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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-06-06
The Real Story of an Artists Model

| OF that 1 am convinced. 1t is un-
satisfied curiosity, oVeremphasized
! by clothing which suggests without
/ revealing, that is the basis of immor-
atty.
But 1 must get back to my story.
| [ had to face the task of posing in
the nude myself. 1 was to go the
next day to keep the appointment.
The first artist for whom I posed
IN the nude had his studio in the
fashionable art colony, on Central
Park West. | went fully resolved
not to show fright or nervousness.
The artistic looked like a doctor
| with big and fashionable practice
showed me to small room be-
| dress. 1 started to pull the curtains
together He laughed at me.
Why if you are going to pose
nude. do you want to hide yourself
now?" he asked.
a nudehgure is beautiful and inspir-
! ing, l do not wish you or anyone
/ else to see me half-nude."
Why should nudity be considered
immoral? Is the Venus de Milo a
I think if you could take all the
young children of city, put them
on an island, and let them never
know what clothing is, when those
children grew up into men and wom-
cleaner-minded than are our cities
now.
When I was ready I took long
breath and walked out through the
curtains to take up my position.
1t seemed a little strange that
I should be stro1ling un"ono ~~ne1''-
across the studio with all my
clothes lett benillu ne, bus the arri.7t
scarcely glanced at me. l think he
wanted TO reassure me, for he knew
|
to be busy adjusting his canvas and
easel and preparing his brushes and
paints.i He looked at me once-while
L was getting ready-to satisfy him
up to the recommendation my friend
had given him-and then he told me
how we would work-twenty minutes
posing and five minutes to rest"
He put a clock in front of him
clock. I destroyed my pose many
times looking at that clock. When
the time came to rest, he would
say Rest" and after five minutes,
I said to myself, '"This man is no
artist, he is a mechanic" He was
working on a commission for a
poster. The pose he insisted on Civ
ing me, not allowing me to take a
na.ural position. He worked like a
house painter. l took no interest in
my work. He was rich and successful
because he painted things that un-
artistic people liked and paid we'll
for: He did not behave like real
artist.
was just thinking how I would
be able to break my engagement
with him, when there was a loud
knocking at the door. 1t sounded as
if somebody were pounding with a
walking stick. The artist went to the
door and said, Come on in, fell
lows
There were three of them. I gave
them one look. They were not ar
one bound L sprang from the throne
to the floor and fed to nv dressing
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-06-06
First Balloon Landing
Affected on Ohio Roof


Cleveland, O., has secured the
landing of alloon in America
The dirigible was brought con-
veniently to stop in the very
heaEt of the city a few days ago
on the top of the Hotel Statler
in order that two of it's five pas
sengers might alight.
The balloon was the 16O-foot
A. 1t was piloted by James
Shade, from Wingfoot Lake Ma
val Air station near Akron to
Cleveland, a distance of thirty
five miles. The time was a little
more than an hour in the face Of
a stiff wind.
The landing platform, which
was specially constructed for the
AIS trip, was thirty feet wide.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-06-06

hair is drawn back tightly from their
foreheads, and knotted plainly under
their hats, which are weighted with
various queer and polychrome orna-
bons.
"In the park, so proud and beauti-
full in it's loneliness, with it's dove
colored waters cleaning through the
pale green arches of its avenues, 1
noticed through the gratings two
the fountai in Of Neptune> Onite right' '
is it not? But they were running
as if for life, their heads foremost,
fists clenched, teeth set, eyes Cog
Cling out, businesslike and terrible.
but the savage Hum
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-06-06

lately played the role of Jonah to a
huge. sperm whale, quite dead, which
took a fancy to the beach near the
Cliff House and made life miserable
for half million people when the
west wind blew.
The cruiser Marblehead speared
the monster on it's ram and borught
it into port, thinking it might be
valuable. After "a hours, upon ur-
gen request of the authorities, the
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-06-06
Shun Mine Sweeping,
Huns Have a Reason

British naval men complain the
Germans do almost nothing to aid in
removing the mines which they had
planted and which armistice terms
require they shall sweep up. More
over, the Germans, in violation of in
ternational law, when they planted
thousands of mines removed the
chains which were to pull out the
primers in case the mines broke
from their mornings. SO floating
mines, instead of being harmless, are
double menace.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-06-06
American Indians Can
OutWit the Germans

Eight Choctaw Indians during the
world war taught the Germans that
there was thing or two yet they
had not learned, the Choctaw Ian
guage being among the number.
When Captain E. Horner, COM
mander of company in which there
were $50 Indians, learned that the
Germans were tapping" and listen
ing in on American telephone lines,
he ordered eight Choctaws to take
charge of the telephones. Thereafter
all orders for advances and other
movements were transmitted in the
ChoctaW language, and the Germans
gave it up.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-06-06

Marblehead towed it out to sea
again.
But the tide brought it in upon
the beach. 1t needed no newspaper
publicity to announce it's presence
1t weighed 120 tons, and every ton
had it's own peculiar atmosphere.
Crowds of sightseers swarmed to
view the monster. None remained
long. Those who assembled the Slip
perry carcass usually tumbled all
over themselves and went home to
be hated by their friends and rela-
tiVeS
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-06-06

The park commissioners, official
custodians of the beach, finally had
hundred dollars worth OF crude oil
and gasoline and tried to burn it, but
the waves put out the fire. Other
attempts, reduced the monster to a
charred skeleton and large section
of the tail, which refused to burn.
Incidentally tn ecaptain of the
Marblehead suffered nervous
breakdown and went to a hospital
for treatment, though his plight is
said to have nothing to do with the
whale
Warren sheaf., 1919-09-17
26O 900 II s lio D FlU II
s6ritlshs ans 1, d fs,olS llssss left

Sept s--., thou
sand italian troops are nov inH II
according to atestA q vices to theS Ital-
TN peace deles q, I, ~ The5 British and
rencll trO0ps have lett tleis ciity,1
m 4 n .Annunzios y
ne ~ Dreme council decid ded toI
let fta1y deal tie slitn4t tion Great.
Ie at TUNE ccslpa.I
Ettonp ae a ~ Il M 81 II 1 =,
internal M y ter
Warren sheaf., 1919-09-17
Nc ccumbs lies Own Re port.

Senator culnb ber. Republi
North Dakota, Who refused to join his
Republ lean col eague the foreign
relation com ommittee ii the reporting Of
mendmendt 8 and who taclined to d 81
prove the majority = Reservation to
Article To- Of the league covenant will
Sf1le an |indi dividual report
Because Of the length of the dOcn.a
ment the formal sssf Or st reading, viii
be dispensed with and he treaty taxi
zen up article by article This plan
probably will bring an early trial OF
strength with the reading of Article
/ 5 of the league covenant, In which is
defined the voting powertof the various
powers In the league council and as.
tsembly The foreign relations COM
'mittee majority has recommended an
amendment to the article ID the form
lot q provis0 stipulatinE that the Unit
ed States shall have g vote Ia the an
4sembly equal to the aggregate vote Of
any nation having self. governing col.
sonies and d0minions, also members of
the league. III
This amendment. Is aimed to make
the voting power of the United States
equal to that Sof Great Brit&in and her
sdominions Should the voting amend
sment be defeated, dits supporters have
ndicated they would offer "a reserva-
ition covering about the same ground.
Negotiati ions are to be continued
during the week between the mild,
ND 20 a. iSss 80 81 "a, ~ ~
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-04-30
GOOD FOR CORPORAL YORK.
A Chance for Him to Get Good Educa-
ton at No Expense.

The Tennessee Polytechnic Institute,
Cookeville. has rendered to Corp. Alvin
c. York, Fentl ess county, free board.
tuition and incidental expenses while
he is taking any course in that institu-
tion that he may choose.
A movement is on foot to buy hone
for Corp. York and his mother and
make them a present Of the same if
they will move to Cookeville to make
their home.
1t will be remembered that Corporal
York killed 23 Germans and captured
1872. including a major and three lieu
tenants in the battle of the Argonne,
October 8, last year. This has been
characterized by Gen. Pershing as the
greatest single exploit of the entire
war.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-04-30
BUSINESS HOUSE SOLD,
Garrison & Garrison Purchase the Coop
er Store Building.

A deal as closed last week which
transferred the Cooper store building
to Garrison & Garrison. The deed was
signed by Mrs. W. Cooper, her son.
John K. Cooper, and his wife, Mrs.
John K. Cooper.
Garrison & Garrison bought the
Cooper merchandise stock two years
ago and by close application, careful
management and hard work they have
placed the business on the safe footing
that justified the purchase of the build
ing. At the time of the purchase the
stock had been very much reduced, but
Garrison 4 Garrison have SO increased
the stock that it is now large and vari-
ed and supplies large percentage of
the people of the town and county.
For the past four years Mr.. Garrison
has been conducting a home canning
business and has canned over rs, 900
cans Of fruits and vegetables. A part
of the building just purchased may be
devoted to the canning business and
that business enlarged the coming sea-
son.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-04-30
cRossvILLE TENNESSEE. WEDNESDAY. APRIL 80. IeI9

gotiab1e at fun price han If a period
of twenty years were involved.
The quota for the district is $144,-
900. 700. Several counties reported
arly on the first day that their quotas
had been reached, and asked for Vic
tory Loan honor flags, which are to
be awarded to every community over.
subscribing its share. The fair and
square individual quota system adopt
ed by many counties helped to carry
them over the top on volunteer
Days" the first two days OF the cam
paign. In the Third Loan campaign
every county in the district went over
and an effort is being made to repeat
this performance this time.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-04-30
CHURCHES TO AID
VICTORY LOAN By
SERMONS ON may 4
It Will Be Thanksgiving Loan" In
Recognition OF This Countrys
Happiness And The Re-
turn OF Peace

Sunday, May 4, has been designated
all over the United States as Victory
Loan Sunday, when every pastor Of
every denomination is asked to dis.
cuss from the pulpit the Victory Loan
campaign and urge upon their hearers
such investments in the Victory Loan
as they can undertake.
1t has been the observation of those
prominent in former Liberty Loan
campaigns that the churches have had
enormous influence in furthering sub
soriptions. And there is every reason
why this should be So Lending to
ones country is something more than
a business investment. 1t is a patri.
otic obligation and surely patriotism
a deep regard for ones homeland--is
form of religion
The Victory Loan is also being call
ed the Thanksgiving Loan" and sure
.ly 1t is fitting designation. Think
Of the boys who have come back home,
alive and well. with the enemy van
quished. the battles over! Think Of
peaceful America, its people prosper.
GUS, Its children happy and well nour-
lshed, Its lands safe from the inwa.
sion of foe; and compare. our situa.
tion with that of starving Russia and
Poland. with Germany torn by Red
revolution; with victorious France still
bleeding from the scars Of horrible
war. Think Of the heavy taxation
which must for years burden the peo-
pie Of Europe. victors and vanqmshsd
alike. And then compare our situation
herewith our government asking
only that we lend what we can spare,
with g1lt-edsed security and liberal in.
terest Certainly, we can afford to
call this Thanksgiving Loan. and
prove our thankfulness by liberal In.
vestments. There !s not q father who
has seen his boy come home, or who
has learned that he is safe overseas,
who can afford to cheat himself of his
share in this-the last Of the govern.
ment loans-which will pay the war
bill and finish the job
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-04-30
new GARAGE TO OPEN.
L T. Thurman and Earl Hayes Buy The
Cline Building.

L. I. Thurman and Earl Hayes have
purchased the Cline building from the
First National Bank and will establish
an auto garage and sales business.
The consideration OF the purchase was
around 81, 500.
Messrs Thurman and Hayes will be
agents for number of different makes
of cars and will also engage compe-
tent man to do their work.
The location is an excellent one and
the proprietors are active and energetic
young men. we'll known to the public
and they enjoy the confidence of all
VINO know them. In view of the in
-creasing number of cars. that are be-.
ing purchased here, coupled with the
fact that heavy transient travel will
soon develop over the Memphis to- Bris-
tol Highway, there shoulc be ample
business here for both of the garages.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-04-30
NOTICE TO TAX PAYERS FOR
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.

The Board Of Equalization viii meet
at the Court House in Crossville, Ten
nessee. on the First Monday in June.
1919. for the purpose of adjusting any
taxes erroneonsly assessed or raising
or decreasing the values of any pre-
perty to meet justice. and all taxpay
ers will take notice. and have their as
sessment adjusted, if it should be done.
The County Court has nothing to do
with this matter and, If any error be
made in your assessment, you will take
the matter before the Board, as the
County Court will not consider your
complaint. having no right to do SO. =. =.
s. N. SMITH,
4-30-5t. County Judge.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-04-30

LOST-Small gold medal Homer
1916" writtn across face. Reward for
return to Chronicle Office. 43O-St
Pearson Hayes. operator for the L.
G.. at Emory Gap. is in town for few
days.
w M. Davis and S. M. ArmstOng
have opened an auto garage in the
Cline building on main Street. AS the
building was sold last week it is net
certain that they will remain there,
tut it is probable they will he able to
make such arrangements as will prove
satisfactory for them to rmain. Mr..
Davis is licensed mechanic, having
served four-year apprenticeship from
1900 to 1904, and has been actively en-
gagged in auto and similar werk ever
since. While Mr.. Armstrong is net a
licensed mechanic he is a general ma
chinist and millwright and is cabable
man with machinery generally. These
gentlemen came from jacksonville.
KY, and Mr.. Davis expacts to bring
his family here this fall He has pur-
chased the de Saba place, of 20U acres,
two miles west of town and plans to
develop a farm along with his other
work He will cut the lumber from
the land and erect a residence on 1t be-
tween now and fall. Mr.. Armstrong
is sing le man.
Sam D. McMurray, of Jfferosn City,
was here yesterday looking the country
over with the view to buying a farm
and engaging eX tensively in stock rails
ing. Mr.. McMurray thinks this sec
tion has great possibilities and he ia
much impressed with the outlook
Cashier ]. s. Reed and S. C.. Bishop
will leav this afternoon for Atlanta,
Ca, to attend Fifth Liberty Loan
meeting at which .Secretay Carter
Glass will be the guest of honor and
principal speaker.
The Junior class of tho High School
gave a play at the court house Friday
night. The play was "The Rescue of
Prince Hail. The parts were we'll
handIed by the young people as was
evidenced by the many expressions of
pleasure by the audience. The pro-
ceeds amounted to abpout $50.
Phillip Vanhoy arrived home yester-
day from France, having just been dis
charged.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-04-30
Be A PROFIT SHARER.
Loan Your Money to Uncle Sam and
Get 20 Percent.

The Government has started profit
sharing plan, open to every citizen Of
the United States. You can become a
shareholder in the business of cover.
m ent. which five years from now will
declarea an 18 to 81 per cent dividend.
In other words your money can earn
one-fifth of itself in five years. This
is possible under the Thrift campaign
tor the sale of Thrift Stamps and
War Saving Stamps.
More than a billion dollars was in.
vested in War Savings and Thrift
Stamps IN 1918. More than s236, 7l2, ,619
War Savings Stamps we're sold to the
people. Each one of these War Saw
ings Stamps is growing in value to it's
owner at the rate of one cent for every
month it is held, which means that
every month the value Of the countrys
holdings in War Savings Stamps in
creases by about$2. 397, l29. If these
stamps are all held until they mature,
January l, 1923, they will be worth
more tnan $1,000, 900, 900, or a clear
profit of $500, 900, 900 and this profit is
made in the governments business,
which by buying goods and services
makes business and employment for
everyone.
That is, the United States govern
ment has taken the billion dollars loan
ed by its people, and is making for
them a profit of 20 percent, which it
will return to the people with their
original investment. 1t pay sto be
shareholder in the United Sta tes.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-04-30
VICTORY CAMPAIGN
STARTS WITH BOOM:
new LOAN POPULAR
Interest At 494%c Per Cent And Four
Year Term Pleasss The
Public

Atlanta, Ga.--The Victory Loan
campaign has got off to flying start,
to Judge from the telegrams pouring In
upon the district headquarters within
the first few days of the big drive. That
the Sixth Federal Reserve District
will 60 over the top with q bang is
indicated by the early results. though
It will require the cooperation Of every
citizen to make success assured.
The announcement Of the terms Of
the Victory Loan did great deal to
inspire subscriptions from those who
invested from business standpoint as
we'll as from patriotic motives. The
notes pay 3/4%, the highest interest
of any of the Liberty Loan series, and
are payable by the government in four
years after date. This high inter
and the short term makes them Ger,
tain to remain at high figure, finan-
ciers say, and there will be no dan
ger of their dropping to discount
Secretary Carter Glass has announc-
ed positively that this will be the last
of the Liberty loans. 1t will pay the
bill for defeating the Hun and bring
the boys back home.
The campaign all over the district
was opened with parades and great
celebrations. In Atlanta the central
part of the city was more elaborately
decorated than ever before in history.
In several of the larger cities the "fy-
ing circus" of sairplanes fought mimic
battles in the air high above the
streets. Secretary Glass is to deliver
an address in Atlanta on May /.
Chairmen all over the Southern
states are reporting that the Victory
loan is easier to put over than they
had expected.
"Ovr people have not lost their pa
tNG1Aar - report. oo <as
an apparent apathy. We had begun
to believe the public thought the war
was all over and there was no use In |
to more bonds. But we
we're wrong. The American-city man, /
own man, farmer,-is willing to pay |
1is share of the war bill, and he is |
proving It,"
That is the patriotic side Of the mat
er. On the business side. the short
erm bonds or notes appear to strike
he public eye favorably. The average
nan is more willing to tie up his
money for four years than for a long
n period, and the fact that the gov
,rnment promises to pay in four years
makes the securities more easily ne
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-04-30
How Beavers Fell Trees,

A naturalist, who has given particu.
lar study to the ways of beavers, as
serts that those creatures have an in
genious method of cutting the trunk
of tree that they wish to fell. In
stead of attempting to gnaw it straight
through they make two cuts, one above
the other, and they pry out pieces be-
tween the cuts. The result of their
operations is V-shaped notch, resem-
bling that made by woodsman with
an AK.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-04-30
Spanish Avaram.

courage the systematic cultivation Of
avaram, the bark of which is said to
be the best tanning agent for the pro-
duction Of soft and good leather by un-
skilled labor Avaram grows only in
southern India, and it is because the
tahhers Of this region have available
supplies Of this excellent tanning ma.
terial that South India hides have
eained their present high position.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-04-30
WIRES TO BE RETURNED.

Postmaster General Burleson has re-
commended to the president that all
cable lines be returned t. the owners
at once. 1t is hoped the lines can be
returned by May 10.
The Postmaster Genral has also re-
commended that all telegraph and tele-
phone lines be returned to the owners
as soon as congress can enact the nee
esssry legislation. Congress is to be
convened May IL.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-04-30
KAISER TO Be TRIED.
Court Will Consist Of Five Judges from
the Great Powers.

The daily press states that the peace
treaty, as drawn for Grmany to sign,
contains a clause providing for the
trial OF ex-Emperor William, by a
court of five judges, one each from the
United Statse, England, France, Japan
and Italy. Holland is to be asked to
give him up for trial.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-04-30

Medal made from captured German
cannon, to be distributed among the
best workers In the Victory Loan cam
paign which jegan last Monday. For
ty thousand these will be distributed
In the Sou.'., the awards being made
by the zone chairnen.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-04-30
Insane Pretend Insanity.

A rather paradoxical message comes
from the Paris Medical. In general, II
seems, the doctor is not lightly to dis.
miss insanity which Is obviously simu.
lated. A pathological basis should be
sought. There are cases where the pa.
tient Is insane to pretend to be In.
sane.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-04-30
FARMERS CONVENTION.

The East Tennessee Farmers Con-
yention will meet in Oliver P. Temple
Hall, at the University Farm, May l3,
IL and Is. Farmers from this section
are urged to attend.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-04-30
Lots Better,

It's a darned sight better to be able
to laugh at life than to have 1t laugh
lh' at you.-BaltimOre Sun,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-11-12
PACKARD RELEASED
Coal HEAVIER Charged with Dayliuht
Burglary at Mcbride Home.

Clarence Packard, the coal HEAVIER
who was arrested Monday night on
the charge of having committed the
daylight burglary at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. John j. Mcbride on Spring
street, was given hearing before
Judge E. G. Bennett, presiding in mu
nicipal court in the absence of judge
w. j. Meagher, and was released.
Packard and Harry Horton who de-