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The Washington herald., 1917-02-21
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Albany, n Y, Feb. "0-The assembly
today passed the proposed amendment to
the constitution granting equal franchise
to women.
Somervile. N j., Feb. 0.-Fire today
destroyed the plant of the Unionist
Gazette and other business property here
Damage Is estimated at $4,000.
London, Feb. 29.-Norta Northbern. Il.
has volunteered for service in the army
and has been gazetted a second lieutenant
In the Kent Volunteer Regiment for home
defense.
Boston. Feb. 2O.-Rumors of strikes, the
revolt in Cuba. the present freight con-
gestion and other troubles caused a Jump
today in the price of sugar in Boston and
New ngland from 10 to Is cents a pound
New York. Feb. 2O.-The Cunard liner
Orduana arrived here today from Liver
pool after successfully running Germany's
submarine gauntlet. She brought passen-
gers and mails
New York. Feb. 2O-The French liner
La Touraine left Bordeaux for New York
at l a. m. Monday under cover of dark
ness. according to a cabIegram to the
New York Offices today. The liner prob
ably is plowing through the barred zone
today.
Denver, Col. Feb. 20.-Miss Agnes Nc
| kenna, a teacher in the public schools
here. admitted today that she is the fl
ancee OF A. A. Sander. German news
paper reporter arrested in New York in
connection with the sending of secret " ar
informa ton to Germany.
Berlin. via SayvilIe. Feb. 0.-Fitteen
hundred persons were killed in the recent
ammunition explosion at Archangel Rus
sia, says a dispatch from Copenhag gen TO
the Overseas News Agency today. The
informa ton is attributed to travellers who
have just returned from Russia The ex-
! p,osion took place at the naval station
while ammunition was being transferred
from ships to the shore.
Berlin, via sayviIle. Feb. 0.-Onicial
announcement was made today through
/ the Overseas News Agency that no re-
quest was ever made to Brand WhitIock.
| American minister to Belgium. to re-
move the United States flag from the
embassy. 1t was stated that Mr. Whit
lock- together with his staff, is continuing
! relief work
GAINESVILLE, Ohio, Feb. 20-William
Floyd, engineer, was killed. and Frank
! Scott fireman. both of Newark, Ohio.
was fatally injured today when the en-
! gine of a westbound passenger train. No.
/ eS, on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
| jumped the track between Lore City and
| Quaker City.
San Francisco, Cal, Feb. 20.-IndiCt-
ment of S. A. Carenegie Ross. British
| Consul General here on charges of viU-
! lating the recruiting laws, will be asked
of the Federal grand jury, according tO
/ reliable information obtained this after
| noon.
London, Feb. 20-A bill suspendinG
grand juries for the period of the wal
/ and six months thereafter has been adopt
ed by the House of Commons.
The Washington herald., 1917-02-21
S0LONS DRAGGED
BACK TO SEATS
Senators Yanked From Thea
ters and Beds to Attend
Night Session.

Determined to finish imperative legisla-
ton without an extra session, the Senate
last night for the second time within a
fortnight had the sergeant-at-arms round
up absentees.
From the stages of the principal the
aters announcement was made that the
immediate presence of Senators was
decided at the Capitol
Senators in evening dress waiting to ad-
dress a number OF banquets heard the
same announcement.
The news spread quickly all over the
city. and was augmented by a rumor
that the President was Fastening toward
the Capitol to address a joint session.
The rumors magnified in circulation un-
til they crystallized into belief that a
declaration of war was coming
Senators cancelled their engagements,
hastened to the Capitol. discarded their
evening clothes and hustled toward the
Senate chamber
They found a passive body waiting to
count a quorum.
When the Senate convened at o'clock
only a few members of the Upper
Branc| occupied chairs.
Senator Kenyon Immediately called the
attention Of the chair to the absence of
a quorum. The count disclosed :wenty-
eight Senators present
Senator Simmons, OF North Carolina
in charge of the additional revenue bill
in the Senate, desirous of having it en-
acted into law a speedily as possible,
Immediately moved that the sergeant-at-
arms be directed to round up the absent
members
Within thirty minutes Senators were
being notified of the necessity for their
nTPePDCe Hotel COrridOrs bomas and
even thirst emporiums were visited by
he force of the sergeant-at-arms.
After nearly two hours delay the SEN
T'c counted noses again and found that
fifty members were present, two more
.han d. quorum. Consideration OF the
.ovcnue bill was then resumed until ad-
'oUITHcnt at II ,. m.
The Washington herald., 1917-02-21
POTATOES CHEAP IN ENGLAND

Lohuon, rep New food regulations,
governing the distribution OF potatoes,
went Into effect today.
According to a decree issued by the
food controller, not more than 3l-2 cents
per pound may be charged for potatoes,
nor may retailers charge more than $40
per ton
For last years crop growers may not
charge more than $40 per ton during Feb
Ilary. SiS ton In March and April, and
$50 q ton In May and June.
The Washington herald., 1917-02-21
FOUR LINERS REACH u. S.,
BRINGING TONS OF MAIL
More Than 1000 Passengers Reach
New York Safely.

New York. Feb -0.-FoUr hiS ocean
liners, carrying more than 2.C91 passeE-
gers and thousands OF sacks OF mail,
rea ched New York today.
Three Of them-the CTnardcr Ordura.
the French Fabre liner Pat-iq and the
Italian San GIsliemo-Came from the war
zone. and the fourth, the Rio Janc.rC.
from Para.
The Patria brought about l,SOO steeaEe
passengers and several hundred in thC
cabins She sailed from Genoa on Feb
ruary ;, and touched several Meditcr-
"anean ports before striking out through
the Atlantic
The Orduna brought thirty-nine passcn-
SeTS.
The Washington herald., 1917-02-21
1000 Ships Destroyed
By Subs Since August

London, Feb. 2O.-Approximately
1000 ships, both allied and neutral.
have been sunk by the central
powers since the first of August.
according to statistics compiled
here today.
OF these, rs had been reported
sunk by submarines from the be-
ginning Of the ruthless "U" boat
war up to noon today. The others
had been sunk during the six
months between August and Feb
ruary ].
These included vessels Of all
classes.
Archibald Hurd, naval critic of
the Daily Telegraph, again sounds
warning saying our life line Is
being nibbled away"
The Washington herald., 1917-02-21
Here's a Corking New Shoe;
Made Principally, of Cork

Philadelphia. Feb. 2o.-"Prices on
leather have been boosted beyond all rea-
son, and if the prices are to be reduced.
the public must learn to wear shoes that
are made from leather substitutes. Al
though 1 use the word substitutes, the
articles that must supplant leather are
not substitutes. They are canvas, cork
and rubber. With these articles we can
make shoes that are as durable-and
stylish as those produced from leather. -
So declared A. c. MCGOWAN to the
annual convention of the Pennsylvania
Shoe Retailers Association, held at the
Bellevue-Stratford today.
The Washington herald., 1917-02-21
Back From the War Zone
Minus Eye and Two Arms

New York. Feb. 20.-The war-torn
trenches of the Dardanelles gave back a
pitiful wreck of a man to America to-
day
Included IN the passengers arriving
here on the Cunard Line Orduna was
Mark Alexander. of Roanoke Va. He
enlisted in the British army last March.
He came back with both arms and one
eye missing, besides other small hurts.
Alexander said he was in the act of
throwing a bomb from a Dards.nelles
trench when a bullet struck the missile
and 1t exploded in his hand. He will re-
ceive a pension from the British govern
ment.
The Washington herald., 1917-02-21
2U. S. CITIZENS
SHELLED BY SUB
Adrift Thirteen Hours After
Dalbeattie Is Sunk by
U-Boat.


New York. Feb. 2O.-Two American
citizens, members of the crew of the
Norwegian steamer DaIbeattie, were
adrift in lifeboat for thirteen hours
after the steamer had been sunk by a
U-boat in the barred zone, American Con-
sui Frost, at Queenstown. reported to
Washington today.
The Dalbeattie, Frost's message as
serts, stopped her engine on the first shot
but the shell fire from the U-boat was
kept up while the crew took to the boats
''Shelled without cause while abandoning
ship the message says, adding mo
offer of aid"
The Dalbeattie was en- route from Glas-
gov to Gibraltar with coal. She carried
neither guns nor wireless.
In shipping circles here opinion was
divided as to the possibilities of the Dali
beatte's destruction as affecting the
status of the German-American relations
While some considered it an overt act, -
more conservative elements pointed out
that in many previous cases. the most re-
cent being the sinking of the California,
alarming reports about Smelling life
boats" had reached Washington and were
later proved exaggerated or wholly false
Condition Precarious
The Americans aboard the Dalbeattie
were John Guerre. of Los Angeles, Calf,
and Frank Wood. of Keene, y. H. Wood $
condition is said to be precarious, the
exposure having aggravated his suffer
ing from bronchitis
Three other vessels were reported by
British sources today to have sunk All
are small ships of almost negligible ton
mage. One, the name of which is given
as Dorothy" is believed to be the for
mer American ship. Rose Dorothea
transferred to British registry a year
ago. She and the Mayola were fishing
steamers from New FoUndland.
Destruction of the British brigantine
Netherton was reported in a cable dis
patch from Consul Frost to Washington.
Today's toll. as reported by British
sources. added four ships, with an aC-
greSate tonnage Of only l.729 to the total
since February !, which is thus brought
up to 1873 ships of an aggregate tonnage
of 265, 7G5
The Washington herald., 1917-02-21
TURKISH STEAMER SUNK
BY RUSSIAN SUBMARINE
Eight Small Sailing Ships Also Tor
pedoed in Black Sea.

Petrograd, Feb. "a Turkish steamer
and eight small sailing ships have been
sunk by a Russian submarine off the
Bospherus in the Black Sea, the war Of
fee announced today.
The report added that two German
aeroplanes were shot down, Sunday ana
Monday. in sky combats near Smorjongc
North of PodGaste an attempt by Aus
tro-German forces to advance was re-
pulsed by the Russians.
The Washington herald., 1917-02-21
Why the Tears, Oh Pastor?
I've Lost NV Hen, Quoth He

Monticello, n. Y. Feb. 2O.-The illness
that kept Rev. Walter w. Reid from his
pulpit in St Johns Church here today
was caused by the fact that he had sold
at 9s cents a pound, live weight. the lit
tie Leghorn that had laid an egg for him
every day for three years. excepting ten
days in Lent last year.
After l sold that hen 1 felt guilty OF
having committed a crime" said Mr..
Reid. "and 1t made me so i'll I could not
attend to my church duties for the time
being"
As the hens vacation occurred in Zent
last year. Mr.. Reid was asked If the
sale at this time was because Lent was
about to begin.
Not at au." ne replied. 'T accepted
a call to Christ Church.. Tarrytown. a
few days ago and learned I could not
take my chickens with me-"
The Washington herald., 1917-02-21
AMERICANS PENNILESs

Copenhagen, FebN 2O.-Never in its his
tory has the United States Legation had
such heavy demands made upon it as at
present, Maurice Egan. the American
Minister, and his staff are kept busy
from morning until night answering the
inquiries and appeals of the huge num-
ber of Americans stranded here
The German submarine menace has
paralyzed shipping, and many of the
Americans are becoming penniless. A
special appeal may be made to the State
Department In behalf of the needy
Americans
The Washington herald., 1917-02-21
This Undertaken Now
Has to Bury his Horse

Undertakers are usually nice.
kind-faced people who are always
very, very calm.
But that didn't apply to William
W. Chandler, who runs an under
taking establishment at 1927 r
street northwest, last night, when
he heard about his horse.
For the horse wasn't calm. In
stead Il was so excited it ran
away In Seventeenth street, turned
down V street. kept to that street
awhile, and then deciding 1t would
rather be indoors, stepped gaily
down into the basement of 17l6
street. and broke open the door.
Now Chandler has a new job. He
has to bury that horse.
The Washington herald., 1917-02-21
Curses Stars and Stripes;
Riot Is Narrowly Ayerted

Pittsburgh, Feb. 2O-A riot was mar
rowly averted at Allegheny police sta
ton today when George Barosky, 80, an
Austrian, attempted to tear small
American flag from the breast of Officer
Richard Tate who was bringing him out
for a hearing before the magistrate
Barosky cursed the Stars and Stripes,
and in broken English declared It ought
to be torn to shreds." He was held on
a charge of disorderly conduct until
United States District Attorney Humes
can take steps to have him deported.
The Washington herald., 1917-02-21
WILSON PAYS TRIBUTE
TO MAI. GEN. FUNSTON
Sends Letter of Coincidence to Widow,
Expressing Sorrow Of Nation.

President Wilson. voicing the senti-
ment Of the American people, last
night mOurned the death of Mai. Gen.
Frederick Funston. While the War
Department was completing plans for
the funeral of the dead warrior at San
Francisco, the President dispatched the
following message of coincidence to
Mrs. Frederick Funston:
May ! not tell you with what genu-
inc grief l have learned of the death
of your distinguished husband. l feel
confident that l am expressing the
feelings of the whole country when 1
say that we have lost in him an off,
Ger of unusual gallantry. capacity and
loyal devotion to the interests Of the
country.
He has repeatedly in very recent
months proved his ability to handle
situations of unusual delicacy and diff
ficulty with discretion and success.
May I not express my warm personal
sympathy for you in your irreparable
lo5s?"
The Washington herald., 1917-02-21
Potatoes Twice as High
In u. S. as in ENGLAND

Although the United States is not at
war and England is, the price of potatoes
is twice as high in this country as it is
in Great Britain.
"a record of forty years standing was
smashed today when potatoes went to I
cents pound in New York,
In London they are selling at l-2 cents
a pound, and by order of the government
no more may be charged at this time.
The Washington herald., 1917-02-21
LINER FREED FROM NET.

Norfolk, Va. Feb. 2o.-The Old Domin-
ion liner Madison is free today after
being caught in the steel net protecting
Hampton Roads from submarines.
The Madison failed to give proper sig
nails. and the patrol boats did not open
the wire gates through which vessels are
supposed to pass. Divers and tugs were
necessary 10 free the vessel
The Washington herald., 1917-02-21
Dukedom Can Go to Deuce;
He Signs Up for Old u. S. A.

New York, Feb. 2C-An American citi-
zenship in these stirring times is worth
more than sukedom, according to the
Duke of Alagona, an Italian noblemsn,
who effected the transfer today.
The duke is 80 years old and has been
in the United States slightly more than
year. In taking out his ma turslization
papers he renounced Victor Emanuel III
and his utlNL
The Washington herald., 1917-02-21
DUTCH FACE FOOD SHORTAGE

London, Feb. 20.-The seriousness of the
food shortage in Holland is shown by
dispatch from Rotterdam to the Daily
News today saying that bread rations, in
Guiding the flour allowance, is TO be cut
to about eight and one-half ounces per
day. There is also great scarcity Of
potatoes and COAL.
The Washington herald., 1917-02-21
POTATOES 1888 A BUSHEL

New York. Feb. 90.-Records of forty
years standing were shattered today
when potatoes sold for I cents a pound.
Wholesale prices of "spuds," which
have jumped so cents a day for the past
few days. today reached 50 for a sack of
ieo pounds, about S3ss q busheI.
The Washington herald., 1917-02-21
Ruthless Warfare
Claims 1873 Ships

Reported sunk Tuesday:
Dalbeattie (Norwegian), l,321
tons.
Mayols CBritish), lag tons.
Netherton British. l9s tons.
Dorthy CBritish). 81 tons.
Total, 4 ships, LIZ tons.
Previously reported. rs ships,
2J1.S72 tons.
Reported from Berlin, four ships,
7,l34 tons.
Grand total. 133 ships, &c. ,735 tons.
The Washington herald., 1917-02-21

Albany, n. Y, Feb. c0-The assembly
today passed the proposed amendment to
the constitution granting equal franchise
to women.
The Washington herald., 1917-02-21
For 1876
l,040,840 Lines

"a IAT over the paid advertising
figures of 1915. This was
~ 3s0,Is0 lines more than
the combined gain of the other three
Washington papers.
The Washington herald., 1917-02-21

London Feb. 2o-Norta Northbern. Il,
has volunteered for service in the army
and has been gazetted second lieutenant
In the Kent Volunteer Regiment for home
defense.
Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1917-01-12
FACTS ABOUT FARMERS
AND THEIR FARMS.
AND THEIR FAMILIES

Short courses and cAmps for sss1s
have been held IN several counties thia
past year.
Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1917-01-12
SHERiFFS LAND SALE.
SATURDAY, JAN. 20, 1917.
]. r. Carlin,
Frank Netherton,

Frank Netherton,
In obedience to an order of sale to
me directed by. the Circuit Court of
Jackson County Tenn, will on Sat-
urday, the Goth day of January, 1917,
ct the courthouse door in Gainesboro,
sell at public out cry to the highest
bidder, for cash, the following describ-
ed tract or parcel of land.
Lying and being in the 10th civil dis.
trict Of Jackson County, Tenn, and
bounded as follows:
Bounded OH thessnorth by lands of
Mabry, east oy Woolbright, west by
Mabry. and south by Mabry, contain
ing 40 acres, more or less.
Said land will be sold subject to the
home stead right, Of said Frank Meth
erton to satisfy compliments judge.
ment of $l02.35, together with inter-
ut and costs.
Sale within legal hours.
This Dec. Is, 1916.
W. H. Sadler, Sheriff.
NON. RESIDENCE NOTICE.
Mamie Jones
va
Tom Jones
In Chaneery Court at Gainesboro.
Tennessee.
1t appearing from the bill filed in
this sause, which is sworn to. that the
Defendant Tom Jones, whose residence
to Complainant is unknown and cannot
be served with the ordinary process Of
law;
tits ordered that said Defendant erss
ter his appearance herein, before the
Clerk and Master, at his Office in the
courthouse in Gainesboro, Tenn, on or
before the Let Monday in February,
1917, next. and plead, answer, or de-
muir to Complainant's bill, or the same
will be taken for confessed as to him,
and set for hearing ex parte: and that
. copy Of this order be published for
four consecutive weeks in the jacobson
County Sentinel, newspaper publish
ed in Gainesboro. Tenn.
This 7th day of December, 1916.
W. F. Sadler. Clerk and Master.
L. G. Strobe, Solicitor for Complain
ant:
Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1917-01-12

(By c. +. Alfred, Division OF Extension
University of Tennessee, Knox
ville.)
Good farm accounts are as useful tC
the farmer as to the business man
since farming is business, the SAME
as banking or any other commercial.
enterprise. Farm accounting does moi
require that the account be kept in 0
particular form, or upon a certain side
of the page, but is simply logical Sc
lection and arrangement of farm facts
to make correct study possible.
The difficulties OF farm accounting
are generally overestimated, an entire
ly wrong impression being held by
many people on this subject. Good ac
counts are within the reach of every
farmer.
The few minutes regularly spent in
keeping farm accounts will yield
larger returns than an equal amount
OF time devoted to farm work, II
pOPCi uoO 10 maui VI thc HlOTudllUb
the records contain.
This winter or early spring is the
time to begin keeping records.
II is important for the farmer tc
know what lines of production are
yielding the best returns. On an un
profitable line or enterprise he should
change his methods of production tc
lessen the costs or, IL an enterprise
can not be made profitable under his
conditions of farming, it should be
dropped out, just as a merchant drops
a customer who does not pay his bills
Stop the leaks in your farm.
Write at once to the Division of Ex
tension, University of Tennessee
Knoxville, for suggestions. The sps
cislists there will be glad to help you
get started.
Why not turn the searchlight Oh
your farm business and learn how you
can make more money?
Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1917-01-12
GRADE THE FARM PRODUCTS.

II farmers In Tennessee are to make
the most from thsir farms. they must
grade the products they put upon the
market, according to w. A. Sehosnfsld,
specialist in marketing and rural or.
ganization, of the Division of Hxten.
sion of the University Of Tsnnssses,
Knoxville.
He points out that u q visit which
he made 70 Chicago be found ArkAa.
sAs sweet potatoes competing with
Tennessee potatoes. AZ that time the
potatoes from Tennessee were not
graded. Every size possible was IN the
containers from this state. The Arkan-
sAs potatoes were selling by grades
ss follows: Prime, 80 CENTS; Choice,
rs cents: Jumbo, 60 cents. The un.
graded Tennessee potatoes were sell.
ing for Sc esats q bushsl It would
have paid the shippers of tAsss pots-
toes TO Grade.
This corresponds With the shippers
experience around Gleason. When they
hrst started the shipments several,
years aso they get q price Of ,l.o0
. bushsl In bulk In the car.
Now they find that they must grade
their products TO sell them.
The buying public demands we'll
arranged products. and the farmer
who heeds the signs OF the times will
watch the markets.
Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1917-01-12
PRODUCE MORE
LIVE STOCK"
That Is Injunction Of Editor
Who Has His Ear To
the Ground
LIVE STOCK INCREASE PROFITS

To Do Well the Farmer Must Study
Best Methods-This Is Made Pos
sible at the Short Course In Aorioui-
ture at Knoxville.
Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1917-01-12

In commenting upon the fact that
a new era of agriculture is at hand for
East Tennessee, the editor Of the Jour-
nal and Tribune, one of Knoxville's
dailies, has established a creed pos
sible of adoption in any part Of the
state.
After expressing his pride on the
section Of the state in which his paper
is located. the editor says:
Nov. Geef cattle are bringing high
or prices than ever before known In
the history OF the cattle raising indus
try, 1t behooyes every farmer 70 put
his lands to grass and produce dairy
cattle. beef cattle, or dual purpose an
imals. The possibilities Of dairying
are growing day by day In proportion
rs the towns and cities increase in
population and II the dsirymen will
but adopt scientific methods In the
production OF milk and butter, organ
ize cow-testing associations In order
to weed out the boarding ladies' In
their barns and keep in touch with the
State College of Agriculture in order
to keep abreast of the dairying times,
their problems will have been solved
In the matter Of raising beef cattle,
much can be accomplished through the
purchase OF pure-bred sires Of any Of
several OF well-known breeds, inciud.
ing the Hereford, Shorthorn, Aberdeen
Angus and Red Polled, the dual pur-
pose animals being the milking strain
OF Shorthorns and the Red Polled.
The College of Agriculture Of the
State University, through its annual
short courses, offers exceptional op
portunities to farmers to learn scion.
tific methods in the raising. feeding,
Judging and selling OF beef cattle and
these opportunities should not be over.
looked, for the new era Of agriculture
in East Tennessee Ia at hand"
This reference to the Short Course
in Agriculture which IL held at the
State University every winter is well
placed. Every state that is building
UP strong agriculture Is doing 20
through Its Short Course. This method
of instruction reaches the farmers who
desire Immediate assistance, The
courses are planned 70 give that aid.
This years Short Course has for It's
dates January l to February 10. Rail
roads have made special rates.