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Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1920-04-21

w. C. Webb, of Etowah, has
bought the Mecca theatre from n;
R. Webb and is making some markea
changes. He plans to give his first
show Saturday night. Some sucn
here and it is to be hoped that Mr.;
Webb will render godd sevice and
make a pronounced business success
of it.
Rev. w. E. Wheeler, for many
years principal of Pleasant Hill
Academy, but for the past few years
chaplain of the state reform school
of Connecticut, has obtained leave OF
absence for week and expects to be
present at the closing exercises OF
pleasant Hill Academy, May Z. KEY
Wheeler has many friends over this
county !" who will be much pleased to
see him and give him a warm hand
clasp.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1920-04-21
Canals

A suggestion made BY Lohdoner
that the bed Of the Forth and Clyde
canal should be converted into high.
wav Of traffic has not been received
north Of the Tweed with the indigna-
ton that might have been expected.
The Glasgow Herald says the notion
is not 80 extravagant as it might ap-
near. The swift progress Of motor
transport threatens the railways, and
It can scarcely fail to affect the posi-.
ton of the canals In industrial and
commercial economy. The canal be-
longs to those leisurely periods OF the
worlds history which saw Egypt and
China at their apogee. 1t was, 1t Is
interesting to remember. In the M
teenth century. a time Of development
If ever there was. that canal engineer
ing received its great impetus in the
western world owing to the discovery
OF the "lock" system. England applied
the new idea with such thoroughness
that her canal system became second,
probably, only to that of Holland.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1920-04-21
FIVE MEN HURT.


Five section men were hurt Thurs
day when a motor and push car left
the track on a trestle about Is feet
high, one mile west of Ozone at 1880
A. M. The injured men were taken
to Chamberlain Hospital, lockwood,
for treatment. When seen by the
Chronicle man all were doing well. &.
The injured are Isaac Thomas,
Ozone, fractured arm near wrist and
back hurt. J. B. Shilling, OzoAe,
cut on head and hurt in left side.
Mr.. Shilling is a brother of our
townsman, w. C. Shilling. William
Atkins, Ozone, fractured rib in right
side and spine injured Lum Stur-
gis, Ozone, leg bone fractured below
knee, cut and bruised about head,
indications of internal injuries. Tom
Cox, Ozone, slight injure to elbow
Joint. There were six men on the
cars but Jack Cox jumped when the
cars left the track and was not m
iured.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1920-04-21
PEPPER TREE OF GREAT SIZE
Also 10 Of Quick Growth and lts Drop
ping Branehss Ar PxrtiovIAtr
Ornamental

As the elm or maple tree Is to the
New England village, so Is the pepper
tree (Schinus mells) ts southern Cal
hernia cities and tswns. For beauty
81 shape and color, for grace and 70
shade, II is q tree almost unique. Be
ins of quick growth. the per tree
soon attains { large. tuIuri,ht size
ana tho great droopius branches form
t&ol archways which protect passers-
by from the too vigorous rays Of the
summer sun.
The delicate feather leaves droop
and sway like these Of the weeping
willow. Silvery green. they glisten in
the yellow sunlight, and when the
panicles or clusters Of tiny pale fow-
ers festoon each slender branch, the
whole tree is shimmering, fairy bou-
Duet. Soon the path under the arch
ways is sprinkled with the tiny green
ish flowers, and grapelike lunches OF
green berries hang from the trees.
Later, as if touched by a mysterious
fire, a vivid red flames from each
branch of berries. The sunshine
glances through the green feathered
leaves upon the swinging lunches of
red fruit, and the trees glow in color.
The breezes lift and turn, shake and
twist the myriad brilliant berries un-
til soon a gorgeous scarlet mantle is
spread for all to tread upon.-Chris-
tian Science Monitor.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1920-04-21
CRAB ORCHARD

Miss Lena Helton has gone to
Nashville to visit her sister, Mrs.
Matte Dunn.
Mrs. J. S. Hutsell is visiting
friends and relatives here this week.
Rev. J. H. Snow preached very
interesting sermon at the Baptist
church Thursday night.
Roscoe Myers, Jr., the five year
old son of Mr.. and Mrs. R. N. Myers,
fell while playing in the yard Fri
day and broke his right arm.
After a weeks visit with home
folks, Clay Rose has returned to
Nashville, where he is attending
business college. -.
Louise Baker, who is attending
high school at Crossville, was home
Saturday and Sunday.
Miss Lola Wooten has resigned
her position in Akron, Ohio, and is
home again.
Hobert Renfro and wife, of State
Vile, N. c., are here visiting his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. G. w. Renfro:
Tom Bornes and family, Of West
burn, are here visiting relatives.
April II. q. l. q.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1920-04-21
Rich Unde~eispsd Rsuisn.

The Amazon valley is said to be the
greatest undevelsped region in the
world today: on every side there are
natural resources OF immense value,
with commercial possibilities, which
are as yet untouched. The soil is said
to be extraordinarily fertile. The for
ests offer woods in inexhaustible vari-
ETY., many Of them cabinet woods Of
rare value. OF vegetable oil nuts,
tenth part only Is known to the out
side world. Resins, gums,spices, medic
inal plants, fibers abound in infinite
variety. Kapok grows along the banks
of most of the main rivers, but not
pound of it is exported to the United
States. although America imported L
OOO,OOO pounds last year from far
away Java. There are mineraliZed
areas said to contain coal, iron, gold,
silver and precious metals of many
kinds. They have not yet been pros
pected.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1920-04-21
BETTER LINE THAN C0RSETS
Saiesxernan Had 70 Admit That Ao-
quaintanee Would Be Wrong to
Make 4 Change.

They were in Pullman seats on q
night train, both making up expense
accounts. One leaned over and said:
ever pad 1T"
'T-think not. Do your"
"Surest thing you know. All the
money | spend / make up in my ac-
counts"
Then came the usual question:
"Say, what line are you in?'
The rich society girl who had Of
fered her services to raise money for
the colossal war work campaign
smiled, played the novice and parried
the question:
"What line are you in?"
'1'm in petticoats. But if you want
to make money 60 into corsets. l was
in corsets five years and made a pile
of money, but you get tired of selling
one line, and so l went into petticoats.
But, believe me, If you want to make
money go into corsets. Say, what
town did you do today?"
"R@"
did you make goOd?
Eyes, l think did fairly WELL"
"How much did you do?'
"About $4,000" (the actual amount
pledged to Miss - for the cam
paign).
The saleswoman, who had consid-
cred 5000 day in corsets good busi-
ness, gasped:
Heavens, don't go into corsets"
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1920-04-21
WEAR BATTLES ON ANKLES
0lrls Of Mozambique Den Them to Az
In Keeping Time In Their
1 Peculiar Dances.

Consider a country a. big as the
Atlantic states from Florida to New
York, with the capital near the south.
ern boundary. having a population Of
more than 300 900 inhabitants. Of whom
only about per cent are white, and
you have Mozambique. a Portuguese
colony in Africa to the south of what
was German East Africa, says bull.
lstin Of the National Geographic So
ciety.
Mozambique is one Of the Oldest Of
sll European possessions. and one Of
the richest in agricultural possibilities.
but Is one of the least known countries
IN the world. There are Ave towns
and small, up-to-date capital city,
with a number of military posts and
outposts. There are no deserts, salt
sinks, swamps or mountainous wastes.
The colony Is altogether inhabited by
about twenty tribes.
Among the curious customs Of the
land is the wearing of rattles by the
girls on their ankles at dances. Hol-
Tow spheres are made of palm leaf or
grass and are partially filed with large
seeds or pebbles. The noise Of these
ankle rattles is supposed to assist In
keeping time in the dance. Similar or
naments are frequently worn by the
boys.
The popular music used at n batuQue
Or ball Is that Of the marimba, or huge
xylophone, which gives out a blood
freezing death chant during the tex
preston" dances of both men and
women.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1920-04-21
Plants Great Vitality.

There is a creeping moss found In
Jamaica, In Barbados and other
fsfands Of the West Indies. which is
called the ''life tree" or. more proper.
ly. the '1ife-plant." Its powers Of vi.
tality are said to be beyond those Of
any other plant. It Is believed to DO
indestructlble by any means except
immersion in boiling water or the ap-
plication of a redhot iron. It may be
cut up and divided in any manner
and the smallest shreds will throw
out roots, grow and bud. The leaves
Of this extraordinary plant have been
planted In a close, alright, dark box.
without moisture Of any sort, and
still they grew.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1920-04-21
WESLEY READ ON HORSEBACK
And Many Noted Writer'S Took Their
Walks While Engaged In the
Perusai Of Book.

Reading on horseback-one Of the
rarer accomplishments Of man. accord
ing to Mr., Fisher-was sedulously
practiced by John Wesley.
History. poetry and philosophy"
Wesley relates, the Manchester Guar.
dian recalls, ~ commonly read on
horseback, having other employment
at other times"
Wesley maintained that this prac-
tice made for safety on long country
rides.
II asked myself. How is It no horse
stumbles when I am reading7 No ac-
count can possibly be given but this:
Because | throw the reins on his neck.
I then set myself to observe, and l
aver that in riding about 100000 miles
I never remember my horse Except
two that would fall over heels any
way) to fall or make a considerable
stumble while I rode with slack
rein"
Shelley used to read when out walk
ing and frequently co,iided with other
walkers because his eyes were fixed
on a book.
Macaulay was also pedestrian
reader; so was Southey, who gives 4
lenE list Of books road while taking
his evening walk. These range from
rs batch of volumes relating the events
Of the last ten years in Spain" to "the
Nibelungen In Its original old Ger
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1920-04-21
Could See Resemblance.

In a downtown store the other day a
woman stood near the cash desk very
pardonably and proudly showing on a
little baby girl, of whom the exhibitor
quite obviously was an aunt. Inc
child's effectiveness consisted mainly
of its head-dress and cluster OF rich
golden curls. An admiring group soon
gathered around, while the woman
pointed out the baby's finer points OF
beauty, concluding with the rather far
fetched statement that Everybody
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1920-04-21

says she locks lust ike me! 'he
woman, busy talking, did not notice
that the child had become reStive ana
was tusglng with both hands at the
ribbons which nstened the dainty
can on her he. and suddenly the
mot was untied nd of came the cap.
And OF came he curls. too. which
were fastened To the cap, leaving tho
baby as bald as the foorwalker who
stood xrinning nearby. There was a
moment Of charitable silence, and
then someone in the crowd turned
away with the remark: "Well' sne
does look a good deal like the old lady,
AT that"-Kansas City Star.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1920-04-21
Peru Alarmed Over Chinese.

The continued influx of Chinese in
to Peru is being viewed with alarm
and agitation is being carried on by
the recently formed Anti-Asiatic
league, which has as its purpose the
securing Of more stringent immigra-
ton laws. The chief fault found with
the Chinese is that they enter Into
small businesses and sell at such low
prices that local business men can
not compete. Feeling has run high
on several occasions, with disastrous
results to the Chinese merchants.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1920-04-21

better success will he have. But the
fact that he dare oppose himself to the
combined judgment Of others does net
prove him a man OF strength. In fact
the chances are against his being In
the right. There may be some pleasure
IN bucking the crowd. but 1t takes 0
hero or q fool to do II. All homer to
the man who. knowing he is right,
dares to face any odds IN the exercise
of his conviction. The world will hear
from such In the buildings they leave
as marks to fidelity and faith.-Grit.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1920-04-21
REFUGE SPOTS FOR EL0PERS
Fleet Prlson and cretna Green Were
Highly psslrabie Places In
the oiden Time.
cretna Green. whose chief industry

Gretna Grecn, WHOSE cHlcl AnouS'+J
was once matrimony, is village IN
Scotland less than a mile from the
River SaI ', which marks the English
Scottish undary line in that vicin-
ity, near lie Solway nrth. The Eng
lish marriage laws sent elopin1
couples to Scotland Just as the divorce
laws Of AZ Of our states make Reno
desirable for would-be divorces, and
therein lies Grstna Green's first claim
to fame.
Fleet prison was tile nsuratve
"Gretns Green" Of England until the
passage Of the famous Hardwicke ACT
Of 1754, which made unauthorized
marrisres voidable. Gretna Green
thereupon becoming the romance spot
of the British Isles. All the Scottish law
required was that two persons should
declare their intention to bo married
In the presence Of witnesses. and the
British law then. as now. recognizes
marriages as legal 30 long rs they con-
formed TO the laws IN the places where
they were performed.
During the three decades when
Gretna Green fiourished, there were
more than 1000 marriages recorded
there, nearly 500 Of which were per-
formed in 1855, the year before Scot
land enacted law which made a three
weeks residence q requisite to mar
riage Marriage by declaration Is still
legal in Scotland.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1920-04-21
Accident Poilcy's Limit.

II a man die Of blood poisoning as
the result of giving himself hypo'
dermic infection. his family can col
lect nothing on his accident insurance
policy. For the possession Of hypo-
derrnIc needle Is violation OF the
Now ISrK public health law, ArtlcH
ia: therefore the man commits
crime and dies as the result. This
was decided by the appellate division
In q recent case,
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1920-04-21
Inujorious Obstructionists.

Some folks are at their best in sprag'
ging the progress of others. They mis-
take the right to obstruct for evidence
of the power to construct. Yet what
child does not know the difference!
ANY fool can stand In the way OF prog
rass. And the more obstinate he Is the
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1920-04-21
YOUR WATCH A POWER PLANT
Really Enormous Amount Of Energy Is
Concentrated in That Luminous
Radium Dial.

If you own a radiumdialed watch
with luminous figures and hands, then
you are the possessor of a vast power
plant Of no mean proportions, says the
Electrical Experimenter. There Is
sufficient radium on your watch dial
to haul your train homeward, II 1t
could be properly applied.
As the matter stands, the Innocent
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1920-04-21
INSTANTLY KILLED.

AS we go to press the sad news
comes that White Flynn, son OF Mr.
and Mrs. T. S. Flynn, Buhl, !dano, was
intrantly killed, along with another
man, by coming in contact with live
electric wire while woking few miles
from Buhl. We hope for full details
hv next week.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1920-04-21

lru.,ug rad,uul N 10
possess any eX, !" OF
concentrated enrr... p ia only
apparently the ca~e. - tually
so: for the reaN N tne
amount of activity III. " the
radium paint on the d!a' all. this
effect will keep up fer 2.5Oo years. pro-
vided the zinc sulphide. with which the
radium is mixed SO as to produce o
glow. held out that long. The zinc
sulphide in most cases gives out IN
about eight to ten years.
Now, II we could but find way TO
make the radium release all its energy
In q few hours. instead Of spreading
II over $500 years. It would not Dc
dif1icult to make a motor that woulo
utilize this energy.
Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1920-04-21
Next Antarctic Expedition.

NWXV NUSuVCWS S~F"
Great Britaia's next expedition to
the antarctic regions will endeavor
to learn something additional about
the habits and misrauons Of whales
and to ASCERTAIN the mineral and othse
deposits Of economic value
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-02-14

WASHINGTON. Feb. 14.-The state de-
rartmeat has issued a formal statement
announcing the resignation of Secretary
Lansing and giving the correspondence
which passed between the president and
his chief aid leading up to the breaking
Of relations. The correspondence fol-
lows:
The Whitehouse, Washington, Feb. 7.
My Dear Mr. Secretary-Is 1t true, as
I have been told, that during my illness
you have frequently called the heads OF
the executive departments OF the gov
ernment into conference? II it is, / feel
1t my duty to call your attention to con-
siderations which | do not care to dwell
upon until I learn from you yourself
that this is the fact Under our consti-
tutional law and practice, as developed
hitherto, no one but the president has
the right to summon the heads OF the
executive departments into conference,
and no one but the president and con-
gress has the right to ask their views or
the views of any one Of them on any
public question.
take this matter up with you because
in the development Of every constitu-
tional system, custom and precedent are
of the most serious consequence and l
think we will all agree in desiring not
TO lead In any wrong direction. I have
therefore taken the liberty of writing
YOU to ask you this question, and | am
sure you will be glad to answer.
am happy to learn from your recent
note to Mrs Wilson that your strength
is returning. Cordially and sincerely
yours,
WOODROW WILSON.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-02-14
DisappOinted-Wilson

The whitehouse, Washington, Feb. II,
1920.
My Dear Mr. Secretary-I am very
much disappointed by your letter Of Feb.
Q in reply to mine asking about the So
called cabinet meetings. You kindly ex
plain the motives Of these meetings and
find nothing IN your letter which justi
hes your assumption Of presidential au-
thority in such a mater. You say you
felt that, in view of the fact that you
we're denied communication with me 1t
was wise to confer informally together
on interdepartmental matters and mat
ters as to which action could not be post
poned until my medical advisers per-
mitted me- to he seen and consulted,
but have to remind you, Mr.. Secretary,
that no action could be taken without me
by the cabinet, and, therefore, there coul0
have been no disadvantage In awaiting
action with regard to matters concern
ing which action could not have been
taken without me.
This affair, Mr.. Secretary, only deep
ems a feeling that was growing upon me.
While we were still in Paris, felt and
have felt increasingly ever since, that
you accepted my guidance and dlrec-
ton on questions with regard to which
1 ndQ 10 INSTRUCT you only Win lHCIedS-
ing reluctance, and since my return to
Washington, I have been struck by the
number of matters dn which you have
apparently tried to forestall my judgment
for formulating action and merely ask
ing my approval when 1t was impossible
for me to form an independent judgment
because I had not had an opportunity
to examine the circumstances with any
degree Of independence
I, therefore, feel that / must frankly
take advantage OF your kind suggestion
that If I should perfer to have another
to conduct our foreign affairs you are
ready to relieve me of any embarrass,
ment by placing your resignation in my
hands, for I must say that 1t would re-
lieve me of embarFa ssment. Mr. Secre-
tary. the embarrassment Of feeling your
reluctance and divergence Of judgment.
If you would give your present office
up and afford me an opportunity to Sc
lect some one whose mind would more
willingly go along with mine.
need not tell you with what reIuct-
ance I take advantage of your sugges-
tion or that do so with the kndliest
feeling. In matters Of transcendent I'M
(ConMnued on Page Four.)
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-02-14
RECORDSHOW
LANSING HELD
TREATY A PERIL
Bullitt Testimony, Before Sen
ate Foreign Committee
Last Fall, Recalled.
VIEWS UNENTHUsIAsTIC

WASHINGTON, Feb. H-Testimony Of
William Bullitt. member Of the United
States peace commission, before the sen
ate foreign relations committee last
September. was recalled today in con
nection with Secretary Lansings resig-
nation.
In this testimony. which Lansing bas
never fatty denied, Bullitt quoted
Lansing as saying America would reject
the treaty if the people knew what it
let's them In for" The testimony fol
lows In part:
LODGE-"Did any member Of our dele
CATION, any member Of the council of
ten. express to you any opinion about
the general character of this treatyf"
BULLITT-"Well, Mr.. Lansing, Col,
House, Gen. Bliss and Henry White eE-
pressed to me very vigorously their
opinion on the subject"
LODGE-"Were they enthusiastically
in favor it?'
BULLITT-"I regret TO say not It is
no secret that Mr.. Lansing, Gen. Bliss
and Henry White objected very yigor-
ously to numerous provisions Of the
treaty.
81 do not think that Secretary Ian
ing is at all enthusiastic shout the league
of nations as it stands at present. l
nave note OF conversation WITH uln Oh
the subject, which, If I may, 1 viii read.
because it bears directly upon the issue
involved This was a conversation with
the secretary Of state at ? 80 on May
10. The secretary sent for ne.
Mr. Lansing then said that he per-
sonally would have strengthened greatly
the judicial clauses of the league of nd-
tions covenant, making arbitration com
pulsory. He also said he was absolutely
opposed TO the United States taking a
mandate in either Armenia or Constan-
noDle
Bullitt then said Lansing had con-
demned parts Of the treaty as bad and
quoted him as follows
81 consider the league of nations 1t
present IS entirely useless. The great
powers have simply gone ahead and ar
ranged the worl dto suit themselves.
England and France in particular have
gotten out Of the treaty everything that
they wanted ="
Bullitt said he and Lansing then dis
cussed ratification by 2he senate. Ac-
cording to Bullitt, Lansing said:
Il believe II the senate could only une
derstand what this treaty gueans and II
the American people could really under
stand. Il would unquestionabiy be de-
feated, but wonder IL they will ever
understand what 1t let's them In for"