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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-01-30
SENATOR FLETCHER DECLARES
FOR UNIVERSAL SERVICE.

Declaring unreservedly for universal mil
itary service, Senator Fletcher has shown
that he is governed by principles more truly
democratic than the lip service that charac-
terizes SO many utterances along this line.
Everybody is a democrat-for the privil-
eyes; but when it comes to the obligations
that's another matter.
Politicians who take the line of least re-
sistance will wonder at the conscientious
ness of Senator Fletcher's principles and
the boldness of their utterance, for there
can be no doubt but that he will offend
theelement-t thinks so much of personal
liberty that they demand full liberty not to
do their duty to the state that guarantees
their security.
Whatever may be said of the individual
heroism OF the National Guard, no one will
deny that the organization, from military
standpoint, is failure
In our government, provision is made for
CONSUMPTION as last resort: it is therefore
logical, democratic, and necessary that pro-
vision should be made to prevent ultimate
calamity by providing universal training to
begin with-a spiritual, material, civic, in
dustrial and military preparedness that will
result in Notwithstanding, straighter-
looking, and straighter-thinxing manhood.
A railroad company is held liable in the
Kentucky case of Chesapeake & o. r Co.
vs.. Mason, L. r. A. 1916F, 1877 for killing
cattleuponits right of way because it could
not discover their presence in time to stop
the train, on account of obstruction of view
by branches projecting over the right of
way from trees on AUDITING property, even
though the trees belong to the owner of the
cattle.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-01-30
Domestic Science Course
z. Home Furnishing.

thrown together more or less and a
pleasing vista from each into the 9th
ers will be gained by a use of related
coIors in the adjoining rooms.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-01-30

Il was coming through the plaza
a little while ago." said Clerk Eggart,
at the city hall, "and got to talking
with stranger. He asked me if |
was native of Pensacola. and l said
yes and ne said I ought to be glad,
because this was the prettiest town
he had ever seen"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-01-30
Stomach and Liver Troubles.

Much of misery and sufferings
caused by disorders of the stomach
and liver, may be avoided by taking
Chamberlain's Tablets.-Obtainable
everywhere.-Ady.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-01-30
Lingering Coughs Are Dangerous.

Get rid of that tickling cough that
keeps you awake at night and drains
your vitality and energy. DIR.
Kings New Discovery is a pleasant
balsam remedy, antiseptic, laxative
and promptly effective. 1t soothes
the irritated membrane and kills the
cold germs; your cough is soon re-
lieved. Delay is dangerous-get DIR.
Kings New Discovery at once. For
nearly fifty years it has been the IA
vorite remedy for grippe, Group,
coughs and colds Get bottle today
at your Druggist, 50c.-Adv.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-01-30

Pensacola's sweetest sing
ers. in solos, tonight, Old
Folks Concert.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-01-30
THEY SAY
BY T. e. q.

Coming back from Atlanta the
other day" said r. w. Goodhart, ''the
train was simply packed with people.
Most of them were going to New Or
leans and Mobile; they didn't know
about Pehsacola-literally. why
don't you advertise your town was
what | heard more than once. said
that was what were were getting
ready to do. The people are tired Of
going to the same old place year after
year; they will come to Pensacola
and West Florida just as soon as we
tell them to-"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-01-30

That's pretty good smoke" said
the visitor, contemplating the Alfalfa
miss cigar, the latest brand on the
market. "A local man is making a
speciality of these, I understand, and
VIII agent the cigars all over the
country. They haven't got life pre-
servers around them, but everybody
will know they are from Alaflamiss
and they will think the place that can
grow name like that must be some
place, some place"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-01-30
ODD, ISN'T 1T?

Danville, Ill.-George Standard, an
aged citizen of Sidell, laughed him.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-01-30

Speaking about Noise" said Arthur
Jones, "you don't know what noise is.
Up at the bowling alleys the other
day three men started their balls at
the same time, and they were all
swift balls, and all landed at the same
time. All got strikes. When those
thirty pins crashed down together,
1t sounded like the house was coming
down. | was at the board marking
and 1t almost scared me to DEATH"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-01-30

Even if those suffragette sentinels
were to cut their tongue out, in order
to be silent, they couldn't keep their
teeth from chattering.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-01-30

Fisk, the banker, is the latest man
who has declared there is a truth
leak in Tom Lawson's testimony.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-01-30

True, too true. remarked Old King
Connie, as he read the passage "un-
easy lies the head that wears a
crown"
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-07-19
WIFE OF PROMINENT MER-
CHANT COMMITS SUICIDE

Mrs. Leila Clements, wife of Mr.. G..
p. Clements, a prominent merchant
of Munford, ended her life Wednesday
night with 80 calibre revolver, the
bullet entering her heart and causing
instant death. The reason for this act
is unknown to those who had been
intimately associated with Mrs. Glenn
ents. 1t is said that she had informed
her husband that she was going to
commit suicide, but no reason for
same has been revealed.
While her neighbors were at church
and her husband was at work in his
store, a pistol shot was heard at the
residence. Mr.. Clements, upon hear
ing the shot, rushed to his home and
found his wife lying on the floor dead,
with bullet wound through her
breast. No one was in the house ex-
cepting the two-year-old infant child,
and no message was left behind by
Mrs. Clements.
The cause of the suicide is shrouded
in mystery. Mrs. Clements was wo-
man of intelligence and had many
friends. She is survived by her hus-
band, four children, one brother and
two sisters.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-07-19
PROFITABLE TO Upton
COUNTY POULTRY RAISERS

Richard N. Crane, of Knoxville,
specialist Of poultry husbandry at the
University of Tennessee, spoke here
in the grammar school last week to
a small but attentive audience.
Government results, he said, show
that beef scraps are safe and profit
able feed for hens, fed in dry mash
100 lbs. corn meal, SO TBS. beef scraps.
Scratch feed 200 TBS. corn, 100 lbs.
oats. This is 4 wheatless ration, the
dry mash kept in hopper open at all
times and the scratch feed fed spar
ingly in a litter of straw morning and
evening. This was fed to 80 pullets
last year. They ate rs pounds of the
mash and 26 pounds of the scratch
feed each and produced 1913 eggs
each. These pullets, with feed at
$500 hundred, produced fresh eggs
at less than Is cents a dozen.
Mr.. Crane stated that every town
dweller should, in small covered run,
3x16, keep dozen hens, which would
produce from waste and some pur-
chased feed ample eggs for table pur-
poses for family Of four, thereby
permitting the eggs they would other
wise have to buy to be available for
army purposes.
Mr.. Crane has an ample supply of
literature that be is anxious TO supply
our people and which can be obtained
by addressing him at the Division Of
Extension, University Of Tennessee,
i 4
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-07-19
PROMINENT DOCTORS SPEAK
TO Upton COUNTY MEDICs

Drs. Battle Malone and E. C. Elicit,
prominent surgeons of Memphis and
now commissioned officers of the
United States reserve corps, addressed
meeting of the Upton County Med
ical association at the Business Mems
cIab in Covingtcn, last Friday night,
discussing the subject of the urgent
need Of the army now forming for
doctors to go in foreign service with
our troops in Europe.
The gentlemen made most impress
sive talks and appealed to those pres
emit who could, as a patriotic duty, to
offer their services to the government
and to take prompt action, and adj
vised that unless this arm of the serv-
ice is promptly filled the government
will surely make up the deficiency by
drafting doctors into service the same
as ii being done in case Of men for
fighting service.
Upon invitation, Maj. NJ. A. Walker
also addressed the meeting, relating
some of his observations during the
Spanish American war with reference
to the hospital service and medical
department and the inadequacies Of
same during that war, pointing out
the greatly improved system that the
government is working out in the
present war.
Before the meeting, the visitors
were entertained by the doctors at
supper at the Hotel LIMBO.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-07-19
MEMPHIS BANKER DEAD

James F. Hunter, for nearly half a
century a man Of active business af-
fairs, died Saturday night at his resi-
dence in Memphis, after an illness
that had extended over nearly a year.
Mr.. Hunter was born on a farm near
Kerrville, Shelby county, on October
20, 1856. He was the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. A. D. Hunter. His early educa-
ton was received in that Iieighborhood
but later he came to Covington, where
he graduated from the high school and
studied civil engineering under the
late James Byars at the academy
here.
He went to Memphis in the early
eighties and became deputy clerk Of
the criminal court under Gen. A. ].
Vaughan, in which capacity he served
eight years. Because Of his faithful
service, at the end Of that time he was
elected clerk Of the court and served
two terms.
Mr.. Hunter was well known to a
number Of citizens Of Covington, who
remembered him in his early manhood.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-07-19
HAVE YOU LEARNED YOUR
REGISTRATION NUMBER?
Military Registration Numbers To Be
Read in Courthouse Next Saturday
Afternoon at 2 p. M.

In order that persons who register
ed on June 5 may secure and write
down their serial registration num-
bers, / will, on next Saturday after
noon, at 2 o'clock, in the circuit court
room of the courthouse, read out the
names and serial registration num-
bers of all persons who registered in
Upton county. 1t will not be neces-
sary for persons who secured their
numbers, from the list which / have
had posted in my Office, to secure
them again.
/ am not a member of the exemp-
ton board and have no official con-
nection with the matter, but the list
Of names and serial numbers which !
posted in my office for the public con-
venience is a copy of the official list,
and this is the list of names and num-
bers which / will read Saturday after
noon. The names are not arranged
alphabetically or by precincts, as the
U. S. War Department did not desire
this method to be used, hence the only
way to ascertain your number is to
search for it in the list of nearly
2,700 names, name by name, unless
the entire list be publicly read and
you secure your number when it is
read. Bring your pencil and paper
with you and note down your number
when your name is read Saturday
afternoon, and also note down your
neighbours number, in case he can not
be present.
! am going to read the list of names
and numbers merely for the conven-
fence Of the public and not as an Of
fetal act, hence you are not required
to be present; but everybody who has
not already secured his serial number
from the list in my Office, and who de-
sires to secure it, is cordially invited
to be present. The serial numbers
which | will read Saturday afternoon
are the ones which will be used when
the drawing takes place in Washing
ton. Don't forget to bring your PEN
ell with you.
CHARLIE SIMONTON.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-07-19
POPULAR COUPLE welded

A wedding Of much interest to a
wide circle of friends was that of Mr..
Newton Mcbride and Miss Jessie ST.
monitor, which was solemnized Thurs
day, July IL, at $3.50 o'clock, at the
beautiful new manse at Clopton. The
impressive ceremony, uniting this hap
py couple, was performed by Rev. r.
Al. Wood and was witnessed by only a
limited number of friends and rela-
tives.
The bride was gowned in a blue taft
feta suit. She wore a white picture
hat with accessories to match and car
sried roses and lilies Of the valley. A
reception was rendered the young
couple after the ceremony and cream
and cake were served by Mrs. Wood.
The happy pair left Immediately after
the reception for their home near Mt.
Carmel.
The bride is a daughter of the late
Mr.. Andrew Simonton and is a lovely
and accomplished young lady, while
the groom is the son of Mr.. R. K. Nc
Bride and is a prosperous young farm
er who has the esteem of all who
know him. Mr. and Mrs. Mcbride
have the best wishes Of a host Of
friends.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-07-19
WAR TIME INTEREST AT
FARMERS MEETINGS
Plans Made for Big Gathering at Mid
die Tennessee Farmers Institute
State Fair Grounds August 29-3l.


Nashville, Tenn, July 19.--With a
view to reaching important decisions
on the best methods for meeting war
time demands, farmers of Middle Ten
nessee will meet here at the State
fair grounds on August 20, 30 and
81 in the annual sessions of the Mid
die Tennessee Farmers Institute.
Organization for the War and for
the Future, will be topic to be dis
cussed from the standpoint Of agri-
culture. of education and of health.
Patriotism will be the guide to dis
cussion and to action. The part that
farmers may play in their county or
CARNATIONS on food preparedness,
when the complete plans of the State
Council of Defense are made known,
will be talked over by institute mem
bers. Officers of the State Council
of Defense will be present to bring
to the institute the point of view Of
the Washington officials.
The program as it is being ar
ranged is designed with the expec-
tation that the Middle Tennessee
farmers will decide on the fundamen-
tai problems Of the crop production
for this years effort, of livestock
feed essentials to the best interests
of the industry, of gardens necessary
for the home feeding Of more Tonnes
see people than ever before, of ma
chinery needed to help out in the work
about the farm, Of the home in order
that our effort may be united eff
fort of every man, woman and child.
Gov. Tom G. Rye will be present to
address the delegates and to explain
how the forces of the State have been
turned into preparedness efforts.
Women delegates will find the pro-
gram full of interest to them, A
separate section will be conducted to
their interests, with occasional joint
sessions when the subjects under dis
cussion apply to both men and women.
Indications are that this years in
stitute will be one of the largest ever
held. The East Tennessee Institute,
which was held in May, had an I'M
usual attendance due to increased
public interest in our nations affairs
and to increased interest in agricul-
ture. It is expected that the same
general interest will bring many
farmers and their families to this
institute who have never attended
before.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-07-19
FARMERS OF TENNESSEE
ORGANIZE FOR WAR TIME
West Tennessee Institute VIII Meet
at jackson in September and Dis
cuss Plans to Cover Situation.

With view to reaching important
decisions on the best methods for
meeting war time demands, the farm
ers of West Tennessee will meet at the
state experiment station, in Jackson,
Tenn, on September 5, and Z, in the
annual sessions of the West Tennessee
Farmers institute.
Organization for War and for the
Future" will be a topic to be discussed
from the standpoint Of agriculture, of
education and of health, Patriotism
win be the guide to action. The part
that farmers may play in their county
organizations on food preparedness,
when the complete plans Of the state
council of defense are made known,
will be talked over by the institute
members. officers of the state coun-
Gil Of defense will be present to bring
to the institute the point ofNview of
the Washington officials.
The program, as it is being ar
ranged, is designed with the expecta-
ton that the West Tennessee farmers
win decide on the fundamental prob
lens Of crop production for this years
effort, of live stock feeds. essential to
the best interests of the industry, of
gardens necessary for the home feed
ing of more Tennessee people than ever
before, of machinery needed to help
out in the work about the farm, of the
home in order that the effort may be
a united effort Of every man, woman
and child.
Gov. Tom G. Rye will be present to
address the delegates and to explain
how the forces of the state have been
turned to preparedness efforts.
Women delegates will find the pro-
gram full Of interest to them. A sep
arate section will be conducted to their
interests, with occasional joint SEES
sions when the subjects under discus
sion apply to both men and women.
Indications are that this years in
stitute will be one Of the largest at
tended in it's history. The East Ten
nessee institute, which was held in
May, had an unusual attendance, due
to increased public interest in the ma
tons affairs and to increased interest
in agriculture 1t is expected that the
same general interest will bring many
farmers and their families to Jackson
who have never attended the sessions
of the institute before.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-07-19
Items of Interest From All Parts Of the County

"A daughter was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. F. S. ROby, of Gift, Thursday.
Mr.. T. NJ. Baskin's child is sick
with typhoid fever at his home in the
Burlison neighborhood.
Miss Lima Helen White, daughter
of Mr.. E. L. White, has been quite
sick for the past several days.
IF you know local or personal
item of any Importance, please let us
know about it or send it in by mail or
phone,
The infant child of Mr.. Ed
Brister, Of the Upton vicinity, died
Tuesday. and was buried Wednesday
at Bethel graveyard.
Mr.. Erwin Kelley, of Upton, is
reported critically i'll with pneumonia.
Mr. Kelley is now at the home of Mr..
Ed, McNair, his brother-in-law
The Elks' Club is making prepar-
ations for another dancing party at
their home this evening. The music is
is to be furnished by Handy's orches-
ira from Memphis.
"A thief entered the shoe repair
ing shop of Mr.. ]. E. Dew Tuesday
night by prizing open the back door
and stole a pair of shoes and two
pair Of rubber heels.
Esq. S. P. Owen, of the Oak
Grove neighborhood, who has lately
been crcitially i'll, is reported to be i'm
proving and hopes are now entertain
ed for his ultimate recovery.
Look on the margin or wrapper
of your Leader and you can find out
the exact date that your subscription
expires. Thus, if your name is John
Smith and your time expired July IS,
1917, it will be printed, "John Smith
7jul17".
Mr.. w. F. Bringle has sold his
house and lot known as the Russell
place on College and Church streets
to Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Switzerland.
Mrs. Switzerland was formerly Mrs.
Cora Mccullough. The consideration
was $1,750.
The city fathers have lately had
the old engine at the light plant over
hauled, new foundation put under it
and it is now in good condition for
running, in case of emergency. Light
ming arresters have also been installed
as a protection to the dynamos and
to the lines.
Mr.. W. o. Menefee has been de-
voting his time for the past several
days to the scholastic enumeration of
District No. /. He reports that the
total scholastic population of Coving-
ton is 865, including 327 Negroes. He
will complete his work throughout the
district this week.
The boys of the Second Tennessee
regiment will go into federal service
next Wednesday. A number Of young
men from this and neighboring coun-
ties have enlisted in this organization.
Mr.. John Fyfe, Of this city, who was
accepted in this regiment recently,
will report with the others on Wednes-
day. Mr.. Robert Crofford, Of Mem
phis, formerly of this city, is also
Of the organization.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-07-19

Mr.. R. T. Somervell has been on
the sick list for the past several days.
Mr.. John o'Bryan is again clerk
ing in the dry goods store of N. A.
Naifeh.
Rev R. A. Clark will preach at
Trinity Chapel on the 5th Sunday in
this month, July 29, at 3 o'clock p. m.
Mr.. w. w. Fleming, of the Burli-
son vicinity, had a slight attack of
appendicitis this week, but is now able
to be up.
Josephine, daughter of Mr.. Nit
Johnson, of Brighton, who has lately
been dangerously i'll, is reported to be
improving.
DIR. L. F. Verdell, of Mt. Carmel,
went Wednesday to Memphis to make
preparations for entering the medical
corps Of the U, S. army as lieutenant.
The congregation of st. Mat
thew's Episcopal church, Mason, has
lately had some repairs made on the
church. Mr.. viii Martin, of Bartlett,
had the contract for the work.
Mr.. Frank F. Taylor has lately
had a number of Improvements made
on his store on the Mason road, eight
miles south of the city, and is now
having some new shelving put in.
Mrs. Ralph, wife of Mr.. Lee
Ralph, died at her home in the vicinity
of Atoka Sunday morning, after an
illness of two weeks. She is survived
by her husband and three children.
-Messrs. Howard Thomas, Harvey
Misenheimer, Granville Roach, R. W.
Shoaf and James Davis, who left here
for Nashville the last of the week to
enter the naval service, have all been
sent to Newport, R. l., where they are
now stationed.
-Messrs. A. B. Clements, Of Upton,
and ]. P. Moore, of Uriel, were among
the visitors to this city Wednesday.
The former is making preparations to
remove to Durant, Miss, next week
and intends to make his home there
in the future.
The three-year-old son of Mr.. w.
E. Bourne, of the 18th district, died
Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock, after
a long illness, and was buried at
Stanton at IL o'clock Wednesday, the
services being conducted by Rev. Mr..
James, pastor of the Baptist church
at that place.
Mr.. F. P. Spain, of the Dunlap
Orphanage vicinity, was visitor in
the city Wednesday. Mr.. Spain has
lately had a cataract removed from
one of his eyes at the Baptist Memoir
ial hospital, Memphis, and returned
from there Friday. His eye is improv-
ing gradually.
Several members of the Cold
Greek club left here the first of the
week for that place to spend few
days on a fishing expedition. Among
those in the party were Hon. John A.
Upton, Messrs. Grant Reid, John
Craig, ]. L. Johnson, B. G. and s. G.
Shelton, ]. E. Walker, F. R. Fisher,
C. 0. MCGEE, j. A. Shelton, Sanford
Garner, w. N. Hunt, E. H. McFadden,
d. W. Marks, T. 0. Bond and Till
Cooper,
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1917-07-19
MEMS BIBLE CLASS PICNIC
NEXT THURSDAY, JULY 26

The men of the bible class of the
First Methodist church will hold their
annual picnic next Thursday, the 26th.
They have not definitely decided yet
on the place, but it will likely be
Brighton, or on the river, one. Every
man of the class and every grown
man in the congregation of the First
Methodist church, Whether he is a
member of the class or not, is expect
ed to go. Automobiles will be pro-
vided to carry everyone to and fro.
Definite announcements as to de-
tails will be made at the class session
next Sunday morning.
Messrs. |. H. Lowenhaupt, Virgo
Ogilyie and G. N. Volz are the COM
mittee on arrangements and they viii
see that everything is done to insure
an enjoyable day. Either a match
game Of base bali or some similar
sport viii be engaged in. Every man
who goes is supposed to 20 with his
good humor and determined, not only
to have a good, jolly day, but to make
the other fellow have a good day.
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