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Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1920-03-25
LAST SESSION
MARION TEACHERS
Poor Attendance and Many
Fail to Take Part On
Program.

The last teachers monthly
meeting for this school year was
held Saturday at South Pittsburg
in the city school building. con-
vening at 10 o'clock.
1t was not very we'll attended.
and although an excellent pro-
gram had been arranged. so ma
ny participants were absent that
it could not be carried out. 1t
seems that the teachers do not
realize the Importance of these
monthly meetings as a means
whereby to exchange ideas and
improve themselves mentally.
After short address of well
come by Prof. Jas. E. Dixon, >>of
the city school, and two excellent
readings by Miss Annie Powell,
of South Pittsburg, Prof. Tate.
Z county superintendent, called for
volunteer talks, but there seem
ed to be few who had any ideas
to express or desired to express
those they had. This does not
please Prof. Tate. who desires
that the teachers shall be live
wires, capable of imparting their
knowledge to others.
Visiting teachers were enter
tanned at lunch at the Wiesener
restaurant, which they deeply
appreciate. This feature was
planned by Prof. Tate. who de
sired to send them to the hotel,
but because of the lack of help
found they could not be taken
care of there.
The afternoon session was
held at 1:30. when Rev. |. G..
Stewart of the Cumberland Pres
byterian Church. gave a splendid
address. His talk was full of
good and helpful thoughts, and
very beneficial
A general discussion was held
at the close OF his address. Ex-
Mayor Wilson. Prof. Tate, Prof
Dixon, and others participating,
the subject being the question OF
salary vs.. efficiency of teachers.
A vote Of thanks was passed
to those who had contributed to
the success Of the meeting. and
adjournment made till next
school year.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1920-03-25

They may have desired that, but
they also wanted political free
dom as vel. can imagine our
pioneer fathers, the treest men
that ever lived. That is why
they braved the dangers of the
wilderness. They made and en-.
acted but few laws, while today
we are burdened with laws that
our fathers never dreamed of or
thought about. Every little jack
ass that goes to the Legislature
or Congress must hang some kind
of a law around the peoples neck
for them to tote. Our fathers
were honest and treated each
other fairly, but the shylocks and
bloodsuckers have about destroy
ed all the freedom our fathers be-
queathed IS, and we are contin-
ually crying for more laws. Bet
ter ask for the repeal of a lot.
UNCLE TOM.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1920-03-25

Everytime | went near the nest,
or covy of little chicks the old
hen would get me. could not
run fast enough to get away. A.
bout the time | would begin to
think ! had the old hen beat she
would rise and fly and strike me
in the back and such a flogging
as would get was enough to
break any boy from bothering
anv more. but not SO. My broth
er just older than | would tell
me | did not have the nerve to
try it.again next day. He would
keep on until l would venture up
again pretty close. The old hen
would turn her feathers wrong
way and start. | would too, but
she would catch me and would
get good fo2ging. Then my
brother would laugh at me /
was not as afraid of my brother
as was of the old hen. and /
was more successful with him
than | was with the old hen. /
could claim victory sometime.
but never with the old hen. But
if Richard had that kind OF hen,
he would learn to stay awsy and
let the old hen boss her own job.
Our candidates are keeping
very quiet so far. | guess each
one is afraid to say anything,
his opponent might say some
thing.
AS am not feeling well. | will
stop for this time. Lone Star.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1920-03-25
VALLEY BUS
TURNS OVER


One of the busses on the Sc
quatchie Valley Bus Line. run
ming from Jasper to South Pitts.
burg to Jasper. turned over while
attempting to pass thru the high
water at Battle Creek last. A
young lady passenger is reported
injured by flying glass when it
was necessary to break a window
to get the passengers out, the wa
ter submerging the door
The continued rains caused
Battle Creek to geton a rampage
and the pike at the bridge north
of SouthPittsburg has been flood
ed, making passage dangerous.
Water was up to running board
of cars, and the passage was
made on a fill with 10 feet of wa
ter on either side. Drivers had
to watch for glimpses of road
through the water, there being
guide posts.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1920-03-25
Palmer Man Named.

Palmer, Tenn March 90 - G.
B. Thorn, of this place. has been
appointed district mine inspector
for the State Bureau of Mines by
A. w. Evans, chief mine inspec-
tor. He succeeds ]. B. Robin
son. who has resigned to accept
an important position in Texas.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1920-03-25

This Is the season. OF the year when
the Philippines become the playground
for the entire orient. 1t is carnival
season In Manila.
In 1908 the first Philippine carnival
was held on historic Wallace Field In
Manila in February. when the climate
of the islands is at its best, and each
succeeding year there has been larg-
er and more elaborate celebration.
The 1920. or Victory Carnival, will be
the greatest event of Its sort ever held
anywhere In the Far East.
There are commercial and govern
ment exhibits In connection with the
carnival, and on no other occasion is 1t
possible to gain at once such COM
prehensive idea of the production and
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1920-03-25

development of resources Of the archi-
pelago as that which Is offered the
visitor at the carnival city.
In the evenings the carnival becomes
the center OF Philippine and oriental
social activity. A huge open air audi
torium serves for the elaborate nightly
balls, and on its mammoth floor thou
sands OF couples swing together to the
strains of music furnished by the ia
nous Constabulary and other military
bands. Probably at no other place In
the world will one see an equally i'm
pressive cosmopolitan spectacle
The Manila visitor who can plan his
trip to arrive at the Pearl Of the Orient
for carnival time may well deem him
self fortunate.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1920-03-25
Paris, Texas

| Special 10 tie N1zOs
| have been planting beans, on
ions and okra and am so tired ]
could not tell the truth if it took
an extra breath, but stayed
with the planting until l got thru
with the job. My mustard and
lettuce and an early planting of
onions are up and looking nice.
My Irish potatoes are almost up.
| examined them today and they
are sprouted and will be up in a
few days.
lhave been busy reading let
ters this week. | have received
five or six up to Wednesday af-
ternoon.
Last week | mentioned in my
letter that Mrs. E C. Bracken
had been called to Oklahoma to
see her grandfather. as he was
very sick. The old man died Sat-
urday morning. Mar. 13. Cause
of his death was supposed to be
old age. as he was very old. |
do not know what his age was.
something over 80.
saw the notice of the death
of j. W. Simpson, Of Jasper. in
last week'sspaper. Jasper lost a
good citizen, almost ore of the
Oldest men in Jasper. Sorry to
hear of Johnny's death.
Corn planting claims the at
tention of the farmers in Texas
at present. Everyone seems to
be busy planting and preparing
to plant and are just as cheerful
as if they had made and saved a
good crop last year. | had a let
ter yesterday from my brother at
Arlington. saying he finished
gathering his 1919 crop one day
and started planting his 1920 crop
the next day. That is like put
ting all Of the time in the field.
had a letter from my daugh-
ter who lives four miles south of
of Dallas. She says they are
getting along fine with their crop.
says they will have all their 9TH
er crops planted and out of the
way before cotton planting
time comes. She is prepar.
ing to raise a good lot Of chick
ems this spring. she has some
hens setting. Her little boy
thinks "a hours is long enough
for a hen to set. Every morning
he goes to see about them. His
mother ought to get some Of the
kind of hens my mother used to
have. About one trip would be
about all he would make for the
old hen would sure fog him ev-
cry time he went to see her. /
was as afraid of those old blue
speckIed hens as ! was Of a bear.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1920-03-25
S. A. DUNWODY
FRACTURES LEG

S. A. Dunwody, the well
known carpenter and contractor
South Pittsburg, fractured a leg
Saturday morning when he fell
from a scaffold. The injury
while not serious is very painful
but he is recovering under care OF
DR.. Curry.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1920-03-25
UNCLE TOMS LETTER

descent. He came in company
with granddaddy Tom Smith
who settled near F'osterviEle,
Tenn. Granddaddy Moore was
another Scotch Irishman. and
Grandfather West settled near
Shelbyville close to where War
trace now stands, while my faith
er's grandfather entered land in
what is now known as Ruther-
ford county, known as Black
Fox camp. Soon firing of that,
he traded it for a blind horse
and entered land in the Kentucky
purchase. He sold that for a
little yoke of steers and came to
Lick Springs, now Nashville and
entered land in the vicinity of
that place.
He traded that for another
yoke of steers and a cart. About
that time the Indians attacked
the Lick Springs Fort and he and
his eldest son were killed and
were buried on Capitol Hill.
I've heard my grandmother
say that the wolves were so bad
that she had to keep a fire burn
ing all night to keep them away.
At that time granddaddy and
her lived in rail pen. Our
grandfathers and grandmothers
certainly bore their burdens with
a heroism never excelled and
rarely ever equalled. My great
grandfather was a hunter and
would often be gone for a week
at a time, and grandmother and
the negroes kept the farm going.
There had been two or three of
grandfather's neighbors that had
gone turkey hunting up in the
Beech Grove nobs and never
were seen any more. The In
dians were at peace or supposed
to be, and it was a mystery.
Grandfather studied the matter
over, and being a hunter and also
an Indian fighter. he decided he
would find out the cause of his
neighbor's disappearance. Al
though the family tried to pre-
vent him he shouldered Old Bet
sy and away he went. Between
daylight and sunup he got to the
top of one of the nobs. Select
ing Ia place of concealment he
gave a call as near like a turkey
as possible. He was Immediate
ly answered by gobble over on
another mob. He called again
and was answered. Granddaddy
said. II didn't like the sound.
and then it seemed too eager to
be a real turkey. +" He decided to
leave his place of concealment
and 60 clear around to the op-
posite of where the supposed
turkey was. 1t would gobble
once in while. Getting on the
opposite side he began to eau
tiously approach the place. Di-
rectly it gobbled again, and he
looked up into tree that was
forked and he saw an Indian sit
ting in the fork of the tree. Get
ting up close enough for OldBet.
sy to reach the Indian he took
good aim and out tumbled the In
dian. That was the last Indian
killed in that section of country
and no more white men were
missing.
This beautiful country withits
fertile fields and nice homes
was not very long ago a wilder
ness covered with cane, yet your
grandfathers conquered this will
derness and erected homes until
the whole land seems to be a gar
den. With all our troubles it
seems the spirit that actuated
the pioneers has not lost its
force.
Now. let us stop long enough
to ask ourselves why did our fore /
bears take such a dangerous risk?
Was it for the sole reason they
wanted to be free? Some say
they sought religious freedom.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1920-03-25

Hayes Moore, Sequatchie, is
so interested in the courting cor
respondence Of the News, that he
has TO read it regularly from now
on.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-01-16
AnnO1tnCe n1entS

The Epworth league of the Grace
NJ. z. church will give a pageant,
The Challenge of the Cross" Friday
evening, Jan. 16 at 1880 o'clock as a
fitting close of their Win AIy-Chum"
week program. Everybody is invited.
No admission fee.
The card party Of the K. Of c.
Ladies' social Cob will be held Tues
day. Jan. p instead Of Thursday.
Jan. D as previously announced.
The children of the German NJ. r.
church will meet Sunday afternoon
at 2:3O o'clock at the home OF Miss
Ella Bohm, SIG r. Dubail av., for
the purpose of organizing a Kings
Herald society.
The Home Service and Missionary
department OF the First Presbyter-
ian church will entertain with the
annual thimble Friday afternoon
from until 6 o'clock, at the home
of Mrs W. o. Davies. 917 w. Wash
ington av. A silver Offering for the
jubilee fund will be taken.
The home department of the South
Bend Woman's club will meet Fri
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-01-16
Personals

Miss Anna Toker. S14 W. Indiana
av. has returned from a weeks
visit with her parents in Cleveland,
Ohio
Mrs Ralph VI. Hutchinson and
son, Ralph. Jr. 1871 Harvey St. left
Thursday for Wichita, Kan. where
they will visit Mr.. and Mrs. J. c.
Cooper. formerly Of this city.
Mr. and Mrs William Wills. of
Harrisburg, Pa, have returned to
their home.
Miss Florence Salinger. PA r.
south ST. has returned from a three
weeks visit in Chicago.
Mr. and Mrs. Willis A. Bugbee.
Sill 5. Main ST, are visiting at Santa
Rita. TOcson. Ariz.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar II. Johnston
are visiting al the home OF the for
mers parents. Mr. and Mrs. J.. f.
Johnston. 9l9 W Colfax av.
Miss Betty Lord has returned
from Waupaca. Wis, where she
spent several days with her parents.
Mrs. Thomas Judge OF Alma,
Mich. and niece, Jean Judge. OF
south Haven. Mich, are visiting MIS-.
J. A. Huber, 500 +. Howard ST.
Mr.. and Mrs ". Jackson and
daughters, 1409 Miami ST., left
Thursday FOR an extended visit in
California.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-01-16

day afternoon at o'clock in the
club rooms. A paper on. Citizenship
and the Making of Future Homes,
will be read by Mrs. Granville Zieg-
Ter Mrs. Joseph Traband will en-
terrain the children of the club with
original interpretations OF Indian
folk lore and songs.
The second section Of the litera-
ture department of the Progress
club will meet Friday afternoon at
$3.50 in the club rooms. Mrs. Philip
Near will discuss the sex problem
play and Mrs J. Albert Harris Will
act as leader FOR the reading walking
play 'Embers' by Middleton. Mrs.
Frank Slower will have charge of the
music.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-01-16
HOW LILLIAN BROKE
NEWS To NIADGE.

The rest OF our ride 20 LHlian's
home was almost a silent one. A
few swift laconic sentences gave me
the reason for her strange delay in
coming to me
The man you knew wasn't TO be
had, she explained. so ! was COM
PEELED 10 come with the other man
myself. for 1 had told you 10 wait
for me 10 appear with him"
There was no hint in her tone Of
reproach to me. yet l knew that she
could not help Disappearing my dis
obeyal Of her instructions An hour
before I would have attempted 10 ex-
tenUate myself. but in the new line
OF conduct which ] had mentally
outlined for myself there was no
room for anything save action.
There was no lettering the error I
had made by explanation, so 1 simp-
ly sat silent. waiting FOR the rest OF
Lillian's story.
Then, just as / was ready 10
start" she said, "old Mrs. Morton
mad a sudden and most alarming
seizure. Katherine who YOU know,
isn't easily alarmed, was sure that
she could live but few minutes,
and. of course. I could not leave her
in such an extremity"
But, surely. she did not 7 be-
gan. shocked and startled.
No Lillian returned. she rail-
lied, and her physician, who will re-
main in charge with Katherine until
We get there, says he doesn't think
the end will come tonight at any
rate"
The end is near. then2''
Merely a question OF days. al
though the doctor says she may last
even a week or two. Poor old SOUL
1 think she'll be glad to go and no
one could wish her TO stay and suf-
fer as she has done. But her death
just now gives he a knotty tangle to
unravel."
Well Guarded Doors.
The taxi drew up before her door
and she stopped talking abruptly.
AS l followed her up the stairs ]
wondered vaguely what tangle she
meant, but knew better than TO ex-
press any curiosity upon the subject
Lillian opened the door Of the
vestibule with her latch-key. and
then. locking the door again, she
rang the bell OF the inner door,
which I knew from experience was
stout oaken one, well barricaded.
Betty, gOrgeOusly and wonderfully
attired in "a flamboyant wrapper.
with n scarlet handkerchief tied
over her kinlIy curls scowled sleepi-
~ at us.
We'll. Mis- Lillian, she grumbled,
docs yoh al think yoh is through
trottin' tonight? You'll be dead,
chile. an OATS fac but yoh1l
never listen to nobody"
You mean you'n be dead. Betty, "
Lillian smiled as she spoke. but I
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-01-16
Revelations of a Wife
Their Second HONEYMOON
ADELE GARRISON

think the old coiored woman under
stood the implied rebuke. she toss
Cd her head and her eyes glittered
resentfully.
When L complains. Mis- LILLIAN,
II won't be no beatin' around the
bush. she rctorted, but straight
from the shoulder. But / don't hold
no truck with thish yere night galli-
vantin' tor yoh. it jes' wears yoh out
runnin' around tendin 10 other
fokses business"
Her eyes looked disapprovingly at
me. From a vantage point behind
her. Lillian's twinkled with amuse-
ment.
What Madge OWNED.
Never mind, Betty" she said
sOothingly, there won't be any more
'gallivanting' for some time. Run
along now and get your beauty
sleep"
Betty shuffied OFF down the hall,
still grumbling, and Lillian mounted
rapidly TO the second floor. There
was distinct anxiety in Lillian's man.
ner, and 1 felt myself vaguely shar-
ing her apprehension.
AS we neared the entrance TO old
Mrs. MOrton's room. from which
bright light was streaming, we heard
the sound of stifled childish sobbing
With quick, indrawn breath. Lii
lian's hurried footsteps broke into a
run-noiseless. however, for all its
Swifness-and in another moment
we were in the sick room, and Lii
Ian had gathered her little daugh-
ter, Marion. from the rug into which
her childish face was pressed in an
effort 10 make her weeping noiseless.
Take her away" Katherine spoke
softly, yet peremptorily, without
turning her head She and the ply
stefan were swiftly. desperately
working over the inert figure in the
bed.
DO you need Madge?" Lillian
was already at the door. Marion
face buried in her shoulder.
NO. Marion needs you both. I
had no opportunity to care for her"
Katherine's tone was a distinct com
mand TO get out Of the way. I fol-
lowed Lillian down the hall and up
the stairs to the rose hung room
which she shared with the child
She sat down in a roomy rocking
chair and turned the little girls
face gently away from her shoulder.
The childs face was cOlorleSS, her
lips had a pinched. blue look that
spoke of nervous exhaustion. and
both fingers and lips were twitching
cOnvuIsively, while shuddering little
gesps, too feeble to De called sobs.
came from her throat.
"Oh, mammal mammal she
moaned, IF Grandma dies / don't
want TO live"
1t was only the hysterical out
burst of loving. frightened child.
out it showed me in a flash what
Lillian had meant by saying she had
"a "knotty tangle to unravel."
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-01-16
ENTERTAIN FOR GUEST.

Mr.. and Mrs. David F'ischgrund.
Ethan apis, entertained with a g
o'clock dinner Wednesday evening
cOmplimenting little Miss Mary
Louise Theme Of Chicago. Miss
Theme is the guest of her aunts.
the Misses Elsie and Agnes Kruger.
Lasalle av.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-01-16
ST WATCH.

France used To be a nation OF
moderate drinkers because she sent
most OF her wine TO THIS country.
But wait a week or tanl
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-01-16

AT a meeting of the Court Of Hon
or held Wednesday evening at Sticks
hall plans for a card party 10 be held
Wednesday evening Jan. q were
completed. following the business
session an oyster supper was served.
Evening journal., 1920-12-29
TRADE REVIVAL
At Low PRICES
Government Official Thinks
Greatest Development is
Just Ahead
NOT SURE OF
PRE-WAR WAGES

WASHINGTON, Dec. % tUnlted
Press There will soon be a general
business revival, but at lower price
levels, Dr Il. s. Macclwee. director OF
the bureau OF foreign and domestic
commerce. United States Department
OF Commerce said today.
"lhc Christmas sales cleaned out
much OF the retail stocks that FOR the
few months proceeding people had
refused 30 buy because OF high
prices" he continued. sales TO
move stocks on hand are continuing
and after the January Inventories the
retailers, ahying moved the high
price stocks with which they had
been clogged. VIII be In a position ~
place orders for new stocks at lower
prices. believe the people will re-
sumo normal purchasing at these
lower price levels and thus the cycle
Of manufacturing and sale will COM
mence upon a steady basis again but
at lower price levels throughout
~ think this Will merge into an era
Of the most solid and the greatest
development we have ever known.
But / do not think we will return 10
pre-Nar prices or wages any more
Than 10 universal silk shirts and 1--WE
dollar cravats."
Evening journal., 1920-12-29
goo RAILROAD
men LOSE JOBS
Maryland and Delaware Di-
vision Workers Get Lay
Off Notice
ALL DEPARTMENTS
TO REDUCE FORCE

In compliance with orders issued
yesterday by the Pennsylvania Rail-
road Company to cut the working
force 10 per cent notice OF the lay OF
was posted in the Todd's Cut shops
and local oflces today. The reduc-
tio1/vill affect about 100 employees OF
M Southern Grand Division. which
embraces the Maryland. Baltimore,
Norfolk and Delaware divisions.
or this number about 900 will be
from the Maryland and Delaware di-
visions, operating from this city. En-
plOyes affected will be given the
usual 10 days notice in accordance
with agreements between the com
pany and the several unions.
Employees Of all departments OF the
road will be affected by this reduc-
tiOn 10 was said by an official with
Offices al French Street Station, this
morning that il Is felt the lay-Ofi
will probably be the last. as IL will
be impossible TO operate the present
schedule OF even passenger train
service with fewer employees. For
the present, the official said. the pas
senger train service Will not be i'm
paired
The notice posted this morning con-
tains the names Of each emplOye 10
be laid or In making up the list. the
officials were governed by seniority of
service. The points affected most
will be those which have shown the
greatest decrease in business. None Of
the employees laid of by the different
departments sihce the last general re-
duction, win in any way be consid-
CONTINUED on Page EleVen.)
Evening journal., 1920-12-29
WILL DECIDE HOUSE
CONTROL in SUSSEX

Baltimore hundred, the Seventh
Representative district OF Sussex
county will be a political battle
ground tomorrow. II is the day for
the special election in that district
for representative in the General As
sembly made necessary because OF
the tie vote at the November cleo
tion between William c. Hickman
Republican. and Elmer J. Turner,
Democrat, each receiving 763 Votes.
The party that wins the election
tomorrow will have a majority in the
House as the membership outside OF
this district S made up OF II Republic
cans and a Democrats. Mr. Hick-
man resigned as a candidate some
time ago and the Sussex County Re
publican Committee named George
Mitchell, a farmer Of Ocean View, to
make the Republican race tomorrow.
Mr.. Turner Will again be on the
ticket as the representative OF the
democratic party. The district is
largely Republican.