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Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1920-05-26
RAILROAD SURVEY WORK
Three Lines Almost Run and Cost ESti-
mate Expected Soon

The preliminary survey OF line OF
railroad from Crossville to the 5000
acre tract of fine timber belonging to
the Pierpont-Paxton Company is still
under way, and may be completed this
week.
Engineer VIM. Dunlap has run two
lines and is now engaged in running
the third. He is finding good grades,
not over three and a half per cent,
but may be forced to use some heav-
ier grades in order to shorten the line.
The line is expected to be about nine
miles long.
The most expensive features Of the
construction is the crossing of the
streams, there being four: the Mile
Branch, Three Mile Greek, Byrds
Creek and Daddys Creek.
Attorney Littleton was here from
Chattanooga last week and went over
the line and discussed the situation
with Engineer Dunlap. 1t now seems
there is little if any doubt as to the
line being built, but the company nat
urally wish to build by the cheapest
route.
1t is probable that Engineer Dun
lap will be ready to begin the work
of figuring out estimates within a
week and not long after that it Is
probable he will be able to lay def
mite figures before the company. At
this time it is impossible to speak defi-
nitely further than that the prelim--
mary work is largely completed and
it is reasonable to expect definite in
formation within a few weeks.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1920-05-26
HIGH SCHOOL CLOSES
Last Of Exercises to Be Held In the
Baptist Church Tonight

The work of the Cumberland Coun-
ty High School is closed for this year
and by the time the Chronicle reaches
its readers all the commencement eX-
ercises will have been carried out with
the single exception Of the gradual
ing exercises proper, at which diplo-
mas will be awarded to four gradu-
ates. This part of the general ex-
ercises will be held tonight in the
Baptist church.
The four graduates are all young
ladies, there being no young men in
the class this year. The graduates
are: Misses Florence Dunbar, vale
dictorian; Hazel Burnett, nellie Nc
Cartt, Mary Black.
The first of the exercises was held
in the Court House Friday night in
the presentation of the play: "If l
Only Had a Million" The seating ca
pacity of the circuit court room was
taxed to its utmost. The play was
we'll rendered and elected much ap-
plause for the excellent rendition Of
the parts by the High School Seniors
and Juniors.
Saturday night the Juniors gave a
banquet in honor of the graduating
class. AS is usual the occasion was
one of marked interest and pleasure
to the participants.
Some tt ,e before the close of the
general rlmencement exercises an
alumni or lization is to be formed
at which many as possible of for
mer gradn@.Ses are urged to be pres
ent.
Monday night the Eighth Grade
Glass gave an entertainment in the
Court House consisting Of songs, reci-
tations and "a class play entitled: mo
Girls Admitted" At this time GER
tifcates were presented to the Jun
iors by County Superintendent A. J..
Albertson, who was for two years a
member of the High School faculty.
Tuesday night a play was presented
entitled "The Bellies of Blackville," i"
which consisted of plantation songs,
instrumental pieces, choruses and a
monologue. This occasion proved to
be one of marked interest and brought
out an enthusiastic and interested
crowd.
All in all, the work this year has
been of a high order and the entire
faculty has been engaged for next
year.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1920-05-26
CRESTON

Earnest Walker and daughter, of
Pikeville, visited his brother, T. Y.
Walker, here, Sunday and Monday.
Chas. Spencer and wife went to
Pikeville Monday.
Mrs. Duff Parsons and Mrs. }. L.
Barnett visited relatives and friends at
Monterey and Crawford last week.
Miss Bessie Elmore arrived home
from Alton Park Sunday.
Miss Nellie Smith of Emory Gap,
was the guest of Miss Gaudie Balsley
Saturday and Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dave Taylor, Misses
Nora Taylor, Nancy Parsons, Willie
Lee Parsons and Virgil Taylor spent
the day Sunday at the lake at May
land.
A. L. Taylor and Frank Ferris went
to Nashville last week.
Rev. H. F. Burns, Of Monterey, was
here Saturday. cu c;+,,
Rev. Harry Winnie, of Spring CITY,
will preach here Sunday.
]. A. Brewe rand Green Taylor went
TO aos GaossS'i'e 90 '"'uA Xxx.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1920-05-26
MAAY UNTITLED ACRES
More Than a Million and a Half Fertile
Acres Idle in Michigan,

InformatioE of a highly disQuieting
kind in regard to farming and farm
erS in the State of Michigan has been
collected and embodied in a report by
a field agent of the Federal Bureau OF
Crop Estimates.
Most important of the facts pre-
sented is that 1922 farms in Michi-
gan, or almost 8 per cent. of all there
are in the State, will lie idle this year.
Differently put, 1,668,000 acres OF
fertile land will produce nothing to
meet the demands of hungry world,
and, as a result of the drift of the
rural population to the cities, 10000
farmhouses are without inhabitants,
some 10000 Of them having been va
Gated within year.
To make the matter worse, Of the
men left on the farms a large percent
age are over so years of age, and,
counting all the men and boys above
10 wears of age still remining on the
Ind, there is only one for each eighty
two acres, which is far from enough to
secure effective cultivation.
Conditions in Michigan, Of course,
are somewhat unlike those existing in
some other States, owing to the recent
enormous development there of indus
trial plants paying attractive wages to
men who, like most young farmers, are
handy with tools and familiar with
But the same or a similar situation
does exist in many parts of the coun-
try, and it is this that furnishes what
justification there is-which is not a
little-for the current prophecies of
food scarcity next winter and food
prices for US all that will cause the
present food prices, high as they are,
to be remembered with regret as
cheap.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1920-05-26

cratic government has ceased to exist
in this state, and in so far as is pos
sible American institutions have been
dishonored.
at is worse than puerile to say that
Gov. Roberts would reduce labor to
serfdom. The governor is poor man.
His rise form poverty and obscurity to
the highest office in the state is of it
self the best possible evidence Of the
value of our institutions 1t is proof
that under American institutions there
is equality of opportunity. 1t is equally
as silly to say that the members OF
the law and order league are hostile to
labor. They are all laborers them
selves. They work with their hands
and brains, while the agitators who
were responsible for the federaton's
condemnation of Gov. Roberts are
working with their months. A roll call
of the executive committee of the law
and order league will reveal the fact
that nearly every member has,
through his own efforts and because
of the opportunities enjoyed IN free
America, worked his way from pov-
erty and obscurty to position OF
prominence in his community. This
is the chief glory Of America,s instl'
tutions for the preservation OF winch,
under God, the league was organized.
"The great majority Of the mem
pprs of labor unions in Tennessee are
law abiding citizens; they are un-
tainted with bolshcVism. Many OF
them are property owners and they.
realize that this is government OF
| law and not of men; that their prop
erty gets its value from the protection
that the law provides. They will not
vote against Gov. Roberts because ne
has stood true to his oath and has been
the patriotic and devoted champion OF
law and order. But the agltators and
floor walkers, the sewers OF the SEED
of discomfort, the evangels OF hate, the
apostles of class consciousness, these
and all their kind and ilk-tWln broth
ers of Lenine and Trotsky-w1ll not
support Gov Roberts, and from them
the brave executive Of Tennessee asks
no consideration. 1t is war to the hllt
between the governor and those who
would substitute for our institutions
an "invisibe government" in state and
nation.
"The Herald holds no brief for Gov.
Roberts 1t has been free to criticize
MANY acts Of his administration. He
has done many things he ought not to
have done. But this paper now and
ever stands for law and order; for the
preservation unimpaired and untar,.
nished, of the glorious institutions OF
America. 1t hates everything that IS
hostile to genius of our institutions. 1t
knows no creed nor sect nor party IN
its devotion to the constitution of its
country. 1t is sometimes a partisan ;
| it is always a patriot. The declara-
tion of the labor chiefs is a challenge
to the patriotism and devotion Of the
people of Tennessee. In such crisis
there is but one course for the Herald.
It finds but one path that it can tread;
it sees but one beacon to light the
way. Its pathway VIII ar1h1sn, anTdsS pT of i In
erty, the stars and stripes; its chart
viii now and ever be the constitution
of its country"
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1920-05-26
PARTY PLATFORM
Winners In the $4,000 Prize Contest
Have Been Announced

Some months ago TruXtum Neale,
formerly United States minister to
Persia, offered prize Of $4,000 for
the best draft of platform to the re-
publican party for the coming Chicago
convention. There Were to be three
prizes of $4,000, $4,000, $1,000, re-
spectively.
The manuscripts submitted were eX-
amined by Nicholas Murray Butler,
Albert J. Beverage and David Jayne
H;ll. They recently made their report
and awarded the prizes in this way:
Carl Smith Joslin, Springfield. Mass,
81 years of age, student OF Harvard
university, first prize of $4,000, How
ard B. Wilson, Philadelphia, Pa, age
25 student of University of Pennsyl-
vania second prize OF $4,000; w. P.
Smith. student of University of Mich
igan, Ann Arbor, Mich, third prize OF
$1,000.
It is understood at the time the
prizes were offered that the platforms
submitted might not oe used at all or
only in part, but were intended for to
secure ideas and to awaken interest
among the young republicans of the
country than for any other reason.
The judges announce that IN award
ing the prizes they did not allow their
personal feelings or views to enter
into the decision, and that they are are
not TO he understood as approving all
that the platforms contain, but are
onIv regarded as the soundest and
most advanced utterances of the prin1-
ciples of the university as it stands
How much of the prize platforms
will be found in the platform that
shall be adopted at Chicago remains 70
be seen.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1920-05-26
ROAD TO HERBERT DOMAIN
Gov. Roberts Gives Assurance That 1t
Will Be Built Before Long

On a recent visit to Nashville the
editor of the Chronicle had the pleas
ure Of a talk with Gov. A. H. Rob
erts and among other things asked
what the outlook is for an early build
inp of the road from Crossville to the
great state property, Herbert DO
main?
He replied in substance: The road
will be built without doubt and that,
too, at no distant date .,
Should he find it advisable to call
an extra session of the Legislature TO
enact laws that will permit Wollen IN
this state to vote, which season. ne
will call so soon as the thlity sixth
state ratifies the ninetee nth amend
ment to the federal constitution, he
Will Include in his call provision Tor
establishing on the Herbert DOMAIN an
institution for the feeble-n lnded.
Gov. Roberts states that there are are
now in the state some Ht0 or SUI
Predetermined persons, some q MON
are confined in the insane as >ElumS OF
the state, some in the county poor
houses of the various counties. nat
these unfortunates are not receiving
the care and attention that proper re-
card for the welfare Of humanity
would Justify, and that it is h}@ pur-
nose to urge the legislature to enact
such LEGISLATION as ~ill insure the es-
tabIishment of a separate institution
for such unfortunates. He regards
the Herbert Domain rs an ideal ioca-
tion for such an Institution and IN the
event a special session of the leglsLa-
trre is called-which ne fully expects
will be necessary-he will have the
legislature take in hand such neces-
sary Legislation as Will render the
needed relief. ,oo
There is now something like 2OO
acres of land under cultivation at the
Herbert Domain, the reformatory Tor
colored boys is located there and they
are producing each year large guam
titles of vegetables for other state In
situations.
The colored boys are receiving a
good education by going to school hall
of each day and working on the farm
the other half. They are thus kept
healthy and contented and when they
are released they will go out into the
world with the basic foundation Tor
good citizens. ,
The governor feels that the feeble
minded can be handled in much the
same way and their lives made much
more happy and their health main
tanned at much higher standard
than as they are now handled under
the very adverse and unfavorable con-
ditions which exist because there is
no state institution established for
their care and protection.
When this new institution is estab-
lished, it will be very necessary that
the road from Crossville, some seven
teen miles, be built at once to ia,
cilitate and hasten the construction OF
the necessary buildings and to other
wise accommodate the needs OF the
situation.
Robert Martin, who has been work
ing at Akron, Ohio, for some months
arrived home Sunday.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-01-17
BLUFFS TO KEEP TERMINAL.
Omaha Fails to Secure Transfer Of Mai
rarr,jnai - That Civ

at'r .
Omaha Fails to Secure Transfer Of Mail
Terminal to That City.
Special to Times Republican.
I Council Bluffs, Jan. 17.-Dvidence
that the Chamber Of Commerce OF
Omaha has been defeated in its desire
to have the terminal mail department
at the Union Pacific transfer station
In this city, the largest in the United
States, transferred to that city. Is given
in the statement made today by Super
intendent OF Railway Malls Worley.
Mr.. Worley says that In a short time
architects from Washington will be IN
Council Bluffs to make blue prints OF
extensive engagements and improve
ments to be made at the transfer.
This work. he says. Is 10 cost a large
sum and win add facilities that have
been needed and clamored for for many
months. Business has increased so
much that he says he 10 working
twenty seven more men and women
than he was authorized TO employ.
They are distributed on tho three
shifts. which work eight hours each.
Mr.. Woriey cited as IA exemple OF the
increase by saying that during one
month the terminal handled $50 mail
storage cars, a. against 100 cars tor
the corresponding month IN 1918. More
eastern mail, which used to be han
died by express to large distributtns'
centers. IL bsdng cent by parcels past. II
The pay roll q Tho tc!minal II Al
most $4,000 4 rnontA aud ,thSy are
oonstantiy adding On ne man ana
women u the lorna tAsy oaA aec1ye
anA ned s1ay zDe1e new, ~. gcsSey
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-01-17
WOMEN ITO STUDY PROBLEMS.

Short Course at Anes to Place Empha-
sis on Community Service.
Special to Times Republican.
Ames, Jan. 17.-Home problems will
have a place as usual in the women's
program of the winter short. course
at Iowa State College the week Of Feb.
9, but there viii be a new emphasis
this time-an emphasis on women's
place in community service and leader
ship.
In the weeks short course at Ames
this new emphasis Is very sensible
and practical For instance, Mrs.
Walter McNab Miller, national lead
CT in health crusades, will speak not
only on personal health problems, but
also make clear woman's relation to
public health movements. Miss Alma
Binzel. of the University Of Minnesota,
will speak on the parents obligation to
democracy. Vocational educational
movements will be explained by the
state supervisor in Iowa, Miss Ruth
Cockburn. "Women's part in thrift
movements" will be presented by Mrs.
w. H. Snider, prominent in Iowa
Federated club circles. Mrs. ]. A.
Dewitt Of Ottumwa and Mrs. Frances
w. Whitley of Webster City, both
Iowa leaders, will speak on questions
of citizenship and community activity.
/ Those widely known home economics
extension leaders, Miss Neale Knowles,
and Mrs. Louise Campbell, Will speak
on the rural woman's part in commun-
-ity development and public affairs.
From the standpoint Of the home
the program is unusually helpful. 1t
does not deal so much with the old
time subjects Of cooking and sewing,
but with questions Of home manage
ment and especially Of child rearing.
The latter emphasis is timely. because
of the discovery Of the past year or
two that an. alarming proportion Of
school children are underweight
because of ma1-nutritton. Meal
planning" the school lunch" milk an
essential food for children" and the
school girls Dress" are among the
subjects that will be presented by
members OF the home economics staff
of the college. Miss Binzel will deliver
a series Of lectures on making the
most Of our children" Other special
lists will deal with home furnishing,
womens reading, organization Of
household and the housewives time
home sanitation pure textiles and
thrift.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-01-17
New Sharon Briefs.
Special to Times-Republican.

special to Times Republican.
New Sharon, Jan. 17.--George Nc
Cain and wife are moving to Corning.
where they have bought restaurant.
Frank Osborne has bought tho I. r..
Gamer residence In the west part Of
town and will move there March 1.
Tom Gosnett has bought the Dan
Fisk residence. Mr.. Fisk has bought
the Graham Andre home. The Andre
family is moving to California.
MI and Mrs. j. NJ. Essex celebrated
their twenty-flfth wedding anniversary
Sunday. A bountiful duck dinner was
served. Those who attended from out
Of town were Mr.. and Mrs. Bernard
and family and Mr.. and Mrs. McDon-
ough. Of Grinnell: Mr.. end Mrs. Bert
Sexton, Of Montezuma. The children
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Essex gave them a
chest Of silver.
Donald Haworth, who Is representing
the Mutual 1yceum bureau. came in
Monday evening to visit his parents.
He plans on making a trip to the ORR
emit. starting in about a month. He will
accompany a noted Japanese who Is
doing lyceum work and they will visit
Japan together.
At the meeting Of the stockholders Of
the New Sharon State Bank. Homer
Noel was elected cashier and Mr.. Bran
non vice president. Mr.. Noers pro-
motion has come rapidly. He entered
the service of the bank last July.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-01-17
News Of Williams.

Special to Times-Republican.
Williams, Jan. 17-Mr. and Mrs.
John McCarley left Wernesday for
their annual winter trip to Florida.
A bible class was organized here
with over thirty charted members.
The meeting was held in the Methodist
church basement and was addressed
by Mr.. Howerie and Rev. Mr.. McFessel,
of Waterloo.
VIM. Halsne bought pig for $2o0
and two for $125 each at the recent
sale of Poland Chinas that was held
by William Oakland. Of Blairsburg.
Ole MiIlang paid $1o2 for one. at the
same sale.
Miss Mabel E. Maubach and Jacob
Hoefer were united in marriage at the
Catholic church, Wednesday morning.
They will soon take possession of the
John Johnson farm, which they have
rented for the coming year.
Mrs. Matthew Caruth Is in Oskaloosa
visiting with relatives. She went sew
eral days ago to attend the funeral Of
a brother-in -law.
Williams high school pupils will hold
their first oratorical and dramatic con-
test next Monday evening in the high
school auditorium. The winners in this
contest will represent the school in the
district contest which will be held Jan.
80 at harrisburg.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-01-17
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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-01-17
Southern Iova Items

, Wilbur Pierce. a farmer. and was talk
en- while tho owner was In tho fair
grandstand at the fair grounds Wit
Messing ~ display OF fireworks.
Columbus Junotlow-Thioves made .
raid on the chicken house OF Noah
Carter on West Hin. Mrs. Carter. who
was at homo alone. heard some one
after them and taking . revolver che
went outside the house and firod two
shots In tho air. which frightened tho
men. They begged her not to shoot
them and they would leave the
chickens. She had about forty chick
ems and the thieves had most OF them
In two sacks. They made their escape
but left the chickens with their owner.
Iowa city---A gum machine which
vends "chcws' condtionaliy upon the
dictates OF chance IL n gambling de-
vice, which the state OF Iowa In bound
to confiscate, according to Justice or
the Peace 4. II, Murray, of Iowa City
who tried the case Of state of Iowa
VS., gum machine" The court thus es-
tablished precedent. The billiard
hall proprietors, Houser and Chanshy
who own the machine, gave a bond.
however. and served notice of appeal
to tho district court pending trial, the
lower court viii not destroy the con-
demned device.
Cedar Rapids--John Raker. an cngi-
neer at tho water works who was &C
oused Of being disloyal. and J, II. Pat
NOR, chief engineer ut the same plant
who was accused OF being O member
OF tho I. w. w. were found not guilty
by the trustees OF the city water works
In a written report made by them 70
Mayor J. l.. Rail-. This Is tho final re-
suit OF the Investigations Inado in the
superior court rooms Nov. FL and g.
after charges had been preferred
against the two employees by the fed
GRAFTON OF labor late last October. Tho
Investigations were made by the trus-
tees on request OF The city council end
q public hearing was held.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-01-17
Alden News Briefs.

Special to Times Republican.
Alden, Jan. 17.-Mrs Lima Thomp-
son has gone to Moline. III. to make an
extended visit with her daughter, Mrs.
FIndley Wharton.
A. r. Idso has finished putting up
the local supply Of ice. He reports
most Of 1t to be Of very good quality.
Yesterday afternoon the members OF
the Hardin County Agricultural Society
living in Alden township met in the
rooms above the state hank. County
Agent Ben Walker was there with some
other speakers and very instructive
meeting resulted.
Mrs. Alice Thomas has returned
from visiting her son at Waterloo.
r. c. Racine has gone on a business
trip to southern Texas.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. r. Owens are ex-
pected- to return next Tuesday from
Ohio, where they have been visiting
relatives and friends.
u. A. Taylor. Of Harrisburg, Ore. Il
here visiting his son and renewing old
acauaintances.
Mrs. W. H. Miller is at Hampton
in a hospital recovering from tooth and
jaw trouble. She has had the mis-
fortune to have two wisdom teeth try
ing to grow in the same place at tho
same time,