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Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1919-04-10
Fellows to
Have Banquet

The Independent Order of Odd
Fellows will celebrate the one hun
dredth anniversary of their order,
April 26, with program aud supper
at Dunlap. The following is the
program:
Welcome Address, J. H.. Richards
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1919-04-10
Wouldn't Sell
Poor Farm Tract

County court met at Jasper Mon
day with full attendance of squires.
The proposition to sell the ridge land
in the rear of poor house, which con.
tains valuable deposits of white grav-
ell was defeated. Some day that
gravel will be screened and washed
to rid it of clay and spread on the
highways Of Marion. 1t is too valu-
able to sell, and the court very prop.
erly defeated the movement.
A feature of the session was the
turning in of $440 in justice court
fines, accumulated since Sept. l, 1918.
Quite number of pauper cases were
considered, and several added to the
list for outside aid.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1919-04-10
S. B. PATTON
ANSWERS CALL
Death of Civil War Veteran
at Jasper Comes Very
Unexpectedly.

S. b. Patton, for years resident
of this county. died Saturday even
ing, March 20, at his home in Jasper
after an illness of only two days.
He was seventy-fve years of age,
having been born Feb. 4, 1874. Mr..
Patton was taken ill Thursday at
his home, but no one Of his friends
or family thought it serious. Fri
day when he was visited by relatives
gathered in Jasper for the birthday
celebration if his kinswoman, Mrs.
Barbara Raulston, he was found ap-
parently comfortable. But turn
came for the worse, and he succumb-
ed on Saturday, as stated above.
Mr.. Patton had an active life. At
one time he lived IN Chattanooga
where he was well known and had
many friends: For a number OF
years he has lived at Jasper where
he enjoyed the respect and esteem of
all who knew him. He was an hon.
orable Christian gentleman, and his
death removes from the county one
Of her best citizens. He was Fed
eral soldier, having served through
out the Civil War in the 5th Tennes-
see Union cavalry. He was men,
Der of Post So, G. A. R., and of the
Christian church in Chattanooga.
Surviving him are his wife, Mrs.
Mary Raulston Patton; three sons,
John E., of Chattanooga; r. B., of
Douglas, Ariz, and S. A., OF Virgin.
ia; three sisters, Mrs. r. G. Powell
Mrs. l.. II. Lucas and Mrs. s. w.
Raulston, all of So. Pittsburg, and
one brother, Alex Patton, of South
Pittsburg.
The funeral services were conduct
ed by Elder Hill, of Chattanooga,
and interment followed in the Patton
cemetery, So. Pittsburg.
Quite number of old soldiers
were present at the funeral and bur-
ial and held ritualistie practice ac-
cording to their practice.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1919-04-10
Crisp, Texas.

Special TO tie Nez0s.
After so long a time l will try to
write few lines from this part OF
Texas
All the talk rs oil. We are GO
ing to have a test we'll put down in
our neighborhood.
Farmers are behind with their
farming. It rains so much. Wheat
and oats look well. Corn is coming
up nicely went to Ferris, Texas,
yesterday and the wheat and oats are
fine. More grain planted this year
than has been since | have been in
Texas.
| am sorry to hear "Lone Star" is
going to leave us. 'Lone STAR" l
would be glad if you would make
me a visit before you leave Dallas.
noticed a letter from Saylors-
vile. This is a new place to me.
"Sunflower," tell me where that
place is. Write again, for love to
read your letters see lots of my
kinsfolks names.
Come on, "Old Lazy" for L love
to read your letters. think | know
you.
Write again, Sister Nettie, OF Flat
Rock, Ala, for enjoy reading your
letters.
| haven't heard from j. B. Dame
since | setn him bnshel of sweet
potatoes. He said he wanted them
to bed out, but | am afraid he has
ate them. think | will go to see
Jim before long.
/ would love to see letter from
T. S. Bracken. Come on, Tom, and
give us good long letter. Let US
hear from all the good writers.
ID. M. Dame.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1919-04-10
Richard City.
.SteetsI 10 the Ntws.

Special 10 The RtsyJ.
Cloudy weather is the order of the
day.
Miss Jamie Rea Dobbins was vis-
iting Sunday school at the Baptist
ChArch.
DIR. Gillen made q long and nice
talk at the Baptist Church Sunday.
Carl Lehr has returned from the
hospital at Chattanooga after having
had his eye taken oat. His wife
has returned home after visiting her
mother at So. Pittsburg.
Mrs. Bratcher, Of so. l'ittsburg,
has returned home from having q
severe operation u the head at Chat
tauooga.
Mr.. and Mrs. Shadrick and their
granddaughter, Lille Mae Alton,
from Jasper, visited their daughter,
Mrs. jim Alton Sunday.
Harrison and Annie Bratcher, of
So. Pi,tsburg, visited Mr. and Mrs.
Carl Lehr.
Miss Stella Nelson, Of Richard
City, spent Sunday with her half
brother, Clifford Kllgcre, and her
grandmother.
Miss Ruby eagle, Of Richard City,
was seen with Laurence Waters Sun
day.
Mrs. Holland and children, Rabie,
Clyde and Frank.
Bernice Smith, from Bridgeport,
is visiting her sister at this s--place.
Come on, "Old Lazy" and j. w.
Dame, with your piecea Guess.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1919-04-10
EaIIstIand.

Sp<etaiko tie Ne1Os.
This seems TO be moving day
Sherman Fields has moved to the
country. Several others are moving
from place. / never could see any
thing in rowing around SO much. II
keeps one all the time getting used
to the people.
w. II. Bells has gone to South
Pittsburg to move his family to this
place.
Frank Crawford has moved to
Pikeville to his farm, which is very
wise of him. There was a good
many men left the farm two years
ago and came to the mines at this
place and other places. We suppose
to keep out of the Army.
with several others went to Raw
enscroft the first of the month To a
celebration of the eight-hour day,
and as we could not get train, took
walkers train. Some of the read
ers may know what train that is.
Well, as we did not know the di-
rect route we were sometimes in the
road and sometimes in the sticks.
Well, at 1890 o'clock a. m., we
arrived at our destination. We took
in the celebration and had dinner
with our friend, John Millerd. Then
took walkers train to De Rossett, q
distance of two miles and at 2:30 p.
m. boarded the passenger back home,
safe and sound.
We attended the Odd Fellows
Lodge Saturday night, and after
some degree work was done, some
one said supper time" The baskets
and paper sacks were opened up, and
the good things were spread. About
thirty men ate to their satisfaction.
Ezell, the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Sam Lowry died Tuesday of heart
trouble. She was twelve years old.
She was good girl and will be miss
ed in the home and by her friends.
Edgar Ables and Mrs. Millie Sims
were married Thursday evening
Rev. G. II. Nash officiating.
Chas. Girdley, Jr., has the whoop-
ing cough. J. @.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1919-04-10
History of the
Great World War

Rev. James A. Greenlng, who has
recently recovered from a prolonged
illness, is now out again and begin
ming the sale of history of the great
World War. This book IS one of
most complete and authentic histo-
ries of the great war, published by
the Universal Book and Bible House,
Philadelphia, Pa, and he is meeting
with ready sale of shis history.
Rev. Greening has the exclusive
right to sell this book in the valley
and will continue lts sale as fast as
he can reach the people. He is a
snperannnsted minister of the M. K.
Church, south, and has preached to
the people of Pikeville many times
and has many friends who are glad
to assist him in buying this book.
He is now making up an order for
May delivery and if You want the
best work on the market of the com.
plete history of the world struggle,
you will do well to sec him at once.
Pikeville, Tenn.
Mr.. Greening is expecting to visit
this section of the valley soon.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1919-04-10
Wants Remedy
For Forest Fires

In renewing his subscription Isaac
Bro of Tracy City, says.
"The recent cold weather has kill
ed the peaches ou the mountain, and
somebody keeps the forest fires go.
ing when itgets dry enough to burn,
destroying the berries, timber and
game. How can it be prevented"
The only way is to watch for the
fire and under provisions of state
law you can notify your constable to
summon the citizens and 60 and put
it out. If he refuses he is liable for
indictment, and if the citizens refuse
to go with him they are liable for in.
dictment for refusing to aid an Of
ticer. This is the only remedy We
know Of, as fools will set the woods
on FIRE.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1919-04-10
The First Miracle
(John 2:l-1I)
(John 2:1-1I.)

In His native land, the loved Galilee,
Where Jesus always delighted to be-
AT Cana occurred wedding and feast,
The disciples and Jesus attended as guests.
And Mary, the mother of Jesus, attended;
The wine was exhausted before the feast ended,
So Mary told Jesus wine on hand,
And told all the servants oobey His command.
Then quickly He called all the servants to Him =
And had them fill six jars to the brim.
With water pure, sparkling and bright, =
And it all turned towine to the servants delight
And they drew wine for the governor to test
And he quickly decided the last was the best
Then he saidto the bridegroom The custom has oeeu
To use the best wine when the feasting began.
But see you, today, have the custom reverst,
For in the beginning you gave the worst"
This, the first of many miracles He
Performed during life, was in Galilee.
u B. Tygart.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1919-04-10
Hoping to Sail.

From Foster v. Powell, who il
with the American Kxpsditionsry
Forces in France we have the fol-
lowing card. He is o former resi-
dent Of Whitwell: allow 10 every
body in old Marion. There have
been great many deaths shere sincs
Ilsft. I hops to b sailing before
long, butit may be ynsy before ! sail.''
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1919-04-10

ers, or any other Marion County CIT
izen as delegate whether present OIL
not.
The News representative voted fol
tthe bill for the sake of the roads, al
though be is not very sanguine oi
getting the hard surfaced roads &C
very soon. AS usual lots of surveys
will be made and miles of grading
done to wash out in a winter. Road
building by the bond route is slow
and expensive proposition, and fat
tens the finaucier invariably while
the per cent. of good road obtained
ia limited.
The News wanted straight gaso-
lene tax, and is still of the opinion
that it is the best method of raising
the fifty millions. The present num-
Der of automobiles in Tennessee is
$4,000. If these cars averaged only
one gallon gasolene day 10c tax
per gallon would give $1,000 per day
or s2,4S2,OO0 per year, which would
provide for the SO millions IN !, 25
years, and sooner If there was an in-
crease in the number of cars. If the
average consumption was u gallons
daily of the $4,000 cars the so mil.
lions would be raised in l6 years.
But they say we are to have over
100000 cars in Tennessee IN the next
few years, and the amount would be
raised quicker with no bonds or IN
terest as an aftertaste. This tax
should be placed on the bulk gaso-
lene of oil companies owning wells
or shipping gasolene into the state,
who of course would pass the tax on
to the consumel
Moreover, the horse power tax is
not just to the car owner who can
use his car only in limited way
and he really pays for the road use
of the man who uses his car every
day.
The matter of horse power rating
is also going to raise trouble and
prove unjust. There is contention
over the system of rating automobile
engine power even now, there being
a factory rating and an automobile
rating. So sell your Ford
and buy one Of those "big" cars with
small horse power. Manufacturers
Of that class of car can always truth.
fully say their "taxes are less"
And the "toorist" will wear out the
roads for nothing. His carfare is
handed him on golden plate. The
gasolene tax would make, this fellow
help pay for roads he wears out as
much AZ anyone.
The News wants good roads as
much as any one but it has got wean-
ed from the bond method of getting
them.
LATER Reports from news
papers are that the bill was kill
ed in the Senate, % senators
having banded themselves a.
gainst it. Senator Cameron, the
practical author of the bill, how
ever, is reported as saying it is
by the majority of the
and will pass. A new
bill, on better lines, we under
stand is being prepared.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1919-04-10

Subscribe for the News.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1919-04-10
Senate Bill No. 845 En-
dorsed in Mass Meet
ing Called by Gov
ernor Roberts
Bill Unsatisfactory in Variety
of Ways, but Not OppOs-
ed for Sake of At Least
Trying to Get Good
Roads in Tennessee


roads movement Monday at Jaspe,
In mass meeting, to be paid for by a
tax on motor vehicle horse power al
per the provisions of Senate bill No
S45, which is figured to pay off bond'
with accrued interest at Al per cent.
in the next 20 years.
Meeting in accordance with thu
Governors proclamation was held al
I | o'clock, and was called to order by
l., p. Brewer, County Judge, who
was made chairman, and the news
paper men present, Minnis OF the
Hustler, and Hill of the News, were
elected secretaries.
The bill was read by S. H. Alex
ander. It's very lengthy docu-
ment. reciting all the points of the
previous SOC b. p. bill, and failing to
specifically state just where these
points ended and the new points in
volved began. However at the end of
the verbose document a resume of
all previous Acts of Legislature is
made and the words s'are hereby re-
pealed" are inserted, and hence some-
where in the document mass of
junk after being patiently listened to
had to be ignored 40 as to get at. the
real law.
The bill provides, apparently, for
every conceivable emergency, and if
followed to the letter, should build
roads. However. this remains to be
seen. and it is earnestly to be hoped
that everything will come ont all
right, though several who voted for
the measure are rather "shaky" about
it, but the slogan now seems to be
"anything for good roads" and bank
rupting the state is not considera
ton. 1t is supposed to take effect
Jan. /, 1920, though it nowhere says
so, and in fact says sit shall take ef-
feet from aud afterits passage" The
taxes imposed by the Cameron law,
in this county, it is said, will stand
for this year, accompanied by anoth-
err s'tobacco tag"
A committee largely representing
South Pittsburg and the Dixie Port
land Cement Co. brought in report
in remarkably short time after be-
ing appointed, endorsing the law
and it was voted "unanimously" and
without discussion. In fact the re-
port of the committee was .'short cir
cuited" in way, as the usual parila-
mentary practice is to place report of
committee before house first, dls-
cuss it, and vote on the measure after
discussion. However no one dis
cussed it, as some didn't understand
the intricacies of tho law on mere
reading, and . non-owner OF an au-
tomohile said he did not think it aoy
of his business.
A poll showed about SO automo-
bile men present, aud about 100 9th
er persons including the members OF
the county court many of whom did
not vote, a few farmers, some OF
whom did not vote. and few ladies
who by the Governors call were un-
qualified to vote.
The following were appointed to
attend the Nashville convention over
the same matter where delegates
from all the counties will meet: A.
l.. Robertson, A. Il. Hall, A. Il.
Pryor, D Y. Conatzer, j. +. Gil
len, J. ]. Dykes, q. Sherman, s. h.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1919-04-10

w. j. Lloyd died at Bridgeport
from influenza.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1919-04-10

Mrs Delie holland died at Po-
mona, aged 68.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-06-03
CENSORSHIP By
IRISH IS not
DISCONTINUED
Not Compulsory But Papers
Are Advised to Send in
Publication.

Dublia, May 5-(Correspondence
of The Associated Press.)-The Irish
censorship has NOT been entirely dis
continued as has that Of England.
lAIaicr Bryan Cooper. formerly Union
list member OF Parliament for South
Dublin, has been appointed press CEN
ssr for Ireland succeeding Lord Decies
who has resigned.
The Jrisn censorship, however. is
IS reqtiireu to submit copy TO the cert
so.. Buzz ms the penalties for obiee-
tionabie publications will still! remain,
and may involve seizure Of plant and
machinery. It is expected that the
newspapers will lake themselves
safe by taking the censor's opinion on
all douhttul matter. The government
declares thai "in the interest of the
.,eaGe OF the country it is impossible
for the government to permit any sec
ton uI the press to be used as an in
.,runent of Indictment TO organize or
othcr defiance Of the law or for the
pu-pcse Of in1laming public opinion
,o II pitch in which acts OF lawlessness
become possible But the govern
ment aids that there is no intention
tn interfere with legitimate political
discussion or propaganda 1t is pro-
nahle that while The general body OF
the Irish press will continue their re-
lation will, the censor very much as
tcfnre. the Sim Fem papers may take
al! risks.
The Nationalist press complains that
the censor's practice of curtaiiing the
speeches of Sim Fein leaders had the
effect of depriving the Irish public of
any real basis for Judging Sim
F'cin policy which they believe would
have proved less attractive than it did
to the Irish electors if they had known
the extreme terms in which it was
sometimes put forward.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-06-03
of drawing like conclusions
from this contrad i<Sion later on.

portunity of drawing like conclusions
from this contradiction later on.
we are before YOU as n of the
parts of the vanctuished and fallen
empire. We are we'll aware of the
fact that our fate is resting in your
hands.
wv hope and believe hat the con-
science of the world shall not deny to
our people nor curtail the inalienable
right of self-determination.- which
the associated powers proclaimed to
be the very aim of thei war waged
against the Hapslourg and Hohenzol,'
lern ~monaTchies, a right which our
people. confiding in the principles
recognized by the Allied powers. have
adopted as a fundamental basis Of
their new constitution.
we TRUST that the worlds COM
nor sense Will not have in view nor
will permit VI economic ruin. The
the monarchy, the separation of u
mountainous country from all it's ma
tional u has condemned us,
these last sig months, to privations
which are by faT exceeding the suf-
ferings endured in war time. 1t was
only due to the generous relief action
organized by MIR. Hoover. on resolu-
tions passed blythe Allied powers, that
we have been saved from downright
starvation. but in all these times Of
distress our people have. i n a
deserving of admiration. shown dis
cipline, patient endurance and good
judgment"
"Our new republic did not stain her
revolution with blood, and having
faith in the decisions of this confer
7ence she even has abstained from any
military action against her neighbours,
although the latter have occupied
two-fifths of her territory. She has
proved to be q mainstay of peaceful
and organized social development in
central Europe.
I'VE know hat we must receive
peace from your hands-from the
hands of victors-but we are firmly
resolved conscientiously to weigh
each and every proposition laid before
US and any advice offered by you
to us.
1--WE shall, above all. make it a
point thoroughly to inform you of. the
conditions prevailing in our country
and to enlighten you regarding the
primary eXigencies Of our existence.
If you heretofore lave had the OPP
portunity to hear. with a few keep
tons only, the voice of our neighbours,
we now invoke your hearing, for you,
the arbiters of a great world, will
have to decide the fate of our small
world also. ana it is only just and
| right that arbiters should hear both
parties.
1--WE pray FOR a decision which will
insure for all our nationals political
and economic existence"
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-06-03
BISHOP i

London. May 5.-(Correspondence
Of the Associated Press)-Bishop
Weldon, dean of Durham, had the
unusual experience of being cross-ex-
amined by workers at a May labor
demonstration.
The bishops CATERS and unusual
style of hat attracted the notice of
the workers and he was Immediately
surrounded and tackled. on various
questions.
One declared that while
supporting CONSUMPTION and sending
boys Of Is into battle, the clergy were
careful to take care of their VI
skins.
"Quite a large number of clergy
have lost their lives in the war" re-
piled the bishop.
why do you support %conscrip-
ton ?" the woman said.
II don't support conscription, but
we must keep it in force until peace
is signed Or o will have the Ger
mans on you again." said the bishop.
A mar then took up the examina-
ton by saying: II want to talk to you
as a working man."
II also am a working man." re-
torted the bishop.
Yes, but you get 1900 pounds a
year" -
well, l arm It," said the bishop. II
work longer hours than you do"
Il would work longer hours than I
am doing if 1 got 1900 pounds q year.
for it," was the working mans re.
joinder.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-06-03
BIG. MEETING OF
FARMERS OPENS IN
SALT LAKE CITY

Salt Lake City, June 3.-The first
OF a series of meetings Of farmers or
CARNATIONS to be held in western
states for the purpose of accomplish
ing a fusion of all economic. a8ri-
cultural, horticultural and dairying
opened here today under the auspices
of the Intermountain Farmers assoc
citation, formerly known as the Inter-
mountain Association of Sugar Beet
Growers.
Among the speakers scheduled to
address today's gathering are United
States Senator Thomas P. Gore, Gift
ford Pinchot. DR.. w. ". Spillman,
editor of the Farm Journal Of Penn
the Pennsylvania state grange;
Charles s. Barrett, national president
of the Farmers Union; Milo d.
Campbell, president Of the National
FederatiopE'of Milk Producers, and
Morris McAulif, president of the
Farmers Union Of Kansas.
According to A. A. Gilmore of Spo-
State Farmers union, who is chair
man Of the organization committee Of
the National Board of Farm Organi-
cations, it Is hoped through the series
Of meetings to be held in western
states this month, to federate the
farming organizations of the sections
represented.
In a>recent interview outlining the
purpose of the meeting, Mr.. Elmore
said that besides the purpose Of form.
ing a national organization Of farmers,
a second purpose is to secure support
Of the farmers for the proposed plan
to erect a national temple of agricul-
ture in Washington. D.. c., in which
would be housed the various national
farmers organizations. and a third
purpose. to bind together all farmers
organizations of the nation into one
body, which can make its influence
felt in the affairs of the country.
Besides the meetings to be held
here today and tomorrow, meetings
are scheduled for Modesto, CAL, juno
s; San Jose. Cal, June Z; Spokane,
June IL, .12. IS; Bozeman, Mont,
June IA; Bismarck. N. D., June 1s:
Fargo, N. D.. June II, and Mitchell.
G n 1Irn I 2
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-06-03
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School in session all summer. Stu
dents enter any time.