed in the bushes until after the flood, and then came out and wrote the thing up and has been here ever since I don't think he died l never seen a dead one licked
 If a doctor makes mistake he buries it and people don't say nothin," When the editor makes a mistake there Is big swearing and big fuss, but if a doctor makes a mistake there is a funeral, cut flowers and perfect silence.
 "A doctor can use a word a yard long without anybody knowing what it is, but if an editor uses one he has to spell.
 If q doctor goes to see another mans wife he charges for the visit; but if the editor goes he gets a charge of buckshot.
 Any old college can make a doctor but an editor has to be born"
The Springdale news., 1917-03-02
ARE READING
 FARM BULLETINS
112,6S6 Farm Bulletins Distributed by County Agents to Farmers Last Year-Farmers Are Receiving Valu- able Information From Them.
County Agents
provementS

During the past year 112,686 bulle- tins distributed by the county agents
 and the central office of the Exten- sion Division of the University of Arkansas were read by the farmers of Arkansas. These bulletins were is sued on timely subjects and many far mers have expressed the belief that they have received a great deal of valuable information from them. At this time the question of increasing the farm flock and of producing good layers for next winter is attracting
The Springdale news., 1917-03-02
GARDEN WORD
 FOR MARCH
Farmers Who Expect to Have Early Summer Garden Must Begin Pre- pairing For It Now-Thorough Flowing and Narrowing Essential for Best Results.

The farmers who expect to have a garden during the early summer must begin now to prepare for it.. See that the soil is put in the best condition by thorough blowing and narrowing. Soil that is clcddy is un- fit for garden soil
 Tomatoes, egg plants and peppers should be planted in the hot bed and given plenty of water and ventilation in the open ground we may saftely plant radishes, and mustard For the small seeds which are planted it is a
The Springdale news., 1917-03-02

the attention of great many farmers The following list of bulletins on Pol try are worth reading and can be secured by writing to the Extension Division, Fayetteville, Arkansas.
 Standard Varieties of Chickens.
 Poultry Management.
 Hints to Poultry Raisers.
 Poutry Culture (Extension Circular No28)
 Poutry House Construction
 Important Poutry Diseases.
 Duck Raising.
The Springdale news., 1917-03-02

That so many ai&rettes and goura feathers should decorate women's hats all over the country 'vhen the importa- tion of such feathers is forbidden by law suggests that somebody some where must be runninr some kind of feather blind tiger.
The Springdale news., 1917-03-02
FARMING Is
4 BUSINESS

TO Win In Farming You Must Use Business Methods-keep Tab on The Markets and Take Advantage of Only The Best-Don't Sell Just to Sell.
The Springdale news., 1917-03-02
ACCOUNTS ALLOWED FOR JUNE 1916.

Tom Carrel, hauling gravel on streets --------$ 1900 Grover Lindley, hauling gravel on streets 2050 James Arnold, hauling gravel on streets 2450 o. s. Riggs, hauling gravel on streets 2350 Bookout, hauling gravel on streets LOO o. S Riggs, hauling gravel on streets 400 Jeff Cover, hauling gravel on streets 100 Jim Joyce. hauling gravel streets 750 J. w. Carter, hauling gravel on streets 150 Cap Guey hauling gravel on streets --------- $50 Joe Hughes hauling gravel on streets 690 w C. Powers, hauling gravel on streets .65 Fred Woodruff, labor streets -------------- 125 Alvin Foust labor streets ------------------ 190 Raymond Harrison labor streets 315 Harry Cayvood labor on streets ---------- 375 John Baxter labor streets ----------------- 200 Arthur Masoner labor streets ------------- 1125 Harry Mays, labor streets ----------------- .65 Thurman Watson labor on streets - 375
 Jeff Cover 20 days work on streets with team 6000 Julius Webber labor on streets ---------- .50 Tom Harrison, labor streets --------------- 3750 Sol Bragg, labor streets ------------------ 300 E. Latham, labor streets s--@-----------== i90 Doss Graham, labor streets ---------------- 450 M. M Melee, running grader on streets ------ l050 Wesley Graham, running grader -------------- 3o0
The Springdale news., 1917-03-02

Irwin Graham, street labor r----- 925 Doss Graham labor streets -------------- TOO M M. MeFee expenses to Fayetteville for roller 1900 J W. Carter, putting in street crossings ----- 543o Harris & Caypoo coal l------- 536 Jim Joyce, hauling gravel - 500 Springdale Hdw X Fur, Go, mdse ----- 2240 Sprngdale Milling Go. oil ------------ 1253 Jess Horn load of wood to Roberts ------------ 175
 Gray, --------------------- 625
The Springdale news., 1917-03-02
ACCOUNTS ALLOWED FOR AUGUST 1916

Tom Harrison labor on streets --------S 319O Jack Frimble, labor streets 2250 Ghas. Gardner labor streets --=------------ 100 ]. B. Trimming, labor streets 565 Ben Graham, work streets with tam GOO Gap Guey, work streets with team 24O0 Doss Graham labor streets ----=----------- 300 Irwin Graham, labor streets ---------------- 300 Will Powell, labor streets ------------------ 250 Jones & Baggett, drayng for city ------------ 400
 Ray Stokes labor on streets " 120 Jeff Cover, work on streets with team - 4650 Tom Mustan, labor streets ==---=-==------- 1875 Carl Hewitt hauling gravel -z=--=z----------- 150
 Carl Hewitt work on streets with team - 750 Roe Harris labor on streets z=z-------- 65
The Springdale news., 1917-03-02

Cemetery Association, monthly donationu ---- 1000 Sam Odle, night watch salary --------------- 15.00 Jeff Cover, marshals salary ===------------- 40.00 Jeff Cover, street commissioner salary ------ 2O00 Jeff Cover, commissioner dog --------- 3.75 Springdale Light Power Co, lights ------- 112.57
 Springdae Hdw. & Fur Co.,, mdse sold city - 9.80 z. P. Currey blacksmithing done for city 3.45 Sprigndale Lumber Go, mdse sold city 24.6o Springdae News printing g------------------- 10.60 T. k. Slight scavenger work for city goo Chas. Gardner, labor streets ------------ 600 Elmer Latham, labor streets --------------- TO J. M Hewitt, work streets with 4.50 Joy Linebarger, labor streets ------------- 100 Carrel & Lndey work on streets with team = $50 John Homsley labor streets --------------- 800 James Arnold, draying for city -------------- 1.50 Tom Harrison, labor on streets --------zz 12.12
 Jeff Cover, work on streets with team - 28.50 Hub Johnson, labor streets z--------------- 80 Mack Henson, work in streets with team ---- 900 Raymond Harrison, labor streets ----------- 1.90 Fred Woodruff, labor streets ------------= 1.00