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Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1919-11-13
Three More Wildcat
Stills Captured
Bill 0rOOmS and Joe
Wha!ey Make Bonds
To Court

Deputy Marshal Tom Crow,
assisted by Burkett Twins and
Sheriff Lillard, have succeeded in
capturing three wildcat stills with
in the last week. All three of the
stills we're captured in the section
OF this county known as Bucks
Pocket. No one was found at
either of the stills. Two o. them
were located near the residence of
Joe Whaley, and the other one
was on the farm of Bill Grooms.
Whaley was arrested by the. officers
on suspicion and given a prelimi-
nary hearing here Monday before
u. S. Commissioner S. L. Hig-
don, and bound to Federal Court.
The still on Grooms' place was
located by the officers Monday
evening. Grooms was pulling
corn within a few hundred wards
of wherc the still was located,
and it is claimed by the officers
that Grooms ran off. A keg of
molasses was 70 und near the still
Grooms came to Benton Tues
day, and gave himself up to Mr..
Ivins. and made bond for his
Aearing here before Commissioner
lfIigdon, on the 18th, of this
sdnonth.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1919-11-13
=. IN tho American continent.

ing on the American continent.
The curious looking, oil-burning loco
motive squIrms Its way tail first push
ing the train up the tortuous TRACK
ON a grade averaging six feet to the
hundred. TO the summit. 2,592 feet
above the valley below.
The reason for II all is. OF course
tbu view from the top Of this peak
which stands on the very edge OF the
IT. 8. A. Here, the eve. In one tar-
reaching sweep. commands panorama
of mountains. forest, hay. island, city
and sea. lying between the Sierra
mountains and the Pacific ocean
which. 'tfs said, is not surpassed from
the summit of any other mountain
peak in the world.
worth mentioning In passing. too. Is
she fact that the government record
inc station here. shows more sunshine
ner dny than any other recording sta
tion In this country.
The return trip is made by gravity
the train coasting all the way down
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1919-11-13

the Etowah paper in reporting It
had the following.
The lecture was rare treat to
the people of Etowah. The smiles
and tears were so deftly interviewer
in his discourse that one was
caught wiping a tear away before
the last smile had entirely disap-
peared Sense and nonsense
were curiously and boldly mixed
bv this master hand. His subject
was we'll handled and everyone
took away some ideas to think
over as we'll as having been
royalty entertained.
Prof. Bryan has been to Benton,
having helped to hold the first
Normal ever held i'll the county,
and it is expected that q full
house will greet him on this, bis
second appearance
Tickets will be placed on sale
between now and the 18th, and
it is a foregone conclusion that
the tickets will all be sold before
the date of the lecture, since the
entire proceeds go to so worthy a
cause. If Prof. Bryan can afford
to come here from Atlanta. and
give the entire proceeds to the
monument fund, surely the good
citizens of Benton and surround
ing country can, and will purchase
tickets and attend the lecture.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1919-11-13
KNOWLTON GLEE
AND BANJO CLUB
Coming Saturday, NOVem-
Der 18th.

On Saturday evening at the
High School auditorium will he
what is perhaps the best lyceum
number of the year, The Knowl-
tons are artists of the highest type.
and they will ill your soul with a
rich melody that viii last The
program is SO varied that il entr"s
the hearts of all. 1t comprises
sentiment, pathos, humor. and
rollicking fun. The lyceum mum \
bers are get-to-gether occasions
for mental and spiritual e;.h-
men,. Any one who wishes 10
enjoy life more and at the same
time be of more service to himseH
AM his fellow man, should not
fail to be present at any nAmbef.
Rejoice and come OH.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1919-11-13
NAMES OF PERSONS
TAKING EXAMINATION

Those taking the examination
for Census Enumerators last Sat
urday, we're:
F.. l.. Amburn Ducktown
Samuel B. Becker, Ducktown.
c. F. CutcheI, Ducktown.
Thomas e. Dale. Ducktown.
Manson L. Davis, Ducktown.
L. Harle Edwards, Chable.
Clvde w. Harris, nucktown.
George w. Kilpatrick Ducktown
D. F. Lillard, Wetmore.
T. w. Lowery. Ocoee Tenn.
John R. Mascngil. Copperhill.
Homer D. Morgan. SeravilIa.
R. T. Nicholson. Benton.
Mrs, Paul Abernathy, Benton.
Jessie L. Rymer. Reliance.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1919-11-13
BIGGEST ONE YET HELD

The, East Tennessee EdpcaA
tional Association was the biggest
one ever held iii the state. At had
over aAqQ paid up nlslnbers pre-
scisS enc Duss hers went from
sl Sqgis SuHaf BrewAc
addreslsed thegmcefing on Sclioc
and Community Progress. Mr..
Brewer was Vice President Of the
Association.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1919-11-13
LAW AND ORDER
MEETING CALLED FOR
MONDAY NIGHT

Chairman S. L. Higdon has
called a meeting of the citizens for
Monday night. in order to form a
Law and Order League The
meeting will be held in the Court
House, and speeches will be made
by Judge Sam c. Brown, Attor-
ney General Peace, and other
visiting attorneys besides speeches
from the local bar and citizens OF
Benton. The ladies are invited to
be present, and Miss Golden will
give reading number. = :.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1919-11-13

AS Ocoee is behind with its
news, just thought | would pen a
line to the News
Wayne Garland of Fannin Co.,
Ga. is visitins his sister. Cailie
Art'.ur.
Coach Williams attended prayer
meeting at Cookstons Greek, Sun
day night.
George Orr visited his brother,
X. A. Orr, Sunday.
Retta Orr of Benton, visited her
father Saturday and Sunday.
Lucy Kinbrough. our mail
carried, motored to Cleveland. last
Wednesday afternoon
School reopened at Cookstons
Creek, Monday morning.
Dutch Arthur has purchased
the L. +. Dunn house and lot at
IOcoee Station, and will move soon
and put tip blacksmith shop.
I'll. Orr visited the Copeland
boys Saturday night and Sun
{ day.
Rev. S. Bishop aud wife visited
Mrs. Bishops mother, Mrs. Green
at Sagetown, one day last week.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1919-11-13


Sniff and the world suspects you.
Sneeze and you sit alone.
sseo
Tuberculosis begins with hack and
q .codghs and unless You live clean u
ends wfth~a coffin and y hack,
- n ~ b AsM I'll " s AN
Thirty per cent Of the youths 0f this
nation were rejected as physfcally uEl'
ut when called to the cclors.
aSs
Lloyd George said: You can't main
tain an Al nation with a CD popula'
ton.
A great deal Of health progress is
blocked by some men who have wish
bones where their backbones ought tc
be.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1919-11-13

passing along the road ard whrn
near the Barnes home, M. Barnes
heared them coming and tried to
make his escape from them. but
one of the crowd discovered him
and ordered him to stop. Hestop-
ed and looked. around and as he
did so, one of the crowd fired on
him, striking him in the eye, the
bali passing through his head. lie
and the bushwhackers went up to
him, and one of them said, shoot
him agin. Another fellow said
No don't waste any more powder
on him. He is dead any how.
Mr.. Barnes is survived by sew
eral children, one son, ! harlie
lives at Copperhill, ard one daug-
hter lives in Texas. Another
daughter, Mrs. W. B. Humphreys
lives near Ocoee. Mrs. Humphrey
and her sister, who lives in Texas
married brothers.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1919-11-13
GOOD ROADS MEETING
NEXT TUESDAY NIGHT

The good roads committee.
headed by Prof. J. l.. Brewer,
have called a meeting for next
Tuesday night at the Courthouse.
All citizens of this section of the
county who are in favor of good
roads, are requested To be present
as permanent organization will
be perfected on that night,
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1919-11-13
Red And Blue
Fight Gruelling
90 Game
Hardest Fought Game EVeE
Staged on Brewer Field
Ends inDeddlOCk When
Local Teams

As evenly matched rs any two
teams ever witnessed in action on
the local .gfidiron and fighting
like game cocks until the last. the
Red and Blue class teams of Polk
County High, fought to 0 to 0
deadlock here last Friday. Des-
pite the high tension brought OH
by the keen rivalry between the
to local teams. the game was
one of the fairest, best played
and cleanest games in the history
of their athletic relations.
The Thin Red Line charged and
thundered down the field, sweep
ing aside the Blues i'll its drive to
the main objective The Thin
Red Line, dazzling at first in its
killing pace to the northside goal,
encountered the. stone wall defense
of the Blues, then erllnlbied-and
broke.
The Thin Red and Blue Lines
fought hard to save their uncrossed
goal from the savage onslaughter
of each team.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1919-11-13
The Wonders of America
the cRooKEDEsT RAILROAD IN
THE WORLD.
BY r. T. MAxEY

THE Mount Tamalpais and Muir
Woods railway runs from MIL Val
ley, California, to the top OF Mount
Tamalpais-the guardian Of our fa-
nous Golden Gate. the entrance to San
Francisco bay. This miniature rail-
way is but 20 miles long. The longest
piece of straight track is Alb feet. II
contains 2S1 curves. In one place the
track parallels itself five times in a
little more than 800 feet-forming an
almost perfect double bow-knot. So
crooked is this line that IL all the
curves we're continuous, they would
make AZ complete circles. II is one OF
the most wonderful pieces of engineer.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1919-11-13
OF "UNCLE"
GEORGE BARNS
Pioneer Citizen and One
Among the Last of The
"0ld Copper
Haulers."
vETERN OF CIVIL WAR

Mr.. G B. Barnes better known
as Uncle" George Barnes, who
was hit by the Tennessee Cope
Compary's switch engine near Isa-
bella, SATURDAY. Nov. 8, died at the
Tennessee copper company's hos
pital at Copperhill Wednesday eve
ming of last week His remains
were laid to rest, Friday evening
in the Grassy Creek cemetry. -.
Mr.. Banes was past eighty years
of age, practically al, of which was
spent in this county.
About the time capt Raht took
charge of the Duckfown mines.
Uncle George" secured aposition
as a driver of one of the company
wagons. which was used to haul
copper from Ducktown to level
and. it being before the day OF
railroads. He was very fond Of a
EviolitL and carried one along with
him and would entertain the rest
of the copper haulers at night with
his violin music.
Its reported that whei Uncle
Georg IS mules would stall in one
Of the many mud holes ialong the
way, that he would, III place of
getting out a black snakelwllip and
whipping the the mules as the4rest
did, would get out his violin and
begin to play some scared song Or
other and chat the mules would All
Il ~ pull nut Of the mud hole.
Barnes during the civil swaF
fq Id few niles below DnglSiowit
! f ;sciS Il tR AL \ 4 i s. 81 Il IN
Nv, noted Gateswos@ cf6Nki " q &
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1919-11-13
CIRCUIT COURT
NEXT WEEK
Several Felony Cases On
! Docket !.

The November term Of CirceiF
Court will convene betEfohday,
and will probably hold all next
week, as thsFe are number of
felony cases on the docket for
this term. besides the miSdemeanor
cases aud the civil docket.
Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1919-11-13
FOR OUR HEALTH

Tennessee needs more Fresh
Air Camps, Open Air Schools,
Public Health Nurses and San
itariums to fight tuberculosis.
The money raised in this drive
is to be expended in Tennes'
see for these things and to
educate and prevent disease.
1t is for these reasons that
the campaign has been en-
dorsed by the Governor and
a host of prominent Tennes-
scans and that everybody
should aid In stamping out
the "Great White Plague"
New-York tribune., 1919-08-23
Will III. Hays Here;
Mrs. Mccormick and
Miss Hay Callers
Republican Chairman Max
ingPlans to Reach Women
Voters; Missourian Sees
Trend Against Wilson

Chairman Will H. Hays. Of the Re-
publican National Committee, returned
yesterday from Washington, where he
conferred with Senators and Congress
men concerning the educational feat
ures of the work of the national COM
mittee,
Among his callers yesterday were
Mrs. Medill Mccormick, of Illinois, and
Miss Mary Garrett Hay, both members
of the women's executive committee
Of the Republican National Committee
Mrs. Mccormick, who is the wife of
the United States Senator from H.
hnols, reported increasing interest
among Republican women voters and
workers all over the United States.
She suggested several plans for reach
ing the women voters with Republican
literature. Miss Hay reported on the
work of the Republican women in this
state
Another caller was William Fl. Tan
ner. of Sikeston, Mo-, who said the
trend of politics in the southeastern
part of his state is unmistakably IA
vorable to the Republicans
missouri looks more and more like d
Republican state" he said. Last year
we elected Ed. H. Hays (Republican) to
succeed Joseph J. Russell (Democrat)
from the 14th District, and if we had
1T to do over again it looks now as if
it would be much easier than it was in
the fall Of 1918. The Wilson admins
tration is steadily losing ground with
the voters. 1t is not always the big
thing that turns the voter away from
his regular party. Ofttimes it is a
minor matter, and this is especially
true in Missouri to-day outside of the
large cities. President Wilson has
alienated many regular Democrats
among the farmers in the Mississippi
Valley by his opposition to the repeal
of daylight saving.
The farmers all over the country
are against the innovation. They were
willing to abide by the changed hours
during the war, because they were i'm
portuned to do so on the ground of
cannot see the utility of trying to fool
oneself into believing that it is one
hour later than it really is.
The Presidents veto of thes repeal
of the bill was political blunder, and
when he vetoed the second repeal it
was taken as an act of hostility toward
the farmers, and as a sop to the dwell
lers in cities. Democratic farmers by
the thousand will pas sover the tres
passes and sins of large moment, but
they will not pardon the administration
for the Presidents stand on daylight
saving.
Things are going very well with
Republicans in Missouri We elected
Seiden Spencer to the United States
Senate last year, and he is making a
name for himself in his first year.
Senator James A. Reed, the most pow
erful Democrat in the state, is in re-
volt against the President. and was
virtually read out of the party by the
Democratic state committee. If we
could have an election now we could
elect a Republican in place of Sena-
tor Reed"
New-York tribune., 1919-08-23
Tribune Fresh Air Fund
Man Who Found Something Lacking in
Making This a Real Good World Found
1t in Giving Youngsters an Outing

The Fresh Air Fund has LOIS boys
and girls in the country making vaca-
tlon hay while the sun shines to-day,
and has had at least that number
sometimes as many as 2,OOO-in the
land of Fresh Air every day this sum-
mer since June 20.
-, but desite all this Fresh Air activity
The Tribune Fund does not provide all
the outing JOY furnished to the needy
tots of the city. Many other organiza-
tons do much to make children happy
who need the country.
Sometimes, even, a big-hearted man
or woman discovers the JOY that is to
pc found IN filing a child's cup to the
orlm with summertime fun, and goes
about the job in his own way.
What s. S. Rosen Did
Here's. the story of how S. S. Rosen.
prosperous business man Of New York.
did his bit.
There was something lacking to make
NE seem complete, and he felt the lack
keenly. 1t wasn't money, he had enough
or that. 1t wasn't friends, he had them
aplenty
AT the Metropolitan Hospital on
blackwei's Island there are hundreds
OF little patients who are being nursed
back to health by the city But while
they are given the best OF care. there
Is little in the hospital life to bring
smiles to their wan faces.
One lucky day Mr.. Rosen discovered
these boys and girls and the thing that
was lacking in his life-both at the
same time. Have you crouch? Does
q gloom settle over you at times9 Take
a dose of Mr. Rosen's exilir according
to the prescription below
Yesterday morning boat tied I'D at
the clty's Sovsntieth Street pier on the
East River and eighty of the children
from the hospital trooped aboard Then
they sailed up the river to City Island
and landed for picnic. Some swell
plcnlc." was the way one Of the lads
who was among those present" de-
scribed it.
They played on The beach and in the
water to their hearts content until the
middle of the afternoon, when dinner
was served in the Casino-and not only
dinner. but music by the jazziest Of
jazz bands
Smiles Light Wan Faces
The children are better to-day after
their dose of smiles.
But yesterdays was not their first
dose of notwithstanding fun. Before
the trip to City Island they had been
taken one day to that most famous of
all islands in these parts-Coney-
for a day there. They went down in
a big bus, the trip itself by no
means negligible medicine for these
little shut-ins. At the island they
but what's the use OF trying to go into
details?
New-York tribune., 1919-08-23
Country Ministers
To Be Trained for
Civic Leadership
Presbyterian Board Of Mis-
sions to Educate Young
CIergymen to Conduct So
cial and Political Reforms

Presbyterian ministers Of country
parishes. heretofore expected 10 be
only preachers and teachers. are now
to be taught 70 take charge of com
munity movements. according 70 an
announcement yesterday from the
Board Of Home Missions. Training
classes are to be founded in connec-
ton with the New Era movement. in
which young ministers arc TO be
taught the 5nsiness Of leading good
roads movements. financial and reform
cam paigns and other civic work From
$4,000 TO $4,000 is 20 be appropriated
for the special education OF promising
young clergymen along these lines.
Describing the plan yesterday Dir.
Warren II. Wilson. Of the Presby terrain
Board of Home Missions, said;
TIE demands upon a pastor IN a
small community are far beyond what
he has been prepared 70 meet He has
been taught 10 preach. TO study the
Bible. TO teach and to visit his people
IN their homes. Bu; he is called on
TO lead the community n work for
better roads. consolidation Of schools.
in reform movements, financial 'drivcs'
and in recreationai problems He 10
called on to be pastor, not a preacher
only.
The home board has for several
years assembled country ministers in
short courses. usually in the summer,
for training in community work This
year the number Of schools was thr-
teen. This is the tenth year Of the
boards experience.
"A new plan is under consideration
by the home board. We purpose 70
bring a selected mum Der Of pastors to
central place for years graduate
study. This year will be divided be-
tween field work under special direc-
ton and classroom work in religious
and social service. This method has
been very successful IN the ium grant
work of the board in training expert
leaders for city and immigrant service
by means OF d fellowship year n Eu-
rope
New-York tribune., 1919-08-23
Miss Esther Denny
Is 10 Be Bride of
Dr. ID. Glen Smith
engagement of Member of
Junior League Announced
ny Parents; Miss Joan
Allen to Wed Sept. 9

Colonel and Mrs. Thomas Denny ~
80 East Sixty-second Street. n1,' announce cs
the tn. engagement of their dauehter
Ms MISS Esther Louise Denny. to Dr. n
Glen Smith, son of Mr.. and Mrs -
Frank Smith, of Schenectady Mis-
Denny made her debut three vars
ago. She is member of the ,Junior
League, the Junior War Relief and .
daughter of the Cincinnati Society
during the war she worked with the
7. M. &. A. canteen.
Dr. Smith resigned his connection
with Johns Hopkins at the out
oreak OF the war. He was commits
stoned captain in the Medical Corns
and assigned to duty with Base Hos.
pltal 33. He served with that unit as
assistant surgeon in England for six
months, as surgeon of Evacuation Hos
pltal, No. for two months in France
and IN Brest as assistant surgeon for
four months. He only recently re-
turned from overseas.
Miss Joan Allen, daughter of Mr..
ana Mrs. Frederick II. Allen, will be
married to Goodhue Livingston, jr.,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Goodhue Living
sVon, of 3S East Sixty-ffth Street, on
the afternoon Of September 8, at Boil
r.
and Mrs. Allen, at Pelham Manor,
N. Y.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Gardner
Teett, of St. Louis, have announced
the engagement of their daughter.
Miss Mary Alice Teett, to William Lee
Graves, son of Mr.. and Mrs. William
Graves, of South Orange, N. j. The
marri ge will take place on Wednes.
day next
Mr.. and Mrs. Courtland Dixon are
guests of Miss R. A. Polhemus at
spitiire Lake, in the Adirondachs.
Mrs. T. J. Oakley Rhinelander left
the city yesterday for the Adiron-
dacks, where she will spend two
weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. James A Burden. who
were at Elm Court, Lenox, for a few
days, have returned to Hampstead.
Mr.. and Mrs. Reeve schley are
guests of Thomas D. Davis at the
Dunes, Southampton.
Mrs. Joseph Palmer Knapp, who is
at Beverly Farms, Mass. will leave
there IN few days for Manchester
where she will remain until Labor
Day.
Mrs. W. G. Pomeroy is a guest of
Mr.. and Mrs. Jeremiah Milbank at
their camp in the Upper s.. Regis, in
the Adirondacks.
Mr.. and Mrs David Wagstaf have
gone to Newport to spend a few days
Mrs. Charles Baldwin has arrived in
town from Newport and is at the
Hotel st. Regis for few days.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-23
A Soldier Says

ssJF American troops start into Mex
& ico this time, let them go right
through with the job says Sergeant
Robert Sweeney, of the Marines who
landed at Vera Cruz in 1914. at that
time the men were horribly disap-
pointed and the withdrawal went
against their grain. If the same tao
tics are to be used again we had bet
ter not start it."
Sergeant Sweeney is now on his sec
ond enlis tment. During the war period
he was member of the Marine Corps
detail on the U. s. S. North Dakota
we were part of the Atlantic feet"
he continues, "and were again disap-
pointed because we never got across
Most of our time was taken up in
structing navy recruits. We would
stay at sea for about two weeks, come
ashore for q short period and then re-
peat the performance"
New-York tribune., 1919-08-23
Your Town

Asst year the Tenement House
Department struck 6S, 1922 viola
tlons from its books when the mu-
niclpal regulations were enforced.
Every week is cleanup week for the
workers in the department. Besides
the regular inspection service the de-
partment disinfects yards, cleans fire
escapes and does all in it's power to
keep the houses in the city in good.
healthful condition.
More than 1900 working DAYS were
spent IN 1918 clearing fire escapes.
In the past q summons and a fine
would make the resident do this
work, but Commissioner Frank Mann
hnds that the educative method
brings better results.
Since the beginning of this wear
plans have been filed for S63 build
lngs with 1879 apartments. This
means that eventually there will be
more than 10000 additional rooms to
relleve the present housing conges-
ton. The cost of the new structures
Is estimated at $26,784,000. The plans
Tor all these have to be filed with
the department and sanction received
before work may be started on them.
There are 455 employees engaged in
the work. The total annual expense
OF the department. is $62. 900.