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Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1919-10-09
France Establishes Summer Con-
servatory in Palace of
FontainebIeau.
SUGGESTED BY BANDMASTtR
School Will Be Conducted for Benefit
of Students of Both Sexes Who
Have Been Studying at Amer
lean Conservatives.

PariS.-An American conservatory
FOntainebleau as the result of the ac-
ton of the Fontainebleau municipal
council. which voted a subventiOn Of
100000 francs for the creation of the
school. The suggestion was put for
ward by Mr. Francis Casadesus, pres
ident and conductor of the Paris or
chestra, and the French minister Of
public instruction has set aside for
the school the Louis XIV wing of the
national palace of FOntainebleau. 1t
will be a summer school and the first
session will begin July l, 1920.
Mr.. Casadesus spent seven months
at Chaumont, the American headquar-
tiers of the A. T.. f.. teaching instru-
mentation at the American army
bandmasters' and pusicIans' school
created by Or. Walter Damrosch nj
the request of General Pershing.
Suggested by casadesus.
Mr.. Casadesus first conceived the
idea of the school after the American
school ut Chaumont completed its
work. He planned TO place the courses
of the National Conservatory Of
Music in Paris at the disposal of the
Americans. Ills friends discouraged
the idea, on the theory that Paris,
with all its attractions, was not the
proper place TO study music. as the
temptations TO waste time were too
many for students.
Following a recent meeting between
Mr.. Casadesus and Mr.. Fragnaud, sub
project of Fontainebleau and a great
lover of music. the historic place was
selected.
The municipal council unanimously |
voted the 10000 francs, which will |
be added 10 by French donations to be |
expended for proper lodging and
board facilities.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1919-10-09
WILL TEACH HIGHWAY WORK
University of Michigan Announces
Course in Road Transport to
Its Students.

One of the most far-reaching devel-
opments to place our national high
way system on a sound, uniform and
economical basis is the recent an
nouncement by President II. B. Hutch
ms that the University of Michigan
will offer course In highway trans
port to its students, says the B. r.
Goodrich Rubber company.
The Significance OF highway freight
transportation was wildly brought to
light by the war and Is now recognized
as much part Of our shipping and
communication scheme as are the rail
roads and the steamship lines.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1919-10-09

q Probably, but by no means GER
B tainly, there will be a recurrence
3 Of the influenza epidemic this
s year.
3 Indications are, that should
3 it occur, it will not be as severe
) as the pandemic of the previous
1 winter.
City officials, state and city
boards of health, should be pre-
pared in the event of a recur-
renee
The fact that a previous at
tack brings immunity in a GER
tain percentage of cases should
allay fear on the part of those
afflicted in the previous epidem-
ic.
Influenza is spread by direct
and Indirect contact. ]
1t is not certain. that the germ /
has been isolated, or discovered, J
and as u consequence there is !
yet no positive preventive, eX-
cept the enforcement 8of rigid
rules Of sanitation and the avoid !
ance of personal contact.
A close relation between the
influenza pandemic and the con-
stantly increasing pneumonia {
mortality rate prior to the fall s
of 1918 is recognized. !
1t is now believed that the dis
ease was pretty widely dissem- s
mated throughout the country !
before it was recognized in it's
epidemic state. This failure to &
recognize the early cases appears
TO have been largely due TO the :;
fact that every interest was then {:
centered on the war. I,
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1919-10-09
MUSIC COURSES
FOR AMERICANS

! The school will he conducted TO
the benefit of students Of both sexe
who have been studying at America
! Conservatives in winter and who do
! sire to perfect their studies in Franc
! during summer months. The profes
sOrs will be those Of the staff of tn
| National Conservatory of Music il
Paris, and students will be able
through competition, to get higl
French awards equivalent to thos'
given at the Paris conservatory.
The courses will last three months
July, August and September-an'
will include musical composition, har
mOny, orchestra leading, counterpart
and fugue, organ, piano, violin violin
cello, voice and harp. Students il
those courses may also enter competi
ton for the Paris grand prize TO-
musical composition.
Competition Every Year.
The competition for this grant
prize will be held every year and onlJ
those pupils who have followed tn
course in musical composition and
have passed rigid tests will be eligible
The trials will last six days
The rules of the Paris conserva
tory, which are most severe, will b..
vigorously enforced. The definite nd
mission to the competition will be
given october 2, and the selection Of
competitors will begin on October 3
During that time the contestants Will
not be allowed to see or commitment,
with any one. They will be rigorous
~ isolated and their correspondent,
wifi be opened.
The work demanded will be one Of
the following: An allegro for sym
ph0ny, symphonic poem, cantat'
for three voices and orchestra, q so
nata for violin and piano or for violin
cello and piano. The hearing of tbl
will be held in the con
cert hall of the Paris CONSERVATION
In December. At the end OF the hear
ing, which will be open to the pub
lie, the awards will be made.
Tuition for the summer school vii
be S64 month. The school will b,
able to furnish room and board FOL
200 students at from $40 10 SIS /
month. An additional 100 student |
can be accommodated ON condition
that they find their own living ar
A course in musical his |
.ory will be obligatory. but all othe
courses may be followed according u
,hoice.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1919-10-09
THOUSANDS DIED
IN LAVA STREAM
Eyewitness Tells of Horrors For
lowing Eruption of Volcano
in lava.

Singapore. - The terrible scenes
which prevailed when the volcano OF
kalut, in the Island OF Java, burst
into eruption on May 30. destroying %
villages and causing a loss Of life es-
timated at 10000, have been wildly de
scribed by Miss +. W. Cranen. who
was staying in the village OF BIitar at
that time and recently arrived here
from Spurabaya. The first symptoms
Of the coming eruption, according 10
Miss Cranen, were sounds like thun-
der and vivid flashes in the sky. Enor-
nous boulders were flung from the
Volcano into the lOwlands around II
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1919-10-09
PREFERS DEATH TO PARTING
Facing Separation, ohio Woman Kills
Seven Children and
Herself.

jacksonville. O.-Several hours be-
fore authorities were to remove them
70 the Athens county home seven
children, ranging in age from six
weeks 10 ten years, were found with
their mother, Mrs. Tony Stavisar,
burned TO death or asphyxlated In
their home at Kimberly, small min
ing town near here.
The children were tied to their beds
and coal oil had been sprinkled over
the room.
II Is supposed that worry over the
caused the mother to de-
stroy herself and the children.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1919-10-09

. through inhalation, II must be remem
bered that there are many other paths
- which such germs are transmitted
from person 10 person. SOlled hands
common drinking cups. improperly
cleaned eating and drinking utensils
Z ia restaurants. soda fountains, etc.
roller towels. infected foOd-these are
only a few Of the common vehicles
Of germ transmission. The use Of face
masks appears 10 make people neglect
these other paths Of infection, and 50
the use Of face masks has not been
attended with the success predicted
for them. If we would be more sue
cessful in combating influenza great
er attention must be paid to the fac-
sSrS Just enumerated.
The question Of most practical and
immediate Interest is the probability
Of recurrence in the near future. Re
currences are characteristic of inhu-
enZa epldemics; and the history Of the
last pandemic and previous ones
would seem 70 point TO the conclusion
that this one has not yet run its full
course On the other hand this cpl
demic has already shown three more
or less distinct phases and has been
more severe, at least in mortality, than
the three year epidemic of 1892,
facts which justify the hope. though
not the conclusion, that 1t has run its
course already.
Recurrence Is Likely.
It seems probable, however, that we
may expect at least local occurrences
in the near future, with an increase
over the normal mortality from pneu-
mOnia for perhaps several years; and
certainly we should be, as far as pos
sible, prepared to meet them by pre-
vious organization of forces and meas
ures for attempted prevention, treat.
ment, and scientific investigation.
There should be no repetition of the
extensive suffering and distress which |
accompanied last years pandemic. |
Communities should make plans now
'Or dealing with any recurrence Of the |
Epidemic The prompt recognition of
he early cases and their effective iso-
alton should be aimed at. In this con-
lection, attention is called to the fact
hat the cases may appear to be just
ordinary colds. A recent extensive
of what were regarded as
summer colds" in Peoria, Illinois,
proved on investigation to be an ep-
demic of a mild type of influenza
Experience indicates that these mild
pidemics are often the starting points
f more severe visitations. Hence ev-
nv effort should be made to discover
$ early as possible any unusual prev
lence of "cOlds."
For municipalities operating on a
udget basis, it is important that all
clay in providing the necessary finan-
ial support to the health authorities
4 dealing with a recurrence of the
pidemic be avoided by setting aside
n emergency epidemic fund. This
lay prove of the greatest value in car
wing out important preventive meas
res in the early days of the epidem
;. at a time when their beneficial szstss
.ct is greatest.
The most promising way to deal with
possible recurrence Of the influenza
Didemic is, to sum 1t up in a single
ord, preparedness" And now II
the time TO prepare
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1919-10-09
INVESTMENT IN GOOD ROADS
Does Not Become Real Economy Until
Provision Is Made for Proper
Maintenance.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment OF Agriculture)
Investment of money In new roads
does not become real economy until
provision is made for keeping these
new roads In condition after they are
built. If new road Is built and then
allowed TO fall into dlsrepair, much OF
the original investment Is simply
wasted.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1919-10-09
FOUND MISSING
HEIR" IN JAIL
Long Search of United States
Naval Authorities Comes to
an End.
WAS HELD AS F0RGER
Eiohteen-Year.OId Youth Boasts OF
Shrewd Trick Which, as He Said,
"FooIed Them All for
Awhile"

Green Bay, Wis.-In the state re-
formatOry pasty-faced. hollow
checked lad Of eighteen PAGES back and
forth In his cell He is ashamed to
look his cOuntrymen in the face be-
cause he is deserter from the Unit
ed States navy. His name Is AdOpn
Gerds, alias Daniel ii. Tolman.
He is the boy who tricked the au-
thOrities at the Great Lakes Naval
Training station into believing he was
the missing heir to the S4,00O,00O es-
tate of the late Daniel II. TOlman Of
Philadelphia.
The whereabouts of this youth, who
had played tag with military and pO-
lice officials throughout the United
States for seven months, did not be-
come known until short time ago.
Then 1t was his tongue that told his
whereabouts to the world.
Confides in cellmates.
"Yep, I'm the bird you read about
In the papers," he had told his cell
mates. 81 almost had them believing
that / was the missing heir to an es-
tate of S4,0O00O0 left by loan shark
in Philadelphia named TOlman. But
keep it quiet"
But his mates couldn't let the story
rest. The guard heard it. From the.
lad he forced a confession. Then au
thOrlties at the refOrmatOry cOmmuni-
Gated with the Great Lakes Naval
station. Naval and civil in
telligence officers were sent to the in
stitutiOn. Then the identity was es-
tablished.
Prisoners Story.
He told the officers the following |
story:
Il admit that l made a bOtch job
Of it at the finish, but you'll have to
give me credit for fooling them for a
while
THE whole thing started in Mllwau-
zee. didn't have dime in my pocket
md my clothes were almost in rags.
Ny poor old mother, who lives ut 145S
Spring street, was just about living,
md even though tried hard, /
.ouldn't help her along.
zone day a fellow stopped me on
heNEtSeet and told me resembled the
uIssing heir to fortune. He said the
Ieir's name was Tolman. We talked it
'yer, schemed and planned and before
he end Of the week had made my de-
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1919-10-09
Says Station Was easy"

AT Great Lakes they fell for my
story They gave me a ten-day fur
Tough 50 | could go to Philadelphia
and claim the fortune.
"At the end Of my 'furlough / came
back and got an extension Then
cashed u bogus check at the station
for $3.50. After that | threw away my
uniform and forged checks in Buffalo,
New York city, Washington, Detroit,
and Cleveland. 1t was In Cleveland
that they got me, for bad check In
Milwaukee.
Il was tried, convicted and here !
am"
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1919-10-09

Produce to Market cheapIy and
Quickly.
back in the country is concerned, un-
less he is able to advantageously haul
his produce over that five miles to the
nearest shipping point. AS Secretary
Redfield recently put it, You might
build the railroads up until they are
ten tracks wide, but you do not fully
help the farmer ten miles away to get
his produce to market. And you might
may still be Isolated
Motor cars and motor trucks are a
partial solution. But they are not
enough. To use them advantageously
requires good roads as well, over
which the farmer can haul his prod
uce In motor vehicles directly to the
consumer, where possible, or else to
the nearest shipping point. There
never was sOunder investment In
the world than money expended In
the building of good roads. The
Romans had learned that 1000 years
ago, and they built their roads SO we'll
that some of them are used yet.
Certainly one of the surest ways to
reduce the high cost of living Is to
build more good roads. And the build
now campaign which Mr.. Wilson, sec
rotary of labor, has recently started
should receive the hearty support of
everybody"
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1919-10-09
To Secure Permanenoy.

IL would seem advisable that In tho
construction Of all roads, some good,
durable material should be applied AZ
a top covering In order that perma-
nency may be secured.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1919-10-09

Above are the important facts de
veloped by the United States health
service after a careful survey and in
vestigation of the influenza pandemiC
of 1913-1919, carried on in every state
and important city, and even in for
eign countries.
No one of the many experts of the
service would make more positive
forecast of the all-important question.
VIII there be recurrence? All agreed,
however. that a recurrence was not
unlikely, and in the face of the known
facts, that it would be wise to be pre-
pared, more with view of being on
the safe side than actually anticipat-
ing danger.
The following excerpts from the
government report are published for
the benefit of the public and health
officers in the hope that this will serve
to set at rest tHe daily publication in
the newspapers Of statements, which
on one hand are calculated to lull the
public into a sense of false security
and on the other TO unduly cause
alarm.
frequently during the early weeks Of
last years pandemic by a number Of
observers. the studies of the United
States public health service indicate
that the epidemic was not fresh i'm
portation from abroad. Careful study
of the mortality statistics of the Uni
ted States shows that there We're
number of extensive though mild fore
runners of the pandemic during the
previous three or four years. The ep-
idemlc WAS generally of a mild type
and has since been almost forgotten.
1t occasioped, however, a noticeable
Increase futhe recorded death rate
from pneumonia.
Rise in Mortality.
In the spring of 1918 there was an
other sharp rise in the mortality rate
from pneumonia. In the larger cities
of the Atlantic seaboard these increas- |
as occurred during January, February
and March. In the rest of the coun-
" NNptNidhN lht 'fllliul anu WEST /
ern states, the increases occurred in |
April, a month during which pneumon- .
In mortality Is generally on the decline.
This increase was sufficient to indi-
cate strong departure from the nor
mai. The increased mortality rate ex-
tended into May and In some areas
longer.
This occurrence has, It Is believed.
a definite significance In relation TO
the influenza epidemic. In the United
States in the spring OF 1913, a num-
Der of definite local outbreaks of In
fuenza were observed:
The rise In mortality from pneumon-
Ia, this very similar type of disease,
n the spring of 1913 Is so sudden. so
marked and so general throughout the
United States as TO point very clearly
% a definite relation. Everything In
iicatts that the Increased mortality
rom pneumonia in March and April
" 1918 was the consequence Of be-
dining and largely unnotioed epidem-
c OF influenza, the beginning In this
,ountty Of the pandemlc which devel-
ped 10 the autumn OF that year.
In the British cities the epidemic
manifested three distinct wayes-the
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1919-10-09
Drag Troublesome Road.

II you and your nelghbor are hav-
Ing trouble over your road, don't drag
1t into court. Just drag II.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1919-10-09
Two Company, but Cats
Crowd Bed, Says Hubby

Newark, n. J.-Cats may all
be very well as bed fellows for
those who like 'em Harry
Wells doesn't. His wife does.
She caused her husbands arrest,
charging assault and battery.
"She has two cats in bed with
her every night, and / can't
stomach EN-" Wells told the
court.
do you want to get rid of
your husbandT asked Judge
Quigley.
Mrs. Wells said she would
prefer the cats.
81 think you'd better find
yourself another home" the
court told Wells.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1919-10-09
Anybody Can Build Road.

Anybody can build good road--if
you give him enough money.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1919-10-09

cision I had a good story cooked up
and upon the advice of this newly made
acquaintance / decided to join the
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1919-10-09
1t There Is Recurrence II viii Not
Be as Severe as
Last Winter.
NO POSITIVE PREVENTIVE

Previous Attack Brings immunity in
Percentage Of cases-Enforee-
ment of Sanitation and Avoid
ance Of Personal Contact
Necessary Precautions.
Authoritative Statement Issued by
United States Public Health
Service.)
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-06-19
RICHMOND GIRL REACHES
SEMl-FlNAlS IN TOURNEY
Miss Elizabeth Warren Wins Her
mitch In Girlr' Championship
Singles mt Philadelphia.

PHILADELPHIA, June lS-Nfss
Molla Bjurstcdt, the titleholder; Mrs
George Wightman. Miss Marion FINDER
stein and Miss Leslie Bancroft, of Bos-
ton; Miss Claire Cassel and Miss Marie
Wagner, New York. and Miss Anne
Townsend and Mrs. Gilbert Harvey
Philadelphia. were the survivors of to-
days play in the women's national
lawn tennis tournament at the Phila-
dclphia Cricket Club.
one OF the most sensational matches
OF the tournament was that between
Mrs. Wightman and Miss Eleanor Goss
OF New York; in the third round today
which Mrs. Wightman won after three
hard fought sets. 6-3. 4-6. CO.
Miss Bjurstedt came through the
third round with the loss of but one
game TO Mrs. Clement Wainwright of
Philadelphia, whom she defeated
Go. 6-l.
Because of an injured finger. Miss
Eleanor Sears was unable TO display
her usual fine game and Miss FINDER
stein had an easy time in winning the
match, CO. 6-1.
Mrs. Harvey defeated Miss Ansic
Naylor. Philadelphia. OIL 6-2, while
Miss Cassell eliminated Miss MolIic
Thaycr. Philadelphia, 6-3. 6-l. Miss
Townsend won her third round match
yesterday.
The semitinals were reached in the
girls championship singles the sur
Tiv0rs being Miss Martha Bayard. Short
ii!is. y. J.: Miss Elizabeth Warren,
Richmond. Va; Miss Adelaide Hooker,
Greenwich, Conn. and Miss Katherine
Gardner New York
The second round in the women.s
championship doubles the first round
OF mixed doubles and the first in the
day.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-06-19

Country Club Tennis
Tourney on Saturday

a round robin doubles tennis
tournament will lie held at the
Country Club OF Virginia Saturday
nr,SnmSHn. the play beEinnins
IN open only TO the mon members
OF the club who may enter by send
Ing their names to John Il. Lea. or
inc tennis committee, mt amy time
before 2;fS O'Clock Saturday or by
appearing at the first court before
the drawings for the matches are
completed on Saturday.
All players will he listed nccord-
Ing 10 their ability, the first player
tehminE with the Inst, the second
with tho next to the Inst and 40
on The object or this arrangement
tx to make the teams ~ nearly
equal as possible.
Each team will piay euch other
TENN h'c Eamcs md tho combina-
ton winning the largest PERCENT
age OF EnmeH Will be awarded n
prize. All matches must he played
Saturday afternoons.
In ease the entry list IL n lnrEc
one, the contestants will I,r divided
into two or more CLASSES nnd the
winners I'm the different GLASSES Will
piny In the hnniH. 4 match won
by default will not he counted.
The t0urnui'iSHs Saturday will he
inc hrst or many which will lie
held during the summer, members
or the tennis committee hope. The
committee expects to adopt for eacI,
succeeding tourney some new nnd
novel features. making each differ
ent from anything ever held Mt. the
Country Club. This course In In
line with tho policy now being pur-
sued mt the West Side Club, of New
York, md other lnrEe Northern
tennis clubs, where xuch tourneyn
hnHe proved very successful md
hnre afforded great pleasure to the
members.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-06-19
ROTARY CLUB WILL BOOST
MEMBERS WILL TURN OUT :
EN- MASSE AT GAME TODA,
Parade on Field VIII start or E,r.,
Game OF Series With New.
port News,

Today Is Rotary Day" at Boulevarf
Field. and the Indians will strive r.
please the big crowd that tho Ro.
tarians will have on hand by handIn o
out defeat to the Newport New,
clan, guests OF the local club for s.
three-game weekend series. Tb,
o'clock. Toy
The Rotarians and the John Mar.
shall cadet corps will form at the OF
Han at $3.50 o'clock and, headed bx q
band, VIII march to the Masonic Ten
pie There waiting automobiles VII
take the assemblage to BouIeyart
Field In full time for the contest. AftcI
arTiva! at the field the knights OF the
golden wheel and the cadets wiIa
march around the diamond. and afte,
tney nave staged their little stunt the
iholans VIII come on. and will attempi
10 give Newport News a scalplnE suct
us they nave seldom received
chairman T. Elwood Tragic, OF thf
Rotary entertainment committees hat
urged all members OF the organiaztior.
70 take a guest to the game 10 swell
the crowd and get the locals on to ar
suspicious start IN their at-homt
series. o''''
Newport News may not hav, ,b,,
pest club In the league. but the Shin.
builders arc scrappy fighters, and al
ways put up good game. They nehl
every minute OF the time. and tina;
makes the game interesting beyond IN,
ordinary virginia League clash