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Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-10-08
GRAND MATRON 0. E. S.
Splendid Meeting Monday Afternoon
Followed by Refreshments.

Mrs. Ellzabeh Lewis, Grand Matron
Order Eastern Star, arrived here Sun
day on her regular visitation OF
Amanda Chapter. She was accom-
panied by her husband, W. H. Lewis,
who is state agent for the American
Book Company that furnishes large
portion of the school books of the
state.
While here the Grand Matron and
husband we're guests at the Bishop
home. Monday afternoon a meeting
was held at which the swork of the
order was exemplitied followed by a
splendid address by the Grand Matron.
Mrs. Lewis is a lady of refinement and
education and is ready and brilliant
talker. Her address to the members
was full of the highest principles of
the order and contained much informa-
tion as well as inspiration. Following
the meeting refreshments were served
and most delightful social hou- was
enjoyed by about 40 members.
The Grand Matron and husband left
for Nashville on the early train yes
terday.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-10-08
TO DEVELOP SMALL FARMS
J, H. FndIay Buys 500 Acres from Ev-
erhard Estate for Farms.

]. H. Findley has recently purchaser
500 acres of the Everhard lands lying
two miles north of town and will de-
velop it into small farms. a
He plans to clear few acres, puild
a house and make such other improve
ments as will fit 1t for esidence and
then offer the farms for sale. He
plans to divide the tract into at least
five farms ard sell them on time pay
mPnts.
Such a course would seem to be a
wise one from a business standpoint
and certainly is very much to be de-
sired from the standpoint of the devel-
opment of the wild lands of this Sec
tion. The worst drawback to the loca
ton of many more farmers than are
now coming Is the lack of cleared
land as most persons do not favor the
idea of carving farm out of the for
est With very small improved
acreage and house many who now
hesitate to locate here would be much
more ready to buy and make homes
here This movement or the part OF
Mr.. Findley should prove profitable to
him and very helpful to the country.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-10-08

is all they need for protection, and
business houses will move upon the
hill. Mothers property will increase
in value then
"Aunt Alice Edler and her girl,
Gladys, and baby spent two weeks
with US this summer. Sabin lives
about so miles from US.
81 hope this finos you all well and !
do hope we shall have the pleasure of
having yon all with US this winter.
suppose you are having frost while
we are having real old summer time.
GIVE my love to Gertie and Ben
and good share for you and Uncle.
live at Ropstown 18 miles out
but 1 am here for Treatments. An
ulserated tooth has made large lump
just under my left ear the size OF an
egg. it is being reduced by a new
science Chiropractic, spinal trestm ents,
no medicine. 1t is cure for rhepma-
tism, its simply grand. He has re-
duced my lump half and is very rea-
sonable. 26 treatments for s25.
Emma"
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-10-08
GREAT BRITAN'S WAR DEBT
Four Times That OF Uncle Sam, Wealth
Of Both Nations Considere d.

1t is quite true that imperially
Great Britain means $50 million per-
sons. But financially ber population
is one tenth of this. Mindful of their
own history, there are still Americans
who think that Britain taxes her
colonies and this impression is con-
frmed by certain Irish propaganda.
AS a matter Of fact, the Indian,
Dc nihion and Colonial budgets are
quite separate from the British bud
get, nor is their money voted by Par
lament save in so far as these pos
sessions receive subsidies. The British
balance sheet Therefore rests entirely
on British shoulders.
Before the war Britain was undoubt-
edly saving money. Every year she
invested nearly two billions of dollars.
AS result her property Of every kind.
including foreign sec rites, rose to at
least eighty-hve billions of dollars. 1t
Is against this figure that she has had
to raise her national mortgage of forty
billions. Some authorities wouli put
the wealth of Britain higher than
eighty-tve billions, but on the most
favorable assumption she has borrowed
up to 90 per cent of her accumulated
heritage.
Let us see how in this respect she
compares with the United States.
The wealth of this country is 225 bill
lion dollars. Her debt amounts to
twenty six and one-haIf billion dollars,
or under il per cent of total wealth.
In other words. the British mort
gage is four times as severe as the
A American mortgage. Since the popu-
alton of the United States is more
than double that Of the United King
dom, the comparison holds good broad
Iy for debt per head. The British fig
ure is $500 and the American il $500
per head. From "Is Britain Going
by P. W. Wilson, in the
American Review of Reviews for
October, 1919.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-10-08
HONOR SERVICES.

Appropriate services will be held in
the court house Saturday afternoon at
2 O'Clock, when the Medal of Honor
bestowed upon Sergeant Milo Lemert
will be gwen by an officer OF the
South Eastern Department to the wife
and widow of this gallant soldier, who
30 freely and heroically gave his life
for his country. 1t is expected that
his comrades in arms and friends will
be present when his memory is thus
honored and they are cordially invited
to this service.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-10-08
BUY Big TRACT IN ALABAMA
Frazier & Self Buy 10000 Acres Timber
Near Cherokee, Alabama.

Frazier & Self have purch sed a
lO,O00-acre tract of valuable timber
land near Cherokee and they will re-
move the timber from it as rapidly
as possible after getting their mill
located. 1t will take several years to
work 1t out.
For over a year Frazier & Self
operated in this county and they con-
Quoted their business with that broad
spirit of fairness that has won for
them host of friends in this section.
Mr.. Self has been in charge Of the
work aud has proved to be most ca
pable business man and is possessed of
those generous, kindly and genial
qualities that make friends rapidly.
The good wishes of many OF our peo-
pie will go with the firm wherever II
may be located.
j. NJ. Redding is arranging to load
some mill machinery belonging to
Frazier & Self to be shipped to Chero-
kee, Alabama, SO soon as a car can be
secured. Mr.. Reddi G will go to
Cherokee to work for Frazier & Self.
Mr.. Redding has many fgiends in this
section who will regret to have him
leave as he is one of those genial,
generous aud hearty individuals who
make friends wherever they go.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-10-08
KILLED WITH SHOTGUN
RANCE MAHONEY SENDS JOHN
PRESLEY To HIS CRAVE
First Denied and Later Admits the Deed
But Claims Self Defense--Maho-
ney In Jail and not LiKelyto
Be Tried This Term.

Saturday night about midnight
Rance Mahoney shot John Presley
through the heart with a load of shot
and instantly killed him. The shoot
ing took place at the home Of Presley
two miles west of Maryland.
Sheriff Garrison was notified Sunday
by phone and he went to the scene of
the killing accompanied by }. l.. Bur-
nett. They arrested Rance Mahoney
and brouhgt him to town along with
the gun used in the killing. Mahoney
had his preliminary trial before Esq.
q. b. Rector Sunday night and was
bound to court. UP to the time of
going to press Mahoney had not fur
nished bond and was lodged in the
county Jail.
1t seems from the best information
obtainable that Presley and wife were
quarreling and had come to blows and
that Ma: oney called to Presley to
stop beati z his wife and Presley
made SOM insulting reply and was
shot as the = suit. The shooting must
have been zone at very close range
as the place is simply huge hole IN
the left side near the heart and the
direction is directly through the body
toward the right side. The shot
logded in the right side failing to
come out and the size of the shot is
unknown.
When hrst arrested Matoney denied
being the guilty party but later admit
ted to Attorney General Mitchell tia
he did the killing but claimed it was
done in self defence. 1t is evident the
shooting was done at very close range
as there was blood on the gun used.
1t seems that Presley was something
of worthless fellow, worked little
and some charged that he was running
a wildcat still, but the truth as to that
is not generally known.
Mahoney is a poor man but honest
and industrious. He is not man OF
any education and it is thought that
was the reason he denied the killing
when first arrested.
WDen ODerlu ddTTlSOn anu u. u.
Burnett reached the scene of the kill
ing an inquest had been held over the
body and the jury found as virdict
that the deceased came to his death by
a gunshot inflicted by some unknown
person.
Little interest is manifested by the
people of Maryland or the immediate
vacinity of the killing and it now
seems likely there will be no indlvi |
dual prosecutor.
Just what really prompted Mahoney |
10 shoot Presley seems to be in doubt |
rs the facts as far as learned do not |
seem likely to have caused any such |
extreme action.
The case is not likley to come up !
,or trial at this terra of circuit court, !
which is nov in session.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-10-08
BUSINESS SOLD.
j. |. Burnett Sells General Merchandise
Stock to {. B. Jones.

The stock of general merchandise
owned by j. l.. Burnett was invoiced
Monday and a deal was closed where
by the stock was sold to E. B. Jones.
Mr.. Jones did not purchase the build
ing as that belongs to H. l.. Spencer.
E. B. Jones is a genial gentleman
of a very accommodating nature and
has many friends over the county who
will be glad to favor him with at least
a portion of their business. His stock
is practically new and is ample and
we'll assorted He will doubtless be
favored with a generous trade by the
people of the county generally.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-10-08
Adams Fcrd

Will Adams has been making molas-
ses this week.
J. V. Wright, of Crossville, has
been helping Melvin Adams with his
saw mill.
The candy pulling at Maynard Barn
wells Thursday night was attended by
large crowd and greatly enjoyed by
all.
School at Mill Creek is progressing
nicely under the management of Lynel
Tabor.
John Woody preached at Mill Creek
Sunday.
M's. Kate Handy was visiting her
Mrs. Jessie Adams, "a few
days last week.
Oct. 4. Mountain Pansy.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-10-08
ALL ESCAPED INJURY.
Corpus Christi Disaster Related and All
Former CrossyIIe People Safe.

The following letter written to Mrs.
| M. W. West by her neice, Mrs. Claude
Falls formerly Miss Emma Wright
tells in a most interesting manner of
the effects of the recent terrific tropi-
cal storm that largely wiped out that
splendid gulf coast city.
d. c. Wickefsham, Edward B..
Wright, son-ln-iaU of Mr.. Wickersham.
and family have all been living in Cor
pus Christi tor several years and -co.,-
siderable anxiety Has felt lest they
SHOULD have fallen VI, Tins to the storm
in some way. The letter from Mrs.
Falls explains and tells that none of
TIE former Crossville people were in
jured.
CORPUS Christ, Texas, Sept. 27-
dear Aunt Ella and All: 81 know
GU have been wondering why you
have not heard frcm us, but
il you have been reading the papers
you have an idea. We have just gone
through one of the worse storms,
Sunday The 18th. Hurricane and udal
wave in which thousands W ere drowned
here and 500, 100000 damage Of our
residence part of beach is swept clean
while all business houe es are wrecked.
Three thousand homeless ones here.
Water was seven feet deep IN stores,
the storm lasted hours.
owe have basn fed by the hed
Cross donated from Texas cities. Ice
hiss been sent us, also tents, cots,
and blankets fro the Government
and thousand vii stoves to those
wha used gas. SO many are gone, so
many babies. children ard old people
They are buried where they are found,
now they are being picked up by pitch
forks and several buried in one place.
"Ine Government took us over and
every thirg is guarded heavily, a
guard on every corner to see you pass.
You ere shot if you pick up any thing.
We have not been hardly able to sleep
or eat from excitemel and seeing so
many horrible things. The women are
wearing over alls, cleaning their
stores and wading mud and water.
"You see the business and beach
portion of Corpus is under 35 foGt
bluff, and the main residence part of
the town is on top of the bluff and
they were saved. | am so glad we
live on the bluff. we had no damages
only for our arbor going down.
"We, Claude and II lost ten bales of
cotton and lots of Iced or our farm. /
nope this wont scare you all out of
coming oIt to see US. We would love
20 have you all come and this is an
deal climate in winter /
John and Katie came on the first
rain in here with suit cases of gro
,riers and wanted Grandma and
irandpa to go back with them but
hey cid not want to leave their little
lome here.
"a seawall will be built here is
he talk now, but | believe the bluff
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-10-08
WIN MANY. PRIZES AT FAIR.
County Exhibit Gets Third Place and
Wins Cash Prize Of SI75.

Last year Cumberland County was
put on the map at the District Fair at
Chatta nooga, and won sixth prize in
the county exhibits. But this year the
greater variety ard superior quality Of
her products. displayed in booth most
attractively designed and arranged by
our home and farm agents, attracted
the wonder aud admiration of the
thousands of visitors at the fair
grounds.
Although competition ia the county
displays was open to counties Of East
Tennessee, Alabama and Georgia,
Cumberland won third place in the
prize list, competing with counties
which have been prize winners for
many years at the big tairs. The
winning counties in their order we're:
Roane, Bradley, Cum berland, Rhea.
McMinn, White, and Monroe.
The prize for our county was $l75, 90,
which will be used to pay the expenses
of the exhibit, the cost of the stereop-
ticon, and the carrying out of other
projects for the extension of the club
work.
The boys Potato Club exhibits won
a total of $96.50, which goes to the
winning toys. Frank Shelley and Os-
car Dickson, of Creston, and Venable
Julian and Walter Reed. Crossville, all
potato club boys, attended the fair.
Their expenses while there we're paid
by the state so the boys were only
out their railroad fare. The county
won first prize in individual .aotato'
exhibit and second and third III
otherscontests. The county also took
third prize in Yellow Dent corn and
third on Ben Davis apples.
1t was interesting to hear the COM
ments of spectators at the booth. Re.
marks like these were frequent:
Well do you know, this county is just
coming forward by leaps and bounds.
Jack, Here's the place you want to
go to get your farm, just look at those
potatoes, and that melon, and did you
ever see such celery7'
One of the judges said that if Dem
nison could just have that border Of
,orn and cane to put on halloween
If it.
The success scored this year was only
made possible by the splendid co -oper
alton given the agents by some of our
citizens.
The county owes a debt of gratitude
to those who offered the best of their
products to the exhibit, especially to
these ladies who helped out so splen-
didly by sending flowers, butter, fresh
vegetables and the excellent cooked
orouducts to be entered just before the
Judging took place.
IT more will help next year, there is
10 reason why we can not win first
llace. One man said the reason pro-
1erty is so much in demand here COW
8 because of our products being shown
1t the big fairs. By cooperation and
,eam work we can build up the eco
ionic and Industrial interests of the
ounty and all will share in it's in
reased prosperity.
Miss Maud Guthrie, of Columbia
University now City Agent for
chattanooga, will come to Crossville
ext week, to assist Mrs. Albertson
n a demonsr alton on the use of milk
s food, dairylng, and cheese maxi
ng. Notice OF the exact date will be
iven later.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-10-08

FOR SALE-A good mule team,
wagon and harness. Call on or write
1. X. Neel, Maryland, Tenn. 10-o-2t.
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Their Married Life
sy MABEL HERBERT uRNEa

, queerest place. dark cellar like
"Cut it," interrupted Warren. you're
as bad as Mrs. Martin with her ever
| lasting when I was abroad and
| while we were in Paris
do I talk very much about it?"
Helen appealed to Mr.. Stevens.
Not nearly enough" CALAMITY.
| whats the use of going abroad If
you can't
"Bore your friends with your rem
iniscences," finished Warren.
"You see that woman who f1st
You see that woman who just came
| in?' whispered Mrs. Stevens. mo.
don't look now. She's on one OF the
papers-the Star, I think. Look how
queerly she dresses"
ooh, all literary women dress like
frumps'
Can look now?" asked Helen,
giving a queer. backward glance at
the rather frowsy, overdressed woman
who sat behind them.
you've heard of Anna Eldridge
Parker. haven't you? Well. that's her
,, at that long table-the one with the
blacka nd white hat
Anna Eldridge Parker" repeated
Helen, blankly. I've heard the name
somewhere. What does she do?''
VAlIcS Tic SObpy O-1eart
stuff for the woman's page of the
News"
Eyes. I'm Just finishing my book. I
was revising the last chapter today"
came womans shril1 voice from the
ia BILE Just back of them.
Who's going to bring It out?" a
mans voice asked.
II don't know, yet" evasively "sev-
eral publishers want It, but I haven't
decided just where TIL place it."
What a whopper." grinned War
rem. Don't know her from Adam,
but Til wager If she gets a book pub
lished she'll pay for having It done"
Many OF them do" laughed Mr..
Stevens. but they all pretend the pub
fishers are sitting up nights for their
books
Listen to this hot air" shrugged
Warren. for now they could hear the
man telling Of his play"
Stage Dreams.
Frohman said he'd take II If I'd
write the third act, but told him I
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silver for every course"
| THAT ought to suit you, Helen; you
only have to scour off one set for the
meal"
| Good Food.
He always Scolds me for wiping off
everything with my napkin" laughted
Helen, but I can't help it at restau-
rants.
| The next course was broiled squad
and salad. They were not cold stor-
and delicate.
Don't see how they can give this
dinner for the money, What did you
say it was? Sixty five?''
''Oh. it must be more than that" pro-
tested Helen, why these squads alone
would be-
mo, it's only sixty-five. wine in
Guided"
well, I don't see how they do it.
with everything so high"
That's what I say remarked Mrs.
Stevens. "For two OF us dinner here
costs only $3.50. s1.55 with the tip.
couldn't get it at home for that"
| well, they buy in quantity. and 10
all their own serving, and. of course,
the French know how to save"
s'Where do they eat here in the win
ter?'' asked Warren, suddenly.
"They have that big front room be-
yond the kitchen. But they can't get
quite the atmosphere inside that they
| have out here"
wonder IL they would let me have
the red wine vinegar" announced Mrs.
Stevens. THE kind you buy is so
/ acid. They make this from the wine
that's left in the bottom of the kegs.
winder If they would let me have
soce''
After the salad came fresh pears,
cheese and coffee.
"This camemberts the real thing"
shifted Warren, critically.
Yes, and they serve a brie here
Continued on Page Seven.)
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HOW WILL IT SEEM?

How will II seem when Peace comes
back once more.
After these desperate days of shat
tering pains?
How will 1t be with all Of us again,
When hushed forever Is the thunder
Of war?
There still are primroses by many q
shore;
And still there bloom, in many a
lovely lane,
Hawthorn and lilacs; and the roses
stain
Is red against full many a garden door.
Oh, days to be. Oh. honeyed nights of
sleep.
When the white moon shall mount
the quiet skyi
Shall we be wholly happy when buds
creep,
Remembering those who dared to
bleed and die?
Can we be glad again? Or shall wa
weep
For those who told this sad, glad
world good-by?
Charles Hanson Towne.
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wanted 1t produced as it was or not
at all. Belasco has it now. But these
| managers don't know good play.
There's a corking big scene in the last
act, which''-the voice was lost in
laughter from another table.
Who's the guy with the hair?''
asked Warren "He looks the type"
yes, he's an illustrator-he's al
ways here" answered Mr. Stevens.
THAT man next to him is an editor
on some trade paper. A lot OF near
celebrities Sit at that table. They put
us there one night. but as we weren't
scintillate. 1t was good fun, though,
hearing them discuss and settle the
affairs OF nations"
How can those two girls wait on
all this crowd?' demanded Warren, as
the younger sister now took away
their soup plates and brought them a
large platter of beer tongue with
piquant sauce.
"Oh. they're worke.s. You get better
service right here than you do in any
Of the big restaurants where you pay
four times much
From where Helen sat she could see
the rear of the houses in the block
beyond. They were evidently board
ing houses, and many of the windows
were lit. She had been watching a girl
in a third Atory window fix her hair
and then put on her hat; now she
reached up to turn Off the gas and the
window was dark. Helen wondered
where she was going, what her life
was. and what that room, Of which
she could see only a cheap oak dresser
and bit Of the wallpaper looked like.
Whats struck you?" Warren
noticed her absorption.
Look. dear. look up there f! It's so
interesting to watch those windows.
See that one where the curtains
drawn, and that woman's shadow
aginst it?What is she doing-she's
bending over something, Ironing, isn't
she?" suggested Mrs. Stevens.
Perhaps some poor little shop girl
ironing her shirtwaist to wear IN the
morning" unused Helen. IT should
think the writers who come here would
get lot Of stories just from watching
those windows. =
mot they-they'd rather write a
Fifth avenue society novel, where the
heroine steps from her limousine. trips
up the broad marble steps to the door
that's opened by liveried footman.
That girl ironing her shirtwaist in a
back hall bedroom wouldn't interest
this crowd"
Yes, You keep your knife and fork"
smiled Mrs. Stevens. as the French
woman who took Helens plate laid
hack on the tabIecloth her knife and
fork. cit makes 1t easier for them to
serve if they don't have to change the
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,.aRY TEACHERS HAVE
FhnrXIy PROGRAM.

"-ouowing the plan OF last week. the
80 teachers again met at the
I'LL n lane Wilson school on Monday
sll.% he program of the week was be-
Ell BUSINESS meeting was followed
w daily drawing lesson given by
y ~ chandler after which the grade
NJ .+,rgs we're held. Examination
a-tons on English were made out
tor each grade ,,
~ n, tuesday morning the usual bust
Meeting took place and at It's
neg Miss chandler gave a most In
c .Dro+ive lesson on proportion ana
s-srinr. lines and accents balng
stressed s.,, .ra
,.,d later in the class rooms, third anu
18th grades. history questions Tor
term examinations were decided
Nv while methods Of teaching his
..-. in tie first and second grades
-..o discussed by the teachers, MISS
,,,ss leading the discussion In the
e-s+ Grade and Mrs. o. E McReynolds
ling charge of the work in the Sec