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The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1919-01-17
FARMERS SAVE S4,5o0.

A farmers supply association,
organized by the farm bureau of
Crawford County, Ohio, saved $4,
500 to farmers on business last
year of $49,500 The association
has capitol stock of $4,000, di,
vided intol 900 shares of $40 each,
one share to a man.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1919-01-17
SOLDIER LETTERS
FROM OVERSEAS

Newbern Il. Marchbanks, Com
pany q l29th infantry and 33rd
Division American oversea forces,
writes as follows TO his father, G.
j.. Marchbanks, of Mount Carmel:
France, November 23, 1915
Mr. G. P. Msrchbanks, dear father:
j will write you a few lines to let
you know / am well; hope you are
all the same. | am in the Verdun
sector, don't know how long we
will be here, but am most sure it
will be- some time before | get
back to the States.
l didn't get to the front, but
would have been there in a very
short time. | will try to tell you
"a little about my trip, as | am per-
mitted to do SO. / went aboard
ship in New York harbor August
26, and after blowing through the
angry waves for IL days, on Sep
tember the 7th at 3 p. m. German
%sub" popped up about $50 yards
away and fred two shots on us.
The first one missed US, but the
second one plunged into the side
of our ship in the deck and on the
Same side where | slept, but We
were all out OH top at the time, so
1T was only few minutes until our
deck was filled with water.
1t was very exciting for a while.
The sub destroyers were very ac-
tive. They reported that they
sunk the sub, then they took US on
board and carried us to shore, and
believe me, dad, I was some glad
to get my feet on land. There was
NO panic. Everybody used good
judgement and we didn't lose
man, but we were very busy smok-
Tng our cigarettes, as we thought
we would have to take the water
and get them wet. | can't tell you
all about it, as it would take too
much time. Guess you read about
lit, any way.
The name of the ship was the
Persic torpedoed 48 miles off the
Irish coast on September Z. We
landed in England and stayed there
nearly six weeks. Cecil Stepp
and the other boys were in the
same feet, but not on the same
ship, so l don't know where they
are now. Well, [ havn't time to
write any more this time, so write
and tell me all the news soon as
you get this, for / havn't gotten
any mail since I left the States.
Hope you will have good time
christmas. Tell W. j. B. and
Hattie hellofor me.
AS ever,your son,
NEWRRN f. MARCHBANKs,
Company B. 10th Infantry 33rd
Division American Expedition
ary Forces.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1919-01-17

The Supreme Court of the Ma
ton held in a decision rendered
Monday that the Reed bone-dry
prohibition amendment prohibits
interstate transportation into dry
States of Intoxicating liquors fo-
beverage purposes, even when in
tended for personal use.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1919-01-17
COUNTY NEWS
IN A NUTSHELL
CLAUD.

There was time when / could
have found God. There was day
in which | could have been deliver
! from sin and its awful penalty,
ut ( procrastinated I said not
now Iinaulted God when be call
ed for The surrender of my heart
aud life and now-itis all over with
me. The sun of my day has set
and / am now overshadowed by
the darkness of crushing despair.
The time of my deliverapce is for
yer aLd eternally gone by. Q,
he harvest has passed and the
summer has ended and ! am osli
'ost!! forever 1ost!!!
The thought that such doom
Aould befall any one who reads
hese lines makes our heart sad in
ieed. Friend, as one who loves
your immortal soul, which must be
enjoying itself in the everlasting
light of Gods eternal love in the
beautiful City of Heaven or wall
ng and crying in the darkness Of
Il ell ages after the body in which
has dwelt has returned to dust,
ct us beg you not to say No to
God. 1t is love for us poor lost
creatures that moves God to say,
Son give me thine heart" 1t is
othing to God, so for as adding
. or detracting from His felicity
concerned, if we do or do not
obey the gospel.
He is independent of US and
ould never call us to a righteous
ife if his very nature was not love,
Then do you wonder at what ig
mere said shall be the doom Of
those who turn a deaf ear to the
calls of such fathomless love? Be
numbered among those wise ones
who say, "Speak Lord, thy servant
heareth," that you must not be
found among that great multitude
who shall one sad day pray, though
they do not pray in this world. II
you say, No to God now and never
bend the knee in humble prayer
while in this, your probationary
state, you will one day be found
one of that great host who shall
pray for the rocks and mountains
to fall on them and hide them
from the face of the merciful God
to whom they said while in this
world, "Go away and let me alone
In that great day, the strongest,
the wisest shall pray; but only al
empty, mocking echo shall fall
upon their ears as their prayers
which should have been offered up
in their day of opportunity, re-
sound and reverbrate through the
dark dungeons of the damned.
God loved them too well to let
them alone, but the time has now
come when he is granting the re-
Iquest of theirprayers aud is letting
them alone. So it will be with
you il in this life you act so foolish
as the man in this Bible story.
The day willie come when God wiH
: let you alone.
Left alone away from God, away
from your dear old sainted mother
and other loved ones who went
away to the Paradise of God many
years. ago. Shut up in the dark
prison cells OF He'll, a place God
did not max e for your and did all
He could to keep You away from.
He sent you warnings enough.
God never let's US pass through
life without giving us ali the warn
ings needful. Every time we are
appalled,, like Felix, at the thought
of the judgement TO come; every
terror that shakes our conscience,
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1919-01-17
To MY Patrons.

/ wish you would call at once
and pay me some money. l need
it. w. 2. MCGILL.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1919-01-17

The Chronicle and Nashville
Banner, only Sc.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1919-01-17

For Sale-Big bone duroc Jer-
sey pigs at bargain. %. P. Smith
Route 6, Camden, Tenn.
Arizona republican., 1919-05-20
TOWERS SAFE--HAWkER MESSING
Most Unusual Man [S
 NeW Speaker, GiHeft

To become speaker of the house of representatives the man gener- ally becomes famous and then cops the job. Not so with Frederick Huntington GilIett of Massachu- setts. Gillett may have attained greatness but fame was not con nected with his name until he beat James R. Mann of Illinois for the speakership this spring. Tom Reed, Uncle Joe Cannon and Champ Clark attained fame first and the speakership second But why precedents and rules if they can't be broken?
 Gillett is influential, has no enc mics among democrats or repub- licans, been 26 consecutive years in tn ehouse, and knows what he's about.
 He shuns the spotlight and once told a reporter he had "no sense of news"
 For 26 years, thirteen elections, he has been returning to congress without kissing babies, skipping voters on the back or giving away garden seed. In fact last election he didn't even have an opponent. He never worried about the next election and therefore was able to devote all his time to duty.
 He IS a. hishbrow with the capi- tai H. Re moves in the best so- ciety circles where brains overtop foolishness.
 He makes few speeches. In his 26 years of service all his speeches assembled wouldn't take up as much space in the congressional record as some members make in one term. But he can debate with the best of them.
 War measures had his support. He forgot partisanship. Yet he criticised the president severely at times.
 He was sturdy patriot. But he voted against prohibition and suffrage.
 He has the reputation of being wise and fair and his counsel much sought after.
 His program in the sixty sixth congress-:
 First-AboIition of executive
Arizona republican., 1919-05-20
LEAGUE ARTICLES. UNACCEPTABLE. [ UP ULTIMATUN
Lodge Says Must Be Amend ed-Worse Now Than Be fore Charges Roots and Senate's Revisions Not Heeded- Declares People Must Know

WASHINGTON. May 19.-Senator Lodge, republican leader, and chairman of the foreign relations committee, in a statement tonight declared that the revised league of nations ''is unaccept- able" and predicted it' would not be accepted by the majority Of the senate without amendment
 Characterizing the new league cov- cnant, as included in the peace treaty, 'as distinctly worse than the old and more dangerous to the peace of the world and 10 American rights and interests" Senator Lodge declared that none of the suggestions from the sem ate or from Elihu Root had been car ried out.
 Senator Lodges statement follows:
 So far as [ can judge-and I have Lad conversations with many Senators. including members of both parties-I am satisfied that a majority of the senate feels very strongly that the league as now presented must receive amendment that in it's present form, without any change, it is unacceptable and would not be accepted.
 ITO say that the amendments put forward in the senate and those pro- posed and formulated by MT Root, on the suggestion of the state department, nave been met, is without any founda- tion. Not one Of the suggestions of the senate, not one of the amendments proposed by Mr. Root, has been carried out. Some have been entirely rejected and where there is an appearance of their having been adopted, examination shows that the new form is distinctly worse than the old. and more danger ous to the peace of the world and to American rights and interests.
 Tt is impossible now to enter upon q detailed analysis because, although We may suppose that the draft of the league sent over in the press dispatches IS fairly accurate, we have no knowI- edge of the treaty with Germany or of it's relations to the league. The sum mary which was sent out was not only incomplete but vague and inaccurate, and it is impossible to gather from it what the terms imposed upon Ger many, in many respects really are.
 There is no desire anywhere to de- lay the treaty Of peace with Germany one moment beyond the time necessary 10 understand it. but We must have it before us in the official form As to the league of nations, the American people must know just what they are 10 be asked to agree to. By that league they are invited to take the gravest step ever taken by the United States and no organized clamor. no manufac- tured pressure of any kind will swerve tho senate from it's high duty of laying before the American people exactly what the league involves, and what ii means to the United States and to the future peace of the world"
Arizona republican., 1919-05-20
POPE INTERCEDES ON
 BEHALF OF GERMANS

ROME. May 19.-(By The Associated Press)-Cardinal Gasparri, the papal secretary of state, has written in the name of the pope an official note to Colonel E. M. House of the American peace delegation. transmitting the ar suments sent to the pontiff by the German bishops. to demonstrate the absolute impossibility of their country fulfilling the peace conditions imposed by the allies.
 In his note Cardinal Gasparri ex plains that the pope is animated only by humanitarian feeling. The cardinal adds that the pope had done this the more willingly, since he wa- also urged Co undertake this initiative by 9 col1n try beyonging to the entente. He begs Colonel House to submit the situation to President Wilson. hoping that the president will use his powerful influ- ence with the other delegates or the various powers. with a view to assur- ing q lasting peace
Arizona republican., 1919-05-20
1900 BILLS FALL
 INTO HOPPER OF
 HOUSE FIRST DAY

WASHINGTON, May 19.-Enough bills were introduced in the house to- day to keep the body continuously at, work through the year. More than 1900 measures were placed in the house hopper.
 While most of the bills provide for the donation to various communities of cannon and German field pieces, captured by the American expedition ary forces, much of the legislation that failed at the last session was again introduced and new measures came from the republican side, as part of the legislative program agreed upon at the party caucus.
 First on the house calendar is the joint resolution of RepresentatiIe C Mann for a federal constitutional amendment providing equal suffrage. Next is the bill Of Representative Steenerson of Minnesota, providing for immediate return of telegraph lines, now controlled by the government.
 Republican senators at a conference late today agreed upon bill for repeal of the wire control act and for im- mediate return of the wire system to | their owners. The measure probably ! senate.
 To Repeal Prohibition Bills to repeal war time prohibition. l the luxury tax section of the war rev enue bill, and taxes on soda fountain products went early into the hopper. Among the repeal bills were half dozen measures aimed at the daylight saving act. most of them sponsored by farmers organizations.
 Numerous other bills would provide 1 for larger bonus for men discharged from navy and army, than the s60 set aside under the war revenue bill Soldier legislation also included a ! bill for acquisition of an American 1 burial ground in France, for men killed | in action. or who died in service l abroad. Another bill called for the | immediate discharge of men entering military service after the declaration of war, and of men who enlisted in the navy for four years, instead of duration l of war
 Representative Laguardia of New York introduced bill under which the | government would provide transpor- tation to France for the nearest of kir of all soldiers buried overseas, thi. being put forward by him as prefer able to the plan of attempting to return all bodies to this country. Prohibitorl immigration legislation is embodied il another bill, introduced by Represen- tative Lufkin of Massachusetts, whC asked early consideration for it.
 Referendum Ratification
 What was regarded as an outgrowtf of the ratification of the prohibition amendment was a bill proposing constitutional amendment, providin, that all future amendments to tha document be ratified by referendum vote in each of three-fourths of tn, states. Representative Griffin of Nev
Arizona republican., 1919-05-20

control of congress.
 Seeond-Readjustment of busi- ness and labor conditions in pur- suance of back-to- earth program.
 Third-Investigation of the con duet of the war to avoid repeti- tion of costly bIunders.
 Fourth-Development of foreign markets.
 Three years ago Mir. GiIIett mar ried Mrs. Christine Rice Hoar, widow of the late Congressman Redwood Hoar of Massachusetts. Both Mir. and Mrs. Giliett have moved in the highest society cir cles. For 23 years he kept bache- lors quarters with General Crozier and former Associate Justice Moody.
 He is an intensive reader. He plays golf we'll and is good loser.
 He is tall and slender, has clear blue eyes and wears close cropped beard.
 Born in WestfieId, Mass, October 16, 1851, he is 67 years old, He graduated from Amherst in 1874, from Harvard Law in 1877 and was elected to the Massachusetts house in 1890. In 1892 he began his career as a congressman.
Arizona republican., 1919-05-20
NORTHERN BAPTIsTs MEET

DENVER, Colo, May 19.-Members of the board of foreign missions of the Northern Baptist convention, in con- ference today, preparatory to opening of the convention Wednesday, dis cussed plans for the golden jubilee Of the Woman's S American Baptist For eign Mission society. which will cele- brate it's fiftieth year of activity in 1921. It is planned to raise s1,000 a day for mission work throughout that year, according to an announcement by Mrs. Helen Parrett Montgomery of Roches- ter, New York, president.
 Forty-three women attended the conference and thirty-four states were represented.
Arizona republican., 1919-05-20
FOch Tells H3s
 Plan Of Action
 If The Huns

PARIS, May 19.-(By the Asso- cisted ress)-MarshaI Foch to- day laid before the council Of four his plan for military operations that are to be put into effect, in case the German pIenipotentiaries decline to sign the peace treaty.
 After the conference between Marshal Fcch and the council of four, President Wilson had talk with General Pershing. It became known later that General Persh- ing's visit to London may be post poned in order to await develop
 ments. .... ... .... .... ..,.
Arizona republican., 1919-05-20
Flagship NC3 Saves Herself Under Own Power Comman- der Towers Safe at Azores Weathered Sixty Mile Gale
 Distress In Navy Department Reieved-NC4 Likely To Resume Trip Today Harry Hawker Not Heard From
 Many Rumors Of His Proximity To Ireland Unconfirm- ed-Fears Of His Death Entertained In London tail Ships To Look Out For Intrepid Aviators

LONDON, Tuesday, May 2o.- (1:45 a. m.)-Acoording to the Daily Mail, admiralty Headquarters in Queenstown, when questioned at 11:15 o'clock last night, denied having received wireless dispatch from the Castietown station, say ing Hawker's machine had landed forty miles west of the mouth ct the Shannon, or any other wireless.
 Moreover, it was asserted, the especially sensitive wireless plant at BaIlybunnion, on the northwest coast of County Kerry, Ireland, did not receive the message.
 The admiralty is investigating the mystery.
Arizona republican., 1919-05-20
LONDON BULLETINS

LONDON, May 19.-The British gov ernment at s:15 o5clociS this evening had no information concerning the fate of Aviator Hawker, according to a statement made in the house of com mons by Lieutenant Colonel Leslie Orme Wilson, on behalf of the govern meHt
Arizona republican., 1919-05-20

hork, III explaining the measure, said there was widespread conviction that With respect at least. to the prohibition amendment, ..'the votes of the respec- tlVe legislature did not properly ex- press the popular will"
 Oll land leasing bill was introduced III substantially the same form as at the last session.
 Wartime pensions reaching back to the Spanish American war and tn, Phlhppine insurrection and the Chtl,- ese relief expedition would be provided for in bill by Representative Sells of Tennessee.
 Creation of a department of educa- tion, with a cabinet officer at the head, and proposals that s1OO.5O0 .Ouv be appropriated for combating Hitter acy and for Americanization. were contained in legislative presented by Representative Towner of Iowa.
 Change Courts Martial
 Representative Johnson of South Dakota introduced bill making dras- tic changes in the courts martial law, similar to those provided in similar bill to be introduced in the senate by Senator Chamberlain of Oregon. Representative Sims of Tennessee, who was chairman of the interstate commerce committee in the last con- gress, reintroduced the administration bill extending government control of railroads to 1924.
 | Representative Fitzgerald of Mas sachusetts offered measure instruct ] ing the secretary of war to offer for sale at once all surplus supplies of canned meats and vegetables now held by the government.
 ] Repeal of the espionage law was proposed by Representative Laguardia | of New York.
 A bill to make March 5th the date for the meeting of each newly elected i congress, was introduced by Represen- tative McArthur of Oregon,
 Representative Dyer of Missouri presented an anti-lynching bill, mak- ing mob participation a federal of fense, with counties. in which lynch | ings occur, being compelled to pay S5,000 to $1000O to the federal gov ernment for the benefit of, the victims dependents.
 Soldier Land Bills
 Representative Kuntson of Mime sota introduced bill for creation of z national colonization board Under the terms of the bill, which proposed an appropriation of s5oo,Ooo, libera terms would be allowed discharged soldiers and sailors who wished to set tie on the lands.
 Republican Leader Mondell offered ; measure designed to establish soldiers settlements in every state on land re claimed by the government.
 The federal employment service, be gun as war emergency service by tn department of labor. but whose activi ties were curtailed after the last con gress failed to grant Appropriation for its extensive work, would be per manently established as governmen agency by a measure Of Representativ Nolan of California.
Arizona republican., 1919-05-20
CONGRESS ASKED FOR RE TURN IF WIRES BY VAL.

WASHINGTON, May l9.-Memoers of congress received today an appeal from Theodore N. Vail, president of the American Telephone and Telegraph company, and G. W. Robinson, presi- dent of the United States Independent Telephone association, asking for speedy legislation to enable the return of the telephone propertis throughout the country to their private owners. Since last November, MT. Vail has been ''personal adviser" to Postmaster Gen. eral Burleson in the governmental con- trol of the wire systems. The appeal says that in view of the announcement bv both President Wilson and the postmaster general that government control would end soon as arrange ments could be made for advantage ous operation of the wire systems, ac- ton by the congress is the only re- maining step necessary. It is further contended that unless congress acts promptly, the deterioration of the prop critics. caused by the failure to secure revenues to meet gratly increased ex- penditures, threatens iE some localities return to public ownership or opera ton.
 Text of Appeal
 The text of the appeal follows
 ITO the members of the senate and house of representatives:
 "On midnight, July 31, 1918. under | the authority of congress. for war pur- | poses, the president took supervision, possession. control and operation of 1 the telephone systems of the country and has since operated them.
 "The war has practically ceased The public press is strongly demanding and the general public and the owners of the telephone properties are urging that they be returned as speedily as possible, that former conditions may be restored and more satisfactory ser vice be afforded. The president and the postmaster general have announced that this will be done as soon as ade- quate arrangements can be provided for receiving and advantageousiy oper- ating them. It remains only for con gress to enact such legislation as speedily as possible.
 "The expenses of these systems have largely increased during the past year for wages alone. at the rate of nor, than s2o,000,000 per annum. This wal inevitable and necessary by reason o larger proportional increases by th' railroads and industries of the country l for such increases, and the deficit o the government on that account t f date, is large and steadily increasing
 The postmaster general ordered tha steps be taken to secure adequate reve
 nrtes. but contentious of the regulator authorities of the states, not yet set
 tied, have prevented such adjustments Fear Deterioration
 If such conditions continue, neces , sarily the credit of the operating com , panies will be impaired proper eX penses cannot be met; the best operat : l ing forces cannot be retained; neede : extensions and satisfactory, serYic f cannot be provided.
 "A deterioration will ensue which , some localities may threaten recuI { renee of public ownership or operatio v in order to care. even inadequatel, , for public needs. By prompt actiol
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Arizona republican., 1919-05-20

It is reported that Tawker is miss ing. A dispatch to the Exchange Tele- gram from Londonderry, reporting Hawker as missing. says destroyers have been ordered to sea to search for him.
Arizona republican., 1919-05-20
DOMESTIC

Senator Lodge declares amended league covenant is entirely made quate and will not be ratified by the senate.
 The sixty sixth congress assemblies and faces what promises to be a dramatic session.
 More than 1900 bills of every sort signalize amount of work ahead of the house Of representatives. President Vail requests congress to return the wire companies to pri- Vate owners without delay. LOCAL
 Man plants dynamite bomb to kill himself and girl he loves; changes mind and is arrested. United Verde Extension given S200,- 900 rebate on oVercharges made by railroads in transporting ore. Arizona men of 8eth division due to land in New York May 22 from overseas