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Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1918-08-15
coodson Mcdaniel Moore

(The following tribute to Mr..
Moore was written by friend
at Clifty. Mr.. Moore was form
erly resident of Shellmound
and died June 10, 1918, as the
result of an accident
Goodson Mcdaniel Moore was
born Oct, l, 1864, and died June
19, 1918, aged So years, 8 months
and 18 days. He was converted
in early life under the ministry
of the Rev. J. W. Carnes, and
Joined the M. E >Church, South,
and lived consistent member
unit! death. He served as stew
ard for the church at McDaniel's
Chapel for eleven years and to
all the duties and responsible
ties of the church he responded
wisely and well. He was mar
ried May 4, 1897, to Miss Emma
Allen, and to this union were
born six children, five girls and
one boy.
Mr.. Moore was one OF Marion
County's best men, always kind,
sympathetic and charitable. lie
never failed to respond to the call
of those less fortunate than him
self, and so transformations were
his numerous charities that few
of them were ever known. He
was always striving to carry out
christian ideals. This drew a.
bout him wide circle Of friends,
who deplore his untimely death
and mourn with his grief-strcken
family. He will be greatly miss
ed by his neighbors and associates
but most of all by his grief strlck-
EN- mother and members of his
own household to whom his de
votion was beautiful. May God
comfort their sorrowing hearts
and guide their feet to the Better
Land.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1918-08-15
FARMERS FAIL
TO GET SPEAKER

Hon. l.. M Rhodes failed to
meet his appointment here Sat
urday at the Farmers Rally and
those present were much disap-
pointed. Addresses were made
in the mcrning by w. S. Pryor
and Rev. w. G. Grower, of Jas
per. Rain drove the Farmers to
the shelter of the Town Hall
where dinner was spread on tab
les. After dinner there were
sessions of the stockholders of
of the Farmers Supply Co., the
cooperative storeof the farmers,
and the County Union. The
next session of the County Union
will be held at Caroline Chapel.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1918-08-15

before we hear again if he is gone
over. He was anxious to go.
am afraid we have not seen the
worst yet and the end is not in
sight.
Invent down south a few miles
Tuesday, the 9th, to spend the
day with my daughter, Mrs. j.
G. Payne and family. Had a
nice time, got a good dinner and
all the watermelon | wanted.
Mr.. Payne has a fine crop. His
corn is matured and will yield
from 35 to 40 bushels an acre.
Has a good, large cotton crop
looking fine. He says he will get
from three-fourth to a bale per
acre. He has bottom land and
it has not suffered like the high
land and the prairie.
Mr.. Brown, of Tracy City,
thank you for your kind words.
| take a great interest in the let
RS written and am disappointed
when | fail to find one from Peg
gy." of Ringgold, Ga. Hope
she will be in line this week. y
g." of Eastland, is another take
great interest in reading after.
Hope they will all wake up from
their summer dream and send in
a good letter regular.
With the best of wishes for
success of the News. | will not
take any more space this time.
AS ever, Lone Star.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1918-08-15
Jasper, Tenn.

SPectaI 10 The Ne7os.
1t is some hot in this old burg,
The only thing that is cool is the
town pump.
Chas. Warren is sick. Hope
he will soon revover.
Mrs. Nancy Warren was in
town today shopping.
Ye writer was good and went
to church Sunday night end
heard a good sermon.
Mrs. Rose Webb went to church
Sunday night.
Jerry Holloway is painting bis
house today.
Mrs. Joe Warren visited in our
neighborhood Sunday.
Mrs. Tudor, tCora and Vernie
Warren, Biddie Holloway, Ma
mie Lou Thach and Mr.. and Mrs.
Louis Holloway went to Chatta-
nooga in the truck Sunday and
reported a nice time.
Come on J. B. w. of Santoy,
O., you have slept long enough.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will TempIeton
and Bro. Cox took dinner with
Mr.. and Mrs Webb Sunday.
Come on soldier hoys with your
pieces as we enjoy reading them.
Lot Warren is still on his old
job going to town.
A. j. Holloway says he would
like to see j. B. W., of Santoy,
o.. as he knows him,
MissL.ena Philips spent the day
Sunday with Mrs. Birtie Curtis
and reported nice time.
Mrs. Matte Templeton is sell
ing out. Suppose she is going to
leave Jasper.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dave Quarles
have moved back to Jasper.
Jim Warren looked cute Sun.
day.
Little Gladys Warren looked
cute Sunday. Rosebud.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1918-08-15
Dallas, Tex.

Soeaaito Me Ne7os.
| will attempt to give you &
few dots from Texas. Every
thing is dry and hot. Corn is
short 'on account of dry, ho1
weather. Cotton is burning up.
If. we don't get good rain pret
ty soon the cotton crop will not be
very much.
| was disappointed when
found so few of the correspon'
dents in line in the last paper.
| suppose the election was the
greater interest and every body
had election on the brain and did
not think OF us ex-Tennesse. fel-
lows that were wanting to hear
from the election in Marion.
There are several of the candi-
dates that | was interested in.
| did not expect to get the re-
suits of the election as the News
was published the day of the elec-
tion, but we can "ait another
week for the final returns. Al
so orr interest extends to the
November election. | want to
see good men in office in every
state, county and city, especially
at this time when everything is
in state of confessional the best.
There was a ripple of excite
ment a few days ago when it
was learned that Germans or
sympathizers had wireless sta.
ton in Mexico reporting every
move the u. S. made. | can't
say how true the report is, but
we do know there is an open door
thru Mexico for any scheme the
Huns want. The greasers don't
like the people OF the U. S. any
too well, especially Texas. They
will bear watching.
Last Friday had a letter from
my youngest son, sam B., who
has been in training at the A. &
M. College, saying that he would
try to come home Saturday for
the last time before going over
seas, but did not come. Monday
we got his suit case and citizen S
clothes, and other things that he
could not take with him. A card
was in il with the words written
on it, Pleasant smiles" T" So we
presume he has gone across.
May the good Lord protect them.
But if they don't come back we
know it is no farther from there
to a home eternal than it is from
our U. S. Will be several weeks
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1918-08-15
"Stockind Room" for Banks.

Has your bank stocking room?
The Security bank of Oakland, Cal,
couldn't sell Liberty bonds without
theirs. Here is how it works:
Mrs. Oaklander enters. Il want to
buy Liberty bond, please"
"All right; sign here" says the
pleasant bank clerk.
After this the good woman hesitates,
bushes. She makes wavering passes
and then looks around with hunting
and hunted look.
The pleasant bank clerk knows the
symptoms and politely inquiries: !:
'Would you like to use the stocking
roomY"
Mrs. Oaklander retires to the little
side room and makes run on "the
first national bank"
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1918-08-15
Picnic at Blowing Spring

Quite a number from South
Pittsburg were here Thursday,
enjoying the cool precincts of
the Blowing Spring and the crys.
tai waters of Sequachee river.
1t was supposed to have been a
Baptist picnic, but some of our
citizens here have fhair doubts as
to the genuineness of the crowd.
owing to the fact that it did not
rain. People here were hoping
that Baptist picnic would bring
rain, and when the picnickers
departed and still no rain, there
was great disappointment. Bap-
tist picnics in the past, it is al
legged, have brought gully-wash-
ers. !%
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1918-08-15
Two Weddings in
Sequatchie County

Dunlap, Aug.9. Henegar Hix-
on, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Alex
Hixon. and Miss Ethel King,
daughter of Thomas A. King,
sheriff were married Aug
ust 2, ESQ. j. 7. Walker officiat-
ing.
Lester Hatfield. son of D. B.
Hatfield and Miss Mary Gray,
daughter Of Rev. C. T. Gray,
were married Aug 8, Rev A. d.
Stewart performing the ceremo-
ny. They reside at Whitwell
where the groom has position
with the T. c., l. & r. R. Co.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1918-08-15
Chattanooga.

S6fciak 10 TIE Mans
Lee Mathis was in Jasper last
week and brought Ava May back
with him. They have been married
two weeks.
Bill Mathis is working at the Chat
tanooga Bakery.
Mir. and Mrs. K. j. Mathis were
greatly surprised to find that Lee
Mathis had married,
Grace Walker and her little sister,
Willie Stansbury, went to the show
Monday night.
Harry Dykes looked cute Sunday
in bis best suit. Big Boy.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1918-08-15
Marion High School
To Open Sept. z

Marion County High School
will open for the fall term on
Monday. Sept. 2, Prof. j. j.
Huggins has been reelected
principal, and has a full corps of
qualified teachers. The work Of
the school under Prof. Huggins
has sbeen uniformly good and
great satisfaction is expressed.
All intending to enter High
School should be present the first
day so as to commence work with
the other students.
The faculty is as follows:
j. j. Huggins Principal and
History.
T. r. Observation-Disclosures
tics.
Miss Aline Darden- English.
Miss Mama Darden-Latin.
Miss Donnie Tate Science.
Mrs. Laura V. TurEer-M Music.
In event classes are arranged
for Violin and Expression. they
will be taught by Mrs. T. S. Wood
and Miss Gertrude Michael, re-
spectively.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1918-08-15
MARION SINGERS
TO ASSEMBLE
Second Session of the Ma:
rion County Singing Asso-
citation to Be Held At
Richard City, Saturday
and Sunday, August
24th and 25th

The second session of the Ma
rion County Singing Convention
for 1918 will be held at Richard
City Saturday and Sunday, Aug
ust "a and Is.
There will be two quartets
present, male and female. The
male quartet is one from the I'm
ion Music Co., of Atlanta, Ca.
and is composed of Messrs. Pace.
Allen, Foust and Mullins. The
female quartet is the Gaines Sis
ters of Gainesville, Ga, and so
perfect is the blending of their
voices that it is said one stand
ing before them can hardly dis
tinguish who are sineing the diff
ferent parts.
The exercises of Saturday will
begin at 10 O'Clock in the c. P.
Church of Richard City. Those
of Sunday will begin at 10 o.
clock Sunday on the Fair
Grounds.
All singers, and music people,
especially, are requested to be
present at the Saturday exercis-
es, and are asked to make every
sacrifice to be present, as the
program will greatly interest
and profit them. The Sunday ex-
ercises of course will be attended
by the usual large number. as it
will be easier for many 60 at
tend on that day.
Basket dinners will be spread
on each day. and all are request
ed to assist in the spread.
'fhe arrangements are being
perfected by John Cowan, presi-
dent of the organization, who is
extremely anxious for it to be a
success, and it will be, if every
one takes a hand to make it so.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1918-08-15
Locomotive Fire Cost.

The cost of kindling fires in locomo-
tives is said to range from 6S cents to
$1.14, according to the size of the en-
CINE. These figures represent the cost
when dry shavings, the cheapest kind
of kindling, are used. Multiplied by
63, 900, the number of locomotives in
this country. the difference between
the cheapest and the most expensive
kindling would naturally amount to
millions of dollars annually 5-s
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1918-08-15
Is Deputy Registrar.

Miss Fife Mccullough is now
deputy registrar at Jasper, and
is proving good official. John
Curtis, the former deputy,!Ire-,
ceived a work or fight order, and
has gone to Illinois to work in a
coal mine.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1918-08-15

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Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1918-08-15

Get ready for the next Liberty
Bond sale which comes of ncXt
month.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1918-08-15
LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEER WRITES.

When the kidneys are not working
properly, backache, stiff joints, rheu-
matte pains and suffering results.
George Nolan, Turtle Lake, N. ID.
writesss. - am locomotive engineer.
had q bad pain in my, back and nv
bladder action was very irregular. l
took Foley Kidney Pills and was re-
ieiyed in acopple Of days. Sold every
v here,
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1918-08-15
T. R. Harris improving.

Our friend, 7. r. Harris, who
has been seriously i'll, is improv-
ing and gaining strength. He is
under the treatment of DR.. Song
err, who has him now on a treat
ment which is proving 5atisfac-
tory and greatly benefitting him.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-07-03
HERE'S SCHEDULE
OF JULY 4 EVENTS

10 a m--Army and Navy base.
ball. Woodland park.
II a IN. Ballard parade. ending
at Meacha:n a Babcock ship
yards
ii.i5 a m.-At Alki playfleld. Bal
lard plsyfield. Mount Baker
park. Volunteer park and Wood.
land park. Boy Scouts sports.
ii.30 a. m.--Twin launchlngs at
Aeacham 4 Babcock shipyards.
IL noon--Civilian sports at five
parks. including fat mems and
other races.
il5 y. IN. - Tug of.war between
Army and Navy picked teams.
on special cieatage platform at
Volunteer park.
fao y. m.--Hundred.y yard dash bc.
tween picked Army and Navy
teams. at Volunteer park.
, y. m.--Pageant OF democracy.
bands and community singing.
Mt Alki playfield. Ballard play.
field. Mount Baker park. volun.
tcer park and Woodland park.
$40 =. m. Fourth OF July
speakers at five parks. with
Maurice Cascnave. French dip
lomat, at Woodland park.
I 10 4:30 y. Military and ma.
val maneuvers at all five parks.
ESQ TO y. IN. 49, LaunchinRs at
shipyards on the waterfront.
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Fly From
Seattle
TO Lewis
To Deliver Message OF
Victory Carnival at
Training Station
WILL ENClRCLE THE CITY

An a~ropiane flirht b~twc~u
Seattle and Camp lewis Will he
. feature Of the Fourth Of July
celebration Tomorrow.
~ ! o'ciork In Tho afternoon.
Edward Hubbard. official pilot
of the Iso~lng Airplanc Co. will
carry Lieut.. y. r. Condon. Jr.. Of
the naval aviation service. ~
courier from the naval training
camp nj seattle to American
Lake. Lieut.. CoDdou will have
with him Icttrrs from Admiral
Ccouts. commandant Of the 18th
naval DISTRICT To Col. T. y.
Jones'. commanding officer nj
Camp IS.wis. inviting tho colonel.
his staff and the enlisted m~o st
Camp l.~wis To attend tho S~Ai-
tie Girls Victory carnival. ~ tho
naval training camp. July .S-:s.
inclusive.
lie also will have . letter frun
Ole Harmon to Mayer G. ~ Rid.
dell. of Tacoma. officially invit-
ing tho city Of Tacoma TO The
big carnival.
Tho big scapiane will rise from the
waters OF Lake Union at the Naval
camp, and. after circilng
over tho city. viii start out with a
dash for Tacoma. They will circle
over that city. and tho automobiis
races az the Speedway before land
In near the Country club. az Anieri.
can lake. Here the courier and
pilot will be greeted by Cot Jones
and Mayor Riddcll or their represent
stives. and will carry hack n mes
sage OF acceptance 20 Admiral
Coon,z and Mayor Hanson.
r. ~. Gott OF the BocinE Alrp'ane
will make the run In a mo
tor car. carrying necessary supplies
TO the scaplane.
Lieut.. Condor. r.. the official
courier. Is stationed n, the Boeinx
plant as inspector engineering ma,
terials for the government.
Hubbard. who will fiy the plane.
Is a Seattle hoy. who iedrned to fly
in an old machine on Lake Washing
ton.
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SEVEN SHIPS WILL
BE LAUNCHED HERE
Seattle will launch 4a,4oo tons OF

Seattle will launch 4a,4o0 tons OF
shipping Thursday. July 4th.
Four big steel and three Ferris
type wooden ships will take tho wa.
ter between / a. m. and 800 g. m.
The public will be permitted to
view the launchlngs.
Following In the program:
IL a. m.-Dacia. $500 tons.
Meacham & Babcock: Mrs. W. NJ.
Meacham, sponsor.
II n --Wyucan. $500 tons
Meacham a Babcock; Mrs. l.. II.
Meacham, sponsor.
2:30 y. m.-Westcrn Cross. $500
tons; J. r. Duthie's, Mrs. +. O. Fisk,
sponsor.
2:s5 y. Forster, a,5Oo tons; MI.
son & kerlcz; Mrs. W. \. Magec.
sponsor.
y. m.--Wcst Gambo, $500 tons,
Skinner & Eddy, Miss Elsie j. Cam.
eron. sponsor.
3.i5 y. m.--Wcstern Star. $500
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TO DOUBLE MILLION
BEFORE OFFENSIVE

there VIII be no false start so long
as Gen. Foch can carry out his own
plans, nor will an effort be made 70
break the German war machine with
an inadequate supply OF men.
$50. 900 flghters
OF the million American troops In
France. approximately s5o.ooo are
actual fighters. OF these active
comhatants moro than 400. 900 have
reached France since the beginning
OF Won Hindenburg's offensive
March 81. That means the British
and French casualties in the spring
offensive have much more than been
made good.
Gen. Foch. therefore. In all proba-
bility. has superiority in man power
over Won Hindenburg. The superior
ity. however, is not yet sufficient TO
insure that quality OF supreme
pressure which the allies must be
prepared TO maintain. once the Amer
lean offensive starts.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-07-03
BRITISH BAG 43 FOE
PLANES IN HOT DUEL

twenty-five tons Of bombs we're
dropped during the day. and IL tons
during the night All our night ny.
ing machines returned.
During the night OF July Ia. the
enemy airdrome az Boulay was sue
cessfully attacked The Oppau
works and the railway line at Mann.
helm were bombed with good effect.
as were also the railway works at
Thionyiile.
"On July > bombs we're dropped
on railway station at Treves. Our
formation was attacked above its oh.
icctive by 12 enemy machines. one
Of which was shot down. Tho rail
way siding and sheds at Coblenz
were bombed with good results. All
our machines returned safely"
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United Press
Summary Of
War Events
u.4ssth day Of the war: iosth

q .436th day OF the war: 1o5th
day of the big offensivel
MARINE FRoNT.-Americans
yesterday repulsed a second Ger
man counter attack on the new
ly won positions west of Cha
teau Thierry.
The French advanced a half
mile on a two.mile front north
west OF scissors. taking go pris-
oners.
PICARDY FRONT. T.--German
last night recaptured most OF the
ground taken by the British
northwest OF Albert Sunday.
ALsACE FRONT. - German
raids repulsed.
ITALY. - Additional reports
greatly increase the original
estimate OF 1900 Austrians kill
ed I'm the recent Italian victory
In the mountains.
GERMANY.--A hundred thou
sand cases of Spanish infiuen-
"a" reported thruout the coun-
try.
Sinking of the Llandovery Cas-
tie is semiofficially denied in a
statement which suggests that
"a British mine" probably was
responsible.
AUSTRIA.--Several regiments
of Austrian soldiers in Prague
and Gratz revolted when their
bread ration was cut off.
RUSSIA.-Fifty thousand Ger
man troops reported to have en-
tered Finland TO participate in
the proposed Murman campaign.
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STAGE ALL SET FOR
BIG FOURTH OF JULY

Tbursxasy win ser tho biggest
Fourth Seattle has ever unocr-
taken.
Il win bc packed with srtion
from the opening of the Army
and Navy baseball. nj No"diand
park, At 10 .. m. until the ci0ro
Of uh~ big opcn-air pAscincnt
dance ~, second ave-. NJ s-so
y. m
A huge fireworks display. depict
ing the blocking OF tho Zeebrugge
mole. German sub base. BY British
battIeshipe. will be given at Wood
land park in tho evening. Perinis'
.ion for this fireworks display was
wired from Washington. u. C. Tues
day
And the sports Races for the fat
test men Seattle can produce. events
for the kiddies and Mr.. Average CIT
lzcn will b. held In five parks. under
the direction OF committees which
have been planning the thing Tor
weeks.
Launch Zig Ships
Brawny giants from Camp Lewis
will meet naval men In tug-ofwor
at Volunteer park. at i.i5. The fast
est sprintcrs and the speediest swim
mers from army and navy will com
pete In other park events.
Maurice Casenave. French plenipo-
tentiary, will view the pageant and
speak at Woodland park. He viii be
one OF the guests OF honor, entertain
ed ,hruoui the day by a special com
mittee. Judge Claypool also Will
speak at Woodland park.
Seven huge ships. built by Seattle
workmen. win slide down the ways
In waterfront shipyards In special
patriotic launchings.
PaReants OF democracy in five
parks will commence at 2 o'clock.
There will be park speeches and n
parade TO the big pavement dance,
on second ave. headed by Mayor
and Mrs Hanson.
For half an hour before this last
event. the street will be closed to
traffic. Al buildings along the street
will he decorated.
Eleven bands will furnish music
for the dancers.
It's going to be a big Fourth
thA biggest Seattle has ever witness
cd But no private fireworks will
be permitted.
Hundreds OF Seattle people viii go
10 Tacoma for the auto speedway
races. Gates open at 1890 n. m. but
races will not begin until p. m.
There will be n big military pro
gram In the Stadium at night in Tia
coma.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-07-03

LONDON. July 3-Forty-three
German airpisnes and three OBJ
sevvatton balloons were account
ID for Monday. Monday night
and Tuesday. according to the
official aviation reporA Eight
British planes are missing. More
than IS tons Of bombs were drop
ped on enemy positions.
"On July our aeroplancs were
very active the statement said
~Twenty-five German machines and
three German balloons we're destroy
"a during the day and Is other hos
tile airpianes were driven down out
Of control In addition. two largs
hostile nightflying machines landed
behind our lines. Eight OF our ma
chimes are missing.
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Total casualties. including those
lost at SEA and those returned from
abroad. were s.is5. OF men who
were originally casualties. a consider.
able number went back TO service.
Everybody Thrilled
On every hand. Americas first
million caused a thrill. Members Of
congress who had been bitter at ear.
ler delays and mistakes In war work
hailed dispatch OF so great a force as
a signal achievement
II Is only one OF several pieoes Of
good news 10 add to the Ameffcan
Fourth celebration.
Other items are: ...-.s t
America has 2.5eo 900 men un-
der arms and win call ] 500 900
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-07-03
CHICAGO OFFICIALS
PLAN HERO Monument

CHICAGO. July s.-Chicago Off
cials today approved a plan of hero
recognition which may spread over
the country. A commission was
named to construct a temporary me
mortal TO Chicago's dead soldiers. At
the end of the war II will he replaced
by n permanent monument.
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tons: j. r. Duthie's. Miss Florence
Fraser. sponsor.
$40 p. Delight, 800 tons.
skinner & Eddy; Miss Helen T..
Drevcr. sponsor.
Employees OF the Duthic and skin.
ner 4 Eddy plants are in fun charge
OF tho launchings. The workers
chose the sponsors.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-07-03
SEN, T|LlmAN
DIES OF STROKE

WAsHINGToN. July 3--senator
Ben Il. Tillman. South Carolina. died
at 4.2O this morning after a short IN.
ness. following two strokes Of paraly.
sis within the last ten days
Tillman was born In Edgefield
county. =. C.. the son OF a farmer
The sobriquet OF "Pitchfork Ben"
was given him because OF a habit he
had OF pitching into opponents when
a good fight was on.
From early life he was active in
politics. always supporting the cause
OF the farmers.