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Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1920-06-16
And She Wished Him to Know.

He was in indianapolis on business
and as he knows few persons here, he
was lonesome. The sight of familiar
face, the sound of an. old neighbors
voice, would have been worth more
than he could express. Then came a
messenger boy with telegram. 1t
might be good news, and it might be
bad. Finally he tore open the enve-
lope and saw it was from Southern
city. This is what it said:
"Ise Of View"
He recognized the Initials because
they stood for the various names be-
longing to the only girl. But the
meaning of the message; that was a
mystery. The man paced the floor
with the unfOlded message before his
eyes, reading the three words over
and over Was there hidden mean
ing? Had poor operator messed II
up so 1t meant nothing3
Finally he sought a newly made
friend and thrust the telegram at him.
The friend glanced at 1t, then repeat
ed the words aloud. Immediately the
strangers face was wreathed In
smiles for now he understood.-In-
dianapolis News.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1920-06-16
HARDING and COOLIDGE

Senator Warren G.. Harding, OF
Ohio, and Governor Calvin Coolidge,
of Massachusetts,, were chosen as the
candidates for President and Vice.
President by the Republican Nation
al Convention at Chicago, Saturday
night, on tenth ballot. Harding re-
ceived 674 7-10 votes. Coolidge
was nominated on the first ballot
with 670h votes.
The ticket is regarded as a very
strong one and will undoubtedly be
elected in November.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1920-06-16
COLORED MAN WOULD WAIT
His Opportunity Is Coming When
Some Negro Arises to "Make
a Dictionary"

A young physician gives the follow
ing amusing conversation with his
valet, who was negro:
ale didn't have no business to call
me niger, did he, doctor?"
'"There is no harm in the word ne
gro," explained the doctor. "Negro
is the name Of your race, your people.
Every race has name, the Indian, the
Chinese; the name Of your people Is
the negro race"
"You say dat, doctor? You thinks
datl But us colored folks, we know
dar amt but one nigger-he's de bad
man."
"But that is the talk Of ignorance"
argued the doctor. "Here Is the mean.
ing Of the word negro in the dietion.
ary; don't you sea negro is a black
man2
ibid a white man make dis book,
doctor?' asked the boy.
"Yes."
"Well doctor, you know how It is
'twixt white man and niger. You
know If the white man made do book
he glad ter writ 1t down dat de black
man is a niger. Hit don't 'stonish me
ter read dat writ In book white
man make. Des wait till de nigger
makes a dictionary"
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1920-06-16
SENT FAMOUS WAR MESSAGE
Man Who wIgwssssd "Hsld the Fert'
for General Sherman During
Civil Conflict, 10 Dead.

Alfred Nye, member Of the Federal
Signal corps during the Civil war, who
died recently at Lexington, Neb.. Is
credited with having sent General
Sherman's famous message, "Hold the
FORT" to General Corse at Allatoona
Pass, Ga, in 1854. During General
Sherman's march to Atlanta, the Con.
federates under General Hood, with.
drew and marched around General
Sherman. heading back toward Ten
uessee, planning thereby to cut the
Union line of communication.
The point chosen by the Confed-
crates was Allatoona Pass. guarded
by two little forts on either side of
the railroad, the garrison being formed
Of a small brigade under Lieut.. Col. J.
e. Tourtellotte. When the Confederate
army began its attack Colonel Tour
tellotte asked for help. General Corse,
with the nearest troops available, at
Rome, Ga, was ordered to reinforce
the pass. He was able to move only
few hundred men.
The battle ragged through the
night and the following day, the Union
men refusing to surrender the fort.
Meanwhile Sherman was exchanging
signals with the men whenever the
smoke Of battle drifted aside. until he
was able to have Alfred Nye wigwag
to them: Hold the fort" The Con-
federates retreated and continued their
march to Tennessee.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1920-06-16
ON THE TENNESSEE

We are in receipt of advice from
the navy department that three
Crossville boys have been transferred
from the Receiving Ship, New York,
to the battleship Tennessee. Their
names are: Rhea v. Rector, John
Phillips, Ralph Watson.
The navy department has just giv--
en- out the information that ESQ
more men from Tennessee are de-
sired to complete the full quota for
the Tennessee, that greatest of mod
ern dreadnaught war vessels. The
men will be sent to New Port, Rhode
Islands, for training for four mnoths
before being transferred to the Ten
nessee. The Tennessee was put in
to commission only few days ago.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1920-06-16

One of the most noted children's
hospitals in England is the Alexandra
hospital, which was always the pet
charity Of Queen Alexandra, and in
which she takes the greatest personal
interest at the present time. The chill
dren treated In this hospital are those
suffering from hip disease, one of the
most tragic diseases that a child can
have. Ever since it was opened the
hospital has been in the heart of Lon
don streets. but 1t has been decided
that 1t shall be removed to the Cayer-
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1920-06-16
IN OTHER WORDS, SKEDADDLE
Short and Impressive Sentence That
Marked the Ending Of Romance Of
Alaskan Belle.

Xxi &C hu la eft sum gu &C gega u
That sentence, fairly hissed in the
language of the Sitka tribe, marked
the end of an Alaska romance that
set q village on edge and brought out
the latent powers Of an Indian maiden.
For four years Annie-The-Sea-Gull
had been the belle of the Sitka tribe.
The blood of long line of warrior
fathers and of fish-cleaning mothers
coursed through her veins. Young
bucks We'd with each other In laying
their choicest trophies Of the hunt at
the door of Annie's wigwam. But she
gave them all the SISTER" spiel.
Things stood thus when Sum DUN
Thomas, a scion Of the Hyder tribe,
came to Sitka. Sum Dunn Thomas
wore the latest In clothes-low-cut
shoes, lavender, socks and red neck
ties. He smoked cigarettes In a hold
er and said "eyether" and "neyther."
Did Annie-The-Sea-Gull fall before
the Establishments of Sum Dunn
Thomas? She did. The wedding was
followed by potlatch that lasted three
days and nights.
Not satisfied to spend the honey.
moon In Sitka. Thomas chartered q
gas boat and they sought a beach 20
miles distant, where they could bill
and coo and eat clans with no one to
molest them.
Things went smoothly until one
night an exceptionally high tide rolled
In and rolled out again, taking with 1t
the gas beat The young couple were
left On a lonely shore not frequented
at this s's'son Of the year. All their
provisions had gone with the boat, and
the wealth i had turned too cold to dig
clans.
Sum Dunn Thomas calmly sat down
In the tent, lighted a cigarette and an
nounced they would 60 together to the
Happy Hunting Grounds"
But Annie The Sea- Gull had net de-
scended from long line of warriors
for nothing. She grasped Thomas by
the shoulder, plucked the cigarette
from his mouth and put him to work
hewing out timber for raft.
-Four days later a clumsy craft was
laboriously piloted into Sitka harbor,
propelled by sail that once was An
MES wedding dress. The entire tribe
was at the landing when the strange
craft grounded on the beach and the |
wet, bedraggled hOneymooners stepped
ashore.
Not defgning to notice any Of the
crowd, Annie-The-Sea-Gull took Sum
Dunn Thomas firmly by an arm and
led him to one side, where she put her
mouth close to his ear. In tones that
left no chance for mistaken meaning
she hiSsed:
xxi ac hu la ct sum gu &C gega !"
Il am going home to mother and you
can go to h-lD
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1920-06-16
Honorary Degree.

A chimney sweep who was complain
ant in a case in Edinburgh gave his
name as jamie Gregory, Ill. D.
"Where on earth did you get that
distinction?" asked the attorney.
ut was a fellow frae an American
university" answered jamie. II
sweepit his chimney three times. I
Gamma pay We cash, jamie Gregory he
says, but I'll max ye LII. D. an Well
ca it quits An he did, sir."-Bos-
ton Transcript.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1920-06-16
IN THE CARIBBEAN SEA,
Rev. Frank ], Fowler Tells of Their Trip
Toward Argentine, S, A.

Near Panama, May 29.-Editol
Chronicle: We have been out only
week at this writing. Many things
of interest have taken place.
After sightseeing around Wash.
ington and having the pleasure of be-
ing in the greatest gathering ever
known to Baptists from May IL to
II, one finds himself little lonely
on ship where things are liable to
repeat themselves with such regular
ity as to become little monotonous.
In New York we had a good tilt
with the Argentine Consul General
about our passports. He finally had
US to make them all over again. SO
our party had to get busy and see the
photographer again. Luck came our
way and IN about thirty minhtes we
had our physaognomies showing
anew on paper. After using rubber
stamps for awhile, and seals and sig
natures here and there, we finally
succeeded in getting our passports in
shape for entering into Argentine.
New York does not seem large en-
ough for poor folks, missionaries.
1t seems as if everybody had quit
work.
After much pushing and jumbling,
we finally got aboard, May %, at IL
A. M. In short time the rumbling
of machinery called our attention to
the fact that we were pulling off
from dock.
A goodly crowd had gathered to
say Goodbye" to loved ones. No
one especially cried over us, bat we
realized that many friends and rela-
tives were thinking about US.
We have had thus far quiet sea.
For two days after leaving New York
I found myself alone at the dinner
table. All my party have found out
that they have stomaohs since being
at sea. Miss Mildred Burnett has
proven no exception. The first thing
She asked the waiter to serve her was
English fried Herring. The smell of
it seemed to have satisfied her appe-
tite for the next two days. She
went flying up the stairway hunting
fresh air.
Our compass pointed north and
south until we reached San Salvador,
then we turned toward Colon, Paha-
ma. We passed many islands, Cuba
was in sight for one day. Colum-
bus we remembered found San Sal
vador first and never knew for long
time that there was anything else.
They have a powerful light house
there. We could see the fash Of
light for hours. Travel in the Car
ibbean sea would be difficult if it
were not for these powerful flash |
lights signaling out danger. The
Good Book says, "Let your light so
shine that others may see," etc.
Entertainment On Board
One sees deck games OF many
kinds. The swimming pool on deck
is a source of much amusement. !!
Musicals and masquerade balls are
the program for the nights. So, as
I am not swimmer, musician or a
dancer, l find myself out of it, but
not "down and OUT l am enjoying
the rest. The ship library has many
good books on South American his
tory that gives me some degree of
pleasure. Most of our passengers
are out for sightseeing so converse
ton at this point of the voyage is
Panama Canal. What will it be?
We are all well.
F. J. Fowler.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1920-06-16
minor Scales.

There are two forms Of the minor
scale, viz, the melodic and harmonic.
The former is simetimes called the
vocal minor scale, because it is easier
to sing than the harmonic. The latter
has an augmented second between the
sixth and seventh degree, and this is
difficult to sing until one has acquired
a certain degree of proficlency. The
harmonic minor scale Is more used In
instrumental than in vocal music.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1920-06-16
CROP REPORT
Shows Conditions Generally to Bad and
Very Backward Thus Far,

G. L. Morris Field Agent, Bureau
of Crop Estimates, United States De-
partment of Agriculture, in COM
menting on the condition of the diff
ferent crops grown in the state, as
they existed on June l, has this to
say:
1t is useless to disguise the fact
the condition of most of the crops
grown in Tennessee is considerably
below last year, and, in most instan-
ces considerably below the ten year
average. Almost continuous rains
for nearly eight months, over two
two thirds of the state, a 80 per
cent. shortage of farm labor as COM
pared with the requirements, with a
very backward season has caused all
farm operations to be very greatly
delayed. A considerable amount of
OF the corn crop is yet to be planted.
The planting of the summer crops
such as cowpeas, soy-beans, ETC., has
hardly rommenced.
The following is the condition If
the various crops in the state, as re-
ported by the Crop Reporting Boari,
on June /.
Winter wheat SO per cent, indica-
ted production 100000 bus. Oats
$4,000 acres, condition IS per cent,
indicated production 9,110,000 bus.
Barley 1900 acres, condition 81 per
cent. indicated production 17S,0OO
bus. Rye $4,000 acres, condition
"a per cent, indicated production
$4,000. bus. Apples, condition II
per cent. indicated production s.
237,OO bus. Hay "a per cent, indi-
Gated yield 1,6S6,00O tons. CloD..r
for hay condition IS per cent; Alfal-
fla, 80 per cent; Pasture 81 per cent;
Cowpeas 78 per cent; Field beans 80
per cent; Cabbage 85 per cent; On
ions 90 per cent; Peaches 60 per
cent; indicated production 10 %
900 bus. Pears 55 per cent BLACK
berries SO per cent; Watermelons rs
per cent; Muskmelons rs per cent.
In the United States the estimate
yield if winter wheat is 5O3,996,OO0
bushels, compared with 732,00O,OOO
bus. final estimate last year. The
acreage sown to spring wheat shows
a decrease of IA per cent; the condl-
ton is 89.1 per cent; and the estima-
ted yield is 276,547, 900 bushels, fiN
estimate last year. The estimated
Weld of all wheat is according to con-
dition on June /, 80,543,000 bush
els compared with GAL, 100000 bus.
final estiamte last year.
The condition of the rye crop is
84.4 per cent, indicating yield of
8O,OO0,OOO bus. Barley, estimated
yield 1876, 100000 bus. The condi-
tion of all hay of the United States
IS 89.9 per cent, with an estimate
Weld of III, 100000 tons, compared
With 100000 tons final estimate
asst year The estimated total crop
If apples is 198,965,000 bus. and, of
peaches 45,O67,O0O bus. There has
,een an increase of per cent in the
acreage of alfalfa in the past year,
md a decrease of nearly the same
,er cent in clover for hay.
The condition Of the cotton crop
N May 25, for both Tennessee and
he United States is the lowest on I
ecord. The condition in the state
,eing 60 per cent, and the conditi N
n the Unitedw States GA per cent.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1920-06-16

sham hills. The Great Ormond Street
hospital for children In London will
establish a branch in the country in
the form of children's village. The
general feeling seems to be that chill
dren's hospitals should be away from
the noise and dirt and impure air of
the city, in this country as well as in
England.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1920-06-16
PROBABLE CURE FOR LEPROSY
That Dread Disease Of Ages Now Seems
to Be Conquered, at Last

The United States Public Health
Service has reports of what appears
to be a cure for leprosy, it was an
nounced by Surgeon Hugh S. Cum
ming.
Thus one of the worlds most
dreaded maladies, regarded as
hopeless and incurable scouge of hu-
manitv since early history, would
seem to have been conquered by Of
ficers of the Public Health Service
in the leper colony in the Hawaiian
Islands.
For some years. the belief has been
gaining ground that leprosy could
be cured, and encouraging progress
was made by several investigators.
The starting point for this study was
the observation that now and then
the course of the disease appeared to
be favorable influenced by treatment
kith chaulmoogra> oil.
The treatment, however, was at
tended with many difficulties and
could not be carried out in all cases.
At this point the public health ser
vice enlisted the cooperation of
Prof. L. E. Dean, head of the chem
ical department of the College OF
Hawaii, and president of that instl-
tuition, suggesting that attempts be
made either to isolate the active con-
stituent of this drug, or to devise
means for making its continued ad-
ministration feasible.
The latter has been accomplished
by preparing what is known as an
"ethyl ester" from the Chaulmoogra
oil. The treatment has been carried
on at the Leprosy Investigation Sta
ton at Kalihi, Hawaii, the work be-
ing directed by DR.. ]. T. Mcdonald,
of the station.
The results of the treatment thus
far have been so satisfactory lepers
come willingly for treatment, a re-
cent inspection by Hawaiian health
authorities failing to disclose SIM
gle case of leprosy.
Following course of treatment,
over about year, AZ lep-
ers, treated according to the new
method, were paroled in October,
1919. Up to now they have remali-
ed free from disease.
At the present time the treatm art
has been administered only at the re-
ceiving station, but it is hoped to pro-
vide facilities for the treating also of
lepers in the leper colony at Molo-
kai
Surgeon General Cummings an.
nouncement reuates to lepers who
nave been treated by the new method
and have been under observation
'or a considerable period.
Moreover, the decision as to ap-
parent cure has, in the case of each
patient, been officially determined,
lot by officers of the Public Health
Service, but by special parole
BOARD, which alone has authority to
discharge patient from custody.
The Public Health Service is now
very careful study Of
he treatment, making detailed rec
rds Of all the cases and taking pho
ographs Of the LESSONS once month.
Details concerning the treatment will
re published in the near future.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1920-06-16
Biddy's Comeback.

Mistress-Now, Bridget, there's no
use of further argument as to how
the dish should be prepared, but our
ideas on the subject are so different
that 1t is evident one or the other of
US is crazy.
Bridget-True for ye, mum-an'
sure 1t isn't yerselfd be kapin' Q
crazy eook.-Boston Transcript.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1920-06-16
Salmon Canning.

Since the Columbia river salmon
canning industry was started by pio-
neer fishermen in 1875 total Of $780,
100000 worth of the salmon has been
taken from the 10000 acres of fishing
territory in the river from Cascade
locks to its mouth.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1920-06-16
FIRST OF .,W CAMP.

The first party OF boys for the "Y'
camp at Meadow Creek Falls is ex-
pected to arrive here Friday. They
will begin the erection of the huts for
the camp this season. More boys will
arrive later.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1920-06-16

Breezy. ,.assfSsz's'-
Controlled by q wind Vane so that
1t will be pointed In the right direc-
ton, an electric light outfit has been
invented to illuminate flags flown at
night.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1920-06-16
Speed Machine Most Needed.

To save labor and space in large
post offices, a New Jersey man has in.
vented a letter-sorting cabinet in
which the letters are dropped into rar.
row slots and fall down chutes into
larger compartments.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1920-06-16
COUNTY INSTITUTE

The annual county institute will open
July and continue two weeks. AT the
close examopations will be held and
teachers employed. A more extended
notice will be given next week.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-06-08
COLORED BOYS IN PACKAGES
 AS EXPRESS

DENVER, Colo, June 8 (by Asso- ciated Press) express pack ages" each consisting of a little negro boy, recently passed through Denver enroute from Topeka, Kansas, to Og- den, Utah. Orville Skaggs, eight years old, was package No. 1, while his brother, Lester, six years old, was package No. 2.
 Their mother, who resides in To- peka, decided to send them to their father who is living in Agden She decided to forward them by express and, since the company accepts ami mals of all kinds for transportation, the officials decided that the boys could be accepted.
 The company suspended one rule governing the shipment of live ami mals, however, which undoubtedly added much to the boys comfort That rule requires the crating of all animals sent by express.
 The boys, though, saw to it that another rule, which provides that ami mals must be fed at all junction points and wherever else it may be neces- sary, was not suspended.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-06-08
ARMY TRANSPORT TO
 TAKE TEACHERS FROM
 MAINLAND TO HONOLULU

HONOLULU, T. H., June (by As sociated Press) The Territory of Hawaii has enough mainland teachers engaged to fill the bulk of the vacan- cies in it's school staff, but, owing to the shortage of steamer accomodat- ions, it is doubtful if they can be landed on the islands, according to Vaughan MacCaughey, superintendent of public instruction. One hundred and fifty mainland teachers have ac- cepted appointments. A plan is being considered to appeal to the govern ment for a special army transport.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-06-08
INDIANS PULL STOMP DANCE
 BY CAMPFIRE.

MIAMI, Okla, June 8 (by Associat- ed Press) Another stomp dance has been held by the Cherokee Indians near the hamlet of Murphy, around the Indian campfire which has not been quenched for two score years. This is a watchfire of the Cherokees and is kept burning as memorial to the Great Spirit" Not even Chief Charlie Tee Hee knows how many years ago the fire was started. B. G. Abernathy, white man, says the fire was burning when he took up his res i6ence in Murphy thirty years ago.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-06-08

SHORT STORIES ABOUT ALASKA
 OCCURRENCES

Jack Foy was found guilty of vio- lating the Alaska dry law and given seven days in jail recently at Juneau. has purchased an Apex truck of 35 horsepower to be used between the town and his farm.
 The Skagway Commercial Club en- tered a protest with congress against the passage of any steamship bill that would prevent the Canadian steamers plying to that city.
 The Lomen Company of Nome is taking two refrigerating plants north this year, one to Golovin and the other to Unakaleet. Each plant will have capacity of 1000 deer.
 Capt George H. Whitney, inspector of hul1s, and w. J. Howell, inspector of boilers, are on a tour of the coast towns inspecting vessels. They will return to Juneau about August l.
 Alfred F. Dawes, of Juneau has been appointed to act as secretary of the Juneau post of the American Le- zion, during the absence of George B. Mann. MT. Dawes is also acting as territorial adjutant of the territorial organization of the legion.
 William Bartholf, father of Door Bartholf, the Alaskan boy who has been missing for some weeks, believes his son was shanghaied onto some foreign vessel and will show up some where in the course of time-Alaskan Dispatch.
 Three of the service men who en- listed from the government survey party have returned to Juneau and this will be the first season since the war that the office of the assistant super visor of surveys has been able to send out it's full quota of men. The fourth man, First Lieut.. Alvord John Brad ford, was killed at Villiers, Sur Fere, July 25, 1918.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-06-08
KING OF HODGES STARTS CAMP PAICN FOR ERECTION
 OF MONUMENT FOR POET

OAKLAND, California, June ,by Associated Press) Hamilton Welton, known as King of Hoboes, :" graduate of two universities, lawyer, and psychologist, has returne1 home here to start a campaign for the es- tablishment of a memorial to Joaquin Miller, ''the poet of the Sierras." Welton plans to begin work in Ala meda county within the next month for the permanent preservation of 'The Heights" in East Oakland, where the poet made his home.
The Cordova daily times., 1920-06-08

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