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Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-05-30
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION.
Committee Appointed for Each Civil
District to Help Movement

The people of the state will be called
upon to vote July 2S on the very imp
ortant question of holding constItu-
tlonal convention. The movement is
very strong among the best business
men of the state. If there is single
well Informed man in this county who
is opposed to it We have yet to learn
his name.
The reasons are many why this state
should have new constitution, or have
the present one properly amended.
One reason that every citizen of this
county can see is IN the case of our
road bonds amounting to $240, 900. alb
told. When these bonds came to be
sold no citizen of this county or of the
state could afford to bny them because
they are taxed under the laws of Ten
nessee. Hence they were sent to an
other state, where such securities are
not taxed, AND now the people of Cum
beTand county send interest amounting
to owe Sl2, 600 out Of the stat every
year. How much better II would be if
our own people could hOla tho bonds,
Clip off the interest coupons each year
and pay taxes with the b.. As 1t Is we
are getting no taxes from them and
are sending money out of the county
and state to pay the interest. Every
one knows that when money from this
county is sent to another state 1T does
no one IN this coInty any got and only
lessons the amount OF money IN the
county and makes money that much
harder to get.
Such men as Ben w. Hooper, Newell
Sanders and hundreds of other promI-
nent republicans and democrats all
over the state are. working earnestly
for this cause and the feeling grows
daily that the movement is sure TO win
this time; it only lacked little over
5000 votes of carrying last year and
that was because many persons did not
understand what it meant.
We will have chance to vote on
every amendment that is proposed so
no one need fear that any sharp prac-
tees are trying to be worked on>the
people.
The state committee has app inted
Judge G. Z. Burnett, Ex-senator E. q.
Toilet and s. e. Bishop as the county
executive committee.
In this county a number of the best
business men and property owners have
been designated in each district to
work for the convention. Following
are the names by districts:
FIRST DlSTkICr.
John A. Frey. D. W. Lunhy, Pleas
ant Hill; J. l.. Anderson. M. l.. Tay-
lor, Cllfty; A. l.. Garrison. j. r.
Mitchell, Crossville; A. W. Benedict,
]. D. holland, Pomona.
SECOND DISTRICT.
w. f. Myers, j. II. Henry, Isoline;
Sam Nelson, Genesis.
THIRD DISTRICT.
r. A. Powell, j. e. Kemlner. Grassy
Jove; G. W. Henry, Lltton.
FOURTH DISTRICT.
E. A. Watson, Watson; f. l.. Ham,
~, Fl Hebbertsburg 1. H. Aytes, L. +.
Nilsson, Crab Orchard.
FIFTH DISTRICT.
j. S. Wyatt, Newton; Henry Bur
sess, Winesap.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-05-30
PREPAREDNESS MEETING

All farmers and their wives are
urday at one O'Clock for the purpose of
discussing ways whereby the produc
tIon of teed and food for this county
this year may be made the largest pos
sible.
All farmers are urged to be present,
and especially those farmers who could
and would grow more feed and food
If they had some way of securing the
necessary seed. Be sure to bring the
good " ife.
1t is urged that all members of the
county committee be present at the
meeting as 1t is hoped the meeting
will develop plans whereby the seed
situation may be very much benefited
and in that event each member of the
county committee will find work to do
to assist the movement in their section
of the county. The county committee
as whole consists of the following
persons:
Judge e. E. Snodgrass, Chairman;
Miss Josephine Rupp, Vice Chairman;
j. E. Converse, Judge e. Z. Burnett,
Cashier j. S. Reed, j. l.. Burnett, S.
e. Bishop. j. A. Hale, &. W Daven-
port, Miss Frances Kemmer, NJ. L.
TAYLOR, s. V. Suttle, Mrs. G. G.
Hedgecoth, h. ID. Tanner, Mrs. d. Z.
Smith
When we remember that what is
done this season must be done very
soon, we trust the people generally
will realize the Importance of this
and that large representa-
tive gathering will be present to assist
the movement for more feed anu food.
G. z. Snodgrass, Chairman,
Josephine Rupp, Vice Chairman,
j. E. Converse, State Expert
mental Agent
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-05-30
PHYSICALLY PERFECT
That Is the Condition oil 0. Smith, Who
Emitted from This County,

Among the applicants accepted at
the United States naval recruiting sta
tion at the custom house yesterday was
one said by the recruiting force at
the station to be the most perfect spec
imen OF manhood presented since re-
cruitlng began here. This young man,
who Is to serve his country on the high
seas, is Harvey Dillon Smith, of Cross
vile, Tenn, up on the top of Cumber-
land mountains, where the air is always
pure. Young Smith Is 20 years old,
6 feet tall, weighs 220 stripped, and
has chest measure of Az inches, with
a 6.inch expansion. He has not tooth
missing, and there is not sign of de-
cay on any tooth IN his head. Chaplain
Edmundson of the recruiting station,
says they would like to have 500, 900
Just like Smith. and to see them
marching down Inter der Linden in
Berlin, with the United States flag in
front. Banner.
The young man is a son of Ben
Smith, who moved to Croasvllle from
Overton county few weeks ago. The
young man Is said to be In a fair way
to secure an appointment as an officer
in the navy after he has had sufficient
training.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-05-30
SOME REGISTRATION POINTS,
II You Fail to Register You Are Liable
to imprisonment One Year
In a Federal Pen.

There are some things IN connection
with the military registration that all
who are subject to registration will be
interested IN knowing:
Next Tuesday, June s. is the date.
Polls open at In the morning and
. close at nine at night.
If you have reached your twenty fret
birthday on or before June and have
not reached your thirty-first birthday
you are subject to registration, wheth-
er you are cripple or not.
If you do not register you are liable
to be tiled by the United States feder-
al county and may be semitic federal
prison for one year.
There IS no fine exemption nor can
you pay any person to fill your place.
Those engaged IN making the registra-
tion must register, if within the pre-
scrihed age limit.
All inmates Of jalls and penitentlar-
les will be registered as will all Indi-
ans on government reservations.
II you are away from home you must
send your registration card-properly
filled Into your home precinct and by
enclosing self-addressed and stamped
envelope your registration receipt will
be forwarded to you. You can get
the registration card from the regis
trar where you happen to be on the
day of registration.
The Chronicle expects to publish the
name and precinct of all who register
in this county.
When you get your certificate of reg
istration, you had better keep 1t on
your person all the time for any sheriff
o. peace officer has right to demand
that you show 1t as an evidence that
you have registered. In case vow are
not able to show 1t on demand you may
be put to considerable trouble.
you are sick and unable to go to
vot:ng place to register you must send
some one to the polls to fill out the
card for you. Be sure to instruct the
friend to get your registration certifi-
cate for you may be bothered If you do
not have 1t and do not keep it with you
all the time.
1t matters not that you know you
are not physically fit for a soldier or
that you are sure you will not be &C
cepted as q soldier when the time
comes, you MUST register just the
same-even if you have lost leg, arm
or an eye.
All registrars who do not wish to
give their services free will be paid
50. 90, if they claim it.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-05-30

At the Chronicle office you can get
pen tablets. examination tablets,
fountain pen Ink IN five and ten cent
bottles, pocket note books, stenog-
rapher's note books, Cranes fine sta
tlonery IN two-quire boxes and other
stationery such as you do not find else
where in this county.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-05-30
GASOLINE ENGINE FOR SALE.

One two-horse power gasoline engine
ih good working order. It's second
nand and will sell verv cheap. Inquire
at the Chronicle Office.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-05-30
DISASTROUS STORM
WRECKS PROPERTY
Child Narrowly Escaped Being Swept
Away Barn Moved and Mule Is
Carried Quarter of Mile and
Lodged in a Big Drift.

Saturday morning one OF the most
disastrous storms that has ever visited
this county swept through near the
Vandever neigbborhood and into the
head of Sequatchie valley, where it
did many hundred dollars damage in
washing away crops, FENCES and barns.
On the mountain the hail cut the
leaves from the trees so that in places
halt or more of the leaves were gone,
the road badly washed out and so many
trees blown down that the roads were
almost impossible.
The greatest obstruction was
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-05-30
wrought in SeQuatchie valley.
BARN DAMAGED.

BARN DAMAGED.
At the home ..of Emmett Kerley one
pen of his log barn was moved about
forty feet. In it was span of mules.
One mule remained in the barn and
was not injured. The other one was
carried quarter Of mile and lodged
in a huge drift. Ihe mule was alive
when rescued but had several ribs
broken and water was running from its
as to show that it narrowly escaped
being drowned.
The water cane down the narrow
valley so rapidly and was so high that
Mr.. Kerley and family could not es-
cape from their home until after the
storm was over. Water rose in their
home nearly two feet and they had to
get on tables and beds to escape the
raging waters. One child was almost
swept from the room, but fortunately
the father succeeded in catching it just
before 1t was carried from the room by
the water. Most OF their household
goods were practically ruined. The
total loss to Mr.. Kerley was around
$400. His crop was badly damaged as
we'll as there being much fence swept
away.
Near the home of Mr.. kerley great
bculders were carried down by the
swift waters and piled W few feet
from his residence IN great drifts that
would, represent many tons of weight.
Johns. Parham also suffered severely |
In destruction to his crops and fences. |
James Brown had portion of his
barn swept away, fences torn down
and his planted fields quilted and wash
ed away to such an extent that his loss
will run to several hundred dollars.
Hall fell in large quantities. 1t
oiled up agslnst the barn of Mr.. Brown
so much that It was more than foot
Ieep Sunday morning when people Wis
ted the scene OF the wreckage.
While the direct property loss was /
lot very heavy the damage to the
)lowed fields and growing crops was so
evere that 1t will cause loss, direct
y and indirectly, of several thousand
Iollars.
IN EIGHT STATES.
In spite OF the damage wrought by
he storm IN this county. this section
escaped with slight damage compared
o many other sections. In eight
tates OF the south and middle west
ornadoes wrought great destruction
nd destroyed many lives, and killed I
undreds of head of live stock. L
The states visited by disastrous {
torms and tornadoes and the number
iIled and injured in the several states {
tricken are as follows: {
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-07-05

naTtiv crown The little child A. 2
christian hut that little child Wlifsnot
ramafn christian without proper ae'
ys1onTnenf must follow 2 pro'
$50 n His expanding life. For tnir-
- alY,ost silent years Jesus grew y
wisdorn a he grew in years foi-
tnuinp that remarkable awakening "
IN temple, when He Wsas tMshsS
yaars 81 age. Jesus returned : NaAa-
rath and was obedient unto His PAT
ertx After eighteen years @ usyss'
nnmenfsH he began His brael pul *
fective ministry.
THE laws of life when nag z VII
fecf testing III His chiidhoo y0usis
ma sarlv manhood, could not pe huI
49, VA mt at every stage ofztne@de-
.s,onmenf ne was the Christ. Letshs
.t,.Sy AZ give 4hose same laws oppOr1
s..nstv III lss Our work must pc done
~. ~rnrsafian way. Our sy1npainles
80. .sst weigh Oursinfu1 phe1ldices'
Mhsr@wewil have truly Christian
boys and girls, YOUNG peopie 1890 $3.50
SO much Of our Mork III ss.iU ~ B III !.
Church not christian s. ~ ~
work 81 cross purposes, Wc S saGssSss
ish Without showing fhe ruasx1s
IN spirit u children veKyMss
eminent c0filnnieeioners TepressNAzs
theN 40 great Meth0diems msshs.an
s1s1vsY iity Ailcthhi9An. ~ asA0ga4
r1iieoa nrestdents saeait0rA 1870 d
TSnresentative 1&y1Aen,, es.5ns
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SsySSS fmy the E4z1s. Ners 3 4snsy
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Siee NJ 4sexs
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-07-05

label of eertain soft drink hich
has Ill the Qualities ~ me 8asseIni1ess
except the alcohol. esan
serve this substitute cOnple a
chaps walked up ~ the har ana caalesdH
for beer. They were given the sub
stitute, ana after lew rounds eachhs
they began to manifest pm nneaanres
Of hilarity. Finally they beralne 81
boiEterous as d cause the bartender
TO say: .What,ssthe matter with you
fellows, anyway You're not drunk
IN fact, you can't set drunk "a that
stun. It's only Beyos
The men looked AZ each other Tor
. moment, q CLEAN Of sheepishness'
passed yer their ~countsnances, and
within three minutes they were as
sober as lambs.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-07-05
VOLUNTEER ARMY is
SHORT 5000 RECRUITS


Washington, D. G.. June s0,-presis
dent Wilson'S call for volunteers to
bring the regular army up to its full
war strength Of 100000 men ~ today
has not been realized. War depart
ment figures indicate there Is still d
shortage Of 10000 men. This dis
crepancy will probably be relieved by
taking reservists from the ranks Of
the new selective army. With s.re
cruiting week at an end. only nine
states have furnished the, compete
quotas required. They are: Nevada,
Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan,
Montana. Oregon, Utah and Wyoming
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-07-05
LAST CRUST WINS WAR
SAYS GERMAN OFFICIAL

London. June so.-The Kreuz lei
tung, Berlin. of June IS, says the
Prussian minister of agriculture has
appealed in the gravest terms to the
public. imploring that every privation
be faced until victory. which he says
will be won, not by the last bullet,
but by the last crust.
The Kreuz Zeitung adds that &C
cording to DR.. George Michaelis, the
PrussiAn food controller, announced
that a military house to house hunt
for foodstuffs. which were impounded
by the government for general use,
only resulted in the addition of about
4 per cent to existing stocks.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-07-05
The Headlight Law
State South Dakota.


A new state automobile law, gov
erning the use Of headlights to pre-.
vent the glare from confusing drivers
an approaching cars. says the Vermil
Hon Republican, and also making.
rules that must be observed at road
intersections, was passed by the
state legislature ait the last session
and became effective on July
Motorists are expressing much inter
est in regulation of auto headlights
to prevent glare and also la any 9TH
er laws which become effective this
summer. IN order that they may be-
Informed on what will be required
Of them, rules motorists must observe
after July | are given here. The new
regulations are Is follows:
The following rules shall be OBJ
served by every driver of motor ye.
hicles upon the streets, roads and
highways Of this state:
Every driver 81 an electrically
lighted motor vehicle shall equip such
vehicle with headlight Lenses or dim
1lers which difuse the light SO al
not to permit a glare from such head
light TO be thrown into the eyes 81
persons approaching such motor We
Ehicle, or being approached ~ til
Every driver Of a motor vehicle ap-
preaching the intersection Of a street
or highway shall grant the right of
way Of such intersection to any ve-S
shicle approaching such intersection
from his right; provided, that when
ever traffic officers are stationed al i
crossing or intersection. they shall
have full power to regulate trafic.
Every driver Of q motor vehicle
turning into another street OF high
way to the right shall turn the cor-
ner as near to the right hand bound
airy Of the road as possible.
Every driver Of a motor vehicle
turning into another street Or high
way TO the left, shall before turning,
pass. whenever possible to the right
and beyond the center OF the inter-
sedion OF the two streets or high
ways.
Any person violating the provisions
of this act shall, upon conviction
thereof, be punished by fine not !
ceeding Ave dollars $50.
II shall be the duty of the secretary
Of state to prepare and publish Me
motor vehicle laws Of this state IN
substantial and compact form and T.
accompany each iisense number for "
motor vehicle sent out BY his on&s
with a copy thereof.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-07-05
Nobody Knows How Dry Am98

The state Of South Dakota became
s'bone dry with the close Of June
bone dry. atAanevents 80 farassl!
state law is concerned.
Once before South Dakota was dry,
but under conditions that diner mas
terially from those of today. After Al
few years Of experience under the
dry" regime. the state again went
over to the wet" column.
But perhaps ii may not be inappro.'
pirate to state that In scores of local,
titles no special effort was made to
enforce the law when South Dakota
was then dry.
In many communities blind pigs
were not only tolerated. but openly
countenanced under a system OF
fines in lieu Of license.
Drug Stores Now dry
IN order to cooperate. and because
of the expense incident to the selling
Of liquor. even for medical purposes,
many drug stores have declined to
apply for the privilege Of handling In
toxicants.
BY mutual agreement, not q drug
store in WATERFOWL keeps liquor on
hand for any purpose whatever:
hence, they have determined to avoid
even the appearance Of evil, since
if liquor were sold at all. or drunk
enness were in evidence, many peo-
pie would say that the drug stores
are but blind pigs In disguise.
OFFICERS Alert.
1t is understood that the state au-
thorities are going to exercise more
than usual care with regard to the
enforcement Of the dry law.
Governor Norbeck, himself an advo
cate Of the abolition Of the open sd
loon, is said to be determined that
SO far as duties devolving upon HIN
are concerned. there will be no cause
for criticism for lack of effort tx
make the law a success.
The city authorities of Watertow1n1
too, are agreed that the law shall BIZ
enforced, so far as their connection
with it affects enforcement.
No blind pigs will be tolerated
much less countenanced. The mo
ment a pig of that sort gruntg, ever
but slightly, officers are to be on Thu
trail of the sound thereof, and Mr.
Pig will be forthwith gathered int
the city jail.
"soft Drink. Establishments.
The numerous soft drink, institu
tions that have been either establish
ed OF are about to be have given
officers throughout the state some
concern.
The setting up of a soft drink house
is no Indication that sticks are Ia
play a part of the game, but since
It is SO easy to let q stick all by
accident into the goblet, the state au-
thorities r said to view with some
degree Of interest the soft drink sys,
TENS either already in operation or
that . will be in operation in the
state.
Near Beers Galore.
49, aNNtDEE NaHAEzl ZFRa
Many near-beer drinks have been
~concocted, " invented, or collated, 81
fallen upon by chance.
There's many a drink which is said
to look like beer, to taste like beer
to foamalike beer, and do everything
that beer is presumed to do excepting
to make a man drunk.
There is q story afioat about ONT
establishment that ran out Of beer
the last day OF June. The eagle eye
of the bartender caught sight Of the
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-07-05

STATEMENT OF THE CONDITION
OF The State Bank of Grover, Of
Grover, S. D., at the close Of bust
q on June 20, 1917.
Date OF call by Examiner, June 25;
d6te of report by bank, June 20.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-07-05

that is the great rock Of offense. No
prophet in the Church is wise enough
to say how the stone is to be rolled
away.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1917-07-05

Now that the king of Greece has
been aethroned the war on the Mace
DOMAIN front is assuming serious pro
portions, but it is not yet certain
whether the king was a deterrent to
the entente or the Teutonic side
Florida Times-Union.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-09-03

our freedom.
 Likewise it was to be home for the Red Cross society where gallant young ladies might learn the reces- sary knowledge of surgery in stem ming saw dust hemorhages, binding straw heads and setting boneless legs.
 But six thousand bones was ne cessary! They overlooked a com bination bet however-a bet hard at all times to beat, viz feminine perspicacity and inquisitiveness and the reluctance of humanity to detcch it's person from the dough. The Civic Club, a feminine institu- ton th2t protects the morals and preserves the proprieties of every one else, had apparently negotiated for the rink at $3400 and felt just ly peeved st the L. P. L. scabbing on them and raising the real estate values particularly. Consequently the ladies employed direct action wouldn't subscribe to or counten- ance the purchasing plan. Without the hearty cooperation of the la dies no movement is successful or popular, and contributions expected did not materialize. The indomit- able Thompson countered with black hand tactics to all wno failed to chip in, but it was of no avail.
 In desperation Thompson wired Governor Strong asking him to potlatch 50-50. Governor Strong coulnd't do so. but agreed to trent" the building at S200 a month. The executive committee of the L. P. L. then decided to act independent ly of the common patriots-a close corporation was formed with R. c. Wpods President of the National Bank and several other kindred spirits and the Patriotic Thompson and acquired the building, accord ing to report at S3500 and are now p2trlOtcaIlY renting 1t to the loyal leaguers of which they them selves are the leading lights. CasEey, "idiot-oralIy' exposed the pious fraud, evoked the wrath ot the Gods, standing in particularly bad with the Marshal's office Caskey vas to get his". Marquam the attorney for the defense proved too able for the prosecution and the new jury law prevented a yenai panel: a verdict was returned in Caskey's favor.
 Today Ceskey is the new cham pion and Thompson's toga-wel it becomes him-Sic transit gloria mundi.