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The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-02-10
SIGNING OF MANY BILLS
GovERNoR PUTS SIGNATURE ON
MANY IMPORTANT BILLS
BUSY WEEK AHEAD.
Busy Week Confronts the Solons OF
Tennessee-The Finances of State
in the LimeIisht-Suffrage and La.
Dor Bills To Be Acted Upon.

Nashville. The office Of secretary
/ of state has received officially from
/ the general assembly % bills made
Unto laws, and of this number six arc
+ public acts and II are private acts.
| In the senate there are 50 bills on the
Iicalendar, having passed third and
final reading, while in the house there
are IS bills in similar position.
Gov. Rye has attached his signature
to 10 bills passed by the senate and
afterwards substituted by the house
and passed. In this number was SEN
ate bill 70, known as the absent voter
bill which was introduced by Senator
Worley of the Second district
The committee will have public
bearing on the antipass act, which is
set for a special order in the house Of
Representatives next Wednesday morn
ing. The committee in charge of the
antipass bill hearing is composed Of
l1awles, chairman; Griffin, Montgom,
cry, Hart, Dowlen, Russell, Cameron,
Bell, Hiner, Poe, Ausmus and Cooper
The county parole board act which
was introduced by Senator Worley ia
an effort to remove causes of much
dissatisfaction in many counties, is
set for a special order in the senate.
This bill provides that the paroling of
prisoners in jails and warehouses; will
be under control of commission of
three members, who shall serve with
out compensation. 1t is applying the
present plan of the state board of pa
role to each county.
The suffrage bill providing partial
suffrage for women is special order
in the senate next Thursday morning,
and it is believed it will come to vote
on that date.
The bill which repeats the Bowers
anti-capital punishment law is set for
a special order in the house. The bill
repeating the Bowers bill has already
passed the senate and the house ju-
dietary committee has recommended
it for passage.
If the Tennessee federation of labor
will redraft the minimum wage bill
by asking for minimum weekly wage
OF Sc instead of $40, such bill would
probably pass in the state legislature.
said one of the members of the legisla.
tive labor committee following the re-
lection of the present bill by the com.
rnittee. The proposed minimum wage
bill f7s rejected after a public hear
gSAccording to member Of the COM
mittee, only one legislator on the la
Dor committee favored the bill in its
entirety the others opposing it main
ly on account of the high amount
asked for. The principle, however,
was endorsed.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-02-10
VICTORIES ON NOVEMBER 7.

Michigan, Montana, Nebraska, South
Dakota and the territory Of Alaska
voted by large majorities to outlaw
the manufacture and sale of alcohol
ic liquors.
Arkansas and Arizona defeated the
liquor interests efforts to, substitute a
local option law for the statewide
prohibition law.
Idaho voted for constitutional pro-
tibition.
Oregon, Colorado and Washington
rejected by overwhelming majorities
the beer measures initiated by the
brewers.
Oregon gave substantial majority
vote for an amendment prohibiting the
importation into the state of alcoholic
liquors for beverage purposes.
Utah, Wyoming and Florida elected
legislatures pledged to pass at their
next session prohibltory laws.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-02-10
ANY CORN LIFTS OUT,
DOESN'T HURT A BIT!
NO foollshness! Lift your corns
and calluses off with fingers
It's like magic!

Sore corns, hard corns, soft corns or
any kind Of corn, can harmlessly be
lifted right out with the fingers if you
apply upon the corn a few drops Of
freezone, says a Cincinnati authority.
For little cost one can get small
bottle Of freezone at any drug store,
which will positively rid ones feet OF
every corn or callus without pain.
This simple drug dries the moment
1t is applied and does not even irri-
tate the surrounding skin while ap-
plying 1t or afterwards.
This announcement will interest
many Of our readers. If your druggist
hasn't any freezone tell him to surely
get q small bottle for. you from .his
wholesale drug house.-adv.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-02-10
DEWEY ON WINE.

George Creel recently interviewed
Admiral Dewey for the New York
World. The admiral gave his opinion
about the "wine mess in answer to
tie question, "What about the famous
drinking order?'
"A good thing" His answer was in
slant. There was some feeling about
it at first, because the papers made
fun of it, and there was also an at
tempt to make it appear that Secretary
Daniels was charging officers with in
temperance. think that the feeling
has disappeared completely. Every
railroad every great corporation, has
long had an ironclad rule forbidding
men to drink while on duty. Isn't a
ship as important as a locomotive?
Practically every European power has
copied the order, by the way"
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-02-10
Soldiers Ask for Allowance.

The national association of Vicks
burg veterans proposes to hold a ma.
tional memorial reunion and peace jub-
lice in Vicksburg, Oct. 1919, 1917. Mr..
Dabney NJ Scales of Memphis and
Capt. John A. Webb of Jackson, Miss,
members of the council of administra-
ton of the association, have been in
Nashville seeking to interest the mem
bers of the general assembly in bill
which will be introduced in the legis-
lature, asking that the state pay the
expenses to the reunion at Vicksburg
of all civil war veterans who are un-
able to meet the expenses themselves.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-02-10
WASH WOMEN SCARCE

Wash women are getting very scarce
In Des Moines, says an Iowa paper.
Two dollars per day, car fare and
meals is no temptation to a woman
who has husband to support her and
little children to care for in the home.
Many men who drank up their wages
and spent their spare time in saloons,
are now supporting their families, buy
ing ground ana building homes. and
have become respectable citizens. al
though lawless floating tramp ele-
ment would try to make 1t appear that
prohibition does not prohibit
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-02-10
jItfEitJIiJ(lIiyIy

proved and I am now the mother of
fine baby girl and do all my own house
work. Mrs. ALLIA B. TIMMONs, ZIG
Almond St., Poplar Bluff, Mo.
Inmany other homes, once childless,
there are now children because of the
fact that Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound makes women normal,
healthy and strong
Write to the Lydia E. Pinkham Medi-
cine Co, LYNN, Mass, for advice-it
will be confidential and helpful.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-02-10
BIG DEFICIT IN CHICAGO.

Chicago, which gets 100000 from
It's saloons, will, it is said, have a
deficit of about 100000 at the end of
the present year. Cincinnati, another
very wet town, is also practically bank
rupt. Meanwhile prohibition states
and cities are prospecting because they
do not have to sink so much money
In caring for the crime and poverty
caused by drink.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-02-10
rAp.Roor oE EVIL.

The late Gen. William Booth of the
Salvation Army summed 1t all up as
follows: 'The drink difficulty lies at
the root of everything: Nine-tenths of
our poverty, squalor, vice and crime
spring from this poisonous tap-root,
Many Of our social evils which over
shadow the land like so many upas
trees would dwindle away and die If
they were not so constantly watered
with strong drink. There is universal
agreement on that point"
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-02-10
Lahtnina Strikes Barn.

Lightning struck the large stock and
feed barn at the West Tennessee ex-
pertinent station, one mile from Jack
son, and split the barn in twain, shock
ed three employees, doing considerable
property damage and setting Tire to
the building The employees were able
to extinguish the blaze in it's incipien-
cy by smothering and with the water
bucket brigade Fire damage was small.
None Of the stock was killed.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-02-10
improves the Gravy.

Did you ever try using a "thimble.
full OF milk with the water in making
gravy2 Or the smallest shake of cell
cry salt and pinch Of sugar In addi-
ton to the salt and pepper? These
will transform the most plebian gravy,
says a Mothers Magazine reader.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-02-10
MOTHERHOOD
WOMAN'S JOY
Suggestions to Chldless
Women.

Among the virtues of lydia e.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound is the
ability to correct sterility in the
cases Of many women. This fact il
well established as evidenced by the
following letter and hundreds Of others
we have published in these columns.
Poplar Bluff, Mo. 81 want other
women to know what a blessing lydia
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-02-10
suffraaists in Fighting Mood.

Following the report that Is sena'
tors had pledged themselves to vote
against the Rocks suffrage bill now
pending in the senate, Knoxville suf'
fragettes have gone on the warpath
Mrs. l.. G. French, veteran suffragist
of Tennessee, made speech to an in
terested crowd on Knoxville's busiest
thoroughfare;. This was the first street
speech ever made here by local suf-
fragist.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-02-10
More Auto LEGISLATION.

At the board of directors meeting
&c the Nashville Automobile club the
question of automobile laws for Ten
nessee was thoroughly thrashed out,
ana the law and ordinance committee
OF the club will draw up a code which
It is believed will be fair to all, and
simplify .reat many difficulties that
have arisen In the past because of i'm,
perfectons in the present laws.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-02-10
His OccupatIon.

what is that man doing% asked
the customer, as he saw the clockmak-
er's assistant painting the hours on
clock face
"Oh,' replied the master, ''he is SIM
ply marking time"
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-02-10

Radium is a palliative, not cure,
for cancer, 1t is announced. Research
will merely leave a false trail to cast
about for the true one leading to the
real solution Of the cancer problem.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-02-10

The universal eight-hour day may be
all right, but some of these days the
14-hour farmer is going to demand to
know why he is omitted from the
scheme of leisure that other people
are demanding.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-02-10

Getting up to see the sunrise is all
very we'll from an aesthetic point of
view. but these cold mornings one ex-
periences more satisfaction in getting
up to gaze reverently on pile Of
smoking flapjacks.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-02-10

II you mix mustard paste with the
white OF an egg instead of hot water
the result will be as good and 1t will
not blister Warm camphorated oil u
better than either.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-02-10

E. Pinkham,s Vege-
table Compound has
been to me. We
had always wanted
a baby in our home
but ! was in poor
health and not able
to do my work. My
mother and hus-
band both urged me
to try Lydia E. Pink
h am 8 Vegetable
Compound. / did
L fLv- -
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-02-10

The astronomers announce that
many eclipses will be seen next year.
But they will not in all probability
be restricted to heavenly bodies.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-02-10

War has taught the doctors how to
treat tetanus, but there ought to have
been less explosive methods of In
struction.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-02-10

Recognition Of the efficiency Of the
open-face sneeze as dissemination of
disease microbes suggests that now is
the time to revise the phrase about
things that are mot TO be sneezed at"
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-02-10

Current events would be incomplete
If now and then somebody didn't mis-
take gasoline for kerosene and die in
the explosion.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-02-10

There are few, If any, conservative
eggs" says the Toledo Blade. "They
are either one thing or another" So?
How about a boiled egg?
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-02-10

With no Nobel peace prizes award
I'D for 1915 and 1916, the 1917 prize
will be more worthy of the winner, II
the prizes of the two Iapsed years are
added to It.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-02-10

A judge has ruled that married men
may kiss indIscriminately. But how
much influence will such a verdict
have with an irate wife?
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-02-10

The government announces that it
has produced 100000 worth of radi-
am for $4,000. Then why is it worth
$1,0000O0 if no middlemen have had
a whack at It'll
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-02-10

Modern men of wealth are discover
ing the immense possibilities of en-
joyment to be derived from dlstrlbut-
Ing their requests while they are yet
alive to witness the effect.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-02-10

1.-THE suit without fur trimming is
hard to find" says a fashion note, and
an amendment reads: "And the suit
with fur trimming is hard to get"
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-02-10

Russia's population has increased
81 per cent since 1914. Modern war
after all does not equal a medieval
plague in destructiveness.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-02-10

Anybody who reads the market quo
tations is prepared to believe the as
sertion that the American wheat crop
lis now in the elevators.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-02-10

Ambitious American milIionalres
with marriageable daughters ought to
be able now to purchase European Il.
ties at lower rates than formerly.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-02-10

The young chap who spends his
first savings for dress suit may be-
come a captain Of finance, but the
chances are considerably against him.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-02-10

Pastors are now engaged in the an
nual effort to induce more men to at
tend church. Why don't they try abol-
ishing the collections?
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-02-10

confirmed knocker finds fault be-
cause "the world was made in six
days" He thinks it would have been
better had more time been spent on
the job.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-02-10

An eastern cartoonist looks for rum
image sales of butter-knives, egg-beat-
Crs and potato-mashers. Lower cost
OF living
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-02-10

A modern lecturer attributes many
Ills to living In the wrong vibrations"
but In the old river-bottom days they
called 1t plain lager"
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-02-10

We suspect sometimes that the sue
cessful peace feelers will be those
thrown out simultaneously by the
fighters.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-02-10

New hats for women, says fash
ion writer, have scarcely anything on
them. Lucky she didn't say under
them"
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-02-10

If 1t be true that there is famine
in chorus girls there should be cor
responding relief In the lobster short
age
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-02-10

It's all right for the government to
economize in twine, but it should also
eliminate unnecessary red tape.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-02-10

The dollar may not buy as much as
1t did, but it is no easier to get on
That account
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-02-10

Perhaps the longevity OF animals
is due to the fact that there are no
doctors among them.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-02-10

Suitable Match.
"What became of Milly? She was
o duck of a girl"
"Yes, and she married a quack."
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-02-10

Hawaiian pottery is the latest fad,
which is all right so long as they don't
try to make music out of 1t.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-02-10

1t may be lucky that Uncle Sans
older submarines prove their inefi-
cheney in time of peace.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-02-10

Anyhow. they haven't begun to
charge extra for toothpicks in the
restaurants.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-02-10

Speaking of safety zones, it must
be admitted that engagement rings
are in the debatabIe class.
The Jasper news., 1917-11-22

Il told that woman that her not lili-
ing war sermons and not liking TO hear
about the war would not change the
fact that the country is involved in
war, b. 1&y preaching about the war
and about the things for which this
country lis fighting, the ministers were
doing good work and awakening the
people to existing conditions. 1 told
her that people who remained in ignor-
ance Of the war and tried to shut their
eyes and ears to all things pertaining
to the war, were inviting the very
things which have happened to the
people OF Belgium
The Jasper news., 1917-11-22
Red Cross Officers Meet.

-ruuIes.a. Nj. Crandall, Drake and
Scott attended meeting of the officers
of the Carthage Red Cross Chapter and
its auxiliaries and branches last Satur-
day, The meeting was held at the
home of Mrs. Jane Jess, president of
the Carthage Chapter Rev. Chas.
Swift addressed the meeting on "Wom-
ems work in the War" His remarks
were most timely and deeply appreci-
ated.
A delightful buffet luncheon was
served and the meeting was very enjoy
able az we'll as profitable and instruc-
tive.
Twenty-eight ladies were present at
the last meeting of the Jasper Branch,
including several from the country.
We spent 800 for yarn and SIS for mus
lin and other articles last week, so we
will have plenty OF material to work
with this week.
Remember, there is no way to keep
our treasury going but by voluntary
contributions. The following ladies
donated $1.O0 each last month: Mines.
Pinnell, Belle Patterson, Gladys Waltz,
Bayne, Hayzlett and Misses Lizzie
Lawson and Eunice Hayzlett. Mines.
Anna Spaid and Harry Hille each con-
tributed 80 cents. These contributions
are all very thankfully received.
Note the new verse now being sung
to the tune America:
God save our splendid men,
Bring them safe home again,
God save our men.
Keep them victorious,
Patient and chivalrous-
They are so dear to US
God save our men,"
Let pastors, Sunday School superin-
tendents and school teachers copy this
verse and teach it to their congrega-
tons and schools, and sing America,
including this verse, every day in pub
lie schools and every Sunday at church
services. Mrs. L. w. Scott,
Secretary Jasper Branch.
The Jasper news., 1917-11-22
Y. M. c. A. WAR WORK
Jasper Committee Turns in Over $1,000
for the Cause,


The subscriptions taken in Jasper
and community for the Y. NJ. C. a
war work cause last week totaled Mon
day morning S1,4Ol.25. The county
committee in making its apportion-
ment at Joplin two weeks ago appor-
toned Jasper $500, but asked for the
very best results possible. The local
committee took up the work with the
earnestness and enthusiasm that the
cause merited with the above result.
We believe everybody will be pleased
with .Iasper's showing. The following
is list of the subscribers, which is
printed not so much to give public
credit as it is in the nature of a receipt,
the committee having had to work so
lfurriedly that in most cases receipts
were not given. If anyone's name is
not recorded that should be, we will
gladly correct the error.
Subscriptions of $40 each
Il f Follmer, DR.. Knott, w II Waters
jr., J w Spaid, A + Drake, w II Ward,
Johnson TEL Co., Bert Webb, Omer
Webb, G A Shell, L f I[arls, A Lar
gent, Tom Patterson, ID w Teeter, S b
Shoopman, w Edwards, ID o Mover
Crow Mere. Co II l. Roberts, Il Fl Ham
nhond, o T. Roberts, T II Tiller, CT
l'inney, q Il Boyer X Co., II + Pitts,
T. w Scott, J ID Ilarbur, Durgner Bow
man Lbr. Co., Il Schooler, DR.. Nor
ton, DIR. Woods, Cordz 4 Son, DIR.
Schroeder. q NJ Mayors, John | Buerge,
F. T. Hubbard, Joe Powell, S Seela,
Thiel, John Wilson, McCune & Tall.
man, John Carter, w C Mackey, Hugh
Phillips, G S Andrews, Frank Lee,
Homer Stoclldale, Fl A Vincent, Mr..
c o Wine and wife, C H Keener, VIM.
McClintock, n Fl Patterson, II +,
Gresham, Fred Gresham, Andrew
Gresham, Rev. w Moore, H o Earl,
A l. Thomas and wife, Nj Sanford,
A w Radford, and the Winder Bros.
Homer Bayne, $3.50
Uriah Smith, $500
SUBSCRIPTIONS OF 80 each
S A Estey, Wine & Dodd, ] f Hull,
TB Hardaway, C w BedelI, Clint Rand,
| Q III Lilly, LN Nunnelly, Mrs. Dora
Smith, ] a Wine, ] f Laudenslager,
| ID n Wood, L S Lowenstein, F M Low
enstein, VIM. Courtney, G L Davis,
Tom Brock, + w Wescott, f f Wine,
E A schenck, ID II Wampler. Grant
Lemasters, Carter Garage, Frank Hard
enbrook, Alta II Rumble, r. C Corder,
Mrs. Monnie Beall, Wheat & Ward, Jim
Blase, o G Shell, Ralph Winder, | O
Patterson, A NJ Cline, Thos. Marsh,
c + Brown, Chas. j Teeter, H G Griffin,
Nyal Pharmacy, Gus Campbell, Fred
Earl, John Shoemaker, NJ A Hendrick,
Cecil Earl, j p Dunlap, &C Algeo,
Miss Helen Thomas, Walter S Dodd
Mrs j B Thomas, c l. Hayzlett, O
Thompson, Crandall Bros, ] w Brown,
Tom Wardlow, Budd Bros, II C Gulick,
c Simpson, C S Ward, Mrs. Jennie
Bayne, Schooler, ] d Chapman, C
f Read, Bert Quillin, Joe Zaerr, J r
Rand, c s Johnston, Kincaid Bros, j
Metzger, f M Killy, G w Baker, E
III Onstott, Miss Elsie Gresham, Allen
Buerge, Jacob Sunderland, John
Wheeler, Volley Blauth, James Etter,
Ed tenner, J II Welsh, ID C Houser,