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The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1920-01-16
CROOKED CREEK.

r. q. Redick has returned from
trip to Paris.
ID. A. Wheatley has been quite
sick this week.
Dikeson Parker's fine milk cow
died last week.
r. W. Gross is planning to erect
new dwelling.
JEFF Carter of Mansfield has been
here on business.
Silvo Nance was injured by
mule kicking him.
Cotton picking is just over with
some of our farmers.
Joe Alsup has sold his home
farm to Robert Foster.
Adam Akers and r. W. Lindsey
were at Paris Monday.
James Farmer of Sulphur Creek
was here on business last week.
Justice Homer Parker is having
improvements made on his dwell
ing,
The new iron bridge went down
dnring the hard rain last week.
Other damage resulted.
L e Price, w. Fl. Lindsey and
A. l.. Wilson attended the first
quarterly meeting at Big Sandy
II. l.. Farmer of Camden was
called here last week by the illness
of his brother, Rev. j. N. Farmer,
who is some better.
Good luck to The Chronicle.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1920-01-16
NEWS FROM
OVER COUNTY
HOLLADAY.

Ula NOVEL; is on the sick list
at this writing.
Herbert Harris and family have
moved to Arkansas.
George and Mack Woods have
returned from Memphis.
Cal Flowers has erected a new
store building at Holladsy.
Mrs. II. G.. Shultz aud little son
have returned from visit a t Mem
phis.
Miss Florence Walls and Walter
Stokes were married during the
holidays.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Cain enter
tained the young folks with
party Saturday evening.
John p. Barnes, residing few
miles north of town, succumbed to
an attack of pneumonia last We'd
nesday.
Rev. Grimer, the newly appoint
cd pastor of Holladay circuit,
preached an interesting sermon
here Sunday.
Miss Ida Hatley of Mount Mo-
riah and DR.. Wal 8 were quitely
married Sunday afternoon, taking
their friends on surprise.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Don McIllwain.
Misses Mary Whitfield and Hazel
McIllwain were guests at birth
day dinner at the home of r. G..
Shultz Sunday.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1920-01-16

ENFORCEMENT

Why the necessity for a cam
paign to enforce prohibition?
Our own Nation is dry, why
should we worry about what other
countries do with the liquor trafc ?
/ These questions one frequent
ly hears in connection with the
movement now under way to se-
cure proper enforcement of the
dry laws and to extend prohibi-
tion to other counties. Often they
are asked by well-meaning, law
abiding persons-some of them
avowed prohibitionists.
Lets pause moment and con-
slider the situation.
Liquor has been outlawed in
this country by legal enactment
and laws to enforce it are on the
statute books. But the liquor
forces have not surrendered. They
are attacking the law in the courts,
organizing political machines TO-
elect men to assaiE it in congress
and are subtly spreading propa-
ganda encouraging its violation to
dissatisfy the people and force
return to the open saloon.
This is not villa dream of the
rpSormer. 1t ia an actual condition
that must be faced and com batted
with ell law w-abiding citizens in
this country if law and order are
to be maintained and the sacred.
ness of the constitution upheld.
1t is no longer q question of
whether you are for or against
prohibition, but whether you are
for or against the design to break
down and nullity law that forty
five States of the forty-elght have
ratified.
In addition to their active and
tireless activities in. this country
the liquor forces are seeking and,
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1920-01-16
LUTERTON.

IL. Brewer was at Big Sandy
Saturday.
Jesse Pafford is reported on the
sick list this week.
John Holland, who has been
sick, is reported some better.
billiard Berry and wife are bet
ter. they have pneumonia.
r. L. Wheatley and Clifford
Melton were at Big Sandy Setur-
day.
Mrs. Clifford Melton and little
son, Geo, spent the week lend with
her father. W. w. Wheatley.
Mrs. Joe Melton of Harmon
Greek spent the week -end with her
daughter, Mrs. Alice Meltcp.
There will be preaching at this
place next Sunday afternoon at
3 o'clock. Everybody invited.
We wish The Chronicle and its
readers much success.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1920-01-16
GOVERNMENT INSURANCE

A former service man, who late
" returned from overseas and is
now in Washington, eaid in re-
cent speech
"En France the doctrine of Gov
ernment insurance was preached
In almost every conceivable en-
vironment-in churches and in
stables, in barracks and in billets,
IN hospitals where dying soldiers
signed insurance applications that
we're later ratified and the money
paid to the benefciaries; the front
line trenches even were visited and
not a few instances are known
where insurance was taken out by
man inst before going into ac-
tion.
II wish to say q. word about the
attitude toward insurance of the
service man now that he is dis
charged. When.I left the demo-
hilization center month ago
with the red chevron on my arm,
my first impulse WAS to throw my
hat in the cir, hook my arm over
/. cload and sail whichever way the
wind blew. 1 wanted to cast aside
restraint-to be free from respon-
sibility. And then L came down
from the elonds and realized that
the obligations to be a good citi-
zen in time of peace is as great as
the duty to be good soldier III
time of war;
1--WE are living in a critical
Deriod OF the worlds history.
: Everywhere unrest lifts Its head
1t is our. duty to settle ourselves
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1920-01-16

in gainful occupation and to pro
tect ourselves aud our poet9rity as
best we can against the uncertain
ties of peace, as We did against the
risks of war, and the safest method
of securing this protection is by
holding on to our Government
insurance; or, if it has lapsed, to
get it reinstated.
Government life insurance for
the former service man is the
cheapest, safest, soundpst form of
family protection to be had today"
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1920-01-16
ARTHUR Balm
GETS SENTENCE

The Nashville Banner, under
date of January 81 contained the
Following reference to the decision
OF the United States Circuit Court
OF Appeals in the case of Arthur
Balm of Camden:
ARTHUR Balm, convicted in the
Federal Court in Novem Der, 1915.
OF aiding and abetting W. FL.
Hooser, the cashier of the First
National Bank of Wartrace, Tenn.
IN bringing about the banks ruin,
snd sentenced by Judge Sanford
to serve five years in the Federal
penitentiary at Atlanta, will at
last serve the sentence, three years
deferred
after being convicted in the
Federal Court here, and a motion
FOR a new trial overruled, Balm ap-
pealed the case to the Unite d
States Circuit Court of Appeals of
She Sixth District at Cincinnati.
"In November, 1919, Lee Doug
las, United States Districts Attor-
ney, who had conducted the pros
eeutiOn,. went to Cincinnati to
argue the case, which was heard
by Judges A. G. Denison, War
ringtoD and KnappeD.
"The decision affirming Judge
Sanford's decision has just been
handed down by Judge Denison.
Attorneys Tillman and Mccall
we're counsel for the defendant.
'+Hoooer, cashier of the bank,
when arrested in 1916, pleaded
guilty to charges of embezzling
more than 100000 of the bank s
money, causing the bank to be
closed by the Comptroller, and was
sentenced to FIVE years.. He was
parolled after serving only twenty
six months and is now out.
"Hooser; on the stand in the
trial of Balm, testified that he had
loaned Balm large amounts of funds
under pressure from Balm, exceed
ing the limit of the bank by sub
stituting forged notes to cover up
the transactions, and that Balm
had threatened to expose him if
he did not make further loans"
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1920-01-16

According to DR.. ID. M. Gsndier,
the drink evil is taking heavy
toll among the japanese Univer-
sity students.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1920-01-16
NO COM PROMISE.

Governor Roberts is winning
the commendation of ell right
thinking people by his bold stand
for law aud order. There can be
no compromise with lawlessness.
Lynching, riotings, defiance of the
law by mobs or organizations are
not to be tolerated. No wrong can
be righted by lawlessness, but all
rights can be and are endangered
by it. Discussion, agitation, pro-
test-these are the very breath of
Democracy; but the living soul of
Democracy is the spirit OF self
control and of regard for the rights
of others and the institutions Of
society.-Southern Agriculturist.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1920-01-16

Buy and use Red Cross Christ
mas Seals.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1920-01-16

A girl ipoculsted with matri-
rDonial itch don't help mother.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-09-18
TOWNSHEND.

Miss Blanche Brigham is boarding for
| the present with Mrs. r. H. Bosworth
Miss Catherine Plant is entertaining
Mrs. Helen G. Simmons of Wellesley
Hills, Mass.
Mrs. Flora Taylor of ludlow has been
visiting friends in town this week She
formerly was a resident here.
VIII Benson has gone this week to
Dummerston, where he has work on
the highway for his three teams
Mr. and Mrs Clarence Adams and
son of Providence r. l., are guests in
the home of Mrs. Ellen Plumb. Z.
Miss Elizabeth Dauehy has gone to
Chicago where she will have work in the
John Crerer library, which has corps
of over 100 employees. Miss Dauchy s
aunt has been assistant cataloger in the
library since its foundation.
Much interest was shown by the new
women voters at the primary Tuesday
and about one third of the votes were
cast by them. One enthusiastic citizen
who has reached the age of 70 came two
miles to cast her first ballot.
An operation was performed upon Miss
Marion Cummings for chronic appendi-
citis, in the Memorial hospital Tuesday.
Her mother, Mrs. Alma Cummings,
stayed in Brattleboro Tuesday and
"Wednesday in order to be with her.
The annual reception to freshmen and
faculty of Leland and Gray seminary was
held in Seminary hall Tuesday evening.
On the receiving line were Prof. s. S.
Clark, Miss Mary Plumb, teacher of
mathematics; Miss Perkins, Home eco
Monies; Miss Abbie Cornell English
and the three class presidents, freshmen
grade, Rene Columbus; eighth grade,
Ruth Rogers; seventh grade, Olive
Marsh. A program was given, including
school yells, and refreshments of punch
and waters were furnished by the sen
iOrs
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-09-18
WEST BRATTLEBORO

John L. Barney is i'll and is under the
care of physician.
Mrs. Ellen Manley is i'll with heart
trouble in Dorset, where she went tc
, visit few weeks with relatives.
Mrs. Fred Sumner returned Thursday
to her home in Revere, Mass, after
spending a week with Mrs. ID. w. Harris
Mrs. Eva Lewis returned today to hel
home in New York, after a few days
visit here with her aunt, Miss Sanford, at
E. A. Knights. -
The annual meeting of the Contra
Magazine club will be held in the home
of Mrs. j, IL. Stockwell Monday evening
Sept. 20, at 7.30 O'Clock. @e @
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Stellman and chill
dren of Syracuse, n. y. who had been
visiting relatives here's have returned to
their home by automobile.
Charles Compton came from Brandon
yesterday to visit here on his way to
Storrs, where he is student in the Con
necticut Agricultural college.
Mrs. Charles Butler, who had been
spending several days here in the home
of her nephew, Clyde Butler, returned
yesterday to her home in Athol.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter NJ. Robbins, Miss
Charlotte Robbins and Miss Elizabeth
Shaffner left yesterday by automobile for
Boston, where Miss Robbins and Miss
Shaffner viii enter Boston university.
/. Mrs Rose Hamilton of Guilford was
operated upon Thursday afternoon in the
Melrose hospital for appendicitis. Mary,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs William Searles
of Brattleboro, underwent an operation
yesterday for appendicitis.
Mrs. f. 9. Taylor and Mrs. c. S. Rider
were appointed at the Womans Mission
airy meeting of the Congregational church
as delegates to the Vermont Woman's
Mission Union convention to be held in
Bennington Sept. % and 20
Mrs. J. S. Morse entertained a few
friends yesterday at dinner party.
Silas Holbrook of Greenfield, formerly
of this town, who had been stopping a
week with Mr.. and Mrs. j. S. Morse and
visiting among friends here, has returned
to Greenfield
The West Brattleboro Cemetery asso-
citation met Tuesday evening in the home
of the president, j. L. Barney. 1t was
voted to have fence put around the
new part of the cemetery, which the asso-
citation bought over three years ago of
L. E. Mather. No other business came
before the meeting.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-09-18
WOULD SUSPEND
EIGHT-HOUR LAW
Swedish Committee Finds Tt Causes De-
cline In Production-Make Work
ing Day Matter of Agreement.

STOCKHOLM, Sept. 1S.--A govern,
ment committee which has investigated
the operation of the eight-hour law en-
acted by the Liberal-Soeialist Eden gov
eminent has just recommended that the
law be. suspended and revised. 1t advo-
Gates that the length of the working day
should be made dependent upon mu-
tual agreement between employers and
employees and that some provision be
made for longer working hours under
certain circumstances.
The committee was unanimous in find
ing that the expectation that the meas
ure would encourage industry on the
part of the workers has not been real
lied 1t reports that in no single line
of work have the employees shown any
greater efficiency or energy, that there
has been considerable decline in pro-
duction. 1t says that several big plants
are on the verge of closing down be-
cause they can not be made to earn pro-
fits owing to heavy charges for increased
housing facilities for workers, higher pay
rolls and the high cost of machinery.
The committees investigation covered
a period of eight months. Under the
law heavy fines on employers were au-
thorized for infringement and councils of
employers, employees and government
representatives were established to con-
slider any departure from the eight-hour
working day established under the law.
When the measure was introduced,
Hjalmur Branting, the Socialist leader
and labor leaders declared it would not
reduce production.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-09-18

tors, who quit working when demand
for a 48- hour week and Increases in wages
in number of departments was refused,
have moved to other underwear manu-
featuring cities in Massachusetts and
New York, some have given up their
membership in the textile union and re-
turned to work, and some are employed
in other mills here. Places will be found
at the Allen A. company for some of the
more skilled operators who have been
out, but Others cannot be reinstated at
the present time. During the Is months
that have elapsed since the. strike began
the green hands" taken into the plant
to fill the places of the strikers have
learned the operations to which they were
assigned and naturally will be retained
on the payroll.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-09-18
REASON FOR SHOWING
DENATURED ALCOHOL
MIR. Teller Explains it Was to Show
that Persons Buying High Wine"
in Canada Were Fooled.

Editor of The Refermer:-
1t has been brought to my attention
that in a speech made by one of our
prominent citizens he referred to WIN
dow display that we had some time
since. This window display was. ar
ranged after having read in The Re
former and learning from that reliable
source that some of our citizens were
travelling across the border into Can
ada to purchase "high wine, So
called, only to find that they had
bought de-natured alcohol, such as we
sell for painting purposes only.
We put the display referred to into
our window not as a trade getter, but
simply as a sort of showing to the
class of people who are enticed across
the border by high-sounding names
such as canadian high wine,' that
what they really were getting for their
money was nothing more nor less than
denatured alcohol at its best.
The display was to attract attention
to a fact that The Reformer had al
ready emphasized, and for which we
commend The Reformer, as we do for
it's stand on other issues of civic bet
terment such as we believe to be of
vital value to Brattleboro and sur
rounding communities.
We, as firm, and our statesmen as
individuals, have not and will not sell
denatured alcohol to any party that
we may have any suspicion of what
ever as to their using it for mixing
drinks.
The writer has been a member of the
Brockton No-Lieense league and has
been known as worker along the lines
of temperance and of civic hetterment
in his home city, and would not care
to have it understood that he in any
wise supports or encourages anything
that tends to deterioration or destruc-
tion of character in the makeup of the
manhood of our community.
Respectfully yours,
r. BLIGH TELLER,
Of Lowell & Teller
Brattleboro, Sept 49,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-09-18
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL

The postponed meeting of the Mary
| Geddis class of the Methodist church
will be held next Monday evening at
Mrs. Z. E. Covey's on Western avenue.
The clerks in Houghton & Simonds's
=, drygoods store, with their husbands and
wives as invited guests, enjoyed corn
roast last evening on the Mountain road
There were about % present. The menu
consisted of corn, bacon, frankfurters,
rolls, coffee, sardines and marshmallows.
The ashes of Mrs Lulu (Bemis) Frink,
who died several weeks ago in her home
| in Arlington, Mass, were brought here
yesterday by Mr.. Winsiow, executor of
Mrs. Frink's estate, and were placed in
the family lot in Prospect Hill cemetery
The body was cremated at the Mount
Auburn crematory.
| The annual party given by the three
upper classes of the high school to the
freshman class was held last evening
at Island park. The evenings enter
tainment opened with a minstrel show,
which was followed by dancing until
/ l.30. Miss Henshaw, Miss Bagg and
Miss Baker of the high school faculty
chaperoned the party. Punch was served.
John Kelley, alias Alois Knoll, who re-
GENTLY served a sentence in the state
prison at Windsor, will be taken to Bos-
ton today by United States Marshal Ar
thur p. Carpenter of Brattleboro, being
under indictment in Massachusetts for al
legged forgery. Kelley was held by the
federal authorities at Newfane jail from
Aug. to Sept. Z until an order for his
transfer could be obtained. He was then
taken to Burlington by Policeman w. f.
Tyler of Brattleboro.
Clyde Breslin, formerly employed in
Moran & Rhodes undertaking rooms.
who is now employed at the Walbridge
undertaking rooms in Bennington, and
William Delong of Bennington had
narrow escape from being severely
burned Wednesday night. They had Just
taken body from the train to the west
part of the town and were returning
when there was an explosion under the
ambulance, and the vehicle was imme-
diately wrapped in flames. Breslin, who
was on the right, opened the door and es
capped without being burned, but belongs
eyebrows were singed and his clothing
was scorched before he could step on the
brake and get out from under the wheel
Dancing, Island Park, Saturday. adv.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-09-18
MAINE VOTES SOLDIERS BONUS.
Defeat State Income Tax-ColoneI Park
bursts Plurality 66,o37.

PORTLAND, Me-, Sept. lS.-Three oil
the four questions submitted to the
voters of Maine on Monday-plural vot
ing places, soldiers bonus, and giving
women the right to vote for presidential
electors-were accepted in every county
according to mail returns today from
more than two thirds of the state.
The proposed constitutional amend
ment for a state tax on incomes, which
was defeated by more than 10000, was
favored apparently in seven of the lG
counties-Hancock Knox, Oxford, Pc
nobscot, Piscataquis, Somerset and Wash
ington- although final returns may show
some shifts.
& TAbulatidn ofareporI - from $50 towns
give maiorities as follows:
Plural voting places, 34,l99.
Bonus, 54,799.
State income tax tdisapproyed), ii ,S3l
Suffrage, 42,4I3.
Compilation of unofficial returns was
completed yesterday with the receipt of
figures from Matinicus, Woodville and
Centerville, whose combined vote for
governor gave Frederic H. Parkhurst,
Republican, 45; and Bertrand G. McIn-
tire, %.
Colonel Parkhurst's plurality was
brought up to 66,037, the totals being
1898 for Parkhurst, and 69936 for Me-
Intire.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-09-18
SWEENEY PAYS LODGING.
Montpelier Man Released from Custody
at Greenfield.

GREENFIELD, Mass, Sept. 1s.-
John H. Sweeney of Montpelier, VT,
who was few days ago found guilty
in the district court upon the charge
of defrauding the Mansion House of a
lodging bill with total of $164.50 and
held for sentence until yesterday, made
restitution through money having been
sant to Chief' Thomas Manning to set
tie the account and he was allowed to
go. He had use of the room since
early in June upon his promise of pay
ment by his. mother, who recently re
fused to pay.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-09-18
STRIKE OFF IN BENNINGTON.
Union Gives Up Fight Against Black Ca
ompany-Strikers Lose Jobs.

BENNINGTON, Sept lS.-Notice
was issued yesterday by the secretary of
local ll96, United Textile Workers of
America, that the strike of operators at
the Allen A. company underwear mill
at the time it went into effect year and
five weeks ago known as the Black Cat
Textiles company-had been declared off
and that the mill would no longer be
listed as an unfair" shop.
Since the strike, which began year
ago in August, many of the 400 opera
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-09-18
BAPTIST MEETING POSTPONED
Windham Association to Assemble in
Guilford Oct. Is.

The annual meeting of the Windham
Baptist association with the West Gull
ford Baptist church has been postponed
on account of the Valley fair from Tues
day, Oct. ;. to Friday, Oct. Is. The
meeting will consist of three sessions,
morning, afternoon and evening.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-09-18
STRATTON.

Burdette Lyman of Ware, Mass, is
working for his uncle, Ray E, Lyman,
for the fall and winter.
Mrs. +. A. Eddy expects to close the
Green Mountain house at West Wards
boro and return to her home here, Sat
urday, Sept IS.