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Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1919-08-21
MONEY VS.. THE PEOPLE.


Iongno's Campaign Manager. Read and decide that
is the kind you wish to place at the head OF your
- Bolton, Miss, June &c. 1919
WoodsC C. Eatland Chairman,
Iongno Campaign Headquarters
Jackson Miss.
'DearSi
been advised by ne Oh
strong friends who led me TO DeheVe
that he was one of ssh fund mas
Johnstons rich Coahoma county
~ TO he used his campaign and believing that was
raps on this that made charge 10
that effect your campaign from the Longno Headquarters
last week give the full information the SUBJECT
which received, upon which made my first statement
Sometime the sample room OF Mr. John Armstrong ~
the city Jackson discussion the
question Armstrong strong supporter OF Mr. Johnston
urged me to change support Longno Mr. johnston
wanted to winning side. took with him and asked
his reason for thinking Johnston to win he
stated to money anything words to that effect ana
that quite wealthy friends Of Caksdae had
meeting at which donated subscribed ten
campaign funds that the meet
ing seventy or eighty pledged Mr. Jhnstons
campaign by his friends him that he needed
the fight they would put up for hm Mr. Attn
strong said that he Johnn campaign affairs
The statements Armstrong above detailed are
statement, should it become necessary
are at liberty to this letter whenever and
Yours truly,
FERGUSON"
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1919-08-21

Go the polls Tuesday, and vote Free Mans ballot Do
let any woudbe friend dictate to you how you should vote
think the rens of should remain in the hands
of people, then for Lee M RUSSELL If feel that you
are not competent your thinking and want few to
make and administer the laws to live UNDER
then vote for the other fellow
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1919-08-21

The Eagle for the people rule that is why
supporting Lee NJ Russell for Governor.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1919-08-21

A vote for Russell for Governor is vote for fr
nent, for free speech and free press
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1919-10-09
100000 Voted For
Highways In Polk County
The Old Federal Road And Mountain
Highway Will Be Built.
Old Pike Commission
Make Report.
Other Doings Of The County Court.

macadamized leading into these two
main highways, as soon as the great
ly increased tax valuations placed on
by the State become effective, so that
the tax rate can take care of them
and still be largely reduced, making
taxes lighter hereafter on all who
have been anything like adequately
assessed.
Ali other actions of the Court were
voted without opposition, among them
appropriations as follows: 100000 to
improve the Bakers Creek road lead
ing from Sylco valley over the noun
tain to Cookston Creek, and the Fed
eral Road. About $4,000 to build
approaches to the Potato creek
bridge, above Rogers Ferry, south of
Ducktown, also the Road Commission
er of Third district to build new
bridge at mouth of Brush creek be-
low Ducktown ON Ocoee river. Coun-
ty Clerk for making tax books, $3.50.
About six farms with prices we're
reported 70 the Court bv 4 eon,uiittee
0pnsskiue ia sF.s d. aian
Fetzer and Dr. s. B. McClary as list
ed for County Farm, or home fer
the poor. The Chairman and the
four j. P. of the first and second dis
tricts were appointed to visit them.
and report their recommendation to
the January term.
The Easily Ford proposed bridge
matter was delayed, so that the re-
moval Of the Browder bridge to the
lower location could be looked into,
it being the expectation that the Fed
eral Highway would have to have a
arger bridge there across Conasauga
river.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1919-10-09
No. 81

production, adequate wages and just
return on capital and each delegate
should be guided in his actions by the
good Of the country as whole, rath-
er than by the interests Of his part C
ular group.
A motion was made TO adjourn
which evoked quick protest from del
egations who have been demanding
strenuous action from the conference
Gavin McNab, San Francisco, for the
public, said he would offer another
resolution to give the conference
something to do, but Mr.. Spargo
made. . point of order that the resolu-
tion h:d not been presented to the
group first and Mr.. McNab was forced
to desist. 1t then was suggested
that the committee of fifteen hold a
meeting and the groups also get to-
gether as means of expeditng bus
mess, but this was deemed unwise as
the comm ttee members would be alb
sent from their group meetings and
besides the committee had no busi-
ness before it except the perfunctory
election of its chairman. After much
discussion about the rule it was de-
cided to adjourn any way to meet to-
morrow at $50 o'clock, when each
group is expected to have something
to offc. eor consideration.
Disragarding the rules, the confol-
ence paused in its work to adopt un-
m mously resolution Of sympathy
for President Wilson in his illness and
ncpe for speedy recovery.
Members of the public section of
he conference held meeting to-
hight, at which it was said the gener-
Il attitude they will take toward va
'icus labor questions was discuss ed.
Although no specific recommends
ions CIR resolution were formulated, it
vas learned that the general feeling
mong the delegates of this body was
hat the group should act somewhat
s balance wheel between the other
wo factions.
Somewhat of general agreement
'as reached by the public representa-
ives when it was learned that no res
lutions or suggestions be advanced
Y chat group at the outset, but to
egnait The labor group and the en-
loyers' group to put forth their suq-
estions and to throw their influence
'r the ideas which would accomplish
le9 greatest good for the nation.
his rather general agreement, how
yer, was not considered as preclud-
g the advancing of suggestions lat
in the conference.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1919-10-09
HON. JOE. v. WILLIAMS
HERE ON BUSINESS

Hon. Joe V. Williams, of Chat.
tanooga, is a business Wis tor here
today, taking dispositions in legal
case in which he is connected, and
was seen mingling among friends
and acquaintance on the street.
Mr.. Williams is all announced
candidate for Congress before the
Democratic primary which will oc
cur early'next year and is confident
that the Third Dirtrict is going to
honor him with the party nomina-
tion and is very hopeful that Brad
ley will roll up for him good ma
jority. The judge is stronger in
Old Bradley than ever before and
many expressions are heard in his
favor.
Judge Williams says that pros
poets all over the district are bright
for his nomination and as he is a
young and active man and untir-
ing worker, he is certain to show
greater strength than he did five
years ago, when he was defeated
bn Mr.. Moon by very small ma
jority cleveland Banner.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1919-10-09
Benton. Ienn, Thursdsy oetober 9 I9ls


There WAS bad freight wrecl
on the sBfotherton hill six mile.
west of.here the other morning,
i.ait no sas was seriously hurt.
| fo;iee some q BE Benton
boys h've gohe to lebanon to
study law in Cumberland Univer.
sity Ikuow | Judge Beard per
sonaiiy He succeeds the noted
Nathan Gxea. deceased. If Ee
equals bis reputation. all who Sit
at his ieet will have the very
highsst example set b fore then
Of a lp3t yslao is Of the very high
est fyils Of true and sincr
gentleraan, and one Of cur abicyt
and nia>t profound legal lights,
Our kl!ilting mill started here
Tie l5f's of las4 mouth They are
pnloading the machinery for The
new eglrie plant today. When
i il sdlis installed the hosiery
mill seill run about 70 machines
and ttsra ont 500 pairper day
liie heavy rains last Saturday,
Sunday. ard Monday broEe enc
Of tEs Sarss dfoutas this section
has ev seen. Good sized creeks
had qall rlanins AMI stood in
pou.is.
IT Is D,,,,,c
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1919-10-09
From Monterey

Monterey. Tenn. Oa. -
have just returned from the River
Side Baptist association which
was held At Allons. FIVE miles
from Livingston, Overton county.
As the country embraced in this
association is mountainous, and
AlIons is on tie ,.x;reme west
border, the attendapee was small.
The SIS, 900, 900 campaign was
the subject of most interest before
the meeting. | have .the honor,
or hard task. of being or5enizer
for this association with pastor
N. S. Jackson Of Livingston as
sistant. II the reader does not
believe there is some rough
country in these Mounting. ask
Rev. d. F. LilIard. He knows.
Rev. N. S. Jackson was holding
a meeting in the Baptist church at
Allons, and two brothers by the
name of Smith who lived some II
miles away, came to the church
grounds under the influence Of
bad whiskey. They threw rocks
on the church house. Later
Deputy Sheriff Sober, who lives
close, attempted to arrest the boys.
They resisted and the Sheriff
killed one of the boys. A short
time ago the dead boys brother
shot the Deputy Sheriff in the
back, on the square in Livingston.
He is hanging between life and /
death. How sad. sad
Boys, men, quit whis!ley, beat |
your pistols into powder. These
.hings seperate or together. is
nearly sure to get yon iat0 troRl
Die in this life and worse lroabie
q the life 10 come IN
- 4
Tiled near here not long ago, bv|
limb from a falling tree. AM
'ther man fell off of his engine
lere short time ago, and suffer
d a fractured skull, but will get
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1919-10-09

The October term of the Poll
county court met Monday morn
ing, with Chairman S. L, Higdor
presiding and all members of the
court present. The report of the
Chairman and the various commit
Ties and the usual appropriations
took up the morning session,
The annual report of Trustee G.
E. Taylor was approved by the
court and will be found on another
page of this issue, and should be
read by every tax payer in the Co.
Two members of the old pike
commission were present and made
settlement. The report being in
substance that the money had all
been spent. DR., Kimsey, one of
the commissioners recommended that
the road machinery in his district
Be turned over 10 the road comrlis
iauss of lin. slae sIsd. distfiet and
TIC court 50 ordered Jomniission-
ct HARRISON made his report, and
fled receipt from John Gilbert
road commissioner for this, the
first district, showing that he had
turned over all the road machinery
to Mr.. Gilbert,
The important session of the
court was the afternoon session
when the questions of the purchas-
ing county farm, and the consid-
Grafton of the proposition from the
State Highway Commission for the
improvement and maintenance of
highway through Polk county.
The Polk County Court
voted unanimously a hundred
thousand dollars in bonds to be issued
as called for by the State Highway
Commission as Polk County's part on
proposed State and Federal High
way which is planned from Knoxville
to Atlanta, the Federal and State gov
ernments to furnish $2O0,000.00 upon
the route which the law provides shall
be designated by the Highway Com
mission, of Tennessee, and at the
same time voted another $100,00O.00
bond issue to be expended upon the
route not selected for Highway. The !
two routes designated by Court for
proposed State Highways, are as fol-
lows, "McMinn County line to Wet I
more Bridge, to Benton; thence via |
Wilson Bridge, Ocoee, and Old Fort to ;
the Georgia line at Tennga, or where i,
ever located South of Benton by the
Federal Highway Engineers" "And
the Other Route" the same line to I
the Reliance Road South of Wetmore
bridge "thence East up and along the :
bank of Hiwassee river to Reliance, (6 {
miles), thence South to where the
Mountain road intersects with the
Greasy creek road, "a miles), thence
East with the Mountain Road to s
Hunters Switch, (19 miles), Duck y
town, Isabella, and Copper Hill, at +
the Georgia line, or wherever locat- !;
ed and established by the Federal ;
and State Highway Engineers" 40
miles, making the Eastern route 80
miles long from where the roads sep
arate). The Western route from the
point where the two routes separate
is 10 miles the nearest way, and %
miles via Benton Station. !
The unanimous section of the Court 6
shows that the spirit Of fair treat !
ment of all sections of the county is
in control in the present court, which
will hold for five years longer, in
suring their plans to be completed.
Other roads already graded, are to be
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1919-10-09
Industrial Conference
Unable to GET Started
SECRETARY LANE NAMED
AS PERMANENT CHAIRMAN
John SparGo, Representative OF
isublic, Says Free Deliber-
alton is Denied-High
Purpose Makes Failure
Impossible

Washington, Oct. after perfect
ing an organization today the indu2-
trial conference called by President
| Wilson got tangled up in it's own
rules and adjourned until tomorrow.
Secretary Lane was elected perma-
nent chairman. In his speech of ac-
ceptance he stirred the delegates,
representing capital, labor and the
public, to great enthusiasm by declar-
ing that the high purpose Of the gath
ering made failure impossible in The
effort to harmonic industrial rela-
ticns in this country.
Proceeding to the adoption OF
rules. the conference struck its first
snag in a protest by John Spargo, of
New York. representative Of the
public, that the report of the rules
committee made no provision for mi
nority expression and was a travesty
on free deliberation. His criticism
caused early adjournment of the
morning session to permit amend
ments to be formulated by the re-
spective groups, but on reconvening
the rules were adopted without mate
rial change. They provide for public
sessions and unanimous vote by
groups on all conclusions and decis-
ions and require the assent Of q I
group before any member Of II cen
4auns a ssualiitian
A committee Of fifteen was naned !
to recommend for or against all reso-
buttons introduced, as follows:
Representing the Public-Thomas
L. Chadbourne, A. A. Landon, H. B.
Charles Edward Russell and
Miss Lillian Wald.
Representing Capitals. Pember-
ton Hutchinson, John w. OLeary,
John j. Raskob, Herbert F. Perkins,
md J. N. Tittemore.
Representing Organized Labor
Samuel Gompers, Frank Morrison,
Matthew Woll, w. D. Mahon and L.
:. Sheppard.
employers Are Ready
With Resolution
The employers group was the only
ne ready, under the rules, with any
us ness, Frederick P. Fish, of Bos-
on, offering resolution declaring
he need of the country was increased
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1919-10-09
WANTED

Mule, horse and beef hides,
We pay highest market price,
Bring them to John B, Dunn,
South Ocoee Street, Cleveland.
Tenn,
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1919-10-09

For Sale --12 hanks of Red
cross yarn SOC lb,and two pair of
yarn socks, SOC, pair.
Mrs. J. ID. Nucho's,
4 4 4
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. George
Bishop, Wednesday, girl.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1919-10-09
STATE OF TENNESSEE,
COUNTY OF POLK,

L. c. Crawford Cashier above-named bank do sol
emny that the above true gives the actual
condition of said bank shown by the books said bank
Z G. Crawford, Cashier
Subscribed and 20 day of Sept 1919
Z, L. Amburn, Notary Public
tSEAL) Correct-Attest.
J. W. CLANCY.
i, +. Cutcher
NJ, L. McCully,
Directors
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1919-10-09

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killed near here not long ago, bv
limb from falling tree. An-
other man fell off of his engine
here short time ago, and suffer
cd a fractured skull, but will get
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-18
(REe:HaPKE 6EE
By {. 3.

AND HE'S having nightmares.
AND HE'D just dreamed.
THAT HE was a horse.
HITCHED UP to an auto.
AND DELIVERING plants.
AND THAT the man that drove him.
HAD EATEN one of the plants.
AND DIED.
AND l couldn't help him.
AND I left him.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-18

Up New York way they are demanding a law that will
impose a fine Of $500 on any landlord who will refuse to rent
his property to anyone who has children. 1t is almost a rule
among boarding house keepers and rooming house keepers to
exclude guests who have children or dogs-pretty hard on the
little ones and not easy on the dogs. OF the latter it may be
said that dogs belong out OF doors. with some sort OF shelter to
protect them in inclement weather. They should not be housed
with human beings. They are lkeable and aifectonate animals.
but animals nevertheless, and they have no right to be huddled
up with human beings. Their place is out Of doors.
Children are human, and must be sheltered and entertained,
but parents and guardians must control them. They are born
Bosheviki, and destroy everything they can lay their hands on
Mother will say: "My children do not NEEDLE with anything;
the little dears have been better trained than that and while
she is talking the little dcars' may be pulling down a lambre-
qmn and reducing to junk clocks and bric-a-brac valued at $500.
OF course the place for children is at home, where things are
so arranged that they cannot be destroyed or set fire to. THE
little dears' must be watched and controlled, and mothers can
do this if they will, but the trouble is that mothers are as care
less as the children, and hence nobody wants them.
1t is not easy to see how a property owner can be denied
the right to select his tenants and refuse those that he does
not like but in these days anything is possible in law.
Children, for some reason, like to play with fire. They
sometimes come to grief through this agency, but more fire.
quently they destroy property and endanger life. Unless they
are watched they are apt to do mischief, and watching them is a
task that is beyond human nature,
Property owners have their rights, and are more than likely
to maintain them, and the upshot Of it may be that if people
insist on bringing children into the world without providing a
home for them, we may go back to Spartan times and customs,
and have the state take charge of its future citizens, and look
after their rearing as we'll as their education. Very few parents
are fit for the responsibility Of rearing children.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-18
BY MRS. WILSON WOODROW,
THE world famous writer on vital subleots,

is plainly a habit. And, if he is the
sort Of young fellow | think he Is, he
Will not feel hurt, but thank me for
pointing out a fault, which | believe is
the chief bar to his success.
Words are statesmen. If he were at
the head of a business, would he send
out men to solicit the trade who were
affected, pedantic, slow, heavy, absurd
" owe -dressed? Then, since he is Of
fering in the market his talents and
qualifications, his education and bust
ness experience, his youth and enthu-
slasm, let him send out words to tell
about those wares that are crisp, clear
cut, business-like, straightforward, up
to-date.
1t is a good thing to remember the
cynical comment Of the city editor to
the cub reporter who was urging the
necessity of spreading himself on an
account of a fire,
Son. he said, the story Of the
creation Of the world is told In less
than 500 words. | guess your fire will
have to stay inside that limit
Letter-writing, ii is often lamented,
Is a lost art. Maybe i is in a Lady
Mary Montague and Horace Walpole
sense. But SO far as getting results
real art Of l~etter-writing is only in
process Of discovery. Great commercial
houses have been built up solely on
the appeal Of the typewriter word.
BUSINESS men are learning more and
more to discard the old ~hackneyed,
cumbersome phrases, and to make every
word count in their correspondence.
To the young mar who has written
me ! respectfully suggest that he drop
the burden of academic expression UNI
der which he is staggering and take a
brief, intensive curse in SELLING talk
as exemplified by the high-priced word
artists who coneoct the advertisements
in the newspapers and magazines. Then,
when he has mastered their method, let
him make his application for a position,
and | fancy his letters will meet with
a very different reception.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-18

What would you do, il YOU were dis
satisfied with your present job, and
wanted to secure another which you
tunityg
That is the fix of a young mar who
has written to me.
He is 30 years old, a high school
graduate with an additional year at
college to his credit, and has had one
years business experience in an office
position.
He doesn't see much Of a future in
his present place, however, and IL con-
Sequently seeking an opening more in
line with his ambitions,
He has advertised and answered ads,
he says, has appealed to all his friends
ana acquaintance, and has followed up
either by letter or by a personal call
every chance Of which he could hear,
but all without results.
Baffled and at sea, he writes to ask
me what he shall do. He has no doubt
of his qualifications, and is perfectly
sure that he can make good; but he
seems unable to get the chance. What
Is the trouble?
one does not have to be the seventh
daughter OF a seventh daughter, or born
under a veil to tell him. His difficulty,
X most of those with which the rest
OF us are struggling, Is entirely Of his
own making
According to the record, he has had
the good fortune to receive a better
education than the average young man.
hui with his knowledge he has failed in
one very important respect to get un-
outstanding, He doesn't realize the
value Of words. He %squanders them
like a spendthrift. He pours them out
n such a, flood that he actually cutters
his meaning,
He takes four closely written pages
to present the facts regarding himself
that | have stated above i'm four short
paragraphs, and before he even APP
proaches the subject matter of his let
ter. prefaces II with this introduction:
Il am forwarding this communication
TO. you IN the hope that you may be
able to assist me in solving the problem
| am confronted with,
The nature of the problem itself Is
9 very practical one, and one which no
doubt has on innumerable occasions
come to your notice. | am compelled.
though, to resort to this method in at
tanning my ends, having tried all others
and found them unsuccessful
What follows may seem TO you 10
be no more than a voluminous and
lengthy piece OF fiction, unworthy of
your serious attention. | can assure
you, however, that It has been written
In all sincerity, and Is lengthy only be-
cause of my desire to tell you every
thing, In order that no fact may be
Nhihllbt Cllthlh NbN bt lilNfl tNNelt anu
now TO a specific mention, as brief as
possible, of the facts in the case"
And he says he wants to effect a
connection which will eventually lead to
a position Of executives assistant where
he can be Of aid in handling the cor
res%pondence,
Frankly, / wouldn't engage Charles
NJ, Schwab as office boy on the strength
Of a letter like that, Yet | am willing
TO wager that this lad was praised by
his instructors in English when at
school for his fluency and command OF
language,
Oh, good old Anglo-Saxon tongue
What crimes are committed in thy
name,
| don't want to be either unfair or
| spondent says inahts desire to explain
himself, and wxA ing to a literary
lady" he has been unduly verbose; still
that ponderous, Addisonian style of hts