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Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1920-02-11
ISOLINE BUSINESS SOLD
C. B. Wheeler Buys the Reed & Smith
$1,000 General Store Stock.

c. B. Wheeler has bouhgt the Reed
& Smith stock of general merchandise
at Isoline. He has been in charge
since February l. The stock invoiced
close to $4,000.
Mr.. Wheeler had been with the
Brier Hill Collierles, Crawford, for
ovre ten years until few months ago.
His long experience in managing the
business for the company certainly
equips him in splendid way for hand
ling this business.
Reed & Smith retain nominal inter-
est in the business because Of some
leases they hold on building at Isoilne.
Mr.. Wheeler is in full control of the
business and it IS expected that the
leases will be transferred to MIR.
Wheeler within a short time and then
Reed 4 Smith will no longer retain any
interest in the business. The firm
name of the new company is C. B.
Wheeler & Company.
Ben Smith, VINO has been In charge
of the 1soline branch store since iI was
established there about two years ago.
has had ey ytensive saw mill experience
and because of the high price of lum-
Der he felt that he could make more
money in that line. For that reason
M. F. Reed. his partner. and MIR.
Smith decided to sell their lsoilne tusi-
ness and buy large timber acreage
near Isoline and Mr.. Smith will work
it and put it on the market They
have purchased an acreage comprising
$500 to 5000 acres. All the lumber
and ties will be shipped from Isoline,
which will very materially assist in
making Isoline one of the most active
business points in the conuty.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1920-02-11
MRS. E. H. LELAND DEAD,

Mrs. Emily H. Leland, aged 70, died
at the hon of her daughter, Mrs. H..
Fowler, lockwood, Saturday night at
ten o'clock, as the result of stroke
of paralysis sustained about month
ago. The remains were buried at
lockwood,
Her niece, Miss Maud Dunbar, has
been at lockwood for some weeks
waiting on her.
The deceased was a lady of refine
ment and ability having been a con.
trIbutor to numerous publications over
the country, making her living that
way. She bad been living with her
dauhgter for some fifteen years. She
was we'll known to many Crossville
people and highly esteemed for ner in
telligence and kindly nature. She was
a sister CT Mrs. Edna Dunbar, de-
ceased, and has numerous relatives
here.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1920-02-11
G. FRED THOMAS DEAD.
Passed Away Thursday About Noon A.
ter Illness of a Few Hours.

G. Fred Thomas, aged 55, of Chat
tanooga, died at his home Thursday
shortly before noon after an illness of
about thirty-six hours. The remains
were inferred at Chattanooga. The
deceased leaves wife, two sons and
one dauhgter.
Mr.. Thomas. who is the head of the
wholesale dry goods firm of Thomas &
Moore. went to New York a few days
ago to pass few weeks buying goods.
He was accompanied by his son, Neal,
who is associated with his father in
business. Shortly after reaching New
York the young man was taken with
grippe ard decided to return hone.
His father accompanied him. The
next day after reaching home. Mr..
Tnou as complained of feeling weary
and decided not to go t. the store
until he had taken day or two of
rest. He did not feel thar he was
going to be sick and so stated to his
family but felt that he needed little
rest. He grew rapidly worse and by
800 O'Clock, a. m. Thursday he was
unconscious and died shortly before
noon without rallying.
For several years he travelled as q
drummer for a Louisville dry goods
firm throughout this section and won
a host of friends. who will deeply re-
gret his untimely death. He was one
of those genial and optomistlc indivi-
duals who is always full of cheer and
hope and readily inspired others with
hope and confidence in the future.
He was ever thoughtful for the in
terests OF others and as public spirited
citizen and Christian gentlemen he
had few equals. He will be much
missed in all channels in which his
activities called him.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1920-02-11
Pleasant Hill Academy

The social Friday night was held by
class es, several at that time complet
ing the class organization which has
been one of the events of tue week,
and choosing class colors, pins, etc.
Any who heard the singing OF the
school song by the assembled school,
after chapel Thursday morning, a
pledge of loyalty to the school and so
to our Principal on this his birthday,
would have been convinced that we
have learned by teart that Scriptural
iniunition, "Make a joyful noise''
also quite musical and very soul-stir-
ring.
Feb. 9. X.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1920-02-11
cRossvILLE TENNESSEE. WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY II.

was not nearly so much as estimated
by Mr.. Louthan. After going over
the full list of counties of the state
showing the increase in each, Cumber-
land county has no cause for complain
ing for there is scarcely county in the
state where the increase was not as
much or more than in this county.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1920-02-11
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES.
Work Going SplendidIy, Student Takes
RESPONSIBLE Position.

Work at the High School is moving
along smoothly with an enrolment of
an hundred and regular attendance
of nearly ninety one third of whom
are out of town students. The student
bUdy as whole is doing good work
and the number of students from over
the county is particularly encouraging.
Miss Charlotte Bloomfield, a mem
her IF the senior class, who has been
pursuing the Iull commercial course,
has taken a position in the First
National Bank. Owing to the ever in
creasing volume IF business Cashier
!. S Reed i...GL5 necessary to u-
crease the clerical force and it WAS in
response to a call from him that Miss
Bloomfield was placed in the position.
This is the second time that MIR. Reed
has called on the present Principal to
furnish him an assistant from among
the student body of the High School.
1t was in response to similar request
more than two years ago that Miss
Mary Loshbough became a member of
the bank staff which position she has
since filled with credit, and who, ac-
cording to Cashier Reed, is one of the
most efficient helpers he has ever had.
This speaks we'll for the work the
commercial departm ent is doing and
should act as an incentive to the boys
and girls of the county to take adyan.
tage of the High School, for the door
of opportunity will certainly open to
those who prepare themselves.
The oyster supper given by the Do
mestlc Science Department two weeks
ago was success considering the in
clemency of the weather, and the pro-
ceeds of the supper, amounting to
twenty-five dollars, will be divided
equally between the Domestic Science
Department and Athletics.
Miss Irene Bewley, who made such a
hit withsthe people of Crossville, both
as reader and IN the patriotic page
ant, will play return engagement at
the Court House Friday night, Febru-
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1920-02-11
Time for Kindness,

There is no day so short nor so full
that it does not give chance TO dc
a kindness.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1920-02-11

Come to the Court House Friday
night to hear Miss Irene Bewley.
Ben Battle, deputy collector, will be.
in Crogsville from Friday, February
20, to MONDAY the 23rd, to assist our
people in making out their income tax
schedules. 1t is very important the
people make their returns early.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1920-02-11
"SOME PUMPKINS"
G. W. Manning, Ozone, Grows Over 900
Pounds on a Single Vine.

e. W. Manning, of Ozone, Is very
likely the banner pumpkin grower Of
this county and perhaps of this and
many other states. Last year he grew
more pounds of pumpkins on one vine
than we ever have heard of being
grown before. The crop from one vine
was SO large that most people would be
very much incline to treat it as an ex-
agurated story had it not been for an
eye witness of undoubted character
vouchlng for the truth of it all.
Andy Elmore, who is well known to
the people all over this county, and
man whom no one would pretend to
charge with an eXagurated or over
crdWn statement, vas at .He home of
MIR. Manning last fall and saw the
pumkpkins weighed, made careful
investigation to see that they were
all produced on ono vine a.. kept the
record Of H. ell-t., ..,, as for the
accuracy of figures given
The vine was volunteer and came
up where some hogs had been fattened.
Mr.. Manning took good care of it and
was gathering the pumpkins tor fear
of frost when Mr.. Elmore was there.
Mr.. Manning weighed them and Mr..
Elmore kept the record and this is
what the record shows.
The single vine had 22 pumpkins on
it. Of the entire number l8 were ripe
and green. The heaviest one weighed
n pounds and the lIghtest one 9 pounds.
Ten of the number weighed over so
pounds each. The total weight of
pumpkins from the single vine WAS 939
pounds. Can any one beat 1t? If so
hold up your hand and be counted, but
we are from Missouri and must be
shown"
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1920-02-11

Splendid entertainment at the Court
House Friday night. Admission rs
cents.
Henry Farmer was here from Heb
bertsburg the first of the week.
E. r. Swan and G. W. Hill were
over from Crab Orchard the first of
the week.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1920-02-11

The large counties such as Shelby,
Davidson, Hamilton ana Knox show
very much larger increase than these
mountain counties, especially in the
case of Shelby county, which was in
creased from 80 millions to 300 millioas.
1t will be seen by the foregoing fig
u resthat the increase in this county
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1920-02-11

ary l3. She will appear under the
auspices of the High School and the
proceeds will go towaro procuring
needed equipment in some department
of the school.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1920-02-11

For the benefit of our readers we
give the actual assessment of several
counties Of the state as fixed now and
the amount for which the several
counties " ere assessed last year.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1920-02-11
$3,OO3,6Oe.

The total assessment for
your County based on the
proven value of real estate
and estimated assessment
of personal property and
railroads should be about $3.50, 400.
Based on these estimates.
your County rate for 1920
should not exceed for all County
purposes $0.79.
Making your total State and
County rate for 1920 $l.04.
AS compared with a total
State and County rate for 1919 of 81 45.
Your County Court will not fix the
County rate definitely IN your County
until the State Board has completed
it's work and your rate will then be
fixed on the new assessment. Your
County rate should be reduced 5y your
County Court in exactly the same
proportion that the assessment is in
creased. The work of the State Board
of Equalization in assessing all proper
ty at actual cash value will not IN
crease your County taxes One Dollar.
This statement is being issued that you
may be definitely assured that the rate
of taxation will be reduced as the as
sessment is increaed.
You will understand that we are
going to do all in our power to put
personal property on the tax books
and we are now making an emerge tic
investigation of the property OF all
corporations. We know that the in.
creases in the value of these classes of
property will be enormous. To illus
trate, we have proof in our Office now
fixing a valuation on the property of
one corporation of over So, 300, 0O0
which was assessed in 1919 at about
$275, 600 or about 3 per cent of its
value. We are now valuinR the proper
ty Of another corporation which was
assessed IN 1919 at 100000. This cor
poration has already consented to
SIS, 600, 900 assessment. We have -ot
yet cogse ted to this assessment for
we believe that our completed proof
will show that it is worth more money.
The home owners of your County have
been paying practically all the taxes
of these two gigantic corporations.
we are going to give you square
deal and you should not be disturbed
py misunderstanding of the law or by
false statements about It's effect.
Yours very truly,
A. V. LOUTHAN,
Chief Tax Statistlcian.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1920-02-11
MORE TIMBER DEALS
Devil Step Hollow Tract Of 3O0O-Acres
Sold Last Week.

Last week the deal mentioned few
weeks ego as pending was closed that
gave to some Chattanooga parties and
E. P. Melvin, Waldensia. what is
known as the Devil Step Hollow tract
of timber comprising 5000 acres. II
is generally conceded that there Is not
better tract of timber in the state
than this.
It lies nine miles from Crossville, to
the east of Grassy Cove, and comprises
a large amount Of fine oak and poplar.
The timber will be worked for both
lumber and ties.
E. P. Melvin, of Waldepsia, will be
in charge of the work and is now
working a small force preparing to put
in a large mill that will be of sufficient
size to handle the largest logs they
will have. Some of the timber is said
to be siX feet through and of first class
quality. 1t is estimated that the
tract COZ ans several million feet and
from four to six years will be required
to market the timber.
ANOTHER DEAL.
A short time ago Ben Smith pur-
chased a tract Of timber near Isolins
which he is now working and shipping
from Isoline. Mr.. Smith Is an exper.
fenced man in the lumber business and
will doubtless handle his Isoline prod
ject with e.. tire success.
coal. LAND DEAL.
Some time ago General J. r Mitchell
and other turtles purchased the 80.
acre tarct OF fine coal near Peavine.
Recently the Phillipsburg Land Com
paRy, through John Q. Burnett. sold
1000 acres to these parties that joins
the original coal property. Itis UNDER
stood that the Cumberland Luirb ber
Company has gone in on this deal and
added a considerable acreage of the
company to the deal. thereby making
an extensive acreage of what is con-
sldered most excellent coal property.
The Cumberland Lumber Company
has now railroad within few miles
of the coal opening and it would be no
if the coal property should be
developed ut no distant date.
Following are the various lumber
that will be in operation
this summer and for several years
thereafter for it will require from
tour to fifteen years to work them out
and properly market what Is in sight.
The largest is the 45, 900 acres of what
is known as the Bon Air property lay
ing some fifteen miles south of Cross
Vile The johnson $1,000 acres laying |
near Crab Orchard, the j. H. Findley
3. 900 acres near Grassy Cove. the 5000
acres Devil Step Hollow tract. the
Ben Smith tract near lsoline 'and a
large aGeape lying on both sldea of
the Cumberland and Putnam county |
line near Monterey.
In view of all these timber prodjects |
that are now aJ work and wiz enlarge /
realty iLh tie oDening ol ping .
there is every indication that tbis sec
ton will see the greatest rush of
business for the next few years that it
has ever known.
Splendid entertainment at the Court
House Friday night. Admission rs
cents.
Henry Farmer was here from Heb
oertsburg the first of the week.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1920-02-11
VALUATION INCREASE
Heavy Reduction In Tax Rate Made
Possible by Increased Valuation

|
10 THE TAXPAYERS OF CUM
BERLAND COUNTY:
For the purpose of correcting the
false impression which prevails in some
parts of your County that the rate of
taxation will not be reduced as the
assessment is increased, / beg to sub
NIT to you statement showing approx
imately what your State and County
rate will oe for 1920.
Based ON the value of real estate,
established by proof throughout the
State. and upon the estimated value of
personal property and railroad and
public utility property, the assessment
for the whole State for 1920 should ex-
ceed So, ,OOO, 600, 900, and your State rate
will be reUuced to 25 cents and perhaps
lower.
Your County rate in 1919 was 81. rs.
The total assessment for
your County ia 1919 was IN
rOuud puT1 bayS shput go 009 6Ol
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-17
DEATHS

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private. Fernwood. Friends may call Mon
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residence r. 1911 i, Earl st, interment Palmer
Cemetery. Friends may call Sunday after
VVINcENT--Aorii 10. ALBERT. beloved 1oyS.
son. of Charles and Rose Vincent lnee Zaeni;
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rsSsscs Gss nyS S fPoHTS P"Snook ssa SausI
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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-17
GARAGES BREAK FIRE RULES
More Than 5000 Are Reported In
Probe-Menace Central Section

Three thousand of 5000 public garages
in the city are unlicensed and are violat-
ing fire regulations, said Fire Marshal
Elliott today, after an inspection last
ing several weeks in all sections of the
city.
The daily reports handed the marshal
from the men of his Office have shown
a serious condition, which includes the
discovery of fire traps in several garages
in the center of the city and fragrant vio-
lations on all sides.
THE discoveries made through this
inspection will result in the arrest Of
great many of these 5000 yiolators,"
declared the fire marshal.
Among the violations reported by
my men have been open infractions by
employees of the no smoking rule, the
crowding of cars in center aisle dur
ing rush periods, the throwing of oily
waste around the floors, slipshod wir-
ing, exposed gasoline, wood stove
separated from the supply of gasoline
by only thin partition, open elevator
shafts and the presence Of mattresses
thrown carelessly around on the floor"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-17
ware PUTONE OVER
ON HOUSE, CHARGE
Congressional Election Address
Proved Primary Grafton,
De'any Men Say .'.
CLARK HALTED WRANeLE

Supporters OF Charles Delany, ad-
ministration candidate for Congress in
the Third district, declared today that
Congressman William 8. Ware had
slipped one over" on the House Of
Representatives at Washington when he
made his $4,000 "slush" fund speech.
The Congressional Record, they said,
supported their contention that unani-
nous consent had been granted to the
congressman to make general address
on coming congressional elections, and
not on local primary contest.
The Congressional Record also shows
that Mr.. Ware was therefore called to
account on the floor Of the House. The
Record of April 13 shows that Mr.. Ware
asked the Speaker for unanimous con-
sent to address the House the following
day for ten minutes.
The next day, April ID, the Speaker
announced that Mr.. Ware had been au
thorized to address the House for ten
minutes.
Recalling the cross examination of
the previous day, Mr.. Ware suggested to
the Speaker that in view of the limited
time, he would like to proceed without
Interruption. and promptly started on
his address.
When he was about half way through.
Mr.. Gard called out:
'Will the gentleman yield?'
u regret that cannot yield" re-
piled Mr.. Ware. '"I have only ten min
utes and 1 do not want TO further on /.
croach on the time of the House"
. No sooper had tho sorth ph;,odo,,h,,
Representative fnisbed % however "'n tbnn
MI Walsh orosn No"e'' 'nan
nMr Snootos % :. 4, s,,, ..I s,u,u =.
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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-17
NOMINATIONS ATTACKED
Charges Of Fraud In 6onnIwell Peti'
tions Unanswered in Court

Harrisburg, April 17.-(By \. P.)-
Charges that Thomas H. Flynn, of
Pittsburgh, for whom petitions for
Democratic nomination for Congress
at Large were filed last week by. the
Bonniwell faction of the state Demo
cracy, did not sign the papers and did
not make the affidavit on them, were not
answered in the Dauphin county court to-
day. Mr.. Flynn did not appear although
subpoenaed, and the Palmer men pro-
duced papers to demonstrate difference be-
tween the signature on the nominating
petition and Mr.. Flynn's correspond
ence. George w. Wood, a handwriting
expert from Pittsburgh, testified as to
lack Of similarity.
!. Twenty two names on the petition of
Daniel +. Hogan, Bonniwell candidate
for national delegate in the Thirty
second district, were attacked by Palmer
people from Allegheny county as spu-
rious. Oscar McCarty testified that
there were only 43 names on the paper
when he signed it. 1t was also charged
that names we're signed the day follow
ing the making Of the affidavit.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-04-17
55 HORSES FALL IN HEAP
Animals Stampede as Girder In
Stable Gives Way

Collapse of steel girdcr tilted the
s0cdHd floor Of livery stable toboggan-
fashion this morning at 237 230 Fitz-
water street. hurling fifty five horses
into kicking. screaming heap. Two
horses we're slightly injured.
The animals were stabbed on the sec
ond floor of the three story building
while wagons and trucks were stored
on the first floor. Feed. harness and
other inCidcntals were on the top floor.
Jacob Conner. 223 Fitzwater street.
proprietor of the stable. was preparing
to leave his home when the crash oc.
Cured The building had seventy
five foot front. The west end of one
of the long steel girders suddenly fell,
tilting the floor at an acute angle.
The horses slid into heap when the
floor tilted. Several dropped to the
first floor among the wagons and trucks.
A patrolman who heard the crash called
out detail of police and notified fire
men. A horse ambulance also was
summoned.
Fircmen had to batter in the front
door to reach the tangled mass Of
wrcckage Police and firemen led the
animals down runway to the street.
The partly wrecked building is owned
BY Samuel Wilenski, 016 Reed street
building inspectors began an investiga
tion about o'clock.