The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-12-17
TENNESSEE
STATE NEWS
Events of Interest in
Brief Form For the
Busy Reader.
WANT "rRuTH-IN-FABRlc" BILL
Weakley County Wool Growers Would
Have the Public Protected.

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Weakley county are very much inter
ested in having the present congress
pass the "French-C apper truth-infab-
ric" bill. This bin will 500 be UP,
That the sheep growers Of the county,
as we'll as the purchasing public, are
much interested in seeing this bill
pass is indicated by the following
resolutions:
Resolutions passed by the Weakley
County Sheep Growers association:
Whereas, a large and eve increas'
ing proportion Of the raw material
used in the manufacture of all wool
cloth is composed of wool substitutes,
the chief of which is shoddy-old
rags, reworked In some cases as often
as eight times;
Whereas, as textile manufacturers
generally sell 'all-woor cloth without
making known its content Of shoddy
and OF virgin new wool;
Whereas, the absence Of descrip-
tive labels on 'all-wool" cloth depriyes
the public Of its right to know what
it is buying and of its right 10 choose
between shoddy cloth and virgin wool
cloth, prevents competition between
the substitute and genuine and forces
purchasers to pay the same for the
substitute as for the genuine;
whereas, rag picking is thriving
throughout the world, while American
sheep husbe1dry is languishing;
Whereas, a bill has been intro
duced into congress, known as the
French-Capper truth-in-fabric bill
which Is designed to compel textile
manufacturers to stamp their cloth
with its content Of virgin wool and
Of shoddy; therefore, be 1t
Resolved, That the Weakley Coun-
ty (Tenn) Sheep Growers association
demands in the name Of square bust
ness dealing, for the protection of the
cloth buying public and for the en-
couragement of American sheep hus'
bandry, that congress forthwith en-,
act the French apper truth-in-fabric
bill, which is known in the house OF
representatives as H. r. 11,641. and in
the senate at s. 1885,"
Knoxville.-On complaint Of the
Newhall Chain and Forge company Of
New York, who allege an indebtedness
of $4,000, Chancellor Charles H.
Brown Of the Knox chancery court
granted a receiver for the VIM. ].
Oliver Manufacturing company. The
Oliver company fought the cast on the
plea that 1t was a~bundantly solvent
and that the Newhall company deliv-
cred defective materials to the de-
PENDANT company which we're to have
been used in the manufacture Of auto
turnovers.
Nashville.-Lack Of accommodations
at the state fair grounds lost to Nash
vile the annual exhibition OF the Ma
tional dairy show, 1t became known
through J. W. Russwurm, secretary of
the State Fair association, The Ma
tioIal dairy show, which is the larg.
est of its kind In the world. in fact
was offered to Nashville. but for lack
of accommodations and buildings at
the fair grounds the offer had to be
declined.
Trimble.-The large heading mill of
the Leigh Banana Case company was
destroyed by fire. Loss is $25, 1000
The watchman had just made his
rounds and did not see any fire. The
mill is supposed to have caught near
the furnace. II will throw out of EN-.
ployment about 40 men. The COM
pany Will rebuild as soon as they can
get material.
Neshville.--Charged with passing
two worthless checks In this city, Ar
thur Van de Welder, son Of a retired
Dutch count. was arrested and after a
preliminary hearing in the city court
was bound wei to the criminal court
by Judge Barton B. Brown.
Knoxville.-The Tennessee Copper
company and the Ducktown Sulphur,
Copper and Iron company, both having
Lsrge copper mining operations at
announced wage reduc-
ions of 10 per cent
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Knoxville.-A short course for
'outhern merchants will be again Civ
m in Knoxville next spring under the
luspices Of the Appalachian Merch-
association and the University
" Tennessee.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS OF John T.
iray. wellknown young Brownsville
are grooming him for congress
take the place of Congressman Gar.
ct IL Mr.. Carrot Is confirmed as fed
raj judge.
Knoxville-The Holmes Coal Min
ne company. with $500. 900. has com
'leted plans to open up one OF the
most valuable bodies or coal in the
field. The company viii de
felop more than 1000 acres Of do
nestle coal lands near the line be-
ween Kentucky and Tennessee. The
nsput win be 2.0oo tons or more :
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