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Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1919-10-30

Edgar Cathey, a corn club boy
Marshall County, plans to select
the best ears of his acre of corn
while it is in the field, and sell
the seed to farmers of the COM
munity.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1919-10-30

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SEQUATCHIE, TENN.
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year in feed, chicks and property de-
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One dollar a year is awful cheap
for this paper. 1t should be 50.
The Washington times., 1919-12-13
DIDN'T GET SERVICE,
SO STARTED A RIOT
Knives, Chinaware and Chairs Were
Welded When Negro Cafe
Waiter Got a Bit Sassy.

AS a result OF a fight in a res
taurant on Florida avenue northwest
December 2, in which knives, china
ware, and flying chairs caused a num-
Der OF casualties, three colored men
appeared before Judge Hardison in
Police Court today to answer to
charges of disorderly conduct
On December Harold williams,
Alias Jones, Joseph Washington. and
a party of six other colored men and
women went into the restaurant. 1t
was alleged that though Williams
gave his order first, he was served
last. He complained to the waiter
and wa stold if he didn't like it he
could get out"
He refused to get" and the fun
began. The waiter, Maurice Burnett,
was stabbed in the arm and shoulder.
was struck by flying chinaware and
bric-a-brac, and was finally felled by
chair. according to the testimony.
Williams was cut in the neck, and
Washington on the head
No waiter in a place of that sort
would start a fight with a party of
eight" said Judge Hardison, dis
missing the case against Burnett.
Williams got sentence of S25 and
$50 days in jail, while Washington
was fined SIS and given 90 days.
The Washington times., 1919-12-13
URGES CONGRESSMAN
BE ALLOWED FOR D. c.
w. L. Peet Addresses Lincoln Park
Citizens on National
Representation.

Washington should be granted ma
tionaI representation in Congress, in
event the organic act is amended In
this respect, w. L. Pcet. representing
the Federation of Citizens Associs
ton, declared in an address before
the Lincoln Park Citizens Association
which met in Ingram Memorial Church,
Tenth street and Massachusetts ave-
nue. northeast, last night He also
spoke on the Mapes bill, which would
abolish the half-and-half plan for
financing the District of Columbia
Day L. Smith, retiring secretary OF
the association, introduced resolu-
tion protesting against the collection
of telephone bills in advance, which
system Is employed by the Chesapeake
and Potomac Telephone Company. The
resolution was unanimously adopted
A resolution offered by ID. A. Ed
wards requests the District school au-
thorities not to allow soliciting OF
charity funds in the public schools.
The resolution will be presented TO
the Board of Education. II was also
resolved to ask Congress to pension
widows and orphaned children by leg.
islative act.
The new officers elected are George
II. Judd. president; George p. Tucker
vice president; r. H. l.. Seaton. secre-
tary, and Frederick Muller. treasurer.
d. A. Edwards and w. J. Barrows were
elected delegates to the Federation OF
Citizens Associations. One hundred
and eighty-five new members were
admitted.
The Washington times., 1919-12-13
COMMITTEE SEEMS
AGAINST 5O-5OPLAN
Report to House Will Favor
Abolition of Present D. c.
Financing.

Abolition of the half-and-half plan
of financing the District of Columbia
government will be recommended by
the House District of Columbia Com
mittee. it was indicated during hear
ings yesterday. at which II. B. +.
Macfarland and Theodore w. Noyes
appeared to urge continuance of the
plan.
The committee will resume the
hearings on Monday, and is expected
to report the Mapes bill abolishing
the half-and-half plan when the reg
ular meeting is held next Thursday.
Both Noyes and Mcfarland eX-
pressed concern over the probability
of tax raise should the present plan
be abolished.
Chairman Mapes. of the House Dis
trict Committee, who offered the bill
to abolish the plan, told Macfarland
he was assuming Congress had less
pride in the National Capital than
citizens here when he held that the
Federal Governments share of ex-
pense would be reduced and the taxes
of the District raised.
Considerable data relating to taxes
here and in other cities of similar
size were filed with the committee.
A. S. Worthington will appear be-
fore the committee Monday and dis
position of the 1900, 900 surplus from
District revenues now in the Treas
ury will be discussed.
The Washington times., 1919-12-13
AUTHORIZED BOND
ISSUE FOR GAS CO.
Public Utilities Commission Per.
mits Georgetown Corpora
tion to Float Securities.

Permission was granted the George
town Gas Light Company today by
the Public Utilities Commission 10
issue and sell 100000 worth OF 80
year 5 per cent gold bonds.
The company applied for this per-
mission on November 3. 1t stated
that examination OF the company s
books showed that S135. .603.40 has
been spent recently for extensions,
additions. betterments and improve
ments to the property. 1t also de-
clared that of this amount $4,000
was covered by a bond issue author
lied some months ago. The diner
ence is s11o, ,603.4o, which represents
the amount Of capital charge incurred
by the company on open accounts, for
which the company now desires TO
be reimbursed through the proposed
issue of 100000 of Its bonds.
The commissions order provided
that the proceeds from the bond issue
shall be used only for the purpose OF
repaying the gas company for moneys
advanced by II.
1t was stipulated that the bonds
should be pledged at not less than &c
per cent of their face value as col
lateral Security for loans to be made
until said bonds can be sold under
the terms of the order issued. The
order is effective Immediately.
The Washington times., 1919-12-13
OFFER TO Be GUIDES,
THEN SNATCH WALLET

Two pocketbook snatchings, netting
S469 to quartet of purse snatchers
were reported to the police yesterday
Henry White, colored, of Ridgt
Springs, N. c., had a short but ex-
pensive sightseeing tour on arriving
here yesterday.
He was approached by two negroes
at the Union Station who offered to
show him the Capitol and other build
ings near by. Together the trio
started off. and on reaching Second
and B streets northwest one of the
guides boasted of the money he
had in his possession, and. not to be
outdone. White drew a wallet con-
tanning S452 from his pocket. He was
jostled by one of the men while the
other seized the wallet. Both negroes
escaped
Two boys between ten and eleven
years old snatched pocketbook con-
tanning sl1 and a check for 500 from
Lillian Cohen. 704 Twenty-seconc
street northwest. at Twenty-second
street and Pennsylvania avenue last
night
The Washington times., 1919-12-13
CHlDREN'S HOSPITAL
DRIVE TOTALS $65,476

The fund raised in the Children's
Hospital campaign for 100000 for
modern improvements and equipment
today totaled $65.476.33.
Thomas Bell Sweeney's division still
leads with a total of $26,3e1.75, and
Mrs. Cuno H. Rudolph's team leads
with s1l,es4.57. John Dolph, cap
tain of the industrial groups. has
turned in s32I.65. At the campaign
headquarters donations totaling
s55s.46 have been received.
The workers who volunteered TO
continue the drive at its official close
Monday have signifed their inten-
ton Of keeping on with their work
until their respective fields are ex-
hausted.
Campaign headquarters have been
opened in the Central Y. NJ. G. A.
building, 1875 G street northwest
where Clifford L. Johnson. director
Of the drive, is on duty. He Is as
sisted by Mrs. Eugenia Rollins, Miss
H. p. Brady, Miss Geraldine Saunders
and Miss Beulah BARLEY, of Pitts
burgh.
The following subscriptions OF more
than s25 have been received since the
last publication:
sl5o-Herman Hollerith.
SlOO-Mrs. William Belden Noble
Miss Marian S. Maurice.
s5o-R. F. Andrews Paper Com,
pany, Mrs. Raymond Baker.
s35.75-Masonic Mutual Life Asso
citation employees.
s25-Mrs. Charles Lindsay, Rausch
er's, Inc: Mrs. Ellen NJ. Bayne, Mis-,
| T. Jsnney Brown. John r. Agne~
Company. Mrs. Josephine NJ Springer
LIE. W. Leonard.
The Washington times., 1919-12-13
STUDENTS AT WESTERN
HIGH WILL WAR ON DIRT
School Civic Association Will Have
Cleanup Campaign During
Christmas Recess.

Western High School students have
declared war on the dirt in the in
terror of the school building. The
Western High Civic Association de-
cided to start a cleanup" campaign
to rid the walls and corridors of any
dirt lodged in corners here and
there.
Albert Walker. president Of the as
sociation, with several others, is en-
deavoring to enlist the aid of every
boy student a. the school. Members
Of the Deputies Club" composed Of
students who have received letters"
at the school. have offered to help.
The cleanup will take place during
the Christmas holidays. 1t is expect
ed every boy in the student body will
take hand in the campaign. The
walls, corridors, ceiling. and in fact
every part of the school, will be thor
oughly cleaned.
Efforts to have the walls Of the
schools, which arc light yellow,
painted. have been unsuccessful. The
Officers of the civic association, other
than the president. are Everett
Burke, vice president; Warren Foster,
secretary-treasurer, and Miss Irene
Rice, faculty adviser.
The Washington times., 1919-12-13
STEWARDLAUDS WORK
OF RECLASSIFICATlON

The present reclassification work OF
the Government is characterized as
the most important thing that had
ever happened in the history of the
service" in a speech by Luther G.
Steward, national president Of the
Federal Employees Union, last night
at the meeting of the board of repre-
sentatives of Local No. 2.
1T is an attempt" he declared, "to
convert the public service into a busi-
ress institution. Scientific reclassifi-
cation would not only benefit the in
telligent, capable employe and offer
him satisfactory career, but would
mean much to the Government, as
there is nothing in the reclassification
program that is not a good business
proposition for the Government.
viewed from the most selfish stand
point"
The Washington times., 1919-12-13
PUNCH AND JUDY Will
ENTERTAIN D. {. CWD DRp(

Like the old Punch and Judy ehove.
which the modern generation Of chfI-
oren has never seen. q travelling the
ater on a big army motor trU0k 80
go around Washington during the
Christmas holidays. giving q unique
Juvenile vaudeville entertainmenC
This novel idea in YuisttAe sntae-
tainment originates with Director
English of the Washington Commun-
ity Service. and all the plans are
set Tor making II big success
we Will give three matineee Q
oay, he says. We will travel fast
and have our schedule announced in
advance so that all the youngsters
will be out.
Then there will be bands of story
teliers In costume who will vanAer
about town telling groups of young
sters some very wonderful stories
that will just ft this time Of year.
The first big gathering Of the
Christmas season wiz be the Christ
mas party for the colored children
at Liberty hut Dece ember q.
At the Georgia Avenue Community
Ramsey there will be open house all
week for colored men in and out OF
the service. There will also be a
Christmas tree on the Friday after
Christmas"
The committee having this work
in charge comprises Mrs. Grahame X.
Powell, chairman: Mrs. Edna Cole
man, Girl Scouts: Mrs. ". f.. Chan.
berlain. College Women's Club; Mis-
Emily Chase. Junior League; Mis-
n. L. Williams. League OF America
Pen Women: DR.. Kate Waller Bar
rett. National Congress os Mothers
Mrs. J. ]. Locher, woman's Clinic
Mrs. John J. White. Christian Scienc
Church: Mise May williams. Ma
uonal Catholic War Council; Nrr.
Alexander Wolfe, Council of Jewish
Women: Miss Marjorie Day, and Nra.
@. Turner Holman. Community sssv-
Ice
The Washington times., 1919-12-13
ROOM RENT IN
D.C.AVERAGES
A MONTH
Thirty Dollar Rate Where o..
cupants ''0oubIe Up," Labor
Dept. Probe Shows.

Twenty dollars q month for single
rooms and $40 q month for doub,s
rooms are the prevailing rsntaI
prices in rooming hcuses in washfno.
ton. IL was disclossd yesterday. afses
Aiss Agnes Campbell. Of the Depart
mont of Labor. had MADE an invsuek
CATION of conditions in the District
Miss Campbell presented these ar
ures to the District minimun waee
board
The minimum wage conference fer
women employed In hotels end reo-
taurants met yesterday afternooa IN
the board room of the District BuilA-
ing-to begin It's consiAeration of the
cost OF living for women Ia these n
oustries- Or. Abram Simon repre-
senttng The public. presided, ana the
. cost OF lodgings and the stanxar1
wage which should be accepted -
the minimum OF health and aecoucy
took up the main part OF the A1s-
cussion.
The members Of the coaferepce. N
OF whom were present. are Dr.. Sinoa.
chairman; Miss Mamie BurroueAS
and Frank OHarA. reprsssatang H.
public; T. H. Mckee. r. D. Aite a.
Herman Gasch- representing tie hotal
and restaurant employers: Ma Nar-
garet Ryan. Miss Bessie Hood a.
Mrs. Helen Gray, reprssentfng ~
women employees in hotels aaA raU-
taurants, and Joseph A. Berberton
and Ethel NJ Smith, of the minanan
wage board.
The conference was called - q -
suit OF Investigations Of the vaap
board. made by fts secretary. Ma
Clara T. s. Mortenson. which showed
that q per cent of the women en-
ployes in these industries were uu.
oerpatd. The conference VIII meet
again In several days.
The Washington times., 1919-12-13

President Wilson today issued proclamation calling upo
zens of the United States to answer fully and tuhfuy
onnecon with the fourteenth decennal census which will bes
anuary D.
The proclamation follows:
Whereas by the Act of Congress approved March g.
le9 the Fourteenth Decennia Census Of the United States
is be taken beginning the second day Of January, 1920
Whereas correct enumeration Of the population every
years is required by the Constitution of the United Saes
for the purpose Of determining the representation OF the
several States in the House of Representatives; and
Whereas il is of the utmost importance the interests
all the people Of the United States that this should
be complete and accurate report OF the population and
sources Of the Naton
United States of America do hereby declare and make
that the aforesaid ii is the duty Of every person
answer all questions on the census schedules appyns him
and the family which he belongs and the farm occupied by
him his family and that any person refusing do so is sub
ject penalty.
The sole purpose Of the census is to secure general
cal information regarding the population and of
the country and replies required from individuals only
permit the compilation Of such general statistics No person
be harmed in any way by furnishing the information
qued The census has nothing to do with taxation with
military jury service, with the compuson Of school at
tendance, with the regulation Of immigration with the
enforcement of any national State local law ordinance
There need be fear that any disclosure will be made
garding any individual person his affairs. For the due
protection Of the rights and interests Of the persons furnish
ing information, every employe of the Census Bureau
prohibited under heavy penalty from disclosing any nfoma
ton which may thus come to his knowledge.
therefore earnestly urge upon all persons to answer
them by the enumeratos other employees OF the Census
Bureau and thereby contribute their share toward making
this great and necessary public undertaking success
In witness whereof have hereunto set my hand and
caused the seal of the United States to be affixed.
Done in the District Columbia this tenth day of Novem
Der, in the year of our Lord thousand nine hun
(Seal) dred and nineteen and of the independence Of
the United States the hundred and forty
fourth WOODROW WILSON.
BY the President:
WILLIAM PHILLIPS,
Acting Secretary of State.
The Washington times., 1919-12-13
MEN BLAMED FOR RUM
RIOT GET Is YEARS EACH

Justice Stafford, presiding in Grim
inal Court No. . today, imposed the
following sentences: Bryant Mcmahon
a young white man convicted with
William Lee and Benjamin Butter
both colored. for starting a. riot In
Pierce street April 80 in whiskey
raid, thirteen years in the peniten-
tiary: Lee and Butler. ten years IN
the pcnitentiary; Edgar Primrose
colored, convicted of assault with
dangerous weapon, five years In the
penitentiary; benjamin Chavis' COL
ored. who shot a colored policeman
during the recent race riot, nVe
years in the penitentiary;John ii. bar
ton. three years in the penitentiarg tor
grand larceny
The Washington times., 1919-12-13
CAPITAL NOT GUILTY
G RACE SUICIDE

Race suicide will never grip wash
ington If reports like the one maze
yesterday by the District Heaith De-
partment for the last seven Gays con-
tinue to appear.
One hundred and elghty-elght
births, la Of which were White' ano
113 deaths, forty-three among Which
were colored. took place In the Dis
trict during the last week. Apoplex!
caused most of the deaths
Three thousand one hundred and thir-
ty-one cases of tuberculosis. l41 cases
Of whooping cough, 131 cases of diph-
iberia, and lO3 cases of scarlet fever
are being treated by the Health De-
pAItmant, says the report
The Washington times., 1919-12-13
CITIZENS ASSOCIATIONS
TO WELCOME YOUTHS

William B. Westlake. president Of
the Federation of Citizens Associa =
tions, today indorsed the movement
to form Junior citizens association
in the high schools, and possibly In
the grade schools.
1T is fine idea" he said 81
heartily agree with Superintendent
OF Schools Thurston that 1t will make
for better citizens"
Westlake said any of the citizens
associations would be glad to hava
youths sit in at their meetings
The Washington times., 1919-12-13
FLAMES IN KITCHEN
SPREAD TO TWO HOMES

Fire of unknown origin was dis
covered early this morning in the
kitchen of the home of James IL.
Clark, 124S Eleventh street south
east, causing an estimated damage
of $500 Before the arrival OF the
fire apparatus the blaze spread to
premises at 1246 and 1850 Eleventh
street, causing slight damage to both
houses.
"A shed in rear of the home of John
Lyles, AIS Second street southwest,
was slightly damaged by fire early
this morning.
The Washington times., 1919-12-13
POLICE PREPARE FOR
1000 DRUNKS IN 1920

Police Court officials are allow
ing for maximum Of 1000
drunk" cases in the District next
year. Only that number OF blanks
for intoxication cases were order
ed from the printer, II was stated
yesterday.
For the present year 5000
blanks were printed. and IL wasn't
too great a number, at that. After
the constitutional prohibition law
goes into effect January 16 the
"wettest" drink in the District
viii be H2o, officials state.
The Washington times., 1919-12-13
BR|GHTWOOD GROUP
RAPS VAN SCHA|CK
Citizens Association Calls New
Commissioners incompetent"
Urges Business Man.

Declaring that the District OF CO.
thorough going business man" to fill
the position now vacant of District
Commissioner. members of the Bright
wood Citizens Association last night.
at the regular monthly meeting, pro-
tested vigorously against the appoint
ment of the Rev. DR.. John Van
Schaick, jr.. as District Commissioner.
resolution embodying a strong
protest against the new appointee was
referred to the executive committee
with instructions to carry the senti-
ment of the association before the
Senate.
Opposition to the appointment of
the Rev. John Van Schaick was based
on the grounds that he had not
demonstrated capacity to conduct
the civil affairs of large city, and
he was, therefore. said to be .'incom-
petent."
"Enoss9h Uplifters.-
I'VE have had enough of literary
artists and uplifters at the head Of
our city administration argued a
member of the association, "and it is
now about time we fill the position
of District Commissioner with a level
headed business man"
During the course of the argumen mt
il developed that the Rev. John Van
Schaick had accused the members of
the Brightwood Citizens Association
and other associations north of Flor
ida avenue northwest as being zig
norant." because the members of the
various associations were opposed to
the locating OF tuberculosis hospital
in that section Of the city.
A committee was appointed to wait
upon Senator Sherman. Of Illinois, to
urge that appropriate legislation be
introduced into Congress authorizing
the erection of the Lincoln statue on
the site of Fort Stevens.
Urges Daylight Saving.
A resolution introduced by L. r.
Randolph favoring the Henderson bill,
which provides for daylight saving
for the District of Columbia was
adopted. Mr.. Randolph presented
arguments to show that daylight saw
ing was an economy to every motorist
as well as to every house older.
The association went on record as
heartily endorsing the stand take n
by Senator Sherman regarding speed
regulations ia the District. In a reso-
tention he called to pedestrians to ex-
ercise more care in crossing streets.
Members of the association declared
that pedestrians often cross the street
reading newspapers. Others declared
that there was a laXity in enforcing
the regulations now on statute books,
that "only one traffic regulation is
enforced at "a time"
10 Members Admitted.
One hundred and twenty new mem
bers were admitted into the associa-
ton last night as result of the
recent drive for membership by the
Federation of Citizens Associations.
Charles w. Ray, president of the
association. announced that in view
of the increased membership and the
many needs which the new members
would present at future meetings,
there would be reorganization of the
various committees of the association
in order to allow representation
thereon by the new members.
letter was read from Commits
sioncr kutz stating that the Com
missioners would include in their
estimates to Congress the opening and
extension of certain streets in Bright
wood.